Chapter Summaries

Lu Li reflected on the lethal cost of divine battles while the Divine Cult was destroyed after the world learned it had brought forth a new deity. The Dark Web moved to exploit the Cult’s collapse, and the Kyushu League President learned of the devastation as the world edged toward chaos.

• Lu Li reviewed the casualties caused by Mewtwo and realized how dangerous the Real World was for powerful Pokémon and ancient families.
• The Secret Realm Remnants and other powerful figures descended on the Divine Cult headquarters, destroyed it, and used a Tier 2 Alakazam to learn that the Cult had only accelerated a deity’s birth.
• Lance and Peng Chongshan found the Divine Cult Pope dead after the other powerhouses left, and Peng Chongshan warned that the world was about to descend into chaos.
• Bản Běn ordered the Dark Web to pursue a controllable Tier 1 Deity, seize the Divine Cult’s remaining forces, place a bounty on the new deity’s Divine Items, and increase its infiltration of South America.
• The Kyushu League President learned that the Divine Cult had vanished and struggled to comprehend how its destruction had occurred without his noticing a battle.

Loford learned from Hoopa (Evil) that the Divine Cult would be sacrificed when its new god was born, and agreed to search for Hoopa's other half in exchange for the whereabouts of the Wish God. At Xuanwu Gate, Lu Li battled Frank, whose Whimsicott nearly defeated Mega Charizard Y with Bloom Doom before Lu Li and Charizard answered with Inferno Overdrive.

• The League President reconsidered plans involving the Secret Realm Remnants after hearing about their powerful Trainers and the Divine Cult's god.
• Loford decided to sever ties with the Divine Cult, then agreed to find Hoopa's other half in exchange for learning the Wish God's whereabouts.
• Li Ning explained that Great Tang's palace maids were noble Breeders serving as assistants and potential marriage-alliance partners, while Lu Li refused to consider them because he had a girlfriend.
• Lu Li opened the Victory Assembly battle at Xuanwu Gate against Frank, a Grass-type Trainer from a Unova Secret Realm Remnant, and used Mega Charizard Y to defeat three of Frank's Pokémon.
• Frank's Whimsicott used Fairy Wind and Tailwind before striking Mega Charizard Y with Bloom Doom, leaving it barely able to stand.
• Lu Li urged Charizard to rise, and Charizard unleashed Inferno Overdrive across the battlefield, exhausting its energy and ending its Mega Evolution.

Lu Li defeated Frank’s final Pokémon, Shiinotic, with Tropius after Charizard had overwhelmed Frank’s earlier team. Afterward, Li Ning tried to arrange a mate for Charizard and revealed that the Li Family had found the real Rainbow Hero, but Lu Li already knew the hero was a man surnamed Li.

• Charizard’s Inferno Overdrive defeated Frank’s Whimsicott and left Frank with Shiinotic as his final Pokémon.
• Lu Li sent out Tropius, which endured Shiinotic’s attacks and wore it down over nearly an hour to win the match.
• Frank explained that Z-Moves consumed a great deal of stamina, and Lu Li realized his Cultivator physique could let him use them repeatedly.
• Li Ning tried to match Charizard with a Champion-level female Charizard, but Charizard refused because it loved Lu Li’s Milotic.
• Li Ning told Lu Li that the Li Family had found the real Rainbow Hero, and Lu Li calmly revealed that he knew the hero was a man surnamed Li.

Lu Li watched Freya defeat Ji Yang at the Victory Assembly and learned that Li Ning planned to leave the Secret Realm with the group after the event. Back at the Lu Family Manor, Kubfu failed another attempt to break into the God-level as Mewtwo visited Baobao and created an Abra clone to stay with her.

• Li De invited Lu Li to watch the matches with Li Xiang, where Lu Li watched Freya defeat Ji Yang 6–3.
• Li De admired Freya, but he and Li Xiang recognized that she belonged to Lu Li and would not risk offending a God Trainer.
• Li Ning said she would leave the Secret Realm with the group after the Victory Assembly, then refused Ji Yang’s visit to the Princess Residence.
• Wei comforted Kubfu after its third failed attempt to break into the God-level, and Kubfu said it felt it was missing something.
• Mewtwo found Baobao playing games, decided to leave without taking her, and created an Abra clone to remain by her side.

Lu Li learned that Melo had a formidable lineup and doubted he could win the Xuanwu Gate Tournament without cheating. He carved five Runes onto Steelix and tested them alongside Celestial Transformation, but the combination lasted only three minutes.

• Melo Mega Evolved Heracross and swept Freya’s team, while Lu Li defeated his own opponent and revealed Celestial Transformation.
• Li Xiang, Li Ning, and Li De suspected Lu Li’s special state resembled the Power of Ideals, while Lu Li worried about facing Melo’s strength.
• Lu Li learned Melo had four Ultra Beasts, two Pokémon capable of Mega Evolution, and possible Z-Moves, then decided he needed another advantage.
• Lu Li entered the Secret Realm and carved Spirit Enhancement, Special Defense, Strength, Armor, and Speed Runes onto Steelix, with Steelix’s consent.
• Lu Li activated Steelix’s Runes during Celestial Transformation and found the combined burst rapidly drained his Spiritual Power, lasting three minutes.

Lu Li faced Melo in the Victory Assembly finals, and Charizard’s stacked Mega Evolution and Celestial Transformation let it challenge her Champion-level team. After Charizard endured Pheromosa and Nihilego, Melo sent out Buzzwole, leaving Lu Li to attempt a final Inferno Overdrive.

• Eike searched for the exit from the Dragon of Ideals Secret Realm while carrying a mysterious stone slab he believed would help Lu Li.
• Lu Li and Melo began the finals, each sending out Charizard and Pheromosa, respectively.
• Lu Li stacked Charizard’s Mega Evolution with Celestial Transformation, raising its Aura to Champion-level and shocking the spectators.
• Pheromosa’s speed and Melo’s Multiple Protect secret technique pressured Charizard, but Melo surrendered after the confined arena forced Pheromosa into a disadvantageous clash.
• Melo sent out Nihilego, which used Stat Swap and dragged Charizard into a long fight before running out of energy.
• Melo brought out Buzzwole, and Lu Li ordered Charizard to use Red Dragon Dive followed by Inferno Overdrive.

Lu Li’s Starry Pokémon stalled Melo’s Heracross, broke through to Gym Leader-level, and nearly turned the battle around before Lu Li surrendered to honor Melo’s restraint. Lu Li then sent out Tropius, whose aerial tactics were countered as Heracross struck it with Scratch and Abyssal Stab.

• Melo’s Buzzwole and Lu Li’s Charizard knocked each other out, so Melo sent out Heracross and Lu Li sent out Starry Pokémon.
• Starry Pokémon dodged Heracross’s attacks, used Psychic to hurl debris at it, and struck back with Borrowing Strength, but Heracross sent it crashing to the ground.
• Starry Pokémon broke through to Gym Leader-level and recovered, while Melo held back during its breakthrough.
• Melo ordered Heracross to use Million Ton Horn Attack, but Lu Li surrendered, explaining that Starry Pokémon had survived because Melo had let it break through.
• Lu Li sent out Tropius, and both sides countered each other’s seed attacks before Heracross tore through Leaf Storm and hit Tropius with Scratch and Abyssal Stab.

Lu Li’s Tropius drained Melo’s Heracross and recovered with Grassy Terrain and Sitrus Berries before being recalled, leaving the match to Steelix. Melo sent Mega Scizor against Lu Li’s transformed Mega Steelix, whose Retaliatory Take Down suddenly sent Scizor flying.

• Tropius used Leech Seeds and Grassy Terrain to drain Heracross’s Life Force while recovering, and the referee ruled that its Harvest-grown Sitrus Berries were legal.
• Melo ordered Heracross to use Ten Thousand Impacts, piercing Tropius, but trees grew from Heracross and Tropius ate their Sitrus Berries to recover.
• Melo recalled Heracross and sent out Scizor, which Mega Evolved and attacked Tropius until Tropius could no longer stall and left the field.
• Lu Li sent out Steelix and used Mega Evolution, Celestial Transformation, and Final Rune Surge, shocking Melo with its Champion-level pressure.
• Scizor boosted itself and battered Steelix until Lu Li called for Retaliatory Take Down, which sent Scizor flying and scattered parts from its body.

Lu Li defeated Melo to win the Victory Assembly and received Victory Power from Victini before returning home with Freya. There, he discovered an unexplained surge in Psychic energy and found Baobao playing games with an Abra.

• Steelix one-shotted Scizor and Melo’s final Pokémon, giving Lu Li victory over Melo and the Champion title.
• Victini granted Lu Li Victory Power, which enhanced him and let his bonded Pokémon grow stronger through battles and inspect Pokémon with Data Eye.
• Lu Li explained Victory Power to Freya, then decided to leave Chang’an to prepare for his trip to Dragon Island.
• Melo waited for Lu Li and directly proposed having children with him, but he refused and left with Freya.
• After returning to the Lu Family Estate, Lu Li sensed an abnormal concentration of Psychic energy, contacted Wei, and found Baobao gaming beside Abra.

Lu Li learned that Baobao’s dream of a silver-white, feline humanoid Pokémon likely came from Mewtwo’s presence, while Mewtwo’s weak Clone, Abra, stayed with Baobao. After studying Substitute with the Natu mother and daughter, Lu Li localized the Clone Technique and created his first working Clone.

• Abra sensed the many Deity auras surrounding Lu Li as Lu Li reunited with Baobao and Wei at home.
• Wei told Lu Li that Kubfu had reached Champion-level Peak but could not break through to Master-level without deeper insight into Law Power or the True Meaning of Martial Arts.
• Baobao revealed that she had dreamed of Lu Li becoming Champion and of a silver-white humanoid Pokémon; Lu Li recognized it as Mewtwo and linked its presence to the unusual Psychic Energy.
• In the Mind World, Groudon and Terapagos discussed Mewtwo’s Clone and the dangers posed by a New Deity that had not mastered Rule Power.
• Lu Li studied Metal Fluid, then researched Substitute with the big Natu and the Natu mother and daughter to create a Pokémon-ized Clone Technique.
• Lu Li completed the technique’s preliminary Localization, spent one-quarter of his Life Energy and Spiritual Power, and summoned a working Clone.

Lu Li assigned three clones to research projects while Yao Yifei looted defeated families in the Three Monkeys Region and the Kyushu League debated how to divide its gains and handle the intensifying war with the A San Region. After the League’s leaders considered asking Lu Li to intervene, Qu Suxin warned him about the Du Family’s hostility, leaving Lu Li to wonder whether a Deity was targeting him and whether his Divine Ability could withstand fate.

• Lu Li created three clones, set them to research Meltan Candy, Elixir upgrades, and the Myriad Souls Banner, then left the basement to recover.
• Yao Yifei’s forces looted defeated families in the Three Monkeys Region, and Yao Yifei acquired the Divine Item Loverly Heart’s Heart Stone.
• Qu Tongtong claimed the Super Large Secret Realm for the Qu Family, but the League President postponed its distribution and called for more reinforcements against the A San Region.
• The Du Family Head proposed asking Lu Li to fight, and the other leaders implicitly made him responsible for contacting Lu Li.
• Qu Tongtong reported the meeting to Qu Suxin, who warned Lu Li that the Du Family was targeting him.
• Lu Li considered whether Pecharunt was behind the hostility and wondered if his Divine Ability could resist fate.

Lu Li refused the Kyushu League’s request to help stop the war in A San Region, while Li Zhi traveled through the conflict zone and tried to protect refugees and Pokémon. Meanwhile, Terapagos discovered that Ogerpon’s bond carried a deadly Fate for Lu Li and sent a Fate Guidance before falling asleep again.

• Lu Li divined a dangerous opportunity, chose not to pursue it, and trained Mibrim, Starry Pokémon, Beldum, and his other Pokémon.
• Gym Leader Du relayed the League’s request for Lu Li to go to the front lines, but Lu Li refused, so the League President issued the Family Conscription Order.
• Li Zhi challenged a Primeape leader to make it return stolen food, while Li Ning arranged to encounter him and secretly deal with the Primeape pursuing them.
• Terapagos realized Ogerpon’s bond was fated to die under Ogerpon’s protection, then sent a Fate Guidance before falling asleep.
• Lu Li inspected his Orchard, Flower Garden, and Medicine Garden, while a creature in the Ninth Generation Secret Realm woke after sensing a revelation of Fate.

Miraidon, the injured God of Electricity, Machines, and the Future, descended into the Real World and headed for the Kyushu Region in search of a human with exceptional cooking skills. After regional Leagues evacuated people over fears of a divine battle, Miraidon collapsed in Lu Li’s backyard, where Lu Li began healing it.

• Miraidon left its Secret Realm and descended over the Pacific Ocean, unleashing a worldwide storm of electromagnetic disturbances.
• Lei Yun, Lei Ze, and other Electric-type Masters gathered to see Miraidon, while Edman identified it as a wounded Tier 1 Deity and warned that its Opposing Deity could threaten the world.
• The regional Leagues evacuated citizens into Secret Realms, and Miraidon flew toward the Kyushu Region while suppressing its Aura.
• Lu Li used divination, confirmed there was no Apocalyptic Crisis, and reassured Xiaonian, Baobao, Freya, and Wei that they did not need to evacuate.
• Mr. Mime reported that an unfamiliar injured Pokémon had fallen into the backyard, where Lu Li recognized it as Miraidon despite pretending it was a Shiny Cyclizar.
• Miraidon disguised itself as a weak Cyclizar, and Lu Li placed his hand on it and began using Healing Art.

Lu Li healed Miraidon and won its approval with a sandwich, learning that food could help the Deity fuse its soul with its body. He secretly arranged for Freya to help pass Miraidon off as a Cyclizar evolution while preparing more sandwiches and considering how to contain it in a Poké Ball.

• Miraidon accepted Lu Li’s offer to stay after he treated it, but demanded that his cooking pass its test.
• Lu Li made Miraidon a sandwich, and the Gourmet Energy helped its soul and body connect more closely.
• Lu Li gave Miraidon a warehouse to stay in, while Groudon mocked Terapagos for Miraidon’s early birth and unusual form.
• Mewtwo sensed Miraidon’s strength and silently agreed with it to keep their identities concealed.
• Freya guessed that Miraidon was a Cyclizar evolution from a Laboratory, and Lu Li told her through Divine Sense that Miraidon was a Deity.
• Lu Li decided to mislead others about Miraidon’s identity, prepare sandwiches for it, and find a Poké Ball capable of containing it.

Lu Li prepared a Divine Beast-containment Poké Ball and supplies for Wei and Freya’s trip to the Wolong Secret Realm. Meanwhile, Yao Yifei won a military trial, secured command of the Charizard Legion and Scyther Legion, and led them toward Qingyun City as conspirators reconsidered their plans.

• Lu Li gave Miraidon a sandwich, and Miraidon offered him an electric Divine Item that it claimed came from the God of the Future.
• Wei and Freya told Lu Li they planned to search the Wolong Secret Realm for Kubfu, and he approved their trip and prepared Elixirs and Talismans for them.
• Yao Yifei rejected accusations of embezzlement at her military trial and warned the judges that she would call Lu Li and the Thousand-Faced God if they blocked her departure with her troops.
• The court found Yao Yifei not guilty, and the quartermaster transferred the Charizard Legion and Scyther Legion into her command.
• Yao Yifei rallied the two legions to leave for home, while conspirators discussed her apparent divine protection and whether to continue their plans against her and Lu Li.
• Yao Yifei led the combined legions on Charizard toward Qingyun City as other Gym Trainers watched with envy and relief at having survived the war.

Yao Yifei returned with two legions, and Lu Li arranged their deployment while sharing news of his and Wei’s breakthroughs. Meanwhile, Long Yuzuo revealed that the Long Family intended to help Regidrago complete itself and sent Long Ying to bring Lu Li to Dragon Island to test his aptitude.

• Yao Yifei told Lu Li she had traded Military Merit for the Charizard and Scyther Legions, though she had used all but thirty of her Talismans during the war.
• Yao Yifei reported that Espeon had reached Elite Four level, while Lu Li told her he had won the Victory Assembly Champion title, Wei’s Kubfu had reached Champion level, and a New Deity was staying at their home in disguise.
• Lu Li and Yao Yifei decided to rotate the Charizard and Scyther Legions between the Thousand-Faced God Secret Realm and garrison duty in New City every six months.
• Lu Li explained his Cyclizar reselling plan to Ekaterina and Qu Suxin, who agreed to gather high-potential Cyclizar and give him at least thirty percent of the profits.
• Long Yuzuo told Long Ying that the Long Family’s mission was to help Regidrago find the World Tree and complete itself, using the Aura of a Rainbow Hero to locate it.
• Long Yuzuo gave Long Ying a Dragon Island Token and ordered her to bring Lu Li to meet Regidrago and satisfy his requests if he proved suitable.

Long Ying took Lu Li to the Dragon Island Secret Realm and used a stolen Dragon Token to summon a Giant Dragonite that carried them to the real Dragon Island. As they arrived, Lu Li recognized the smaller of the island’s two parts as the place he had been seeking.

• Long Ying persuaded Lu Li to leave with her and brought him to the Dragon Island Secret Realm in the Western Region.
• Long Ying revealed that she had secretly taken a Dragon Token from her family and used it to summon a Giant Dragonite.
• The Giant Dragonite recognized Lu Li as the person Lord Dragon God had been waiting for and offered to take them to Dragon Island.
• The Giant Dragonite flew Lu Li and Long Ying to Dragon Island in under five minutes.
• Lu Li spotted the smaller secondary island and realized it was where he needed to go.

Lu Li explored Dragon Island, gathering rare Dragon-type ingredients and winning half the Sweet Nectar from the powerful Dipplin clan leader. Long Ying then led him to Dragon Valley, where Lu Li discovered a rich surface deposit of dragon crystals and asked to mine it.

• The Giant Dragonite allowed Lu Li to visit the other island alone, and Lu Li explored Dragon Island’s forest for herbs with Long Ying following him.
• Lu Li collected Dragon Spirit Mushrooms and arranged with Long Ying’s help to harvest Sweet Nectar from the Dipplin clan.
• Lu Li defeated an Elite Four-level Dipplin with Mega Charizard Y and received half of the Gigantamax Dipplin leader’s Sweet Nectar.
• After three days of gathering Dragon Spirit Mushrooms and Dragon Blood Vine, Long Ying told Lu Li about Dragon Valley and its Dragon God Fruit.
• Lu Li and Long Ying reached Dragon Valley, where Lu Li recognized the exposed crystals as a rich Dragon Crystal Mine and asked Long Ying if he could mine them.

Lu Li visited Dragon Valley with Long Ying, picked a mutated Dragon God Fruit, and secretly used the Seed Condensation Technique to obtain a seed from the Dragon God Fruit Tree. Regidrago awakened, met Lu Li through the Mind World, and marked him as the person who might free it from its fate, while the Dragon God Guardians accepted Lu Li under their god’s protection.

• Lu Li and Long Ying found the Dragon God Fruit Tree, and Lu Li picked a ripe mutated fruit that could awaken bloodline power and strengthen his Dragon Attribute Spiritual Roots.
• Long Ying prayed to the Dragon God, then climbed the tree and picked the ripest Dragon God Fruit she could find.
• Regidrago awoke to the gods’ auras surrounding Lu Li, met Groudon in the Mind World, and learned that Groudon believed Lu Li could free it from its original destiny.
• Regidrago promised not to harm Lu Li, left a Divine Mark on him, and entered the mark after Groudon sent it back to the Real World.
• Long Ying suggested they camp in the Dragon God Ancestral Land, and Lu Li secretly used the Seed Condensation Technique to draw a seed from the Dragon God Fruit Tree.
• Regidrago stopped the Earth Dragon Guardians from confronting Lu Li, and they concluded that he was the human their Dragon God had awaited.

Lu Li and Long Ying discussed Dragon Taming Power, family customs, and their possible relationship before he gave her a Speed Activation Potion. After Long Ying lent him the Dragon Token, Lu Li flew to the Dragon Tomb, where the Ghost-type Energy chilled him as he arrived.

• Lu Li watched Long Ying consume a Dragon God Fruit, raising her Dragon Taming Power from intermediate-level to advanced-level.
• Long Ying explained that Dragon Taming Power could be inherited and described her family’s customs, while Lu Li teased her with talk of gathering women with Special Abilities to build a powerful family.
• Lu Li gave Long Ying a box of Speed Activation Potions, which she accepted for her Dratini.
• Lu Li told Long Ying he planned to explore the Dragon Tomb, and she lent him the Dragon Token before agreeing to wait for him.
• Lu Li rode Charizard to the Dragon Tomb and shuddered at the island’s intense Ghost-type Energy.