Chapter Summaries

Ekaterina took Lu Li to Linmu City’s underground Black Market, where she revealed that the market was backed by his sponsor, Yu Zhonggang. As Lu Li searched the stalls for bargains, Ekaterina detected a powerful energy signal and excitedly believed Arceus had favored her.

• Ekaterina explained that Linmu City’s Black Market was backed by Yu Zhonggang, Lu Li’s sponsor, and said powerful factions usually turned a blind eye to such markets.
• Ekaterina brought Lu Li to the House of Flames, where their identity cards took them by elevator to the underground Black Market.
• Ekaterina explained that the market’s self-taught Trainers might sell valuable items cheaply, while goods in a darker section had questionable origins.
• Lu Li activated his Spirit Vision Eye and searched the stalls, then headed toward the darker area after Ekaterina pointed it out.
• Ekaterina watched Lu Li leave and checked a special device, whose energy readings and red warning filled her with excitement.

Ekaterina realized Lu Li possessed the legendary Eye of Ideals and worried other powerful factions had already noticed him. While shopping at Linmu Black Market, Lu Li decided to establish a ranch and sought access to Miltank, leaving Liu Li offering him Miltank and Mareep instead.

• Ekaterina recognized Lu Li's Eye of Ideals and suspected his ability had attracted the attention of powerful forces.
• Lu Li rejected the caged Pokémon that had previously belonged to Trainers and inspected wild-caught Pokémon offered by a Red Lotus Guild worker.
• Lu Li spotted three Tauros and asked whether the guild had also captured Miltank, but the worker claimed they had none available.
• Lu Li called Liu Li to request the qualifications to buy Miltank, explaining that he wanted to start a ranch.
• Liu Li revealed that Yu Zhonggang was behind the Red Lotus Guild and offered Lu Li several Miltank and Mareep for his ranch.

Lu Li visited the Black Market to choose Pokémon and arranged to receive Miltank, Mareep, and Tauros. He agreed to attend the evening auction after learning that Mr. Mime’s friend, an Audino, had been put up for sale.

• Lu Li thanked Auntie Liu for offering him Pokémon and continued inspecting the tent with Ekaterina.
• Lu Li offered to take a Gym Leader-level Mr. Mime home, and Mr. Mime agreed on the condition that its friend came too.
• The elderly man told Lu Li that three Mareep, three Miltank, and three Tauros would be delivered, then revealed that Mr. Mime’s friend was an Audino at the auction.
• Lu Li learned that Auntie Liu Li and the leader knew about the Audino auction, but the elderly man refused to withdraw it.
• Lu Li asked for an auction ticket and planned to buy the Audino, which was expected to cost ten to twelve million.

Lu Li spoke with Ekaterina about his ranch plans before she revealed that she had come to Qingyun City to find a Baxcalibur egg. He realized the egg she sought was the one he had discovered in the Underground Ice World, leaving him wary that she might threaten his secret.

• Ekaterina joined Lu Li after his conversation with the elderly person, and she invited him to build a ranch in the Greater Russia Region, but he refused.
• Ekaterina offered to help Lu Li obtain a special-form Mr. Mime, but he declined and went with her to a coffee shop.
• Lu Li asked why Ekaterina had come to Qingyun City, and she told him about a Medium Secret Realm in the Qingyun Mountains rumored to hold Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon.
• Ekaterina used Jynx to prevent eavesdropping and revealed that her family's God-level Baxcalibur had sensed one of its kind in Qingyun City and that a family prophecy said its offspring was still a Pokémon Egg.
• Lu Li realized the egg Ekaterina was seeking belonged to the God-level Baxcalibur he had found in the Underground Ice World.

Lu Li agreed to accompany Ekaterina into the Qingyun Mountains to search for Baxcalibur’s Pokémon Egg in exchange for a Pokémon Egg with Elite Four-level potential if they failed. Meanwhile, Qu Suxin suspected Ekaterina had discovered Lu Li’s Eye of Ideals and headed to the Linmu Black Market to confront her.

• Ekaterina told Lu Li that her Prophecy Pokémon had located a Pokémon Egg descended from a God-level Baxcalibur somewhere in a Secret Realm in the Qingyun Mountains.
• Lu Li initially refused to help, then accepted Ekaterina’s offer of an Elite Four-potential Pokémon Egg if they failed to find Baxcalibur’s Egg.
• Ekaterina made Lu Li swear by Arceus to do his utmost to search the Qingyun Mountains Secret Realm, and Lu Li carefully worded his oath to exclude the Secret Realm in Qingyun City.
• Lu Li asked about Ekaterina’s strength and learned she was a Gym Leader-level Ice-type Trainer who could soon reach the Elite Four.
• Qu Suxin blamed Yu Zhonggang for letting Ekaterina meet Lu Li, suspected she had identified him as the owner of the Eye of Ideals, and decided to meet her at the Linmu Black Market auction.

Lu Li won Master Yuan Cheng’s Speedy Fertilizer Recipe at auction and bought an Audino, spending nearly all his money. While he studied the recipe, Ekaterina met Fairy Elite Four Qu Suxin, who knew about Lu Li’s Eye of Ideals and warned her to keep it secret.

• Lu Li entered the Black Market auction with Ekaterina and bid on Master Yuan Cheng’s Speedy Fertilizer Recipe, winning it for 8.25 million after outbidding a planter from the Jin Family.
• Lu Li bought an Audino for 12.4 million, then learned the recipe could shorten a Berry Tree’s growing time by twenty-five percent.
• Ekaterina left Lu Li after noticing Qu Suxin nearby, then confronted her about their shared knowledge of Lu Li’s potential as the Ideal Hero.
• Qu Suxin told Ekaterina to warn Lu Li not to reveal his Eye of Ideals and demanded a special-form Vulpix Egg as the price for letting him work with Ekaterina.
• Qu Suxin and Ekaterina left after Ekaterina rejected the demand, while Lu Li continued studying the fertilizer recipe.

After his competition victory, Lu Li studied Speedy Fertilizer, accepted financial help from Liu Li, and returned Home with Audino and Mr. Mime as new household members. He then asked Wei about recruiting the Wildfire Gang, hoping to find workers for an expanded ranch.

• Lu Li abandoned his plan to localize spirit fertilizer and decided to buy materials for Speedy Fertilizer after the competition.
• Liu Li gave Lu Li a Black Card to help with his money shortage, and he accepted it gratefully.
• Lu Li returned to the countryside and introduced Audino as the household doctor and Mr. Mime as its housekeeper.
• Lu Li asked Wei what she knew about the Wildfire Gang and whether he could recruit its members to work at the ranch.

Lu Li considered how to recruit the Wildfire Gang to work at his ranch, then devised a new training path for Onix using refined metals. He decided to attempt making an Artifact-grade Smelting Furnace so he could produce enough Essence of Steel for Onix.

• Lu Li explained that he wanted loyal workers for his ranch, and Wei offered to persuade Eike to join him.
• Baobao proposed using her Psychic Ability to control the Wildfire Gang children, but Wei scolded her.
• Lu Li told Wei he would return to Qingyun City the next morning, then went with Charmander to find Onix.
• Lu Li reasoned that Onix could absorb hard materials to strengthen its body and proposed refining special metals for Onix to absorb.
• Onix agreed with Lu Li's plan but pointed out that he was still an Onix, not a Steelix.
• Lu Li concluded that an Artifact-grade Smelting Furnace was necessary to produce enough Essence of Steel, and resolved to make one.

Lu Li discovered that Tropius had created a special Grassy Terrain, comprehended the Way of Life, and could potentially reach Heavenly King strength if supplied with enough energy. He spent the night making Grass Spirit Pills, then returned to Qingyun City, where Charmander’s powerful Secret Technique stunned Yu Zhonggang and Jin Fengjiao.

• Lu Li checked Tropius’s rapid growth and rode it to the Orchard to learn what had changed.
• Tropius showed Lu Li the special Grassy Terrain and explained that it had comprehended the Way of Life but needed more energy.
• Lu Li returned to the Villa, made Grass Spirit Pills all night, and gave them to Wei before leaving Home.
• Lu Li returned to Qingyun City and let Charmander fight without restraint at the competition venue.
• After Charmander won with Flame Charge, Jin Fengjiao mistook the move for Flare Blitz, and Yu Zhonggang explained it was a Secret Technique.

Yu Zhonggang and Jin Fengjiao recognized Lu Li’s talent after Charmander’s battle, while Ekaterina took Lu Li away and revealed that a device had detected unusual energy from his eyes. The chapter ended with Ekaterina explaining that powerful organizations sought people with his rare Eye of Ideals.

• Jin Fengjiao asked Yu Zhonggang how Charmander had learned its Secret Technique, and he attributed its skill to its Shiny Talent and Flash Fire Ability.
• Yu Zhonggang worried that Lu Li’s talent as a Trainer could threaten his influence, but Jin Fengjiao reassured him about his plans for Qingfeng City.
• Ekaterina praised Lu Li’s Flame Charge, took him from the Pokémon Center in her sports car, and said she was bringing him to a Couples Restaurant.
• Ekaterina claimed Lu Li’s cheating had been exposed and handed him a device that reacted when he activated his Spirit Vision Eye.
• Ekaterina explained that the device had detected Eye of Ideals energy and that top-tier forces searched for people with such rare abilities.

Ekaterina explained that Lu Li’s Eye of Ideals came from Zekrom and revealed that Qu Suxin had discovered him first and wanted to observe and confine him. After exchanging concerns over his situation, Lu Li and Ekaterina spent the rest of their meeting discussing Pokémon breeding and training.

• Ekaterina explained the Eye of Ideals’ connection to Zekrom and gave Lu Li an Energy Barrier Device that concealed his energy and blocked Psychic Ability hypnosis.
• At a Couples Restaurant, Lu Li said he would not leave the Kyushu Region, and Ekaterina assured him she had not planned to take him away.
• Ekaterina revealed that Qu Suxin had discovered Lu Li first, prompting him to realize the Fairy Elite Four had learned of him through the Fairy Breeding House in Nandu.
• Ekaterina said Qu Suxin wanted to observe and keep Lu Li in captivity, and Lu Li considered letting the two women oppose each other.
• Lu Li and Ekaterina discussed Pokémon breeding, Origin, and laws, and Lu Li shared some of his own breeding insights.

Lu Li exchanged a Speed Activation Potion with Ekaterina and agreed to accept her future gifts, then arranged through Jin Fengjiao to obtain steel for his experiments. After learning that promising students were being assassinated, he became more cautious about the danger he might face.

• Lu Li gave Ekaterina an Improved Speed Activation Potion in return for the Energy Shielding Watch, and they agreed they were friends who could exchange gifts.
• After securing a place in the top ten, Lu Li called Jin Fengjiao and asked her to help obtain a thousand tons of steel for a Pokémon Item experiment.
• Jin Fengjiao agreed to cover the material costs after learning the experiment involved Steel-types, asking Lu Li to share any results with the Yu Family.
• Lu Li read news about a talented student being assassinated and kept in mind that he might also become a target.

Jin Fengqiao offered Lu Li three million to lose to her son, Jin Guilin, in the College Entrance Exam Tournament, but Lu Li refused and sent her away. Jin Guilin and his father learned what she had done and reprimanded her, leaving her asking whether she had made a mistake.

• Jin Fengqiao came to Lu Li's hotel room and offered him three million to lose to Jin Guilin in the tournament.
• Lu Li refused, explaining that Jin Guilin wanted the chance to battle him and would not agree to the scheme.
• Lu Li told Jin Fengqiao to consult her son and husband, then showed her out.
• Jin Guilin learned of his mother's offer and urged her to stop meddling in his affairs.
• The Head of the Jin Family criticized Jin Fengqiao's stunt, and she tearfully asked whether she had done something wrong.

Lu Li won his ranking matches and accepted the Jin Family’s offer to deliver a thousand tons of steel, while an enemy spy received authorization to assassinate him. The chapter left Lu Li training unaware of the threat as a white-haired young man arrived in Qingyun City.

• Jin Guilin admitted he was unsure he could win his upcoming match, and the Jin Family Head encouraged him to do his best.
• Lu Li won both of his ranking matches, advancing toward the tournament’s top ten.
• Jin Longma visited Lu Li, arranged delivery of a thousand tons of steel, and asked him to overlook Jin Fengqiao’s earlier conduct.
• Rasa reported Lu Li’s abilities to his handlers and received authorization to assassinate him.
• Rasa planned to draw Yu Zhonggang away by targeting the Linmu Black Market, while Lu Li continued training and a white-haired young man arrived in Qingyun City.

Leng Qianqiu arrived in Qingyun City and enlisted the Jin Family and Yu Zhonggang to search for a Frigibax Pokémon Egg, while secretly planning to support Raine if he obtained it. Meanwhile, Lu Li prepared for the tournament final and awards ceremony, focused on gaining access to the League Treasury.

• Ekaterina reviewed information about Leng Qianqiu and decided she needed to move quickly after learning competitors had arrived in Qingyun City.
• Leng Qianqiu asked the Jin Family Head and Yu Zhonggang to find a Frigibax Pokémon Egg, offering a Walrein Egg and Secret Treasure to Yu Zhonggang and a Metagross Egg to the Jin Family Head.
• Yu Zhonggang warned Leng Qianqiu that Ekaterina was in Qingyun City, but Leng Qianqiu said he was not worried about her finding the egg first.
• Leng Qianqiu called Raine, who claimed the Frigibax Egg was in Qingyun City and promised that its future Trainer was a commoner, then Leng Qianqiu privately doubted he would keep his promise if Raine failed to gain the Dragon of Ideals' recognition.
• Lu Li arrived at Jinling Center for the tournament final and awards ceremony, hoping to enter the League Treasury and obtain Ling Kong's Breeding Notes.
• Jin Guilin apologized to Lu Li for his mother's behavior, and Lu Li reassured him that the matter was behind them.

Lu Li defeated Jin Guilin in the tournament final with Charmander’s unusual flame techniques and was crowned champion. Afterward, Leng Qianqiu asked Gym Leader Yu whether Qingyun City had a talented, commoner-born Rookie Trainer who specialized in Ice-type Pokémon.

• Jin Guilin sent Aron to battle Lu Li’s Charmander, and Aron’s Rock Tomb trapped Charmander among boulders.
• Charmander curved its Z-Move Flamethrower around the rocks, then dodged Aron’s Mud-Slap.
• Lu Li had Charmander confront Aron at close range, where it used Flame Moonwalk to evade Headbutt and Flame Claw to slash Aron’s back.
• Charmander engulfed Aron with a full-power Flamethrower, knocking it unconscious and securing Lu Li’s victory.
• Jin Guilin recalled Aron and left to have it treated, while Lu Li recalled Charmander and the commentator announced him as champion.
• Leng Qianqiu concluded that Lu Li was unlikely to train Frigibax and asked Yu Zhonggang about talented commoner Rookie Trainers who specialized in Ice-type Pokémon.

After winning Qingyun City’s competition, Lu Li exchanged Secret Techniques with Ekaterina and learned that she planned to enter the Qingyun Mountains Secret Realm because Leng Qianqiu was pursuing the same Frigibax Egg. Lu Li collected his reward, the original Breeding Notes of Flying Elite Four Ling Kong, and prepared to leave with Ekaterina the next day.

• Yu Zhonggang told Leng Qianqiu that Qingyun City had no suitable commoner Ice-type or Dragon-type trainers to recruit.
• Lu Li explained Flame Moonwalk and Flame Claw to Ekaterina, who traded him the principles of her family’s Absolute Zero field Secret Technique.
• Ekaterina told Lu Li that Leng Qianqiu had arrived to seek the Frigibax Egg, and Lu Li agreed to leave for the Qingyun Mountains Secret Realm with her the next day.
• Ekaterina reminded Lu Li that he still had to collect his competition reward, so he messaged Wei to put Kubfu away and skip training.
• Lu Li, Jin Guilin, and Marko entered the League Treasury, where the top three chose Ling Kong’s Breeding Notes; Lu Li received the original copy and Marko complained that the treasury’s valuable items had been hidden.

After receiving a Heavenly King's Breeding Notes, Lu Li traveled with Ekaterina toward his home in search of a Frigibax egg. They arrived at his Villa, where Ekaterina discovered that Lu Li's younger sister Baobao was an exceptionally powerful Psychic Ability user.

• Lu Li received the Heavenly King's Breeding Notes and returned to the hotel, where Ekaterina urged him to leave for his home near the Qingyun Mountains.
• Ekaterina summoned her Elite-level Dragonite, and she and Lu Li flew toward his Villa while she promised him an Elite Four-level Pseudo-Legendary if he helped find the egg.
• Lu Li and Ekaterina arrived at the Villa, where Jynx sensed a powerful Psychic Ability user inside.
• Baobao flew out to greet Lu Li, and he introduced her as his younger sister and a talented Psychic Ability user.
• Ekaterina learned that twelve-year-old Baobao had Elite-level Psychic Ability and considered bringing her into the Ekaterina Family.

Ekaterina recognized Baobao's extraordinary Psychic Ability talent and warned Lu Li to keep her hidden from the Li Family. She later visited Lu Li's Orchard, where she was astonished by his Elite-level Tropius, while Lu Li continued preparing for the regional tournament.

• Ekaterina warned Lu Li that the Psychic Li Family might pursue Baobao if they discovered her talent, and Yekaterin reassured him that the family was far away.
• Wei arrived, met Ekaterina, and called her Na-jie before Lu Li showed them around his villa.
• Lu Li returned to his bedroom to study his Breeding Notes, but Ekaterina reminded him of his promise to show her the Orchard.
• Lu Li led Ekaterina to the Orchard and introduced his Elite-level Tropius, which had been raised for less than two months.
• Ekaterina accepted Lu Li's claim that his rapid Pokémon growth came from his connection to the Dragon of Ideals, and Tropius greeted Lu Li eagerly.

Lu Li showed Ekaterina his Orchard, where she recognized Tropius’s extraordinary potential and became interested in his rare Berry-growing ability. Ekaterina left planning to send him a rare seed, while Lu Li kept the Orchard’s special Grassy Terrain secret and discovered Milotic’s growing empress-like attitude.

• Ekaterina identified Tropius as having comprehended Origin and predicted she could eventually reach the Heavenly King level and possibly Elite Four level.
• Lu Li led Ekaterina through the Orchard, and she offered to buy its future Premium Berries directly at ten percent above market price.
• Ekaterina discovered Lu Li’s Sandscale Fruit Tree and arranged to send him another rare Berry seed to test his ability to grow rare trees.
• Ekaterina left satisfied without revealing that she had noticed the Orchard’s abundant Life Energy and unusual Grassy Terrain.
• Lu Li summoned Milotic, whose regal beauty impressed Ekaterina, then decided to tell Baobao to stop watching palace-intrigue dramas with her.