Chapter Summaries

Lu Li asked Yao Yifei to teach Milotic the Gorgeous Path, then eagerly arranged for her Espeon to teach his Pokémon Protect. The lesson began with Wei allowed to observe, while Charmander judged Yao Yifei’s teaching ability favorably.

• Ekaterina dismissed Raine as a mere reserve Emissary of Ideals and asked whether Lu Li could defeat him, and Lu Li answered that their chances were fifty-fifty.
• Yao Yifei questioned how Lu Li had become close to Ekaterina, then Lu Li clarified that he wanted her to teach Milotic the Gorgeous Path rather than become a Coordinator Trainer himself.
• Yao Yifei agreed to teach Milotic the Gorgeous Path, but said she would teach only Milotic.
• Yao Yifei learned that Lu Li’s Pokémon had not learned Protect and offered to have Espeon teach them.
• Wei asked to observe the Protect lesson, and Yao Yifei allowed her to watch as long as she did not interfere.
• Yao Yifei began the lesson, and Charmander considered her teaching ability excellent.

Lu Li and his Pokémon combined their abilities to flood the Orchard with energy, causing fruit trees to bloom and creating an environment he likened to a Paradise Grotto. Yao Yifei followed Vespiquen’s request to see the flowers and arrived stunned by the Orchard’s extraordinary energy.

• Yao Yifei finished teaching Protect, though Onix had not mastered it, and planned a Gorgeous Path lesson for Milotic the next day.
• Lu Li considered adapting Nourishment Art for Milotic and Spirit Imbuing Art for Tropius, then confirmed Baobao had kept the Orchard free of insects.
• Tropius told Lu Li that some fruit trees had blossomed early, and Lu Li suspected Spirit Imbuing Art might help Tropius produce rare Berries.
• Onix, Milotic, and Tropius activated their special abilities together, filling the Orchard with energy and making ordinary fruit trees bloom within moments.
• Vespiquen sensed high-quality flowers, so Yao Yifei asked Espeon to teleport her to the Orchard.
• Yao Yifei arrived after the Pokémon had stopped using their special moves and was shocked by the Orchard’s immense concentration of attribute energy.

Lu Li and Yao Yifei arranged for her Vespiquen and Combee to pollinate his Orchard in exchange for a share of Combee Honey. After Ekaterina joined Yao Yifei in the living room, Baobao eagerly hoped the two Trainers would fight.

• Yao Yifei offered Vespiquen’s help with pollinating Lu Li’s Orchard, and Lu Li accepted.
• Yao Yifei promised Lu Li some Combee Honey, and the two settled their cooperation.
• Vespiquen began building a nest in the Orchard, while Lu Li warned her not to attack his Tropius.
• Lu Li decided to cook a celebratory meal after the pollination arrangement was made.
• Ekaterina woke to the smell of Lu Li’s cooking and greeted Yao Yifei in the living room.
• Baobao watched Ekaterina and Yao Yifei together and wished for them to fight.

Ekaterina and Yao Yifei discussed Lu Li, the Qingyun Mountains Secret Realm, and the League’s secrets while enjoying Lu Li’s cooking. Lu Li learned the egg hunt had been manipulated, and the chapter ended with him worrying that Ekaterina might search the Qingyun City Secret Realm for the Master-level Pokémon Egg.

• Ekaterina told Yao Yifei that she was pursuing Lu Li and that they could become more than friends.
• Lu Li served rare Pokémon-based ingredients, and Yao Yifei, Ekaterina, and Wei competed over his cooking before Wei ate the most.
• Ekaterina and Yao Yifei shared gossip about regional politics and the Ice Crown Snowfield, where multiple Divine Beasts lived.
• Ekaterina recounted defeating Leng Qianqiu in the Qingyun Mountains Secret Realm after he claimed every Ice-type Pokémon in Kyushu belonged to the Leng Family.
• Lu Li suspected Ekaterina was concealing something about the missing egg, then grew alarmed when Yao Yifei suggested it might be in the Qingyun City Secret Realm.
• Ekaterina dismissed the idea, arguing that a small Secret Realm could not contain a Master-level Pokémon.

Lu Li learned that regional leagues were preparing to split apart as legendary Pokémon began appearing, then turned his attention to the College Entrance Exam Tournament’s extraordinary new prizes. Ekaterina left to investigate Ho-Oh’s reported appearance, while Lu Li and Baobao discussed preparing for a possible apocalypse.

• Ekaterina and Yao Yifei discussed regional military expansion, and Jin Fengjiao told Lu Li that the Jin Family’s steel supply would go to a planned Steel Legion instead.
• Ekaterina explained that the Kyushu League was allowing Gym Leaders to form legions, and Yao Yifei said the Asian League might soon disintegrate.
• Lu Li saw reports that Ho-Oh had appeared and that England’s prince had been blessed by Calyrex, while Yao Yifei wondered whether the Rainbow Hero had also emerged.
• Ekaterina left to investigate Ho-Oh in Ancient City, and Yao Yifei went to check on Vespiquen and the expected Combee.
• Baobao urged Lu Li to stockpile food, seeds, and technology in case of an apocalypse, and he agreed to prepare after his competition.
• Lu Li reviewed the tournament’s new rewards, including a Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon Egg, a Pokémon Secret Treasure, and 30 million League Credits for the top three.

Lu Li learned that the College Entrance Exam Competition would offer Pseudo-Legendary rewards and that Ho-Oh had chosen a Rainbow Hero. At his Orchard, he negotiated secrecy, a steel supply, and Yao Yifei’s continued protection in exchange for Sandscale Fruit, then planned to investigate Unown after the competition.

• Yu Lili told Lu Li she would enter the College Entrance Exam Competition, and they discussed their Pokémon’s progress and the fierce competition ahead.
• Yu Lili revealed that Ho-Oh had reportedly chosen a Rainbow Hero, prompting Lu Li to consider the danger of three Tier 1 Deities appearing in one era.
• Lu Li inspected the rapidly growing Orchard, and Yao Yifei pointed out the Sandscale Fruit Tree and asked to buy its fruit.
• Lu Li secured Yao Yifei’s promise to keep the Orchard secret, a long-term steel supply connection, and her protection during his planned Unown research near Ancient City.
• Lu Li inspected the Farm and told Eike to water the Wangwang Grain twice a day because the soil lacked moisture.

Lu Li showed Yao Yifei that he had grown Gracidea Flowers and persuaded her to exchange League Merit Points for cultivation records so they could try growing them on a large scale. He hoped the flowers would attract Shaymin, and the chapter ended with Lu Li telling Yao Yifei that Jade Beauty plants were used to make Beauty Potions.

• Lu Li instructed Eike to weed the Wangwang Grain Farm daily, let Tauros and Miltank roam during the day, and provide ranch employees with new phones.
• Lu Li inspected Yao Yifei's more than seventy Combee and learned that the Orchard could not provide enough nectar without flowers planted outside it.
• Lu Li showed Yao Yifei his two Gracidea Flowers and explained that he needed cultivation records to solve their propagation problem and grow them on a large scale.
• Yao Yifei exchanged her Merit Points for Gracidea Flower Habits and Ancient Secret of Gracidea Flower, then negotiated rights to use the future Flower Garden and a share of its honey.
• Yao Yifei asked about Lu Li's jade-green Jade Beauty plants, and Lu Li revealed that they were the main ingredient in Beauty Potion and helped make his Milotic beautiful.

Lu Li traveled to Nan Du City under Yao Yifei’s protection and prepared for the College Entrance Exam Tournament’s top ten round. His match against Jibu, a Poison-type Child of the Forest whose Pokémon seemed unusually well-trained, ended with Lu Li choosing Tropius and promising to fight seriously.

• Yao Yifei asked Lu Li to sell her Beauty Potion, and he agreed to make some after his College Entrance Exam.
• Leng Qianqiu left Qingyun City to pursue a Gym Leader-level breakthrough, while Yu Zhonggang was ordered to crack down on the city’s spies after an assassination attempt on Lu Li.
• Lu Li traveled to Nan Du City with Yao Yifei and learned that assassins from various regions had entered the Eastern Region, apparently targeting Raine.
• A Nandu TV reporter interviewed Lu Li, who described himself as hardworking and emphasized his bond with his Pokémon partners.
• Lu Li faced Jibu, a Poison-type Trainer from the Children of the Forest, and noticed that Jibu’s Nidorino appeared to have been raised longer than the rules allowed.
• Lu Li encouraged Jibu to fight with determination and sent out Tropius as the match began.

Lu Li defeated Jibu after revealing his Elite-level Tropius, shocking the tournament audience and prompting officials to expose Lu Li’s background to calm public outrage. He discovered that their official statement had also revealed his Milotic, leaving him angry and wary of the powerful people responsible.

• Lu Li sent out his Elite-level Tropius, and Jibu thanked him for taking their match seriously as spectators and other Trainers questioned whether the Pokémon was legal.
• Ducat reported Lu Li for cheating, but an Inspector confirmed that Tropius had hatched only a month earlier; Ducat then contacted his uncle, the Du Family Head.
• The Southern Region minister ordered officials to publish information about Lu Li and offer him access to the Regional Treasury as compensation.
• Jibu used Nidorino’s Toxic Spikes, Immobilize, and Toxic Poison Sting, but Tropius blocked the attacks and defeated Nidorino with Razor Leaf.
• Lu Li and Jibu shook hands after the match, while Lu Li realized he had no local friends he could ask for help with the expected reporters.
• Yao Yifei and Yu Lili told Lu Li that his background had been exposed, and Lu Li read the official statement revealing his Milotic and its story of origin.

After the League rewarded Lu Li with access to the Southern Region Treasury’s Inner Ring, Yao Yifei warned him that his next opponent, Ducat, was a ruthless Poison-type Trainer. As Lu Li prepared for the match and handled calls from worried acquaintances, Jin Fengjiao tried to persuade him to give a Steel-type Divine Item to Yu Zhonggang.

• Yao Yifei told Lu Li the League had granted him Inner Ring access to the Southern Region Treasury as compensation for revealing his Milotic, thanks to Fairy Elite Four Qu Suxin’s support.
• Yao Yifei warned Lu Li that Ducat often had his Pokémon attack opposing Trainers, and she planned to escort Lu Li past the waiting reporters after his match.
• Ducat complained that he could not beat Lu Li’s Elite-level Tropius, while his guardian rejected his schemes to borrow or capture an Elite-level Pokémon and urged him to fight fairly.
• Lu Li reassured Ekaterina and Yu Lili that he was fine and had gained benefits from the League’s decision.
• Jin Fengjiao called Lu Li and asked him to look for a Steel-type Divine Item for Yu Zhonggang, arguing that it would strengthen their family and eventually benefit Lu Li through marriage to Yu Lili.

Lu Li weighed the danger of taking a Divine Item from the League Treasury while the Yu Family hoped to claim it for themselves. He then entered his match against Ducat with Charmander, who survived Ivysaur’s concealed Solar Beam and fought back as Ducat prepared a large-scale attack.

• Jin Fengjiao persuaded Yu Zhonggang that Lu Li might secure a Steel-type Divine Item and a Steel-type Pseudo-Legendary for the Yu Family.
• Yao Yifei warned Lu Li that powerful families might target him if he took a Divine Item, and Lu Li decided to reconsider after the competition.
• Yao Yifei kept Lu Li company and brought him lunch before he entered the arena at three in the afternoon.
• Lu Li chose Charmander against Ducat’s Ivysaur, and Charmander blocked Ivysaur’s Sleep Powder and Poison Powder with Fire Vortex.
• Ducat used Dual Casting to prepare and unleash Solar Beam, but Charmander blocked it with Protect and then closed in to strike Ivysaur with Flame Claw.
• Ducat ordered Ivysaur to use Double Powder Spread as the commentator warned that the move had injured Trainers before.

Lu Li defeated Ducat after charging into the Poison Fog, then entered the League Treasury to choose a reward. He examined the notes left by predecessor Elite Four Trainers before reaching the Inner Ring, where Old Alakazam began introducing Divine Items.

• Lu Li wrapped himself in Spiritual Power and sent Charmander into the Poison Fog, then knocked Ducat unconscious with a kick.
• Ivysaur flew out of the Poison Fog, confirming Lu Li's victory, while Du Yao watched with interest and Qu Zhengyi said she was protecting Lu Li for her aunt.
• Yao Yifei gave Lu Li a League Treasury pass and took him to the entrance, where Tan Ye arrived too late to contest his choice.
• Lu Li passed the treasury's inspections and learned that the Middle Ring's notebooks could lead their holders to the Pokémon left behind by deceased Commoner Elite Four.
• Lu Li chose to visit the Inner Ring, where Old Alakazam introduced Zapdos's Feather and Entei's Scale.

Lu Li chose Landorus’s Divine Item, which could enrich the land and benefit most of his Pokémon, then refused several attempts to buy it from him. After Cao Tiantian confronted him at his hotel, Ekaterina arrived and declared that anyone who harmed Lu Li would become an enemy of her family.

• Lu Li chose Landorus’s Divine Item over the other relics in the League Treasury and left with it.
• Old Wu offered Lu Li several Pokémon Secret Treasures for the item, but Lu Li refused and teleported away with Yao Yifei.
• Cao Tiantian confronted Lu Li at his hotel and demanded a price for the Landorus Divine Item on behalf of the Cao Family.
• Lu Li invoked his ties to the Ekaterina Family, but Cao Tiantian dismissed the threat.
• Ekaterina entered through the window and warned Cao Tiantian that anyone who touched Lu Li would become an enemy of her family.

Ekaterina drove Cao Tiantian away and warned Lu Li that other families still coveted his Divine Item, while she revealed that Ho-Oh had bestowed the Rainbow Wing and the Rainbow Hero had likely been born. After Jin Fengjiao and Yu Zhonggang regretted losing their chance to win Lu Li over, he examined the Divine Item and suspected it belonged to Terapagos, linking it to the dangerous Qingyun Mountains Secret Realm.

• Cao Tiantian backed down after sensing Ekaterina's Champion-level guardian Pokémon, then warned Lu Li that other families wanted his Divine Item.
• Ekaterina told Lu Li to seek the Qu Family's protection and explained that the Fairy Elite Four had planned to rescue him after he fell into despair.
• Ekaterina confirmed that Ho-Oh had appeared and bestowed the Rainbow Wing, and she decided to remain in Nandu through the College Entrance Exam Tournament.
• Lu Li told Jin Fengjiao that he had obtained a Ground-type and Flying-type Divine Item and had protection from Yao Yifei and Ekaterina, leaving Jin Fengjiao and Yu Zhonggang to regret their lost opportunity.
• Lu Li meditated with the Divine Item, found that it greatly increased his cultivation speed, and guessed that the blue gem belonged to Terapagos and might point to Paradox Pokémon in the Qingyun Mountains Secret Realm.

Lu Li suspected that his sapphire might actually be Terapagos, then defeated Cao Qing’s Bayleef in the semifinal after rejecting the Cao Family’s demand for the Divine Item. The chapter left Lu Li preparing for the final as Ekaterina named several extraordinary contenders gathered in the Asian League competition.

• Lu Li wondered whether his sapphire was Terapagos itself, put on the gemstone necklace, and began cultivating.
• Qu Suxin discussed her failed plan to obtain Lu Li’s Divine Item, ordered Zhengyi to approach him later, and continued seeking the Giant Diamond Kingdom through the European League.
• Lu Li learned that his semifinal opponent, Cao Qing, was Cao Tiantian’s son, and rejected Cao Qing’s demand that he surrender the Divine Item.
• Lu Li’s Charmander overwhelmed Cao Qing’s Bayleef with a fiery aerial attack and won the semifinal almost instantly.
• Yao Yifei and Ekaterina praised Lu Li’s decisive victory and warned that the final could pit him against extraordinary competitors, including an Aura hero, a Dragon Envoy, and a Rainbow Hero.

Lu Li defeated Qu Jing by forfeit to become the Southern Kyushu Region Champion, then flew home with Yao Yifei and was ambushed by Grass-type Trainers. Yao Yifei Mega Evolved Altaria to protect him as one attacker pursued Lu Li, and she unleashed Draco Meteor against the ambushers.

• Yao Yifei told Lu Li that his final opponent, Qu Jing, was a Dragon-type Trainer rumored to possess Dragon Taming Power.
• Qu Jing recalled his Bagon and forfeited the final, making Lu Li the Southern Kyushu Region Champion.
• Lu Li and Yao Yifei left Nandu, while Ekaterina stayed behind to deal with people following them.
• Attackers fired Solar Beams at Yao Yifei and Lu Li in a stormy area, and Yao Yifei sent Lu Li away with Espeon while fighting back.
• Espeon warned Yao Yifei that Old Wu's Exeggutor was searching for Lu Li, so Yao Yifei Mega Evolved Altaria.
• Yao Yifei's Mega Altaria unleashed Draco Meteor on the ambushers, and Cha-zi ordered the attackers to use Protect.

Lu Li used his spiritual energy to raise Tropius to pseudo-Gym Leader-level and stalled Old Wu’s six Pokémon with Leech Seed and Milotic’s Double Allure. As tremors signaled that the distant battle was nearing its end, Old Wu grew frantic while Tropius remained able to fight.

• Lu Li poured his spiritual energy into Tropius, raising its strength to pseudo-Gym Leader-level before Old Wu arrived with Exeggutor.
• Old Wu attacked Lu Li and demanded the Divine Item, but Lu Li mounted Tropius and began stalling with Leech Seed.
• Old Wu sent six Pokémon against Tropius, which endured their assault for two minutes as Lu Li continued using Leech Seed.
• Tropius used Star Absorb Technique to concentrate Leech Seed’s damage, drain the opposing Pokémon, and restore its own injuries.
• Milotic used Double Allure to distract Old Wu’s Pokémon long enough for Tropius to land Leech Seed again.
• Old Wu realized the distant battle was ending and grew increasingly frantic as Lu Li continued to stall him.

Lu Li killed Old Wu during the attack on Tropius, and Old Wu’s Pokémon carried his body away rather than seek revenge. Yao Yifei and Ling Yun arrived as the League began investigating the conspiracy, while Ekaterina’s report that Elite Four Chong Chong had delayed her raised fresh suspicions.

• Lu Li used a golden needle to kill Old Wu after Tropius’s battle kept the Pokémon away from their Trainers.
• Old Wu’s Pokémon abandoned the attack, returned to their Poké Balls, and Tropius carried his corpse away in accordance with his instructions.
• Yao Yifei arrived, checked Lu Li for injuries, and offered to claim responsibility for Old Wu’s death.
• Ling Yun arrived and promised a League purge, while Yao Yifei questioned how Old Wu had managed to delay reinforcements.
• Ekaterina arrived and revealed that Elite Four Chong Chong had held her back, prompting suspicion about the commoner faction and Ling Yun’s connection to Landorus’s Divine Item.
• Ling Yun denied involvement and departed to address the crisis, and Yao Yifei asked Ekaterina how Chong Chong had delayed her.

After returning home, Lu Li investigated how to cultivate Gracidea Flowers, checked on Tropius and Milotic, and sold accumulated Water Stones to Ekaterina. He reflected on whether cultivation-world professions could work with Pokémon and left Milotic with a promise of more move training.

• Ekaterina explained why she had arrived late, and Lu Li decided the dispute was settled as they returned home safely.
• Lu Li used the Spirit Gathering Technique on a Gracidea Flower, but it only grew more vibrant and did not divide.
• Audino examined Tropius and Milotic and found no serious injuries or lasting side effects from Tropius’s temporary power boost.
• Wei showed Lu Li a stockpile of Water Stone Ore, so Lu Li sold it to Ekaterina, who offered the Ma Family as a local business contact.
• Lu Li considered the limits of Beast Tamer and Curse Master techniques in the Pokémon world, then reassured Milotic and promised Yao-jie would continue her extra training.

Lu Li rejected burying Landorus’s Divine Item in the Orchard and learned that the Wu Family had escaped to join the Progress Society, one of three major Evil Organizations. He forged the Divine Item into a Wooden Bracer, while the chapter left the Progress Society as a distant concern and Lu Li wary of owing favors to the Jin Family or Yu Family.

• Lu Li abandoned his plan to bury Landorus’s Divine Item after Ekaterina warned that Pokémon with Pickup could steal it.
• Yao Yifei revealed that the Wu Family had escaped and may have joined the Progress Society, and Ekaterina explained the aims and influence of the Progress Society, the Divine Cult, and the Dark Web.
• Lu Li learned that the Progress Society had little influence in the Kyushu Region and decided to adapt his formation for local use.
• Lu Li forged Landorus’s Divine Item into a Wooden Bracer and spent the night refining elixirs.
• Yao Yifei told Lu Li that Ekaterina had returned to the secret realm in the Deep Qingyun Mountains, and Lu Li chose not to pry into her reasons.
• Jin Fengjiao offered Lu Li steel from the Jin Family, but he refused and resolved not to owe favors to the Jin Family or Yu Family.