Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “The Frontal Clash?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Pupitar attacks Yang Nianxia’s group with a ground-based spike attack, but Yang destroys the stone spikes.
• Su Yu arrives as reinforcements for Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan. Gu Yue disperses the poisonous gas surrounding them with wind.
• Luo Guixing initially believes his side’s numerical advantage—nine fighters against five—will guarantee victory.
• The situation changes dramatically when Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, and Tang Wulin summon powerful evolved Pokémon:
  • Bewear, a massive Fighting/Normal-type bear.
  • Steelix, an enormous Steel/Ground-type serpent.
  • Gu Yue’s evolved Eevee, a multicolored, seven-tailed fox-like Pokémon capable of controlling multiple elements.
• Luo Guixing’s confidence collapses as the enemy’s strength overwhelms the advantage of numbers.
• Both sides order an attack. Yang Nianxia chooses Bewear as his opponent, believing that his Darkgolden Bear Martial Soul may suppress another bear-type creature. Another assault Soul Master engages Tang Wulin, while Luo Guixing is left to deal with Steelix.
• Yang’s attempt at intimidation fails. Bewear responds with Strength and Hammer Arm, defeating Yang in a direct clash and sending him through several trees.
• Zheng Yiran and two allies release their powerful, supposedly windproof Jade-Scale Serpent Venom toward Steelix.
• Steelix emerges unharmed, revealing complete immunity to the poison. It counters with Iron Tail, forcing the poison users to flee and defend themselves.
• Bewear then enters an enraged Outrage state. Its eyes become crimson, Dragon Aura surrounds it, and its power and speed increase dramatically.
• Yang Nianxia is paralyzed by instinctive fear as his Darkgolden Bear bloodline reacts to Bewear’s overwhelming Dragon Aura.
• Bewear launches a devastating Dragon Ascent, forming a ferocious energy wyvern as it charges directly at Yang. The chapter ends with Yang convinced that he cannot dodge or withstand the attack.

Character Developments

• Yang Nianxia begins confident in his physical strength and believes his bear-type Martial Soul gives him an advantage over Bewear. After being effortlessly defeated, his confidence is shattered, and he experiences genuine fear in response to Bewear’s Dragon Aura.
• Luo Guixing shifts from calm certainty to serious concern. His strategy relies on numerical superiority, but Bewear, Steelix, and the evolved Eevee completely overturn his calculations.
• Gu Yue demonstrates improved Pokémon control and elemental versatility through her evolved Eevee, while also effectively using wind to counter poison.
• Xu Xiaoyan gains confidence from Su Yu’s arrival and contributes to the team’s sudden increase in power, though her evolved Pokémon’s abilities are not yet fully shown.
• Tang Wulin remains confident and playful, rejecting Yang Nianxia’s attempt to persuade him to switch sides. His golden Soul Ring and previously demonstrated bloodline power continue to make him appear mysterious and dangerous.
• Bewear is revealed to be far more formidable than its cute appearance suggests. It combines immense physical strength with powerful Fighting, Normal, and Dragon-type techniques.
• Steelix proves to be both extremely durable and immune to Zheng Yiran’s poison, making it a particularly difficult opponent.
• Zheng Yiran initially believes her poison will neutralize Steelix, but her confidence turns to alarm when none of her attacks have any effect.

Significant Themes

• Power versus numbers: Luo Guixing’s group believes numerical superiority guarantees victory, but a few exceptionally powerful combatants overturn that assumption.
• Hidden strength beneath appearances: Bewear looks like a friendly, teddy-bear-like Pokémon but possesses terrifying physical power and destructive Dragon Aura.
• Predator and prey: Yang’s Darkgolden Bear Martial Soul normally inspires fear, but Bewear’s Dragon Aura awakens a deeper, instinctive terror in him.
• Adaptability and surprise: The sudden evolution of the Pokémon changes the battlefield and invalidates the opposing team’s original plan.
• Overconfidence and reversal: Both Yang and Zheng Yiran underestimate their opponents, only to discover that their usual advantages—physical strength and poison—are ineffective.

Character Interactions

• Su Yu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan: Su Yu’s arrival reassures the two girls, while Gu Yue immediately supports them by dispersing the poison.
• Luo Guixing and Yang Nianxia: Luo initially insists they should attack, but Yang questions whether they can still win once the evolved Pokémon appear. Their exchange reveals the growing uncertainty within their team.
• Tang Wulin and Yang Nianxia: Yang invites Tang Wulin to return to his side, but Tang responds teasingly, making it clear that he has chosen to fight alongside Su Yu’s group.
• Yang Nianxia and Bewear: Yang expects his bear-type Martial Soul to suppress Bewear, but Bewear resists and becomes enraged instead. Their battle turns into a crushing demonstration of Bewear’s superiority.
• Zheng Yiran and Steelix: Zheng confidently relies on her poison, but Steelix’s immunity completely reverses the encounter and leaves her group struggling to survive.
• Bewear and Yang Nianxia: Bewear’s transformation from an innocent-looking bear into a Dragon-Aura-infused berserker creates the chapter’s central confrontation and ends on the threat of Yang’s imminent defeat.

Chapter Summary: “The Strange Bewear!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bewear’s uncontrolled Outrage attack misses Yang Nianxia after Luo Guixing uses spatial manipulation to teleport him away. The attack devastates the battlefield, creating a massive crater and shocking everyone with its overwhelming power.
• Luo Guixing realizes that his team is completely outmatched. Tang Wulin has already defeated one opponent, Steelix is overwhelming Zheng Yiran’s group, and Bewear remains an uncontrollable threat. He orders a retreat.
• Luo Guixing attempts to create a short-range teleportation formation. When Bewear charges at Zheng Yiran, he diverts his remaining power to save her, pulling her aside through an unstable spatial rift. Although she avoids the direct blow, the impact still throws her away and leaves Luo Guixing severely weakened.
• The retreating students reach the formation, and Luo Guixing successfully teleports himself, Yang Nianxia, Zheng Yiran, and two others away from the battlefield.
• Su Yu and Tang Wulin try to stop Bewear. Su Yu suspects that Bewear’s transformation is connected not only to Outrage, but also to the Golden Dragon King’s bloodline within Tang Wulin.
• Tang Wulin attempts to recall Bewear with its Poké Ball. Bewear initially disappears, but the ball opens again, releasing it in an even more dangerous state. Its blue-purple energy changes into golden energy, and it unexpectedly attacks Tang Wulin.
• Bewear’s attack stops at the last moment when Tang Wulin calls its name repeatedly. The red glow fades from Bewear’s eyes, and it returns to normal, visibly guilty for nearly attacking its Trainer.
• Su Yu decides to leave the battle and investigate Bewear’s condition. He takes the Poké Ball from Tang Wulin and returns to the real world, later retrieving it from Tang Wulin’s sleep pod.
• Su Yu tells Wu Zhangkong that he has no interest in becoming class monitor or vice-monitor, explaining that he values freedom more than authority or status.
• On the way to Dormitory 303, Su Yu encounters Yuanen, who is secretly Yuanen Yehui’s male form. Their brief, awkward conversation leaves Su Yu uneasy, especially because Yuanen watches him closely.
• Back in his dormitory, Su Yu seals the room and prepares to examine Bewear. Before he can manually activate the Poké Ball, it opens by itself.
• Bewear reappears with completely red eyes and a violent, savage aura—even though it has not used Outrage again—ending the chapter on a threatening cliffhanger.

Character Developments

• Luo Guixing demonstrates strong leadership and self-sacrifice. Though frightened and nearly drained of Soul Power, he prioritizes saving his teammates and uses his spatial ability to rescue both Yang Nianxia and Zheng Yiran.
• Yang Nianxia, previously one of the team’s strongest fighters, is humbled by Bewear’s overwhelming attack and narrowly escapes elimination. His fear emphasizes how dangerous Bewear has become.
• Zheng Yiran and her companions are forced into a desperate retreat after discovering that their poison attacks are ineffective against Steelix.
• Tang Wulin shows concern and emotional attachment toward Bewear. Rather than treating it as an enemy, he repeatedly calls its name and succeeds in calming it. He also trusts Su Yu enough to hand over Bewear’s Poké Ball.
• Su Yu becomes increasingly analytical and cautious. He identifies the possible connection between Bewear’s transformation and the Golden Dragon King’s power, withdraws from the competition to investigate, and takes responsibility for containing the danger.
• Bewear evolves from a powerful combat companion into an unpredictable threat. Its strength rises dramatically, its behavior becomes feral, and it briefly turns against Tang Wulin before regaining control.
• Gu Yue is visibly shocked by Bewear’s destructive ability and later senses something familiar in its golden transformation, hinting that she may understand more about its power than she reveals.
• Yuanen is introduced in a nervous but observant interaction with Su Yu. His unusual attention suggests that he may have a particular interest in Su Yu or may be investigating him.

Significant Themes

• Power without control: Bewear’s immense strength is dangerous precisely because it cannot be directed reliably. The chapter highlights the risks of using power that exceeds the user’s emotional or physical control.
• The consequences of inherited power: The Golden Dragon King’s influence appears to affect Bewear, raising questions about bloodline power, residual consciousness, and whether such forces can possess or alter others.
• Teamwork and sacrifice: Luo Guixing’s rescue efforts and Tang Wulin’s attempt to calm Bewear show that survival depends on cooperation and trust, even when the team is losing.
• Loyalty versus danger: Tang Wulin continues to trust Bewear despite its attack, while Su Yu recognizes that affection alone is insufficient and chooses investigation and containment.
• Freedom and individual choice: Su Yu rejects the prestige of becoming a class officer, emphasizing his preference for independence over leadership positions.
• Hidden identities and mysteries: Yuanen’s appearance in his alternate form and Bewear’s unexplained transformation both introduce unresolved secrets.

Character Interactions

• Luo Guixing and Yang Nianxia: Luo Guixing saves Yang Nianxia from Bewear’s attack, then supports him during the retreat. Their exchange shows Yang Nianxia’s fear and Luo Guixing’s growing desperation.
• Luo Guixing and Zheng Yiran: Luo Guixing orders Zheng Yiran to retreat and later sacrifices his remaining Soul Power to save her from Bewear’s charge.
• Tang Wulin and Bewear: Tang Wulin repeatedly calls to Bewear during its rampage, preventing it from striking him and helping it regain consciousness. Their bond remains intact despite Bewear’s near-betrayal.
• Su Yu and Tang Wulin: Su Yu advises Tang Wulin to stop using Outrage and later takes Bewear’s Poké Ball to study the problem. Tang Wulin willingly cooperates.
• Su Yu and Wu Zhangkong: Their conversation establishes Su Yu’s rejection of authority and his desire for a freer life.
• Su Yu and Yuanen: Their brief meeting is tense and awkward. Yuanen appears nervous but observant, while Su Yu becomes uncomfortable and quickly leaves.
• Su Yu and Bewear: Su Yu assumes responsibility for understanding and controlling Bewear’s abnormal condition, but the final scene shows that the danger has not been resolved.

Chapter Summary

Su Yu realizes that Bewear has been possessed by a remnant soul of the Golden Dragon King after its voice, aura, and behavior dramatically change. The entity identifies itself as an incarnation of the Dragon God and attacks Su Yu with a Golden Dragon Claw. Su Yu responds by summoning Arceus and releasing all six of his Soul Rings.
The Golden Dragon King initially mocks Arceus as a lowly beast, but Arceus’s Creator God aura completely suppresses the dragon’s bloodline. Realizing it cannot win, the Golden Dragon King attempts to flee through a window. Su Yu uses spatial power to pull Bewear into Arceus Space, with Scary Face briefly slowing it enough for the spatial trap to succeed.
Inside Arceus Space, the Golden Dragon King mistakes the area for the Chaos Land and encounters Arceus’s enormous form. It recognizes that Arceus was once a divine beast and proposes an alliance, promising to help restore Arceus’s strength. Arceus dismisses the offer, declaring that the Golden Dragon King is unworthy, and immobilizes it. The dragon then alternates between threats, demands for release, and false promises to leave Bewear once it regains strength, but Arceus ignores it.
Arceus waits for Old Dou and the others to arrive. The group uses the Monster Tablet and six additional Slates to empower Arceus. Once all seven Slates are assembled, Arceus reaches the Divine Level. The Dragon Plate neutralizes the violent dragon energy within Bewear, allowing Arceus to safely enter its Spirit Sea.
Arceus discovers that Bewear’s Spirit Sea has been overtaken by the Golden Dragon King Authority, with the remnant soul taking the form of a golden dragon. He determines that the entity is not the complete Golden Dragon King but only a fragment of its Authority. Using Divine Power enhanced by the Dragon Plate, Arceus forcibly extracts the Authority and seals it inside a golden bead. The remnant soul continues protesting that the Golden Dragon King is immortal, but it is powerless to resist.
With the possession removed, Bewear regains its normal clarity and gratitude, its rage and madness completely gone. Arceus sends it back and retains the sealed power, obtaining a new item: one Golden Dragon King’s Authority Fragment.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Su Yu remains calm and confident despite the Golden Dragon King’s attack, relying on Arceus’s overwhelming bloodline suppression and spatial abilities.
• Bewear changes from a loyal Pokémon into a violent vessel for the Golden Dragon King, then returns to its normal, clear-minded state after the Authority is removed.
• The Golden Dragon King is shown to be arrogant, aggressive, manipulative, and desperate. It boasts of immortality but repeatedly attempts escape, negotiation, and intimidation when overpowered.
• Arceus demonstrates absolute dominance, refusing the Golden Dragon King’s alliance and patiently preparing a method to remove it without killing Bewear. His discovery of the Authority fragment also reveals a personal interest in acquiring divine Authorities.
• The arrival of Old Dou and the others provides the necessary Slates to elevate Arceus to the Divine Level and complete the extraction.

Significant Themes

• Bloodline and divine hierarchy: Arceus’s Creator God aura completely suppresses the Golden Dragon King’s dragon bloodline, establishing a clear superiority between them.
• Power versus arrogance: The Golden Dragon King’s grand claims collapse when faced with Arceus’s greater strength.
• Possession and restoration: Bewear is not inherently evil; its madness comes from the foreign Authority within it, and removing that influence restores its identity.
• Preparation and cooperation: Arceus does not rush the extraction, instead waiting for allies and assembling the Slates to ensure success.
• Acquisition of power: The conflict ends not merely with the enemy’s defeat but with Arceus gaining a valuable Authority fragment for future growth.

Chapter Summary: “Zygarde! Z1!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Arceus successfully separates the Golden Dragon King’s Authority from its surviving consciousness. Using Foresight, He identifies the remnant soul and extracts it from the Authority.
• The Authority becomes a large golden sphere, while the remnant soul is sealed inside a smaller crimson-gold pearl. Arceus initially considers destroying it but decides to preserve it in case it becomes useful.
• Arceus dismantles the Golden Dragon King Authority and attempts to use its Dragon and power attributes to create a Zygarde Core Cell.
• Because the Authority lacks sufficient Ground-type energy, Arceus supplements it with the Earth Plate’s power and additional Faith Power. The creation process drains the Earth Plate, rendering it temporarily unusable.
• At the moment the Zygarde life-form is nearly complete, the Golden Dragon King’s remnant soul escapes its restraints and tries to seize the newly formed being. Arceus suppresses it, reseals it in the crimson-gold pearl, reinforces the seal with Faith Power, and casts it into space under constant surveillance.
• The golden egg hatches, revealing an unusually colored Shiny Zygarde Core Cell. It has blue-green coloring, a white eye, a red hexagonal chest marking, and starlight surrounding its body.
• The Core Cell identifies itself as lacking strength because it cannot sense its companions. It confirms that it can eventually split off additional Cells independently, though it needs time.
• Arceus transports the Core Cell to the Pokémon World and instructs it to grow there. The Cell chooses the name Z1.
• Z1 explains that it cannot reach Zygarde’s Complete Form without another companion, Z2. Arceus and Su Yu therefore realize that another Authority is needed to create Z2.
• Su Yu reflects on his own progression. His seven black Soul Rings contain red patterns and may evolve into red Soul Rings after he acquires another Slate, but his seventh Soul Ring has still not developed Martial Soul Avatar.
• Su Yu debates whether to obtain Golden Dragon King Authority from Tang Wulin or Silver Dragon King Authority from Gu Yue. He concludes that Silver Dragon King Authority could allow Complete Form Zygarde to reach Divine King-level strength, while Golden Dragon King Authority would produce a much weaker result.

Character Developments

• Arceus demonstrates greater precision and control over His Divine Power, successfully separating Authority from consciousness and creating life from raw power. He also becomes more cautious, choosing to seal rather than destroy the Golden Dragon King’s remnant soul because he is uncertain whether it can truly be killed.
• The Golden Dragon King’s remnant soul remains arrogant, hostile, and difficult to eliminate. Even without its Authority, it retains enough resilience to escape confinement and attempt to take over the developing Zygarde.
• Z1 is introduced as a newly created, Shiny Zygarde Core Cell. It appears intelligent but speaks mechanically and begins with no combat strength. It shows a clear sense of purpose: finding its world and protecting it.
• Su Yu continues advancing toward stronger Soul Ring forms but remains frustrated that his seventh Soul Ring has not produced Martial Soul Avatar. He also begins planning strategically for Z2’s creation and Zygarde’s ultimate potential.

Significant Themes

• Creation and experimentation: Arceus treats the Golden Dragon King Authority as raw material, testing how it can be transformed into a new Legendary life-form.
• Power versus identity: The chapter distinguishes the Golden Dragon King’s Authority from the King’s consciousness, showing that power can survive independently from the personality that once wielded it.
• Control and containment: Arceus repeatedly chooses sealing and surveillance over uncertain destruction, emphasizing the danger of immortal or regenerative enemies.
• Companionship and interdependence: Z1 cannot regain its full strength alone and requires Z2, establishing that Zygarde’s complete power depends on cooperation between its components.
• Strategic use of power: The choice between Golden and Silver Dragon King Authority becomes crucial, since the source used to create Z2 may determine whether Complete Form Zygarde reaches ordinary godhood or Divine King-level strength.

Character Interactions

• Arceus dominates the Golden Dragon King remnant soul, ignoring its threats and repeatedly suppressing its attempts to resist or escape.
• The remnant soul tries to steal the nearly completed Zygarde creation, but Arceus intercepts and reseals it.
• Arceus questions Z1 about its strength, ability to produce companions, and path toward Complete Form, establishing their creator-and-created relationship.
• Z1 politely thanks Arceus, asks about its mission and world, and chooses its own name, creating the first foundation of its identity.
• Su Yu mentally connects Z1’s creation to his own future decisions, considering whether Tang Wulin or Gu Yue should provide the Authority required to create Z2.

Chapter Summary: “Did the Radar Fail?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Yu decides not to worry about Z2 for the moment, trusting that his fifty-percent-cell Zygarde remains powerful even without it.
• Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin return to the dormitory after winning the class competition. Tang Wulin becomes class monitor, Gu Yue vice class monitor, and Wu Duosi the other vice class monitor. Tang Wulin is also appointed forging committee member, while Gu Yue joins the design committee.
• Tang Wulin anxiously asks about Bewear after witnessing its previous berserk state. Su Yu reassures him, and Bewear emerges from its Poké Ball unharmed, warmly embracing Tang Wulin.
• Su Yu explains that Bewear can still use Outrage, while privately recognizing that its earlier rampage was caused by outside control rather than the move itself.
• Yue Zhengyu, a second-year student and new work-study student, arrives to introduce himself as their neighbor. Xie Xie immediately dismisses him and rudely shuts the door.
• Outside, Yue Zhengyu argues with Yuanen, who refuses to let him enter the dormitory despite Yue Zhengyu possessing the key. Yue eventually enters anyway, while Yuanen goes to report the matter to the Academic Affairs Office.
• During lunch, Tang Wulin asks Su Yu whether his information about his younger sister Na’er was true. Su Yu advises him to ask the academy teachers about her rather than attempting to reach Sea God Island directly. Tang Wulin decides to seek out Teacher Shen Yi, provoking jealous reactions from Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan.
• Su Yu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan spend the afternoon cultivating Soul Power and training Pokémon moves.
• By late at night, Su Yu realizes that nearly twelve hours have passed since he obtained the Monster Tablet, yet he has not sensed the location of the next Slate. He begins to suspect that his Slate-finding “radar” may have failed, that the Slate may be unusually distant, or that the remaining Slates could be located in other planes.
• The scene shifts to the Abyss. An Abyssal subordinate reports that the mysterious Divine Level presence was not connected to the return of the God Realm, and no one has ascended there.
• The subordinate presents the Abyssal Sage King with a blue Slate discovered in the Abyss. The Sage King identifies it as possibly a Divine Artifact or even a Transcendent Artifact, noting that it already has an owner. He declares that the power of the Abyss can gradually erode the Slate and assimilate it into the Abyss.

Character Developments

• Su Yu: Remains calm and strategic regarding Z2 but becomes increasingly uneasy when his Slate-detection ability fails to reveal the next target. He continues balancing cultivation, Pokémon training, and the larger mystery of the Slates.
• Tang Wulin: Shows deep emotional attachment to Bewear, treating it as a cherished companion. He also becomes more proactive about investigating Na’er’s whereabouts, though he remains somewhat absent-minded and easily influenced by his emotions.
• Bewear: Returns safely from its berserk episode and reestablishes its affectionate bond with Tang Wulin, demonstrating that it has not lost its abilities.
• Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan: Grow more openly protective and possessive of Tang Wulin, reacting with murderous jealousy when he focuses on finding Na’er. They also strengthen their connection with Su Yu by cultivating alongside him.
• Xie Xie: Displays his usual arrogance and impulsiveness, rejecting Yue Zhengyu because he considers him even more smug than himself.
• Yue Zhengyu: Is introduced as a new work-study student but immediately encounters hostility from the existing residents. His confident and confrontational personality clashes with both Xie Xie and Yuanen.
• Yuanen: Acts stubbornly and authoritatively, attempting to prevent Yue Zhengyu from entering the dormitory despite lacking a clear justification.
• Abyssal Sage King: Is revealed to be highly powerful but unusually tense concerning the God Realm and the unexplained Divine Level presence. His interest in the blue Slate introduces a new threat to Su Yu’s objectives.

Significant Themes

• Trust and companionship: Tang Wulin’s relief at Bewear’s safe return emphasizes the emotional bonds formed between humans and Pokémon.
• Jealousy and attachment: Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan’s reactions reveal their growing romantic interest in Tang Wulin and their discomfort with his concern for Na’er.
• Uncertainty and hidden forces: Su Yu’s failed Slate detection signals that the Slate mystery is becoming more complex than expected, possibly involving distance, other planes, or interference.
• Power and corruption: The Abyssal Sage King’s plan to erode the blue Slate represents the danger of the Abyss consuming and corrupting powerful artifacts.
• Competition and personality clashes: The dormitory conflicts highlight the pride, arrogance, and lack of cooperation among several young students.
• Divine-level intrigue: The Abyss’s investigation into the God Realm and the unknown Divine Level presence expands the story beyond academy life into a broader cosmic conflict.

Important Character Interactions

• Su Yu and Tang Wulin: Su Yu reassures Tang Wulin about Bewear and guides him toward a more practical way of investigating Na’er.
• Tang Wulin and Bewear: Their reunion is affectionate and emotional, confirming their strong bond.
• Xie Xie and Yue Zhengyu: Xie Xie rejects Yue Zhengyu immediately, establishing antagonism between the two.
• Yue Zhengyu and Yuanen: Their confrontation over the dormitory showcases their equally stubborn and combative personalities.
• Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan: Tang Wulin’s mention of Na’er triggers silent but intense jealousy from the two girls.
• Su Yu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan: Their joint cultivation session deepens their companionship.
• Abyssal Sage King and his subordinate: The Sage King’s intimidating authority contrasts with the subordinate’s fear and reverence, while the discovered Slate becomes a potentially decisive object in the Abyss’s plans.

Chapter Summary: “Spirit Sea!”

Plot Points and Events

• A week passes without Su Yu receiving the Slate coordinates he has been praying for. He considers creating a Team Rocket mission to search for the remaining Slates, but worries that the Holy Spirit Cult or Spirit Pagoda might interfere.
• Su Yu decides to wait a few more days before taking action. Although Arceus could personally search for the Slates, doing so in the Douluo Plane would risk exposing his Divine-Level strength to powerful beings such as the Abyssal Plane’s First-Level God, the plane lord, and the Life Ancient Tree.
• Su Yu and Tang Wulin leave their dormitory to begin creating Zygarde’s second Authority. Su Yu chooses to extract part of the Golden Dragon King’s power from Tang Wulin rather than use Gu Yue’s Silver Dragon King origin, since taking the latter would require Gu Yue’s willing cooperation and violate Su Yu’s principles.
• Su Yu plans to remove energy from the later layers of Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King Seal while using Faith Power to strengthen Tang Wulin’s body, allowing him to better withstand the remaining sealed power.
• Xu Xiaoyan secretly follows them after seeing them leave together. She misunderstands their destination when they enter the Rose Hotel, believing they may be engaging in a romantic or inappropriate relationship.
• Su Yu rents a single room and reveals that the hotel visit is merely a cover. He opens a dimensional doorway and sends Tang Wulin into a separate space where he can meet Arceus.
• Arceus appears before Tang Wulin with seven Slates orbiting him. Using Dragon Plate power and Divine Sense, he enters Tang Wulin’s Spirit Sea. Tang Wulin loses consciousness while Arceus begins examining the hidden Golden Dragon King energy.
• Inside the Spirit Sea, Arceus initially finds a calm, ordinary environment. He then meets “Old Tang,” the manifestation of the Tang God King, who agrees to let Arceus help Tang Wulin.
• Arceus tears away the illusion concealing the deeper region of the Spirit Sea, revealing a violent golden world dominated by the sealed Golden Dragon King and sixteen sealing rings. Old Tang acknowledges Arceus’s strength.

Character Developments

• Su Yu: Becomes increasingly cautious and strategic. He balances his need to collect the Slates with the danger of exposing Team Rocket and Arceus. His refusal to forcibly take Gu Yue’s origin reinforces his loyalty and moral principles.
• Tang Wulin: Continues cooperating fully with Su Yu. He is willing to undergo the dangerous process of having Golden Dragon King power extracted, though he remains hesitant and uncertain about the plan.
• Arceus: Demonstrates formidable power by entering Tang Wulin’s Spirit Sea, seeing through its concealment, and preparing to manipulate the sealed Golden Dragon King energy. His restraint also shows his awareness of the dangers of revealing his full strength.
• Xu Xiaoyan: Becomes suspicious and jealous or alarmed after observing Su Yu and Tang Wulin’s secretive behavior. Her misunderstanding provides comic tension.
• Old Tang: Appears as a calm but watchful manifestation of the Tang God King. He recognizes Arceus’s power and permits him to proceed.

Significant Themes

• Caution versus ambition: Su Yu wants to obtain the remaining Slates quickly but understands that reckless action could attract powerful enemies.
• Trust and moral boundaries: Su Yu refuses to sacrifice Gu Yue’s origin without her consent, emphasizing that his goals do not justify betraying his friends.
• Hidden power and concealment: Arceus, the Slates, Tang Wulin’s sealed energy, and Old Tang’s identity all operate behind layers of secrecy.
• Transformation through sacrifice: Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King power may be used to create Zygarde’s Authority, but the process is also intended to strengthen Tang Wulin and help him survive his future trials.
• Misunderstanding and appearances: The Rose Hotel setting causes Xu Xiaoyan to draw the wrong conclusion, contrasting the innocent reality with the suspicious appearance of Su Yu and Tang Wulin’s actions.

Character Interactions

• Su Yu and Tang Wulin discuss and cooperate on the Authority-creation plan, with Tang Wulin agreeing to let Su Yu use part of the Golden Dragon King’s sealed power.
• Xu Xiaoyan follows them secretly and interprets their private hotel visit as evidence of a possible romantic relationship.
• Su Yu gives Tang Wulin precise instructions before sending him through the dimensional doorway.
• Arceus and Tang Wulin meet for the first time in the Spirit Sea, with Arceus immediately beginning his examination.
• Arceus and Old Tang exchange cautious introductions. Old Tang steps aside to let Arceus act, but remains present as an observer.
• Arceus exposes the concealed Golden Dragon King region, and Old Tang openly acknowledges that Arceus’s abilities are extraordinary.

Chapter Summary: “The Golden Dragon King’s Struggle!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Arceus enters Tang Wulin’s Spirit Sea and identifies the Golden Dragon King Seal, recognizing that Old Tang had created illusions and other obstacles to delay or test it.
• Arceus analyzes the sixteen seals imprisoning the Golden Dragon King. It determines that the three strongest seals correspond to Preliminary Godhood, Second-Level Godhood, and First-Level Godhood.
• Rather than breaking the seal recklessly, Arceus studies its structure and energy circulation so it can repair the seal afterward.
• Arceus successfully opens a small crack in the third-to-last seal and extracts a small amount of pure Golden Dragon King Essence.
• The Golden Dragon King awakens and angrily confronts Arceus. Arceus deduces that this being is not the original Golden Dragon King, who died long ago, but the dragon’s surviving emotion of rage.
• Enraged by Arceus’s claim and its attempt to steal his power, the Golden Dragon King seals himself inside a dragon-egg-like cocoon. This creates an additional barrier and prevents Arceus from extracting more Essence.
• Arceus considers breaking the weaker seals but decides against it, believing Tang Wulin should break them himself. It repairs and reinforces the damaged seal with Faith Power.
• Arceus leaves behind Faith Power to strengthen Tang Wulin’s body and provide Old Tang with assistance in a future crisis before departing.
• In the outside world, Tang Wulin reappears in Su Yu’s hotel room after the spiritual encounter. Su Yu explains that the attempt only “half succeeded,” meaning the amount of Essence obtained was insufficient.
• Su Yu realizes that the small quantity of Golden Dragon King Authority cannot be used to create “Z2.” He and Tang Wulin part ways, with Tang Wulin going to practice forging.
• Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan, who had followed Su Yu and Tang Wulin to the hotel, misinterpret the situation and suspect something questionable occurred between them. Gu Yue persuades Xu Xiaoyan to confront Su Yu directly rather than rely on speculation.
• The chapter ends as Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan return to the dormitory and find Su Yu meditating on his bed.

Character Developments

• Arceus: Demonstrates immense power, patience, and technical intelligence. Instead of relying solely on force, it carefully studies the seal, successfully extracts some Essence, repairs the damage, and even reinforces it. It also shows consideration for Tang Wulin’s future growth by refusing to break the weaker seals.
• Old Tang: Initially attempts to hinder Arceus but quickly recognizes the gap in their strength. He becomes concerned for Tang Wulin’s physical condition and urges Arceus to stop. His reaction also shows that he understands the advantages of the Golden Dragon King’s self-sealing for Tang Wulin.
• Golden Dragon King: Revealed to be the embodiment of the original Golden Dragon King’s rage rather than the true dragon itself. His identity is dominated by denial, pride, and fury. His instinctive response is to retreat and seal himself when threatened.
• Tang Wulin: Benefits indirectly from Arceus’s actions. The self-sealing reduces the violent power he will eventually have to endure, while Arceus’s Faith Power helps stabilize and strengthen his body. He remains focused on forging after awakening.
• Su Yu: Learns that the plan did not provide enough Golden Dragon King power to create Z2. Though disappointed, he remains calm and returns to the dormitory.
• Gu Yue: Acts rationally and maturely, restraining Xu Xiaoyan and insisting that they seek the truth through direct conversation rather than assumptions.
• Xu Xiaoyan: Displays jealousy, anxiety, and impulsiveness, nearly confronting Tang Wulin violently, but ultimately follows Gu Yue’s advice.

Significant Themes

• Power versus wisdom: Arceus’s success comes not merely from overwhelming strength but from careful observation, analysis, and controlled action.
• Identity and emotional remnants: The Golden Dragon King’s revelation raises questions about whether a powerful emotion can preserve a separate identity after the original being has died.
• Self-control and restraint: Arceus could interfere with the weaker seals but chooses not to, preserving Tang Wulin’s opportunity to grow through his own efforts.
• Misunderstanding versus truth: Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan’s suspicions contrast with Gu Yue’s decision to seek direct answers, emphasizing the danger of judging based only on appearances.
• Sacrifice and protection: Arceus leaves behind Faith Power to support Tang Wulin, while the Golden Dragon King’s self-sealing unintentionally makes Tang Wulin’s future absorption process safer.
• The limits of partial success: Although Arceus obtains some Essence, the amount is far below what Su Yu needs, showing that even a powerful intervention may produce only limited practical results.

Important Character Interactions

• Arceus and Old Tang: Their tense cooperation reflects the vast difference in strength between them. Old Tang cannot stop Arceus but remains involved as an observer and advocate for Tang Wulin’s safety.
• Arceus and the Golden Dragon King: Their exchange is confrontational and psychological. Arceus provokes the dragon by challenging his identity, causing the rage-filled entity to seal itself away.
• Arceus and Tang Wulin: Though they do not interact directly in the outside world, Arceus’s actions significantly affect Tang Wulin by strengthening his body and reducing the danger of future Essence absorption.
• Su Yu and Tang Wulin: Their brief conversation establishes that the plan was only partially successful. They part amicably to pursue their respective activities.
• Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan: Gu Yue acts as the calmer, more decisive figure, guiding Xu Xiaoyan away from impulsive jealousy and toward direct confrontation with Su Yu.
• Su Yu, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan: Their impending conversation sets up a likely conflict based on the girls’ suspicions about Su Yu’s visit to the hotel with Tang Wulin.

Chapter Summary: “Misunderstanding!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan confront Su Yu after discovering that he and Tang Wulin visited a couples’ hotel. They assume the two boys engaged in something improper and believe Tang Wulin’s earlier claim that Su Yu likes him.
• Su Yu is completely confused because he thinks they are asking about his secret research into Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King Bloodline. The resulting conversation becomes an extended misunderstanding.
• Xu Xiaoyan becomes emotional and nearly cries, feeling betrayed. Su Yu tries to reassure her, while Gu Yue remains more composed but increasingly suspicious.
• Su Yu asks Xu Xiaoyan to leave before revealing sensitive information. Gu Yue agrees, and Xiaoyan angrily slams the door.
• Su Yu reveals to Gu Yue that he knows she is the Silver Dragon King. She admits the truth without surprise, believing he likely learned it from the divine beast Arceus.
• Su Yu explains that he and Tang Wulin went to the hotel to conduct private research on the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, not for romantic or sexual reasons.
• To prove his claim, Su Yu summons a tiny Zygarde Cell containing the Golden Dragon King Bloodline. Gu Yue confirms that the bloodline is genuine.
• Gu Yue asks whose side Arceus is on in the conflict between humans and Soul Beasts. Su Yu answers that Arceus supports the Pokémon side, leaving Gu Yue thoughtful before she departs.
• In the Blood God Legion’s war zone, the dark figure attempts to corrupt a glowing Slate using Abyssal energy. The Slate’s protective blue energy is eventually destroyed, and black energy begins spreading across it.
• Su Yu suddenly senses the Slate’s presence from afar, but it vanishes almost immediately, leaving him alert and suspicious.

Character Developments

• Su Yu: Remains oblivious to the romantic interpretation of his actions, making him appear innocent but socially clueless. He demonstrates his scientific and supernatural research by producing a Zygarde Cell carrying Tang Wulin’s bloodline. He also confirms that he knows Gu Yue’s true identity.
• Gu Yue: Shows greater emotional control than Xiaoyan but is clearly suspicious of Su Yu’s behavior. She acknowledges her identity as the Silver Dragon King and begins taking his research and his connection to Arceus more seriously.
• Xu Xiaoyan: Reacts emotionally to the supposed betrayal, revealing that she cares deeply about Su Yu and may have romantic feelings for him. Her anger and tears stem from believing that he has chosen someone else—or that he is hiding a relationship.
• Tang Wulin: Does not appear directly, but his earlier joke or rumor that Su Yu likes him drives the entire misunderstanding and damages Su Yu’s credibility.
• Arceus: Remains offscreen but becomes important through Gu Yue’s question about his allegiance, suggesting that his position could affect the balance between humans, Soul Beasts, and Pokémon.
• The dark figure: Advances the Abyss’s corruption of the Slate, presenting a growing threat and demonstrating confidence that even powerful artifacts can eventually be overwhelmed.

Significant Themes

• Miscommunication and mistaken assumptions: The central comic conflict arises because Su Yu and the girls are discussing entirely different matters.
• Jealousy and emotional attachment: Xu Xiaoyan’s reaction exposes her personal feelings toward Su Yu, while Gu Yue’s questioning suggests that she is also closely observing his behavior.
• Identity and secrecy: Su Yu’s knowledge of Gu Yue’s Silver Dragon King identity and his own hidden research highlight the risks of concealed powers and allegiances.
• Science, experimentation, and power: Su Yu treats the Golden Dragon King Bloodline as a subject of research, while the Abyss seeks to consume and transform power through corruption.
• Competing factions: The question of whether Arceus supports humans, Soul Beasts, or Pokémon broadens the chapter’s political and supernatural conflict.

Important Character Interactions

• Su Yu and Xu Xiaoyan: Their argument combines comedy with genuine emotion. Xiaoyan accuses Su Yu of hiding a relationship, while Su Yu sincerely fails to understand her implication and tries to comfort her.
• Su Yu and Gu Yue: Gu Yue presses Su Yu for proof and tests the truth of his explanation. Their conversation also becomes a serious exchange about their identities, the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, and Arceus’s allegiance.
• Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan: They initially confront Su Yu together, but Gu Yue later separates Xiaoyan from the conversation because of the sensitive information Su Yu is about to reveal.
• Su Yu and Tang Wulin: Though Tang Wulin is absent, his rumor that Su Yu likes him causes the conflict. Su Yu feels betrayed and accuses him internally of spreading lies.
• The dark figure and the Slate: Their interaction establishes the ongoing struggle between the Slate’s resistance and the Abyss’s corrupting power.

Chapter Summary: “Finding a Way?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Several days pass without new coordinates appearing in Su Yu’s mind, preventing him from continuing the search for Arceus’s missing Slates.
• To improve the chances of finding them, Su Yu posts a high-reward mission across Team Rocket, describing himself only as a wealthy member interested in unusual stones. However, he remains doubtful that this method will succeed.
• In Arceus Space, Arceus checks on Zygarde Core Cell Z1, who has spent roughly a month growing and multiplying throughout the Pokémon World.
• Z1 reveals that they have reached the 10% Form. By summoning countless Zygarde Cells from across the world, Z1 transforms into a powerful, level-40 Zygarde.
• Zygarde’s 10% Form possesses the abilities Aura Break and Power Construct and has strength comparable to a high-level Soul Elder. Arceus is surprised by how rapidly Zygarde has developed.
• Z1 explains that reaching the 50% Form requires far more energy than the Pokémon World can provide. Arceus promises to take Z1 to another world once Zygarde reaches its limit.
• Arceus realizes that Z1 can sense the condition of every Zygarde Cell and asks whether Zygarde can search the world for objects such as the Slates. Z1 agrees, though they cannot detect things underground. This gives Arceus a new method of searching.
• Back at Shrek Academy, Su Yu and his classmates begin a normal day of cultivation.
• Teacher Shen Yi announces that the first-year Class One will have a friendly competition against the second-year Class One in one week.
• The event will include four auxiliary-profession contests and a team battle. The students may choose the number of participants for the team match.
• Xie Xie eagerly volunteers, while Tang Wulin also shows enthusiasm. However, Zhao Yang challenges Xie Xie, leading to an argument that Shen Yi quickly suppresses.
• Shen Yi states that the class monitor, Tang Wulin, will decide the lineup. This provokes criticism from some students, who argue that Tang Wulin relies too heavily on Pokémon rather than his own abilities.
• Several students begin calling for Tang Wulin to be replaced as class monitor. Luo Guixing quietly supports this challenge because he has long resented losing the position to Tang Wulin.

Character Developments

• Su Yu: Remains frustrated by the lack of Slate coordinates but takes practical action by posting a Team Rocket mission. Through Arceus’s plan involving Zygarde, he gains a promising new avenue for locating the Slates.
• Arceus: Continues searching for ways to revive their missing power through the Slates. They recognize Zygarde’s potential and cleverly turn Z1’s global cellular network into a search tool.
• Zygarde Z1: Develops rapidly, reaching level 40 and the 10% Form after one month. Z1 remains obedient and emotionally restrained, but demonstrates useful sensory abilities and becomes central to the Slate-searching plan.
• Tang Wulin: Is placed under pressure when his classmates question whether he deserves to remain class monitor. The criticism attacks both his leadership and his reliance on Pokémon, causing visible anger and embarrassment.
• Xie Xie: Displays his usual competitive and impulsive personality by immediately volunteering for the match and accepting Zhao Yang’s provocation.
• Zhao Yang: Acts as a rival to Xie Xie, challenging him and questioning his strength without Pokémon.
• Luo Guixing: Reveals continued resentment toward Tang Wulin’s leadership. He views himself as more qualified and appears ready to exploit the class’s doubts.
• Shen Yi: Establishes authority by stopping the confrontation and making clear that the team lineup will be decided according to ability rather than impulse.

Significant Themes

• Adaptation and problem-solving: When Su Yu’s coordinates fail to appear, he and Arceus seek alternative solutions instead of abandoning the Slate search.
• Rapid growth and potential: Zygarde’s explosive development emphasizes the extraordinary power of Legendary Pokémon and contrasts with the slower cultivation process of ordinary humans.
• Limits of the environment: Although Zygarde grows quickly, the Pokémon World’s energy ceiling prevents further evolution, showing that strength is affected by external conditions.
• Leadership and legitimacy: Tang Wulin’s position as class monitor is challenged because some classmates believe his achievements come from Pokémon rather than personal ability.
• Competition and insecurity: The upcoming match motivates the students but also exposes rivalries, resentment, and doubts about individual strength.
• Reliance on external power: The chapter questions whether using Pokémon diminishes a cultivator’s accomplishments, setting up a conflict between traditional martial strength and the advantages provided by Pokémon.

Character Interactions

• Arceus questions Z1 about their strength, learns about the energy requirements for future Forms, and assigns them the task of searching for Slates.
• Su Yu’s actions indirectly connect with Arceus’s strategy, as both seek practical ways to overcome the lack of coordinates.
• Shen Yi controls the class after Xie Xie and Zhao Yang begin preparing to fight, demonstrating the power difference between teacher and students.
• Xie Xie and Zhao Yang clash over their abilities and dependence on Pokémon.
• Tang Wulin becomes the target of class-wide criticism after Shen Yi gives him control over the team lineup.
• Luo Guixing’s dissatisfaction with Tang Wulin surfaces through the students’ demand for a new class monitor, establishing a growing leadership conflict.

Chapter Summary: “The Class Monitor Contest!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The class becomes dissatisfied with Tang Wulin as monitor, and most students vote to replace him.
• Initially hurt and doubtful, Tang Wulin receives encouragement from Su Yu, Xie Xie, and his other companions. Their support restores his determination.
• Tang Wulin admits that he has failed to perform his duties well but asks for another chance. He proposes a class-monitor contest in which any student may challenge him in one-on-one battles.
• He also decides that the upcoming conflict with the second-year class will be settled through a team competition. Both sides may form teams freely, with the number of fighters determined by the smaller team.
• Shen Yi approves of Tang Wulin’s approach, reflecting Shrek Academy’s belief that strength determines authority.
• Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi, old acquaintances from the Tianhai Alliance Grand Tournament, arrive as new classmates from the Inner Courtyard. Xu Lizhi is friendly and enthusiastic, while Ye Xinglan remains cold and still holds a grudge against Tang Wulin.
• After class, the strongest students—Luo Guixing, Xu Yucheng, Zheng Yiran, Yang Nianxia, and Wu Siduo—organize themselves into a group. They agree that Wu Siduo should be Tang Wulin’s individual challenger.
• The five prodigies also plan to form a team against the second-year students. They initially underestimate Tang Wulin’s group, but Wu Siduo warns them that Su Yu is exceptionally powerful even without relying on his Pokémon.
• During afternoon training, Tang Wulin worries that he has challenged the entire class too recklessly. Seeking a stronger technique, he asks Su Yu to teach him a move quickly.
• Su Yu demonstrates Temporal Roar, a powerful Dragon-Type technique that twists time. Although the move is difficult and leaves the user unable to move during the next turn, Tang Wulin decides to attempt learning it before the contest.

Character Developments

• Tang Wulin: Moves from humiliation and self-doubt to renewed confidence. He accepts responsibility for his shortcomings and chooses to defend his position through strength rather than surrender. His request to learn Temporal Roar shows both his determination and his anxiety about the upcoming challenge.
• Su Yu: Acts as a calm and supportive friend, reminding Tang Wulin to trust himself. He also reveals that his own combat abilities are far greater than many classmates realized.
• Xie Xie and the others: Demonstrate their loyalty by physically and emotionally encouraging Tang Wulin when the class turns against him.
• Ye Xinglan: Returns as a powerful new classmate with an unresolved grudge against Tang Wulin. Her arrival introduces a personal rivalry and a possible future challenge.
• Xu Lizhi: Remains cheerful, polite, and warm-hearted, providing a contrast to Ye Xinglan’s severity.
• Wu Siduo: Shows confidence in her strength but also demonstrates clear judgment by acknowledging Su Yu as a serious threat.
• Luo Guixing and the other prodigies: Reveal their ambition and willingness to challenge Tang Wulin’s leadership, though they initially underestimate the true strength of his team.

Significant Themes

• Leadership and responsibility: Tang Wulin does not deny his failures; instead, he accepts criticism and tries to prove he can improve.
• Strength as authority: At Shrek Academy, leadership is closely tied to combat ability. Tang Wulin’s contest is both a political challenge and a test of personal strength.
• Friendship and trust: Su Yu, Xie Xie, and the rest of Tang Wulin’s companions prevent him from being overwhelmed by rejection.
• Hidden strength and mistaken assumptions: The prodigies believe Su Yu depends mainly on his Pokémon, but Wu Siduo reveals that he is formidable on his own.
• Rivalry and unresolved grudges: Ye Xinglan’s return revives the conflict from three years earlier and adds another personal dimension to the coming battles.
• Preparation under pressure: Tang Wulin’s attempt to master Temporal Roar highlights the urgency of the contest and the risks of relying on last-minute training.

Important Character Interactions

• Su Yu and Xie Xie encourage Tang Wulin after the class votes against him.
• Tang Wulin addresses the entire class and challenges them to prove their opposition through battle.
• Ye Xinglan recognizes Tang Wulin and silently resolves to use the contest to obtain revenge for their past conflict.
• The five leading students debate the best way to challenge Tang Wulin and select Wu Siduo as their representative.
• Wu Siduo informs the group that Su Yu defeated her in the past, forcing them to reconsider their assessment of Tang Wulin’s team.
• Tang Wulin turns to Su Yu for help, and Su Yu introduces him to the dangerous Temporal Roar technique.

Chapter Summary: “Silver Dragon King’s Authority?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tang Wulin successfully masters the Dragon-type move Temporal Roar in less than a day. His roar releases a golden shockwave enhanced by his Golden Dragon King domain, destroying the training equipment and even shattering the reinforced walls.
• Su Yu realizes that Tang Wulin’s hidden time attribute makes him particularly compatible with Temporal Roar.
• Su Yu practices Spacial Rend, Palkia’s signature move. The attack completely erases a training dummy and demonstrates the ability to tear apart space itself, potentially countering teleportation and other spatial techniques.
• The scheduled exchange match between the first-year students begins. Tang Wulin arrives with Su Yu and the others, while Gu Yue is initially absent.
• Tang Wulin’s strengthened Golden Dragon King aura suppresses the Beast Martial Soul Masters present, including Wu Siduo and Wang Jinxi, revealing that his bloodline has grown significantly stronger.
• Gu Yue eventually arrives looking extremely weak. She gives Su Yu a silver sphere containing part of the Silver Dragon King’s source power and authority, gathered from the seven elements.
• It is revealed that Gu Yue forcibly removed part of her incomplete Silver Dragon King Authority—some of which is still with Na’er—in order to help Su Yu’s plan to recreate the Dragon God. The process severely damaged her.
• Su Yu uses Heal Bell and transfers Arceus’s stored Faith Power into Gu Yue, beginning to restore her weakened body.
• Holy Spirit Douluo Yali, Shen Yi, and Wu Zhangkong oversee the exchange match. Yali creates a protective barrier around the arena and permits the students to fight freely.
• Ye Xinglan unexpectedly challenges Tang Wulin, mentioning an old meal-related incident from three years earlier. Her challenge also appears connected to competing for the class monitor position.
• Ye Xinglan reveals her powerful rank-44 Stargod Sword, supported by three purple Soul Rings and one black Soul Ring, shocking the class.
• Tang Wulin counters with his Blue Silver Grass, strengthened by Golden Dragon King power. Their battle begins with both sides trading techniques:
  • Ye Xinglan uses Star God Thrust and Starburst.
  • Tang Wulin responds with Bluesilver Bind and Bluesilver Thorn Formation.
• The fight remains evenly matched as Tang Wulin attempts to restrain Ye Xinglan while waiting for an opportunity to use his Golden Dragon Claw, whereas Ye Xinglan relies on precise swordsmanship and agile movement.

Character Developments

• Tang Wulin: Quickly masters Temporal Roar and gains confidence after witnessing its destructive power. His Golden Dragon King bloodline has clearly strengthened, producing an aura capable of suppressing other Beast Martial Soul Masters. He demonstrates greater combat maturity by combining restraint techniques with the threat of a decisive Golden Dragon Claw strike.
• Su Yu: Further develops his understanding of Dragon-type techniques and successfully practices Spacial Rend. He also shows deep concern for Gu Yue and uses his resources without hesitation to heal her.
• Gu Yue: Makes a major personal sacrifice by giving Su Yu part of the Silver Dragon King’s authority. Although she insists she is fine, her weakened condition reveals the seriousness of the sacrifice. Her actions demonstrate her commitment to Su Yu and his Dragon God-related goal.
• Ye Xinglan: Establishes herself as an exceptionally powerful newcomer from the Inner Courtyard. Her rank, Soul Ring configuration, and refined swordsmanship make her a serious rival to Tang Wulin and possibly Wu Siduo.
• Wu Siduo and the other students: Recognize Tang Wulin’s growing bloodline pressure and Ye Xinglan’s remarkable strength, beginning to reassess the competition for leadership and the class monitor position.
• Yali: Takes on the role of a protective and authoritative referee while immediately recognizing Tang Wulin’s potential.

Significant Themes

• Power and bloodline inheritance: Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King bloodline and Gu Yue’s Silver Dragon King Authority continue to shape the characters’ strength and destinies.
• Sacrifice for a greater goal: Gu Yue willingly harms herself to give Su Yu the power he needs, highlighting the personal costs of recreating the Dragon God.
• Trust and emotional loyalty: Su Yu’s immediate concern for Gu Yue and his willingness to expend Faith Power emphasize their growing bond.
• Mastery and adaptation: Both Tang Wulin and Su Yu rapidly learn and refine powerful techniques by combining their existing attributes with new abilities.
• Competition and recognition: The exchange match serves not only as a test of combat ability but also as a contest for status, leadership, and the class monitor position.
• Space and time as combat forces: Temporal Roar and Spacial Rend introduce increasingly powerful applications of time and space attributes, suggesting their importance in future battles.

Important Character Interactions

• Tang Wulin and Su Yu: Su Yu teaches Tang Wulin Temporal Roar, while Tang Wulin’s success deepens Su Yu’s understanding of the technique.
• Su Yu and Gu Yue: Gu Yue gives Su Yu the Silver Dragon King’s Authority despite her weakened condition. Su Yu scolds her for the sacrifice, supports her physically, and uses Heal Bell and Faith Power to heal her.
• Tang Wulin and the Beast Martial Soul Masters: His aura instinctively suppresses them, causing Wu Siduo, Wang Jinxi, and the others to recognize his growing dominance.
• Tang Wulin and Ye Xinglan: Their old personal grievance becomes the immediate motivation for a high-level duel. Their contrasting styles—Tang Wulin’s control and brute force versus Ye Xinglan’s speed and sword mastery—create an evenly balanced opening battle.
• Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi: Xu Lizhi openly cheers for Ye Xinglan, showing his support and familiarity with her.
• Wu Siduo and her group: They discuss Ye Xinglan’s strength and speculate about whether she can challenge Wu Siduo, revealing the competitive tension surrounding the class monitor position.

Chapter Summary: “Time Roar!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tang Wulin engages Ye Xinglan in an intense sparring match, surprising the spectators by matching the much stronger swordswoman blow for blow.
• Tang uses Goldsong to strengthen his Bluesilver Grass, briefly binding Ye Xinglan’s Stargod Sword and creating an opening for a Golden Dragon Claw attack.
• Ye Xinglan escapes and counters with her powerful ten-thousand-year Soul Skill, Star God Shatter, unleashing a storm of starlight sword aura.
• Tang Wulin refuses to retreat. He uses Dragon Claw to force his way through the attack, sustaining several injuries but closing the distance between them.
• He follows with Dragon Tail, forcing Ye Xinglan to retreat and revealing that both combatants are nearing their limits.
• Ye Xinglan prepares a second, fully empowered Star God Shatter, drawing power from her first three Soul Rings as well. This is her strongest attack, but using it will exhaust all her remaining Soul Power.
• Rather than dodge, Tang Wulin chooses to confront the attack directly. He releases a powerful Dragon Aura and manifests the embryonic form of a golden domain.
• The domain briefly impedes Ye Xinglan before being absorbed into Tang’s body. He then unleashes his new Dragon-type technique, Time Roar.
• Time Roar generates a devastating sound wave imbued with the power of time. It temporarily stagnates Ye Xinglan’s movements, weakens her sword intent, and even delays Yali’s attempt to intervene.
• Ye Xinglan’s weakened Star God Shatter cannot fully stop the attack. Just before she is overwhelmed, Su Yu intervenes with Spacial Rend, using spatial power to destroy the sound wave and save her.

Character Developments

• Tang Wulin: Demonstrates that his strength is far greater than most classmates expected. He displays exceptional courage, endurance, combat adaptability, and willingness to endure injury rather than retreat. His mastery of Dragon-type abilities advances significantly with the emergence of a domain embryo and the revelation of Time Roar.
• Ye Xinglan: Establishes herself as an exceptionally powerful and determined fighter. Although surprised by Tang’s resilience, she responds by escalating to her strongest attack. Her confidence and fighting spirit intensify even when her power begins to fail.
• Xu Lizhi: Shows deep understanding and concern for Ye Xinglan. He recognizes that her second Star God Shatter is her all-out attack and worries about Tang Wulin’s safety.
• Wu Siduo: Reassesses Tang Wulin after witnessing his choice to confront Ye Xinglan’s final attack. She correctly realizes that Ye’s technique could normally be avoided, but is impressed and surprised by Tang’s refusal to do so.
• Yali: Recognizes the danger of Time Roar and attempts to rescue Ye Xinglan, but even her intervention is delayed by the attack’s temporal power.
• Su Yu: Reveals himself as a powerful spatial-attribute Soul Master. His timely use of Spacial Rend prevents Ye Xinglan from being defeated.

Significant Themes

• Hidden strength and changing perceptions: Tang Wulin’s performance overturns his classmates’ assumptions about his abilities.
• Courage versus strategy: While others believe Tang should evade Ye Xinglan’s finishing move, he chooses a direct confrontation, emphasizing his fearless and aggressive fighting style.
• The escalation of power: The battle moves from ordinary martial techniques to ten-thousand-year Soul Skills, domain power, and the rare manipulation of time.
• The limits of strength: Both fighters are pushed to exhaustion, showing that even overwhelming techniques carry significant costs.
• The significance of higher laws: Time and space powers prove capable of interfering with even the abilities of a Super Douluo, suggesting that these forces operate on an extraordinary level.

Character Interactions

• Tang and Ye fight with mutual recognition and growing respect, each acknowledging the other’s unusual strength.
• Xu Lizhi’s concern for Tang contrasts with his loyalty to and understanding of Ye Xinglan.
• Wu Siduo and the surrounding students act as observers whose opinions shift as Tang reveals more of his power.
• Yali attempts to protect Ye Xinglan, but Time Roar delays her intervention.
• Su Yu ultimately interrupts the duel with Spacial Rend, demonstrating the importance of spatial power and preventing the battle from ending in Ye Xinglan’s defeat.

Chapter Summary: “Tyranitar!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Yu abruptly ends the dangerous battle between Tang Wulin and Ye Xinglan by using a devastating spatial attack, Spacial Rend, which tears through space and neutralizes Tang Wulin’s time-based technique.
• Su Yu is revealed to possess four black ten-thousand-year Soul Rings, identifying him as a powerful Four-Ring Soul Ancestor. His strength shocks the entire arena, including Shen Yi, Wu Zhangkong, and Yali.
• Tang Wulin and Ye Xinglan are both left severely exhausted. Tang Wulin realizes that his attack could have seriously injured or crippled Ye Xinglan, and he is relieved that Su Yu intervened.
• Su Yu helps Gu Yue after the battle. It is revealed that his pale complexion is partly caused by transferring Faith Power to her, rather than solely by the use of Spacial Rend.
• Ye Xinglan accepts a restorative meat bun from Xu Lizhi and watches Su Yu with lingering shock and curiosity.
• Wu Siduo and Luo Guixing recognize that Su Yu and Tang Wulin are far stronger than they had assumed. Luo Guixing initially feels defeated but quickly regains confidence, believing Su Yu’s technique consumed considerable energy.
• Tang Wulin challenges the class to continue fighting despite his near-total exhaustion. Wu Siduo publicly acknowledges that he is qualified to be class monitor, and the students accept him.
• Rather than postponing the team-selection matches, Tang Wulin insists on continuing immediately. The class begins selecting five-person teams to compete for the chance to face the second-year students.
• Wu Siduo’s team faces Tang Wulin’s team: Tang Wulin, Su Yu, Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, and Xie Xie. The other teams forfeit, recognizing they cannot compete with either side.
• Just as the match begins, Su Yu and his teammates summon their Pokémon. Su Yu releases Tyranitar, which has recently evolved from Pupitar. Tyranitar’s arrival and roar mark the cliffhanger ending of the chapter.

Character Developments

• Su Yu: His true strength becomes impossible to hide. He demonstrates mastery of spatial power, reveals his four black Soul Rings, and proves capable of saving Ye Xinglan from Tang Wulin’s strongest attack. He remains calm and modest, while also showing concern for Gu Yue’s condition. His main purpose in entering the competition is revealed to be testing Tyranitar’s newly evolved strength.
• Tang Wulin: He demonstrates tremendous power through his time-based attack but is nearly drained afterward. He also shows moral responsibility by worrying about the damage he might have caused Ye Xinglan. Despite his exhaustion, he refuses to surrender or delay the competition and firmly embraces his responsibilities as a potential class monitor.
• Gu Yue: Though weakened, she remains concerned about Su Yu and refuses to reclaim the silver sphere or source energy he offers her. Her interaction with Su Yu shows her independence and growing closeness to him.
• Ye Xinglan: She is saved from potentially devastating injuries and becomes visibly shocked by Su Yu’s abilities. Although she wants to question him, she suppresses her curiosity and leaves the platform.
• Wu Siduo: Her view of Su Yu changes as she realizes that he has grown even stronger and that she has not caught up to him. She also shows fairness and respect by recognizing Tang Wulin’s qualifications as class monitor.
• Luo Guixing: He experiences a brief crisis of confidence after recognizing that both Tang Wulin and Su Yu surpass him, but he quickly recovers and begins looking for tactical opportunities.
• Yali: The Holy Spirit Douluo takes particular interest in Su Yu, noting that his power may exceed even Yun Ming’s strength at the same age.
• Xu Lizhi: He shows concern for Ye Xinglan by giving her a restorative meat bun after the battle.

Significant Themes

• Hidden strength and changing perceptions: Su Yu’s explosive display forces everyone to reconsider his status, while Tang Wulin’s power also overturns the class’s previous assumptions.
• Responsibility and restraint: Tang Wulin is troubled by the possibility of seriously injuring Ye Xinglan, emphasizing the danger of uncontrolled strength.
• Recognition and leadership: Tang Wulin earns acceptance as class monitor not simply through victory, but through courage, persistence, and the trust of his classmates.
• Teamwork and trust: Both teams continue despite their weakened condition, relying on their partners and, in Su Yu’s case, Pokémon to compensate for their depleted Soul Power.
• Growth and evolution: Tyranitar’s evolution symbolizes Su Yu’s continued development and introduces a new source of power that will be tested in the upcoming match.
• Power beyond conventional limits: Spatial abilities, time manipulation, Faith Power, and Pokémon abilities expand the boundaries of what the students believe Soul Masters can accomplish.

Important Character Interactions

• Su Yu and Ye Xinglan: Su Yu rescues her from Tang Wulin’s attack, creating shock and gratitude beneath her restrained reaction.
• Su Yu and Gu Yue: Su Yu supports her after the battle and tries to return the source-energy sphere. Gu Yue refuses, showing concern for him and asserting her own strength.
• Su Yu and Tang Wulin: After their exhausting battle, Su Yu silently encourages Tang Wulin to proceed with the competition. Tang Wulin understands and chooses to continue.
• Wu Siduo and Tang Wulin: Wu Siduo acknowledges Tang Wulin’s worthiness as class monitor while questioning whether he can safely continue fighting.
• Wu Siduo and Su Yu: Wu Siduo admits that Su Yu has grown stronger and that the gap between them has widened.
• Luo Guixing and Wu Siduo: Luo Guixing asks whether Wu Siduo knew about Su Yu’s strength, revealing his own surprise and insecurity.
• Tangled team rivalry: Wu Siduo’s team and Tang Wulin’s team exchange challenges before the upcoming match, with both sides determined not to underestimate the other.
• Su Yu and Tyranitar: Su Yu introduces Tyranitar as his newly evolved Pokémon, setting up the next confrontation and the chapter’s central anticipation.

Chapter Summary: “Five Against Five!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Yu summons five Pokémon for the match against Wu Siduo’s team: Tyranitar, Steelix, Bewear, Eevee, and Zangoose. He deliberately leaves out Snorlax and Lucario because they have grown powerful enough to overwhelm the opposing team.
• The chapter explains the Pokémon’s varying strength levels. Bewear, Steelix, and Zangoose are around the three-ring level, while Eevee is approaching the four-ring level. Snorlax and Lucario are much stronger because they have developed independently, whereas contracted Pokémon connected more closely to their partners benefit more from their Soul Power.
• Tyranitar activates Sand Stream, covering the arena in a powerful Sandstorm. Gu Yue’s Eevee intensifies it with its own Sandstorm ability, reducing visibility to less than ten meters.
• Wu Siduo’s team responds defensively. Yang Nianxia uses his Dark Gold Bear Martial Soul to shield the group, while Luo Guixing uses spatial perception to locate threats hidden in the storm.
• Steelix launches a surprise Iron Tail attack after Eevee uses Sand Abyss to trap Wu Siduo’s group. Yang Nianxia blocks and grabs Steelix’s tail, while Zheng Yiran restrains it with Serpent Binding.
• Tyranitar follows with Rock Tomb, but Luo Guixing redirects the stone spikes using Spatial Transfer, causing them to strike Steelix instead.
• Xu Yucheng attacks Steelix with Shadow Slash, while Bewear engages Wu Siduo directly using Dragon Claw.
• Zangoose uses Aerial Ace to attack from the Sandstorm, targeting Xu Yucheng. Wu Siduo warns him in time, allowing him to block the strike. Zangoose retreats before it can be caught.
• Steelix breaks free using Gyro Ball, spinning rapidly and transforming the surrounding Sandstorm into a dangerous steel-and-sand vortex. It breaks Zheng Yiran’s vines and threatens to drag Yang Nianxia into the attack.
• Yang Nianxia exploits the brief instability in Steelix’s movement after it escapes its restraints. He strikes the weak point between Steelix’s neck and body, severely damaging its armor and knocking it out of its spinning attack.
• Luo Guixing realizes that Tyranitar and Eevee have not yet joined the main fight. They unleash Hyper Beam simultaneously at Wu Siduo.
• Luo Guixing uses Space Recall to pull Wu Siduo away just before the beams hit, saving her from the combined attack.

Character Developments

• Su Yu demonstrates restraint and strategic judgment by refusing to summon Snorlax or Lucario, recognizing that their overwhelming strength would make the battle unfair.
• Gu Yue continues to show strong coordination with Eevee, using the Sandstorm strategically to control the battlefield and conceal attacks.
• Yang Nianxia proves himself to be a powerful frontline fighter. He withstands Steelix’s Iron Tail, breaks its momentum, and identifies the precise moment to deliver a decisive counterattack.
• Luo Guixing establishes himself as the team’s battlefield analyst and support specialist. His spatial perception, defensive teleportation, and ability to redirect attacks are crucial to keeping his teammates alive.
• Wu Siduo remains calm and highly alert, coordinating defensive responses while personally engaging Bewear. Her warning saves Xu Yucheng from Zangoose’s ambush.
• Zheng Yiran adapts intelligently by avoiding poison, which would be ineffective against Steelix, and instead uses restraint techniques.
• Xu Yucheng narrowly avoids Zangoose’s attack and gains a new appreciation for the Pokémon’s speed and unpredictability.
• Steelix demonstrates impressive resilience and offensive power, but its overreliance on rotational momentum creates a temporary vulnerability that Yang Nianxia exploits.

Significant Themes

• Strategic restraint: True strength includes knowing when not to use one’s strongest abilities. Su Yu avoids overwhelming the opposing team with Snorlax and Lucario.
• Teamwork and coordination: Both sides combine abilities effectively, with Pokémon skills and Soul Skills interacting in complex ways.
• Battlefield control: The Sandstorm changes the nature of the battle by limiting visibility, empowering Tyranitar, and allowing ambushes and surprise attacks.
• Adaptation and counterplay: Each fighter adjusts to the opponent’s strengths, such as Zheng Yiran abandoning poison against Steelix and Yang Nianxia waiting for the right opening.
• Strength through connection: The chapter emphasizes that contractual and emotional links influence Pokémon growth, explaining why some Pokémon have advanced faster than others.

Character Interactions

• Su Yu and Gu Yue coordinate Tyranitar and Eevee’s Sandstorm and Hyper Beam attacks.
• Yang Nianxia and Zheng Yiran work together to restrain Steelix, combining physical strength with binding abilities.
• Wu Siduo and Yang Nianxia cooperate defensively, with Yang shielding the team and Wu directing the response.
• Wu Siduo and Xu Yucheng show strong battlefield awareness when she warns him of Zangoose’s attack.
• Luo Guixing repeatedly supports the team by redirecting Tyranitar’s Rock Tomb and rescuing Wu Siduo with Space Recall.
• Bewear and Wu Siduo engage in a direct clash between Dragon Claw and White Tiger abilities, while Zangoose and Xu Yucheng fight through speed, evasion, and shadow attacks.

Chapter Summary: “Squirtle!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Eevee uses Lock-On during the Sandstorm, allowing Tyranitar’s Hyper Beam to track Wu Siduo and Luo Guixing even after they teleport.
• Luo Guixing repeatedly attempts to escape with teleportation, but Wu Siduo realizes that the attacks are locked onto her. She has him teleport her toward Tyranitar and Eevee, intending to use the incoming Hyper Beams against them.
• Once separated, Luo Guixing is confronted at close range by Bewear. Unable to control or escape the powerful Pokémon, he is quickly eliminated.
• Wu Siduo attacks Eevee, recognizing it as the more vulnerable target. Tyranitar uses Scary Face to slow her, while Eevee uses Disable to prevent her from reactivating her White Tiger Body Barrier.
• With her defenses disabled and Hyper Beams approaching, Wu Siduo transforms into her Hell White Tiger form and attempts a desperate counterattack, hoping to take Eevee down with her.
• Tyranitar protects Eevee with Protect. The Hyper Beams strike Wu Siduo, and arena judge Ya Li intervenes with golden energy, officially eliminating her.
• Tyranitar survives the blast with only minor injuries due to its high Special Defense, Rock typing, and resistance to Normal-type attacks. Eevee and Tyranitar’s defensive timing is imperfect, but Tyranitar endures the remaining damage.
• Bewear then assists Steelix. Yang Nianxia is defeated, Zheng Yiran falls, and Xu Yucheng is unable to turn the battle around.
• Su Yu’s five-person team wins the selection match and is chosen to represent their grade against the second-years one week later.
• Elsewhere, the Abyssal Sage King reveals that a mysterious blue Slate has been completely assimilated by Abyssal Energy. He throws it to the ground, where it transforms into a new creature: Squirtle, Pokémon #007.

Character Developments

• Eevee demonstrates dramatically improved support abilities, using Lock-On and transferring its effects to Tyranitar’s attacks. Its growing versatility makes it a major tactical threat.
• Tyranitar proves both fiercely protective and highly durable. Rather than attack Wu Siduo, it shields Eevee and withstands a Hyper Beam directly.
• Wu Siduo displays strong tactical judgment and determination. Even after being trapped and having her defensive skill disabled, she chooses a suicidal counterattack rather than surrender. Her defeat motivates her to train harder after realizing how overwhelming Su Yu’s Pokémon have become.
• Luo Guixing reacts quickly under pressure and uses teleportation intelligently, but his abilities cannot overcome Lock-On or Bewear’s close-range power.
• Su Yu’s team establishes itself as the strongest group in the selection battle, earning the right to face the second-years.
• The Abyssal Sage King becomes increasingly confident and greedy as he experiments with the Slate, suggesting he intends to exploit Squirtle’s newly created power.

Significant Themes

• Tactical cooperation: The battle is decided less by raw strength alone than by combining Lock-On, teleportation, Scary Face, Disable, and Hyper Beam.
• The growing power of Pokémon: Eevee and Tyranitar are shown surpassing experienced Soul Masters, emphasizing the increasingly dangerous potential of Su Yu’s team.
• Adaptation under pressure: Wu Siduo, Luo Guixing, and the Pokémon all constantly change tactics in response to one another.
• Defeat as motivation: Wu Siduo accepts her loss and resolves to improve rather than be discouraged.
• Abyssal corruption and creation: The transformation of the Slate into Squirtle reveals that the Abyss can assimilate and recreate Pokémon, introducing a potentially dangerous new force.

Important Character Interactions

• Wu Siduo praises Luo Guixing for helping her evade the initial Hyper Beams, but their cooperation is undermined when Lock-On causes the attacks to keep pursuing them.
• Wu Siduo and Luo Guixing coordinate a teleportation maneuver intended to redirect the Hyper Beams toward Tyranitar and Eevee.
• Tyranitar protects Eevee from Wu Siduo’s attack and the resulting Hyper Beam explosion, highlighting their strong combat partnership.
• Eevee and Tyranitar combine Scary Face, Disable, Lock-On, and Hyper Beam to trap and eliminate Wu Siduo.
• Bewear overwhelms Luo Guixing at close range, then joins Steelix in defeating the remaining opponents.
• The chapter ends by contrasting Su Yu’s successful team with the Abyssal Sage King’s sinister creation of Squirtle, setting up a new threat.

Chapter Summary: Silver Dragon King Z2!

Key Plot Points and Events

• In Arceus Space, Arceus senses that someone is using or stealing His power, though He cannot identify the cause. He then begins experimenting with the silver bead given to Su Yu by Gu Yue.
• Arceus dismantles the bead and reconstructs its energy into a silver egg, intending to create another being connected to the Dragon God.
• Gu Yue has secretly altered the bead so that the Silver Dragon King can communicate with Arceus. She appears as a silver-haired, purple-eyed woman and explains that she wants Soul Beasts to escape human captivity and gain a place to live.
• The Silver Dragon King asks to borrow Team Rocket’s resources. Arceus refuses to intervene directly, telling her to negotiate with Team Rocket herself, but confirms that He will not side with humanity against her.
• Arceus continues the experiment by infusing the silver egg with the Earth Plate’s energy. After a period of nourishment, the egg hatches into a second Shiny Zygarde Core Cell.
• Arceus names the new Core Cell “Z2.” Z2 initially speaks mechanically but begins sensing and resonating with Z1. Arceus recognizes that their combined energy may be connected to the Dragon God and instructs Z1 to care for Z2.
• Meanwhile, Su Yu wakes in Team Rocket Tower and realizes that using the Golden and Silver Dragon King Authorities has not revealed the coordinates he seeks.
• He considers targeting the Azure Sky Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape for their possible divine Authorities, but recognizes that they would be extremely difficult to defeat.
• Su Yu then considers the Golden Tree and the hidden Plane Lord of the Douluo Plane, but concludes that attacking it would be far too dangerous.
• He instead turns his attention to the Icefire Yin-Yang Well, theorizing that the deceased ice and fire dragons connected to it may possess Authorities corresponding to Kyurem and Reshiram. He decides to visit the Tang Sect and investigate, though he acknowledges that simple robbery would be impractical.
• Lin He arrives to report on Team Rocket’s Shrek City branch. He confirms that it has grown more successfully than the Eastsea City headquarters.

Character Developments

• Arceus: Demonstrates increasingly advanced creative and analytical abilities by successfully transforming the silver bead into Z2. He remains cautious toward Gu Yue but accepts that her goals do not directly conflict with His own. His depleted Faith Power and injured condition also limit His ability to act.
• Silver Dragon King/Gu Yue: Reveals that the bead was modified to allow her to speak with Arceus. She openly seeks an alliance with Team Rocket to secure freedom and territory for Soul Beasts, showing greater initiative in shaping her political strategy.
• Z2: Is born as a second Zygarde Core Cell with a blue chest. Although initially emotionless and mechanical, he quickly begins adapting through his connection with Z1.
• Z1: Gains a familial role as Z2’s kin and accepts Arceus’s instruction to protect and guide him.
• Su Yu: Becomes more strategic and cautious in his search for Authorities. Rather than recklessly confronting powerful deities, he identifies the Icefire Yin-Yang Well as a potentially safer and more manageable target.
• Lin He: Establishes himself as a reliable administrator within Team Rocket by reporting the successful development of the Shrek branch.

Significant Themes

• Creation and experimentation: Arceus’s reconstruction of the silver bead and birth of Z2 continue the theme of divine creation and the risks involved in manipulating powerful energies.
• Alliance and political neutrality: Gu Yue seeks Team Rocket’s support without demanding Arceus’s personal involvement, while Arceus attempts to remain independent of both humanity and the Soul Beast cause.
• Power and Authority: Much of the chapter revolves around identifying, acquiring, and weighing the danger of divine Authorities.
• Family and kinship: Z1 and Z2’s resonance suggests an emerging bond, while Arceus assumes the role of creator and guardian.
• Strategic ambition versus caution: Su Yu desires greater power but understands that confronting true deities or the Plane Lord could be disastrous, leading him to pursue less obvious sources of Authority.

Important Character Interactions

• Arceus and the Silver Dragon King: They negotiate their positions regarding Soul Beasts, humanity, and Team Rocket. Arceus refuses direct involvement but does not oppose her plans.
• Arceus, Z1, and Z2: Arceus introduces Z2 to Z1, observes their shared energy, and orders Z1 to care for his new kin.
• Su Yu and Lin He: Lin He provides a performance report, confirming that the Shrek City branch has surpassed Team Rocket’s headquarters in development.

Chapter Summary: “Spirit Pagoda’s Scheme!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Yu notices that the Spirit Pagoda is not suppressing the Shrek Team Rocket branch. Instead, it appears to be indirectly helping Team Rocket dominate the Shrek market, while suppressing branches elsewhere—especially in Eastsea City.
• Lin He remarks that the Shrek branch has effectively become Team Rocket’s headquarters. This gives Su Yu a sudden realization about the Spirit Pagoda’s true strategy.
• By examining the locations of Team Rocket Tower, Tang Sect Headquarters, Shrek Academy, and Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, Su Yu deduces that the Spirit Pagoda is positioning Team Rocket near Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect.
• Su Yu concludes that the Spirit Pagoda intends to lure Team Rocket’s main forces into Shrek City before using two Level-Twelve Fixed Soul-Conduit Bombs to destroy Shrek Academy and severely damage Team Rocket and the Tang Sect.
• He further suspects that the Spirit Pagoda plans to blame all three organizations for collusion with the Holy Spirit Cult, destroying their reputations while eliminating major opponents.
• Su Yu realizes that the bombing may also target Yun Ming and Arceus. Yun Ming would likely sacrifice himself for Shrek, while Arceus—still injured—might be unable to survive a direct hit from such a weapon.
• Rather than confront the Spirit Pagoda immediately, Su Yu decides to stall for time until Zygarde grows stronger. He orders Lin He to slow the Shrek branch’s development and quietly transfer its personnel elsewhere, allowing them to hide in the Pokémon World if Shrek City is attacked.

Character Developments

• Su Yu demonstrates strategic insight by recognizing that the Spirit Pagoda’s apparent assistance is actually a carefully designed trap. He shifts from expansion to survival and begins planning around the possibility of a catastrophic attack.
• Lin He remains loyal and obedient despite not fully understanding Su Yu’s reasoning. She accepts his orders and organizes the withdrawal of Team Rocket personnel from Shrek.
• Arceus continues to act as a powerful but cautious creator figure. His injuries make him vulnerable to the Spirit Pagoda’s weapons, prompting him to rely on Zygarde’s future growth.
• Z1 and Z2 undergo a major advancement. Both reach Level 50, fuse their powers, and evolve into a Level 70 Zygarde in 50% Form. Their rapid growth is attributed to the world’s energy, the gathering of Zygarde Cells, and their connection to the Golden and Silver Dragon King powers.

Significant Themes

• Deception and hidden motives: The Spirit Pagoda’s lack of suppression is revealed as manipulation rather than goodwill.
• Strategic patience: Su Yu chooses to delay confrontation and buy time instead of acting impulsively.
• Survival through preparation: Team Rocket’s personnel are evacuated in anticipation of a devastating attack.
• Power and vulnerability: Even godlike beings such as Arceus can be endangered when weakened, while technological weapons can threaten supernatural powers.
• Growth through unity: Z1 and Z2’s cooperation, shared identity, and access to their kin’s Cells allow them to evolve far more rapidly than expected.

Character Interactions

• Su Yu questions Lin He about the Spirit Pagoda’s behavior and uses her report to uncover the potential trap.
• Lin He unintentionally provides the key phrase—“the Shrek Rocket Team could practically serve as headquarters”—that triggers Su Yu’s deduction.
• Su Yu abruptly dismisses Lin He after realizing the implications, then recalls her to issue evacuation and delay orders.
• In the Pokémon World, Z1 and Z2 respectfully report their progress to Arceus. They explain that they have reached the world’s limit and evolved with the help of gathered Cells and allied energy.
• Arceus examines their new forms, recognizes the likely influence of Dragon God power, and prepares to send them into the Douluo world in human form so they can integrate more easily.

Chapter Summary: “First Years vs. Second Years!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Yu meets Z1 and Z2 in their human forms outside Team Rocket Tower. The two appear as identical blue-green-haired children, distinguished by their red and blue eyes.
• Z1 and Z2 explain that Arceus, whom they call the Creator God, has ordered them to search for Slates. They have already sent their Pokémon family and friends to begin the search.
• Su Yu agrees to take them with him when he realizes he is late for the first-year-versus-second-year class match at Shrek Academy.
• On the way, Z1 and Z2 behave like curious young children, holding onto Su Yu’s clothes and marveling at the unfamiliar human world.
• Su Yu arrives just before the match begins and introduces Z1 and Z2 to his classmates as his “cousins.”
• Gu Yue senses unusual energy from the two children. Z2’s aura resembles her own, while Z1 carries the aura of the Golden Dragon King.
• Z1 and Z2 ask to participate in the class competition. Shen Yi permits them to join as long as they meet the age requirement.
• Su Yu withdraws from the match and assigns Z1 and Z2 to replace him. He instructs them not to use power above rank forty.
• The first-year team becomes Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, Z1, and Z2. Yuanen Yehui selects six second-year students to oppose them.
• The second years are skeptical of Z1 and Z2 because of their childlike appearances, assuming they will be weak. Wu Siduo also questions Su Yu’s decision, but Tang Wulin supports his judgment.
• Before the battle, the teams debate whether Pokémon Soul Spirits—referred to as Spirit Souls—will be allowed. The first years agree to fight without them, but Yuanen Yehui also refuses their use to prevent the first years from gaining an advantage.
• Shen Yi declares that neither team may use Pokémon Soul Spirits and starts the match.

Character Developments

• Su Yu: Takes responsibility for Z1 and Z2 while maintaining their secret identities. He shows confidence in their abilities, trusts them enough to place them in a serious class battle, and demonstrates composure despite arriving late.
• Z1 and Z2: Begin adapting to human society and display innocent, childlike curiosity. Their eagerness to participate reveals their confidence and youthful enthusiasm, despite their small size and apparent age.
• Tang Wulin: Acts responsibly as class monitor, contacts Su Yu when he is late, and places faith in Su Yu’s judgment even when the others doubt the plan.
• Gu Yue: Becomes wary after sensing that Z1 and Z2 possess unusual auras connected to powers familiar to her, especially the Golden Dragon King.
• Wu Siduo: Initially distrusts Su Yu’s strategy and worries that the young-looking Z1 and Z2 will weaken the team, though she ultimately allows the match to proceed.
• Yuanen Yehui: Shows tactical awareness by choosing six participants and rejecting Spirit Soul usage, recognizing that the second years may benefit more from a conventional battle.
• Feng Wuyu: Is identified as Tang Wulin’s apparent mentor and continues watching him closely because of his exceptional forging talent.

Significant Themes

• Appearances versus true strength: Z1 and Z2 look like small children, leading others to underestimate them, while Su Yu knows they possess extraordinary power.
• Trust and judgment: Tang Wulin’s support of Su Yu emphasizes the importance of trusting proven teammates rather than judging situations superficially.
• Hidden identities and power: Su Yu must disguise Z1 and Z2 as relatives, while Gu Yue begins to suspect that they are connected to powerful supernatural forces.
• Childlike wonder and adaptation: Z1 and Z2’s fascination with the human world contrasts with the tense competitive environment of Shrek Academy.
• Fairness and strategy: The restriction on Pokémon Soul Spirits creates a more balanced battle but also becomes a tactical decision, with each team assessing which rules favor them.
• Competition between generations: The match sets up a conflict between the established strength of the second years and the unexpected abilities of the first-year team.

Character Interactions

• Z1 and Z2 speak in near-perfect unison and rely closely on Su Yu, holding onto his clothing as they travel.
• Su Yu treats them like children, warning them to behave and limiting their power during the competition.
• Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan are immediately curious and delighted by the two “cousins,” while Gu Yue reacts with suspicion rather than affection.
• Tang Wulin and Su Yu discuss the team’s composition, with Tang Wulin eventually accepting Z1 and Z2’s participation.
• Wu Siduo challenges Su Yu’s decision, but Tang Wulin defends him and argues that Su Yu would not act recklessly.
• Yuanen Yehui and Tang Wulin negotiate the number of participants and the use of Spirit Souls before Shen Yi formally begins the match.
  The chapter ends just as the battle between the six first years and six second years begins, with Z1 and Z2’s true abilities yet to be revealed.

Chapter Summary: “Four Against Six?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The match begins with Yuanen Yehui of the second-year team charging at Tang Wulin. She transforms into a five-meter-tall Titan Giant Ape and uses Diamond Titan and Air Cannon.
• Tang Wulin responds with his Golden Dragon Body and Golden Dragon Claw. Their first clash ends in a draw, surprising Yuanen Yehui, who realizes Tang Wulin’s strength already rivals hers.
• The second-years launch a coordinated assault against Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, and the other first-years. Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan combine their powers to create a Blizzard, while Yue Zhengyu, He Xiaopeng, and Ye Xingmo work together to break through it.
• Yue Zhengyu uses Holy Light Judgment, He Xiaopeng attacks with his Bright Silver Hammer, and Ye Xingmo unleashes a sword strike infused with starlight.
• Xie Xie repeatedly uses stealth to protect his teammates and intercepts attacks, including Ye Xingmo’s sword energy. He then attempts to assassinate Duanhun Xiao, the second-year control-type Soul Master.
• Duanhun Xiao uses his fourth Soul Skill, Demonic Sound Piercing Ears, a spiritual attack that disrupts the first-years’ concentration and interferes with their Soul Power. Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan are both affected, causing their Blizzard to weaken.
• Gu Yue counters with multiple Three-Colored Flowers, attacking Yue Zhengyu, Ye Xingmo, and He Xiaopeng. Xu Xiaoyan uses Starry Brilliance to restrain He Xiaopeng before Gu Yue’s attack explodes.
• While Tang Wulin is distracted by the demonic sound, Yuanen Yehui lands a powerful punch that sends him crashing into the arena barrier. Despite serious pain and possible internal injuries, Tang Wulin gets back up and attacks her again.
• Xie Xie makes another attempt to strike Duanhun Xiao from behind. Bai Hanying warns Duanhun Xiao in time, but the interruption causes Duanhun Xiao’s spiritual skill to end.
• Duanhun Xiao attempts to locate and attack Xie Xie with sound blades, but Xie Xie evades him and returns to stealth.
• The battle divides into three separate confrontations:
  • Tang Wulin versus Yuanen Yehui
  • Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan versus Yue Zhengyu, Ye Xingmo, and He Xiaopeng
  • Xie Xie versus Duanhun Xiao and Bai Hanying
• The first-year team is at a numerical disadvantage, effectively fighting four against six, since Z1 and Z2 remain motionless at the side of the arena.
• Wu Siduo becomes anxious and questions why Z1 and Z2 are not helping. The spectators and teachers are similarly confused, though Ya Li suggests they continue watching.
• Z1 and Z2 finally decide they understand the situation and prepare to join the battle, believing the other first-years are close to defeat.

Character Developments

• Tang Wulin demonstrates exceptional physical strength, matching Yuanen Yehui’s Titan Giant Ape power without fully activating his Martial Soul. Even after being severely struck, he refuses to retreat, highlighting his endurance, determination, and stubborn fighting spirit.
• Yuanen Yehui is shocked by Tang Wulin’s strength and begins to recognize his future potential. Her confidence in her own superiority is challenged.
• Xie Xie proves himself an effective support and assassin-type fighter. He prioritizes rescuing his teammates over maintaining his original strategy, repeatedly risks himself to disrupt enemy attacks, and continues fighting despite failing to eliminate Duanhun Xiao.
• Gu Yue remains composed under pressure and responds quickly with precise elemental attacks. Her ability to form and direct multiple Three-Colored Flowers shows strong control and tactical awareness.
• Xu Xiaoyan is badly affected by Duanhun Xiao’s spiritual attack but recovers enough to use her control abilities effectively, restraining He Xiaopeng at a crucial moment.
• Duanhun Xiao displays powerful battlefield control through his spiritual flute techniques. He is confident and aggressive, but Xie Xie’s repeated infiltration forces him to remain cautious.
• Bai Hanying acts as Duanhun Xiao’s alert and reliable protector, warning him of Xie Xie’s ambushes twice.
• Z1 and Z2 appear inexperienced or detached at first, but their final conversation suggests they have been assessing the battlefield rather than simply freezing in fear.

Significant Themes

• Strength versus experience: Tang Wulin’s raw power can rival Yuanen Yehui’s, but the second-year team’s experience and coordination give them a major advantage.
• Perseverance under overwhelming odds: Despite being outnumbered and suffering from powerful attacks, the first-years continue fighting instead of surrendering.
• Teamwork and battlefield roles: The battle emphasizes the importance of coordination between attackers, controllers, defenders, and stealth fighters.
• Hidden potential: Tang Wulin’s growth alarms Yuanen Yehui, while Z1 and Z2’s delayed intervention hints that they may possess unexpected abilities.
• Mental warfare: Duanhun Xiao’s spiritual attack demonstrates that victory depends not only on physical power but also on concentration and psychological resistance.
• Tactical sacrifice and adaptability: Xie Xie repeatedly changes his plans to protect his allies, while Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan adapt their attacks to counter the second-years’ coordinated assault.

Important Character Interactions

• Tang Wulin and Yuanen Yehui engage in a direct contest of strength, developing mutual recognition as formidable opponents.
• Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan combine their abilities to create and maintain the Blizzard, showing strong cooperation, though Duanhun Xiao’s spiritual attack disrupts them.
• Yue Zhengyu, Ye Xingmo, and He Xiaopeng coordinate their light, sword, and hammer attacks against Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan.
• Xie Xie repeatedly clashes with Duanhun Xiao, turning the control-type Soul Master’s own rear position into a battlefield of stealth and counterattack.
• Bai Hanying repeatedly saves Duanhun Xiao by warning him of Xie Xie’s attacks.
• Wu Siduo pressures Su Yu for an explanation about Z1 and Z2’s inactivity, reflecting the growing concern among the first-years.
• Z1 and Z2 finally agree to intervene, setting up the next phase of the battle.

Chapter Summary: “Green Soul Rings!” / “Dragon Ascent!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tang Wulin uses Dragon Ascent, transforming into a golden flying dragon and crashing into Yuanen Yehui. She meets the attack head-on with her Air Cannon gauntlets and is forced several meters backward but successfully blocks it.
• Tang Wulin immediately follows up by trapping Yuanen’s fists with his Golden Dragon Claws and charging Time Roar, a destructive technique that manipulates the surrounding flow of time.
• Yuanen unexpectedly reveals a modified Fourth Soul Skill, Four-Armed Overlord, causing two additional arms to grow from her back. The extra limbs allow her to unleash a rapid barrage of punches, interrupting Tang Wulin’s Time Roar and seriously injuring him.
• Duanhun Xiao uses Killing Sound, adding pressure to Tang Wulin’s already desperate situation. Tang Wulin realizes that Yuanen’s Soul Power should be nearly exhausted and hopes his teammates can still turn the battle around.
• Bai Hanying activates Lovers’ Bridge, sharing her Soul Power with Yuanen and restoring Yuanen’s reserves almost to their peak.
• Yue Zhengyu unleashes Holy Judgment, a full-powered attack combining his first three Soul Rings and most of his Soul Power. The strike destroys Gu Yue’s Three-Colored Flower and appears ready to eliminate Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan, seemingly ending the first years’ chances of victory.
• Yuanen advances on the severely wounded Tang Wulin and fires an Air Cannon at him. Just before it hits, Z1 appears and catches the attack with one hand.
• Z1 reveals three extraordinarily pure green Soul Rings, accompanied by a canine phantom linked to Zygarde’s 10% Form. The unfamiliar Soul Ring color shocks the spectators and teachers.
• Z1 engages Yuanen directly, using a green Dragon Claw and overwhelming speed. Her Golden Dragon King bloodline makes her a powerful close-combat fighter, and Yuanen is forced entirely onto the defensive.
• Meanwhile, Z2, also surrounded by three green Soul Rings, uses Zygarde’s Dragon Breath to counter Yue Zhengyu’s Holy Judgment. She then teleports or moves behind him and fires a point-blank Hyper Beam, eliminating him.
• With Yue Zhengyu out, Z2 turns her attention toward Ye Xingmo and He Xiaopeng, who immediately sense the danger.

Character Developments

• Tang Wulin demonstrates exceptional endurance and determination. Even after suffering severe injuries and coughing blood, he refuses to surrender and attempts to defeat Yuanen through a self-sacrificial use of Time Roar.
• Yuanen Yehui displays tremendous resilience by blocking Dragon Ascent and unveiling the new Four-Armed Overlord technique. Her teamwork with Bai Hanying through Lovers’ Bridge allows her to recover her Soul Power and remain a major threat.
• Bai Hanying proves crucial as a support fighter, restoring Yuanen’s combat ability at a decisive moment.
• Yue Zhengyu commits nearly all his Soul Power to Holy Judgment, showing his willingness to risk everything for victory, but he is ultimately outmaneuvered and eliminated by Z2.
• Z1 is revealed as an extremely fast and aggressive fighter with the Golden Dragon King bloodline. She appears to be experiencing direct combat with fascination, remarking, “So this is what fighting feels like?”
• Z2 demonstrates a more tactical and ranged combat style. Her Silver Dragon King bloodline enhances her special attacks, and she combines Dragon Breath with surprise positioning to defeat Yue Zhengyu.

Significant Themes

• Perseverance and refusal to surrender: Tang Wulin continues fighting despite overwhelming injuries, embodying determination even when victory seems impossible.
• Teamwork and support: Yuanen’s survival depends not only on her own strength but also on Bai Hanying’s Soul Power-sharing ability.
• Hidden power and revelation: The appearance of Z1 and Z2, along with their impossible-looking green Soul Rings, dramatically changes the battle and introduces a mysterious new force.
• Contrasting combat styles: Z1 relies on speed, physical strength, and close-range brutality, while Z2 specializes in enhanced energy attacks and tactical ambushes.
• The uncertainty of victory: The first years appear defeated, but the sudden arrival of the Zygarde-linked fighters overturns the battlefield and proves that appearances can be deceptive.

Character Interactions

• Tang Wulin and Yuanen Yehui engage in a direct clash of strength, with both repeatedly testing the other’s endurance.
• Yuanen acknowledges Tang Wulin’s fighting spirit even while trying to stop him, asking him not to push himself further.
• Bai Hanying supports Yuanen through Lovers’ Bridge, restoring the Soul Power Yuanen needs to continue fighting.
• Z1 intervenes to protect Tang Wulin from Yuanen’s Air Cannon, then immediately challenges Yuanen in close combat.
• Z2 counters Yue Zhengyu’s Holy Judgment, surprises him from behind, and eliminates him before targeting Ye Xingmo and He Xiaopeng.
• The teachers and students react with astonishment to the green Soul Rings, especially Shen Yi, who recognizes that their existence appears to contradict established Soul Ring conventions.