Recaps

Chi Hong and his Pokémon fought the Soul Emperor and Soul Kings pursuing Huo Yuhao, then Chi Hong summoned the Ice Empress to defeat the remaining assassins. The Ice Empress’s strength grew from the kills, and she left Chi Hong with rising affection despite denying that she was worried about him.

• Charizard and Greninja killed one Soul King with a coordinated attack while the other assassins struggled against the flames.
• The Soul Emperor ordered the remaining Soul Kings to attack Chi Hong, so Chi Hong summoned the Ice Empress.
• The Ice Empress overwhelmed the assassins with her cold and killed the Soul Emperor and four Soul Kings with a storm of ice needles.
• The Ice Empress gained a small amount of strength from the kills, while Charizard and Greninja gained enough experience to reach cultivation levels of eight thousand and six thousand years.
• Chi Hong explained that he gained Soul Rings by taking Soul Beasts in rather than killing them, prompting the Ice Empress to reconsider her view of him.
• The Ice Empress returned to her Poké Ball after warning Chi Hong to summon her sooner, and her affection for him continued to rise.

After Dai Huabin’s assassination attempt, Huo Yuhao learned that Shrek Academy would not expel him, while Chi Hong returned to his dormitory and received his third Soul Ring, Riolu. Riolu arrived hostile and challenged Chi Hong to a fight, which they prepared to take outside.

• Yan Shaozhe told Huo Yuhao that Dai Huabin had tried to assassinate him and promised the academy would punish the White Tiger Duke’s estate, but refused to expel Dai Huabin.
• Huo Yuhao questioned whether Dai Huabin would face any real punishment, then forced himself to accept Yan Shaozhe’s explanation.
• Chi Hong reached Soul Power Level thirty-one and received a Poké Ball containing his third Soul Ring, Riolu.
• Chi Hong explained Riolu’s Aura to the Ice Empress, then tried to offer Riolu a Pokéblock, which Riolu rejected.
• Chi Hong offered to fight Riolu himself, and Riolu accepted by beckoning him outside.

Chi Hong tested Riolu in battle, then brought him into the Battle Royale Selection Tournament to gain experience. With Charizard and Greninja weakening the other contestants, Riolu rose to three thousand years of power, and fewer than ten contestants remained.

• Chi Hong defeated Riolu in their first battle, and Riolu accepted him as a strong trainer, gaining ten affection.
• At the tournament, Xuan Zi announced that the last seven standing would be selected, while Dai Huabin rallied contestants against Chi Hong and Huo Yuhao.
• Chi Hong sent Charizard and Greninja to attack the gathered Soul Masters and ordered Riolu to stay back until they had weakened their opponents.
• Riolu followed Greninja through the Smokescreen and defeated weakened contestants, raising his power to three thousand years.
• Chi Hong gave Riolu permission to fight the remaining contestants after fewer than ten people remained.

Chi Hong and Riolu defeated Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu after Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong struck their Hell White Tiger with a Golden Cannon. Riolu gained experience, grew to four thousand years old, and learned Force Palm, while Greninja continued to keep Jiang Nannan and Xu Sanshi at bay.

• Chi Hong ordered Riolu to fight Dai Huabin, and Riolu blocked his attack with Quick Guard before wounding him with Metal Claw.
• Dai Huabin drove Riolu back with White Tiger Fierce Light Wave, but Riolu used Work Up to raise his strength.
• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu fused into the Hell White Tiger, and Riolu used Screech to disrupt its charge.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong fired their Golden Cannon at the Hell White Tiger, leaving it vulnerable to Riolu's Rock Smash, which knocked Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu unconscious.
• Riolu gained experience, aged to four thousand years, and learned Force Palm, while Greninja surrounded Jiang Nannan and Xu Sanshi with copies.

Chi Hong and his Pokémon defeated the remaining fighters in the Soul Arena after Riolu endured Beibei’s Thunder Dragon Head and countered it with Greninja’s Hydro Pump. The battle ended with everyone else incapacitated and Riolu’s age advancing to 6,500 years.

• Greninja paralyzed Xu Sanshi and bound Jiang Nannan, then Riolu struck her unconscious and attacked Xu Sanshi.
• Xu Sanshi awakened his Black Tortoise Bloodline and joined Beibei, who powered up with Thunderous Rage and unleashed Thunder Dragon Head.
• Chi Hong ordered Riolu to use Endure, allowing him to survive Beibei’s attack and prepare Counter.
• Greninja’s Hydro Pump combined with Riolu’s Counter to create a storm of electrified water that knocked down Xu Sanshi and the other fighters.
• The battle ended with Chi Hong standing beside the exhausted Riolu, whose age advanced to 6,500 years.

Chi Hong won the selection match but negotiated reimbursement for tournament expenses after Xuan Zi excluded him from the Seven Monsters Reserve Team. Xuan Zi also left Huo Yuhao out, while Huo Yuhao accepted the decision and Dai Huabin clashed verbally with Chi Hong.

• Riolu learned several moves, gained friendship with Chi Hong, and recovered after defeating the other contestants.
• Xuan Zi declared Chi Hong the selection match's winner but denied him a place on the Reserve Team, offering him a chance to compete in the All-Continent Advanced Academy Soul Dueling Tournament instead.
• Chi Hong demanded compensation for representing Shrek, and Xuan Zi agreed that the academy would reimburse up to one hundred million Gold Soul Coins for three auction treasures.
• Xuan Zi selected Beibei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao for the Reserve Team, while excluding Huo Yuhao.
• Wang Dong protested Huo Yuhao's exclusion, but Huo Yuhao accepted it and reassured him.
• Dai Huabin insulted Huo Yuhao and threatened Chi Hong, who mocked him until Dai Huabin spat blood.

Chi Hong retrieved the Splash Plate from Sea God Lake, awakening Greninja’s Water power and its hidden ability Protean. Back in the dormitory, he arranged for the Ice Empress to train Greninja in Ice moves and examined the Legendary Pokémon Ball containing Kyogre.

• Chi Hong dived into Sea God Lake with Greninja and retrieved the Splash Plate from the lakebed.
• The lake’s currents turned violent, so Chi Hong used the plate’s power through Greninja to calm the water and awaken Greninja’s hidden ability Protean.
• Chi Hong returned to the dormitory and asked the Ice Empress to teach Greninja Ice moves, revealing its ability to change type.
• Greninja began training with the TMs Icy Wind, Ice Beam, and Blizzard under the Ice Empress’s guidance.
• Chi Hong examined Professor Oak’s Legendary Pokémon Ball containing Kyogre, which required control of the Splash Plate.

Greninja trained with the Ice Empress and learned to use ice with destructive intent, then unexpectedly mastered Ice Beam by watching her demonstration. His rapid progress worried Charizard and Riolu, who secretly joined forces against him.

• Greninja used Icy Wind to freeze and shatter trees, and the Ice Empress told Chi Hong he might someday master the Ice Pillar Plate's Ultimate Ice power.
• The Ice Empress explained that Greninja's ice lacked killing intent and demonstrated how her Icy Wind destroyed the trees' life from within.
• Greninja understood the lesson and, after watching the Ice Empress, immediately learned Ice Beam.
• The Ice Empress was stunned by Greninja's talent, while Charizard and Riolu worried he would surpass them and formed a temporary alliance.

Chi Hong refused to join Shrek's Inspection Team and warned the others that their Evil Soul Master mission was dangerous. After the Official Team was badly injured in an attack, Wang Yan asked Chi Hong to lead the Reserve Team in the tournament, and Chi Hong agreed only if Shrek paid him more.

• Chi Hong and Huo Yuhao declined to join the Inspection Team, while Beibei and the other Reserve Team members agreed.
• Dai Yueheng brought Dai Huabin to apologize to Chi Hong, who joked that he would send Soul Beasts after him next time.
• Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen argued over visiting Chi Hong, and he warned them that Evil Soul Masters used brutal tactics; Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin dismissed his concern.
• The Official Team set out on an inspection mission and was attacked, leaving all seven members seriously wounded, though none died.
• Wang Yan asked Chi Hong to lead the Reserve Team in the tournament, and Chi Hong agreed on the condition that Shrek pay him more.

Chi Hong pressured Wang Yan into promising to buy three items at the Star Luo Empire auction without a spending limit in exchange for helping Shrek win the tournament. At the tournament, Chi Hong entered the opening team battle alone, leaving Shrek’s Reserve Team on the bench as Tianling Academy prepared to face him seven against one.

• Chi Hong convinced Wang Yan that Shrek’s reputation was at stake and secured an unlimited budget for three auction purchases.
• At the Royal Grand Hotel, Chi Hong announced that he would handle team battles alone, while Wang Yan assigned the Reserve Team other roles.
• Xu Sanshi and Dai Huabin resented Chi Hong, but Beibei and Jiang Nannan discussed the plan with him.
• The next day, the crowd cheered for Shrek as the Reserve Team watched from the sidelines and Dai Huabin seethed at being kept offstage.
• Chi Hong walked onto the soul dueling platform alone, and Tianling Academy’s captain declared that his seven-person team could defeat him.

Chi Hong and Charizard defeated Tianling Academy in one move, pushing Charizard’s cultivation to 9,999 years. The Ice Empress explained that Charizard needed a special item to cross the ten-thousand-year threshold, so Chi Hong called Professor Oak.

• Chi Hong summoned Charizard, whose roar and Scary Face frightened the Tianling Academy team.
• Chi Hong ordered Charizard to use Fire Spin, and the attack burned all seven opponents until the referee rescued them and awarded Shrek the victory.
• Ma Rulong worried about Charizard, but Meng Hongchen argued that Sun Moon Imperial Academy could defeat it with Soul Tools.
• Back at the hotel, Chi Hong learned that Charizard had reached 9,999 years of cultivation and needed a special item to awaken his potential and bloodline.
• Chi Hong decided to seek help and called Professor Oak.

Chi Hong sent Riolu into Shrek’s match against Yun Luo Academy, using the battle to build Riolu’s strength and friendship. Riolu endured a barrage of Soul Cannons, then knocked out the captain with a boosted Drain Punch and healed himself.

• Chi Hong chose Riolu for the next match because Charizard could not advance until it gained a powerful Source of Life, and he gave Riolu Drain Punch and Aura Sphere TMs.
• Greninja handed Riolu the Life Orb after rinsing it, and Riolu eagerly practiced his moves.
• Chi Hong summoned Riolu to face Yun Luo Academy’s captain, while Riolu silently stacked four boosts with Swords Dance.
• The captain fired dozens of Soul Cannon beams, but Riolu used Endure and survived with only one percent of his health remaining.
• Riolu struck the captain with a Life Orb-boosted Drain Punch, knocking him unconscious and restoring his own health.

Chi Hong’s Riolu swept through Yun Luo Team’s competitors and evolved into Lucario, alarming the watching Sun Moon Imperial Team. After sending the cursed Soul-Devouring Engraving Knife to Professor Oak, Chi Hong received Life Candies, a Key Stone, and Charizardite X, and wondered whether he could use them to raise and Mega Evolve Charizard.

• Chi Hong’s Riolu defeated Yun Luo Team’s competitors one by one after repeatedly using Swords Dance to boost its Attack.
• Riolu’s friendship with Chi Hong rose above 80, and Riolu evolved into Lucario as its Aura awakened.
• Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Ma Rulong worried that Chi Hong could evolve his Soul Beasts into powerful creatures and decided to report him.
• Chi Hong bought the Soul-Devouring Engraving Knife and sent it to Professor Oak to remove its curse.
• Professor Oak sent Chi Hong 100 Life Candies, a Key Stone, and Charizardite X, and Chi Hong considered feeding the candies to Charizard.

After Charizard fell asleep while digesting the Source of Life, the Ice Empress showed Chi Hong how to help Greninja experience Ultimate Ice. She channeled its power into him through their close mental connection, leaving Chi Hong to carry that understanding into battle with Greninja.

• Chi Hong returned Charizard to its Poké Ball and told Greninja and Lucario that they would handle the coming battles.
• The Ice Empress offered to help Greninja master Ultimate Ice by using Chi Hong as a medium and having him fight alongside Greninja.
• The Ice Empress said transferring Ultimate Ice would require a hug, and Chi Hong embraced her so they could begin cultivating.
• The Ice Empress accidentally squeezed Chi Hong hard enough to hurt his back, then loosened her grip and began channeling Ultimate Ice into him.
• Chi Hong learned to sense and wield Ultimate Ice through the Ice Empress's precise guidance and their mental connection.

Chi Hong froze the Reserve Team with the aura of his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul and insisted on fighting Zhengtian Academy alone. The team battle began with Greninja surrounding Zhengtian’s fighters using Double Team, while Lucario prepared to build strength.

• Chi Hong rejected the Reserve Team’s offer to support him, then released a chilling aura that froze the conference room and left the others struggling to move.
• Wang Yan recognized Chi Hong’s Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion as a four-hundred-thousand-year-old Ferocious Beast and realized Chi Hong had Twin Martial Souls.
• The Reserve Team was shaken and humiliated when its members could not withstand Chi Hong’s presence.
• Chi Hong entered the Soul Arena with Greninja and Lucario and challenged Zhengtian Academy’s seven-person team alone.
• Chi Hong told Lucario to use Swords Dance and Greninja to use Double Team; Shangguan Can could not identify the real Greninja with Inner Focus.
• Greninja surrounded Zhengtian’s team, and Chi Hong called for Smokescreen.

Chi Hong’s Pokémon overwhelmed the Zhengtian Team with blinding speed and powerful attacks. As Greninja faced two Soul Kings, Lucario’s Aura Sphere defeated Tang Xiaolei and stunned Xiao Hongchen.

• Chi Hong ordered Greninja to use Extrasensory on Shangguan Can, while Lucario struck down Yang Yifan with Extreme Speed and Greninja eliminated Shangguan Can with Night Slash.
• Ye Wuqing and Yu Mengdi attacked Greninja from both sides, but Greninja destroyed Ye Wuqing’s Golden Leaf and countered Yu Mengdi’s cross slash with a Water Shuriken.
• Chi Hong commanded Greninja to change type and unleash Blizzard, freezing the battlefield as Ye Wuqing and Yu Mengdi prepared to attack together.
• Lucario broke Blood Wolf’s claws with Power-Up Punch and knocked aside Tang Xiaolei’s arrow.
• Chi Hong linked with Lucario through Aura, and Lucario’s Aura Sphere shattered Tang Xiaolei’s three arrows and blasted him away.
• Xiao Hongchen watched the blue shock wave and realized its power seemed greater than that of his Soul Tools.

Chi Hong and his Pokémon defeated Zhengtian Academy’s remaining fighters after Greninja mastered Ultimate Ice and Water. The referee stopped Greninja’s final attack, and the battle ended with Greninja and Lucario gaining experience and stronger bonds.

• Yan'er attacked Chi Hong with Flame Cage, but Chi Hong’s Ultimate Ice extinguished the flames and suppressed her Martial Soul.
• Chi Hong and Greninja combined their powers in Ice Emperor’s Wrath, sending Yan'er flying out of the arena.
• Ye Wuqing unleashed Golden Leaf Dance while Yun Mengdi used Angel God-Sealing Slash against Greninja and its companions.
• Greninja mastered Ultimate Ice and Water, then launched a Frost Water Shuriken that broke through both attacks.
• The referee blocked the Frost Water Shuriken, ending the battle as Greninja and Lucario reached 9,999 years and their bonds increased.

At the Star Luo Imperial Auction, Chi Hong claimed a seventy-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion left arm bone and learned that the grand finale was the Snow Empress’s captured Soul Beast embryo. He resolved to win it for the Ice Empress, while rival academies began bidding fiercely.

• Xuan Zi warned Chi Hong to spend Shrek Academy’s money carefully, but Chi Hong waited through the early auction items.
• Chi Hong bid fifteen million Gold Soul Coins for the Ice Jade Scorpion left arm bone, and the other bidders let Shrek Academy claim it.
• The Ice Empress celebrated the Soul Bone’s Ice Explosion Technique, and her affinity for Chi Hong rose after he teased that he had bought it for her.
• Xu Jiujiu revealed a captured Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast embryo that could yield a Soul Ring and Soul Bone or potentially a second Martial Soul.
• Chi Hong identified the embryo as the Snow Empress’s, and the distressed Ice Empress begged him to rescue her.
• Douling Academy, Zhengtian Academy, and Sun Moon Imperial Academy began bidding, while Xiao Hongchen declared his confidence that he would win the embryo.

Chi Hong spent Shrek Academy’s money to win the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo and a mysterious plate said to be connected to the gods, leaving Xuan Zi furious and deeply in debt. The plate activated a message identifying it as the Mystery Plate and advancing Chi Hong’s Path to Godhood.

• Chi Hong outbid Sun Moon Imperial Academy for the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo at two hundred million Gold Soul Coins, while Xuan Zi berated him for the expense.
• Chi Hong defended his spending as necessary to protect Shrek’s glory, leaving Xuan Zi and the teams unable to stop him.
• Xu Jiujiu revealed a purplish-red plate connected to the gods, and Xiao Hongchen recognized it as a treasure his grandfather had studied.
• Chi Hong bid two hundred million Gold Soul Coins for the plate before Xiao Hongchen could bid, and Xuan Zi resigned himself to Shrek’s mounting costs.
• Chi Hong went to collect the three treasures, and the Ice Empress urged him to hurry and bring back the Snow Empress.
• Chi Hong obtained the Mystery Plate, and a system message advanced his Path to Godhood to 4/17.

Chi Hong learned that Mew could create Pokémon and considered using Mew and Ho-Oh’s power to revive the Snow Empress. On the day of the finals, he revealed that Charizard, Greninja, and Lucario had become ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts, then began Charizard’s Mega Evolution against Sun Moon Imperial Academy.

• Chi Hong discovered Mew’s Life Weaving ability and learned the requirements for creating Mewtwo artificially.
• Chi Hong examined the Snow Empress Embryo and considered combining Ho-Oh’s Sacred Flame with Mew’s power to restore her body and soul.
• Chi Hong’s three Pokémon entered the finals against Sun Moon Imperial Academy, where Xiao Hongchen and Ma Rulong vowed to defeat him.
• Chi Hong summoned Charizard, Greninja, and Lucario, revealing that all three had reached the ten-thousand-year level.
• Chi Hong activated the Key Stone and called on Charizard to Mega Evolve.

Chi Hong’s Mega Charizard X overwhelmed the Sun Moon Team after Greninja blocked their cannon barrage with Protect. Xiao Hongchen refused to surrender, and the chapter ended as Mega Charizard X prepared to attack with Dragon Claw.

• Charizard Mega Evolved into Mega Charizard X, and Chi Hong ordered it and Lucario to build power with Dragon Dance and Swords Dance.
• Ma Rulong and Xiao Hongchen fired the Sun Moon Team’s soul cannons, but Greninja protected Chi Hong and the Pokémon with Protect.
• Chi Hong ordered Mega Charizard X to use Flare Blitz, and it smashed through the Sun Moon Team’s defenses, incapacitating four members.
• Ma Rulong, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen remained, but Xiao Hongchen declared that he would fight on even if he lost.
• Chi Hong accepted Xiao Hongchen’s challenge and ordered Mega Charizard X to use Dragon Claw.

Chi Hong’s Pokémon overwhelmed the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy fighters, leaving Meng Hongchen despairing at the gap between their powers. Ma Rulong remained trapped in battle as Mega Charizard X fought to break free, while Greninja’s shuriken dismantled Meng Hongchen’s attack.

• Mega Charizard X battered Ma Rulong’s Invincible Shield, while Meng Hongchen’s poison mist failed against his deep-blue flames and Xiao Hongchen’s Soul Cannons briefly pinned him down.
• Ma Rulong trapped Mega Charizard X in Thunder Prison, but Chi Hong ordered him to burn through the lightning cage with Blazing Inferno.
• Ma Rulong transformed into the Big-Headed Ape and charged Chi Hong as Meng Hongchen joined him, while Chi Hong sent Lucario and Greninja to intercept them.
• Lucario’s Power-Up Punches grew stronger as he drove Ma Rulong backward, while Greninja’s ultimate ice and water suppressed Meng Hongchen’s Ice-Fire Poison Dragon Drill.
• Greninja’s Frost Water Shuriken drained Meng Hongchen’s attack and scattered it, leaving her overwhelmed by the difference in their power.

Chi Hong’s Pokémon defeated the Sun Moon Team in the tournament final, but Mega Charizard X lost control after using Outrage. When Heavenly Fiend Douluo struck Charizard and threatened to kill him, Chi Hong stood between them and challenged him.

• Xiao Hongchen saved Meng Hongchen from a fatal blow, but Lucario defeated Ma Rulong, and Mega Charizard X broke free of the lightning cage.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but Charizard, Greninja, and Lucario shattered it and defeated them.
• Ma Rulong sacrificed a level-seven Soul Tool to wield the level-eight Sword of Judgment, but Charizard overcame him with Outrage, forcing Ma Rulong to concede.
• Chi Hong received notice that the second stage of his Pokémon Master’s Path to Godhood had begun and learned he must complete two trials to create the Legend Plate.
• Charizard, still enraged by Outrage, attacked Ma Rulong, but Chi Hong stopped him and used the Mystery Plate’s mental power to soothe him.
• Heavenly Fiend Douluo punched Charizard and declared he would kill him, so Chi Hong stepped in front of his Pokémon and challenged the referee.

Heavenly Fiend Douluo accused Chi Hong of plotting against Shrek and the tournament, then attacked him after Chi Hong mocked his failure to protect Shrek's Official Team. Chi Hong summoned the Ice Empress, who shattered the meteor and launched a furious counterattack, leaving Heavenly Fiend Douluo facing a Ferocious Beast far beyond his strength.

• Heavenly Fiend Douluo accused Chi Hong of colluding with Soul Beasts and threatened to imprison his Pokémon while Xuan Zi watched from the stands.
• Heavenly Fiend Douluo claimed Chi Hong had arranged the attack on Shrek's Official Team and cheated his way to the championship, turning the spectators against him.
• Chi Hong mocked Xuan Zi for failing to protect the Official Team and insulted Heavenly Fiend Douluo, provoking the Douluo to unleash Heavenly Fiend Meteor.
• Chi Hong stopped Mega Charizard X from confronting the meteor and summoned the Ice Empress from an Advanced Poké Ball.
• The Ice Empress froze and shattered the meteor, then fired an icy beam at Heavenly Fiend Douluo as Greninja watched her power.

Chi Hong confronted Xuan Zi after the Ice Empress failed to stop him, claiming to represent a hidden Beast Taming Sect that would reshape relations between humans and Soul Beasts. When the Ice Empress prepared to sacrifice herself to save Chi Hong, he stood beside her and hinted that he had another way to face Xuan Zi.

• Xuan Zi swallowed the Ice Empress's attack and demanded that Chi Hong surrender his abilities and treasures.
• Chi Hong claimed he was the young master of the ancient Beast Taming Sect and denounced humanity's hunting of Soul Beasts and Shrek's failings.
• The crowd remained wary of Chi Hong's proposed takeover, while the Ice Empress's intimacy with him increased to 89.
• Xuan Zi charged at Chi Hong, and the Ice Empress blocked him with Ice Empress Protection.
• The Ice Empress planned to use her source power and Ice Explosion Technique to trap Xuan Zi and urged Chi Hong to escape, but Chi Hong stood beside her with a Poké Ball and asked Xuan Zi if he had ever seen a dragon.