Recaps

Chi Hong won the Freshman Assessment, gained the Flame and Ice Pillar Plates, and contracted the Ice Empress while trying to help Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao. The stretch ended with Chi Hong exposing six assassins sent by Dai Huabin to kill Huo Yuhao.

• Chi Hong evolved Charmeleon into Charizard, defeated Wang Dong, and went on to challenge students across Shrek Academy before Zhou Yi ordered him to run laps.
• Chi Hong’s Greninja evolved from Froakie during battles, and the pair helped Charizard defeat Beibei and Xu Sanshi in the Soul Battle Arena.
• Chi Hong and his Pokémon won the Freshman Assessment, defeating Dai Huabin’s team and then Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao in the final.
• Mu En revealed the Flame Plate, which merged into Chi Hong, and Chi Hong agreed to help Ma Xiaotao overcome her evil fire.
• Chi Hong searched the Far North, absorbed the Ice Pillar Plate, defeated the Ice Empress with Ho-Oh, and persuaded her to enter a contract as his companion.
• Chi Hong strengthened his bond with the Ice Empress and mastered Ultimate Ice before returning to Shrek Academy and using Ice Empress Protection to suppress Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire.
• Chi Hong challenged the academy’s judgment of Huo Yuhao, earned full marks in the Beast Arena, and left with Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong after Dai Huabin kowtowed in apology.
• Chi Hong ordered Charizard to burn a grove, exposing six assassins Dai Huabin had sent to kill Huo Yuhao.

Chi Hong led Shrek’s Reserve Team through the tournament, using his Pokémon to defeat rival academies and win the finals against Sun Moon Imperial Academy. After Heavenly Fiend Douluo and Xuan Zi turned against him, Chi Hong stood with the Ice Empress and prepared to summon another Pokémon.

• The Ice Empress killed the Soul Emperor and four Soul Kings, while Chi Hong explained how he gained Soul Rings without killing Soul Beasts.
• Chi Hong received Riolu, defeated him in their first battle, and led him through the selection match to defeat Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, Xu Sanshi, and the other contestants.
• Xuan Zi denied Chi Hong a Reserve Team place but offered him a tournament opportunity, and Chi Hong negotiated academy funding for auction treasures.
• Chi Hong retrieved the Splash Plate, helped Greninja awaken Protean and learn Ice moves, and trained with the Ice Empress to wield Ultimate Ice.
• After Shrek’s Official Team was seriously wounded, Chi Hong agreed to lead the Reserve Team and began defeating rival academies with Charizard, Riolu, Greninja, and Lucario.
• Chi Hong bought the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone, the Snow Empress Embryo, and the Mystery Plate, then used Mega Charizard X and his other Pokémon to defeat Sun Moon Imperial Academy in the finals.
• Heavenly Fiend Douluo attacked Chi Hong after the match, and the Ice Empress stopped his meteor before Xuan Zi demanded Chi Hong surrender his abilities and treasures.
• Chi Hong declared himself the young master of the Beast Taming Sect, stood beside the Ice Empress as she faced Xuan Zi, and asked whether Xuan Zi had ever seen a dragon.

Chi Hong revived the Snow Empress, subdued the Dragon City sects, and reached the Star Dou Forest in search of Soul Rings and Plates. After earning Gu Yuena’s trust and empowering Bi Ji, he made her his Soul Ring and asked Gu Yuena for her remaining Plate.

• Chi Hong summoned Kyurem in Star Luo City, crippled Xuan Zi, and announced his challenge to Soul Masters under thirty before setting out for Sun Moon Imperial Academy.
• Chi Hong and Mew revived the Snow Empress as Xiao Xue'er, and the Ice Empress joined them as they traveled to Dragon City and took the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow.
• Chi Hong defeated Nan Qiuqiu and Yu Tianlong with Darkrai and Xiao Xue'er, gaining the submission of the Earth Dragon Sect and the Heavenly Dragon Sect.
• Chi Hong entered the Star Dou Forest with the Ice Empress, Xiao Xue'er, and his Pokémon, then won the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s approval to seek Bi Ji.
• Greninja defeated the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and bonded with Chi Hong, but the Scarlet King attacked until the two empresses and Bi Ji intervened.
• Di Tian agreed to help Chi Hong find a Jade Swan and a Golden-Eyed Black Dragon if he protected young Soul Beasts, while Gu Yuena emerged and discussed his Plates and plans for Soul Beasts.
• Gu Yuena gave Chi Hong the Meadow Plate, which empowered his Pokémon and the two empresses, then Bi Ji absorbed its life force and gained the strength to survive her six-hundred-thousand-year tribulation.
• At Gu Yuena’s request, Bi Ji became Chi Hong’s Soul Ring, and his Soul Power rose past level fifty, and he asked Gu Yuena for her other Plate.

Chi Hong strengthened the Auspicious Beast and other dragon Soul Beasts, while Gu Yuena maneuvered to keep him aligned with the soul beasts. After gaining the Dragon Plate and Palkia’s help, Chi Hong left to investigate the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where the Holy Spirit Cult planned to unleash Giratina.

• Chi Hong purified the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s Golden Dragon Bloodline, and she watched his memories until she trusted and admired him.
• Gu Yuena gave Chi Hong the chance to spar with her subordinates, and his Pokémon fought Zi JI to a draw before the Auspicious Beast chose to follow him.
• The Auspicious Beast defeated Mega Lucario and Darkrai, then became Chi Hong’s fourth Soul Ring and took the name Di Qiu’er.
• Gu Yuena arranged for Zi JI to become Chi Hong’s fifth Soul Ring in exchange for the Dragon Plate, and Chi Hong captured her.
• Di Qiu’er gave Chi Hong the Dragon Plate, which fused with him and briefly overwhelmed him before he regained control.
• Palkia urged Chi Hong to gather the plates and taught him to use spatial power, which Chi Hong used to strengthen Di Qiu’er, Zi JI, and Charizard.
• After Celebi reported that a dark aura had killed the immortal herbs, Chi Hong set out for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Zi JI and Di Qiu’er.
• Zhongli Wu sent Feng Ling and other Holy Spirit Cult members to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with the Evil God Sacred Relic, while Giratina awaited greater spatial and spacetime turbulence.