Chapter Summaries

Chi Hong and his Pokémon fought Zi JI, whose Devouring Domain overwhelmed their attacks and left Greninja badly wounded. After Bi Ji healed him, Greninja chose to return to the fight, and Chi Hong prepared a Torrent Burst.

• Lucario's Aura Sphere resisted Zi JI's Yin Water, but Zi JI expanded her Devouring Domain and swallowed the attack's energy.
• Zi JI's domain engulfed Greninja and Charizard, draining their vitality and strength as Chi Hong ordered them to escape.
• Zi JI caught Greninja and struck him from behind, sending him crashing into Chi Hong and leaving him unable to move.
• Bi Ji healed Greninja's wounds, but Greninja asked her to stop before he had fully recovered.
• Greninja rose with renewed fighting spirit, and Chi Hong called for Torrent Burst as a Golden Water Shuriken formed behind him.

Zi JI defeated Mega Charizard X, but Charizard rose again and unleashed its Blaze alongside Greninja’s ultimate ice water, allowing both Pokémon to begin resisting her Devouring Domain. Their battle reached a domain threshold, while Di Tian began to wonder whether Chi Hong could help him become a divine beast.

• Mega Charizard X broke through Zi JI’s domain suppression with Outrage and Dragon Claw, briefly forcing her back before she countered with Heavenly Demon Reversal and a punch that sent it crashing near Chi Hong.
• Bi Ji moved to heal Charizard, but Chi Hong stopped her and challenged Charizard to keep fighting; Charizard stood up, brought its Outrage under control, and unleashed Blaze.
• Charizard’s red-and-blue flames and Greninja’s ultimate ice water suppressed Zi JI’s Devouring Domain, while rudimentary elemental domains formed around both Pokémon and contended with hers.
• Zi JI acknowledged Greninja and Charizard as worthy opponents and revealed her full Hell Demon Dragon King aura as the three domains reached a standoff.
• Gu Yuena asked whether Charizard might surpass Di Tian, and Di Tian praised both Pokémon’s potential before wondering if Chi Hong could lead him to become a divine beast.

The Little Auspicious Beast asked to follow Chi Hong and become his Soul Ring so she could grow through real battles, and Gu Yuena approved despite Di Tian’s concerns. Meanwhile, Mega Charizard X and Greninja injured Zi JI in their combined attack, but she remained standing and declared that Chi Hong had won this time.

• The Little Auspicious Beast told Di Tian she wanted to follow Chi Hong, fight alongside him, and become stronger, but Di Tian warned that her safety was vital to the Star Dou Forest.
• Gu Yuena permitted the Little Auspicious Beast to go with Chi Hong and told her to call her big sister, while Di Tian reluctantly accepted the decision.
• Mega Charizard X charged Zi JI with Flare Blitz as Greninja followed with its Golden Cross Water Shuriken, and Zi JI countered with Heavenly Demon Waters.
• The clash left Chi Hong injured and knocked Charizard and Greninja unconscious, while Zi JI remained standing in a crater with purple-black blood running from her hands.
• Zi JI acknowledged Chi Hong and said, “Human, you won this time.”

After recovering from his battle with Zi JI, Chi Hong refused the little Auspicious Beast’s request to become his fourth Soul Ring, insisting that she remain in the Star Dou Forest. She argued that she wanted to grow stronger and protect her home, leaving Chi Hong to reconsider her determination.

• The Ice Empress and Xiao Xue'er rushed to Chi Hong after Zi JI injured him, while Bi Ji healed him and his Pokémon and began to acknowledge him as her master.
• Chi Hong recalled Charizard and Greninja after they recovered, and Xiong Jun criticized Zi JI for being wounded in the fight.
• Zi JI resolved to train harder and pursue strength so she could become the Demon God Zi Ji rather than remain the ninth-ranked ferocious beast.
• The little Auspicious Beast asked Chi Hong to take her as his fourth Soul Ring, but he refused because he believed her place was in the Star Dou Forest.
• The little Auspicious Beast revealed that she wanted to leave her protected life, become stronger, and defend the Star Dou Forest.

The Little Auspicious Beast challenged Chi Hong to test her against his companions for a chance to join his team as a Soul Ring. Chi Hong arranged a battle with Lucario and Darkrai in three days, then obtained Lucarionite and prepared Lucario to face her.

• The Little Auspicious Beast insisted that Chi Hong test her, and he agreed to let her join his team if she defeated Lucario and Darkrai.
• The Little Auspicious Beast accepted the challenge and arranged to meet Chi Hong in three days after adapting to her human body.
• Bi Ji urged Chi Hong to defeat the Little Auspicious Beast so she would remain in the Star Dou Forest, and promised to assist him.
• Chi Hong used the Meadow Plate and Mystery Plate to create a domain that blocked outside mental probes.
• Chi Hong received Lucarionite and prepared Lucario for a battle against the Little Auspicious Beast.

Lucario received an Evolution Stone and prepared to test his Mega Evolution, while Gu Yuena planned to teach the Little Auspicious Beast to balance her ultimate fire and light. Gu Yuena then revealed a Dragon Plate connected to Chi Hong, whose draconic aura rivaled the Dragon God’s but could not be absorbed even by her.

• Chi Hong gave Lucario an Evolution Stone, and Lucario eagerly prepared to test his strength after Mega Evolution against Darkrai.
• Di Tian offered to teach the Little Auspicious Beast to use her strength, but Gu Yuena rejected his Dragon God Claw lesson as unsuitable.
• Gu Yuena explained that the Little Auspicious Beast’s strengthened ultimate fire had fallen out of balance with her ultimate light, and promised to teach her to fuse the two attributes.
• Gu Yuena sent the ferocious beasts away and explained that gaining benefits from Chi Hong was the main reason she had let the Little Auspicious Beast follow him.
• Gu Yuena revealed a Dragon Plate that she believed belonged to Chi Hong and said its pure draconic aura rivaled the Dragon God’s, though she could not absorb it.

Gu Yuena schemed to use the Little Auspicious Beast to control Chi Hong, while the Dragon Plate strengthened the beast and revealed a trace of the Golden Dragon King's aura. Meanwhile, Chi Hong trained Lucario and rested, only for the jealous Ice Empress to visit him.

• Gu Yuena admitted she could not refine the Dragon Plate and planned to use the Little Auspicious Beast to keep Chi Hong aligned with the soul beasts.
• Gu Yuena trained the Little Auspicious Beast with the Dragon Plate, which purified her golden dragon bloodline and briefly revealed the Golden Dragon King's aura.
• Chi Hong sensed the Dragon Plate at the Lake of Life and wondered whether Gu Yuena was preparing a trap.
• Chi Hong ended Lucario's training against Darkrai and planned a two-on-one battle for the next day.
• The Ice Empress pounced on Chi Hong, voiced her jealousy over the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and blushed when he teased her about having admired her.

After three days of training, Chi Hong brought Lucario and Darkrai to challenge the Little Auspicious Beast, whose Golden Dragon Bloodline had grown dramatically stronger. Lucario Mega Evolved as the battle began, and Chi Hong ordered Lucario and Darkrai to attack.

• The little Snow Empress woke in Bi Ji's arms and complained that Ice Empress had been keeping Chi Hong to herself.
• Bi Ji worried that Chi Hong might target the Little Auspicious Beast, whose resemblance to My Lord made the thought seem like blasphemy to her.
• Chi Hong arrived with Lucario and Darkrai to face the Little Auspicious Beast, while Di Tian and Xiong Jun remarked on her strengthened Golden Dragon Bloodline.
• Chi Hong taunted the Little Auspicious Beast, who summoned the Golden Dragon Spear and vowed to win.
• Chi Hong and Lucario activated their stones, causing Lucario to Mega Evolve.
• Chi Hong ordered Lucario to use Swords Dance and Darkrai to use Dark Void, and both Pokémon began their moves.

The Little Auspicious Beast fought Chi Hong's Mega Lucario and Darkrai, discovering that Darkrai's attacks could suppress her mental power. She unleashed her sixth Soul Skill to counter Dark Pulse, then combined her ultimate fire and Dragon-type power into a spear attack aimed at Lucario.

• Darkrai's Dark Void broke through the Little Auspicious Beast's mental barrier and injured her, but she resisted its follow-up hypnosis.
• The Little Auspicious Beast charged Lucario, whose Meteor Mash blocked her Golden Dragon Spear before knocking her back.
• Darkrai used Dark Pulse to overwhelm the Little Auspicious Beast's mental power and blind her Eye of Destiny.
• The Little Auspicious Beast activated her sixth Soul Skill, Heaven-Burning Sun, and used golden flames to hold back and purify Darkrai's Dark Pulse.
• The Little Auspicious Beast combined her golden flames with Dragon-type energy and launched Golden Dragon Soaring the Heavens at Lucario.

The Three-Eyed Auspicious Beast used the Golden Dragon Spear to unleash Golden Dragon Soaring the Heavens and defeated Chi Hong’s Mega Lucario and Darkrai. Zi JI asked Gu Yuena how the Auspicious Beast’s strength had grown, and Gu Yuena pointed to Chi Hong, leading Zi JI to realize he could help Soul Beasts evolve.

• The Three-Eyed Auspicious Beast’s Golden Flame Dragon Shadow overwhelmed Mega Lucario, burning him and leaving him unable to battle.
• Chi Hong ordered Darkrai to dodge, but the Auspicious Beast redirected the dragon shadow and knocked Darkrai out as well.
• The Auspicious Beast bragged about combining Golden Dragon Soaring the Heavens with Dragon Raises Its Head, while Di Tian and Zi JI reacted to her power.
• Zi JI asked Gu Yuena how she had enhanced the Auspicious Beast’s Golden Dragon Bloodline, explaining that she now doubted she could defeat the Auspicious Beast at the same level.
• Gu Yuena said the Auspicious Beast’s advancement also depended on Chi Hong, and Zi JI realized he could make Soul Beasts evolve.

Chi Hong contracted the Little Auspicious Beast as his fourth Soul Ring and named her Di Qiu'er. After she accepted the name, Chi Hong demanded the Dragon Plate she carried, but Di Qiu'er refused to hand it over until she trusted him completely.

• The Little Auspicious Beast demanded that Chi Hong honor their agreement and make her his Soul Ring, while Bi Ji comforted Chi Hong over his supposed defeat.
• Bi Ji agreed to let the Little Auspicious Beast leave with Chi Hong after she insisted she was strong enough to face the human world.
• Chi Hong captured the Three-Eyed Golden Lion in an Advanced Poké Ball and named her Di Qiu'er.
• Chi Hong summoned Di Qiu'er as his fourth Soul Ring, and she happily accepted her new name.
• Chi Hong asked Di Qiu'er to hand over the Dragon Plate, but she refused because her Lord had told her to wait until she trusted him completely.

Di Qiu'er was surrounded by Chi Hong and his allies, who pressured her to hand over the Dragon Plate. Gu Yuena decided to send Zi JI to infiltrate Chi Hong's side and conquer him, leaving Zi JI stunned by the proposed plan.

• Chi Hong demanded the Dragon Plate from Di Qiu'er, who mistakenly feared he intended to force her to mate with him.
• Di Qiu'er sought Bi Ji's protection, but Bi Ji sided with Chi Hong and restrained her.
• Ice Empress challenged Di Qiu'er to fight for control, while Snow Empress and Chi Hong reinforced the pressure on her.
• Di Qiu'er telepathically begged Gu Yuena for help, and Gu Yuena realized the plan to have Di Qiu'er control Chi Hong was failing.
• Gu Yuena chose Zi JI as a more mature ally and told her to become Chi Hong's fifth Soul Ring so she could infiltrate his side.
• Zi JI objected to becoming a human's Soul Ring, but Gu Yuena explained that she wanted Zi JI to conquer Chi Hong and make him submit willingly.

Gu Yuena sent Zi JI to Chi Hong, intending to use the Dragon Plate’s influence to make him submit, and Zi JI willingly became his fifth Soul Ring. As Chi Hong prepared to act on Di Qiu’er, Di Tian arrived and begged Gu Yuena to reconsider letting Zi JI leave.

• Gu Yuena told Zi JI that she had tampered with the Dragon Plate so its influence would make Chi Hong desire pureblood dragon beasts, and ordered Zi JI to use that leverage to control him.
• The Ferocious Beasts argued over Gu Yuena’s intentions, while the Myriad Demon King guessed that Zi JI was about to become Chi Hong’s Soul Ring.
• Gu Yuena told Chi Hong that Zi JI would become his fifth Soul Ring in exchange for the Dragon Plate, while privately assuring Di Qiu’er that Zi JI would help keep him under control.
• Zi JI said she willingly wanted to stay by Chi Hong and grow stronger, and Chi Hong captured her with an Advanced Poké Ball, gaining another Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• As Chi Hong turned toward Di Qiu’er, Di Tian appeared and pleaded with Gu Yuena not to let Zi JI leave because she was the Dragon Race’s future successor.

Di Tian doubted Chi Hong and challenged him to prove his ability to train Soul Beasts. Chi Hong proposed a month-long teaching contest, leaving Di Qiu'er offended by Di Tian's criticism of her fighting.

• Di Tian told Gu Yuena he still could not trust Chi Hong, and Gu Yuena invited him to test Chi Hong while he stayed for a few months.
• Chi Hong claimed his Soul Beasts would grow faster under his guidance, prompting Di Tian to challenge him to a spar.
• Chi Hong offered to let Di Tian train Charizard for a month while he trained Zi JI and the Auspicious Beast, with the Auspicious Beast set to battle Charizard and Zi JI set to spar with Di Tian.
• Di Tian accepted and demanded that Chi Hong return either Zi JI or the Auspicious Beast if Charizard defeated the Auspicious Beast.
• Di Qiu'er protested that Di Tian was underestimating her, but Di Tian called her use of her powers and moves crude, and she retorted that he knew nothing about power.

Chi Hong arranged for Charizard to train with Di Tian and prepared Zi JI for a strength test, then obtained the Dragon Plate from Di Qiu'er and underwent a dramatic transformation. The Plate's influence left him overwhelmed by heat and instinct, and he tackled Di Qiu'er.

• Chi Hong introduced Charizard to Di Qiu'er, Zi JI, and Di Tian, arranging a month of training with Di Tian and a future battle between Charizard and Di Qiu'er.
• Di Tian told Zi JI he would test her strength in a month, while Gu Yuena assured her that Chi Hong would help her improve.
• Chi Hong summoned Di Qiu'er privately, and she revealed that she had seen his memories and handed over the Dragon Plate.
• The Dragon Plate fused with Chi Hong, greatly strengthening his body and filling him with a powerful Dragon-type aura that stirred Di Qiu'er's golden dragon bloodline.
• Chi Hong became overcome by heat and instinct, lunged at Di Qiu'er, and tackled her to the ground.