Chapter Summaries

After a month of intensive training at sea, Cheng Tian returned home stronger and reunited with Su Han, who had been lonely and planning to seek clues about Giratina. The chapter ended with them embracing at his home as they looked forward to being together again.

• Cheng Tian realized he was still wearing a grass skirt and hurried back to his room while He Xisong, Old Han, and Cao Min laughed.
• Cheng Tian watched Greninja and Milotic battle, and He Xisong and Old Han praised his progress and discussed Elite Four-level training and future World Pokémon Championships.
• Cheng Tian decided it was time to go home and thought of Su Han as he touched his ring and necklace.
• Su Han considered taking time off to search temples for clues about Giratina, but worried that Cheng Tian might not join her.
• Cheng Tian arrived at Su Han’s home, and the two embraced and told each other how much they had missed one another.

After returning from the Temple of the Sea, Cheng Tian spent time with Su Han and agreed to travel the world with her, hoping to grow stronger before the Great Calamity. He took a temporary teaching job at Bingzhou No. 1 High School, where he revealed to his students that Su Han was his fiancée.

• Cheng Tian told his family he had studied Water-type Pokémon in Guangdong, while He Xisong submitted a report about his talent and the Temple of the Sea expedition to China's head of state.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han reunited at home, and Su Han said she wanted to travel after reading her late mother's diary.
• Cheng Tian agreed to travel with Su Han and planned to explore beyond an ordinary life so he could grow stronger before the Great Calamity.
• Cheng Tian began teaching battling and PE for two months at Bingzhou No. 1 High School.
• When a student asked whether he had a girlfriend, Cheng Tian showed his engagement ring and announced that his fiancée was their teacher, Su Han.

Cheng Tian’s first PE lesson turned into a student-forced battle against Teacher Zhou. Cheng Tian sent out Aggron, leaving both teachers to improvise as they faced off before the excited students.

• Cheng Tian led his students through warm-ups and answered questions about Eevee evolutions, a Vulpix, and his relationship with Teacher Xiaohan.
• Teacher Zhou brought his class over, and the students egged him and Cheng Tian into battling.
• At the arena, Cheng Tian sent out his imposing Aggron, expecting Teacher Zhou to choose a Pokémon with a type advantage.
• Teacher Zhou sent out his level 40 Donphan, and Cheng Tian realized he had misjudged which Pokémon was Teacher Zhou’s ace.

Cheng Tian and Teacher Zhou staged a flashy, deliberately even battle between Aggron and Donphan to teach the class about Pokémon moves and type matchups. After Aggron pretended to be unable to battle, it sprang up to stop a confused Tauros from charging into the crowd, and the exhausted Teacher Zhou ended class.

• Teacher Zhou sent Donphan against Aggron, while Cheng Tian restrained Aggron and guided it to make their battle look close.
• Teacher Zhou used the match to explain type advantages as Donphan’s Ground-type moves injured Aggron and its Electric-type attack failed.
• Aggron and Donphan traded flashy moves before Aggron pretended to lose, prompting Teacher Zhou to pair the students for battles.
• Cheng Tian watched rookie Trainers battle and noticed a promising Tauros and Kadabra competing for a place in the Rookie Tournament.
• Kadabra’s Psybeam confused Tauros, and Aggron stood up despite its supposed defeat and lifted Tauros by its horns before it could reach the crowd.
• Teacher Zhou ended the afternoon’s classes and thanked Cheng Tian for his help.

Cheng Tian challenged the Bingzhou Dark-type Gym and defeated Gym Leader Song Yinghan with Noibat, earning the Gym’s Badge. Noibat reached level 40, and Song Yinghan suggested it might be nearing evolution, though it still needed to reach level 48.

• Cheng Tian registered at the Bingzhou Gym and defeated its trainers before facing Gym Leader Song Yinghan, whom he recognized as Rong Xue’s father.
• Cheng Tian sent Noibat to battle Song Yinghan’s level 44 Honchkrow, which used Feather Dance, Icy Wind, Sucker Punch, and Sky Attack.
• Noibat narrowly evaded Honchkrow’s Sky Attack and used its Infiltrator Ability to pierce Protect with Dragon Claw, defeating Honchkrow.
• Song Yinghan awarded Cheng Tian a Badge and observed that Noibat’s temper suggested it might be close to evolving.
• Cheng Tian realized Noibat had reached level 40, though it still needed eight more levels to evolve.

Cheng Tian discovered that Noibat felt anxious about lagging behind the rest of the team and sought advice on helping it progress. Long Weixi suggested battling Dragon-type Pokémon to stimulate Noibat’s growth, but her warning against challenging Deino or its evolutions came too late.

• Cheng Tian discussed the possibility of helping Noibat evolve during battle with Rotom.
• Cheng Tian comforted Noibat after realizing it felt weak and worried that its teammates had surpassed it, while Su Han and Gengar encouraged it too.
• Cheng Tian decided to revise his training plans and ask Long Weixi for advice.
• Long Weixi told Cheng Tian that battling stronger Dragon-type Pokémon could help Noibat improve faster and awaken its battle instincts.
• Long Weixi warned Cheng Tian not to let Noibat challenge Deino or its evolutions, but Cheng Tian had already hung up.

After leaving their volunteer teaching posts, Cheng Tian and Su Han received He Xisong’s approval to travel for a year and began their journey at Tongtian Gorge. They slipped into a closed-off, undeveloped area to search for ancient cliff murals, and Su Han heard running water nearby.

• Cheng Tian and Su Han said farewell to their students and received He Xisong’s permission to take a year away from school if Cheng Tian continued to grow.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han set off for Tongtian Gorge with Togekiss, Gengar, Noibat, and Rotom, hoping to investigate ancient murals linked to Legendary Pokémon.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han entered the scenic area and used Gengar’s concealment to pass beyond a barrier into the prohibited undeveloped section.
• After they emerged from the hidden route, Su Han heard running water nearby and suggested they look for a river.

Cheng Tian and Su Han camped in Tongtian Gorge, where their Pokémon enjoyed the scenery, fished, and shared lunch. After Aggron knocked two Graveler back up the cliff, Cheng Tian and Su Han went to nap, while Aggron sensed that something had been watching them.

• Cheng Tian and Su Han set up camp in Tongtian Gorge and let their Pokémon roam while Greninja fished with Ditto as its rod.
• Greninja caught a Milotic, then later hooked a Psyduck, which Cheng Tian fed before it wandered away.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han prepared lunch with help from their Pokémon, but two Graveler rolled down the mountainside toward them.
• Cheng Tian sent Aggron to punch the Graveler back up the cliff, then told the Pokémon to keep watch before taking a nap with Su Han.
• Aggron kept staring at the cliff and sensed that something had been there, though it had disappeared.

Cheng Tian and Su Han were confronted by a group of Scyther led by an unusually skilled fighter, and Cheng Tian’s Pokémon launched an attack to break through them. A mysterious deerlike Pokémon emerged and struck Aggron, leaving Cheng Tian shocked by its identity.

• Cheng Tian and Su Han noticed they were being followed and were attacked by a Scyther in the bushes.
• More Scyther appeared, and their leader challenged Cheng Tian’s group to stop them from crossing the forest.
• Greninja fought the leader but found its swordsmanship unnaturally refined, prompting Cheng Tian to suspect someone was directing the Scyther.
• Cheng Tian ordered his Pokémon to attack the Scyther swarm while he and Su Han took cover on Togekiss.
• A deerlike Pokémon appeared and struck Aggron with a Fighting-type move, and Cheng Tian recognized it with surprise.

Cheng Tian discovered that the Pokémon guarding the route was Virizion, a level 55 Legendary Pokémon who hated humans. He tried to leave without fighting, but Virizion’s insults enraged Greninja, which punched her and threatened to kill her.

• Cheng Tian identified the mysterious Pokémon as Virizion, who warned the group to leave or face her Sacred Sword.
• Virizion accused Cheng Tian’s Pokémon of being deluded for obeying a human, provoking them to defend him.
• Cheng Tian chose to take another route and led his group away rather than fight Virizion.
• Virizion insulted humans again, causing Greninja to stop and confront her.
• Greninja punched Virizion and warned her to stop speaking or be beaten to death.

Greninja’s attack on Virizion sparked a battle between Cheng Tian and Su Han’s Pokémon and Virizion’s Scyther. The fight escalated into a direct clash with Virizion, which wounded Greninja and revealed a precise technique for piercing Protect.

• Greninja punched Virizion after taking offense at its insults, and Cheng Tian’s Pokémon fought back against the Scyther with coordinated attacks.
• Virizion attacked Greninja, but Su Han pulled Cheng Tian out of the way and joined the battle with her Pokémon.
• Cheng Tian ordered Greninja to use Steam Mode and Liquidation against Virizion, while Gengar and Togekiss also struck it.
• Virizion used Sacred Sword and then pierced Greninja’s Protect with Leaf Blade, leaving Greninja wounded and forcing it to retreat.
• Greninja and Cheng Tian realized Virizion’s precise attacks could break Protect through finesse rather than brute force, and suspected Virizion had taught the Scyther the technique.

Cheng Tian and Greninja used their Bond Phenomenon to fight Virizion, with Su Han and their Pokémon helping them defeat and capture it. After Virizion woke while its injuries were being treated, Cheng Tian offered to release it if it promised to do one thing for him.

• Cheng Tian and Greninja awakened the Bond Phenomenon, sharing pain and matching auras as Greninja challenged Virizion with a water katana.
• Greninja used its speed and relentless strikes to pressure Virizion, but Virizion landed Close Combat and pushed Greninja back.
• Su Han sent Tinkaton at Virizion, then changed its attack to Ice Hammer to avoid hitting Greninja.
• Greninja wounded Virizion, and Gengar used Hypnosis to make it collapse so Cheng Tian could catch it in a Great Ball.
• Virizion woke under Milotic's care and realized Cheng Tian had captured it, then cried in humiliation.
• Cheng Tian told Virizion he would let it go if it promised to help him do one thing.

Su Han and Cheng Tian persuaded Virizion to guide them to a mural, and she led them through the gorge while telling Su Han about the Great Calamity. They cleared a boulder and uncovered a large black slab covered in inscriptions and patterns.

• Su Han swore by Aura to free Virizion after she guided them, and Virizion agreed to help.
• Virizion led the group through the forest and told Su Han that humans had destroyed her former home and that the Great Calamity arose from revenge and resentment.
• Virizion cut through a boulder with Sacred Sword, and Aggron pushed the remaining rock aside.
• The group uncovered a large black slab covered in inscriptions and patterns.

Bai Yun helped a new student named Moufan carry his luggage and talked with him about writing novels and persevering through setbacks. The chapter ended with Moufan's birthday note announcing an upcoming Bilibili livestream and thanking readers for supporting his writing.

• Bai Yun and Lin Lin discussed A-Tian traveling with his girlfriend and planned a weekend date while Bai Yun helped with student enrollment.
• Bai Yun redirected a shy new student to other upperclassmen, then offered to carry Moufan's luggage to his dorm.
• Bai Yun learned Moufan had written over a million Chinese characters of fanfiction and discussed the challenges and rewards of writing with him.
• Moufan told Bai Yun that he would keep writing as long as life had not beaten him down, and Bai Yun encouraged him.
• Moufan explained that he had started writing out of interest, marked his birthday and nearly one year of writing, and announced a Bilibili livestream for October 21.

Su Han and Cheng Tian found a surviving mural about Ho-Oh and the Super-Ancient Civilization, and Virizion shared its history and pointed them toward an island with its apprentice and an abandoned temple. After Cheng Tian freed Virizion, Su Han chose to head toward the sea.

• Su Han and Cheng Tian examined the sole surviving mural, and Virizion explained how Ho-Oh ended an ancient war before destroying a nation that broke their covenant.
• Virizion told Su Han that it was a relatively young Mythical Pokémon and explained how Divine Authority allowed Legendary Pokémon to be reborn after death.
• Aggron dug up the remaining mural fragments, but they held no useful information about Giratina, so Cheng Tian destroyed Virizion’s Great Ball and freed it.
• Virizion told Su Han to head south to a remote island where its apprentice trained near an abandoned temple.
• Cheng Tian named the newly discovered Pokémon Virizion for Rotom’s Pokédex, and Su Han directed the group toward the sea.

Cheng Tian and Su Han arrived in Nanhe Province for the Harvest Festival, but Rotom was accidentally carried off in a delivery truck while they shopped for Pokéblocks. They tracked Rotom to a small town and entered a family’s courtyard, where they heard Rotom calling from inside the house.

• Cheng Tian and Su Han decided to spend a day in Nanhe Province for the Harvest Festival and went to buy Pokéblocks.
• Uncle Miao delivered boxes of Pokéblocks to the shop, and Rotom followed him outside after spotting his dropped towel.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han discovered Rotom trapped in the back of a speeding truck and followed its location signal by taxi.
• After three hours of pursuit, Cheng Tian and Su Han reached a courtyard where a little boy said his father had found the noisy robot in the truck.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han entered the courtyard, where a Lillipup barked at them and Rotom’s cries came from inside the house.

Cheng Tian and Su Han met the Miao family and learned about Old Mr. Miao’s Pokémon Flute tradition. Xiaomiaozi revealed that he had composed a lonely tune in memory of the Magikarp who saved him, and Cheng Tian reassured him that they might meet again.

• Cheng Tian and Su Han rescued Rotom from Old Mr. Miao, who had mistaken him for a machine to dismantle.
• Uncle Miao left to make a delivery while Old Mr. Miao played the Pokémon Flute for Cheng Tian and Su Han.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han went upstairs and found Xiaomiaozi playing a sad tune he had composed himself.
• Xiaomiaozi told Cheng Tian and Su Han that Magikarp had carried him to safety during a flood two years earlier and then disappeared.
• Cheng Tian told Xiaomiaozi that people determined to see each other could meet again someday.

At the harvest celebration, Cheng Tian and Su Han joined the Snorlax-feeding event, where a Figy Berry sent the largest Snorlax into a confused frenzy. As the panic spread through the Plaza, Cheng Tian and Su Han prepared to battle while the enormous Magikarp watched from the pool.

• Cheng Tian noticed a lonely, unusually large level 29 Magikarp and left it a Pokéblock.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han browsed the celebration and bought souvenirs before joining the Snorlax-feeding event.
• Uncle Miao warned Cheng Tian and Su Han that the central Snorlax disliked spicy food.
• A chubby man threw his daughter’s Figy Berry into Snorlax’s mouth, causing the Pokémon to rampage and triggering a panic among the crowd and other Pokémon.
• Cheng Tian sent out Aggron and Su Han sent out Togekiss, while Cheng Tian told Uncle Miao to restore order.
• The enormous Magikarp swam up to the glass to watch the chaos.

Confused Snorlax rampaged through the harvest festival until Cheng Tian, Su Han, and the security staff subdued them. Xiaomiaozi played his Pokémon Flute to calm the last Snorlax, and his missing Magikarp evolved into Gyarados and saved him, reuniting with him at last.

• Cheng Tian and Su Han split up to help subdue the rampaging Snorlax, and the other trainers and security personnel stopped the rest without anyone being injured.
• Xiaomiaozi asked to use his Pokémon Flute to calm the largest Snorlax, and Uncle Miao reluctantly let him try.
• As Xiaomiaozi played a song about missing Magikarp, Snorlax appeared to fall asleep, but it suddenly woke and charged at him with Rollout.
• Magikarp leaped out of the pool, evolved into Gyarados, and struck Snorlax down before Aggron pinned it again.
• Xiaomiaozi tearfully greeted Gyarados after they finally met again.

Bai Yun committed to pursuing the vacant Fighting-type Elite Four position, and Shi Shen set him a two-year deadline to reach Elite Four level. Meanwhile, Lin Lin chose to take leave from school to stay with Bai Yun, while Su Mulin returned to search the Chuyi Ruins for evidence that Qianqian was alive.

• Su Han rested against Cheng Tian as they watched Xiaomiaozi and Gyarados, and Cheng Tian reassured her that people determined to meet would meet again.
• Bai Yun told Shi Shen he planned to compete for the Fighting-type Elite Four seat, and Shi Shen challenged him to raise two main Pokémon to level 55 within two years.
• Bai Yun declared that he would become the next Fighting-type Elite Four member, and Shi Shen told him to prepare for secluded training.
• Bai Yun told Lin Lin he might take time off school, and she revealed that she had already applied for leave so she could accompany him.
• Su Mulin told Mayor Huang he intended to search the Chuyi Ruins for traces of Qianqian, and Mayor Huang warned him the search would require approval from higher-ups.