Chapter Summaries

Chu Xin sought a way to improve Kaka’s limited ranged sword techniques and decided to study at the Wudang Gym. After Dean Zhuo Yuan approved his Access Pass and gave him shares in a Pokémon-breeding venture, Chu Xin traveled to the foot of Wudang Mountain, where the climb still awaited him.

• Chu Xin told Chen Huan he wanted Kaka to learn swordsmanship at the Wudang Gym, and Chen Huan explained the academy’s affiliated gyms and Wudang’s connection to Jindu Academy.
• Chu Xin visited Dean Zhuo Yuan, who approved his Access Pass to the Wudang Gym and warned him to handle his own affairs with his teacher.
• Zhuo Yuan presented Chu Xin with shares in the Pokémon-breeding venture, which Chu Xin accepted.
• Zhuo Yuan admired Jindu Academy’s Research Conference award certificate and reflected that the academy’s finances and prospects were improving.
• Chu Xin traveled by plane and taxi to the foot of Wudang Mountain, exhausted by the journey and facing the climb ahead.

Chu Xin reached the Wudang Gym after a grueling climb and learned that admission required a battle test. He began the test against a muscular Poliwrath, with the outcome still undecided.

• Chu Xin climbed Mount Wutai, complained about the expensive water and lack of a cable car, and followed Xiao Lu from the crowded tourist area into the Wudang Gym.
• A burly Taoist nearly mistook Chu Xin for a tourist, then learned he came from Jindu Academy and led him to the Battle Room.
• The Taoist explained that Chu Xin had to pass a one-chance strength test and charged him five hundred yuan to attempt it.
• Chu Xin paid the fee and entered the battlefield as the Taoist sent out Poliwrath, which Chu Xin had to defeat using his Pokémon.

Chu Xin passed the Wudang Gym’s assessment after Kaka defeated Shi Cang’s Poliwrath in a difficult battle. At the gym, Chu Xin asked to learn Wudang Swordsmanship so Kaka could master ranged moves like Air Slash, and Shi Cang agreed to teach him.

• Chu Xin sent Kaka to fight Shi Cang’s Poliwrath, which initially underestimated the Farfetch’d.
• Kaka used Burst Aura to seize the initiative, landed a damaging Cut, and endured Poliwrath’s counterattack.
• Kaka defeated Poliwrath, and Shi Cang accepted Chu Xin into the Wudang Gym after the assessment.
• Shi Cang introduced himself as the person handling most of the gym’s affairs while its Gym Leader was away.
• Chu Xin explained that Kaka could not learn Air Slash and wanted to study Wudang Swordsmanship.
• Shi Cang agreed that the Wudang Gym could teach Chu Xin and Kaka swordsmanship.

Chu Xin paid Shi Cang for Wudang Swordsmanship materials and used Luo Luo to create an intensive training plan for Kaka while practicing alongside him. After a week at the Wudang Gym, Kaka had learned every basic sword technique in Luo Luo's database, though he still needed to improve his proficiency.

• Shi Cang charged Chu Xin a fee for Wudang Swordsmanship lessons and gave him access to basic study materials through a QR code.
• Chu Xin had Luo Luo analyze the materials and planned to teach Kaka the fundamentals and Air Slash before the Freshman Trial Tournament in a month.
• Luo Luo used Kaka's physical data to design a rigorous training plan and corrected his swordsmanship mistakes with precise feedback and punishment.
• Chu Xin practiced with a wooden sword alongside Kaka while Shi Cang watched their progress and wondered where Luo Luo had come from.
• After a week at the Wudang Gym, Kaka learned all the basic sword techniques in Luo Luo's database.

Kaka completed the first stage of Wudang Basic Swordsmanship and faced Pawniard as his next training opponent. Pawniard defeated him with a single precise counter, leaving Chu Xin stunned by the gap in their skill.

• Chu Xin brought Kaka to Shi Cang, who confirmed that Kaka had learned Wudang Basic Swordsmanship in a week.
• Shi Cang led Chu Xin and Kaka to the Battle Room and assigned Pawniard to train Kaka through sparring.
• Shi Cang explained that Pawniard was the Wudang Gym Leader's final personal disciple and that Kaka had to defeat him in swordsmanship to pass the test.
• Kaka approached Pawniard but could not find an opening, so Chu Xin urged him to attack and force one.
• Pawniard deflected Kaka's leek strike and countered with a blade thrust that knocked Kaka unconscious.

Kaka was overwhelmed by Shi Cang's Pawniard, who blocked his attacks and knocked him unconscious despite Kaka's Burst Aura. After reviewing the battle footage with Chu Xin and Luo Luo, the group wondered whether Pawniard's uncanny ability to anticipate attacks came from pure battle experience.

• Pawniard exploited Kaka's weak point and knocked him unconscious, then effortlessly blocked Kaka's attacks while he used Burst Aura until Kaka collapsed from exhaustion.
• Chu Xin recalled Kaka and took him to the Wudang Gym's Treatment Center, where Shi Cang entered the Battle Room and Pawniard silently approved of Kaka's talent.
• Chu Xin comforted Kaka and told him they would work together to defeat Pawniard, while Xiao Wu listened from the side.
• Luo Luo replayed and analyzed Kaka's battle frame by frame, revealing that Pawniard was slower than Kaka but consistently placed his hand blades in the path of each attack.
• Chu Xin considered whether Pawniard's precise anticipation came from pure battle experience.

Luo Luo analyzed how Pawniard used Wudang basic swordsmanship to improve its reach, defense, and speed, while Kaka struggled to copy its movements. Shi Cang taught Kaka to hone his swordsmanship through real combat, and Pawniard watched Kaka train, eager for a future rematch that might trigger its final evolution.

• Luo Luo showed Chu Xin and Kaka that Pawniard's movements matched Wudang's basic sword forms and gave it wider defense, greater reach, and quicker reactions.
• Kaka tried to imitate Pawniard's swordsmanship but made no progress, so Chu Xin asked Shi Cang for help.
• Shi Cang sparred with Kaka, corrected his movements, and explained that real combat made sword forms instinctive.
• Kaka improved quickly during training, and Shi Cang recognized his talent before leaving.
• Pawniard watched Kaka's training on the surveillance feed and resolved to wait until Kaka grew stronger before they fought again.

Kaka trained with Pawniard to improve his swordsmanship, learning through repeated attacks, defenses, and defeats. His skills advanced enough for him to trade blows with Pawniard, but Pawniard still found openings and defeated him.

• After recalling Shi Cang's advice, Kaka refined his swordsmanship and decided he needed more battles against stronger opponents.
• Kaka returned to the Battle Room, where Pawniard agreed to fight him as both sought to grow stronger.
• Pawniard copied Kaka's attacks and forced him to learn defensive techniques, knocking him down repeatedly until he ran out of stamina.
• Chu Xin carried Kaka to the Treatment Center, then he and Luo Luo analyzed the battle and identified Kaka's weaknesses.
• Chu Xin brought Kaka back for training the next morning, and Kaka gradually improved until he could trade blows with Pawniard, who still defeated him with a decisive strike.

The old Taoist returned to Wudang Gym and approved of teaching Chu Xin despite his connection to Jindu Gym, then hurried off to see Chu Xin’s sword-talented Farfetch'd. Kaka continued training against Pawniard but lost again, leaving Chu Xin and Luo Luo searching for a way through Pawniard’s seemingly flawless defense.

• The old Taoist arrived in Hubei, learned about Chu Xin’s strength and background from Xiao Lu, and decided Wudang should teach him for the good of the country.
• After hearing that Chu Xin’s Farfetch'd had a gift for swordsmanship, the old Taoist flew toward Wudang Gym on his Pidgeotto and left Xiao Lu to be stopped by security guards.
• Kaka fought Pawniard again and used his improved swordsmanship to launch quick attacks, but Pawniard blocked and countered every blow.
• Pawniard defeated Kaka with one strike, while his own trembling hand showed how much effort the fight had taken.
• Chu Xin took the unconscious Kaka to the Treatment Center, then asked Luo Luo how they could overcome Pawniard’s defense; Luo Luo admitted he could find no weakness.

After Kaka lost to Pawniard again, Chu Xin and Luo Luo discovered that Pawniard could sense Kaka’s attacks in advance. Old Wu, the Wudang Gym Leader and Pawniard’s trainer, offered to teach them how to improve, leaving Chu Xin hopeful for a way past Kaka’s losing streak.

• Kaka lost to Pawniard again and was taken to the Treatment Center, where Chu Xin and Luo Luo discussed why his swordsmanship still fell short.
• Chu Xin suspected Pawniard could detect Kaka’s attacks in advance, and Luo Luo checked the battle recordings and confirmed it.
• Old Wu appeared, introduced himself as the Wudang Gym Leader, and said he had raised Pawniard for his Third Team.
• After Kaka was discharged, Old Wu examined him and praised Chu Xin and Luo Luo for his training.
• Chu Xin offered to pay Old Wu for help, but Old Wu rejected the idea and said he would teach them because that was the gym’s purpose.

Chu Xin and Kaka trained to master cutting leaves without letting the blade’s wind blow them away, and Kaka awakened Air Slash with his leek. The next morning, Kaka returned to challenge Pawniard again, determined to win.

• Old Wu demonstrated how to slice a falling leaf with a sword, and Kaka failed to hit one because his swing blew it away.
• Chu Xin realized Pawniard might use the wind from its blade to read Kaka’s attacks, and Luo Luo confirmed that theory.
• With Luo Luo’s training simulations, Kaka learned to cut falling leaves with a sword, then practiced until he could split one with his leek two days later.
• Kaka sensed a power he needed to release and launched Air Slash at a tree trunk, mastering the move.
• Chu Xin brought Kaka to the Battle Room the next morning, where he faced Pawniard again as Old Wu and Shi Cang watched.

Kaka fought Pawniard again and revealed that he could control the Sword Wind from his slashes, but Pawniard’s experience and stamina kept him from gaining an advantage. With Kaka tiring, Chu Xin ordered him to use Burst Aura, leaving the match poised for a powerful attack.

• Kaka ambushed Pawniard with Air Slash and repeated strikes, while Pawniard evaded, countered, and used Bulldoze to interrupt Kaka’s quick-draw slash.
• Pawniard realized Kaka could control the Sword Wind from his attacks, and both Pokémon settled into a serious fight.
• Chu Xin told Kaka to use ranged Air Slashes, but Pawniard dodged and blocked the attacks until Kaka began to tire.
• Luo Luo estimated that Kaka had only a twenty percent chance of winning, prompting Chu Xin to order him to use Burst Aura.
• Pawniard charged to stop Kaka from powering up, but Kaka activated Burst Aura and fixed his bloodshot eyes on Pawniard.

Kaka and Pawniard fought through Burst Aura’s punishing effects until they knocked each other unconscious, resulting in a draw. After treatment, Pawniard evolved into Kingambit, and Shi Cang gave Chu Xin the Wudang Gym Badge and an invitation to become a Registered Disciple.

• Kaka used Burst Aura to overwhelm Pawniard with attacks, but Pawniard kept defending until Kaka’s strength began to fail.
• Kaka and Pawniard abandoned defense and traded blows, encouraged by Chu Xin and Luo Luo as Old Wu and Shi Cang watched.
• Kaka struck Pawniard’s neck as Pawniard hit Kaka’s eye socket, and both Pokémon lost consciousness.
• Chu Xin and Luo Luo carried Kaka and Pawniard to the Treatment Center, where Pawniard later emerged evolved into Kingambit.
• Shi Cang gave Chu Xin the Wudang Gym Badge and told him the Gym Leader had invited him to become a Registered Disciple.

Chu Xin returned to Jindu Academy after training at the Wudang Gym, where Kaka had learned Air Slash, and reunited with Bai Le and Zhuo Xing. He accepted Zhuo Xing's challenge and sent Kaka to battle her Abra, leaving the match unresolved as Kaka struck the hidden real Abra.

• Chu Xin left the Wudang Gym with Kaka after thanking Kingambit and reflecting on his training and new badge.
• At Jindu Academy, Zhuo Xing's Abra defeated Bai Le's Scyther again by using Hypnosis.
• Chu Xin returned to the Battle Room and told Bai Le and Zhuo Xing that Kaka had learned Air Slash at the Wudang Gym.
• Zhuo Xing challenged Chu Xin, who chose Kaka rather than Dratini for their match.
• Zhuo Xing used Abra's Double Team and Hypnosis, but Kaka dodged the attack, broke through the doubles, and slashed the concealed real Abra.

Chu Xin returned from Wudang Gym, where he earned a Gym Badge and became a Registered Disciple, then learned from Dean Zhuo Yuan that his Rotom research had helped inspire an important conference. Zhuo Yuan urged him to prepare for the upcoming Friendly Match, warning that he would not step in if Chu Xin failed his classes.

• Kaka knocked Zhuo Xing's Abra unconscious with one blow, and Chu Xin's blunt remarks left Zhuo Xing and Bai Le awkwardly silent.
• Chu Xin left the Battle Room without testing Kaka's full strength and went to check in with Dean Zhuo Yuan.
• Chu Xin told Zhuo Yuan that he had earned the Wudang Gym Badge and accepted the Gym Leader's offer to become a Registered Disciple.
• Zhuo Yuan explained that the Breeding Pokémon Research Conference had drawn Elite Four members and other prominent figures, and that Chu Xin's Rotom research had helped broaden the academy's thinking.
• Zhuo Yuan told Chu Xin to prepare for the Friendly Match and warned that he would not intervene if Chu Xin's poor attendance led to failing grades.

Chu Xin reviewed the strongest contestants in the Friendly Match and realized he needed to avoid several formidable upperclassmen. He challenged Chen Huan to test Kaka’s progress and get Xiao Wu back into shape, but Kaka’s opening attack was blocked by Vespiquen’s Defend Order.

• Chu Xin obtained a list of dangerous contestants from his homeroom teacher, including Battle Club president Zhuo Yue, Li Xunming, Han Yaru, and Research Club president Qiu Shifeng.
• Chu Xin worried that Xiao Wu had lost its fighting form after being neglected while Kaka trained at the Wudang Gym, so he went to the Research Center to challenge Chen Huan.
• Chen Huan agreed to battle after Chu Xin offered him a box of Pokéblocks, and he sent out his ace, Vespiquen.
• Chu Xin sent out Kaka, who used Burst Aura to charge at Vespiquen and swing his blade.
• Three Combee formed a barrier with Defend Order and blocked Kaka’s full-powered attack.

Kaka fought Chen Huan’s Vespiquen, who used her Combee to trap him, attack from range, and heal the swarm. Kaka landed a powerful strike on Vespiquen, but she survived, joined the encirclement, and exhausted him until he collapsed.

• Vespiquen released ten Combee, whose Barriers trapped Kaka while one bombarded him with ranged attacks.
• Kaka broke through the formation by stunning the Barrier-makers with Air Slash and striking the attacking Combee.
• Vespiquen used Heal Order to restore the Combee, and Kaka scattered them with repeated Air Slashes before pursuing her.
• Kaka struck Vespiquen’s weak point with Iai, but she survived and knocked him away as the Combee gathered to heal her.
• Vespiquen joined the Combee in surrounding Kaka, and their combined assault exhausted him until he collapsed unconscious.

Chu Xin tested Xiao Wu against Chen Huan's Vespiquen and saw how much stronger she had become, especially after she used Dynamax. After returning to his dorm, Chu Xin began looking for information to prepare for the upcoming Friendly Match.

• Chu Xin recalled the defeated Kaka and sent Xiao Wu to face Vespiquen.
• Xiao Wu ignored the Combee's attacks and broke through their barriers with Quick Attack, but Vespiquen stopped his charge with her own barrier.
• Chu Xin Dynamaxed Xiao Wu, but Chen Huan Dynamaxed Vespiquen, who was larger and caught Xiao Wu's tail strike with one hand.
• Chu Xin recalled Xiao Wu and learned that Vespiquen had made a major breakthrough with Dynamax during training.
• Chu Xin returned to his dorm and decided to search Jindu Academy's records for battle royale information gathered by Luo Luo.

Chu Xin prepared for Jindu Academy’s Freshman Trial Tournament, sharing a map of the arena with Bai Le and Zhuo Xing before entering the battlefield. After his monitoring Rotom left, he released Kaka, Luo Luo, and Xiao Wu, beginning his competition.

• Chu Xin studied battle videos of Zhuo Yue, Li Xunming, Han Yaru, and Qiu Shifeng while preparing Kaka and Xiao Wu for the tournament.
• Chu Xin arrived at the tournament assembly point and learned that Bai Le had been handling the class monitor’s duties in his absence.
• Chu Xin secretly gave Bai Le and Zhuo Xing maps of the arena, improving their chances of surviving and competing for the rewards.
• Chu Xin entered the battlefield through a teleportation ring and waited in hiding while a Rotom monitored him and the other contestants.
• After the Rotom left, Chu Xin released Kaka, Luo Luo, and Xiao Wu as the competition officially began.

Chu Xin competed in Jindu Academy’s battle royale, racing to eliminate opponents before the shrinking danger zone and stronger contestants made scoring harder. After earning thirteen eliminations, he set an ambush in an abandoned mine and used smoke to lure opponents there.

• Chu Xin entered the match with Xiao Wu and Kaka while Luo Luo watched for approaching opponents.
• Zhuo Yuan and Chen Huan watched the competition and noted that Zhuo Yue, Li Xunming, Han Yaru, and Qiu Shifeng were rapidly eliminating contestants.
• Chu Xin defeated opponents and pursued another target with Luo Luo’s guidance, reaching about thirteen eliminations after several hours.
• With only about fifty contestants left, Chu Xin found an abandoned mine and brought Xiao Wu and Kaka inside to prepare an ambush.
• Xiao Wu lit branches at the mine entrance to send up a column of smoke, and Chu Xin began his assassination operation.