Chapter Summaries

After leaving the tournament, Chu Xin learned that Qiu Shifeng needed his help with a mission involving the Mythical Pokémon Zeraora. Qiu Shifeng revealed that Zeraora had once saved him and warned that it was powerful enough to be at Elite Four level.

• Chu Xin left the competition after Qiu Shifeng was eliminated, while Zhuo Yue and the others continued fighting for the championship.
• Qiu Shifeng told Chu Xin that he had lost a wager with Zhuo Yue and asked for his help with a high-stakes mission.
• Chu Xin asked to hear the full story before deciding whether to join the mission.
• Qiu Shifeng showed Chu Xin a tuft of fur and a video of Zeraora, which Chu Xin recognized as a Mythical Pokémon.
• Qiu Shifeng explained that Zeraora had saved him during a dangerous encounter and warned Chu Xin to treat it with respect because it was likely at Elite Four level.

Chu Xin learned that Zeraora would test trainers seeking to take in Electrike, and he joined the upcoming Trial despite doubting his chances. He returned to his dorm determined to strengthen Xiao Wu and Kaka before the Trial began.

• Qiu Shifeng told Chu Xin that friendly Zeraora wanted to find a suitable trainer for Electrike and would let only someone who passed his Trial catch him.
• Qiu Shifeng explained that Chu Xin had the best chance of passing because Zeraora cared more about a trainer’s suitability than their strength, and that the country and other academies sought friendly relations with Zeraora.
• Chu Xin agreed to join the Trial, and Qiu Shifeng added his name to the mission while advising him to keep training.
• Chu Xin considered Electrike’s strength and the benefits of having a connection to Zeraora, then refocused on his goal of becoming Champion.
• Chu Xin returned to his dorm and reviewed Xiao Wu’s weak fighting spirit and lack of speed, along with Kaka’s physical limitations despite his speed, burst damage, and psychic powers.

Chu Xin assigned Xiao Wu a demanding training regimen, but Luo Luo complained that Xiao Wu had stopped trying to master Outrage. Chu Xin believed Xiao Wu had a genuine difficulty and planned to investigate, while still insisting that Xiao Wu finish his training.

• Chu Xin arranged stamina training for Kaka and assigned Xiao Wu training in Hyper Beam, Outrage, and Protect, while Kaka received a Mind's Eye manual.
• Luo Luo brought an aggrieved Xiao Wu to Chu Xin and complained that Xiao Wu had given up on his training tasks.
• Xiao Wu explained that he had been working hard but could not master Outrage despite Luo Luo's help.
• Chu Xin said he would take Xiao Wu out that afternoon to investigate why Outrage was difficult for him.
• Chu Xin comforted Xiao Wu but told him he still had to complete the task after they returned, prompting Xiao Wu to try to escape his arms.

Chu Xin brought Xiao Wu to Chen Huan for help after Xiao Wu could no longer use Outrage despite having used it during a competition. After reviewing the battle footage, Chen Huan suspected Outrage might only work while Xiao Wu was Dynamaxed and took them to test it in the underground battle room.

• Chu Xin took Xiao Wu to the Research Center to ask Chen Huan why Xiao Wu could not use Outrage during training.
• Chen Huan examined Xiao Wu and found no physical problem, then confirmed Xiao Wu could not use Outrage on command.
• Chen Huan played the recording of Chu Xin and Qiu Shifeng's battle, which showed Xiao Wu using both Outrage and Hyper Beam.
• Chen Huan noticed Xiao Wu had used Outrage after Dynamaxing and suggested testing whether Xiao Wu could use it while Dynamaxed.
• Chen Huan opened the secret passage to the underground battle room and led Chu Xin and Xiao Wu inside.

Chu Xin had Xiao Wu use Outrage while Dynamaxed, but the move sent Xiao Wu into a rampage. Vespiquen subdued Xiao Wu, and Chen Huan noticed that something about the Outrage seemed unusual.

• Chu Xin Dynamaxed Xiao Wu and hesitated to use Outrage until Chen Huan promised Vespiquen could calm Xiao Wu down.
• Xiao Wu used Outrage, lost control, and attacked Chu Xin with Hyper Beam and Dragon Rage.
• Vespiquen blocked Xiao Wu’s attacks with Combee and trapped the rampaging Pokémon with Defend Order.
• Vespiquen struck Xiao Wu with Attack Order, ending the Dynamax form and knocking Xiao Wu unconscious.
• Chu Xin recalled Xiao Wu, while Chen Huan asked him to bring Xiao Wu over for an examination after the rest was over.

Chu Xin learned that Xiao Wu’s Dragonite Outrage scale let him temporarily use Outrage, and Chen Huan suggested training him while Dynamaxed. After helping Chen Huan with the Jindu Gym’s expenses, Chu Xin prepared for Zeraora’s Trial while waiting for more information.

• Chen Huan examined Xiao Wu and discovered that the Dragonite Outrage scale fused to his neck contained the Outrage move, allowing him to use it temporarily.
• Chen Huan suggested that Xiao Wu practice Outrage while Dynamaxed, but Chu Xin worried he might go berserk and agreed to leave him with Chen Huan for further training.
• Chen Huan admitted that he still had to run the Jindu Gym and needed money for its upcoming overhaul, so Chu Xin helped cover the expenses.
• Chu Xin asked Luo Luo to gather information about Zeraora, but she found only scattered legends, and the Dean and Chen Huan knew no more.
• Chu Xin studied the information Luo Luo had found and waited for Qiu Shifeng to make his move before Zeraora’s Trial.

Chu Xin and four senior classmates traveled to Shennongjia for an operation after Qiu Shifeng told him to pack on short notice. As their coach entered the mountain roads, a group watching from the roadside identified them as prey and prepared to move.

• Chu Xin read Luo Luo’s research on Zeraora and imagined meeting the Pokémon before Qiu Shifeng arrived to tell him they were leaving that afternoon.
• Chu Xin packed, brought Xiao Wu and Kaka, and met Qiu Shifeng and the others at the training center before boarding an Academy plane.
• Chu Xin arrived with Qiu Shifeng, Zhuo Yue, Li Xunming, and Han Yaru, then learned that flying Pokémon were prohibited in the city.
• The five boarded a coach toward Shennongjia, where people along the mountain road spotted them and prepared to act.

Chu Xin and the others were ambushed by Thieves who wanted to stop them from reaching Zeraora’s Trial, but they fought back and called the police. As a Hyper Beam threatened Chu Xin on the bus, Zeraora appeared to protect him and vanished.

• Chu Xin noticed two cars following the bus, and Qiu Shifeng realized they might have led the pursuers to Zeraora.
• Zhuo Yue stopped the bus, and twenty-five Thieves confronted the group and revealed that they were targeting Zeraora.
• Han Yaru, Qiu Shifeng, Zhuo Yue, and Li Xunming battled the Thieves while Chu Xin called the police.
• As the police arrived, the Thief squad leader fired a Hyper Beam toward the bus, and Han Yaru failed to stop it with Lapras's Ice Beam.
• Zeraora appeared in front of Chu Xin and blocked the Hyper Beam before disappearing.

Chu Xin and his companions survived the poacher attack after Zeraora appeared and blocked a Hyper Beam, and the police arrested the poachers. They reached their destination, where Elite Four member Ai Xing welcomed them and sent them into Zeraora’s Trial.

• Zeraora appeared and blocked the Hyper Beam aimed at Chu Xin, leaving him unharmed.
• Chu Xin told Han Yaru and Zhuo Yue that he had called the police, then photographed the poacher leader and sent the picture to his father.
• The police arrested the poachers and explained to Chu Xin that they had entered the country illegally from abroad.
• Chu Xin and the others resumed their journey and arrived at their destination, where Ai Xing appeared on Charizard.
• Ai Xing told the group that Zeraora was powerful and important to the academy and the higher-ups, then sent them into Zeraora’s Trial.

Chu Xin and the others entered Zeraora’s pocket realm to take the Mythical Pokémon’s Trial, where they met the Electrike Zeraora protected. Zeraora agreed to test them, beginning with a battle Trial.

• Qiu Shifeng guided Chu Xin and the others into a pocket realm filled with lively Electrike, which Chu Xin fed Pokéblocks.
• Qiu Shifeng explained that an Elite Four-level Manectric had shaped the realm as a home for the Electrike and Zeraora.
• Qiu Shifeng used his translation device to speak with Zeraora, who asked the Dragon Tamer of the Elite Four to ease the pressure of his presence on the Electrike.
• Qiu Shifeng promised Zeraora that his friend’s children would be safe and agreed to take the Trial.
• Zeraora announced that the first Trial would be a battle, and Li Xunming thought his Grass-type gave him a strong advantage.

Li Xunming challenged Zeraora’s Double Team clone and lost to its overwhelming speed and power. Chu Xin then sent Kaka to face a weaker clone, and their battle began.

• Li Xunming chose Victreebel to challenge Zeraora’s clone, believing his type advantage and Grassy Terrain would secure victory.
• Zeraora’s clone overwhelmed Victreebel’s defenses with a Fire Punch and Seismic Toss, knocking it out.
• Li Xunming withdrew Victreebel for treatment, and the remaining challengers hesitated to face Zeraora.
• Chu Xin stepped forward and sent Kaka to battle, deciding Xiao Wu was not suited to the matchup.
• Zeraora created a weaker clone for Kaka, and the match began with the clone darting across the field too quickly for Kaka to track.

Chu Xin and Kaka challenged Zeraora, but Zeraora overcame Kaka’s Burst Aura with a devastating electric attack and won. Chu Xin carried the unconscious Kaka away for treatment, while Zhuo Yue stepped forward to face Zeraora next.

• Kaka matched Zeraora’s speed with Burst Aura, broke through Protect, and pressed his attack until Chu Xin realized Zeraora was hiding a counterattack.
• Chu Xin warned Kaka to dodge, but Zeraora surrounded himself with blue electricity and struck Kaka, transforming the Battlefield into Electric Terrain.
• Zeraora emerged from the electricity and used rapid thunderclap strikes to knock Kaka into the air and smash him into the ground.
• Zeraora asked Chu Xin about Burst Aura, praised Kaka’s strength, handed him back, and vanished.
• Chu Xin took Kaka away for treatment, and Zhuo Yue volunteered to challenge Zeraora next.

Chu Xin reflected on his defeat by Zeraora while Kaka recovered, then learned from Elite Four member Ai Xing that Xiao Wu and Aier were connected to the Dragon Tamer Family. Ai Xing offered to help Chu Xin, leaving him with an unexpected link to Aier and the family.

• Chu Xin brought Kaka to Ai Xing for treatment and sat with Li Xunming, who said his own Trial loss had ended his chances.
• Chu Xin showed Li Xunming a recording of Kaka’s battle with Zeraora, and Li Xunming gave up hope of passing the Trial.
• Chu Xin resolved to find a way to make Kaka stronger, then collected the healed Farfetch'd from Ai Xing.
• Ai Xing recognized Chu Xin and asked whether he had a Dratini, so Chu Xin released Xiao Wu.
• Ai Xing said Xiao Wu belonged to the Dragon Tamer Family and explained that he knew Aier, then offered Chu Xin his help.

Chu Xin asked Ai Xing to identify the strange move used by Zeraora, and Ai Xing explained that it was Zeraora’s exclusive Ultimate Technique. Ai Xing also recognized Kaka’s Burst Aura as a developing Ultimate Technique, leaving Chu Xin with a small hope of challenging Zeraora.

• Ai Xing examined Luo Luo, which shocked him with Thunder Shock after he handled it too much.
• Chu Xin showed Ai Xing footage of Zeraora’s unfamiliar Electric-type move and asked what it was.
• Ai Xing explained that the move was Zeraora’s exclusive Ultimate Technique, developed through its own mastery of battle.
• Ai Xing recognized Kaka’s Burst Aura as a rudimentary Ultimate Technique after Luo Luo projected footage of Kaka fighting.
• Ai Xing said Kaka might have a chance against Zeraora once he fully developed the move, though Zeraora was already more proficient.

Chu Xin pushed Kaka to take Burst Aura beyond its previous limits in hopes of developing the strength needed to challenge Zeraora. Kaka reached a new stage of Burst Aura, but the chapter left his next step toward defeating Zeraora unresolved.

• Ai Xing told Chu Xin that Kaka had to develop his Secret Move through his own understanding, prompting Chu Xin to recall Kaka’s Burst Aura training.
• Chu Xin left the Rescue Center and passed Li Xunming, Zhuo Yue, and Han Yaru, who lamented their failures against Zeraora; Qiu Shifeng later arrived and admitted that he had failed too.
• Chu Xin took Kaka somewhere quiet and asked Luo Luo to monitor him while they attempted to push Burst Aura further.
• Kaka let the energy surge through his body without restraint, even as Luo Luo warned that he was approaching his physical limit.
• Kaka refused to stop, and a sonic boom erupted as he reached a stronger stage of Burst Aura.

Chu Xin’s experiment pushed Kaka into the second stage of Burst Aura, unleashing dangerous power that Kaka could not control. After Kaka defeated Xiao Wu, Ai Xing knocked him unconscious with Charizard, leaving his fate unresolved.

• Kaka’s out-of-control psychic power engulfed him in flames and began draining his energy, while Luo Luo explained that Kaka could not trigger his body’s limiter to stop Burst Aura.
• Chu Xin summoned Xiao Wu to knock Kaka out, but Kaka entered a berserk state, dodged Dragon Tail, and incapacitated Xiao Wu with a single slash through Protect.
• Ai Xing arrived, heard Chu Xin’s explanation, and sent Charizard to strike Kaka with Million-Power Punch.
• Charizard’s punch overcame Kaka’s attempt to dodge and knocked him down.

After Kaka lost control while trying to develop a Secret Move, Chu Xin decided to abandon Zeraora’s Trial and leave with Zhuo Yue. Ai Xing stopped him and brought him back to Kaka’s training ground, hoping to see the Signature Move Kaka had developed.

• Charizard knocked Kaka unconscious to stop his rampage, and Chu Xin took Kaka and Xiao Wu to the Rescue Center for treatment.
• Ai Xing learned that Kaka’s second-stage burst aura was powerful but uncontrollable, leaving Chu Xin unsure how to help him master it.
• Chu Xin decided to give up on Zeraora’s Trial and leave with Zhuo Yue, who told him Senior Qiu had also been eliminated.
• Ai Xing stopped Chu Xin at the Rescue Center and carried him away, saying he wanted to see Kaka’s Signature Move.
• Ai Xing asked Chu Xin to let him examine the Signature Move Kaka had developed at the training ground.

Chu Xin trained Kaka to master his Exclusive Ultimate Technique with Ai Xing’s help, while the Jindu Academy students waited at the Rescue Center for Chu Xin’s final attempt at Zeraora’s Trial. A team from Magic City Academy arrived and asked to begin its Trial first.

• Ai Xing offered to help Chu Xin train Kaka’s Burst Aura Second Stage and summoned Charizard to observe the technique.
• Chu Xin encouraged Kaka, who resumed training, went berserk again, and recovered with Ai Xing’s help before continuing to practice in the secret realm.
• A week later, Li Xunming, Zhuo Yue, Qiu Shifeng, and Han Yaru discussed Chu Xin’s training while eating at the Rescue Center.
• Five students from Magic City Academy arrived, and their captain asked the Jindu Academy group to let them challenge Zeraora first.

Zhuo Yue stopped the Magic City Academy students from taking Zeraora’s Trial ahead of Jindu Academy, using the secret realm rules to make them wait. Chu Xin returned with Ai Xing, determined to defeat Zeraora and complete the Trial.

• The Magic City captain asked Zhuo Yue’s team to let the newcomers take the Trial first, citing their packed schedule.
• Li Xunming objected, but Zhuo Yue restrained the Magic City captain and told him the team would have to wait.
• Zhuo Yue explained to Li Xunming that reporting Magic City Academy would likely hurt Jindu Academy more than its rival because of their difference in standing and strength.
• Chu Xin returned to the secret realm with Ai Xing after training and declared he would defeat Zeraora this time.
• The Magic City students were shocked to see Ai Xing, and Zhuo Yue greeted Chu Xin and asked whether he could pass the Trial.

Chu Xin reached Zeraora to attempt its Trial, but the Magic City Academy captain interrupted and asked to go first. Chu Xin let them take their turn, confident they would fail, while the captain warned his team not to underestimate him.

• Chu Xin and his companions headed to Zeraora, with the Magic City students following until Elite Four member Ai Xing allowed them to come along.
• Zeraora welcomed Chu Xin and prepared to test his progress, but the Magic City Academy captain stopped Chu Xin from beginning his challenge.
• Li Xunming tried to confront the captain, and Zhuo Yue challenged him for breaking the rules, but Chu Xin agreed to let the Magic City students go first.
• Chu Xin told Zhuo Yue that the Magic City group lacked its Academy Tournament team members and was too weak to pass Zeraora's Trial.
• The Magic City captain explained that Chu Xin had beaten Battle Club member Bai Yuan and placed fourth in his academy's freshman tournament, then urged his team to pass the Trial before Chu Xin did.