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"It's really useful!"
"That's great, Rotom~~"
"Whooa!"
After battling with Basong, whose strength wasn't even on par with the Reigning King, in the afternoon, Monferno's injuries, as expected, erupted.
But this time, with the Fire of Life available for soaking, the injuries Monferno sustained from forcibly activating the Rest Gate healed in just ten minutes.
Fang Yuan and Rotom observed the healing effect of the Fire of Life in silence, overwhelmed; Monferno, having experienced it, was moved to tears. It was too powerful.
However, what made Fang Yuan's heart skip a beat was that after Monferno came into contact with the Fire of Life, the flame seemed to have dimmed slightly. The change in the flame made Fang Yuan's heart almost contract sharply.
He was terrified that the flame would extinguish on the spot...
If extinguished, there would indeed be no way to explain it to Master Tao.
Even if one dines-and-dashes, there is a solution; you can detain the person to wash dishes to pay off the debt.
On their side, if they were to lose a Legendary resource—how would they compensate for it?
Keep Monferno to compete in battles to earn prize money... But Master Tao would likely be ten thousand times unhappy with that.
Meanwhile, the Magmar holding the container with the flame took off slowly.
Fang Yuan and Monferno, feeling guilty, glanced at the Magmar flying back into the magma. Thankfully, the Fire of Life was of high enough tier to not only heal the injuries Monferno sustained from forcibly using the Intersected Force but also to sustain itself indefinitely!! If it didn't have that effect, it probably would have extinguished long ago after such prolonged use.
"We can't use it recklessly anymore!"
"Otherwise, we really might play it into extinction."
"But... it seems there won't be a chance to do so anymore."
Today, they were going to leave, and Fang Yuan couldn't help but feel regretful.
To Fang Yuan, the Fire of Life seemed to be very close in tier to Manafei's Silver Feather and the Sea of Origin, and even a tier above the Cleansing Water; Master Tao was so lucky.
When could he ever permanently possess such Legendary resources?
These are excellent items for nurturing Pokemon...
"Rotom~"
At the same time, smartphone Rotom started scanning the durability of the Inferno Shock Turbo Guards worn by Monferno.
If the initial durability of the Inferno Shock Turbo Guards was 100%, then now it was 15%.
Once, just one activation of the Rest Gate would reduce the item's durability to 0 and completely destroy it.
This time, the Inferno Shock Turbo Guards still retained so much durability—Fang Yuan and the others couldn't help but show delight.
It was on the brink of destruction, yet not completely ruined... That was already good.
Knowing the durability value, Fang Yuan appeared contemplative.
"The function of the Inferno Shock Turbo Guards is to help Monferno delay the negative impact of the Intersected Force and also has the capability to compress Lightning Flame Energy. As Monferno's physical condition improves and it masters the technique to compress Lightning Flame Energy, the item will become increasingly more durable."
Fang Yuan seemed thoughtful while Rotom nodded again and again, but Monferno looked rather disheartened.
It was just for one experiment...
Although the item hadn't completely broken, it was nevertheless equivalent to millions being thrown away. When did his training process become so extravagant and start magnetizing?
That very afternoon, Master Tao Xiuying returned to the dojo. When she heard that Fang Yuan had successfully made a fool out of the Fire king from Thailand, even though she looked down on such trivial challengers for the Fire of Life, Fang Yuan's approach undoubtedly made her feel a bit more pleased.
"Has your Monferno entered the top tier domain?"
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In this battle, the only thing that Master Tao Xiuying really cared about was that she had learned from Jiang Li that Fang Yuan's Monferno possessed top-level combat power!
Could this be the reason why the association bestowed upon Fang Yuan the title of "The Fifth King," granting him the same level of resources as the Four Heavenly Kings? Possessing top-level combat power is almost the standard for a great nation's Four Heavenly Kings!
"Not yet," Fang Yuan said with a regretful expression. "It's just a special technique similar to a strengthening move. The aftermath takes a heavy toll, and it can't engage in intense battles for at least a week. If it weren't for the Fire of Life being able to heal the injuries, I wouldn't dare let it use the technique lightly."
"I see, no wonder you came looking for the Fire of Life. A technique that can push a Pokemon into the top tier domain... is indeed worth perfecting," Master Tao Xiuying said with an appreciative look. Developing such battle techniques meant Fang Yuan indeed had extraordinary talent. Being able to reach this point at the age of under twenty, Fang Yuan's talent was definitely not inferior to any of the Kings in Hua Nation.
"By the way, Master Tao, I will be leaving today. Thank you very much for your care this past week." After seeing Master Tao, Fang Yuan bid her farewell,
"Leaving already... Well, I look forward to your performance in the global competition. Also, remember not to become complacent. Like the previous Fire King who came here to challenge us, in a global competition, he would just be a run-of-the-mill contestant. You shouldn't get proud just because you defeated him," Master Tao Xiuying couldn't help but add a few words due to her admiration for Fang Yuan.
"The current American Fire Champion is the true representative peak of the younger generation of Fire Type Trainers. In a normal competition, even some of my main fighters wouldn't dare say they could easily defeat his trump Pokemon. He is the truly formidable one."
"Is his trump Pokemon the Volcarona Trainer?" Fang Yuan had seen the opponent's battle videos before, and that Volcarona was ridiculously strong, wielding its top-tier combination of one-hit kill techniques at will, seamlessly linking multiple combination skills. Its battle was like art, truly belonging to the second stage of the top-tier domain.
This was actually an understatement since, in the American King's competition, the opponent never revealed his full strength, leaving the Trainer's limit unknown.
Within the Hua Nation Four Heavenly Kings Team, Fang Yuan didn't know if Jiang Li could defeat that opponent...
"That's him," Master Tao nodded, having paid extra attention because the opponent was a Fire Type Trainer. Such a formidable adversary, if encountered by the Hua Nation Four Heavenly Kings Team, would surely lead to a bitter battle. Although Fang Yuan was a genius, he was still young. Given a few more years, perhaps he could grow to that level.
"I understand; I won't let my guard down," Fang Yuan silently nodded.
After saying goodbye to Master Tao, Jiang Li, and Magmar, Fang Yuan left the Fire God Dojo. Having stayed there for a week, he now needed to hurry on to his next plan.
A trip to Nightmare Island and Hawaii were essential for Fang Yuan before the world competition.
To get to Nightmare Island, one must first head to Japan and then set off from there, through the Chaotic Sea Area, to reach the destination.
Fang Yuan had already completed the procedures for going to Japan, now just one last task remained...
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Fang Yuan Institute.
Inside the study.
Fang Yuan leaned over to Luo Kuo and asked, "Tell me, Luo Kuo, aren't you curious what it's like inside a Poké Ball?"
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Luo Kuo, who was reading a book, was slightly taken aback. It had noticed that recently Fang Yuan had become bolder, and this was not the first time he had tried to coax it into a Poké Ball.
He had just returned from outside and was already eagerly approaching it with his coaxing tactics...
Was it really not afraid of angering it?
Apparently not...
No matter what, Fang Yuan was now a Trainer, and a capital owner who possessed top-level combat power and was a special grade chef. In a short time, he had grown from a naive student to this point, and Luo Kuo was also quite amazed...
"Not curious," Luo Kuo bluntly refused.
Fang Yuan and Luo Kuo had become quite familiar with each other. On this trip to Japan and then to Nightmare Island, Fang Yuan particularly needed a bodyguard like Luo Kuo.
Top-level strength, master of Illusion Techniques.
Although Fang Yuan could take Luo Kuo with him directly as he did last time at Champion Mountain, and Luo Kuo would certainly help, this time the situation was different.
Champion Mountain was a public area, and the place where he landed was within the borders of Hua Nation, but Tokyo was the territory of another country. Even Luo Kuo's Illusion Technique might be detected there.
A top-level combat power Pokemon without a Trainer's control wandering outside would certainly provoke a strong reaction from local Trainers. It would be more convenient to use a Poké Ball to carry it along.
"This trip is mainly to treat Dragonite's illness. If you don't like Poké Balls, we can throw it away after we get back," Fang Yuan explained.
Luo Kuo was silent. Though it made sense, something still didn't feel quite right to it.
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