The effects of the Time Flower were excellent, serving as a top resource for learning and training Time Type Techniques, and such resources were even scarcer than those related to cultivating Mental Power.
Fang Yuan had already guessed that if he revealed the effects of the Time Flower, he would undoubtedly be swarmed by Trainers wanting to grab it.
After all, Moves like Future Sight were incredibly difficult to train, and not every Pokemon was an Eevee that could develop Predictive Ability and reaction speed through playing games.
"No, that's not right. Since only Wave Guide can activate the Time Field, even if it were given to ordinary Trainers, they wouldn't be able to use it."
"Only a Trainer with exceptional talent like me could use it..."
"Hmm..."
In the end, Fang Yuan chose to ignore it for the time being.
If it were Fang Yuan from a few years ago, he might have been obsessing over how to become a flower thief, to take more Time Flowers out into the world.
But now, the Time Flower had only surprised him momentarily. He hadn't forgotten his main quest; he couldn't afford to lose the watermelon while picking up sesame seeds at a critical moment.
Fang Yuan and his party continued on their way, entering a narrow strip of sky surrounded by mountains on both sides from the riverside.
Feeling oppressed by walking through the narrow strip of sky, Fang Yuan called out Dragonite again and took to the skies.
With Dragonite's speed, they flew over the canyon area in almost the blink of an eye.
However, just as they left the narrow strip of sky, several flashes of light flickered near the rocks below, and at the same time, three or four white light blades blocked Dragonite's flight path.
"Bwoo!!"
Facing the light blades, Dragonite's body stiffened, sensing a thick threat, and the most terrifying part was that it only felt the intense danger when it saw the light blades, meaning if the enemy wanted to ambush it, its chances of survival were slim.
"Bwoo," Eevee scolded Dragonite a little, telling it that it was too weak.
"Is this... Ancient Armor?!"
Looking down in the direction of the light blades, Fang Yuan immediately saw a blue-shelled Pokemon slowly walking out from behind a mountain.
This Pokemon, modelled after a Cambrian odd shrimp, had yellow patterns on its lower jaw, wing edges, and belly, thin eyes on either side of its head, and with a spiny shell on its back pressing down on two large wings.
As an ancestor of a part of the Bug Type Pokemon, Ancient Armor could reflect any attack with its shell, and its defensive power was terrifying. Its two flexible large claws had the power to easily pierce through steel.
The aura of this Ancient Armor was fully restrained before, but during its attack, it was sharp as a sword, causing one's nerves to tingle in pain.
"It's no less formidable than that Multi-Spined Flower Stone Beast from earlier..."
Fang Yuan quickly made the assessment.
As Fang Yuan assessed the situation, Ancient Armor was already launching the next round of attack, sweeping its huge claws and turning the Bug Attribute Energy into light that detached from its body, striking at Fang Yuan and his party once again. This time, the target was clearly locked onto Dragonite, not as a warning, but an attack!
"Prepare for battle," Fang Yuan no longer hesitated. He forcefully leaped off Dragonite's back with one hand, and while his cape billowed, the shadows on the ground and Eevee on his shoulder used their abilities to help Fang Yuan land steadily.
The moment Fang Yuan jumped down, several consecutively slashing lights had already descended. Sensing the changes in air currents, Dragonite narrowly dodged and avoided the four deadly attacks by tilting its body at the last moment.
"Extreme Speed!"
With the battle underway, Fang Yuan was starting to feel the heat on top of the previous battles. He quickly threw off his robe and sent instructions using Mind Induction.
In the sky, at the moment Dragonite dodged the attack, it let the air currents wrap around its body and used the Combination Skill of Tailwind and Extreme Speed, pushing its speed to the ultimate level. Against a powerful Move like Extreme Speed, Ancient Armor, not known for its speed and even though a Top Overlord, struggled to react.
Dragonite's speed had reached the threshold of top-notch, and under the terrifying howl of the wind, its figure flashed white in a flash, appearing in front of the Ancient Armor in an instant. During this process, the air current furiously rushed into its right fist, coiling around the fist and forming a small Hurricane, which Dragonite forcefully smashed onto the Ancient Armor.
Boom!!!
A loud noise erupted!!
However, though speed wasn't its forte, as a Top Overlord, Ancient Armor surely had its strengths.
Speed is power, and Dragonite's punch, even if faced head-on by Milotic, Monferno, or Eevee, would certainly cause serious injury.
But at this moment, Dragonite felt as if it had struck an abnormally hard barrier, and its fist was in pain.
"Fighting Armor Properties developed to top-notch?" Fang Yuan observed, his expression grave.
Fighting Armor Properties, similar to Dragonite's Multiple Scales, was a trait that strengthened defensive power.
At that moment, silver-black light flowed over the Ancient Armor's body, and Harden along with Iron Wall Tactics were concurrently activated, tremendously boosting its physical prowess to withstand Dragonite's Extreme Speed attack.
While resisting the attack, Ancient Armor took the opportunity to flick its tail, having been ready to trade blow for blow. In the blink of an eye, the tail slammed into Dragonite's abdomen, flinging Dragonite into the air. With a "woo," Dragonite nearly spat out its breakfast from that morning.
The strength of Ancient Armor was immense, sending Dragonite flying high with one sweep, its efforts just enough to decelerate gradually.
In the air, Dragonite clutched its abdomen in pain, unwilling to concede defeat.