Silver Arena, aerial battleground.
45 Flying-type Pokemon competed intensely.
This purely skill-based competition tested the Pokemon's flying speed, reaction time, and coordination ability.
Most, like Fang Yuan's Dragonite, relied on sensing air currents and controlling their routes.
But some Pokemon took a different approach.
Such as ultrasonic-assisted flying, psychic-assisted flying, interspatial jumping flight...
The Flying-type competition lasted for over an hour, and in the end, the champions for gold, silver, and bronze were announced.
The gold medal was taken by the Soundwave Dragon of England's Four Heavenly Kings Champion, and Hua Nation didn't win either the silver or the bronze medals.
"What a pity," Fang Yuan sighed. The Flying-type Pokemon sent by Jiang Li's team were not primarily trained in the Flying attribute, and there was a gap compared to those specialized in that aspect.
Fang Yuan estimated that if his own Nightmare Dragonite had participated, getting into the top 10 would be difficult, but aiming for the top 15 could be possible.
"Can't be helped, Flying isn't their forte. I suppose they'll show their strength in other attribute competitions later on," Shang Ren said helplessly.
"However, it seems... my strength is getting farther and farther from theirs... Winning the championship seems hopeless now."
Although it was just a skill-based competition, to some extent, it still reflected the trainers' strengths. Seeing these competitive elements made it easy for the second team members to ponder one thing: could their main Pokemon even touch those in battle?
"Don't lose heart." Fang Yuan shook his head upon seeing Shang Ren lose his fighting spirit after just watching one match. That won't do, you're Hua Nation's reigning King, after all.
"I know my limits," Shang Ren stated flatly. He was an old hand at this and didn't need Fang Yuan's encouragement. He was well aware that he was no match for the top tier trainers.
"I know too, but what I meant was, as the captain, I'll realize the dream for you," Fang Yuan encouraged.
Shang Ren: ?????
Why does it sound like he thinks I'm about to die?
..............
Over on the side of China's Second Team, Fang Yuan and Shang Ren, two trainers with top-level power and hopefuls to be backups for the first team, came to watch the first team's matches.
On the other side, Tang Xinlan and others were also watching the match between Portugal's first team and Switzerland's second team.
Between the two teams, Portugal's first team had the upper hand, but not to an overwhelming extent. The battle between them was fairly fierce and continued all the way to the end of the platform match, with the Portuguese team winning with a score of 9:4.
"That Portuguese captain definitely has top-level power, and the other players are nearly at that level too. In the next match, it probably won't be possible to achieve a six-in-one victory," Tang Xinlan said regretfully after analyzing the match.
"Let's just be spectators. I see quite a few people from Egypt cursing us... Ahem, what I find more concerning is that there are three trainers in the opposing team who are proficient in Ghost Type. What's going on over there?" Mu Fan said.
"Perhaps they found some resource-rich Spirit World Mystery," Zheng Hongyi said with a shake of his head.
Regardless of the opposition's condition, with Fang Yuan on their side, they only needed to hold steady in the first five matches and could rely on the platform match for a decisive kill, so they didn't need to worry too much.
The Portuguese team might be strong, but they're probably not stronger than the Japanese Dragon King...
On April 27th.
Two entertainment matches were held between the 16 seeded teams.
And in the 16 major competitive regions, each region conducted 8 national confrontation matches, totaling 128 matches.
In the seventh region, eight first teams faced off against eight second teams, including Hua Nation, where only two countries' second teams managed to defeat the first teams and advanced to the top eight of their respective regions.
That evening, in the player village dormitories, Fang Yuan found time to watch the recordings of the other seven matches in the seventh region.
However, the teams that revealed all their strengths today were basically those who had been eliminated, while the victorious teams still managed to hide their strategies fairly well.
"Being a captain isn't easy either."
Taking on the role of the second team captain, Fang Yuan felt a bit overwhelmed after just analyzing the other seven teams and tomorrow's opponent, the Portugal team.
However, at this moment, Fang Yuan suddenly discovered that Eevee, the little guy, was very spirited. It had already finished watching all the matches in the seventh district a while ago. In addition to that, it had also completed watching the General Series and Flying Series events.
Now it was ready to start from the first district's national competition and watch up to the sixteenth district... It even seemed determined to watch them all without resting.
"Bwoo," Eevee struggled to hold the phone as it turned over in bed, suggesting that it was willing to stay up late watching matches and analyze the strengths of potential opponents for Fang Yuan.
Maybe... he shouldn't confiscate its phone tonight?
"Dream on."
"By the time you finish watching one match, Rotom has already analyzed over a hundred matches. With it covering analysis of other districts, you better just rest."
Fang Yuan had made a rule that during the World Championship period, Eevee's phone had to be handed over by 11 p.m., then it was time to rest or meditate. Now Eevee wanted to give up watching anime and TV dramas and exchange internet time under the pretext of watching matches. There was no way Fang Yuan would agree to that.
You are a top overlord, and now you're watching videos of mostly Master Level battles, isn't this a waste of time!
T~T
"Bwoo..." Eevee wiped away tears.
The old Fang Yuan wasn't like this. He used to love it when Eevee watched battle videos, but now that he has Rotom, he doesn't need Eevee anymore.
Right, speaking of which, shouldn't Rotom be its Pokemon???
"Bwoo!!!!"
Fang Yuan ignored Eevee's struggle, and after finishing up his tasks, he took a shower. It was almost 11 p.m., and Fang Yuan was ready for bed. Once in bed, his mind automatically started going through the schedule for the next day.
The match with Portugal was the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow he would need to decide on the lineup and hold a tactical meeting. Besides that, there would be Fire Attribute and Superpower Attribute events tomorrow, which Fang Yuan was very interested in watching.
In the Fire series events, that American Champion would surely participate, right? In the Superpower event, it should be Su Shu's home ground. Would there be any Psychics stronger than him?
But these weren't the most important things. The most important was that he had applied for a batch of cultivation resources from the Alliance, which should be arriving tomorrow. Should he find some time to personally guide the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster and the two Gear Children?
After gaining the knowledge of mysterious science, Fang Yuan had been contemplating a question while constructing the "Cosmic Battleship Magneton" Legendary Level tactical system.
Compared with the fusion of the Brilliant God and the Sun God or Moon God...
Or the fusion of Thundurus with Zekrom or Zekrom, the Armed Magneton's fusion technique, is it truly flawless, and is there room for improvement?
It definitely isn't flawless, so there's certainly room for improvement.
"The Brilliant God Necrozma achieves fusion through devouring and possession, taking control during the fusion, not only gaining strength but also changing attributes. It's a very dominant ability."
"As for Thundurus, legend says it was the third dragon produced when Zekrom and Zekrom split, allowing it to fuse with Zekrom or Zekrom. However, the fusion relies on the item 'Wedge of Gene,' which means their fusion may be a genetic blend."
"The Armed Magneton's fusion with the two Gears, on the other hand, is clearly none of those, being merely a temporary and efficient enhancement of the Armed Magneton through a special magnetic force and mental power connection along with support moves."
This Armed Fusion technique, which Fang Yuan once thought was perfect, seemed to have room for improvement after he learned about the basic technologies of Soul Heart. He began to have new ideas.
These pieces of knowledge gave Fang Yuan a deeper understanding of the life system, soul system, heart system, and spirit system of Steel-type Spirits.
Combining this with his own experiences, Fang Yuan made a bold guess.
"Just as there's a bond and a resonance of hearts between a Trainer and a Pokemon, a similar bond must exist between Pokemon. Perhaps the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster and the two Gear Children could establish a connection beyond magnetic force and mental power, that is... incorporating the blending of heart power."
Magearna's Soul Heart, an artificial soul, is a hybrid of life and heart, a product of the combination of soul and heart. Because of this Soul Heart, Magearna possesses a potential as great as the other Phantom Elves.
If the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, Positive Charge Gear Child, and Negative Charge Gear Child could temporarily enter a bonded state with a "common soul heart" in addition to magnetic and mental power connections, they would undoubtedly be stronger.
And this cultivation approach, Fang Yuan thought after reviewing some of the recorded knowledge in the mysterious scientific system, was definitely worth a try, especially since his Power of the Heart and Aura were the best auxiliary tools.
This would still be a fusion method different from that of the Brilliant God or the strongest dragons, and although Fang Yuan felt it would still not surpass those two monsters, it could be one of the few paths that could take the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster and Gear pupils, naturally low in potential, further. For them, "Soul Heart" technique might already be one of the rare cultivation approaches available.
If successful, the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster and the two Gear Children combined should also be considered to possess Legendary Level potential.
Following Eevee and Monferno, it would be the third Pokemon with Legendary Level potential in the team, although it's hard to consider them as a single Pokemon...