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This process was a struggle between two opposing forces.
Upon hearing Fang Yuan's command, Dragonite nodded and closed its eyes.
Soon, its eyes cleared, and the surrounding dark aura dissipated completely, as did the shadowy figure of the Dark Luojia.
The Silver Feather in its hand developed a black spot at the tip, but otherwise, it returned to looking like an ordinary white feather.
As Dragonite recovered, Manafei quickly nudged Fang Yuan, asking what had happened.
"Have you ever seen a Dark Form Lugia?" Fang Yuan asked.
After all, Lugia seemed to have a species lineage; perhaps Manafei knew something about it.
"Bwoo?" Manafei shook its head repeatedly.
Doesn't know, huh...
Fang Yuan mused, "Dark Luojia seems to be a dark variant of Lugia; I don't understand it very well myself."
"Its characteristics are a black body, mastery of dark moves, and crimson eyes."
"As you can see, it looked very similar to Dragonite just now."
"Perhaps, the Power of Nightmare and the Power of Wrathful Reverse Scale are the core of that special Dark Power?" Fang Yuan sank into thought.
This was his speculation, unconfirmed, but it was the only way to understand it for now.
Multiple Scales were unique to Dragonite and Lugia, both of which were related to the sea. Dragonite is introduced in the Pokédex as the "incarnation of the sea," and Lugia as the "Sea God;" both also had the potential to wield Dark Power. The secrets between them seemed to Fang Yuan to be growing ever more mysterious.
His own Dragonite didn't learn properly from Lugia but ended up resembling the Dark Luojia template. What the heck...
"This is a form of Dark Power that I don't quite understand, but it seems the Silver Feather might help Dragonite suppress the Dark Power... Manafei, I have a favor to ask."
"Mana?"
"Give me the Silver Feather."
Manafei: !!!
Manafei: (゜ロ゜;)
"The Silver Feather might be key to Dragonite controlling that power," said Fang Yuan, looking at Manafei. "But during the training process, there's a possibility it could be completely corrupted by the Dark Power..."
Manafei: (゜ロ゜;)
"Didn't you say everything in the temple was available for my use..."
Manafei: (゜ロ゜;)
"Okay, okay, I get it. I'll absolutely give you one—no, two items of comparable value in return," Fang Yuan said, scratching his head helplessly.
After all, the item seemed truly useful for Dragonite; otherwise, he wouldn't have the nerve to ask.
Manafei: (◒｡◒)
Manafei fell into deep thought. The Sea of Origin had been nearly drained by Milotic. If it also lost the Silver Feather, the heritage of its painstakingly decorated Temple of the Sea would be halved; it was reluctant to give it up.
However, after giving it careful thought, Manafei sighed and nodded.
It decided to give it to Fang Yuan; it had agreed to invest in him, after all.
And besides, Manafei was eager to figure out what this Dragonite was really all about, given the mystery surrounding Dark Luojia.
The Huge Gyro Dragon had few secrets from it, but this Lickitung was gradually becoming more inscrutable.
"Bwoo (deal)!!" Manafei looked at Fang Yuan, two Legend Resources agreed!!!
Although Manafei wanted to invest in Fang Yuan, it was still rather painful to just give away the Sea of Origin and the Silver Feather for nothing. But since Fang Yuan had agreed to a reciprocal exchange, it was okay.
"Don't worry about it," Fang Yuan said, scratching his cheek. He had indeed taken quite a bit from Manafei, so a reciprocal gift was appropriate!!
Yes, participating in the War of the Gods in four years seemed a must. He would need to acquire as many Legendary Level resources as possible.
And speaking of which, having developed the Super Evolution System, applying for some Legend Resources in exchange for his contribution wasn't too much to ask, right?
"Bwoo...?" While Fang Yuan pondered, Dragonite, on the other side, held the Silver Feather and swung it around aimlessly, looking confused.
Wait, Fang Yuan was actually going to get the Silver Feather???
That meant it would soon be Dragonite's exclusive item, right?
Having the Silver Feather could enable it to enter into Perfect Dark Form, which was nearly at the Top-Level Third Stage of strength.
"That's right," Fang Yuan turned to Dragonite. "But don't lose sight of the goal; what's important now is to make good use of its suppressive effect and to master the Dark Form on your own."
Dragonite nodded earnestly, understanding his meaning. Reliance on an external item was one thing, but harnessing one's own power was the true measure of strength.
A shortcut to ascend to the heavens!!
"The Silver Feather..." sighed Eevee, watching Dragonite with the feather. Could this also work for it??
Milotic and Dragonite... just wrapped up the Prince of the Sea's old base like that?
Could Monferno's Strengthening BUFF from the World Championship be prolonged? The longer the delay, the greater the effect?
When would its turn come?
Eevee gazed eagerly at a certain Poké Ball on Fang Yuan's waist.
It believed: though the Strengthening BUFF might be late, it would never be absent!!
Monferno: (╯°Д°)╯︵┻━┻... Why does it feel like it's the strongest individual, yet it can't sit still?
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