Milotic broke through, and so did Dragonite.
Fang Yuan was in an exceptionally good mood.
He carefully analyzed the current strength of Milotic and Dragonite...
If it were on land, even with the advantage of terrain, Milotic probably couldn't beat Monferno.
But in a battle at sea, even if Monferno were stronger, it wouldn't stand a chance against Milotic.
The same was true for Dragonite; if it were a battle in the air, even if Monferno mastered the Geppo technique, its chances of defeating Darkness Tyrannosaurus would be very slim.
Being able to surpass the power of a monkey in special terrain had already demonstrated the strength of Milotic and Dragonite.
"Very good!"
Now, Fang Yuan felt that in less than two years, he might be able to PK those from the Twelve Branches.
It was just too thrilling for words.
"Speaking of which, it's been a long time since the last Fang Yuan Tournament..." Fang Yuan muttered to himself.
It's all because of the world competition delaying it!
Now that Milotic and Dragonite both possess top-level combat power, should another tournament be held?
......
The breakthroughs of Milotic and Dragonite happened within an hour of one another.
Having achieved their objective at the Temple of the Sea, Fang Yuan and his group began to return to the Water Plaza, led by the Prince of the Sea.
Next, they would call out Xiao Mai to choose her Pokémon, as the Temple of the Sea had already reached its destination.
"Bo-woah!!~~"
In the plaza, Dragonite, holding a Silver Feather and boasting to Milotic excitedly.
And Milotic listened in a bemused daze.
"Okay you two, come back now." Fang Yuan couldn't stand it anymore, this silly dragon, while feathers are fine, aren't you showing off to the wrong Pokémon?
If you offered it to Milotic, it might be happy, but bragging about becoming stronger with a feather, that's a loss of intelligence.
Looks like Milotic doesn't care about you...
Two beams of red light flashed, and Fang Yuan recalled both Milotic and Dragonite into their Poké Balls.
"Mana!!~" Beside them, Manafei bit its finger, looking gossipingly towards where Milotic and Dragonite disappeared, and shook its head.
No good.
Manafei remembered that when Fang Yuan first came here, that Dragonite seemed to have taken a liking to Milotic.
Several years have passed, and it still hadn't succeeded in its courtship?
Way too pathetic!! Manafei lamented in its heart.
"Teacher, Lord Manafei..."
At this moment, He Xiaomai also came out from the intense training area.
By her side, Golduck held a Water Stone, likely a gift from the Prince of the Sea.
The Water Stone was rich in the energy of the Water Series and appeared to be of top-notch quality.
With such a valuable high-quality Water Stone, Golduck displaying professional-level combat power should not be a problem.
Seeing He Xiaomai and the others come out, Fang Yuan nodded and said:
"Right, where are we now?"
After moving for so long, the temple should no longer be within the bounds of Hua Nation, right?
To pick a Pokémon for He Xiaomai, I wonder where Manafei has brought us.
The Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, or the Arctic Ocean?
"Mana..." Hearing Fang Yuan's question, Manafei was taken aback, as it was unclear as well.
After all, it never learned geography.
But that didn't prevent it from making friends all over the place.
Who would have thought that the Temple of the Sea came with its own navigation and autopilot features?
......
In a mysterious region of the Pacific Ocean,
A deep-sea location 10,000 meters under the sea, the Temple of the Sea slowly emerged.
Looking through the water curtain of the Temple of the Sea, Fang Yuan and He Xiaomai opened their mouths wide in astonishment at everything outside.
What is this place??
They saw an island.
An island situated in the depths of the sea.
Enormous bubbles encapsulated the entire island, separating it from the outside world as if it were its own separate realm.
Upon observation by Fang Yuan and the others, the island seemed to have its own sky and clouds, despite being under the deep sea.
Especially Eevee, who had discovered a magical giant tree on the island that transferred the surface's solar energy to this place.
They say the ocean is more mysterious than land, full of the unknown, and now Fang Yuan believed it.
He probably was the first human to discover such a spectacle beneath the sea.
"But it probably has something to do with the Pokémon's powers, secret locations," he surmised.
"Before the advent of Pokémon, there probably was no such thing as an undersea civilization..."
"And what's worth complaining about is, why does this island's shape resemble Fish-Man Island from One Piece..."
"Fu-na~~!"
Under the guidance of the Prince of the Sea, the Temple of the Sea entered the island and descended onto a lake.
Thanks to that mysterious giant tree, there seemed to be a day and night cycle in place, making it feel like daytime right now.
After arriving, the figures of Fang Yuan, He Xiaomai, Eevee, Golduck, and the Prince of the Sea vanished from the Temple of the Sea and appeared on the mainland of the island.
At that moment, on a certain rock on the mainland, a Pokémon with its back turned was gazing at the sky, as if deep in thought.
As Fang Yuan and his party landed, the Pokémon slowly turned its head to look at the Prince of the Sea and at Fang Yuan and He Xiaomai.
In its eyes was a look full of wisdom.
"Mana!!" the Prince of the Sea greeted.
This Pokémon was the leader of the island, with a status similar to the Quick Dragon Elder of Dragon Island.
Upon seeing it, the great PY Master Manafei immediately greeted it cheerfully, while Fang Yuan started to ponder deeply.
Manafei the elder was powerful indeed; the might of PY Power was truly unpredictable. This Dumb King's strength was inscrutable even to Fang Yuan, its power probably no less than Darkrai's, existing as a guardian god of the deep sea.
This Pokémon standing on the rock, known as the "Wise Man of the Sea," was none other than Dumb King.