I haven't decided on a name for my Pokémon trainer yet.

"Ye Feng, does Mega Evolution always consume the trainer's mental energy? Are there any... optimization methods?" Master Yu asked Ye Feng.

Ye Feng paused, frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head: "Sorry, I don't know either."

Ye Feng was genuinely unaware of this. He only discovered that Mega Evolution required a significant amount of the trainer's mental energy after personally experiencing it once, and it took him several days to recover from the headache.

The anime didn't depict this, could it be because the characters are all super rookies? Or is it that Mega Evolution has become a complete power, and there are some developmental details they're unaware of?

Perhaps the Three Sacred Mushrooms could help awaken superpowers? But the problem is, we don't know where to find them right now, and even if we do find them, it's uncertain whether they will be effective.

Ye Feng had already sensed that the mental strength of these master-level trainers was not actually that high.

Apart from Master Yu, only Master Ye, who has maintained a regular exercise routine, is considered decent; the rest are only slightly better than the average person.

Ye Feng guessed that the reason why Master Wang was able to successfully Mega Evolve Blastoise was because the bond between Blastoise and Master Wang was very deep. Under the guidance of the evolution lines, Blastoise experienced emotional fluctuations and gave back to Master Wang.

At that time, he did indeed sense that a portion of spiritual energy flowed from Blastoise into Master Wang's body.

It seems that the evolution lines I came up with on a whim really did help with Mega Evolution.

"However..." Ye Feng hesitated, then stopped himself from speaking.

"What, just say what you have to say," Gu Yangzhou said.

“Although supporting Mega Evolution consumes a lot of resources, Bond Evolution is not so certain…” Ye Feng said.

He remembered that Arcanine had briefly evolved once, and although his mental state was in a state of intense fluctuation, he did not feel that his mental energy was depleted afterward.

Does this mean that Bond Phenomenon and Mega Evolution are different and do not require the Trainer's Psychic Power? Or does it mean that the amount of Psychic Power required is much smaller?

"Bond evolution..." Gu Yangzhou pondered for a few seconds, "But we don't even know how bond evolution works right now."

Ye Feng was also helpless. He had tried to learn from Ash and Greninja in the anime and synchronize his Psychic Power with Arcanine, but the evolution he expected did not occur.

What exactly is missing?

Am I going in the wrong direction?

What exactly is the key to bond evolution?

Chapter 272 Ruins and Divine Pillars

Ye Feng returned to his dormitory, where Marcia, who had been waiting all day, pounced on him.

"Ye Feng, I'm so hungry, hurry up and give me something to eat!" Marcia said sweetly.

"Wait a minute." Before Ye Feng could even reach out, Gengar had already floated over and used its psychic powers to grab Marshadow and press it onto the carpet.

"Damn it, Gengar, can you please stop treating me like this all the time!" Marshall complained.

"Koujie?" Gengar glared at Marshadow, then immediately fell silent.

When the man in black came to pick up Ye Feng earlier, Ye Feng had Gengar take Marshadow back to his dormitory. Later, when he realized that he had indeed arrived at the association headquarters, he asked Gengar to come back and watch over Marshadow.

To prevent it from running around and causing trouble.

"Don't worry, I'll get you some food right away." Ye Feng instructed Gengar to spit out the suitcase and take out an Energy Cube from it.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Feng had Gengar bring the Power Cube to the open space outside the dormitory and then released the Pokémon.

Aggron is too big, and with Gyarados and Arcanine, there's simply no room for it in the dorm.

Fortunately, most of the people in the school have left now, so releasing the Pokémon won't bother anyone. Besides, this is the place where trainers release their Pokémon anyway.

Ye Feng watched the elves enjoying their energy cubes and his mind raced.

Gardevoir is not a problem.

There's no need to worry too much about Gengar, Aggron, and Gyarados; their Mega Stones do exist, and finding them should just be a matter of time.

As for Arcanine, Kingdra, and Togekiss, Ye Feng wasn't sure if they had undergone Mega Evolutions after he transmigrated.

Therefore, Ye Feng cannot gamble on whether he will discover their Mega Stones and can only temporarily pin his hopes on Bond Phenomenon.

If you complete the Bond Evolution, even if you find their Mega Stone later, it won't be a waste of time; after all, not everyone has enough mental energy to support Mega Evolution, and those who don't can choose Bond Evolution.

But what exactly is Bond Evolution?

Ye Feng originally thought it was similar to Mega Evolution, but Bond Pact Evolution is achieved by synchronizing the trainer's and Pokémon's mental states. In the anime, Greninja evolved when its mental states aligned with Ash's.

Unfortunately, no matter how Ye Feng tried, and how he tried to align his mind with Arcanine's, he could never recapture that feeling from before, and Arcanine remained unresponsive.

Greninja underwent its Bond Phenomenon at the moment its mind synchronized with Ash's, so what's wrong with that...?

Is it because his bond with Arcanine isn't deep enough? That can't be.

Ye Feng has been taking care of Arcanine since it was an egg, and they even went through a life-or-death situation together. There is no doubt that the trust and affection between them is very deep. Ye Feng doesn't believe that the bond between them is not strong enough.

Moreover, he can't find anyone to discuss the issues with right now, because only he knows the feasibility of Bond Evolution. Even in Guyangzhou, compared to the vague and theoretical Bond Evolution, he would rather choose the proven Mega Evolution.

As for Arcanine's brief evolution... perhaps Ye Feng himself misread it. Maybe it was the light emitted by the move when using Godspeed or High Speed ​​at full power?

As for the seemingly altered appearance of the Growlithe, it's possible for people to have illusions in extremely dangerous situations.

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. Things will work themselves out." Ye Feng shook his head; thinking about it was useless.

The strength and bonds are certainly sufficient, so what Arcanine lacks is likely a trigger similar to what happened back then, such as Ye Feng being in a dangerous situation...

However, Ye Feng would not take the initiative to do such a thing.

If you do it proactively, your subconscious will leave you a way out. Knowing that you have a way out, you will definitely not be able to achieve the same effect as before.

Ye Feng exhaled, leaned back on the grass, and took out his phone to start surfing the internet.

Yes, it's pretty much the same as what Gu Yangzhou said before. Within China, nothing major has happened since the birth of the Phoenix King.

However, in other countries, different numbers of legendary Pokémon appeared, and some even fought each other.

Groudon and Kyogre, those two are truly mortal enemies. They're fighting again even though there's no natural energy available. Luckily, it's in the Pacific Ocean, otherwise, who knows how much disaster it would cause.

Since Groudon can't fly, how does it walk across the Pacific Ocean?

Where is Rayquaza? Wasn't it supposed to appear to stop Groudon and Kyogre from fighting? It seems like Rayquaza got tired and stopped fighting on its own, and now I don't know where it went.

Could Rayquaza have been controlled by the Shadow Elf? Ye Feng was startled.

But I immediately realized it was impossible.

Rayquaza is no ordinary legendary Pokémon; it is one of the best even among the legendary Pokémon.

In one of the theatrical versions, it was not only not controlled by a certain demon god, but after Mega Evolution, it fought against multiple legendary gods on its own, and its tornado attack was even broken by the combined power of several legendary Pokémon.

Thinking of this, Ye Feng couldn't help but gasp – hiss, Mega Rayquaza, terrifying indeed!

While casually browsing the forum, Ye Feng suddenly sat up.

This was a newly posted thread, which was deleted immediately, but Ye Feng was quick enough to spot a few keywords.

The Gobi Desert, temple ruins, and spirits shaped like toilets...

Ye Feng was startled. Had another legendary elf appeared in the Gobi Desert? And judging from the description, the elf was shaped like a toilet. Was it some kind of divine pillar?

And this time it's not a secret realm, but a ruin?

It's important to know that the appearance of secret realms in this world is not a new thing, especially in the last two years, there have been many secret realms appearing, and many elves that didn't exist before have appeared.

However, the number of ruins is much smaller compared to the number of secret realms.

Moreover, most of them were completely destroyed, leaving only a few murals and other materials that allow people to understand the past history.

Humanity's understanding of legendary spirits comes from the records left behind in ruins.

The ruins that have appeared in the Gobi Desert this time are the first ruins to be associated with elves, or even legendary elves.

Ye Feng immediately dialed Gu Yangzhou's number: "President, I just saw a post saying that relics have appeared in the Gobi Desert?"

“That’s right, I didn’t expect you to see it. The post was deleted in seconds, what were the administrators doing?” Gu Yangzhou complained. “I was just about to send Master Wang, Master Sang and Master Ye over to investigate.”

Temple ruins, divine pillars—a thought flashed through Ye Feng's mind.

"Can I come with you?" Ye Feng asked tentatively.

"Hmm? You want to go too?" Gu Yangzhou thought for a while and felt that letting young people experience things would help them grow faster.

Moreover, with master-level trainers around, nothing bad will happen, so he agreed, "Okay, but when you get there, you must listen to the masters and not wander off on your own, lest you encounter danger."

"understand!"

"Okay, then come to headquarters now, they're about to leave."

Chapter 273 Temple Ruins, Dead City

The Gobi Desert, located between China and Mongolia, is the northernmost desert in the world.

The location where the temple ruins appeared this time happens to be in a desert region within China, so trainers from other countries won't be able to cause trouble this time.

Upon receiving the news, the association immediately dispatched personnel to patrol and guard the border, and also deployed a large number of people around the ruins.

This time, traveling with a master trainer, there was no need to rush to catch a plane. Gu Yangzhou arranged a private jet to take them to Hohhot City, where there happened to be an airport.

It must be said that the master trainer was very efficient. Before Ye Feng could even take in the scenery along the way, he had already rushed to the location of the temple ruins.

Looking at the endless desert, Ye Feng was momentarily at a loss as to where he was.

"How's the situation?" Master Wang asked the person in charge about the situation on site.