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

Ye Feng, who was already feeling a little guilty, panicked and took a step back when stared at like that.

"Captain! You're finally back!" Haozi was the first to rush forward and grab Ye Feng, who was trying to escape.

"Uh, ah, I'm back." Ye Feng scratched his head.

“We thought you’d forgotten about us.” The others also gathered around.

"No, no, I've just been really busy lately," Ye Feng quickly replied. "How have the recent competitions gone?"

The group exchanged glances, and Haozi shook his head, saying, "It went very smoothly."

Although Ye Feng hasn't been back to school for a long time, roughly two months, and the Imperial University team is without a captain, they are still trainers from Imperial University, and their overall level is among the best in the country. Unless they face members from Shanghai University, Huacheng University, or Pengcheng University, they are not afraid at all.

Not to mention that with the rapid popularization of Power Cubes, several members of the team have passed the advanced trainer exam. Although it has only been less than half a year, the current school team is stronger than when Shang Yixue was still there.

Therefore, whether Ye Feng is present or not has little impact on small training matches.

Ye Feng's return this time was for a very important matter.

"Everyone," Ye Feng began, glancing around at the crowd. Everyone stared intently at him, as if they already knew what he was about to say.

After being absent for several months, he appeared as if he had something important to announce. Considering the timing, any member of the school team could guess what Ye Feng was going to say.

"There's not much time left before the National College League. I think we need to make the most of the remaining time and train hard."

Chapter 409 Possibilities for the Future

Time passed slowly.

The establishment of the New Alora is proceeding smoothly. The five main islands have been built or renovated, and what remains are some smaller, subordinate islands, which will take a little longer.

With the help of the guardian spirit, the dominant spirit was the first to settle down and then led the dominant spirits to begin restoring the dominant arena. Although progress was slow, the arena was already stable, but the natural energy within it was not yet abundant enough for the spirits to enter and comprehend it.

During this time, Necrozma completely disappeared. Mew and Palkia searched almost the entire world but couldn't find it, as if it had vanished from the world.

However, thanks to this, Ye Feng had plenty of time to do his own things.

First, there's a paper about Z-Moves.

With a Z-Crystal possessing all types of Z-Crystals, a powerful Z-Ring enhanced by a Guardian Angel (required for using exclusive Z-Moves; a regular Z-Ring is sufficient for general Z-Moves), plus Gardevoir mastering all types of Z-Moves, and four exclusive Z-Moves for Gardevoir, Arcanine, Gengar, and Kingdra, the required sample is quite complete.

Not to mention that the Guardian God needed Ye Feng's help to promote it, and generously provided detailed learning and training methods. As a result, the paper on Z-Move was completed very quickly and perfectly. While other countries were still studying it, Ye Feng's paper had already been published.

Of course, there's no need to worry about trainers being able to use Z-Moves without participating in the Island Tour. After all, the most crucial Z-Crystals are held by the Guardians. Without passing the Island Tour trials, you can't obtain Z-Crystals, so you can't use Z-Moves. Even if you know how to use them, it won't help.

The publication of the paper on Z-Moves once again caused a major upheaval in the Pokémon academic community.

To everyone's surprise, given that research in Pokémon studies often takes years or even decades, and considering that it hasn't been long since the announcement of Mega Evolution and Energy Cube, this young PhD in Pokémon studies has already produced another world-shaking achievement.

Is this person the chosen one? Or is he cheating?

Leaving aside the shock and discussion surrounding Z-Move, what no one knows is...

"The relationship between dominant venues and natural energy: a new path to mastery."

If Mega Evolution and Power Cubes caused the first earthquake in the Pokémon world, and Z-Moves were the second, then without a doubt, this paper on Pokémon reaching Master level is enough to cause a third, even more violent earthquake!

It's important to know that while Mega Evolution can give a Pokémon a significant boost across levels, Key Stones and Mega Stones are likely non-renewable resources, and their numbers are actually quite small compared to the number of trainers, even rarer than rare Pokémon.

While Z-Moves can be created using Z Crystals by the Guardian Angel, it still requires a significant amount of effort and cannot be as readily available as berries. Therefore, although there are more Z-Crystals than Key Stones, there are still far more Z-Crystals than available ones, making it difficult to distribute them effectively.

However, Dominant Field is different. Although only a very few Pokémon can permanently master Dominant Field, ordinary Pokémon can also possess it temporarily.

The Overlord Aura is also inextricably linked to natural energy. As mentioned earlier, the Z-Move is essentially a method of guiding natural energy to amplify ordinary moves into special moves.

Ye Feng's Pokémon broke through to the Master level by mastering their own exclusive Z-Moves; this was true for Gardevoir, Arcanine, and Kingdra.

If Ye Feng's Pokémon can do this, then other people's Pokémon should be able to do the same.

However, the difficulty of learning exclusive Z-Moves means that this path is not one that everyone, or rather, most people, can take.

So, all that's left is the aura of a domineering ruler.

After Ye Feng's remaining Pokémon sensed the natural energy within the Overlord's aura, their thresholds also loosened to varying degrees. However, the sudden attack by Necrozma and Hoopa forcibly interrupted this process. Although it was interrupted, Ye Feng knew very well that as long as he had a little more time, they would definitely be able to break through the Master level threshold.

The dominant arena is different from those created by techniques; it is a near-natural arena formed by the rich and long-lasting accumulation of natural energy.

When a spirit is in the arena, it can briefly be enveloped in natural energy, creating a temporary pseudo-dominant aura. Although it cannot last long, Ye Feng values ​​the fact that spirits can use this method to comprehend natural energy.

By merging with natural energy, elves gain the potential to break through to the master level.

While this breakthrough may not be 100% certain, the probability of it happening is far, far higher than the previous methods of accumulating experience over time or staging a lucky accident.

Ye Feng has completed the most important part of this paper; what remains is to collect more actual samples and data.

However, the dominant venue is still under restoration or reconstruction, and we still need to wait.

Fortunately, the Guardian God has been around for so many years and has already figured out the Overlord Field. With the assistance of the Overlord Spirit, even if it is remade, it will not take too long - at least it will not be made after Ye Feng's death.

And this amount of time is more than enough for the future of human trainers.

Chapter 410 Goodbye Articuno

Ye Feng walked to a secluded corner and rubbed the Rao Rao Ring on his wrist—also known as the Little Hoopa Summoner.

"Little Feng!" As the light circle suddenly appeared, Little Huba rushed out from inside and buried herself in Ye Feng's arms.

"Come on, take me to the World Tree." Ye Feng said with a smile, patting Little Huba's head.

"Alright!" Little Huba responded, throwing out the scooping ring to create a spatial passage.

Ye Feng, carrying Little Huba, passed through the passage and entered the interior of the World Tree.

Under normal circumstances, let alone Hoopa, even a fully evolved Hoopa cannot freely enter the World Tree through the Raid Ring.

Of course, given the relationship between Hoopa, Ye Feng, and Dream, they have obtained a special pass, allowing them to enter and exit freely to a certain extent; however, the main control still rests with the World Tree, which can revoke their access at any time should Hoopa encounter any problems.

"You're here?" Inside the World Tree, Mew lazily lay on a crystal flower, looking at Ye Feng with a listless expression.

Necrozma's series of events kept Mew busy for a long time, and it exhausted it.

Now that Necrozma is nowhere to be found, Mew has returned to its usual lazy self.

"Hmm, where's Articuno?" Ye Feng replied casually, looking around but not seeing the blue figure.

"I don't know, go find it yourself." Dream mumbled, then closed her eyes and fell asleep again.

"..." Ye Feng scratched his head, put the little handkerchief on his head, and used his telekinesis to slowly fly away from the World Tree.

Ye Feng's purpose in coming to World Tree this time is to keep his promise and defeat and completely capture Articuno!

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Soon, Ye Feng found Articuno on a huge ancient tree.

"Hey, Articuno!" Ye Feng looked up and shouted.

With a "whoosh!", a blue shadow flashed by, and Articuno appeared in front of Ye Feng.

Tilting its head, Articuno looked Ye Feng up and down, a glint flashing in its eyes. This human seems to have changed quite a bit in terms of aura since we last met? Has his Pokémon strength increased again?

"As agreed, I've arrived." Ye Feng smiled and reached out to touch the Poké Ball on his chest.

"Huh?" Articuno realized something and immediately spread its wings and flew into the air, ready for battle.

"Looks like you've been waiting a long time too." Seeing Articuno's eager look, Ye Feng chuckled, touching his nose.

"Go, Gardevoir!" Ye Feng threw out the Poké Ball.

"Garde!" Gardevoir floated in mid-air using psychic powers, its eyes fixed intently on Articuno.

The two elves gazed at each other from a distance.

In Ye Feng's current battle strength, ranked by power, the order is: Master-level Gengar, Gardevoir, Arcanine, and Kingdra. Next are Gyarados, Aggron, and Togekiss, which are still at the high-level ceiling.

The only one capable of fighting Articuno, a near-legendary bird, one-on-one is Gardevoir, which can Mega Evolve.

A hint of confusion and disdain flashed across Articuno's face.

Although Gardevoir can fly using psychic powers, neither its speed nor its flying ability can compare to his. Why would Ye Feng put his Pokémon at a disadvantage?

Is he confident, or does he look down on himself?

The thought that Ye Feng might look down on him made Articuno unhappy, and its aura involuntarily rose, causing the surrounding temperature to drop significantly.

Ye Feng, who could sense the thoughts of Pokémon, naturally noticed Articuno's current mood. Although he didn't know why it was unhappy, it didn't matter; he could ask it after the battle.

"Ready to go." Ye Feng raised his left hand; the keystone had already been embedded in the powerful Z-bracelet.

Ye Feng inadvertently discovered that the powerful Z-Ring is not only a necessary item for using exclusive Z-Moves, but also that Z-Moves, to a certain extent, represent the connection between the trainer and the Pokémon.

If you socket a Key Stone into a powerful Z-Ring for Mega Evolution, it can slightly improve the bond between you and your Pokémon, making the Mega Evolution more perfect and giving your Pokémon a greater boost.

Articuno's gaze sharpened. It naturally didn't believe that Ye Feng could defeat it with just a Master-level Gardevoir. It would definitely use that special evolution ability from before.

"Gardevoir, Mega Evolve!"

As Ye Feng finished speaking, a dazzling light of evolution instantly enveloped Gardevoir. Having fully mastered Mega Evolution, the time required for evolution was negligible. In the blink of an eye, Gardevoir had completed its Mega Evolution.

A powerful burst of psychic energy erupted from Mega Gardevoir, creating a gust of wind that instantly pushed Articuno a distance away.

The violent psychic power didn't last long; it quickly merged into Gardevoir's body under its control. A flash of blue light passed through Gardevoir's eyes as it looked at Articuno with a calm gaze.

Articuno's eyes widened in shock.