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

The halftime passed quickly.

Under the referee's direction, Ye Feng and a girl from Pingjiang No. 1 Middle School stood on the field.

This girl wasn't very confident in herself; having lost to the semi-finalists, she figured she wouldn't stand a chance. But the result was completely unexpected.

"You won? You won??"

The girl stared in disbelief at the fallen Kirlia, trembling with excitement.

As expected, the boss was right. Kirlia's stamina was almost depleted, and the previous battle was probably her last stand.

Ye Feng's departure finally allowed Pingjiang No. 1 Middle School to relax their tense nerves. They were relieved that this terrible demon had finally been eliminated. The scene of Kirlia defeating a Pokémon with a single move was still fresh in their minds.

Zhuo Fei also breathed a sigh of relief. If Ye Feng had won again, he would have no face to be the boss.

It's so painful, Zhuo Fei!

"Damn, this Kirlia has finally fallen."

"Isn't it said that Psychic-type Pokémon have a weakness in stamina? I'm not believing that nonsense anymore."

"Waaaaah, that's great! That demon is finally done for."

"Brother Dafei, my Brother Dafei, waaaaah."

The four strongest students from Pingjiang No. 1 Middle School were defeated by Ye Feng one after another, casting a shadow over these new trainers.

"I am back."

Ye Feng returned to his seat with a relaxed expression.

At this moment, everyone at Jinghai No. 1 Middle School looked at Ye Feng with suspicion.

There's no other reason than that her acting was terrible. Anyone who knows her even slightly can tell at a glance that Kirlia was throwing the match.

"Ye Feng, why did you deliberately admit defeat?" Ning Xian asked, puzzled.

"Well..." Ye Feng scratched his cheek. He knew very well how bad his acting was. People from Pingjiang No. 1 Middle School might not be able to tell because they weren't familiar with him, but his classmates would definitely see through him at a glance.

"I was thinking, they only have three people left, and we still have five. I can beat them, but then you won't have a chance to play, right? I didn't want you to come all this way for nothing, so I deliberately lost."

"Really?" Another girl looked at Ye Feng with a touched expression. "Ye Feng, you're such a good person! Let's have ice cream together tonight?"

Ning Xian glared at the girl, wondering what she was up to!

The others, except for Ning Xian and Zhang Qiang, all looked at Ye Feng with admiration.

So he got friend-zoned? Also, it's getting colder lately, isn't it a bad idea to eat ice cream? Wait a minute... um? Seeing Ning Xian staring at him with fiery eyes, Ye Feng touched his nose and turned his face away guiltily.

Ning Xian snorted.

Zhang Qiang snorted coldly. He had actually seen Ye Feng and Principal Dong whispering to each other, but as a class monitor, he knew a little about these things. Since Ye Feng was being sent off, it meant the other side had already conceded defeat and was just putting on a brave face, so it didn't matter; the result was the same. As for Ye Feng's excuse of giving others a chance to play, although he scoffed, he could only say it was a well-chosen, flawless excuse.

As the daughter of the association's vice president, Ning Xian understood after a moment's thought.

"Alright, you're up next," Principal Dong said to another girl. "Don't be nervous, just play to your usual standard."

The girl nodded vigorously and walked towards the venue, not forgetting to take one last look at Ye Feng before leaving.

Ning Xian was so angry that she reached out and pinched a piece of flesh on Ye Feng's waist and twisted it hard, making him wince in pain.

The subsequent battles were not as exaggerated as the one between Ye Feng and Zhuo Fei. In addition, after Ye Feng stepped into the arena, the style of the exchanges and battles became more normal. The two sides went back and forth, fighting with great enthusiasm, and the spectators were also very excited.

They exclaimed, "This is what real battles are all about! What's so interesting about these 'you hit me once'... no, those 'you kill me instantly, I kill you instantly' battles?"

Although Pingjiang No. 1 Middle School was stronger, Jinghai No. 1 Middle School naturally won after Ye Feng defeated the strongest players and Ning Xian provided backup. Moreover, everyone got a chance to play, so both sides were fairly satisfied...right?

In the principal's office

Principal Bai looked at Principal Dong with a serious expression.

"Old Dong, your Ye Feng is no ordinary person!" Principal Bai said, taking a deep drag on his cigarette.

"Zhuo Fei isn't bad either," Principal Dong replied casually.

"No, you understand what I mean. Today, his Kirlia used moves that have never been heard of before. Do you understand what that means? It means that he has already forged his own path in Pokémon training, a path that no one has walked before. This clearly shows that he has the potential to become a Master Trainer!" Principal Bai stared intently into Principal Dong's eyes, his voice rising unconsciously with excitement.

"I know."

Principal Dong breathed a sigh of relief; he naturally understood what this meant. But there was something he didn't say: Ye Feng still had a "Circle" move he hadn't used today, but the combination of teleportation and shadow ball had really impressed him. Ye Feng's ideas were too imaginative and too bold.

Zhuo Fei is indeed outstanding, but Ye Feng has clearly gone further than him on the path of raising Pokémon.

Ye Feng is exceptionally talented!

As for China, it's too difficult to produce Master Trainers now. The few people there are simply not enough in this increasingly severe international situation! In a few more years, the older generation will be able to hold on until they retire. If there aren't enough Master Trainers or a leading figure to emerge, China's voice in the international arena will weaken, which will be very detrimental to the competition for Secret Realm resources.

This is also why the higher-ups are eager to reform education. The call to "cultivate outstanding trainers and emphasize the basic quality education of newcomers" is just a test. If it works well, then sweeping reforms will follow.

Times are about to change!

"Old Dong, you must dedicate yourself to nurturing this student. If there's anything you need from me, just let me know, and I'll do my best to help within my capabilities!" Principal Bai exhaled a smoke ring and said solemnly.

Every Master Trainer is a valuable asset to the nation. Even if it's just one more, or even if they only have the potential, it's enough for them to value them.

"Don't worry, I will definitely do my best to nurture him, and I won't hold back when the time comes," Principal Dong said with a smile.

Although the two have always been at odds, they actually have a good relationship, being both rivals and friends, and they will work together in the face of major issues.

"Well, it's about time. Would you like to stay for dinner before you leave? I'll have the cafeteria prepare some food." Principal Bai glanced at the time.

"What?! We're going to eat in the cafeteria?" Principal Dong's eyes widened. Lunch was one thing, but dinner?

"Uh, okay, I'll book a hotel." Principal Bai was a little embarrassed, but he blurted it out and quickly took out his phone to book a hotel.

"That's more like it," Principal Dong muttered.

Chapter 54 New Ideas for Spiral Flash

"Your Pokémon egg is healthy, so please don't worry."

At the Pokémon Center, Nurse Joy, dressed in a nurse's uniform, returned the Pokémon egg, which had undergone a physical examination, to Ye Feng.

Yes, the elf nurses in this world are also called Miss Joy (it's not that the author was too lazy to come up with a title). However, unlike in the previous life, they don't all look the same. But every Miss Joy is a graduate of the best medical school in China and can only be certified to work after rigorous internships and assessments.

Ye Feng took the Pokémon egg, gently stroked it, rubbed it against his face, and then put it into his special backpack.

The Flame-Body Spirit has been borrowed for some time, but the spirit egg still shows no signs of hatching.

Could it really hatch into a mythical beast this time? No, no, no, Ye Feng shook his head. How could a spirit egg given by the Provincial Association possibly hatch into a mythical beast? That's just nonsense.

Ye Feng regularly visits the Pokémon Center to check on the health of the eggs. This is his first time properly hatching a Pokémon egg, so naturally he's being extremely careful to ensure the hatched Pokémon is in the healthiest condition. —Kirlia doesn't count; it hatched in just a few days, without even experiencing the full process. Besides, who's ever seen a flying Pokémon egg? It's clearly abnormal. Fortunately, Kirlia is growing healthily now, without any apparent problems, except for its unusually strong mental strength. However, this is probably due to its innate talent, and over time, Ye Feng has forgotten about it.

"The wind is a bit noisy today."

As Ye Feng stepped out of the Pokémon Center, a cool breeze blew by, and he couldn't help but look up at the sky at a 45-degree angle and sigh.

"..." Passersby gave Ye Feng a strange look, then quickened their pace and left.

Sigh, it's really sad when no one picks up on a joke.

I took a taxi home, put the Pokémon egg back into the hatching container, and then went to the underground training room, where Kirlia was training.

Kirullian was sitting on the ground, staring intently at the water balloon in her hand.

"How is it, Kirlia?" Ye Feng sat down casually and asked.

After countless failed attempts, Ye Feng gave up on developing the Spiral Shadow Ball and instead had Kirlia use her Nen to conduct experiments.

It turned out that it actually worked.

The original Rasengan training is divided into three stages, which can be simply explained as follows: first, using chakra to break through a water ball through irregular rotation; second, further increasing the power to break through a physical ball; and third, maintaining the Rasengan in your hand without the aid of the ball.

Previously, when using Shadow Ball to spin, no matter how hard Kirlia tried to maintain stability, after accelerating to a certain stage, Shadow Ball would inevitably become unstable and unable to be maintained.

Ye Feng speculated that the reason the Spiral Shadow Ball couldn't be completed might be because the Shadow Ball was already a fixed technique; its energy capacity and structural form were already in a stable state, and couldn't be easily changed. Modifying it from its initial stages might have been possible, but that wasn't possible now.

Ye Feng obviously wouldn't do something so thankless and exhausting as to redevelop Shadow Ball and research Ghost-type energy. It would be like taking the long way around. It would be better to let Kirlia use its own family energy and directly develop Spiral Psychic Ball.

The Psychic Ball is different. Psychic is the manifestation of Kirlia's own mental power, and it can be said to be a part separated from its body. Now, the degree of control over Psychic can be said to be as good as using one's own arm, which is naturally incomparable to the Shadow Ball.

Although the basic Rasengan isn't a top-tier skill, and many novels depict it as something easily mastered, Ye Feng discovered that it wasn't so simple when he actually tried it.

The original Rasengan required chakra to spin randomly within a water sphere to break it apart. Kirlia's control over her mental energy allowed her to easily manipulate psychic energy into a specific direction, but pure rotation lacked the necessary power. Creating random, controlled energy rotation within a defined range proved challenging for a Pokémon that typically used energy in a straightforward manner.

Kirlia's mental control is strong, but using energy in a completely new way, one that contradicts her previous understanding, is incredibly difficult. While increasing the output of her psychic power could break the water sphere, that would mean breaking it purely with psychic power, not relying on rotation—a complete reversal of priorities.

However, if the energy inside the psychic ball doesn't rotate randomly like a Rasengan, then the psychic ball used in this way won't have any power. It would be more direct to just use a Shadow Ball to hit someone in the face, so why bother with all that effort?

Ye Feng had also considered learning from Naruto and using his other hand for assistance, but Naruto's inability to precisely control chakra was due to the Nine-Tails, while Kirlia didn't have that problem, so there was no need to use this method. If he couldn't do it in the end, he could use this method then.

Now that the theory has been organized, there are no shortcuts left. There is only one way – to keep practicing and let Kirlia adapt to this new way of using energy.

The first step, naturally, is to follow the original Rasengan technique: find a bunch of water spheres and have Kirlia use her Nen to manipulate the water inside, making it spin erratically, while simultaneously familiarizing herself with the movement of Nen. This stage is complete when the water's rotation is strong enough to break the water spheres. Given Kirlia's control over her mental energy, once she adapts to this method of energy manipulation, the subsequent steps will fall into place naturally.

Kirlia raised the water sphere in her hand and began to use her telekinesis to make the water inside spin erratically. However, no matter how hard she tried, the water sphere only kept changing its shape and could not be broken.

"It's alright, no rush." ​​Ye Feng patted Kirlia's head and said, "Remember to rest, don't overexert your mental energy."

Kirullian nodded and continued to struggle with the water balloon.

Chapter 55: The Elf Siege - Is the Old Script Coming Again?

Jinghai City Trainers Association