Pokémon: Hard work pays off, moves can be upgraded infinitely.

"The level is directly LV5, which saves a lot of energy points."

Looking at the level of the Netherworld Power, Mu Yun felt a slight sense of joy.

A level 5 skill requires over 100,000 energy points to upgrade, although that's not a lot for him right now.

However, upgrading from LV5 to LV6 requires a whopping one million energy points, which is no small amount.

Most importantly, with his pioneering spirit, his future abilities are destined to be abundant.

They'll be promoted one by one; who knows when that will take.

Fortunately, the power of exploration is very powerful, and the abilities it generates are directly on par with it.

Therefore, it seems that we can focus on upgrading the pioneering power from now on.

It truly is a case of one promotion equaling a hundred.

Thinking about it, Mu Yun looked at the specific information about the power of the Netherworld.

"It has three abilities?"

Looking at the description of the power of the Netherworld, Mu Yun was somewhat surprised.

After all, judging from Liu Hesheng's Azure Flame Blade Demon, the power of the Netherworld seems to only have the ability of a contract.

In retrospect, it seems that Liu Hesheng may not have developed his abilities to a sufficient degree.

This is normal, as the description says this ability is very dependent on the physical and mental strength of the gifted individual.

The latter is easier to deal with, but for the former, unless one has extraordinary talent, the upper limit of human physical strength is already set.

Even with Mu Yun's physical strength reaching the Heavenly King level, there are only three contract slots available.

No wonder Liu Hesheng only made a contract with the Azure Flame Blade Demon.

One issue is the inability to train enough people, but the most important problem is the insufficient number of contract slots.

Then, Mu Yun continued to look down.

Communicating with the underworld appears to be a pact with an inexhaustible energy pool, which can reduce the consumption of ghost-type energy.

It can greatly increase the sustained combat ability of Ghost-type Pokémon.

The third ability seemed somewhat familiar to Mu Yun.

"Leaving the dead... the Night Demon?"

Suddenly, a huge, dark figure flashed through Mu Yun's mind.

The defining characteristic of the Night Demon race is its ability to guide the dead.

He has already confirmed this through the lens of data.

Unexpectedly, the power of the Netherworld has this effect.

But where can he find a soul?

We can't just follow the example of those demonic cultists and start a massacre, can we?

If this were in an ancient, chaotic world rife with bandits, it might be easier to explain, but in today's civilized society, it's probably not very realistic.

Unless you go to more chaotic places like South Africa or the Middle East.

But given his current strength, that's clearly unrealistic.

"Forget it, let's talk about that when the time is right. Anyway, with the bonus from the entry, a little reward won't make a difference."

Then, Mu Yun looked at Xiao Du and Xiao Yan standing to the side.

Xiao Du was alright. Having witnessed his trainer's amazing abilities, he was initially a little surprised, but quickly recovered and began explaining his trainer's glorious deeds to his younger brother.

For example, "Pat your head to get stronger, pat your head to get stronger, pat your head to get stronger," and so on.

"Important things should be said three times," is something Xiao Du heard on TV.

"It's a pity that Xiao Yan hasn't evolved yet and can't use the power of the Netherworld."

Mu Yun sighed to himself.

Although Xiao Yan's evolved form has been confirmed as Azure Flame Blade Demon, even if it is confirmed, he is currently just a pure fire-type Charcoal Servant.

The underworld messenger who forms a contract with the power of the netherworld must possess the attribute of the ghost.

Currently, it seems only the unborn Gastly is satisfied.

So, is it possible to form a contract with a Pokémon egg?

Mu Yun was itching to try, but to be on the safe side, he held back.

"Click~~"

However, at that moment, the sound of an eggshell breaking suddenly rang out.

Mu Yun subconsciously looked over.

The Gastly egg, which had shown no signs of hatching just moments before, suddenly skipped the flashing light and nutrient absorption process and went straight to the hatching stage.

Mu Yun was startled. Without thinking of anything else, he immediately opened the incubator containing the Gastly egg and took it out.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yan, who was still listening to Xiao Du explain Mu Yun's past deeds, subconsciously looked over.

It was the first time he had ever seen a fairy egg hatch, and he was quite curious.

"Hiss~~"

Xiao Du patted his back, indicating that he could come closer to take a look.

Once given permission, Xiao Yan immediately skipped over to Mu Yun's side, staring intently with her fiery eyes as she carefully observed the gradually cracking eggshell.

"Is it because you just awakened your Netherworld powers?"

Mu Yun released his waveguide to examine the state of the Gastly egg.

Surprisingly, Gastly was healthy and had a stable waveguide, looking like it was born normally.

"Hah!!"

Just as Mu Yun was pondering the reason, a powerful voice came from the eggshell.

Immediately afterwards, a black "coal ball" shrouded in a thick, dark purple mist suddenly flew out of the eggshell, grinning strangely as if trying to scare people.

Unfortunately, even the lowest-ranking Tan Xiaoshi wasn't intimidated by him. Instead, he found the newborn underling, who was dark-skinned, quite interesting.

"Well, it's still a Gastly that fits my stereotype."

Looking at Gastly, which wanted to play a prank the moment it was born, Mu Yun smiled helplessly.

If it were an ordinary trainer, they might actually be startled.

However, with his waveguide ability, he can easily detect Gastly's actions.

It's really difficult to scare him.

"Hahaha--"

Seemingly seeing that Mu Yun and the others weren't afraid at all, Gastly's eyes narrowed, its lips pouted, and it turned away in dissatisfaction, sulking.

Mu Yun: ......

Just as Mu Yun was wondering whether he should pretend to be scared by him, Ghost, who had just been sulking and feeling sad, suddenly turned around.

"Hah!!"

His eyes were wide open, his eyeballs rolled upwards, and his bright red tongue was stretched out long, making him look like a hanged ghost.

"Pfft~~"

Seeing this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but laugh.

"Hahaha~~"

Seeing Xiao Yan laughing, Gastly was not angry at all. Instead, it happily moved closer to him and laughed together in a slightly eerie way.

"So, Gastly isn't trying to scare people, it's just being funny?"

Seeing this, Mu Yun was somewhat surprised.

I thought my Gastly was a prankster, but now it seems it might want to be a comedian?

However, given Gastly's appearance, it seems a bit difficult.

Unless you encounter an audience member like Xiao Yan who has a strange sense of humor.

After mentally complaining, Mu Yun activated his Data Eye and glanced at Gastly's data.

..............................

[Pokémon: Gastly]

Gender: Male

[Attributes: Ghost + Poison]

[Level: 4 (Beginner)]

【Characteristic: Levitation (Can float freely in the air; flight speed is higher when levitating)】

[Movements: Deadly Poison, Turbid Mist, Song of the End, Fright, Black Mist, Strange Light, Lick, Hypnosis]

【Items to bring: None】

[Potential: Champion Level]

[Racial stats: 310]

Special Bonus: 1. Champion's Offspring (Double): Energy quality increased by 20%, meaning the power of all moves increased by 20%.

2. Affinity with the Underworld: While still an egg, if one is fortunate enough to come into contact with the aura of the Underworld, it becomes easier to gain the power to communicate with it.

..............................

"Level 4?"

Gastly's level wasn't as amazing as Flame's when it was first born, but it was still significantly higher than that of a normal Pokémon.

In addition, the affinity ability called the Other Shore Underworld also surprised Mu Yun.

It seems that the reason he is "precocious" is because he just used the Fruit of the Netherworld, which briefly connected him to the underworld, allowing Gastly in the egg to absorb a wisp of energy.

That said, with this special bonus, he seems even more suited to be a messenger of the underworld.