Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

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## Chapter 76 Your bodybuilding isn't legal!

"What?! How could a Fire-type Charizard survive being hit by a Water Shuriken?"

"Are you deliberately lying to try and stay here? I've already taught you the essentials of using [Swiftness] and [Fierceness], okay?!"

"Even if you wanted Garchomp to learn Dragon Dance or something, I couldn't do it!"

Listening to Yu Kexi's string of complaints, Xia Shen could only respond with a wry smile.

Adaptation is not about making things up randomly. I was also annoyed by the League Tournament finals in the XY series, but we should always respect the original work.

He didn't want to give away any spoilers, so he said things like, "Don't worry, Ash will win the championship when he goes to Alola."

…………

It's already the end of December.

The school team selection competition is in a week. For the past month, Xia Shen's life in the real world and the secret realm has been very regular.

In the real world, she usually goes to school, trains, and goes to the principal for special training; on weekends, she goes to Zhou Keke for inspections, trains with Yan Yan at Dragon Dance, or occasionally goes to other places to relax and rest.

In short, it can be summarized in one sentence.

In the secret realm, the path becomes even more linear, consisting of just two points.

Feed the foxes, leave the little fox with her father to study, and then come to Yukshi to tell it stories.

Of course, the rewards are also quite substantial.

Although I still haven't found a way to learn the dragon dance that I've been dreaming of.

But Keshi taught him something even more important: the unique combat techniques of the Seishi region—[Fierce] and [Swift].

The game's mechanics are easy to understand: a move consumes double the PP.

"Powerful" increases the power of a move, but at the cost of delaying the action order; "Swift" advances the action order of a Pokémon, but at the cost of weakening the power of the move.

In reality, Xia Shen's initial thought was that this was simply a matter of increasing or decreasing the charging time of a move.

But after fully understanding what Kexie had taught him, he realized that the difference between the two was as great as that between Caterpie and Rayquaza.

They may look similar, but they are fundamentally different.

For example, with [Swiftness], a Pokémon needs to gather more than just the energy required for the move before it can unleash it.

You also need to focus on gathering [Swiftness] energy and then apply it to your moves to achieve the effect of releasing moves at an extremely fast speed.

Take Garchomp as an example. It takes him two seconds to unleash his normal Meteor Shower, and he can deal 453 damage on the Move Power Tester.

Using [Swift] Meteor Shower, he only needs 1.5 seconds to deal 409 damage!

What does this mean? It means sacrificing 10% of damage in exchange for reducing the casting time of a skill by 25%.

Will it make money or not?

That's such a great deal!

No wonder it takes two PP to cast a move in the game.

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Bringing my thoughts back, it's almost time for today's secret realm.

Before leaving, he had one more important thing to tell Yukshi.

Xia Shen said softly, "I probably won't come again tomorrow."

"Ah! Why?"

Yuki, who was just angry about the storyline, suddenly changed her expression and even her telepathic voice sounded a little flustered.

"I was just kidding! You're always welcome here!"

"And... actually, I've kept something from you; the [fierceness] I'm teaching you is incomplete."

Unlike usual, Yukshi, who was floating in the air, was not calm. He swayed anxiously back and forth, saying things in an attempt to change Xia Shen's mind.

Xia Shen was also very sad. He had genuinely considered You Kexi a friend during the past month they had spent together.

But all good things must come to an end. Zoroya has already spent enough time learning from her father, and now she needs combat experience to digest what she has learned.

It's time for him to leave the pure white tundra and go find the trail of Goo-boo.

……

After a long silence, Xia Shen finally spoke, "Like Xiao Zhi in the story, I also have the same dream."

"I'll continue my journey with Garchomp and the others towards this goal."

"I will still come to see you often in the future."

"You're lying!" Yukshi's voice was tinged with grievance. "I can tell that your last sentence was a lie!"

I never expected it could actually distinguish between reality and illusion...

Xia Shen shook his head helplessly, but even if he was exposed, it wouldn't change the fact that he was leaving.

"I am just a passerby in your long life. If you can still remember this time in the future, that's enough."

Xia Shen felt that there was something strange about these words, especially like the breakup excuse a jerk would use.

"A short pain is worse than a long one," Xia Shen thought, unable to bear looking at Yukshi any longer. After saying this, he took out the Arceus phone and teleported away.

He didn't notice that, just before he left, a transparent figure emerged from Yuxi's body and entered the Arceus phone.

…………

Back to the real world.

Xia Shen sat blankly in the chair, still feeling a little sad about the farewell they had just shared.

But there's nothing that can be done. People experience joys and sorrows, and Xia Shen can neither stay there forever nor dream of taming the divine beast right now.

Perhaps it's a good thing to part ways at the most beautiful moment.

However, the story of the sun, moon, and journey hasn't been told yet, so it's hard to say whether it's a bad ending...

No, forget about the trip.

……

During their month at Lake Wisdom, Garchomp and Teddy Bear learned [Swiftness] and [Powerful], greatly increasing their strength.

However, the lack of combat has slowed down the growth of their energy levels.

Up to now, the bear cub's level has barely reached 29.

The qualifying rounds are in a week, and I don't know if I can evolve into Ursaring in time.

The Flame Orb is ready, but the [Perseverance] trait hasn't arrived yet.

To be honest, this thing isn't too expensive, since it's an item that's only useful for specific Pokémon.

Demand is low, so prices are naturally low as well.

So this coming week, we need to quickly level up the bear cubs and prepare well for the upcoming selection competition.

Having set her goals for the week, Xia Shen pulled herself together, got up, and went to school.

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In the afternoon, we had a Pokémon battle class.

On a battlefield in the playground, the bear cub and the fire monkey have reached a fever pitch in their battle.

The two fighting spirits delivered a brutal and realistic battle, their clashes filled with violent aesthetics.

At this moment, Teddy Bear's Brick Break and Infernape's Flame Punch hit each other again.

The bear and the monkey passed each other, both panting heavily as they adjusted their battle rhythm.

"Bear cub, bodybuilder, hurry!" Xia Shen suddenly shouted.

As soon as the sound reached the field, the little bear held her breath and concentrated, a strange energy surging from her body, nourishing and strengthening every part of her body.

Naturally, the Infernape couldn't just sit idly by. Without waiting for Jiang Chuan's command, it instantly charged up its Speed ​​Punch.

Before the onlookers could even blink, the Flame Monkey had already rushed up to the bear cub.

Jiang Chuan felt a vague unease. He didn't think that the Fire Monkey had seized an opportunity; rather, it seemed more like... a trap specially designed by Xia Shen.

But the time it takes for Cub to build up its strength is enough for Infernape to charge in with Mach Punch and then follow up with Brick Break or Flame Punch.

What exactly was overlooked?

Jiang Chuan stared at the still-fitting bear cub on the field, not caring about anything else at the moment, he just wanted to fight first.

"Whoosh—" The supersonic punch, moving at extreme speed, created gusts of wind as it pierced the air.

The instant Infernape's fist touched Teddy Bear, orange light, signifying the completion of the enhancement, began to flow around Teddy Bear's body!

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