This trainer has no moral principles

Of course, more people cannot bear the hardship, and many give up halfway.

You Zhi even felt that the fact that those disciples could become professional trainers had little to do with their martial arts training. People with strong will and hard work were more likely to succeed than others. Ah Si's teaching method was just to screen out such people.

But these had nothing to do with Youzhi, and he had no intention of challenging the opponent. After getting the badge, he returned to the hotel where he was staying and rested for a day. At the same time, he contacted Yuanying using the Pokémon Encyclopedia - they added each other as friends when they parted last time.

According to Yuan Ying, she found Songye, and Songye was willing to help with divination for Youzhi's sake. However, he had just finished working at the gym and consumed a lot of spiritual energy. He needed to rest for a while and wait until his condition recovered to ensure the accuracy of divination. Unfortunately, there were many challengers during this period, and he could not abandon his job, so he could only ask Yuan Ying to temporarily act as the gym leader.

After hearing this, You Zhi knew that Songye was being lazy again. His words were well-reasoned, but in fact he was just treating Yuan Ying as a free soldier.

But he did not expose the matter. After all, it was Yuan Ying who needed help, so it was natural for him to help with the work. If he had asked for it himself, Songye might have agreed readily, but friends cannot just make one-sided efforts, as that would not be conducive to maintaining the friendship.

Anyway, judging by the time, the Sea Dragon God is probably still on his journey to find his subordinates. He is not in a hurry right now. It is still early to the agreed date. Besides, being the acting gym leader is also a good practice.

"Next, we should find a way to raise the Neonite's level and help her evolve... She should have an evolved form."

You Zhi looked at the Neon Elf's Pokémon card, his tone lacking confidence.

(The author: Let me share a little bit of Yu-Gi-Oh!: When a Continuous Magic Trap Card is destroyed, its effect will not be activated, and if it is activated, its effect will be negated. This is not nonsense. The nonsense in this article is about the activation speed of the Magic Trap Card. The 1st and 2nd speeds all depend on the trainer's hand speed.)

Chapter 193: Martial Arts Training

While waiting for the news, You Zhi visited the Azure Gym every day, duelling with the professional trainers in the gym, and occasionally sparring with the gym owner Ah Si.

In the previous gym challenge, Youzhi and Ah Si fought remotely across the competition venue, going back and forth and it was difficult to tell who was better.

Now that they were in close contact, You Zhi found that if he didn't use the strong and weak mimicry, he would be no match for the opponent at all.

In terms of physical fitness, he is actually not much worse than Ah Si. The key lies in his moves.

In his previous life, You Zhi was obsessed with martial arts. He practiced Sanda, Tai Chi, Bagua, Xingyi, boxing, wrestling, and judo, and had profound attainments in several of them. Although he couldn't say that he was invincible, he felt that he was not afraid of any opponent of the same physique.

But the problem is that what he learned are "pure physical martial arts", which do not require the assistance of spiritual power and cannot be coordinated with spiritual power.

After coming to this world, he tried to combine the two, but unfortunately found that the spiritual power in this world was different from the internal energy in martial arts novels, and did not have the effect of increasing destructive power by flowing into the palm of the hand.

The imitation form of the god can accept all kinds of energy, no matter how strong or weak, and can utilize and absorb any kind of energy. However, this technique only exercises the physical fitness and does not involve any martial arts moves.

The martial arts that You Zhi developed on this basis, including the free-hand eight punches that he taught Phil, are extremely effective for physical exercise and ensure a "youthful and healthy state", but if used to fight with others, the effect will inevitably be greatly reduced - in fact, he had always felt good before, but after sparring with Ah Si, he found that it was just an illusion.

"You can't punch like that! You have to imagine you have a Spirit Spell Card in your hand, and you need to pour in Spirit Power to force it into action. Punching with that feeling... No! You can't actually release Spirit Power. You want to feel like you're holding it in, storing it, and then releasing it."

Next to the artificial waterfall, Ah Si teaches You Zhi how to use spiritual power.

One has to admit that the technique the other party had spent more than 30 years developing was much more sophisticated than You Zhi's random tinkering.

"It's really strange. You obviously don't know how to use spiritual power. How did you manage to release dark energy underwater in the previous duel? Can you really do such a thing with physical strength alone?" Ah Si was very puzzled.

"Who knows? I just used it when I wanted to. I don't know the details of what happened."

In fact, Youzhi simulated the skills of elves, but this kind of thing cannot be said, otherwise it will confirm the scientific conjecture put forward by some researchers that "humans are also a kind of elves."

"Hmm...it seems you used your spiritual power unconsciously, but you don't understand the principles behind it, so you can't replicate it with other actions."

Ah Si gave his own guess and was more and more amazed at You Zhi's talent.

Without the guidance of a famous teacher, I have achieved such results by relying on my own blind thinking. If I had been given the correct guidance, wouldn’t my future achievements be amazing!

In fact, Youzhi's performance is worthy of this admiration.

He already had a foundation in martial arts training, and his achievements in his previous life proved that he was indeed extraordinary in comprehension. Now he had the ability to change his physique with the power of strong and weak mimicry, and he could constantly adjust the details according to actual needs until it became the most suitable body.

The combination of the two results in what outsiders see as "rapid progress" and "easy to learn".

Ah Si did not feel timid because of this, nor did he hide his knowledge for fear of being surpassed by others. On the contrary, he taught even more attentively.

Generally speaking, teachers like students who can learn after being taught. As the owner of a martial arts school, Ah Si has encountered too many students who cannot be taught no matter how hard they try, and instead make the teachers so angry that they have stomachaches.

One party teaches with all his heart, the other party learns with all his heart, both parties are focused and do not consider anything else.

So in just nine days, You Zhi not only mastered the method of using spiritual power, but also learned the opponent's Kongming skill.

Bang!

Accompanied by the sound of the air exploding, as You Zhi threw a punch, the artificial waterfall in front of him actually briefly flowed upstream.

"Although I had always thought you could learn it, the fact that you learned it so quickly still exceeded my expectations. I thought you would master the waterfall-blocking Flow-Severing Slash in half a month at most, but you've even mastered the Scale-Reversing Power. Now all that's left is the slow grinding process of mastering it. I have nothing more to teach you."

Ah Si sighed.

"I am able to achieve what I have today thanks to your careful guidance. I will always remember this kindness."

You Zhi bowed to the other party and expressed his gratitude from the bottom of his heart.

Even though he had not joined the Zhanlan Martial Arts School and they did not have a master-disciple relationship, he did not feel it was excessive to kowtow to the other party for his guidance over the past few days.

"With your talent, even without my guidance, you'd be able to figure it out sooner or later. Maybe it'll be a completely different path. Thinking of this, I feel a little regretful."

"The die is cast. It's too late for you to regret now."

The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

After laughing, Ah Si asked, "Are you leaving Azure City?"

You Zhi nodded and said, "Well, tomorrow is the day I agreed to meet with my friends, so I have to go."

As the headmaster, Ah Si was already accustomed to seeing his disciples off, so he didn't feel reluctant at all. He smiled proudly and said, "I hope that by the time we meet again, you'll have surpassed me."

"Do you mean martial arts or spirit duels?"

"Both."

Ah Si sent You Zhi to the gym entrance and couldn't help but say, "I'll ask my friends for information about your Ice Water Pokémon, but it's very rare after all, so don't get your hopes up."

"I know. Thank you for your help."

During this period, You Zhi not only practiced his spiritual skills but also dueled with others, and he would send the Neon Stone Elf to every duel. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he wanted to focus on training this elf.

However, even after it was upgraded to level 38 and became the second most powerful elf under his command after the Celestial Golden Knight, the Neon Stone still did not evolve. You Zhi used all types of evolution stones to test it one by one, but there was no response. Instead, the Gem Knight Quartz evolved with the Earth Stone, and in the future it can evolve into the Gem Knight Lady Rose Diamond without the need for a spell card.

At this point, the possibility of the Neon Elf having an ordinary higher-level form and a fusion form has been basically ruled out. You must know that the level cap of many elves is level 30. With Ah Si's experience, he has never seen an elf that has not reached the conditions for evolution at level 38.

However, they were also confused about how to evolve other forms.

This is the disadvantage of owning rare Pokémon. You can't find other people's precedents to learn from, unlike the Big Three Pokémon, who have a dazzling variety of evolved forms and can choose the one you like best.

But this is not a big deal. Elves are divided into main players and reserve players. Even a champion cannot be perfect in everything and make all the elves under his command have the strength to become the main players.

Youzhi has already prepared himself mentally for the fact that the Neon Stone Spirit will not have an evolved form. Anyway, it is fine to be a mascot together with the Washer Dragon Lady.

After saying goodbye to Ah Si, You Zhi boarded the Canghe Dragon Girl and headed for Whirlpool Island again.

Chapter 194 New Elemental Hero

When Youzhi arrived at Whirlpool Island, Yuan Ying was already waiting there.

There was no small talk between the two parties, they got straight to the point when they met, after all they had communicated using the Pokémon Encyclopedia before.

"This is the image that Master Songye copied using his psychic powers," Yuan Ying said, pulling out two pieces of paper. One resembled a satellite image, the other a sea map. "I checked the Johto sea map and confirmed its location. It's roughly west of the Whirlpool Islands, near Manjin City."

Obviously, she had done her homework and didn't just grab a piece of paper from Songye and rush over to ask Youzhi for help.

Youzhi took the two pictures and took a look. The sea map had nothing but a circle on it. The picture that Songye copied using his superpowers showed an ordinary island with nothing special about it.

"It's amazing that you found the corresponding location based on just this one picture."

"It'll just take a little longer. Now that I have a clue, I still have the patience."

You Zhi nodded. When they first entered the Tianwei Realm together, Yuan Ying had demonstrated her perseverance, which was not inferior to his.

"Then the next step is easy. We just need to find the Sea Dragon Gods and ask them to help us explore this sea area."

Although it is just a small circle on the map, it corresponds to a very vast sea area in reality, and searching in the sea is much more troublesome than searching on land. After all, land is flat, while the sea is three-dimensional.

If no clues are found on the island in the picture, it means that the real clues are in the deep sea below the island. In any case, it may take half a year to search clearly with only two elves, Youzhi's Neon Elf and Yuanying's Steam Healer.

However, when the two found Di Qi and asked him to help contact the leader of the Sea Dragon God, they received bad news.

"In other words, one of the Sea Dragon God's subordinates was reborn in the Water Spirit Scale's territory and was forcibly recruited by the other side as a subordinate, and the two sides began fighting."

Through the translation of the Washing Dragon Girl, You Zhi and Yuan Ying looked at each other, both showing helpless expressions.

Fortunately, this possibility had been mentioned before, so it’s not that surprising at this moment. It can only be said that an expected bad situation occurred.

Yuan Ying quickly calmed down. His most pressing concern wasn't complaining, but rather how to respond. He then asked Di Qi, "How long will this conflict take to end? If the Sea Dragon God loses many of his men again, will he have to continue searching?"

Emperor Qi: "Quack..."

Washerwoman: "It said the fastest would be two days, the slowest five. This kind of battle happens all the time. Plus, no one can die, and they're worried their men will be reborn in someone else's territory. So when it comes to fighting, both sides are very restrained. Unless they're sure they can annihilate their opponent, they won't go to war. Usually, they'll send their generals to duel, and then the leader will challenge them. The winner can then make their own demands."

It was because he met a man like Youzhi who didn't follow the rules, otherwise Neotedalus would not have lost so many men that night.

"It seems we can only continue to wait. Or maybe you and I should go around the island first and see if we can find any clues."

If it takes dozens of days to wait, or it takes an indefinite period of time, Youzhi may change his mind and try to find other ocean lords to negotiate cooperation, but if it only takes three or five days, it is still worth waiting.

Yuan Ying thought for a while, shook her head, and said, "Waiting is just a waste of time. It's better to deal with your own affairs first."

The last time they worked together, she had heard about the ice cave and knew there was a frozen singularity inside, so she agreed to help solve it.

You Zhi thought about it. The Neon Stone Spirit was already level 38, and he had no idea how to evolve it. It was also very difficult to continue to improve at this level, so there was not much point in dragging it out.

"Okay, but we have to make a plan."

Then, the two of them carefully discussed how to deal with various emergencies, and after making all preparations, they came to the ice cave.

Naturally, there was no need to follow any rules of martial arts in this battle. You Zhi summoned three elves in advance. The Neon Stone Spirit was a key character and could not be absent. In addition, there were the old partners, Gigantic Lizard Yihao and Silent Magician. They also refined eight spell cards, which increased the attack power of Silent Magician to 5000.

Although the Heavenly Golden Knight is very powerful, her characteristics mean that she can only exert her full strength when fighting with trainers. When facing wild Pokémon, the more enemies there are, the higher the efficiency. The current one-on-one situation is not suitable for her to perform.

Yuan Ying also summoned three elves, namely the elemental hero Clayman, the elemental hero New Star Lord, and another brand new elemental hero.

[Elemental Hero Xin Yuxia (7 Stars) Light]

[Pedigree: Fighting]

【Level: 35】

【Talent: Fierce】

[Attack power: 2500 (2500)]

【Defense Strength: 2000 (2000)】

[Warrior Clan, Description: New elemental heroes from the new universe, who, through contact and fusion with the new cosmic warriors, exert unknown powers]

You Zhi looked at the muscular elf with a superhuman aura and asked curiously, "Is this your new elf?"

"Didn't I say last time that I would return to the family to undergo the test? Once I pass, I will be recognized by this elf."

"He still doesn't obey your orders even though he hasn't summoned the Great Tornado Man from last time?"

"Well, my spiritual power level is only seven stars now, so I still can't command him. But don't worry, Clayman has also gained a new evolutionary form, which can exert the greatest power, especially when there is only one enemy."

You Zhi nodded without asking any more questions, and turned to Di Qi and said, "Let's get started."

"Guga!"

The emperor penguin stretched out its short forelimbs and pressed them against the ice wall, and an invisible force spread towards the entire ice cave.

In an instant, the ice cave shattered and time resumed flowing!

You Zhi then realized that being frozen was just an appearance. The people in the cave were not really frozen. What was really frozen was the space and time of this area. Therefore, after the ice was broken, some unbroken ice fell to the ground.

"You, a bunch of chickens and dogs, think you can stop me? How ridiculous!"

Once restored, the confrontation erupted instantly. The man in the center, holding two swords, erupted with astonishing evil energy, which shook the entire cave to the point of collapse.

[Sword Advisor - Long Yuan (6 Stars) Yan]

[Lineage: Fire]

【Level: 60】

[Attack power: 1200 (1800 + 1700)]

【Defense Strength: 2300 (3450)】

[Illusionary Dragon, Effect: ①: Omit; ② This card can only be activated if it is sent to the Graveyard as a Synchro Material. Inflict 1200 damage to the opponent.]

"A separate fire system?"