Chapter 49

"If you encounter anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me. After all, I was once a Heavenly King in strength."

"However, you had best find the path that suits you best."

"There are countless paths; surely one fits you. When you find it, success will not be far away."

"By the way, from now on, you need not pay when you come here; I throw this place open to you entirely for free."

Having said this, Hong Wu also left the training hall, leaving the place to Su Yu alone.

Su Yu watched Hong Wu walk out, his heart filled with respect.

Such an old Heavenly King, free of sectarian bias and generous to a fault, was fortunate indeed not to have met the swindler mentioned in the letter.

Otherwise, he would likely have suffered a tremendous blow, remaining disappointed for the rest of his life.

Settling his emotions, Su Yu looked at the secret treasure in his hand.

He put away the Sea Tide Incense, then took the magnet and walked over to the Shinx.

"Shinx, here is something good for you. It can boost your strength and even improve your aptitude."

"Meow," the Shinx said, gazing at the magnet in Su Yu's hand with great curiosity.

From the magnet, he sensed an aura of longing.

It seemed that if only he ate it, he would become stronger.

Seeing the look in the Shinx's eyes, Su Yu smiled and placed the magnet before him.

"Eat it; once you do, you will grow stronger."

The Shinx nodded and swallowed the magnet without any hesitation.

[Shinx consumed the Magnet, gaining 1000 Experience Points!]

[Shinx consumed the Magnet, gaining 1000 Experience Points!]

[Shinx has sufficient Experience and has leveled up to Lv16!]

[Shinx has reached the required level and has evolved into Luxio!]

[Luxio has learned a new move: Thunderbolt!]

[Thunderbolt: Unleashes a powerful electric shock at the opponent. May sometimes cause paralysis.]

[Luxio has learned a new move: Thunder!]

[Thunder: Strikes the opponent with a violent bolt of lightning. May sometimes cause paralysis.]

[Luxio has learned a new move: Protect!]

[Protect: Completely blocks the opponent's attack. Success rate drops if used consecutively.]

[Luxio has learned a new move: Double Team!]

[Double Team: Creates afterimages by moving rapidly to confuse the opponent, thereby increasing evasion.]

[Luxio has learned a new move: Swift!]

[Swift: Fires star-shaped light at the opponent. This attack never misses.]

[Luxio has sufficient Experience and has leveled up to Lv25!]

The white light surrounding the Shinx faded, revealing a Pokémon whose head and forebody were blue while its hindbody was black.

It bore a thick mane of black fur, two yellow rings on each foreleg, and a yellow four-pointed star at the tip of its tail.

It was indeed the evolved form of Shinx: Luxio!

Su Yu checked Luxio's attributes.

[Name: Luxio]

[Gender: ♂]

[Level: LV.25 (Elite)]

[Ability: Intimidate (Lowers the opponent's Attack stat upon entering battle by intimidating them into flinching)]

[Potential: Champion]

[Individual Values: HP (31), Attack (31), Special Attack (31), Defense (31), Special Defense (31), Speed (31)]

[Moves: Tackle, Leer, Charge, Bite, Spark, Thunder Fang, Thunderbolt, Thunder, Swift, Double Team, Protect]

[Description: Its electricity-charged claws are its pride and joy as weapons. Possessing a benevolent heart, it shares the spoils of its hunts with its companions.]

Luxio had successfully transformed from a potential Heavenly King-rank into a Champion-rank!

"Congratulations, Luxio."

Su Yu stepped forward and spoke to the Luxio, who was already beginning to look imposing.

"Meow-ao!"

Luxio instantly pounced into Su Yu's arms, happily rubbing against him.

At this moment, the Combusken, having recovered some stamina, also approached, sharing in Luxio's joy.

"Cha-mo."

At this point, Combusken, who had originally been the highest-leveled among the three Pokémon, had instead become the lowest-leveled.

Upon seeing Combusken, Luxio showed not a trace of smugness despite having surpassed him in strength.

After all, standing before him was the true elder brother!

"I am truly sorry, Combusken. In due time, I will find a secret treasure for you as well."

"Cha-mo!" Combusken shook his head, as if to say, "I don't need such things to become stronger!"

"I am glad you think that way, but if there is a Fire-type secret treasure available, I will still seek one out for you."

Su Yu patted Combusken on the shoulder; although Combusken did not wish to accept it, Su Yu could not neglect to find one.

After all, Combusken was his starter Pokémon; he could not show favoritism or neglect.

After resting, the Vigorous Chicken eagerly sought out a training machine and resumed its training.

Following its evolution, the Luxray was equally excited; it too found a machine and began training.

Seeing his Pokémon so diligent, Su Yu joined them in their training.

……

In the Director's office, King King Hongwu sat in his seat, beaming with satisfaction.

He picked up his phone and dialed a number.

"Beep. Beep."

After the busy tone sounded, the call was connected.

064: Ice Six-Tail Hatches!

A pleasant voice came from the other end of the line.

"Uncle Hong, what made you think to call me?"

Hearing that voice, King King Hongwu relaxed. "Xiao Wu, do you happen to have a Milotic?"

"Yes, Uncle Hong. What's wrong?"

"Here's the thing: I just found my successor. He wants to raise a Milotic and asked if I had any Beautiful Scales. You were the first person I thought of. So I wanted to ask, do you still have any Beautiful Scales?"

The woman on the other end asked in some surprise, "Of course I have Beautiful Scales, but Uncle Hong, you've found your successor?"

"That's right." Mentioning his successor, a smile once again appeared on King King Hongwu's face. "I am extremely satisfied with this successor."

"Is that so?" The woman on the other end was somewhat astonished; she knew about King King Hongwu's situation.

Because his dream was to train a Champion.

Therefore, King King Hongwu maintained extremely strict requirements for his future disciple.

Consequently, after so many years, King King Hongwu had still not accepted a single satisfactory disciple.

Yet unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, he had found that person.

"Uncle Hong, I'll deliver the Beautiful Scales to you personally? I also happen to want to see just what kind of person is worthy of being Uncle Hong's successor."

"Good, you absolutely will not be disappointed." King King Hongwu's tone was full of confidence.

"Then I'll hang up, Uncle Hong. I'll come see you in a few days..."

Yunhai City, downstairs of the apartment building.

"How did it go? How do you feel about the college entrance exam?" Su Yu asked the beauty before him.

Yan Ruyue broke into a smile as she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

"I think I performed well; getting into Tianyun University should be more than enough. Besides, I have extra points from the academic proficiency test."