Chapter 1155

"How is it? Any progress?"

Jumping off the Articuno's back, Su Hao walked quickly to Lucario's side and asked with concern.

"Lucario..." Lucario lowered its head, looking somewhat dejected, like a wronged puppy.

It felt that it was only one step away from the Gym-level, but it felt like something was still missing for that final step, which was why it had been slow to break through.

Even though Leafeon had joined the team later and started training even later than it, Leafeon had already stepped into the Gym-level, while it was still at the late Professional-level. It was truly shameful.

As their Auras drew near, they naturally connected. Su Hao knew exactly what Lucario was thinking.

Patting Lucario on the shoulder, Su Hao comforted it, "Leafeon's situation was a special case, after all. With the support of the forest, the assistance of the Grass-type Pokémon, the enlightenment granted by the blessing of the God of Wisdom, and the peak sword strike carried by Virizion's broken horn—only then, under the perfect alignment of time, place, and people, did it break through to the Gym-level."

"What you are missing is simply that catalyst."

In reality, the time Lucario had spent in the late Professional-level compared to other people's Pokémon was actually very short. If anything, steady and slow progress is the norm.

The blessing given to Su Hao and Lucario by the Tree of Beginning in the Pokémon world was reflected more in their vigorous vitality and Aura; the increase in strength was actually secondary.

The abnormal advancement speed in his team was just a competition of who was "hacking" more effectively.

After soothing Lucario, Su Hao boarded the Articuno again and rushed to the next destination, where three Pokémon were waiting.

Reshiram, Incineroar,

and Zeraora.

A moment later, Su Hao arrived near the open snowy field where the three Pokémon were.

Thanks to the two Fire-type Pokémon, most of the snow here had melted, even revealing the original ground.

"No, no, no! You are simply the worst batch of students I have ever taught!"

Reshiram's gaze, filled with frustration at their lack of progress, swept over Zeraora and Incineroar, giving it a massive headache.

Incineroar was one thing; Reshiram knew clearly that its comprehension ability was slower than the other "hacked" Pokémon on the team. After all, even that old dragon from the Northeast could only awkwardly stuff the knowledge of the Abyssal/Fusion power into Incineroar's small brain.

Although Reshiram didn't know Zekrom's Fusion Bolt, it still possessed the specific relevant knowledge, as they were, after all, once considered one entity.

With the Fusion power left behind by Kyurem as a foundation, it should be no problem to develop a Fusion power suitable for the two Pokémon to practice together.

As for Zeraora, its performance was actually quite good.

However, Reshiram applied even stricter standards to Zeraora.

Even after learning that Zeraora might have come from the same world as itself, Reshiram's attitude toward Zeraora did not soften; instead, it became even stricter.

Su Hao's arrival allowed the two Pokémon, who had been gasping for breath under Reshiram's high-intensity teaching, to finally heave a sigh of relief. Like clutching at a life-saving straw, Zeraora and Incineroar hugged Su Hao from the left and right, looking aggrieved.

Zeraora was one thing; after all, it had only been born recently.

It was truly impressive that Incineroar could make such an aggrieved expression with that burly, muscular appearance, especially shortly after mocking Su Hao's psychic powers.

Although he felt a strong sense of dissonance, Su Hao at least suppressed the urge to push Incineroar away.

One of the virtues of a Trainer is to treat everyone equally. It's like the relationship between a first-born and a second-born child; while you can give the younger second-born more love, at critical moments, you still cannot let the first-born feel unfairly treated or that their love has been stolen.

Reshiram watched quietly as Su Hao comforted the two aggrieved feline Pokémon, thinking he would say a few words to it to soothe their emotions, and it was prepared to accept that.

Unexpectedly, while comforting the two Pokémon, Su Hao's Aura secretly transmitted a message over.

"Thank you for your hard work, Reshiram."

Even in the freezing snow, a warm current suddenly flowed through Reshiram's heart.

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I said yesterday that 12:00 PM is hard to keep, but from tomorrow on, the update time will be set at 10:00 PM. Some book friends mentioned they read more at night, so let's settle on that time.