Chapter 837: Successive Breakthroughs

Dragapult had been feeling a bit stifled lately. Not only was it stifled itself, but it also had to restrain its immature younger brother and sister, whose mental capacity was limited.

Back in the day, before it evolved into Drakloak, it was the pet of the group. Now, Su Hao didn't even hold it in his palm to launch it with Aura anymore, hmph!

Having received repeated warnings from Kyurem, Dragapult didn't dare to use even a tiny bit of Reversal Power, no matter what it was doing.

Even the Phantom Force it usually used for travel was sealed. It wasn't until it couldn't use its Reversal Power for the time being that Dragapult, while sparring with its partners, realized that more than half of its strength came from that power.

Now, even Incineroar dared to poop on its head, and occasionally it would be thrown into a panic by Hisuian Braviary's storms.

Normally, as long as it activated Phantom Force, it could directly ignore the storm through another dimension or the Distortion World and launch a melee attack on Hisuian Braviary.

On the other side, Lucario was sparring with Incineroar.

Lucario, wearing a much more refined Aura coat, kept flickering in the air, waiting for an opportunity to approach Incineroar before unleashing a Power-Up Punch!

And Incineroar, which had been abnormally arrogant lately, gave a wicked tiger-faced smile. Lightning flickered across its muscles and body surface, and while punching through the air, it sent Lucario flying.

Lucario could clearly attack with a combination of Teleport and Aura Sphere, so why did it choose to engage in melee combat with Incineroar?

The reason was simple: on the third day of being baptized by Calyrex's Abundant Harvest power, Incineroar was the first to break through to the late Professional level, just one step away from the Gym level.

For Incineroar, whose level had increased again, Aura Sphere was no longer a threat.

Either it would block the Aura Sphere directly with fire erupting around its body in an instant, or it would use Electromagnetic Propulsion combined with its permanently enhanced power to burst into speed and dodge the attack from Lucario, who had teleported over.

Incineroar believed that its status had now fully returned to the number two spot. If it were to fight Dragapult again, who would win and who would lose was still an unknown!

Dragapult couldn't even use its Reversal Power now, and Incineroar disdained fighting the weak.

A certain Mr. Su Hao, who wished to remain anonymous, commented on this station: "As expected of a Dark-type Pokémon, calling it the 'scum among tigers' is not a slander at all."

Besides the triumphant Incineroar, which had gained a lot, the ones with the greatest progress were the two Pokémon from the second team, which currently had the lowest levels.

Leafeon, while holding that broken horn of Virizion to comprehend sword intent, was already completely like a swordsman, and its level hadn't fallen behind at all.

Perhaps because its compatibility with Calyrex's Abundant Harvest power was excellent, even though the total amount it absorbed wasn't as much as Lucario's, its conversion efficiency was the most outstanding.

Late Elite-level peak Great Perfection, half-step Professional—Leafeon's level had reached this point.

As for the Shiny Metang entrusted by Mr. Steven from another world...

Beside the only remaining standing pillar of the Crown Shrine.

Before Su Hao's eyes, after absorbing the last trace of Abundant Harvest power given separately by Calyrex to strengthen itself, Metang's silver-white body shone brightly in an instant, and a sacred, pure white light of evolution played across its body surface.

The first change to appear was Metang's most conspicuous golden-yellow spike; as it retracted, it gradually transformed into a flat "X"-shaped object.

Immediately after, Metang's entire body began to flip, and the metal arms located beneath its body moved to its head.

Two new cracks appeared behind its head, and two new metal arms extended from them, shaped like the initial form, Beldum.

Its body also expanded several times under the transformation of the evolution light. It could now be considered a proper "large dining table." Su Hao could already imagine how far it could ram enemies in a state of Magnetic Acceleration.

Accompanied by a loud landing sound, the heavy body of Metagross, which had evolved from Metang, hit the ground. Its four metal arms gripped the ground tightly; the posture really looked a bit like an iron crab.

Metagross's silver-white body emitted a metallic luster under the sunlight, and there was a hint of indifference in its crimson eyes, but at its core, it was still that silly

"Iron-headed baby" that would use its head to ram targets.

"Metang!"

Metagross emitted a dull mechanical sound, which, combined with its incredibly stylish body, could be called a "man's speed bump."

However, Su Hao's mouth twitched again and again.

This silly fellow, its first words after evolution were neither like Dragapult's "above heaven and earth, I alone am supreme," nor like Incineroar's "I, the Tiger Lord, have succeeded."

It was actually somewhat disgusted with its evolved body, feeling it was too heavy, which would make both Magnetic Acceleration and Psychic levitation require more effort and mental energy.

Having finally broken out of its cocoon to become a butterfly, and completely becoming a silver-white beast among late-blooming Pokémon, Metagross was actually disgusted with its own body?!

Calyrex didn't know what to say either, an awkward look appearing on its face: "Your Pokémon are all... very individualistic Pokémon... hmm."

Su Hao knocked on Metagross's silver-white metal shell with his hand, feeling like iron that wouldn't turn into steel, and reminded it amidst Metagross's pained "Metang" pleas for mercy: "Haven't you noticed what changes have occurred in yourself?"

"Metang?"

Metagross tilted its head in confusion. For some reason, its head had been a bit itchy since it evolved.

But its evolved arms couldn't reach its head anymore. The few knocks Su Hao had just given it were painful, but they did stop the itching.

Su Hao sighed, holding the sorrow of "has this child evolved into a fool," and said helplessly: "You really have reached the state described by the phrase 'Ah, my head is so itchy, I feel like I'm growing a brain'."

"Haven't you noticed? After evolution, your calculation speed has been greatly improved, and you've grown two new brains."

"Your four brains are connected together, forming a complex neural network capable of exerting computing power comparable to, or even exceeding, a supercomputer."

A look of sudden realization appeared on Metagross's cold face. God knows how Su Hao could see so many emotions on its face.

So, it had grown two new brains?

Yay!

Metagross attempted to start controlling magnetism according to the formula Su Hao had taught it before, aiming at the inexplicably powerful magnetic force underground to perform a reverse operation on the magnetic force flowing within its body.

*Whoosh! * It transformed into a silver-white meteor, darting outward like a horizontal rocket, followed by a huge boom.

The last remaining pillar of the Crown Shrine had honorably retired...

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Attached image: Metagross, Wingull.