Chapter 529: You Are Not Allowed to Play Pokémon! Chapter 252

In fact, Xiang Qingyu also knew of a wild path—

Rayquaza is a legendary existence that lives in the clouds and feeds on meteorites; the organ within their bodies also has a certain connection to the energy of Mega Evolution.

Judging from the fact that the black Rayquaza from last time spat out a Mega Stone casually, perhaps they can also "hand-craft" them using that organ.

However, it seems he is the only one who has obtained a Mega Stone through this method so far...

In a sense, he can also be considered a ruthless person.

When a Trainer and a Pokémon each wear a Key Stone and the corresponding Mega Stone, and demonstrate a sufficient bond, they can stimulate a portion of the Pokémon's evolutionary potential, allowing them to briefly break through their limits and evolve into a brand-new form.

Actually, Xiang Qingyu had more than one Mega Stone in his possession; back then, Rayquaza spat one out for the newborn Bagon as a greeting gift...

However, it will likely take quite some time before Bagon can use this thing.

On the other hand, the Lucario Mega Stone he just obtained from Steven might be usable very soon.

Lucario's strength is already sufficient to support Mega Evolution; the only question now is, he doesn't know if he can handle it himself?

Both Mega Evolution and Z-Moves require the Trainer to act as a medium; essentially, it triggers resonance between the items, passing a portion of the Trainer's power to the Pokémon through the form of a bond, thereby erupting with powerful strength.

Even someone with physical fitness as strong as Ash, after using Mega Evolution, Z-Moves, and Dynamax—three special phenomena—in a single battle, was visibly exhausted and a bit unsteady on his feet.

This shows that the consumption of physical stamina is extremely high.

Xiang Qingyu thought for a moment and decided to adopt the simplest solution—

Try it out directly!

Five minutes later.

"Lucario?"

Lucario, who was doing morning exercises outside the Gym, looked confused as he took the Mega Stone Xiang Qingyu handed him and wore it on his wrist.

The moment he obtained it, he could feel a subtle connection forming between himself and this strangely shaped gem, with the source even pointing toward Xiang Qingyu standing before him.

Is this... a new way to become stronger?

Seeing the confusion on Lucario's face, Xiang Qingyu quickly smiled.

"Just try it once and you'll know; perhaps you'll become stronger than you can even imagine~"

"Lucario!"

Regarding his Trainer's explanation, Lucario only nodded, then stood still in place as Xiang Qingyu had instructed, waiting for his next move.

Aura told him that he seemed to be yearning for this power as well...

Since that was the case, there was nothing to hesitate about!

Seeing that Lucario was ready, Xiang Qingyu quickly took a deep breath and focused all his attention on the Key Stone in his hand.

Invisibly, a special power he had never felt before swirled rapidly above his head, the breeze it stirred making Xiang Qingyu's hair sway slightly.

Is this... Aura?

Xiang Qingyu reacted quickly, immediately raising his arm, feeling the surging power focus on the Key Stone.

"Lucario!"

"Lucario!"

Lucario closed his eyes, replying with a short, powerful roar.

Soon, both gems shone simultaneously, and the surging Aura power quickly condensed within Lucario's body.

Guided by this power, white spots of light suddenly bloomed on the surface of Lucario, who theoretically had no further evolutionary potential!

Clearly, this was the precursor to the arrival of evolutionary radiance.

"Mega Evolution!"

As Xiang Qingyu raised his hand to the sky and let out another spirited shout, a pillar of light shooting into the sky appeared immediately, completely engulfing the Lucario in front of him.

The light, which had appeared from nowhere, soon dissipated, but the Lucario that reappeared had already changed its appearance.

Explosive muscles appeared on limbs that had previously been slightly thin, and countless black marks, caused by the collision of the overly powerful Aura within his body and the Mega Evolution energy, covered his entire body.

The instinct for battle made his expression even colder, and the steel spikes on his limbs were also several sizes larger, looking very fierce.

"Lucario!"

Lucario's roar was deafening, causing Ogerpon and Kingdra, who were watering the fields on the other side, to look over subconsciously.

"Poni?!"

Although she could tell it was Lucario, the powerful aura still made Ogerpon widen her eyes and shrink into a ball subconsciously.

So, so scary-looking!

"Gao?"

The sound also startled Miraidon, who was lying at the entrance, causing him to lift his head subconsciously.

However, upon noticing that the source of the sound was Lucario, who had become a bit strange, and Xiang Qingyu, he quickly rolled his eyes impatiently and continued lying on the soft lawn.

It seems it has nothing to do with him.

After Mega Evolution, even Xiang Qingyu was slightly intimidated by Lucario's powerful aura.

"Geez..."

Watching Mega Lucario's reliable back, Xiang Qingyu let out an exclamation subconsciously.

Because of the powerful strength Lucario displayed, even the System Panel, which hadn't moved for several days, was startled into appearing.

【Lucario (Male) (Mega Evolution)】

【Type: Fighting + Steel】

【Ability: Adaptability (Iron Fist)】

【Moves: Wicked Blow, Surging Strikes, Close Combat, Aura Sphere, Feint, Extreme Speed, Counter, Detect, Bullet Punch, Copycat...】

【Extremely Cautious Nature.】

That's right, after Mega Evolution, Lucario's ability changed to Adaptability.

This is an ability with a very powerful practical effect; its effect is that when the move used matches the Pokémon's own type, the power receives a further boost.

According to the data in the game, added directly to the existing Same-Type Attack Bonus, the move's power will directly become double...

Quite terrifying.

As for the "Iron Fist" noted afterward, Xiang Qingyu had actually vaguely guessed it.

Strictly speaking, Iron Fist is not an ability naturally possessed by the two Urshifu, but a brilliant fighting technique formed after learning the essence of Master Mustard's martial arts for many years.

The first person to possess this ability should have been Master Mustard; the two Urshifu only mastered this technique after following him and learning for many years.

In other words, having already mastered the Iron Fist technique and learned the two exclusive ultimate moves of Urshifu through the scrolls, even if he uses Mega Evolution to briefly break through his own strength limit, Lucario will not forget to use this power.

Normalizing Iron Fist, plus the combat power boost from Mega Evolution—it sounds a bit too underhanded!

Xiang Qingyu couldn't help but think so.

However, it seems that not a single Pokémon in his Gym is "legal"; compared to a specialty like the "Forbidden Four-Fold Sketch," Lucario isn't too outrageous...

"Lucario!"

Lucario also lowered his head, feeling the powerful strength flowing through his body that was almost about to turn into substance, and subconsciously clenched his palms.

The current him feels stronger than ever before!

It's just a pity that there are no opponents in front of him, so he can't use a hearty real battle to feel how much his current strength has improved.

"..."

In the dark, Xiang Qingyu seemed to feel Lucario's thoughts through the connection between the Key Stone and the Mega Stone, so he looked toward the nearby Poco Path and revealed an evil smile.

In a sense, he can now be considered half an Aura Guardian!

"How about we go find that Houndoom to practice?"

After being sanctioned by the outrageous attack of a meteorite falling from the sky, that Houndoom doesn't seem to have restrained itself much, still occasionally intimidating newcomers who come to challenge the Gym.

It just so happens that we can settle old and new scores together; let's take this opportunity to teach it a lesson.

After Xiang Qingyu spoke, he quickly shook his head.

"No, wait, Lucario, can you feel its Aura power from several kilometers away now?"

"Lucario!"

Lucario nodded decisively, quickly condensing a ball of pure blue energy in his hands.

The power, rich enough to turn into substance, quickly began to rotate, finally taking the shape of an energy ball half the size of Lucario's body.

"This power... is it a bit too big?"

After feeling the strength of the Aura power at close range, Xiang Qingyu lowered his head in thought for a moment, then added another sentence.

"Half the power is enough; don't blow up the entire Poco Path later!"

If the road is really blown apart, it seems he'll have to fix it himself...

"Lucario!"

Lucario nodded, and the energy fluctuation that was originally half the size of his body was quickly suppressed, finally becoming the size of a basketball.

He quickly closed his eyes again, and under the guidance of the Aura of all things, he quickly expanded his perception outward like a radar.

The moment he confirmed the target, Lucario opened his eyes abruptly and pushed the energy ball out with both hands!

Boom—!

Xiang Qingyu could clearly feel that the moment this Aura Sphere was fired, the ground beneath his feet even began to tremble slightly.

The powerful recoil even caused Lucario to retreat about two meters instantly, leaving two long scratches on the ground with his feet.

About ten seconds later, a muffled sound finally came from the distance, along with the wails of Houndoom and Houndour.

In the middle of Poco Path, the dust kicked up by the explosion quickly filled the air.

Seeing this, Xiang Qingyu couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

This isn't an Aura Sphere; it's clearly a precision-guided small nuke that can hit accurately from nearly two kilometers away!

"Aura power is just too easy to use..."

Xiang Qingyu couldn't help but sigh.

It's a good thing he told Lucario to hold back some strength just now, otherwise the road might have really collapsed!

And Lucario, who had fired this Aura Sphere, also sighed, as if he felt his Trainer's mood.

It's just that his thoughts were slightly different from his Trainer's.

"Lucario..."

It would be great if I could try firing an Aura Sphere with full power...

Lucario thought to himself.

In the corner, Ogerpon had already hidden behind Miraidon at some point, shivering behind his broad back, seemingly startled by the commotion just now.

"Poni..."

"Gao?"

Miraidon rolled his eyes helplessly.

What exactly is this little one afraid of...

Back then, he had watched the entire process of Ogerpon soloing the three Loyal Three + Pecharunt, so he couldn't feel a shred of sympathy for this Ogerpon who looked harmless and even a bit timid.

He even felt like laughing a little.

You really don't know how terrifying your Ivy Cudgel's power is, do you!

One hit with that club and Pecharunt's shell was shattered directly; now you're here acting like a poor little thing???

Miraidon shook his head helplessly.

Only Kingdra, who remained stunned in place, stared straight at the splashing dust in the distance, and a thought suddenly arose in his heart—