Chapter 249: Xiong Da and Xiong Er's Training
Milotic, as expected of Cynthia's Pokémon, was very strong. For a time, it battled Dragonair back and forth, which Dragonair found very exhilarating.
However, Dragonair had absorbed Zygarde's Core after all, inheriting a portion of that great being's Ability. As time went on, Milotic began to fall into a disadvantage.
Dragonair still felt unsatisfied, so it called out to Lysandre's Gyarados and Milotic to battle it together.
Dragonair's action was simply an insult to Milotic. Although it had a peaceful nature, it was still a Pokémon with self-respect. How could it allow another Pokémon to intervene when it was already battling one?
So, under Milotic's stern gaze, Gyarados, who had originally intended to step forward, could only quietly retreat.
Lysandre was not a professional Pokémon Trainer. His Pokémon were different from those of a proper Pokémon Trainer; they didn't fuss over such things in battle and had a magnanimous nature like Lysandre.
Since Milotic wouldn't let it intervene, it would just watch from the side. It could still learn skills from the battle between these two Pokémon.
Ultimately, Milotic was indeed defeated, but even though it lost, it felt fired up inside. In the battle with Dragonair, it felt joy, a feeling it greatly enjoyed.
Dragonair also felt exhilarated. The battle made it feel like all the power within its body had been released, giving it a thoroughly invigorating feeling.
The Orbs on its neck and tail also shone brightly. Zygarde's Power was further released, and the Experience Candy it ate this morning was completely absorbed.
Still wanting more, Dragonair had another battle with Gyarados. However, Gyarados's Strength was far inferior to Milotic's, and it was defeated by Dragonair in no time.
Gyarados felt it had learned a lot from Dragonair and Milotic. Although it lost the battle, its mood was quite good.
Milotic, as a Pokémon carefully cultivated by Cynthia, unconsciously reviewed its battle after it ended, following its Trainer's habit. So, it pulled Dragonair and Gyarados into an exchange and reflection session.
Dragonair and Gyarados learned a lot from their exchange with Milotic, gaining insight into how a Genius Trainer from a Clan and a representative figure of the Academy Route trained Pokémon.
Everyone was working hard. The only one probably not working hard was Lysandre's Pyroar, who was currently nestled on the Mountain top of the Ecological Park, sleeping soundly.
This place was covered with warm lava stones, and Fire Type Energy was abundant, making it very suitable for a long nap.
Also sleeping soundly was Senior. Like Pyroar, after happily finishing breakfast, it returned to the Mountain top, nestled into a stone Hole, and slept soundly while hugging Moltres's tail feather.
Its physique... seemed to have gotten a bit fatter again.
A few days ago, when Bai Feng saw it, he mentioned it, but Senior bristled up the moment it heard Bai Feng say it was fat.
"My fur has just grown well recently, and it's a bit fluffy from being baked by Moltres's tail feather."
Seeing Senior stubbornly refusing to admit it, Bai Feng could only say, "Alright, as long as you're happy!"
Halfway through its nap, Senior suddenly felt the stone Hole it had been sleeping in for several days was a bit crowded. So, it impatiently shifted its body, but it still felt crowded.
So, it opened one eye and shouted, "Hey kid over there, come here for a moment!"
Hearing the sound, Pyroar opened its eyes and seemed to look around.
"Stop looking, it's you, kid, the one wearing a swimming ring on your head!" Senior said again.
Wearing a swimming ring on its head?
This time, Pyroar finally realized Senior was talking to it. Although Senior's attitude was a bit bossy, feeling the terrifying Aura coming from the other party, it could only unwillingly get up.
When Pyroar walked over to Senior, Senior swished its tail. "Smash that stone over there for me, it's digging into my butt."
Pyroar didn't dare refuse and could only resignedly raise its claws, using the Rock Smash Move to smash the stone Senior was pointing at.
Without that stone, Senior immediately felt comfortable. It shifted its body to make its sleeping posture more comfortable, then looked at Pyroar with satisfaction.
"Not bad, not bad, kid." Senior pointed in front of itself. "Come, come, lie down here, I'll teach you a couple of moves."
Pyroar obediently lay down next to Senior, listening to it start a long lecture, feeling extremely bitter inside. Why did it have to attend class just to sleep?!
Also not leaving the Ecological Park were Lysandre's Mienshao and Cynthia's Lucario.
Lysandre's Mienshao was a Pokémon very enthusiastic about martial arts training. To be precise, all Mienshao are enthusiastic about martial arts training, which is why they are classified as Martial Arts Pokémon in Pokémon taxonomy.
Yesterday, Lysandre's Mienshao watched Lucario and Heliolisk's battle. Although neither Pokémon won, Mienshao saw inspiration regarding martial arts from Lucario's fighting technique.
So this morning, when Lucario came to train below the waterfall in the Ecological Park, Mienshao also followed. It carefully observed Lucario's every move, trying to find martial arts inspiration from its body.
Lucario was doing a horse stance, while Mienshao came below the waterfall, letting the rushing water current wash over its body.
This training method of Mienshao is called Takigyo in martial arts, a training method that can both train the body and temper the mindset.
While training, Mienshao observed Lucario's movements without blinking.
Lucario first closed its eyes tightly, standing motionlessly in its horse stance. At this moment, Mienshao seemed to sense a special energy aura from Lucario's body, which slowly spread outwards with it as the center.
Suddenly, Lucario fiercely threw a punch, and a blue energy ring suddenly spread out from its fist.
Seeing this scene, Mienshao's eyes lit up.
Could this be the legendary Qi in martial arts?
To explore the mysteries of martial arts, Mienshao had watched plenty of related TV shows and movies and even taught itself Human Text just to read Wuxia novels. Thus, it had always been curious whether the concept of "Qi," most frequently mentioned in novels, existed.
If Bai Feng were here at this moment, he would definitely tell Mienshao that it was Lucario's innate Aura Ability.
Actually, all creatures have Aura, some are strong, some are weak, and Pokémon like Lucario are born with powerful Aura Ability and are familiar with how to use Aura.
To a certain extent, calling it the "Qi" in Wuxia novels is not a problem. Although the name is different, the concept is similar.
Lucario threw punches one after another, and the Aura Power centered around it kept spreading out. Gradually, Mienshao started to be able to sense this special power.
It carefully experienced it, wanting to use this as a basis to comprehend its own "Qi."
"Hoo~ Ha~"
"Hoo~ Ha~"
...
Just as Lucario was concentrating intently on training its Aura, it suddenly heard shouts coming from beside it. It unconsciously lowered its head and saw that three small bears had appeared at its feet at some point.
One grayish-white, two black and white.
At the same time, Mienshao also discovered three small bears beside it. They were imitating its posture, sitting cross-legged under the waterfall, letting the water current wash over their bodies, with determined expressions.
These three small bears were likewise one grayish-white, two black and white.
Those who appeared beside Lucario and Mienshao were naturally the two Kubfu and four Pancham. Beside Lucario were Xiong Da and Pancham Older Brother, Pancham Younger Brother. Beside Mienshao were Xiong Er and Pancham Older Sister, Pancham Younger Sister.
Bai Feng took Xiong Da and Xiong Er before going out, but he was busy with work, so he wanted to find a Pokémon to take the two newborn Kubfu to wander around Fangxing Mountain.
At this moment, shouts came from the forest, attracting Xiong Da and Xiong Er's attention. They followed the sound to find them, and it turned out to be the four Pancham practicing martial arts.
Of course, they had no one to teach them. While they looked like they were practicing properly, in reality, they had no structure, but it still aroused the Kubfu's interest.
As expected of beings classified as Fist Fighting Pokémon in Pokémon taxonomy.
Xiong Da and Xiong Er quickly rolled around with the four Pancham together. When they learned that Bai Feng was looking for a Pokémon to guide Xiong Da and Xiong Er, the Pancham volunteered to step forward.
Bai Feng thought about it and agreed.
Although the Pancham's nature was very bad in the past, after the violent correction by the many Pokémon on Fangxing Mountain, they were now very well-behaved. Although sometimes they were still a bit mischievous, that was their nature and harmless.
Moreover, Xiong Da and Xiong Er were just born and really needed playmates who could play with them. The Pancham were quite suitable.
So the six little bears held hands and wandered around Fangxing Mountain, and finally, escorted by Corviknight, arrived at Fangyuan Mountain and saw Mienshao and Lucario who were training in the Ecological Park.
The six little bears were instantly captivated.
Xiong Da and Pancham Older Brother, Pancham Younger Brother were attracted by Lucario's sharp fist techniques, while Xiong Er and Pancham Older Sister, Pancham Younger Sister were attracted by Mienshao's tough will. So they unconsciously started imitating the two Pokémon's training methods.
Although Lucario and Mienshao felt curious about these six sudden visitors, they didn't pay much attention. They neither offered guidance nor drove them away, letting them imitate themselves.
For a moment, a series of tender yet determined shouts sounded in the Ecological Park.
Surprisingly, the little bear cubs were really learning properly.
Mienshao was still concentrating intently on experiencing the Aura Power coming from Lucario's body. Suddenly, it felt a similar power surging within its body.
It concentrated its mental state, guiding that power to gather in its palm. The next second, a blue Energy Ball appeared in its hand.
This is...
Mienshao widened its eyes in surprise. It learned a new Move!
Could this be my own "Qi"?
Bai Feng: That's Aura Sphere!
At the same time as Mienshao learned Aura Sphere, a power also began to condense in Xiong Da and Xiong Er's bodies by imitating it and Lucario.
Lucario and Mienshao looked at the two little bears in surprise, not expecting that in such a short time, they actually comprehended a new Move—Focus Energy!
Focus Energy: Makes oneself concentrate their mental state, making one's attack more likely to land a Critical Hit!
Truly exceptional talent little guys! Lucario and Mienshao sighed in their hearts in unison.
Because they used Focus Energy, Xiong Da and Xiong Er's training became more focused.
Seeing that Xiong Da and Xiong Er learned a new Move, the four Pancham imitated Mienshao and Lucario even more enthusiastically. It's just a pity that they imitated for a long time but still couldn't comprehend any new Move.
Bai Feng spent some effort finishing the Energy Conditioning and Purification for the fruit trees. He felt that his Golden Finger Energy seemed to have grown a bit more, so he happily planned to go back and rest for a while.
When he walked to a place not far from where Sunflora and Heliolisk were basking in the sun, he unexpectedly saw Bai Ye with eyes tightly closed, sitting cross-legged on a large stone. A layer of pink light surrounded its body.
Ever since absorbing Xerneas's broken horn, Bai Ye's Strength had not only greatly increased, but its comprehension of Fairy Aura had also entered a new stage. Bai Feng could sense the vigorous life force coming from its body from far away.
Not only Bai Ye was training on the big stone, there was also Primarina. It also had its eyes tightly closed, seeming to be sensing something.
After Brionne evolved into Primarina, it was no longer a single Water-type Pokémon; it also gained the Fairy type. Obviously, it was currently following Bai Ye to comprehend Fairy Aura.
Ever since Carbink fell into a deep sleep, no one had accompanied Bai Ye to train Fairy Aura, so the newly evolved Primarina became the substitute.
Primarina had furrowed brows, looking conflicted and troubled, clearly not grasping the key points of comprehending Fairy Aura.
Fairy Aura is indeed a very powerful power, but similarly, as Xerneas's unique Ability, it's not that easy to comprehend. Not all Fairy-type Pokémon have this talent.
After watching their training for a while, Bai Feng shook his head and planned to go Home. At this moment, from far away in the Sky, came Tranquill's unrestrained and arrogant laughter. He looked up and saw Lysandre's Honchkrow was so angry at Tranquill that smoke was coming from its head.
Everyone was training, and Honchkrow was naturally no exception. As a Dark-type Pokémon, it was naturally arrogant. Losing so badly in a two-on-one battle yesterday made it hold a grudge. So it came out to train early in the morning.
Not long after starting training, it saw Tranquill who had also come out to train.
Tranquill was also surprised to see Honchkrow, so it proposed competing in flying skill. Honchkrow agreed; it didn't think it would lose to a Tranquill.
However, the truth was it lost, and lost very, very badly.
Given that Honchkrow's attitude was too arrogant, it caused Tranquill intense displeasure. So after it lost the competition, Tranquill mocked it severely.
Honchkrow was so angry it wanted to battle with Tranquill, and Tranquill agreed.
But Lysandre's Honchkrow's Strength was truly not strong, at least compared to the Pokémon of Bai Feng, Calyrex, Lance, Cynthia, etc., there was a significant gap. So it was miserably defeated by Tranquill again.
Tranquill laughed even more happily.
It can be said that Honchkrow's confidence suffered an unprecedented blow!
(End of this chapter)