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To ensure fairness, each batch of entrants was randomly selected from various countries.
Henry had entered in the third batch.
Roy stepped forward and walked toward the space node under staff instruction.
At that moment, on the stage, Tapu Koko, who had been expressionless the entire time, suddenly changed his expression and looked at Roy.
"...?"
Like all the "gods" who had seen Roy before, Tapu Koko immediately noticed the extremely strong divine aura emanating from him.
Tapu Koko had never seen someone so deeply favored by the "gods."
Afterwards, Tapu Koko quickly noticed the Z-Ring on Roy's wrist and the aura of the Sparkling Stone attached to it—he couldn't be more familiar with it.
Creating the Sparkling Stone into a Z-Ring that trainers could use was originally technology he had invented.
Why did this human possess such a thing?
Tapu Koko was puzzled.
All existing Sparkling Stones in Alola's spirit realm had been collected by him—there was no possibility of leakage.
This was also why countries on Earth knew nothing about Z-moves.
Tapu Koko's curiosity was very strong. If it were any other trainer, he would have rushed up immediately and angrily demanded to know the source of the Sparkling Stone.
It couldn't be helped.
Tapu Koko's current mood was as shocked as waking up to find someone else holding his wife's underwear.
But for Roy, who was favored by the "gods," Tapu Koko certainly chose to forgive him.
This human was special and worth watching.
With a thought, Tapu Koko transmitted his powerful psychic power to the other three Tapu guardian deities to convey this message.
Covered by Mimikyu's ghostly disguise, Roy stepped into the space node with ease.
Suddenly, Roy appeared in a lush forest.
Mimikyu leaned on Roy's shoulder, looked around for a moment, and let out a surprised voice: "Kyu!"
She knew this place!
Here was the island ruled by Totem Ribombee.
Akala Island.
"Good luck," Roy laughed, thinking he'd won the lottery.
This could be called Mimikyu's hometown, and she was very familiar with the surrounding area.
Mimikyu had only left here a year ago—even if the ecology had changed, it couldn't have altered much.
In other words, Mimikyu was well aware of the power distribution among nearby groups and also knew where Ribombee was located.
Other testers were probably still familiarizing themselves with the environment, collecting information, and searching for the locations of the four major Totems.
This was an information advantage.
"Let's go!"
Mimikyu guided the way energetically.
She had once hated the battling experience here, which was why she'd fled to the outside world.
But returning to her hometown again filled her with indescribable excitement that made Mimikyu very animated.
However, something soon happened that reminded her of bad memories!
Roy suddenly stopped, grasping four Poke Balls with his fingers.
Mimikyu looked forward in disgust.
There, four giant Pokemon with upright stances appeared, staring at Roy with red eyes while exuding a terrifying murderous aura.
They had originally been lurking, ready to wait for Roy and Mimikyu to fall into their encirclement before attacking, but now realizing they'd been noticed, they stood up openly.
Golisopod.
Bug and Water types... Roy's mind recalled their information as he threw out his Poke Balls without hesitation.
Lucario, Metagross, Electivire, Ninetales.
The size and presence of Electivire and Metagross made the four Golisopod hesitate, their "Emergency Exit" ability sensing a powerful threat.
Normal Pokemon would have retreated at this point.
However, after hesitating briefly, the four Golisopod still decided to attack.
"Razor Shell!"
"Fury Cutter!"
"Sludge Bomb!"
"Swords Dance!"
Sludge Bomb for long-range bombardment, Razor Shell and Fury Cutter for close-combat containment, and Swords Dance to boost their attack power.
Clear division of labor and excellent teamwork.
Seeing the four Golisopod's coordinated assault, Electivire grinned.
That's it?
It raised its right fist and swung suddenly. In an instant, thunder rumbled!
Thunder Punch!
After resuming practice with electric moves, Electivire had gained new understanding and perception of electrical energy. Today's thunder was crisper and louder than half a month ago!
Blue master-level voltage condensed on its fist, and with a buzzing sound, it destroyed Razor Shell, Fury Cutter, and Sludge Bomb with overwhelming force!
Lucario had disappeared at some point and appeared within the Golisopod formation.
Strangely, all four were completely unaware of Lucario's presence.
In an instant, Lucario threw four Power-Up Punches, each condensed with teal-colored aura power and... Fighting-type mystical techniques!
The punches connected with the four Golisopod.
An incredible scene unfolded.
Where the fists made contact, there was no collision or explosive force—it was like punching cotton, completely silent.
However, the bodies of the four Golisopod suddenly bent and curled up, their pained expressions as they clutched the strike points spoke volumes.
The moment the punches connected, the aura and fighting energy had penetrated their shells and poured into their bodies.
[Back off.] Lucario commanded coldly.
One of the Golisopod standing behind Lucario flashed with violence in its eyes, unwilling to give up and intending to use Razor Shell for a sneak attack.
The moment it began to move, Lucario triggered the "bomb" he'd left in its body as if predicting the action!
"Gwaaah!!"
The Golisopod roared in pain, its entire body convulsing and trembling. Cracks appeared all over its shell, and within seconds, it fainted while foaming at the mouth.
[I'll say this one last time.] Lucario's body radiated teal-colored aura, his expression cold and merciless.
[Back off!]
The three remaining Golisopod were completely frightened and fled with their unconscious companion.
"Good job, Lucario," Roy praised.
The trial rules stated that all combat and capture attempts were prohibited here.
This meant they couldn't randomly kill wild Pokemon or trainers.
For the Alola spirit realm, these testers were invasive species. If not contained, it would undoubtedly cause species invasion and ecological collapse.
Of course, if multiple warnings failed, Roy could exercise his right of self-defense.
Being praised by Roy, Lucario wasn't as happy as usual but looked puzzled instead.
[These are the "violent" Pokemon... Aura tells me their hearts seem covered by a layer of fog.]
Yes.
Those Golisopod were obviously not in normal condition.
Although still rational and emotional, the fierce and survival-of-the-fittest nature of these Pokemon had been magnified to the greatest extent.
There was a "violence" phenomenon in spirit realms that hadn't fully integrated... Roy had known about this for a long time and had often visited spirit realms, but this was his first time seeing it firsthand.
"Kyu~~" Mimikyu said she was used to it. Except for Totem Pokemon, almost all Pokemon were in this violent condition.
She'd had this experience before becoming a Totem Pokemon.
Every day, the only thoughts in her mind were eating, killing, and becoming stronger. Even with her own species, once it wasn't beneficial for survival, she would decisively abandon them.
Unbearable memories...
Roy stroked Mimikyu's body soothingly and changed the subject: "The fusion of aura power and fighting moves is becoming more and more proficient."
Hearing this, Lucario no longer dwelled on the violence issue and nodded joyfully.
[Soon—just give me a few more days to comprehend the real Aura Boxing.]
Aura Boxing, the secret technique created by Sebastian, had always been a passive skill that "greatly improved reaction time" and "speed."
But in fact, the reason Aura Boxing was called "Boxing" instead of the more appropriate "Aura Condition" was because its essence was truly a boxing technique.
The strongest Fighting Pokemon in China, Lucario's father Rock, possessed high-level energy that was the fusion of "fighting spirit" and aura power.
After mastering "advanced energy" and fully integrating aura power with fighting moves, the real Aura Boxing... or rather, the second stage of Aura Boxing would appear.
In the second stage of Aura Boxing, all of Lucario's punching power, under aura guidance, concentrated at one point without any energy waste.
The upper limit of strength hadn't increased, but the efficiency of converting strength into destructive power was maximized.
Whether Lucario performed the same move while in "Aura Boxing" condition or not, the power difference was threefold.
Not only that, due to the nature of "aura power," almost every punch couldn't be dodged—only blocked—and it could penetrate physical shells to directly strike the soul.
In other words, each punch's power was greatly increased while consumption was reduced, and each punch struck at others' hearts and willpower, diminishing their fighting spirit.
Once Lucario fully comprehended second-stage Aura Boxing, his ability rating would upgrade to S3 level.
At the same time, having mastered Fighting mystical techniques, he would officially become the first Pokemon on Roy's team to reach master standard.