Chapter 328: The Inheritance Ends
After nearly ten days, Larvitar's progress in mastering "Sand Drizzle" finally began to slow down.
At this point, Larvitar's sand rain could cover an area of more than twenty square meters, which could be considered a small-scale group attack.
It had fully grasped the principle. If it wanted to improve it further, it would have to focus on increasing its own strength. The rapid growth period was over.
The main thing limiting Larvitar now was the amount of energy in its body. Compared to its peers, Larvitar's energy reserves were undoubtedly immense, but its weakness was that it hadn't evolved yet, and its physical capacity was limited.
"Since you've mastered Sand Drizzle, you can't just be idle. Let's learn the Sand Shield too."
Basalt gave Larvitar another task.
But the operational difficulty of the Sand Shield was much lower than that of the Sand Drizzle. With Larvitar's sand-control abilities, learning it was no trouble at all.
And so, after just three days, Larvitar had mastered another new skill.
Not only that, but because its sand control was so strong, the speed at which it could form the shield was even faster than Excadrill's, who had been practicing for several days. It was also more flexible, requiring only a single thought.
However, in terms of the size of the shield, Larvitar's couldn't compare to Excadrill's, as Excadrill's energy reserves and physical size were much larger.
"Dro-lisk..."
Even so, Excadrill's mouth twitched as it watched. It could feel the pressure from its little brother, big time.
But soon, Larvitar's bad habit started acting up again. It got cocky.
It started swaggering around in front of Excadrill, under the guise of "offering some pointers" on its Sand Shield.
And then... it was sent flying by a single slap from Excadrill.
"Yuji~ Yuji~" o(*￣3￣)o
Larvitar clutched its rocky head, thinking to itself, Big Bro... is already jealous of my talent!
Seeing Larvitar's head held high, practically looking down its nose at everyone, Basalt spoke up. "Larvitar, now is not the time to be arrogant. Remember Bator's Hippowdon."
"Yuji..." o(︶︿︶)o
The moment it thought of the Hippowdon that was currently receiving the inheritance, Larvitar's pride instantly vanished. It still held a grudge about being beaten.
"Yuji! Yuji!"
Larvitar grabbed Basalt's clothes, its actions clearly saying: I need to train more! What else is there to learn?
"Funnily enough, there is one more thing."
Basalt grinned and took out the "Rock Polish" secret technique he had gotten from Adil. "Larvitar, your body is too heavy, so movement is your weak point. But if you learn this move, your speed will increase dramatically."
Larvitar, having been nourished by the Smooth Rock Crystal, had outstanding physical stats in every area—stamina, attack, and defense.
The only exception was speed, which hadn't seen much of a change.
"Yuji!"
Larvitar was eager to try. Increase speed? That's great!
In that case, what are we waiting for? Let's do this!
"Alright, then. I'll explain the principles of Rock Polish first, and then we'll start training with the tutorial videos."
Basalt smiled. A motivated Larvitar was pretty cute.
Rock Polish worked by using Rock-type energy to polish the Pokémon's body, thereby reducing air resistance and greatly increasing its speed.
Even with Adil's secret technique, Rock Polish was still a high-level status move, so it wasn't easy to learn. Before they could move on to the secret technique, they first had to learn the basic move. You have to learn to walk before you can run.
The difficulty of learning Rock Polish was no less than that of Sand Drizzle. Now that it had a new task, Larvitar finally settled down.
...
Time passed, and Basalt had been in the secret realm for over half a month.
During this time, Amuyar had also passed the second trial and had begun to receive the Hippowdon Ancestor's inheritance and guidance. Basalt was genuinely happy for him.
Unfortunately, not many other Pokémon had passed the first trial. Besides Cradily, only one other—an Aggron—had made it through. Basalt recognized it; it was Bator's Aggron. The small hole in its head was a dead giveaway.
But unfortunately for them, neither Aggron nor Cradily had the super-strong sand control of a Sand Stream Pokémon. They couldn't form a Sand Shield, let alone alter the sand rain. They were destined to fail the second trial.
And so, Basalt gave Cradily a new task. "Cradily, the Rock-type energy here is the most concentrated. You should focus on upgrading your Rock Tomb to Rock Slide. It will be a great benefit to you."
"Dily-da."
Cradily nodded and entered a state of training.
Besides Cradily, both Bronzong and Marshtomp had also managed to learn the "Sandstorm" move.
"These past few days, besides sensing the sandstorm, I've also been wandering around in it. It's not just me and Marshtomp; most of the other Pokémon who entered the realm have also learned Sandstorm."
This was a piece of news Bronzong had reported when it announced its success.
But, thinking about it, if even a latecomer like Marshtomp could master it, how could the other Roba Tribe Pokémon fail?
"To have a batch of Pokémon learn Sandstorm in just half a month... this secret realm is just insane," Basalt marveled when he heard the news.
This was a weather move. Normally, only Pro-level Pokémon could master it, and even then, only after a lot of hard work. But in the Ancestral Secret Realm, a whole group of Advanced-rank Roba Pokémon had learned it, and as a batch. The difference was obvious.
"The Ancestral Secret Realm... it truly lives up to its name," Basalt said, completely impressed. This was a true land of opportunity.
But learning "Sandstorm" was just the beginning. To create a sandstorm with real power, Bronzong and Marshtomp still needed a lot of practice.
In any case, Basalt's five Pokémon had one mission: train.
If it doesn't kill you, train harder.
...
Another ten-plus days passed. Finally, more trainers and Pokémon began to pass the first trial.
Two more trainers and their three Pokémon made it to the buffer zone, which was now getting a bit more lively. Unfortunately, without a Sand Stream Pokémon, these two Roba youths could only sigh in dismay.
As for Basalt's team, they had all reaped huge rewards.
First was Excadrill. It had finally mastered the Sand Shield. With a single thought, it could form a shield of sand. Although its defense couldn't compare to Wide Guard, it was still decent. Of course, that was only in a sandstorm.
Second was Bronzong. This "martial arts prodigy" had never disappointed Basalt, except when it came to "Sandstorm." So, in addition to Sandstorm, it had also taken the time to automatically learn a new move: Rollout.
Rollout, a Rock-type move. It attacks the opponent by rolling, and its power increases with each consecutive hit. It was similar to Ice Ball, a classic snowballing move.
Then there was Cradily. Its Sandstorm had become much more powerful, and it had successfully mastered Rock Slide.
As for Marshtomp, its foundation was a bit weaker, so it had spent all its time mastering Sandstorm and hadn't learned any other moves, but the results were significant.
Finally, there was Larvitar. Although it hadn't received the Hippowdon Ancestor's inheritance, it was thriving in the secret realm, and its gains were immense.
Larvitar had learned the three Sand Stream secret techniques—Sand Bullet, Sand Shield, and Sand Drizzle—and had also basically mastered "Rock Polish," and it still seemed to have energy to spare.
And so, Basalt began to work with Larvitar to develop a binding-type move, using Gaara's "Sand Coffin" as a reference.
Unfortunately, controlling sand to restrain an opponent was extremely difficult. It required not only immense sand control but also lightning-fast reactions. Plus, they were developing it from scratch, with no reference. Larvitar's progress was slow and full of setbacks.
Fortunately, this was the Ancestral Secret Realm. The Rock-type energy was incredibly rich, and the environment was perfect. So, while its progress was slow, it was actually much faster than it would have been anywhere else. The basic prototype of the move was already taking shape, which made Basalt very happy.
RUMBLE!
Suddenly, the sand rain in front of Basalt disappeared. The sandstorm behind him also began to weaken, until it dissipated completely.
The eight trainers who were still in the secret realm all paused, then said with a hint of melancholy, "Has it... already been a month?"
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