By the time they reached Champion Level, a Pokémon's path was basically set.
As a Trainer, aside from providing a few novel ideas, Su Hao could no longer offer much help most of the time.
Beyond that point, other than assisting them, he had to rely entirely on the Pokémon themselves.
If advancing from Elite Four Level to Champion Level was an enormous threshold, then after reaching Champion Level, the next two minor stages tested a Pokémon's talent, comprehension, and willpower.
And—
The Trainer's wallet as well.
At this stage, what was truly tested was a Pokémon's ability to steadily build upon its foundations.
How they integrated all the abilities they had accumulated along the way, developed insights unique to themselves, or followed an existing path and used "power" to break through to Master Level.
This "power" referred to laws—the deepest powers and rules that made up this world, the countless paths evolved from the Source Energy that had split apart when the Creator God created the world.
"Comprehending" laws rather than "mastering" them was the path most ordinary Pokémon took.
Unless they were like Liao Xingchen, with a Legendary Class big shot backing him. He only needed to enter Shelter for a while, and his level would shoot up rapidly.
It made Su Hao green with envy.
There was no need to mention Bai Du, that poor fool who was still stuck at the early Champion Level stage. He had once been full of ambition, determined to show Liao Xingchen what he was made of and overtake him in one go, but now he did not even bring it up anymore.
All he could do was hope Bai Du found something good in Sky Tower. If that failed, then considering he had made room for him, Su Hao could