A three-meter-tall projection of Lucario appeared before Lucario's statue.
"?? Young heroes, accept the trial's test! The more stages you clear, the more rewards you will receive. Use every means at your disposal and fight your way through." Lucario raised both hands high.
"?? Those who wish to undergo the hero's trial, please place your hands against my statue. You will then be teleported directly to the Trial Tower."
"?? This projection should just be a recording. The ancients actually had such advanced technology." Qing Wu sighed inwardly.
"?? After carefully listening to everything Lucario had said, Qing Wu reached out and touched Lucario's statue. He was very interested in this test, and he also wanted to see whether he truly possessed the aptitude to master the Power of Aura."
"?? The Power of Aura could detect the presence of every Pokémon, use the Aura Seal Technique to seal a Pokémon inside a specially made container, and even communicate telepathically with Pokémon."
"?? Qing Wu had already received the ability to communicate telepathically through Mewtwo's gift, so what he wanted was the ability to see the strength of every Pokémon's aura. This was the only way the ancients had to distinguish aptitude."
"?? The stronger a Pokémon's aptitude and strength, the stronger its aura would be."
"?? Not long after Qing Wu and the others entered the Trial Tower, another person sneaked in furtively. It was none other than the long-missing Elvis."
"?? "I really got the short end of the stick. I really did. Someone actually got in ahead of me. This ancestor didn't explain things clearly at all—there was no need to defeat all the guard Pokémon to enter this place." Elvis grumbled."
"?? The moment Qing Wu touched Lucario's statue, the scene around him changed. He found