Marshadow crawled out of the rubble, feeling a little exhausted.
No wonder he's a candidate personally chosen by Ho-Oh, it thought.
Not only was his heart pure and flawless, but he was also so powerful.
It seemed that its usual methods of testing could no longer test the Trainer before it.
Marshadow pursed its lips. Calling the Three Sacred Beasts over to help had indeed been a very wise choice.
If it had relied only on itself, Fang Yuan would have practically cleared the trial by now and would be able to meet Ho-Oh.
But that would have been far too easy for Fang Yuan, and it would make Marshadow look useless.
Marshadow considered it from Ho-Oh's perspective and decided that Ho-Oh surely wanted Fang Yuan to suffer a few setbacks as well.
Figuring out how to frustrate Fang Yuan and make him grasp the true essence of the Rainbow Hero was also Ho-Oh's test for Marshadow.
So Marshadow immediately understood. It decided to make proper use of its ability to summon the Three Sacred Beasts.
Who said an examiner had to personally take the field? It could set the questions itself and have the Three Sacred Beasts help administer the test!
Properly arranging the exam content and making reasonable use of its abilities were surely part of its professional standards as an examiner.
Ho-Oh definitely wanted to see this.
Although calling the Three Sacred Beasts over might multiply Fang Yuan's pressure and even cause him to fail, Marshadow decided to raise the intensity for the sake of its own future.
In its eyes, this trial was a battle of You Die or I Live.
It was fine if Fang Yuan ended up covered in dirt. It was not fine if Marshadow did!
Besides, Fang Yuan losing a little face