"Quality" Tactics, God-Supplied Edition

Asura God's Divine Thought within the Asura Sword was temporarily sealed.

Tang Chen regained consciousness, and thanks to the Divine Power unleashed by the Demon Sword earlier, more than half of his injuries had healed.

Now that the Asura Demon Sword was sealed, he chose to activate the Clear Sky Hammer's Martial Soul Avatar and smash it down at the Iron Ball beneath his feet.

Being unable to fly was simply unbearable. Against Dynamax Snorlax and two flying Pokemon, he had become nothing more than a target.

The two Iron Balls had already been damaged by the impact of Asura Divine Power. Now, struck by Tang Chen's Clear Sky True Body, they shattered with a crash.

Feeling his ability to fly finally restored, Tang Chen nearly wept. But just as he looked up to deal with those two bizarre Pokemon—

He saw that the two Mega Evolved Pokemon above had been watching the show all along. Now that he was finished, they finally revealed their fangs.

"Quality" tactics, phase two.

God-supplied edition, activated!

At that moment, the Asura Demon Sword broke through Disable's seal, and the Asura God descended and possessed him once more.

He prepared to dismiss the Clear Sky True Body and switch to the more agile, more penetrating Asura Demon Sword to seek an opening.

However, just as the light around his Clear Sky True Body began to fade, and his mind relaxed slightly after that all-out strike as he turned toward the Asura Demon Sword—

Gengar, which had been floating behind the "mountain peak" of Dynamax Snorlax like a ghost lying in wait, flashed with a sinister glint of triumph in its crimson eyes.

Purple-black radiance surged around it. It raised a ghostly claw, and a beam of eerie light instantly struck Tang Chen.

Encore!

It forced the target to use its most recently used move during the following turns.

An invisible yet overwhelmingly powerful force of rules instantly enveloped Tang Chen!

The Asura God's Divine Thought discovered in horror that the Soul Power flowing through his body, along with his battle intent that had just begun to loosen, had been forcibly twisted and fixed by an external force!

His body uncontrollably assumed the starting stance for gathering the Clear Sky True Body once more. Boundless Asura Divine Power surged into his arms, and the hundred-meter phantom of the Clear Sky True Body that had just dispersed began to condense again against his will!

"What is this?! Again?"

A familiar feeling rose in his heart. Tang Chen roared inwardly, yet he could not resist the rule's coercive force!

He could only watch helplessly as he, like a puppet on strings, swung that dark-red giant hammer again and repeated the previous attack against Dynamax Snorlax's belly, which seemed to be mocking him!

"Boom!"

Another earth-shattering impact rang out! The same spot on Dynamax Snorlax's belly caved in once more.

But it merely swayed. Green light flashed over its body, and Berries fell into its mouth. Its injuries instantly healed, and it steadied itself.

Meanwhile, Tang Chen was savagely struck by the backlash of Counter again. He spat out blood, the phantom of his Clear Sky True Body nearly collapsed, and his aura plummeted!

The Asura God was currently possessing him through Divine Thought, meaning they shared the same body and sensations.

"Ahhh!" The extreme humiliation and pain nearly drove him mad. After finally enduring Encore's forced effect until it ended, he immediately wanted to switch moves. He even wanted to directly detonate his Divine Power and fight desperately.

But Mega Alakazam beside Mega Gengar had been waiting for this moment. The instant Tang Chen regained control of his body, the ruby on Mega Alakazam's forehead flashed, and several spoon-shaped staffs pointed at him from afar.

Imprison!

Also known as "Seal," it prevented the opponent from using the last move they had used!

An even stranger, deeper shackle of rules wrapped around Tang Chen!

The Asura God discovered in horror that, apart from the Spirit Rings related to the Clear Sky True Body, his other soul skills had been forcibly "sealed" by an invisible force!

For a short time, he could only use this one move.

Even if the Asura Demon Sword was unsealed now, he could not activate it. He could only use the Clear Sky Hammer.

But how could Mega Gengar possibly give him a chance to catch his breath?

At the instant Tang Chen's mind churned and he hesitated slightly because his moves had been sealed, Mega Gengar's wide mouth suddenly opened, spewing out a dazzling, bizarre orb of light that seemed to contain countless twisted illusions!

Confuse Ray!

It inflicted Confusion on the opponent, possibly causing them to attack themselves!

The orb instantly sank into Tang Chen's brow! His mind buzzed as countless shattered, inverted, malicious illusions flooded his consciousness!

The scene before him began to warp and overlap. Dynamax Snorlax became countless copies, Gengar and Alakazam's figures flickered in and out, and even the Asura Demon Sword in his hand seemed to be laughing at him!

Confusion triggered!

Yet the nightmare was not over.

Just as Tang Chen clutched his head, struggling desperately against the chaotic illusions and trying to steady his mind, Mega Gengar sneered and raised its ghostly claw again.

Encore!

That rule power which forcibly repeated actions descended once more!

But this time, because Tang Chen was in Confusion, his "previous action" became vague and dangerous!

"Urrghhh!"

Under the combined effects of Encore's coercion and Confuse Ray's chaos, Tang Chen and the Asura God let out an inhuman howl, their body completely beyond their control!

The world in his eyes became utterly inverted and deranged. He mistook the nearest toe of Dynamax Snorlax for some detestable enemy—or perhaps himself?

He actually swung the Clear Sky Hammer and slashed viciously at that mountain-like toe!

"Clang!" The recoil numbed Tang Chen's arms.

Yet in his confused state, while Encore's effect persisted, he was like a puppet following a set program, attacking Snorlax again and again.

Sometimes, he even slapped himself and began wildly hacking and pounding!

Every attack was disorganized by Confusion, greatly reducing its power, yet every one triggered the recoil damage from Counter and Rocky Helmet!

Moreover, Gengar was setting Spikes nearby. This move grew more powerful with each use.

Once their power had stacked to the maximum, every time he moved or exerted force while standing on the Spikes, a piercing pain shot up from the soles of his feet!

While trapped in Confusion, the Iron Balls might as well have never vanished, as they continued darting wildly across the ground.

Tang Chen was like a madman struggling within a vortex of self-destruction, his aura rapidly withering like a deflating balloon.

Blood stained his tattered robes red. His eyes alternated between ferocity and bewilderment, and he had already reached the brink of collapse.

Mega Gengar and Mega Alakazam floated high in the air like two artists admiring their masterpiece, occasionally following up with a Shadow Ball or Psychic.

Tang Chen's Confusion occasionally made him "help" them attack himself or miss entirely, ensuring the "loop" was not accidentally interrupted.

Confuse Ray's Confusion + Encore + Imprison sealing key skills + Spikes, Toxic, Burn + the Dynamax mountain of flesh blocking the way and dealing recoil damage...

After this full combo, Tang Chen, the killing god empowered by Asura Divine Power and once hailed as invincible on land, was forcibly dragged into the hell of an endless self-harm loop!

His attacks became weapons that harmed himself.

His struggles became the source that deepened his suffering.

His strength became the capital his enemies used to toy with him.

Outside, every spectator—including Qian Daoliu, Bo Saixi, and even the gods of the God Realm—watched in stunned horror, their scalps tingling!

This was no longer a battle. It was a one-sided, malicious, rule-based double torture of mind and body!

Seeing this, Lu Feng revealed a gratified smile. As expected of tactics proven by the market, they really worked well.

"As everyone knows, if you use Encore on a Pokemon that has used a move, it will use its previous move again. If you then use Imprison on one affected by Encore—"

"Then it will be unable to act. And if you add Confuse Ray, it will have a one-in-three chance of attacking itself."

That was roughly the strategy. Tang Chen used his Martial Soul Avatar to attack Snorlax, but it did little damage and inflicted recoil. Just as he wanted to switch to the Asura God Sword—

Gengar Mega Evolved and used Encore on him. Tang Chen was forced to repeat his Clear Sky Hammer attack, while also taking recoil from Dynamax Snorlax.

Alakazam then followed with Imprison, Gengar used Confuse Ray, and then used Encore again. Tang Hao became mentally confused and attacked himself.

And so the cycle repeated.

In the end, this torment-based playstyle reduced him to a flickering candle in the wind. Was having high stats useful?

Under the mechanics of his Power of Creation, no matter how high the stats were, they were merely toys.

Did they understand the value of Power of Creation freely assigning moves and abilities?