Afternoon Combat Training

As he followed Brawly's movements, Xinhai carefully sensed the circulation of the Qi within his body.

He keenly noticed that although the Qi guided by this Body Tempering Art also carried warmth and flowed through his body, it seemed far inferior to the Qi produced by Tai Chi in both quantity and quality. Not only did it grow much more slowly, but it also lacked some of that balanced, peaceful, and unending quality.

Moreover, this Qi possessed an obvious nature—one that leaned toward fierceness and explosive power, very similar to the feeling of Pokémon drawing upon Fighting-type energy.

Its nature closely resembled the Qi that had arisen within him when he had practiced other hard-hitting martial arts from his memories of his previous life.

It seems that Tai Chi is still superior when it comes to the efficiency of refining Qi and strengthening the body. Its nature is also more balanced and peaceful, Xinhai silently compared.

The Qi produced by Tai Chi, meanwhile, was more like an attribute-less, endlessly flowing life energy.

Not only was it superior in quantity and quality, but its effects in nourishing and repairing the body were also far more pronounced. It carried a subtle all-encompassing quality, systematically enhancing a living being's foundation and potential rather than merely focusing on offense and defense.

Xinhai was pursuing the path of an all-round Trainer rather than one who specialized in a single area. What he needed was a comprehensive, stable foundation with deep potential, not the ultimate ferocity of a single Type.

Looking at it this way, Tai Chi would still have to be his fundamental method for long-term body tempering and nurturing the various Types of energy within him.

Having figured this out, Xinhai reached a decision at once.

He was grateful for Brawly and Dewford Gym's