The partners exchanged thoughtful looks. Some began recalling how yesterday's practice had felt, while others silently adjusted their breathing rhythms.
Xinhai looked at them and said with a smile, "Everyone has trained this technique with Focus Energy before, but that training was fairly superficial. We're still far behind true experts. Over this period, we'll rebuild it from the ground up."
Before restarting the training, Xinhai first laid out a core principle. "When training the Energy Conversion Technique, always remember: 'Commit seventy percent to attacking the enemy, keep thirty percent for yourself.'"
"In other words, only put seventy percent of your strength into every move. Reserve the remaining thirty percent to deal with your opponent's methods. That is also the foundation of rapidly converting energy."
He paused, sweeping his gaze across every face to make sure they were listening attentively.
Then, Xinhai explained the information he had found on the League's official website the night before, giving them a clearer direction.
"I've said before that training the Energy Conversion Technique can be advanced in three stages." Xinhai raised one finger.
"The first stage is repeatedly using the same move. Take Flamethrower, for example. Release it several times in succession without stopping, and feel the rhythm of energy gathering and converting again between each use."
He raised a second finger. "The second stage is alternating between different moves of the same type. For example, Blaziken can follow Flamethrower with Blaze Kick, then Flame Charge—switch between different moves and adapt to the energy properties of each one."
"The third stage..." Xinhai raised a third finger. "Switching between moves of different types. Blaziken switching from Flamethrower to Vacuum Wave, Eevee switching from Shadow Ball to Quick Attack—this is the most difficult form of energy conversion training."
Xinhai lowered his hand, his gaze gentle yet