Chu Xin felt nothing after the match ended. He glanced at Genjiro, who sat slumped on the ground, then paid him no further attention.
He was not even interested in the upcoming award ceremony.
Perhaps previous Kendo Championships had been fiercely contested, but this one had truly disappointed Chu Xin. He had thought entering would give Kaka some valuable training, only to discover that Xiao Lu had tricked him into crushing weaker opponents on behalf of the Wudang Gym.
If the Kendo Championship had not affected the Wudang Gym's allocation of resources, Chu Xin would not even have wanted to enter. Competing in a tournament of this caliber did nothing to improve a Pokémon's strength. His goal was to become the national Champion. How could he let honors like these go to his head?
After he stepped down from the arena, Ai Xing excitedly clapped him on the back.
"I never thought you'd already mastered Zacian and Zamazenta's power, kid! Weren't you still unable to do that last time?"
Chu Xin gave Ai Xing a helpless, wry smile. "You're getting ahead of yourself. Zacian and Zamazenta's power is incredibly strong. Even now, Kaka can't control it. That evolution just now only borrowed a tiny bit of their power. It puts tremendous strain on Kaka, so he can't keep using it."
Ai Xing looked at Chu Xin in bewilderment. "But hasn't Kaka already evolved? Even if Zacian and Zamazenta's power settles down again, what problem could that cause him?"
Chu Xin smiled wryly at Aixin. As far as he knew, a Pokémon's form was indeed stable after evolution, but Kaka, who had evolved by borrowing Zacian and Zamazenta's power, was an exception.
Normally, an ordinary Farfetch'd had no chance of evolving into Sirfetch'd, yet Kaka had successfully evolved with the help