Ch. 223Xiao Wu vs. Electrike

Xiao Wu and Electrike fought in a battle of strength and speed, with Electrike eventually unleashing a massive Ball Lightning attack. Xiao Wu survived by using Dig to ambush Electrike and defeated him with a Dynamax Cannon, then worried about how powerful his new teammate was.

  • Xiao Wu won their head-on collision, but Electrike used Ball Lightning to reach tremendous speed and harass him with Thunder Shock.
  • Electrike paralyzed Xiao Wu and blasted him with a barrage of lightning, leaving him struggling on the ground.
  • Electrike unleashed an enormous Ball Lightning attack that carved a crater in the battlefield, but Xiao Wu avoided the direct hit with Dig.
  • Xiao Wu burst from underground and rammed Electrike into the air, then struck him with a Dynamax Cannon and knocked him unconscious.
  • Xiao Wu noticed that Ball Lightning's aftershocks had injured him and wondered how he could remain the team's boss with such powerful teammates.

Ch. 224Kaka's twisting horns

After Kaka swiftly defeated Electrike, Chu Xin comforted Electrike and encouraged him to grow stronger. Xiao Wu and Kaka then began a serious battle, with Xiao Wu revealing how much her mastery of Dynamax energy had improved.

  • Kaka used his speed and battle instincts to defeat Electrike with a single slash, stunning Chu Xin and Xiao Wu.
  • Chu Xin reassured the discouraged Electrike that he could grow strong enough to surpass Xiao Wu and Kaka, and Electrike vowed to become stronger.
  • Chu Xin brought Electrike to watch as Xiao Wu and Kaka prepared for their next battle, both unleashing their full pressure.
  • Kaka entered burst aura third stage while Xiao Wu activated Dynamax energy without enlarging her body.
  • Xiao Wu spread white flames across the battlefield, forcing Kaka to retreat and showing the powerful boost she had gained by imbuing Dynamax energy with her will.

Ch. 225The Battle for Team Leadership

Xiao Wu and Kaka fought for team leadership, with Xiao Wu using white Dynamax flames to control the battlefield and counter Kaka’s spatial attacks. Their strongest moves collided, leaving the duel’s outcome unknown.

  • Xiao Wu spread white Dynamax flames across the battlefield, forcing Kaka to choose between defending himself and attacking.
  • Kaka used Zacian’s power to unleash a Spatial Slash, then charged through the path it carved, but Xiao Wu escaped within the flames and countered with Dynamax Cannon.
  • Kaka accepted that he was likely to lose and attacked again with Spatial Slash and Air Slash.
  • Xiao Wu Dynamaxed, gathered energy between enormous flame-shaped hands, and fired a new move modeled on Eternatus’s Eternabeam.
  • Xiao Wu’s beam collided with Kaka’s Spatial Slash, and the spectators could not tell who had won.

Ch. 226Xiao Wu's Victory

Xiao Wu defeated Kaka after exhausting himself with an inferior Eternabeam, then claimed a week off while Chu Xin secretly planned to keep him motivated through competition. When Kaka questioned how to master Zamazenta and Zacian's powers, Chu Xin decided to take him to the Wudang Gym for help.

  • Xiao Wu narrowly defeated Kaka with an exhausting Eternabeam, and Kaka admitted he still lacked control over Zamazenta and Zacian's powers.
  • Xiao Wu claimed a week off, while Chu Xin planned to push his Pokémon to compete so Xiao Wu would train harder.
  • Luo Luo gave Xiao Wu, Kaka, and Electrike training assignments tailored to their abilities, and Electrike set out to begin his regimen.
  • Kaka asked why his plan did not include training to master Zamazenta and Zacian's powers, and Luo Luo explained that the abilities were beyond his understanding.
  • Chu Xin told Kaka that true strength had to come from within and proposed taking him to the Wudang Gym in a few days.

Ch. 227Back to Wudang Mountain

Chu Xin returned to Wudang Mountain with Xiao Wu and Kaka, hoping to visit the Wudang Gym, but found that his old acquaintances were unavailable. After showing his Wudang Gym Badge, he entered the mountain and flew to the Gym, where he reunited with Master Xiao Lu.

  • Chu Xin asked the Taoist at the mountain reception room to contact Master Xiao Lu, but the Taoist did not know him, and Shi Cang was away.
  • The Taoist mistook Chu Xin for someone entering Wudang Mountain's swordsmanship competition, but Chu Xin said he only wanted to visit the Wudang Gym.
  • Chu Xin showed the Taoist the Badge Old Wu had given him, and the Taoist let him enter Wudang Mountain.
  • Chu Xin summoned Xiao Wu and flew to the Wudang Gym, where he found Master Xiao Lu reading outside.
  • Master Xiao Lu recognized Chu Xin and asked what had brought him there.

Ch. 228The Kendo Tournament

Chu Xin visited Wudang Gym with Kaka after a senior suggested he seek experience for Kaka’s stalled growth. Taoist Xiao Lu explained that the Wudang Mountain Kendo Tournament required Pokémon to fight using sword techniques, and Chu Xin agreed that Kaka should enter to focus on his own abilities.

  • Chu Xin reunited with Taoist Xiao Lu at Wudang Gym and learned the gym had received routine maintenance.
  • Chu Xin summoned Kaka and told Taoist Xiao Lu that Kaka had reached a bottleneck and needed experience.
  • Taoist Xiao Lu suggested that Chu Xin’s senior had sent him to enter the Wudang Mountain Kendo Tournament.
  • Chu Xin read the tournament rules and learned that only Pokémon could compete using sword techniques, while other moves were forbidden.
  • Chu Xin decided the tournament could help Kaka rely less on the powers of Zamazenta and Zacian and develop his own strength.

Ch. 229Seeing Kingambit Again

Chu Xin entered the swordsmanship tournament with help from Xiao Lu, then visited the Wudang Gym training room hoping to see Old Wu’s Kingambit again. He watched Kingambit defeat Cubone with ease.

  • Chu Xin changed his mind and asked Xiao Lu to enter him in the swordsmanship tournament, which Xiao Lu was hosting.
  • Xiao Lu registered Chu Xin and told him to explore Wudang Mountain until the tournament began.
  • Chu Xin noticed the Wudang Gym was crowded with visitors and headed to its training room to look for Kingambit.
  • Kingambit dodged Cubone’s bone and Fury Swipes, then kicked Cubone away.
  • Kingambit caught Cubone’s returning bone boomerang and knocked Cubone out by throwing it into his forehead.

Ch. 230Kaka vs. Kingambit

Kingambit and Kaka met again at the Wudang Gym and began a battle to test how much they had grown. Kaka’s attacks failed to breach Kingambit’s defense, so he activated Burst Aura and used Shadow Clone to launch a multi-directional assault.

  • Kingambit greeted Chu Xin and Kaka after defeating Cubone, and he and Kaka recognized each other as former rivals.
  • Kaka challenged Kingambit, and Chu Xin arranged an open battlefield with Luo Luo serving as referee and filming the match.
  • After the battle began, Kingambit and Kaka held defensive stances until Kaka sent Air Slashes that had no effect on Kingambit.
  • As spectators gathered, Kaka activated sustained Burst Aura and charged at Kingambit.
  • Kaka used Shadow Clone to create four copies that attacked Kingambit from different directions.

Ch. 231An Overwhelming Victory

Kaka overwhelmed Kingambit after escalating to Burst Aura stage three and drawing on Zacian’s power. Kingambit conceded when he realized he could not withstand Kaka’s attacks, leaving Kaka the winner.

  • Kingambit used precise footwork and Mind’s Eye to dodge and counter Kaka’s clones and real attacks.
  • Chu Xin ordered Luo Luo to analyze Kingambit, and Luo Luo found that his physical abilities were within the ordinary range and attributed his dodging to sophisticated technique.
  • Kaka activated Burst Aura stage three and covered himself in the Psychic power Zacian had bestowed on him.
  • Kaka’s slash tore open a space rift, and Kingambit evaded it with Mind’s Eye while recognizing the danger of being hit.
  • Kaka followed with another slash, and Kingambit surrendered, conceding the match.

Ch. 232Kaka's predicament

Kaka defeated Kingambit decisively, but Kingambit later identified a dangerous flaw in Kaka’s fighting style: he was using immense power inherited from Zacian and Zamazenta without being able to control it. Chu Xin and Kaka were left to consider the risk that this power could cause irreversible harm and limit Kaka’s potential.

  • Kaka overwhelmed Kingambit, who surrendered, and the spectators reacted with astonishment while one Trainer’s recording of the battle attracted eager offers.
  • Chu Xin brought Kingambit and Kaka to the Wudang Gym Lounge and gave Kingambit Pokéblocks, earning his willingness to help.
  • Chu Xin had Luo Luo replay Kaka’s battle with Kingambit and asked Kingambit to identify Kaka’s shortcomings.
  • Kingambit concluded that Kaka’s immense Burst Aura power did not belong to him and that he could not control it.
  • Kingambit warned that using the power recklessly could irreversibly damage Kaka and limit his potential.

Ch. 233Old Wu Returns

Chu Xin learned that Kaka could not control the immense powers Zacian and Zamazenta had given him, so he stayed at the Wudang Gym hoping Old Wu could help. Old Wu returned early the next morning, and Chu Xin showed him a recording of Kaka's battle with Kingambit to ask for advice.

  • Kingambit said he could not teach Kaka to control Zacian's and Zamazenta's powers, but suggested asking Old Wu when he returned.
  • Chu Xin decided to stay at the Wudang Gym and received his document envelope for the Kendo Tournament from Taoist Xiao Lu.
  • Kingambit woke Chu Xin early after Old Wu returned sooner than expected and hurried him to meet the Gym Leader.
  • Chu Xin met Old Wu and asked him to identify Kaka's problem by playing the recording of Kaka's battle with Kingambit.

Ch. 234Mind's Eye Manual

Wu Yong examined Kaka and discovered that two terrifying forces within him were damaging his body. He found a Wudang Mountain training manual that could help Kaka control those powers and gave it to Chu Xin.

  • Wu Yong examined Kaka and sensed two powerful forces inside him, but Chu Xin refused to reveal that they came from Zacian and Zamazenta.
  • Wu Yong explained that the forces were harming Kaka and said Wudang Mountain's archive held a method for mastering them.
  • Wu Yong took Chu Xin to the Wudang Mountain Archive, where Chu Xin was impressed by its extensive collection.
  • Wu Yong found the relevant volume and handed Chu Xin the manual for the Mind's Eye Move.

Ch. 235The Principles Behind the Mind's Eye Manual

Wu Yong explained that Wudang Mountain’s Mind’s Eye Manual trained a Pokémon’s mental power and extended Mind’s Eye’s duration. Chu Xin received the manual and learned that a Pokémon with sufficient mental power could use Mind’s Eye either to sense attacks across a field or to focus on an opponent.

  • Wu Yong gave Chu Xin Wudang Mountain’s Mind’s Eye Manual, and Kingambit confirmed that its own Mind’s Eye came from the same technique.
  • Wu Yong asked Chu Xin how Mind’s Eye worked, and Chu Xin described it as sensing an opponent’s movements to ensure an attack hit.
  • Wu Yong explained that Mind’s Eye in real battles focused attention on a target to anticipate its dodges, rather than guaranteeing a hit regardless of strength.
  • Wu Yong described how the manual formed a Mind’s Eye Field around the Pokémon to detect incoming attacks, and Chu Xin questioned how that differed from ordinary Mind’s Eye.
  • Wu Yong revealed that the manual’s main advantage was extending Mind’s Eye’s duration by developing a Pokémon’s mental power, allowing it to use either a field or a focused lock-on.

Ch. 236A Few Facts About Pokémon Energy Control

Wu Yong explained how Pokémon control energy and why Wudang Mountain’s Mind’s Eye manual could help Kaka master Zacian’s and Zamazenta’s power. Chu Xin left convinced that building Kaka’s mental strength would address his remaining weakness.

  • Wu Yong assured Chu Xin that the Mind’s Eye manual suited Kaka’s needs and brought out a reference book to explain why.
  • Chu Xin handed the reference book to Luo Luo so it could record the information in its database.
  • Wu Yong described the bloodline, evolution, and adaptation theories of Pokémon energy control.
  • Wu Yong explained that adaptation depended on physical strength, energy compatibility, and mental power, and said Kaka already met the first two requirements.
  • Wu Yong told Chu Xin that mastering the Mind’s Eye manual could strengthen Kaka’s mental power enough to control Zacian’s and Zamazenta’s energy.

Ch. 237Wu Yong's Ace, the Terrifying Lucario

Wu Yong demonstrated the true power of the Mind's Eye Manual by having his Lucario face Kaka in battle. Lucario's domain overwhelmed Kaka, but Kaka refused to surrender and resolved to keep fighting.

  • Wu Yong told Chu Xin that Kingambit had only scratched the surface of the Mind's Eye Manual.
  • Wu Yong brought Chu Xin to the Dojo's Battlefield and introduced his ace, Lucario, who had mastered the manual.
  • Luo Luo began the match between Lucario and Kaka, and Kaka activated third-stage Burst Aura.
  • Lucario opened his eyes, and his Mind's Eye domain made Kaka feel exposed and unable to escape Lucario's predictions.
  • Kaka resisted the urge to surrender and vowed to keep swinging his Leek against Lucario.

Ch. 238Training with the Mind's Eye Manual

Chu Xin saw Lucario defeat Kaka with the Mind's Eye Field and decided to train Kaka in Wudang Mountain's Mind's Eye secret art. Taoist Xiao Lu began the training by fitting Kaka with restrictive equipment and showing him the gym's training room.

  • Lucario defeated Kaka without using any moves, and Kaka collapsed from exhaustion before Chu Xin revived him with Potions.
  • Wu Yong explained the power of the Mind's Eye Field and told Chu Xin to seek out Xiao Lu for training, even though the Kendo Tournament was scheduled for the next day.
  • Chu Xin resolved to help Kaka master the Mind's Eye secret art and found Taoist Xiao Lu at Wudang Gym the next morning.
  • Xiao Lu took Chu Xin and Kaka to a dedicated training room, strapped iron rings and a hood onto Kaka, and activated the training devices.
  • Kaka looked over the equipment and dismissed it as too easy to challenge him.

Ch. 239The Torturous Trial Gear

Taoist Xiao Lu introduced Kaka to the Wudang Gym’s Trial devices, which used gravity and electric shocks to train the concentration and willpower required for the Mind’s Eye Manual. Kaka began training under their effects, and Xiao Lu revealed that only the Gym’s Lucario had fully passed the trial.

  • Kaka completed the familiar exercises in the training room, and Chu Xin questioned whether they could challenge him enough to help him master the Mind’s Eye Manual.
  • Taoist Xiao Lu activated the Trial devices, increasing gravity until Kaka struggled to move.
  • Xiao Lu activated the devices’ electric shocks, and Kaka tried to endure the discomfort while Luo Luo recorded the training.
  • Xiao Lu explained that Kaka had to perform the exercises perfectly despite the gravity and shocks to take his first step toward mastering the Mind’s Eye Manual.
  • Chu Xin asked whether Gym Leader Wu Yong’s Kingambit had passed the training, and Xiao Lu said it had failed while the Gym’s Lucario was the only Pokémon to pass.

Ch. 240Chu Xin's idea

Kaka struggled to train with the Trial Device until Luo Luo adjusted it into a workable regimen that improved his mental strength. Chu Xin then proposed having Kaka wear it during the Kendo Championship to develop the Mind's Eye Secret Technique in battle, with the remote control available if he faced a strong opponent.

  • Kaka found that the Trial Device’s gravity, electrical stimulation, and energy suppression made his usual exercises impossible, so he practiced warm-ups to adapt to it.
  • Taoist Xiao Lu left Kaka’s training and the Trial Device remote control to Chu Xin before departing for other business and reminding him about the afternoon’s Kendo Tournament.
  • Chu Xin experimented with the remote control, accidentally increasing the strain on Kaka, who then snatched it away from him.
  • Luo Luo took the remote control, devised a suitable training regimen, and adjusted the Trial Device so Kaka could complete his exercises and build mental strength.
  • Chu Xin suggested entering Kaka in the Kendo Championship with the Trial Device on to practice the Mind’s Eye Secret Technique in combat, and Luo Luo agreed the approach could work.

Ch. 241Preparations for the Kendo Tournament

Chu Xin climbed Wudang Mountain with Taoist Xiao Lu to register for the Kendo Tournament and learn its rules. After reviewing the regulations with Luo Luo, he prepared to rely on Kaka’s swordsmanship in the matches ahead.

  • Taoist Xiao Lu led Chu Xin up Wudang Mountain, where Chu Xin struggled with the climb and complained about the price of mineral water.
  • Chu Xin reached the summit battlefield, examined its old battle scars, and registered for the tournament as contestant number six.
  • Taoist Xiao Lu gave Chu Xin a rule booklet and contestant information file before leaving him at the summit.
  • Chu Xin transferred the contestant information into Luo Luo’s data library, and Luo Luo explained the tournament rules to him.
  • Chu Xin learned that Pokémon could use only swordsmanship-related moves and felt confident in Kaka’s abilities.

Ch. 242A Low-Level Competition

Chu Xin entered Wudang Mountain’s Kendo Championship so Kaka could practice the Mind’s Eye Manual in combat. Kaka won his preliminary match easily, and Chu Xin prepared to face tougher professional Trainers in the one-Pokémon format.

  • Chu Xin reviewed the contestants’ information and headed to the venue without carrying a sword, planning to use the tournament to help Kaka master the Mind’s Eye Manual.
  • Chu Xin judged that the entrants lacked Gym Leader-level strength and believed Kaka could compete safely, even with the Trial Device on.
  • Taoist Xiao Lu began the tournament by drawing numbers from a mystery box and matching contestants for preliminary rounds.
  • Chu Xin’s number was drawn, and Kaka defeated his first opponent with a single sword strike despite wearing the Trial Device.
  • Chu Xin noted that professional Trainer certification required six combat Pokémon and that the tournament’s one-Pokémon rule limited the advantage of professional Trainers.
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