The Third-Year Tournament was, without a doubt, won by Xiaoye.
The two of them became famous throughout Shuimu City.
Everyone knew it.
In this year's Third-Year Tournament, first place had been taken by two freshmen from Third High.
After the ambush that day, Zhong Yue arrived late.
After looking into the old man's identity,
he informed Lin Yu that the man was an outer member of Team Magma.
This made Lin Yu look up information about Team Magma when he got back.
Good grief.
A criminal organization with tentacles spread across the world?
They rarely appeared in tightly governed China, operating mainly in Western countries.
Its leader was called Chi Yansong…
He'd heard their goal was to expand the landmass and dry up the oceans.
It felt strangely familiar…
But the fact that this organization had attacked him
planted a seed of hatred in Lin Yu's heart.
For whatever reason, Lin Yu secretly swore that he would take them down sooner or later.
When Zhong Yue asked who had helped him escape danger,
Lin Yu told the truth, except he hid Gengar's true identity.
Zhong Yue didn't press further and told him to choose his treasure.
The treasures obtained from this Secret Realm exploration were all high-quality items.
After surviving a disaster, good fortune was sure to follow.
Most were around Grade A.
Furthermore, the Secret Realm's ranking had been updated — it was now a Grade C medium-sized Secret Realm.
That meant the strongest wild Pokémon inside were Gym-level.
In the end, guided by his Inspection Eye,
Lin Yu chose two treasures focused on Ralts.
One was a Grade A Mind Stone.
Its effect: upon absorption, it would greatly improve talent.
But this "greatly" became only "slightly" for Ralts.
Its innate talent was simply too extraordinary.
Even so, Lin Yu could tell Ralts was only one step away from reaching Champion-tier talent.
The other was a Psychic Gem,
which accelerated the growth speed of Psychic-type Pokémon.
Perfect for speeding up Ralts's development.
These two treasures alone were worth several million.
Let's just say Lin Yu's luck was incredible!
But the most important item… was a single feather.
[Ho-Oh's Lost Feather]
A fallen feather from Ho-Oh, containing flames with the breath of primordial life.
Ho-Oh!
Since the appearance of Pokémon Secret Realms, it had never been seen in the real world.
It wasn't even recorded in the Divine Beast Record —
a document created by humans to document god-tier legendary Pokémon.
So when choosing, Lin Yu picked it without hesitation.
But for a Ho-Oh feather to appear here…
It meant Ho-Oh had once stayed in this Secret Realm!
Lin Yu's heart raced.
In the movies, Ho-Oh had the power to revive Pokémon!
Suicune, Entei, Raikou…
Since it had been offered to him, no one would go back on it.
A week later.
An abandoned unfinished building.
"Ralts, Protect! Charmeleon, Fire Punch!"
Winning the Second-Year Tournament hadn't made the two little ones arrogant.
If anything, the ambush had only strengthened their resolve to grow stronger.
Especially Ralts.
The Protect it had just learned had been completely useless against that Sneasel,
and Lin Yu had nearly died right in front of it.
It felt deeply guilty.
So during later training, it insisted on special training for that move.
As for Charmeleon…
In just one week, with its talent, it had completely absorbed the flame within Ho-Oh's feather.
Unexpectedly,
this granted it a new Ability.
[Pokémon: Charmeleon]
[Ability: Solar Power (Life Aura)]
[Gender: Male]
[Talent: Elite]
[Level: 19]
[Moves: Scratch, Fire Punch, Fire Spin, Flamethrower, Leer, Ember, Karate Chop, Chop…]
[Equipped Entries: Purification (Fixed), Hard Work Pays Off, Food Supply Station, Flame Splash, Rapid Recovery]
It had gained Life Aura.
This ability was fascinating.
It was practically a better version of Leech Seed.
When its flames burned the opponent,
it could absorb their stamina to restore its own.
The effect was even stronger than Leech Seed.
With the green entry Rapid Recovery,
plus a forest environment and Forest Friend,
the result was unimaginable.
As long as it wasn't taken out in one hit, Charmeleon was basically a perpetual motion machine!
"Ral~" (I blocked it~)
Ralts cheered.
All these days of practice were for protecting Lin Yu properly in the future!
"The school scheduled the next Secret Realm expedition for National Day…"
Lin Yu patted its head and praised it, then checked the time.
It was a new week.
He rubbed his hands and immediately opened the Entry System!
These days, he hadn't bought a single Energy Cube from the Entry Shop.
He made them all himself.
After learning he was an Expert-level Breeder,
the flavor suited both of his Pokémon perfectly.
By breaking down white and occasional green entries,
he'd saved up nearly 300 Entry Coins.
At this rate, in about a month,
he could afford Bone Spirit Cold Fire.
He still hadn't opened today's entries!
[Blue Entry (Mind Spire):
Concentrate psychic power into a spire of mental energy, dealing 80 Psychic damage to the target.]
Finally, a useful entry for Ralts!
Lin Yu smiled in satisfaction and equipped it to Ralts.
[Pokémon: Ralts]
[Ability: Telepathy]
[Gender: Female]
[Talent: Elite]
[Level: 16]
[Moves: Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Protect, Mind Spire, Teleport, Hypnosis]
[Equipped Entries: Mind Spire, Combat Drain, Mind Focus (Fixed), Last Whisper]
Hypnosis was a move Ralts had learned by watching Butterfree's Sleep Powder.
Both of his Pokémon were growing steadily stronger.
"Ral~" (I learned a new move!)
A soft, sweet voice came from Ralts, melting Lin Yu's heart.
Growl's effect was really something.
"Awesome."
LinYu stroked its hair, smooth as silk ribbon.
He then checked the Entry Shop as usual.
Most items were repeats of what he'd seen before.
Bone Spirit Cold Fire and Evolution Key Stone still left him longing.
"Hmm?"
Something new had appeared in the shop today!
Lin Yu suddenly felt excited.
This was an ability related to him personally!
[Low-Tier Aura:
Upon purchase, grants Aura to a designated target.
300 Entry Coins (Limited 90% Off).]
Woohoo, let's go!
Another limited-time discount!
Lin Yu's eyes lit up!