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Chapter 420: Martial Bear Master - Tai Chi Grandmaster Form?
Chapter 420: Martial Bear Master - Tai Chi Grandmaster Form?
The quarterfinals concluded, and Jinghe effortlessly advanced to the semi-finals, leaving no surprises.
However, the manner of his victory shocked many.
A six-win streak!
His opponent was even a Gym Leader! Although Karu had lost his Gym Leader status due to certain reasons and expressed his intention to start anew, many acknowledged his strength.
Facing such an opponent and still achieving a six-win streak made it hard not to wonder who could possibly take a point from Teacher Jinghe. Of course, the contestants in this Bellflower Tournament were exceptionally strong, and the remaining few also had their chances.
This further heightened the excitement surrounding the Bellflower Tournament.
However, an interesting detail caught the audience's attention.
It was Gudrian, the runner-up of the Quartz Cup, and the only contestant who had witnessed Jinghe's six Pokemon.
Due to the Bellflower Tournament, Gudrian's runner-up achievement in the Quartz Cup gained even more prestige!
Jinghe merely smiled at the online discussions and brushed them aside.
His current focus remained on the condition of the Martial Bear Master.
"Hngga~"
Gramps stood beside the Martial Bear Master, stroking his head with one hand, then floating up and gesturing towards the Bear Master's head, looking at Jinghe with surprise.
It's as tall as me now, huh!
Jinghe glanced at Gramps' two floating feet, still gently scratching his legs.
You're pretty confident.
"Cha~"
"Kaka~"
"Yoji~"
Gigaforg, Charcoal Little Servant, and Tyrogue all looked up at the Martial Bear Master.
They used to be around the same height, but now the Bear Guide had shot up to two meters tall.
Jumping up to knee you?
"Wuu~"
Swift Dragon was very pleased with this development.
Among Jinghe's Pokemon, it had been the tallest, and while Gramps was also sizable, it was due to its plumpness. Now, with the Bear Guide's evolution, Swift Dragon no longer stood out in height.
"Hooru!! (●｀()●)"
The Martial Bear Master hugged its arms, its expression stern.
"Alright, stop posing," Jinghe said, stroking Eevee's fur and unable to hold back the words.
"Hooru~(oo)"
The Martial Bear Master chuckled, scratching its head, and the pose it had been holding instantly crumbled.
I was just watching Rotom take photos~
It slowly squatted down, vying with Tyrogue for the Energy Cube.
Who could have imagined that this was the same Martial Bear Master that had been charging around the arena, landing punch after punch during the match?
However, watching the Bear Master devour its food, Jinghe's expression gradually froze.
A drop of cold sweat trickled down his forehead.
Oh no, oh no!
With the Bear Guide's sudden growth spurt, according to the equation 'Height ≈ Appetite (excluding Tyrogue)', its appetite was likely to...
"Hooru~(ω`)_and"
The Martial Bear Master picked up its empty bowl, looking at Jinghe with pleading eyes.
Jinghe: ". "
As expected.
Just like when Hakuryu evolved into Swift Dragon.
Adding insult to injury!
After Tyrogue's hatching, the Bear Guide's evolution had already put a significant strain on Jinghe's not-so-wealthy wallet, and now this added another layer of pressure.
After serving the Martial Bear Master another bowl of Energy Cubes, Jinghe browsed through its Pokedex.
In fact, he had already checked the Bear Master's Pokedex entry during the match, but there were some things he didn't quite understand.
【Martial Bear Master】
【Type: Fighting/Water】
【Ability: Invisible Fist】
【Known Moves: Stare Down, Rock Smash, Endure, Focus Energy, Aerial Ace, Scary Face, Headbutt, Hammer Bash, Wave Missile, Water Jet, Water Combo】
【Mood: Joyful, Excited (Who wouldn't be a Divine Beast now!)】
【Status: Excellent (Food is so tasty!)】
【Friendship: 100 (Am I more like Guan Erye or Zhang Sanye? Could it be...Zilong?!)】
Jinghe was more curious about why Bear Pupil had ultimately evolved into the Combo Flow Martial Bear Master.
During the match, it had faced an opponent specializing in Fire-type moves, but Jinghe wasn't surprised by Bear Pupil's evolution.
After all, there had been some signs beforehand, and Bear Pupil had already mastered the Signature Moves of both the One-Hit Flow and Combo Flow.
Other Bear Pupils needed to climb the Dual Fist Tower and read the scrolls to evolve because they had to learn the two Signature Moves from the scrolls.
In the end, what Bear Pupil needed for its evolution wasn't climbing the tower and reading the scrolls, but the Signature Moves within them.
Jinghe suddenly remembered something.
"Bear Guide, aren't you tired?"
The usually sleepy Bear Guide seemed unusually alert, as if it hadn't slept all day.
As soon as he spoke, the Martial Bear Master, now full and content, yawned widely, with a few drops of liquid squeezing out from the corners of its eyes.
"Aii~"
The nearby Maid Servant, busy cleaning the room, mentioned that the Bear Guide had asked for two cups of coffee that morning, knowing it was its turn to battle.
Jinghe's expression turned peculiar as he realized why the Bear Guide had been so energetic all day.
"Snore~zzZ"
The Martial Bear Master closed its eyes and fell asleep immediately.
But the moment it dozed off, all the young ones, including Jinghe, turned their gazes toward it.
There it was.
With snot bubbles hanging from its nose, it looked particularly serious, exuding a fierce aura as it walked to one side and began punching the air.
Good grief, every punch.
As it landed, a gust of wind accompanied it, and a fist mark appeared on the wall several meters away.
"Snore.zzZ"
Seemingly aware that continuing to punch like this might tear the house apart, and Jinghe wouldn’t let it off, it retreated a few more meters before continuing to practice its punches.
But each punch still carried an unstoppable force.
"Ugh~(ω`)?"
Gramps, with his chin in hand, seemed deep in thought.
Logically, as a Ghost-type Pokemon, it shouldn’t be afraid of punches.
But for some reason, it felt a sense of threat from the Martial Bear Master’s fists.
Jinghe, however, understood the reason.
He noticed that after the Martial Bear Master fell asleep, its Pokedex information had changed.
Originally a Fighting and Water-type, it had become a Fighting and Dark-type!
And moves like Water Combo and Water Jet had turned into Dark Strike and Ambush.
Good grief!
Is this like Diga switching forms?!
"How come it feels like Master Ma is hiding something from me."
Jinghe muttered to himself.
But thinking about it, the two forms of the Martial Bear Master were almost identical in appearance and base stats, with moves derived from the martial arts it practiced. The only surprising thing might be the change in type.
"So... the reason the sleeping Martial Bear Master is more focused is because it practices the One-Hit Flow while asleep, and it’s more active when awake because it practices the Combo Flow when awake?"
Like a dual personality.
Cough, bear personality.
Then a bold idea suddenly popped into his head.
If the two states of the Martial Bear Master were combined, and the two contrasting martial arts were merged into a new art, would a new form be born?
Martial Bear Master · Tai Chi Grandmaster Form?
He chuckled to himself.
Merging two martial arts was no easy task, and he wasn’t a real “Martial Arts Master” to help the Martial Bear Master.
Moreover, merging two martial arts wasn’t something that could be done easily, even Master Ma couldn’t achieve it.
Just a thought.
"Chak~!"
The Gigaforg walked up to the Martial Bear Master and tapped its knee.
"Snore?zzZ"
The Martial Bear Master stopped its movements, looking puzzled.
"Chak~ Chak~!"
Give me your hand, I’ll make you a new set of Finger Knuckles!
It had just made a set of Finger Knuckles for Bear Pupil, but now that the Martial Bear Master had evolved, the old set wouldn’t fit anymore.
"Snore~zzZ"
The Martial Bear Master suddenly understood and hurriedly took out the now small Finger Knuckles.
"Yokki~"
Tyrogue cautiously walked over, smiling foolishly as it pointed to the Finger Knuckles in the Gigaforg’s hand.
This is useless now... Can I have it?
Then it watched as Tyrogue tossed the Finger Knuckles into its mouth, and after a series of “crunching” sounds and a “gulp,” they were gone.
No.
Are rocks and coal not enough for you anymore?
"Cubchoo Recipe Book +1, metal is edible, Rotom!" Rotom recorded diligently.
"Rotom, Fruit Blender Mode."
"Ro, Rotom~"
Rotom hurriedly said:
"Al, also, there’s another piece of information, Rotom! The semifinal bracket information has been announced."
Jinghe raised his hand, interrupting it, "Let me guess."
"Either Dakudo or Goodra."
"Correct answer, semifinal opponent—Goodra from the Alola Region!" Rotom said excitedly.
As expected.
Jinghe had full “confidence” in his luck, just like he believed in the luck of the Swift Dragon.
But there wasn’t much to be surprised about.
After all, with only four people left, the probability of drawing Goodra or Dakudo was two-thirds, which rounded up to 100%.
"Looks like... in the final, I’ll still face Dakudo." Jinghe sighed lightly.
"Eh? What about Goodra, Rotom?"
Goodra?
The one who lost to Ash in the “Rural Sports Festival”?
Though Ash won the championship that year.
But compared to Ash, who had maximized his bonds and tactics, he was still brutally beaten by Dakudo’s two Legendary Pokemon.
Of course, using Ash as a reference isn’t entirely accurate.
After all, Ash, like Mewtwo, gets stronger against stronger opponents and weaker against weaker ones, capable of shattering Mewtwo’s barrier with one punch and losing to a beginner’s Bulbasaur in the Starting Village.
Most importantly, we don’t know what Dakudo’s other Pokemon are.
As for Goodra?
"Let’s crush him tomorrow!"
"So, so scary, Rotom! Σ(дlll)"
January 22nd.
The Bellflower Tournament semifinals officially began!
(End of Chapter)
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