Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master.

Chapter 12 The Power of Waveguides

Ash's joy was short-lived. The sound of a whip cracking echoed as the rapidly spinning Armor Ball leaped from the ground once more, hurtling towards Lucario in mid-air at incredible speed.

After Riolu evolved into Lucario, Ash was finally able to clearly sense the power of Aura.

Ash tried increasing the output of his Aura: "Calm down, use your Aura to sense everything around you!"

The two of them simultaneously spread their waveguides, and the movement of the pangolin was crystal clear in the blue perception field of vision.

Lucario turned to dodge the attack and, in a very short gap, delivered a powerful blow to Sandshrew's side.

This was the first time the pangolin had shown a pained expression in this battle.

"No wonder he's a trainer with the same 99-win streak." Xiaoming laughed happily.

"Only by fighting against skilled opponents can you continuously improve!"

"Sandshrew uses shadow clones."

The falling ball suddenly multiplied into four, all moving rapidly, and Lucario instantly lost its target.

This won't do. Ash decisively ordered, "Lucario, use Aura Spheres continuously, attack all four at once!"

Lucario waved his hands incessantly, launching a barrage of projectiles.

Three of the four Sandshrews were instantly turned into afterimages when hit by Ash's "Prince's Battle Strategy" saturation attack.

With only one true form remaining, Ash immediately shouted, "Lock onto it with Aura, Comet Punch!"

Lucario quickly closed in and unleashed a Comet Punch.

The pangolin was knocked like a ball and crashed onto the field, leaving a deep crater.

The pangolin in the pit revealed its mosquito-coil-shaped eyes, rendering it incapable of fighting.

[Ding! Lucario: Affection +5; Intimacy +5;]

"We won, Ash!"

Despite hearing Misty's celebratory shouts, Ash wasn't happy; this victory had been hard-won.

Ash would have lost if Lucario hadn't undergone a temporary evolution.

Just now, as Lucario launched the Aura Missile, Ash felt as if his soul was being drained along with the Aura power.

He felt dizzy and almost collapsed, but fortunately his strong muscles made up for it.

The little AI remained standing there, unfazed, like an iron tower.

"What happened to Sandshrew? They actually lost! We have to start building our winning streak all over again. Double the intensity of our training today!"

Xiao Ming hugged the pangolin in his arms, but instead of comforting it, he scolded it in an extremely stern tone.

"It's already done its best, don't be so fierce. Pokémon have feelings too," Misty said, dissatisfied.

"Of course I know there are emotions. It's precisely because we agreed to grow stronger together from the moment I got it that I'm so strict."

Xiao Ming calmly replied, "The pangolin wears high-intensity equipment during its daily training and has even overcome its fear of water."

Everyone has their own way of interacting with Pokémon, and if the Pokémon has no objection, then Ash has no objection either.

"You're really strong, Xiaoming. I look forward to meeting you in the League Tournament."

Ash looked at Ming with admiration, amazed that someone could raise a Sandshrew to such an extent.

After recalling Lucario to its Poké Ball, Ash walked up to his opponent and extended his hand.

Seeing Ash's outstretched hand, Xiaoming gripped it tightly.

"You ended my winning streak. I have to admit you're a powerful trainer, but I'll definitely get back to 100 wins soon and start collecting badges. I won't lose to you in the League again."

"Okay, I'll be waiting for you on the field."

The two stared at each other, their eyes burning with the flames of battle.

[Ding! Side Quest: The Promise of a Mighty Rival: Defeat Xiaoming at the Quartz Conference. Activate!]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +1000; Free Attribute +3; Ultra Balls +5; Move: Earth Shatter]

——————Diamond Push-ups——————

After saying goodbye to Xiaoming, on the way to Kureha City.

Ash and Lucario have been sitting facing each other all afternoon.

Finally, Xiaoxia couldn't help but ask, "What are you guys doing?"

Ash opened his eyes and slowly said, "I'm conducting waveguide resonance training."

Aura is a power that can be used as Observation Haki, so Ash certainly wouldn't give it up.

However, he hasn't resonated with Lucario since his battle with Xiaoming.

In theory, Ash can use any of the Aura moves that Lucario can use.

However, Ash is still quite inexperienced with auras, and without Lucario, he has difficulty even sensing auras.

"The heroes of Waveguide cannot give up easily."

Ash brought up Lucario's stats panel.

[Pokémon Name: Lucario (Synergy Partner)]

Attributes: pH: 70, Attack: 110, Defense: 70, Special Attack: 115, Special Defense: 70, Speed: 90

Total 525

[Ability: Focus (Pokémon with this ability cannot flinch)]

[Skills: Wave Missile; Force Strike; Bone Club Barrage; Comet Fist;]

[Affection Level: 95 (She will execute your orders without hesitation)]

【Intimacy Level: 90 (It really likes your waveguide)】

[Description: It can detect the opponent's waveguides, read their thoughts and actions, and even the emotions of an opponent 1 kilometer away.]

[Ding! New side quest triggered: The Hero of the Aura: Maximize Lucario's Affection and Friendship.]

[Rewards: 500 League Coins; 1 Mega Keystone (Trainer); 1 Legendary Aura Hero Training Manual]

"It seems that improving my Aura Force still depends on the mission rewards."

After Ash plucked the sleeping Pikachu off his head, he said to Misty...

"Xiaoxia, how far are we from the next city?"

Xiaoxia took out a map and carefully compared it with her current location. "It's about a 5-day journey."

"Alright! Let's go find some wild Pokémon to battle."

"Ah, what's the connection between these two sentences?" But seeing Xiao Zhi's actions, she could only helplessly follow.

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"Lucario, Pixie, use Comet Punch together!"

The wild Ekans fell down in the attack of the two Pokémon, and Ash threw a Poké Ball and successfully caught it.

Including the Pidgeotto he caught earlier, Ash finally has a total of 6 Pokémon.

Xiao Ming's Sandshrew greatly impressed Xiao Zhi, so he decided to rediscover his original passion.

"To become a Pokémon Master, you can't just focus on training rare Pokémon; common Pokémon are also essential."

Ash wanted to catch a Caterpie, but unfortunately, Misty strongly objected, so he gave up.

"I'll train Caterpie into a Caterpie Valkyrie and thoroughly humiliate Rayquaza..." Ash secretly vowed, clutching his Poké Ball.

"I definitely will someday, and then I will be the undisputed strongest Pokémon Master!"

[Ding! Lucario: Affection +3; Intimacy +3]

[Pixie: Affection +1]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained: Ruthless Lv1 → Ruthless Lv2: You can choose one Pokémon slot to convert into an additional Pokémon holding space, increasing the number of Pokémon you can hold to 7!]

By relentlessly attacking wild Pokémon without any regard for morality, Ash's own ability also leveled up.

Trainers can typically carry only six Pokémon with them.

If the number exceeds the limit, you must select a Poké Ball corresponding to the excess number to send it back to the trainer's storage.

The technology in this world is truly amazing; they can achieve spatial teleportation so easily.

"This way, I can bring seven Pokémon out to take turns battling."

Ash was secretly delighted that the efficiency of training Pokémon had greatly improved.

As for whether others will notice something is amiss...

But there's also the great power of waveguides.

There are many people with unique talents in the Pokémon world, such as a certain psychic who can turn people into dolls at will.

The power of Tokiwa, which can heal, is something everyone is already used to.

Moreover, users of Aura power are extremely rare; the most famous one is the Aura Hero from a thousand years ago.

Therefore, human understanding of waveguides is very limited, and any anomalies are simply attributed to waveguide forces.

Amazing, the power of waveguides!