Beside.
Mikkeli stroked his chin, smiling as he watched Fang Yuan's Milotic and Dragonite.
So that's how it is...
It seems his own Milotic has no chance now.
At this moment, Mikkeli had understood how Fang Yuan had managed to get the Endure Move secret from Sir Thousand Miles.
So, he brought Dragonite over for a challenge, huh?
Quite curious about the battle process...
In Mikkeli's view, Sir Thousand Miles's strength didn't fall short of any of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Fangyuan Alliance.
Fang Yuan must have had a tough fight with this Dragonite, right?
"Alright..."
Not giving Dragonite and Milotic much of a chance to interact, Fang Yuan walked up to Milotic, and under Dragonite's envious gaze, placed his hand on it and said,
"How is the training going?"
Dragonite: QAQ, It only has a chance to touch Milotic during Fang Yuan's championships and battles with Milotic...
"Miluu~~" Milotic nodded its head.
Mikkeli's Milotic had already passed on some of its experience and understanding to it.
The key to allowing Water flow and Flame to coexist is to see the Flame as a furious enemy initiating a battle.
Then, with a heart of tolerance and calmness, use the Water flow to soothe the raging Flame, making it peaceful and tranquil.
It mainly emphasizes the impact of the mind's emotions on one's own energy and the energy of the external world.
For most peace-loving Milotic, this is not hard to achieve.
However, after trying dozens of times, it still hadn't succeeded.
"I see..."
Fang Yuan nodded, and after thanking Mikkeli's Milotic, he walked to the seaside.
His own Milotic followed him.
At this point, Fang Yuan's clothes and hair began to rise without wind, with azure-colored energy swirling around his entire body, forming a mysterious aura.
Power of the Heart!
The same aura also instantly appeared on Milotic.
Power of the Heart is a fusion of Aura and superpower related to the mind, in general, Power of the Heart is Aura, but Aura is not necessarily Power of the Heart.
Now, under the influence of Power of the Heart, Fang Yuan could clearly sense Milotic's mental condition.
"Forget the process you just practiced, and now follow my guidance, let's start training again," Fang Yuan said softly to Milotic through mind induction.
Upon hearing this Milotic, caught off guard, also nodded in response.
Having gone through the battle with Sir Thousand Miles and read the Endure Move cheat book, Fang Yuan's understanding of the technique had now surpassed Mikkeli's.
In Nightmare Mode, Dark Mode, the unconscious Dragonite almost didn't need Fang Yuan's command.
Therefore, most of Fang Yuan's attention was focused on observing Sir Thousand Miles's Pokémon.
He noticed a very special phenomenon.
While using the Endure Move, a change occurred in the mental waves of Sir Thousand Miles's three Pokémon.
This change greatly affected the coordination of the Pokémon's energies.
Fang Yuan could feel that coordination ability was not the main focus of Sir Thousand Miles's Pokémon's training.
However, during battles, Sir Thousand Miles's Pokémon could incredibly coordinate a variety of different moves perfectly.
Under Fang Yuan's careful observation, this was not due to control over energy.
Rather, each Pokémon's mental waves affected the balance between energies.
This bore a high degree of similarity to Mikkeli's Milotic using its Tolerance Heart to influence the balance between Water flow and other energies.
In the game, Sir Thousand Miles's battle dialogue is "Grow in a balanced manner," and the gym badge is also the "Libra" badge, it seems that "balance" really is the key point.
"Balancing other energies with the power of the heart..."
Thus it appears, the most superficial use of the Endure Move is to stimulate potential through the thrill of abnormal conditions.
At the height of training, one could use the Endure Move to impact the balance between abnormal conditions and one's own state, achieving a kind of positive enhancement without side effects.
But after all, the essence of the move is the way energy is utilized.
What Fang Yuan valued was not the usage of the Endure Move but the technique of applying mental power within it.
To balance various powers with mental power, the fundamental entry standard is to be able to influence moves with the mind.
This was something that all of Fang Yuan's Pokémon could do to some extent, given that his Secret Technique of Gratitude also focused on the Emotional Power of the Mind.
He had already reached the entry standard long ago, and now, he was only a guide away from transitioning to the mind technique of Sir Thousand Miles.
This should be considered one of the uses of mental power, and if Fang Yuan could master it, it would significantly enhance his Pokémon.
Just as life power can strengthen other attribute energies, heal injuries, bestow life consciousness, and has a variety of uses.
Apart from the few techniques that Fang Yuan often uses, such as stimulating potential, controlling life energy, and strengthening moves, influencing energy balance with the mind is also one of the many techniques, a domain that Fang Yuan hadn't really delved into before.
And now, he was about to guide Milotic in an initial attempt.
...
"Activate the Flame Orb."
Under Fang Yuan's guidance, in the outer world, within Mikkeli, Mikkeli's Milotic, and Dragonite's line of sight, Milotic beside Fang Yuan once again activated the power of the Flame Orb.
Fierce flames swiftly swept up from Milotic's tail, engulfing its entire body.
"It's still imagination, but not about using powerful water flow to suppress and then accommodate the pyro power."
"Instead, imagine you are a fragile water flow, constantly being evaporated by the flames."
Milotic was somewhat confused, but still complied, enveloping its body with a Water Ring far weaker than the pyro power.
This time, the Water Ring did not extinguish the flames or heal the injuries. Instead, burn injuries continued to spread as the flames rapidly turned the water flow into steam.
Feeling the agony of the burn, Milotic waited without any expression for Fang Yuan's next guidance.
At this moment.
Fang Yuan's Power of the Heart almost materialized, connecting with Milotic's soul.
In a daze, Milotic felt as if it had reverted back to being an Ugly Fish, a struggling, ugly fish in a muddy pond, a mere puddle.
But unlike the other Ugly Fish, this one always yearned for the vast ocean, the clear water flow. It felt different from the rest; it held pride within its heart. It refused to simply survive in the smallest, foulest ditches like the rest of its kind. It wanted to change its destiny. It would not submit to its current plight, and no adversity could ever make it give up its inner pride.
Milotic relived its life from the perspective of an Ugly Fish until it met Fang Yuan, received the opportunity to transform, and turned into the beautiful Milotic. Until it went through the baptism of the Sea of Origin and the Cleansing Water, bestowing upon itself a nobility that transcended all else, Milotic began to brim with unparalleled confidence.
"Do you still remember when I subdued you?"
"In that tiny bowl, you looked up at me and said it was me who became your 'follower', not I who had subdued you."
"Even though you were just a very ordinary Ugly Fish at the time, your soul was still strong, your pride no less than any Pokémon's."
"And after gaining countless stronger powers, you used these powers to armor yourself more extravagantly. Subconsciously, we think that the power of Legendary Pokémon must be the noblest. At this time, facing Legendary Power, you, like 'chicory', armored your unconfident self with grand power, but in doing so, you hid your true inner emotions."
"Actually, we were all wrong. True strength does not stem from the power of strength, but from whether the soul and spirit are strong on an inner level."
"A Tolerance Heart does not suit you. You have your own strong inner self. You are the Ugly Fish, the Milotic, that, even in adversity, still maintains the proudest heart and does not submit to any difficulties."
"Now, this Water flow is yourself, it's not inferior to any other power, nor is it lesser than any power, not even when facing Legendary Power."
As Fang Yuan finished speaking, Milotic paused in its heart...Its own...reliance on the disguise of Legendary Power?
That's not it! Its eyes flashed, and it felt with certainty the meaning Fang Yuan was trying to convey. Milotic's soul seemed to return to the time when it was Ugly Fish, a weak Water flow by itself, while the flames released by the Flame Orb, which threatened to evaporate the Water flow, represented the destiny it could not change.
At this point, resonating with the Power of the Heart, Milotic fell silent for quite a while, experiencing a change in its Emotional Power of the Mind once, then twice, deeply moved.
It understood Fang Yuan's meaning; it would not rely on Legendary Power to define itself. It was itself, and it did not need any Legendary Power to underscore its nobility.
Under the influence of Mental Power, the Water flow originally suppressed by the fire, with a proud and unyielding heart, resisted the scorching of the flames and achieved a peculiar balance with the apparently superior power of the fire.
Outside.
As Water flow enveloped the Flame on Milotic's body, the Flame continued to burn calmly and the Water flow remained unaffected; both were in balance and did not interfere with each other, leaving Mikkeli and his Milotic with surprised expressions.
What surprised them even more was yet to come. Milotic quickly dispersed the flame, and a breeze began to encircle its body, as if trying to dry and disperse the Water flow. But the Water flow, in an inconceivable manner, stabilized and reached a balance with the breeze. The two merged, forming a white breeze.
"You don't need any Legendary Power as armor to remain the most unique Milotic," Fang Yuan continued to emphasize.
The changes in Emotional Power of the Mind made Milotic's inner certainty clearer. As long as its soul was steadfast, it would one day be able to, just like Ugly Fish evolved into Milotic, rewrite its own destiny and become a noble entity. Its own power was by no means weaker than Legendary Power. One day, it would stand at the same height as these Legendary Powers.
Milotic's belief was strengthened and, influenced by Mental Power, its own strength reached a balance with Legendary Power, allowing it to handle, balance, and coordinate Legendary Power more effortlessly. Neither was superior or inferior, and at that moment, it naturally mastered the Power of the North Wind.
"This is..."
Feeling the huge change in Milotic's aura, Dragonite beside it was slightly taken aback. Has the missus broken through again?
Mikkeli was even more surprised, "Has it broken through the species limit at the level of the soul, reaching Champion Level on its own?"
How did it manage to do that...
He and his Milotic looked at Fang Yuan in disbelief.
What on earth did this guy do to Milotic?
But all they saw was Fang Yuan casually clapping his hands and saying, "There you go...ahem...looks like it was a success."
"Indeed, it's all about the right approach; if pride is what you need, then let's go all out with pride."
Spiritual Power of indulgence was totally unsuitable for his Milotic. Indeed, using the Power of the Heart to reinforce the bluff yielded a more reliable result.
"Woo~~~"
Influenced by Fang Yuan's bluff, Milotic, with its strengthened conviction that Legendary Power was no nobler than its own, looked at Fang Yuan.
With prideful Emotional Power of the Mind, it balanced its ordinary power with Legendary Power, thereby gaining control over them.
However, after clearly observing Fang Yuan's smug expression, the words of gratitude that Milotic had been brewing for a long time turned into annoyance, "You're the prideful one, your whole family is prideful—"