After the massive Sealing Pillar was kicked over by Pheromosa, the world itself changed drastically.
The strange phenomenon of the Chaotic Strike Waterfall vanished instantly, turning back into an ordinary stream cascading down from above.
Those Water-type Pokemon were also frightened by Pheromosa. As if they had never appeared at all, they all retreated back into the water.
Chi-Yu stared wide-eyed, and aside from the words "damn awesome," it couldn't even form any other telepathic thought.
Even now, Chi-Yu still couldn't figure it out, why a seemingly ordinary Pokemon by Axel's side could be this terrifying.
Just looking at the destructive power from earlier, it had already surpassed that Giratina that had rubbed against it before.
Was this even reasonable?
Axel didn't care about any of that. His attention immediately shifted to the trait.
"The King of Fighting trait actually upgraded on its own?", Axel's eyes lit up, pleasantly surprised.
He hadn't expected to gain something this big while capturing Chi-Yu.
In Axel's view, this gain even surpassed capturing Chi-Yu itself.
After reaching the red tier, every trait upgrade became extremely difficult, requiring a huge amount of time or insight.
Especially from gold to the pinnacle tier, it almost always needed a large number of fodder traits to push it through.
All he could say was, Pheromosa truly lived up to being the most outstanding young Pokemon from Ultra Space, its talent was terrifyingly high.
"Pheromosa, come here. Let me take a look."
"Yoo~", Pheromosa canceled its Bond Evolution form, turning into a streak of light and obediently stopped beside Axel.
After the trait evolved, Axel could clearly see that Pheromosa now carried an indescribable aura, like an incomparably sharp blade.
Not only had no bulky muscles appeared on its body, its lines had instead become more balanced, full of aesthetic beauty.
[Fighting Comprehension (Pinnacle): Outstanding understanding. Has grasped the power of ocean waves. Every movement carries the force of layered waves. The first strike will include two additional hits, dealing a total of 200% damage. The second strike deals 300% damage. The upper limit depends on Pheromosa's physical condition. By using its own stamina as a cost, it can instantly unleash even more terrifying multiple layered waves.]
The moment Axel saw this trait, he froze.
"It's not Fighting God? Instead, it's a brand-new trait called Fighting Comprehension?"
In the past, when traits related to an attribute evolved to the pinnacle tier, they would all become something like "God of XX."
If a Pokemon that wasn't originally a god obtained a "God of XX" trait, its aptitude would also rise to a god-level.
But Pheromosa was different. Its trait was this newly appeared Fighting Comprehension, and its aptitude hadn't changed at all!
"I feel like there's some kind of secret on Pheromosa… but what exactly is it?"
Axel felt a bit frustrated. He had already cleared Ultra Space, yet now he still couldn't fully understand a single Ultra Beast.
Looks like he could only strengthen its training in the future.
Back when Axel used to read cultivation novels, he had seen a saying.
If a lifeform's aptitude is too poor, breaking through is difficult.
But if the aptitude is good to a certain extent, with an overly deep foundation, breaking through is just as difficult.
In Axel's view, Pheromosa probably fell into the second category.
What is Ultra Space? That's an actual, complete world.
To become the Pokemon with the best aptitude in an entire world, that alone proved how strong Pheromosa's talent was, and how deep its foundation ran.
Especially that King of Assassins trait, Axel believed that even at gold tier, it was already comparable to pinnacle.
After letting his thoughts wander for a while, Axel didn't dwell on it too much. After all, Pheromosa was only in the level 60s now, still far from level 100.
Moreover, the "Fighting Comprehension" trait he gained today was also extremely powerful, further greatly boosting Pheromosa's attack strength.
Like endless flowing water, continuous and unceasing, one kick felt like several kicks happening at the same time.
And this state could even stack.
That meant that while Pheromosa's trait might not compare to things like Dragon God or Fairy God traits in terms of area attacks, when it came to single-target damage, it would definitely surpass them.
The strongest assassin on the team, well deserved.
"Tired?", Axel gently patted Pheromosa's head and asked with concern.
"Yoo~", Pheromosa shook its head, clearly very happy about the increase in strength just now.
As long as it could protect Axel better, it wouldn't feel tired at all.
Axel smiled, "Alright, then stay out here for a bit."
"Chi-Yu, come here and tell me how to get to the Fire Shrine."
["Yes, Lord Divine Master!"], Chi-Yu quickly learned how Glastrier and the others addressed Axel, and swam over eagerly.
After casting a wary glance at Pheromosa, it forced a smile and drifted through the air to Axel's other side, pointing toward the mountains.
["My lord, the Fire Shrine is at the mountaintop over there. Now that the Sealing Pillar is gone, it should appear very soon."]
["But that gate is extremely sturdy. With ordinary methods… uh…"]
Chi-Yu glanced at Pheromosa beside Axel and suddenly felt like it had said too much.
What kind of thing was there that this terrifying lady couldn't kick open?
Chi-Yu quickly corrected itself, ["Although this big sister can easily kick open the gate, it might take some effort. If you just use the jade pendant you held yesterday, you can open it directly."]
"Alright then," Seeing Chi-Yu's attitude toward Pheromosa, Axel couldn't help but chuckle.
It was hard to believe that a Fire-type deity would be this respectful toward something doubly weak to Fire.
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Following the path pointed out by Chi-Yu, Axel and the others quickly arrived at the Fire Shrine.
Calling it a shrine was a bit of a stretch, it was really just a cave.
At the entrance of the cave, a massive red barrier filled with fiery aura blocked the way, like a monstrous screen.
Axel pressed the jade pendant, and the fiery red barrier gradually turned intangible, revealing the scene inside.
The entire cave glowed with a faint red light. Lava flowed freely, spreading across more than half of the shrine like liquid streams.
At the center of the lava, a white-and-green jade pendant floated in midair, completely untouched by the flames.
["That's my true body!",] Chi-Yu said excitedly.
Axel noticed that although it sounded excited, it hadn't made any move, which surprised him a bit.
"Why aren't you going to awaken that jade? You're about to dissipate, you probably can't last much longer, right?"
Chi-Yu scratched its head with lava, a bit embarrassed, and pointed outside the shrine.
["Yesterday I happened to pick up a baby Pokemon that got accidentally hit by the Chaotic Strike Waterfall and was on the verge of dying."]
["I'd like to trouble you, Lord Divine Master, to wait for me a moment. The flames here will heal that little one very soon."]
["I want to wait until then before attaching the flames to the jade pendant and carrying out the revival ritual…"]
Axel glanced outside and happened to see a barely breathing Magby, and couldn't help but smile.
"Go ahead without worry. I'll have Ho-Oh help you heal it."
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