blogombal Chapter 496 The Spirit of the Dragon
Chapter 496 The Spirit of the Dragon
When Li Shuwen and the Golden Magikarp reached the top, it was just the turn of a group of Pokémon to set off. The trainers who had just set off heard the news of the Golden Magikarp reaching the top on the radio.
My head is buzzing!
Dude, even if you're the legendary Midas touch Li Shuwen, isn't your ascent to the top a bit too fast?
Even the best record in the past was achieved when a Pokémon reached the top only after the last batch of trainers set off.
The Pokémon race is already over when we're only halfway through?
The trainers who hadn't yet set off looked at each other, unsure whether to continue the competition.
Those who were hit the hardest were definitely the trainers who set off in the same batch as Li Shuwen.
Most of them had just broken through the eighteen bends and arrived at the first waterfall.
The news broadcast and the towering waterfall in front of them made these trainers clearly realize the difference between ordinary trainers and gym leaders.
But from the waterfall above them came a powerful shout, "Lobster soldiers, we need to go even faster!"
"The power of youth doesn't allow us to fall too far behind our mentors!"
"hey-hey!"
The lobster soldiers also shouted loudly, responding to Akai's expectations.
Hearing Kai's voice also gave these trainers a surge of motivation.
That's right, they can't fall here!
The power of youth: Never give up!
Kai is attempting to break through the third waterfall, while young Tao and the golden carp have just successfully broken through it.
The boy clenched his fist. "Magikarp, even if we're not the first to leap over the Dragon Gate, we'll still get a better score than we did in our usual tests!"
"If we can't defeat the Midas touch, then we'll defeat ourselves!"
That makes sense, after all, he's the legendary Midas Touch Li Shuwen, it's normal that they can't beat him.
But to overcome his past self, young Atao must have confidence.
At the Dragon Transformation Pool atop the mountain, Li Shuwen released his wave-guiding power to carefully observe the condition of the Golden Carp King.
Li Shuwen noticed that the Dragon Transformation Pool had undergone subtle changes since their last visit.
At the bottom of the Dragon Transformation Pool, a faint energy fluctuation was emanating.
What's truly amazing is that this energy fluctuation only has a beneficial effect on the Golden Magikarp that leaps over the Dragon Gate, making the Golden Magikarp even stronger.
The carp that originally lived in the Dragon Transformation Pond would not be affected by this power.
When Li Shuwen was leaping over the Dragon Gate, he discovered that there were also quite a few wild carp kings heading from the estuary towards the Dragon Transformation Pool at the top of the mountain.
This includes the carp king that originally lived in the Dragon Transformation Pond.
If the Magikarp here wants to evolve, it also needs to swim all the way back to the Dragon Transformation Pool from the estuary.
The golden carp that successfully leaped over the dragon gate, and the carp that are still in the Dragon Transformation Pool, sensed his presence and gathered around him.
They circled around the golden Magikarp, as if celebrating the birth of the golden Gyarados.
Upon entering the Dragon Transformation Pool, the Golden Carp King felt his fatigue being rapidly eliminated, and power was continuously flowing into his body.
Magikarp had a feeling that after evolving, it might be able to fight Kommo-o.
After all, the scales of the Kommo-o-Tai are not as good-looking as his!
Just kidding, the golden Magikarp is just certain that its evolved power will expand to an exaggerated level.
It can hold its own against Kommo-o and the Abandoned Monkey.
To defeat them, Magikarp knew he needed to continue to calm down.
However, even before it has evolved, it already has the idea of fighting against Kommo-o and Abomination, which fully demonstrates that the dragon bloodline of Magikarp is rapidly awakening.
Dragons are creatures whose vigorous vitality and fighting spirit are ingrained in their very bones.
The golden Magikarp is already planning to evolve and defeat all of Li Shuwen's Pokémon except for Eevee and Bangelion.
The seating arrangement at the curtained dojo needs to be rearranged!
The golden Magikarp was so absorbed in its power that it didn't notice the change in circumstances.
However, Li Shuwen maintained his observation using his wave-guiding power and discovered that the group of carp kings in the Dragon Transformation Pool seemed to be performing a mysterious dance.
It has a dragon dance feel to it, but the Magikarp's dance doesn't increase their power. Instead, the power generated by their dance goes into the body of the Golden Magikarp.
This is clearly not something an ordinary Magikarp could do.
Li Shuwen felt that it was the mysterious Dragon God who had made the move.
However, not a trace of his waveguide power could be found.
Ask the erudite Dr. Yamanashi.
Li Shuwen walked to a corner of the lake and carefully manipulated the sharp instrument.
"Doctor, what do you think?"
Dr. Yamanashi began by saying, "Science cannot provide a perfect explanation for many phenomena in the world."
"The appearance of gods is because people cannot understand what they encounter, so they call this phenomenon divine power."
"Whether there is a god or not doesn't have much impact on our research. The important thing is to control the variables and see if the second golden Magikarp can cause this phenomenon again."
"And the point you're most concerned about: will the effect of this power on the Golden Magikarp increase its chances of evolving into Golden Gyarados?"
Dr. Yamanashi stroked his chin. "My answer is that it will have a positive impact. The chance of evolving into a golden Gyarados is now practically 100%."
It wasn't until 5 p.m. that the young boy Atao and the golden carp king reached the top as the second to do so.
Dr. Yamanashi carefully observed the data of this golden carp, which served as a very important control group.
Professor Yamanashi raised an eyebrow. "Both of them leaped over the Dragon Gate, but the power feedback this golden Magikarp received was only one-tenth of yours."
"Judging from the current situation, his chances of evolving into a golden Gyarados are very slim."
Following closely behind, Akai and Lobster Soldier reached the top.
After observing the data, Dr. Yamanashi said with some surprise, "The Lobster Soldiers also received feedback from this power. It can't really be because the Lobster Soldiers can do the Dragon Dance, can it?"
The power feedback received by the Lobster Soldier is only 80% of that of the Golden Magikarp.
Professor Yamanashi was very curious about what this phenomenon, temporarily called the Dragon God, was based on to give Pokémon power.
Then at 7 p.m., three wild carp finally leaped over the Dragon Gate.
The ordinary red Magikarp also served as an important control group; Dr. Yamanashi discovered that they only received half the power of the golden Magikarp.
There are subtle differences in the order in which they leaped over the dragon gate.
Li Shuwen raised an eyebrow. "Could it be that the rewards are based on everyone's performance in leaping over the dragon gate?"
At eight o'clock, some other non-Magikarp Pokémon, such as Goldeen and Manta Rayquaza, leaped over the Dragon Gate.
Dr. Yamanashi became even more convinced that the reward given by the Dragon God phenomenon had nothing to do with whether or not it was Magikarp.
Li Shuwen had a flash of inspiration: "Doctor, perhaps the dragon in the eyes of the Dragon God isn't a race or an attribute, but rather a spirit of courage, diligence, and striving for excellence!"