Chapter 903: Venusaur Returns to the Team!!_1

One day later.

Around Ula'ula Island.

Beneath the roaring tsunami, a white silhouette streaked across the water's surface.

Riding on Dragonite, Fang Yuan, Eevee, and Victini were speeding towards Ula'ula Island.

Meanwhile, Venusaur had long been lying in wait on the beach for Fang Yuan.

This was the deserted rendezvous point they had decided upon through the utility man Shang Ren.

"Vena!!"

As the silhouette drew closer, Venusaur stood up, its face full of anticipation.

Two seconds later.

Dragonite halted in mid-air above the beach.

"Bwoo?"

After braking, Dragonite observed Venusaur, now surrounded by a golden aura, with its round, large eyes.

Man, after Garlic Turtle got that Dominant Field, it feels like its whole vibe has changed.

"Bwoo yeah!!"

Seeing Venusaur completely mastering the Dominant Field, and its strength possibly nearing its own, Eevee also showed an extremely surprised expression.

The sense of pressure was intense.

"Rotom!"

Fang Yuan's Rotom, which had been in his pocket, also flew out immediately, its camera locking onto Venusaur to observe and take photos.

The Dominant Field is so powerful, eh? The energy fluctuation response is astonishing!

Among Fang Yuan's Pokémon stayed outside, only Victini remained somewhat calm; after all, it was a support Pokémon, and Venusaur's strength was irrelevant to it!

"Not bad."

Fang Yuan waved to Venusaur and said, "Do you have any thoughts on this?"

"Vena!! (PKPKPKPKPK!!)"

Venusaur wanted to use battle to let Fang Yuan assess its growth.

It believed that its current strength would definitely stun Fang Yuan.

If it were a regular one-on-one battle, Venusaur wouldn't be afraid of any Pokémon in the team right now.

Eevee and Monferno might be tricky to fight, but Venusaur felt it could still take a shot at the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, Glutton, Dragonite, and Milotic.

"Vena!!" Venusaur glanced at Fang Yuan's shadow and spoke.

Let's go with Glutton!!

Venusaur knew that Glutton had been the bottom ranker in the previous Fang Yuan Conference.

Now that Glutton was outside, it might as well start with that one.

Venusaur also knew how to pick on the weak.

Glutton: (#￣～￣#) Koje?

"Alright."

Fang Yuan nodded and called Glutton out from the shadow.

After floating out and feeling Venusaur's current dominance, Glutton didn't worry.

It was no longer the Ghost Ghost of before!

Seeing Venusaur challenge Glutton, Eevee and the other Pokémon showed a collectively puzzled look.

Ah, have you lost your marbles?!

At that moment, Venusaur was clueless about what awaited it.

What waited for it was Spiritomb, which had just obtained highly compatible Legends Resources and was transitioning towards the position of the child of the version!

...

The first round.

Venusaur used Tree World Coming, which seemed incredibly destructive!

But then.

Glutton used Vaporization, and Venusaur's attack missed!!

The aforementioned round repeated N times.

The N+1 round.

Glutton canceled Vaporization, used Ghost Fire, creating a momentary opening!

But then.

Due to slow reaction and speed, Venusaur missed the perfect opportunity to attack and was hit by the Black Ghostfire!

The aforementioned round repeated N times.

Three minutes and sixteen seconds later.

Venusaur was burnt out.

Afterward, the nearly defeated lord Venusaur looked up at Glutton in the air, lost in thought.

Venusaur: (;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`) Something's not right!!!

Isn't Glutton the weakest in the team under normal conditions?!?

What happened to being the last place in the last conference?!

Why can I still not beat it!!!

Even though I can undergo Mega Evolution, so can Glutton!!!

Rounding up, am I still not making it to the first team?? Still stuck in the kiddie group??!

Venusaur, enraged, wondered where the BUG could've appeared...

"Koje..." At this point, Glutton shrugged and floated away.

Since its battle style countered Venusaur, Glutton easily secured the victory.

Right now, Glutton who had mastered Divine Presence Vaporization, only feared Eevee with its Predictive Ability, rapid reaction speed, and outrageously comprehensive quality, and Monferno, a Close Combat Sprite that had honed its attacking speed to extreme limits.

Compared to this, the advantage of lord Venusaur lies in its enough durability, explosive physical strength, and high attack power.

However, these attributes are the least useful against Glutton, who has MAX evasion ability; therefore, Venusaur met with misfortune.

Glutton: (￣ˇ￣)/ "Stay calm, Gardener!!"

"Bwoo!!"

Eevee and Rotom also made Venusaur accept reality; thinking you can surpass your seniors after just half a year of learning from Legendary Pokémon is impossible.

It's better to let Fang Yuan give you a boost rather than waiting for a Legendary Pokémon to do it.

However.

"Impressive."

Although it was definite that Venusaur couldn't beat Glutton, from the recent battle, Fang Yuan had clearly determined Venusaur's current strength limit.

In just about half a year, it went from just entering the top-tier status to having the strength of the top-level Third Stage during the daytime, and it was just a step away from reaching its species limit. This growth rate was simply against the heavens.

If lord Venusaur underwent Mega Evolution, it was estimated that it could reach a strength close to that of a Guardian Deity.

After Venusaur rejoined the team, it finally didn't have to stay in the second team and could face opponents of the same level as the core member alongside Eevee and the others.

In order not to discourage Venusaur, Fang Yuan encouraged it by saying:

"At this rate of getting stronger, surpassing Eevee is just a matter of time!"

"Glutton has just recently used the Legends Resources of Pluto Dragon, its opportunity is no less than yours, so it's very normal that you can't beat it for the time being."

"But don't be discouraged, when we go back we'll host the next Fang Yuan conference, and then you can compete with Dragonite and Milotic."

"Believe in yourself!"

Dragonite: (￣ー￣

Compete with itself? Dragonite felt a little anxious.

Not to mention, the current lord Venusaur did pose some threat.

However, after some careful thought, Dragonite felt the problem wasn't too big.

It could fly, its speed wasn't slow, and its type had an advantage over Venusaur. As long as it followed Glutton's example and engaged in an evasion and attrition battle, the victory rate might not be 100% but it was close to 99%.

It's just...

Venusaur's physical strength, Double Defense, attack, and endurance have now clearly become comparable and close to Milotic's.

Moreover, its type advantage was against Milotic.

If the battle were on the ground, Dragonite would be more concerned that Milotic might not be able to win.

This could be troublesome.

Dragonite didn't want to see Milotic lose to Venusaur...

Hopefully, the next Fang Yuan conference won't allow the use of Victini's healing, um, it can suggest it to Fang Yuan. That way, as long as it knocks down Venusaur in advance, Milotic can easily win!!

Having never beaten Milotic itself, how could it allow the Gardener to win first...!

"Bwoo!!"

Meanwhile, on Venusaur's side, upon hearing what Fang Yuan said, it paused slightly—what the heck, where did these Pluto Dragon Legends Resources come from?

What on earth did you do while I was away...

But soon, Venusaur's attention shifted to the Fang Yuan conference.

Its eyes blazed with fervor; it had been looking forward to this moment. This time, it didn't aim to be the champion, it just wanted to stage a comeback for the top six, praying for the blessing of the Tapu Guardian Deity!!

...

After bringing Venusaur back, it was time for Fang Yuan to take care of serious matters.

Fang Yuan arrived at Ula'ula Island and, without contacting the Island King, went directly to visit Tapu Bulu.

He wanted to ask the Tapus for guidance on how to let Eevee's main body inherit Substitute's evolved abilities.

If the Tapus could help develop a specialized inheritance move for Eevee, that would be perfect.

In the Forest Ruins.

Fang Yuan and Dragonite came with bags full of Top Energy Blocks and found that Tapu Bulu in the ruins sensed their arrival immediately.

To be more precise, Tapu Bulu had been aware of them since they battled at the edge of the island.

If it had been anyone else, Tapu Bulu certainly would not have appeared, but Fang Yuan was different; he was the Guardian of the World Tree.

Otherwise, Tapu Bulu wouldn't have taken time out of its schedule to help train Fang Yuan's Pokémon for half a year.

Venusaur's talent was indeed remarkable, and Tapu Bulu highly approved. Becoming an Overlord Spirit in just half a year, it believed that Venusaur could easily break through its own species limit in the future, even if it couldn't reach their level.

Now, with Fang Yuan and Venusaur reunited, instead of leaving immediately, they came here laden with gifts. Upon consideration, Tapu Bulu understood.

It seemed that Fang Yuan brought these gifts to show appreciation for the half-year help with Venusaur.

Tapu Bulu nodded contentedly; Fang Yuan had not been stingy with gifts over the past six months... not bad...

On the surface, indeed it was.

Fang Yuan really did want to properly thank Tapu Bulu.

But in fact...

"Tapu Bulu, we're here to see you!!!"

After Fang Yuan's shout, Tapu Bulu slowly emerged from the forest, eyeing the pile of tasty Energy Blocks on their backs, and shook its head.

"Tapu!!! (There's no need to be polite.)"

Venusaur's growth was thanks in large part to its own efforts; it just provided some guidance.

"No worries, I'm not being polite," Fang Yuan said earnestly.

"Bwoo!!" Eevee also said earnestly.

It wouldn't be polite either!

"That's right, Rotom..."

Meanwhile, Rotom shrugged; don't worry, Fang Yuan and the others didn't understand the meaning of being polite.

After enjoying the Energy Blocks, get ready to exert some effort!

Tapu Bulu: ...Huh??

Fang Yuan, Eevee: (•‾⌣‾•) Hehe.