Free Web NovelChapter 1518: Chapter 1514: Devouring the Shells
"Salamence, this time don’t use the energy you absorb to increase your strength. Use all of it to refine your Dragon-type bloodline. You spent more than ten days in the Dragon Pond—you know how it feels. Compress that energy to the maximum to strengthen your lineage and your body!" Cain conveyed to him through telepathy.
"Gengar, your Ghost-type energy contains too many traces of Giratina. Take advantage of this opportunity to refine the energy within your body. Even if a large portion is wasted, it doesn’t matter," he added.
The energy of these shells was extremely gentle, and any Pokémon could withstand it without any problems. free𝑤ebnovel.com
Moreover, none of Cain’s Pokémon were weak, so the absorption caused no pressure or side effects, and the absorption speed was quite high.
After giving these instructions, Cain stood off to the side, waiting quietly for the Pokémon to complete the absorption.
The energy released by the shells gradually diminished, flowing directly into the Pokémon.
Under Cain’s attentive gaze, the attributes and values of the Pokémon continued to increase.
The first to complete the absorption were the Water-type Pokémon; after all, there were four of them sharing it.
Even so, the gains were considerable.
The most obvious change was that Swampert and Politoed, without any pressure at all, broke through the limit and reached Champion level.
Kingdra’s strength also increased tremendously. Slowking was only one step away from surpassing the first barrier of Champion level; after accumulating a bit more energy, it should be able to do so.
After that, the Steel-type energy was exhausted.
Palkia’s Steel-type energy was by no means insignificant. Fortunately, Aggron and Lucario, after Cain’s constant tempering, were able to withstand that level of energy.
This proved that Cain always prioritized strengthening the body when training his Pokémon—the body as the foundation.
Even Psychic-type Pokémon like Slowking and Gardevoir had daily physical training tasks.
Although Psychic-type Pokémon mainly focused on mental power, their bodies could not lag too far behind.
Cain did not want his Pokémon to end up like Tony’s Alakazam: possessing formidable psychic power, but with a fragile body.
Then it was Gengar’s turn.
Gengar took more time, as it was absorbing all of the Ghost-type energy from Giratina’s shell on its own.
However, after completing the absorption, the changes in Gengar were clearly visible.
After absorbing the energy of Giratina’s Reverse Scale, although its strength had increased and its aura had surged, it had always given off a sense of instability.
After all, it was not its own energy. Even if it could digest it, it still seemed like an incomplete digestion. From the outside, its body looked bloated, and since Gengar was a Pokémon of a gaseous nature—although its gas was as dense as a physical body—its color appeared uneven, with black and gray areas mixed together.
But after Cain’s guidance and the complete absorption of this gentle energy, using it to harmonize its own internal energy, it skipped several months’ worth of complex processes in one go.
Now, Gengar’s body was no longer bloated, its color had consolidated into a uniform tone, and its aura was stable, firmly settling at the peak of the first barrier of Champion level.
From Cain’s perspective, although Gengar’s level and quality did not seem to have changed in an obvious way, there was indeed a substantial difference.
Both were still level 89, but barely being at level 89 and being at the absolute peak of level 89 were completely different concepts.
Although its quality was still Dark Purple, faint flashes of Black could now be seen flowing within it—just one step away from Clear Black!
That was Gengar’s progress.
But in comparison, Cain estimated that Salamence, which had not yet finished absorbing the energy, would obtain even greater gains.
Kingdra, having absorbed Water-type and Dragon-type energy simultaneously, had already reached its limit and had gone to the lake to slowly digest the energy.
The three shells were filled with Dragon-type energy—extremely pure—and Salamence alone was absorbing the majority of it.
This was also a trial for Salamence, since Cain had demanded that it not use this energy to directly increase its strength, but instead to elevate the purity of its lineage and consolidate its power.
Even though the energy was gentle, it was a process that required time. freewёbnoνel.com
But it didn’t matter—what Cain had the most of at that moment was time.
Of course, once Salamence finished absorbing the energy from a shell, that shell would be reduced to an empty husk, even though what it contained was still extraordinary.
"Tyranitar, now it’s your turn," Cain said with a smile, once again patting its arm.
"Tyran!"
Upon hearing his words, Tyranitar broke into a broad grin. Without worrying about appearances, it plopped down beside the now-dull Pokémon egg and grabbed a large fragment with its hand.
Cain watched intently. He had no way to deal with those shells himself; everything now depended on how good Tyranitar’s teeth were.
It had been training its dentition for so long... success or failure would be decided here.
Tyranitar, which ate diamonds like they were candy, would have to prove whether these shells were harder than diamonds or not.
It brought the fragment straight to its mouth and bit down without a second thought.
"Crack!"
A crisp sound rang out.
The shell split in two inside Tyranitar’s mouth!
Cain’s eyes lit up.
Just as expected! There was nothing Tyranitar couldn’t eat!
A faint joy welled up in his heart. This way, they could fully make use of this harvest without wasting anything.
Although without undergoing his own processing the value of these shells would not be utilized to the fullest, it was already enough.
Tyranitar felt that the shell was quite hard and that its teeth hurt a little, but the taste was much better than it had imagined—like an especially hard biscuit.
As long as it could eat it, nothing else mattered.
As several shell fragments entered its stomach, Tyranitar’s dark green carapace began to emit small flashes of light.
As Tyranitar ate more and more shell fragments, the radiance over its body grew increasingly intense.
This change in Tyranitar was something Cain had not anticipated. Fortunately, under the system’s scan, Tyranitar’s current state could not have been better.
Salamence was absorbing energy off to the side, while Tyranitar remained seated there, slowly eating the shells. Since they were extremely hard, even with Tyranitar’s powerful dentition, the process was somewhat slow.
But after all, when it comes to eating, chewing slowly is always a good thing.
(End of Chapter)
