Greatest Pokémon Trainer

"Glutton, do it again, that thing!"

"Koje!"

Upon hearing Fang Yuan's command, Glutton immediately nodded and simulated the Holy Sword and King's Shield using soul power, holding the sword in one hand and the shield in the other, looking incredibly cool.

"Bwoo! (I want that too!)"

Eyeing Glutton, Eevee nibbled on its paw.

If only it had known how cool that was, it wouldn't have fed that Aegislash Spirit Body to Glutton.

Had it fed the Substitute instead, perhaps a Ghost Eevee might have evolved.

"You might as well forget it..." Fang Yuan said to Eevee, you don't even have hands to hold it with.

However, after observing Glutton for a while, Fang Yuan nodded in satisfaction, although at the moment, it could only be considered a beginner in using soul power.

There was almost no increase in combat power, but it was a good start.

In its normal state with a sword and shield, Glutton was perfect when it used Dark Phantom to gigantify and dressed in Ghostfire Armor, holding the sword and shield.

After all, in its standard form, with its spatial talent, Glutton opted for agility.

But once transformed with the Ghostfire Armor, it followed a brute force approach, and that's when the sword and shield truly enhanced its powers. It combined offense and defense perfectly and, together with attacks like White Flame and Subspace Cleavage, it could even push Groudon to a fight!

The premise was that Old Solid wasn't too serious.

"Keep it up, let's aim to clear out all the ghosts by tonight!"

Fang Yuan rolled up his sleeves and called out.

"Bwoo!"

"Koje~~!"

......

Until the next morning.

Fang Yuan was fully immersed in clearing the remaining ghosts in the Spirit World.

Including those he had sealed, after letting Rotom do a little research, Milotic treated them with the Power of the North Wind and sent them on to the next life.

Fang Yuan: ∪･ω･∪ Farewell, hope you're reborn into a good life!

These pure soul bodies, along with the memories received by Glutton, allowed Fang Yuan to gain a deeper understanding of the soul power system.

It was much more complete than the information he got from the Poke Landis.

For Pokémon,

Mental power is the foundation for psychokinesis. If you're short on physical strength or spirit, you pass out.

Mental energy is the basis for all changes in emotion and can effectively exploit all kinds of potential.

And soul power, unlike the others, complements life energy.

Fang Yuan guessed that Glutton's sudden ability to perform autologous ultra-evolution was not only related to it consuming the Super Stone previously but certainly also due to its preliminary mastery of soul power.

After all, it wasn't great at utilizing life energy or mental energy, so soul power must have played a role.

The strength of the soul ensures that a Pokémon can maintain an active consciousness even when life energy is weak or has completely vanished.

Using soul power to possess and control others is also possible. The majority of Ghost-type Pokémon have their soul as the main body, and the physical form is often a byproduct of possession, similar to soul snatching in fantasy novels.

For instance, Poke Landis possessed Xiaozhi before.

Some scholars believe that Mimikyu is a Ghost possessing Pikachu's body.

This is also reflected in Glutton's "Susanoo."

The lifeless Gengui Phantom "Susanoo" is purely an energy body. Previously, Glutton's control over it was still at the level of energy manipulation.

But because the phantom carried the Holy Sword and King's Shield simulated by Glutton, it's as if Glutton projected its soul consciousness onto this energy body, aligning its consciousness more closely with the energy body for an even smoother control.

This is not possessing a living being but rather the soul possessing an energy body. This is why Fang Yuan felt this technique was worth developing further. Soul power held too many mysteries for Fang Yuan and his partners to explore.

......

Outside, God Sending Mountain.

Though the island was actually quite large, thanks to the overnight efforts of the two Ghost Kings, all the dangers lurking here had been swiftly eradicated.

At the same time, while they were busy in the outside world, these two Ghost-type Pokemon friends did not forget to dig into Fang Yuan's background.

Fang Yuan's performance in the Spirit World was too exaggerated, and as both of them didn't know much about him, driven by curiosity, they had to get to the bottom of his origins.

"Can't find anything..."

"Apart from the tournament-related data, there's nothing else to be found."

However, as they continued their investigation, Fu Rong and Wan Long found it extremely odd that such little information was available.

In fact, even though Fang Yuan had assisted Interpol in dealing with the Water Fleet and thwarted the great battle between Groudon and Kyogre, saving Orange Flower and Wudou Town, Mr. Da Wu classified all of Fang Yuan's related data as top secret within the Fangyuan Alliance. And since Fu Rong had been in the Spirit World, disconnected from the Alliance's intelligence network, a simple investigation would naturally yield nothing.

"Let it be, knowing that Mr. Fang Yuan is a kind and compassionate Wave-guide User is enough for me," Fu Rong said, deciding to give up on her investigation. Though she didn't know what matter Fang Yuan had in mind when he sought to visit her grandparents, the fact that he saved her was true. Consequently, she decided to bring Fang Yuan along for a visit.

Her grandparents would surely like a righteous Wave-guide User like Fang Yuan, and after all, he was God Sending Mountain's own great benefactor.

......

With all the ghosts in the outside world cleared away, thanks to Miss Jucha's arrangement, God Sending Mountain had been restored to its former state, where Trainers were free to pay tribute to their departed Pokemon once again.

Meanwhile, atop God Sending Mountain, as a channel to the Spirit World was opened, Fang Yuan and Fu Rong returned together from the Spirit World.

Outside, a woman sitting on a rock with a red notebook in her hand, recording recent events while waiting for the two, waved at Fang Yuan and Fu Rong with a smile when she finally saw them appear.

In the Spirit World, Fang Yuan had a host of Pokemon assisting him, which naturally made the investigation of the remaining ghosts highly efficient. By the time Fu Rong re-entered the Spirit World to look for him, he had almost finished cleaning them up, and they both emerged together.

"Mr. Fang Yuan, you've worked hard," she said.

"My grandparents are very thankful for everything you've done for God Sending Mountain. I'll take you to meet them later; they really want to thank you in person," Fu Rong said.

"Really? That's great."

Fang Yuan smiled slightly, hopeful that the ghosts he so casually disposed of might make the process of obtaining the Treasure Bead go more smoothly.

Fang Yuan exchanged words with Fu Rong, and after successfully meeting up with Wan Long, as a major contributor to solving the ghost incident, both she and her grandparents, by any means, wished to thank Fang Yuan.

Consequently, under Fu Rong's guidance, Fang Yuan was smoothly brought to her home.

Fu Rong's grandparents did not live in the town.

Rather, they lived alone on God Sending Mountain, with an air of reclusive sages.

Arriving here, Fang Yuan really wanted to complain: no wonder they were targeted by both Magma Team and the Water Fleet; living in such a remote place, even Miss Jucha would not be able to rush here in time if anything happened.

Outside the uniquely styled house, Fu Rong, Wan Long, and Fang Yuan arrived. Fu Rong knocked on the door, which slowly opened.

An elderly woman with a head full of silver hair and deep wrinkles on her forehead and around her eyes opened the door.

Upon seeing Fang Yuan, the elderly lady immediately smiled.

"Fu Rong, is this Mr. Fang Yuan?" she asked.

"Yes. This is Fang Yuan, and his partner, Eevee."

"Pleased to meet you," Fang Yuan said.

"Bwoo!"

"Why would it be bothersome? Thank you so much, Mr. Fang Yuan, for helping my naughty granddaughter and for assisting God Sending Mountain," the old woman expressed her immense gratitude.

In fact, Fu Rong was not much older, and even younger than Fang Yuan, which showed the terrifying aspect of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Pokemon World: the abundance of young talents.

In the eyes of Fu Rong's grandparents, even though she was one of the Four Heavenly Kings, she was still a child to them.

Someone like the current King Shang Ren from Earth, old yet not strong, would definitely not make a name for himself in the Pokemon World.

"Not at all, it's what I should do," Fang Yuan replied with a slight smile.

"Grandma, I'm back too," Wan Long also greeted cheerily from the side.

"Welcome, welcome, children, come on in," she said.