The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

At first, he often argued with the other disciples in the martial arts school, but with the gentle treatment of his master and mistress, he gradually lowered his guard and his personality became a little softer.

Recently, in order to prove himself to a certain junior, he has been undergoing secret training with Slowbro.

Soon, after successfully leveling both bear apprentices to level 70,

It was also the morning of Ash's sixth day on the Isle of Armor.

Ash found Mash and told him that he was ready to let his bear apprentice undergo training.

"You've arrived. It seems you've become quite close with your Kuma disciples, Ash," Mastedt said with a smile.

"That's right, and the bear apprentices' levels have also increased, so they can start training now," Ash said proudly.

"Yes, the bear apprentices have grown up to be upright and strong, that's fantastic. My decision to entrust them to you for training was absolutely right."

"You flatter me, Master."

"No need to be so modest. If it were you guys now, well... why don't you bring your bear apprentices and the others out with this old man for a bit?"

"Ok."

Ash followed Ma Shide out of Ma Shide's martial arts school and arrived at the Cool Wetlands.

"Well, this is about it."

As Ma Shide spoke, he stopped and pointed to two towers in the distance, smiling as he spoke.

"Ash, Kuma, if you want to become stronger, go to Kuma's training ground, the Twin Fist Tower, and challenge him!"

The blue one is the Water Tower, and the red one is the Evil Tower.

Both towers of Twin Fist Tower can be reached from Focused Forest.

A bear apprentice can only choose one of the towers to challenge.

The choice of tower will affect the fighting style of the bear apprentice after training; in other words, its attributes will also be different.

So, think it over carefully before you choose!

Both towers have five floors, and powerful opponents await your arrival in every room within.

Therefore, make sure you and your apprentice are fully prepared before you take on the challenge.

"Old man, I'm really looking forward to you guys successfully reaching the top of the tower!"

"We understand, Master."

"Hmm~"

Ma Shide nodded approvingly and walked back to the martial arts school.

Ash's plan is to visit both towers. It doesn't matter which one he goes to first; he'll just go to the Water Tower first, since it's closer to here.

After traversing the cool wetlands, Ash arrived at Challenge Beach.

Challenge Beach is located in the western part of Armor Island. Its eastern end is connected to the land of Focused Forest and can be reached directly; its southeast is separated from Cool Wetlands by a river.

Ash's destination, the Water Tower, is located on this Challenge Beach, at the very edge of the beach closest to the sea.

Ash walked to the entrance of the Water Tower.

This is a five-story wooden tower, constructed entirely from hundreds of massive logs. The logs on the floors and ceilings of each floor are painted blue. At the top of the tower is a huge sign with a bear-like image of a disciple, just like the sign for Master Ma's Martial Arts School.

On either side of the tower, there is a blue banner, one end of which connects to the ground and the other end to the top of the tower.

Two red lanterns hung at the entrance on the first floor, along with a plaque that read "Water Tower."

A disciple of Master Ma's martial arts school, dressed in a training robe, was guarding the entrance.

"Hello, I'm here to take on the challenge at the Water Tower."

Xiao Zhi stepped forward and explained his purpose.

"Oh, so you're Ash Ketchum."

My master has already told me that this is the Water Tower, and you are very welcome here.

This place is the exclusive training ground for the bear's apprentice, used to impart the secrets of water to it.

Once inside, you can only send one bear apprentice into battle. You can help your bear apprentice recover its stamina during the battle.

However, other Pokémon cannot be used.

Furthermore, you must defeat five opponents consecutively with your apprentice, or be defeated; you cannot give up and leave the tower midway.

Are you ready to ascend this water tower to impart the secrets of water to your bear apprentice?

“Of course, we’re always ready,” Ash replied without hesitation.

"It seems you've made up your mind. I wish you all the best in your quest to conquer the Water Tower, may you overcome all obstacles and be victorious in every battle, and may you not suffer any setbacks."

Please come in! Your challenge with the bear apprentice has now begun.

After the disciple finished speaking, he turned around and opened the door on the first floor for Xiao Zhi.

Ash stepped into the Water Tower.

The four lower levels are guarded by Mastedt's prized disciples. Although their level is not low, with each level being higher than the one above, they are all baby Pokémon.

Level 66 Psyduck, Level 67 Krabby, Level 68 Marill, Level 69 Poliwag.

Ash sent out his Kushner apprentice, using Bulk Up in close combat, and easily swept through the enemy lines.

While Thunder Punch is highly effective against Water-type Pokémon, its base power is simply too low; even doubled, it only reaches 150 power.

It does not include the 180 power close-range attack after the type power boost.

After each battle, Ash would take out some good medicine or berries that he had prepared beforehand to help Kubaka recover his strength, ensuring that Kubaka could be in the best condition for the next battle.

And so, Ash and his bear apprentice quickly reached the fifth level.

And guarding the fifth floor was none other than Masted himself.

"Master, we're here," Xiao Zhi said.

"Yeah!"

The bear apprentice also shouted.

Ma Shide, who had his back to Xiao Zhi and his bear apprentice, turned around with a hearty laugh, stroking his beard with a look of satisfaction on his face.

"Hahaha, I thought you'd definitely choose the Water Tower first, so I came early to wait for you guys."

Ash, you and your bear apprentice have worked hard. Your final opponent is none other than this old man, me.

"It's been a long time since I've had a serious match, so let me show a little more of my strength today."

"We will fight with all our might," Ash said.

"If the water is too clear, there will be no fish, and Bao Ke Meng will not survive."

Raindrops form rivers, and rivers flow into the sea.

Water will become round when poured into a round container and square when poured into a square container; it can adapt to different shapes and is extremely resilient.

Today I'll show you just how powerful this adaptability is.

"Please enlighten me, Master," Xiao Zhi said, clasping his hands in greeting.

Even the smallest raindrop, with its weakest force, can wear away a stubborn rock over time.

"With your willpower, can you withstand my soft yet relentless onslaught of water droplets?"

“Of course,” Ash replied immediately.

"It freezes when it gets cold, turning into hard ice; "

It vaporizes when heated and floats in the air.

Water is something that can change its name and form at will.

"If you're so capable, then catch it and show it to me."

"Please wait and see, Master," Xiao Zhi said with a smile.