The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

The martial arts bear master roared once again and showed off a few moves that looked just like Wing Chun.

Ash also released his Combo-style Urshifu. The two Urshifu were very happy to see that their companion had achieved his dream, evolved, gained different powers, and become stronger. They even started preparing to spar.

"Those two little ones who used to hide behind me have become so strong and powerful now."

Being able to witness their growth firsthand and enjoy two exhilarating battles that truly showcased my skills was incredibly rewarding. No matter how old I get, this joy will never change.

"Xiao Zhi, Martial Arts Master Xiong, thank you so much." Ma Shide said with a smile.

"Not at all, we should be thanking Master," Xiao Zhi said.

"By the way, Ash, there's something else I need to tell you about Kubfu's evolution into the Pokémon Urshifu."

While Urshifu possesses the potential to Gigantamax, it dislikes the taste of Max-Shredded mushrooms and cannot drink Max-Soup.

"However, if we could put something that can be found on the Isle of Armor into the soup while it's cooking, Urshifu would obediently drink the Max Soup," Mash said.

"Something?" Ash asked, puzzled.

“That’s right, this thing is… this thing is…”

"Just what?"

"Old man, I forgot!"

"No way, how could this happen?"

Xiao Zhi's lips twitched, feeling utterly speechless.

"The thing that can make even a martial arts master like Urshifu willingly drink Max Soup is related to Pokémon."

This is a rare opportunity, so why don't you and your Pokémon think about it and try to find it?

That's pretty much it, please.

After saying that, Ma Shide patted Xiao Zhi on the shoulder and stepped down from the tower.

This made Xiao Zhi feel that, judging from Ma Shide's tone, it seemed more like he was testing him than that he had truly forgotten.

This should be the last test that Ma Shide is giving to himself and Master Xiong of Martial Arts.

With that in mind, Xiao Zhi began brainstorming.

Anything that can be put into Max Soup must be usable as an ingredient.

But a martial arts master like Bear Master is, in the end, still a bear.

If you were to ask what a bear's favorite food is, the answer would undoubtedly be honey.

The martial arts master Urshifu dislikes Max Soup, probably because of its bitter taste.

Honey is sweet, and its sweetness can just neutralize the bitterness of the Dynamax Soup.

Hey, this matches perfectly!

Without hesitation, Xiao Zhi immediately started searching for information related to honey on his phone, and he actually found something.

There is a substance called sticky honey, which is a unique ingredient found only on the Isle of Armor in the Galar region. It can be added to Max Soup.

Xiao Zhi was overjoyed and set his sights on this thing called sticky honey.

To find honey, you need to find plants.

To find plants, you have to go to the forest.

So Ash also left the Tower of Evil, and went straight through the Challenge Road, Battle Cave, and Cool Wetlands, entering the Forest of Concentration to search.

The forest was as stuffy as a sauna. Ash had only been inside for a short while, and he was already covered in sweat. He wondered how the Grookey family had been able to endure such heat and live in this forest all this time.

In the forest, Ash first encountered a wild Lilyroot Doll, which looked very young and panicked.

Using the power of waveguide, Ash learned that the baby Lily Root had gotten separated from its mother. So Ash helped it find its mother, Miss Skirt, and reunited the mother and daughter.

To express her gratitude, Miss Skirt gave Ash some honey.

Ash offered the honey to the two Urshifu masters to taste, but they both said they didn't like the flavor.

Xiao Zhi tasted it himself and found that the honey was rather refreshing than viscous, not the kind of thick honey he was looking for.

Although I didn't find the thick, sticky honey I was looking for, it's still not bad that I did a good deed.

So Xiaozhi continued his search and found a wild fruit-eating worm.

Perhaps because it rarely sees humans, this fruit-eating bug immediately rolled away as soon as it saw Ash approaching.

Ash immediately gave chase and discovered that the fruit-eating bug was hiding in a fruit tree, pretending to be a red apple growing on that tree.

To address this self-deceptive behavior, Ash simply walked over and shook the tree, causing the fruit-eating worm to fall from the tree and land right on Ash's head.

It's safe to say that the Galle region truly deserves to be Newton's birthplace.

The fruit-eating worm immediately rolled away, but the nectar from the fruit on its body had already spilled all over the ground. Ash had achieved his goal and didn't bother it anymore.

However, after smelling the nectar, Ash's two Urshifu still said they didn't like the nectar from the fruit.

Ash also took a sniff; rather than describing it as sticky honey, it looked more like fruit juice.

So it's not the kind of honey I'm looking for.

The two types of nectar that Ash found, one from a flower and the other from a fruit, were not viscous enough. Although they were sweet, their viscosity was too low to arouse any interest from Ushio.

Now Ash was in a dilemma.

But just then, a passing wild centipede suddenly gave Ash an idea, allowing him to quickly clarify his thoughts.

My initial thought that the honey should be found in the forest was inaccurate.

Just like the venomous centipede, which secretes thick venom from its body...

If the nectar is a mixture of flower nectar or fruit nectar and substances from a Pokémon's body, it will become thick and sticky.

Then, if we're talking about Pokémon that store plant nectar in their bodies, then it would definitely be BeeCee or its evolved form, Vespiquen.

Both of these Pokémon happen to have wild populations inhabiting the Isle of Armor.

Once he had a clear idea, Xiao Zhi immediately got motivated.

After leaving Focus Forest, Ash arrived at Challenge Beach and had Smeargle transform into Wailord, which carried him across the sea to Beehive Island in Beehive Sea.

Beehive Island is located in the Beehive Sea, northwest of Isle of Armor, east of the Outer Islands. It is a hexagonal island extending into six hexagonal peninsulas.

There is a large tree on the central island, and a Pokémon den on each of the six peninsulas.

Beehive Island is the main habitat of the Beehive Queen and the Tribeca, and is also home to Pokémon such as Missco.

When Ash arrived on the island, he found that although the island was full of wild honeybees, he couldn't find any wild queen bees that might produce sticky honey.