A water-type trainer who specializes in dragon-type water.

"We're not only looking for a rule breaker, but someone who shares our vision."

Zhang Heng rubbed his chin, carefully recalling the message conveyed by the Water Tower's will. He pondered, "Understanding the core concepts within each layer of thought, finding resonance within these concepts, and achieving what's called unity of purpose with the Water Tower's will?"

Zhang Heng had a clear understanding of the final trial in the Water Tower. It wasn't about achieving a breakthrough in combat power or the test-taker's abilities, but rather the harmony of ideals, ultimately achieving unity of mind.

Zhang Heng spoke again to confirm, "The so-called unity of concept means being consistent with the original intention of establishing the trial, right? Since you designed the trial, each level of the trial has its own core meaning. If I can understand the core value of each level, I will achieve the unity of concept you require."

This time, all those ethereal voices gathered within Psyduck's body and rang out again: "That's right. You, the trial-taker, already know the core meaning of the second layer. From now on, you only need to answer me about the core meanings of the first and third layers."

Zhang Heng's mind was racing at this moment, thoughts and memories flooding in and out like a tide. He frowned tightly, a thin layer of sweat even appearing on his forehead, clearly in an extremely intense state of thought.

He tried to recall the final, almost fatal, all-out battle trial he'd experienced on the third floor. Every detail, every confrontation, flashed through his mind like a movie scene. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, as if he was about to grasp several key pieces of information.

However, just as Zhang Heng opened his mouth to say what he was thinking, as if deliberately interrupting his thoughts, the mysterious and clear voice from the Water Tower rang out again.

The sudden sound made Zhang Heng's heart tighten, and his thoughts, which were just about to become clear, instantly became blurred.

"Human. You only have one chance to answer. However, there's no time limit for thinking before responding. You can carefully consider your response before responding. If you don't have the answer we want, that's fine."

"As a challenger who can pass the three-level trial, you can train in the top floor. The time flow rate in the top space of the Water Tower is different from that in the outside world, with a time flow rate of about 1:2. You can let your Pokémon improve here before leaving the attic."

Zhang Heng's emotions didn't show on his face. To become a water-type trainer, the first thing he had to get rid of was impatience and a restless and anxious mindset.

Psyduck looked at Zhang Heng without any obvious emotional fluctuations, but the feeling of having his words choked back by others just as they were on the tip of his tongue still made Zhang Heng feel uncomfortable.

A smile can actually be seen on its beak, as if it has succeeded in its evil plan. (I really want to illustrate it, but I can't do it!)

Zhang Heng simply reached out and touched the lavender mane of Bodangshui beside him. This not only reassured him, but also because the answer to this level lay in Bodangshui's decision to attack Psyduck just now. (See previous chapter for details)

Just now, Zhang Heng thought that he was going to have the final battle trial with Psyduck. He mobilized the dragon energy and did not choose the pure water energy in the space. He was afraid that the energy would be out of his control and would cause his side to suffer irresistible losses.

This choice demonstrates the improvement of Bodangshui's combat IQ.

After calming himself down, he slowly spoke, "In the third and final round, a one-on-one, unregulated, all-out battle, building on the foundation laid by the previous two rounds of trials, the third round is a comprehensive test of the challenger's skill application, potential stimulation, and tactical deployment."

When Zhang Heng said this, he paused for a moment. It wasn't because he was stuck, but because he felt a little uncomfortable looking at Psyduck's frowning expression.

After all, a yellow duck with a blue glow floating in front of you, frowning, is a very strange sight.

At this time, Kong Ming's voice sounded: "Anything else?"

Zhang Heng didn't intend to keep it a secret. After all, this was a trial, not a discussion. He continued, "So, the third level, this final comprehensive trial, not only tests the challenger's ability to not over-rely on combat power, but also focuses on improving the challenger's combat intelligence."

Psyduck's frown relaxed, and he commented to Zhang Heng in a clear voice, "Very good. You have the same keen insight as the two previous Water Beast Trainers. They also gave the same answers to the meaning of the third and second level trial cores."

Zhang Heng also sighed in his heart that other water trainers also had calm and composed personalities and keen insights. Those who could pass these three levels of trials not only had strong strength, but most importantly, had extremely high combat IQ.

Before I could sigh too much, Psyduck's clear voice came again: "Only this first level still no trial-taker can understand..."

In fact, this is why Zhang Heng did not start answering and explaining from the first level, but instead worked backwards to answer from the third level of the final trial, because he himself still had some doubts about how to pass the first level of the trial.

This suddenly made Zhang Heng feel troubled. The problem was right in front of him, and it was a difficult problem that no one before him had solved.

Zhang Heng's mind was racing at this moment, with all sorts of thoughts and memories flooding in like a tide. A thin layer of sweat even appeared on his forehead, clearly indicating he was in an extremely intense state of thought.

He tried hard to recall everything he had experienced on the first level, from the moment he entered the trial and discovered the strange Psyduck. He had passed the trial before he even started any trials, but it was his apprentice Bear who got beaten up by Psyduck.

The portal that proved that he had passed the trial appeared right in front of him. It seemed that there was some rationality in all of this, but it also seemed particularly unreasonable. Zhang Heng was caught in a tangled contradiction.

The Shining Water Leaping Fish saw its owner Zhang Heng falling into deep conflict, and immediately stood on his shoulder with heartache, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead with its pink little paws.

As if worried that his master might be damaged by overusing his brain, he tapped his head with his pink little paws again.

Zhang Heng suddenly woke up, and then connected the action of the leaping fish with another small incident that happened on the first floor.

"Hmm?! It seems that Water Leap also did this to Psyduck. It was because of Water Leap that we passed the trial. But Apprentice Bear's punch to Psyduck's head caused an unexpected counterattack?!"