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

Within the mysterious realm of the North Wind, time seemed to pass exceptionally slowly.

Zhang Leiyuan and his son Zhang Heng were completely unaware of the massive uproar and tense standoff that had ensued because of them.

All their attention was focused on healing their companions.

After nearly two and a half hours of emergency treatment and the continuous nourishment from the water-based energy in the secret realm, which contained unique healing power, most of the Pokémon that were originally seriously injured and on the verge of death regained a lot of strength.

Although they still need rest and more resources to return to their peak condition, they have at least passed the danger period and recovered about 60-70% of their combat power.

Zhang Heng used the system's abilities to carefully examine the status changes of each Pokémon.

From a heartbreaking near-death experience to severe injury, and then gradually recovering to minor injury, the visible speed of recovery made him marvel once again at the wonder of this secret realm.

Two things surprised him the most: the first was Swampert, whose level had finally broken through to level 53 thanks to the nourishment of the energy in this world and the tempering of previous battles, making it a standard near-Elite Four level combatant.

This means that it has officially caught up with Altaria, Milotic, and Charizard, becoming a reliable main force in Zhang Heng's team's third tier, and an indispensable and important combat force on the surface.

The other is the Combo-Style Martial Arts Bear Master.

The water-based energy, which matched its attributes, brought excellent recovery effects. Not only did its level increase slightly, but the severe fracture had also healed almost completely, allowing it to remove the splint and do some simple activities.

I believe it will be fully recovered and return to its peak soon.

Zhang Heng silently planned the team's adjustments in his mind, and also compared the combat strength of both sides with those covetous foreign forces outside the secret realm.

Currently, his strongest first-tier combat force is undoubtedly the Master-level Thorn Dragon King entrusted to him by Master Guo.

The second tier consists of two legendary Pokémon with astonishing potential and strength: Urshifu and Aqua.

These three will be the main reliance for confronting powerful foreign enemies in the future.

Zhang Heng was still pondering in his mind whether there were any possibilities for pairing these three Pokémon, whether to give Dynamax to Urshifu or Kingdra, and which Z-Move to choose.

Then Zhang Heng shook his head violently, looking somewhat troubled, as if no combination seemed to be the optimal solution.

Even so, with his father's group of champion-level and near-master-level Pokémon, their strength still seemed somewhat insufficient when facing enemies with multiple legendary Pokémon or even legendary Pokémon.

Zhang Leiyuan could understand something from Zhang Heng's thoughtful gaze, but he knew that it was not enough to fight against the three divine beasts outside and the American champion who was holding back, but it was not without the ability to fight.

"Xiao Heng, actually, there's still a way for our team to win!"

Zhang Heng was taken aback upon hearing this, and turned to look at his father. The father and son then engaged in a series of tactical and theoretical discussions, such as Z-Moves, who to use Dynamax on, and what kind of weather or terrain would maximize the benefits, etc.

Just then, the atmosphere in the arena suddenly became somewhat subtle and tense.

A strange crackling sound of electricity, rising steam, and a few sparks flew out.

Zhang Heng looked back and saw that the Thunder Drum and the Overlord Fire Dragon, which had recovered some of their strength, were facing off against Bo Dang Shui and Zhang Heng's Fire Dragon!

These are paradoxical Pokémon from ancient times, whose bloodthirsty and belligerent nature, deeply ingrained in their genes, has been quietly awakened!

The Thunder Drum crouched low, emitting a threatening gurgling sound from its throat; the Rippling Water was not to be outdone, its dragon might and water vapor emanating from its body.

On the other side, the two fire-breathing dragons seem to be discriminated against based on size.

Zhang Leiyuan's domineering fire-breathing dragon was huge and imposing. The two white breaths it exhaled from its nostrils were precisely sprayed onto the top of Zhang Heng's fire-breathing dragon, which was obviously two sizes smaller!

That's not all; the dominant Charizard even extended one claw in a very human-like manner, retracting the other fingers.

He left only his smallest little finger, gestured at Zhang Heng's Charizard, and his mockery was palpable!

Zhang Heng's Charizard couldn't stand such humiliation! The pride and temper of the Fire-type Pokémon were instantly ignited!

It flapped its wings and flew to Zhang Heng's side. Without saying a word, it raised Zhang Heng's left hand, pointed to the giant wristband on it, and then pointed to itself urgently, letting out a rapid growl from its throat.

The meaning couldn't be clearer: "Dude! Use this thing! Get me a big one! I'll crush that arrogant big guy!"

Looking at his Charizard's angry and anxious expression, Zhang Heng was both amused and exasperated. He could only shake his head helplessly and pat this proud little rascal on the shoulder.

At the same time, he finally had the opportunity to carefully experience the aura of the Thunder Drum.

Through the power of dragon control, he could clearly sense that the Thunder Drum contained a dragon-type divine beast aura that was even wilder and more unfathomable than that of the Thorn Dragon King!

This is undoubtedly a true master-level dragon-type legendary beast!

He quickly analyzed in his mind that Bodangshui was an excellent high-speed special attacker in both sunny and rainy weather.

The Meng Lei Drum, on the other hand, is more like a perfect "all-purpose" core.

Sunny Day increases its base stats, Rainy Day grants it a guaranteed hit Thunder move, and Electric Terrain boosts the power of Electric-type moves. In Generation IX, it can perfectly benefit from the abilities of the two legendary Pokémon.

While its speed isn't exceptional, its signature priority move, Thunder Strike, more than compensates for this. Combined with its excellent base HP and defense stats, it can become a superb tank/damage dealer, and even a viable attacker in Trick Room teams. Its tactical flexibility is extremely high!

If paired with the Thunder Drum, it wouldn't be without a fighting chance against powerful enemies.

In the instant Zhang Heng was thinking, the collision between the electric and water energies in the field became even more unrestrained.

"Waves of water, fire-breathing dragon! Calm down, now is not the time for sparring."

Zhang Heng spoke up to stop the conflict from escalating. While it's important to unleash the Pokémon's natural instincts, this was clearly not the time for infighting or sparring.

Zhang Leiyuan smiled and said, "Alright, alright, behave yourselves. Want to fight? There will be plenty of opportunities later, when you've all recovered."

He said this to both the dominant Charizard and the restless Thunder Drum.

This little incident has been temporarily resolved.

However, just as the rainforest edge had quieted down, a faint rustling sound suddenly came from it.

The Pokémon looked on warily, and saw the bushes sway, and a small, wobbly blue figure struggled to emerge.

This is a water duck with sky-blue feathers, a striking white head, eye rims and beak, a tuft of feathers on its forehead like bangs, and bright yellow webbed feet.

He should have looked cute and lively, but now he looked incredibly disheveled: his body was covered in mud and dead leaves.

Its beautiful blue feathers were torn in many places and even stained with dried blood. Its eyes were unfocused and its steps were unsteady, as if it would collapse at any moment.

Most strikingly, its body color is deeper than that of ordinary ducks, shimmering with a unique metallic sheen!