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

When Zhang Heng and his fellow Pokémon entered the first floor of the mysterious Water Tower, the vastness of the interior was incomprehensible. This ancient tower seemed to possess its own unique world, a vast expanse unto itself.

From the outside, the water tower occupies only half the size of a standard basketball court, making one think the interior would be relatively cramped. However, once you step inside, everything becomes completely different.

The structure before Zhang Heng's eyes was conservatively estimated to be at least as spacious as a standard basketball court! The contrast between the interior and exterior was so bizarre that Zhang Heng had never seen such a unique architectural design before.

Although the space inside the tower is extremely spacious, there are not many eye-catching highlights. Its interior decoration uses ancient stones and wood blocks that have been baptized by time. They are staggered and stacked together, forming a simple and slightly old-fashioned style.

There may still be some mottled marks on the surface of these stones, witnessing the long time that has passed; the wood blocks emit a faint wood fragrance, soothing the restless hearts of the trial-takers.

Before I could take another good look around, a figure suddenly appeared in the center of the first floor. It was yellow, with tiny pupils in its eyes. It had a flat mouth, three streaks of black hair on its head, and short, stocky limbs, resembling a kappa. It had a short tail and webbed feet.

"Why is there a Psyduck here?!" Zhang Heng was a little surprised. There was no water or food in the Water Tower. There shouldn't be any living creatures there.

The Psyduck held its head and tilted it to the side, looking at the people in front of it. It quacked in confusion, as if it was the one with the most questions.

While Zhang Heng was still thinking, the water-leaping fish didn't care about so much. It trotted directly to the Gotha duck and waved its pink little paw to greet it.

"Quack???" Psyduck was even more confused. Who was I? Why was I here? Why was he greeting me?

The water-leaping fish didn't mind. Seeing that the Gotha Duck kept holding its head, it thought that its brain was stuck, so it stretched out its little paws and patted the Gotha Duck's round yellow head twice.

I don't know if it was the gentle tap of the water jump fish that made Psyduck start working again. It was like an XP system that had not been running for 10 years suddenly started up successfully.

A strange blue light shone from the Golduck's eyes. A rich and pure water energy began to rush down from the top of the tower, washing over the participants undergoing the test.

"Sure enough."

After feeling the rich water energy, Zhang Heng also understood that Psyduck should be an illusion of the water energy in the Water Tower, not a real creature. It itself is the test of the first level in the tower.

The Water Leap Fish, which is closest to Psyduck, is also the place closest to receiving the pure water energy. Zhang Heng is also paying close attention to the Water Leap Fish's situation, observing its attribute panel, fearing that there will be any danger.

Pokémon Name: Shiny Waterjump (Healthy)

Attribute: Water

Rating: 12

Potential: Champion - Near Master (Unstable)

New skill: Hold

The Water Leaping Fish's level doubled from 6 when it was born to 12, and it also learned the defensive skills in the Water Leaping Fish's skill pool.

Regarding the skill of holding, let me explain here that in the game, holding can resist all attacks, but in the real world, holding can only resist skill attacks of the same level or lower level as yourself.

When attacked by a Pokémon of a higher level than me, I can only partially block it. I can't use my level 12 Aqualad to block Rayquaza's Finishing Touch or Arceus's Gravel of Justice.

After observing the Aqualad, Zhang Heng also looked back at the attribute panel of the Squirrel. It had risen from level 45 to level 46. It seemed that this pure water energy was of great benefit to water Pokémon.

"But we didn't defeat Psyduck. Why did they just give us a clear reward? Does that mean we cleared the level just by hitting the waterspout twice?"

After feeling the changes in himself and the increase in his level, the Water Leap Fish happily ran around Psyduck twice.

Then the water-leaping fish moved its short but powerful limbs and trotted towards Zhang Heng.

Meanwhile, Psyduck hugged its chubby head tightly, following closely behind the Water Leap Fish. Their two pairs of cute little webbed feet kept slapping the ground in rhythm with their running, making a crisp and pleasant "paji paji" sound, just like playing a cheerful melody.

At this moment, the bear disciple, who had been standing quietly in the back, as if forgotten, suddenly radiated a powerful fighting energy. This energy instantly swept across the entire space.

Immediately afterwards, the bear disciple suddenly leaped high from the ground, its clenched fists rapidly gathering strength. In an instant, an unparalleled force converged on its fists.

Accompanied by two deafening explosions, the bear disciple threw two punches into the air without hesitation. The power contained in these two punches was so astonishing that it actually formed two extremely sharp air currents in the air, heading towards Psyduck's path and exploding on the ground where it was about to reach.

With a loud "boom," the flat, solid ground in front of Psyduck was instantly shattered. Countless rocks and sand of varying sizes were thrown into the air by the powerful impact, and then fell to the ground in a flurry.

Faced with such a sudden change, Psyduck had to stop its hurried steps. It still held its round little head tightly, tilted its head in a daze, and looked at its bear apprentice not far away with a pair of big eyes full of doubts, as if it had no idea what was going on.

Zhang Heng immediately spoke up to stop them, saying, "Hey, Disciple Xiong, we've already passed this level. We just need to head to the second floor."

Disciple Xiong ignored Zhang Heng's words, pushed off the ground, and leaped into the air in front of the Gotha Duck. He tapped the ground with his toes, gently bouncing, and clenched his fists in front of his chest. It was a classic Bruce Lee opening move.

Zhang Heng felt helpless and thought, "This bear disciple is so stubborn, why doesn't he evolve into a one-hit style?"

Zhang Heng suddenly realized something was amiss. He thought to himself, "No... He must have watched the One-Strike Martial Arts Bear Master's fighting style too much and lost track of where he should evolve and move forward. His battles are all shadows of the One-Strike Martial Arts Bear Master's. He hasn't found his own path yet."