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

Apprentice Bear took a standard fighting stance. However, Psyduck, standing opposite him, looked somewhat silly and dull, as if completely unaware of the surging fighting spirit emanating from Apprentice Bear.

Psyduck was still holding his little head tightly as usual, tilting his round head, blinking his eyes, and curiously looking up and down at his bear apprentice who was ready for battle.

Suddenly, Psyduck seemed to have thought of something, opened its mouth in confusion, and let out a crisp cry: "Quack?!"

Seeing this, the bear apprentice couldn't help but feel a surge of anxiety and dissatisfaction. He couldn't wait for this trial to begin; this anticipation had been pent up in his heart for a long time.

Ever since he and Master Martial Arts Bear were attacked by the leader of the Water Blade Group and the insidious and cunning poison trainer, the Bear Apprentice has been well aware of the shortcomings of his own strength.

At that time, it was because he became a burden to Martial Arts Bear Master that the other party was unable to display his full strength, which eventually led to Martial Arts Bear Master being seriously injured and fleeing in embarrassment.

From that moment on, Apprentice Bear made a vow to become stronger, strong enough to protect his companions and never let such a tragedy happen again.

Now, facing this rare trial opportunity, Apprentice Bear can't wait to improve himself through fighting and vent out the emotions that have been suppressed in his heart for a long time.

It longs to have enough strength to truly protect the companions who are most important to it, instead of relying on the help of others to barely survive like it does now.

At that moment, a thought flashed through the bear disciple's mind, and his nimble figure instantly moved. He clenched his hands tightly, and a powerful fighting energy began to rapidly gather in his palms.

The next moment, the bear apprentice rushed towards Psyduck without hesitation, at lightning speed. His fist, condensed with fighting energy, struck Psyduck's head from top to bottom.

There was a loud "bang", and the punch, which seemed light but actually contained heavy fighting energy, hit Psyduck's head hard.

The Psyduck, struck so hard, uttered a painful quack that echoed throughout the entire space. It also stumbled back a few steps, clearly overwhelmed by the impact.

This is a rock-crushing skill, a fighting-type physical attack skill with a power of 40 and a chance to reduce the opponent's physical defense.

Zhang Heng, who was watching the fight from the side, saw this scene and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Good guy! Why hit the head when there are so many other places to hit!" A look of surprise and worry appeared on his face, and he secretly worried for his disciple Xiong.

Psyduck has an incredible power that it cannot control, and from time to time it will generate telekinesis, causing headaches and tears. It has always been troubled by headaches, and when the pain intensifies, the power contained in its body will explode out of control.

I saw Psyduck, with a strange blue light in its eyes. Psyduck was in so much pain from the bear apprentice's punch that it shed tears and looked at it angrily!

"quack!"

As Psyduck called, pink psychic energy waves evaporated in the air. These waves turned into real hands, locking the bear apprentice tightly and lifting him in the air. The bear apprentice struggled and slapped the waves that locked him tightly.

However, all efforts were in vain. The mysterious and powerful force seemed irresistible, lifting it higher and higher.

At that moment, Psyduck's chubby little hands suddenly pointed toward the ground! This incredibly powerful telekinesis, like an invisible giant hand, firmly grasped Apprentice Bear. Then, with a deafening bang—"bang!" Apprentice Bear slammed heavily onto the hard ground like a tossed cannonball.

For a moment, dust flew, gravel scattered, and the entire ground began to tremble.

Psyduck uses telekinesis, a psychic-type special attack. 50 power. Has a chance to confuse the enemy.

The psychic skills have twice the restraint on the fighting skills, and still caused some damage to the bear apprentice. However, as a fighting beast, he would not give in easily. He struggled to stand up from the broken ground, his eyes full of fierceness.

After the bear disciple stood up, he became disorganized, not even using any skills, and swung his arms around casually like a set of turtle punches. He rushed towards Psyduck, and the fists occasionally hit him.

Zhang Heng looked at this sudden scene and analyzed, "It's in a state of chaos."

Confusion is one of the abnormal states in Pokémon battles. A confused Pokémon has a chance to be unable to use skills and will attack itself.

Seeing the bear apprentice attacking like crazy, Psyduck used its powerful telekinesis to transform into a giant energy palm, pressing the bear to the ground, unable to move.

"Wow, the beast has become so messed up..."

Zhang Heng trotted over and took out a sachet from his backpack. The sachet was made from dried persimmon fruit, which had the function of calming the mind and relieving Pokémon's chaotic abnormal state.

After a while, with the help of Zhang Heng's special sachet, Apprentice Xiong successfully resolved his confused state. He returned to a relatively sober state, sitting cross-legged on the ground for a while, his thoughts in disarray.

After long years of hard training, every day they wave their fists and sweat, just to be able to participate in this trial full of unknowns and challenges, and take this opportunity to obtain the long-desired powerful strength.

However, what no one expected was that just the lowest level of the trial was like an insurmountable mountain standing in front of them, ruthlessly defeating Apprentice Bear.

Zhang Heng couldn't help but feel a pity at this scene. He slowly walked over to his disciple Xiong and sat down on the ground like him. Looking at his disciple Xiong's face, which was filled with sorrow, he asked softly, "Do you long for power? Do you wish to possess the strength of Master Xiong, the One-Strike Martial Arts Master?"

Apprentice Bear was originally immersed in the pain of failure, but suddenly heard someone talking to him. He turned around in a daze and looked at Zhang Heng with a blurred gaze.

After it heard clearly what Zhang Heng asked, it paused for a moment, then nodded firmly, expressing its inner strong yearning and pursuit for powerful strength.

Zhang Heng decided to give his bear apprentice some pointers and let it choose the path it wanted to take.

"Tower of Water. As the name suggests, this tower contains a strong force of water. Therefore, the power represented by this tower is completely different from the power possessed by the One-Strike Martial Arts Master Bear. Have you ever thought about this?!"

Apprentice Xiong remained stunned and didn't answer, waiting for Zhang Heng's explanation...