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

Swish~ A high-speed rotating sound of breaking through the air came from far away, and the high-speed rotating shell of Squirtle rushed towards the Water Leaping Fish.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Heng, who was standing by and watching the battle, couldn't help but chuckle: "Using the same move against us again and again?! I just don't want to increase your strength."

Seeing that Squirtle's whirlwind-like high-speed spinning skill was about to approach Water Leap Fish, Zhang Heng calmly ordered: "Water Leap Fish, applaud Squirtle's performance!"

After hearing its master's command, the Water Leaping Fish quickly reacted. A layer of dark, eerie, and evil energy instantly enveloped its body, flickering light as if imbued with endless mysterious power.

At the same time, the eyes of the Water Leap Fish revealed an expression of almost worship. It stared straight at the Squirtle that was rushing towards it, and then without hesitation stretched out its two cute pink little paws and began to flap them rhythmically, applauding Squirtle desperately.

He looked just like a crazy fan who was extremely excited and thrilled to see his idol, and was doing his best to cheer for his beloved idol.

Originally, there was no evil energy in the Water Tower, but the two mysterious ancient towers, the Water Tower and the Evil Tower, interacted with each other, and each other's energy lingered in that independent space, so the Water Tower was also filled with evil energy.

Normally, no one in the Water Tower would mobilize these evil energies, but the sudden arrival of the trial-taker broke this balance.

Those strange evil energies quickly gathered together, and then spread in the space like ripples, and then gradually acted on Squirtle, affecting its mind.

I saw that the Stottle, which was still spinning at high speed, suddenly stopped moving. Its limbs, head and tail stretched out from its shell. It put its hands on its waist, its chest held high, but there was a look of confusion in its eyes.

"The skill worked. Squirtle is in a state of confusion."

Boast, a Dark-type transformation skill, can put the opponent into a state of confusion, but will increase their special attack by one level.

Although the benefits of the boast skill are considerable, the enemy can also gain certain benefits. In addition, Stotle is originally a special attack Pokémon. Once it passes through the confusion state, with an added layer of special attack and two levels of speed, Stotle will directly crush Squirtle.

Therefore, Zhang Heng regarded the flattery skill as the key to the final victory or defeat and did not use it from the beginning.

This skill originally didn't exist in the Water Leap Fish's skill pool. While still in its egg state, it received a divine beast blessing from the Martial Arts Bear Master and his bear apprentice, which gave the Water Leap Fish two skills it shouldn't have had.

This was also Zhang Heng's first time using it, and he didn't know if transformation skills would work on the energy Pokémon in the Water Tower.

However, according to the rules, since evil energy can be used, evil transformation skills should be able to take effect. Sure enough, the actual situation also verified Zhang Heng's point of view.

"Water Leap Fish, continue using continuous sonic punches."

Zhang Heng seized the opportunity to give orders to the Water Leaping Fish. The Water Leaping Fish seemed to be holding back a breath of anger. Its figure flashed, and its hands gathered and lingered with brown-red fighting energy. Punches were bombarding the shell of Stottle like a storm.

Stottle was in a state of confusion and was attacked by the fierce attack of the Water Leaper. It could only passively take the beating and could not make an effective counterattack.

After this set of sonic combination punches, the energy around Squirtle began to slowly dissipate, while Squirtle seemed to have not yet vented enough.

With a kick of its hind legs, its whole body jumped into the air, and water energy condensed in its mouth. Puff~ A water column as thick as a bowl hit Squirtle. Finally, it used gravity and a slight weight advantage in the air to use the final impact.

Boom~

Stottle is not a real Pokémon. In the end, the Water Tower energy on its body was dissipated and turned into blue starlight, dissipating in this space.

Zhang Heng looked at the pink and tender water-leaping fish and recalled its instinctive fighting behavior just now, and couldn't help feeling a chill in his heart.

Zhang Heng complained inwardly, "I don't know if my Pokémon is a bit different."

At this moment, the blue text located right above the second level of space gradually dissipated like clouds blown away by the wind.

Immediately afterwards, these scattered fragments of text began to piece themselves together and combine, forming a brand new paragraph. This new text appeared clearly in the air, and it read: "Congratulations on passing the second level of the trial. Please proceed to the final trial."

Almost at the same moment, Zhang Heng noticed that in the deepest part of this space, a blue light curtain appeared out of thin air.

This mysterious curtain of light seemed like a gateway to another world, emitting a strange, pale blue and grayish light. Without a doubt, it was the entrance to the next level of the trial.

However, before Zhang Heng had time to think about what to do next, a sudden "pa chi pa chi" sound broke the silence.

This strange sound came from behind him, seeming particularly abrupt. Zhang Heng's heart tightened, and he couldn't help but turn around with some doubts.

A yellow figure slowly emerged from the entrance to the first floor. The figure's gait seemed odd, with its hands tightly clasped around its head, as it slowly approached. As the distance grew closer, Zhang Heng finally saw the figure clearly...

"Hmm??? Psyduck???"

Psyduck also looked at Zhang Heng with a questioning look and tilted head.

"quack??"

It was as if time had stood still, and it was the Water Leaping Fish that broke the eerie silence. The Water Leaping Fish happily used all four limbs to run towards Psyduck, waving its pink little paws happily to greet it.

Unlike last time, this time Psyduck actually lowered his hands from holding his head and waved one of his hands to greet the Water Leap Fish. The Water Leap Fish happily ran around Psyduck twice.

"Hmm? Can the energy body break free from the constraints of the Water Tower Trial? Run from the first floor to the second floor? Why is it particularly fond of the Water Leap Fish, while neither I nor the Wave Water next to me, one of whom is a water-based divine beast and I am the owner of the power of water control, can attract it."

Wait, since Psyduck can ignore the rules of the Water Tower and reach the second floor, it means that there are no more trial-takers on the first floor. Does this mean that Apprentice Bear has a chance to come here too?

Zhang Heng stood there quietly, with a lot of thoughts in his mind. As he thought about it, he couldn't help but raise his eyes and look straight at the entrance leading to the second floor.

His eyes were full of anticipation, as if the petite figure he had always expected to see would suddenly appear there.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, I still didn't see any movement coming from the entrance.

Zhang Heng couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "It seems it still hasn't chosen this path."