He knows Pokémon better than me.

It wasn't until the night market was almost closing time that Xiaozhi and his companion reached Onio's side.

"Ash, Marie, look!"

Like a child who has just received a toy, Onio proudly showed the two what he had bought: a stack of masks of various shapes.

He bought the masks of Gengar, Corsola, and Nightwatch!
Ash reached out and ruffled Gengar's head. Although the action was a bit rough, it worked surprisingly well.

"We should head back. Your Pokémon are probably getting impatient."

Xiao Zhi couldn't help but offer a reminder.

Only then did Onio realize what was happening, and he looked back at the street market with lingering interest.

Mary smiled faintly:
"It seems this Ghost Festival will last for a few more days. Why don't you bring your Ghost Pokémon again tomorrow?"

She pointed to the passersby next to her and said that she was walking around wearing a crying mask.

Upon hearing this, Onio's expression softened considerably, and he clenched his fists, seemingly having made up his mind.

I'll bring Gengar and the others to play tomorrow!

Satisfied with the stack of masks, the three of them walked back to the Ancient Arena.

"Speaking of which, almost two hours have passed. The Dynamax Soup shouldn't be burnt by now, right?"

Xiao Zhi suddenly remembered something and muttered to himself.

As soon as they approached the Eternal Arena, several Ghost Pokémon gathered around Onio, carefully examining his body, worried that something might have happened.

The latter never left their sight on a daily basis, and was mostly active in Suchuan Town or the adjacent cemetery.

At most, he would just take a walk around the neighboring streets late at night when no one was around.

"Haha, everyone, I'm fine."

Onio smiled and accidentally had his mask pushed off by the Night Watchman, revealing half of his flushed, youthful face.

He glanced at Ash and the other person and quickly put on their masks again. He was still too embarrassed to take off his mask if there were other people around.

Oniono led the way, handing the masks over to the Pokémon to play with.

"Oh right, Ash, the Max Soup should be ready by now, let's hurry over there!"

The voice wasn't as tense as it had been at the beginning.

"Gengga~!!"

Gengar was the first to get excited, dancing around and immediately pushing the two of them into the inner room.

As soon as I entered the room, a rich aroma of mushroom soup wafted towards me.

The stove was already on its lowest setting, and the teapot was floating on the hot soup, seemingly dozing off. The liquid-like little hand mechanically and slowly slid the spoon, keeping the soup warm.

"Hiss?"

Hearing footsteps, Bu Si Hu suddenly woke up and continued working diligently.

"Thank you for your hard work. Now, get some rest."

Onio stepped forward and instinctively reached out to hug the pot, but as soon as he touched it, he found that the porcelain surface was a little hot, so he had to take the spoon from the pot instead.

Gengar couldn't wait to come closer, its mouth watering as it looked at the hot soup.

Some mushrooms floated in the pink broth, emitting a unique aroma.

"Hmm, I wonder if humans would grow bigger if they ate it?"

Xiao Zhi stepped forward to examine him, thinking to himself.

Onio handed the spoon to Gengar and explained:

"Next, you have to eat the whole pot, including all the ingredients inside."

"Gengga gengga!!"

However, Gengar pushed the spoon aside, grabbed the handles on both sides of the soup pot, and raised it above its head.

Hua Hua Hua——!
Then it opened its blood-red maw and, regardless of the temperature, poured everything into its mouth.

Since it's a ghost, there's no need to worry about esophageal problems; you just have to drink the 90-degree hot soup directly. After emptying the pot, my stomach immediately swelled up!
After putting down the pot, Gengar licked its lips, looking like it wanted more.

"Oh wow! This feels pretty good, Gengar!!"

Ash was watching with great excitement, so has anything changed?
"Gengga!!"

Gengar immediately jumped to the side, and as if it had used "bodybuilding," it kept making various bodybuilding muscle movements.

It could feel a warm current surging within its body, and its whole body was burning with excitement, urgently needing to find a target to release this power.
Gengar immediately floated in front of Onio and pointed to the Poké Ball on the latter's waist:
"Gengga!!"

I spent two hours with you at the market, now it's your turn to repay me!

Release your female Gengar; I'm going to wreak havoc on her now.
"Hehehe, my Gengar wants to have a battle with you, just in time to test the power of Gigantamax."

Ash quickly closed Gengar's mouth and interrupted with a dry laugh.

This guy leaves his seed wherever he goes; I've already experienced that firsthand in the Johto region.

Moreover, the Max Soup is for you to master Gigantamax, not for you to mess around with!
"Huh? Oh, a battle?"

Upon hearing this, Onio's eyes also flashed with interest, realizing that Ash's Gengar was of a higher level than his.

"Then, come with me."

He did not refuse and led the way, while also asking the Night Watchman to turn on all the lights in the training ground.

Before long, the three of them arrived at the empty but luxurious and magnificent battlefield once again.

This time, however, it was Mary who was sitting in the audience.

"Hehehe~!"

The night watchman acted as the referee, speaking in ghostly language in the middle.

However, the purpose of this was only to test Gengar's Gigantamax form; it was not a formal battle, and there were no rules involved.

Standing on either side of the arena, Ash raised his hand and pointed, shouting first:

"The decision is yours, Gengar!"

"Gengga!!"

Gengar immediately jumped onto the arena, its big belly sticking out, full of fighting spirit.

Let's warm up first, and get down to business tonight!

On the other side, Onio also threw out a Poké Ball, sending out the evolved form of Corsola, Corsola Magmortar.

In terms of special attack power, it is even stronger than Gengar.

However, like the Flower Rock Monster, the Magic Coral is limited by its immovable outer shell.

"Hehehe~!"

The Night Watcher shouted, signaling the start of the battle.

"Shadow ball!"

"Shadow ball!"

The battle began with both sides using classic Shadow Ball probing tactics to start, and two dark purple energy balls collided in the arena.

However, Ash's Gengar was a veteran, and its Shadow Ball, which was of extremely high level and almost twice the size of Corsola, was pushed back and continued to attack Corsola.

"Mirror Firing!"

Coral's "slow speed" lies in its inability to move its main body, but it can still unleash its attacks very quickly.

Instantly, a layer of iridescent film covered the pale body surface.

The Shadow Ball landed on it, blasting the Demon Coral back several meters on the ground.

Outstanding effect!

Whoosh!
The next instant, a beam of dark purple energy suddenly shot out from the surface of the Demon Coral's body, its power even more terrifying!

Double Power Shadow Ball! (End of Chapter)