He knows Pokémon better than me.

Master Ma's Martial Arts School, Kitchen.

"Alright, Ash, this is my latest creation: the Gigantamax Soup!"

Honey Leaf took off her apron, put her hands on her hips, and said with a hint of smugness.

At this moment, two large pots of giant soup, pink mushroom broth, were already simmering on the stove, bubbling away.

"Well, did you see that clearly, Lucario!?"

Xiao Zhi held up his phone to film, then waved his hand at the camera before pressing the pause button.

Because of Master Ma, Honey Leaf revealed to him the ingredients and cooking method for the Super Giant Soup.

The biggest difference compared to the past is that the new Max Soup is applicable to all eighteen types, so you no longer need to go to the corresponding gym for each type to drink the soup separately.

"Gah~!" "Meta~!!"

At that moment, Corviknight and Melmetal were standing behind him, sticking their heads out and squeezing into Ash's arms, looking on expectantly, making the kitchen seem a bit crowded.

These two large bowls of Dynamax soup are prepared for these two Pokémon.

"Alright, all done! It's ready to drink!"

Honey Leaf turned off the stove, made room, and indicated that she could enjoy the food herself.

Although the two Steel-type Pokémon are afraid of fire, they are not afraid of "hot water" and, ignoring the boiling water, they directly enjoy it.

The Steel-Armored Raven was rather civilized, lowering its head to bury itself in the hot soup and sucking.

"Mehta—!!!"

Melmeta simply picked up the Max Soup, and instead of pouring it on herself, she stuffed the pot and all into her liquid metal body.

It doesn't have a mouth to drink soup; it "eats" the whole pot together, becoming one with it.

Puff-!
The next second, Melu Meta's whole body turned red, as if he were on fire, and even sharp, high-temperature steam rose from the top of his head.

"Did you make it?"

Ash blinked. The gym doesn't allow Dynamaxing, so he couldn't try.

However, Master Ye is the inventor of the Max Soup from gyms all over Galar, so there's nothing to doubt about it.

"Hehe, just remember to use it yourself, don't share the tutorial videos!"

Honey Leaf trusted Ash quite a bit. After giving him a few simple instructions, she left humming a little tune.

She previously shared the recipe for Max Gigantamax Soup for free, but now she's charging for it!

"Meta~!!" "Gah~!!"

After drinking the Max Soup, Melmetal and Corviknight, now in a state of high energy, immediately ran into the dojo hall and began looking for suitable "punching bags" to vent their pent-up energy.

Ash also took out his Rotom phone and crossed out the "Drink Max Soup" to-do list.

Now, he has basically completed everything he came to the Isle of Armor to do.

"I've been here for about a week, it's time to go back."

He thought to himself that the main problem was that, apart from the Twin Fist Tower, there wasn't much to explore on Armor Isle.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Honeyleaf has divided Armor Island into various challenge beaches, battle caves, warm-up caves, and even given each of the surrounding sea areas a trendy and cool name.

However, it is basically still about training around the martial arts school, and there is nothing particularly rare or special about it.

"It has to be the homeland of the Spirit Horse, the Crown Snowfield."

Ash casually flipped through the map; apparently, there were quite a few ancient ruins over there related to legendary Pokémon.

So that night was, in effect, Master Ma's last lesson to him. No, it should be considered their last lesson together.

"Hail!" "Hail!"

Two Urshifu with very different styles are giving Ash's Bebop and the Urshifu final instructions.

For the Bear-wearing character, the destructive power of the One-Hit Strike style is currently undeniable. The next step could be to explore more attributes and integrate the essence of the One-Hit Strike style into other boxing techniques.

For example, the previous Lightning Fist, or the Flame Fist, or the Freeze Fist.

"lucky?"

Wearing a bear costume, he hugged his head and tilted it to the side.

For a bear with only one mind, learning these fancy moves has become a major challenge.

For Martial Arts Master Xiong, the next direction of his training is to unleash continuous punches and combine his fist techniques with water-attribute power.

Therefore, water-attribute moves such as waterfall climbing and continuous water strikes are essential skills to master.

However, Ash's Urshifu has mastered two powerful advanced technologies, "Swiftness" and "Water Stream Rock Smash," making training quite easy for him.

In the latter half of the night, it was Xiao Zhi's turn to teach Master Ma.

"Swiftness and ferocity are the battle systems used in the ancient Sinnoh region, similar to Dynamax in the Galar region."

Ash explained to Master Horse that he had only told the latter how to use Master Seed to master new moves, but had not introduced the Master moves themselves.

After feeding Master Ma's two Ursarings each a Master Seed, Ash looked at his two bears and commanded:
"Wearing a bear costume, wielding fierce and monstrous strength! Martial Arts Bear Master, using swiftness to shatter rocks!"

Let's start by demonstrating the basic moves.

Wearing a bear costume, he immediately throws a heavy punch, accompanied by ink-wash style effects.

Martial Arts Master Xiong then launched two consecutive attacks, delivering four high-speed punches almost seamlessly.

"Wu?"

Master Ma's two senior martial arts bear masters chewed on the master seed while stroking their chins and looking at it thoughtfully.

"I see."

Master Ma was also moved, never expecting that at his age, he could still learn new postures.

If I could master this power, perhaps my two martial arts bear masters could take another step forward after all these years!

For example, the Water Flow Combo starts with a three-hit combo, and it's extremely difficult to add even one more hit. But now it seems that a six-hit combo has become much easier.

Mastering a technique isn't too difficult. After swallowing the mastery seed and observing for a while, both martial arts bear masters showed expressions of sudden enlightenment.

"Hail!" "Hail!"

The next second, they each let out a low shout, one throwing a heavy ink-wash punch while the other unleashed two consecutive rounds of high-speed jabs, clearly having mastered the basics.

"Hmm, that's about it~"

Xiao Zhi nodded in satisfaction, letting out a long sigh of relief.

Master Ma had taken great care of him during this time, even giving him a castle for free. He could finally repay the latter.

Then he gave Master Ma a lot of tips and a reminder:
"As for Fierce Dark Strike and Swift Water Strike, my Urshifu and Martial Arts Urshifu can't imitate them yet. Your Pokémon will have to learn them on their own."

"Oh, by the way, if you're finished eating, you can always come to the castle to get more from me~"

Master Ma nodded and accepted it, it seemed that he didn't need to retire so early.

Once you've mastered these two profound techniques, even the Pill Emperor will be taken aback when he sees you!
The two then sat on a wooden bench beside the training ground and chatted, letting the four bears exchange their boxing insights in the darkness. (End of Chapter)