Azure Star is also a Pokémon Master!

Rathalos was knocked back a distance, but Sky didn't stop and immediately followed up with a Dragon Dive.

The enormous dragon, enveloped in dragon-type energy, slammed into the Rathalos. With a loud thud, the crimson dragon was smashed into the magnificent trunk of the Ancient Tree.

"Roar!" The male Rathalos suddenly became enraged. It flew with all its might, soaring into the sky, while the sky, with its high momentum, engaged it in aerial combat.

Azure and crimson swirled and intertwined in the sky, like a tangled mess.

In the training ground, Su Yi was practicing with his heavy greatsword, while his bear apprentice, inspired by Su Yi, had Chansey use gravity to intensify his training.

During a break from training, Su Yi observed the bear apprentice's training progress. It was clear that the bear had heeded Su Yi's advice, abandoned the fixed methods, and trained calmly and patiently according to its own will, showing signs of developing an "invisible" power.

"Kuji?" Mawile, who was playing with other Pokémon nearby, noticed Su Yi and looked at his training with a puzzled expression.

"Mouthwa, what's wrong?" Su Yi put down his greatsword, wiped his sweat, squatted down, and patted Mouthwa's head.

"Kuji?" Mouthball pointed curiously at the greatsword, which was much taller than itself: What is this? Why are you swinging this thing around? Is it for fun?

Su Yi laughed and said, "No, these are weapons used by humans to fight monsters. Hunters who don't have Pokémon or moves fight powerful monsters with skill and courage."

"This is a hymn to courage!" Su Yi swung his greatsword, the broad blade slicing through the air before finally slamming it into the ground, the heavy sword embedding itself deeply into the earth like a towering pagoda.

"Kuji~" The big-mouthed child felt the power of Su Yi wielding the greatsword and was immediately filled with longing.

Seeing that Su Yi continued to train, Big Mouth Baby did not disturb him, but walked to the edge of the training field.

"Kuji?" The little guy tilted his head and saw the weapon rack outside the training ground, which had several hunter weapons on it. These were left over from when the back mountain was still the old training ground, and Su Yi used them as training tools.

The baby ran to the weapons rack and curiously examined the old weapons.

"Chido?" The big-mouthed baby's eyes fell on a weapon, and he happily stood on tiptoe to try to grasp the weapon's handle.

Boom!

The weapon wobbled and fell to the ground.

"What's wrong?!" Su Yi heard the noise, immediately put down his greatsword, and turned around in surprise.

The baby with the big mouth covered his mouth, looking like he had made a mistake, and a big hammer fell to the ground, making a small crater.

Su Yi immediately ran over and asked with concern, "Are you hurt?"

“Kuji.” Big Mouth Baby shook his head, while cautiously glancing at Su Yi.

"Hahaha!" Su Yi looked at the big-mouthed girl's uneasy appearance and immediately smiled to comfort her: "It's okay, these weapons are very sturdy and won't break. Besides, these are old. It's just that these things are very heavy and a bit dangerous. They're not toys."

"Kuji?" Mouthball tilted his head and pointed to the iron hammer on the ground: Can I use it as a weapon?

"You want to use a hunter's weapon?" Su Yi was very surprised, but looking at the baby's small body and hands, Su Yi laughed and said, "This thing is very heavy, you probably won't be able to swing it."

"Kuji!" Mouthball raised his hands, making a muscular gesture to indicate that he was very strong.

"You'll see once you try," Su Yi said with a smile.

"Kuji!" Mouthball gripped the hammer handle with great force, then pulled hard, but even with its face turning red, the hammer only wobbled.

"Hahaha!" Su Yi laughed and patted the head of the baby, just about to say a few words of comfort, when he saw the baby's hands suddenly light up with white light.

"Kujido!"

With a loud shout, the big hammer was lifted into the air, but unable to maintain its balance, it was swung behind him and slammed to the ground with a thud.

The baby gasped for breath, his face filled with astonishment: "It's really heavy."

Su Yi's smile froze, and his expression became complicated.

"Was that move just now... Super Strength?" Su Yi flipped through Mawile's move list and found that only this one move matched the situation just now.

He almost forgot that Pokémon have moves, and some moves are even more powerful than described.

"Maybe Maw of Venom can become a Hammer Hunter?"

As Su Yi watched the big-mouthed kid slowly getting used to the weight of the hammer by swinging it with superhuman strength, a figure flashed through his mind.

"I remember Nemo has a Pokémon called Greatsmith, which carries a big hammer, and it and Mawile are both Steel/Fairy types."

In the Pokémon world, are all tiny creatures incredibly strong?

He also remembered that Brock would have a Machamp with superhuman strength in the Sinnoh region in the future. That Machamp was even more exaggerated, and it could easily wield a greatsword or hammer without using any moves.

Su Yi looked at Chansey, which is the evolved form of Cheese Egg. Could it also be a hidden powerhouse?

"Lucky?" Chansey met Su Yi's gaze with a puzzled look, tilting its head and its bright little eyes, making it exceptionally cute.

"Probably not, it's so cute," Su Yi thought to himself as he looked away.

However, can Mawile bring a giant hammer into Pokémon battles? Besides the Pokémon called Greatsmith, there are many other Pokémon that can bring "weapons" into battle. I wonder if Mawile can give it a try.

Seeing the big-mouthed kid wielding the hammer and growing increasingly fond of the weapon, Su Yi laughed and said, "In that case, I'll forge you a new hammer. By the way, my custom-made weapon should be almost finished, and Dragon God Pill needs strengthening too, so we can do it all at once!"

"Kuji~" Mouthball suddenly became happy, and the old hammer in his hand was slammed to the ground with a thud.

In the bushes not far away, the two astonished young dragon brothers looked at each other in disbelief. What had they seen? That little guy was actually holding up something several times larger than himself!

"Aww!" A brilliant idea flashed in the younger brother's mind: Brother! If we also learn that move, will we become several times stronger?

"Aww." A glint flashed in the older brother's eyes: Worth a try!

The encyclopedia entry states that the Great Blacksmith's hammer weighs over 100kg, which is roughly two-thirds the weight of a katana.

Chapter 339 A Rhapsody of Pokémon and Weapons

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The workshop was as bustling as the ever-burning furnace inside the forging workshop.

Because the Lavasioth opened up the path to the Coral Highlands and the Rotten Vale, many hunters from the survey team began to explore and hunt in those two areas, bringing with them a large amount of materials and a large number of equipment crafting orders.

As he mingled with the hunters as they entered the workshop, Su Yi found the leader of the second regiment, who was hammering away at the forging table.

"Oh? You've arrived. I was just worried about not being able to find someone to tell you to come and try out the equipment. I've been busy lately. Seeing the hunters setting off with high spirits in their new gear fills me with energy! Hahahaha!" The leader of the second-phase team laughed heartily.

"Then I'll have to trouble you to adjust and strengthen the Dragon God Pill for me," Su Yi said with a smile.

"Easy to say!"

After finishing his work, the team leader led Su Yi to the forging table.

Su Yi took out a pile of rare materials from the New World and various parts of the Everfrost Tundra.

"Hmm, let me see." The captain selected several materials according to the forging plan he had discussed with Su Yi.

Then, Su Yi summoned Ryujinmaru. The captain made several marks on the sword and said, "We can begin!"

Having already had experience with it once, and with the Dragon God Pill itself having significantly increased resistance to fire, coupled with the fire-resistant potion from last time, the forging of the Dragon God Pill went incredibly smoothly this time.

"Gurgle." The red heat on Ryujinmaru's body dissipated, and he was slightly weak, but he was much better than after his first reforging.

The original hilt, which was not suitable for gripping, was modified and lengthened, and the guard was also modified accordingly. The blade was changed from gold to dark gold, and the silver-white edge of the blade was changed to orange-red, supposedly because of the addition of Hellfire Stone.

The shields were also reinforced and modified, becoming darker in color and more robust, while also incorporating some assembly features.

"Next, we'll let Ryujinmaru try out these 'equipment'!"

Su Yi walked to the weapon stand to the side and looked at the two greatswords and a shield and axe, but these two weapons were different from the traditional style.

The greatsword has no hilt and is hollowed out, making it more like an oversized, bladed scabbard.

The shield axe, on the other hand, does not have a longsword. Instead, it is equipped with an energy storage device with an energy bottle. The shield has no handle and has internal space for additional attachments.

"Let's give it a try!" Su Yi grasped the Dragon God Pill and thrust it into the greatsword, which resembled a scabbard, with a clang. The next moment, several mechanisms were activated, securing the Dragon God Pill, and a complete greatsword was assembled.

"Not bad!"

Su Yi swung it a few times, as if it were a single, large sword.

"Ryujinmaru, how are you feeling?"

"Gurgle." Ryujinmaru felt no discomfort, as if he were wearing a tightly fitted heavy scabbard.

This combination weapon was inspired by the transforming weapon, the Ludwig Sword, from the game Bloodborne.

Because if you want to forge a greatsword using monster materials, you need to incorporate most of the materials into the blade. As a result, the next time you want to forge a greatsword made of other materials, you will need to undergo a large-scale melting and reforging of the blade, which would be too much damage to Ryujinmaru.

Furthermore, before the final materials are determined, such reforging may need to be done many times. Otherwise, one will only be able to use one weapon until the end, or one will have to give up the Dragon God Pill and the enhancement of the moves.

However, making the blade into a replaceable scabbard is like equipping Ryujinmaru with different gear, which is very flexible and does not affect the performance of Ryujinmaru and the greatsword.

Clang!

Su Yi signaled to Ryujinmaru to use his Ghost-type ability to activate the mechanism inside the greatsword. The next second, the mechanism activated, and Ryujinmaru quickly came out of its sheath.

"Let's try the Charge Blade!"

Su Yi picked up the energy storage device and quickly attached it to the modified guard and blade of the Dragon God Maru. At the same time, the shield was also attached to the shield of the Charge Blade through the device.

The Charge Blade, also known as the Energy Axe, requires a shield and blade to charge, so the blade and shield are usually equipped with energy storage devices containing energy bottles.

These devices were too bulky for Ryujinmaru, so they were made into an attachable accessory similar to the previous scabbard-style blade, thus not affecting its flexibility.

"Perfect!"

Su Yi swung it a few times; the shield and energy storage device were perfectly assembled, forming a seamless whole, and could also be smoothly switched to axe mode.

One of the greatswords and one set of shield axes are the [Zora Greatsword] and [Zora Shield Axe], crafted from materials from Zorah Magdaros. The other greatsword is the [Ice Fang], crafted from materials from Barioth, a reward from a [quest].

Weapons in games are affected by mechanics and stats, so naturally some are good and some are not. But in reality, the quality of a weapon depends on its materials, the craftsman's skill, and the user's familiarity with the weapon.

Finally, there are objective factors, namely, what kind of monster you want to use this weapon against.

However, generally speaking, weapons crafted from monster materials of the same strength gradation do not differ that much.

"Thank you for your hard work, Commander!" Su Yi sincerely thanked the commander of the second batch of troops.

He wouldn't have been able to acquire such a suitable and versatile weapon if he hadn't painstakingly completed these unprecedented designs and modifications.

"Haha, I'm glad you're satisfied. After all, this is your unique and ingenious idea." The Second Battalion Commander laughed as he watched Su Yi equip these weapons with the Dragon God Pill.

Back in the back mountain, at the spacious training ground, we could finally unleash our full potential and test the true power of the Dragon God Pill after it was equipped with its gear.

"Try the [Ice Fang] first!"

Su Yi combined the Dragon God Pill into the greatsword and then began testing the moves.

"Shadow Claw!"

With a soft hum, a dark purple light enveloped the blade, making it appear even sharper, like a ghostly weapon.