Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master.

Chapter 87 The Four Heavenly Kings, Shiba

After returning to Pallet Town, Ash first apologized to Misty.

However, Xiaozhi's trip only took a day, and Xiaoxia didn't say anything more when she saw that he had returned safely.

But after that, Ash stared into deep thought at the Master Ball in his hand.

"If I release Mewtwo now, will it kill me?"

We still need to make sufficient preparations and bring our strongest Pokémon to an open grassy area outdoors.

All the Pokémon sat in a row around a Master Ball, which was placed in the middle. Ash carefully used his Aura to establish a connection with Mewtwo inside the ball.

"Is Mewtwo still awake?"

"I'll kill you, human!"

Sure enough, he was still awake and very energetic. The loud sound transmitted through telepathy startled Ash.

"Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! I'll make you die! If I break this damned container, I'll never let you go!"

The cat-headed guy doesn't seem very friendly.

"From now on, I'll be your trainer. Let's get along well!"

"I know you've been searching for the meaning of life, and I understand your loneliness in this world."

"Let me help you search."

"I have always firmly believed that the value of life is not determined by its origin, but by how it chooses to exist."

When Ash was expressing his true feelings, Mewtwo unusually became quiet.

"Mewtwo's dream is to become a Pokémon Master and travel to all parts of the world to see wonders and Pokémon that I have never seen before."

"As long as a person continues to move forward on the path of pursuing their dreams, then life has meaning."

"Please follow me to the pinnacle of the Pokémon world. At that time, we won't need to conquer humans, and it won't matter whether we were cloned or not."

"Countless people will definitely remember you."

For some reason, Mewtwo felt that Ash's words made a lot of sense, and at the same time, they had a convincing and calming power.

For the first time, my restless heart felt a warm sense of peace.

[Ding! Mewtwo: Affection +5]

Of course, it's because of the orator's power, and Mewtwo is a male Pokémon (does it count?) with Special Attack plus Special Attack.

Actually, Mewtwo had been somewhat persuaded by Ash, but it was still a little reluctant to obey Ash's commands so easily.

"Hmph, you think you can make me submit? But I'll be waiting to see how you achieve your dreams."

The resentment from being forcibly captured by Ash hadn't dissipated yet, so it was impossible for Mewtwo to communicate with Ash calmly at this moment.

All he could do was speak arrogantly and then ignore Ash.

"The effect of the first talk therapy is already quite good." Ash still hopes to get along well with Mewtwo.

Because his waveguide power level has now reached the highest level.

The sensing range is 3 kilometers in radius, and the total amount of waveguides is twice that at the start.

However, this also means that Ash's exploration of the Aura has basically come to an end.

Of course, this doesn't mean Ash's power has run its course; there's still a mission related to his abilities to complete.

Ash can begin training in psychic abilities once his affinity and affection with Mewtwo reach 50 or higher.

This was the power he had been waiting for, a superpower that had far more functions than just waveguides.

"X-ray vision, telekinesis, teleportation, telepathy—" Ash grew more and more excited as he thought about it. "I want them all!"

"Ah, Mewtwo, let's love each other even more."

Filled with longing for superpowers, Ash held the Master Ball and said Mewtwo 50 times in a row.

"Give me some peace and quiet. If you bother me again, I'll really kill you!"

It seems that dead Hakimi still doesn't understand human kindness.

We can only temporarily put it back in our space; Ash needs to start training his Pokémon.

Because Mewtwo wasted a day of training time, it must make up for it now.

Release Infernape and let it spar with Charizard.

Just then, Xiaoxia rushed over.

"Ash, I just saw on TV that one of the Elite Four's Berber is training in the Onix Mountains behind Pallet Town!"

"The Four Heavenly Kings have actually come to train near Zhenxin Town. That's quite rare."

Moreover, the mountain range behind Pallet Town is actually called the Onix Mountains, something Ash didn't know even after living there for over ten years.

"Didn't you want to give Infernape special training? Shiba is one of the Fighting-type Elite Four. Go ask him for advice; you might get some unexpected insights."

Indeed, the older generation of trainers here should not be underestimated when it comes to raising Pokémon.

After getting Blaine's help last time, Charizard's strength has made a huge leap.

Even Pikachu got a boost, not only learning techniques to speed up skill release, but also mastering a new skill, Volt Attack.

"With my regional prestige and favorability, I figured I could at least get some gold coins by showing up at the Elite Four's place. 'Alright, Misty, let's head to the Onix Mountains right away!'"

Without further ado, they quickly grabbed their Pokémon, hoisted Misty onto their shoulders, and set off for the legendary training ground of Elite Four member Berserker.

"Oh no, I haven't changed out of my pajamas yet!"

With Misty dressed in her new clothes, Ash ran and jumped all the way to the Onix mountain range.

But they've come, so where exactly are the Four Heavenly Kings?

"Xiaoxia, where is Shiba's training ground?"

"How could I possibly know? The exact positions of the Four Heavenly Kings are not revealed on television."

Seeing Ash's dejected expression, Misty comforted him.

"Let's look around here. He must have come here to train in a place with Pokémon."

Just then, Ash and his friends suddenly heard a loud thud as someone fell to the ground.

They rushed over to check the situation and saw a muscular, shirtless man wrestling with an enormous rock snake.

The loud noise was the sound of him slamming the giant rock snake to the ground.

"This scene looks familiar! Isn't this something you always do, Ash?"

"Yes, he must be the Fighting Elite Four, Shiba." Ash stared at the man with burning eyes, never expecting that there was someone in the world who was so compatible with him.

"Who's there?" Shiba noticed that a stranger had arrived.

Ash and his friends emerged from the bushes and stood before Shiba.

"I'm sorry to interrupt your training. I'm Xiaoxia from Cerulean, and this is Xiaozhi from Pallet Town."

"We are currently preparing for the upcoming Indigo League, and Ash is also a fan of Fighting Pokémon and hopes to receive your guidance."

Shiba ignored Misty's words and stared intently into Ash's eyes.

At this moment, Xiaoxia quickly tugged at Xiaozhi's clothes.

"Didn't you ask for help in instructing Inferno Monkey? You should say a few nice things too."

But Ash didn't say anything; instead, he stared into Shiba's eyes just the same way.

[Ding! Shiba, one of the Four Heavenly Kings: Affection +4]

"Haha, interesting boy." Sensing the aura of kindred spirits emanating from Ash, Shiba waved happily at them.

"I was originally supposed to let you leave immediately, but since we've met, let's have a fight, young man."

"I couldn't ask for more!"

"This giant onyx is one I recently captured in the mountains. Young man, feel free to send out your opponent."

The giant onyx, which had been thrown to the ground, quickly got up at Shiba's command.

Ash then sent out his Primeape.

"Infernape is doing well. Has it learned Rage Punch?" Shiba's eyes lit up when he saw Infernape.

"Yes, I've already learned it."

"The more times a Pokémon is hit, the more powerful the move becomes."

"And Primeape can evolve into Forsaken after using Rage Punch 20 times."

"Abandoned Monkey?" Ash had always thought that Primeape was the final evolution, and when he tried to take out his Pokédex to check, he found that there was no information on it.

"Of course not, this is unpublished information. The Kanto Pokédex hasn't been updated yet." Shiba led Onix to the front of Primeape.

"Come on, boy, unleash your Fist of Fury on Onix!"

"Infernape, unleash a barrage of furious punches!"

Upon hearing Ash's command, Primeape quickly made two 9-1 gestures at the Onix in front of it before throwing a punch.

"Their attack power is pretty good, Onix, let's hold on and use Harden!"

Under the attack of Infernape, Onix gritted its teeth and stood upright like a pillar supporting the sky, becoming harder and harder. However, Infernape still managed to unleash a series of angry punches with its skillful technique.

Finally, the giant onyx let out a cry, shed tears, and collapsed.

[Ding! Fiery Monkey: Affection +2; Intimacy +2]

Sure enough, after the number of Furious Punches was used up, Infernape's body began to glow.

"Great! It really evolved!" Ash exclaimed excitedly as he watched his evolving Primeape.

The evolved Abandoned Monkey has darker hands, feet, and face, longer fur all over its body, and its hair flows upwards.

But he still had that same angry expression.