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Chapter 176: A Martial Artist Never Takes Shortcuts · Nov 09, 2026

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151 Chapter 151: The Well-Behaved Little Emma 2026-11-09
152 Chapter 152: Sending Them to Feed the Fish 2026-11-09
153 Chapter 153: Crossing Hands with an Elite Four Member 2026-11-09
154 Chapter 154: 3 vs 1 — A Righteous Beatdown 2026-11-09
155 Chapter 155: Malva’s Crushing Defeat 2026-11-09
156 Chapter 156: This Leverage Is Mine for Life 2026-11-09
157 Chapter 157: A Temporary Farewell with Diantha 2026-11-09
158 Chapter 158: Lysandre: He Understands Me! 2026-11-09
159 Chapter 159: Hulbury Stadium Without Nessa 2026-11-09
160 Chapter 160: Corviknight Flying Taxi 2026-11-09
161 Chapter 161: Who Is Stronger, Leon or Sora? 2026-11-09
162 Chapter 162: Calyrex’s Unique Ability 2026-11-09
163 Chapter 163: He Was Almost Torn Apart by Five Horses 2026-11-09
164 Chapter 164: Ogerpon: Wow, What a Huge Head 2026-11-09
165 Chapter 165: What Did Korrina Miss? 2026-11-09
166 Chapter 166: Level 95 2026-11-09
167 Chapter 167: Glastrier’s Favorite Food 2026-11-09
168 Chapter 168: Without Frost Carrots, How Am I Supposed to Live? 2026-11-09
169 Chapter 169: Crafting the Reins of Unity 2026-11-09
170 Chapter 170: Calyrex, Mounted Upon the White Steed 2026-11-09
171 Chapter 171: Capturing Calyrex 2026-11-09
172 Chapter 172: The Giants Slumbering Beneath the Temple 2026-11-09
173 Chapter 173: Women Only Slow Down My Pokémon-Catching Speed 2026-11-09
174 Chapter 174: A New Definition of Levels 2026-11-09
175 Chapter 175: Setting Out for the Crown Shrine 2026-11-09
176 Chapter 176: A Martial Artist Never Takes Shortcuts 2026-11-09
177 Chapter 177: The Rock Peak Ruins 2026-11-09
178 Chapter 178: Ogerpon vs. Regirock 2026-11-09
179 Chapter 179: Regice and Registeel 2026-11-09
180 Chapter 180: The Split-Decision Ruins, the New Titans 2026-11-09
181 Chapter 181: Sora: Let Me See What You’re Really Made Of 2026-11-09
182 Chapter 182: The True Nature of Calyrex’s Power 2026-11-09
183 Chapter 183: The Possibility of a Supreme Calyrex 2026-11-09
184 Chapter 184: Could We Become Kings Too? 2026-11-09
185 Chapter 185: A New Disciple — Emma 2026-11-09
186 Chapter 186: Cynthia Arrives 2026-11-09
187 Chapter 187: The Despicable Galarian Royal Family 2026-11-09
188 Chapter 188: Sora vs. Cynthia 2026-11-09
189 Chapter 189: Flint... What a Rough Life 2026-11-09
190 Chapter 190: Sonia 2026-11-09
191 Chapter 191: Less Than Half a Year? Isn’t That a Bit Ridiculous? 2026-11-09
192 Chapter 192: The Dynamax Band 2026-11-09
193 Chapter 193: The True Nature of Dynamax 2026-11-09
194 Chapter 194: How to Borrow Eternatus’s Power 2026-11-09
195 Chapter 195: The Possibility of Absorbing Dynamax Energy 2026-11-09
196 Chapter 196: The Unwanted Scorbunny 2026-11-09
197 Chapter 197: This Kid Was Clever From a Young Age 2026-11-09
198 Chapter 198: The Wooloo Spirit and Gloria 2026-11-09
199 Chapter 199: This Girl Is Terrifying—She Must Not Be Allowed to Grow! 2026-11-09
200 Chapter 200: You’re Excellent, But You Aren’t the One 2026-11-09

Chapter 176: Chapter 176: A Martial Artist Never Takes Shortcuts

Calyrex had actually suggested using His psychic powers to teleport everyone directly to the destination.

Sora refused.

They were Trainers.

Reaching the destination was certainly important...

But so was everything they experienced along the way.

Otherwise...

Wouldn’t they just end up like the younger Gary Oak, traveling around in a sports car with a squad of cheerleaders?

How could that possibly provide proper training for Victini and the others?

Crunch... Crunch...

”Come on, Lucario!”

”We can’t hold Master back!”

Behind Volcanion...

Two figures struggled forward through knee-deep snow.

It was none other than Korrina and Lucario.

Trainer and Pokémon alike reveled in this harsh training amidst the freezing wilderness.

To them...

It felt almost spiritually uplifting.

A true martial artist should be like this!

Challenge nature itself.

Even if countless hardships lay ahead...

Never yield.

”Are... are they really okay?”

Emma was utterly dumbfounded by Korrina’s determination.

According to Sora’s classification of humans...

She herself belonged squarely to the first category—

Someone with slightly stronger vitality than average, but otherwise an ordinary person.

In her eyes...

Korrina was practically a superhero.

Just seeing her spar head-on with Lucario had already seemed unbelievable.

Are you sure you’re human...?

Not some humanoid Pokémon?

And now...

Things had become even more absurd.

Korrina wore only standard cold-weather gear...

Yet casually marched through the blizzard.

If it were Emma...

She felt she’d have frozen to death long ago.

”Ahem.”

Sora chuckled.

”Don’t mind her.”

”Korrina’s always been like this.”

”...Always?”

Emma blinked.

”Isn’t that a little ridiculous?”

With no other choice...

Sora explained to her the classifications of the three types of ”superhumans.”

The more she listened...

The more astonished she became.

”I can’t believe...”

”So humans like that actually exist.”

After thinking for a while, Emma quietly said,

”It seems...”

”The closer humans are to nature...”

”The closer they become to Pokémon.”

Emma had grown up in a modern city.

Naturally...

Her physique wasn’t much different from an ordinary person’s.

Korrina, however...

Despite technically belonging to the first category...

She had been constantly injured throughout her training.

Her remarkable vitality continuously repaired her body...

Gradually pushing her further and further beyond ordinary human limits.

Sora had a feeling...

If Korrina continued like this...

She might eventually break through the limits of the first category...

Becoming something akin to a Super Kalosian.

Or rather...

Humans from any region could potentially reach such a state.

Even Emma...

She was still young.

As long as she spent more time living alongside nature...

She too could become stronger.

”Your guess is correct.”

Sora nodded.

”There’s actually another factor.”

”Frequent interaction with Pokémon...”

”Can also awaken special traits hidden within humans.”

That explained why Trainers could survive being hit by all kinds of Pokémon attacks...

Yet still jump right back up afterward.

Psychics and Superhumans weren’t the only exceptions.

Rather...

Every human in the Pokémon world possessed similar potential.

Modern civilization had simply distanced them from nature...

Causing that wild instinct to gradually fade away.

According to information Sora had gathered online...

In the present era...

True Superhumans had become exceedingly rare.

Even people capable of awakening those hidden traits were few and far between.

Especially in massive modern cities...

With populations reaching hundreds of thousands...

Or even millions.

There...

Superhumans had become little more than urban legends.

Yes.

From the perspective of ordinary people...

Sora and Korrina were practically supernatural phenomena.

One more thing.

Every resident of Freezington qualified.

Modern city folk simply had no idea...

How terrifying people raised close to nature could become.

”Rooo~!”

Leading the group...

Aurorus bounded joyfully through the snow.

The environment of the Crown Tundra suited it perfectly.

Like a fish returning to water...

It had become the expedition’s primary scout.

Its sapphire-blue eyes sparkled as it searched for nearby Pokémon.

Every so often...

It would excitedly dig something out of the snow...

Then proudly carry it back to Sora for inspection.

Sora could only smile helplessly...

And indulge the little one’s enthusiasm.

The Crown Tundra was unimaginably vast.

The group searched its frozen wilderness for several days.

Along the way...

They encountered danger numerous times.

Some threats came from nature itself.

Others appeared suddenly in the form of wild Pokémon.

Fortunately...

Sora’s team possessed overwhelming strength.

Every challenge ended safely.

During the journey...

Victini successfully reached Level 78.

One step closer...

To the monumental threshold of Level 80.

Meanwhile...

Korrina and Aurorus defeated many wild Pokémon that challenged them.

Korrina accumulated valuable experience fighting Ice-types.

Aurorus, on the other hand...

Continually stimulated the energy Victini had infused into it...

Growing stronger at an astonishing pace.

Sora certainly hadn’t neglected his disciple either.

Since he’d accepted Korrina as his student...

Naturally he had intended to help her improve.

Originally...

He had planned to let Victini give Korrina’s Pokémon a substantial boost.

However...

Korrina refused.

”Victini belongs to Master.”

”Your infinite energy is your own strength.”

”I don’t want to take advantage of that.”

Lucario shared the same opinion.

It didn’t want Victini forcibly raising its level.

That would merely be borrowed power.

If Lucario’s level increased...

While Korrina’s ability as a Trainer failed to keep pace...

It would only damage the harmony between them.

Much like in the anime...

Where Charizard evolved too quickly...

Eventually looking down on Ash.

Such a thing would leave emotional scars.

A true martial artist...

Never takes shortcuts!

Seeing how firm Korrina’s resolve was...

Sora could only compromise.

Instead...

He asked Victini to carefully regulate her power...

Keeping Korrina and her Pokémon in a constant state of heightened vitality.

That allowed them to train for far longer each day.

They still earned every bit of progress through sweat and effort.

Korrina and Lucario treated it as nothing more than an energy drink.

That...

They could accept.

”I really don’t understand...”

Sora realized...

His understanding of Trainers and Pokémon was still rather superficial.

Perhaps...

This all came down to the heart.

If the Pokémon accepted it...

Then there was no problem.

The same applied to Sora himself.

He could wholeheartedly devote himself to becoming stronger...

Because he believed he’d earned every bit of that strength.

His Pokémon also acknowledged the support he provided.

Likewise...

Sora believed he had fulfilled his responsibilities as their Trainer.

Only when both sides’ hearts were truly synchronized...

Could they continue growing together.

Being a Trainer...

Really is profound.

I still have so much to learn.

Thinking that...

After days of traversing the frozen wilderness...

Sora and his companions finally arrived...

At the destination of their journey.

The Crown Shrine.

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