Inner Region

"Oh right, there's something I need to check."

Wang Shóu loaded up the Item Store section and casually scrolled through the list for a few minutes.

"Ah, found it."

[Light Ball]

[Effect: Doubles Pikachu's Attack and Special Attack. Also applies to other evolution stages of Pikachu.]

[BP Cost: 30,000]

"Hmm, the effect seems different from what I remember. It should only apply to Pikachu, but why Pichu and Raichu too?..."

Muttering to himself, Wang Shóu merely shook his head.

"Well, no matter. It's still beneficial for me, anyway." Then Wang Shóu looked at the BP cost, and he nearly gasped in pain.

"Damn it...30,000 BP?! I might as well go fight a Titled Douluo!"

Though, he would definitely get beaten into slag and then die, with his physical body and soul annihilated for "courting death."

After rubbing his forehead, Wang Shóu finally sighed.

"Oh well. It is still worth it if it doubles Pikachu's combat effectiveness."

Besides Charizard, Pikachu is his strongest form that can fight on par with spirit beasts of 20,000 years old.

Which is really impressive, considering that Pikachu is only 12,500 years old, and has a low BST among all other Pokémon.

But sooner or later, Pikachu will gradually fall behind as Wang Shóu's Pokémon forms become more and more powerful.

Until Pikachu becomes obsolete or, even worse, a hindrance.

This wouldn't be a problem if he could break through his race's upper limit, like Ash's Pikachu or Red's Pikachu.

But unfortunately, his Pikachu form and all his other Pokémon forms are based on the Pokémon game, rather than reality. So, naturally, it is impossible.

So, to avoid the situation of Pikachu being left behind, the Light Ball, an exclusive item for Pikachu, is extremely important.

With the Light Ball, Pikachu's 55 Attack and 50 Sp. Attack are directly doubled! (It would be 80 Attack and 75 Sp. Attack, since Wang Shóu's form is actually Partner Pikachu with 420 BST.)

"So, in the inner region of Great Star Dou Forest, I'm definitely going to have to fight a lot of spirit beasts..."

Whispering to himself, Wang Shóu's sensitive ears suddenly picked up faint sounds of two creatures walking toward the cave.

"Oh? Are they back already?"

Showing a surprised expression, Wang Shóu checked the System's radar just in case, and his body relaxed after seeing it was friendly companions.

What walked into the cave was a huge black bear and another huge spider, carrying fruits and fish.

"Hey, Xiong Yong and Zhuzhu," Wang Shóu said, casually greeting them.

"Roar!" (Big brother Lei Feng! You're awake!)

"Screech!" (You're awake, big brother Lei Feng!)

Xiong Yong and Zhuzhu showed expressions of surprise, but their faces soon turned to joy.

"Yes. It's good to see that you are fine as well."

Zhuzhu suddenly realized that Wang Shóu was speaking in a different language.

"Screech!" (Big brother Lei Feng, you can suddenly speak!)

"Ah, about that..." Wang Shóu was about to explain when Xiong Yong suddenly interrupted him.

"Roar!" (Oh, that means big brother Lei Feng has officially reached 10,000 years old!)

Xiong Yong spoke, seemingly not surprised that Wang Shóu could speak. Zhuzhu also showed the same expression.

It seems spirit beasts are aware of the situation of speaking Spirit language when reaching 10,000 years old. But that's fine for him; at least he doesn't need to explain.

"Roar?" (But it is amazing how big brother Lei Feng suddenly progressed so fast. Is this the talent of Pokémon?)

After saying that, Xiong Yong sighed, seemingly envious of Wang Shóu.

"..."

Wang Shóu had a weird expression on his face after hearing Xiong Yong's comment.

Xiong Yong, you are the least qualified one to talk about talent! Even I'm envious of your talent!

Tactfully ignoring what Xiong Yong said, Wang Shóu looked at Zhuzhu.

"So, I assume you guys are healing fine?"

Zhuzhu nodded, her spider eyes showing cuteness.

"Screech!" (Yep, I have fully recovered, and Xiong Yong has almost fully recovered too!)

However, Zhuzhu suddenly remembered something, and her eyes drooped, becoming sad.

"Screech..." (But Big brother Wang Shóu...)

Xiong Yong and Zhuzhu suddenly fell into a state of silence, their faces extremely somber and sad.

Watching Xiong Yong and Zhuzhu turn into an emo state, Wang Shóu was speechless, inwardly rolling his eyes.

'I'm still here, you know?'

But Wang Shóu naturally knew that Xiong Yong and Zhuzhu were not aware that he controlled all of his Pokémon forms as one person. But he doesn't intend to tell them in the future.

There are things that Xiong Yong and Zhuzhu can know, but there are things that people must absolutely not know.

Though for now, he can reveal a few things to Xiong Yong and Zhuzhu.

"Don't worry about Wang Shóu. He is in the upper region, along with several other Pokémon."

That's right, Wang Shóu doesn't intend to keep all his Pokémon forms a secret. In the future, it would be hard to explain where they came from. So it's best to establish their existence now.

"Roar?!" (Really, big brother Lei Feng? Boss Wang Shóu is alive?!)

"Screech!" (Big brother Wang Shóu is alive!)

Xiong Yong and Zhuzhu showed faces of overjoy when they heard Wang Shóu was actually alive.

"Mhm. Also, you guys will meet new Pokémon who will be our companions soon."

"So, eat and rest, and after I recover, we will meet them in the upper region."

"Screech!" "Roar!" (Yes, big brother Lei Feng!)

Xiong Yong and Zhuzhu nodded like obedient children and quickly began to gobble up the fish and fruits on the ground.

Wang Shóu's face quickly turned into a scowl.

Hey, at least leave some food for me!

So, Wang Shóu quickly joined the fray in a competition to get food.

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"Looks like a night's rest is enough to fully recover."

Wang Shóu patted his body, which had completely recovered as if it was reborn anew. "No matter how many times I witness it, Pokémon's body is really awesome..."

Then he looked at Xiong Yong and Zhuzhu. "Are you guys ready to go?"

Xiong Yong and Zhuzhu quickly nodded.

"Screech!" "Roar!" (Yes, we're all ready to go!)

"Good, then let's leave." Nodding at them, Wang Shóu proceeded to walk toward the exit of the cave.

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Soon, a few hours later, he, along with Xiong Yong and Zhuzhu, finally stepped into the inner region.

'Seems like I have entered the inner region...'

Glancing around, he could feel that the air seemed fresher and that there was more energy condensed in the nearby grass. The quality was completely different from the middle region.

'Now that we've entered the inner region, I should release them.'

Then he mentally moved his mind. Soon, a hundred meters away, a yellow mouse, pink creature, large bird, floating fish, and a small green creature suddenly appeared into existence.

'Good. All of my Pokémon forms are out now.'

However, Wang Shóu soon began to have a faint headache. Rubbing his forehead, he quietly muttered.

"Hmm...seems like controlling six existences at once is a bit hard on my mind..."

But soon, his headache quietly disappeared. Wang Shóu was not surprised by this. After a while, he had already quickly gotten used to controlling six forms.

'Now let's meet up quickly.'

He then controlled the five Pokémon forms with his mind, to quickly move away from his location until they were deep enough in the inner region.

"Screech?" (Are we there yet?)

Wang Shóu looked back and smiled at Zhuzhu.

"Be patient. Soon, we will see Wang Shóu and other Pokémon too."

"Screech." (Ok, big brother Lei Feng.)

Nodding obediently, Zhuzhu soon turned to talk to Xiong Yong.

"Screech!" (I wonder what the new Pokémon would look like!)

"Roar!" (Me too! I just hope that they are powerful!)

Xiong Yong said, with excitement in his tone.

"Roar!" (I bet they will look like a fierce, powerful creature, like big brother Lei Feng!)

"Screech!" (No, I think they will look like a cute creature but are secretly powerful, like big brother Wang Shóu!)

Wang Shóu smiled, hearing Xiong Yong and Zhuzhu discuss, wondering what their new Pokémon companions would look like.

Soon, after another hour, they reached the destination that Wang Shóu had chosen to settle in.

Walking toward their destination, they could vaguely see a yellow mouse surrounded by other creatures.

"Roar!" "Screech!" (Big brother Wang Shóu!)

Xiong Yong and Zhuzhu suddenly became excited and rushed toward Wang Shóu.

Wang Shóu, in his Pikachu form, smiled upon seeing them.

"It is good to see you both!"

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A/N: I want to apologize for not updating in the past week. I caught a cold, and became sick as the result. So, forgive me for not having the energy to update chapters. Now I have recover and is in much better condition. However, I had just got back to school, and depending on my schedule, I may not have much time to update. So, I apologize for that. I hope you enjoy this chapter.