After confirming Larvitar's moves and skills, Lin Xia grew increasingly curious about its Abilities.
After all, Abilities were a massive boost for Pokémon. Every Pokémon possessed its own innate Ability.
Larvitar had two possible Abilities. One was Guts—if it entered an abnormal status condition, its Attack would grow even stronger.
The other was its Hidden Ability, Sand Veil—under sandstorm conditions, its evasion would increase. Translated into Douluo terms, that would mean becoming far more agile and elusive.
However, under the current circumstances, Lin Xia had no way to test either of these Abilities, so he could only give up helplessly.
Lin Xia abandoned the idea of further studying Larvitar's existing Abilities. Yet this thought, like a stone tossed into a calm lake, sent ripples across the surface—ripples that soon turned into a stormy sea in his mind.
A mental shackle that had bound him to the Pokémon worldview for so long suddenly snapped with a sharp crack!
"Wait! I've been an idiot!"
Lin Xia slapped his forehead hard, his eyes widening as if he were seeing this world clearly for the first time.
"I've freaking transmigrated! This is Douluo Continent! My Martial Soul is a living Larvitar, that's true, but the rules of this world aren't the Pokémon rules at all!"
"Why do I have to rigidly follow the Abilities and moves listed in the Pokédex? Why can't I… be bolder? Let my thinking go completely wild?"
This thought spread like a prairie fire, instantly igniting all of Lin Xia's ideas.
He abruptly lowered his head, his blazing gaze locking onto Larvitar, which was patting its little belly with its short claws, savoring the taste of the ore with a satisfied expression.
"Obtaining Soul Rings… Soul Skills…"
Lin Xia muttered to himself. His heart began pounding uncontrollably, each beat like a heavy hammer striking his chest.
"What if… what if, when I hunt Soul Beasts to obtain Soul Rings, I deliberately choose specific species and attributes… could I use the effects of Soul Skills to simulate or even directly grant Pokémon-like Abilities to Larvitar?"
This thought was like a bolt of lightning tearing through the fog of his mind, instantly illuminating a brand-new path filled with nearly infinite possibilities!
"Abilities! Pokémon Abilities!"
Lin Xia was so excited he nearly jumped up, his breathing growing rapid.
"These aren't moves! They don't need to be actively released—most of them are passive effects! Simple, brutal, and once stacked together…"
His brain began operating at unprecedented speed as countless top-tier Ability combinations flashed wildly through his thoughts.
Sand Stream: Automatically summons a sandstorm upon entering battle! Just imagine Tyranitar appearing as the world darkens, sand and stone raging everywhere!
Sand Veil: Increased evasion during a sandstorm! Isn't that the ultimate Douluo-level footwork—ghostlike and impossible to pin down?
Sand Rush: Speed doubled in a sandstorm! A colossal monster moving like a phantom within the storm—who could keep up?
Sand Force: Boosts the power of Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves during a sandstorm!
Regenerator: Restores part of Soul Power or injuries when recalled into the Soul space! Endless battlefield endurance!
Rough Skin: Opponents who make contact take recoil damage! Let melee enemies pay the price just for touching you!
Levitate: Immunity to Ground-type attacks! It could even let Tyranitar fly! (Groudon wants a word!)
"Sand Stream + Sand Veil + Sand Rush + Sand Force + Regenerator + Rough Skin + Levitate…"
Just arranging these names together was enough to send chills down Lin Xia's scalp as a terrifying image formed before his eyes.
He seemed to see the distant future, where his Martial Soul had evolved into its ultimate form—
The Desert Tyrant: Tyranitar!
No longer a king crawling upon the earth, but…
A body as massive as a mountain, encased in a savage armor resembling solidified molten lava, calmly hovering in midair, completely defying gravity!
Its enormous frame blotted out the sun, casting a suffocating shadow over the land below.
An unprecedented super sandstorm roared around it, yet could not shake it in the slightest.
This was no ordinary storm. It was a cataclysm laced with razor-sharp stone fragments, saturated with violent Soul energy capable of tearing space apart—an ultimate natural disaster that could grind steel to dust and obscure the stars themselves!
Yellow sands filled the heavens, blotting out the sky and transforming the entire battlefield into an absolute domain of death!
As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but endless spirals of destruction.
And within this sandstorm hell that it alone ruled, Tyranitar—despite its massive size, which should have made it sluggish—moved as if it were part of the storm itself, unbelievably agile.
"…Hiss…!"
Lin Xia sucked in a sharp breath of icy air. Just imagining it made goosebumps erupt all over his body, a powerful tingling sensation shooting straight to the top of his head!
The corners of his mouth twisted upward wildly, completely out of control, revealing a row of stark white teeth. His grin nearly split his face from ear to ear.
That smile was filled with extreme excitement!
"As for Soul Skills? Conventional Soul Skills?"
Lin Xia was trembling slightly from excitement. He shook his head forcefully, as if dismissing the notion as an utterly ridiculous joke.
"Who even cares about those anymore? Are Pokémon moves not numerous enough? Or not strong enough?"
"As long as Larvitar steadily awakens its moves step by step, how could it ever lack skills to use?"
"Moreover, the moves Larvitar awakens on its own are the ones most perfectly suited to it—its true innate skills, with the greatest potential and the most terrifying power! As long as it keeps training, keeps developing, and keeps growing and evolving, the growth ceiling of these moves is practically limitless!"
Lin Xia's eyes burned with blazing intensity.
"Then add in the 'Abilities' granted by Soul Rings as super-multiplying amplifiers… this combination is simply flawless!"
"So flawless that all those so-called 'Soul Skill combination theories' pale in comparison! They're nothing but divine-tier equipment plug-ins tailor-made for Larvitar!"
"Now there's only one thing left to verify—my hypothesis: whether this idea of 'granting Abilities' through specific Soul Rings and Soul Skills can or cannot, work under the rules of the Douluo Continent!"
Lin Xia's fist clenched unconsciously, mineral dust trickling down from between his fingers.
He looked at the still-young Larvitar, which was innocently sticking out its small tongue to lick the mineral crumbs from its claws. What burned in Lin Xia's eyes was an incomparably firm belief and anticipation.
"Just wait, Larvitar!"
Lin Xia cast his gaze toward the depths of the continent, as if he were already seeing the legendary, mineral-rich veins of Gengxin City.
"Eat your fill. Grow stronger! Once we find enough food—once my Soul Power… breaks through to Level 10!"
"That will be the moment miracles are born!"
And the clueless Larvitar on the ground seemed to sense Lin Xia's excitement and determination. It let out a spirited "Larvi!" and waved its short little claws excitedly!