After seeing Shi Heng off, Oliver and Mu Xue found themselves sitting in the villa's living room—staring at each other.
Oliver touched his face.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?"
Mu Xue crossed her arms, examining him from head to toe.
"You awakened that so-called Power of Will too?"
"I've heard Shi Heng talk about it before. Worldwide, there aren't even five humans who've successfully awakened it."
"And you just… listened once and succeeded?"
Oliver waved his hand modestly.
"Pure luck. Not worth mentioning."
Mu Xue stared at him.
"An eighteen-year-old who has already trained Gym-level Pokémon, published multiple world-impacting research papers, and awakened the so-called ultimate martial essence after hearing it once—"
"If that's 'not worth mentioning,' then no one in this world is worth mentioning."
She didn't say the rest aloud—
But she was increasingly convinced that the mysterious creator of those top-tier energy blocks was Oliver himself.
Given everything he had accomplished, how could he possibly just be someone's "agent"?
That legendary Breeding Master was likely him.
Oliver leaned back with a "go on, keep praising me" expression, though he said,
"Really, I'm only a tiny bit stronger than ordinary people. Just… a billionth bit."
Mu Xue rolled her eyes.
"Look at you."
Then Oliver asked,
"If I remember correctly, the Heavenly King Challenge is around the start of the next semester, right? Are you confident?"
Mu Xue shook her head.
"Thanks to your top-tier energy blocks, my main team made small breakthroughs."
"But compared to Shi Heng and Yi Yunfei, there's still a gap."
"They've held their Heavenly King positions for nearly twenty years."
"Overtaking them won't be easy."
Oliver nodded silently.
A plan was already forming in his mind.
He changed the topic.
"I'll need to head out again in a few days."
"The Fighting-Type Tournament."
"I'll be counting on you again."
Mu Xue sighed.
"Good thing we cleaned up the Genesis remnants recently."
"With how often you run around, you'd attract endless trouble otherwise."
She glanced at him.
"Fine. Maybe I owed you in a past life. Let me know when you're leaving."
Oliver grinned.
"Don't worry. In a while, I'll give you something."
"Maybe it'll push your Heavenly King ranking even higher."
Before she could ask what he meant—
He slipped out the door.
Mu Xue was left alone, frowning thoughtfully.
At her level, even the slightest improvement was extraordinarily difficult.
What could possibly help her advance further?
New Training Plan
Back home, Oliver immediately began drafting a new training schedule for Kubfu.
The upcoming Fighting-Type Tournament would be nothing like the Southwest High School Tournament.
The system reward scaled with final placement.
With Kubfu's current strength—
Winning the Youth Division would be extremely difficult.
"After activating Will Power, Kubfu can briefly reach Senior-tier strength…"
"But that's not enough."
"Before departure, he must at least break through to Advanced Mid Stage."
Kubfu, standing nearby, tightened his fists.
His aura pulsed faintly—
Firm.
Unyielding.
Mount Hua was approaching.
And this time—
They were not going just to participate.
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