The energy was ultimately too much. Gengar was already at the peak of the veteran Elite Four level, and now with the massive influx of energy, it had exceeded his capacity.
Even after removing many impurities and stripping away a lot of unmixable energy, the remaining energy was still considerable.
At this moment, Mega Gengar's body was already swelling.
Mega Gengar's form was inherently capable of withstanding much more than Gengar's regular state, but now it had reached its limit.
"Jie jie!!!"
Mega Gengar gritted his teeth. If he opened his mouth now, a large amount of Ghost-type energy would escape.
At this time, the concentration of surrounding Ghost-type energy was rising as Gengar absorbed it, which could very likely attract a sneak attack from many Ghost-type Pokémon.
Aoki's other Pokémon had already surrounded him and Gengar.
Gengar compressed the energy again and again, but when he could compress no more and his body could hold no more, he enveloped all the energy and charged towards the Quasi-Champion threshold.
At this point, the advantage of Mega Evolution became apparent.
Mega Evolution allowed Gengar to experience Quasi-Champion strength prematurely, reducing the obstacles he faced during his breakthrough.
"Buzz—"
A muffled sound came from within Gengar's body, and then, in the virtual data display before Aoki's eyes, Gengar's various stats broke through their limits, soaring to a very high level.
Then, a large amount of black mist emerged from Mega Gengar, enveloping him.
Since the breakthrough was completed at this time, it meant that Gengar's capacity for energy had increased, allowing him to absorb more.
A large amount of energy, as if attracted by a magnet, drilled into the black mist from all angles and directions.
Aoki stood quietly beside Gengar.
Gengar was still in his Mega Evolved state, which was when he was most closely connected to his trainer's consciousness. Thus, Aoki could clearly feel the changes in Gengar's body and his gradually becoming excited spirit.
Level 75!
Gengar completed his breakthrough, reaching Level 75.
At this level, he could already be called a Quasi-Champion level Pokémon.
Unlike Quasi-Elite Four, the definition of the Quasi-Champion strength tier only has five levels, from Level 75 to Level 79, a total of five levels.
This tier is the limit that most geniuses can reach.
The Pokémon world has developed for who knows how many years. Since the emergence of trainers until now, how many geniuses have appeared?
They are like carp crossing a river, countless!
But just like a carp leaping over the dragon gate, no matter how talented, if they cannot cross that dragon gate, they will ultimately remain just carp, unable to become true dragons!
The current Quasi-Champion level represents the dragon gate, and a Pokémon's growth cannot stop.
It's like leaping over the dragon gate; if you don't advance, you retreat. If you don't work hard, you might never touch the Champion level in your entire life.
Why do many families in the Hoenn League believe Aoki has high talent and are willing to invest, but are unwilling to invest heavily or even go all-in?
It's because they have seen countless geniuses get stuck at this level.
And why is it said that Steven Stone's upper limit is the most obvious and his goal the clearest?
Because the Stone family, in order to boost Steven's strength, would certainly be willing to pour in massive resources, even if it meant piling them up, they would stack him up to the Champion level.
But as a commoner, Aoki didn't have that many resources, and those families couldn't accurately gauge whether Aoki could break through this major hurdle.
Of course, if Aoki was willing to join, they would be very happy, but they dared not risk a large amount of their entire family's resources on a gamble.
After all, not everyone is like Aoki, able to know their Pokémon's aptitude and potential.
Now, Aoki has one foot in this tier.
Next, he needs to accumulate a large amount of resources and energy to make a breakthrough to the Champion level in one fell swoop!
Fortunately, Diancie has already established the prototype of the Diamond Domain, and after some time, it will be able to provide Aoki with a continuous supply of diamonds, which will perfectly fill the massive resource consumption of the Quasi-Champion level.
Also, the Sky Team, after the dormancy of Team Magma and Team Aqua, has become one of the top underground forces in the Hoenn region. Now, Adams is letting Aoki integrate Hoenn's underground forces, which might even lead to further possibilities...
Gengar's improvement continued.
A large amount of energy made his improvement speed like a bamboo splitting.
Level 76!
This was his normal state reaching Level 76, and with Mega Evolution, he was already close to touching the peak of the Quasi-Champion level.
Gengar's aura grew stronger and stronger, but it gave Aoki a feeling that his foundation was gradually becoming unstable.
He had absorbed too much energy that didn't belong to him!
Level 77!
Another level up!
Aoki's expression turned a little ugly, and his voice echoed in Gengar's mind.
"Gengar! Stop absorbing! Even if it wastes energy, you cannot absorb any more, or it will cause irreversible damage to you!" Aoki shouted sternly.
It was like a bell, producing a deafening sound that instantly woke up Gengar, who was immersed in the rapid increase of his strength.
When Gengar noticed the state of his body at this moment, he also knew that what Aoki said was not false, and he frantically tried to cut off the absorption and fusion of energy.
But this energy was like a persistent disease, impossible to dispel.
"Compress! If you can't cut it off, then compress it! Compress with all your might!" Aoki roared again.
Gengar immediately controlled his own energy, frantically compressing the external energy.
Level 78!!
Aoki's forehead was already sweating at this time, because in his data display, Gengar's original blue aptitude was gradually fading.
In Aoki's scan, Gengar's aptitude was already switching back and forth between blue and light blue.
If Gengar allowed his aptitude to drop to light blue, his foundation would truly be destroyed, and breaking through to the Champion level would become almost impossible!
Neither Aoki nor Gengar had expected these three Gengar to have so much energy.
In fact, Aoki had underestimated these three Gengar. They had been fused and living and moving in the Dragon's Mausoleum for an unknown amount of time, absorbing massive amounts of energy. The reason their levels remained at 70 was simply because the energy within them was too chaotic. Now that Gengar had extracted the impurities, the remaining energy was absolutely terrifying.
Without those impurities, the true level of those three Gengar should have been 74, the peak of veteran Elite Four.
The energy of three veteran Elite Four peaks being poured into one body, not being burst open, was already due to Giratina's energy being tough enough.
"Attack! Gengar! Attack, and release all the excess energy!" Aoki shouted again.
Since there was too much energy, then release it all!
"Boom!!! Boom!!! Boom!!!"
...
Gengar frantically threw Shadow Balls around, causing a series of explosions.
Fortunately, Gengar's Shadow Ball skill was well-practiced, and the energy consumption from throwing them gradually gained the upper hand, expending all the excess energy in his body.
Although it caused massive damage to the terrain of the Dragon's Mausoleum, it was unavoidable.
Level 77!
His level returned to 77, and gradually stabilized.
Along with it, Gengar's aptitude also gradually stabilized at blue aptitude, and the frequency and amplitude of its fluctuations also became smaller and weaker.
Finally, it stablized at blue aptitude.