He knows Pokémon better than me.

Suddenly, everyone around felt that the sky had darkened considerably in an instant.

Ash looked up and noticed that the sky was inexplicably covered by dark clouds, but it didn't seem like it was going to rain.
"Hmm, this feeling?"

"Pickup?"

The man and the mouse exchanged a glance instinctively, a strange sense of familiarity washing over them.

The next moment, Ash's expression changed drastically, and a thick black lightning bolt suddenly struck down from the dark clouds in the sky, aimed directly at the Snowstorm Horse!
Sizzle! Boom!

The black lightning seemed to possess its own consciousness, forming a massive pillar of lightning that connected heaven and earth.

"It was a strange lightning strike from Tianguan Mountain!"

Zhu Bei also realized that this was the culprit that had driven the kings of various regions into a rage.

Looking closely at the dark clouds, one could indeed see that they seemed to be connected to the energy vortex above Tianguan Mountain in the distance.

Hit head-on by lightning
Xiao Zhi swallowed hard and looked ahead.

As the black lightning dissipated, the Snowstorm Horse seemed to be recharged and stood up again, all its fatigue gone.

Not only that, his body was now covered in a layer of golden armor, which was dazzling and eye-catching, and his eyes under the ice mask were filled with a fierce and ruthless red light.

"It's become just like the Mantis Splitter and Miss Skirt!"

Ash was startled; the king had completely transformed into a berserk force.

With the golden light enhancing it, its aura even surpassed that of the Spirit Nether Horse. Even the latter was forced back a few steps by the even denser cold mist released by the Snowstorm Horse.

"Misfortunes never come singly!!"

This time, the purple ghost fire released by the Spirit Horse did not expand again, and it seemed that the black lightning strike had also lifted the Snowstorm Horse's burn status.

The Snowstorm Horse conjured ice spikes out of thin air, and this time both their size and number were increased.

Whoosh! Whoosh!
With a thought, it unleashed a barrage of ice spikes, piercing and shattering all the will-o'-the-wisps.

"Use high-speed movement to dodge!"

The Spirit Horse could only use its agile movements to gallop and dodge.

boom! boom! boom!
This time, even the electric net that Pikachu threw out was punctured, which made the latter so angry that it jumped three feet high. It could only condense its steel tail and keep lashing out, shattering all the ice spikes that were shot at the crowd.

"This electric mouse is amazing!!"

"Is Pikachu inferior to the common Pokémon found everywhere on the street?"

Team Pearl stared in disbelief. Pikachu, practically at the bottom of the food chain in the Green Region, was this incredibly powerful?!

On the other side, clad in golden armor, Snowstorm Horse felt its power surging forth continuously.

It felt even better than when I fought alongside the Queen of the Ridge.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

With a thought, countless ice spikes materialized out of thin air and shot out like a dense barrage of homing missiles.

The Spirit Horse pushed its speed to the limit, transforming into a blackish-purple streak that was difficult to detect with the naked eye. Its body seemed to have a long tail trailing behind it, and sharp ice spikes were aimed at its rear.

Xiao Zhi remained calm and composed, having already devised a solution:

"Run straight up to the Snowstorm Horse!"

The Spirit Horse instantly understood, and this time it galloped towards the Snowstorm Horse, with the ice spikes following closely behind.

However, the Ice Spike is not like Lucario's Aura Sphere, which has a 100% lock-on effect. If the Ice Spike wants to change its trajectory, it will be half a beat too late.

As the spirit horse reached its maximum distance, it leaped up and shifted its position.

Snowstorm Horse also had to condense the same number of ice spikes to shatter and neutralize all the ice spikes that were difficult to turn around in front of it.

Bang bang bang!
His body suddenly exploded, scattering countless ice shards.

The Spirit Horse had already landed in front of Xiao Zhi. After pondering for a moment, it suddenly turned its head and let out a low growl towards the latter:

"Whoa!!"

Xiao Zhi was stunned, not quite able to react.

Is this an invitation for me to ride it? Although I've ridden it many times before, at this moment, the Spirit Horse seems to be inviting me to ride it and fight alongside it.

This is the first time!

"Then I'm coming up!"

Ash naturally didn't refuse, and with an excited look on his face, he flipped over and straddled the back of the Spirit Horse.

The sight of the man and horse getting along so well only fueled the fury of the snowstorm horse in the golden light. Not only did it obey human commands, but it also allowed the human to ride on its back?!

"Whoa!!"

The Snowstorm Horse let out a furious neigh, completely abandoning its glory!

"Whoa!!"

However, Lingyouma responded with a defiant neigh, proving that the Five-Crown King was by no means much weaker than the Lace Crown King.

"Uh, they're six-time champions!"

Just as Xiao Zhi opened his mouth to explain, a huge and sharp ice spike shot through the sky, its power enough to pierce even a thick mountain!
Icicle crash!

He immediately gripped the mane and commanded:

"High-speed movement, then Shadow Ball!"

The Spirit Horse darted out instantly, circling the Snowstorm Horse at high speed, while shadow orbs continuously condensed around its mouth and shot out from all directions.

However, the Snowstorm Horse's eyes gleamed fiercely red as it deliberately took a hit from a Shadow Ball, then countered by creating massive ice boulders in mid-air.

Boom! !

The subsequent avalanche was twice as powerful and large, not only shattering all the Shadow Spheres but also completely burying the Spirit Horse's form.

"Ash!!"

In a moment of desperation, Pearl even called out Ash's original name. Just as it was about to step forward, Pikachu blocked its way with its tail raised.

"Pica~"

Don't underestimate its trainer; it's just a little white horse.

Sure enough, the next moment, Spirithorn and Ash appeared out of thin air from behind Avalanche. They had used the move Spirit Sneak to hide in another dimension and avoid Avalanche.

In an instant, they closed the distance to the blizzard and found an excellent position to attack!

"good chance!"

Zhu Bei was overjoyed. Using the True Qi Bullet at such close range should be able to cause serious injury!

To everyone's astonishment, Lingyouma did not unleash any attacks.

Instead, it was Xiaozhi on horseback who suddenly leaped up and pounced on the Snowstorm Horse's back like an arrow.

"Whoa?!"

Before the Snowstorm Horse could react, it felt an immense pressure. Its neck was instantly gripped tightly by an indescribable force, making it difficult to breathe.

As a wild horse, it instinctively began to arch its back and riot, attempting to throw Ash off.

"Hehe, let's try this trick!"

However, Ash grinned and suddenly shifted his strength, grabbing Snowball's neck and pressing down sharply to the side.

An indescribable force made it difficult for the Snowstorm Horse to maintain its stance for a moment.

Snapped! !

Ash flipped the three-meter-tall giant horse over, sending it crashing heavily to the ground with a loud bang.

This scene left Xi Cuiren, who was always proud of his physical strength, dumbfounded.

How did the trainer suddenly start taking over the battle?!
"Whoa!!"

Only the spirit horse let out a joyful, high-pitched neigh, as if it had returned to the past—

As everyone knows, when fighting alongside its master, it's merely a mount; the real damage dealer is always the king on its back! (End of Chapter)