He knows Pokémon better than me.

Carrying the Flame Orb will cause you to suffer a burn, making it an item with purely negative effects most of the time.

Boom!
The next moment, nameless flames erupted from Haoli's body, leaving him in a state of burns.

However, its aura did not weaken as a result, nor did its physical attack power decrease by half.

Instead, his muscles bulged all over his body, and pale red flames were emanating from his entire body, as if he had undergone a transformation.

"So it really is the perseverance trait?"

Ash had already guessed when the opponent pulled out the Flame Orb. The Guts ability can remove negative effects and even greatly increase one's attack power.

"Split the tiles!"

This time, Machamp charged forward again and swung its hand chop, and Ash could no longer simply take the hit without any moves.

"Break the rocks!"

The teddy bear clenched its fist, the tip of which glowed white, and swung it out as well.

Crack!
With a series of dull thuds from the impact of a punch, the bear's rear end shifted back half a meter, while Haoli staggered back several steps.

"How can it be?!"

Bea's astonishment deepened; this was Brick Break under Guts mode, and this Machamp was a Pokémon she had carefully raised.

They were still suppressed.

Moreover, the teddy bear hasn't even gotten up from the ground yet!

"Hawk Power, use the Burst Fist this time!"

Ayaka also got serious, clenching her fist and throwing it out with a continuous booming sound, her fist like a bomb about to explode.

"In that case, let's try out our new tricks in the Xicui area!"

Ash's expression hardened, and he chose to attack head-on:

"Use brute force!"

The teddy bear instantly turned red, its pink body tinged with a deep red sheen. The simple, unadorned bear threw a punch, and the faint "clang! clang!" of the punch's mastery could be heard.

boom! !

The two fists collided and remained locked in a stalemate for several seconds. Suddenly, Haoli felt an irresistible force coming from the front of his arm, and his arm was involuntarily bent and pulled back.

The next second, the teddy bear launched itself forward, leaping into the air and delivering a powerful, brute-force punch to Haoli's shoulder.

Click, click—!
A clear sound of bones cracking rang out.

Haoli was sent flying backward in an instant, crashing heavily onto the nearby embankment. His head snapped back, and he fainted on the spot.

"Haoli.!"

Cai Dou exclaimed in surprise and rushed over to check. She found a clear fist mark on Hao Li's shoulder, which was completely dented.

"What kind of hellish power is this?!"

The expression on her face had completely changed.

Even as a juvenile bear, it possesses such incredible strength; imagine what it would be like if it evolved into a fully-fledged bear.
Wouldn't that mean even legendary Pokémon could be easily defeated with a single punch?!
Withdrawing her superhuman strength, Cai Dou took several deep breaths to regain her composure.

"Strange power!"

On the other side, the strange strength that had been sitting cross-legged in meditation suddenly opened its eyes, and its aura instantly soared to its peak.

Rainbow Bean nodded to the latter, and Mighty walked up to the bear cub, his four monstrous hands clenched into fists, ready to launch a fierce attack at any moment.

Unfortunately, this is the wild, so Dynamaxing is not possible here.
Gigantamax Strength is the ultimate form of Bea's Strength!
On the other side, Ash quickly spoke up:
"Teddy Bear, come back first. Leave this opponent to Bear Apprentice!"

The bear apprentice beside him had finished warming up and slowly walked up to the monstrous strength. Before the match, he bowed earnestly, just like a human martial artist.

On one side was a burly, imposing figure over two meters tall, while on the other was less than a meter tall—the difference was enormous. The battle began!
"Split the tiles!"

Rainbow Bean starts with the classic action, and the toy bear is already outrageous, so let's see what this dreamy bear apprentice is like!
"Strange shout!!"

The incredible strength of the tile-breaking technique involves all four arms simultaneously emitting white light, causing the air to vibrate and buzz – it's like parental love multiplied by three!

Moreover, each of the four arms performs a different tile-breaking motion.

Some were straight thrusts, some were downward slashes, some were diagonal jabs, and the last arm was a spinning horizontal sweep—

Attacked from four angles simultaneously!
Cai Dou grinned, realizing that even with her ability to see through attacks from four directions simultaneously, she couldn't see through them all at once.

Ash's eyes darkened. Before going to the Green Country, his apprentice Kushner really couldn't withstand such an offensive.

However, it has now mastered the Ancient Jade Washing Fist Technique!
"Liu Shui Rock Shattering Fist!"

The bear apprentice neither retreated nor panicked. He exhaled a breath of water and assumed a fighting stance on the spot.

As the palm moved, water burst forth, swaying lightly like ribbons of tide.

Whoosh, whoosh—!
The attacks from all four directions were strangely altered in their trajectories, carried by the flowing water, and grazed past the bear's fur.

"What kind of move is that?!"

Cai Dou was completely stunned. She had watched many of Ma Shi De's competition videos. One of the styles of martial arts Kumaji, which was evolved from Kuma's disciple, could indeed use the power of water.

But they all unleashed powerful water-flow punches!
Where else can you find such soft, ribbon-like movements of flowing water?!

"Hehe, our attacks aren't all soft and weak~!"

Ash's eyes suddenly sharpened.

The water that had been swaying gently on the bear apprentice's palms suddenly became aggressive.

The bear apprentice pressed close and delivered a powerful water-flow punch to the monster's chest, with enough force to shatter rocks!
And it wasn't just one punch!
"Swiftness - Rock Smash!!"

boom!boom!
At the same spot, Xiong's apprentice unleashed two more rock-shattering punches in quick succession, so fast that no one could react!
Rock Smash has the effect of weakening the opponent's physical defense.

Even though its strength level is much higher than that of the bear apprentice, its own strength, defense, and durability are also far superior to those of the bear apprentice.

However, his defense was still broken by three consecutive Rock-Smashing Fists delivered from a fixed point in this episode.

"That's weird!"

The strange strength let out a muffled groan, and its body retreated sideways to create distance. Then it clutched its chest, its face turning blue and purple.

It hurts!

That soft, weak fist actually hurt it!

"Is this the power of the bear apprentice? No, it's the power of this bear apprentice!"

Cai Dou muttered to herself. She had seen Master Ma Shide's martial arts bear, whose signature move, "Water Flow Strike," was indeed unparalleled, but it was completely different from the bear disciple in front of her.

Or perhaps "continuous water flow" is just the opponent's final finishing move.

Seeing the strange force growl in anger, it crossed its arms and prepared to unleash a "cross chop" attack.

"Super Strength, stop! That's enough for today!!"

Cai Dou suddenly let out a low shout, interrupting the monstrous strength's charge.

This sound also startled Ash and his apprentice on the other side, who wanted to continue showing off their training results!
However, Bea just looked at Ash with a serious expression.

The opponent is undoubtedly an excellent opponent!

Since Ash is also participating in the World Championships, the real battle to be won should take place on a much larger stage! (End of Chapter)