Mind Master of the Elf World

Chapter 758 I Predicted Your Prediction! (Two Chapters Combined, Please Vote!)
With the Twin-Haxed Dragon unable to fight, Hachisaku was driven to the brink of despair.

The battle rules are a 3v3 rotating format, and he has already lost two Pokémon.

However, Jinghe's Green Vine Serpent and Azure Flame Blade Demon were both in good condition.

Although the Green Vine Serpent is not as strong as the Azure Flame Blade Demon in terms of raw power, it cannot be ignored.

Although Azure Flame Blade Demon was previously reduced to a sliver of health by the Twin Axe Dragon, the combination of the Flame of Life and the Regret Sword restored Azure Flame Blade Demon to a state where it could fight again.

This is the current situation.
This is very unfavorable for Hachisaku.

However, Hachisaku was not very nervous; in fact, he seemed quite happy and excited.

He never intended to win this match against Teacher Jinghe. As he said at the beginning, all he wanted was to discuss "the way of being a teacher" with Teacher Jinghe.

Looking back now, he has gained a lot.

of course.

Regardless, he will still give it his all in this battle!
So, after recalling Haxorus, Hachisaku didn't hesitate to take out his last Poké Ball and throw it without a second thought.

"Go, Styracosaurus!"

A red light flashes, and the advanced ball opens.

A chilling aura instantly spread out, and beneath the frigid air, a colossal dragon resembling a Spinosaurus appeared in the arena. Its body was covered in blue-gray scales, while its head, abdomen, knees, and elbows were covered in snow-white ice crystal scales, and it had a prominent, massive ice crystal spine on its back.

Styrax is an Ice/Dragon-type Ice Dragon Pokémon. It is said that the cold air it exhales can instantly freeze even scorching lava into ice. It is a very rare Pokémon that lives in extremely cold regions.

And the Styracod is a pseudo-legendary Pokémon from the Padina region!

Aside from Kyurem the Ice Dragon, it's the only Pokémon with both Ice and Dragon types, making it a true "internal war god"!
"Roar!!!"

As soon as the dinosaur appeared, it roared, and a terrifying chill spread rapidly outwards from it.

Hexagonal ice crystals gradually appeared on the ground, walls, and even in the air, and the temperature of the entire arena plummeted.

Logically speaking, Ice-type Pokémon should be at a significant disadvantage against Fire-type Pokémon like Blaze.

But the Styracod is different. Dragon-type moves have twice the resistance to fire-type moves, and when combined with ice-type moves, it is no longer afraid of fire-type moves.

That's fine.

What truly leaves Fire-type Pokémon speechless about the Styracosaurus is its ability "Heat Exchange"!
[Heat Swap: Pokémon with this ability will have their Attack stat increased by 1 stage when hit by a Fire-type move, and will not be burned!]

This is purely a feature specific to Fire-type Pokémon.

The more you hit it, the fiercer it gets!
Moreover, it is not afraid of the burning status and its physical attack ability will not be reduced.

Despite possessing the physique of a "civil war god," it somehow manages to beat up even Fire-type Pokémon.

Therefore, the Triceratops is not afraid of the Azure Flame Blade Demon.

Furthermore, its ice-type attribute allows it to easily deal with the Green Vine Serpent.

With one hand, he directly "sealed" Jing He's two Pokémon that still possessed considerable combat power.

"Come back, Azure Flame Blade Demon."

Jing He was also decisive, taking out the Deluxe Ball and recalling the Azure Flame Blade Demon, which was in relatively good condition.

Although Styrax, as a Dragon-type Pokémon, is not afraid of Ice-type, its weakness to Fairy-type still exists, and its Ice-type attribute also makes it vulnerable to Steel-type.

So it goes like this.

The Steel-type and Fairy-type Greatsmith is an excellent third Pokémon for Jinghe.

But as soon as he reached for the Poké Balls at his waist, one of the Luxury Balls began to shake excitedly.

Jinghe paused, a hint of helplessness appearing on her face.

No, the opponents are Ice and Dragon types.
It's obvious that the Pokémon inside that wobbly luxury ball is Dragonite!
Dragonite, always striving for excellence, becomes especially excited and full of fighting spirit whenever it encounters a Dragon-type Pokémon.

Especially when it sensed the aura and strength of the thyrsus on the field.

But the problem is.

The Styracoid truly lives up to its reputation as the "God of Civil Wars," especially considering that Dragonite is four times weak to ice.
If your opponent has four times the resistance, you can still fight back, but if you have four times the weakness in attributes, you can be instantly killed if you're not careful.

Are you serious?

This is the ace Pokémon of the Elite Four!
Comparing it to Elite Four member Genji's Salamence, both reached Champion-level strength after Mega Evolution.

With such a significant attribute advantage, even a legendary player might not be able to defeat them.
rustling—

The luxury ball wobbled twice more.

Sensing Dragonite's emotions, Jinghe helplessly rubbed his forehead.

The Gengar in the stands grinned; it knew the "predicament" Jinghe was in.

Gengar: Just spoil it!

That's it.

Jing He sighed softly and took out the Deluxe Ball from the Dragonite.

"Forget it, forget it, I'll just forfeit this round!"

He murmured to himself as he tossed the luxury ball out.

"As you wish, Dragonite!"

"Woo——"

Amidst the red light, a massive, round-bellied Dragonite eagerly flew out, its short wings flapping, its fat fists clenched, and it let out an excited roar.

"Dragonite?!"

When Jinghe summoned Dragonite as the last Pokémon, everyone in the audience and those watching the live stream were stunned.

Who would dare summon Dragonite when facing a Styrodinosaur?
Although they are both pseudo-legendary Dragon-type Pokémon.

However, Dragonite is still a Flying-type, so it's four times weak to Ice!

Four times weak to ice and two times weak to dragon, this is more pressure than the Green Vine Serpent facing the Triceratops, right?
"Did Teacher Jinghe grab the wrong Poké Ball?"

"Or is it that Teacher Jinghe is being polite and going easy on me?"

"Hold back? Summoning Dragonite against a Styracosaurus is practically like letting the ocean run wild!"

"Do you think it's possible that Teacher Jinghe doesn't recognize the Pokémon Styracosaurus? After all, this is Teacher Jinghe's first time visiting the Padina region."

Anyway, the audience couldn't understand it.

In fact, not only the audience, but also Da Ye, Xi Lunna, and even Ba Shuo across from Jing He, did not understand.

Hachisaku frowned even more.

He could understand the previous Blue Vine Serpent and Azure Flame Blade Demon, but this Dragonite...
Could it be that Teacher Jinghe has another meaning behind this?
Jinghe: Heh, don't ask, because I haven't figured it out either.

But what can be done now that the mission has already been launched?

Hit it!

"Dragonite, Dragonite!"

Jing He waved his hand, launching his first attack in this battle.

There was no other way; the disadvantage was really huge this time. Jinghe, who always preferred to be passive, had no choice but to take the initiative this time.

"Woo!!"

Dragonite showed no fear in the face of Styropod. After letting out a long howl, air currents swirled around its body, and its aura began to rise rapidly.

Hachisaku temporarily set aside any thoughts about Teacher Jinghe's "intentions" and decided to just go ahead and fight.

"Thornet, Ice Pillar Slam!"

"Roar!!"

A chilling aura surged forth from the Styracosaurus once more, and as it raised its claws, the cold air rapidly condensed, creating a massive, pale white ice spike that appeared out of thin air above the Dragonite's head.

Sudden——

The icicles, carrying a chill, plummeted downwards.

"Dodge, Dragonite! Use Extreme Speed!"

hum-

A white light emanated from Dragonite's body, its short wings flapped, and its speed suddenly soared. Its seemingly fat body displayed a speed that was completely inconsistent with its physical appearance.

boom! !

The icicles of the Styracosaurus missed their target.

The Dragonite, which had circled halfway in the air, rammed straight into the Styracosaurus.

"Dragon's Dive!" Jing He followed the momentum.

A rich, blue-purple aura surged forth, transforming into a dragon's coat that draped over the Dragonite's body, as it roared and lunged at the Triceratops.

"Stethosaurus, let's also unleash the Dragon Dive!"

Bear!!

A surge of rich dragon energy erupted from the thyrsus's body, and its dragon coat quickly enveloped it. Facing the falling dragon, it roared and howled.

boom--! !

For an instant.

The two dragons collided head-on, creating an incredibly loud roar that shook the entire arena.

"Woo——"

Dragonite flapped its wings and flew backwards quickly, looking excited.

The Styracodactyl plowed two deep furrows in the ground with its feet, and after sliding a distance, it barely managed to stand still.

Dragonite actually has the advantage?
With the boost from Dragon Dance and the speed increase from Extreme Speed, Dragonite, which launches an attack from above, naturally has the advantage.

The Serpentosaurus, forced into a hasty and passive defense, inevitably found itself at a slight disadvantage.

The plot development was somewhat beyond everyone's expectations.

In their view, the Styracosaurus had such a significant attribute advantage.
Shouldn't they be killing indiscriminately?
But Hachisaku's furrowed brows quickly relaxed, and he glanced at Jinghe as if in a daze.

I'm getting caught up in Teacher Jinghe's rhythm.
Starting with Dragon Dance, forcing myself to try and interrupt Dragonite, and then Dragon Dive Collision, I was completely caught in Jinghe's offensive rhythm.

If you don't have enough attributes, you'll make up for it with rhythm, right?

The higher the level of the battle, the more important the rhythm becomes.

However, having realized this, Hachisaku immediately decided to change his tactics and rhythm.

"A trecodon, in a snowy landscape!"

Snowscape is a weather-related move, similar to Ninetales' Snowfall, which changes the weather to snow.

Under snowy weather, Ice-type Pokémon's physical defense is greatly enhanced, and the sudden drop in temperature can also have a greater impact on Dragonite.

"Roar!!"

The halberd, now standing still, roared once more, and a chilling aura immediately emanated from its body.

Jinghe squinted her eyes.

Although my Dragonite often operates and battles in the snowy weather of Ice Ninetales, its resistance to snowy weather and extremely low temperatures is no less than that of Cynthia's Garchomp.

However, allowing the Styracosaurus to activate the snow weather will make the already extremely unfavorable situation for Dragonite even more severe.

so.
"Kuailong, great speed!"

"Woo——"

Dragonite transformed into a streak of white light once again, swiftly rushing towards the Triceratops. This time, it didn't use Dragon Dive, so its speed was pushed to the limit.

"Now! Triceratops, Greatsword Assault!" Hachisaku shouted.

The Styracodile immediately stopped its Snowscape move and turned its back to face the charging Dragonite!
We've been waiting for you, Dragonite, to try and interrupt our moves!
The Styracodile spewed out frosty white breath, and its sharp, massive back was instantly covered with dragon-type energy, like the edge of a giant sword. Instead of retreating, it attacked the Dragonite.

Greatsword Assault, the signature Dragon-type move of the Spinosaurus, boasts a power of 120, making it an extremely powerful Dragon-type move.

However, in the encyclopedia, Greatsword Assault is described as a reckless and reckless self-sacrificing attack.

While the Greatsword Strike move is powerful, it completely exposes your back to the opponent, resulting in a significant increase in the opponent's chance of hitting with their next move after the attack ends, and the power of that move is doubled!
In other words.

This is a move that, if it fails to instantly kill the opponent, will inevitably lead to relentless attacks from the opponent; it is a typical double-edged sword.

Jinghe also wanted to say something at this moment.
This is exactly what I've been waiting for!
"Dragonite, block this!"

"Woo!!"

Dragonite froze abruptly, spreading its arms to take the terrifying impact from the back of the Styrodinosaur head-on.

boom! !

The immense impact, the terrifying dragon-type energy, and the sharp, hard spine rubbing against the scales on Dragonite's paws created an extremely piercing friction sound.

Despite the scales on Dragonite's paws constantly breaking off, Dragonite actually withstood the giant sword attack from the Styrodinosaur!
Because of its multiple scales!

In the previous Dragon Dive collision, Dragonite had an absolute advantage, so it did not suffer any loss of stamina, and the damage reduction effect of the Multiscale ability was retained.

That's why Jinghe said that what they were waiting for was the giant sword attack of the Styracosaurus.

"You caught it?!"

"It has multiple scales!"

"Teacher Jinghe is still cunning. He seems to be trying to interrupt the snow scene, but in reality, he is frantically luring it in, waiting for the Greatsword Attack of the Triceratops!"

"Who just said that Teacher Jinghe doesn't recognize the Styracosaurus? Step forward!"

"Bashuo Heavenly King is in danger!"

Is it dangerous?

"Dragonite, grab the Styracod, Dragon Dive!"

Feeling the impact on its back weaken, Dragonite's expression changed. It gripped the back firmly with its back, and blue-purple energy surged from its body once more.

The side effect of Greatsword Assault is that the power of the opponent's move is doubled. In addition, with the Dragon type advantage, this move would probably kill the Spinosaurus instantly.
"Woo——"

Dragonite, holding a Styrodinosaur, rapidly ascended, its dragon coat growing larger and larger.

When it reaches a high enough altitude, it flaps its wings and, like a shooting star, crashes rapidly to the ground.

Witnessing this, Hachisaku immediately took out a black sphere and threw it forcefully.

boom! ! !
The impact was like a falling meteor, kicking up huge clouds of dust.

Kaka-

The ground and the crisp, broken pieces of something continued to spread.

The whole place was silent.

Did it happen in seconds?
While all the viewers were still speculating whether the Styracosaurus had been instantly killed.
Hachisaku waved his hand and shouted, "Spear-spine Dragon, Ice Pillar Slam!"

what?
Has the Styracoid not lost its fighting ability yet? Boom!

The rising chill dispersed the surrounding dust, and the pupils of the spectators who witnessed the scene contracted.

I saw.

The Eight Heavenly Kings's halberd was now covered in transparent ice crystals, its body seemingly made entirely of transparent crystals, with a bright ice symbol on its head that stood out starkly.

Too crystalline!
At a crucial moment, the Eight Heavenly Kings caused the Triceratops to undergo a crystallization, and the crystallized form was of the Ice type!

The fact that Crystal Ice means that while Dragonite's Dragon Dive still has double the power, it no longer has the double type advantage against Dragon-type Pokémon!
Therefore, the Styracosaurus withstood the dragon's dive attack.

and.

The Styracos turned around and firmly grabbed the extremely fast Dragonite. As frost spread from its body to the Dragonite, huge ice spikes quickly condensed on their heads!
"Holy crap! So that's what the Eighth King was waiting for!"

"A Dragonite with a four-fold weakness to Ice, without Multiscale, and with the added buff from Crystallization, would it be one-shotted if it took a hit?"

"The situation turned around in an instant? Is this what crystallization is all about?"

When a Pokémon crystallizes, if it already possesses a certain type, its moves will be boosted by its own STAB (Same Type) bonus, increasing from 1.5x to 2x!
In addition, it has a fourfold weakness to ice.
This ice pillar strike is absolutely too much for Dragonite to withstand!
"Hey." Jing He smiled.

As expected of the Padiya region, it is indeed highly crystalline.

Sometimes, things just happen in such an unreasonable way that a "comeback" can occur.

But it's too crystallized.

It seems like everyone has one.
Jing He flipped his wrist, and a black sphere brimming with energy appeared in his hand.

Fortunately, upon arriving in the Padiya region, I immediately recharged the Crystal Bead.

"Dragonite!" Jing He shouted, and the Taijing Bead in his hand flew out and landed on the head of the Dragonite that was being grabbed by the Triceratops.

Click! Click-click—

The crystals piled up and then quickly crumbled like dust. Dragonite's body was instantly covered by transparent crystals, just like a Styracosaurus, and a crystal symbol representing the Dragon type appeared on its head.

Taijinglong!
"When I get the chance, I must change Dragonite's Crystal type to Normal." He thought to himself.

boom! !

An icicle fell and crashed down.

Countless ice crystals and ice shards flew everywhere.

"Teacher Jinghe also has crystallization?!"

"Taijing Dragon? Isn't it still countered by ice-type attacks?"

"Restraint is there, but it's not four times the restraint anymore!"

"Damn, these two are both incredibly cunning, one after the other, constantly predicting and scheming. Is this what a teacher is like in the Pokémon world? It's so complicated, so incredibly complicated!"

"I predicted your predictions, and I predicted that your predictions were far too accurate, far too accurate!"

Reversal, reversal, endless reversal.

Just when the audience thought it was over, Teacher Jinghe and the King of Eight could always come up with something new.

The two people are constantly exchanging cards, seeing who can calculate further ahead and who can hide their true intentions better.

Judging from the current results...
Forget it.

The audience is no longer willing to draw conclusions lightly.

Who knows what else might happen later?

However, this kind of battle is truly exciting.

They were constantly vying for power and engaging in scheming against each other.

One thing that must be admitted is...

The emergence of the Crystallization enhancement ability has indeed made the tactical battles more varied and exciting.

This time, the Pokémon that the two players used were only crystallized with the Pokémon's original type.

If it were crystallized into other properties, it would undoubtedly become more complex and variable.

The ice pillar struck Dragonite, causing a painful blow. However, as some viewers have pointed out, the Dragon type alone is not four times weak to Ice, and a two-times damage is still within Dragonite's tolerance range!

boom! !

Ice shards flew everywhere.

"Woo!!"

The crystallized Dragonite suddenly raised its head, looked at the Styracosaurus that was firmly gripping it, and grinned.

“Rebel! Scale!” Jing He’s voice came from behind.

boom! !

In the eyes of the Styracosaurus, the Dragonite's originally innocent smile immediately turned ferocious, and the Styracosaurus instantly felt an extremely strong sense of oppression.

Dragonite's momentum surged rapidly in a frenzied manner, and it once again grabbed the Styracosaurus.

Got it!

"Tyrannosaurus Rex, Frozen Fang!" Hachisaku shouted immediately.

However, it was still too late.

After activating "Outrage Mode", Dragonite delivered a powerful upward punch, slamming it hard into the chin of the Styracosaurus.

Immediately afterwards, it clenched its fist and gathered its strength.

A fleeting blue light flashed in Jing He's eyes.

"True Qi Fist!"

Reverse Scale + True Qi Fist!
This punch unleashed thirty years' worth of internal energy!

The fist, enveloped in a dense, dark red aura, had thick scales on its chubby arms, beneath which muscle lines were surprisingly visible.

boom! !

The thyrsus flew backward like a cannonball, its ice crystal scales beneath the crystal covering its body shattering into tiny ice shards.

Sudden——

Despite the pain, the Styracosaurus did not lose its ability to fight, but as soon as it opened its eyes while flying backwards, it showed a look of astonishment.

I saw.

The Dragonite that punched it suddenly appeared beside it as it flew backward, its body shrouded in a blue and red aura!

What kind of speed is that?!
Jing He let out a long breath and said calmly:

"This is the final touch, the finishing touch!"

Sudden——

A streak of blue and red light flashed past the side of the Styracosaurus.

boom! !

The thyrsus, already flying backwards, was suddenly slammed into the arena wall like a cannonball.

The audience was silent.

It's no secret that Jinghe's Dragonite can still use moves while in "outrage state".

In fact, it's not just Jinghe's Dragonite that can do it; once the Pokémon World Masters Tournament starts, all sorts of talented and extraordinary people will appear.

But this time.

Dragonite, which is 4x weak to ice, actually defeated Ice Dragon and Stygimoloch!

This battle was truly spectacular!

The game between the two sides, and their back-and-forth exchanges, are quite educational.

Especially crystallization.

Both of them used crystallization exceptionally well, which turned the tide of the battle.

The Celestial King's Crystal Ice deflected the Dragonite's Dragon Dive, which was twice as powerful.

Teacher Jinghe's Dragonite Taijinglong weakened the fatal blow of the Styracosaurus's Ice Pillar Slam.

In general
Teacher Jinghe is still a cut above the rest.

However, the Eight Heavenly Kings also performed quite well. Although they lost despite being four times stronger, it was clear to everyone that they were just one move behind. They truly deserve the title of the number one Heavenly King.

After all, their opponent is the champion!
slam-la-

The audience, having recovered from the experience, gave it a warm round of applause.

Rotom's Compendium also joyfully announced Jinghe's victory at the end.

Jinghe was actually a little curious about how Rotom would announce the result if he lost.

Will he say something shocking?
Unfortunately, we won't be able to see it this time.

It will probably be difficult in the future.

Hachisaku retrieved the halberd that had lost its ability to fight, walked to the center of the battlefield, and shook hands with Jinghe.

There was no sign of frustration on his face; instead, his eyes showed a hint of understanding as he smiled and reached out his hand to Jing He.

"I understand, Teacher Jinghe. In the end, what you really wanted to say about Dragonite was 'the joy of being a teacher,' right?"

what?
Listening to Bashuo's words, Jinghe silently raised a question mark above her head.

But he smiled and said, "I'm just showing off my limited skills. I'm sorry to have made you laugh at me, Master Hachisaku."

Hachisaku shook his head.

"On the surface, a Dragonite with a four-fold weakness to Ice shouldn't be able to defeat an Ice Dragon or a Styropod of equal strength. But Teacher Jinghe, you managed to reverse what many considered a predetermined outcome through your command and the performance of the Dragonite."

After a pause, his eyes gleamed as he said, "This kind of ability, which enables students to turn the impossible into the possible, to turn failure into success, and to allow each student to perform beyond their usual level, is what we call 'the joy of being a teacher.'"

Believing in your students and working together to turn the impossible into possible is the success of both teachers and students, and it is also the thing that teachers should be most happy about.

This is the "way of being a teacher" that Hachisaku learned from the last session.

what?
Jinghe felt lost.

Is this what I wanted to talk about?
Isn't it because you have a naughty child at home, and you wanted to teach him a lesson, but you accidentally succeeded?

"Ahem." Jing He coughed lightly.

For a moment, I didn't know what to say.

Whatever you think it is, that's what it is.
"Thank you for your guidance, Professor Jinghe." Bashuo bowed deeply to express his gratitude.

"I'm no longer confused; I know what I should do!"

Between his family and his position as a teacher at Orange Academy, he still felt that the profession and life of a teacher were far more precious!
"Okay, okay." Jing He nodded.

I wonder if the dragon tamer family of Hachisaku will come looking for trouble.
After saying a few more words, Hachisaku apologized and turned to leave, his steps steady and his eyes resolute.

His trip to Jinhui Town to find Luca and Alex was also an attempt to "escape".

Alex was a painter like him, and Luca was a teacher like him. He wanted to see if he could find the answer in the two of them.

That's why I went out with Alex to find inspiration.

did not expect.

The answer was found in Teacher Jinghe.

The old dean, Mr. Xia Ka, and A Du were absolutely right!
Jinghe rubbed her forehead.

People with complicated minds are truly "terrifying".
"and many more."

How many points did this wave of attacks take from the King of Eight?
"Repairing the arena is another troublesome task."

Aoki, sitting in the audience, scratched his head in frustration.

But the battle between Jinghe and Bashuo just now flashed through his mind. After reviewing it, he nodded and muttered to himself:

"That's fine. This match was exciting enough, so it's not a bad deal."

He rustled as he put the bread bag back into his briefcase, dusted himself off, straightened his wrinkled suit, and got up to go to "Bao's Canteen" for a meal.

Finally, I can eat!
Aoki's actions still went unnoticed by those around him.

As one of the Four Heavenly Kings, Aoki seems to possess an innate "invisibility" attribute.

However, as soon as Aoki turned around...
All I saw was a large, dark face, scarlet eyes, and a wicked grin.

Aoki:! !

"哓GA!"

Uncle, you dropped something.

Gengar took out a small tag, which was Aoki's work ID. It must have fallen off accidentally when he was stuffing the bread bag earlier.

"Oh, thank you, thank you so much." Aoki scratched his head, took the identity token, and expressed his gratitude.

"Gengar~" Gengar waved his hand dismissively.

Aoki turned and left.

Gengar watched his departing figure, scratched his head, and suddenly realized what he meant.

Eh?
That uncle from earlier seemed kind of familiar.

Seems to be.
"What's wrong, Gengar?"

Cynthia noticed Gengar, who had floated back and was looking thoughtful.

"Genga~"

Gengar pointed in the direction Aoki had left.

There was an uncle named Aoki just now.
Halfway through the conversation, Gengar suddenly remembered something.

"Gengka!" The fist slammed into the palm.

I remember now! He was a wild member of the Four Heavenly Kings!
"Wild Elite Four?" Cynthia looked puzzled.

"Wild Four Heavenly Kings?! Where? Where?" Da Ye jumped up from his seat.

Could it be that Jinhui Town is hiding another one of the Four Heavenly Kings?

Having just watched Teacher Jinghe's battle against the Eight Heavenly Kings, I feel that I also need a thoroughly enjoyable fight!

"Genga~"

Gengar raised its hand and pointed.

Da Ye immediately gave chase.

Wild Four Heavenly Kings, don't run away!
(End of this chapter)