Mind Master of the Elf World

Chapter 787 Advancement, Eighth Master!

Emperor Yan?

The fifth Pokémon summoned by Spinel was a powerful Pokémon that looked very similar to the legendary Pokémon Entei, but with a more rugged and wilder appearance.

Its real name is Sky-Piercing Flame!
The paradox of Fire and Dragon type Pokémon.

Its appearance is very similar to that of Yan Di, and it is also similar to the Suicune that Jing He, Cynthia, and Adu encountered in the dragon trainer family in the Padia region.

Besides Suicune's Ripple and Entei's Flare, there's also Raikou's Thunder Drum, all of which are paradoxical Pokémon from ancient times.

Strictly speaking, it's not accurate to say that the rippling water resembles the Water God, the piercing flame resembles the Flame Emperor, and the fierce thunder drum resembles the Thunder God.

Because they are ancient species, they should have existed earlier than Lei Gong, Yan Di, and Shui Jun.

The fact that Ho-Oh transformed the three Pokémon revived in the Burning Tower into Raikou, Entei, and Suicune is quite intriguing.

However, the appearance of the Sky-Breaking Flame still caused quite a stir, with the audience thinking that another divine beast had appeared.

When Jing He saw the Sky-Piercing Flame, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

A flame that pierces the sky?
He wasn't too surprised to see the Waves in the Dragon Tamer family, but he was slightly surprised to see the Sky-Piercing Flame in Spinner's hands.

If I remember correctly, Flareon should be one of the Pokémon of Lucius, one of the founders of Team Explorers and a legendary adventurer.

They are collectively known as the "Six Heroes".

Among them are not only powerful beings like Flame Imp, which is similar to the Flame Emperor, but also legendary Pokémon like Galarian Moltres, and even exaggerated beings like Black Rayquaza.

They are called the "Six Heroes" because they obtained the power of Talebagos and joined forces to seal the "Lakuya Paradise" where the "Lakuya Element" was located.

Therefore, in the storyline of Pokémon Horizon, Riko and her friends need to gather the power of the "Six Heroes" Pokémon in order to open "Laquaria Paradise".

The explorer team, which also aims to find the "Lakuya Element," also aims to find the "Six Heroes."

so.
Has the Explorers already captured the "Six Heroes" and succeeded in some of them?
It was not entirely accidental that the Dragon Tamer family's Wave Water was taken by "Lakuya Element"; Wave Water was used as an experimental subject for Breaking Flame.
"Roar--!!"

The Blazing Flame roared in fury.

The Pokémon that Spinel summoned before, although they were all more or less affected by the "Lakuya Element" and gained some strength, actually had almost no sense of restlessness or loss of control.

That's why the Alliance has difficulty detecting them, and why Spiner can also command operations.

However, after this Void-Breaking Flame appeared, Jing He clearly sensed a violent and rampant aura.

This had a much greater impact than the wave that I had seen in the Dragon Tamer family.

Is it because Spinner was unable to control the Void Flame after capturing it, so she simply increased the dosage?
"just!!"

The master blacksmith gripped the hammer handle with both hands, his small nose wrinkling slightly, sensing a considerable threat from the Void-Breaking Flame.

"Hammer Girl, be careful," Jing He whispered, glancing up at Spinner across from her, whose face was ashen and who seemed to be going crazy out of control.

He certainly has cleverness, and his IQ isn't low either.

However, they have an excessive desire for control and are calculating and scheming about everything. Once an unexpected event occurs that causes things to go out of control, they become crazy.
After briefly summarizing Spiner's psychology, Jing He turned her attention back to the Sky-Breaking Flame.

The sunny weather is still here.

Its "ancient activity" characteristic has been activated, and its already impressive physical defense capabilities have been greatly enhanced.

The Fire and Dragon type combination is twice as weak to Ground, Rock, and Dragon types.

Dragon-type moves are ineffective against Fairy-type Greatsmiths, while Fire-type moves pose a greater threat to them.

It still has the advantage of a sunny day for its fire-type moves.

"Roar!!!"

The Void-Breaking Flame roared once more, and a surge of incredibly powerful flames erupted from its body, enveloping it like a tank as it charged toward the Great Blacksmith.

Flash Charge!

This is a real tank.

The visual impact of the three-meter-high flames rushing towards them was enough to make everyone understand the immense power of this move.

"Master blacksmith," Jing He called out softly.

"just!"

The enormous hammer spun twice in the master blacksmith's hands with a flourish before being slammed heavily onto the ground.

click -

The ground suddenly cracked open, and a thick and solid layer of soil rose up like a rock wall.

Then the rock walls seemed like sharp rock cones, piercing through the incoming burst of flames.

Sharp stone attack!

boom! boom! boom--

The Sky-Breaking Flame embodied the phrase "ramming and crashing" to its extreme, shattering all the sharp stones hammered by the Great Blacksmith into pieces with its savage impact.

At this moment, Spinner seemed to have lost control of the Skyfire, and was like a runaway tank, savagely charging around the field, with only the Greatsmith in his eyes.

"just!!"

Just as the Void-Breaking Flame was about to hit him, slightly hindered by the previous Sharp Stone attack, the Great Blacksmith suddenly threw his hammer.

Boom! !

The hammer struck as if it had hit an incredibly thick metal wall, producing a dull thud before flying backward.

However, the savagely charging Blazing Flame finally stopped, the flames on its body faded, and it kept shaking its head, seemingly a little dizzy from being hit.

"Roar"

The master blacksmith leaped high into the air and caught the hammer as it bounced back.

At this time.

The Void Flame had actually calmed down. Looking at the leaping giant blacksmith, its eyes turned bloodshot, and its violent aura surged again, with scorching flames bursting from its body once more.

Great indignation!
A move similar to Reverse Scale, it relentlessly attacks the opponent, and will leave them in a state of confusion after it ends.

"Roar!!"

With a roar, the Sky-Piercing Flame pounced towards the giant blacksmith in the air.

In mid-air, the Great Blacksmith had no choice but to raise his hammer as a shield to block the impact of the Sky-Piercing Flame.

boom! !

The terrifying impact sent the master blacksmith flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground.

Upon seeing this, gasps of surprise erupted from the audience.

Since the start of this battle between Teacher Jinghe and "Zibeiwen", it seems that this is the first time that "Zibeiwen's" Pokémon has knocked Teacher Jinghe's Pokémon away and the first time that Teacher Jinghe has been at a disadvantage.

"But... why does this seem to have little to do with trainers?"

"'Gibbon' didn't give any commands, and it seems that this 'Emperor of Flames' won't obey his commands either."

"Could it have just been subdued? Or was it subdued but not completely?"

There were still some discerning people, and many of them immediately realized that this Sky-Breaking Flame seemed to be completely out of Spiner's control.

Moreover, they fight entirely based on their animal instincts.

Powerful and ferocious.

But they lacked rationality, only blindly charging forward, charging forward, and charging forward again.

Should such a matchup really be played at the "Masters" tournament?
Can a trainer be called a "master" if he sends out his Pokémon before he has even fully caught them?

"just"

The giant blacksmith, who had been smashed to the ground, got up with a grimacing expression.

With the fire element's double advantage, plus the power of the Sky-Piercing Flame and the blessing of a clear sky, this attack still hurt quite a bit.

Fortunately, the hammer blocked most of the flame impact, so the great blacksmith's body did not suffer a particularly serious blow.

The first thing the little guy did after rolling over was to check the hammer.

When the little guy saw that the hammer was only covered with a layer of charred black ash and that the hammer itself had not suffered much damage, he visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

The fact that the hammer is the real object has been confirmed once again.

After all, for a Pokémon like Greatsmith, even if it's shiny, the only difference is the color of its hammer.

The Great Blacksmith's hammer combines the forging methods and materials of swords and shields, and even the Voidbreaker cannot break it, let alone the mere Voidbreaker Flame.

"just!!"

But the hammer turned black, and the master blacksmith was furious, with serious consequences!
If this Skybreaker Flame is fighting under Spinner's command, then it will indeed be quite troublesome.

Because Flareon excels in physical defense, it is very effective against physical attack-type Pokémon like Greatsmith.

More importantly, Flamebringer also possesses a move similar to Protect, Flame Guard. Not only can it defend against attacks like Protect, but it can also inflict a burning status on Pokémon that use contact moves.

It is designed to counter physical attack-type Pokémon and can inflict a burning status on the opponent. Combined with its familiarity with Fire-type Pokémon, it is too obviously effective against Greatsmith.

But since Spinner couldn't control it, and the Sky-Breaking Flame was already in a state of great indignation.
That would make things much easier.

"Roar!!" The Sky-Piercing Flame roared once more, carrying billowing flames, and charged towards the Great Blacksmith again.

"The Great Blacksmith!"

Jing He's eyes sharpened, and he waved his hand solemnly, saying:
"Mighty Hammer!"

"just!"

The pink-haired giant blacksmith also displayed a heroic spirit at this moment, gripping the hammer handle with both hands and swinging it.

hum-

A faint pink light burst forth from the massive metal hammer. As the great blacksmith swung it, the pale pink hammer phantom expanded at a visible speed, as if it were Dynamaxing.

However, while others' Dynamaxing results in an overall increase in size, Great Blacksmith's Dynamaxing results in an increase in the size of his hammer.

In the blink of an eye, the master blacksmith's hammer seemed to have increased in size dozens of times.

"I'll wipe it."

"This is Dynamax? Only the hammer is Dynamaxing?"

"I haven't seen Teacher Jinghe using the 'Giant Wristband'."

"Cheating! Referee, someone's cheating here!"

"What? The other side is also a cheater? That's fine then. The best way to deal with cheaters is to send in another 'cheater'."

The referee swallowed hard and dragged the Shielded Sword Monster backward at top speed.

next second.

The rampaging flames encountered an enormous hammer, dozens of times larger than itself.

It crashed down heavily.

boom! !

A tremendous shockwave swept across the entire stadium, sending countless branches, rocks, and layers of soil flying.

Even the audience members sitting in the stands felt the ground shake violently.

Watching Teacher Jinghe's matches is so exciting!
I experienced a "4D" sensation, with visual and auditory impacts as well as tactile sensations.

Spiner's clothes and hair fluttered in the aftershocks of the impact, just like the churning thoughts in his mind.

"The Great Blacksmith, the Last Play."

Amidst the massive aftershocks and dust, the Great Blacksmith used the "Hammer Sleep Technique" to send the still struggling Void Flame to its slumber.

it's over.
Although Spinell still has one Pokémon left.

But when he saw the Sky-Piercing Flame being knocked unconscious by the Great Blacksmith, he knew...
It has ended.

He hadn't expected to defeat Jing He, but he never imagined he would lose so badly.

They truly felt the absolute gap in strength between themselves and the champion.

Jing He shook her head slightly.

weak.

too weak.

Despite its clever tricks, the enhancement of "Lakuya element," and these little-known paradoxical Pokémon, Spinner's strength was simply too weak in this year's "Masters Tournament."

to be frank.

If he hadn't used some tricks, the surprise attack of Paradox Pokémon, and made enough countermeasures, he shouldn't have appeared in the Masters Tournament main event at all.

Look at the players in this year's Masters Tournament: A-Du, Dante, Cynthia, Daigo, Ryubo, Sakaki, Kikuko, etc., which one of them is not someone that Jinghe needs to take seriously?

Spinner is simply too far behind in strength compared to this kind of guy.

Although Jing He was quite unhappy with Spinner, the tournament organizers arranged for him to play against him, which could be considered a guaranteed spot in the quarterfinals.
Thinking about it this way, Jinghe felt much better.

She takes good care of herself.
"I abstain."

After a struggle with his conscience, Spinner on the other side ultimately chose to abstain.

"6-0! The record for the fastest 'clearance' of a Masters tournament main draw has been broken!"

"Instant kill! One move, two moves, three moves at most. Teacher Jinghe has demonstrated his overwhelming strength to the fullest!"

"Witnessing history! The Masters main draw has become the venue for the Baby Cup."

Although the game wasn't very exciting.

But if you put yourself in Professor Jinghe's perspective, it feels pretty good.

Spiner clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, stared intently at Jing He for a moment, then turned and left. In the final moments, he managed to retain his composure.

This "experiment" is enough, and the "conclusion" has been confirmed. It's time to retreat; if we don't leave now, we might not be able to leave at all.

"Dear viewers, the first player to advance to the quarterfinals of our 'Pokémon World Masters Championship' has been born, and that is our teacher, Jing He!"

Eight Masters!
It has a rather impressive reputation.

Unfortunately, it was obtained from Spinner, so I didn't feel much sense of accomplishment.

Forget it, the schedule is "easy" and I'm already worrying about it. It's good enough that there's a competition at all.

Night falls.

Gongmen City, a remote warehouse.

Several trucks from Zhuoyue Company drove out slowly in different directions under the cover of night.

Some entities operating in the shadows dispatched men to follow the truck as soon as they saw it.

Spinner, standing in front of the warehouse's floor-to-ceiling window, snorted disdainfully and calmly walked out of the warehouse with a few capable subordinates.

As soon as I stepped out.

"Hey, what a coincidence, Mr. Gibbon." A familiar voice came from inside.

Upon hearing this voice, Spiner felt completely awful, and goosebumps rose all over her body.

Look up.

Under the cover of night, Jinghe, Aju, and several international police officers, along with Miss Jenny and other Alliance police officers, were standing not far away.

“Those.” Spinell looked in the direction the truck had driven out.

No, aren't you afraid that I'll get into any random car or leave by some other means?

Following Spinell's direction, Jing He smiled and said, "Oh, I had dinner late tonight, so I'm late. I didn't expect to run into you like this. Isn't that a coincidence?"

joke.

On the field, A-Ju is timid and hesitant, but off the field, A-Ju will show you what a true ninja is!
Trying to pull off a hat trick against a top assassin? You're seriously underestimating Ah Ju.
Spinner: "."

"call--"

Spiner slowly exhaled and revealed a calm smile, saying, "It is a bit of a coincidence, but I wonder if Teacher Jinghe and Mr. Aju have something to discuss so late at night?"

Jing He waved his hand, "It's nothing, just arresting you."

"Arrest me?" Spinner asked with a half-smile. "Where's the arrest warrant? What's the reason? What crime have I committed?"

"Arrest warrant?"

Jing He glanced at A-Ju, then at the Interpol officers and Officer Jenny behind him, and smiled, "No."

Spiner breathed a slight sigh of relief and said, "Since there isn't one, then it's considered an Alliance police force."

The words were not finished.

Then Jinghe took a small piece of paper and a pen from Aju's body, and with a few quick swipes, simply wrote a crooked word on the paper—Arrest Warrant.

It was shown to the dazed Spinner.

"Here it is."

As the Superintendent of Police of the International Police, the person with the highest command authority in the entire Galar region, he can finally say something.
My words are commands!

“You and me.” Spinner pointed at Jing He, her mouth agape, unsure of what to say.

Can you do this?

Jinghe waved.

International and coalition police immediately stepped forward.

A dangerous glint flashed in A-Ju's eyes.

If any of Spinner and the people from Excellence Company dare to resist, he will take them down immediately!
But Spinner was relatively obedient and did not resist, only shouting, "Even if it's the Alliance, you can't arrest us good citizens without evidence!"

evidence!

This is why Spinner dared to act with such impunity.

"We don't need proof to arrest people," Jing He said arrogantly, but then noticed the strange looks from Miss Officer Jenny and the others. She cleared her throat and said, "As for evidence, we suspect you now, so we're arresting you. We'll have the evidence soon enough."

"Genga~"

Gengar, wearing a detective hat and holding a magnifying glass, floated out of the warehouse looking quite professional.

when?
Spinell paused for a moment upon seeing Gengar.

But he quickly relaxed.

He believed he had handled things cleanly, and even if Gengar had sneaked into the warehouse without their knowledge, they wouldn't have found any evidence of his illegal actions.

"Cooperate with the investigation? It's the duty of every citizen of the Alliance," Spinner said, then calmly accepted the outcome of his arrest.

He added, "However, I believe our legal team at Excellence will secure our release on bail soon."

"That's good," Jing He said with a smile. "Bail fees aren't cheap."

"Teacher Gu Jinghe?" Aju looked at Jinghe with some confusion.

Is allowing the other party to be released on bail a way to get the Rockets to take action?

Jinghe gave everyone a reassuring look and led them into the car.

In the car.

Spinner and the rest of the employees of the excellent company all appeared to be very honest.

“Professor Jinghe, we really don’t have any evidence at the moment,” Miss Officer Jenny said softly.

“Actually, I’m also quite good at interrogation,” A-Ju offered.

Jing He smiled and said, "No need for that trouble."

The two were confused.

"Look at me."

He gave the group a reassuring look.

"what?"

Jing He suddenly spoke up, and faced with Spinner's questioning gaze, she gave him an even more questioning look.

Spinner: "?"

"Can't you just speak louder?" Jing He sat down next to Spinner with an annoyed expression, leaned closer, and suddenly exclaimed, "You want to be a witness?"

Upon hearing this, Spinner was taken aback, then revealed a disdainful sneer.

Is this kind of trick meant to fool children?
Although the employees of Excellence behind her couldn't see Spinner's expression, they all remained unmoved.

To be a witness?
Lord Spinel?

What are you kidding?
"So your name is Spinner~" Jing He's voice echoed in the closed carriage.

Ok?
The employees of Excellence Company were taken aback and looked up.

So, their identities have been revealed?

Spiner also looked at Jinghe in astonishment.

How did he know?
"You want to report Gibeon?" Jing He crossed her legs, smiled, and continued her "performance" on her own.

"I"

"Gengar!" Gengar shoved the handle of the magnifying glass into Spinner's mouth and glared at him.

Look at this! Don't let it interfere with my honing of my "acting skills"!
"So their name is the 'Explorers Team'?"

The Explorers?

The employees of the outstanding company behind them, who were actually members of the Explorers team, looked at each other in bewilderment.

H-Why does it seem like Lady Spinner is actually saying something?
Otherwise, how would the other side know about the Explorers team?
"Oh, and there's also Agate, Onikis, Coral, and others."

Spinner: "??!"

The people behind: "!!"

"Are you researching something called 'Lakuya Element'?"

! !
This time, Spinner couldn't sit still any longer and was about to speak up, but Gengar's glare silenced her.

His eyes were full of disbelief.

If Jing He knew about the Explorers team, Agate, and others, it could be attributed to the Alliance's thorough investigation. However, the fact that the secret research on "Lakuya Element" was known shocked him.

In fact, even many members of the later explorer teams didn't know what "Lakuya elements" were, except for a few important minor leaders.

Once the term "Lakuya Element" appeared, even if they didn't want to believe that Lord Spinner had "betrayed" them, they had no choice but to believe it.

This is definitely not a secret that outsiders could know.

"Gibbon even has a Zygarde of a different color?"

"Waaaaah!!" Spiner looked at Jing He as if she had seen a ghost.

This is impossible!

"Okay, I understand." Jing He stood up, patted Spinner on the shoulder, and said earnestly, "As long as you cooperate well and stay loyal to the Alliance, you'll be able to leave soon. The Alliance won't welcome any good people, so don't worry."

After saying that, he stopped "acting".

The seeds of doubt have been sown.

“Teacher Jinghe, you…” Miss Officer Jenny spoke softly as she saw Jinghe sit back down.

Ah Ju chimed in, "Is this to create internal strife among them, and then start interrogating their subordinates?"

Both A-Ju and Ms. Officer Jenny expressed their admiration for this.

Although both of them wondered how Teacher Jinghe knew so much information, they wisely refrained from asking.

"Do not."

Jinghe casually waved his hand and accepted the coffee that Gengar eagerly offered.

If you want to learn acting skills, you have to look to Jing He!
My only weakness right now is my acting skills.

"No?" Officer Jenny and Aju looked puzzled.

"Wait a minute, just ask a few questions and then release those minor characters," Jing He said.

"You...you let him go?"

“They’re not even cadres, what could they possibly know? Only by releasing them can they help us pass on ‘information’.”

“Then,” Miss Officer Jenny looked at Spinner, who was slumped in a chair with a blank expression.

"They were released after being detained for 48 hours."

"They released them too?!"

"Oh, right, remember to take all his Pokémon and Poké Balls, especially Flareon's, and then... take them to the Padilla region and release them outside of Brewmaster City in a rather 'coincidental' way. You guys know how to do it, right?"

Although the international police officers were puzzled, they nodded nonetheless.

"What does this mean?" The group was a little confused.

Jing He didn't answer, but instead asked:
"Do you know what Spinner is up to? What's the purpose of participating in the Masters? What is Gibbon trying to do? Why are the Explorers and Excellence companies putting themselves in such a prominent position?"

Several people shook their heads in unison.

do not know.

"That settles it then." Jing He shrugged.

A-Ju asked, "So, Professor Jinghe, you know?"

"I don't know."

Everyone: "."

“But if we let him go back, we’ll find out. Let them make a fuss among themselves first. If Gibion ​​has any tricks up his sleeve, Spinner won’t be able to handle it. Then he’ll really become a tainted witness.”

As the commotion continues, many things will begin to emerge, and then we can follow the clues to find the root cause.

Several people looked at each other.

Ah Ju finally understood why Boss Sakaki chose Teacher Jing He as his successor.

It's not just because of strength.

Also because of the methods used.

I heard that President Yeci also received anonymous documents reporting the Explorers team and Excellence Company. Regardless of whether it was done by Spinner or not, just accuse him of it.

It has to be said that Jinghe got lucky, the document really was sent by Spinner.

Of course, that’s a story for later.

Anyway, after all his fuss, even if Spinner was trusted by Gibion, once suspicion started, it was impossible to stop.

As for the rest, let's leave it to Yeci.

He didn't know much about the Explorers team either, but he had already told Ye Ci everything he knew.

Now I can finally focus on preparing for the upcoming Masters tournament.

By the way, look forward to tomorrow's "main event," which is also a regular feature—Adu vs. Kona!

(End of this chapter)