Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master...

The forest lizard smashed through several protruding rock pillars at the edge of the arena, its speed not slowing down until it finally came to a stop after crashing deeply into the wall behind it.

The immense force seemed to be shattering the rock walls of the island, causing the entire cave to tremble.

"Oh, are you alright, forest lizard?"

Xiaosheng, who was his companion, quickly called out in concern.

He wanted to run over and check on the forest lizard, but he was almost hit by a rock that had been shaken down by the tremor.

Fortunately, Xiaoyao pulled him back in time, thus escaping a disaster.

"Thank you, sis."

When Xiao Sheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and turned to thank Xiao Yao, he found that his sister was also looking nervously in the direction of the forest lizard.

"It's over, Ash, hurry up and send out the next Pokémon."

"Hmm, but it's still a little short of vines."

"what?"

Just as referee Shinobu saw the scene return to calm and was about to deliver her verdict, Ash suddenly stopped her.

Ash sensed the aura of the Grovyle and smiled slightly.

"The experiment was a success! The forest lizard, with its talent fully unlocked, was able to withstand even such a powerful attack!"

"Forest lizard, when are you going to stop sleeping? Get up and make the final push!"

"Cheers!!"

Just then, a huge roar came from the crater that the forest lizard had just created, and a figure covered in green light leaped out and returned to the battlefield.

The Forest Lizard returns with the Lush trait active.

Iron Palm Warrior's True Qi Fist was just a hair's breadth away from defeating the Forest Lizard.

But the forest lizard, enhanced by extreme training, is much more durable than before; it can still retain a sliver of strength after being hit by such a punch.

Its unique lushness ability was triggered, giving it a significant boost in health and doubling its physical attack damage. Although the forest lizard had many wounds, its momentum had reached its peak.

"Moss, is this okay? You really know how to surprise people, Ash."

Teng Shu looked at the forest lizards on the field with a surprised expression, but he remained confident.

"Iron Palm Warrior, Belly Drum!"

The Iron Palm Warrior on the field immediately slapped his belly with his large palm, making a thumping sound.

"What is it doing?" Xiaoyao immediately asked Xiaosheng, puzzled.

"This move is called 'belly drumming,' which relies on vigorously slapping the belly to perform a kind of mysterious dance, thereby unleashing one's full offensive potential."

"However, although it can maximize the attack power at once, it will also consume half of one's own stamina."

"What exactly is Mr. Fujiki trying to do?"

Iron Palm Warrior's stamina was still in excellent condition, but now, facing the Forest Lizard whose attack power had increased significantly, he had to expend half of his stamina first.

"Given the Iron Palm Warrior's slow pace, is it really worth it?"

However, after the Iron Palm Warrior finished its belly drum dance, a gentle light suddenly emanated from its body, and its strength was instantly restored by a quarter.

"Pomelo?"

"That's right, it's a pomelo!"

Normally, Gym Leaders don't use items in Gym battles, but since this was a battle against Ash, Tengshu used a little personal motive and gave Ironhide a Berry.

The effect of the berry is triggered when a Pokémon's HP drops below half, restoring one-quarter of its HP.

The previous abdominal drumming had just depleted half of the Iron Palm Warrior's stamina.

"Iron Palm Warrior, Bullet Fist!"

Unexpectedly, his Iron Palm Warrior possessed the skill of Bullet Fist.

The Bullet Fist, which is guaranteed to strike first, makes up for the Iron Palm Warrior's lack of speed.

A flash of silver light appeared on the fist, and instantly a metallic fist phantom attacked the forest lizard.

The enhancement effect of Belly Drum is the strongest among all skills. The originally ordinary Bullet Punch is suddenly enhanced by 4 times, which is not much inferior to the previous Enhanced Punch.

"Forest Lizard, Flash!"

Bullet Punch is a priority move and is fast enough, so Ash chose to counter it with a priority move.

The forest lizard's figure quickly transformed into a streak of light, nimbly dodging the bullet punch attack.

With powerful feet, he quickly pressed down on the Iron Palm Warrior's abdomen and kicked him backward, while simultaneously using the reaction force to leap into the air.

"Leaf Blade!"

"Break the tile!"

"Cheers!"

"Hali!"

The cave was being wantonly destroyed by two enhanced monsters.

In this back-and-forth exchange of attacks, shockwaves spread out, shattering all the surrounding rock pillars, and all the nozzles on the field simultaneously spewed out spectacular jets of water.

Shinobu didn't dare stand in the middle anymore and quickly jumped onto the viewing platform where Haruka and the others were.

"Both Pokémon are so strong."

"Is this what it looks like when a Gym Leader goes all out in a battle?"

The fighting girls are now certain that the sparring sessions that Fujiki usually had with them were definitely going easy on them.

At this moment, the terrifying commotion on the field gradually subsided, and the battle was about to be decided.

Although Iron Fist Warrior has the advantage in stamina and attack, Grovyle is twice as fast, plus Grovyle's responsiveness honed under Ash's training.

The Iron Palm Warrior could withstand two Leaf Blades with one attack, but its body could not hold on and it gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

"Iron Palm Warrior!"

Teng Shu realized something was wrong and shouted, but before he could give any further instructions, the forest lizards, who were already in a bloodthirsty frenzy, launched another attack.

A powerful blade of blade slashed upwards towards the Iron Palm Warrior's chin. After this strike, the thick, massive body finally gave way and collapsed with a loud thud, like a wall.

"Uh... well, Iron Palm Warrior is incapacitated, Forest Lizard wins."

"The ultimate winner of this gym challenge is Ash Ketchum!"

"Well done, forest lizard!"

"Cheers!"

[Ding! Forest Lizard: Affection +1; Intimacy +2]

Ash was very satisfied with the results of their training on Fighting Island, as demonstrated by Swellow and Grovyle.

This dojo challenge has finally come to a successful conclusion.

"You're really amazing, Ash. Who knows, you might be the one to cause a huge stir in the world someday."

Although he lost, Fujiki played with great enjoyment and showed an even more cheerful smile than before.

At this moment, the storm outside seemed to have stopped, and a ray of sunlight shone into the battlefield through the opening at the top of the cave. Fujiki took out the boxing badge symbolizing the victory over the Martial Arts Gym and handed it to Ash.

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the main quest "Boxing Badge!": Please defeat Martial Arts Dojo Master Fujiki]

【获得奖励：联盟币+5000；体力属性+2；攻击+2；自由属性点+3；技能真气拳+1】

[Ding! Boxing Badge: Pokémon Fighting-type moves will have their power increased by 5% after acquiring this badge!]

"Thank you, Mr. Fujiki. I have benefited greatly from this trip to Martial Arts Island. Thank you for taking care of me during this time."

Although he didn't directly intervene, when Ash was training on the island, lacking food and clothing, or getting lost, there were always people secretly sent by Vine Tree to provide assistance.

This was something that couldn't be hidden from Satoshi, so he was grateful and always treated Fujiki, this kind-hearted person, very well.

However, the vine tree clearly didn't care, because as the gym leader of Fighting Island, he would definitely help not only Ash, but even an ordinary traveler.

"Haha, as long as you like Martial Arts Island, that's all that matters."

"Speaking of which, Ash, where are you guys going next? The closest city with a gym should be Mauville City."

"Yes, that's right, that's where we plan to go next."

"Wait a moment!"

As Ash was counting on his fingers to plan the next part of the journey, May suddenly interrupted.

"Ash, shouldn't we head to Slateport City for my Grand Contest before that?"

"Oh, right!" Ash almost forgot.

"What do you mean 'yes'? Honestly, Ash! From now on, you absolutely must remember everything I do!"

Otherwise, Xiaoyao will throw a tantrum.

"The hunting swallowtail turkey and I practiced so much for that moment!"

"Oh, it's alright. It's perfect timing since we can pass through Kaina City on our way to Violet City."

Seeing this, Ash quickly laughed it off and turned to look for Max.

"Xiaosheng, is the route planned on the navigator?"

"Of course, you can rest assured that this is something you can handle completely by leaving it to me!"

The bespectacled imp shook the Navigator in its hand, and Ash felt reassured as soon as he saw it.

"that would be great!"

Xiao Zhi had a feeling that things would go smoothly from now on!

Then, after saying goodbye to Fujiki and Shinobu, Ash and his friends got lost on the high seas again shortly after boarding the luxury speedboat they had just set off.

"Oh no, why is this happening!"

On the deck, Xiao Sheng helplessly patted the navigator in his hand, but there was nothing he could do. The machine screen showed no signal, and he couldn't rely on the navigator now.

"Sigh, people thought we'd be arriving in Kaina City soon."