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

Since Asha had decided to take on the challenge, she naturally wouldn't back down. After clenching her fists and taking three deep breaths, she immediately sent out her vanguard.

"Go, Mag!"

"Mag."

And so Asha sent the lava worms into battle.

Upon seeing that red slug appear opposite him, Niko sat there for a moment, thinking he was seeing things.

Its big head shook left and right hurriedly, and it finally confirmed that its opponent was indeed this slug.

Nigo immediately turned around, pointed at himself with his big paw, and then pointed at the lava worm opposite him.

"Fierce, fierce?" (Are you kidding me, boss? You actually sent me out with a mere Burning Bug?)

Even legendary Pokémon have dignity. Nigoro disdains to fight such an opponent. It turns its head and deliberately makes a gesture of disobeying Ash's instructions.

Our muscular man had naturally anticipated this situation.

That's just how this guy is; in terms of personality, I'd call him Eight Treasure Porridge Number Two.

The two Pokémon have strangely similar temperaments, and Ash is very adept at dealing with Eight Treasure Porridge.

He immediately threw an ancient meteorite in front of Rayquaza, while simultaneously maximizing the aura pressure on his entire body.

"Give me the food, then fight well!"

The black dragon, startled by Ash's intimidating aura, turned its head away looking aggrieved. But upon seeing the meteorite, it was immediately lured away like a dog seeing a meat bun, and swallowed the meteorite whole.

"Rei-o!" (I swear to obey Lord Satoshi's orders to the death!)

"Go, Rayquaza, use Dragon Claw!"

The enormous black claw ripped through the sky and slammed down on the lava worm.

Nige Kongzuo, this guy has always been so unprincipled when it comes to food.

With a loud bang, dust billowed up.

When the smoke cleared, the lava worms were completely unharmed.

"Oh, that's surprising."

"You didn't expect that, did you, Ash!"

Aysa's lips immediately curled into a smile; this was an evasion technique she and the lava worms had honed together near the volcano.

Using its soft, squishy body, the lava worm instantly turns into a puddle of slime the moment the attack comes, spreading its entire body across the field and easily dodging Rayquaza's dragon claw attack.

"Mag, use Flamethrower to retaliate!"

"Rayquaza, get out of the way!"

At Ash's command, Nekoss immediately twisted its neck to dodge the flamethrower that was aimed at its head by Mobil.

However, Aysa's lava bug reacted very quickly. As soon as it realized that its attack had missed, it immediately maintained the posture of launching the flames and aimed the crosshair downwards.

The jet of flame struck Rayquaza directly in the body.

"Lie?"

The previous attacks had failed to hit the lava worm, which had already made Niko Kongzu somewhat embarrassed and angry.

It was even angrier that it couldn't dodge the flames fired by the lava worm so skillfully.

Since that's the case, Nigo simply stopped dodging and swung its large paw forward suddenly.

Taking advantage of its resistance to fire-type moves, it dispelled the lava bug's flame spray with just one claw.

At the same time, it responded with a huge roar.

Then... that burning worm, which looked like a pool of red slime, emitted a white light amidst Rayquaza's roar.

"..."

Nige immediately regretted yelling at the other person.

But then Aysha was overjoyed: "Great! Mag has evolved!"

"Grandpa wasn't lying to me after all. Facing a strong enemy can bring pressure, but it can also lead to tremendous progress!"

Under Aysha's watchful eye, her lava worm quickly evolved into a lava snail, growing a hard, large shell on its back.

Aysa happily hugged her.

This startled Xiaoyao, who was watching from the sidelines.

"Wow, Xiaosheng, didn't you say before that the surface temperature of a lava snail can reach 1500 degrees? Miss Asha, you just hugged it like that?"

This left Xiaosheng stunned, and in the end, Xiaozhi had to explain it to them.

"You Fire-type Pokémon can generally control their body temperature."

"Once you gain a Pokémon's trust, its flames will only bring you warmth and won't burn your partner. This is true for the flames on Rapidash and Charizard."

However, Aysa's willingness to pounce directly on the lava snail is also a symbol of the deep bond between them.

Faced with such a deeply moving sentiment, Xiao Zhi felt he had to give the other person a gift.

Ash only refrained from using the dragon claw as a joke because Ash was looking after Aysa's beautiful waist, which he found irresistible.

"In that case, Rayquaza, stop playing around and add the finishing touch!"

"Magnus, we're using burnout (overheating)!"

The evolved lava snail greatly encouraged Aysa.

Although it can no longer use the slug's body to its fullest potential to dodge attacks as before, its Special Attack and Defense have increased significantly.

Just like the characters in One Piece using Iron Body, Aysa was instantly thrown into a state of overheating.

She immediately ordered the Lava Snail to attack Rayquaza.

Then, the Lava Snail was smashed to pieces by Rayquaza.

Once Nigo takes flight, the lava snail's speed is completely outmatched.

The black figure flashed across the sky and then suddenly attacked from above, the terrifying attack striking the lava snail's face in an instant.

After the violent explosion, the lava snail lost its ability to fight.

"Ah, my Mag."

After retrieving her Pokémon, Aysa quickly rallied and took out a new Poké Ball.

"Losing once won't discourage me. I love Pokémon, I love battling, and... I love this gym. Ash, let's have another round with some fiery moves!"

"Go, Coal Turtle!"

The new tortoise that appeared on stage was surprisingly an orange tortoise with a rather憨厚 (honest and simple) expression.

It was constantly spewing smoke from its two nostrils and the shell on its back.

Such an opponent made Rayquaza a little unmotivated, but soon Aysa and her Torkoal instantly cheered him up.

A jet of flame, even more powerful than the Lava Snail's attack, struck Rayquaza squarely on the forehead. Even with resistance, Rayquaza still sustained considerable damage.

This power is incomparable to what we just experienced.

"It seems this Torkoal is Asha's ace up." Ash looked at Torkoal with some surprise.

At this moment, Niko, whose face showed signs of pain, immediately revealed his sharp fangs and exchanged a glance with Ash.

Xiao Zhi quickly understood its thoughts.

"Good job, Liekong! Use the finishing touch once more!"

[Ding! Rayquaza: Affection +5; Intimacy +5]

"Fierce!"

When Aysa saw Rayquaza's previous attack coming again, she instantly mustered all her strength and shouted.

"Coal Turtle, retract into your shell and then use a high-speed spin!"

Although Asha has an eccentric personality, her strength is still quite impressive.

Her grandfather entrusted the dojo to her precisely because he recognized Asha and her friends' hard work.

She is described by outsiders as "beautiful and strong; Aysa is truly admirable!"

When Aysa unleashes her full power, she is among the top-tier Gym Leaders in the Hoenn region.

The Coal Tortoise's hard shell spun rapidly, and as it received Rayquaza's finishing touch, it was propelled into the air and flew high into the sky.

If it were an attack from an ordinary Pokémon, it might have neutralized it.

Unfortunately for it, it was facing a Rayquaza, whose long black body made a smooth turn.

Liekong sat with his blood-red maw and bit down on the coal turtle's shell.

"That's it, Rayquaza, use Dragon Meteor!"

Before it could break free, the Coal Turtle's entire body was enveloped in the energy of the Heavenly Dragon Meteor and launched out together.

With a bang, it exploded in the sky, and Coal Turtle turned into a shooting star and crashed back onto the field.

When everyone opened their eyes, the Coal Turtle had already fainted and lost its ability to fight.

Chapter 435 They were joined together by mortise and tenon joints.

Seeing the referee wave the flag to announce Coal Turtle's departure, both Haruka and Victory couldn't help but feel a chill for Aysa.

However, the siblings could also see that Miss Asha was quite capable.

"But after all, we're facing Ash Ketchum."

"Yes, after all, we're facing Ash."

The gym battle uses three Pokémon, and now two of Asha's Pokémon have been defeated.

Everyone understands that Aysa is unlikely to win against Ash and Rayquaza's combination.

However, Aysa's volcanic passion was not overwhelmed by the huge difference in strength, and she still passionately pulled out her last Pokémon.

"Go, Arcanine! Use Play Rush!"