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

With its blazing sun fully charged, the Lizard King knew this might be its only chance to win this battle, and it squeezed every last drop of energy from every cell in its body.

The beam shot towards Slaking's face instantly, even faster than when Slaking fired the Hyper Beam before.

"Cheers!!!"

"Please, Wang, stop attacking and cover your face with your hands."

"Kill?"

At this point, even if Slave King wanted to immediately dissipate his Flame Fist and switch to a defensive stance, it was already too late.

Sunlight and flames are the energy of light; under the blazing sun, the speed is the speed of light.

The dazzling light instantly shone on the wrinkled face of the man who asked for leave.

Although Slaking has base stats close to those of legendary Pokémon, its Special Defense is not outstanding, and Special Attack moves are its weakness.

While Sceptile's signature move, Leaf Blade, is a physical attack, its special attack is actually stronger than its physical attack.

Therefore, the power of the sunlight and flames it unleashes is naturally quite formidable.

The Grass-type's strongest Special Attack move, Solar Beam, slammed right into Slaking's face, which was weak to Special Attack.

"Damn it, but even so, with the stamina of the Slave King, it's still..."

At this moment, not only Qianli was suddenly stunned, but all his students were also stunned.

"Why is this lizard king's solar flames taking so long?"

That goes without saying; just look at who taught it to be so intensely sunny.

This is someone acknowledged by Arceus, the owner of the Emerald Tablet, the strongest individual human, and personally taught by Ash Ketchum.

With the Lizard King's own efforts, all the power stored within its body was drawn out at this moment.

The light instantly illuminated the entire battlefield, and everyone watching was momentarily blinded.

After a long while, when they opened their eyes again...

Finally, with a loud crash, Wang, the one who asked for leave, collapsed.

"Knock..."

"Slacker, unable to battle! The ultimate winner of this challenge is Ash."

"You really lived up to the title of Lizard King, well done!"

"Cheers!"

[Ding! Lizard King: Affection +5; Intimacy +5]

[Ding! Lizard King: Affection and Intimacy have reached maximum!]

【获得奖励：联盟币+2000；攻击+2；特攻+2；自由属性点+2；技能：青草滑梯+1】

Unexpectedly, Sceptile's affection and friendship levels reached their maximum at this moment, and Ash's first Perfect-level Pokémon in the Hoenn region was born!

One-tenth of Ash's stats were instantly added to Sceptile, giving it a significant boost in strength.

Of course, none of these lizard kings knew this yet.

Because at this moment, it was happily running towards Ash, celebrating its victory with its trainer.

Chapter 453 Professor Oak Has Something for You

Ash won, Pikachu!

"Pikachu, Pikachu!"

"Oh, Dad lost."

After the King of Leave fell to the ground, the expressions of the onlookers varied.

Some were saddened to see their teacher defeated, while others were thrilled by Sceptile's comeback, but they all applauded the efforts of the Pokémon on the field.

Compared to the happy Xiaoyao and the dejected Xiaosheng who saw her idol lose, Qianli was much more composed.

"Haha, as expected of you, Ash! That was a fantastic battle."

He took out the Libra Badge from Petalburg City Gym and handed it to Ash.

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the new main quest "Challenge Petalburg Gym!": Defeat Petalburg Gym Leader Senri to obtain the Libra Badge!]

【获得奖励：联盟币+3000；特攻+2；特防+2；自由属性点+3；技能“再来一次”+1】

[Libra Badge: When worn, increases the power of Normal-type Pokémon moves by 5%]

"Thank you, Uncle Qianli. I will take good care of it!"

Ash has finally collected all 5 badges, and only 3 more are needed to participate in the Hoenn League.

"Oh no, the roof of the room is going to collapse!"

Just as Ash was admiring the badge he had just earned, a student named Senri next to him suddenly shouted in panic.

The battle room, which had been teetering on the brink of collapse due to Ash and Senri's battle, could no longer be held up by the remaining two walls.

A large section of the ceiling suddenly collapsed, and Ash quickly used his psychic powers to block it.

Everyone inside the room quickly moved outdoors before the building completely collapsed.

After Jin Zhi hurriedly ran out, with a loud crash, the house finally collapsed into ruins.

"Great!"

"what?"

"Teacher Mitsuko?"

Having inadvertently revealed her inner thoughts, Mitsuko noticed that the disciples around her were all looking at her, so she quickly put on a pained expression.

"No, no... It's such a pity. It seems we'll have to rebuild our dojo's battle arena."

……

The day after they received the badge, Ash and his friends prepared to set off again, and the Senri couple naturally went out to see them off.

"Leaving so soon? Aren't you going to stay a few more days?"

Looking at the children who had only been home for a few days, Mitsuko's face showed reluctance.

Ash was happy to stay at the Petalburg Gym and get free food and drinks, but...

"I'm sorry, Aunt Mitsuko, we still need to get to Inoyu City. We can't waste too much time in one place."

"Is it because of something in the sky?" Qianli looked at the sky seriously.

As a gym leader who is basically locked in to become the next Elite Four member, his position has always been very special. He can know many secrets within the league from afar, and naturally he also knows about the meteorite crisis.

"If it's something this important, then we really can't let personal feelings like those of our children hold you back."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhi immediately smiled and waved his hand.

"No, no, Uncle Qianli, that's just a minor problem!"

"The main reason is that I only have three badges left to qualify for the Hoenn League tournament."

"I couldn't wait to see those three empty spots in the badge box! I didn't want to wait even a day longer!"

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"It's a small problem..." Qianli's lips twitched involuntarily as he looked at Xiaozhi's excited expression.

That was a major crisis that had countless high-ranking members of the alliance worrying day and night and causing them to go bald, yet they were calling it a minor issue.

"But for a man as amazing as you, it might really be a small problem."

"After all, not long ago, even the current champion, Mr. Wallace, said that the survival of the league rested on your shoulders, Ash."

Senri wouldn't take Satoshi's words as a joke.

"Wow, Lord Mikkuri thinks so highly of Ash? In that case, I won't lose either!"

Haruka has always admired Michael, a senior in the Grand Contests, and naturally hopes to leave a good impression on her idol.

She has grown a lot now, and Xiaoyao, who still has goals to achieve, will never again be tempted by the comforts of home.

"Just wait, Mom and Dad, I'll definitely make it to the Grand Contest!"

"Yes, we will definitely watch your match."

At this moment, the Senri couple felt that their decision to let Haruka and Satoshi go on a trip was the right one.

Even Xiao Sheng seemed to be well-prepared.

"Don't worry, Mom and Dad, I'll take care of them on the way, they'll be fine."

"Who's usually taking care of whom, Kacchan?!"

"Quiet down, sister. Yesterday, Ash defeated Dad when he went all out using Sceptile and the others. I'm so upset."

In Xiaosheng's mind, even if his father were to lose, it should be a narrow defeat, a slight loss due to Ash's endless stream of legendary Pokémon attacks.

His powerful, excellent, handsome, and world's best father was actually defeated by Ash's Hoenn team.

Even though it was a dojo competition, Senri had sent out even the Slacker, so losing was unacceptable to Kacchan.

He was dejected for a long time last night and made up his mind.

"I must become stronger on my journey, and then become an excellent trainer in the future to avenge my father and defeat Ash!"

"Oh, that's ambitious. I'm waiting for you, Xiao Sheng."

Ash easily lifted Max up with just two fingers, even though Max had just been making grand pronouncements.

It made him look like a ridiculous little dog with fate gripping him by the scruff of his neck.

"Ah~, I oppose violence between trainers!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Although May and Max were still a little reluctant to part, they resolutely followed Ash on his journey for their respective goals.

"Seeing our children grow up always brings tears to our eyes."

Yes, darling.