Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

"No way! If you don't know, then stop talking nonsense!" Seeing that Lila dared to belittle the Fire Dragon Valley, Ji Ke forgot that his original intention was to ask for a favor, and his temper flared up immediately.

"Do you know how many powerful Charizards live in this valley? Let me tell you, even Lance's Charizard trained here... and even if he didn't command it, it still wouldn't be able to defeat the strongest Charizard here!"

"So you're still emphasizing command. If a trainer interferes, the Charizard in the valley won't be able to keep up." Lila shook her head dismissively. "In that case, the wildness you're advocating isn't actually that useful."

"You... Anyway, I don't want to waste my breath on you! If you're so capable, then try it yourself!" Ji Ke pointed back to the dragon head sculpture at the end of the valley, "We have a challenge here: defeat the one hundred strongest fire-breathing dragons in the valley in a row, and you will become the new king of the valley! If you dare to accept the challenge, you will know just how powerful beings are here!!"

"I will fight!" Lila clenched her fists. She really hated this person more and more.

Not only is he arrogant, but he's also incredibly unreasonable; he really needs a good talking-to…

“This challenge seems quite interesting, count me in.” Suddenly, a hand gently rested on Lila’s shoulder.

"elder brother?"

Chapter 346 Wildness Above All? That's called double standards~

"Mr. Xiaozhi, you..."

It wasn't until Xiao Zhi spoke up that Ji Ke realized she might have gone a bit too far.

Her invitation to Ash and the others to visit the valley was obviously for ulterior motives.

Relying on her close friendship with her cousin from the family behind a certain champion, Ji Ke learned some inside information and knew that Ash's Charizard was no ordinary creature. That's why she planned to leave it in the valley.

However, because she always adhered to the idea of ​​'wildness above all else', she could never bring herself to ask Satoshi directly, even when she was facing him.

That's why she decided to invite Ash and the others to the valley, and while acting as their guide, she kept criticizing it to highlight the advantages of Charizard Valley, hoping to pique Ash's interest.

However, because he overdid it, he stepped on a landmine!

"Miss Ji Ke, is the wildness you've been emphasizing just like them?" Xiao Zhi casually pointed to a spot not far away where two Charizards were wrestling with their claws intertwined.

"Of course! Mr. Ash, don't you think that's what Charizard should be like?" Ji Ke eagerly promoted his idea, "Living together with its companions in the valley, freely displaying its wildness without the interference of trainers, constantly training and getting stronger..."

“I’m sorry, I don’t think so.” Before Ji Ke could finish speaking, Xiao Zhi shook his head noncommittally. “Miss Ji Ke, I haven’t participated in your conversation with Lila because I believe everyone can have different ideas… But if you insist on imposing your own ideas on us, then you’re meddling too much!”

Is it really true that wildness trumps everything?

To put it bluntly, Ji Ke's theory can only fool Zhi Ye in the original work. After all, Zhi Ye at that time really couldn't take care of Lao Pen properly and could only be led by the nose by others.

However, if it were someone else, such as the legendary god Chi Hong or the Pill Emperor, they would basically ignore Ji Ke's words.

If I were to run into Fujita Arashi by chance, I'd probably just yell "Bullshit!" at her on the spot.

"Mr. Ash, I'm really thinking about your Charizard!" Ji Ke hurriedly defended herself, but she still said the same old thing, "Your Charizard is very special. It's such a pity to let its wildness be worn away like this... And if I may be frank, even it can't pass the Valley King's Trial and become the strongest in this valley!"

"So what if I don't pass? So what if I'm not the strongest for now?" Ash retorted coldly. "Why is it that wild Charizards in the valley are allowed to vary in strength, but those bred by us trainers must be the strongest, or else you'll belittle them? Miss Ji Ke, you should save your double standards for others. I'm going to start the challenge!"

"Mr. Xiaozhi, you..."

"Furthermore, in my opinion, the fire-breathing dragons in this valley are nothing more than a group of domesticated animals, hardly wild at all. The outside world is vast, but the only skies they've ever seen are this place and the Dragon Sanctuary!"

"You?!" Ji Ke's expression froze.

Only then did she realize that Xiao Zhi knew everything about her situation.

On a side note, Ji Ke is actually a very lucky woman. Not only does she manage a nature reserve, but she is also best friends with Xiao Zhuang, her cousin from Yulongdu.

Ash had heard a little about the King's Trial in Charizard Valley. No one had ever passed it so far. Every trainer who came to challenge it had been thoroughly defeated by the Charizard in the valley.

All of this undoubtedly fueled Ji Ke's arrogance. In addition, most trainers who use Charizard are male, and there are many like Xiao Gang who can't resist beautiful women.

Being constantly fawned over like this, Ji Ke naturally became arrogant and self-important.

But this approach doesn't work on Xiao Zhi. Although he enjoys admiring beautiful women, Xiao Zhi never lets his lower body control his mind.

When he's in a bad mood, he doesn't even give Sister Baicai any face, so who does Ji Ke think he is?!

"You've defeated a hundred Charizards in a row, huh... Old Charizard, let's begin!"

Ash led Charizard back to the valley entrance, and the latter, understanding the implication, opened its massive mouth wide and spewed an extremely arrogant flame into the sky!

The aura of a powerful being instantly surged forth, attracting the attention of almost all the fire-breathing dragons in the valley, with countless gazes simultaneously directed towards it!

"My Charizard is about to challenge the King's Trial of the Valley! Anyone who wants to block my way, feel free to step forward and try!!" Ash is now just as arrogant as Charizard, his arrogance is off the charts!

"Roar!" *N

Such blatant provocation undoubtedly angered the dragons in the valley, and with a series of roars, several Charizards took the lead in blocking the old Charizard's path.

Ash glanced at them briefly; they were all about two meters tall, larger than a typical Charizard, but no match for Charizard.

“Mr. Ash, I won’t stop you from challenging me, but I must remind you… if you insist on using your trainer’s methods, this challenge will be meaningless,” Ji Ke said, frowning.

"On one hand, you advocate for the supremacy of wildness, and on the other hand, you're afraid I'll use the power of a trainer to win... Miss Ji Ke, you must be exhausted." Ash chuckled sarcastically. "But don't worry, I'll let Charizard fight it out itself~"

Bang!

As soon as Ash finished speaking, Charizard suddenly plunged its claws into the mountain wall beside it, and actually managed to cut out two sharp stone cones with its dragon claws, which looked like two heavy swords held in its hands!

"Roar..." Just then, one of the Charizards couldn't hold back any longer and came to fight. But before it knew it, Charizard used Dragon Dance to accelerate and stabbed the stone spike in its hand directly into the opponent's chest, killing it instantly!

The other Charizards were stunned at the sight, but the old Charizard had already rushed forward and charged into the group of dragons by its own strength. Using the stone spikes in its hands, it knocked several Charizards to the ground in an instant!

"This...how is this possible?" Ji Ke's eyes widened in disbelief. "How could that fire-breathing dragon make such an attack?!"

He must be secretly directing things!

Ji Ke couldn't help but have this suspicion, but she didn't dare to say it outright, since she had just upset Xiao Zhi.

Meanwhile, the old Charizard was already wielding two stone spikes and charging towards the second group of Charizards lined up in front!

Ash's command for Charizard in this trial was to attack freely and defeat as many opponents as possible, so Charizard naturally chose the less strenuous method.

Thus began an astonishing duel.

The old Charizard charged left and right among a group of Charizards, using almost every part of its body as a weapon!

Wielding dual stone spikes, launching air slashes from wings, and unleashing Dragon Pulse from his mouth while simultaneously using a fear face to weaken his opponent.

Its feet weren't idle either, seizing every opportunity to unleash a barrage of million-ton flying kicks. Coupled with the dragon tail, iron tail, and wide-area destruction that its tail occasionally whipped out, it was practically a fighting machine with no blind spots!

Before Ji Ke could recover from the shock, the old Charizard had already taken down thirty wild Charizards in a row. When its stone spike broke, it simply landed and made two new ones... and even used its roost to restore its stamina!

A moment later, the old man, now full of energy again, charged forward once more!

Chapter 347 The King's Trial, Challenge Progress 92%

"Lila, how many are there?"

Inside the Charizard Valley, seeing Charizard once again knocking its opponent unconscious, Misty asked with concern.

"That's exactly the fiftieth one. The challenge is already halfway through, but still no one can cause any trouble for my brother's Charizard!"

Lila's tone was filled with pride, and the Charizard beside her looked on with admiration.

Halfway through the challenge, Charizard was still in incredible condition. The Charizards in the valley not only didn't cause it any trouble, but they rarely even managed to hit it with their special moves!

During the lull in the battle, it also took the opportunity to use Self-Motivation and Dragon Dance to boost its Attack, Special Attack and Speed ​​to the maximum level, leaving ordinary Charizards with no chance of being instantly killed!

As for stamina, there's absolutely no need to worry. The old Spearman will use Roost from time to time to land and restore half of his stamina, maximizing his endurance.

Facing these dozens of low-level Charizards, it's now completely mowing down the weaker enemies.

When the challenge first started, Lao Pian noticed that while these guys had good physical abilities, their special moves were all terrible.

And that's exactly the case. In the original story, Ash put Charizard in the valley to train, and his strength did improve a lot. But what kind of weird companions did he get later?

Aside from the advanced generation's burnout which was somewhat watchable, the rest—the slashing, wing attacks, dragon tails, and the like—were all incredibly frustrating.

In addition, just like Ji Ke's argument, the weaker the Charizard is, the more fire it will breathe. Therefore, the Charizards in the valley basically do not use fire attacks, and even ranged attacks are rare!

In this situation, an experienced player can easily kite them to death.

A bunch of inflexible, reckless brutes who only know how to engage in close combat – is this what Ji Ke calls wildness?

"Roar!" After taking down seventy Charizards with extremely high efficiency, the old Charizard suddenly let out a roar, and the flames on its tail instantly ignited and turned azure blue!

It had always been holding back, but only now has it started to take things seriously!

From seventy to ninety, the old man discarded the stone cones that were no longer useful and crushed all the opponents who blocked his way with his own strength!

"Impossible... Absolutely impossible!" Ji Ke kept doubting and denying it. She felt that Charizard must have been commanded by Ash!

Otherwise, why would it use tools or even employ enhanced tactics?

Logically speaking, without a trainer's guidance, Pokémon will only act on instinct, and the wilder the Pokémon, the more it can unleash its power in this situation!

But what is happening now?

Ji Ke stared blankly into the air. She even saw that the old man had changed his Air Slash move to Steel Wing, and with a mere 10% chance, he had managed to grind his defense to the top level!

You dare say he wasn't the one directing things behind the scenes?!

"Nothing is impossible... You may not understand, but don't make wild guesses!" Lila seemed to see through Ji Ke's thoughts and coldly warned, "You don't know how much effort your brother put into the Charizard, and you don't know what kind of enemies they faced together!"

“An enemy…?” Ji Ke was stunned.

boom!

As the ninetieth Charizard finished off its last opponent with a single Dragon Claw attack, the depths of the Charizard Valley suddenly trembled violently!

A burst of flames shot into the sky in the distance, followed by a group of ten enormous, terrifying fire-breathing dragons flying in. The lead dragon, an extremely large one, occupied the dragon head sculpture, while the other nine were arranged downwards in order.