Elf: Starts with small diamonds, then mutates into Diancie.

The one-sided situation that Monarch Serpent had anticipated did indeed occur, although the roles of the actors were somewhat reversed.

A tremendous recoil force emanated from the point where the two snake-like Pokémon intersected. Serperior's eyes widened in horror as it discovered that its full-force Leaf Blade was still being suppressed by Milotic!

"Let's go back."

Milotic appeared calm and composed, while Serperior, who had previously exuded queenly aura, looked rather disheveled.

With increased force, Serperior was sent flying by the even greater recoil, and even its Leaf Blade attack was shattered!

"How is this possible?!" Jiang Zihan exclaimed in disbelief.

Serperior was well aware of its own strength, yet it had been completely overwhelmed by Milotic!

A short while later, the Monarch Serpent, covered in wounds from its impact with the ground, stood up, trembling slightly. Seeing the defiant Monarch Serpent, Jiang Zihan forced herself to calm down.

"It seems... I'll have to resort to the trick I'm not familiar with."

He never expected that he would be suppressed by a junior... even forced to use this move!

They haven't fully perfected this combination of characteristics and moves yet, but it should be enough to deal with Milotic!

After all, his Serperior is better at special attacks!

"Unknown junior, I, Jiang Zihan, hereby declare you the strongest sophomore!"

"However, the premise is that the following..."

One move!

"Monarch Serpent, Leaf Storm!!!"

At Jiang Zihan's command, the heavily wounded Serpent Lord, having exhausted its energy and engaged only in close combat, unleashed Leaf Storm.

Countless sharp green leaves transformed into a hurricane, sweeping towards Milotic with the force of thunder and gale!

Despite the strong winds, Milos and Su Hao remained calm and composed, showing no sign of panic.

Su Hao commanded, "Milotic, use Dragon Pulse!!!"

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Pichu cooking, so cute!

Chapter 159 Playing the Divergent Card

Milotic, Dragon Pulse!

Milotic opened her mouth and emitted an ethereal chant, as a large amount of dragon-type energy gathered in front of her mouth, forming a somewhat unstable energy sphere.

This is a sign that Milotic is not yet proficient in using the Dragon Pulse move.

She usually uses moves that rely on physical strength to attack, such as Dragon Tail, or moves that release energy over a wide area, such as Surf.

However, Dragon Pulse is just right for dealing with the wide-range leaf storm released by Jiang Zihan's Serpent Lord.

The storm of green leaves destroyed everything in its path like a typhoon, even the rubble left in the crater created by the two Pokémon in the center of the battlefield was being frantically cut by the raging sharp leaves.

The Dragon Pulse in front of Milotic's mouth on the right side of the arena split into four wildly dancing energy snakes, colliding head-on with the Leaf Storm that came from the left.

A huge shockwave rippled outwards, only to be neutralized by a protective shield that suddenly appeared like a film of water.

"Wow, thank goodness the school has set up these protective shields in every venue, otherwise even watching the game would be a dangerous thing."

Lin Yu was startled and almost instinctively reached for his Pokémon to help him defend against the aftershocks of their battle.

Zhao Xing's eyes widened, and he muttered to himself incessantly, "Outrageous... This shouldn't be happening... This is too outrageous..."

Serperior's Leaf Storm only held out for ten or twenty seconds before being instantly suppressed by Milotic, which was continuously channeling energy into the Dragon Pulse in front of its mouth.

Leaf Storm is like water without a source or a tree without roots; without the continuous energy supply from Serpent Lord, it will only gradually wither away in the waves.

However, Jiang Zihan and Serperior's initial goal was not to overwhelm Milotic with the first Leaf Storm.

After all, Serperior's ability is to "contrary"!

Abilities, as one of the special abilities possessed by Pokémon, have a wide variety of effects.

A powerful Pokémon with the right ability is like adding wings to a tiger, making 1+1 even greater than 2!

It has powerful effects, but it also has some useless features.

Abilities like [Lazy], [Slow Start], and [Weak] are even worse than basic abilities, and they can even hinder Pokémon that possess those abilities.

As the name suggests, the characteristic of "singing the opposite tune" is that it is characterized by singing the opposite tune.

Moves that boost stats will only decrease the stats of a Pokémon with that ability.

Moves that cause stat depletion will increase the stats of a Pokémon with that ability.

Leaf Storm has considerable base power and is considered one of the top Grass-type moves.

Powerful moves often come with side effects. The side effect of Leaf Storm is that every time a Pokémon uses this move, its Special Attack will drop significantly.

Contrarianism + Leaf Storm combined equals —

Taking advantage of the moment before Dragon Pulse completely destroyed Leaf Storm, Jiang Zihan gave the order again: "Serpent Lord, unleash Leaf Storm once more!"

After unleashing its first Leaf Storm, Serperior proactively cut off its energy supply.

At the same time, a thin layer of red light shone on her body, which was proof that the Serpent Lord's special attack power had been enhanced.

Serperior once again squeezed out one-third of its energy reserves, and with a ferocious expression, released an even more powerful Leaf Storm than before, sweeping towards the Dragon Pulse that had already shattered the first Leaf Storm!

An even stronger red light shone from its body once more, and the Monarch Serpent's wounded body trembled slightly.

"As expected, they were using a contrarian approach as their trump card... Just as anticipated."

Su Hao had a clear understanding of Serperior's characteristics from the beginning, and was naturally prepared for the classic Contrarian + Leaf Storm combination.

He remained calm as he reminded Milotic, "The bigger one is coming, don't let your guard down."

Upon hearing this, Milotic stared intently at the second Leaf Storm, and after assessing its approximate size, cautiously increased its output by another 10%, bringing it to 60%!

It has to be said that Su Hao felt that the members of the Shanghai University team were quite skilled; a late-stage elite-level Serpent could fight his Milotic to such a degree.

Milotic's energy reserves are much stronger than those of ordinary elite-level Pokémon, but unfortunately, its current level is only mid-elite level.

This means that no matter how much ability she has, her output will still be limited by her own strength.

Although the output is not high, its strength lies in its continuous nature!

Now, Milotic's Dragon Pulse, at 60% power, has collided with Serperior's Leaf Storm once again!

Just like before, the Leaf Storm, without any energy supply, held on for a while longer before finally being defeated by the Dragon Pulse.

Cold sweat beaded on Jiang Zihan's forehead as she asked incredulously, "Even this isn't enough to defeat that Milotic?"

He would believe it if you told him that Milotic was a Pokémon newly trained by a professional or gym leader.

Even though his Serperior, which he had carefully nurtured over three years of university, wasn't his ace, it was still incredibly powerful. Yet, it was completely outmatched by his junior's Milotic.

A second-year student who knew Jiang Zihan's powerful Serpent Lord exclaimed in shock, "Senior Jiang... seems to be at a disadvantage!?"

"Who exactly is that guy? Even my Claw couldn't touch that Serperior, yet his Pokémon can actually beat Serperior in a head-on confrontation!" exclaimed a second-year university student who had just been utterly defeated by Serperior while using Claw.

"Look, Senior Jiang has given another order!"

Outside the arena, Jiang Zihan, with a do-or-die mentality, shouted loudly, "Serpent Lord... Leaf Storm!!"

Although unwilling, Jiang Zihan could only admit that it wasn't that he didn't want to use other moves, but that only the Flying Leaf Storm could currently contend with those four energy serpents that seemed to be transforming into dragons.

Normally, after Serperior uses Leaf Storm twice, he will often choose to use moves like Energy Ball to continue the attack.

His Serpent Lord's other signature moves would be even more vulnerable to Dragon Pulse than Leaf Storm...

Moreover, he and the Serpent Lord are now in dire straits.

Given Serperior's physical attributes, the Special Attack boost from two Leaf Storms is already its limit. Until Jiang Zihan finds a way to improve Serperior's physical attributes or to control whether or not to accept the counter-attack boost, two Leaf Storms are already the limit.

After using the third Leaf Storm, Serperior simply couldn't hold on... It would soon be overwhelmed by the backlash and lose its ability to fight.

He thought to himself, as if trying to comfort himself, and also as if he were truly confident: "This is the end... This time, your Milotic shouldn't be able to hold out!"

After all, even his professional-level ace would need some effort to neutralize Serperior's third Leaf Storm!

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Sticky Dragon

Chapter 160 Who exactly is the villain?

Boiling energy surged through his body, and a look of pain flashed in the proud red eyes of the Serpent Lord. With a trembling tail tip, he once again shattered the dragon wave that was winding its way from the right side of the Leaf Storm.

The Monarch Serpent gritted its teeth and mobilized every ounce of energy surging within its body, forming a massive tornado composed of countless sharp green leaves, large enough to even lift a roof.

At this point, she no longer had the power to launch Leaf Storm. The effects of Leaf Storm and the Contrarian ability had left her teetering on the brink of collapse. Only her indomitable spirit sustained her as she squeezed out energy to face Dragon Pulse.

"Milotic, try to control the Dragon Pulse to gather together and break the Leaf Storm!"

Su Hao didn't speak, but directly conveyed his thoughts to Minas through the waveguide.

The current scene is perfect for polishing Milotic!

To combat this unprecedented storm of flying leaves, Milotic has increased its power output to about 80%.