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

"Tsk tsk tsk~"

"That's not necessarily true. Brother Su, even if you were to take first place nationwide, I'd still think it's only natural." Li Hua shook his finger, his expression very sincere.

.

Zhong Li tucked the documents under her arm, clapped her hands, and said, "Quiet down. I'll go over the rules again before the draw begins. Su Hao, you probably don't know them yet, right?"

Their deep-seated fear of teachers immediately made the four of them adjust their posture and obediently say, "Okay~"

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There's still one more watch to go.

Armored bird.

Chapter 204 Competition Rules

Zhong Li clapped her hands, signaling everyone to look at her: "Let me tell you about the competition rules for the provincial competition. There are exactly 256 participants from Sichuan Province this time. The competition will be held in a group stage format."

“一共有Abcd四个小组，每个小组64人，第一场64进32比赛为1v1，第二场32进16比赛为2v2，16进8，8进4，半决赛与决赛为3v3的比赛，全部都是单打比赛。”

"The first place winner in each of the four groups will represent Sichuan Province in the national competition."

"Teacher Zhong, since it's a competition, are there any prizes?" Su Hao raised his hand and asked.

Zhong Li nodded and said, "There are rewards, of course. All the prizes for this competition are provided by Sichuan Province. Apart from the contestants who were eliminated in the first round, the top 32 will receive a prize of 20,000 Shenzhou Coins, the top 16 will receive a prize of 50,000 Shenzhou Coins, and the top 8 will receive a prize of 100,000 Shenzhou Coins."

"Although the bonus may not seem like much, it adds up to a huge sum of money."

"What about the top four?" Li Hua raised his hand and asked loudly.

"The top four will receive physical rewards. Each of the top four can choose one of the lowest-level, level three items from the Sichuan Province Treasury."

"However, even a level three item is worth hundreds of thousands outside."

Finally, Zhong Li concluded, "No matter what, let's try our best to get a good ranking, especially Su Hao, who can play with confidence and boldness!"

This student is rarely at school, and Zhong Li can't quite figure out his personality, but his abilities are truly outstanding.

From her perspective as a professional trainer, Su Hao was a sure thing to get into the top three. Her main focus was on supporting the other three students who were not as strong as Su Hao.

......

With some time still to go before the opening ceremony, the stadium was already packed.

Teacher Zhong Li waited with her eyes closed for the group assignments to be completed before making tactical arrangements, while Su Hao and the other three huddled together to share their current progress.

In fact, Jiang Chengcheng, Li Hua, and Kong Lingwei have been sparring with each other every day, so they know each other's strength very well. They are mainly curious about what level Su Hao has reached now.

Li Hua touched his newly styled hair, which he had specially done for today, and proudly said, "My three main Pokémon are an early-stage Elite-level Charizard and a mid-stage Elite-level Altaria and Corviknight~"

Now he has come from behind and has defeated Jiang Chengcheng many times by taking advantage of his already established team.

Jiang Chengcheng said calmly, "My Mighty Strength and Tyrannical Panda have both reached the mid-elite level, and Heartscale Treasure has evolved into Scale Armor Dragon, which has just advanced to the early-elite level."

Because she hadn't caught any new Pokémon recently, she got a beating from that incredibly talented Charizard before she could even become a pseudo-legendary.

Kong Lingwei blushed and said somewhat shyly, "Recently, my master has been giving me some extra training, so my strength has improved a bit. My Gardevoir, Natu, and artificial cell eggs have all reached the mid-elite level."

She was confident that with her newly acquired superpowers, she could amplify any Pokémon and go toe-to-toe with an elite-level late-stage opponent.

This competition allows the use of special abilities.

The three of them, harboring ulterior motives, spilled their secrets and then stared intently at Su Hao.

It's like saying, "You have to hand over your lineup today!"

Su Hao was under immense pressure, his expression utterly speechless: "Um, actually, one should be enough, right?"

Anyway, there's no need to hide it. He's not going to send out Incineroar or Milotic for this match.

"What do you mean?" the three asked in unison, puzzled.

"Well... that one, my Blazing Roaring Tiger is already at the professional level~" Su Hao said modestly, his expression awkward.

Jiang Chengcheng: "???"

Li Hua: "Am I dreaming?"

Kong Lingwei: "Hahaha... Su Hao, are you kidding me?"

Su Hao: "Stare—"

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Serving you at dawn! The transition is finally over in one go, and we can finally play the match!

Pikachu

Chapter 205 Continuous stream

A moment of silence fell over the scene. Unlike Kong Lingwei, who was shocked that Su Hao had actually trained a professional-level Pokémon, Li Hua and Jiang Chengcheng had even more interesting expressions.

The two of them were among the few who knew that Su Hao's Little Diamond had defeated the professional-level Emperor Naboo at the elite level, and that he was one of the professional-level starter trio carefully cultivated by the gym owner.

In other words, Su Hao currently has two Pokémon with professional-level combat power.

As far as they knew, Su Hao also had an elite Milotic and a Shiny pseudo-legendary Draco Messia.

Li Hua made a funny face: "Eh...Brother Su, what other surprises do you have that I don't know about?"

Su Hao is getting more and more abnormal. He and the other two are childhood friends of the same age, but after going on a trip for a while, his combat power has almost skyrocketed.

Logically speaking, there should be only a minority of people in universities who have professional-level Pokémon, right?

Jiang Chengcheng poked Su Hao's shoulder with her fingerless gloved right hand and asked, "Is it a breakthrough to the professional level through focused specialization, or a breakthrough based purely on overall aptitude?"

She is more rational, and that's precisely what she cares about.

After all, this is a watershed moment; the different breakthrough methods demonstrate vastly different levels of strength.

Her own plan is to rely on the overall power of Pokémon to break through to the professional level, after all, this is something she must do before becoming a fully-fledged dojo successor.

This also determines whether she can pass that test and obtain the secret armor passed down through generations in the dojo!

Su Hao grinned, giving a thumbs-up, and said, "Hehe, naturally it's the hardest one!"

Kong Lingwei: "6"

I shouldn't be here; I should be under the car.

"What's the hardest one?" Zhong Li opened her eyes and asked, puzzled.

She had just closed her eyes to rest before the opening ceremony started, but she actually fell asleep.

Half-asleep, she was awakened by the voices of four students beside her, and only heard Su Hao's last words.

It seems I've been staying up too late these past few days; I'm feeling a bit tired...

You can't deny getting old!

The four people looked at Zhong Li's eyes, which had obvious dark circles, and reached a consensus.

"It's nothing, we were just talking about which is the hardest: singing and rapping or playing basketball."

Su Hao and the other three said in unison.

Judging from Teacher Zhong Li's appearance, you can tell she didn't sleep well due to staying up late to prepare for the competition. I heard that people of their age shouldn't be subjected to too much stimulation. It wouldn't be good if Su Hao, this landmine, scared the old lady into something bad.

“…Okay, I’ll take a nap first, wake me up for the opening ceremony.” Zhong Li said suspiciously.

Leaving aside Su Hao, whom she had barely met, Li Hua's expression clearly betrayed something, something she could tell at a glance with her sharp eyes.

"Okay~"

......

"Look, aren't they all here to see you?" Li Hua said with a wicked grin, nudging Su Hao.

"That girl is absolutely gorgeous!"

After saying that, Li Hua quietly pointed to a girl who was dressed in Hanfu and had her hair styled with hairpins. She looked exceptionally beautiful.

The girl in Hanfu was surrounded by many pretty girls of the same age.

When the girl saw Su Hao looking at her, her cheeks flushed, and she turned and ran away with her girlfriends.

Jiang Chengcheng rolled her eyes and retorted to Li Hua, "Don't point your finger at others, be polite."

Su Hao: "...Anyway, none of them are as good-looking as me, so let's have a few matches instead."

Women? They'll only affect my fighting strength!

Kong Lingwei: "Yeah, that's true."

She found that the three relationships were so close that it was difficult for her to intrude...

It felt like a domain centered around Su Hao had been formed.

Just as Kong Lingwei was struggling with how to fit in with the group, a cheerful and enthusiastic male voice suddenly rang out.

"Hey, isn't this Su Hao? You're here to participate in the competition too?"

As soon as the newcomer finished speaking, he grabbed Su Hao and then pulled Li Hua, who was standing next to him, over to him as well.