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

Being controversial means that interviewing Su Hao will generate buzz.

The moment he appeared around the Formula Battle Arena, a swarm of reporters, like sharks smelling blood, rushed over to him.

They surrounded Su Hao like worker bees seeing nectar, their flashes going off non-stop, as if memory were free.

They were all talking at once, chattering away, which completely baffled Su Hao, who was capable of processing intelligence within a few kilometers of the waveguide detection range.

This was the first time Lucario had ever seen such a scene. The humans in front of it seemed to want to devour it and Su Hao completely. It was terrifying.

It's just a baby that's only a few months old. When has it ever seen such a chaotic scene?

Eventually, association staff noticed the commotion and came to drive the reporters away. Due to the authority of the fighting association, these people had no choice but to obey and leave if they wanted to continue reporting.

"Oh dear, what a crazy bunch of reporters! Are you alright, buddy?"

A middle-aged man wearing a t-shirt with the uniform logo of the Fighting Association asked Su Hao, whose face looked rather grim.

"It's alright... Thank you for your help." Su Hao nodded, still feeling a bit shaken.

Perhaps it was because there were no official constraints, but compared to these people, the reporters he encountered at the College Cup were all kind and friendly people.

He and Lucario were just a hair's breadth away from breaking free and running away.

There's a possibility that several people could get injured due to an accident, although Su Hao usually...

Ordinary people should avoid taking action as much as possible.

The middle-aged man carefully examined Su Hao, then remembered the widely circulated name of the dark horse within the association, and exclaimed in realization, "You're Su Hao, the one who got first place in the initial screening test, right? The big dark horse! I have high hopes for you, Uncle! Keep it up!"

He said that the reporters had completely ignored the other contestants being interviewed and had all swarmed around this young man.

So it turns out it was because of this unexpected dark horse.

Su Hao felt a little ashamed of being called a dark horse and quickly waved his hand, saying, "I'm just an ordinary trainer participating in the competition, so please don't call me a dark horse."

The middle-aged man laughed heartily, finding the shame on the young man's face particularly amusing.

However, he didn't continue teasing Su Hao. Instead, he patted Su Hao on the shoulder and said, "It's fate that we met. We don't know how long it will take to get in over there. Let's go through the staff entrance with Uncle."

After saying that, the middle-aged man pointed to the other passage, which was obviously less crowded, and smiled.

Su Hao didn't refuse. He thanked the man and followed him side by side toward the less crowded staff passage.

At the player registration area, Tao Ning, the middle-aged man, smiled and waved to Su Hao, saying, "Then I'll continue patrolling outside the field. And again, good luck in the competition, Su Hao!"

Su Hao nodded slightly, smiled and said goodbye to him. Then he went to the registration desk, showed his ID, and received a number.

No. 23, Block B.

According to the staff, this competition is a large-scale event with 256 participants. It would take a whole day to finish the matches one by one. Therefore, the competition was designed into four large areas based on the division function of the Formula Battle Arena.

Areas A, b, c, and d.

At the same time, taking into account the principle that seeded players should not meet early on, the organizers have evenly distributed them into different divisions.

There are no seeded players in section d, while sections A, b, and c each have three seeded players. This is also to increase the entertainment value.

Fortunately, although Su Hao was not a seeded player, he still enjoyed certain benefits and was assigned to an area with seeded players.

It seems the organizers are really curious to see who wins if they clash with a seeded player...

Su Hao curled his lip and, with Lucario, nonchalantly sat down in the preparation area to wait for everyone to arrive.

Having participated in several major competitions, Su Hao didn't care much about these opening ceremonies.

After meditating with Lucario for a while, the preliminary rounds, which were being held simultaneously in four areas, began.

Today's schedule includes two matches...

In section B, the numbers 64 to 32 and 32 to 16 are used.

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Flaming Monkey, Ancient Jade Fish.

Chapter 430 A kindergarten kid who's six years older than me and almost thirty

Ten matches have already been played in Zone B, where Su Hao is located, and the seeding numbers haven't been announced yet, but the matches between the ordinary participants are incredibly intense.

The battles between Pokémon are one thing, but the real highlight is the battles between humans.

It was bad enough that they stabbed each other in the face and chest, and even slapped each other on the head and groin, but it eventually escalated to things like monkeys stealing peaches and pulling each other's hair.

Su Hao cheered repeatedly, finding it incredibly satisfying.

These amateur contestants are really daring to use petty tricks from the streets.

However, the real highlight is the legitimate successors of those major Taoist temples.

Back and forth, countering each move.

Every punch and kick was unpredictable, giving Su Hao the illusion that he was on a martial arts film set.

At the same time, Su Hao also learned some good news.

Grandpa Xia wanted Luo Xia, whom he was paired with, to be in the same group as him. Since Luo Xia was not a seeded player either, there was a high probability that the two of them would meet.

“Hu Xiucai, No. 17 in Section B, is paired with Ye Qingcheng, No. 61 in Section B.”

Suddenly, the names of the two people called over the loudspeaker sparked a discussion among the people around Su Hao.

"Hu Xiucai... I remember he was a successor of a dojo called Tetsujin-ryu, specializing in winning by brute force. He achieved a total score of 400 in the initial screening test. His partner Pokémon was a construction expert, who was very skilled at wielding concrete pillars and was extremely proficient in strength!"

"His opponent, Ye Qingcheng, was no less skilled than any other woman, wielding a red-tasseled spear with unparalleled prowess. Her partner was the Pokémon Heracross, known as the 'Bug King,' a powerful creature with a single, formidable horn! They achieved a total score of 399 points!"

"It seems... this is a closely contested match."

Su Hao blinked, somewhat puzzled, upon hearing what the others were saying.

Having watched countless battles between primitive people, the sudden appearance of an ancient man wielding a cold weapon and a modern man wielding a large steel bar made him realize that weapons could actually be carried.

Goodness, if Pokémon were removed, it would truly be a martial arts tournament. They really know how to have fun.

Unfounded thoughts flashed through Su Hao's mind, while the battle on the field was about to break out.

Heracross vs. the Old Builder.

Hu Xiucai vs. Ye Qingcheng.

Ye Qingcheng first executed a beautiful spear flourish, then shouted loudly and thrust directly at Hu Xiucai.

Hu Xiucai was no less skilled; the large iron bar became a solid wall under his wielding, and Ye Qingcheng could not advance an inch.

The old craftsman, carrying a concrete pillar in one hand, charged toward Heracross on his own. Heracross lit up the Great Horn with an emerald green light, and the powerful Super Horn Strike, like its master's red-tasseled spear, thrust out!

Humans fighting humans, and Pokémon fighting Pokémon are common tactical arrangements. The tacit understanding gained from years of training together also makes the human and Pokémon work together seamlessly.

In a sense, it's quite interesting.

Ye Qingcheng used various spear techniques with her red-tasseled spear, such as thrusting, hooking, pointing, stabbing, and picking, but none of them were effective against absolute power.

When you lack destructive power, it's true that having more strength makes it easier to get things done.

At least, the compatibility between Ye Qingcheng and Hu Xiucai was ridiculously bad.

Just as Ye Qingcheng was about to be defeated, Hercules dodged the old craftsman's direct attack and flew behind Hu Xiucai.

This unexpected event caught Hu Xiucai completely off guard.

Without any hesitation, Hercules struck Hu Xiucai's neck with a powerful but not too heavy blow, though not fatal, enough to temporarily incapacitate him.

Then, the person and their pet began to besiege the old craftsman who was building.

Heracross's counterattack caused the old craftsman to collapse and faint.

The concrete pillar also crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Good grief, did they know from the start that they couldn't win against their opponent, so they sent their Pokémon to find an opening to attack the slightly weaker human?"

Su Hao raised an eyebrow. Ye Qingcheng really was finding more ways to win within the limited rules.

"If you are suddenly attacked by the opponent's Pokémon, it will indeed be very dangerous unless you are a top martial artist."

Su Hao thought the Fighting Capital Tag Team Tournament

There's definitely a reason why it's been able to operate for so many years.

Goodness gracious, they're getting creative with all sorts of things!

Lucario's straight ears twitched, and its bright red pupils glanced at Su Hao without showing any worry or fear that a trainer might be attacked while battling other Pokémon.

After all, for these guys to attack Su Hao was like carrying a lamp in a latrine—looking for shit!

Following this, after several more matches, Luo Xia, whom Su Hao had been watching closely, took to the stage because Xia Jie, an old man, was constantly being boasted about by his neighbor Luo Ji and wanted to compete with him.

Before going on stage, the opponent glanced at Su Hao sideways, with a hint of provocation in his eyes, leaving Su Hao completely bewildered.

Brother, we have no grudges against each other, right?

Although he planned to snipe Rorschach, how did the other side know? Mind reading?

Rorschach's skill as a trainer is indeed impeccable. While dodging the opponent's attacks, he commanded the abandoned monkey, Boom, to take down the opponent's Pokémon with two punches.

Rorschach's opponent was neither a seeded player from Zone B nor a professional-level Pokémon. Her Pokémon also couldn't deliver professional-level output like Lucario, so her defeat was already inevitable.

This unorthodox fighting style did indeed draw boos from some spectators, but Luo Xia didn't care at all, and even gave Su Hao another provocative look.