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

On Long Tianxing's side, it was a standard Dragon-type Pokémon, and a pseudo-legendary one at that.

The predator of the sky, the scarlet-winged dragon—the Salamence.

Moreover... it's probably still an ace versus a non-ace.

Qian Kun, standing to the side, quietly remarked, "Old Su's current situation is quite unfavorable..."

Su Hao kept his eyes fixed on the field and nodded.

It's not just unfavorable; it's already showing signs of defeat.

Su Hao had seen this giant crocodile with bone patterns before; it was considered to be one of the worst or second-worst in Old Su's team.

Right now, it's only just entered the King-level, and even Diancie could probably go toe-to-toe with it if she were to enter the arena.

On the other hand, Long Tianxing's Flying Dragon, although also at the early stage of the Heavenly King level, was clearly Long Tianxing's trump card in terms of training and aura.

If you switch to his dad's ace Charizard, taking down this Salamence shouldn't be a problem.

But... the Bone-Patterned Giant Crocodile's words were still a little lacking.

After all, the Attack reduction from Intimidate is nothing to Kroos, which excels at Special Attack.

In situations like this, a strong fire would be more effective.

Turning our attention to the competition field, Su Xu's expression showed no signs of anxiety or distress.

For him, this match was a one-sided test.

The selection process also involves choosing suitable candidates for the championship, who will be chosen as potential future kings of the league...

In other words, he's just a substitute for a substitute.

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Attached is a picture of a charming cat, a chubby Eevee.

Chapter 494 Recitation of Famous Quotes

Faced with this predicament, Su Xu remained calm and composed, issuing the order: "Bone-Patterned Giant Crocodile, go to sleep!"

The somewhat eerie red crocodile closed its eyelids and fell asleep, while its injuries rapidly healed.

Seeing this, Long Tianxing clicked his tongue. Su Xu's tank-and-magic-turret fighting style, combined with his intentionally trained dual defensive end, actually made it a bit difficult for the Viper to fight.

It's no wonder he's a disciple of the retired former Fire King; even with a style of play he's not good at, non-ace players can still pose a certain threat to his ace.

After finally managing to get Salamence to withstand the physical strain of not having a permanent boost, I used Flare Song to stack six Special Attack boosts on a Bone-Patterned Raptor to bring it into low health. I can't let it recover!

"This doesn't seem like the kind of battle strategy that Senior Su Xu, who is good at offense, would use!" Although he knew that trash talk wouldn't work on someone like Su Xu who had been a trainer for decades, Long Tianxing still mocked him and quickly ordered: "Salamander, use Hydro Pump to interrupt its Sleepy Breath!"

The flying dragon hovered its wings slightly in the sky, its sharp dragon eyes flashing with a sharp light, and a thick column of water roared out like a celestial river pouring down, its target the bone-patterned giant crocodile.

"Ha, although the speed-attack strategy is very convenient, if I can't perfectly utilize the characteristics of my special type Pokémon, I might as well go home and nurse my kids!"

"If your 18-year-old son heard this, wouldn't he want to kill his father?"

"It's a few years too early to think I can beat his father! But... maybe he's watching this game right now, so let me, his dad, show off a little!"

Su Xu smiled wryly and gave an order that Long Tianxing hadn't expected: "Nonsense!"

After giving the order, Su Xu looked at Long Tianxing teasingly: "Since you dare to sleep, I have naturally made ample preparations."

"Tsk!" Long Tianxing lowered his head slightly, his hair falling to his eyebrows, his eyes seemingly hidden in the shadows.

He was clearly in a bad mood.

"The skills you get from talking in your sleep are random, you can't be sure... damn it!"

Long Tianxing's pupils contracted slightly. The giant, bone-patterned crocodile, which was about to awaken from its slumber, suddenly opened its mouth, and the cute-looking little firebird on its nose transformed into a uniquely shaped microphone.

The next moment, a powerful, melodious song rang out from the mouth of the Bone-Patterned Giant Crocodile.

Transformed by the little firebird microphone, a gigantic firebird composed of blazing flames, its intense heat distorting the surrounding air, head-on confronted the water cannon. Instead of being extinguished by the water cannon, the gigantic firebird took the initiative, evaporating a massive amount of water vapor that completely burned the water cannon away.

The next instant, the smaller Firebird, wreathed in raging flames, pierced a large hole in the massive amount of water vapor floating above, and swallowed it up before Salamence's incredulous eyes!

The Salamence roaring in the flames showed that even though it was resistant to fire-type moves and was of a higher level than Crocodile, Flame Song still caused considerable damage.

"What luck!?" Long Tianxing frowned, unable to believe that Su Xu and the Bone Pattern Giant Crocodile were so lucky.

At the same time, Long Tianxing secretly regretted that he shouldn't have been greedy for type advantage and chose Hydro Pump. Salamence's more proficient Dragon-type moves would have been a safer choice.

At least, it won't be instantly destroyed like a water cannon used to fill blind spots when the user is not skilled enough.

In an instant, Long Tianxing dismissed the luck theory and said to Su Xu, "As expected of the former master of the Rising Sun Pavilion, the current Heavenly King Su Xu, you must have practiced for a long time in private, right?"

Su Xu didn't answer directly, but a smile played on his lips: "Who knows?"

"Yes... but none of that matters anymore..."

For some reason, even though Salamence was covered in burn marks, it was at an overwhelming disadvantage against Crocodile with its stamina restored to normal.

Long Tianxing laughed.

Su Hao, who was watching the battle, frowned slightly at this moment. Through the waveguide, he could sense that Long Tianxing was in a state of absolute confidence.

Why should he?

Long Tianxing quickly provided an answer.

"You are truly strong... but, like your master, you have always lacked something, which..."

Your school of thought has never been able to flourish.

A smile, seemingly a mixture of pity and arrogance, curved at the corners of Long Tianxing's lips.

Upon hearing this, Su Xu's pupils dilated, and a guess that he himself dared not believe surfaced in his mind.

Without the slightest hesitation, Su Xu swiftly gave the order: "Bone-Patterned Giant Crocodile, overheat at full power (burn to ashes)!"

The Bone-Patterned Giant Crocodile obeyed the order, and the scorching flames, seemingly capable of burning everything, gathered wildly together with the little firebird, forming a massive fiery star that even surpassed the super-powerful extreme blast flames used by Su Hao, seemingly capable of engulfing the entire arena.

Upon seeing this, countless spectators gasped in astonishment.

If Su Hao looked over the rows of seats in section B, he could spot a familiar face among a group of young people.

Li Hua, Jiang Chengcheng, Kong Lingwei, Wen Hao... and other former classmates and friends from Yangcheng High School, as well as Zhong Li, the homeroom teacher of the combat department, were also among them.

Li Hua was as lively as ever, nudging the increasingly composed girl next to him and exclaiming, "Damn, Uncle Su's move was so cool!"

"Even if I wanted to support the Flying-type Salamence, after this move... that Salamence is probably already a candle in the wind!"

However, Jiang Chengcheng's expression suddenly turned serious as she recalled a casual remark her grandfather had once made.

In the ancestral land of the Dragon Tamer clan, a divine dragon slumbers.

Jiang Chengcheng sensed something was off about Long Tianxing's words and expression.

"Weak. You were merely born in this turbulent era, a mere mortal with a little talent..."

Long Tianxing shook his head. He knew that Su Xu had been the dojo master for so long, so he naturally knew some secrets that were unknown to others. It was normal for him to react so quickly.

However, all struggles are utterly ineffective in the face of absolute power and status.

Long Tianxing calmly commanded: "Wyvern, unleash the power originating from the ancient times, Dragon Dive!"

In an instant, a massive dragon-shaped phantom formed from pure dragon energy enveloped the Flying Dragon.

With a deafening roar, the Salamence emanated an incomparably noble dragon's might, its terrifying killing intent locking onto the Bone-Patterned Giant Crocodile. The Salamence didn't even bother with the fiery star; in an instant, enveloped by the dragon's phantom, it tore the star apart into a sky full of fiery streaks.

Having done all this, Salamence, with its unparalleled power, crashed straight into the Bone-Patterned Crocodile, whose ultimate move had been countered and who was too shocked to make a further move!

boom! ! !

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Attached images are Magikarp and Gyarados.

Chapter 495 Divine Power

In an instant, the mountain range where the Rising Sun Trainer Center was located seemed to have been struck by a meteorite. Even with the arena's highest-level Elite Four-class protective shield, the immense force still penetrated deep into the ground, creating a small earthquake.

The entire Rising Sun Arena began to shake violently, and countless seasoned spectators grabbed onto the support frames next to their seats to steady themselves.

Amidst the host's trembling voice, the dissipating dust that blotted out the sky, and the almost simultaneous frowns of Su Xu and Su Hao.

Lying on its back with its eyes darting around, the giant, bony-patterned crocodile was exposed to countless gazes.

The Bone-Patterned Giant Crocodile, which had shown amazing tankiness in the previous battle, was instantly killed by Salamence after recovering its condition and using its ultimate move!

Qian Kun glanced cautiously at Su Hao, whose expression was somewhat gloomy, and dared not utter a sound for a moment.

At the same time, he frantically screamed in his heart, "Why do I feel that Su Hao's aura is even more terrifying than that of the Flying Dragon?!"

Suddenly, the voice of Reshiram, who should have been asleep and focused on repairing his body, rang in Su Hao's mind.

“Su Hao… I sensed divine power.”

Su Hao nodded slightly, thinking to himself, "It should be."

Reshiram paused for a moment before expressing his feelings: "An incredibly ancient divine aura... I cannot confirm its exact identity because I have lost my physical body and am in poor condition."

"But it was undoubtedly a divine dragon!!"