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

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Ding ding ding! The third update, randomly dropping over the weekend~

Praise me! (hands on hips)

The attached images, from left to right, show Guleton, Mototsuru, and Milton.

Chapter 521 He was thrown down

"You'll find out whether I'm sharp-tongued or not later."

Su Hao smiled, but he applied a little force to his hand until Long Tianxing's expression began to distort before slowly releasing his grip.

Long Tianxing's face turned truly dark this time, and he hissed slightly, almost grimacing.

That kid has incredible strength; he almost broke his hand.

Long Ningyan stared in disbelief as Su Hao retorted to his uncle without any fear, her lips slightly parted in shock.

Her junior seemed to be much braver than she had imagined. Not only did he speak sarcastically to Long Tianxing, but he also actually gave him a small setback.

This is... absolutely fantastic!

Long Ningyan decided to learn from Su Hao whenever she had the chance, as she had long been annoyed by her arrogant uncle.

After a series of minor mishaps, the three, each with their own ulterior motives, mounted their flying mounts.

A fierce wind howled, and three pure Dragon-type Pokémon rode the wind, heading towards a world of yellow sand.

Compared to Long Tianxing, Long Ningyan clearly had more to talk about with Su Hao. They chatted back and forth, and Su Hao roughly understood the current situation.

First of all.

Aside from individuals like Long Tianxing, who already hold a significant position within the Dragon Tamer clan and can ride their own flying Pokémon.

To reach the Dragon's Lair, one must ride a Dragon-type flying Pokémon trained by the Dragon Tamer Clan. Approaching the Dragon's Lair on any other flying Pokémon is considered a provocation by the Dragon Tamer Clan.

The old dragon beneath Long Ningyan and the sonic dragon beneath Su Hao are both flying mounts trained by the Dragon Taming Clan.

The so-called Dragon's Lair Trial is exactly what it sounds like; only by passing the trial can one take away the promising pure dragon blood Pokémon or the Pokémon commonly known as a dragon.

As one of the oldest families in the Shenzhou region, the Yulong clan is deeply influenced by Dragon-type Pokémon and believes in the supremacy of the strong and the supremacy of power.

Even the oldest or most isolated family needs to establish connections with the outside world, and thus the Dragon's Lair Trial came into being.

For Long Ningyan, a core member of the Dragon-Controlling Clan, the dragon's lair was nothing unusual, since she had grown up there since childhood.

However, to trainers outside the area, the Dragon's Lair is an ancient and mysterious place of inheritance. In order to win over these trainers, or at least increase their potential goodwill towards the Dragon Race, the Dragon's Lair Trials were born.

The dragon, as one of the totems of the Chinese mainland, is enough to show how many people yearn for dragon-type Pokémon.

Even though Dragon-type Pokémon each have their weaknesses, their inherent strength is truly outstanding, so it's not surprising that they are so popular.

Therefore, even if the Dragon Clan wants to befriend a promising individual, that person must possess sufficient strength to prove themselves and break through the trials.

The first and most basic trial is to send the trial participants into the vast desert and find the Dragon Clan's settlement located in the oasis.

It was exactly the same thing that Li Hua had told Su Hao.

Su Hao originally thought that even if Long Tianxing was dissatisfied with him, he would abide by the rules and first take him to the oasis of the Dragon Taming Clan, and then the examiners would take him away from the camp and into the desert to begin the trial.

However, upon reaching a certain location, Long Tianxing suddenly stopped with the two of them and sneered, "That's about enough."

"Sonic Dragon, put this [Trialist] down. Be careful not to hurt him, or it will be my fault."

The Sonic Dragon clearly only obeyed Long Tianxing's orders and immediately began to descend its flight altitude.

Long Ningyan was completely enraged. She even stopped calling him "uncle" and shouted, "Long Tianxing, do you know what you're doing?!"

She had always been very dissatisfied with Long Tianxing's arrogant behavior, but she couldn't say anything because she was his junior. However, what Long Tianxing had done had now completely crossed her bottom line.

Whether as a senior from the same university or a teammate, Long Ningyan felt obligated to bring Su Hao back safely.

However, Long Tianxing acted out of turn, completely ignoring the trial process and forcibly intervening to target Su Hao.

That's absolutely... ridiculous!

Long Ningyan bit her lip, directly controlling the old man.

The dragon changed direction, intending to descend to search for Su Hao and the sonic dragon.

"stop."

Long Tianxing's voice rang out like a spell, and the old dragon immediately stopped its descent.

Long Tianxing, riding his Flying Dragon, stood in front of Long Ningyan and sneered, "My dear niece, do you think I would let you go to help your junior?"

"........"

Long Ningyan didn't say anything, but glared at Long Tianxing before preparing to take out a Poké Ball to switch to a flying mount.

However, Long Tianxing only uttered a short syllable before the immense dragon might emanating from the Heavenly King-level Flying Dragon locked onto Long Ningyan, and her body became completely unresponsive.

"Hehe." Long Tianxing seemed to be laughing at Long Ningyan for underestimating him. He then said, "Don't worry, your uncle isn't stupid enough to accuse himself of premeditatedly murdering the Alliance's future star. This is just a harmless show of force."

"In this Delta Desert, the territories of wild Pokémon are clearly defined. The strongest Pokémon in this area are only at the early stage of the Gym level. I believe your junior wouldn't be foolish enough to provoke them."

"The terrain around here is a bit complicated, so finding the oasis base will probably take some time... maybe three or four days, or up to a week?"

Long Ningyan's eyes widened slightly, then she laughed angrily, "What a show of force! Uncle, you've got a good plan!"

The initial trials alone have taken up so much time; by then, Su Hao probably won't have the time to complete the other trials. He'll have no choice but to voluntarily give up the trials and rush back to participate in the upcoming main competition.

Seeing Long Ningyan's barely concealed anger, Long Tianxing instead rode his Flying Dragon around the old man's dragon once, his eyes constantly scanning Long Ningyan, and asked in confusion, "My dear niece, do you still remember that your surname is Long and not Bai?"

"Su Hao was invited by Bai Du, so he will definitely become closer to the faction he leads in the future. What benefit would it bring us if he passed the trial?"

He noticed that Long Ningyan had chosen to remain silent and stop talking, clearly indicating that she didn't want to communicate with him anymore.

Long Tianxing waved his hand listlessly, his gaze catching the sonic dragon flying upwards from below, and its empty back devoid of Su Hao's figure. He chuckled and said, "It's gone."

Following Long Tianxing's command, the three Dragon-type Pokémon immediately flew towards the Oasis base.

Amidst a cloud of dust, Long Ningyan's voice, barely audible, rang out: "Factional infighting...utterly boring."

That's why she chose to attend Jiangcheng University instead of Tsinghua University, Peking University, or Longdu University.

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The attached images show a mandibleed ant and a desert dragonfly.

Chapter 522 Desert Elf

Su Hao watched calmly as the Sonic Dragon descended its flight altitude, then landed him on a desolate hill, and watched its departing figure.

After all, the moment he saw Long Tianxing and the conflict broke out, he knew that the other party would definitely try to trip him up somewhere.

The only thing he hadn't expected was that Long Tianxing would act so impatiently, even before he reached the Dragon Tamer Clan's oasis base.

He also heard from Bai Du about the factional struggle between the two major surnames of the Dragon Clan, the Long and Bai.

Internal strife is indeed one of humanity's inherent talents.

I'm probably just a pitiful victim caught between two factions.

However, since the King of Scum was willing to let him come to participate in the Dragon's Lair Trial, it means that the other party can only do some minor tricks that are not too outrageous.

In other words, these small actions posed no real threat to Su Hao; at most, they would only cause some trouble. Otherwise, Bai Du would definitely have warned Su Hao.

Thinking of this, Su Hao slowly stretched, looking at the fierce sandstorm blocked by his waveguide barrier, and smiled: "........Then, let's shatter their plans in a dashing way!"

The waveguide spread outwards like a tide. Su Hao's goal was not to find a way to the oasis. After all, in this desert, which was even larger than the Sahara Desert before his transmigration, it would be like finding a needle in a haystack if he relied on the waveguide to find it.

So... Su Hao's initial goal was to find the strongest wild Pokémon in the area that could conquer this region and establish it as their territory!

The other side must know where the human settlements are located in the desert!

At the very least, they would know the location of the oasis where the water source, known as the source of life, could be replenished.

..........

More than an hour later, with the help of the strongest reconnaissance cheat, the Waveguide Power, Su Hao rode the Warrior Eagle and landed near a seemingly ordinary low-lying area.

The sandstorm continued relentlessly, making one wonder if this weather was like this 365 days a year.

Fortunately, these sharp sand grains were not sandstorms released by Pokémon, otherwise sandstorms imbued with Ground-type energy would also have the ability to penetrate Suhao's Aura Barrier.

At this point, the only option is to rely on physical protection or an even stronger energy source to counteract it.

"You've worked hard." Su Hao stroked the feathers of the Emerald Warrior Eagle, took out a piece of jerky that the Emerald Warrior Eagle loved to eat, and fed it to it. After the eagle wolfed down the jerky with happy bubbles, Su Hao put it back into the deluxe ball.

Then, Su Hao turned to look at the low-lying desert area in front of him, which seemed to have no problems except for a slight depression, and sighed inwardly: "They really know how to disguise themselves."

Beneath the seemingly empty sand, hundreds of Pokémon with their enormous jaws lurked, waiting for their prey to step into the trap before using "Quicksand Abyss" to bind them and then feast on them.

Without a doubt, beneath the grains of sand lies Trapinch, classified as an Antlion Pokémon.

"Since we're in a bit of a rush... there's no other way but to be a little more forceful." Su Hao muttered to himself, staring down below, while precisely retrieving a deluxe ball and tossing it into the air. He said calmly, "Let's just wipe them all out at once... 'Explosive Flames'!"

"Crack!"

The only response to Su Hao was a wild roar that swept away the sand. The Blazing Roaring Tiger descended from the sky with overwhelming power, landing directly in the low-lying area.

At the same time, the seemingly solid sand grains slowly turned into whirlpools like flowing water, and countless mandible ants with a bite force strong enough to bite through steel opened their mandibles.