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

But this is only in comparison to the realm within the dojo level.

After being crystallized, Ponpo's strength was beyond standard. Combined with the defensive capabilities of the crystallized Oni Mask, Ponpo consistently employed a fighting style of standing still and waiting to be attacked, then seizing the opportunity to deliver a fatal blow with the Thorn Vine Staff.

Surprisingly, this tactic is quite effective.

Zeraora, Mega Metagross, Yeev, Mega Lucario, Braviary, and Incineroar were all defeated by the immovable Ponpo due to an absolute power difference.

However, Ponpo's weaknesses were also exposed when battling these Pokémon.

Against high-speed, aerial opponents, it can only rely on the physique of an Elite Four Pokémon and the ability to wear down its opponent with a Prism Mask, while also lacking significant battle experience.

This weakness was fully exposed when Ponpo encountered Milotic. To Milotic, Ponpo, with its massive Taikigami Mask, was a sitting duck. Milotic's continuous pseudo-source waves exerted immense pressure, making it impossible for Ponpo to move. In the end, Milotic broke through its defenses and rendered it unable to fight.

The water-storing properties were no longer able to absorb the energy beams compressed to their limit by Milotic, not to mention that after being crystallized, the properties of the Evil Phantom had been transformed into a shimmering reflection.

With six wins out of seven matches, this is a very good result for a first-time participant in the team competition.

The second team to face was Zeraora, which fared poorly, suffering a seven-game losing streak and becoming the worst-performing team.

Currently, it can't withstand attacks from anyone, and it only managed to deal significant damage to the Emerald Warrior Eagle, which it counters, by using electric current. However, under the Emerald Warrior Eagle's wide-range storm attack, this fragile assassin still couldn't hold on.

Zeraora, who had once declared that he would defeat all of Su Hao's generals before challenging him, momentarily lost his composure.

Fortunately, under Reshiram's pressure, Zeraora had developed considerable resilience and quickly regained her composure, going to the sidelines to practice quietly.

It's okay to be at the bottom; once it establishes a connection with the Lightning Stone Slab fragments, it will definitely make a comeback.

The third person to fight in a row was Ye Yibu.

Well, Ye Yibu's progress in both sword skills and level has been relatively slow during this period.

Even so, every Pokémon that defeated it was inevitably injured, with Ravenclaw and Incineroar almost having their feathers chopped off by Yeeev.

Ye Yibu's soaring sword nearly cleaved the Rainbow Warrior Eagle in two, giving the Rainbow Warrior Eagle quite a fright.

As for Incineroar, the reason they replaced Yeebu was because they couldn't burn away the invisible sword energy and could only rely on their tough muscles to withstand the wounds.

Yeybu, with a record of one win in seven matches, finished second to last.

After the battle, Ye Yibu, who had received treatment from Su Hao, didn't say much. He just silently pondered that his cultivation of mind and body was almost over, and it was time to prepare for the next enlightenment.

...

"Kaaaaa... Kaaaaa..."

The Fiery Roaring Tiger knelt on the ground, panting heavily, while beside it lay the figure of the Emerald Warrior Eagle, unwilling to fall.

Just a hair's breadth... really just a hair's breadth. If it hadn't seized the opportunity to burn away most of the Azure Warrior Eagle's spiritual power with its evil aura, it would have...

Overturned.

This guy has been quietly making a fortune in his cultivation over the past month or so. Not only has he completely integrated his spiritual power into the storm he has created, filling the domain with sharp wind blades that rotate at an enhanced speed due to his spiritual power, but the continuous rain and storms also provide double interference, making him incredibly difficult to defeat.

Fortunately, Incineroar was more skilled and won by using its exclusive Z-Move.

After losing to Incineroar, the Emerald Warrior Eagle unsurprisingly lost to Milotic, ultimately securing a record of two wins out of seven.

After the battles of the Emerald Warrior Eagle, it was the turn of the Blazing Roaring Tiger.

Unlike his previous good fortune in winning, Tiger suffered a crushing defeat, even to the point of doubting his very existence.

It originally thought it still had a chance to replace Super Lucario without Su Hao's support, but Super Lucario had actually learned some skills recently by following Motospi. Its steel fists swung with great force, and its close-quarters combat was so powerful that it almost knocked out its dinner from the night before.

Whenever Incineroar tries to activate its Evil Aura to burn away Mega Lucario's psychic power, it cleverly teleports outside the aura's range and uses Aura Sphere to whittle it down from a distance, thoroughly implementing a hit-and-run guerrilla tactic, kiting Incineroar like a kite.

In the end, Incineroar, which failed to burn away Mega Lucario's psychic energy as planned, could only watch in despair as its Z-Move missed, shedding tears of regret a second before losing its ability to battle.

He was actually knocked over by a puppy, and now his reputation is completely ruined.

After being healed by Su Hao, Incineroar continued to fight several more battles. Neither Mega Metagross nor Milotic were opponents it could currently defeat. With tears in its eyes, Incineroar achieved a record of three wins out of seven battles.

"Crack!!" (Noooooooo!!)

After regaining his senses, the Blazing Roaring Tiger silently calculated his ranking with his limited intelligence, and then his mentality completely collapsed.

It defeated Zeraora, Yeev, and Braviary, seemingly ranking fifth among the eight Pokémon. However, if Diancie and Motostoke are included, Incineroar has fallen out of the top tier!

Not to mention that Dragapult and two Dragapult Messias, who were trained alongside the legendary Pokémon Giratina and received one-on-one guidance, have not yet returned.

How could this happen? I was here first, whether it was becoming the second Pokémon or training... why did it turn out like this?!

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Chapter 811 Pilgrimage

After the battle with the Blazing Roaring Tiger ended, the subsequent developments were as Su Hao had predicted, and the outcome was quickly decided.

The only time that Mega Lucario and Mega Metagross were locked in a stalemate was for a long time.

In terms of power, Mega Metagross and Mega Lucario, which cannot accelerate, are roughly equal.

However, Metagross had an overwhelming advantage in terms of psychic power. Its all-encompassing psychic strength forced Mega Lucario to constantly use Teleport to dodge, but in the end, Mega Lucario was defeated by Metagross because it was one move behind.

Its mental energy was exhausted.

As for the battle between Mega Metagross and Milotic... Mega Metagross, which could only manage to defeat Ursaring Blood Moon at full power, was no match for Milotic's pseudo-Root Pulse.

Although the move was simple, it was just an attack generated by super-compressing water-attribute energy. However, the power and speed it produced were incredibly terrifying. No matter how precise the calculation, there will always be times when it goes wrong. Under Milotic's saturation attack, Mega Metagross could only helplessly perish.

At this point, the outcome is completely decided.

The crowd of onlookers at Articuno were thoroughly enjoying themselves, almost getting so excited that they joined in the fun.

After healing all the Pokémon, looking at the Pokémon below with their various expressions, Su Hao announced the results of the second intra-team competition.

First: Milotic, undefeated in every battle!

Second: The treacherous and unpredictable, six out of seven battles won!

Third: Super Metagross: 5 wins out of 7 battles!

Fourth: Super Lucario, 4 wins out of 7!

Fifth: Blazing Roaring Tiger, three wins out of seven battles!

Sixth: Emerald Warrior Eagle, two wins out of seven!

Seventh: Yeezy, one win in seven battles!

Eighth: Zeraora, seven games, zero wins...

Of all these, what surprised Su Hao the most was not that Milotic defeated Evil Creeper, but that Super Lucario had come so far without its own waveguide support.

You should know that without your cooperation, even Super Lucario would have a hard time loading attribute energy into Aura Sphere.

This time, Super Lucario didn't use that technique; it simply relied on its strength combined with some ranged abilities and teleportation to defeat Brave Eagle and Incineroar.

It can be said that the special training was remarkably effective.

The double defeat of Incineroar and Zeraora completely silenced Reshiram, who had just woken up, in Su Hao's mind.

How could a Pokémon that has learned the power of the Three Dragons' Intertwined Path be so weak?

Especially Incineroar, if it hadn't been able to use Z-Moves, the outcome of its battle with Brave Eagle would have been even more uncertain. Yeeev almost chopped off its mane while it was just recuperating, and it almost went from second to last in the rankings.

Simply outrageous.

..............................

The ocean is the most vast area on this planet. It is mysterious and boundless, and countless species depend on it for survival.

A giant sword-like Pokémon with several distinct features roamed the ocean, unabashedly exuding an aura of Champion-level power, deterring the densely packed ocean Pokémon around it from approaching easily.

Its body is covered with deep blue seashells that curve in layers like waves, adorned with wine-red patterns, giving it a touch of majesty.

It is a Greatsword Demon (looking like a green-washed demon).

On the back of the Greatsword Demon of the Emerald Green stood a man with medium-length blue hair and a faint madness flashing in his ocean-blue eyes.

He held up an indigo jewel in his hands, a jewel that was once full of divine power but now looked as dull as a treasure covered in dust.

After this treasure unleashed the tsunami that nearly engulfed Shanghai, its surface energy was completely depleted.

Logically speaking, as a treasure related to the creator of the sea, this pearl could not possibly contain only such a small amount of power, not to mention that the records among the people of the sea indicate that the creator of the sea had even more advanced intentions.

This can only mean that in some unknowable era of the past, the creator of the ocean used up the natural energy of the pearl, and in the following years...

The Moon Pearl did not collect enough natural energy to overflow to the surface; only the creator of the ocean has the authority to mobilize the remaining energy.

Looking at the indigo blue pearl in his hand, Chi Lang muttered to himself, "Tsk... I should have known better than to impulsively stir up a tsunami back then. Now not only can I not find the creator of the ocean with the indigo blue pearl, but I can't even find the location of the Temple of the Sea God."

Moreover, the tsunami didn't even scratch Shanghai; it was stopped by the Ice God who appeared out of nowhere.

It was a huge loss.

Suddenly, a long, drawn-out whale call reached his ears. Chi Lang looked to his side and saw a huge roaring whale king breaking through the sea surface and revealing its massive body in the distance. Countless roaring whales were leaping out of the water around it, and after that, several more roaring whale kings surfaced.

These creatures, with their enormous bodies, are virtually untouched by natural enemies in the ocean. Even groups of megalodon sharks only dare to attack their offspring, the howling whales.

Chi Lang remembered that some people from the Sakura Kingdom Alliance, which was a little further away from this sea area, were still secretly hunting these big guys. In the past, he might have been angry about this, but now he didn't care.

Anyway, once he lets the creator of the ocean flood the entire planet, those guys will disappear along with it, so there's no need to add any uncertainties for unnecessary emotions.

Recently, the organization's plans have not been progressing smoothly. The Sakura Kingdom Alliance even lost Mangetsu and Aoi Sawaki. I heard that the Forest Plague operation also ended in failure, and Hyoga has to use the Punishment Jar to save him one last time.

The existence of the various alliances is indeed a hindrance.