Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master.

Chapter 435 Come and try Ash's Great Dragon!

"Is this... the battlefield for the Cauldron Gym?"

"Hehe, sorry, I forgot again that I was supposed to clean up the field after the match."

After Ash readily accepted Aysa's challenge, they immediately went to the battle arena in the gym's backyard.

However, upon opening the door, all they found was a pitted and chaotic mess.

The scene made even the hot-blooded Aysa a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, a few days ago, Mura had returned secretly to observe the situation because she was worried about her eccentric granddaughter.

He encountered a similar situation back then, and he reprimanded Asha, also telling her how to quickly repair the site.

Although Asha quickly forgot her grandfather's instructions, she didn't forget how to repair the venue.

She immediately rolled up her sleeves, revealing her fair arms, to reassure Xiaozhi and the others.

"No problem, I'm determined to become the best Gym Leader in the Hoenn region, I'll get it done quickly!"

"The best gym leaders usually don't forget to clean up the battlefield, which is unsettling."

Seeing that Aysa was already working hard with her Pokémon to pull a giant road roller, Ash naturally wouldn't stand idly by and stretched his muscles to help as well.

Seeing this, Xiaoyao and Xiaosheng joined in as well.

The field not only had holes left by the Dig move, but also various huge rocks scattered on the ground, indicating that yesterday's gym challenge must have been very intense.

Ash picked up the biggest rock, lifted it up, and easily tossed it outside the gym.

"Wow, Ash, you're amazing! This rock was summoned by that Golem using Rock Slide yesterday, and it's so heavy, yet you just threw it away so casually."

"It's alright, it's just the amount I usually do for warm-up."

Ash loves it when people praise his meticulously sculpted muscles and strength.

Seeing Asha looking over, he immediately took off his shirt and struck an elegant, athletic pose, smashing several boulders on the field with a series of punches.

Ash doesn't usually act like this, but this time it was in front of Aysa.

This hot girl hit Xiao Zhi's favorite XP.

Her stunningly long, slender waist captivated Xiaozhi, making it impossible for him to look away.

Although Xiaozhi loves both breasts and big butts, it was mentioned a long time ago that Xiaozhi's favorite thing is actually his waist.

The reason why Ash fell in love with Misty at first sight was not only because of her face, but also because of her slender waist that was always exposed.

Ugh, weird fetishes of muscular guys. (Xiao Zhi: What do you know! Besides, my hobby is way healthier than foot fetishism!)

So Ash unconsciously wanted to show his teacher-like side to Athena, just like he did when he was facing Misty and May.

These seemingly showy actions are exactly what Asha likes very much.

The sight of Xiaozhi sweating profusely drew applause from her.

"That's amazing, Ash! Your sweat is as hot as lava!"

[Ding! Aysa: Affection +10]

Asha loved hot flesh the most, and the two of them were strangely "birds of a feather".

Seeing Aya praise him so much, Ash worked even harder.

"It's like watching a playful pampering of a child."

"Xiaosheng, should I really try to coax you?"

"Oh, no need."

It's rare to meet a girl who genuinely appreciates his muscles. Xiao Zhi hadn't even had a chance to enjoy it properly before this brat dared to slander him. He couldn't let him off so easily.

With one hand, Xiao Zhi threw him in a series of eighteen throws.

Aysa is a very energetic girl, and her Pokémon are also full of energy. With the addition of Ash and his friends, the field was quickly repaired.

Everyone was happily enjoying their juice in the shade, a welcome respite from their work, when suddenly Asha remembered something important.

She quickly searched her pockets and finally found a red badge shaped like a flame, at which point she breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's good that it's still here."

"What is it?" Ash asked curiously.

"The Flame Badge of the Cauldron Gym."

Asha smiled brightly, then casually mentioned something exaggerated.

"If Ash and the others had challenged the gym a few days ago, not only would the terrain be broken."

"At that time, there were no referees at the dojo because all of my grandfather's disciples were on vacation, and I also forgot where my grandfather kept his badges."

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"Luckily, I didn't lose any of my matches back then, otherwise I really wouldn't know what to do, hahaha."

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"You shouldn't be laughing in this situation!"

Haruka and Masaki, who also came from the same dojo, couldn't hold back any longer.

"Miss Asha, this is so unreliable. Your grandfather was really bold to entrust the dojo to you when he left."

Xiao Sheng was genuinely curious about what kind of person Grandpa Mura was.

"Could it be an elderly person with dementia?"

At this moment, Aysa quickly waved her hand.

"No, my grandpa is perfectly healthy. It's just that both my grandpa and I are the type who get very absorbed in doing something once we've decided to accomplish it."

Asha laughed without any self-reflection.

"However, on the third day of his trip, he suddenly started to worry about the dojo and even disguised himself and sneaked back to teach me."

There's also the matter of disguise and stealth; Ash never expected that Asha's grandfather was so multi-talented.

"So your grandfather has passed away now?"

"Yes, he pretended to be a referee and watched a few of my matches, and then said that I performed even better than he had imagined."

"I felt reassured that the gym could be handed over to me, and I could continue pursuing my own Pokémon senryu journey."

"As expected, he's still incredibly unreliable."

Ash is also a Gym Leader, and he always felt that he was already irresponsible enough. However, compared to Grandpa Mulla, he suddenly seemed quite handsome.

"Sigh, I really want to give Aysa my experience as a gym leader."

With Xiaozhi's extensive experience injected into her stomach, she'll definitely become more reliable—but why does that sound so strange?

Seeing that the referee was finally in place and it was almost time, Aysa quickly pulled Ash to the two sides of the battlefield to prepare.

Aysa held the Flame Badge in her hand and spoke earnestly to Ash.

"Ash, my grandfather was one of the Elite Four, and I've always admired him—but admiring someone and making them your role model are two different things, right?"

"So I can never become a grandfather. My goal isn't to become a specific person, but to become the ideal version of myself!"

"Just you wait and see, Ash! As long as I'm with my friends, I feel like I'll become even more passionate and stronger!"

"Let's get this exciting battle going!"

"No problem, let me witness your and your partners' fiery offensive."

Seeing the opponent's fighting spirit, Ash smiled with satisfaction and slapped the Poké Ball with both hands.

Poor Niko had just painstakingly found a comfortable spot in the meteorite field and was about to take a nice nap when he was suddenly summoned by Ash.

When it arrived at the battlefield, it was a little lost until it saw Ash's face and then it understood.

So the time for it to fight came so quickly. I knew that the things of evil humans weren't so easy to get.

But as a Rayquaza possessing all the good qualities of the world, Nikoko naturally keeps its promises.

Fight if you need to!

Moreover, the only enemy that could make Ash summon him must be an formidable foe, and Niko felt he couldn't lose face.

As soon as it appeared, it began to circle in the air, emitting a low growl.

Finally, it charged forward and let out a huge dragon roar in Aysa's direction.

His imposing presence instantly put considerable pressure on Aysa and the referee.

"So this is Rayquaza? — Wow, that's amazing!"

This is Aysa's idea.

"Oh my god, how come there's a Rayquaza here? Am I dreaming?"

"I'm just doing a temporary part-time job at the dojo, Mom, can I go home?"

This is the referee's thought, who was stunned by Rayquaza.

Since Asha had decided to take on the challenge, she naturally wouldn't back down. After clenching her fists and taking three deep breaths, she immediately sent out her vanguard.

"Go, Mag!"

"Mage."

And so Asha sent the lava worms into battle.

Upon seeing that red slug appear opposite him, Niko sat there for a moment, thinking he was seeing things.

Its big head shook left and right hurriedly, and it finally confirmed that its opponent was indeed this slug.

Nigo immediately turned around, pointed at himself with his big paw, and then pointed at the lava worm opposite him.

"Fierce, fierce?" (Are you kidding me, boss? You actually sent me out with a mere Burning Bug?)

Even legendary Pokémon have dignity. Nigoro disdains to fight such an opponent. It turns its head and deliberately makes a gesture of disobeying Ash's instructions.

Our muscular man had naturally anticipated this situation.

That's just how this guy is; in terms of personality, I'd call him Eight Treasure Porridge Number Two.

The two Pokémon have strangely similar temperaments, and Ash is very adept at dealing with Eight Treasure Porridge.

He immediately threw an ancient meteorite in front of Rayquaza, while simultaneously maximizing the aura pressure on his entire body.

"Give me the food, then fight well!"

The black dragon, startled by Ash's intimidating aura, turned its head away looking aggrieved. But upon seeing the meteorite, it was immediately lured away like a dog seeing a meat bun, and swallowed the meteorite whole.

"Retali!" (I swear to obey Lord Satoshi's orders to the death!)

"Go, Rayquaza, use Dragon Claw!"

The enormous black claw ripped through the sky and slammed down on the lava worm.

Nige Kongzuo: This guy has always been so unprincipled when it comes to food.

With a loud bang, dust billowed up.

When the smoke cleared, the lava worms were completely unharmed.

"Oh, that's surprising."

"You didn't expect that, did you, Ash!"

Aysa's lips immediately curled into a smile; this was an evasion technique she and the lava worm had honed near the volcano.

Using its limp body, the lava worm turns into a puddle of slime the moment the attack comes, spreading its entire body across the field and easily dodging Rayquaza's dragon claw attack.

"Magnus, use Flamethrower to counterattack!"

"Rayquaza, get out of the way!"

At Ash's command, Nekoss immediately twisted its neck to dodge the flamethrower that was aimed at its head by Flamethrower.

However, Aysa's lava bug reacted very quickly. As soon as it realized that its attack had missed, it immediately maintained the posture of launching the flames and aimed the crosshair downwards.

The jet of flame struck Rayquaza directly in the body.

"Fierce, huh?"

The previous attacks had failed to hit the lava worm, which had already made Niko Kongzu somewhat embarrassed and angry.

It was even angrier that it couldn't dodge the flames fired by the lava worm so skillfully.

Since that's the case, Nigo simply stopped dodging and swung its large paw forward suddenly.

Taking advantage of its resistance to fire-type moves, it dispelled the lava bug's flames with a single claw.

At the same time, it responded with a huge roar.

Then—that burning worm, which looked like a pool of red slime, emitted a white light amidst Rayquaza's roar.

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Nige immediately regretted yelling at the other person.

But then Aysha was overjoyed. "Great! Mag has evolved!"

"Grandpa wasn't lying to me after all. Facing formidable opponents brings pressure, but it also leads to tremendous progress!"

Under Aysha's watchful eye, her lava worm quickly evolved into a lava snail, growing a hard, large shell on its back.

Aysa happily hugged her.

This startled Xiaoyao, who was watching from the sidelines.

"Wow, Xiaosheng, didn't you say before that the surface temperature of a lava snail can reach 1500 degrees Celsius? Miss Asha, you just hugged it like that?"

This left Xiaosheng stunned, and in the end, Xiaozhi had to explain it to them.

"You Fire-type Pokémon can generally control their body temperature."

"Once you gain a Pokémon's trust, its flames will only bring you warmth and won't burn your partner. This is true for the flames on Rapidash and Charizard."

However, Aysa's willingness to pounce directly on the lava snail is also a symbol of the deep bond between them.

Faced with such a deeply moving sentiment, Xiao Zhi felt he had to give the other person a gift.

Ash was just joking with his dragon claw earlier because he was showing mercy to Aysa because she had a beautiful waist that Ash had poked at.

"In that case, Rayquaza, stop messing around and add the finishing touch!"

"Magnus, we're using burnout (overheating)!"

The evolved lava snail greatly encouraged Aysa.

Although it can no longer use the slug's body to its fullest potential to dodge attacks as before, its Special Attack and Defense have increased significantly.

Just like the characters in One Piece using Iron Body, Aysa was instantly thrown into a state of overheating.

She immediately ordered the Lava Snail to attack Rayquaza.

Then, the Lava Snail was smashed to pieces by Rayquaza.

Once Nigo takes flight, the lava snail's speed is completely outmatched.

The black figure flashed across the sky and then suddenly attacked from above, the terrifying attack striking the lava snail's face in an instant.

After the violent explosion, the lava snail lost its ability to fight.

"Ah, my Mag."

After retrieving her Pokémon, Aysa quickly rallied and took out a new Poké Ball.

"Losing once won't discourage me. I love Pokémon, I love battles, and—I love this gym. Ash, let's have another round with some fiery moves!"

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"Go, Coal Tortoise!"

The new tortoise that appeared on stage was surprisingly an orange tortoise with a rather憨厚 (honest and simple) expression.

It was constantly spewing smoke from its two nostrils and the shell on its back.

Such an opponent made Rayquaza a little unmotivated, but soon Aysa and her Torkoal instantly cheered him up.

A jet of flame, even more powerful than the Lava Snail's attack, struck Rayquaza squarely on the forehead. Even with resistance, Rayquaza still sustained considerable damage.

This power is incomparable to what we just experienced.

"It seems this Torkoal is Asha's ace up." Ash looked at Torkoal with some surprise.

At this moment, Niko, whose face showed signs of pain, immediately revealed his sharp fangs and exchanged a glance with Ash.

Xiao Zhi quickly understood its thoughts.

"Good job, Liekong! Use the finishing touch once again!"

[Ding! Rayquaza: Affection +5; Intimacy +5]

"Fierce!"

When Aysa saw Rayquaza's previous attack coming again, she instantly mustered all her strength and shouted.

"Coal Turtle, retract into your shell and then use a high-speed spin!"

Although Asha has an eccentric personality, her strength is still quite impressive.

Her grandfather entrusted the dojo to her precisely because he recognized Asha and her friends' hard work.

She is described by outsiders as "beautiful and strong; Aysa is truly admirable!"

When Aysa unleashes her full power, she is among the top-tier Gym Leaders in the Hoenn region.

The Coal Tortoise's hard shell spun rapidly, and as it received Rayquaza's finishing touch, it was propelled into the air and flew high into the sky.

If it were an attack from an ordinary Pokémon, it might have neutralized it.

Unfortunately for it, it was facing a Rayquaza, whose long black body made a smooth turn.

Liekong sat with his blood-red maw and bit down on the coal turtle's shell.

"That's it, Rayquaza, use Dragon Meteor!"

Before it could break free, the Coal Turtle's entire body was enveloped in the energy of the Heavenly Dragon Meteor and launched out together.

With a bang, it exploded in the sky, and Coal Turtle turned into a shooting star and crashed back onto the field.

When everyone opened their eyes, the Coal Turtle had already fainted and lost its ability to fight.

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