Elf: Start with small diamonds, then mutate into Diancie!

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"Metamorphoses, break free from your illusions and use Comet Punch on the direction your mind is pointing!"

A sunny and handsome young man, with a calm command that belies his appearance, dominated the battlefield!

A shimmering, white-gold monster floats in the air, its brain, more powerful than a supercomputer, rapidly working to pinpoint the true form of its opponent below!

The arena below was densely packed with shadow clones, which Daigo knew was the specialty of the second-year student opposite him.

Faced with a field full of Weavile, Daigo did not choose to clear it out with the Cannon as cautiously as before.

After all, they came here for a training match, so this would indeed help them quickly pinpoint Weavile's location, but it's unnecessary.

Ultimately, they're just here to show off their skills!

"Meta!"

Metagross emitted a deep, mechanical sound, and Daigo knew that he had calculated the location of the true form of Weavile.

"I'll say it again, Metagross, use Comet Punch on him!"

"Meta!"

With its four arms outstretched, the Shiny Metagross locked onto its target and slammed its fist into Weavile like a falling comet. The immense force of the punch even created a deep crater in the specially made ground!

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After defeating another sophomore, Jiang Zihan turned her attention to the crowd of people raising their hands to participate, hoping to find an interesting opponent.

At that moment, the previously closed doors of the battle arena were pushed open, and a thin, panting boy and a handsome boy with a composed demeanor walked in.

Jiang Zihan's arena was right next to the entrance, and he witnessed two late boys walk into the arena.

As if intrigued, Jiang Zihan's lips curled slightly as he announced loudly, "Would that handsome junior who just came in want to challenge me to a duel?"

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Kirachi

Chapter 156 Just because I glanced at you in the crowd

"Hey handsome junior who just came in, wanna have a match with me?"

Su Hao: "???"

Zhao Xing: "???"

Jiang Zihan stood in the center of the field and pointed with her right index finger at Su Hao, who had just pushed the door open and entered. Many college students watching the game also turned their heads.

Many people's eyes lit up when they saw Su Hao's outstandingly handsome face, and then they whispered among themselves:

"Hey, who's that guy Jiang is pointing to?"

"I don't remember this person... I don't think there's anyone like this in the second year of the combat department?"

Some students from the combat department were wondering who Su Hao was.

"How can someone so handsome make it into the top three of the campus heartthrob list? Is he a freshman who just enrolled?"

Other girls and some boys from non-Pokémon-related majors were discussing Su Hao's appearance, and some even started secretly taking pictures with their phones and submitting them to the school's confession wall.

Hey girls, I saw a really handsome guy at the arena today! Looking for his profile, please! (Duplicate code!)

"They could also be students from other majors, not from our combat department..."

While many students couldn't recognize Su Hao, a second-year student from the Education Department, who had come specifically to watch the match during the training session, recognized Zhao Xing.

"Hey, isn't that Zhao Xing, a sophomore in the Department of Nurturing, next to him?"

"That seems so. I remember he went to take the junior breeder certificate exam today, didn't he?"

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A few minutes ago, at the tightly closed entrance of the battle arena.

Su Hao and Zhao Xing hurried along, finally arriving at the arena at around 5:10.

The arena doors were tightly shut, indicating that Su Hao and his group were late.

Seeing Zhao Xing's grief-stricken appearance, Su Hao thought to himself that Zhao Xing had wasted so much time by calling Grandpa Xia for him, which was why they were turned away.

Su Hao patted Zhao Xing on the shoulder and comforted him, "I'll go open the door. You should still be allowed in even if you're late."

After saying that, he led Zhao Xing and opened the door to the battle arena.

As soon as the door opened, shouts and the sonic waves generated by the clash of Pokémon moves rushed out, creating a very exciting scene.

Just as Zhao Xing and Su Hao were looking for a place where Pokémon battles were taking place to watch, a battle arena not far from the entrance of the battle hall suddenly fell silent, and a clear voice suddenly came from the crowd.

"Hey handsome junior who just came in, wanna have a thrilling Pokémon battle with me?"

Su Hao: "???"

Zhao Xing: "???"

"Junior... what's going on?" Zhao Xing asked timidly.

"I don't know, it seems like they invited me to a Pokémon battle, but the crowd is too dense, I can't even see the people talking..." Su Hao was also confused.

"Excuse me, everyone, could you please move aside?"

The students who had surrounded the battlefield made way for Jiang Zihan, who walked up to Su Hao and the others with Serpent Monarch behind him.

As he approached the two, he said without any airs, "Want to have a match with me?"

"Of course, you can also refuse if this handsome junior is not a combat major student."

"After all, I'm inviting you, not forcing you to fight," Jiang Zihan said with a smile.

Su Hao didn't answer immediately; he first glanced at the Serpent Monarch following behind Jiang Zihan.

Pokémon: Serperior

Attribute: [Grass]

Gender: [♀]

Characteristic: [Contrarian]

Rank: [Elite Late Stage]

Item: Miracle Seed

Techniques: [Omitted]

Judging from its momentum, it is clearly already at the late stage of the elite level. Since it is going to make a move, it should send out a Pokémon that can definitely win.

Putting aside attribute advantages and disadvantages, Su Hao decided to use Milotic.

That's right, Su Hao wants to play against the junior students on the school team.

The reason is simple: he wants to see how he compares to the members of the top-ranked university teams in the country.

He felt that his strength was improving too quickly, which was why he accepted his father's suggestion to go out and participate in the dojo competition. The dojo challenge would allow him to enter university early.

After all, he won't improve much by simply bullying weaker opponents while still in high school.

He even plans to have Dorgon Messia train for the upcoming high school cup junior group competition this month. He will let Dorgon Messia practice against all opponents except those he can't beat.

Zhao Xing said timidly, "Um... Senior Jiang, this is the mentor..."

Zhao Xing wanted to say that Su Hao was a senior high school student with aspirations of cultivating a family, and was not good at combat.

Before he could finish speaking, Su Hao immediately interrupted him.

Su Hao smiled and said, "I also want to have a coaching match with my senior!"

Zhao Xing: "Eeeeeeeeeee—"

"Junior Su Hao...you're not...?"

Zhao Xing was dumbfounded. Wasn't Su Hao a breeder like him?

Su Hao winked mischievously at Zhao Xing and said, "Senior, although I took the Breeder Exam, my main job is still a Trainer~"

After saying that, Su Hao ignored the petrified Zhao Xing, patted him on the shoulder, and then walked humbly to Jiang Zihan, saying, "Senior, please enlighten me!"

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Marilullie

Chapter 157 It really was just one extra glance.

"Since this is a coaching match, let me introduce myself."

Jiang Zihan stood on the left side of the field and shouted to Su Hao, who was standing on the right side of the field: "I am Jiang Zihan, a third-year student in the combat department, and now a formal member of the school team."

"I will send out Serperior for the training match, you can choose your Pokémon to battle as you like."

The seemingly disadvantageous condition of releasing the Pokémon to battle in advance and then letting the trainees choose their own Pokémon to battle actually put no pressure on Jiang Zihan and the other third-year students on the school team.

For universities like theirs, which are among the top in the country, every student is a top performer from their former school, resulting in an overall strength and high quality.

First-year students in the battling category often have at least one or two elite-level Pokémon, and most talented second-year students have the strength to almost have a whole team of elite-level Pokémon.

In the third year of university, some geniuses even have professional-level Pokémon appearing in the working year.

These talented students are often recruited into the school team, including Jiang Zihan herself, who has reached the professional level as an ace.

As for the senior students on the school team, they were a bunch of monsters—

There is a common understanding among all students in the combat department of Shanghai University.

The members selected for the combat department's school team are all strong, and the gap in strength between them and ordinary students is enormous.

This is also why Jiang Zihan is so confident.

Even if his opponent sends out a Fire-type Pokémon that counters Serperior, he is confident of victory.

After all, his opponent was a sophomore a year below him!

"Junior, release your Pokémon!"

Su Hao nodded to indicate that he understood, and he threw out a deluxe ball containing Milotic: "Come out, Milotic!"