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

"fuwu~"

Milotic appeared, surrounded by a misty haze. The lights above the arena projected onto the mist, creating a series of iridescent colors that made her appear as noble and enchanting as a fairy in the mist.

When Milotic appeared, the students from Shanghai University around them gasped in surprise, especially some girls who loved beautiful Pokémon, who were practically drooling.

“Me...Menas?” Jiang Zihan exclaimed in shock.

He thought Su Hao would send out Fire, Poison, Flying, and Bug-type Pokémon that are effective against Serperior, or at least Pokémon that don't have a type advantage against each other.

He never expected that Su Hao would send Milotic to charge straight in!

"A mid-elite Milotic... This junior's strength is not bad." Jiang Zihan muttered to himself.

The unknown junior across from me has great potential to have managed to cultivate a mid-elite Milotic in his sophomore year.

"Perhaps we can assess the strength of his ace Milotic, so that he might be qualified to join the school team in his junior year," Jiang Zihan thought.

"It's a pity that his Milotic is at an advantage over my Serpent, so I'll hold back a bit in this mentor match," Jiang Zihan thought to himself.

......

Zhao Xing, who had been abandoned by Su Hao outside the crowd, ran into a classmate from the cultivation department whom he knew. The two of them squeezed into the crowd together and watched the battle in the arena.

At this moment, Su Hao and Jiang Zihan were ready, and the battle was about to begin.

"Mildane...that's really nice. I remember that according to the method developed by Dr. Su Qing, an expert in Pokémon evolution, many Milotics are actually Feebas carefully bred by trainers, evolving by relying on their beautiful scales that have undergone special processing."

"Although Milotic will lose some of its unique qualities in this way, the method is stable," Lin Yu thought to himself, squinting as he watched the battle with Zhao Xing.

Zhao Xing commented, "However... as a student of the nurturing department, I can tell that this Milotic has an extraordinary temperament and graceful posture. It is obvious at a glance that it completed its evolution on its own, and junior brother Su Hao has also nurtured it very well."

His tone was filled with shock, and his mouth trembled slightly.

He had assumed that Su Hao, like him, would join the nurturing department in the future, especially since Su Hao had already participated in the nurturing expert assessment...

I never expected Su Hao to say that his main profession is trainer, not breeder?

Zhao Xing felt somewhat frustrated and... confused that Su Hao, who was only a senior in high school, had scored so high on the written test for his side job as a breeder.

"Speaking of which, Lao Zhao, how come you're with this combat department... junior!? Does that mean he's a freshman?!" Zhao Xing's words startled Lin Yu.

Judging from the undisguised aura emanating from that Milotic, it should be a mid-elite level.

The fact that the ace among the freshmen from the combat department, who are exceptionally talented, has the strength of a mid-elite level is already quite impressive.

However, Lin Yu felt that whether Su Hao was a freshman or a sophomore, the outcome of this battle would not change.

While type advantage can allow a Pokémon to overcome a challenge, that only works when the Pokémon is stronger than its opponent.

Lin Yu felt that the scales of victory had already tipped in Jiang Zihan's favor from the very beginning.

After all, it's a Grass-type Elite Late-stage Serperior versus a Water-type Elite Mid-stage Milotic, and the trainers are a huge difference between an ordinary Fighting-type student and a school team member.

He couldn't think of any way Su Hao could win...

Zhao Xing's lips trembled. As the person who knew Su Hao best among those present, he was in a state of confusion.

Su Hao is a senior high school student who has only received his starter Pokémon a few months ago. Although his main job is to train, he is very good at the breeder assessment.

He also received an invitation to visit Shanghai University, and his ace Milotic has even reached the mid-elite level.

Everything was connected, and Zhao Xing's brain was about to overload.

......

"Su Hao, Su Hao, so many people are watching me~ Is today my solo debut concert?" Milos's voice rang in Su Hao's mind.

"I always said I'm beautiful~ If Diancie is the most beautiful woman in the world, then I'm the second most beautiful~"

Milos was visibly happy, and Su Hao knew she really enjoyed being the center of attention.

Su Hao said helplessly, "The battle is about to begin, and the opponent is that Lord Serpent on the other side."

Milotic and Incineroar have been locked in a fierce battle lately, and Su Hao, unable to bear it any longer, decided to send these two Pokémon to find their own hobbies.

His Pokémon should be trained when it's time to train, and rested when it's time to rest.

While Su Hao was making her rest, Minas became obsessed with her second hobby besides eating—idols.

She was fascinated by the idols on TV and in anime every day, and even had the idea of ​​debuting as an idol herself.

"That green snake that's a bit shorter than me? Its strength is so-so, just consider it a warm-up!" Milotic exclaimed excitedly.

During battles, she's a battle maniac; during breaks, she wants to be an idol!

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Marilullie

Chapter 158, however, made me lose so completely~

"Junior, please go first~" Jiang Zihan said politely.

He naturally needs to go easy on his juniors during coaching matches. In his philosophy, coaching juniors requires applying pressure, but the pressure shouldn't be too much.

"Then I shall accept your offer, Mizutsuhime!" Su Hao wanted to test the strength of the third-year main member of the Shanghai University team!

Just to be on the safe side, he cautiously had Milotic use a Water-type move that was somewhat familiar and advantageous to Serperior, while holding back a little.

Previously, Milotic could easily defeat the Poison-type Gym Leader's elite mid-level Dracovish. After another period of training, even though Milotic's strength hadn't improved much, Su Hao still felt that Milotic had no chance of losing.

Although Milotic is usually more accustomed to and skilled at using her dragon tail in battle, she remained calm and used Water Tail after receiving the order.

Although the power of Aqua Tail is statistically higher than that of Dragon Tail, Milotic has the blessing of two Infinite Pokémon, so even if it is Dragon Tail, its move power is still strong and not inferior to Aqua Tail.

Starting from Milotic's beautiful red and blue fan-shaped tail, a swirling stream of water about one meter long envelops Milotic's tail before meandering towards Serperior in an S-shaped trajectory!

"Instead of using ice-type moves for ranged probing, they chose water-type moves to attack directly?" Jiang Zihan was somewhat surprised and disappointed.

The students admitted to the combat department of Shanghai University are so reckless...

However, he decided to observe for a while longer.

He felt that he had made the right judgment; Su Hao was a promising junior!

He shouted, "Monarch Serpent, catch it with your tail!"

“ku......!”

The Serpent Lord let out a low growl, and purple energy enveloped her tail.

Like Milotic, her tail attack also covers about a meter of her tail, and Serperior also meanders in an S-shaped path.

The gazes of the two snake-shaped Pokémon revealed five parts coldness, four parts arrogance, and one part seriousness.

After all, their trainers had instructed them to hold back and assess the opponent's situation before making their first move.

In the blink of an eye, Milotic and Serperior began to wrestle with each other like two agile serpentine swords, with the force of "raging waves".

The long tail wrapped in water and the long, purple tail lashed down at the opponent like a whip!

Of course, only the Pokémon involved knows how much force was used in that "whip".

"Ku...?" The Monarch Serpent's eyes widened in disbelief.

She didn't expect that her dragon tail, which she had reduced to half its power, would be blocked by the other party, and even had a faint tendency to press down on her!

"fuwu~?"

Milotic watched Serperior with great interest during the battle.

She thought to herself, "Not bad, you actually managed to withstand a Water Tail that I, Milotic, had only used six-tenths of its power for. I acknowledge your strength!"

Milotic, now at the mid-Elite level, can threaten professional-level Pokémon thanks to its powerful physique and energy reserves.

Milotic might be able to defeat a weaker professional-level Pokémon by pulling out a few of its trump cards, but there's no need for that.

After all, the upgraded wave resonance of Su Hao's wave power has never appeared... This is one of the trump cards he left for the seed project knockout stage.

The scene shifts back to the arena, where some of the more competitive Serpents tried to increase their power, but Milotic seemed to have no limits, maintaining a stalemate where neither would give way.

"Hey... did I see that right? That Milotic is actually holding its own against the third-year team members in a close battle!" The students watching the battle exclaimed in surprise.

"It's been a minute or two already. Even though Senior Jiang Zihan went easy on Serperior and didn't let it use Leaf Blade, this Milotic is showing no signs of weakening!"

"This is incredible!"

In this vast arena, every battleground is guided by the school team members with overwhelming skill.

This was the first time they had ever seen such an evenly matched battle!

Students from other battlefields received the message from their friends and rushed over to witness this somewhat unbelievable event.

As a member of the school team that Shanghai University had high hopes for, Jiang Zihan naturally noticed that something was wrong.

"This is...it seems the other side doesn't need us to go easy on them..." he said sarcastically.

With his trained keen observation skills, he was naturally able to detect that something was wrong.

I thought the other party was a rough diamond, but I never expected him to be a hidden dragon!

Jiang Zihan waved his hand vigorously and shouted, "Serpent Lord, create distance, adjust your posture, and then use Leaf Blade!"

This is a secret signal between him and Serperior, indicating that Serperior no longer needs to hold back and should attack with all its might!

“ku!”

Serperior instantly increased its strength and pressed Milotic's Water Tail into the ground, creating a visible dent. Then, it used its muscles to leap high into the air!

After landing again, the distance between Serperior and Milotic had already increased!

Milotic watched Serperior with great interest, deliberately holding back her strength to be suppressed by Serperior.

Judging from her eyes, she knew that the Serpent was preparing for a full-scale attack, and she was very curious about how far the Serpent could go!

The Monarch Serpent uses leaf blades in two ways: one is by releasing them through leaves near its neck, and the other is by releasing them through leaves at its tail.

Jiang Zihan’s Serpent is different. Her specialty is to use the three leaves at the end of her tail to form “leaf blades” at the same time, creating a shape similar to the trident of Poseidon to launch an attack!

This time, I will absolutely crush you!

The arrogance in the eyes of the Serpent Lord had vanished, leaving only coldness and seriousness.

She admitted that Milotic was exceptionally powerful, and even she needed to fight with all her might to be confident of defeating it!

However, the battle with the Serpent Lord confirmed one thing—