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

The Shielded Swordsman's purple eye suddenly shone brightly, and in the next instant, a shadow orb carrying an aura of destruction shot out, heading straight for the Evil Phantom.

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Chapter 1181 Calamity and Deception - The King of the Shield

In response, Su Hao whispered, "Thorn stick, throw it out!"

"Boni!"

Egui Peng responded, and the thorny vine club that was wrapped around the fire dragon was hurled out by it. It spun at high speed, creating a whooshing sound, and collided violently with the shadow ball!

boom--!

Amidst the deafening explosion, smoke and dust billowed everywhere.

Dan Di remained vigilant, keeping a close eye on the smoke.

Sure enough, after a moment's delay, the sound of something tearing through the air quickly approached, and the thorny vine club, though much weaker, still hurtled straight toward the Shielded Sword Monster.

"Seriously, this is way over the limit!"

Dan Di chuckled. This Evil Phantom's performance was hardly that of a Champion-level Pokémon. He said without hesitation:

"Block it, King's Shield!"

A golden shield of light emanated from the ground, firmly blocking the incoming thorny vines.

The unharmed Shield Sword Monster in Shield Mode stands on the field.

But the next second, Dan Di was stunned.

Suddenly, red and blue lights shone from within the smoke. When the smoke cleared, the transformed Egui Peng appeared.

A corner of the audience seats.

Sonia, who was sitting with Dante's younger brother Hop, exclaimed, "Zamarante!?"

Then, the Evil Phantom put on a shield-like mask. The pattern and design of the mask were exactly the same as those of the Shield Hero Zamazenta in the true history of Galar that Sonia was now studying!

Evil Creature - Shield King Form!!

"this--!"

Dan Di was speechless for a moment, but then he broke into an excited smile.

When he put on this mask, Evil Phantom's aura became stronger, which meant that he and the Aegislash could fight even more to their hearts' content!

Dan Di waved his hand and shouted, "Shadow Claw!"

The sword hummed, then transformed into a shield-and-sword monster in the form of a sword and blade, shrouded in shadow, and attacked the treacherous creature.

Su Hao replied without fear: "Thorn Vine Club!"

"Gah-bang!"

With a roar, Egui Pong, holding the Steel Mask in his left hand and the True Steel Wolf Fang Club in his right, engaged in fierce combat with the Aegislash Monster.

Neither side would back down; your sword slashed at my mask, and my club smashed against your shield.

In an instant, the entire battlefield resounded with the clanging of metal against metal, each strike sending sparks flying in all directions.

After dozens of exchanges, Egui Peng withdrew and retreated, while Su Hao, under the watchful eyes of everyone, took out a perfectly round crystal sphere and threw it at Egui Peng's head without hesitation.

next moment.

Amidst the dazzling brilliance of the Taijing crystal, the Steel Mask suddenly enlarged and automatically floated in front of the Evil Ghost!

On the podium, the president of the Padiya League was dumbfounded.

Too crystalline! ?

No, all the Taijing Beads are managed and distributed by the Padia Alliance. Where did Su Hao get them from?

Or did Nemo give her Taijing Pearl to Su Hao?

The commentator's excited voice then rang out.

"It's crystallization—!"

"Taijin makes its debut in the Pokémon World Championships, Masters Tournament!"

After completing the crystallization, the Evil Phantom once again clashed with the Aegislash.

But as soon as they met, the Aegislash sensed something was wrong.

It could sense that its attacks were almost completely adapted to by the Egui Pong. Every time it struck the opponent's mask and shield, the blade would be deflected directly!

It feels completely different from before!

Occasionally, I can find an opening and damage the opponent's main body, but I still can't achieve the effect I want. Sometimes, I'm even blocked by a shield of light that suddenly appears, and I suffer a counterattack that is almost twice as strong as my own attack!

The Shielded Sword Monster was completely numb.

You're cheating! You have no sportsmanship!

finally.

Under the Holy Sword of the Shielded Sword Monster's all-out attack, the crystallized steel mask transformed into a dazzling shield of light, deflecting the attack and launching a double counterattack!

The counter-damage from Gale Shield, derived from Zamazenta's Gale Bomb, completely depleted Aegislash's last bit of health!

The entire arena erupted in uproar after the Aegislash fell!

Unprecedented!!!

With a huge advantage of two points, Su Hao has driven the strongest champion, the invincible Dan Di, into a desperate situation!

"Ooh ooh ooh—!"

Ash, sitting with his family and friends in the audience, was so excited he couldn't speak.

"Come back, Aegislash."

Emperor Dan recalled the Shield-Sword Monster and lowered his head, speaking softly:

"Thank you for your hard work, you did a great job."

At this moment, immense pressure weighed on Dan Di's shoulders, and countless pairs of eyes with varying emotions made his pressure rise.

but.

We haven't reached the point of desperation yet.

The opponent's Dire Phantom is no longer at its full strength. Aegislash has effectively reduced the opponent's HP to less than half. The strange Dragapult can also be defeated by Charizard. Finally, there is Diancie, or perhaps a legendary Pokémon.

He can still fight!

Leon opened his eyes wide, gathered his energy in his dantian, threw the Poké Ball with all his might, and shouted loudly, "Go, Charizard!"

"Roar--!"

The world's strongest Charizard spread its wings and spewed fierce flames into the sky, its tail ablaze with fire, announcing its arrival to the world.

Meanwhile, Su Hao seemed to have received some information. His expression froze, and he looked at E Guipeng, asking solemnly, "Are you sure?"

"Boni!"

Ergui Peng nodded emphatically, wanting to know where the limits of its defense lay!

"Alright, let's go!"

Su Hao smiled slightly, telling Mewtwo, who was about to take the stage, to wait a moment.

Don't you intend to take back the Evil Spirit Pagoda?

Dan Di's golden eyes flashed as he took in this scene, and he closed them.

That's good, this time he will give it his all!

Dan closed his eyes, took a deep breath, patted his cheeks lightly with both hands, opened his eyes again, looked intently at Su Hao, raised the Poké Ball, and said in a deep voice, "Come back, Charizard!"

Whether it was the audience at the scene or people around the world watching the live broadcast, everyone stared wide-eyed.

Holy crap!?

Unleashing Dynamax right from the start!!!

After Charizard was captured into the Poké Ball, Leon flipped his wrist, and the Max Bracer released the Max Energy he had already collected, which flowed into the Poké Ball.

As immense energy surged in, the Poké Ball began to expand uncontrollably, eventually being violently hurled into the sky by Leon!

"Fire-breathing dragon—"

Gigantamax!!!

As if to complement this moment, rousing background music resounded in the arena, as if the voices of the entire Galar community were singing in anticipation, pushing the atmosphere to a climax.

The sky suddenly darkened.

Dark red clouds swirled and hovered above the arena.

As the crimson lightning continued to strike, the immense energy distorted spacetime, causing the fire-breathing dragon to expand and grow until it finally transformed into a colossal beast tens of meters tall!

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Chapter 1182 Announcing Our Existence to the World! (Bonus Chapter!)

Its towering stature, comparable to a mountain range, the blazing flames on its horns, its phoenix-like wings of fire, and even the power with which its feet stomp the ground, shattering the terrain and sending up a shower of rubble—all these speak to the immense power of Gigantamax Charizard.

Egui Peng's petite body, only 1.2 meters tall, was practically an ant compared to Gigantamax Charizard!

"Roar--!"

After completing Gigantamax, Gigantamax Charizard roars with its head raised, and the raging golden-red flames spread outwards like a storm. Ordinary Pokémon probably can't even get past this challenge, let alone witness Gigantamax Charizard's signature move.

Egui Peng held the Taijing Mask in front of him to block the oncoming flame storm.

The faint burning sensation emanating from the steel mask left Egui Peng with lingering fear, yet a resolute glint appeared in his eyes.

It will do everything in its power to block the attack of Gigantamax Charizard!

"Fortunately, it became a single-type Steel after crystallization; otherwise, it would have been completely destroyed by Grass/Steel..."

Su Hao murmured something to himself, then looked up at the majestic and powerful Gigantamax Charizard, his expression inevitably showing excitement.