Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

For a boy of Ash's age, with a high training volume, it's normal to take supplements.

He squinted, trying to make out the outlines of the bottles and jars.

But when he saw clearly what kind of medicine the boy was taking, his eyelids twitched.

Syntholone, Trenbolone, Trithlonone, Stanozolone, Conexantrolone, Metenolone, Stenbergone, Trenbolone Acetate...

Watching Ash and Pikachu pour it into their mouths.

His gaze swept from left to right, then from right to left, repeating this three times.

Is this how you take these medicines?!

Moreover, the more fundamental question is, why is he still alive and kicking after drinking all that junk stuff?

Heshiba has been on the path of combat sports for over thirty years and believes he has seen more training methods than most people have eaten salt.

But this kind of...

He genuinely had never seen it before!

113. Each generation is worse than the last!

This kind of ruthless guy, I mean, Dragonite, still wants me to teach him?

What can I teach him?

Should I teach him how to drink two cans of protein powder with just one glass of water?

This person's strength is probably no less than mine now.

Thinking about it this way, Shiba now feels that he is really old.

"Heavenly King?"

"King Shiba?"

Tsuna's voice seemed to come from a very far place.

Shiba vaguely saw the other person's hand waving in front of him before he snapped back to reality.

Tsuna visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

This superstar stood there stunned for two whole minutes!

He was just hosting a conference, and with hundreds of eyes watching him from both the stage and the audience, the pressure was immense.

Shiba cleared his throat and looked around the room.

His gaze swept across the dense crowd and immediately spotted Xiao Zhi, whose eyes were burning with anticipation.

He spoke calmly.

"I am Shiba."

An uncontrollable commotion erupted from the audience.

Some people gasped, some excitedly shoved each other, and some instinctively stood up—with the Heavenly King himself present, this martial arts tournament had reached its peak in scale!

After the commotion in the audience subsided slightly, Tsunada spoke again:

"Competition Format Explanation—"

His voice remained flat and monotonous, yet it inexplicably silenced everyone.

"A total of 128 people have registered for the close combat category of this tournament."

"Sixty-three people passed the preliminary test, and sixty-one people actually attended."

He paused for a moment, letting the information reach everyone's ears.

"The sixty-one people will be divided into four zones: A, B, C, and D."

"After a free-for-all, the four remaining players from each zone will advance to form the top sixteen."

Finally, the top 16 will compete in a knockout tournament to determine the gold belt.

His gaze swept across the entire room.

"The battle information has been sent to the player's profile. Please proceed to the corresponding venue to report for battle as soon as possible."

"Then--"

Tsuna took a step back.

The murmurs from the audience suddenly stopped.

"—In accordance with the conventions of the conference."

His voice remained steady, but seemed to have a touch more warmth than before.

"As the chief judge of this conference, and also a successor of martial arts—"

He took a deep breath, his muscles tensing.

"This is to declare—"

He exerted his strength suddenly.

The sound of the fabric tearing was like a thunderclap.

The dark gray martial arts uniform was forcibly torn open from the collar to the waist, revealing the solid, bronze-colored body beneath.

"—The World's Greatest Martial Arts Tournament!"

He raised his hand, and the tattered hem of his clothes unfurled in the air like a flag.

"Opening ceremony!"

......

"So cool! So incredibly cool!"

Xiao Zhi's eyes lit up like two lamps when he saw the host's "clothes-tearing" skill.

Such a classy skill... Excellent!

He copied it!

Xiaoxia stood beside him and silently moved half a step to the side.

"You don't actually want to learn this, do you?"

"Which man wouldn't want to learn? Don't you think so, Teacher Gang?"

Xiao Gang nodded.

"really."

Even he was somewhat tempted by this move.

Xiaoxia: "......"

Drop drop drop!

Ash's Pokédex vibrated, the vibration traveling through his clothes to his chest.

He took it out and saw a message pop up on the screen.

[Player: Xiao Zhi]

[Region: Area B]

[Registration Time: 10:00]

Venue B is located on the west side of the resort, some distance from the main venue.

The venue was much larger than the three of them had imagined.

When Ash and his friends arrived, there were only a dozen or so people scattered around the field, most of them players who hadn't yet had their turn to compete.

Some people were leaning against the wall with their eyes closed, resting, while others were repeatedly wiping their fists with towels.

Upon seeing Xiaozhi and his two companions enter, they first sized them up.

Then, as if remembering something, someone softly said "Oh," revealing a knowing expression that said, "Oh, it's three hundred."

They then turned their heads back and continued with their own business.

Xiaoxia looked around, her brows furrowing slightly, and her lips pursed.

Why are there so few spectators here?

Compared to the massive crowds at the opening of the conference, the sparse audience here could only be described as desolate.

Even so, most of them were the athletes' family members and cheerleaders.

They gathered in twos and threes, talking quietly.

"Oh, you mean this?"

Xiao Gang flipped through the encyclopedia, swiping his finger across the screen to check real-time information about the competition.

He glanced around and said slowly.

"The others... should have all gone to Zone D and Zone A."

"Sector D and Sector A?" Ash tilted his head, and Pikachu on his shoulder tilted its head too. "Is there anything special about those areas?"

“I saw on the forum that,” Xiao Gang turned the encyclopedia over to show them, “that not only does Section D have a monster with amazing punching power, but three of last year’s top 16 were also drawn from Section D. In terms of excitement, it is indeed far superior to other sections.”

On the screen, a trending post titled "[Group of Death in Zone D! Three Top Seeds in the Same Zone, Who Will Break Through?]" stood out.

"Oh, I see. That's a pity."

Xiao Zhi was a little disappointed that he wasn't assigned to that area, and then asked...

"What about Area A? Is it the same?"

“No, that’s not it.” Xiao Gang swiped the screen. “It’s said that it’s because there are several good-looking female trainers in Area A, and everyone likes to watch women fight, so it has attracted a large number of people.”

He said this while his gaze remained on the screen, his tone casual.

The next second, he felt two burning gazes.

Xiaoxia and Pikachu turned their heads at the same time and stared straight at Xiaogang.