Age of Elves: I started flashing with my handheld.

"No, not at all," Nanfeng shook his head. "Why would I be afraid? I just got the Three Treasures Pearl!"

The ones who should be afraid are the other gym leaders!

The limit is six Pokémon, but I'll let you use any six!

Fast forward to the trainer beating up the Pokémon!

“My suggestion is that you shouldn’t participate this year. I heard you went to help Zhuo Yan before? The Pokémon Investigator event isn’t very difficult. You can practice with Zhuo Yan first and then participate next year,” Huo Wenjie suggested, before explaining the origin of the Gym Leader Ranking Battle.

"The predecessor of the Gym Leader Ranking Battle was actually an official event designed to provide a platform for Gym Leaders who had grudges against each other to settle their scores and prevent them from resorting to private attacks that could cause greater damage."

"Nowadays, there aren't many gym leader battles where there's mutual animosity, so it was renamed Ranking Battles to encourage competition and exchange between gym leaders. However, the rules for Wild Battles remain unchanged."

"After all, at the level of gym leaders, when the country needs our help, it's usually against foreign powers, so real-world combat experience is still very important."

"However, if you really want to participate, you can rest assured. There are renowned doctors from the National Medical Hall stationed next to the Gym Leader Ranking Battle arena. As long as you are not instantly killed, you will definitely be able to be saved, and severed limbs can be restored quickly."

"It's just a gym ranking battle. Unless there's a real grudge, no one would go to such lengths. It's all about ranking. By the time you're a gym leader, who doesn't have a few decent friends?"

"So even if you're seriously injured by an opponent's mistake, you'll only need to rest for a month or two at most."

Nanfeng nodded knowingly. ......

No wonder there aren't many gym trainers signing up. Once someone is seriously injured and needs to rest for a month or two, it's not something that one or two magical artifacts can make up for.

Moreover, there is only one chance to challenge the Elite Four. Gym Leaders who feel they have little chance and don't want to get injured because of one or two treasures naturally won't choose to participate.

Soon, it was Huo Wenjie and Nanfeng's turn.

Both of them signed up.

Senior Huo Wenjie was the first place winner in last year's ranking competition. Although he failed to challenge the King of Heaven last year, he will naturally make a comeback this year.

With last year's experience, we're sure to make even greater progress this year!

As for Nanfeng, emmm.... he's already calculated it.

After winning first place in the Gym Leader Ranking Tournament, you can challenge the Elite Four before the next Gym Leader Ranking Tournament, which means you have a full year to prepare.

Currently, Greninja in my team already possesses 0.8 Elite Four-level offensive power, and is not far from achieving true Elite Four-level combat strength. With my leveling up and training, the other Pokémon are also only one step away from Elite Four-level combat strength.

After the ranking battles end, I'll secure a spot to challenge the Elite Four, then go back to the Winterling Gym and train for six months. During that time, I'll explore the Galar region and get the Dynamax ability.

With the support of three important forces: Mega Evolution, Z-Moves, and Dynamax.

He himself possesses genuine, king-level combat power.

Just right!

Therefore, he is determined to win first place in this Gym Leader Ranking Battle.

"I'm sorry, Senior Wenjie," Nanfeng said with a smile.

(I'll postpone writing this book on titanium crystallization for now; I'll talk about it in the next book.)

(I fell asleep while writing last night...)

316. First battle, the Great Jade Spiral Wave Missile!

The second day is a rest day. The Trainers Association will arrange the battle venues according to the number of participants and announce the list of the two sides for the first round of battles that evening. The first round of Gym Leader Ranking Battles will be held immediately on the third day.

As Huo Wenjie predicted, the number of participants in this year's qualifying battle was indeed less than last year's. Last year there were twenty people, but this year there were only sixteen, which is less than half.

However, this is also good, as it simplifies the schedule and eliminates byes.

The round of 16 was followed by the quarterfinals, the quarterfinals by the semifinals, and finally the final.

Winning all four matches will make you the number one in this year's Gym Leader Rankings.

The first round, the round of 16 to 8, consists of eight matches, played over two days.

There are four matches a day, two in the morning and two in the afternoon. The matches are kept confidential, and spectators are limited to gym leaders and high-ranking members of the Trainers Association.

Nanfeng was scheduled for the second match on the afternoon of the first day. His opponent was Wang Chengke from Caiyun Dojo, yes, the young man with the camera.

I never expected that we'd have to go to war so soon after we met.

Go 17!

Watching the two gym trainers finish their first battle, Huo Wenjie, who was watching from the stands, cheered on Nanfeng and Uncle Wang Chengke, who had stood up to go to the rest room to prepare.

They both nodded, without exchanging many words.

Go to the lounge and wait, as usual, wait for the staff to check your Pokémon, return it to you, and then you can go on stage.

When Nanfeng and Wang Chengke stepped onto the battlefield, half an hour had passed. The battlefield, which had been ravaged by the battle, had been replaced with a new one.

Looking around, there were nearly thirty gym trainers watching the battle.

That's right, there were only sixteen participants, but thirty spectators. In addition to the Trainers Association's top officials, there were a total of 27 gym trainers.

Not participating in gym ranking battles doesn't mean they don't want to watch matches, especially duels between gym leaders.

This is a rare high-level battle.

The rules remain "wild combat," allowing for a more direct comparison of the two masters' strengths. Moreover, this match also features star athletes.

Nanfeng was able to defeat Miaoye, and in just over a month, he defeated twelve challengers in a row. They had only heard about it, and they wanted to see just how good the youngest gym leader in the history of the Dragon Kingdom really was!

"The match that is about to begin is the first round of the Gym Leader Ranking Battle. The rules are that it is a wild battle, and each player can use six Pokémon. The battle ends when one player concedes, or when all of their Pokémon are unable to battle, or when the trainer is unable to battle!"

"Boys, remember to stop when you've made your point!" the referee instructed them, raising his hand in unison. "Random venue, begin!"

As soon as the words were spoken, an icon flashed rapidly on the side of the battlefield, below the stands, until finally a blue tree icon appeared.

Suddenly, the battlefield began to sink, and the terrain changed to a forest.

The lush forest blocked Nanfeng and Wang Chengke's view, and surrounded by trees, they felt as if they were in the wild.

Wild battles are battles fought in the wild, so each wild battle simulates the terrain of the wild. In addition to forest terrain, there are also caves, oceans, volcanoes and other terrains.

The location for each battle will be determined randomly.

In addition, the battle arena for wild battles is five times the size of a regular battle arena, giving trainers and Pokémon ample space to unleash their battle abilities.

Therefore, wild battles test not only combat skills, but more importantly, overall abilities!

Trainers who are good at utilizing the environment will have a natural advantage.

The referee, standing on a high place, confirmed that both trainers were in position. Since it was a wild battle, he did not wait for the trainers to release their Pokémon, but announced it directly.

"Game start!"

Nanfeng immediately launched three Poké Balls.

Gardevoir, Garchomp, and Mega King.

Gardevoir provides close protection for the trainer, while Magikarp acts as the main attacker, and Garchomp digs underground to serve as a barrier and backup.

"Use the power of waveguides to locate the target," Nanfeng said to Chaoliwang.

The reason they didn't use telekinesis to search was because a veteran gym leader like Wang Chengke would definitely be very familiar with this method.

A must-have for Psychic or Dark-type Pokémon!

Aura power is different; it can lock onto the opponent's location no matter what, unless the opponent is an inanimate object.

Super Power King immediately bent down and struck with his palm.

A giant hand slammed onto the ground, leaving a huge palm print, and immediately an invisible pale blue wave spread out.

"Power!" Soon, Super Power King told Nanfeng that it had found its target.

"Lock onto the target's location, prepare the Great Jade Spiral Wave Missile!" Nanfeng immediately commanded.

Super Power King immediately reached out and gathered waveguide power in a spiral motion.

Daiyu Spiral Wave Missile, an upgraded version of the Spiral Wave Missile.

The difference between it and the spiral wave missile is that it is larger, more powerful, and takes longer to gather waveguide power, requiring a correspondingly enhanced waveguide power control capability!

It is currently a special customized version of Super Power King, and its entire stamina is only enough for one shot.

As for Greninja, it is still not up to standard in terms of either the control of its Aura 113 or its physical strength.

In about ten seconds, the Aura Force in Super Power King's right hand had condensed into a ball the size of a basketball! And around this basketball-sized Aura Sphere, there were some afterimages like those of a spinning electric fan. This was the effect of the Aura Force rotating in a spiral motion to a certain speed, which also demonstrated its terrifying power!

Several gym trainers on the stage watched in astonishment.

"Developing even stronger moves using Aura Missiles? I've never heard of South Wind Gym Leader being an Aura User before?"

"With so much aura energy condensed, this attack's power is probably considerable..."

"I have a feeling that Wang Chengke is going to mess things up today!"

"Release!" Nanfeng shouted softly.

Super King immediately took action, forcefully propelling the wave missile in his hand forward.

The dazzling light emitted by the Great Jade Spiral Wave Missile shot out and went straight into the forest, piercing through a large tree right in the middle. It didn't break it or explode; it just pierced through it!

Penetrate! The effect of waveguide power after converging in a spiral.

It pierced through the tree, through the grass, through anything that stood in its way, and flew straight toward Wang Chengke himself.

317. Unstoppable, instant kill!

Wang Chengke spotted the Dayu Spiral Wave Missile as it flew to the very center of the battlefield.

"What is this?"

"Aura Sphere? But... why does it feel so much bigger than Aura Sphere?" Wang Chengke gestured for his Psychic-type Pokémon, Slowking, to use Teleport.

The Great Jade Spiral Wave Missile immediately headed towards the location he had teleported to.

It's confirmed, it's a wave missile!

This kind of move that locks onto the opponent is quite rare.

There is only one way to deal with arachnoids: to defend against them.

Using offensive moves to clash with each other, and using defensive skills to neutralize them, are both ways to resist.

Wang Chengke immediately launched a Poké Ball and shouted, "Electivire! Hyper Beam!"

A humanoid spirit with yellow and black markings appeared, gathering terrifying energy in its mouth and spewing it at the approaching Great Jade Spiral Wave Missile!

A dazzling aurora burst forth, brimming with destructive power, striking the Great Jade Spiral Wave Missile squarely.

"Boom!" A huge explosion.

But before Wang Chengke could even breathe a sigh of relief and prepare to attack Nanfeng, the huge wave missile pierced through the smoke and struck the electric monster straight in the body, propelling it back towards Wang Chengke.

"Is this really a wave missile?" This was the first time Wang Chengke had ever seen such a bizarre wave missile.

The Hyper Beam didn't explode; instead, it pierced through the beam and struck the Electrify Beast squarely. Judging from its momentum, it still had some energy left.

"Instant teleport!" Wang Chengke hurriedly ordered Daidaiwang, because the Dayu Spiral Wave Missile had already flown in front of him.

Wang Chengke teleported again, immediately creating distance.

The wave missile immediately traced a graceful arc in mid-air, flinging the electric monster in front of it away.

Slammed into the wall on the side of the battlefield, the Electric Monster was rendered unable to fight.

A collective gasp of astonishment rippled through the audience.

"The Aura Sphere, after being hit by the Hyper Beam, didn't explode and was able to KO an Electivire that wasn't weak to Fighting-type moves? Just how terrifying is the power of this Aura Sphere?"

Wang Chengke, the person involved, was even more astonished, never expecting that his electric monster couldn't even withstand a single wave missile.

"Talisman Eagle, Flamethrower!" He quickly dispatched his third Pokémon.

As soon as the Fierce Arrow Eagle appeared, it immediately sprayed flames at the Great Jade Spiral Wave Missile in front of it.

This time, there wasn't even an explosion.

A strange scene appeared.

The Great Jade Spiral Wave Missile, braving the jet of flames, extinguished and pierced through all the flames!

Then it crashed heavily into the Arrow Eagle, just like it had done to an electric monster, and flew towards Wang Chengke while being propelled by the Arrow Eagle!

"Even this can't stop it?" Wang Chengke asked through gritted teeth, his face filled with disbelief. "I refuse to believe it!"