Age of Elves: I started flashing with my handheld.

"Come here, Nanfeng, let me introduce you. This is Li Yan, and this is Peng Dou. I don't think I need to explain their identities to you again, do I?" Dong Yan brought a middle-aged man and an old man to find Nanfeng.

"No need, no need. I'm sure there's no one in the Dragon Kingdom who doesn't know the two Heavenly Kings!" Nanfeng quickly stepped forward to greet them.

The two who arrived were none other than the other two Heavenly Kings who were watching the battle today.

Li Yan, the Fire King, is in his early fifties and is a veteran Fire King who has just passed his prime. Nicknamed "Zhu Rong," he is a renowned master of "playing with fire."

Globally, he ranks among the top three fire-type trainers.

This is how Zhurong got her nickname.

. .... .......

The other superstar is even more veteran.

Peng Dou, nicknamed "Tyrant," is 65 years old this year, an age when he should be retiring soon.

He exudes the air of a "decrepit" master, with a kind face, making it hard to imagine that his nickname is "Tyrant," and he is even known as "Butcher" abroad.

But if you know his past achievements, you'll know that in this world, there are only wrong names, not wrong nicknames!

Fifty years ago, the world was not as peaceful as it is now.

The rules for Pokémon battles in international competitions still use "wild battles".

Trainers in peacetime may not fully understand the cruelty of "wild battles," but they can glimpse a hint of "bloodshed" from certain official records.

Before the rules of wild battles were changed, the mortality rate of trainers in the World Pokémon Championships was as high as 50%!

In other words, for every two people participating in the World Pokémon Championship, one of them will inevitably die during the competition!

If even trainers have such a high mortality rate, the number of dead Pokémon must be countless.

It was in this environment that Peng Dou stood out.

He has the highest "kill rate" in every World Pokémon Championship, both against Pokémon and against trainers.

"Tyrant" is a euphemistic title used domestically to describe him, based on his fighting style. "Butcher," however, seems more like a true reflection of his life. (8.)

389. Core Disciples (5980/6000)

"I heard you have a Blaziken and a Mega King? We can have a spar sometime," Li Yan greeted, raising his glass.

The voice immediately gives people a very bold and forthright feeling.

Grandpa Peng Dou looked Nanfeng over very carefully.

"The kid's skills are pretty good. He can come visit my dojo sometime."

"However, compared to Pokémon battles, I'd much rather have a real-life PvP match with you."

A subtle glint of light flashed in Old Master Peng Dou's cloudy eyes as he raised his cup, offering tea as a substitute for wine.

"Definitely, definitely," Nanfeng quickly agreed, raising his own glass as well.

Grandpa Peng Dou defeated so many trainers not just because of his Pokémon. The confidence Nanfeng had in daring to challenge him in a real battle stemmed from the three Pokémon Orbs.

After chatting for a while, the three "147" Heavenly Kings finally left. Nanfeng's age made it difficult for him to integrate into their circle. Even Dong Yan, if he wasn't exceptionally mature, probably wouldn't have had much interaction with the two Heavenly Kings.

However, the group agreed to meet again at the "Summit Meeting." This was a five-person meeting hosted by the Champion, which the Elite Four had to attend. It was specifically for finalizing important national affairs involving Pokémon. The meeting was held irregularly, but usually once or twice a year.

Just after the three Heavenly Kings left, Teacher Bai Wenru arrived with several of his friends.

"Nanfeng, let me introduce you. This is Gao Yang, the president of the Breeders Association, and also an old friend of mine," Bai Wenru said with a slightly flushed smile and a hint of pride in his voice. Before coming to see Nanfeng, he had already entertained a group of old friends.

For a teacher, there's probably nothing more gratifying than seeing their students succeed. Especially a top-tier genius like Nanfeng—why not boast about it to their old friends?

It seems this wasn't just a simple dinner to celebrate my ascension to the top, but rather a networking event.

Despite his thoughts, Nanfeng put on a smile and quickly raised his glass in greeting.

Chairman Gao

"No need to be so formal, just call me Lao Gao," Gao Yang said, showing his affection for Nan Feng.

“Then, I’ll call him Old Gao.” Gao Yang and his teacher were of the same generation, so Nanfeng wouldn’t dare to actually call him Old Gao.

Gao Yang nodded in satisfaction and said loudly, "Your research paper on Greninja's Mega Evolution has been entrusted to our association for publication by your teacher. We will review it as soon as possible and publish it in an international Pokémon breeding journal. However, in the next few days, we will need your cooperation in answering some questions about the content of the paper. In addition, we will need to conduct some Mega Evolution tests on your Greninja. Remember to keep your phone on."

“Okay, feel free to contact me anytime if you need anything,” Nanfeng readily agreed.

"This is Jiang Li, the vice president of the Trainers Association. Her father is a close friend of mine. You can consult her if you need to do anything related to the King of Fighters in the future," Bai Wenru continued, introducing a voluptuous woman dressed in a black business suit.

"We meet again, King of the South Wind," Jiang Li greeted with a professional smile.

"President Jiang, it's been a long time." Nanfeng last met Jiang Li at a meeting of gym trainers. She was giving a meeting to a group of gym trainers.

"Please reserve some time for tomorrow afternoon. I will be representing the Trainers Association to discuss some details of the Elite Four contract with you," Jiang Li continued.

"Okay, definitely." The contract will naturally be upgraded as a Gym Leader is promoted to Elite Four member.

Afterwards, Teacher Bai Wenru introduced Nanfeng to several other prominent figures in their respective fields, including the president of the Elf Coordination Association, an S-rank sommelier, and the director of the Elf Hospital. Nanfeng could contact them anytime if he needed anything in these areas.

Teacher Bai Wenru doesn't usually make connections in the south, but when he does, they're top-tier connections!

Although Nanfeng wasn't used to these kinds of gatherings, it was necessary to build connections with these people, especially since he was the host today, so he patiently kept the guests company.

The guests left one by one around 11 p.m.

Professor Bai Wenru, who had an unusual few drinks today, was still escorted home by senior student Huo Wenjie.

Nanfeng was finally able to return to the hotel to rest.

"Phew~" Nanfeng breathed a sigh of relief and took a shower to get rid of the smell of alcohol.

"My next goal should be the championship," Nanfeng thought to himself while taking a shower...

This battle against the Heavenly King allowed Nanfeng to get a clear understanding of his own strength.

He easily defeated the Elite Four member without using Zeraora, Garchomp equipped with Treasure of Abundance, or Mega Shiny Gardevoir equipped with Orb of Jade.

While his skill level may not be comparable to that of a champion, it has already far surpassed that of a top player.

To play a match against the champion.

"Once I raise all the Pokémon's levels to 80, I should be able to try challenging the Champion," Nanfeng pondered, then suddenly remembered, "That's right, I can play through the Champion Road in the game first as practice for challenging the Champion."

In the game, failing the championship challenge simply means returning to the Pokémon Center and starting over. However, in reality, each Elite Four member only has one chance to challenge another Elite Four member each year.

The Lunar New Year is already approaching, so it's too late to challenge for the championship. If I fail next year, I'll have to wait another year.

Therefore, I must succeed on my first try!

After leaving the bathroom, Nanfeng wrapped herself in a bathrobe, made herself a cup of milk, and leisurely leaned against the beanbag chair by the window, reaching out to pick up her handheld game console.

In the handheld console, the character is currently on the Isle of Armor.

Nanfeng is still building up Master Ma's reputation at his martial arts school.

I originally planned to spend six months grinding up my reputation to 0.8, but it actually didn't take that long.

After being promoted from a regular disciple to a core disciple, more challenging missions will occasionally appear, which will reward you with two reputation points.

The difficulty has increased, but Nanfeng's completion time remains the same. Therefore, the speed at which reputation is accumulated is much faster.

Now.....

Core disciples (5980/6000)

"Huh? Only 20 points left?" Nanfeng was stunned when he saw the data on the panel.

He had been so engrossed in studying that he hadn't noticed.

I never imagined that I would be so close to the legendary elf "Bear Apprentice"!

brush!

20 reputation points will only last for five hours at most. If a few quests give two reputation points each, you might not even need to stay up all night!

390.Martial Arts Bear Master

I started grinding at 11 PM and by 2:30 AM I had accumulated 6,000 reputation points.

It took three and a half hours to complete fifteen tasks and earn 20 reputation points.

Every Dynamax battle requires Southwind to enter and complete, but even after going through fifteen battles, including five of which were quite difficult, Southwind returned victorious and in high spirits!

On one hand, the physical enhancement brought by the three precious pearls made him not necessarily tired even if he stayed up all night for a week. On the other hand, his apprentice Xiong was right in front of him, so how could he stand still!

"Bear apprentice, hehehe, bear apprentice~~"

Nanfeng, with cheerful steps, hurriedly arrived at Master Ma's martial arts school with 6,000 reputation points to undergo the promotion assessment with the senior brother.

[Senior Brother: The advancement test for personally taught disciples is conducted by the teacher himself.]

[Senior Brother: Hurry to the dojo, Master is already waiting for you there.]

Nanfeng walked straight towards the dojo. Previously, his promotion from ordinary disciple to core disciple was also accomplished by the teacher personally issuing the task.

The mission that time was to find 3 Dynamax Fungi and 1 Dynamax Sweetie 17.

Dynamax Mushroom and Dynamax Sweet are the ingredients for "Dynamax Soup," which allows Pokémon to Dynamax.

So Nanfeng deliberately picked more. After becoming a core disciple, she immediately bought the recipe for Max Soup and used the extra ingredients to make Max Soup for Venusaur and Gengar.

Venusaur and Gengar are now able to perform their own Dynamax forms!

The character arrives at the entrance of the dojo and just enters.

The scenery before Nanfeng changed, and he found himself in a spacious dojo hall. The side was open, and he could feel a warm breeze, warmed by the sun, moving through it, and hear the soft tinkling of wind chimes.

A serene atmosphere lingered around the south wind.

Nanfeng's heart skipped a beat.

His true form entered the game arena!

When I came to Master Ma last time to receive the promotion mission, my physical body did not enter the game arena.

Therefore, this promotion mission will be carried out directly in the dojo.

Could it be... that we're going to have a fight with Masdeh?

Right in front of Nanfeng, Teacher Ma Shide was lying on his side on the wooden floor, one hand supporting his head, the other holding a handheld console... playing a game?!

"Little Fengfeng~ Have you decided to become my personal disciple?" Ma Shide asked without looking up, his hands still busy at work.

“Yes,” Nanfeng replied. He didn’t care whether Mashid taught him elf combat or not; his real destination was just that bear apprentice. Otherwise, he would have left the Isle of Armor long ago.

Masde then looked up.

"I've taken on many disciples, but I only have one direct disciple, and that's the current champion of the Galar region, Dante, little Dante~"

Is Dan Di being called Little Dan Dan?

Nanfeng immediately got goosebumps.

Compared to Xiao Fengfeng, Xiao Dandan is more unsettling.

I don't know how Ma Shide developed his verbal tic.

However, the only person in the world who can address the self-proclaimed "strongest champion" Dante in such a way is Mastedt.

“I don’t expect you to have the same Pokémon battle talent as Leon, but you at least need to have that love for Pokémon that a trainer should have,” Masted said, pulling out a Poké Ball. “This old man believes that nothing reflects a trainer’s attitude towards Pokémon better than battle.”

"So, let's have a match! Let me see your love for your Pokémon, your passion!" Masted, his playful demeanor gone, stood up from the ground with a serious expression, even putting the game console aside.

"After all that talk, it still comes down to a fight," Nanfeng complained. "What about the rules?"

"There are no rules. As long as you can defeat this old man, you can use six Pokémon and even fight in person."

"And I will only use one Pokémon!" With that, Masted threw out the Poké Ball.

A burst of silver light appeared, and a humanoid bear-like spirit, over three meters tall, landed in front of him.

This martial arts bear master has thick, drooping fur all over its body, like it's wearing an airtight coat, giving people a feeling of not knowing where to start.

It has the words "Martial Arts Bear Master LV70" on its head.

"Martial Arts Bear Master?! And a Martial Arts Bear Master with a combo style!" Nanfeng's lips twitched slightly. Although he knew that Ma Shide's trump card was the Martial Arts Bear Master, he did not expect that the other party would send him out when assessing his personal disciples.

This is a legendary elf!

No wonder they say there are no rules.