Age of Elves: I started flashing with my handheld.

416. One Sword Clears the Dungeon

Garchomp.

This is the choice of spirit to learn from the Cliff Sword.

Only Garchomp is suitable; even Steelix, which also has the Ground type, is not.

Nanfeng originally thought Tyranitar would be a good choice. Although it doesn't have Ground-type moves, it's quite proficient in Ground-type moves.

"The requirements for learning a god's exclusive special move are indeed more demanding," Nanfeng said, stroking his chin as he decided to let Garchomp learn this special move.

Try it.

Looking around, he realized he was now in a small villa on Trial Island No. 7 of Qiantang University.

If you were to try the Cliffside Sword in this area...

The teacher will have to come over that very night.

It's the Lunar New Year, so let's keep quiet.

Let's find a dungeon in the game then.

There don't seem to be many dungeons in the Hoenn region, like Team Magma's base, Team Aqua's base, and the underground power plant...

The underground power plant has shut down because it detected Zeraora.

Both the Fireball Team base and the Aqua Team base are indoors, so the Cliff Sword has very little range of application.

Moreover, Nanfeng was tired of fighting them once a month, and the sight of Chiyansong and Shuiwutong made him feel nauseous.

So... let's go check out the dungeon on Chimney Mountain!

Red Flame Pine: ???

Nanfeng put the Salamence into the computer, switched to the Lugia he had just obtained, and used it as a flying mount to go straight to LavaCleaver Town. Then he took the cable car to the top of Chimney Mountain and entered the dungeon map where the average Pokémon strength was less than 40.

A faint smell of sulfur permeated the air.

Nanfeng stood in the crater of Chimney Mountain, facing a group of Lava Team henchmen.

They are performing their duties on the chimneys "as always".

"Garuda! Mega Evolve!" Nanfeng threw out a Poké Ball.

"Roar!!" Garchomp roared as it landed!

The MEGA Stone is connected to the Key Stone, and is enveloped in a rainbow of light.

The next second, an even more ferocious Mega Garchomp made its dazzling appearance.

A violent and ferocious aura suppressed the entire Chimney Mt., causing the Team Magma members who were about to launch an attack to slow down, and their already released Pokémon hesitated to advance.

Is this the kind of opponent we can stop?

Nanfeng stretched out his hand, and a vermilion pearl slowly emerged from his palm.

It was thrown to the Mega Garchomp, and it was absorbed into its body through its back.

Nanfeng once conducted a test and found that whether it was a vermilion pearl, an indigo pearl, or a grass-green pearl, they could all be absorbed by the elves.

Even this absorption ignores type; Garchomp can also absorb the Indigo Orb from Kyogre and the Grass Green Orb from Rayquaza. However, the boost and effect will be weaker if it's not its own type.

Upon absorbing the crimson orb, a red spherical pattern immediately appeared on the chest of the Mega Garchomp, extending outwards from it to every corner of its body.

In the blink of an eye, the already ferocious Mega Garchomp's body enlarged slightly, its crimson stripes radiating a blazing light, as if it were covered in a magma cloak. Even its two enormous scythes became magma scythes, exuding a savage aura, and the battle intensified once again.

Many of the Team Magma members and their Pokémon present collapsed and lost consciousness on the spot because they couldn't withstand the aura unintentionally emitted by Mega Grit.

Looking at the appearance of Mega Garchomp, Nanfeng was reminded of Groudon and Kyogre's Primal Reversion.

From then on, the process of integrating the spirit into the orb will be called "Original Return".

"Garuda, Precipice Blade!" Nanfeng waved his hand.

"Awooo!!!" The Mega Garchomp roared to the sky.

He raised his hands, lifting his two large scythes, sparks flying everywhere.

Strength is gathering!

The earth was shaking, and thick smoke was billowing from Chimney Hill, as if something underground was being drawn and was about to erupt at any moment!

He chopped down hard!

Two lava sickles cleaved the ground.

A loud "boom" rang out.

The two explosions merged into one.

The first explosion sounded like a sickle cleaving the ground, while the second sound was like the eruption of Chimney Mountain.

In an instant, lava erupted and flew in chaos. In the direction that Mega Garchomp slashed, countless rock spikes, each more than ten meters high and covered in crimson lava, burst forth from the ground with a rumble and spread rapidly into the distance.

It seems that he is about to cut out a "thousand miles of red ground"!

[Defeat the level 32 Great Hound and Garchomp to gain 1086 experience points]

[Defeat Cameroon LV35, Mega Garchomp gains 1286 experience]

In the blink of an eye, the Team Magma members and all their Pokémon who stood in front of Southwind and Mega Garchomp were all killed!

Each rock spike seemed to have eyes, striking every opponent.

Even though Pokémon with the Flying type, such as Zubat and Golbat, are indeed immune to Ground-type moves, the magma power on the Cliff Sword is not fake; its terrifyingly hot temperature is enough to cook them instantly.

"Boom!" A tremendous explosion rang out from over a thousand meters away.

Nanfeng quickly looked over and saw a giant rock spike, flowing with lava, reaching straight to the sky, seemingly about to pierce a hole in the heavens.

Before Nanfeng could think it through, he suddenly became lost in thought.

He has returned to his room.

The dungeon... the dungeon is over?

Isn't there still a boss we haven't defeated?

Nanfeng quickly picked up the handheld console to check, and a system notification appeared.

Defeat Team Magma's leader, "Crimson Pine"

[Completed the "Volcano Project" instance; rewards are as follows:]

[1. Random High-Level Spirit Item (Sun Stone)]

[2. Rare Skill Cooldown (Flamethrower Skill Cooldown)]

　(Zhao) "The Crimson Flame Pine has been defeated?" Nanfeng was shocked.

It seems that Super Bite's "Cliff Sword" attack went straight from the entrance of the dungeon to the end.

Not only were the members of Team Magma instantly defeated, but even their leader, Crimson Pine, was not spared. Furthermore, Nanfeng carefully checked and found no record of Crimson Pine's Pokémon being defeated.

Presumably, Crimson Pine didn't even have a chance to release its spirit before the Cliff Sword was already in front of it.

A single dungeon run can be completed in less than 30 seconds.

So scary...

"As expected of a move exclusive to a god, even when used by Garchomp, its power is terrifying," Nanfeng exclaimed.

(I was sick before, so I haven't updated either the old book or the new book. The new book hasn't even been released yet, so it's basically a waste of time. But I will pick up this old book again and finish it, updating one or two chapters a day.)

417. Aiming for the championship!

Early this morning, Nanfeng, who had stayed up all night clearing the Hoenn region's Champion Road and was finally able to sleep in, was woken up by a phone call.

It belongs to my parents.

This year, they didn't go home again; they went abroad for vacation.

Now that Nanfeng is no longer a burden, the elderly couple is on a full-blown revenge trip. While others might go on a trip occasionally when they're tired of working from home, they occasionally go back to work when they're tired of traveling.

No, they haven't been working for a long time. They just go home to brag to their neighbors about where they went to have fun.

Nanfeng was quite supportive of the two elders' idea. After all, with his current financial resources, as long as they didn't get involved in gambling or drugs, they could still build up their wealth even if they lived for ten thousand years.

To ensure their safety during their trip, they even prepared an Alakazam and a Gardevoir as bodyguards for them.

After wishing his parents a Happy New Year, Nanfeng went to wish his teacher a Happy New Year as well.

The senior students were all still there, and we had a lively lunch together.

"Senior, I'm preparing to challenge the champion from the East. What's the procedure?" Nanfeng asked Dong Yan while they were eating.

The words are astonishing.

Everyone immediately turned their attention to Nanfeng.

"Holy crap, that was fast!?" Huo Wenjie looked at Nanfeng in shock. How long had it been?

Not only has my junior classmate made the double leap from ordinary trainer to gym leader, and then to Elite Four member, but he's now even challenging for the championship.

"After the New Year and the Lantern Festival, there will be a 'King of Kings' battle. The winner will have the qualification to challenge for the championship," Dong Yan replied, while also advising, "I suggest you focus on your studies this time."

"The gap between Elite Four member and Champion may be greater than the gap between Gym Leader and Elite Four member."

The crowd nodded slightly, agreeing that Nanfeng's steps were a bit too ambitious and could easily backfire.

Nanfeng shrugged. He had originally thought that challenging for the championship would probably take another six months.

However, the successive capture of Zeraora and Lugia gave him great confidence. As long as he raised their levels to 90, and with the assistance of Pokémon such as Mega Garchomp that wielded the Precipice Sword, he could achieve his goal.

Defeating a champion from the Dragon Kingdom would be more than a piece of cake.

If it weren't for the fear of being perceived as arrogant by the upperclassmen, Nanfeng would have said: I've already started researching the final opponents of the World Pokémon Championship.

The World Pokémon Championship will begin in the second half of this year.

Nanfeng wanted to win the championship as soon as possible for another reason: the champion of the Dragon Kingdom, "Dongfang Ming," was an Eighth Master. If he could defeat him in the championship challenge, he would directly inherit the Eighth Master's position.

This would save Nanfeng from many battles against weaker opponents.

"Are you confident?" Among the crowd, only Bai Wenru looked at Nanfeng with a smile, based on his understanding of his disciple.

Nanfeng would never act rashly if he wasn't certain about something.

"About 70%," Nanfeng said conservatively.

"Seventy percent!" Huo Wenjie almost jumped up.

Amidst everyone's astonishment, they couldn't help but wonder what kind of confidence Nanfeng had that made him feel he had a 70% chance of defeating the Dragon Kingdom champion.

"Then we can just wait for our junior's good news. I can't wait to brag to others that I have a champion junior," senior Xu Tangyu said with a smile. He didn't believe Nanfeng, but he believed the teacher.

“I also think Junior Brother Nanfeng is capable of achieving this astonishing feat!” Ziyi chimed in.

Everyone else chimed in.

Upon hearing Nanfeng's words, Dong Yan was tempted to have a fight with him to test his abilities.

But after thinking about it, we'll soon find out whether it succeeds or not.

The outcome of the battle of the Four Heavenly Kings after the Lantern Festival is already somewhat clear for those who want to challenge for the championship.

If South Wind doesn't even have the ability to stand out from the Four Heavenly Kings, then there's no need to mention the champion (adag).

After the meal, everyone went their separate ways.

During the Lunar New Year, they also have relatives and friends to visit.

Nanfeng doesn't have many friends. The two brothers, Lin Xuan and Lin Jian, are one, but they won't be available during the New Year. People in large families have a lot to do during the New Year, so they arranged to have a meal together on the seventh or eighth day of the Lunar New Year.

Nanfeng's breeding shed is also on holiday. Nanfeng figured there was nothing to do back home, so he decided to stay at Qiantang University for the next few days.

I've also asked my teacher to keep an eye on my Pokémon training. I'm currently training more than three teams of Pokémon, which is twenty in total.

With preparations for the Elite Four battle and the challenge for the champion, there wasn't much time to worry about the Pokémon outside the main lineup.

Return to Trial Island No. 7 of Qiantang University to rest.

Nanfeng took out his handheld console and continued his leveling journey.