Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master

Although Ash only used one hand, as a non-human, he still climbed up very quickly.

But instead of falling behind Ash, Adan followed closely behind him.

Xiao Zhi was starting to appreciate this handsome guy: "He's not just a pretty face; he's a very capable person."

"Why is he looking at me with such intense eyes?"

Don't think that just because he's handsome he can do whatever he wants. Xiao Zhi got goosebumps all over from looking at him.

Pikachu almost overtook it with its short arms.

The higher you climb on Mount Neporu, the colder it gets. By the time you reach the halfway point, it's already snowing, and many people perish here.

However, Ash and his friends did not slow down at all, and in the end they all successfully reached the top together.

"This is the highest peak in the entire Orange Alliance. Isn't the scenery great?"

Looking out from the top of Mount Neporu, the clouds are slowly being illuminated by the sunlight.

The scene was magnificent and breathtaking, as if the clouds had parted to reveal the dawn.

"Yes, seeing this kind of scenery once in a while can really make you feel good." Ash and Pikachu put their hands on their hips and admired the beautiful view in front of them.

"Pikachu!"

"right!"

Seeing that Ash was someone who could understand his thoughts, Adan immediately showed a hearty smile.

Upon reaching the summit, the routine mission notification sounded again.

[Ding! New main quest triggered: Surfer Badge!: Defeat Neporu Gym Leader Adam]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +500; Special Attack +2; Free Attribute Points +3]

"Master Dan? I knew it!"

This person didn't lie at all, so Ash's Aura Sensing couldn't detect it.

He said he came to take on a challenge, but he actually accompanied Ash to complete the mountain climbing challenge. I have to admire him.

Turning to look at the handsome guy beside him who was still laughing heartily, Xiao Zhi said in an annoyed tone.

"Master Adan, hurry up and tell us what the next challenge is."

"Hahaha, it seems you guessed it. That's right, I am the owner of this place, Oriental Star Adan."

"Having such a strong challenger like you puts a lot of pressure on me."

He didn't look stressed at all.

"Then let's not keep you in suspense any longer and move on to the next challenge."

Chapter 135 Let him awaken the femininity within! (Two chapters combined)

Adan led Ash and the others to the gym at the top of the mountain.

However, the area inside wasn't a battlefield, but rather a place with numerous geysers.

"I never expected there to be a hot spring on such a cold mountaintop."

Curious Xia wanted to reach out and touch the hot spring water gushing from the geyser, but Adan immediately stopped her.

"The spring water here is extremely hot; touching it directly will cause injury."

He took out several small wooden plaques with explanatory pictures and introduced them to Xiaozhi.

"The Neporu Gym Challenge is a best-of-three format. If you can win two matches, I will give you the Surf Badge."

"Our first game was to have a Pokémon use a move to freeze the water jet from a geyser into an ice pillar."

"The first person to finish wins."

"This is going to test the power of the Pokémon's moves," Ash thought carefully.

The Pokémon I currently have that best uses Ice Beam is Lapras; Pikachu and Dragonair might not be powerful enough with Ice Beam.

"I've chosen you, Dragon!"

Although it usually serves as a means of transportation, Ash hasn't neglected Lapras's training.

And in any emergency, it will use its freezing rays to freeze a path of ice on the sea surface.

Then, they let Lapras skate on it to speed up and save time, so Lapras is most skilled at using the Freeze Beam.

The Pokémon that Adam sent out was a Nidoking, and the gym challenge officially began after he gave the order.

"Nidoran, use the Freeze Ray!"

"Lapras, we'll use the Freeze Ray too!"

This match tests not only the power of ice-type skills but also their endurance.

The timing of a geyser's water jet is frequent and irregular.

The newly formed, scalding hot spring water will melt the ice pillars as soon as it comes into contact with them, so this is a protracted battle.

Adan's Nidoking is clearly a battle-tested weapon, with its Ice Beam being both thick and powerful.

They seized the opportunity immediately, freezing from the top right after the geyser erupted.

Lapras also quickly released its freezing ray.

"Wow, wow, wow...!"

The sound of it releasing its skills is adorable, but you can also hear the effort it puts in; it shouts until it's exhausted.

Although it tried its best, it was still a little short, and the freezing speed was still slightly slower than Nidoking.

In the end, Adan managed to freeze the scalding hot spring water into a thick ice pillar before anyone else could.

Ash and Lapras followed closely behind, about 3 seconds slower.

"Wow, wow..." Chenglong was panting heavily, looking very disappointed.

"It's okay, you did a great job. Get some rest." Ash didn't blame him, but comforted him before putting Lapras back into its Poké Ball.

[Ding! Dragon Chaser: Affection +3]

"Not bad, it froze so quickly on its first try. You know, Nidoking and I trained a lot."

Adan casually carried both large ice pillars down, placed them on the open ground in front of him, took out a new wooden sign, and waved for Ash to come over.

The wooden sign features a three-view drawing of an ice boat and its size specifications.

"Just like the shapes shown on this board, whoever carves the icicle first wins."

The second competition was to carve the icicles they created into an ice boat.

"Let's choose three Pokémon to use their moves to create an ice ship."

The challenges at this gym are quite interesting, and Ash is already looking forward to the bonuses he'll get after obtaining the badge.

"This round will test the Pokémon's control over its moves."

"engraving……"

Ash ultimately chose Crobat, Dragonair, and Pikachu.

Xiao Dan used Scyther, Nidoking, and Machamp.

After the match began, both sides started carving their Pokémon in a fierce and energetic manner.

"Hakuron, use Flamethrower!"

First, use Flamethrower to burn out the general outline of the ice pillar, then Pikachu and Batrix use Iron Tail and Air Blade respectively to refine it.

Be extremely careful during this process; otherwise, you might accidentally overheat the ice or break it with the iron tail.

That would mean we'd have to start all over again, freezing an ice pillar at the geyser, which would take an extra lot of time.

"Pikachu, be careful. Use Iron Tail to make the bow of the boat even thinner."

Pikachu!

Pikachu even spoke slowly and cautiously.

These Pokémon have been Ash's companions on his long journey, so they have no problem using their skills.

Although Adan's Machoke Scyther combination also used pure physical hard sculpting very quickly.

However, Ash has a speed advantage with his bold Flamethrower Projectile.

In the second game, Ash built his ice boat first and won the game.

"That's really good. You've used your skills very skillfully. You're excellent." It's clear that this sunny, handsome guy enjoys giving compliments.

However, this makes it 1-1, so whoever wins the third match will be the final winner.

Adan led Ash and the others to the starting point at the edge of the mountaintop.

"The third competition is a slide race, where you ride on one of our newly built ice boats and choose three Pokémon to control your speed and direction."

Seeing that Ash was about to make a choice immediately, Adan quickly stopped him and then said...

"Choose your Pokémon carefully. If a Pokémon is too heavy, it will be fast but difficult to control. If it is too light, it will not be fast enough."

"So let's think about it some more. In any case, whoever skates to the finish line first wins!"

"Slide down from here?" Xia, who came here with her, felt her legs go weak even standing at the starting point.

"Isn't this a bit too dangerous?"

From such a high mountaintop, they used an ice boat with no safety protection to rush down to the beach at the foot of the mountain.

This is 100 times more dangerous than Extreme Challenge, it's so exciting!

"Don't worry, there are plenty of safety facilities along the way, and many staff members are on standby by the roadside."

"Since I became the curator, there hasn't been a single incident. The same goes for previous mountain climbs. Although it looks dangerous, the safety measures are very adequate."

Adan smiled, revealing his bright white teeth, which put Xiaoxia at ease.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. If it were really going to result in someone dying, the league would have intervened long ago.

Even after saying all that, Xiaoxia still feels her heart pounding when she looks down from the mountaintop.

"Okay, let's go!" Ash exclaimed excitedly.

He has already chosen his Pokémon; it's the same team he used when carving the ice ship.

It's only impressive to compete with a piece you've created yourself!

They immediately sat on the ice boat and got ready, with Xiaoxia acting as the referee for the final round.

"preparation……"

Bang-!

As the starting gun fired, the race began, and Ash rushed out to take the lead.

Although he chose lightweight Pokémon, Ash's arm muscles are just too strong.

Using their two big arms as oars, they accelerated and glided forward, while Pikachu and the others struggled to control the direction behind them.

It's the opposite of what's normal.

"Oh, and one more thing, the ice ship can't be completely destroyed, otherwise it'll still count as a loss."

Following steadily behind the wild Ash, Adan suddenly gave a reminder.

"After all, it's an ice skating competition; it definitely won't work without ice boats."

He used commands to direct the Pokémon to steer from left to right, skillfully avoiding the pebbles on the road to reduce ice damage.

However, because Ash rushed too aggressively at the very beginning, he crashed into a rock, and a large piece of the bow of the boat broke off.

"Pikachu, Pikachu!" (Right, right!)

"Pi, Pi, Pi!" (Left, left, left!)

Pikachu gave the order, and Dragonair and Crobat frantically adjusted their directions using their tails and wings.

However, it didn't seem to be working very well; the ice boat was spinning around on the track.

Ash had no choice but to slow down, and Dan took the opportunity to overtake them.