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

It was quite an achievement for Ash and his friends to successfully check into the Pokémon Center without getting lost.

"amazing!"

Even Miss Joey here is happy for them.

"You are among the first trainers to arrive here among the contestants."

The reason why the circumnavigation of the Whirl Islands is considered a test is because the Pokémon here are completely different from those on the Orange Islands route.

The Pokémon in the Orange Islands are very peaceful and rarely approach humans on their own initiative.

This is why Ash always had to go to great lengths to find Pokémon to battle when he was traveling in the Orange League.

The situation is different on the Whirl Islands. The Pokémon here are much more aggressive and will even attack passing trainers and ships.

Therefore, being able to sail around the archipelago using only one's own Pokémon under such circumstances is something only a trainer with considerable skill could accomplish.

It is a challenging trial.

This was exactly what Xiaozhi wanted, as big shipments kept arriving at his door, making him incredibly happy every day.

Under these circumstances, Xiong Er finally defeated enough Water-type Pokémon and completed its own mission.

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the new epic side quest "The Profound Meaning of Martial Arts!": Please guide your bear apprentice to experience the true essence of martial arts!]

[Mission Requirements: Raise your Kumamon's friendship level to the maximum and defeat 100 Dark or Water-type Pokémon.]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +5000; Attack +4; Defense +4; Rare Evolution Item: Water Scroll +1]

Although the little guy wasn't entirely satisfied, since Ash always kicked it into the sea during battles.

"Bah, ah!" (I won't forgive you without two jars of honey!)

Ash had no choice but to give the gluttonous creature the honey.

[Ding! Bear Apprentice (Bear Two): Affection +1; Intimacy +1]

After taking out the Water Scroll, Xiao Zhi immediately gave it to Xiong Er.

A flash of white light, and Xiong Er's body suddenly grew larger. In appearance, it was not much different from Xiong Da, except that the headband-like fur hung forward and downward, and the patterns around its head were white.

[Pokémon Name: Urshifu - Combo Style (Kumu)]

[Attribute: Fighting + Water]

【种族值：体力：100；攻击：130；防御：100；特攻：63；特防：60；速度：97；总和：550】

【Ability: Invisible Fist (When using a contact move, it can completely ignore the opponent's defensive moves except for Dynamax Guard, and deal normal damage.)】

[Skills: Water Stream Combo; Brick Breaker; Bodybuilding; Water Jet...]

【Exclusive move "Water Flow Combo" (Power 25/Accuracy 100): A move honed to the pinnacle of the Water Style, a three-hit combo that flows like water, each strike guaranteed to hit a vital point.】

[Affection level: 82% (It feels happy when it's around you)]

【Affection Level: 74% (Give it honey, and you can pet its fur to your heart's content)】

[Introduction: Inspired by the ever-changing flow of a river, this combo-style martial art believes in winning through sheer numbers. Like a relentless current, it attacks opponents with a barrage of strikes. It is said that those with evil hearts will perish simply from its glaring, furious eyes.]

It's quite different from Xiong Da, but its signature moves are still pretty good and look like they'll be very useful.

Ash immediately dragged Misty along to the public battle arena at the Pokémon Center for a battle.

He wanted to test the evolved Xiong Er's strength immediately, and also give Xiao Xia some battle training.

"This is Xiong Er, who has a 20-game winning streak against you, and now it has evolved into a Martial Arts Bear Master. Xiaoxia, are you confident in facing it?"

"Don't underestimate me, my partners and I work very hard!"

While Ash is grinding monsters, Misty doesn't slack off at all.

She always left Togepi in Serena's care, while she took her own Marill, Milotic, Starmie, Wartortle, and Poliwag.

They threw themselves into the great cause of battle, and during this time they received ample training.

Oh, you asked if we missed one, like that water-type Pokémon that can drown.

Xiaoxia could only pretend it didn't exist. After teaching it to swim for three months and still not getting it to learn, Xiaoxia was completely exasperated with it.

Psyduck usually eats and sleeps, and it's good enough if she doesn't cause any trouble.

Of course, Misty, being the world's most beautiful mermaid, wouldn't give up on it. After this period, Psyduck will face an even fiercer storm.

Psyduck: "Quack, quack, quack?"

Xiaoxia confidently sent out Poliwag in this battle, which is her most comfortable Pokémon.

"Go on stage, my darling."

But to everyone's surprise, the Poliwag that came out of the Poké Ball had a yellow, crown-like thing on its head.

"Isn't this my royal token?"

After winning the Pokémon Sumo Tournament, Ash rarely took it out and kept it in his bag.

Why did it suddenly appear on Xiaoxia's mosquito coil frog's head?

At this moment, Xiaoxia finally remembered that when she released her Pokémon to help pack her luggage, Poliwag seemed to have picked up something.

But she didn't notice at all and put the Poliwag along with that thing into the Poké Ball.

Suddenly, a dazzling light burst forth from the Poliwag's body, and it actually evolved under the influence of the King's Token.

Suddenly, a heavy rain began to fall on the field where Misty and Ash were battling, and a green Poliwag appeared on the battlefield.

"Oh no, how could this happen? I clearly wanted this kid to evolve into a Poliwrath!"

The originally quiet Poliwag seems to have suddenly become lively after evolving into the Poliwag Queen, constantly clapping its hands with a smile.

For some reason, Xiaoxia had a bad feeling, as if she were facing Psyduck.

"quack?"

"Don't come out without my permission!" Xiaoxia immediately angrily recalled Psyduck into its Poké Ball.

"I don't really need Xiaoxia's King's Certificate. I've already used it, but are you still planning to continue using Poliwag King in battles?"

Since it has already evolved and there's no way to undo it, Xiaoxia can only continue using Poliwag in battle.

"Of course, isn't it perfect for the final evolved form to fight the final evolved form?" Xiaoxia retorted stubbornly.

Fortunately, Poliwag only became more lively and didn't actually cause any problems in battles like Psyduck did.

They would still obediently follow Xia's orders, using the bubbles and foam lights quite skillfully.

The moves she uses in the rain are quite powerful, and Xiaoxia has indeed improved a lot.

But in the end, Ash's Urshifu successfully captured him with a Water Stream followed by a Thunder Punch.

"Motor, Xiaoxia, you're still not mature enough."

"hateful!"

At that moment, Serena suddenly ran over excitedly.

"Ash, Misty, I found out that someone in town knows the way to Water Seven!"

Chapter 271 Water City

Sunlight shines on the azure ocean, where a giant dragon is riding the waves, rapidly heading in a certain direction.

These are Ash and his friends, of course.

A few days ago, based on the route Serena had found out, Ash and his friends successfully found the route to the Water Seven, Ottomare.

Although the aunt who was telling Serena gossip seemed suspicious, Ash even noticed that she hadn't properly concealed her official epaulets.

But that doesn't matter!

Anyway, Ash and his friends obediently followed the prescribed route to Scarborough Shoal, and happened to run into a large parade of lanternfish.

They helped the father and son, who were responsible for guiding the lanternfish to migrate to the sea this year, successfully resolve the problem of the collapsed road.

They obtained a map of the surrounding area from them, successfully escaped getting lost, and then bypassed Red Rock Island, the venue for the final competition, by going around the edge of the island.

While visiting Silver Rock Island, Xiaoxia even caught a very lively sun coral there.

This adorable Water-type Pokémon is right into Misty's play area. Ever since she saw Professor Elm's Corsola, she's wanted one.

As Ash and his friends progress through the Whirl Islands, they encounter more and more wild Pokémon along their route, and their strength also increases accordingly.

Ash became addicted to playing it for a while.

The battle was exhilarating!

Furthermore, during their journey, Ash and his friends happened to encounter several Team Rocket groups who were searching for something.

I just took care of them all without a second thought.

Afterwards, Ash packed everything up and gave it to Officer Jenny on a nearby island.

These rocket teams were unlucky, because due to the special sea conditions of the Whirlpool Islands, there were only a few safe routes, and they were all very close to each other.

This means that no matter where they return from, they are very likely to pass through the route that Ash took.

These Team Rocket members seem to have some special connection with Ash, constantly bumping into him and getting caught by him completely.

"Sigh, I feel a little embarrassed that so many people have come to offer their help."

However, to Ash's surprise, he didn't see his old acquaintances, Yamato and Saburo, among these Team Rocket members.

But it didn't matter. With Team Rocket's help, Ash's regional prestige and favorability increased by more than 20 points.

Professor Nanbo, who was at the underwater base, hated Ash so much that his teeth itched.

Of the several reconnaissance teams sent out, eight out of ten were defeated by Ash. This guy is simply a jinx to Team Rocket!

This delayed his search for Lugia, causing him to lose several more strands of hair from worry.

Ash, of course, didn't care about him. Now, after taking a special route to bypass all the incredibly powerful whirlpools, Water 7 finally appeared in front of Ash and his friends.

"Celebi, please restore all these Pokémon."

"Compare!"

After the green garlic cloves flew happily through the air and circled around for a while, the piles of floating corpses beside the dragon's enormous body gradually regained their spirits.

Ash then encouraged his main opponent, Blackie, who had just been in battle.

[Ding! Lugia (Little Black): Affection +2; Intimacy +2]

Dr. Kongmu's formula was truly effective; in just one month, Xiao Hei's body grew another fifty centimeters.

At this rate, it feels like Black will reach the size of an adult Lugia in a few months.

Then Ash will be able to bring Blackie to wreak havoc everywhere. I'm getting a little excited just thinking about it.

Upon arriving in Water 7, Ash put Lapras and the others into Poké Balls and hurried to the Pokémon Center.

At this point, Ash and Misty's Whirlpool Islands tour is complete.

Thanks to Xiaozhi's tireless efforts along the way, they successfully completed the registration half an hour before the deadline.

[Ding! Congratulations on triggering a new side quest, "Who is the King of the Preliminaries!": Complete all the preliminaries with an undefeated record!]

【奖励：联盟币+4000；速度+2；攻击+2；自由属性点+2；道具“贝壳之铃”+1】

Ash and Misty breathed a sigh of relief as they left the Pokémon Center; all they had to do now was wait for the preliminary rounds to begin in the afternoon.

"This city is so beautiful!" Misty was immediately captivated by the cityscape as soon as she stepped out of the Pokémon Center.

The city of Maodorei is very similar to Venice, the water city in Ash's memory, as both are cities submerged in the sea.

However, the environment here is better, the air is very fresh, and it is a beautiful city with beautiful scenery.

"Yes, it has a very romantic feel to it, and look, ta-da!" Serena skipped and hopped quickly to Ash and the others, showing them the notebook in her hand.

"I just got the tourist guide for this place. Let's explore the city after the preliminary rounds." She had been looking forward to visiting Water City for a long time.

Especially after Serena read about the legend of the small boat in the guidebook.

"Happiness can be found by holding hands with your loved one, sitting in a small boat, and sailing around the Water City..."

"That sounds amazing!" Xiaoxia was also quite interested in this kind of thing.

But in Xiao Zhi's opinion, this was clearly just an unreliable little story deliberately released by the boatmen of those small boats for marketing purposes.