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

"No, I won't go back until I win the P1 tournament trophy."

After saying that, Shan Dou turned around and continued his morning run training with Kuai Quan Lang without looking back.

His daughter, Aimei, remained standing there, her face downcast.

After a while, Aimei turned around and pleaded with Xiaozhi, her eyes brimming with tears.

"Could you please defeat that Fast Fist Boy? Defeat my dad, okay?"

"Ever since he became obsessed with fighting competitions, he has been training in the back mountains and has not cared about his family."

[A new side quest has been triggered: Tomorrow's Child: Defeat Fan Fighter and win the Pokémon Fighting Tournament!]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +1000; Defense +2; Special Defense +2]

Ash picked up the flyer for the Ground Fighting Tournament.

"The champion's prize money is 30, but that gold belt is worth 50!!!"

No wonder it was said to have a high reward; Xiao Zhi was extremely tempted.

"Okay, I promise you, I want to participate in the fighting tournament too!"

"Really? Thank you so much!"

Aimei took Xiaozhi and Xiaoxia to her home training ground.

"This is where my dad used to train. You can borrow it."

After thanking Aimi, Ash began selecting the Pokémon to participate in the battle.

Only one Pokémon can be sent into the fighting tournament, and only punching and kicking moves are allowed.

Just then, Mankey jumped out of the Poké Ball.

"Do you want to join the battle?" Ash originally planned to choose Machamp.

"Roar, Roar, Roar!"

"Is it to wash away the shame of this morning's failure?"

"I see, alright then, you're up for the round, you monkey monster!"

Since the Pokémon had such a strong desire, Ash naturally wouldn't want to spoil the fun.

"Your punches are too slow. Put on these 40-pound boxing gloves and train hard!"

"Hawkeye throws the Earth to the Monkey King! Give me a real feel for the power of that throw."

Monkey monster: "!?"

With the help of the system's healing potions and Machamp as their sparring partner, Ash and Mankey began their hellish training.

One week later, the fighting tournament officially began!

Chapter 41 Let's box, Monkey Monster!

The format of the fighting tournament is divided into preliminary rounds and official matches.

The preliminary round consists of twelve matches. Winning ten matches or achieving an eight-match winning streak is required to advance to the official tournament.

Players who lose three matches will be eliminated, and the players will be randomly drawn from the remaining matches.

Ash's first opponent in the preliminaries was a fearless kid.

"I choose you, you monkey monster!"

After a week of special training, the monkey monster's strength improved, and it became less impetuous.

The moment he appeared, his mere gaze was enough to frighten the other side into taking several steps back.

"Fearless brat, don't be afraid! We'll attack first with a low kick!"

"The monkey monster jumped up!"

When the fearless boy was frightened by the monkey monster earlier, his momentum had already weakened a bit, and his lower body kick was directly dodged by the monkey monster's jump.

"Cross Slash!"

The monkey monster, leaping into the air, crossed its arms in a cross shape and used the acceleration of gravity to strike the fearless boy on the neck.

Hit the vital point!

The fearless boy was immediately rendered unable to fight.

Ash was very lucky; in the first few rounds, he was drawn against newcomers who were also participating for the first time.

Therefore, there was no suspense in the match, and the monkey monster won cleanly and decisively.

It wasn't until the sixth match of the preliminaries that Ash faced off against a Machop.

This Machop is incredibly strong, and the trainer opposite him is clearly a veteran of fighting tournaments.

Ash and Mankey were locked in a fierce battle.

Both the monkey monster and the arm wrestler on the field were sweating profusely and panting heavily, staring intently into each other's eyes.

"The monkey monster's stamina is almost depleted, and the other side is about the same."

Ash carefully observed the situation on the field.

"The monkey monster uses Earth Throw!"

Seizing the opportunity, the monkey monster quickly ran behind the wrist-strength creature and reached out from under its armpits to firmly hold it in place.

Just when it was about to be used on Earth.

"Use the momentum to throw!"

Whether it was nervousness or something else, the monkey monster's attack showed an opening.

The arm-wrestler seized the opportunity, grabbed the monkey monster's left hand, and slammed it heavily onto the ring with an over-the-shoulder throw.

The monkey monster, who was barely clinging to life, suddenly lost consciousness, its head lolling to the side.

The monkey monster lost this round.

That evening, Ash and Mankey reviewed the mistakes they had made that morning.

"The monkey monster used the Seismic Throw on Machoke."

On Earth, the attack was easily countered by Hawthorne, and the monkey monster was thrown out again.

Ash went over and helped the monkey up, comforted it, and then said something to it.

"Monkey monster, you're always too tense when you use your skills."

"The problem is that the opponents we faced were too weak. If we were to encounter an evenly matched opponent, we would be able to find a weakness, just like this morning, which would become the key to our defeat."

After hearing Ash's words, Mankey clenched his fist.

"Roar, roar."

Ash then conducted emergency training targeting Mankey's weakness of being nervous.

Unfortunately, none of the methods worked very well.

Having no other choice, Ash decided to use the gesture calming method.

Some athletes train a gesture in their daily lives to associate with calmness in order to cope with the high pressure before a competition.

Doing this before a match helps me calm down.

"Xiaoxia, what's your favorite number?"

Xia, who was cheering her on from the sidelines, never expected to be asked this question.

"Nine, the largest number under ten."

"Really? My favorite number is one, because I want to be number one no matter where I am."

Ash stroked the monkey's head and said to it...

"In that case, the implied action will be the numbers nine and one."

"Before each match, I make the gesture of showing these two numbers in my field of vision to calm myself down."

After a night of arduous training.

From the start of the competition on the second day, the monkey monster would extend its index finger and quickly bend and straighten it to make a gesture towards its opponent.

Then the battle begins.

In the competition, he defeated his opponent with hurricane-like speed, binding this gesture to victory in the monkey's mind.

In the next five matches, Monkey Monster won all of them through sheer skill.

Although the last two matches were equally thrilling.

However, the special training has already shown initial results.

The monkey monster has learned to calm itself down during intense competitions by using hand gestures.

Using his calming gestures, the monkey monster managed to win the final preliminary match and advance to the main competition.

Uncle Fandou's strength is surprisingly formidable.

He and Quick-Punch Lang earned their spots in the official tournament with an astonishing eight-fight winning streak.

The preliminary rounds ended, but only four people actually made it into the official tournament.

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On the day of the official match, the opponent for Fan Fight, which was drawn by lot, happened to be a Flying Kick, which corresponds to Quick Punch.

Ash's opponent is Machop, whom he encountered in the preliminaries.

"The time for the monkey monster to take revenge has come. Remember not to panic."

The monkey monster on the field took a deep breath, stretched out his right index finger and quickly bent and straightened it twice in front of the wrist force in front of him, making the gesture to calm himself down.

This time it will not lose.

"The monkey monster uses a charging punch!"

"We can't lose this arm wrestling match either! Counterattack!"

The two sides exchanged blows, with attacks raining down on each other.

The monkey monster's composure proved effective, allowing it to successfully dodge most of the attacks during the intense fistfight.

After a round of punches, his wrist strength was already gritting his teeth and enduring it.

"The monkey monster pressed its advantage and used a charging punch once more!"

The monkey monster's punches were faster, more swift, and more powerful than ever before.

"This move is the Fist of Fury!"

The monkey monster learned a new skill and knocked Arm Wrestler off the stage with a single Fist of Fury.

[Monkey Monster: Affection +2; Intimacy +4]

"Ash wins!"

As the announcer's voice came over the loudspeaker, the entire audience erupted in cheers.

Meanwhile, on another field, the outcome was also fast approaching.

Fan Dou's Quick Fist Bro finished off his opponent with his final Sonic Fist.

The final match will be between Ash and Fanto.

The two players shook hands before the match began.

"Young man, I never expected you to make it this far."

With a tone full of emotion, Shan Dou said, "Quick Fist Lang and I have worked hard for more than ten years. The younger generation is truly formidable."

"After all, you have to wake up the irresponsible father."

"Haha, let's see who comes out on the field."

The competition has officially begun.

Ash's Mankey and Fanto's Quick-Punch are locked in a fierce battle, neither willing to concede to the other.