I beg you female trainers to give me money even if you lose!

The lovely girl responded at that moment.

"I will do my best in this league conference."

"Oh, so Miss Mingyi, you really are a contestant. The journey to collect all eight gym badges must be very tough."

"Although it was tough, I think it was a meaningful journey, and I think this is just the beginning, after all, I still need to achieve results at the conference."

"Oh? It seems Miss Mingyi is full of fighting spirit."

Hearing the lovely girl say this, the reporter was willing to talk to her more and focus the camera on her more, after all, she was so cute.

"Because the Pokémon League brings together top Pokémon trainers from all over the world, I'm very excited to be able to battle them."

"Moreover, there is someone at this conference whom I really want to fight. I want to know how much the gap is between my strength and the level I showed him last time we met."

"So, does that mean there's another formidable rival for Miss Mingyi in this competition? Would you mind revealing who it is?"

Mingyi's words piqued the reporter's interest, prompting her to ask further questions, while Mingyi became somewhat embarrassed.

"I think everyone knows this person, since many people are talking about him right now."

"So many people probably share the same thought as me, wanting to compete against Teacher Ge at this league conference!"

That's right, the person Mingyi wants to fight now is Teacher Ge, after all, she also wants to avenge herself.

"Haha, Teacher Ge was indeed a very impressive player in the League Tournament,"

Hearing Mingyi say that, the reporter smiled knowingly.

However, she always felt helpless, after all, she had heard the name "Pigeon Teacher" too many times, and most of the people in the entire Alliance Conference were talking about him.

After all, this person is too legendary. He is also a well-known video streamer on the Internet, explaining various combat knowledge.

He made a name for himself at the Higaki Tournament last year, but he wasn't there to compete; instead, he stepped in to resolve a major riot that broke out in the area!

He also carries a legendary Pokémon, which has made him a hot topic both online and in real life.

After that, he helped the Sinnoh League resolve Team Galactic's issues and dominated the gyms in the Unova region.

He then dealt with Team Magma and Team Aqua in the Hoenn region, and it is said that he also helped resolve the Ultra Hole incident in Alola.

After that, Teacher Ge disappeared for nearly half a year, although she continued to update her videos online.

But it's still a bit strange that there's not much activity in reality. However, it also means that the world is at peace, since that person only handles major events.

Therefore, those thugs might have been deterred from showing their true colors by Yang Xiying's active performance.

In short, even if such a person disappears for six months, he will still be a topic of discussion, let alone the fact that this person shows signs of participating in the Higaki Conference.

After all, his shameless and domineering behavior of challenging the Unova Gym with a legendary Pokémon last time is well known to many people.

Challenging gyms means collecting badges, and collecting badges means challenging the League, which naturally attracts a lot of media coverage.

This makes the industry very complicated, so for journalists, Teacher Ge is a figure they both love and hate.

Love is that he has so many topics to talk about, hate is that so many reporters are scrambling to report on him!

However, since Teacher Ge has not yet appeared in the public eye, these reporters can only find some scraps of information.

—I wonder how long it will take for Teacher Ge to reappear in the public eye…

"Anyway, Miss Mingyi, you have to do your best. That contestant is in high demand."

"I will."

And so, the interview with Mingyi came to an end. After the reporter left, Mingyi breathed a sigh of relief.

She was quite nervous about being interviewed by reporters; it would be too embarrassing for the audience watching on TV to see her make a fool of herself.

"...You did a great job in front of the interview, Mingyi."

Just then, a voice came from behind Mingyi. It sounded familiar to her, and she immediately turned around with a look of great surprise.

"Oh? It's Miss Homika, it's been a long time!"

The person who spoke to her was Homiga, the dojo master of Liyong Dojo.

It's not surprising that she's here now; it's common knowledge that gym leaders are present at the League Conference.

"Yes, it's been a long time. I didn't expect you to be here to compete too."

"Yes, I've been preparing for this for a long time,"

Mingyi replied to Homiga, "By the way, has Miss Homiga already started patrolling?"

"Yes, the rest of the Unicron Masters and I have already started patrolling to guard against any suspicious individuals in the area."

"However, suspicious people probably wouldn't dare to cause trouble here now, after all, that Teacher Pigeon is also here to keep things in check."

"Teacher Pigeon? Miss Homiga has already met Teacher Pigeon?!"

Mingyi perked up and then asked the person opposite her.

"That's right, but he's a bit busy right now, so the only way to fight him is in a proper tournament, and the same goes for me."

Homiga nodded in response, then revealed a hint of helplessness, after all, she wanted to avenge herself against Yang Xiying, who had defeated her.

But the other side is very busy, and right now the only way for me to battle them is probably the Pokémon World Championships...

"So it's going to be hard for us to see Teacher Pigeon now?"

Mingyi couldn't help but speak, and a hearty smile appeared on the other end.

"That's not the case. We'll see him soon, because Teacher Ge will take the initiative to appear in front of everyone present."

"Eh?"

Mingyi was a little confused when she heard Homiga say that, but she quickly understood what he meant.

Because Teacher Ge, Yang Xiying, became the torchbearer for this league conference! He was responsible for lighting the torch at the league conference venue.

—This will signify the opening of the Unova District Hinoki Tournament!

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Chapter 591 People Giving Their All in the Preliminaries!

"Welcome, players! The Unova League's Higanbana Tournament has finally begun today!"

Yang Xiying was the last person to receive the sacred flame, and his lighting of the flame at the venue marked the opening of the Higaki Conference.

The host, who jumped from a helicopter onto the stage, gathered all the trainers who had registered to participate in the competition at the venue!

The opening speech will be given and the rules explained. A preliminary round is required before the official competition begins!

The number of trainers who participate will be selected to a certain level. For example, there are currently more than 500 participants!

The number of participants needs to be reduced to 256, otherwise the tournament would take a very long time. Therefore, the rules are one-on-one Pokémon battles.

However, since it's just one Pokémon, the battles will be unregulated, and trainers only need to bring out their strongest Pokémon to fight.

The competition starts tomorrow, so on the opening day all I need to do is give the trainers an opening speech and I can get them to leave.

This will also allow those who come here to be mentally prepared, since a one-on-one elimination battle will be held tomorrow.

In a region, a trainer may have more than one Pokémon that has accompanied them through the competition, so trainers are bound to feel some resentment at losing the preliminary rounds.

With this mindset, they would be somewhat nervous, and even unable to sleep, as was the case with Yang Xiying.

"A one-on-one Pokémon battle, losing even once means you're out of the tournament. The margin for error is really low... So, which of you should I send out?"

In her hotel room in the athletes' village, looking at the humanoid Lugia, Rem, Giratina, Dialga, Palkia, Groudon, Giokkari, and Necrozma in front of her... Yang Xiying was immediately caught in a dilemma.

"I feel like sending any one of these Pokémon into the competition would be like ruining the Higaki Tournament."

Gadria, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but complain. Having become acquainted with Yang Xiying, she naturally went to visit Yang Xiying's room.

—And seeing Yang Xiying get nervous during the preliminary rounds was somewhat speechless.

"Haha, you can get the badge just by passing the Level 1 Gym Trial,"

Feng Lu, who was also visiting, smiled and spoke.

"Therefore, it's impossible for every participant to be a trainer who can raise a team's Pokémon to level 50 or higher."

Because the badges are relatively easy to obtain, most of the Pokémon of the trainers participating in the competition are level 34.

Trying to engage in a one-on-one, no-rules Pokémon battle with Yang Xiying would basically be asking for trouble, given Yang Xiying's Pokémon level...

Especially now that the gods are in the same room as them, Feng Lu even began to pity Yang Xiying's opponents when they went on stage...

“Since the summer vacation, Yang, you have devoted yourself to training, and now you can stand alone with any Pokémon.”

Xiao Ju'er, who was also visiting, spoke up at this moment, saying that Yang Xiying had been focusing on cultivation since September, and that her progress was rapid.

As a result, none of his current Pokémon teams are Pokémon; they are all high-level Pokémon of level 50 or above who can become Gym Leaders!

"—So you can pass the pre-selection no matter what Pokémon you send."

"Now that you've said that, I can relax a bit,"

Yang Xiying spoke with a smile, then her expression turned serious.

"However, just to be on the safe side, I'll still send Necrozma to the tournament tomorrow, since there are quite a few strong players in this tournament."

"Heh, perhaps that's because you're too dazzling, Yang,"

Xiao Ju smiled; this Huiheng Conference was quite lively.

After all, because Yang Xiying was going to participate in the competition, many powerful trainers came to try to compete with him.

Like Touko, the rookie trainer who performed exceptionally well at last year's conference, and Naruto, the lovely girl introduced by Homiga today.

—None of them are ordinary trainers!

Because of this, she heard from her friends who were streaming that many people in other regions don't even watch their local Pokémon League tournaments, but only watch the ones here.

Then, the people in the Kanto, Sinnoh, and Hoenn regions, even the Champions and Elite Four, are all the same.

They deliberately scheduled the local alliance conference to be held at a different time from the United States Higanbana conference, all so they could see Yang Xiying perform.

After all, this is the only way to prepare for potentially strong opponents in future world championships. The Higaki Tournament is just the beginning for Yang Xiying and many other trainers around the world...

"Anyway, good luck in tomorrow's preliminary round!"

Xiao Ju'er offered her blessings, while Feng Lu grinned mischievously.

"To help you win, Yang, I can cast some magic on you now,"

Feng Lu approached Yang Xiying amidst the surprised gazes of the other girls.

……

The preliminary rounds of the Higaki Tournament began the next day.

Under the watchful eyes of thousands of spectators, all the trainers arrived at the competition venue, where they were assigned opponents by the organizers.

Then, pick up the trainer cards to create battle spaces and start one-on-one, rule-free battles. In an instant, the battlefield becomes dozens of spaces!

This makes it a bit overwhelming for viewers, but they will still look for targets, since watching a match needs to be entertaining.

So they prioritized targeting Yang Xiying's battlefield, since she was a controversial figure. In the end, she sent out an unfamiliar Pokémon.

It was a four-legged creature resembling a lion, with a majestic and imposing appearance. Its body was structured in a prismatic shape, and its colors had a unique aesthetic appeal.

"Teacher Pigeon... Teacher Pigeon, with your level of skill, you shouldn't need to participate in the League Conference, which is just a baby cup..."

Seeing the Pokémon Necrozma that Yang Xiying had sent out, one of the participating trainers couldn't help but lose his composure.

Regardless of what kind of Pokémon it is, its level of 85 is enough to make anyone lose their nerve!

Is this a level that Pokémon can actually reach? His current Pokémon's highest level is only 40!

"Sorry, the League Tournament championship is truly an honor I haven't achieved yet, so young man, you should practice and start over."

Seeing the level 40 Thunder Zebra on the other side, Yang Xiying knew that this wave was in the bag, and immediately ordered Necrozma's Twilight Mane to launch an attack!

"The match is over! Lu Renjia's Thunder Zebra and Yang Xiying's Necrozma, also known as Teacher Pigeon, wins!"

"Necrozma is said to be a legendary Pokémon from Alola, and its strength is indeed well-deserved!"

Through the host's explanation, many people have learned some details about Yang Xiying's Necrozma. This level 80+ Pokémon is indeed a legendary Pokémon!

Using a legendary Pokémon in a preliminary round is just too shameless! Do they really think they can win that badly?!