Chapter 234: Heading to Tianqing Mountain, Encountering the Flame Emperor Again!

Everyone stared fixedly at the Black Light Screen as the battle between Pikachu and Charizard officially began.

Last time Black Satoshi had a match with Professor Oak from forty years ago, and Pikachu won.

Now Black Satoshi is having another match with Professor Oak from forty years later; this time Professor Oak's Charmander evolved into Charizard, and they traveled together for a long time, but later Professor Oak stopped traveling and became a researcher, with Charizard staying in the backyard. Given Professor Oak's strength, Charizard's strength is naturally not weak.

Professor Oak's Charizard is a bit older, but its battle experience is extremely rich; facing the fast Pikachu, it only defends, occasionally launching attacks.

They understood Ash's tactics very well; each time Pikachu used 100,000 Volts, Charizard would block with a jet of flame, the collision of electricity and flame producing thick smoke, preparing for attack and waiting for Pikachu to come through the smoke.

But Pikachu did not use Iron Tail; it used an electric ball.

Ash had suffered a loss once and would not continue to act as he did last time.

Charizard then used Dragon Claw, easily smashing the electric ball.

Professor Oak still guessed it.

Both sides began a fierce battle, exchanging close and long-range combat styles, and the electric terrain plus the sunny weather assistance kept changing.

Pikachu and Charizard both used all their moves.

【Ma Zhishi: Professor Oak, I don't believe you, saying you're not strong—look at Charizard's battle performance, you look completely relaxed.】

【Xiba: That's all from experience; I don't know how many battles Charizard has gone through, encountering many situations, and Professor Oak is still researching Poké Ball, possibly improving further in training them.】

【14】【Xia Bo: An aged swordsman, his final weapon is no longer agility but proficiency. Charizard and Professor Oak are the same, relying on experience to repeatedly handle Ash and Pikachu's attacks, still very adept!】

Xia Bo: The venerable old swordsman, his final weapon is no longer agility, but proficiency. Charizard and Professor Oak are also like that, relying on their own experience, repeatedly dealing with Ash and Pikachu's attacks, still very adept!

Professor Oak is truly strong; the gold content of the League's first Champion is indeed sufficient.

Everyone didn't know much about Professor Oak's strength, but upon seeing it now, they immediately understood.

The Black Light Screen showed a surprising scene.

Charizard used Air Slash, while Pikachu used Iron Tail, but Pikachu's Iron Tail was unusual, continuously swinging its tail to produce air waves that collided with the air blades Charizard flung out.

Facing the swift Pikachu, Charizard's stamina couldn't keep up, constantly being suppressed by Pikachu.

Finally, Pikachu used Iron Tail aided by the momentum of its fall, solidly hitting Charizard's shoulder; Charizard cried out in pain, sliding back a distance, and Pikachu's 100,000 Volts followed closely, directly hitting Charizard.

"The pressure is really great!"

Professor Oak recalled Charizard, muttered a complaint, and highly acknowledged Ash's strength.

"I took advantage; if Charizard were in full condition, I might not necessarily win against Pikachu."

Ash greatly admired Professor Oak; his Poké Ball had been trained by Professor Oak and became very strong.

Grimer is a very obvious example.

Professor Oak also specially devised a tactic for Grimer, making use of its durability and interference ability for field consumption and guerrilla shield-breaking.

After the conversation, each went off to attend to their own affairs.

Ash stayed in the backyard to play with the Poké Balls.

Gradually feeling a bit tired, he naturally lay down on the soft grass. The setting sun poured down like molten gold, dyeing the horizon orange-red, its lingering glow gently caressing his cheek, bringing a hint of warmth.

He half-closed his eyes, quietly listening to the joyful sounds of the Poké Balls playing.

"Hah!"

The Rainbow Feather in his arms began to emit a light more dazzling than before, not just a change in color but seeming to contain some mysterious power, like the guiding light of ancient legends, gently drifting toward the other side.

After careful examination, Ash knew that the Rainbow Feather was guiding him to the road to Tianqing Mountain.

The Phoenix King's trial...... Ash tightly gripped the Rainbow Feather, his emotions becoming excited.

The next day arrived, Ash borrowed a map from Professor Oak, then took his Poké Ball and headed to Tianqing Mountain.

Guided by the Rainbow Feather, Ash spent considerable effort to reach a forest; just after taking out food to fill his stomach, he was attacked by Spearow.

After driving it away, it brought a large flock of Spearow over.

"Pikachu, do you still remember?"

Looking at the Spearow flock ahead, Ash recalled when he and Pikachu set out on their journey, they had also accidentally been attacked by a Spearow flock.

"Pika pi!"

Pikachu lay on all fours, the electric pouches on its cheeks flashing with current.

Inside the Light Screen, the whole screen was filled with golden-yellow current, covering the silhouettes of Ash and Pikachu.

They were dreaming back to the first battle, right...... everyone thought.

As for Bai Shijie's Ash, that flock of Spearow were great contributors.

Ash and Pikachu finally felt each other in adversity, becoming companions who trusted and relied on each other.

When Ash and Pikachu were seen again in the Black Light Screen, the ground was covered with Spearow!

The aggressive Spearow picked the wrong person!

And after Ash fed Pikachu to fill its stomach, he continued exploring the forest, encountering many trainers along the way.

Suddenly, a fierce battle sound came from ahead. Ash and Pikachu immediately became alert, quickening their steps toward the direction of the sound.

Unexpectedly, they encountered the Flame Emperor here.

At this moment, the Flame Emperor was being besieged by three trainers.

"Whooo!!!"

The Flame Emperor glanced at the three people before him, then at the newly arrived Ash, and suddenly let out a roar.

"Water Cannon!"

The trainer of the Water Eevee moved first.

"Bojiaman, use Foam Beam!"

Bojiaman also followed closely.

The Flame Emperor lightly jumped to dodge the attack, let out a roar, a wave of hot air spreading from its body in all directions, immediately using divine power to fling them away.

"Lucario, Aura Sphere!"

The Flame Emperor opened its mouth, a large mass of flame spouting toward the side Lucario, the flame condensing in midair into a huge "big" character shape, the scorching hot air nearly swallowing everything around.

Lucario gathers all its strength, a brilliant wave bullet rushes forward, colliding violently with Big Blast in midair; the wave bullet instantly dissipates, and Big Blast squarely hits Lucario's body.

Lucario unable to resist, it slams hard into the hard rock behind, emitting a dull thud, then collapses powerlessly to the ground, obviously having lost its battle capability.

Meanwhile, Poliwrath and Vaporeon were the focus of the Flame Emperor's attention.

The Flame Emperor stomps its forelimb hard on the ground, the ground instantly shakes violently like an earthquake; Poliwrath and Vaporeon lose their balance. The Flame Emperor seizes the opportunity to unleash divine power, firmly controlling the two Poké Balls, leaving them unable to move.

The Flame Emperor once again spews a mass of even more intense flame from its mouth; the flame is like a huge fire net, directly engulfing Poliwrath and Vaporeon.

Poliwrath and Vaporeon fall to the ground, having completely lost their battle capability.

"Wow, so strong!"

The three look at the Flame Emperor in terror; their Poké Balls can't last three moves against it.

And the Flame Emperor then looked toward Ash.