Chapter 1147

Based on this battle, the rankings will change.

The announcer for the auction of Rotom declared the battle over.

Inside the arena.

The Steelix stared at the incapacitated Dugtrio, "Hiss..."

Just now, its opponent had almost "come back from the dead," frightening it so much that it nearly fired another 【100,000 Horsepower】.

This undoubtedly reflects a lack of confidence in its own output.

Steelix itself is quite clear that, without having undergone Mega Evolution, relying not on size and weight to attack, its output capability is indeed lacking.

In the past, bullying weaker opponents was fine, but once the intensity increases, it easily falls into the predicament of lacking output at critical moments.

To put it bluntly.

The previous battle was purely a victory of tactical arrangement.

Had it not been for Dugtrio exhausting its stamina in the initial battle against the Shiny Gengar, and then later appearing to clash fiercely with it, relying solely on the final 【100,000 Horsepower】, it would likely not have been enough to secure this Big Drill.

"Hiss..."

Steelix slowly exhaled white smoke, deeply aware that it must make up for this shortcoming.

Enjoying digging holes is its wish, but enjoying battle is also its pursuit.

A Pokémon that dislikes battle cannot become fierce; Steelix's ferocity only pales in comparison to that of the Hydreigon.

It once dared to "breathe" at a Blastoise!

Although doing so now requires a bit of courage, it seems as if it is the one being restrained...

"What's wrong? Feeling down?"

Baimu stepped forward to ask, he had shouted twice earlier with no response.

Steelix lowered its broad head, with gloomy emotions surging between its brows and eyes; having won the battle yet still unhappy, it is indeed a rather unique type.

Or perhaps, the Pokémon in Baimu's household are generally skilled at self-reflection and preparing for the future.

This is remarkably similar to his own talent for planning ahead.

It shows that as long as they live together, even their inner thoughts will converge; one pot of rice cannot raise two kinds of "people."

And when Baimu learned of Steelix's thoughts, he also felt somewhat helpless.

Although their attributes differ, in terms of positioning, Steelix is extremely similar to Blastoise, both belonging to the tank-type Pokémon.

Compared to output, at the same stage, the actual Mega Monsters are weaker than it, whether or not they undergo Mega Evolution; the difference is merely that Mega Monsters are willing to accept their fate, stacking durability and boosting dual defenses to increase error tolerance.

Output is also increased, but the purpose is for reinforcement.

Steelix is unwilling; it wants to unleash output on par with Gengar, Hydreigon, and even Snorlax.

"You..."

Baimu felt somewhat helpless inside, yet did not show it to avoid damaging Steelix's confidence.

Whether human or Pokémon, everyone should have dreams!

What if it comes true?

He decided to slightly adjust Steelix's training plan, even if, from a practical standpoint, changing the plan mid-year would not greatly affect the year-end competition.

However, Baimu currently has no intention of retiring after winning the World Championships, and besides, no one can guarantee that he, as an Eight Master, will definitely win.

He patted Steelix's sturdy head and recalled it into its ball.

The multi-function phone lit up its screen, after a dazzling animation display, the Ultra Ball in the center suddenly turned into a Great Ball.

Ranking—【96】.

"Truly not easy."

Baimu twitched the corner of his mouth, catching sight of Xu Xu approaching from the corner of his eye.

She sighed: "Indeed, it's not just me who has grown stronger; I thought my strength this year had already increased by a large margin, but I didn't expect~"

"You're just too easy to read; do you have any obsession with one-hit KO moves?"

Baimu said with a smile: "Moreover, you lack external help, such as Mega Stones, Power Wristbands, and other special items; have you never considered obtaining them?"

Xu Xu looked utterly confused: "I know about Mega Evolution, but what is a Power Wristband? Is it something that makes Pokémon grow huge?"

"You don't know?"

"I really don't know..."

Xu Xu scratched her head with an embarrassed smile.

This made Baimu realize that even though Xu Xu has ascended to the throne of Champion, her essence remains the same as Ash's—habitually passively acquiring information.

Rather than actively seeking to understand the various incredible forces in the world.

He then said: "I suggest you try to collect these forces as much as possible; you can do without them, but you cannot lack them, do you agree?"

"... Makes sense!"

After some deliberation, Xu Xu nodded firmly.

Having been repeatedly "beaten" by Baimu using Mega Evolution, how could she possibly have no ideas?

The original trajectory of her might not have been certain.

Without Baimu's involvement, Xu Xu would most likely have first won the Caiyou Tournament, then the Huiji Tournament, and cleared the Champion League, even if encountering Mega Evolution, she would have been the one doing the beating.

Who would be interested in a force they could easily suppress themselves?

As for why she didn't obtain the Power Wristband... that's hard to say.

And Baimu casually reminded her once, without rushing her to collect this and that, only hoping she wouldn't be so simple.

—

Evening.

Baimu leaned against the bed, brushing Pokémusic.

His battle with Alice naturally trended online, also adding more heat to the World Championships.

"Now online, everyone is compiling the rankings of champions and Four Heavenly Kings from various regions; among the champion participants, Ash is currently the lowest-ranked."

Multi-phone continuous voice broadcast.

Baimu asked doubtfully: "What rank is Ash?"

"Currently 273rd, followed by Alice, who dropped to 211th after battling you."

Its tone carried no lack of pity.

As if being point-scraped by trainers was particularly unfortunate.

Baimu flicked it with his finger, then stood up to go outside to find the Three-Headed Evil Dragon, coincidentally seeing this creature communicating something with its siblings.

"What are you saying—plotting tomorrow's match?"

He couldn't understand what the other Double-Headed Brutal Dragon was shouting, but he could roughly grasp what the Three-Headed Evil Dragon was saying.

Since the Long Wang Contention is pure melee, prohibiting any attribute energy use, and participants expanded to all native terrestrial dragons of Dragon's Hometown, it's inevitable that specific factions will form.

After all, in the Pokémon world, dividing factions by species is also the most common.

As the strongest among them, the Three-Headed Evil Dragon was undoubtedly deemed a seed player for the 【Long Wang】, thus they were now discussing how to fight tomorrow.

The most worthy opponent to be wary of—

Alice's Dual-Axe Battle Dragon, as her current trump card Pokémon, can be said to have vastly improved from before, also belonging to the category with the highest growth span.

Crucially, it is the previous 【Long Wang】!

"Hiss~hiss!"

The eldest of the Iris family's Three-Headed Evil Dragons strained to explain something.

Baimu looked at his own Husky Dragon, which seemed rather surprised, hesitating for a long time before conveying information to the trainer.

After describing for nearly half a minute, he understood.

"Does the Long Wang grant combat power boost in Dragon's Hometown?"

Hey!

There's such a thing!

Baimu's expression was quite wonderful, as if he had seen a phantom coexisting and perishing with a colossal rock tree.

The Iris family's Three-Headed Evil Dragons were then very solemn and serious.

Every inch of soil in this land is filled with the blood and flesh of dragon Pokémon and Dragon's Hometown dragon tamers.

Generation after generation has reproduced and thrived, born here and raised here, forging the multitude of dragons' homeland.

The Long Wang is the representative of Dragon's Hometown's will, and Dragon's Hometown will pour power into the Long Wang's body so it can guard this land.

Same-level Dual-Axe Battle Dragons have far superior offensive capability compared to Three-Headed Evil Dragons; their advantage lies in being more durable.

However, after the Long Wang state is applied, the Dual-Axe Battle Dragon's physique is enhanced in all aspects, compensating for its defensive weakness, directly causing the Three-Headed Evil Dragons to lose their advantage.

The situation is greatly unfavorable!

"So exaggerated? Then how did the previous previous Long Wang lose?" Baimu asked curiously.

The answer is the old Long Wang was too old.

It had held the position for dozens of years consecutively, until Alice's Dual-Axe Battle Dragon appeared out of nowhere, choosing to "abdicate," allowing the Dual-Axe Battle Dragon to receive the blessing.

"Whose Pokémon is the old Long Wang? Xia Ka?"

"Hiss~hiss!"

"It really is……"

Baimu didn't expect Xia Ka's bond with Dragon's Hometown to be so strong, even the guarding Long Wang being his Pokémon.

So Alice's Dual-Axe Battle Dragon inheriting the Long Wang also counts as fulfilling his wish?

Xia Ka himself also wanted to find Alice as a disciple; who knew this little girl would be so formidable, directly skipping the Gym Leader to become regional champion.

In the game, Alice's age as champion is even younger than in the animation, roughly ten or eleven years old.

Not much different from the nine-year-old Heavenly King Bo Pi.

With Alice's champion ace Dual-Axe Battle Dragon plus 【Long Wang】 buff, unable to use moves, can the ninety-level level advantage win?

It deserves a question mark.

The Three-Headed Evil Dragon's melee capability, compared to its peers, is certainly outstanding; level placed here, comparison with Dual-Axe Battle Dragon is hard to say.

In memory, the Dual-Axe Battle Dragon's physical attack species value is at least forty points higher than it?

In melee, physical attack isn't the decisive factor, but it is indeed crucial.

——How to proceed if intimidated before battle?

Baimu quickly dispelled his distracting thoughts, gazing at the Three-Headed Evil Dragon beside him with firm eyes.

"Hiss~hiss!"

It slightly nodded, signaling the trainer to give it confidence.

It can!

Even the defeated lackey of Boss Kedola, the Dual-Axe Battle Dragon, can also achieve this!

"Hey!"

Baimu smiled, rubbed the Three-Headed Evil Dragon's head a few times, "Then let's prepare to give it our all! Need to figure out how to give you some buffs!"

As everyone knows, in the Grand Festival there are five reference attributes:

Sturdy, Beautiful, Smart, Handsome, and Cute.

Consuming related Pokémon blocks can then enhance these five attributes; specifically, how is this manifested?

——Body.

Visible from inside out!

While elements like strength and handsomeness are closely related to close combat.

What Baimu can do is to stimulate the body of the Three-Headed Evil Dragon through means other than training, so that it can reach its peak condition tomorrow!

While massaging, Ah Wu's shout came from outside.

"Baimu!"

"What's wrong?"

He stopped his action and went to open the door.

Ah Wu walked straight in, saw the Three-Headed Evil Dragon lying prone, and said: "You're giving it a massage?"

"Yes."

"Will it not affect tomorrow's Long Wang competition?"

"Not only will it not affect it, but it will actually be beneficial."

"Then that's good."

Ah Wu nodded and said seriously to him: "Let me be frank with you—this time, you must have your Three-Headed Evil Dragon win the Long Wang title!"

Baimu: "How so?"

Ah Wu glanced outside, lowered his voice: "Grandma's blessing has actual effects!"

Baimu: "Does it strengthen the physique of the Dragon Baby Dream?"

Ah Wu blinked slightly: "You knew?"

He lifted his chin toward outside: "I heard it through gossip from the Three-Headed Evil Dragon at the Xiangpu family's."

"……This is the first time I've encountered someone gathering information by questioning a Pokémon."

Ah Wu's expression was complex, but he quickly regained composure: "In any case, you must strive for it! Your dream is to become the strongest trainer, right? If so, you absolutely cannot miss this!"

Baimu said: "Can leaving Dragon's Hometown still enhance combat power as Long Wang?"

"Yes! Although not as strong as in Dragon's Hometown, the enhancement effect is still quite obvious! At least in endurance, it's very obvious!"

Ah Wu nodded firmly.

What a great thing this is!

Baimu smiled: "You specially called me to Dragon's Hometown just for this? How heartwarming! Brother Ah Wu!"

Ah Wu felt a bit embarrassed: "Because each Dragon Baby Dream can only receive the blessing once, and even if the Long Wang status is lost, the blessing's effect does not disappear.

"So I think as long as the Three-Headed Evil Dragon can do it, we should fight for it?"

"Can the Long Wang retain power after abdicating?"

Dodrio 2 asked curiously: "Then why not rotate several Dragon Kings multiple times to maximize efficiency?"

"……The Long Wang competition is extremely sacred, must be held under the gaze of Dragon's Hometown. I won't mention whether Grandma approves of such cheating behavior for now, but the ancestors certainly would not allow it."

Ah Wu gestured for Dodrio 2 not to be too fanciful.

The Long Wang competition is held once a year, already a very generous opportunity for juniors.

"Dragon's Hometown" will not recognize a false Long Wang; only the strongest can receive the land's blessing.

Ah Wu said a few more precautions, then the sneaky little dog slipped away.

Really meaningful!

You specially called me to Dragon's Hometown to compete for Long Wang, adding bricks and tiles to my grand ambition of becoming the strongest in the world!

Baimu thought, then continued massaging the Three-Headed Evil Dragon.

Dodrio 2 murmured: "Elise is so pitiful—you stole her festival championship, then took her Long Wang, and even ate her share……"

"Who let me and her both be dragon trainers, with Pokémon coming from the same hometown? It's just too coincidental—fate demanded it!"

He said shamelessly.

However, whether it's the festival championship or the upcoming Long Wang competition, victory goes to whoever has the ability.

Moreover, it's not that I took Elise's spot.

Furthermore, Ah Wu also said that each Pokémon can receive the blessing at most once; the Double Axe Battle Dragon continues to sit in its position, but cannot gain a second boost.

Better to switch dragons!

As the saying goes, the emperor takes turns—this year it's my family's turn.

It's only fitting that the Three-Headed Evil Dragon enjoys this blessing!

"Come on! Beat the Double Axe Battle Dragon, show your talent and strength!" Baimu continuously gave the Three-Headed Evil Dragon a confidence buff.

As the simulator-designated excellent Pokémon, the Three-Headed Evil Dragon is top-tier in both talent and battle EQ.

There's no reason it should lose to the Double Axe Battle Dragon!

In a flash.

The night passed quietly.

At the break of dawn, when the sky grew bright, Xijiana knocked on his door.

"Are your Three-Headed Evil Dragons participating in the Long Wang competition?"

"Yes, what's up?"

Baimu felt slightly puzzled.

Xijiana smiled: "Then today you represent us—go for it! Representatives of the Meteor People! Advance toward the trainer who possesses the Long Wang!"

Baimu: "……"

The first contact between the Meteor People and Dragon's Hometown—of course, greetings and pleasantries are indispensable.

Xijiana guessed yesterday's communication had been a bit dull.

?? ps: Heatstroke, diarrhea-style heatstroke,

? The damp heat of the rainy season directly wrecked my frail body—I'm too weak and sickly to bear it, alas, I'm just getting old.

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