Chapter 1150: Three-Headed Long Wang!

Boom!

Crash!

Roaring sounds came continuously from the canyon.

It was caused by the two giant dragons colliding with mountain rocks while entangled, instantly cracking, shattering, and even destroying them.

Who could have imagined this was caused by physical combat alone, without using any moves?

"Shasang!"

"Roar!"

The roars of the two dragons shook the world, and invisible waves rolled up smoke and dust, making the battle situation even more unpredictable.

Suddenly.

It became exceptionally quiet below, and no more sounds came from the dust.

The crowd widened their eyes.

Who won?

Was the outcome decided?

"Not yet! It's not over!"

Accompanied by a hurried exclamation, everyone discovered that the two rolling, entangled giant dragons were separating to the sides, their bodies looming in the hazy dust.

They buried their heads and panted, dispelling the fatigue caused by the prolonged struggle.

Clearly a battle without using elemental moves, yet it consumed more stamina than usual and was difficult to recover from quickly.

"Shasang..."

The Hydreigon resisted the urge to use Roost; the long, strip-like bloodstains covering its body made its muscles twitch.

The Haxorus's axe-blades were sharp and swift; even when bitten, they could still cause terrifying, hair-splitting cutting effects while struggling.

This also caused the cartilage of the two wings on the Hydreigon's left side to fracture, making them unable to move.

One and a half of the petal-like fluff on the main head's neck had been cut off!

"Pfft!"

The Haxorus spat out half of it to the side.

But naturally, the Hydreigon wasn't the only one injured; the Haxorus's own main injury was on its left arm—

Broken.

To the extent that it couldn't exert any force at all.

Although it could recover through self-healing, it was unlikely to recover before the competition ended.

At the same time, there were many nicks on the axe-blades; the Hydreigon truly had a pair of hard, good teeth.

Both sides' auras were exceptionally heavy.

This current situation also shocked everyone's eyes.

The Dragon Tamers of the Long Zhi Xiang looked at each other; they had never seen a dragon that could fight the Long Wang at its peak to this extent, let alone the juniors of the Long Zhi Xiang, even the elders hadn't seen it.

No one knew better than them how terrifying the young Long Wang was!

Trainers not from the Long Zhi Xiang didn't know the gold content of the Hydreigon's performance and clicked their tongues, saying, "It's simply more dangerous than a normal battle!"

"So tragic..."

"Minor injuries~ You're too green! What veteran Trainer hasn't encountered a situation where their Pokémon was seriously injured?"

"Why fight to that extent in a battle? You're too extreme!"

"Stop arguing! Don't affect everyone's viewing!"

"It should be decided soon, right? I feel like both Pokémon are at their limits."

Just as this person said, the state of both Pokémon was very poor.

It was no longer something that could be recovered from in a short while.

All Baimu and Iris gazed downward, their spirits highly concentrated, reaching the point where they could empathize with their Pokémon's injuries, just as Drayden had once spoken of resonance.

From a perspective invisible to ordinary people, they were like two burning torches, sending radiance to the Hydreigon and Haxorus below.

Grandma Dragon was the only existence capable of "seeing" this, and while Drayden couldn't see it, he could feel the changing energy of the two.

Zinnia was the same.

As a candidate for the next Elder, her talent was extraordinary.

It was just a pity that without the pressure of a meteor crisis, she lacked the intense fighting spirit to forge ahead.

She looked at All Baimu, then at the two Dragon-type Pokémon below.

She couldn't imagine what kind of purgatory they could create if they could use elemental energy.

Inside the canyon.

"Hiss..."

The Haxorus endured the pain, determined to decide the outcome with the Hydreigon in this round, not intending to drag it out any longer.

Meaninglessly deepening each other's injuries was a blasphemy to the Long Zhi Xiang!

Coincidentally, the Hydreigon had the same intention...

No!

It had seized the initiative, suddenly flapping its wings and charging straight over!

"Shasang!"

"Roar!"

The Haxorus roared without showing weakness, the axe-blades flashing with cold light, heading straight for the Hydreigon!

In an instant, a crisp snapping sound rang out.

Countless sparks flew between the sharp teeth and axe-blades; the Hydreigon had once again bitten the lethal "weapon."

But what shocked the Haxorus was that this time, the opponent's direction of force wasn't toward its rear, but toward the top of its head!

Whoosh!

A fierce wind brushed its face, and dust rolled.

The Hydreigon suddenly flapped its tattered wings, sweeping up a large circular ring of dust, taking the Haxorus into the sky at an extremely fast speed!

Its speed wasn't affected in the slightest.

After all, it had the 【Levitate】 ability; it could fly even without wings!

The Haxorus instantly understood its intention, struggling wildly, its tail and hind limbs following suit to exert force.

"Roar!"

Unfortunately, it was useless.

The Hydreigon's main head and right head bit the axe-blades, the left head bit the Haxorus's intact right arm, and its tail was tightly entangled with it.

Tied up and sent to the west!

It was like a jet rocket, charging straight into the clouds, quickly exceeding the height visible to the naked eye.

Countless people looked up, but couldn't see anything.

"The Hydreigon is going to throw the Haxorus down!" Someone realized what was about to happen.

Because it couldn't use moves, unless the Haxorus used the Hydreigon as a meat shield like before, it would inevitably suffer extremely serious damage!

It might even be defeated directly!

Yes.

As a Pokémon capable of flight, the Hydreigon's main battlefield should have been in the sky.

Why fight the opponent on the ground?

The Dragon Tamers supporting the Hydreigon immediately became boisterous.

"Charge! Fly high!"

"Giant dragons should soar in the sky! What kind of dragon walks on the ground!?"

"Wait, what you said is... never mind, go for it! Hydreigon! Take down the Long Wang!"

"Take down the Long Wang!"

The crowd's cheers grew, and many spectators who didn't understand were infected by the atmosphere and also joined the cheering camp.

The Dragon Tamers of the Haxorus camp didn't show weakness and also began to cheer.

Regardless of what state the Haxorus would be in after free-falling.

Just shout!

You absolutely couldn't lose in momentum!

Of course, the tactic of throwing the Haxorus down wasn't that the Dragon Tamers didn't understand it, but that their Hydreigon couldn't do it.

Looking at the entire Long Zhi Xiang...

No, among all the Hydreigon in the world, I'm afraid only the Hydreigon could bite the Long Wang's axe-blade, avoiding being cut by it.

Not participating in the war of words in the back, All Baimu and Iris looked up at the sky, their hearts already reaching above the clouds thousands of meters high.

As he expected, a miraculous thing happened—

The Haxorus's aura weakened at a speed visible to the naked eye; the Long Zhi Xiang's blessing couldn't extend to this altitude.

"Shasang!"

The Hydreigon controlled its opponent with a more relaxed posture, and at the same time, fell like a meteor!

It didn't let it free-fall, but used its own method against it.

Just like it had been smashed to the ground before, it prepared to imitate the Haxorus's method to defeat it!

Besides, this was also a safer method.

Because there was a limit to the acceleration of free-fall, and with wings, it could let the Haxorus break this limit!

Go!

Meteor hits the earth!

The Hydreigon tried to cause a terrifying impact that would blur its consciousness before the Long Zhi Xiang's blessing returned to the Haxorus!

"Shasang——!!"

"Roar——!!"

The Haxorus struggled hard, but even with the Long Zhi Xiang's blessing, it couldn't escape the Hydreigon's embrace; now, it couldn't escape even more!

It could only wait for the tolling of the "death knell" amidst the roaring sound of breaking through the air.

On the cliff.

The cheering crowd watched a shining meteor descend from the sky, all dumbfounded.

"Used a move?"

"Friction fire?"

It is well known that glowing is a sign of elemental energy; the Hydreigon's acceleration had caused it to glow and shine due to intense air friction without using energy!

"Haxorus!!"

Iris let out a high cry.

She had clearly sensed the Haxorus's helplessness at this moment, the Heart of the Dragon resonating highly, intending to exert external force—the Trainer's will!

The Haxorus indeed struggled harder, and the suspected power of the Long Zhi Xiang was returning.

All Baimu remained silent, but his heart was already tightly connected to the Hydreigon; no less than Iris's, his heart of the dragon beat wildly, making him silently hold his chest.

It's coming! This is the feeling!

"Shasang!"

The Hydreigon's three pairs of eyes shone brightly, and its tattered wings, reddened by air friction, burned fiercely, instantly turning into a pair of flame wings, causing its speed to increase again!

In an instant.

It crashed to the ground with the Haxorus!

Boom——!!

A deafening roar and a visible, mighty shockwave ravaged the entire canyon!

The earth trembled and cracked, and countless rocks flew in all directions like raindrops; even on the cliff, one or two flew over, hitting innocent bystanders.

But no one cared about this small matter; they were already shocked by everything happening before their eyes.

When had there ever been such a grand scene in previous Long Wang competitions?

The end of a brawl would only be a silent one-hit kill; who could cause this level of destructive power?

Moreover, from the moment they saw the shining "star" to the two Pokémon crashing to the ground, the seemingly long process actually happened in just a fleeting moment.

It could be said that it didn't give the crowd any time to react at all!

What was the result of this battle?

The Dragon Tamers of the Long Zhi Xiang looked at each other, a bad premonition arising in their hearts.

Would the Hydreigon use too much force and lead to mutual destruction?

There had never been a draw in the Long Wang competition; if that were really the case, how should it be handled?

They all looked at Grandma Dragon.

Grandma Dragon remained silent, gazing at the place where the noisy smoke and dust were churning.

"Extraordinary."

Drayden gave his evaluation.

The old man, nearing seventy, didn't know how many Hydreigon he had seen, but this was the first time he had seen one like this.

Grimsley fell into deep thought.

"All Baimu, who can train a Hydreigon to this extent, is he even human?"

"Slandering because you can't do it yourself? Mr. Grimsley is always so disappointing." Drasna's excited expression subsided, and she glanced at him with disdain.

The Hydreigon's performance gave her inspiration again, just right to record and put into her novel.

So happy!

Who would have thought that a trip to the Long Zhi Xiang would allow her to see two Champions she wanted to see at once.

A double blessing!

"Look! There's a result!"

The sharp-eyed person gave the signal immediately, instantly attracting the attention of all spectators.

They saw a pitch-black giant dragon slowly raising its three heads amidst the hazy smoke and dust.

"Sha——sang!!"

It roared toward the sky, its unique howl piercing the clouds, causing all sounds to fall silent.

The Haxorus's roar didn't appear again; the situation was very clear.

Won!

The Hydreigon had the last laugh!

As if celebrating its becoming the new Long Wang, horns sounded in the canyon, echoing long and continuously.

Iris jumped off the cliff in a panic, rushed into the canyon, and shouted, "Haxorus!"

"Iris!"

Someone wanted to pull her back, but the child ran too fast.

Grandma Dragon said, "It's okay, it's over, let her go."

No one was allowed to approach during the Long Wang competition, even if their Dragon-type Pokémon were injured; only the people or Pokémon responsible for taking the defeated away could enter.

Iris went over after hearing the horn, so she didn't break the rules.

Hearing this, All Baimu also jumped off the cliff, approaching the Hydreigon at a faster speed.

"..."

Iris, who had been overtaken, was stunned, and also accelerated to approach.

In the web-like cracked pit, the Hydreigon lay down after roaring; its stamina had long been a candle in the wind, but it had stubbornly held on until now.

When All Baimu approached, he was shocked to find that both Pokémon were in a "poker-faced" state.

The Haxorus had suffered the damage of a direct fall from thousands of meters high; even if the Long Zhi Xiang's blessing returned at the last moment, it couldn't provide it with the power to withstand this impact.

However.

"Not a big problem." He could see that the Haxorus wasn't seriously injured, just fainted.

The Hydreigon was the same, just a bit miserable in appearance.

He touched the Hydreigon's big head with heartache. "You've really worked hard, the fur will grow back."

The Hydreigon didn't react much; it was more thoroughly fainted.

When he retrieved it into the Poké Ball, Iris arrived, observed the Haxorus's state, and immediately relaxed.

"You were already great."

She comforted it and retrieved the Haxorus into its ball.

Woo...

The wind in the canyon was low.

Iris sighed, "Lost again, lost to you again, All Baimu, I'm really not reconciled!"

She shook her clenched fists cutely, making small beast-like grunts.

All Baimu said, "Victory and defeat are common in war; keep losing and you'll..."

"Will what?"

"Get used to it."

"..."

Iris was ashamed, and then said freshly, "I feel like you've changed a lot now, you can even be sarcastic."

"Have I?"

All Baimu didn't feel he had changed much.

Later, he realized that he used to complain in his heart, but now he would actively say it out loud for people to hear.

Iris approved, "Maybe this is the change brought by status? Me too, after becoming Champion, there are many things I don't dare to do in front of others."

She used to be a wild child who did as she pleased, running around mountains and fields, climbing trees, doing whatever was fun.

When traveling with Ash before, she often did some unexpected things on her own.

But after becoming Champion, some habits were done sneakily.

For example, finding a quiet forest, sleeping on a tree trunk, and almost being mistaken for a wild Pokémon.

The two returned to the cliff, and Grandma Dragon walked up to greet them slowly.

She said, "All Baimu, congratulations on your Hydreigon becoming the new Long Wang."

Clatter—

Applause rang out like thunder!

Countless people had excited and fanatical expressions on their faces; even Trainers who supported the Haxorus and other Dragon-type Pokémon were filled with smiles at this moment.

A new Long Wang was born!

In the year the Long Zhi Xiang officially decided to reform, a changed Long Wang position!

A good omen!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1151 =====