Chapter 1371

On the screen.

Azure and crimson lights intertwined, but the Pokémon fighting Mega Charizard X was not Greninja.

It was its "apprentice," Mega Lucario.

That's right, in the crucial promotion match at the end of the season, Ash once again staged a battle against the type disadvantage.

It's hard to understand whether he values the Masters Eight or doesn't value the Masters Eight.

If it were someone else, All Baimu would probably have closed the page by now, but Ash is different; he can't exert his full strength without fighting against type disadvantages.

Just like now, Mega Charizard X's chest and abdomen bulged high, releasing Flamethrower at close range; the unusually fierce, roaring flames made even All Baimu, who was behind the screen, feel that astonishing heat.

But it was easily blocked by Mega Lucario, using a rotating, glowing Bone Rush.

"The Spiral Force is indeed still too overpowered."

All Baimu sighed from the bottom of his heart.

In the Pokémon anime world, no matter how fierce the opponent's attack is, it can largely be resolved through rotation.

From the secret technique of attacking instead of defending from the Sootopolis Gym to Ash's self-created Counter Shield, no matter how many discrepancies exist in the details, it ultimately boils down to one word—

Spin!

No matter how many degrees your flames are, whether they are comparable to the surface of the sun or some supernova, in front of the windmill, you have to step aside!

Alright, saying it like this might be a bit of a forced criticism, but it's undeniable that the spin technique is quite easy to use, and All Baimu's Pokémon also love to use it.

In the scene, Mega Lucario and Mega Charizard X began close-quarters combat, one using Bullet Punch, the other using Dragon Claw.

Silver and green lights danced wildly across the field, and both sides were evenly matched.

All Baimu watched very comfortably; although Bullet Punch also belongs to low-power small moves, it is at least fast and is a STAB move, stronger than Greninja's Cut.

Both sides fought for a while and each recalled their Pokémon.

This battle was clearly not the final round.

Unlike All Baimu, who is accustomed to putting the strongest last, common Trainers in the Pokémon anime generally let their ace appear in the middle, partly thinking of taking down one of the opponent's Pokémon, and partly wanting to boost their own morale.

Unfortunately, Ash's thinking is about the same.

After both sides exchanged Mega Evolutions, they each went off the field to rest and swapped other Pokémon to fight.

Alain has many tricks; except for Charizard, all other Pokémon have been swapped, and the Pokémon he is using now is Aegislash.

In the Lumiose Conference final, Ash had battled Sawyer's Aegislash, so he sent out—

Sirfetch'd!

All Baimu couldn't help but applaud, "As expected of you! So is this Sirfetch'd the Steadfast ability?"

Obviously, Alain was also doubting this point; knowing too little about Ash, he couldn't imagine how much one person could love fighting against type disadvantages.

The two Pokémon met face to face.

Ash certainly wouldn't use Fighting-type moves against Aegislash, so the move he called out was 【Knock Off】.

One slap directly knocked off Aegislash's shield.

The whole audience was shocked, and All Baimu was shocked along with them.

"This thing can be knocked off?"

"It's not stuck to the body, what's impossible to knock off." The Poryphone felt it was very normal.

All Baimu looked at it sideways.

But thinking about it carefully, this kind of thing being done by Ash is also normal.

Previously, when he battled Aegislash, he even used wood to jam the notch on the back of the shield, making it unable to sheath and use King's Shield.

Is it strange to knock off the shield now?

In short, Aegislash without a shield was soon taken down by Sirfetch'd's 【Meteor Assault】.

The true King of Sword and Shield!

The first MVP of Ash's Journeys version!

This guy is truly suitable for cultivating avian Pokémon.

All Baimu felt deep admiration.

The Master Class promotion battle follows the principle of three-on-three; Ash and Alain had already lost Gengar and Obstagoon respectively before this.

Ash was temporarily leading with a two-to-one advantage.

If it were All Baimu, he would probably have popped champagne halfway through, but it wouldn't work for him and Alain.

Sure enough.

The heroic Sirfetch'd faced Mega Charizard X and performed so poorly it was like acting.

【Meteor Assault】 rushed towards the opponent's 【Blast Burn】, and then, despite having rushed to the opponent's belly, it was stunned and blasted into the sky.

By the time it landed again, it had clearly lost its ability to battle.

Good acting, brother! Good acting!

"Ash's fighting style is reckless enough." The Poryphone evaluated, "If he were steadier, he could at least help Mega Lucario suppress the opponent's stamina."

All Baimu shook his head, "Suppressing is useless; the opponent will lock health."

"Lock health? 【Endure】?"

The Poryphone didn't understand this meme.

All Baimu just tilted his chin to let it continue watching.

The Mega Pokémon on both sides appeared again, another round of flashy Bullet Punch and Dragon Claw clashes, both sides were evenly matched, and then Flamethrower and Aura Sphere collided, setting off big fireworks.

After a hearty exchange, both Pokémon were exhausted, and the damage to the opponent basically depended on how much force the opponent had just used.

Instead, Mega Charizard X pounded the ground with Blast Burn; because it was an attack launched from underground, Mega Lucario couldn't use Bone Rush to block it.

Ash's choice was to let Mega Lucario jump high and rub a big Aura Sphere like Bond Greninja.

Whoosh——

The profound azure light sphere covered the sky.

"Go!!"

Ash shouted passionately, and All Baimu watched with sweat on his back.

If Ash failed to advance to the Masters Eight, wouldn't he become a sinner through the ages?

Fortunately, Journeys Ash no longer had the toxic milk from Olympia, and his strength had already reached a higher level compared to XY.

Furthermore, the super-large spiral—pfft, the super-giant Aura Sphere is not a Golden Shuriken and won't evaporate on its own.

Mega Charizard X took it squarely.

After landing, Mega Lucario followed up by taking Blast Burn.

One was not super-effective, one was super-effective; at first glance, the result of both sides hitting with full power was obvious.

But unfortunately, Ash, who fights against type disadvantages, has a buff.

After the thick smoke in the field dissipated, what was presented to all the audience was the proudly standing figures of the two Pokémon.

Neither fell down; they could still continue to battle!

A long-lasting tug-of-war comparable to Electivire vs. Infernape began.

Of course, Alain and Ash are far from being as loving and killing each other as Paul and him in the Diamond & Pearl era, and Lucario has no story with Alain either.

This made the tug-of-war seem not as heroic as that semi-final comparable to a final, but it was also very exciting, fully demonstrating the resilience of the two cheaters' Pokémon.

The resilience of not falling no matter how they are hit.

Otherwise, why say that Ash in street battles and him in formal battles are two different people?

"Truly ruthless."

All Baimu couldn't imagine the intensity of a promotion battle reaching the level of a Masters Eight final.

If it were him standing in Alain's position, he would also have a headache, right?

The Poryphone was surprised, "So this is locking health? The will is truly firm! It has transcended the shackles of the flesh!"

Then it hummed, "I can do it too!"

It repeated to All Baimu, "Give me a chance, I can do it too!"

"I know you can."

How could All Baimu not believe it, "Wait until there's a need to talk about it; with your current strength, this kind of situation won't happen at all, and even if it does, it won't be your turn."

"...... Damn it!"

The Poryphone was angry; it knew that this kind of opportunity to perform could only be given to the ace, or at worst, to Hydreigon and Mawile.

There's a threshold for wanting to fight for your life!

It couldn't help but manipulate its clone to clear the timer for Hisuian Zorua.

Hisuian Zorua lay directly on the ground and stopped moving, looking at it as if looking at a devil—

How can there be such a thing!

Inside the screen.

Ash and Alain's battle entered the final stage.

This guy closed his eyes directly, and a pale blue light appeared on his body, completely synchronized with Mega Lucario.

Mega Charizard X roared and sprayed terrifying flames at it, but was sucked over by the latter's suddenly raised claws in the sky.

In the blink of an eye.

A terrifying Aura Sphere that occupied half the field took shape, rolling up dust like a black hole, daunting, and as if it were used to attack Dynamax Pokémon, imposing a crushing offensive on Mega Charizard X.

Boom——!!

The live broadcast screen went offline directly, and only reconnected two seconds later; what could be seen was also a large white screen.

After a long time, it turned into ubiquitous smoke.

"'History' is always surprisingly similar." All Baimu vaguely remembered that in the original plot, Raihan's Gigantamax Duraludon was also taken down by Lucario's huge Aura Sphere.

Alain! You died worthily!

The dust dissipated; this time Charizard indeed fell, and Lucario protected the reputation of its master, Greninja.

Ash successfully advanced to the Masters Eight, becoming the eighth member.

The World Coronation Series official took the opportunity to announce the current rankings of other members this season—

Seventh place Iris, sixth place Diantha, fifth place Wallace, fourth place Steven, third place Cynthia, second place All Baimu, and first place Leon.

At the same time, they announced to the outside world that the World Coronation Series season had officially ended, and the Masters Tournament was about to open.

Focusing on the beginning of next month!

The time was just about a month.

"It's finally about to start."

All Baimu lay back on the boss chair, using his feet to control it to spin.

The Masters Eight will be the highest platform for him to prove his strength, the supreme hall to dance with cheaters.

And as long as he wins the world championship, the simulator will likely usher in a major update again.

Just like when he won the conference championship and regional championship.

Directly obtain the Azure Flute to challenge Arceus?

Hey.

That really needs to be well prepared.

All Baimu was in a good mood, got up, picked up the lying Hisuian Zorua, and spun it, "Come on! If you can persist for six days, I'll arrange a cheat day for you, eat whatever you want!"

"Awoo?"

Hisuian Zorua's eyes brightened.

Really, brother?

All Baimu tossed it, caught it, tossed it again, and caught it, "Before the Masters Eight starts! I want to see a healthy you!"

"Awoo......"

Hisuian Zorua was tossed dizzy by him and took a long time to react.

But it was infinitely looking forward to the cheat day six days later.

It had already started to fantasize about what it wanted to eat, and the conclusion was to eat everything, want everything!

Only without exception can it be called sound!

——

In the following days, Hisuian Zorua exercised diligently.

It had to be diligent.

All Baimu and the Poryphone were both staring at it, and Hisuian Zorua also felt that it couldn't suffer in vain, so it obediently cooperated with the training.

The results were remarkable—

Its weight successfully dropped to exactly twenty-three kilograms, and it could circle the office twice in one breath, only panting heavily instead of collapsing.

"The effect is immediate." The Poryphone evaluated.

All Baimu, however, was not very satisfied.

After all, what he fed Hisuian Zorua was a compound food with various Herba Mystica; one must know that Arven's Mabosstiff was originally on the verge of death, and recovered quite a bit immediately after eating a few types of Herba Mystica.

Logically speaking, Hisuian Zorua should at least drop to a normal level, right?

This guy's fat is stubborn enough!

But after a brief hesitation, All Baimu didn't rashly increase Hisuian Zorua's training volume; for some things, persistence is what matters.

If it forms a complete resistance to exercise, once it returns to the research institute, it will sooner or later get fat again.

He had to find a way to make it enjoy exercise—

It's difficult.

Hisuian Zorua is too lazy, almost comparable to Galarian Corsola.

This has a lot to do with its experiences from childhood to adulthood.

Always pampered, it has almost never encountered any setbacks that required effort, so naturally, there's no talk of persistence.

"Progress slowly."

All Baimu decided to proceed step by step.

Who knew that while he was thinking about taking it slow, news that surprised him came from the other side.

The Rowlet that was taken away evolved.

"Rapid progress!"

Even All Baimu couldn't help but praise the boy in person, "You and Rowlet must have worked very hard during this time, right?"

He thought Oshawott would be the one to evolve the fastest, but he didn't expect Rowlet, who slept lazily every day, to take the first step instead.

The boy scratched his head embarrassedly and looked at Dartrix, "Not really, Dartrix worked hard enough... Principal! What should I do next? Didn't you say to come to you when it evolves?"

"That's right, take this and let your Dartrix practice according to the content on it."

All Baimu handed a small booklet to the boy.

On it were the daily dietary requirements and training methods for Hisuian Decidueye.

The boy was suddenly excited, "P-please, did you make this yourself?"

"...... That's correct."

All Baimu nodded; this was indeed a Hisuian Decidueye cultivation manual he produced after discussing with the Poryphone and the old director.

The boy bent ninety degrees and said, "I will definitely not fail your trust!"

He left happily with Dartrix, just like Xiao Yan being taught the Fen Jue by Yao Lao.

A manual personally compiled by the Orre Champion!

An heirloom!

The boy wished he could enshrine it.

And soon, the news that he had obtained the champion's secret manual spread like wildfire, and the entire academy boiled over.

"So envious! Being able to be gifted a Pokémon by the champion personally and being able to cultivate them! I want one too~"

"Let me see! Please!"

"Damn it! We also have to work hard, Oshawott!" Oshawott's Trainer kept cheering it on.

Oshawott's expression was calm, determined to fight the sea tomorrow.

How can one see a rainbow without experiencing wind and rain?

The news naturally reached Mei's ears; at that time, she was taking photos of Foongus and Cyndaquil, giggling as she looked at the praise people gave her in the PokéTok comment section.

After learning this news, she was suddenly panicked.

"W-we..."

She looked at Cyndaquil, and Cyndaquil looked at her.

Mei sat down powerlessly, "We are not very suitable for battling; it seems I have to consider the Coordinator Trainer the principal mentioned."