Chapter 865

The Master Ball tier official ranking match, as well as the implicit Champion's Path qualifier, concluded with the defeat of Su Xu and his Bone-Patterned Gigas-Crocodile, and the victory of Long Tianxing and his Salamence.

Ever since becoming a Heavenly King-level trainer, Su Xu's Master Ball tier ranking had soared from sixty-sixth to thirtieth, while Long Tianxing, who challenged him, was only at the level of the fifties before the match and hadn't even assembled a full team of Heavenly King-level Pokémon.

Such an upset exceeded the expectations of most of the audience.

Setting aside the rise and fall of rankings, although Su Xu had lost before, his defeat still stirred up a small wave of heated discussion.

Online, two factions held their own views; some said Su Xu didn't use his absolute ace, Charizard, otherwise the outcome would have been unknown.

Others said that even if Su Xu had used Charizard, it would only have lasted a few more moves against the Salamence in that state.

However, the intense online discussion did not affect the parties involved.

In the VIP room where Su Hao and Qian Kun were, Su Xu, who was rubbing his head with a look of regret, froze for a moment upon seeing Su Hao standing in the room, then revealed a wry smile.

Come to think of it, Su Hao was supposed to be back these past two days, right?

Honestly, he was just showing off and got slapped in the face, and in front of his own son, too—how pathetic.

After a long silence, Su Hao curled his lip and said, "I just got back and see you crashing and burning; you're not doing so well, Old Su."

"You brat!" Su Xu wasn't annoyed; he laughed, scolded, and ruffled Su Hao's hair. "You look like you've grown a bit taller. If the Champion's Path assessment only required the minimum defeat of our team's main force, then if it were ace against ace, the outcome would be unknown."

That was what he said, but in reality, Su Xu still felt a bit unsure.

He trusted Charizard's power deeply, but the power Salamence erupted with at that time undoubtedly came from some legendary being.

With both at the mid-Heavenly King level, it was hard to say whether Charizard could have taken that move.

"Hmph!"

Su Hao hummed something indistinctly, feeling quite displeased.

He hadn't expected that he, who spent his days hunting geese, would have his eyes pecked by a goose today.

Although during the University Cup, after that Shen Lingyun displayed the power favored by a Heavenly King-level Raikou, he had clearly realized it was impossible for him to be the only one capable of possessing legendary power and receiving legendary favor.

But actually seeing his old man secretly reveal a dejected expression still made him very unhappy.

Call him double-standard if you want; after all, people's hearts are always biased.

Su Hao asked in his heart, "Reshiram, how long will it take to condense another cluster of blue flames?"

"It's coming," Reshiram, who was closing its eyes inside the Light Stone, thought to itself.

Having followed Su Hao for this long, it had roughly understood his character.

When someone within his circle of relationships suffered a grievance, he became even more upset than that person; he was truly protective to the extreme.

However, this was also a manifestation of the Truth.

It didn't dislike it.

After all, this was the hero it had chosen, so Reshiram naturally responded to every request. The corners of its mouth curled into a smile as it replied, "At least half a month. However, perhaps because I passed another trial this time, the speed at which Uxie's divine light helped me condense my physical body has accelerated quite a bit."

Su Hao's eyes lit up as he followed up, "That means it won't affect your rebirth, right?"

"Correct."

"Then I'll trouble you!"

"Very well." Reshiram nodded slightly, its voice gentle.

Immediately, it asked curiously, "What about Incineroar? Before rebirth, I fear that condensing this cluster of blue flames is my limit. Any more, and it will have an impact."

Su Hao shook his head and said bluntly, "Big Tiger isn't suited for blue flames, a fire that burns desire. Don't you know that better than I do?"

Reshiram was stunned and subconsciously nodded.

Indeed, as a Dark-type Pokémon, Incineroar's Evil Aura learned later, as well as its own emotional energy, were all manifestations of desire.

To say it wasn't suited for the pure Blue Flame of Truth was an understatement; it would be good if it didn't have the opposite effect.

Su Hao said, "It's not like there aren't clues for other special divine fires suited for Incineroar, and right now... you understand, I'm very unhappy."

He really didn't like Long Tianxing's words and attitude toward his old man at the end.

Isn't it just legendary power? Acting like no one else has it—what are you putting on airs for?

Reshiram was very cooperative and chuckled, "Actually, in just a little while, once Diancie develops its abilities, you can challenge the other party yourself. The reason you gave the blue flames is just because you can't stand seeing your father like that, isn't it?"

"Ha..." Su Hao scratched the back of his head, sighing that Reshiram was truly the Dragon of Truth, having completely seen through his thoughts. He gave up and said, "I'll definitely have a match with him, but that doesn't stop me from giving my father some benefits, does it?"

Just like Mega Evolution, Su Hao was already prepared to communicate with Su Qing while her research on Terastal crystals was temporarily at a bottleneck, finding a suitable time for her to publish it so he could use it.

After all, when there are benefits, one naturally thinks of family first, just as they support him unconditionally.

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Attached images: Darkrai, Sing-God Jigglypuff.

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