Chapter 111

"Combusken, use Blast Burn!"

Su Yu waved his hand and gave the order.

Combusken spat fire again; this time, a character-shaped flame formed instantly and struck the slightly smoking Piloswine.

Piloswine realized the danger and once more blew a snow-veil-like gale from its mouth.

[Icy Wind: Blows freezing cold air at the opponent to attack. Lowers the opponent's Speed.]

"Whoosh!!" Blast Burn and Icy Wind collided.

Yet Blast Burn, holding the type advantage, swallowed Icy Wind once again.

The Piloswine, accustomed to life on snow-capped mountains, seemed to have no idea how to deal with Fire-type attacks.

Blast Burn struck Piloswine squarely, pushing its heavy body several meters back.

"Mao~" Piloswine let out a soft cry and closed its eyes.

Moreover, the sound of snoring came from its body.

"Trying to use Sleep to recover? Combusken, finish it with Fire Punch!"

"Chamo!" Combusken leaped nimbly across the ice.

The slick ice surface did not greatly affect its speed.

In a short while, Combusken arrived beside Piloswine, its right fist wreathed in flames.

"Bang!!" A Fire Punch landed squarely on Piloswine, and flames engulfed it once more.

Having taken three powerful Fire-type attacks in a row, even the thick-skinned Piloswine could not endure it.

[Combusken defeated Piloswine and gained 600 Experience Points!]

After defeating Piloswine, Combusken cried out joyfully.

Then, a white light of evolution ignited upon its body!

[Combusken has sufficient Experience and leveled up to Lv36!]

[Combusken has reached the required level and evolved into Blaziken!!]

[Blaziken learned a new move: Blaze Kick!]

[Blaziken learned a new move: Mega Kick!]

[Blaziken learned a new move: Flare Blitz!]

[Flare Blitz: Covers the user in flames and charges at the opponent. The user also takes considerable damage. It may sometimes burn the opponent.]

The light of evolution faded, revealing a Pokémon nearly two meters tall.

It possessed white plumage and a V-shaped crest.

Its eyes were blue. It also had bandaged claws and powerful, muscular legs.

Blaziken's gaze was sharp, radiating a cold gleam.

It looked like a seasoned martial artist.

[Name: Blaziken (Fire, Fighting)]

[Gender: ♂]

[Level: Lv.36 (Gym)]

[Ability: Speed Boost (Speed increases every turn.)]

[Potential: Champion]

[IVs: HP (31), Attack (31), Sp. Atk (31), Defense (29), Sp. Def (31), Speed (31)]

[Moves: Ember, Flame Charge, Flamethrower, ... Mega Kick, Flare Blitz, Blaze Kick]

[Description: Punches delivered after wrapping the entire fist in flames erupting from the wrists can scorch opponents to cinders.]

After all this time, Blaziken had finally reached its final form!

Looking at the incredibly handsome Blaziken, Su Yu said happily,

"Let's work together, Blaziken!"

"Sha!!" Blaziken stepped forward and extended its right claw like a human.

Su Yu shook its claw in return.

"Congratulations, junior Su Yu," Cui Cui Hongda quickly approached to offer his blessings.

"At this rate, you might not even need to wait until your senior year; you could become a seed player for the National University Competition while still a junior."

Lin Rui, amazed by Su Yu's growth rate, remarked,

Not long after the Freshman Exchange Tournament, Su Yu's Combusken had already evolved into Blaziken.

If Su Yu continued at this pace,

he might well become Tianyun University's ace!

Su Yu recalled Blaziken into its Poké Ball.

Smiling, he said, "Let's press on quickly. Talking out here is quite tiring."

Hearing this, Cui Cui Hongda waved his large hand. "Alright! Then let's continue!"

And so, the group embarked on their journey once more.

Along the way, the four of them encountered other Pokémon blocking their path.

However, these Pokémon were left for Cui Cui Hongda and the other two to handle.

Su Yu took the opportunity to learn more about the three's Pokémon.

In Cui Cui Hongda's team was a Typhlosion whose strength had reached level 45!

[Name: Typhlosion (Fire)]

[Gender: ♂]

[Level: LV.45 (Gym)]

[Ability: Blaze]

[Potential: Pseudo-Champion]

[Individual Values: HP (27), Attack (31), Special Attack (29), Defense (29), Special Defense (31), Speed (31)]

[Moves: Ember, Smokescreen, Flamethrower... Fire Blast, Overheat, Burn Up]

[Description: It attacks with the explosive shockwaves of fire. It uses scorching flames to create heat haze, concealing its figure.]

A Pseudo-Champion level talent was already considered extremely excellent!

As for Zhuo Zhuo Xingchang's Pokémon, it was a level 44 Golem.

[Name: Golem (Rock, Ground)]

[Gender: ♂]

[Level: LV.44 (Gym)]

[Ability: Rock Head]

[Potential: Pseudo-Champion]

[Individual Values: HP (31), Attack (25), Special Attack (26), Defense (31), Special Defense (31), Speed (27)]

[Moves: Sandstorm, Rollout... Rock Throw, Bulldoze, Explosion]

[Description: Its rock-like shell molts once a year. The shed stone shells turn into soil clods; scattered in fields, they promote crop growth.]

As for the last one, Lin Rui, his Pokémon was a Hitmonchan clad in armor and wearing boxing gloves on both hands.

[Name: Hitmonchan (Fighting)]

[Gender: ♂]

[Level: LV.44 (Gym)]

[Ability: Keen Eye (Thanks to its keen eyesight, its accuracy cannot be lowered.)]

[Potential: Pseudo-Champion]

[Individual Values: HP (26), Attack (31), Special Attack (26), Defense (31), Special Defense (24), Speed (31)]

[Moves: Mach Punch, Power-Up Punch, Fire Punch... Mega Punch, Agility]

[Description: The punches it throws can even split the air. However, after attacking for three minutes, it seems to want a rest.]

The strength of all three people's Pokémon was extremely formidable.

Moreover, from the types of the three Pokémon, one could see why the trio had chosen to come to the Zhufeng Secret Realm.

All three of their Pokémon held an advantage against Ice-type, so coming to the Zhufeng Secret Realm meant their strength increased greatly.

Along the way, the three took turns sending out their Pokémon to battle, defeating every Pokémon that blocked their path.

It was not until nightfall that the four of them finally found a cave to rest in.

"Today's results are quite good. We defeated quite a few Pokémon, and the severe cold weather seems to have made my Blaziken's flames even more fierce."

Cui Cui Hongzhi said while sitting in the cave.

"My Golem is the same; he is rolling extremely fast across the ice surface now."

"And my Hitmonchan doesn't slip at all when walking on the ice."

Zhuo Zhuo Xingchang and Lin Rui also reported to Cui Cui Hongzhi one after another.

"Actually, the one who gained the most is junior Su Yu; his Combusken evolved into Blaziken. With this, perhaps even some sophomores and juniors won't be his match."

Cui Cui Hongzhi looked at Su Yu and said with a smile.

Su Yu also smiled slightly, "Actually, my target is you seniors."

"Then you must continue to work hard; a newly evolved Blaziken is not necessarily a match for us."

Cui Cui Hongzhi said, "Tonight, let me and Blaziken take the night watch while you rest. If anything happens, I will wake you up immediately."

Zhuo Zhuo Xingchang disagreed, "Brother Cui, whenever we went into secret realms together before, you were always on night watch. This time, no matter what, we cannot let you stand watch alone. Lin Rui and I will rotate with you. As for junior Su Yu, he should just rest well."

Lin Rui nodded, "That's right, I agree as well. I feel embarrassed having you, Cui Cui Hongzhi, on night watch all the time."

Su Yu wanted to say something, but Cui Cui Hongzhi interrupted him directly.

He spoke with decisive firmness.

"Since that's the case, it's settled. We seniors will take turns on night watch; junior Su Yu, just rest assured. We are used to staying up late every day anyway."

Zhuo Zhuo Xingchang and Lin Rui both nodded in agreement.

Thus, throughout that night, the three of them—Cui Cui Hongzhi, Zhuo Zhuo Xingchang, and Lin Rui—took turns standing watch.

Su Yu slept alone.

He also released his Pokémon to help keep an eye on the surroundings.

Fortunately, nothing happened that night.

Early the next morning, sunlight streamed in from outside the cave.

Emitting dazzling golden light.

The light startled everyone awake.

Since everyone had slept in their clothes, there was nothing to pack up after getting up.

So, after a brief rest and reorganization, they continued forward.

"Junior Su Yu, how much farther is it to your destination? Our oxygen tanks won't last many more days."

On the road, Cui Cui Hongzhi asked.

Su Yu checked the map, "Just a little distance left; we should arrive by noon today if we walk a bit longer."

"Good, then we'll rest once we reach the destination. Let's charge forward in one go!" Cui Cui Hongzhi said with great ambition.

"Alright!" "No problem!" Zhuo Zhuo Xingchang and Lin Rui also agreed one after another.

Thus, the four of them began making their way bit by bit toward the destination.

Su Yu also felt excitement rising in his heart.

This was a Legendary Pokémon Articuno's Pokémon Egg!

Even though his mindset was usually very stable, facing the temptation of a Legendary Pokémon left him unable to calm down for a long time.

"Boom!!"

Just as the four were traveling, suddenly, a huge roaring sound erupted from not far away.

"What's going on? Let's go take a look," Cui Cui Hongzhi said immediately upon hearing the loud noise.

Su Yu and the other two followed behind him, slowly approaching the source of the sound.

At the location where the sound originated, a Pokémon covered entirely in white fur, resembling a giant snow monster, was battling several Pokémon with snowballs on their heads and bodies that seemed embedded with diamonds.

On one side, the creature resembling a snowman monster was indeed the Pokémon Abomasnow.

On the other side, the numerous opponents were Darmanitan living in the snowy lands.

After observing, the four of them figured out the situation.

Darmanitan loved attacking Abomasnow's offspring, Snover.

It must be that the Darmanitan had angered Abomasnow, leading to Abomasnow's fury.

Although the Darmanitan were numerous, they were simply no match for Abomasnow.

In his raging anger, Abomasnow punched one of the Darmanitan, sending it flying.

Su Yu secretly checked Abomasnow's stats.

[Name: Abomasnow (Grass, Ice)]

[Gender: ♂]

[Level: LV.52 (Elite)]

[Ability: Snow Warning (Upon entering battle, changes the weather to Hail.)]

[Potential: Elite]

[IVs: HP (31), Attack (31), Special Attack (27), Defense (31), Special Defense (25), Speed (22)]

[Moves: Ice Punch, Mist, Powder Snow, Ice Shard... Blizzard]

[Description: Can trigger blizzards, turning the surroundings completely white. Also known as the Frost Tree Pokémon.]

Seeing Abomasnow's attributes, Su Yu was also very surprised.

This was actually a Level 52 Abomasnow with Elite-level strength!

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A Pokémon of this strength was absolutely a top-tier existence within an A-rank secret realm!

It should be known that the typical Pokémon levels in an A-rank secret realm range from 30 to 45!

Although Cui Cui Hongzhi and the other two lacked the Data Eye, they too sensed from the Blizzard King that it was not one to be trifled with.

"Hiss... this Blizzard King is too strong; we should hurry and detour around it."

Cui Cui Hongzhi immediately proposed.

Hearing this, Su Yu also nodded.

Given the strength of their few individuals, clashing with this Blizzard King would absolutely be unpleasant!

Thus, the four of them prepared to slip away directly.

However, the Blizzard King quickly finished off the last Hitmonchan.

In an instant, it detected the auras of Cui Cui Hongzhi and the other four not far away.

"Lu!!"

At this moment, the Blizzard King had gone berserk with killing rage; clearly, its child had suffered considerable harm.

Therefore, in its furious state, the Blizzard King strode directly toward Su Yu and the other four, giving chase.

Seeing that the Blizzard King had spotted the four of them, Cui Cui Hongzhi cried out that trouble was imminent.

"Run!" Cui Cui Hongzhi shouted, and the four of them swiftly dashed aside.

Yet, how could human speed on snow possibly compare to that of the Blizzard King?

After running for merely a few minutes, the Blizzard King caught up to Su Yu and the other four.

"Lu!!!" the Blizzard King roared furiously.

It seemed intent on burying Su Yu and the other four alive.

"Since we cannot escape, we must fight! Zhuo Zhuo Xingchang, Lin Rui, let's go. Junior Su Yu, you leave first; the three of us will hold it off."

Gritting his teeth, Cui Cui Hongzhi took out a Poké Ball.

Zhuo Zhuo Xingchang and Lin Rui also sent out their Pokémon.

In an instant, Typhlosion, Golem, and Hitmonchan appeared before the Blizzard King.

Seeing these three Pokémon, the Blizzard King did not regard them in the slightest.

"Lu!!" the Blizzard King roared, and immediately, fierce winds and heavy snow began to swirl around it.

This was precisely the Blizzard King's Ability: Snow Warning!

Then, it opened its massive jaws and expelled gust after gust of wind from its mouth.

This was exactly the Icy Wind that Su Yu had encountered earlier from the Mamoswine!

However, in both range and potency, the Blizzard King's Icy Wind was something that Mamoswine could not compare to.

The Blizzard King's Icy Wind, resembling a blizzard, swept forward to attack the three Pokémon opposite it.