Chapter 19

"Damn, Su Yu, you're really awesome! Yesterday you took on six opponents alone, and today you defeated the Gym Leader. I wish I could be as strong as you."

"That's right, even Wang Tao said that you, Su Yu, have a chance to take first place!"

Only then did Su Yu realize that his battle against Wang Tao had already spread throughout the school.

Nowadays, he was a celebrity at Yunhai No. 1 High School.

Any slight movement would spread with incredible speed.

Let alone the fact that he had just dueled the Gym Leader and defeated him.

In the eyes of all the students, becoming a Gym Leader was almost a lifelong goal.

Becoming an Elite Four member was something they only dared to fantasize about.

Yet Su Yu had actually defeated a Gym Leader!

Compared to Su Yu, they were simply nothing.

Su Yu explained helplessly, "I did defeat Senior Wang Tao, but that was because he wasn't using his full strength."

"Senior Wang Tao's Vulpix is slightly lower level than my Torchic, and his battling style is countered by mine, which is why I was able to win."

However, everyone in Class A felt his explanations were merely modesty.

"Su Yu, stop being so modest. Good luck in the assessment!"

"Exactly, if you get first place, I can brag to my dad that the top scorer in the assessment is my classmate!"

"Go for it, Su Yu, we all believe in you!"

Su Yu spent the entire day under the spotlight of countless gazes.

Although he had often drawn attention before due to his appearance, it had never been this crazy.

After returning home, to Su Yu's surprise, his parents had somehow heard the news as well.

"Xiao Yu, I heard you defeated the Gym Leader invited by the school!?"

As soon as he entered the door, Su Su Wenhai and Li Li Rufang rushed forward excitedly to ask.

Su Yu had no choice but to explain the reasons for his victory to them once again.

"As long as you are clear about how you won, that's good." Su Su Wenhai nodded.

"I was a bit worried that you might become carried away due to your classmates' praise. It seems you still have a sense of propriety."

Li Li Rufang was displeased.

"Get out of the way. My son achieved such a great victory; aren't we allowed to be a little carried away?"

Seeing the tension rising between the two, Su Yu quickly stepped in and said,

"By the way, Mom, I asked Senior Wang Tao, and he told me to add more Sandrazzi berries when raising Torchic normally."

"Don't forget that when you prepare Energy Blocks for Torchic in the future."

"Don't worry, son, your mom knows all about it~"

Over the next few days, Wang Tao also explained many battle experiences to Su Yu and the others.

He imparted many of his own realizations to them.

These experiences made everyone feel they had benefited greatly.

In the mornings, Su Yu constantly gained experience by battling opponents at school.

In the afternoons, he studied cultural subjects, and in the evenings, he trained and raised his three Pokémon.

After a week of grinding for experience, Torchic quickly reached level 14!

[Name: Torchic (Fire)]

[Gender: ♂]

[Level: LV.14 (Normal)]

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

[Potential: Elite Four]

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

[Moves: Ember, Growl, Scratch, Quick Attack, Sand Attack, Agility, Flame Charge, Flamethrower]

[Description: Because a flame burns inside its body, it is very warm when held. It can spit fireballs of 1000 degrees.]

As for Bagon and Shinx, Su Yu hadn't used them in battle many times, so they had only increased by one level.

However, Su Yu was very confident about this Pokémon assessment.

This was because his cheat for gaining experience was simply too powerful.

In just a few short days, while others' starter Pokémon had only just begun to bond, his Torchic was already close to evolving.

This was the gap in strength!

Faced with such a chasm in power, no matter how hard this group tried, there was no way they could defeat him.

Therefore, Su Yu was determined to secure first place!

Time quickly passed.

The annual Pokémon assessment had finally arrived!

Today, Yunhai City was exceptionally lively, with streets filled with parents dropping off and picking up students.

The Pokémon assessment was held in a large battle arena within the city, covering an area of two thousand square meters.

Top 10 universities in the Xia Kingdom had all sent admissions officers here.

If they discovered any top-tier talent, they would come forward to compete for them.

For this annual grand event, even Ruan Zhi, the Director of the Yunhai City Education Department, had rushed over.

025: The competition begins, students take your positions!

The joint examination will last two days, with the first day primarily determining the top 100 competitors.

The finals will take place on the second day, where a duel will decide the examination champion.

Early this morning, the cuckoo-cuckoo sound of the alarm clock rang out.

At this moment, Su Yu was lying lazily in bed, fast asleep.

Torchic was curled up against his left arm, its eyes narrowed in slumber.

Bagon was positioned to Su Yu's right.

Shinx lay lazily draped across Su Yu's body; the three Pokémon and Su Yu formed a beautiful, harmonious picture.

Hearing the alarm ring,

Su Yu stretched, then reached over to turn off the clock.

"Today is the start of the joint examination! Torchic, Bagon, Shinx, let's get up quickly."

"Cha-mo!" "Tong-wei!" "Meow-woo!"

The three Pokémon immediately responded.

Leaving the bedroom, Su Yu hurried to wash his face and brush his teeth; by the time he emerged, his mother, Li Li Rufang, had already prepared the meal.

Unfortunately, today's meal was not lavish but rather very simple.

"Today is the day of the joint examination, but the diet must remain light to prevent any unexpected incidents during the test,"

Li Li Rufang explained with a smile.

Su Yu nodded in agreement and began to eat.

Li Li Rufang then handed the prepared Energy Blocks to the three Pokémon.

Torchic and the others cried out in delight before immediately digging in.

After finishing their meal, Su Yu took his Poké Balls and walked out of the house.

Upon reaching the ground floor of the residential complex, Su Yu saw Yan Ruyue standing there, looking fresh and lively.

"Su Yu, let's go quickly."

Su Yu nodded, and the two set off together toward the examination venue.

Upon arrival, they presented their admission tickets; after the staff verified them, the two were allowed entry.

Due to the large number of examinees today, the event was not open to outside spectators.

The spectator stands were filled entirely with students.

"What is your number? I am B5920," Yan Ruyue asked after checking her admission ticket.

Students were required to find their seats based on their admission ticket numbers; if two people's numbers differed too greatly, they would be separated.