Chapter 21

Thus, at the very start of the competition, Su Yu racked up consecutive victories throughout the preliminary rounds.

No matter what opponent he faced, Su Yu's Torchic could defeat them with a single Flamethrower.

Su Yu's domineering performance also attracted the attention of many people in the arena.

"Damn. Who is this guy? His Torchic possesses such incredible strength!"

"Indeed, he is likely to become a major rival for me; I must observe him carefully."

"Why is his Torchic's level so high? The power of its moves is also very strong."

"He has one-shot every opponent from start to finish with Flamethrower; it remains unclear what trump cards he still holds."

Many contestants now regarded Su Yu as a formidable rival.

They were all pondering how they should deal with his Torchic if they were to encounter him.

High above the arena, in a special spectator section.

Seated there were admissions officers from various universities.

Occupying the best vantage point, they could clearly observe everyone's performance.

Beside them sat Ruan Zhi, the Director of Education, with upright posture.

The admissions officer for Tianyun University was a tall woman with a mature demeanor.

She appeared to be around twenty-three or twenty-four years old, her slightly wavy long hair looking utterly captivating.

Her name was Chen Xuan, and this year she was responsible for recruiting new students for Tianyun University.

Tianyun University, located in Nanhai Province, consistently ranked among the top three universities in the Xia Kingdom.

Alongside Capital University and Magic City University, it was known as one of the three premier universities of the Xia Kingdom.

As an admissions officer for a premier university, Chen Xuan naturally possessed extremely high standards.

She kept observing the center of the arena, a smile curling across her exquisite face.

"Who is that handsome young man? He seems to have great potential."

Ever since Su Yu's first match, Chen Xuan had secretly kept her eyes on him.

Over the course of so many matches, she had also realized that Su Yu's Torchic was a tier above everyone else's in terms of strength.

Match 027: Versus Ke Ke Haoxuan! A Decisive Victory!

Chen Xuan's words also drew the attention of the other admissions officers.

After glancing over, Ministry of Education Director Ruan Zhi said,

"He is Su Yu from Cloud Sea No. 1 High School. The principal of Cloud Sea No. 1 High School just mentioned him to me recently, saying his strength is very formidable."

"Oh? Is that so? It seems he has great potential to win the championship."

Chen Xuan remarked.

As an admissions officer for Tianyun University, she was naturally a Trainer herself.

Through her careful observation, whether it was Su Yu's composed demeanor or the powerful strength of his Torchic,

both were highly impressive to her.

Hearing Chen Xuan's words, the others also began to focus their attention on Su Yu.

After all, Chen Xuan was an admissions officer for one of the top three universities in the country; her eye for talent was certainly reliable.

"Ms. Chen is quite right; I noticed this young man earlier as well."

"Since just now, he has stepped onto the stage and defeated his opponents with a single strike."

"His Torchic has already learned Flamethrower; it appears to be very high-leveled."

"Moreover, Su Yu has remained completely composed from beginning to end; he is a promising talent."

At this moment, another person spoke up.

It was Qi An, the admissions officer for Capital University.

Now, with the endorsement of admissions offices from two premier universities, everyone's estimation of Su Yu rose yet another notch.

Meanwhile, Su Yu naturally had no idea that on the very first day of the Pokémon Entrance Exam, he had already caught the eyes of admissions officers from premier universities!

"Contestants with admission ticket numbers B5919 and B5712, please proceed to Competition Area B."

This time, the moment Su Yu stepped onto the field, he was immediately locked onto by the admissions officers high above.

They had not paid attention to Su Yu before, so they were curious to see just how talented this individual praised by two premier university admissions offices truly was.

Upon seeing Su Yu's opponent, these people became somewhat excited.

"I recall Su Yu's opponent also possesses a starter Pokémon; it seems to be a Charmander."

"Now we're in for a good show. A clash between two starter Pokémon; it remains to be seen whose Pokémon is stronger."

After Su Yu entered the arena, he was surprised to discover that his opponent was actually Ke Ke Haoxuan, whom he had previously encountered in the spectator stands.

Upon seeing Su Yu, Ke Ke Haoxuan could not help but burst into loud laughter.

"Heh heh, hello Su Yu, we've finally met."

"Previously, you took advantage of my Charmander's exhaustion and snatched the Shinx I wanted to capture; I have been holding a grudge over this matter all along."

"Although your Torchic has been very impressive in previous battles, my Charmander has also maintained a perfect record!"

"This time, I will use my Charmander to crush your Torchic mercilessly!"

Su Yu merely smiled faintly. "If you can do that, then come at me."

At the referee's command, both sides sent out their Pokémon.

Su Yu's was Torchic, while Ke Ke Haoxuan's Pokémon was naturally the lizard-like Charmander.

"This match is a long-awaited clash between starter Pokémon, and furthermore, a battle between Fire-type Pokémon; we are in for a good show."

"I recall that both of them currently have perfect records; their strength should be roughly equal."

"Heh heh, it would be best if both sides injure each other, making it convenient for me to reap the benefits later."

The spectators below also focused their gazes here.

"Battle start!"

After the referee spoke, Ke Ke Haoxuan ordered his Charmander to launch an attack.

"Charmander, use Smokescreen to block Torchic's vision!"

Su Yu naturally would not sit idle and wait for death; this time, he did not have Torchic use Ember.

"Torchic, don't give him a chance, use Quick Attack to close the distance!"

Just as Charmander opened its mouth wide and had only spouted a few wisps of black smoke for a short while,

Torchic had already closed in on Charmander, then slammed fiercely into Charmander's chin.

"Wuu!" Charmander let out a cry of pain, the Smokescreen halfway released getting stuck directly in its mouth.

"Use Scratch! Then use Flame Charge to defeat it!"

Although Charmander was in a pitiful state, Torchic would not show any mercy.

Taking advantage of Charmander's dire situation and inability to react, Torchic had already unleashed Scratch, striking Charmander twice with a swish-swish sound.

Afterwards, Torchic leaped backward, its entire body igniting with fire-red energy.

It crashed into Charmander like a blazing wheel of fire.

"Wuu!"

Following Torchic's series of extremely rapid attacks, Charmander collapsed directly onto the ground, unconscious.

[Torchic defeated Charmander, gaining 100 experience points.]

[Torchic has sufficient experience and has leveled up to Lv15!]

"Charmander has lost the ability to battle, therefore the winner is Su Yu!"

After the referee made the announcement, Su Yu left the arena directly and returned to his seat.

From beginning to end, he did not glance at Ke Ke Haoxuan even once.

Seeing his Charmander actually one-shot by Torchic, Ke Ke Haoxuan had not yet come to his senses.

He never expected that, despite both possessing a starter Pokémon, he would suffer such a crushing defeat!

028: Advancing Triumphantly, Entering the Finals! (Bonus chapter for flowers)

"Damn it! Could the gap between him and me really be this large?"

Gritting his teeth, he recalled Charmander into its Poké Ball and walked off the arena in silent silence.