Chapter 223

Hawlucha was fast, but Ninetales was no slouch either.

In the blink of an eye, she vanished from her spot.

The moment Hawlucha chopped down, Ninetales had already fled.

Then, she appeared at Hawlucha's side and spat a beam from her mouth.

"Hawlucha, dodge it too!"

Lan Hao said directly.

Seeing Ninetales launch an attack at him, Hawlucha...

... lapped his wings and swiftly dodged to the side.

Ninetales' Ice Beam attack was thus avoided.

Watching the petite and agile Hawlucha, Su Yu issued another command.

"Ninetales, use Blizzard!"

Ice-blue energy surged across Ninetales' body, complementing her smooth, ice-blue fur.

A massive gale blew straight from her mouth.

The gale carried fine snow, brimming with power.

This Blizzard nearly engulfed the entire arena!

Facing such a massive Blizzard, Hawlucha naturally had no counter.

He was immediately swept up by this area-of-effect attack.

"Hawlucha, use Aerial Ace to fly through!"

Faced with a disadvantage, Lan Hao naturally would not sit idle and await defeat.

He immediately ordered Hawlucha to advance in order to retreat.

Mid-flight, Hawlucha's wings glowed as he dove toward Ninetales.

The Blizzard struck his body, inflicting considerable damage.

Yet, like a warrior in a snowstorm, he charged out.

Then, Hawlucha broke through the Blizzard, his wings slicing across Ninetales' body.

Ninetales was directly hit by this wing attack.

This time, neither side gained any real advantage.

However, overall, Ninetales still held the upper hand.

Blizzard dealt double damage to the Flying-type Hawlucha.

In this exchange of attacks, she came out ahead.

"Ninetales, use Ice Shard!"

Su Yu said immediately.

Ninetales promptly spat several ice chunks from her mouth.

These ice chunks flew rapidly toward Hawlucha.

"Use Protect!"

Hawlucha stabilized his form in mid-air, and a white shield instantly appeared before him.

The ice-blue chunks struck it, shattering the shield into pieces.

However, the Ice Shard was successfully blocked.

"Hawlucha, use Acrobatics!"

【Acrobatics: Dive from the sky at the opponent. This move carries both Fighting and Flying attributes.】

Upon hearing this, Hawlucha immediately flapped his wings and soared high into the sky.

Then, he plunged straight down, charging at Ninetales.

"Use Hyper Beam!!"

A dazzling light instantly ignited in Ninetales' mouth.

A white pillar of light.

Instantly erupted from her mouth.

This beam of light was extremely thick.

It shot straight at the incoming Hawlucha.

"Hawlucha, dodge quickly!" Lan Hao hurriedly shouted.

Diving downward, how could Hawlucha change direction so easily?

Although he immediately began twisting his body...

... e still could not match the speed of the Hyper Beam.

"Boom!"

The Hyper Beam slammed into the incoming Hawlucha, triggering a massive explosion.

Hawlucha was blasted away by this single strike.

Then, he fell to the ground, motionless.

【Ninetales defeated Hawlucha, gaining 4200 experience points!】

"Hawlucha has lost the ability to battle, so the winner is the challenger!"

The referee announced directly.

Lan Hao recalled the fallen Hawlucha and had someone take him for treatment.

He then walked to a nearby table and took out a badge.

Engraved on it was the image of a fist, the very emblem of the Blue Battle Gym.

"Congratulations on obtaining this badge."

"I look forward to your brilliant performance in the Ace Trainer Challenge."

Speaking thus, Lan Hao handed the Blue Battle Gym badge to Su Yu.

From this battle, he could sense that Su Yu had likely held back his true strength.

Therefore, he never doubted that Su Yu would fail to enter the Ace Trainer Challenge.

Su Yu accepted the badge; after confirming there were no issues, he nodded.

He said nothing more, simply turning to leave directly.

There was still plenty of time today, and he planned to challenge two more gyms.

Having gained experience from challenging the Blue Battle Gym,

Su Yu proceeded very smoothly through the next two gyms.

After all, gym leaders would only send out Pokémon approaching near-Ace Trainer level to face him.

Thus, Su Yu immediately secured the badges from the other two gyms as well.

His Aggron and Sceptile were now incredibly powerful, so he had no need to worry about challenging gyms.

After successively obtaining a total of three badges,

Su Yu returned directly to the school.

"Su Yu, how did it go today? Was the challenge smooth?"

Upon returning to the dormitory, Yu Xing immediately asked.

They all knew that Su Yu had gone out today to challenge gyms.

Therefore, they were quite curious whether Su Yu had managed to obtain the badges.

Su Yu nodded, taking out the three badges in his hand to display them.

"Hiss... In just one morning, you obtained three badges?"

Although Yu Xing had already known Su Yu would pass easily, he hadn't expected him to clear three gyms in merely a single morning.

With such speed, it was no wonder he was Su Yu!

After sighing in admiration twice, Yu Xing suddenly said,

"By the way, the Principal just sent someone to fetch you, saying there was something to discuss. If you have time, remember to go to the Principal's office."

Hearing this, Su Yu nodded.

The Principal actually wanted to see him; he wondered what the matter could be.

So, Su Yu headed straight for the Principal's office.

After knocking on the door, a voice saying "Come in" came from within the Principal's office.

Su Yu pushed open the door and walked inside.

168: The Principal's Gift, Su Yu's Privilege!

At this moment, Principal Gao Mao was sitting beside his desk, reviewing documents.

"Principal, what matter did you wish to discuss with me?"

Su Yu asked aloud.

Upon glancing up at the visitor, Principal Gao immediately rose from his seat.

A smile spread across his face.

"Su Yu, I called you here because I have something for you."

Gao Mao's voice was exceedingly kind; Su Yu was currently Tianyun University's most prized asset.

Speaking of Tianyun University, most people now immediately thought of Su Yu.

This was the extent of Su Yu's influence among the youth today.

As he spoke, Gao Mao retrieved a box from a nearby cabinet.

He handed the box to Su Yu.

"You previously secured the National University Competition championship for our school. Tianyun University is not stingy; we have decided to reward and commend you."

"The item inside this box is the reward we bestow upon you."

Saying this, Gao Mao gestured for Su Yu to open the box.

Su Yu complied directly; upon opening the box, he discovered that positioned in its center

was a bent spoon.

The spoon appeared utterly ordinary, yet its handle was twisted into a curve.

It looked as though immense force had directly warped it.

Upon seeing this spoon, Su Yu immediately recognized what it was.

After confirmation through his Appraisal Eye, he verified his assumption.

【Bent Spoon: A spoon infused with psychic power. When carried, the power of Psychic-type moves increases.】

This was precisely the Psychic-type Secret Treasure, the Bent Spoon.

It was an item capable of enhancing the potential and strength of Psychic-type Pokémon!

Seeing this reward, Su Yu could not help but feel somewhat surprised.

After all, the rarity of Psychic-type Secret Treasures was no less than that of Dragon-type Secret Treasures.

Since Psychic-type Pokémon were also extremely scarce, their utility was immense.

Under such circumstances, the price of Psychic-type Secret Treasures was only slightly lower than that of the Dragon-type Secret Treasure, Dragon Fang.

Su Yu had never expected the school would bestow such an item upon him.

It was truly a grand gesture!

"Haha, do not feel awkward. These are all things you deserve."

Gao Mao guessed what Su Yu was thinking.

"This Secret Treasure is perfectly suited for your Ralts."

He had known beforehand that Su Yu had chosen a Ralts Pokémon Egg when selecting eggs previously.

Therefore, Gao Mao had specifically prepared this Secret Treasure for that Pokémon.

It could be considered Tianyun University's repayment for what Su Yu had accomplished.

Hearing Gao Mao speak thus, Su Yu replied,

"Then I trouble you, Principal Gao."

"No trouble at all, no trouble at all," Gao Mao said cheerfully.

For Tianyun University, having a talent like Su Yu was far more valuable than any Pokémon or Secret Treasure.

Even with countless Pokémon and items, would they not ultimately serve talented individuals?

Inside the office, Su Yu directly summoned his Gardevoir.

The blue Gardevoir, upon appearing, immediately clung affectionately to Su Yu's side.

Seeing this Shiny Gardevoir, Gao Mao secretly nodded in approval.

Judging by this Gardevoir's development, she had not chosen the wrong master.

It seemed Su Yu's choice to select her back then had indeed been correct.

Su Yu handed the Bent Spoon from the box to Gardevoir.

"Gardevoir, absorb this Secret Treasure."

Su Yu instructed.

Gardevoir obediently nodded.

"Thank you, Master,"

she said within Su Yu's mind.

Subsequently, Gardevoir used her psychic power to lift the spoon.

She placed the spoon before herself, while purple energy surged across her body.

Unexpectedly, corresponding energy also ignited within the spoon.

It resonated mutually with Gardevoir.

Thereafter, the Psychic-type energy within the spoon flowed into Gardevoir's body.

【Gardevoir absorbed the Secret Treasure Spoon and gained a large amount of Experience Points!】

【Gardevoir has sufficient Experience and has leveled up to Lv44!】

【Gardevoir has sufficient experience and has leveled up to Lv45!】

……

【Gardevoir has sufficient experience and has leveled up to Lv51!】

【Gardevoir has reached the required level and learned a new move: Trick Room!】

【Trick Room: Creates a bizarre space. For five turns, slower Pokémon move first.】

【Gardevoir has reached the required level and learned a new move……】

……

【Name: Gardevoir (Psychic, Fairy) (Shiny)】

【Gender: ♀】

【Level: Lv. 1 (Elite)】

【Ability: Trace (Upon entering battle, copies the opponent's Ability, becoming identical to it.)】

【Potential: Sect Master】

【IVs: HP (31), Attack (31), Special Attack (31), Defense (31), Special Defense (31), Speed (31)】

【Moves: Disarming Voice, Growl, Confusion, …… Psybeam, Psychic, Zen Headbutt】

【Description: When its Trainer is happy, Kirlia fills with energy and happily spins around in a dance.】

After undergoing a series of changes, Gardevoir successfully absorbed all the energy from the spoon.

When Su Yu checked her stats, he was surprised to discover that Gardevoir's potential had actually broken through to Sect Master!

Su Yu was immediately somewhat astonished.

However, after thinking about it for a moment.

Su Yu formed a guess: it must be because when Deoxys absorbed the Mew Crystal earlier, Gardevoir had been present.

She must have absorbed a small portion of that power.

Therefore, under the stimulation of the secret treasure, she directly attained Sect Master talent!

Now, Gardevoir was about to become the third Pokémon in Su Yu's hands capable of reaching level 100!

"Gar-de."

Gardevoir also clearly felt the changes within her own body.

Standing beside Su Yu, she began to spin happily.

She looked just like a ballet dancer.

Clearly, Gardevoir was extremely happy.