Chapter 66

"Do you know that besides Su Yu, there is another trainer with a perfect record?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Xing jumped up in surprise, "There's someone else with a perfect record like Su Yu? No way?"

Xu Xu Junmin nodded, and under the curious gazes of everyone, he began to speak calmly.

"Actually, the other person could be considered a lucky one. His name is He Sheng."

"It is said that He Sheng's family was very poor, and his first Spirit was an ordinary Magikarp."

"But during the summer vacation, unwilling to admit defeat, he went to explore the seaside."

"As a result, he accidentally discovered the Water-type treasure, Sea Tide Incense. After feeding it to the Magikarp, the Magikarp successfully evolved into a Gyarados."

"A Gyarados is already powerful by nature, and after consuming the treasure, its strength increased greatly."

"It is said that He Sheng's Gyarados has already approached Gym Leader level."

"Moreover, relying on his Gyarados, he captured several Spirits above level 20 in the Hongyang Secret Realm."

Hearing Xu Xu Junmin's words, Yu Xing and Ren Yun looked at each other in great astonishment.

"For real? Gym Leader level!!"

"That's right." Xu Xu Junmin nodded.

"What a lucky fellow! The luck is just too good!"

"Indeed, going to the seaside directly changed his fate, allowing a common Magikarp to evolve into a dominant Gyarados. Even novels wouldn't dare to write it like this."

Xu Xu Junmin shook his head and sighed, "It's just a pity."

"Pity about what?"

Xu Xu Junmin spoke slowly, "After rising to prominence thanks to the Sea Tide Incense, He Sheng, who was originally honest and simple, has changed completely; he looks down on everyone."

"He seems to regard himself as the protagonist of this world, believing that no one else is worthy of speaking to him."

"Therefore, after defeating his opponents, He Sheng often mocks them as trash."

"Hiss..." Yu Xing was extremely surprised, "This must be what happens when someone who has feared poverty suddenly becomes wealthy and loses their mental balance."

"Then it is indeed a pity." Ren Yun also agreed, "Arrogant people who look down on others will never go far. Moreover, He Sheng has merely gotten a head start on us. Given some time, we will all catch up."

"But when he mocks others after defeating them, doesn't the school do anything about it?" Yu Xing suddenly asked.

Xu Xu Junmin wore a bitter smile, "How can they? This is just a conflict between students; could the school possibly forbid him from speaking after he wins?"

He Sheng now is like someone accustomed to poverty who suddenly receives ten million.

Thus, he has completely changed his former self; everything he wears must be a brand name, and everything he buys must be the best.

Because of this, he looks down on other ordinary people.

Such people are generally called nouveau riche.

"Su Yu, you must be careful when you encounter him. It is said that after learning he isn't the only one advancing with a perfect record, he cursed you profusely."

Xu Xu Junmin said with some concern.

"You don't need to worry; even if we meet, the one who will be victorious is me." Su Yu did not take He Sheng to heart at all.

A person with such a personality poses no threat to him; he would only choose to beat him senseless!

Night.

While Su Yu was feeding his Spirit, he was surprised to discover that the Shelgon, who had been accumulating experience for a long time, had finally reached the brink of evolution.

[Name: Shelgon]

[Gender: ♂]

[Level: LV.39 (Gym)]

[Ability: Rock Head (HP is not reduced when using moves that cause recoil damage)]

[Potential: Sect Master]

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

[Moves: Ember, Leer, Bite, Dragon Breath, Dragon Dance, Headbutt, Crunch, Brick Break, Scary Face, Dragon Claw, Protect, Rest, Dragon Pulse, Double-Edge.]

[Description: Inside the hard shell, cells are beginning to change. The shell will shed the moment evolution occurs.]

Once it reaches level 40, Shelgon will successfully evolve and become a Salamence!

Leaping to become a dominant ruler soaring in the sky.

"Perhaps during tomorrow's competition, Shelgon might successfully evolve."

Su Yu thought to himself.

Thinking that he would soon possess a Spirit capable of flight, Su Yu felt extremely excited in his heart.

September 4th.

Tianxing Gymnasium; today marks the Round of 64 matches for the freshmen, match number 163.

Although the number of contestants today is significantly fewer than yesterday.

The audience, however, has increased.

Because reaching the Round of 64 basically proves one possesses some strength.

Even among first-year students, they stand out as the cream of the crop.

Therefore, some sophomore and junior seniors also come over to watch.

This time, Su Yu's opponent is no longer the weakling from before.

"Contestant Su Yu and Contestant Ye Ping, ready! Begin the match!"

"Go, Grovyle."

"Let's go, Ponyta!"

Seeing that Su Yu had sent out Ponyta, Ye Ping wore an expression as if he had expected it all along.

He adjusted his glasses, looking as though he had everything under control.

"I knew your Pokémon would be a Grovyle. Even if you sent out Aron and Vulpix, my Ponyta could perfectly counter them."

It was clear that Ye Ping had already studied Su Yu's Pokémon.

"Ponyta, use Ember."

"Grovyle, dodge his attack with Quick Attack and close in on Ponyta."

Ponyta spat a ball of fire from its mouth, while Grovyle wasted no time, immediately executing Quick Attack.

Although Ponyta held a type advantage over Grovyle, it simply could not land a hit.

At this moment, its level was still too low, and it knew few moves.

Moreover, Ye Ping had likely placed it first solely because of the type advantage, completely overlooking the level gap between them.

With a few consecutive leaps, Grovyle not only smoothly dodged the Ember but also closed the distance to Ponyta.

"Grovyle, use Brick Break!"

White energy condensed in Grovyle's hand, and it struck Ponyta with a chopping palm.

"Whinny!" The strike landed squarely on Ponyta, eliciting a cry of pain.

"Hang in there, Ponyta." Ye Ping now realized he seemed to have underestimated Su Yu's Grovyle.

"Press the advantage, Grovyle, use Energy Ball."

After striking Ponyta, Grovyle performed a backflip, gracefully creating distance between itself and Ponyta.

A faint emerald glow appeared in its hand, resembling a firefly.

The green light slowly condensed in Grovyle's hand, coalescing into an emerald sphere.

Yet, this sphere contained nothing but natural energy!

"Grov!" Grovyle threw the energy ball with its right hand; the sphere spiraled through the air and struck Ponyta directly!

"Whinny..."

Already suppressed by the level difference, Ponyta, after taking a Brick Break, now suffered the Energy Ball's impact as well.

It collapsed to the ground, unable to rise again.

[Grovyle defeated Ponyta, gaining 100 experience points!]

"Ponyta has lost the ability to battle. Ye Ping, send out your second Pokémon!"

Ye Ping gritted his teeth and said reluctantly, "I didn't expect to have underestimated the Grovyle's level."

"Come out, Mankey."

As the red light faded, a Pokémon resembling a monkey stood on the arena floor.

Indeed, compared to ordinary monkeys, this Mankey possessed an exceptionally large head.

This Mankey's level was not low; it was clearly Ye Ping's ace Pokémon.