Chapter 68

Xu Jun nodded. "Don't worry, I won't bring shame to our Room 408."

Sure enough, Xu Jun successfully defeated his opponent next.

His opponent's ace was a Water-type Squirtle, which happened to be countered by his Bulbasaur.

After consecutively defeating two of the opponent's aces, Xu Jun used his second Pokémon to defeat the opponent's third Pokémon, securing victory.

Thus, Su Yu and Xu Jun both successfully advanced to the Top 32.

After the matches concluded, the broadcast announced the arrangements for the upcoming bouts.

Su Yu's opponent was nothing special, but Xu Jun's opponent turned out to be none other than He Sheng, whom the group had been discussing yesterday!

"Xu Jun, maybe you should just surrender," Yu Xing said with some worry.

"That's right." Ren Yun nodded. "This He Sheng is not someone to mess with. You're probably no match for him."

Looking at the opponent displayed on the large screen, Xu Jun felt extremely conflicted in his heart.

Gritting his teeth, he said, "No, it's just one match. I'll go up and give it a try."

"Really? But your Bulbasaur is far too inferior, isn't it?" Both Yu Xing and Ren Yun urged him.

"You don't need to worry. I know exactly what I'm doing. If it really doesn't work out, I'll surrender then."

Hearing Xu Jun say this, the two gave up trying to persuade him further.

After resting for thirty minutes, the Top 32 matches began.

The first match was precisely the battle between Xu Jun and He Sheng!

Su Yu, along with Yu Xing and Ren Yun, sat in the spectator stands, fixing their eyes on the arena.

After Xu Jun stepped onto the field, He Sheng on the opposite side suddenly smiled.

"Your name is Xu Jun, right? You share a dorm with that Su Yu?"

Xu Jun, not understanding the implication, nodded.

"Excellent!" He Sheng grinned somewhat grotesquely. "I will make him know who truly is the number one newcomer at Tianyun University!"

"I didn't expect him to steal my thunder yesterday; it's truly unbearable."

Go back and tell him that next time he sees me, he'd better take a detour, otherwise I will definitely teach him a good lesson!"

Xu Jun frowned, then said, "Cut the nonsense; let's get the match started quickly."

"Heh! So eager to die? Then I'll satisfy you soon enough!" Cold light flashed in He Sheng's eyes as he sneered. "Besides, looking at what you're wearing, your family must be quite well-off. You're nothing but a parasite relying on your parents; what do you have to compare with me!"

At this moment, the referee halted their conversation and declared the match begun.

"Go, Gyarados!"

"Come out, Bulbasaur!"

"Roar!" As soon as Gyarados appeared, it let out a mighty roar, causing everyone in the spectator stands to clutch their ears in pain from the sound!

With three horns on its head and a blood-red gaping maw, it looked capable of swallowing a person whole in a single bite!

"Bulba." After emerging from its Poké Ball, Bulbasaur looked at the colossal creature opposite it and revealed an expression of fear.

The opposing Gyarados looked completely beyond what the current Bulbasaur could defeat.

"Haha, I love seeing that kind of expression," He Sheng sneered inwardly.

Despite facing a type disadvantage, he felt not a shred of worry.

At this moment, even the crowd in the stands did not believe that the type-advantaged Bulbasaur stood any chance against Gyarados.

"Bulbasaur, don't be afraid! Pull yourself together!" Xu Jun shouted.

Hearing its Trainer's voice, Bulbasaur rallied slightly.

"Bulba!"

"Gyarados, let's go! Use Waterfall!"

"Roar!" Gyarados bellowed once, and countless waves of water appeared around it.

Riding the surging waves, Gyarados lunged toward the opposing Bulbasaur.

The giant waves rose several meters high, seeming capable of completely submerging Bulbasaur!

Facing this towering wave, Xu Jun could only order, "Bulbasaur, use Vine Whip!"

Two vines extended from Bulbasaur's back, striking toward the opposing Gyarados.

However, the Vine Whips hitting Gyarados felt entirely like tickling!

"Haha, is your Bulbasaur giving me a massage?"

He Sheng on the opposite side laughed loudly.

"Drown him, Gyarados!"

"Boom!" The towering waves crashed directly onto Bulbasaur, and the spray instantly sent Bulbasaur flying!

After falling from the sky, Bulbasaur struggled to its feet.

Although taking only half damage from the Water-type move, the gap in strength was simply too vast, and Bulbasaur was heavily injured.

"Bulbasaur, are you okay?" Xu Jun shouted with some despair.

He hadn't expected the gap in strength to be so enormous!

Bulbasaur had taken just one move and was already barely holding on.

"Bulba." After scrambling up, Bulbasaur looked back at its Trainer and showed an expression indicating it was fine.

Then, looking at the opposing Gyarados, a white light began to glow on its body!

"Bulbasaur is evolving!"

Xu Jun shouted with some joy.

However, seeing this, He Sheng on the opposite side became extremely furious!

"What? Evolving right in front of my eyes? Gyarados, use Aqua Tail to interrupt it!"

Upon hearing this, the Gyarados in the center of the arena extended its tail, which emitted a blue glow.

Immediately after, Gyarados whipped its massive tail and struck toward Bulbasaur.

"H-how could you do this!?"

Xu Xu Junmin's voice was nearly distorted.

One must understand that a Pokémon's evolution is an extremely serious matter.

It cannot be interrupted midway; if evolution is forcibly disrupted by external force, it will absolutely cause irreversible damage to the Pokémon!

He Sheng's attack was simply ruining Bulbasaur's future!

If this strike landed, Bulbasaur would either die or be left half-crippled!

"Damn it! Xu Xu Junmin!" Seeing this scene, Yu Xing jumped up from his seat in fury.

"He Sheng is actually this ruthless!" Ren Yun was also filled with indignation!

Just as Gyarados was about to hit Bulbasaur, a cold gust of wind blew through, instantly freezing Gyarados in place, turning it into an ice sculpture.

In the center of the arena, a figure resembling a giant elephant appeared.

It was none other than Piloswine, the referee's Pokémon.

Every referee in official matches must undergo rigorous training before taking up their post.

Tianyun University was no exception.

They each possessed at least one Gym-level Pokémon capable of handling unexpected incidents.

At this moment, the referee blew his whistle.

"Contestant He Sheng, launching an unauthorized attack on an opponent's Pokémon during its evolution is highly improper conduct!"

Upon hearing this, He Sheng snorted disdainfully.

However, he also knew that opposing the referee would lead to no good outcome.

"Referee, I was wrong. Actually, I didn't realize at first that the opposing Bulbasaur was evolving, which is why I gave the order. It wasn't intentional."

He Sheng said immediately.

"In that case, you receive one yellow card warning. If there is a next time, you will be disqualified from the competition immediately!"

The referee could only make this announcement.

After all, he was merely a referee and had no authority to formally characterize He Sheng's actions.

At this moment, the Bulbasaur in the center of the arena grew twice its size within the white light, and the bud on its back had bloomed halfway.

Seeing that Bulbasaur had successfully evolved, Xu Xu Junmin recalled it into its Poké Ball.

"Referee, I forfeit this match."

Xu Xu Junmin said immediately; even if Bulbasaur had evolved into Ivysaur, it would still be no match for Gyarados.

Continuing to fight would only bring shame.