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After suffering a loss, Xu Song no longer dared to order Onix to use Dig. But if it didn't dig to dodge, facing Charizard's attack would mean being passively beaten.
So the result was obvious: Onix lost its ability to battle under Charizard's flames.
"Battle over! Jiang Chen has successfully advanced!"
The referee announced the result of the match.
"Return, Charizard."
Jiang Chen recalled Charizard and left with Gardevoir.
Looking at Jiang Chen's retreating figure, Xu Song shook his head and sighed. He was just unlucky. If he hadn't met Jiang Chen, he might have made it into the Top 16.
Ling Wanqiu and Xiao Luoxue congratulated Jiang Chen. They had both watched this battle.
"When do your matches start? I'll go cheer you on. Oh, you two didn't get matched up, did you?"
If they had been matched up at this point, it would indeed be a bit regrettable.
"No, we didn't. My match is in the afternoon, and hers is tomorrow."
Ling Wanqiu replied to Jiang Chen.
"I actually really hope to face you. I hope you don't mess up and get eliminated this afternoon." Xiao Luoxue snorted at Ling Wanqiu.
"Even if you get eliminated, I won't."
Ling Wanqiu shot Xiao Luoxue a glance.
In the afternoon, Jiang Chen and Xiao Luoxue watched Ling Wanqiu's match.
"Dragonite, use Dragon Rush!"
The opponent's Blastoise was defeated by Dragonite. Ling Wanqiu, bringing out Dragonite, achieved a three-win streak, consecutively defeating three of her opponent's Pokémon.
"Match over! Ling Wanqiu has successfully advanced!" the referee announced loudly.
"She really is a formidable opponent."
Xiao Luoxue's expression was serious. This Dragonite was truly strong, and its previous performance might not have revealed its full strength.
Now, Xiao Luoxue temporarily set aside thoughts of how to defeat Jiang Chen. Defeating Jiang Chen seemed unrealistic, but she found that even defeating Ling Wanqiu wouldn't be easy.
It wasn't just Jiang Chen and Xiao Luoxue watching this battle. Ling Wanqiu was also a strong contender for the championship in this New Trainer Competition, naturally attracting many people to watch her matches.
"Enemies often meet."
As Jiang Chen got up to leave the spectator stands, he happened to see Lin Yuefeng.
Lin Yuefeng also saw Jiang Chen, and their eyes met, a coldness in his gaze.
However, Jiang Chen looked at him with a calm expression; Lin Yuefeng wasn't worth his serious attention.
If that guy was unlucky enough to encounter him, Jiang Chen wouldn't mind letting him experience what it felt like to be utterly crushed.
"Jiang Chen, you'd better pray you don't run into me."
Lin Yuefeng said coldly.
"Hmph, what an overconfident joke. How dare he spout such threats here."
With a cold snort, Xiao Luoxue spoke up for Jiang Chen, shutting Lin Yuefeng down.
"Xiao Luoxue, you... don't regret this."
"What right do you have to make me regret anything? I advise you to pray you don't run into me."
Xiao Luoxue was completely unapologetic. Even if they were from the same school, what did it matter? She had long disliked Lin Yuefeng.
And this guy still shamelessly wanted to pursue her? She had to teach him a lesson and make him lose face completely.
In reality, Lin Yuefeng had already lost all his face. Now, Lin Yuefeng still carried the title of "Capital's Number One Bullshitter."
"Alright, no need to waste words with him."
Jiang Chen couldn't even be bothered to look at Lin Yuefeng again, and left with Xiao Luoxue.
This blatant disregard was the greatest humiliation.
The people around pointed and whispered at Lin Yuefeng. Lin Yuefeng was also a well-known figure, so many people recognized him.
Before this New Trainer Competition began, Lin Yuefeng was also one of the strongest contenders for the championship, but now he had become a joke.
Labeled by Jiang Chen as "Capital's Number One Bullshitter," and most importantly, he had lost to Jiang Chen once in the elimination round, and it was a casual crushing defeat.
This disgraceful title was firmly cemented.
In the eyes of others, he was practically a laughingstock.
"Who dares to laugh?"
The enraged Lin Yuefeng turned his head to glare at the people pointing and even openly mocking him.
Lin Yuefeng's background was not ordinary; he had a Champion grandfather. Some who feared Lin Yuefeng's background immediately shut up.
But there were also those who weren't afraid, continuing their disdainful mockery, almost making Lin Yuefeng explode with rage.
"Jiang Chen!"
The furious Lin Yuefeng roared.
He knew that if he didn't defeat Jiang Chen, this humiliation would forever cling to him.
The next day, Xiao Luoxue's battle also resulted in an easy victory. She, too, achieved a three-win streak, with one Pokémon taking down three of her opponent's.
After today's matches, the Top 16 had been selected. For the upcoming battles, the number of Pokémon used would increase to six.
The attention garnered was also vastly different from before, and all contestants were given a day to rest.
"Look at this, this is this year's ranking list for the Strongest New Trainers."
Xiao Luoxue found a list online, published on the Xia Country Pokémon Network.
"My ranking is above Ling Wanqiu's." Xiao Luoxue said with a hint of pride.
[Strongest New Trainer Ranking]
First Place: Jiang Chen
Second Place: Xiao Luoxue
Third Place: Ling Wanqiu
Fourth Place: Chen Xiu
Fifth Place: Lin Yuefeng
Jiang Chen glanced at it. He was ranked first, which was no surprise. If he weren't ranked first, one would have to question the authority of this list.
Looking at the proud Xiao Luoxue, Jiang Chen shook his head, "This list is just for a glance. Don't think you're definitely stronger than Ling Wanqiu."
"Do you think I'm not as good as Ling Wanqiu?"
Xiao Luoxue was a bit unconvinced.
Jiang Chen nodded.
"Then just watch how I defeat her if I meet her." Xiao Luoxue huffed at Jiang Chen, feeling a little uncomfortable.
Between her and Ling Wanqiu, Jiang Chen favored Ling Wanqiu, which made her wonder if he liked that woman more.
Actually, Jiang Chen thought Ling Wanqiu was stronger, without any personal feelings involved. He understood the strength of both their Pokémon very well.
Ling Wanqiu indeed had the advantage, mainly because she trained her Pokémon with Jiang Chen at school, and her Pokémon were also influenced by the Mind Plate on Jiang Chen, making terrifying progress in strength.
Jiang Chen didn't pay any mind to this ranking, but someone else did: Lin Yuefeng.
"I'm only fifth place."
Lin Yuefeng's face was beet-red, so angry his lungs felt like they would burst.
Ling Wanqiu and that guy named Chen Xiu, why were they ranked above him? Did they really think he was a pushover, a bullshitter?
Ling Wanqiu had defeated him in the friendly exchange match back then, which he could barely accept, but what was that Chen Xiu guy?
"I should be first."
Filled with jealousy, he stared at Jiang Chen's picture, then smashed his computer.
This ranking was made by a very famous person. Lin Yuefeng didn't agree with it, and a small portion of others also disagreed, but most people accepted the ranking.
After resting for a day, Jiang Chen didn't relax too much. Although the championship was his for the taking, training Pokémon required perseverance.
Even with the Mind Plate, the Draco Plate, and the Blue Orb, he could make most of his Pokémon stronger just by lying around, but Jiang Chen would never slack off.
Jiang Chen was so serious that Xiao Luoxue, who was staying at Jiang Chen's house, was stimulated and also diligently trained her Pokémon for a day.
"I must defeat Ling Wanqiu and prove that I'm stronger than her."
Xiao Luoxue secretly glanced at Jiang Chen, then clenched her fists seriously.
The main stadium of the Tianhai Pokémon Arena, capable of holding over thirty thousand spectators, would host all the upcoming matches.
And every match would be broadcast live.
The level of attention was incomparable to before; one could say that the New Trainer Competition truly began now.
"Jiang Chen, Wanqiu, good luck!"
Wang Xin, dressed in a cheerleader uniform, shouted loudly to cheer on Jiang Chen and Ling Wanqiu.
Beside her were their classmates, who had come specifically to support Jiang Chen and Ling Wanqiu.
"I'm so envious. If I were in the Imperial Capital, many people would probably come to cheer for me too."
Listening to the cheers, Xiao Luoxue felt a bit envious. Home-field advantage indeed had its perks.
Most of the spectators were from Tianhai City, so they naturally supported the locals. Thus, there were many people cheering for Jiang Chen and Ling Wanqiu, not just their schoolmates.
Jiang Chen's gaze swept towards the most prominent seats in the audience.
His father and mother were there. The New Trainer Competition was considered an important event, with Elite Four members attending.
Since it was held in Tianhai City and Jiang Chen was participating, Jiang Yuan and Xie Yulan naturally attended.
Jiang Yuan was a Dragon-type Elite Four member highly popular among the public, and Xie Yulan now also held the title of Acting Elite Four.
Besides them, there was also Ling Zhan, the Fighting-type Elite Four and Ling Wanqiu's father.
Their appearance immediately drew enthusiastic cheers.
"This year's champion, it should be your son, right?" Ling Zhan chatted with Jiang Yuan on the stage.
"As long as that kid doesn't embarrass me."
Jiang Yuan humbly waved his hand, but a smile was plastered on his face.
"Besides my son, who else could win the championship?" Xie Yulan's words were direct.
Hearing his wife's words, Jiang Yuan was speechless. Couldn't she be a little more humble?
"I don't think my daughter is without a chance."
Ling Zhan looked towards his daughter, seeing Ling Wanqiu chatting intimately with Jiang Chen, and felt a slight annoyance, like seeing his precious cabbage being stolen.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the first battle of the New Trainer Competition is about to begin! Our contestants are already in position..."
The commentator stood on stage and shouted.
There were no commentators during the previous matches, which was why it was said that the New Trainer Competition was only truly beginning now.
The opponents had already been drawn. One of the contestants in the first match was Jiang Chen, and his opponent was Lin Xi, a strong female trainer.
On the Strongest New Trainer Ranking, Lin Xi was ranked seventh.
Jiang Chen looked relaxed, while Lin Xi clearly couldn't face the battleground with ease. She took a deep breath and looked at Jiang Chen.
"I didn't expect my luck to be so bad, drawing the strongest one right away. But I won't give up easily."
"Alright, I'll go all out too." Jiang Chen replied.
"Both contestants, please send out your Pokémon!" the referee announced gravely.
"Serperior, go!"
"Come out, Slaking!"
Jiang Chen's Slaking faced Lin Xi's Serperior.
Serperior proudly stared at Slaking, which was normal, as Serperior's personality was generally quite arrogant.
Slaking stood there unremarkably, its aura hidden.
"The Pokémon sent out by both contestants are Slaking and Serperior. It's very rare to see a trainer raise a Slaking. Although Slaking's base stats exceed those of a pseudo-legendary, its Truant ability really holds it back."
The commentator rattled on, introducing the two Pokémon.
In the stands, Ling Zhan also looked at Slaking with some surprise. Indeed, few trainers chose to train Slaking.
Its ability was a huge hindrance in battle, and even during training.
"This Slaking's vigor and spirit are different from normal Slaking."
Jiang Yuan intently watched Slaking.
He was seeing Jiang Chen's Slaking for the first time, but he could tell that this Slaking was unusual.
"Slaking, use Hammer Arm!"
Without ceremony, he immediately ordered his Pokémon to attack, with no intention of holding back.
Slaking, over two meters tall, was incredibly burly, yet moved with surprising speed.
The moment after Jiang Chen gave his command, it appeared before Serperior and unleashed a Hammer Arm.
"Bang?!"
Serperior's body was sent flying. With a single strike, Serperior lost its ability to battle. A Huge Power Slaking was truly terrifying.
The referee was stunned by the sight, then announced, "Serperior is unable to battle."
"Oh my goodness, I'm not mistaken, am I? Slaking just one-hit-KO'd Serperior!"
The commentator looked shocked.
"Audience, it seems Jiang Chen's Slaking is different. It shows none of the laziness of other Slaking. I wonder if Jiang Chen has found a way to overcome Slaking's Truant ability."
"Return, Serperior."
A shocked Lin Xi recalled her incapacitated Serperior.
Her Serperior's strength was among the top of all her Pokémon. She had sent Serperior out first hoping for an opening victory.
Unexpectedly, she didn't get an opening victory; instead, it was knocked out in one hit.
"Is this even a Slaking?"
Looking at the energetic Slaking, showing no signs of sluggishness, Lin Xi was suspicious.
"Go, Venusaur!"
"Slaking, use Hammer Arm again!"
As Venusaur emerged, it was immediately greeted by Slaking's Hammer Arm.
Neither Venusaur nor Serperior were fragile Pokémon, but they couldn't withstand Slaking's terrifying attack.
It had just one-hit-KO'd Serperior, and now it one-hit-KO'd Venusaur.
"I... I haven't even commanded my Pokémon yet."
Lin Xi's face showed a hint of grievance.
You said you'd go all out, but I didn't expect you to truly go all out and show no mercy at all.
"Oh my goodness, another one-hit-KO! This Slaking has consecutively one-hit-KO'd two of Lin Xi's Pokémon! It's absolutely incredible! As expected of Jiang Chen's Pokémon, and Jiang Chen himself, the number one on the Strongest New Trainer Ranking!"
The commentator shouted excitedly.
"This Slaking is terrifying."
Even Ling Zhan, an Elite Four member, couldn't help but look on with surprise.
A Slaking without its Truant ability was unimaginably terrifying.
"No wonder he wanted to train a Slaking."
Jiang Yuan had been a bit unsupportive when he first learned Jiang Chen wanted to train a Slaking. Now, seeing this Slaking, even he felt a sense of terror.
Not only was it unburdened by the Truant ability, but its attack power also seemed more formidable than a normal Slaking. This Slaking, as long as its talent and potential weren't bad, wouldn't be traded even for a pseudo-legendary.
Given how strong this Slaking was, its talent and potential absolutely couldn't be bad.
Xie Yulan's face was filled with pride. Her son would surely surpass all trainers in the future and become the strongest Pokémon trainer.
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