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After suffering a loss, Xu Song no longer dared to command Steelix to use Dig. But if it didn't use Dig to dodge, facing Charizard's attack would mean passively taking hits.
So, the result was obvious: Steelix lost its combat ability under Charizard's flames.
"Battle over, Jiang Chen has successfully advanced."
The referee announced the result of the match.
"Come back, Charizard."
Jiang Chen recalled Charizard, then left with Gardevoir.
Looking at Jiang Chen's retreating figure, Xu Song shook his head and sighed. He had bad luck; if he hadn't met Jiang Chen, he might have made it into the top sixteen.
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 then. Oh, and you two didn't get matched up, did you?"
It would indeed be a shame if the two of them faced each other at this point.
"No, we didn't. My match is in the afternoon, hers is tomorrow."
Ling Wanqiu replied to Jiang Chen.
"I really hope to face you. I hope you don't get overturned and eliminated this afternoon," Xiao Luoxue snorted at Ling Wanqiu.
"Even if you're eliminated, I won't be."
Ling Wanqiu glanced at Xiao Luoxue.
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 clean sweep, continuously defeating three of her opponent's Pokémon.
"Match over, Ling Wanqiu has successfully advanced," the referee announced loudly.
"As expected, a formidable rival."
Xiao Luoxue's expression was serious. This Dragonite was truly strong, and its previous performance might not have shown its full strength.
Now, Xiao Luoxue temporarily didn't think about how to defeat Jiang Chen; defeating Jiang Chen seemed unrealistic. But she realized 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 this New Trainer Competition championship, naturally attracting many people to watch her matches.
"Enemies on a narrow road."
As Jiang Chen stood up to leave the 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's gaze towards him was very calm; Lin Yuefeng wasn't worth his attention.
If this guy was unlucky enough to encounter him, Jiang Chen wouldn't mind letting him experience the feeling of being utterly crushed.
"Jiang Chen, you'd better pray you don't run into me."
Lin Yuefeng said coldly.
"Hmph, an overconfident joke, daring to spout threats here."
With a cold snort, Xiao Luoxue directly spoke up for Jiang Chen, scolding Lin Yuefeng.
"Xiao Luoxue, you... don't regret this."
"What right do you have to make me regret? I advise you to pray you don't run into me."
Xiao Luoxue was not at all polite. What if they were from the same school? She had disliked Lin Yuefeng for a long time.
And this guy still shamelessly wanted to pursue her? She had to teach him a lesson and make him lose face completely.
In fact, Lin Yuefeng had long since lost all face. Now, Lin Yuefeng still bore the title of "Imperial Capital's Number One Bullshitter."
"Alright, there's no need to waste words with him."
Jiang Chen didn't even bother to look at Lin Yuefeng, taking Xiao Luoxue and leaving.
This blatant disregard was the greatest humiliation.
The people around looked at Lin Yuefeng, pointing and whispering. Lin Yuefeng was also a famous person, so naturally, many knew him.
Before this New Trainer Competition began, Lin Yuefeng was also one of the strongest candidates to win the championship, but now he had become a joke.
He was called the "Imperial Capital's Number One Bullshitter" by Jiang Chen, and most crucially, he had lost to Jiang Chen once in the elimination rounds, and it was a casual crush.
This shameful title had been firmly established.
In the eyes of others, he was practically a laughing stock.
"Who dares to laugh?"
The enraged Lin Yuefeng turned his head and glared at the people pointing, and even openly laughing, around him.
Lin Yuefeng's status was unusual; he had a Champion grandfather, so some people who feared Lin Yuefeng's background immediately fell silent.
However, there were also those who weren't afraid, continuing to scoff and mock, almost making Lin Yuefeng explode with anger.
"Jiang Chen!"
The furious Lin Yuefeng roared.
He knew that if he didn't defeat Jiang Chen, the humiliation would haunt him forever.
The next day, Xiao Luoxue's battle also ended in an easy victory, a clean sweep, one Pokémon defeating three of the opponent's Pokémon.
After today's matches, the top sixteen had been selected. The next battles would involve six Pokémon.
At the same time, the attention garnered was vastly different from before, and all contestants were given a day to rest.
"Look at this, this is this year's ranking of the strongest new trainers."
Xiao Luoxue found a ranking list online, published on the Huaxia Pokémon Network.
"My ranking is above Ling Wanqiu's," Xiao Luoxue said with some 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 took a glance. He wasn't surprised to be ranked first. 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 better than Ling Wanqiu."
"Do you think I'm inferior to Ling Wanqiu?"
Xiao Luoxue was a little unconvinced.
Jiang Chen nodded.
"Then watch how I defeat her if I encounter her," Xiao Luoxue snorted at Jiang Chen, feeling a little uncomfortable.
Between her and Ling Wanqiu, Jiang Chen favored Ling Wanqiu more, which implied that he liked that woman Ling Wanqiu more.
Actually, Jiang Chen believed Ling Wanqiu was stronger, and it contained no personal feelings. He understood the strength of both their Pokémon very well.
Ling Wanqiu indeed held an advantage, mainly because she trained her Pokémon with Jiang Chen at school, and her Pokémon were also influenced by the Slate of Origin on Jiang Chen, making their strength improve terrifyingly fast.
Jiang Chen didn't care about this ranking, but someone else did care a lot: Lin Yuefeng.
"I'm only in fifth place."
Lin Yuefeng's face was beet-red, his lungs almost bursting with rage.
Ling Wanqiu and that guy named Chen Xiu, why were they ranked above him? Did they really all think he was a soft persimmon, 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?
"I should be first."
He stared enviously at Jiang Chen's photo in the first place, then smashed his computer.
This ranking was compiled by a very famous person. Lin Yuefeng disagreed, and a small number of people also disagreed, but most recognized the ranking.
After a day of rest, Jiang Chen didn't relax too much. Although the championship was within his grasp, training Pokémon required perseverance.
Although he had the Slate of Origin, the Dragon Stone Slab, and the Blue Orb, which could passively strengthen most of his Pokémon, Jiang Chen would never slack off.
Jiang Chen was so serious that Xiao Luoxue, who lived at Jiang Chen's house, was spurred on 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 determinedly.
The main venue of the Tianhai Pokémon Arena, capable of holding over 30,000 spectators. All subsequent matches would be held here.
And every match would be broadcast live.
The level of attention was completely incomparable to before. One could say that the New Trainer Competition was truly beginning now.
"Jiang Chen, Wanqiu, good luck!"
Wang Xin, dressed in a cheerleading uniform, loudly cheered for Jiang Chen and Ling Wanqiu.
Beside her were their classmates, who had specifically come to support Jiang Chen and Ling Wanqiu.
"I'm jealous. If I were in the Imperial Capital, many people would probably be cheering for me," Xiao Luoxue said with some envy, acknowledging the home-field advantage.
Most of the spectators were from Tianhai City, and they naturally supported those from Tianhai City, so there were many people cheering for Jiang Chen and Ling Wanqiu, not just their schoolmates.
Jiang Chen's gaze turned to the most conspicuous spot in the stands.
His father and mother were there. The New Trainer Competition was considered an important event, and Elite Four members would attend.
Since this competition was held in Tianhai City and Jiang Chen was participating, Jiang Yuan and Xie Yulan naturally attended.
Jiang Yuan was a highly popular Dragon-type Elite Four member in the public's eyes, and Xie Yulan now also held the identity of an acting Elite Four member.
Besides them, there was also Ling Wanqiu's father, Ling Zhan, the Fighting-type Elite Four member.
Their appearance caused a frantic round of cheers.
"This year's champion, it should be your son, right?" Ling Zhan and Jiang Yuan chatted on the stage.
"As long as that kid doesn't embarrass me," Jiang Yuan humbly waved his hand, but his face was full of smiles.
"Besides my son, who else could win the championship?" Xie Yulan's words were very direct.
Hearing his wife's words, Jiang Yuan was speechless. Couldn't she be a little more modest?
"I don't think my daughter is without a chance either."
Ling Zhan glanced in his daughter's direction, seeing Ling Wanqiu chatting intimately with Jiang Chen, and felt a slight pang of displeasure, like seeing his precious daughter being taken away.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the first battle of the New Trainer Competition is about to begin. Our contestants are already in position..."
The commentator shouted loudly from the stage.
During previous matches, there were no commentators, which emphasized that the New Trainer Competition was truly beginning now.
The opponents had already been drawn. One of the participants in the first match was Jiang Chen, and his opponent was Lin Xi, a strong female trainer.
Lin Xi was ranked seventh on the Strongest New Trainer ranking list.
Jiang Chen looked relaxed, but Lin Xi, arriving at the battle arena, clearly couldn't face him easily. She took a deep breath and looked at Jiang Chen.
"I can't believe my luck is so bad; I drew the strongest one right away. But I won't give up easily."
"Alright, I'll go all out too," Jiang Chen responded.
"Please send out your Pokémon, both contestants," the referee announced solemnly.
"Serperior, go!"
"Come out, Slaking!"
Jiang Chen's Slaking against Lin Xi's Serperior.
Serperior proudly stared at Slaking, which was normal as Serperior typically had a very arrogant personality.
Slaking stood there unremarkably, its aura hidden.
"The Pokémon sent out by both contestants are Slaking and Serperior. Training a Slaking is very rare. Although Slaking's base stats exceed those of pseudo-legendaries, its Truant Ability is too much of a drawback."
The commentator rattled on, introducing the two Pokémon.
In the stands, Ling Zhan also looked surprised at Slaking. Indeed, not many trainers chose to train Slaking.
In battle, the ability was too much of a hindrance, and even during training, the ability was a drag.
"This Slaking's spirit and energy are different from ordinary Slaking."
Jiang Yuan seriously observed Slaking.
This was the first time he had seen Jiang Chen's Slaking, but he could tell that this Slaking was different from ordinary ones.
"Slaking, use Hammer Arm!"
Without hesitation, he ordered his Pokémon to attack first, with no thought of politeness.
Slaking, over two meters tall, was very burly, but its movement speed was surprisingly fast.
The next second after Jiang Chen gave the command, it appeared before Serperior and slammed down with a Hammer Arm.
"Bang?!"
Serperior's body was sent flying, losing its combat ability with a single blow. Slaking, with the Huge Power Ability, was terrifying.
The referee was stunned by the sight, then announced, "Serperior has lost its combat ability."
"Oh my goodness, I didn't see that wrong, did I? Slaking actually one-hit-KO'd Serperior!"
The commentator looked shocked.
"Audience, it seems Jiang Chen's Slaking is quite 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."
"Come back, Serperior."
The shocked Lin Xi recalled her defeated Serperior.
Her Serperior was the strongest among all her Pokémon. She had sent Serperior out first, hoping for a good start.
She didn't expect to get a good start, but instead was one-hit-KO'd.
"Is this still a Slaking?"
Lin Xi looked at the energetic Slaking, which showed no signs of sluggishness, and felt a hint of doubt.
"Go, Venusaur!"
"Slaking, use Hammer Arm again!"
As Venusaur emerged, it was immediately met 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 some grievance.
He said he would go all out, and he really did go all out, showing 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 truly deserves his spot as number one on the Strongest New Trainer ranking!"
The commentator shouted excitedly.
"This Slaking is terrifying."
Even Elite Four Ling Zhan couldn't help but turn his head.
A Slaking without the Truant Ability was unimaginably powerful.
"No wonder he wants to train a Slaking."
When Jiang Yuan learned that Jiang Chen wanted to train a Slaking, he had been somewhat unsupportive. Now, seeing this Slaking, even he felt terrified.
Not only was it free from the burden of the Truant Ability, but its attack power also seemed more formidable than a normal Slaking. If this Slaking's talent and potential weren't bad, he wouldn't trade it for a pseudo-legendary.
Given how strong this Slaking was, its talent and potential absolutely couldn't be poor.
Xie Yulan's face was full of pride. Her son would definitely surpass all trainers in the future and become the strongest Pokémon trainer.
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