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Facing an unfavorable attribute matchup and constantly taking hits, Machamp stubbornly endured for ten minutes before finally losing its combat ability and falling.
"Congratulations on earning our Tianhai Dojo Badge."
Ma Hong's apprentice brought the badge over, and then Ma Hong personally handed it to Jiang Chen. The badge was in the shape of a Machamp symbol, quite exquisitely made.
"I hope to see your excellent performance in the Hidden Dragon Cup Trainer Competition. I believe you will definitely surprise everyone."
"Then I shall rely on Dojo Leader Ma's auspicious words."
Jiang Chen replied politely.
Afterward, Jiang Chen wasn't in a hurry to leave. At Ma Hong's invitation, he toured the Tianhai Dojo, observing the training of the dojo disciples.
He even discussed his insights on training Pokémon with Ma Hong. To be able to run a nationally recognized dojo, Ma Hong naturally had his capabilities. After discussing with the other party, Jiang Chen also gained much.
After leaving Tianhai Dojo, Jiang Chen called Xiao Luoxue.
"Are you and Ling Wanqiu still at Pokémon Plaza?"
"Yes, she ran into an opponent and is currently battling, and she's about to lose."
Hearing that Ling Wanqiu was about to lose her battle, Jiang Chen wasn't particularly surprised. There were countless Trainers who came to Pokémon Plaza.
Ling Wanqiu was indeed one of the best among her peers, basically unrivaled except for Jiang Chen.
However, against seasoned Trainers who had been in the profession for several years, she was still but a novice. It was normal for her to lose.
"Is your dojo challenge over? Did you win?"
"Do you think I could lose? I'm coming to Pokémon Plaza to find you now."
Jiang Chen hung up the phone and had Gardevoir take him to Pokémon Plaza. Pokémon Plaza was vast, and there were many people here, making it difficult to find someone. However, for Jiang Chen, it was simple; he was an Aura User.
All living beings possessed Aura, and everyone's Aura was unique. By sensing Ling Wanqiu's and Xiao Luoxue's Aura, Jiang Chen could precisely locate them.
When he arrived, he happened to witness the scene of Haxorus being defeated by Venusaur.
"Phew, I still lost."
Ling Wanqiu disappointedly recalled Haxorus.
"Beauty, how about we have a meal together? I can give you some pointers. The beautiful lady next to you can also come along."
Venusaur's Trainer, a young man wearing a baseball cap, said to Ling Wanqiu.
"No need." Ling Wanqiu replied coolly.
"Don't be like that. Don't you want to become stronger? I can give you pointers. Let me introduce myself, my name is Luo Ziyi, and I was the runner-up in the last Hidden Dragon Cup Trainer Competition."
As he spoke, he took off his baseball cap and stylishly tossed his hair.
However, Ling Wanqiu completely ignored him and walked towards Jiang Chen with a faint smile.
"Xiao Luoxue said you went to challenge Tianhai Dojo. Did you succeed?" Ling Wanqiu asked Jiang Chen.
"Yes, I did. Here's the badge."
Jiang Chen took out the Tianhai Dojo Badge.
"Hmph~!"
A sneer came from the side, making Jiang Chen, Xiao Luoxue, and Ling Wanqiu all frown simultaneously.
"Little brother, your badge must be fake, right? Is it fun to scam people with a fake badge?"
"Two beautiful ladies, don't be fooled by this guy. This is definitely not a Tianhai Dojo Badge; you probably bought it from some street vendor." Luo Ziyi's face bore a disdainful smile, as if he saw through everything.
"Could you please help me get rid of this fly?" Ling Wanqiu requested of Jiang Chen.
"Leave it to me."
Jiang Chen gave Ling Wanqiu an OK gesture, then turned to look at Luo Ziyi.
"Are you going to scram yourself, or should I make you scram?"
Luo Ziyi's face darkened: "Two beautiful ladies, I came over with good intentions to remind you not to be deceived by certain people who randomly buy a badge and claim it's a Tianhai Dojo Badge."
Hearing this, Jiang Chen couldn't help but laugh: "Why do you think this badge is fake? Did you make the badge yourself?"
"Heh?! You probably don't know the difficulty of challenging Tianhai Dojo, do you? Even I'm not confident I could get the Tianhai Dojo Badge. How could you possibly get it?"
"So your badge is 100% fake," Luo Ziyi stated with absolute certainty.
"Pfft, this young lady is absolutely dying of laughter. Just because you're useless, do you think everyone else is as useless as you?"
Xiao Luoxue was absolutely unreserved when facing such a nonsensical person.
"I'm useless? I was the runner-up in the last Hidden Dragon Cup Trainer Competition."
Luo Ziyi was angered to laughter by Xiao Luoxue calling him useless. After all, he was a well-known genius Trainer.
"Does a runner-up even have the nerve to mention it?"
In any competition, besides the champion, everyone else was a loser.
For example, they didn't even know who Luo Ziyi's champion was. If he hadn't boasted about it himself, who would have known?
Luo Ziyi looked at Jiang Chen and the two girls, flushed with anger.
"You said you could get the Tianhai Dojo Badge, right? Let's have a battle. If you win against me, I'll admit your badge is real."
"Do you need your acknowledgment? Who do you think you are? You're too conceited." Ling Wanqiu cast him a sidelong glance.
"I'm bored. It's not bad to bully some weaklings, I accept your challenge."
Jiang Chen directly accepted.
"Brat, watch how I teach you a lesson."
"Stop wasting words. Quickly send out your Pokémon." Jiang Chen directly sent out Blastoise.
"Come out, Venusaur."
Luo Ziyi's face was dark. He sent out the Venusaur that had previously defeated Ling Wanqiu's Haxorus.
Venusaur naturally had an attribute advantage against Blastoise. However, Blastoise had a direct strength advantage.
"You first..."
"Blastoise, use Hydro Pump."
Blastoise's two cannons on its back aimed at Venusaur and unleashed Hydro Pump.
"Don't dodge, Venusaur, endure it."
In fact, it couldn't dodge. Venusaur's body was very cumbersome. It was basically impossible for it to dodge a Hydro Pump that struck instantly.
However, Luo Ziyi severely underestimated the power of Blastoise's Hydro Pump.
The Indigo Orb not only rapidly improved Blastoise's strength but also strengthened its mastery of Water-type moves.
Venusaur completely failed to block the unleashed Hydro Pump. Even though Water-type moves were not very effective against Venusaur, it still couldn't withstand the impact when it hit Venusaur's body.
Gulp!!!
Venusaur's massive body slammed onto the ground, completely losing its combat ability.
It was instantly knocked out by Blastoise's Hydro Pump. Luo Ziyi's expression froze.
He had originally thought Jiang Chen was just someone boasting in front of beauties, but he hadn't expected Jiang Chen to actually have real strength.
"Blastoise is that strong?"
Ling Wanqiu and Xiao Luoxue were also shocked by the power of that Hydro Pump.
Because Jiang Chen had many Pokémon, they paid more attention to Gardevoir, Metagross, Garchomp, and Slaking. They hadn't really paid much attention to Jiang Chen's Blastoise.
They hadn't expected that the unassuming Blastoise would be so powerful.
Indeed, although Blastoise had few battles, it didn't mean its strength was weak. On the contrary, because the Indigo Orb continuously enhanced its strength, Blastoise could definitely be considered one of Jiang Chen's mainstays.
Slaking with the Huge Power ability was very violent, but now Slaking definitely couldn't beat Blastoise, because no matter how strong Slaking's ability was now, it was useless if its strength didn't improve as quickly as Blastoise's.
Blastoise's combat power was actually no weaker than Jiang Chen's Garchomp.
"No wonder you could only get runner-up. Your strength is lacking. You can't even withstand one move."
Jiang Chen unceremoniously mocked him.
"That doesn't count. My Venusaur had just been through a battle and was already injured, that's why your Blastoise knocked it out in one hit."
Luo Ziyi found an excuse for himself.
And he wasn't wrong. Venusaur's condition was indeed not good. After defeating Ling Wanqiu's Haxorus earlier, Venusaur had also consumed a considerable amount of energy. Its condition was not good.
If it had been in perfect condition, it probably could have withstood Blastoise's Hydro Pump for a bit longer.
"That doesn't count, huh? No problem, today I'll make you concede defeat wholeheartedly. You can continue." Jiang Chen said with a chuckle.
"I've never seen anyone as arrogant as you. If you want to be beaten, I'll fulfill your wish."
"You said it wrong. Compared to you, what arrogance do I have? You clearly don't have much strength, yet you boast more than anyone else."
"Gardevoir."
Gardevoir called out to Jiang Chen.
Hearing this guy say Jiang Chen wanted to be beaten, Gardevoir was already angry. It wanted to step in and teach this guy a lesson.
"Wait. If he has the ability to defeat Blastoise, then I'll let you teach him a lesson. I'm just afraid he doesn't even have the ability to defeat Blastoise."
Jiang Chen took out a lollipop and handed it to the somewhat unhappy Gardevoir.
If Jiang Chen hadn't specifically instructed Gardevoir not to casually attack humans, Gardevoir would have long since thrown this guy into the sky.
"Come out, Blastoise."
After Luo Ziyi recalled his fainted Venusaur, he sent out his own Blastoise. The two Blastoise looked at each other, but it was clear that Jiang Chen's Blastoise looked somewhat larger in size.
Not only did it look larger in size, Jiang Chen's Blastoise also looked stronger.
"Blastoise, use Hydro Pump."
"Endure the Hydro Pump and punch it down."
Jiang Chen saw the opponent use Hydro Pump and directly had his Blastoise walk forward.
Enduring the Hydro Pump's attack, Jiang Chen's Blastoise slowly advanced. The Hydro Pump's attack couldn't even push it back half a step; its strength was too great.
Seeing Jiang Chen's Blastoise endure the Hydro Pump without taking damage, Luo Ziyi's face looked grim. Even the onlookers around could see the difference between the two Blastoise.
"Blastoise, stop using Hydro Pump, use Skull Bash."
When the opponent's Blastoise stopped using Hydro Pump and switched to Skull Bash to charge over, Jiang Chen's Blastoise raised its fist and launched a Mega Punch.
"Gulp?!"
The heavy fist knocked the opponent's Blastoise down with one punch, and then a Hyper Beam blasted towards it.
With its shell, Blastoise was indeed very durable. In terms of both defenses, Blastoise was quite high, with both base defensive stats exceeding 100.
However, defense had its limits. Once the attack power was too terrifying, exceeding the opponent's endurance limit, even the shell couldn't withstand it.
It flew out and then slammed down behind Luo Ziyi. Fortunately, the surrounding area was large enough, and the onlookers were standing relatively far away, so Blastoise didn't hit anyone.
"What a strong Blastoise."
"That seems to be Jiang Chen, right? This year's strongest rookie Trainer, so amazing."
"Right, right, right, that's Jiang Chen, King Jiang Yuan's son, right? When he had exchange battles with people from other countries before, he swept them all. Jiang Chen should be the strongest rookie Trainer in the whole world, right?"
There were many people at Pokémon Plaza, and many onlookers. Some of them naturally recognized Jiang Chen.
"So you're that Jiang Chen."
Luo Ziyi only now knew Jiang Chen's identity. He hadn't recognized Jiang Chen before, only heard his name.
However, Luo Ziyi completely disdained the title of "strongest rookie Trainer." Among Trainers, there was also a pecking order.
Old-timers who had graduated many years ago looked down on rookie Trainers the most. They also liked to lecture rookies, thinking that rookies were the easiest to bully.
Indeed, under normal circumstances, a rookie Trainer definitely couldn't beat a veteran who had graduated and become a formal Trainer for several years.
Having trained their Pokémon for several more years, they naturally had an advantage against rookies. If they couldn't win, that would be unacceptable.
"Do you want to continue?"
Jiang Chen asked Luo Ziyi.
Luo Ziyi glanced at his Blastoise behind him. His Blastoise had already lost its combat ability from the Hyper Beam. Jiang Chen's Blastoise was still full of spirit.
Now he somewhat believed that Jiang Chen had indeed obtained the Tianhai Dojo Badge.
"Are you scared? Coward."
Xiao Luoxue spoke at this moment, provoking Luo Ziyi. Luo Ziyi, who had originally intended to run away, felt his anger flare up.
He's just a rookie Trainer, so what if he's a genius this year? Who isn't a genius? I was a genius Trainer back then too.
"Go, Nidoking."
"Nidoking, use Poison Sting."
"Blastoise, withdraw into your shell."
Withdrew into its shell, increasing its defense. The Poison Sting was completely blocked by the shell, not harming Blastoise in the slightest. An ordinary Blastoise's body was relatively cumbersome.
However, Jiang Chen's Blastoise, its speed and reaction were not slow. At least, it was faster than this Nidoking.
It jumped up for a Body Slam, relying on its own weight to press Nidoking beneath it, crushing it half to death.
Then it grabbed Nidoking, threw it into mid-air, and blasted it with Hydro Pump.
Two water columns hit Nidoking, sending it a hundred meters high, then it plummeted down, creating a large pit in the ground.
Nidoking fainted in the deep pit. It was seriously injured from falling from such a height. Even with the terrifying physical constitution of Pokémon, it would need a long time to recover.
Easily, he had consecutively defeated three of the opponent's Pokémon.
"Is this all you've got? With this strength, you could even get runner-up in the Hidden Dragon Cup Trainer Competition? You didn't rely on luck, did you?" Jiang Chen looked at Luo Ziyi with suspicion.
This guy had said earlier that he was the runner-up in the previous Hidden Dragon Cup Trainer Competition. Setting aside whether a runner-up even had the nerve to mention it, the key was, Jiang Chen now doubted if this guy even had the strength of a runner-up.
If he could get runner-up like this, then either the previous Hidden Dragon Cup Trainer Competition was very weak, with few strong Trainers participating, or he was lucky and encountered only weak Trainers all the way.
A runner-up achieved by luck.
Luo Ziyi's face was unpleasant. His runner-up title indeed had an element of luck. At that time, several Trainers were stronger than him, but they had bad luck and encountered strong opponents early on, getting eliminated.
At that time, some people said that his runner-up title was achieved through luck, so he disliked hearing people say he relied on luck the most.
Jiang Chen had successfully touched his reverse scale, touched his sore spot, but he couldn't do anything to Jiang Chen.
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