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In a flash, a week passed. During this time, Jiang Chen basically spent all his time training his Pokémon. Even with his initial success, Jiang Chen wasn't resting on his laurels; on the contrary, he became even more diligent.
The days spent training Pokémon were quite fulfilling, and what's more, Ling Wanqiu would often come to him to discuss Pokémon training when she had free time.
"Young Master, there's a guest."
"Who is it?"
Hearing Ning Ya call him, Jiang Chen let his Pokémon train on their own, then followed Ning Ya to the living room. On the way, Jiang Chen already knew who was there: Qin Deming, the principal of Tianhai Pokémon Academy, and beside him, his grandson Qin Xiao.
"Principal, are you here as a guest?" Jiang Chen was a little puzzled by Qin Deming's visit. It surely had nothing to do with school matters; if it did, he would have been directly summoned to the academy.
"I've come to see Student Jiang for a private matter."
"Please speak." Jiang Chen glanced at Qin Xiao beside Qin Deming. His intuition told him that Qin Deming's visit might be related to Qin Xiao.
"I want to challenge you." Before Qin Deming could even speak, Qin Xiao stood up, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit as he stared at Jiang Chen.
"Ahem, indeed, my grandson wants to challenge you. Do you have some free time? If so, you could give this boy some pointers." Qin Deming lightly coughed twice. Qin Xiao's directness made it sound as if he was there to cause trouble, and Qin Deming was worried Jiang Chen might feel uncomfortable.
"You want to challenge me? You're not here for revenge, are you?" Jiang Chen looked at Qin Xiao with a smile.
"That's right! I lost to you last time, but this time, I'll make you taste defeat." Qin Xiao's face was full of confidence, though it was unclear where it came from.
"Alright, no problem. For the Principal's sake, I accept." If Qin Xiao had come alone, Jiang Chen might not have accepted the challenge, because the gap between Qin Xiao and him was too wide; Jiang Chen had no need to fight him.
However, with Qin Deming present, he had to show the Principal some respect. After all, he was his principal, and even after graduating, he couldn't just disregard him. Besides, he owed Qin Deming for his Hydreigon. Although it was said to be a reward, Qin Deming certainly put in effort for it.
"Qin Xiao, go to the battle arena in the courtyard first. I have something to say to Jiang Chen." Qin Deming instructed Qin Xiao.
"Tch." Qin Xiao scoffed, then left the living room. At this moment, only Jiang Chen, Qin Deming, and Ning Ya remained in the living room.
"I apologize, Jiang Chen. I've troubled you. This boy insisted that I bring him to you. I hope we haven't disturbed you." Qin Deming's face held a hint of apology. Coming to someone's home to challenge them was like bursting into a dojo, and Qin Deming was worried Jiang Chen might be uncomfortable, so he apologized first.
"It's alright, Principal, no need to be so polite with me. I was just looking for an opponent, and now one has come. It's perfect." Jiang Chen naturally gave Qin Deming face.
"Don't hold back or show mercy when fighting that boy. Just like last time, let him understand that there are always people better than him."
"You want to teach him another lesson?" Jiang Chen looked at Qin Deming in surprise. Aren't you afraid I'll crush his confidence and leave him disheartened? You're really not afraid, old man.
"Sigh, you don't know how rebellious that boy is." Qin Deming couldn't help but sigh upon hearing Jiang Chen's words. The reason he wanted Jiang Chen to teach Qin Xiao another good lesson was precisely because of Qin Xiao's rebellious nature.
"I'll handle it." Seeing Qin Deming's pleading look, Jiang Chen gladly accepted. Beating others up is actually something I quite enjoy, as long as you don't mind and don't blame me later.
Walking out of the living room, they arrived at the battle arena.
"What took you so long? I've been waiting impatiently." Qin Xiao's face showed impatience.
This kid has low emotional intelligence; he doesn't know how to act. Jiang Chen glanced at him, secretly thinking to himself.
"Come on out, Infernape." After releasing his Infernape, Qin Xiao said to Jiang Chen, "I want to challenge your Garchomp." He could never forget the scene at the New Trainer Tournament when Jiang Chen used Garchomp to defeat him.
That arrogant Garchomp was simply too infuriating. His grandfather even said that he was arrogant, but compared to that detestable Garchomp, Qin Xiao felt his own personality was actually quite good. That Garchomp was truly detestable, so Qin Xiao wanted to fight Jiang Chen's Garchomp again.
"Let's not. I think your Infernape would be completely overwhelmed." Jiang Chen glanced at Infernape. This Infernape still wanted to challenge Garchomp? It would probably be instantly knocked out. After all, for a Pokémon at the first stage of Quasi-Elite to challenge one at the ninth stage of Quasi-Elite, it would be strange if it wasn't instantly knocked out.
"Go, Sylveon." Dispatching Sylveon, Jiang Chen rarely sent Sylveon into battle, but that didn't mean Jiang Chen's Sylveon was weak.
"You're using Sylveon? You're looking down on me. You'll pay for your arrogance." Qin Xiao glared at Jiang Chen, full of anger. His Sylveon wasn't very famous. If Jiang Chen had sent out Slaking, Qin Xiao wouldn't have felt looked down upon. Now, Qin Xiao felt Jiang Chen was indeed looking down on him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent out Sylveon.
"Infernape, use Flame Wheel."
"Sylveon, dodge, then use Swift." Although Infernape charged quickly, Sylveon nimbly dodged Infernape's Flame Wheel attack, then countless starlight projectiles shot towards Infernape. The speed was so fast that Infernape couldn't dodge. Swift itself was an attack that was almost impossible to evade. Due to the disparity in strength, Infernape was in a bad state after being hit.
"Use Magical Leaf again." Also a guaranteed-hit attack, Infernape, which hadn't yet recovered from the Swift attack, was hit again by Magical Leaf. Although Grass-type moves weren't very effective against Infernape, it still depended on Sylveon's strength. Infernape suffered from taking this hit.
"Infernape, use Mach Punch."
"It's over. Sylveon, finish it with Hyper Beam." Hyper Beam directly hit Infernape. Without any suspense, Infernape lost its ability to battle.
"It seems you still haven't improved at all." Jiang Chen looked at Qin Xiao calmly, having won easily. It was a complete sweep from beginning to end. If he hadn't held back a little, the battle would have ended even faster.
Qin Xiao's expression was blank. Compared to before, his Infernape's strength had improved significantly, yet it still fell to Jiang Chen's hands. And it was a Sylveon, a Pokémon that wasn't particularly famous.
"Are you that unable to accept losing even once? If so, your endurance is too poor."
"Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot this is your second loss to me." Jiang Chen said with an apologetic look.
Beside them, Qin Deming watched silently. After the last crushing defeat, Qin Deming thought Qin Xiao's personality would change, but the truth proved that Qin Xiao hadn't changed at all; he was still arrogant and haughty.
So, when he wanted to challenge Jiang Chen for revenge, Qin Deming brought him along. He wanted to use Jiang Chen's hand to further temper Qin Xiao, hoping it would finally change his personality.
"Your Infernape has lost its ability to battle. Do you want to continue?" Jiang Chen asked Qin Xiao.
"Of course I'll continue. I'm not that easy to give up." Qin Xiao was unwilling. He felt he was too careless just now. If he took it seriously, he would definitely not lose to Jiang Chen's Sylveon.
"Ambipom." Shouting, he threw out his Poké Ball, and Ambipom stood on the field. "Use Flamethrower, Ambipom." Without Jiang Chen's command, facing the incoming Flamethrower, Sylveon instinctively used Quick Attack to increase its speed and dodge the attack.
"It... it dodged." Is Sylveon's speed that fast? Why is Jiang Chen's Sylveon so agile?
"Sylveon, use Moonblast with full power." The full-powered Moonblast struck Ambipom. There was a gap in strength, and this move was simply something Ambipom couldn't withstand.
"You dare to challenge me like this? Even if you use all your Pokémon, you're no match for me." Jiang Chen said to Qin Xiao seriously, looking at the Ambipom that had lost its battle ability.
"Don't get too carried away." Seeing Jiang Chen speak to him from the victor's perspective, Qin Xiao felt annoyed. Although he indeed hadn't won, he hated Jiang Chen's manner of speaking. He completely forgot that when he faced weaker opponents, his own attitude was incredibly arrogant, even directly calling them useless for not cooperating in a battle.
"If you don't want to see me get carried away, then defeat me, otherwise, you'll just have to endure it." Jiang Chen's tone was very calm.
"Then I'll show you how powerful Steelix is." After recalling Ambipom, Qin Xiao sent out Steelix. The Steelix, nearly ten meters long, also had a terrifying weight.
"You're using Steelix against my Sylveon?" Jiang Chen wasn't afraid of Steelix's intimidating size, nor was Sylveon. Having been with Jiang Chen, it had seen plenty of grand spectacles. Moreover, it could feel that while this Steelix was large, it was internally weak and more for show than practical use; its appearance was just intimidating.
"Do you think it can't handle it?" Qin Xiao scoffed.
"Hehe, Steelix's defense is terrifying, but its special defense isn't great, and Sylveon's special attack isn't weak." Jiang Chen chuckled, directly stating Steelix's weakness.
Of course, Steelix's biggest weakness was its speed; it was terrifyingly slow. It probably wouldn't even be able to touch Sylveon. Using Steelix to battle Sylveon indeed made Jiang Chen want to laugh; wasn't that just sending in a free kill?
Steelix's base stats weren't actually low, only slightly lower than the starter Pokémon, but its base stats were mostly allocated to physical defense. If it encountered a physical attacker, Steelix would indeed be a headache. Its defense was undeniably strong, more than enough to act as a tank. But against a strong special attacker, its physical defense advantage was completely useless.
"Steelix, use Iron Tail." Steelix raised its tail, which shimmered with a metallic sheen, then swung it towards Sylveon. Facing the incoming Iron Tail, Sylveon leaped up, directly dodging Steelix's tail attack, and in mid-air, used Dazzling Gleam, hitting Steelix. Although its body seemed pitifully small compared to Steelix, its attack made Steelix groan in agony, unable to bear it.
Seeing this, Qin Deming couldn't help but shake his head. It really was possible that Qin Xiao would be completely disheartened by this loss.
"Sigh, I hope this boy can be strong, otherwise, he's not suited to continue being a trainer." Qin Deming sighed slightly.
After one hit, Sylveon landed and attacked again. Hyper Beam struck Steelix. Two consecutive moves caused Steelix to lose its ability to battle. So, despite Steelix's massive size, it truly was more for show than practical use.
People thought Steelix's defense was strong, but in reality, it couldn't withstand many hits. The main reason was the disparity in strength. Steelix was only at the first stage of Quasi-Elite, while Sylveon was five or six stages higher. It wasn't a match, which was normal.
After Steelix fell, Qin Xiao's expression was not good. Before, when he relied on Steelix, no matter how much others attacked, they couldn't even scratch his Steelix. Now, Steelix was directly defeated by Sylveon in two moves. Steelix only used Iron Tail once in between; it failed without doing anything else.
"Its weaknesses are too great after all." Jiang Chen would absolutely not capture a Pokémon like Steelix. Its massive body, but terrifyingly slow movement and reaction speed.
If it fought others, wouldn't it just be a standing target, letting others attack it? Unless you wanted to exhaust others by enduring their attacks, it was best not to capture one.
"You've already had three Pokémon defeated. Do you want to continue?" Jiang Chen asked him. "If you continue, I'll continue to accompany you. But next, you'll be fighting against Nidoqueen."
Saying this, Jiang Chen recalled Sylveon and sent out Nidoqueen. It wasn't that Sylveon was exhausted; Sylveon's stamina was quite good. Jiang Chen just wanted to battle with other Pokémon. Especially Nidoqueen, since it was eager to battle, Jiang Chen would fulfill Nidoqueen's wish.
Seeing Jiang Chen send it out, seemingly for a battle, Nidoqueen was very excited.
"Of course I'll continue. I don't give up that easily." After recalling his massive Steelix, Qin Xiao stared at Nidoqueen. Qin Xiao had some understanding of this Nidoqueen. After all, in the New Trainer Tournament, Nidoqueen's battle also surprised many people. Although this Nidoqueen wasn't a particularly rare Pokémon, Qin Xiao knew Nidoqueen's strength was not weak.
"Machamp, come teach this Nidoqueen a lesson." This Nidoqueen shouldn't be as powerful as Sylveon, right? Qin Xiao had already considered Jiang Chen's Sylveon to be a hidden trump card,
but he firmly believed that Nidoqueen was definitely not as powerful as Sylveon. Coming to challenge someone, if he couldn't even defeat one of the opponent's Pokémon before losing, it would be too embarrassing.
"Machamp, you're well-trained." Its body was covered in bulging muscles. One look at its strong physique, and one knew this Machamp was not weak. Qin Xiao had also used Machamp when battling Jiang Chen in the New Trainer Tournament. Now, Machamp looked much stronger than before, clearly having improved significantly.
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