Everyone had always heard how powerful Divine Beasts were, but today these people finally witnessed it.
The referee, excitedly, announced, "Salamence is unable to battle. Please send out your next Pokémon." Being able to serve as a referee here was his honor, and the commentator felt honored to commentate on a Divine Beast's battle. Did he not feel honored to referee a Divine Beast's match? After today, when other Pokémon saw him, wouldn't they look at him with admiration?
"Articuno is powerful, but the strongest is still my husband Jiang Chen. He tamed the mighty Articuno."
"You bunch of little brats, don't try to snatch him from me. That's my husband."
"The world's first trainer to tame a Divine Beast, who can compare to my Jiang Chen?"
Listening to the surrounding remarks, Duan Wanqiu and Xiao Luoxue felt a lot of pressure. Originally, Jiang Chen was already enough to attract a swarm of bees and butterflies. Now that the news of him taming a Divine Beast was out, who knew how many more butterflies would be attracted?
"How about we team up first?" Xiao Luoxue whispered in Duan Wanqiu's ear.
"Okay." Duan Wanqiu nodded. First, they would unite and clear out those wild flowers. After that, it wouldn't be too late for them to compete.
On the battlefield, Gu Xuanyue recalled the Salamence that had lost its ability to battle, and then sent out his next Pokémon, Ditto.
As soon as Ditto appeared on the field, it did nothing but was instantly sent flying by Articuno's wing flap. It was a Psychic-type Pokémon, so it was suppressed.
Crushed. Gu Xuanyue's Pokémon had no power to resist. The strongest Salamence used its strongest move, attacking, but couldn't even injure a single feather on Articuno, let alone Gu Xuanyue's other Pokémon.
"It seems that no matter who wins this afternoon, we'll all end up losing." Shao Feichen and Qin Han sat together. Both of them were here to observe this battle, and they coincidentally sat in a nearby position. Originally, they were here to observe their final opponents and gather intelligence. They didn't expect to see such a monstrous Pokémon.
This was beyond comprehension. Even if a champion came, they wouldn't know if they could beat Articuno. Those champions certainly had more experience than Jiang Chen, but under such crushing power, no amount of battle experience was useful.
"It's good to be qualified to battle a Divine Beast. This opportunity definitely belongs to me." Qin Han looked provocatively at Shao Feichen. It could be confirmed that Jiang Chen would win. After they decided the winner this afternoon, the final opponent they would face would be Jiang Chen.
Although Jiang Chen continued to use Divine Beasts, his ultimate fate was certainly a tragic defeat, but they all didn't mind accepting this defeat. Losing to a Divine Beast trainer was no disgrace. Divine Beasts were legendary beings, synonymous with power.
It was better than falling in the top four, so Qin Han would not admit defeat this afternoon. Shao Feichen also didn't want to lose, and he also wanted to step onto the stage of the finals. Everyone said that the runner-up was the biggest loser, but if they said it later, it would sound better than being in the top four, right?
"This afternoon, let's see who wins." Shao Feichen's tone was calm, his face showing the composure of someone holding a winning ticket.
In reality, he didn't have absolute certainty of victory. He had observed Qin Han's matches several times. Not to mention that Qin Han held back some cards, his apparent strength alone was not weaker than his.
After Ditto lost its ability to battle, there was a ten-minute break. Ten minutes passed quickly. After returning to the arena, Gu Xuanyue calmly released Empoleon.
Jiang Chen still used Articuno. Since he had agreed to Gu Xuanyue's request, Jiang Chen naturally fought with Articuno until the end. This time, facing Gu Xuanyue's Pokémon, Articuno used an ice shard attack, which hit Empoleon directly. Controlling its power, the ice shard's power wasn't that terrifying, but it was more than enough to defeat Empoleon.
"Come back, Empoleon." Gu Xuanyue recalled Empoleon, then threw out another Poké Ball. A Jynx appeared on the field. Then it appeared quickly, and lost its ability to battle even faster. Just as it came out of the Poké Ball, it was instantly frozen by Articuno.
"So far, Gu Xuanyue's Pokémon haven't lasted a second move against Articuno," the commentator said.
"Isn't that obvious? Even a champion's Pokémon couldn't last a second move against Articuno, unless Articuno went easy," Xiao Luoxue felt everything the commentator said was nonsense.
Others didn't know much about the strength of Divine Beasts, but Xiao Luoxue was very clear about how terrifying Divine Beast's strength was; she had witnessed it. The previous battle between Articuno and Zapdos, if it weren't for Darkrai protecting Shiraishi City, the entire city would have been reduced to ruins by their battle.
This was just the aftershock released by their battle. Even a champion-level Pokémon was not fit to carry shoes in front of a Divine Beast.
After Jynx lost its ability to battle, Gu Xuanyue had only one Pokémon left: Ursaring.
"...Now, trainer Gu Xuanyue only has one Pokémon left. It seems nothing miraculous will happen." The commentator shook his head. This match ended too quickly.
He actually didn't want this battle to end so fast; he wanted to appreciate Articuno's posture more. After the battle ended, Jiang Chen would surely recall Articuno, and then it would be unseen.
Ursaring launched a Hyper Beam at Articuno. Articuno flapped its wings slightly, its eyes disdainful, as if disdaining Ursaring for not even having the strength to tickle it.
The attack that landed on its body was neither painful nor itchy. Then it flapped its wings, and a Wind Blade struck Ursaring. Ursaring tried to defend, but it was useless. Its defense was directly pierced, and it lost its ability to battle.
"Ursaring (good to rush) is unable to battle. Articuno wins. Trainer Gu Xuanyue's six Pokémon have all lost their ability to battle. This match, trainer Jiang Chen wins." The referee regretfully announced. He also felt the battle ended too quickly. The halftime break was longer than the battle itself. After all, every time Articuno won, it was a quick kill.
This match was the fastest battle to end among all battles after entering the Top 16.
"Hmph!" After defeating Ursaring, Articuno snorted at Jiang Chen, wanting Jiang Chen to recall it into its Poké Ball. Articuno actually disliked the gazes of the surrounding humans.
This was also why Jiang Chen told Articuno not to harm humans, otherwise, a displeased Articuno might directly unleash a blizzard, freezing these annoying humans to death. It hated those fervent gazes the most.
"Come back, Articuno." Jiang Chen recalled Articuno, not wanting to trouble Articuno.
After seeing Jiang Chen recall Articuno, a hint of regret flashed in everyone's eyes. They still wanted to see Articuno's posture.
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