Pokémon: Master System.

Dolphin Man's full-force wave crashed into Charizard, the surging water energy splashing out and sending Charizard's body plummeting to the ground like a kite with a broken string.

At this moment, the fire-breathing dragon felt as if several bones in its body were broken, but this only fueled its ferocity. It gripped the dolphin tightly with its claws and refused to let go.

With his eyes fixed on Dolphin Man, a ruthless glint flashed in Charizard's eyes.

At the same time, Charizard unleashed Solar Beam, and endless Grass-type energy accelerated its convergence into Charizard's mouth under the influence of Sunny Day.

"Break free, Dolphin Man!" Chen Yuze's face was gloomy. He had also realized Xia Yu's plan at this moment.

If Dolphin were to be hit by this Solar Beam at such close range, the match would be over.

Dolphin Man began to desperately break free from the fire-breathing dragon's restraints. With such a significant difference in strength, Dolphin Man broke free with just a slight effort.

It must be said that Dolphin Man still has an absolute advantage in terms of strength. Although it can break free from Charizard's claws, it cannot escape Charizard's blazing sunlight at such close range.

Almost instantly! Solar Beam was activated, a dazzling beam of light bursting from the fire-breathing dragon's mouth, engulfing Dolphin and striking him head-on!

"boom!"

A dazzling beam of light slammed Dolphin Man to the ground, creating a massive explosion.

When the beam of light dissipated, Dolphin Man had lost his fighting ability and was unconscious. At the same time, he also changed back to his normal form from his all-powerful transformation form.

"Dolphin Man is unable to fight, Fire Dragon wins."

The referee's voice rang out, and Xia Yu successfully defeated Chen Yuze's ace Pokémon, Dolphin, with Charizard. As a result, Chen Yuze was left with only Froakie.

"Come back, Dolphin Man. You've done very well." A hint of sadness flashed in Chen Yuze's eyes. How could someone as proud as him accept losing to Xia Yu, especially losing in Mega Evolution?

There are always many disappointments in reality; no one can have a smooth life forever.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Yuze threw out the Poké Ball for his Venusaur. He knew that with just his last Venusaur, it was impossible to defeat the Sceptile, which had the Lightning Rod ability.

"Come back, Charizard."

"Sir, Lizard King."

Seeing the Electric Belly Frog coming into the arena, Xia Yu still chose the safest tactic, recalling Charizard and releasing Sceptile.

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As expected, the Mega Sceptile with the Lightning Rod ability easily defeated the Electric Belly Frog with its powerful physical attack after three Swords Dances, winning the match.

"The electric frog is unable to fight, and Xia Yu wins this match."

"Let's congratulate Xia Yu on advancing to the finals. He will participate in the finals in a week."

"Let's congratulate Xia Yu."

When the Lizard King defeated the Electric Belly Frog, thunderous applause and cheers erupted from the audience.

"Xia Yu!"

"Xia Yu!"

"Xia Yu!"

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Xia Yu advanced to the final with a score of 3-0. He is now only one step away from the final championship. He only needs to win one more game to make history for Xingguang City and Xishu Province.

At this moment, Xia Yu is a hero of Xingguang City and Xishu Province. He is the first player from Xingguang City to reach the finals in many years, setting a new record for Xingguang City.

If Xia Yu wins the championship, he will set a record for the entire Xishu Province, become a hero of the entire Xishu Province, and become the first university cup champion in Xishu Province.

This is also the closest Xingguang City and Xishu Province have ever come to the championship.

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Upon returning to the Lin family home, Xia Yu received countless blessings and congratulations.

Charlotte: "Well done, as expected of my brother, as expected of a genius second only to me, you have some of my style back in the day. Good luck in the final."

Wu Yaozu: "Brother Yu, damn it, you're really handsome. I'm taking leave next week to come to the capital to personally oversee the battle. Don't embarrass me, Wu."

Long Fan: "Keep it up!"

Long Yanning: "There's only one match left. Good luck, Xiaoyu. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. You're already the best."

Zhao Ruohan: "Congratulations, keep it up!"

Su Muzi: "I won! See you in the finals. Remember our first official match? Give it your all and don't leave any regrets!"

Xiao Wanyu: "Xiaoyu, congratulations. After the finals, no matter who wins, you or Mu Zi, let's have a meal together."

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Chapter 298 The Road to the Champion

The final match of the University Cup will be held in a week.

Xia Yu, a dark horse from Starlight City, faces off against Su Muzi, a genius from Magic City.

Speaking of Su Muzi, the two are old acquaintances. They often trained and battled together during the Dragon-type Secret Realm training camp, and they are quite familiar with each other's teams and Pokémon mainstays.

Su Muzi's team was also jokingly referred to by Xia Yu as the Pokémon Internet Celebrity Team.

Gardevoir, Dragonite, Sylveon, Milotic, Primarina, Togekiss, Mimikyu

The main feature is that it combines good looks and strength. All seven Pokémon are good-looking, extremely popular, and very powerful. Among them, Su Mu Zi has five Fairy-type Pokémon.

Given the Fairy type's advantage over the Dragon type, this final match was extremely difficult.

This is also because Xia Yu doesn't have any powerful Steel-type Pokémon. If Xia Yu had just one Metagross, even a Scizor, he could easily wipe them out.

The shortcomings in the lineup forced Xia Yu to find another way, to think of a tactical solution, and whether he could come up with a sneaky trick to kill Su Muzi.

It's important to know that among Su Muzi's seven Pokémon, she will definitely use her two ace Pokémon, Dragonite and Gardevoir.

Dragonite with its incredible speed and Gardevoir with its high-speed special attack are tough nuts to crack. Xia Yu can only rely on Charizard in sunny weather to defeat these two Pokémon with its unstoppable special attacks.

Aside from these two Pokémon, Xia Yu had absolutely no idea which Pokémon Su Muzi would send out for the last battle.

Sylveon, Togekiss, Mimikyu, and Primarina are all possibilities, but Milotic is the only unlikely one.

Milotic is relatively weak and is at the bottom of Su Muzi's team.

None of these four Pokémon are easy to defeat.

Sylveon the Loud Voice, Togekiss the Graceful, Mimikyu the Painted Skin, and Primarina the Wet Voice—each one is strong, even quite powerful.

Xia Yu became increasingly agitated and couldn't help but curse Su Muzi in his mind.

Su Muzi, you deserve to die! How could you use such a disgusting Pokémon? Why didn't you use a Magikarp or Beldum?

Fairy type, my lifelong nemesis.

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Seven days is neither a long nor a short time. Xia Yu also turned down all social engagements during these seven days to wholeheartedly prepare for the final competition.

The Lin couple and the Xia Yong couple also knew that Xia Yu was at a critical moment these days, so they didn't bother him unless it was something particularly urgent.

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The same scene was also happening at the Xiao family. Su Muzi was also actively preparing for the final competition and thinking about how to defeat Xia Yu.

She didn't want to lose to Xia Yu. Especially seeing Xia Yu rising like a new star, Su Muzi was even more determined not to lose to him.

Even if she couldn't shine as brightly as Xia Yu, she hoped to be as radiant as the moon. To achieve a harmonious balance, with the two of them complementing each other, their brilliance surpassing the stars of the night.

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For seven days, almost all mainstream media in China were reporting on this final competition, warming up for the final showdown.

The official promotional posters were released as early as the night of the semi-finals.

On the giant poster, Xia Yu and Su Muzi are fighting for the championship trophy.

Xia Yu was surrounded by three Pokémon.

Mega Charizard, Mega Sceptile, and Noivern. As pioneers of Mega Evolution, the official website also gave a close-up of Xia Yu's jade pendant and ring, which were radiating dazzling light.

On the other hand, Su Muzi's team was much more glamorous, with six Pokémon surrounding her, and each of them was extremely good-looking.

Gardevoir, in particular, occupies the core position, even surpassing Dragonite.

In addition to posters, subway ads, bus ads, short videos, and social media are all broadcasting news about the finals to generate buzz for the competition.

Xia Yu and Su Muzi's names frequently appeared on trending searches, and some netizens, who were always eager for a good show, even discovered that Xia Yu and Su Muzi were both trainees in this year's Imperial Capital Dragon System Secret Realm training camp, which also made the Imperial Capital Dragon System Secret Realm a hot topic.

Of course, there were also busybodies who claimed to be students in Xia Yu and Su Muzi's training class, and asserted that the two were secretly dating in the training class.

Then someone claimed that the Lin family and the Su family were planning a marriage alliance, and that Xia Yu was already engaged to Su Muzi and they would get married as soon as they reached the appropriate age.

Enthusiastic netizens naturally love to read these gossip stories, and with the frenzy of reposting, netizens even jokingly called this year's finals a battle between couples.

"Xia Yu won the final and knelt down when he got home."

"They showed affection on the field and started dating off the field."

"Xia Yu, you really deserve to die. I'm not sad that you're so great at scientific research and as a trainer, but you found such a beautiful girlfriend, you really deserve to die."

"@Xia Yu, come out and say something."

"Hi everyone, I'm a huge fan of Xia Yu's wife. I'm a fan of his wife, she's really beautiful."