Pokémon: Master System.

We have to find a way. Even if we can't beat them, we absolutely can't let them get wiped out in one go. As long as we can get this Lucario out of the field, we'll still have a chance.

"Blow away!" Zhao Xuesong had already devised a strategy and calmly commanded Crobat. He planned to use Crobat's Blow Away skill to force Lucario out of the field, then use the Black Gaze skill to prevent the Pokémon that entered the field from escaping, and finally use the Roost skill to restore its HP. Crobat would definitely still have a fighting chance.

[Blow Away]: Blows away the opponent, forcing the Pokémon on the back of the opponent to enter the battle. If the opponent is a wild Pokémon, the battle will end immediately.

【Black Gaze】: Stare intently at your opponent with a black gaze that seems to bewitch their soul, preventing them from escaping the battle.

【Feather Perch】: Descend to the ground to allow the body to recover and rest.

"Here comes Zhao Xuesong's classic tactic."

"The combination of Blow Away, Black Gaze, and Roost allows Crobat to snipe an opponent's Pokémon one-on-one."

"I just don't know if this guy's other Pokémon are as strong as this Lucario."

However, Zhao Xuesong's plan was brilliant, but the result was unexpected; his tactic failed in the very first step.

As Crobat unleashed its Blow Away move, even Champion-level Lucario couldn't ignore the Blow Away attack from the Elite Four-level Crobat, and was directly blown back into its Poké Ball. However, Lucario then emerged from its Poké Ball and returned to the field.

Audiences in the stands and in front of the TV station raised questions: Why did the blow-away skill fail even though it had clearly taken effect?

"How is that possible? Didn't the blow-away skill succeed?"

"Why is this Lucario still able to be used? Is it because of its will and the bond with its trainer? Is this the power of Aura? Damn it."

"Are you stupid? It's obvious that the blue team (Wei Yeqin) only has Lucario, which is why Lucario went back into the Poké Ball and then came out of it again."

The crowd was in an uproar, but then they realized that this was really the only possibility. Only one Pokémon, bringing only one Pokémon to play 3V3 singles, wasn't that obviously a one-man army?

That's insane! Absolutely insane! But this Lucario truly has the ability to take on three opponents at once.

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"Ow!"

Lucario roared, and the pebbles on the ground rose into the air again, flying towards Crobat.

Faced with the rubble coming from all directions, the Crobat had no way to avoid it and was completely surrounded and blocked by the rubble, which bombarded its body!

The same move was used a second time, and Crobat still couldn't escape. Crobat fell from the sky to the ground, fainted, and completely lost its fighting ability.

One through two.

"Crobat is out of battle, Lucario wins! Please send out your third Pokémon."

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Zhao Xuesong was already covered in sweat. As one of the top trainers in Tiandu City, how could he not understand what had just happened?

It's obvious that this disheveled drunkard only has one Pokémon, Lucario, and only with Lucario's Poké Ball could this situation occur.

What should we do? Are we really going to get wiped out in one-on-three?

"There's no point in continuing this match." Just as Zhao Xuesong was at a loss for what to do, Tan Yongsen, the Water-type Elite Four member in the stands, suddenly stood up: "Zhao Xuesong, you're no match for him. This Lucario is a Champion-level Pokémon. You should leave."

Tan Yongsen's words immediately caused a huge uproar. This Lucario really has champion-level strength!

"The last match will be between me and him." Tan Yongsen walked from the audience onto the battlefield, and Zhao Xuesong breathed a sigh of relief. With Tan Yongsen's words, he could leave the scene with peace of mind.

It's not shameful to lose badly to a champion-level opponent.

Tan Yongsen has a very strong presence. He wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and is very refined. He perfectly embodies the eight characters "the highest virtue is like water, which benefits all things without striving for them" and "great virtue carries all things without striving for them."

“I know you’ve been commanding Lucario.” Tan Yongsen suddenly spoke again: “The bond between you has long since made your minds one, so you don’t need to communicate with words at all. You can communicate with each other directly through the Aura. I’m not wrong, am I, Aura Messenger?”

Waveguide: A type of spiritual energy, described as the spirit of every living being.

“So I’ll be your opponent in the last match,” Tan Yongsen said to Wei Yeqin as he walked onto the battlefield.

Wei Yeqin suddenly opened his eyes, stood up abruptly, and looked at Tan Yongsen: "Since we've had such a good fight, let's have another one."

“Okay. I will do my best.” Tan Yongsen said seriously, then showed the Z bracelet on his wrist, the meaning of which was self-evident.

"Z-Move?" Wei Yeqin felt his blood boiling; it was the first time he had fought someone who possessed a Z-Move.

"Come on." Tan Yongsen's words made the referee in the arena very embarrassed, but he didn't dare to say anything more and slunk to the side to become a spectator: "But before the match begins, we need to ask all irrelevant people to leave the arena."

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Chapter 32 Wei Yeqin's meteoric rise to fame

The final battle at the Dragon-type Gym was fought without any live audience, and the television broadcast was abruptly cut off. Apart from the two individuals involved, no one knows exactly what happened during the battle, but numerous rumors circulate online.

Some say Tan Yongsen won the match, given the Z-Moves that soared into the sky in the Dragon-type gym that night, including Mega Aqua Whirlpool; everyone could feel the power of the Z-Moves. (Every time I play Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, I find the names and moves of the Z-Moves embarrassing.)

However, some people say that Lucario definitely won, after all, that Lucario's strength is obvious to all, and it directly defeated the Elite Four-level Pokémon in a crushing manner.

Regardless of who won or lost, the result wasn't important. What mattered was that everyone acknowledged Wei Yeqin's strength—a man who suddenly appeared in the public eye, incredibly powerful, and with his unforgettable Lucario. Wei Yeqin suddenly became a sensation, exploding in online popularity, and the next day's headlines were almost entirely about him.

The Mysterious Champion-Level Warrior

Lucario King: Aura Maker

The Strongest Waveguide Warrior

Shocking! The homeless man makes a triumphant return, revealing himself to be a champion-level trainer, and in a fit of rage, he battles the Water-type Elite Four member, Tan Yongsen.

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The news headlines were increasingly exaggerated, and the topic of Wei Yeqin remained high, sparking widespread discussion among netizens. Many netizens claimed to have met Wei Yeqin and witnessed him and Lucario performing acts of chivalry, digging up a lot of Wei Yeqin's past experiences and releasing some photos of Wei Yeqin and Lucario.

Similarly, as Wei Yeqin became famous, the Xia family's situation became delicate. Those who had originally coveted Xia Yong's priority purchase rights for the secret realm all selectively forgot about it, never mentioned it again, and even became cowards.

In the past few days, many people in Xingguang City have become more friendly towards Xia Yong, and at the same time, many people have been subtly inquiring about Wei Yeqin's whereabouts.

Xia Yong, of course, could not reveal a single word, and simply replied with a smile, "He is my eldest son's best friend."

Seeing that they couldn't get any useful information, these people changed their tune and started asking about Xia Luo's wedding date and Xia Yu's marriage.

Although he was in a good mood, Xia Yong also knew that the Xia family was able to receive such treatment entirely because of Wei Yeqin. If something happened to Wei Yeqin, or if he fell out with his eldest son, the Xia family would return to the situation at the beginning, or even worse.

Therefore, Xia Yong never gave up his plan for a marriage alliance. However, now he has higher aspirations and wants to find a better wife for Xia Yu.

According to Xia Yong's idea, everything still depends on Xia Yu's college entrance examination. If Xia Yu can be admitted to the best university in the country and show some talent in Pokémon research, more powerful families will be willing to form marriage alliances with the Xia family.

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Amidst this complex atmosphere, the last day before the start of the school term arrived, which was also the last day for Xia Yu and Wu Yaozu to have their agreed-upon duel.

In the afternoon, Wu Yaozu arrived as promised, his face beaming with a smile and his eyes brimming with confidence, as if victory was already in his grasp, a far cry from the dejection he felt after losing to Xia Yu the previous day. It seemed that after a night's rest, Wu Yaozu had definitely prepared a secret weapon.

"Xia Yu, today is the day I get my revenge." Wu Yaozu and Xia Yu stood on the small battlefield and said confidently.

"Don't be too sure of yourself. You lost to me yesterday," Xia Yu said with a smile.

"That was my carelessness," Wu Yaozu said stubbornly. "I'm different today. I've prepared a secret weapon for you. You're no match for me."

"Really? Well, if you can't beat them, you can't beat them. Anyway, I only got my first Pokémon this summer, unlike you who have been training your Pokémon for years." Xia Yu said casually, rubbing salt into Wu Yaozu's wounds.

"Stop!" Wu Yaozu said angrily, "Xia Yu, how could you be so heartless? You're stabbing your good brother in the heart! I'm going to get my revenge today and show you what a senior trainer can do."

The two bickered as they simultaneously released their Pokémon. Xia Yu, as always, started with Nombat, and Wu Yaozu did the same, starting with Charmander.

"Fatty Wu, your little fire dragon has never beaten my buzzer bat even once." Xia Yu laughed and joked with Fatty Wu, launching a vicious mental attack on him.

It has to be said that Fatty Wu's little fire dragon was quite pitiful. It fought against Xia Yu's Buzzbat several times, and all of them ended in defeat.

"Your Noibat is so despicable! Why does it have such a disgusting skill as Ultrasonic? It's not fair!" Fatty Wu couldn't help but shout. Almost every time, his Charmander was defeated by Noibat's Ultrasonic skill, and after falling into a confused state, it was finished off by Noibat.

"This is a tactic, stop talking nonsense and let me see what secret weapon you've prepared." Xia Yu said with a smile, then commanded his Buzzbat to launch the first attack: "The battle begins, Buzzbat, create wind."

The buzzing bat took to the sky, flapping its small wings and creating gusts of wind that swept towards the little fire dragon. After several days of training, the buzzing bat had become more proficient in its wind-generating skill, making it not only more powerful but also faster to unleash.

"Charmander, Spark."

Seeing the Buzzbat fly into the air to dodge the attack once again, Wu Yaozu did not hesitate to let Charmander use the Spark skill, which was Charmander's only way to deal with the Buzzbat from a distance. Charmander spat out a small flame from its mouth and flew towards the Buzzbat.

"Buzzing Bat, fly up and dodge the spark attack."

The battle talent of the Elite Four-level Noibat is already beginning to show. It is extremely agile in the air, unlike some other Flying-type Pokémon that are not very proficient at flying at this stage after birth. At this time, Noibat can even make some complex changes of direction and easily dodge Charmander's Ember Attack.

Meanwhile, Nombat's Wind Rush skill successfully hit Charmander, giving Nombat a slight advantage in the first encounter.

"I knew I couldn't hit you." Wu Yaozu had anticipated the strength of this Nompant, knowing that with Charmander's proficiency with the Spark skill, it would be difficult to hit the Nompant unless the distance was closed: "Let me show you my secret weapon, Charmander, use the Smoke Screen skill."

Upon hearing the command, Charmander immediately spewed out a large cloud of smoke from its mouth, instantly filling the area and concealing its body.

"Oh? You've learned a new move?" Xia Yu was slightly surprised. He hadn't expected Charmander to learn a new move. This Charmander's strength was improving rapidly. It seemed that today's battle would be even more interesting.

Wu Yaozu looked smugly at Xia Yu and said, "My little fire dragon and I are getting stronger and stronger. I told you today would be my revenge battle."

The buzzing bat looked at the billowing smoke below, having long since lost sight of the little fire dragon, and hovered in the air, unsure of what to do.

"spark!"

Just then, a small ball of flame shot out from the smoke screen and swept towards the Nombat. The sudden attack caught Nombat completely off guard, and it was hit head-on by the spark. Fortunately, Nombat, being a Dragon-type Pokémon, is resistant to Fire-type moves, so its injuries were relatively minor.

"Numbat, are you alright? It's just a minor injury, you can definitely hold on." Xia Yu first showed concern for Numbbat. Numbbat, which had just been born, was still like a child, unlike Treecko, which already had a firm belief and a tenacious character. Now was the time to cultivate Numbbat's character.

Besides sheer strength, a powerful Pokémon also needs strong battle awareness and courage. If it avoids battle after a minor injury or is too afraid to fight, even the greatest strength is useless. This brings to mind Xia Yu's Treecko, whose personality is almost perfect: disciplined and brave.

"Buzz!"

Hearing Xia Yu's encouragement, the buzzing bat responded with a sound, its gaze fixed firmly on the smoke screen below.