Pokémon: Master System.

Xia Yu's eyes flickered, and then a smile appeared on his lips. Seeing the Ancient Relic King getting closer and closer behind him, Xia Yu didn't hesitate at all. He directly took out an almost unused item from his system space and hurled it at Gyarados's head!

"Too crystalline!"

As the sound of glass crystallizing rang out, countless crystal energies gathered on Gyarados's body, coating it with a layer of transparent crystals. At the same time, a crystal water symbol appeared on Gyarados's head!

Gyarados of Taijing Water!

After crystallizing, Gyarados's mastery of water-type energy instantly increased significantly. It seemed to sense the breathing of the water, and the water flowing over its body seemed to be embracing it as it moved forward!

In just a moment, Gyarados increased its swimming speed in the sea again.

Although it still can't match the Relicanth King behind it, Gyarados has a good chance to maintain its lead until the finish line, thanks to the advantage it established earlier.

The Ancient Relican King behind him also sensed the sudden increase in Gyarados's speed, which greatly stimulated the Ancient Relican King.

It swung its body more and more forcefully, exerting all its strength to chase after it!

"Gyarados, speed up! We're so close to winning, speed up!"

Hearing Xia Yu's voice and seeing the destination getting closer and closer, Gyarados unleashed its amazing potential, twisting its body vigorously, swimming and dancing like a dragon, its crimson body shining brightly in the sunlight.

What a magnificent Akhal-Teke dragon!

"Roar!"

With a roar, Gyarados leaped forward, gaining a half-body advantage and reaching the finish line first.

Seeing this, Xia Yu also breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he remembered Crystallize at the best time, and fortunately, Crystallize is usually the primary type for Pokémon.

Gyarados is a Water/Flying type, and its primary type is Water, as is its Crystallize type.

Otherwise, this speed contest would be lost.

If Xia Yu had known earlier that the second competition would be about speed, he would have definitely brought a Hudoujian Shuttle. With a speed of 136 points and the ability to move freely, what could you possibly use to fight me?

If I use high-speed movement three more times at the start, what are you going to use to fight me?

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However, just as Xia Yu was about to enter the next level of the Dragon Spiral Tower, he suddenly discovered that the King of Ancient Reach had swum to the opposite side of Gyarados, assuming a fighting stance, and its aura was rising steadily!

"Ok?"

In the blink of an eye, the strength of the Ancient Sky Relic King has risen to the Quasi-Heavenly King level!

Similarly, the Gyarados beside Xia Yu also saw its strength rise steadily, reaching the level of a near-Champion!

Xia Yu frowned as he watched this scene, vaguely understanding what was happening.

The first level is a battle at the level of a quasi-Gym Leader, and this level is a battle at the level of a quasi-Elite King.

"Battle? Can I change my Pokémon?"

Hearing Xia Yu's voice, the King of the Ancient Sky-Spiny Fish nodded slightly in agreement.

For a king like it, what is there to fear about the enemy changing!

Xia Yu looked at the Ancient Relican King in front of him and carefully considered which Pokémon he should send out to battle.

Relicanthroat, a Water/Rock-type Pokémon, has only four weaknesses: twice weak to Fighting, Ground, and Electric, and four times weak to Grass.

Meanwhile, its physical strength, defense, and attack are the best, especially its physical defense, which is extremely outstanding. However, its special attack and special defense are poor.

Therefore, it seems that the most suitable Pokémon for Xia Yu to send out is Sceptile!

Grass-type Sceptile is known for its Special Attack. Although it has a limited number of Special Attack moves, it can still pose a deadly threat to Relicanth by using its STAB Solar Beam!

Therefore, Xia Yu ultimately decided to send out... Iron Warriors to fight!

Although the Lizard King was very strong, Xia Yu decided to finish the battle quickly. After all, capturing Gyarados and Dragonair had taken too much time, so he had to hurry!

Of course, the most important reason is that the Lizard King has only just entered the Quasi-Heavenly King level after more than half a year of growth.

Xia Yu wasn't entirely confident that he could send the Lizard King to fight the Ancient Reticulated Fish King, whose strength had been suppressed to the Quasi-Heavenly King level.

"Come forth, Iron Warrior!"

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Chapter 544 Thunderous Glory, Awe-inspiring Power (Part 10)

The Iron Warrior appeared on the beach, his long robe fluttering in the sea breeze, his gaze piercing.

It sensed something was amiss as soon as it appeared.

There seemed to be some force surrounding its body, like an abyss, suppressing its strength and reducing it to the quasi-Heavenly King level.

The Iron Warrior looked down at the double-edged blade in its hand, then gently moved its wrist and fingers. The feeling of being plunged into a quagmire made it very uncomfortable.

With a furrowed brow, the Iron Warrior then shifted his gaze to the area near the shallows.

Although it wasn't very clear, you could still occasionally catch a glimpse of the huge, muddy-yellow body flashing by beneath the water's surface.

This is precisely its opponent in this battle, the ancient coelacanth!

The ancient coelacanth swam in the shallows, and when it occasionally approached the surface, its muddy yellow body shimmered in the sunlight.

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After the Iron Warriors appeared, golden lightning flashed all around, creating a circular battle area on the beach and in the shallows.

At the same time, the electric light surged, clearing the buffs from both Pokémon.

After all, the Ancient Relictfish had used Rock Polishing three times during the race, pushing its speed to its limit. Fighting under such circumstances would be unfair to the Iron Warrior.

The removal of buffs from both sides is intended to ensure fairness in the competition, or to prevent some trainers from activating all their buffs before the battle.

"Iron Warrior, your opponent is that ancient coelacanth. It's hiding in the shallows, so be careful not to get dragged into the sea to fight," Xia Yu carefully reminded him. "Fight it out on the beach."

Hearing Xia Yu's words, the Iron Warrior nodded slightly, gripped the double-edged blade tightly in his right hand, stared intently at the sea, crouched slightly, his gaze calm and resolute as he patiently searched for the Ancient Sky-Spinyfish's weakness.

At this moment, the Iron Warrior was like an ancient swordsman, his calm and sharp aura rushing towards you like a blade.

At that moment, time seemed to stand still. The Iron Warrior remained motionless, yet his aura was perfectly natural, like a sharp sword about to be drawn from its sheath.

It can react instantly as soon as the coelacanth launches an attack.

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The ancient spinyfish, lurking in the shallows, did not rush to attack, but patiently observed the Iron Warrior.

Although everyone is now at the near-King level, the Ancient Sky Relic Fish can sense the Iron Warrior's uniqueness.

As one of the oldest Pokémon in the Spiral Tower, it has battled countless challengers in this second level of the dungeon.

It lost quite a few times, but those opponents almost always defeated it by virtue of their attribute advantages and tactical counters.

Very few can truly defeat it through sheer strength and pure combat power.

But the iron warrior in front of it gave it that feeling.

Even though the two hadn't clashed yet, it could keenly sense the powerful aura emanating from the Iron Warrior, sharp as a knife, carrying a chilling killing intent, without a single flaw.

It hasn't encountered such a powerful opponent in a long time.

The ancient spiny fish silently watched the Iron Warrior, poised to strike, its body gradually approaching the surface of the sea.

Almost the instant its brownish-yellow body was discovered, it suddenly erupted with astonishing water-based energy, enveloping its body and launching an attack while being carried by ocean currents.

Its brownish-yellow body tore through the sea, its hard, stone-like skin gleaming in the sunlight. Enveloped in water, it leaped directly out of the water, the jets of water beneath it propelling the Ancient Sky Relic towards the Iron Warrior, launching the first attack!

Climbing waterfalls!

At this moment, the Ancient Sky-Spiny Fish was like an erupting iron pillar, crashing fiercely into the Iron Warrior.

However, the Iron Warrior standing on the beach reacted extremely quickly. It noticed the attack from the Ancient Coelacanth immediately and reacted swiftly.

Iron Warrior raised his purple double-headed blade, dodged to the side, and slashed fiercely at the Ancient Sky Spikefish!

"Tear!"

The double-edged blade sliced ​​into the ancient spiny fish, leaving a long gash beneath its tough skin, and blood gushed out!

Although it looks terrifying, it doesn't cause much damage.

This is because the Ancient Coelacanth's greatest strength lies in its physical defense. Its rock-like body gives it amazing defensive capabilities, making it difficult for even a melee fighter to inflict significant damage.

The ancient spiny fish missed its attack, but its body did not stop for a moment. Instead, it rode the seawater, turning around like a dragon swinging its tail, and suddenly lashed out with its tail, carrying monstrous waves, surging towards the Iron Warrior as if to devour it.

"Water tail!"

"Iron Warrior, get out of the way, Aura Missile!"

Faced with the relentless attacks of the Ancient Sky-Spiny Fish, Xia Yu immediately ordered the Iron Warriors to temporarily create distance!

Hearing Xia Yu's command, Iron Warrior did not hesitate at all. He lightly tapped his feet and moved to the side, increasing the distance between himself and the Ancient Relictosaurus. At the same time, he pointed his double-edged blade at the Ancient Relictosaurus and unleashed a surge of Fighting-type energy.

A wave missile instantly materialized and flew towards the ancient space stickleback!

For Pokémon like Relicanth, which excels in both physical attack and defense, it's best not to engage in direct combat with it, but rather to use special attacks to defeat it.

Special Attack and Special Defense are both weaknesses of Relicanthus!

Seeing its attack miss again, the Ancient Relictosaurus remained calm. It slammed its tail into the shallows, sending water soaring into the sky and forming a curtain of water that blocked the Iron Warrior's vision. It then swam back into the sea, dodging the wave missile attack.