Pokémon: Master System.

Although it's only been born for less than a year, its strength has already caught up with the Pokémon in Xia Yu's team, reaching near-Elite Four level. And its growth rate will only accelerate from here on out.

Xia Yu sent Diancie out because Volcarona, as a Bug/Fire type Pokémon, is four times weak to Rock, so sending Diancie out for this battle was the most appropriate choice.

Furthermore, Volcarona has excellent Special Defense, but its Physical Defense is not very good.

Diancie's signature move, Diamond Storm, is a powerful Rock-type physical attack move. It has a 4x super effective against Volcarona, a STAB boost, and is a physical attack move, making it a complete counter to Volcarona.

Diancie only needs one Diamond Storm to severely injure or even knock down Volcano. Even if Volcano blocks the first one, it will definitely not be able to block the second one.

Furthermore, Diancie also possesses master-level talent, making her no less gifted than Volcarona.

They have the same talent and strength, but Diancie is superior in all aspects in terms of attributes and skills. Plus, Diancie can Mega Evolve!

Xia Yu wondered what Diancie could possibly lose this battle with.

As Diancie appeared, Volcarona gave Xia Yu a meaningful look.

Meanwhile, the near-Heavenly King level Vulcan on the other side showed an excited expression, looking at Diancie with a fighting spirit, as if he was fearless.

It can't wait to fight Diancie, it just wants to prove its strength to its father!

Let's begin!

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"Tianci! Diamond Storm!" Xia Yu's voice rang out.

He had already observed this Valkyrie, which possessed near-Elite Four level strength, but it hadn't learned how to defend against such a move.

Therefore, Xia Yu only needs to have Diancie continuously use Diamond Storm to directly confront Volcano.

There are no fancy moves; the main strategy is to subdue people with force.

I may not be able to beat your elders, but beating up a junior like you is a piece of cake!

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Upon hearing Xia Yu's command, Diancie nodded, then raised her hands, and instantly rock-type energy surged forth like a tidal wave.

A pink glow shimmered.

In the blink of an eye, countless tiny pink diamonds had formed in the air.

Endless diamonds danced in the air, creating a diamond storm that swept across the entire area with dazzling light, bombarding the Volcano Moth relentlessly.

In the confined space, coupled with the overwhelming firepower of the Diamond Storm, Volcano had absolutely no room to dodge.

Faced with Diancie's fierce attack, Volcarona reacted quickly, with flames erupting from its body and endless flames shooting outwards.

At the same time, it also danced its body, leaping like a god of fire, with raging flames rolling in and engulfing Diancie.

Dance of Fire!

The Volcarona's signature move, currently only Volcarona and its future Paradox Pokémon, Torcimog, can learn.

A powerful Fire-type move that also has a high chance of boosting your Special Attack when attacking an opponent!

This move, which combines offensive enhancements, is quite powerful, but it is being used against Diancie, who is known as the "Diamond Princess".

Diancie has the second-highest Special Defense among all Rock-type Pokémon.

With double fire resistance and its terrifying special defense, Volcarona's Fire Dance move deals negligible damage to Diancie.

The flames scorched Diancie's body, but Diancie was not greatly affected and walked through the flames as if nothing had happened.

In contrast, Volcarona fared much worse. A storm of flying diamonds bombarded its body, and the rock-type energy surged. Every pink diamond hit Volcarona like a bullet, severely damaging it with just one strike.

Meanwhile, both Diancie and Volcarona were quite lucky, triggering the additional effects of their skills.

The additional effect of Diamond Storm is to greatly increase its own defense, but it is not very effective against Volcarona, which mainly uses special attacks.

The additional effect of Fire Dance is to increase its own Special Attack, which is a significant boost for Volcarona!

"Tianci, keep using Diamond Storm!" Xia Yu's voice rang out, giving Volcano no chance to catch its breath.

This battle was all about simplicity and brutality; there was absolutely no strategy involved.

Diancie only needs to use Diamond Storm from start to finish; just go all out.

Of course, this is also because Diancie is such a good counter to Volcarona.

Diancie, a Rock/Fairy type, isn't particularly outstanding defensively, with three types that are 2x weak to Water, Grass, and Ground, and one type that is 4x weak to Steel.

However, it's a completely different story when you encounter Volcarona, because under normal circumstances, Volcarona cannot learn any Water, Ground, or Steel-type attack moves!

This means that Diancie only has one weakness: Grass-type.

Furthermore, Volcarona can only learn a handful of Grass-type moves: Drain, Giga Drain, and Solar Beam.

The Volcarona in front of us has only learned two Grass-type moves, Drain and Giga Drain, and has not yet learned a powerful Grass-type move like Solar Beam.

Therefore, Xia Yu wasn't afraid at all and just let Diancie run rampant.

Upon hearing Xia Yu's command, Diancie did not hesitate. Rock-type energy surged from her body once more, and pink diamonds appeared around her, creating a massive diamond storm that rushed towards Volcarona.

Same moves, same story.

Volcano was equally helpless, and this time it was forced to use its ultimate drain attack.

The energy surged and surged, the fluorescent green grass-type energy flowing towards Diancie!

Diancie showed no fear in the face of Volcano's attack and chose to take it head-on.

"boom!"

Ultimate Drain hit Diancie, dealing some damage, while Diamond Storm also landed on Volcarona.

Two skills can hit the same opponent at the same time, but the effects produced are vastly different.

Even though Ultimate Absorption restored some of Volcano's strength, the power of Diamond Storm was still too great, directly taking away all of Volcano's strength and rendering it unable to fight, causing it to collapse to the ground.

Simple and direct, end the game.

Diancie taught the Volcarona a lesson about elemental advantage and the power of brute force.

Xia Yu smiled as he watched Diancie annihilate Volcano, but then he immediately realized what was happening.

Oops!

They were so busy having fun that they forgot their elders were still here.

Damn, I should have let Diancie go easy on them, throw the game, and put on a show.

Even if she won, she shouldn't have won so easily, defeating him in just two moves. It should have been a fight to the very end, when both sides were at their limits, and Diancie had to rely on Diamond Storm to win with great difficulty.

Xia Yu was somewhat annoyed, then secretly glanced at the Volcano Moth beside him and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it did not show any anger.

"You... won." The quasi-god-level Volcano glanced at Xia Yu, then its body surged with Normal-type energy, transforming into gentle wisps of light that landed on the fallen Volcano, instantly healing all its injuries.

Morning light.

The recovered Volcano looked at Diancie with a dim gaze, and the flames on its body diminished considerably, reflecting its mood.

It believed that even if its strength did not reach the level of its father, it should still be hard to beat in battles of the same level.

To its utter surprise, it was defeated in just two moves, completely unable to retaliate.

"Human... this is my reward to you." The insect-type energy surged from the Volcano, which possessed quasi-god-level strength.

Immediately afterwards, a treasure flew into Xia Yu's hands.

S-rank item [Silver Dust]: Pokémon holding this item have their Bug-type moves' power increased by 62%.

Xia Yu stared at the prop, his eyes practically popping out of their sockets.

This silver powder is very likely the silver powder shed by this quasi-god-level fire moth, otherwise the effect could not be so powerful.

The boost to Bug-type moves reached 62%, which is simply outrageous.

Unfortunately, Xia Yu doesn't have any Bug-type Pokémon right now, otherwise...

"Human... I have one more thing to ask of you." The fire moth's voice rang out again: "My child lacks experience, and I hope you can take it out to see the outside world."

"Six months later, when you return to the Dragon Spiral Tower to pick up your companion, just bring it back."

Hearing Volcano's request, Xia Yu looked at Volcano, who had the strength of a quasi-Celestial King. He was naturally willing to take Volcano out to see the strength outside, and it would be even better if they never came back.

"Okay. I promise you." Xia Yu nodded and replied.

“I will reward you when you bring it back.” The Volcano said, pushing its offspring toward Xia Yu with a burst of fire energy. “Now, you can go to the top floor.”

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The top floor of the Dragon Spiral Tower.

The rooftop was empty except for a circular altar in the very center.

The ancient and worn altar was covered with a layer of dust and surrounded by moss, clearly indicating that it had long been abandoned.

The outer ring of the circular altar is engraved with intricate lightning symbols, while in the very center of the altar stands a magnificent dragon head statue, exuding an imposing aura.

Desolate and lonely.