Pokémon: Master System.

Under the dazzling spotlight, Paraster and Bloodwing Wyvern made their appearance simultaneously.

The two Pokémon present a stark contrast: one is Parasect, a Bug/Grass-type Pokémon that is almost ignored.

The other is Salamence, the ruler of the skies, a powerful Dragon-type Pokémon with the Dragon/Flying attribute.

A battle where the odds were extremely mismatched.

"Come on, Xia Yu! It's my honor to fight a genius like you!" Jin Yuanhua said loudly, his eyes filled with eagerness: "I will treat this battle as my most precious experience!"

Xia Yu looked at the weak Paraster, at Jin Yuanhua's determined eyes, and at the desire for battle in his eyes, and a smile appeared on his lips: "In that case, I will also use all my strength to respond to your challenge!"

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Chapter 609 G3 Champion

"Parasite, mushroom spores!"

Although Paraster is weak, it has learned the ultimate hypnotic skill: mushroom spores.

Jin Yuanhua's tactics remained simple: have Parasect use Mushroom Spore to put the Pokémon to sleep, and then switch to other Pokémon to launch an attack.

To his disappointment, Xia Yu completely countered the mushroom spores with just one move.

"Bloodwing Wyvern, Heat Wind!"

The Bloodwing Dragon hovered in the air, its body erupting with astonishing fire energy. Its blood-red wings flapped in a fierce wind, while it spewed out waves of heat that swept across the entire area.

Paraster's mushroom spores were ignited and destroyed by the hot wind before they could even get close to the Bloodwing Wyvern!

At the same time, the lingering heat of the blast wave engulfed Paraster, igniting his fragile body.

Paraster, with its four times weaker fire resistance, was no match for the Bloodwing Wyvern's attack. It was severely injured by a single blow, collapsed to the ground, and was on the verge of death.

The situation was completely one-sided; given equal strength, Parasect would never be a match for Salamence.

After all, this isn't a game. In games, a Caterpie of the same level can potentially defeat a Rayquaza of the same level, but in reality, such a situation is absolutely impossible.

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"Bloodwing Wyvern, the final storm!"

A fierce wind surged, and flying-type energy gathered around the Bloodwing Dragon. In an instant, a hurricane struck, sweeping across the entire area and engulfing Paraster.

Salamence easily defeated Parasect with overwhelming power, which triggered the Overconfidence ability, boosting its Attack stat.

After that, the rest of the match became a one-man show by the Bloodwing Wyvern.

With its terrifying strength, Bloodwing Dragon fought against three opponents and swept Jin Yuanhua, securing victory for Xia Yu.

Of course, this can't be blamed on Jin Yuanhua being too weak. After all, Salamence, a Dragon/Flying type, has four times the resistance to Grass, making it a boss-like existence for Jin Yuanhua, a Grass-specialized trainer.

No one expected the final to end so quickly; it was practically a one-sided massacre.

"Xia Yu... has won the match! Congratulations to Xia Yu!"

"This game ended... a little too quickly."

"I haven't even come to my senses yet, how did it end? Jin Yuanhua is too weak, he's not even as good as Jie Hui."

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When Xia Yu stood on the stage for an interview, everyone finally came to their senses.

Is this the end?

No... this is way too fast!

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"Congratulations on your victory in this match, Xia Yu." Standing next to Xia Yu was Yan Ruyu, a female host from the Imperial Capital Television Station.

Yan Ruyu is 23 years old this year. She graduated from Beijing University and works as a host at Beijing TV. Her sweet appearance has made her extremely popular online, earning her the title of "Goddess of Geeks".

"Hello." Xia Yu nodded, but her gaze was fixed on the audience.

Long Yanning, Su Muzi, and Zhao Ruohan were all waving enthusiastically at him.

"First of all, congratulations again on winning the G3 League. We can see that you won the championship with a perfect record in all the matches today. How are you feeling now?" Yan Ruyu smiled at Xia Yu, her eyes shining, and handed the microphone to Xia Yu.

"Uh...it's alright," Xia Yu replied. More than the joy of victory, he was worried about how to deal with Long Yanning, Su Muzi, and Zhao Ruohan later, and his answers were somewhat absent-minded.

"It's clear that Xia Yu is very calm," Yan Ruyu said with a smile. "In that case, let me ask a question that our viewers are quite interested in: when do you plan to participate in the G2 League?"

"I should register as soon as I get back, but the specific time will have to wait for the Pokémon Association to arrange," Xia Yu said.

"Oh?!" Yan Ruyu exclaimed in surprise, "This is big news! Fans here, please take note: you can check the relevant event information on the Pokémon Association Gym Leader Pro League official website to get the latest event news and be ready to grab tickets."

"Xia Yu, now for the last question, which is the most discussed question among the audience, and also one that I am personally quite curious about." Yan Ruyu's smile widened, her eyes narrowing into slits, like a cunning fox.

Upon hearing Yan Ruyu's words, Xia Yu suddenly had a bad feeling.

"During the last interview, Xia Yu admitted that he was in a relationship, which sparked a lot of discussion among your fans. Everyone is curious about who your partner is. Would you mind revealing it?"

"Uh...it's inconvenient," Xia Yu said with a dark face.

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After the interview.

What's giving Xia Yu a headache is that three women are waiting to meet him.

Fortunately, at this moment, Director Zhou from the Pokémon Association came to his rescue and personally came backstage to invite him to dinner together that evening.

Upon receiving Director Zhou's invitation, Xia Yu readily agreed. He then quickly sent a message to Long Yanning, Su Muzi, and Zhao Ruohan, saying that he had something to do that evening and would be going to the restaurant with Director Zhou.

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"Xia Yu, I'm a few years older than you, so I'll take the liberty of calling you Xia Yu." Director Zhou looked at Xia Yu and said with a smile, "Xia Yu, let me toast you, brother."

Today's competition was a great success, and the Pokémon Association made a fortune from both ticket sales and viewership.

The match between Xia Yu and Xie Hui, in particular, broke the record for the highest number of viewers in the professional league.

"You just mentioned in the interview that you're preparing to participate in the G2 League?" Director Zhou, who had drunk quite a bit, looked at Xia Yu with a gleam in his eyes.

In his eyes, Xia Yu was now a walking money tree, a living god of wealth.

The revenue from just one week of hasty preparation for the G3 League can equal the revenue from dozens of regular G3 League matches.

If G2 League had done a good job of publicity and promotion in advance, Director Zhou couldn't even imagine how much they could have earned!

Xia Yu alone can accomplish this year's performance and task targets.

"Hmm..." Xia Yu, who had also had some wine, nodded and looked at Director Zhou, replying, "I want to qualify for the Hall Master Ranking Tournament as soon as possible."

"The qualification for the ranking competition for the headmaster...you want to..." Director Zhou looked at Xia Yu, frowned, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He did not expect Xia Yu's ambition to be so great.

"You want to participate in the Dragon-type Gym Leader selection this June?" Director Zhou's eyes gleamed as he looked at Xia Yu.

"Yes." Xia Yu didn't hide anything and nodded in acknowledgment. After all, if he wanted to participate in the ranking competition for the club master, he absolutely couldn't get past Director Zhou.

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Chapter 610 Rotom Hatching

Since the mysterious death of Wu Qianshan, the former head of the Imperial Capital Dragon Dojo, last year, the position of head of the Imperial Capital Dragon Dojo has been vacant for a year.

The Pokémon Association has recently announced plans to hold a separate ranking tournament for Dragon-type Gym Leaders to select a new Dragon-type Gym Leader.

The selection process will still be conducted through a ranking competition for gym leaders. After a period of ranking competition, the winner of the final ranking competition will be promoted to the gym leader of the Imperial Capital Dragon-type Gym.

Although the Pokémon Association has not officially announced this decision, the news has already been released, catching everyone somewhat off guard.

Under normal circumstances, the ranking competition for gym leaders is held once every three years, and the term of office for gym leaders is also three years.

The fact that the Guild Master Ranking Tournament has been restarted less than two years after the last one has surprised everyone.

"Xia Yu... the competition for the Dragon-type Gym Leader this year is extremely fierce, absolutely the fiercest in history. Even if you are very strong, you still need to be well prepared." Director Zhou looked at Xia Yu carefully and kindly reminded him.

"I know." Xia Yu nodded. He had also heard that the competition for the Dragon-type Gym Leader was exceptionally fierce this time.

This Gym Leader Ranking Tournament is a separate tournament with only one Dragon-type track open, and all qualified Gym Leaders can participate!

Director Zhou looked at Xia Yu and said seriously, "This Gym Leader Ranking Tournament is only for the Dragon-type Gym Leader position, which is equivalent to bringing forward the Gym Leader Ranking Tournament a year later. The Gym Leader Ranking Tournament a year later will not have the Dragon-type track."

"That means the winner of this competition will serve as the Dragon-type Gym Leader for four years!"

"Many people are envious of the Dragon-type Gym Leader position. If you want to take the position of Dragon-type Gym Leader in the capital, the pressure will be considerable. Trainers who meet the eligibility requirements will definitely sign up."

"Because even if those participants don't become Dragon-type Gym Leaders this time, it won't affect their participation in the Gym Leader Ranking Tournament a year later."

Xia Yu nodded; he understood the reasoning behind it.

If the competition were held at the same time, all trainers would only be able to choose one type to participate in.

For example, if Xia Yu participates in the Dragon-type Gym Leader Ranking Tournament, he cannot participate in the Fire-type Gym Leader Ranking Tournament.

However, the earlier start of this Dragon-type Gym Leader ranking competition is equivalent to giving everyone the opportunity to participate in two Gym Leader ranking competitions.

That's why Director Zhou said this was the most competitive competition ever.

"I will arrange matches for you as soon as possible. You can participate in the G2 League in half a month, and in the G1 League in a month. As long as you get into the top four in the G1 League, you will qualify for the Hall Master Ranking Tournament," Director Zhou said earnestly.

"Then I'll trouble you, Director Zhou," Xia Yu said with a smile to Director Zhou.