Elf: Starts with small diamonds, then mutates into Diancie.

The newcomer had a head of black hair with a few strands dyed yellow and red ends. His demeanor and handsome, upright appearance...

The expression itself reveals that this person has a passionate and fiery personality.

He put his arm around the two of them with a cheerful expression, then turned to Jiang Chengcheng and said, "It's been a while since we last kept in touch, hasn't it?"

"Oh, Xingyan, you're here to participate in the competition too?" Su Hao tilted his head in surprise.

He remembered that Lin Xingyan had dropped out of high school in his first year to become a dojo apprentice at his family's dojo, learning the essence of fire-type Pokémon from Su Xu. Before they received their starter Pokémon, he took the Charmander egg given to him by Su's father and asked for leave, saying he needed to go home to train for a while.

Lin Xingyan was a few months older than the three of them, and because he was a cheerful and caring person, Su Hao and Li Hua both willingly called him "brother".

Li Hua wasn't surprised at all by Lin Xingyan's arrival. He asked in confusion, "Brother Xingyan was in that forum review just now, didn't you see him?"

"I only looked at my part..." Su Hao said awkwardly.

He really didn't pay attention to the other people in the inventory.

"Huh? So you didn't see that the three of us were also on the list?" Li Hua asked incredulously.

Su Hao was stunned. He had been too hasty to look closely: "...Are you guys here too?"

"Me, Li Hua, and Ling Wei are all here." Jiang Chengcheng, who rarely lies, nodded to confirm this fact.

When Kong Lingwei saw that the topic had been brought up, she immediately said, "There's even discussion on the forum about whether Yangcheng High School has some kind of stroke of luck, with four... geniuses appearing in a row."

She even seemed a little embarrassed when the word "genius" was mentioned.

"Haha, that's right. When I saw all three of you on the list back then, my expression wasn't as dramatic as Su Hao's now!"

Lin Xingyan turned to look at Su Hao. Among the three acquaintances, he knew Li Hua and Jiang Chengcheng because he knew Su Hao. Even though he thought he knew Su Hao’s son’s talent very well, he couldn’t help but be surprised.

His ace, Incineroar... I really want Charizard to fight him.

However, based on his understanding of Su Hao, Su Hao would definitely not be confined to specializing in just one attribute.

So, is this Fiery Roaring Tiger really his trump card?

He wanted to become the Fire-type Elite Four member, and his most admired Fire-type trainer was Su Xu.

That's why he chose to become a disciple of the Rising Sun Dojo, learning various skills under Master Su Xu.

Although the current champion's ace is also Charizard, he is not a fire-type specialist.

As a result, among the top-ranked young fire-attribute specialists, only Su Xu is at the very forefront.

It can be said that his current goal is to surpass Su Xu one day and repay the other's kindness in helping him.

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Mibrimande.

Chapter 206 Live Broadcast

June 6.1st is Children's Day.

This is the largest arena in Chengdu – Taigu Arena.

It is said that Taikoo Arena is the largest arena in Sichuan Province, invested and built by the Chengdu government and a number of enterprises.

If we say that the numerous battle arenas built by Su Hao's family's Rising Sun Gym are suitable for all ages, trainers of all levels can rent the venues for battles, similar to a public sports stadium.

The Taikoo Arena, on the other hand, only hosts competitions with a strong influence.

In this era where individuals possess advanced weaponry but there isn't much warfare, trainers are like star athletes; the more outstanding their performance in major tournaments, the more attention they receive.

Aside from the world's most prestigious tournament—the Pokémon World Championships—the only official tournaments held regularly within the Shenzhou League are the annual High School Cup for junior and teenagers, and the occasional ranking tournaments.

Of course, there are also some small-scale competitions organized by private companies or local governments.

The entire Taikoo Arena has a seating capacity of tens of thousands of spectators, but at this moment, the stands were packed, and many people were even gathered outside the arena to watch the live broadcast on a large screen set up outside.

Tens of thousands of spectators on both sides of the stands unfurled banners, flags, and electronic boards, and screams and cheers rose and fell.

If the Pokémon World Championships are like the World Cup, then the two age groups of the High School Cup are equivalent to the NCAA or NCAA, attracting worldwide attention in the China League.

Other countries, including China, are also looking to study the strength of its younger generation, which is currently ranked number one in the world.

Of course, at this moment, not only the Taikoo Arena, but also the largest arenas in the other 32 provincial competition areas are simultaneously launching their opening ceremonies.

At this moment, on Pixiv, the largest bullet screen website in the Shenzhou Alliance, the promotional page for the opening ceremony of the College Cup Youth Group was prominently displayed at the very top of the webpage.

On mobile devices, clicking through immediately displays a splash screen ad that reads, "The Provincial Preliminary Rounds of the University Cup Youth Group Open!"

Upon entering the webpage, the live stream links for 32 competition zones, arranged by popularity, immediately come into view.

The top-ranked region is the Beijing region.

They were the champions of the previous University Cup Youth Group, making them the focus of everyone's attention.

Second on the list is the Shanghai division. Although they were only the runners-up in the previous University Cup Youth Group, they have traded positions with the Beijing division countless times over the years. It's always been either one of them being on top.

The live streams from both regions garnered roughly the same level of popularity, with many eager to know whether the Beijing region would successfully defend its title or the Shanghai region would reclaim the throne in this year's battle between these two old rivals.

Ranking third is the Fujian Province region, a long-standing powerhouse in recent years. Their strength is outstanding and their fighting power is stable, and many people are looking forward to their performance in this competition.

Ranking fourth is the Taiwan region, which, as a rising star region in recent years, has produced many outstanding players with both talent and ability.

Meanwhile, a group of "uninvited guests" entered the live broadcast room of the Sichuan Province competition, which was ranked fifth.

Aside from the top three regions, which attract viewers from all over the China League, the majority of viewers in each region's live stream are local residents.

In response to official policy, Pixiv will display the IP address for each account.

A bunch of comments with Sichuan IP suffixes were arguing heatedly, each side refusing to back down.

Some people from Rongcheng say that Bai Ziyu, who hails from Rongcheng and comes from a branch of the Yulong clan, is indiscriminately killing people. Others from Jiaxing say that Lin Xingyan, a commoner genius from their city, will use that elite-level late-stage Charizard to severely torture Bai Ziyu.

Some people say that Yangcheng is probably picking peaches this time, with a total of four contestants on the list.

Some people disagreed with the arguments of the above-mentioned individuals, believing that He Shiyun, a contestant from Beichong City, would win first place with her Grass-type Pokémon.

Then there were those who infiltrated the fray and those who questioned the rankings and praised a certain player surnamed Su too much, since it's impossible for an elite-level Pokémon to be so strong as to take on ten opponents in a row.

Amidst the fishing, sailing, debate, and innocent, normal discussion groups on these local IPs, a group of very conspicuous comments from other provinces suddenly appeared.

The bullet comments in Sichuan Province are mostly red, but at this moment, a small amount of blue has been mixed into the red.

"I've come to see the dark horse!"

"This year will probably belong to old silver coins..."

"I'd like to see what kind of trouble you're up to, hiding all this time!"

"I personally feel that no one from other regions is even good enough to fill this guy's teeth..."

This blue barrage stands out starkly against the red barrage, and many people who clicked on the creator's homepage discovered that the IP address was from Haiqing Province.

After a moment of reaction, a flood of comments appeared on the screen.

"Hey, why aren't these friends from Qinghai Province going to the top three live streams? Why are they coming to ours instead?"

"A dark horse? Who are you referring to?"

"Get out of here, riddle maker!"

Some netizens in Sichuan Province scratched their heads and toes, all puzzled.

Who are you talking about? I don't understand.

A few seconds later, a helpful blue comment floated out.

"We're all from Shuizhou City, here to watch that big shot's match!"

"Mizushio City...Mizushio City, where the Mizushio Gym is located? Aren't you paying attention to your contestants? I remember there are a few geniuses participating as well."

Viewers from the Sichuan province region were very confused. Their live stream, which was usually frequented by locals, suddenly had so many people from Shuizhou City appearing.

"So, which dark horse are you here to see?"

"Bai Ziyu, Lin Xingyan, Kong Lingwei, Wang Bingqian, He Shiyun, or Su Hao?"

"It's best not to say, it's best to just observe and see how things develop."

His name cannot be mentioned.

"???"

"That wretched riddle teller! He piqued my curiosity and then fell silent, is he just playing around with village paper?"

A middle-aged man in Shuizhou City scratched his head, couldn't help but smile wryly, and typed on his keyboard to send a comment.

As a witness to the match, the middle-aged man wanted to upload the video he had taken to Pornhub after the match ended, but found that the video file had mysteriously disappeared.

Not only his video, but that match can't be found anywhere online, as if it never happened.

After talking with several people who had experienced it firsthand, the middle-aged man became certain of one thing.

No related comments could be sent out at all. Even those who tried to send the message using various passwords and other unconventional methods failed and were even contacted by the police.

While that guy was indeed impressive, his excellent secrecy was truly admirable.

Nowadays, netizens in Shuizhou City have a very tacit understanding: they will never mention that man's name, otherwise they'll be investigated later.

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The trembling newt—a low-key creature.