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

Meanwhile, Li Luoyan, with a calm expression, submitted his retirement application to the league's top management, despite the worried looks on the faces of his three top colleagues.

He wasn't shattered by Articuno's attack; he simply felt that he could now let go gracefully and entrust the future to the next generation of the League.

Naturally, Li Luoyan also recommended candidates for the next Four Heavenly Kings to the Divine Continent Alliance.

In August of the same year, Su Hao, the nominee, completed the trials of the path to the championship and replaced Li Luoyan as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Divine Continent Alliance.

In November of the same year, the World Championships opened, and the newly crowned Four Heavenly Kings Su Hao, led by champion Liao Xingchen, represented the Shenzhou Alliance to face off against teams from other countries.

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No pictures today. Tomorrow is Volume 3, "The Path of Glory," so please stay tuned! or2

Chapter 572 After the Match

Although he didn't achieve the feat of defeating six opponents single-handedly, the fact remains unchanged that Su Hao single-handedly defeated the defending champions, Tsinghua and Peking Universities.

The appearance of Diancie, the Gym Leader, and Incineroar, the newly promoted champion, in particular, has sparked much speculation among many.

Perhaps, the birth of a new Elite Four level trainer is not far off.

The awards ceremony was scheduled for the following day, and all the universities that had won awards would attend. It was late at night, and the students of Jiangcheng University felt as if they were still immersed in a beautiful dream.

They actually won all the way from the semifinals to the championship!

Although outsiders believe that the championship was not closely related to the strength of Jiangcheng University, but was entirely due to Su Hao's personal strength, it did not stop them from booking the hotel's banquet hall to celebrate.

In any case, they all benefited from Su Hao's fame and obtained the title of champion team member!

After a round of toasts and drinks, Su Hao, who wasn't particularly interested in alcohol, had a couple of drinks because of the atmosphere, but then refused to drink any more no matter what others said.

He personally prefers water, tea, or dairy products to alcohol.

As the celebratory atmosphere grew increasingly lively, Su Hao, the host of the banquet, used his waveguide to conceal his footsteps and quietly left the banquet hall, returning directly to his room.

There, a man had been waiting for a long time.

"You came."

"I am coming."

"........."

After a moment of silence, Su Hao lowered his eyes to look at Liao Xingchen and asked, "What brings you here to see me in private, Mr. Champion?"

Liao Xingchen smiled slightly, raised her hand, and said, "Don't worry, I don't mean any harm."

Su Hao retorted, "Just your presence alone is enough to make people nervous..."

Champion-level Pokémon are like mobile super bombs in battle. Once unleashed, Elite Four-level Pokémon, given enough time, can destroy a city with their sheer destructive power.

A powerful trainer is like a walking, talking nuclear weapon. If such a person were to meet with you in secret without anyone knowing, wouldn't anyone be on their guard?

Liao Xingchen blinked, noticing that Su Hao was a bit unresponsive, and after thinking for a moment, smiled and said, "Speaking of which, when you were just born, I was still..."

Su Hao's ears perked up slightly, and he instantly recognized the familiar sentence structure. He interrupted directly, "You've hugged me before, haven't you? I've heard countless people say that line."

Liao Xingchen smiled slyly and said, "No, no, no, I had a lot of things on my plate at the time, and I was spinning like a top every day. I just left a congratulatory gift for you, and then I took one last look at you from afar before leaving in a hurry."

"However, upon closer inspection... you and your senior really do look like you were carved from the same eye."

Su Hao felt increasingly uneasy as he listened, realizing that Liao Xingchen's gaze seemed to be looking through him as she looked at someone else.

hiss........

Mr. Champion, are you aware that you exposed yourself in front of the son of a married woman?

Liao Xingchen sighed at Su Hao's intelligence, noting that he had figured out her thoughts with just a few words. She smiled and patted Su Hao's shoulder, promising, "Your senior helped me a lot in the past. What young man doesn't admire you? Don't worry, I don't have any inappropriate thoughts right now. I'm handing you this handle just so I can talk to you about something."

Su Hao paused for a moment, then nodded and sat on the sofa, waiting for Liao Xingchen to state her purpose.

Liao Xingchen pondered for a moment, then, after organizing his thoughts, said, "I think you can offer to give up joining the team that represents the alliance in the struggle for the right to allocate the secret realm in the high seas."

Su Hao: "?"

"May I ask why you said that?"

"You should know that I'm the leader of this team, right?"

Su Hao nodded; he knew about this.

Liao Xingchen continued, "Based on the overall performance of the entire college league, only you are qualified to be selected for this team. This is an undeniable fact that I cannot change. Therefore, I want you to request to withdraw, either giving this spot to someone else or simply forfeiting it."

"The reason is simple: powerful families within other alliances run rampant and act arrogantly, which just so happens that this time..."

The selection tournament will take place near Mount Fuji in the Sakura Alliance. Not only are there well-known yakuza families there, but also numerous traces of evil organizations. With your talent and that currently unique Diancie, it's a foregone conclusion that you'll be targeted by them.

There were some things Liao Xingchen didn't say explicitly. For example, the seemingly peaceful atmosphere of the Shenzhou Alliance was the result of the hard work and dedication of many people. Even so, the enemy still managed to exploit the situation several times.

The alliance has made considerable efforts behind the scenes to ensure Su Hao's safe growth.

Although the alliance's intention was that since Su Hao now possessed dojo-level combat power, they could try to let him clash and interact with geniuses from other alliances. As Su Hao's wings grew stronger, there was no need to keep him under a protective umbrella forever.

But Liao Xingchen's personal motives still drove him to make this suggestion to Su Hao.

"I must decline this offer." Su Hao shook his head, rejecting Liao Xingchen's suggestion. He had his reasons for joining the team. "To be honest, I also have..."

"Other trump cards, right?" Liao Xingchen interrupted Su Hao's speech and said directly, "I know that Milotic in the semi-finals had the blessing of the guardian deities of Latias. You might be able to ask them for help."

"However, danger always occurs in unexpected places. Neither I nor the guardian deity of the water city are omniscient and omnipotent enough to appear by your side instantly to help you."

"I hope you'll consider this so that your mother won't be sad."

.......

Ultimately, after a period of conversation, Su Hao rejected Liao Xingchen's proposal.

He was also aware of the dangers that Liao Xingchen was worried about. The selection competition was not a traditional Pokémon battle, but a competition held in the wild.

Liao Xingchen, as the team leader, will definitely stay at the main venue. Anything can happen in the wild; everything is unpredictable, and the probability of an accident is very high.

But all of this was not difficult for Su Hao, who was confident of success.

Leaving aside the Time Leaf that can summon Celebi anytime, anywhere, Diancie's own combat power is already approaching that of a Champion, and the day when Reshiram awakens from his slumber and completes his resurrection is not far off.

At that time, the world will be vast, and there will be nowhere we cannot go.

Unless someone brings a mythical beast to cause trouble, he is 1000% confident about this trip.

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Chapter 573 I want to get off!

three days later.

After the awards ceremony of the college league came to an end, considering his popularity, Su Hao did not set off with the main group of the school team. Instead, he returned to Jiangcheng alone, hiding his whereabouts.

During this period, Su Hao received widespread discussion from all walks of life, and some people on the Internet have already given him the title of the strongest genius in history.

The main force was surrounded and intercepted by a group of fierce media professionals, which relieved most of the pressure on Su Hao.

The prize money for winning the college league is very generous. Although Mu Yao and the others all agreed to give everything to Su Hao, Su Hao still declined the proposal.

Even if he alone cannot qualify for the competition, these resources are not of much use to him, even if they are not shared equally among the whole team.

How luxurious can the resources available to university students be?

Moreover, most universities participating in the college league are not competing for these resources, but rather for the more elusive reputation.

Su Hao quietly returned to Jiangcheng University without alerting anyone, not even the gatekeeper.

Looking at the villa, which was completely free of any dust, Su Hao nodded in satisfaction. Even the flowers and plants in the small garden outside were well taken care of.

Arigato, cleaning lady.

Su Hao felt that his decision to slip a large red envelope to the cleaning ladies before leaving was very wise. Look at these leaves, there are still some water droplets on them.

rustle--

Su Hao looked to his side and saw Ye Yibu carefully restraining his sword intent, moving slowly among the flowers and plants, as if afraid of hurting the fragile plants.

Su Hao squatted down, smiled, and patted Ye Yibu's head. Then he gently massaged its body, feeling Ye Yibu's short fur, which resembled that of a Siamese cat. After satisfying himself, he asked, "Where are Milotic and the others?"

"Whoosh~" (They're sparring by the Three Gods Lake~)

Ye Yibu made a gurgling sound in its throat, as if it was enjoying Su Hao's caress. If others saw it, they would be surprised that this was really the Ye Yibu who cut through the sandstorm with its sword.

They look so harmless!

"They're sparring again..." Su Hao looked helpless. Ever since Incineroar was promoted to Gym Leader level, it seems that several Pokémon, led by Milotic and Dragapult, have felt threatened.

Once the Blazing Roaring Tiger masters the evil aura and the power of intersecting forces, and finally the electric current propels it to evolve into a rotating magnetic field, it will probably not be so easy to defeat it.

"We can't go on like this, we must break through to the Dojo level as soon as possible!" Several Scroll Kings thought to themselves.

"Then you go ahead with your work, I'll go look for them." Su Hao stopped what he was doing, patted the leaves on Ye Yibu's head to satisfy his craving, and then ran off in a flash.

Ye Yibu glanced at his ravaged fur out of the corner of his eye, sighed, and slowly began to lick it.

Su Hao's hands were becoming increasingly restless.

.......

The sun was shining brightly at the entrance of the villa, its warm rays spilling onto the ground, where a green figure was lazily enjoying the tranquility.