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

Xiao Zijian shut his mouth in frustration and said no more.

Suddenly, a strong energy wave surged from the center of Su Hao and Lucario, especially Lucario, whose aura was rising rapidly, as if it had broken through a critical point!

Immediately afterwards, an incredibly powerful wave rippled out from Lucario's body, causing chaos in the rest room. Even Xiao Zijian and the other three were knocked to the ground by the shockwave, rubbing their innocent buttocks and hissing.

Fortunately, the British Commonwealth's lounge was built extremely solidly, completely blocking out any noise and preventing it from spreading outside.

Keep in mind that the audience seats are right above them!

A moment later, Su Hao and Lucario opened their eyes. The bright blue light in their eyes gradually faded, and they let out a long sigh of relief, looking at each other with surprise.

Xiao Zijian, who was in the best physical condition, stood up with a grimace. He looked at Su Hao and Lucario, who seemed refreshed and reborn, and his fingers began to tremble.

"You...you guys...could it be...?"

After exchanging a glance with Lucario, Su Hao's smile faded slightly as he looked at the others and nodded in confirmation, "That's right, Lucario has successfully broken through to the Gym Leader level!"

Overwhelmed with grief, Xiao Zijian put on a mask of anguish and roared to the heavens, "Beasts...beasts!"

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It's getting late, so here's a picture of Duolongniang as compensation.

Chapter 702 Semifinals, Lucario, the Underdog

"Not bad. This breakthrough has converted a lot of the life force left by the Tree of Origin. Compared to the professional level, your total waveguide capacity has doubled."

After placing his right hand near Lucario's chest and closing his eyes to sense it for a while, Su Hao smiled and stated his conclusion.

Lucario raised its arms, its eyes fixed on the waveguide flowing on its paw pads, a look of delight on its face.

It could feel a much stronger power coursing through its body than during its professional-level period. If the total amount of waveguide had only doubled, its overall strength had probably increased even more.

The power boost from the Waveguide Cloak is directly proportional to the strength of its waveguide. With a more powerful waveguide, teleportation can be used more skillfully. At the same time, the multi-attribute wave missiles derived from the special ability of move shaping in the Waveguide Cloak state will be easier to use.

This represents a leap in overall strength, allowing Lucario's talents, honed over a long period at the professional level, to finally blossom and shine with a brilliance no less than Incineroar and others.

"Oro!"

Lucario clenched his fists, his gaze unwavering and filled with determination.

Su Hao said that he would use it in the next two battles, so the pressure on Lucario at this moment is enormous.

However, it also believes that with its own and Su Hao's synchronized waveguide, there is no enemy that cannot be overcome.

Incidentally, although Incineroar and the others were a little unhappy that Lucario had taken over the next two battles, they eventually gave in after being comforted and persuaded by Su Hao.

Since this is important to the plan, it would be acceptable for them to make some concessions.

As the start time of the match drew closer, even the three players, who were resting and adjusting their state in the lounge, could vaguely feel the enthusiastic shouts coming from above.

As they heard the staff whispering announcing that they should go on stage, Su Hao, Bai Linglong, and Jin Lin stood up, their eyes gleaming.

Xiao Zijian and Cheng Liming looked at the three of them, clenched their fists and said, "It's up to you now!"

Su Hao's lips curled up slightly as he said, "We will win."

...........

In the stands, the guests today were even more distinguished. Many high-ranking officials from various leagues, who should have only come to watch the finals, were gathered here. It is said that the British League overruled objections to invite them.

Liao Xingchen remembered that Li Luoyan had mentioned that Su Hao had a good relationship with the other party and had even been invited into the other party's room on the night of the banquet to discuss matters in detail.

Furthermore, Su Hao's Lucario also comes from the "royal bloodline" of Ordron City, so perhaps the other party...

Thinking of this, Liao Xingchen smiled and greeted Queen Elisis: "Queen Elisis, it's been a long time."

Alice smiled politely and nodded slightly: "It's been a long time since I've greeted you, Champion Liao. Congratulations to the Shenzhou Alliance team for making it into the semifinals."

Their eyes met, and as if confirming some kind of signal, the two immediately began to talk with smiles on their faces.

Javier Baden, who was still furious and hadn't eaten breakfast, suddenly changed his expression when he saw the two conversing so harmoniously. He said sarcastically, "Why doesn't Queen Elisis care about her own country's team? Instead, she's discussing other countries' teams."

The two paused in their conversation, not expecting that before the competition even started and the contestants had even appeared, Javier Baden had already begun his verbal sparring.

Then, as if they hadn't heard him speak, the two continued their conversation.

Elysis didn't really want to talk to him, while Liao Xingchen thought that since the two of them were, in a sense, representatives of the German Confederation, talking to Queen Elysis was a way of showing respect to the German Confederation.

Javier Baden's wide eyes flashed with disbelief; he really hadn't expected these two to show him no respect at all.

With a cold snort, Javier Baden turned to talk to the person on his other side.

Suddenly, a deafening roar of cheers drew the attention of those conversing in the stands, including Queen Elisis and Liao Xingchen.

Upon closer inspection, the two realized that the semi-finalists from Zone A were beginning to enter the arena.

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The giant screen surrounding the Beast Arena lit up with the tricolor flag of the German Union and the five-star red flag of the Chinese Union, and then the three players from both sides of the competition appeared below the flags.

"German Union, Captain Paul, Player Lyon, Player Karl!"

"Shenzhou Alliance, Captain Su Hao, Team Members Bai Linglong and Jin Lin!"

As the narrator explained, the three-person team entered the Behemoth Arena from the north and south sides, took their positions, and released their Pokémon.

"Paul, captain of the German Union, is the ace Arrow Eagle, just like its characteristic Swift Wings, dominating the sky like a fiery meteor."

"The German Union team Lyon, whose ace is the massive coal mountain on the back of which spews out high-temperature coal like lava, is the nightmare of all opponents."

"Karl, a member of the German Alliance, and the ace cunning dog, are agile and nimble, and their unpredictable movements are a major headache for the superpowered individuals of the Indian Alliance!"

The three people introduced by the commentator all raised their heads high, accepting the cheers from their own alliance who had traveled from afar, and looked intently at Su Hao, who was standing between the two women on the Shenzhou Alliance team's side.

When they saw that the Lucario sent by Su Hao only had the aura of an early-stage Gym Leader, a hint of contempt flashed across their faces, along with a touch of delight.

Sure enough, their analysts were right.

Looking at all of Su Hao's matches, he almost never sends out the same Pokémon continuously. The Pokémon they are facing is not Diancie, but this Lucario.

To be honest, they didn't know how to fight Diancie just by looking at the data given by the analysts. Fortunately, Su Hao underestimated the opponent and sent out Lucario.

When Javier Baden saw that Su Hao had sent out a Lucario, he laughed: "Liao Xingchen, are your contestants being a bit arrogant? At this crucial moment of the ace battle, you've only sent out a Lucario with an aura that's only at the early stage of the Gym Leader level."

"If you want to give up the victory, you can just forfeit and withdraw from the competition. There's no need to be so subtle."

This time it was finally a response to Javier Baden. Liao Xingchen chuckled and said, "Don't make any promises you can't keep."

"It has evolved into such an excellent Lucario. I was right to entrust Riolu to him."

Queen Iris gazed at Lucario, who stood beside the giant chrysanthemum and Hydreigon in the arena, her eyes sparkling with admiration.

Only she and Qin Gang in the audience knew that Lucario was currently surrounded by an extremely active waveguide.

As a Pokémon that relies on Aura to fight, Lucario's strength is definitely not limited to this, not to mention that it also has Su Hao, an Aura user, assisting it.

The semi-finals, which have garnered worldwide attention, are about to begin.

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Chapter 703 Three Heroes Battle Luka

Su Hao's keen senses allowed him to clearly perceive the predatory gazes directed at him from the three people opposite him. He whispered to Jin Lin and Bai Linglong beside him:

"As planned, at least for a short period at the beginning, they will focus all their attention on Lucario. During this time, you can take the opportunity to either strengthen your characters or open up new walls."

Jin Lin and Bai Linglong both nodded slightly.

They will seize this hard-won opportunity created by Su Hao and Lucario.

"German Union vs. China Union, International Youth Championship Semi-Final, Begins!"

The battle officially began after the referee gave the order.

As Su Hao had predicted, all three members of the German Union chose to attack Lucario.

"Cunning Tengu, favorable wind!"

"Rapier, charge at Lucario with Flare Charge!"

"Jutan Mountain, sunny day!"

At the start, the three members of the German Union launched a coordinated support and attack strategy.

A gentle breeze suddenly enveloped the wings of the Fiery Arrow Eagle, which scattered sparks of fire, and the sky above the arena was suddenly filled with bright sunshine after the giant coal mountain launched a ball of fire-based energy into the sky.

With the support of its teammates, Talonflame was instantly engulfed in blazing flames, transforming into a rapid fire meteor that fiercely pounced on Lucario.

At the same time, sparks of fire scattered from the wings of the Arrowhawk landed on the back of the Giant Coal Mountain, and a huge plume of steam shot into the sky, instantly boosting the Giant Coal Mountain's speed to its maximum!

The cunning Tengu also arrived on the wind, forming a pincer movement with the Talonflame, and launched a clear attack on Lucario.

Compared to the textbook-perfect teamwork of the German Union team, the Chinese Union team was somewhat disappointing.

Lucario broke away from the group, lowered its body, and headed straight for Talonflame and the others. Hydreigon started dancing the Dragon Dance, which most Dragon-type Pokémon and non-Dragon-type Pokémon can learn, seemingly ignoring Lucario completely.

The giant chrysanthemum was still somewhat useful; after a soft murmur, the radiance of the Reflector Wall and the Light Wall immediately enveloped Lucario.

Although it can't match the strength of Diancie's double walls, a little more security is always a good thing.

However, Lucario will most likely never be used.

During the dash, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Lucario's aura surged, and a blue divine robe made of aura suddenly appeared. Aura Cloak - Sage Mode, activated!