The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

The shock brought by that huge contrast was immense. It was like a couch potato who usually did nothing but eat and sleep suddenly achieving the best sprint result at a sports meet. Who wouldn't be surprised?

Even his rival, Gladio, was full of praise for it.

"To be able to unleash such a powerful Z-Move even when cornered is perhaps due to the mutual trust between him and his Pokémon."

However, we will absolutely not lose.

After saying that, Gladion, not to be outdone, also revealed his Z-Force Bracelet, embedding a Z-Rock into it, and shouted,

"Here we go, Werewolf of the Mane Rock,

The rocks bathed in the light of the Azure Moon's Z will now fall into a world of destruction, sealed away forever. Prepare to face the challenge!

A giant rock falls that destroys the heavens and the earth!!!"

Gladion and Lycanroc simultaneously performed the Rock Z Dance move, activating their Z Power.

This is a Z-Move from Stone Edge, with a power of 180.

Lycanroc used its Z-Force to continuously gather Rock-type energy, gathering the surrounding rubble together to summon a massive rock, no less large than a meteorite, which it then rammed into Snorlax with all its might.

All I heard was a loud "boom"!

The boulder collided violently with the Snorlax, which was under the influence of Blaziken. Snorlax was really stubborn; didn't it hurt from that collision?

With the Z-Forces canceling each other out, Snorlax was able to withstand the devastating Rock Slide attack unscathed, but its own Serious Big Bang energy was also depleted.

"The power of the Z-Move and the other Z-Move canceled each other out!" Shi Kuang exclaimed excitedly.

"what!"

"Rock Wolfman, use Stone Strike."

While Ororu was still in shock, Gladion had already unleashed Lycanroc's attack, and a Stone Spike hit Snorlax head-on once again.

Snorlax was unable to withstand the sharp stone attack following the Swords Dance and was knocked to the ground with a thud.

"Gabimon!"

"Snorlax is unable to battle, Lycanroc wins, so the winner is Gladion," Hapoo announced.

"Come back, Snorlax, thank you for your hard work."

After recalling Snorlax and offering a few words of comfort, Ororu left the arena.

Gladgio remained silent, but the smile on his lips betrayed his inner joy.

Lillie, sitting in the audience, became even more excited and grabbed Mao's hand, spinning around happily on the spot.

"Brother won!"

“That’s great, Lillie.”

A few seconds later, Lillie realized she should have been more reserved; there were so many people watching, it was too embarrassing. She immediately sat back down in her seat, her face flushed.

"I'm sorry," Lillie said, blushing.

“It’s okay, your brother won,” Mao said.

“We should be happy,” Shui Lian said.

Both of her best friends offered words of comfort, and Bai Gungun also rushed into Lillie's arms to celebrate with her, which made Lillie feel much better.

Ash smiled. Gladion's advancement was expected, given the huge difference in strength between him and Ororu.

Now that Gladio has already advanced, I can't fall behind.

Thinking of this, Ash immediately stood up, high-fived his friends, and, with everyone's encouragement, headed towards the player tunnel.

In the second match, it was Ash's turn to compete.

Soon, Ash and Hau entered the arena amidst cheers from the audience, though the applause was mainly for Ash.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what is about to begin is the second match of the second round of the Alola League Manalo Conference, featuring Hau and Ash from Pallet Town."

Although Hau has only recently begun his journey, he is already an excellent trainer who has overcome the great challenges of Melemele Island. He is the grandson of Mr. Hala, the island's king, and can be considered a trainer with a very promising future.

His opponent was Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town.

She decisively defeated Pikachu in the previous round, making her the undefeated champion since her debut and the most promising player to win the tournament.

What kind of exciting match will these two outstanding players bring us? Let's wait and see.

As soon as Shi Kuang finished speaking excitedly, a continuous roar of cheers, screams, and shouts erupted from the audience.

Seeing this, Ha'u also spoke up.

"Ash, I want to become stronger. I want to become a trainer who surpasses Grandpa, so today, I will defeat you!"

My goal has always been to overcome Grandpa's great challenge.

But after I actually passed it, I realized that overcoming the great test wasn't the end.

"I definitely won't lose either. I'm going to defeat you, Hau, and everyone else to win the championship," Ash said with a smile.

"Ash, you think so too, then let's enjoy the battle to our hearts' content."

"Of course, we will do our best."

"Now, let's begin the second round of the second match between Hau and Ash from Pallet Town."

Only one Pokémon can be used at a time. The match ends when all of one side's Pokémon are unable to battle.

During the match, neither player can switch out their Pokémon.

In addition, Mega Evolution, Z-Moves, Dynamax, and Crystallize are four ways to enhance a character's power-up, and these can be used infinitely in battle.

"Now, both sides, please send out your Pokémon simultaneously," announced the referee, Mordan.

"Come out, Sniper Tree Owl."

This Decimate Owl is level 50 and has the Growing ability. When its HP is below one-third, Grass-type moves are 1.5 times more powerful.

"Rodow, it's you I choose. Get ready to fight."

"Boooooo~!"

"Huh, Ash's Rowlet seems to be wearing a strange cloak?" Shi Kuang asked in surprise.

In response, five-star critic Shui Lian offered a sharp comment with her eyes shining:

"The Sniper Wood Owl has emerged from nowhere!"

Water lilies are so cute!

"That cloak Owlwood is wearing is so cool," Hau said.

"Yeah, it looks really cool today," Ash said.

"Now, let the battle begin!" Merdan announced.

"Let me show you how much stronger we've become! Sniper Tree Owl, unleash Leaf Blade!"

"Mumuxiao, use Leaf Blade."

Hau took the initiative, unleashing his sniper tree owl to spread its wings and fire a dense barrage of rapidly flying leaf blades in an attack.

Rowlet reacted swiftly, gathering Grass-type energy on its wings to deflect all the incoming Razor Leaf Blades.

"Sniper Tree Owl, we'll also use Leaf Blade."