The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

"Manerock Werewolf, use Double Retaliate."

Ash's Lycanroc once again rammed into Gladion's Lycanroc's chest, and this move was extremely effective.

Gladion's Lycanroc endured the damage inflicted by its opponent, its entire body glowing red, and it threw a punch at Ash's Lycanroc's stomach.

"It's not over yet, Lycanroc, use Shadow Clone."

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After successfully damaging the opponent with Iron Head, Ash's Lycanroc knew that the opponent was about to use Double Up to retaliate, so it reacted very quickly and used Double Team.

In an instant, a bunch of Ash's Lycanrocs appeared next to Gladion's Lycanroc.

Gladion's Lycanroc used Double Strike, but only managed to destroy one of the clones with a single punch, while Ash's Lycanroc had already distanced itself from it.

Then the two sides began a fierce offensive and defensive battle.

Ash's Lycanroc used Iron Head to severely damage Gladion's Lycanroc once again.

Gladion's Lycanroc also used Stone Edge to hit Ash's Lycanroc.

"Try this move, Lycanroc, use Sword Dance."

Several green blades immediately began to spin rapidly around the mane rock wolf, greatly increasing its physical attack.

"Greedy, greedy, greedy! You even have time to upgrade! And why didn't you upgrade Swords Dance earlier? We're almost done fighting and you're only now remembering you need Swords Dance," Ash thought to himself.

"Gargio has now increased the attack power of the Lycanroc in one fell swoop," Shi Kuang exclaimed excitedly.

"Fiery rage pierces the sky! Lycanthrope, unleash Reverse Scale."

Gladion's mane-like werewolf's eyes instantly turned even more blood red, and a pale red energy emanated from the ground, instantly covering its body.

"Rock Wolfman, use Stone Strike."

"It's pointless to confront the enemy's reverse scale; just charge straight at it."

Ash's Lycanroc raised its paw and slammed it into the ground, using Stone Attack to defend itself. However, the stone pillars were shattered by Gladion's Lycanroc in Outrage mode, though this did alleviate the impact of its Outrage attack.

"Rock Wolf, keep attacking!"

"Rock Wolf, use Shadow Clone."

Gladion's Lycanroc continued attacking while in Outrage mode, since Outrage allows for continuous attacks over two to three turns, making it impossible to switch to other skills.

Ash's Lycanroc used Shadow Clone to dodge, and a bunch of Dusk Mode Lycanrocs surrounded Gladion's Lycanroc once again.

Even though Gladion's Lycanroc used Outrage to attack all the clones, Ash's Lycanroc would create another clone as soon as it destroyed one, it was a never-ending cycle.

Soon, after two attacks, a bunch of Torchic chicks suddenly appeared on top of Gladion's Lycanroc's head, running around in circles, clearly in a state of confusion.

Ash is stalling for time, but even so, we can't be too careless.

After all, in a chaotic state, there is only a one-third chance that the opponent will attack itself, and there is still a two-thirds chance that it will be able to launch a normal attack.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Gladion's mane-shaped werewolf raised its left hand, opened its mouth to reveal its sharp fangs, and bit its own hand hard.

This scene was quite shocking to the audience, who initially thought that Gladion's Lycanroc had fallen into a state of confusion and was attacking itself.

"What's going on! Gladio's Lycan suddenly bit itself," Shi Kuang said.

"Why?" Mamane asked, puzzled.

"Is it the chaotic state caused by activating Reverse Scale?" Kachi guessed.

In reality, due to the immense pain, Gladion's Lycanroc successfully expelled itself from the confused state and neutralized the side effects of Outrage.

This tenacious willpower even impressed Ash.

"Lycopter bit its own arm to remove the confused state. You're something else, Gladion," Ash said.

“That’s right, this is the victory formula that I and the Lycanroc created,” Gladion said proudly.

"Amazing!" Mao exclaimed.

"How many special training sessions must one go through to achieve this level?" Mamane exclaimed in surprise.

“This is an obsession with winning,” Shui Lian said.

“That guy may look cold, but he has an endless, burning flame inside him,” Kachi said.

"I never imagined it was to resolve its own chaotic state. It's truly astonishing," Shi Kuang exclaimed excitedly.

"Hmph, yet another victory equation. It's impressive that you can write it out, but that's not enough. You also need to know how to solve it."

"The mane-wielding werewolf uses a straight-line drill."

"Manerock Werewolf, use Double Retaliate."

Ash's Lycanroc spun rapidly, transforming into a drill, and charged towards Gladion's Lycanroc.

Gladion countered with a Double Strike from the Lycanroc, forcefully taking the highly effective Drill Strike.

With a backhand punch, he slammed his fist into his opponent's face, sending Ash's Lycanroc flying.

However, due to the centrifugal force from the rapid rotation, Ash's Lycanroc suffered much less damage from the Double Retribution attack than normal, and easily regained its footing.

"Final sprint, Lycanroc, unleash Stone Strike."

"Rock Wolfman, use Iron Head to smash it directly."

Gladion's Lycanroc clenched its fist and slammed it into the ground, unleashing its ninth Stone Spike attack of the match.

Ash's Lycanroc's head glowed silver-white due to the gathering of Steel-type energy, and it charged towards Gladion's Lycanroc, smashing all the stone pillars in one fell swoop.

"Rock Wolfman, continue using Stone Spikes."

"Rock Wolfman, use Shadow Clone to dodge."

Gladion's Lycanroc unleashed its tenth Stone Spike attack, while Ash's Lycanroc created numerous clones to evade the attack, only losing a few clones.

"Ryke Wolf, hold this position and use Straight Drill."

"The final blow, Lycanroc, unleash Double Strike!"

Ash's Lycanroc remained in Shadow Clone form, and a bunch of Dusk Mode Lycanrocs simultaneously pounced on Gladion's Lycanroc.

Gladion's mane-covered werewolf glowed red, attempting to retaliate with double the force, but it couldn't distinguish which part was its opponent's true form. It could only throw punches haphazardly, hoping one of them would hit its opponent's true form.

Finally, Gladion's mane-shaped werewolf swung its fist forward, but these punches, which gathered all its remaining strength, only managed to destroy many of its shadow clones.