The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

It could only watch helplessly as Ash's Incineroar unleashed a torrent of profanity upon it, lowering its Attack and Special Attack by one stage each, before transforming into a streak of red light and returning to the Poké Ball hanging on Ash's waist.

Ash immediately threw out another Poké Ball.

"Mane Rock Werewolf, it's you, get ready to fight."

"Iwaro!"

Ash's third Pokémon is Lycanroc.

“For a moment just now, I felt like I saw little Ku again when he was a child,” Hala laughed.

"Go for it, Lycanroc!" Lillie shouted.

“From an attribute perspective, the Rock Wolf has an advantage,” Mamane analyzed.

"But its opponent is the Royal Masked Man's Blazing Roaring Tiger, so we must not be careless," Kachi said solemnly.

"It seems the duel with Incineroar will have to be postponed, but my Incineroar is still capable of fighting," Dr. Kukui said.

Dr. Kukui's Incineroar now has Attack -1, Special Attack -1, and Defense +1.

Seeing this, Ash didn't hesitate to show off his Z-Ring, embedding a Ground Z-Ring in it and shouting,

"Here we go, Werewolf of the Mane Rock,

At this moment, the twilight warrior reigns supreme over chaos!

This judgment diamond that runs through the earth's veins—

It is the power that causes all things to collapse and tremble!

In the name of Satoshi, I will transform the bonds into the Judgment Throne that forges the earth!

In the realm where all rocks submit!

The epic, eternally preserved at the end of the thunderous roar, bears the imprint of the continent's dawn—

The Great End of Earth-Shattering Roar!!!

As Ash leaped off the ground in a Z-Dance motion, the Z-Bracelet shone with a raised ground symbol and a bright brown light.

A powerful Z-Force shot out from the Z-Force Bracelet, flowing into Lycanroc's body and enveloping its entire form.

Lycanroc also performs the corresponding dance moves in sync, activating its Z-Power.

This is a Z-Move from Drill Rush, with a power of 160.

As Professor Kukui's strongest Pokémon, Incineroar deserves a Z-Move.

"Ash used a Z-Move here! What are Professor Kukui and Incineroar going to do?" Shi Kuang exclaimed excitedly.

"Come on, Incineroar!" Dr. Kukui shouted.

The mane-rock werewolf threw its head back and let out a howl that pierced through the arena. It then stomped its foot heavily on the ground, instantly causing the ground to crack open in a spiderweb pattern, creating a huge chasm.

The earthy yellow Z energy seeped into the ground along the cracks, awakening the entire battlefield. The soft soil became as hard as steel, and countless rocks were suspended in the air by the pull of the ground-based energy.

The Lycanroc's limbs were taut, and its golden pupils reflected the light. It leaped into the air, as if it had become an arrow released from a bow, but instead of rushing into the sky, it plunged straight into the ground along the chasm opened up by the Z Force, its target seemingly aimed directly at the Earth's core.

The battlefield undulated violently, as if a giant beast was about to burst forth from the earth.

The next second, the center of the field exploded with a deafening roar.

The Rock Wolf burst forth from the earth with immense force, its body enveloped in condensed, almost tangible ground-type energy, trailing a long, fiery tail of rocky debris behind it.

Since the Z-Move is guaranteed to hit, Incineroar had no way to avoid it and was hit precisely by the move, letting out a miserable cry.

Its massive body crashed heavily to the ground, sending dust flying in all directions.

Lycanroc landed steadily, shook off the pebbles from its mane, and turned to look at Ash.

"Well done, Lycanroc," Ash praised.

"Iwaro!"

But when Ash looked at Professor Kukui, he noticed that his expression was also subtle, and he immediately sensed that something was wrong.

"Blazing Roaring Tiger, use Abyssal Thrust."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the Blazing Roaring Tiger leaped out from the smoke and dust, charging toward the Mane Rock Werewolf like a missile.

Since it was not a STAB move, with the added Defense +1 buff, Professor Kukui's Incineroar successfully blocked this highly effective Z-move thanks to its excellent bulk.

"The Blazing Roaring Tiger hasn't fallen!" Shi Kuang exclaimed excitedly!

"Rock Wolfman, unleash Double Payback!"

The Fighting-type energy was then concentrated by Lycanroc on its mane, and the Abyss Thrust, weakened by its intimidation and threats, struck Lycanroc squarely in the face.

The Rock Wolf swung its hand back, using its mane to send the Blazing Roaring Tiger flying. It was also panting heavily due to the exhaustion of its stamina.

However, Incineroar was even more severely depleted, having taken several powerful and effective attacks. Even Dr. Kukui's Incineroar was struggling to hold on.

"The Z-Move was caught by the opponent, but Ash reacted quickly, and Lycanroc immediately followed suit, using Double Strike. The two of them used their excellent teamwork to inflict considerable damage on Incineroar," Shi Kuang said.

"That's really impressive, Ash, Lycanroc!"

Come back first, Blazing Roaring Tiger.

Xiao Zhi, I'm going to give it my all now!

Go forth, warrior eagle.

Dr. Kukui could tell that the Blazing Roar Tiger was exhausted, so he recalled it to rest and then sent out the Warrior Eagle soaring in the sky.

This level 55 Warrior Eagle has the Sharp Eyes ability, which prevents its own hit rate from being reduced and ignores changes in the opponent's evasion rate.

"Please, Warrior Eagle, let me see Kukui's cool side," Dr. Barnett shouted.

"Professor Kukui's second Pokémon is Braviary, while Ash will continue to send out Lycanroc," Shi Kuang said.

"Warrior Eagle, unleash Rock Slide."

"Rock Wolfman, dodge and then use Stone Strike."

The warrior eagle flapped its wings, and several huge rocks appeared around it, falling towards the mane-rock werewolves on the ground.

The mane-like werewolf displayed its exceptional mobility, dodging left and right to avoid all the rocks. It then raised its claws and slammed them into the ground, causing stone pillars to erupt from the earth, pointing directly at the warrior eagle in the air.

"Not bad, now it's our turn to attack, Warrior Eagle, unleash Steel Wings."

The Warrior Eagle concentrated its steel-type energy into its wings and swooped down towards the Lycanroc, shattering all the attacking stone pillars and reaching it.

This is a battle between a wolf and an eagle!

"Right now, Warrior Eagle, unleash Free Fall."

"Rock Wolf, use Shadow Clone."

The Warrior Eagle tried to grab the Rock Werewolf with its claws, but the Rock Werewolf instantly split into many shadow clones. A bunch of Rock Werewolves surrounded the Warrior Eagle, so the Warrior Eagle's free fall only destroyed one of the shadow clones.

"The Warrior Eagle intended to use freefall to take the Mane Rock Werewolf into the air, but it missed and ended up being surrounded by the Mane Rock Werewolf itself," Shi Kuang said.