The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

Ash showed the Max Sweet to Urshifu and the others, and after they smelled it, they said that this was exactly the smell they wanted and that they liked it very much.

"Bea~ Hey!"

Xiao Zhi was overjoyed to hear this and set off back to Master Ma's martial arts school to report to his master.

This time, Ash is taking the sea route. He has already taken the land route many times, and this time he wants to familiarize himself with the waters near Isle of Armor.

The Outlying Islands Sea is a vast area of ​​sea located in the northwest of Armor Island, containing a large island far from Armor Island and several smaller islands or reefs around it.

The archipelago waters are located southwest of Kaido Island, adjacent to Challenge Beach, the outlying island waters and the fitness sea, and connected to the circular bay via a strait.

Besides the largest island, there are also some sandbars here, which are habitats for many marine Pokémon.

The Sea of ​​Fitness is a vast body of water located from the south to the east of the Isle of Armor. It contains many small islands, and the largest island on the north side of the Sea of ​​Fitness is home to a large number of wild Ditto.

After traversing the waters of the outlying islands, the archipelago, and the Sea of ​​Fitness, Ash landed on the Irene Field and returned to Master Ma's gym.

Upon seeing Ash return, Mastedt, full of anticipation, immediately came out to greet him.

"Ash is back! Hmm, what's that sweet smell?" Masted said.

"Master, I've already gotten the Max Sweet that Urshifu likes," Ash said.

"Wow! That's incredible! You managed to get it done in such a short time!" Ma Shide exclaimed, his eyes wide with surprise.

"That's right, I got it after I defeated the Dynamaxed Queen Bee on Beehive Island."

"I barely gave you any clues, yet you actually found the ultimate sweet spot."

"Wow, awesome, Xiao Zhi!" Ma Shide exclaimed.

“Master, you really were just pretending to forget Max Sweetness,” Ash said.

"Haha, I've basically taught you everything that Master Ma's martial arts school can teach, Xiao Zhi."

"Now you should be able to fight me at full power, and this old man also needs a little training."

Upon hearing this, the other disciples were also extremely surprised and began to discuss among themselves.

On one hand, they were surprised that Ash was so powerful that he could be compared to Master Mash when he was at full power.

On the other hand, they have been training in this martial arts school for so long that they have never seen a master at full power, let alone a master when he is serious. It seems that they can broaden their horizons.

"Just how powerful must a master be when they're going all out?!"

"After all, my master taught a champion pill emperor. He is definitely strong enough to scare people to death."

"of course."

……

Unlike the other disciples' surprise, Xiao Zhi readily agreed.

“Alright, I accept your challenge, Master.”

"Hahaha, okay,"

You've had a long day, go and get some rest.

The match is scheduled for tomorrow morning at the arena behind the martial arts gym. We'll have a six-on-six all-out battle, is that alright?

"No problem at all."

Ash couldn't hide his excitement at being able to fight against such a strong opponent.

Silent all night.

The next morning, when Xiao Zhi finished preparing and arrived at the arena in the backyard of the martial arts school, he was surprised to find that not only Ma Shide, but also the other disciples and his master's wife Mi Ye and others had already gathered there, waiting for him. Obviously, they were also very interested in the duel between him and Ma Shide.

"Master, and everyone else, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

“Don’t be so formal, Xiao Zhi. The timing is perfect; we’re just too early,” Ma Shide said with a smile.

"Thank you, master."

Ash and Mash each went to their respective trainer positions on either side of the arena, while one of his students went to the center of the arena to act as a referee, and the others stood in the surrounding spectator areas.

"Xiao Zhi, this old man has been thinking a lot lately. Although you initially came to this martial arts school by accident,..."

But I still think it's wonderful that you could come here.

"Thank you so much! I haven't felt this excited in a long time, I can't stop smiling!"

"That's exactly what I should say. Thank you so much, Master, for taking care of me and teaching me everything you know during this time," Xiao Zhi said.

"The thrill of fighting against formidable opponents is something I'll never give up, even when I'm an old man."

And so, the happiest time in the world begins!

"We will fight with all our might," Ash said.

Hearing Ash's firm answer, Masted smiled with satisfaction, and then, just like he had done in the Twin Fist Tower,

First, he struck a pose resembling a white crane spreading its wings. Then, he took off his green jacket, revealing a yellow vest underneath. He performed a backflip, spinning 720 degrees in the air before spreading his legs and landing steadily in a forward leg press position. This is how Ma Shide puts his all into it.

He then took his first Poké Ball from his waist and threw it.

"Come out, Röntgen Cat."

This Xeno'jiiva is level 73 and has the Intimidate ability, which lowers the Attack stat of all opponents by one stage each time it enters the field.

"Tokiss, I choose you. Get ready to fight."

"Borghi!"

Ash was somewhat surprised that Mash's first sent-out Pokémon was Xenomorph.

After all, Master Stewart used to be the Gym Leader of the Fighting-type Gym in the Galar region, and now he runs the Master Stewart Martial Arts Gym, specializing in Fighting-type Pokémon.

So last night, Ash carefully prepared a team to counter Fighting-types. The first Pokémon he started with was a champion that Ash had trained during his travels in the Kanto region.

But unexpectedly, Mash's starting lineup was the electric-type Xeno'jiiva.

"Now, let the battle begin!" announced the referee's disciple.

Luxray's Intimidate ability then activates, lowering Togekiss's Attack rank by 1.

At the same time, Ash immediately took out Togekiss's Poké Ball and recalled it.

This surprised others as well.

"Come back, Tokiss. I was hoping you'd get off to a good start, but the battle isn't going your way. No worries, you'll have your chance to shine later."

"Next, Gastrodon, it's you! Get ready for battle!"

"Hey!"

This is another general that Ash trained during his travels in the Sinnoh region, and also Kyogre's grandfather.

Ash originally intended to use its Water Absorb ability to defend against Mash's Water-type Urshifu, but now it's also good for fighting Luxray.

"Hmm, Ash, your fundamentals are very solid, but you can't win with just fundamentals, you know."

"Röntgen Cat, use Crunch!"