A water-type trainer who specializes in dragon-type water.

Chapter 289: Fierce Battle! Swamp Leaper vs. Octopus Warrior

"Do you want me to be your sparring partner?" These cold words echoed in Zhang Heng's mind.

Zhang Heng was slightly startled, his thoughts instantly pulled back from the heartwarming shared moment. He looked up at Duan Guanjun, whose eyes were filled with undeniable seriousness.

A flicker of surprise and excitement flashed across Zhang Heng's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure. He knew Duan Guanjun was incredibly skilled, and this would be a challenging match, but his blood was still ignited.

"It's my honor to be able to compete with Champion Duan!" Zhang Heng bowed slightly, his tone firm and a bit humble.

Zhang Heng understood that this was Duan Guanjun and saw the potential in him. It was a kind of guiding exchange between elders to train the younger ones.

When the Parasol Mushroom and the other mushrooms heard this, they instantly became excited, with anticipation flashing in their little eyes. They chirped and stepped aside to make way for the upcoming duel between masters.

Milotic gently swung its tail, and light shone brightly around it. Water surged beside it, as if responding to Zhang Heng's fighting spirit.

Duan Guanjun raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile, and slowly took out the Poké Ball: "Don't let me down."

Following a flash of white light, a Pokémon appeared. It looked like a blue octopus with yellow suction cups and spots, and a butterfly-like facial pattern.

It has eight tentacles, one of which wraps around three tentacles used for standing like a belt, and the remaining four tentacles are used for fighting.

Zhang Heng took a closer look and immediately recognized him, saying, "It's the Eight Claws Martial Master."

Pokémon Name: Octopus Warrior

Attribute: Fighting

Level: 43 (Gym-level strength)

Potential: King

Titanium Crystal Attributes: Fighting

Features: Soft

Carrying props: B-level props-black belt

Skills learned: Provoke, Hell Roll, Tile Break, See Through, Octopus Cannon, Pin

The Octopus Warrior described in the illustrated book is covered in muscles and can use its tentacles to perform strangulation techniques. Its power is unparalleled and it is a mortal enemy of the armored warrior.

Duan Guanjun gazed at Zhang Heng calmly and spoke slowly, "Octopussy is a gym-level Pokémon that will be sent to the Fighting-type gym in Yangcheng. It's perfect for sparring with newcomers. Feel free to use all your skills, whether it's Z-Moves or abilities that allow Pokémon to grow to giant size. Don't hold back."

Zhang Heng instantly grasped the deeper meaning behind Duan Guanjun's words. It was clear that Duan Guanjun was expecting him to send out the Swamp Leaper for a head-on confrontation.

In fact, Zhang Heng had originally planned to send out the Swampert in such an event. This was because he had carefully nurtured the Swampert from the very beginning, from a Pokémon egg, pouring countless efforts into it.

Although Pokémon is the first Pokémon he has owned since coming to this world, Pokémon is a divine beast and its identity is too sensitive. Moreover, its potential is amazing. Even without Zhang Heng's excessive guidance, it will definitely grow into a super powerful combat force.

While thinking, Zhang Heng decisively took out the love ball from his waist and threw it forward with force.

Instantly, the tender pink form of Marshjumper appeared on the soft sand beside the island. Marshjumper had been weakened by the poisoning, but now, after being carefully nourished within the Poké Ball, it had returned to peak health.

Zhang Heng looked at the Swampert in front of him and thought to himself, "It's been a long time since I checked Swampert's stats. I've been so busy lately that I haven't paid much attention to the Pokémon's growth."

Pokémon Name: Shiny Swampert

Attributes: Water, Ground

Level: 28 (Rare Combat Power)

Potential: Quasi-Master

Skills learned: Water Wave, Sonic Fist, Flatter, Rock Slide, Yawn, Sludge Attack, Mud Shot, Hold.

"Already level 28?! That's right. Swampert's growth is not only due to its own exceptional talents, but also inseparable from the fierce battle experience."

From the thrilling battle to recapture the blue bird, to the battle with the dark forces at the Central China Championship Challenge, to the multiple appearances and battles at this sea fishing scene.

Each time is a difficult challenge across levels, and these experiences also accumulate a lot of combat experience points for the Swampert, prompting its level to increase rapidly.

At this time, the swamp fish felt the master's fiery gaze, and excitedly waved its long arms that were longer than its knees, and made an excited cry of "Gragla!" from its mouth, declaring that it was ready for battle.

His eyes were fixed on the Eight-clawed Warrior opposite him, and he was not afraid of his opponent's powerful strength at all.

Duan Guanjun nodded slightly, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes: "It seems that he can't wait any longer. You go first."

As he spoke, he gently raised his hand and pointed at Swampert. The Octopus Warrior instantly understood the trainer's intention, and his eight tentacles danced flexibly, emitting powerful fighting energy from his body.

Zhang Heng took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and locked his gaze on the Eight-clawed Warrior. He shouted the order: "Swamp Leap Fish, Mud Shoot!"

The Swamp Leaper's thick hind legs kicked the ground hard, splashing mud and sand. It quickly gathered its strength, puffed up its cheeks, and sprayed sticky mud clods from its mouth, aiming directly at the Octopus Warrior's eyes.

The Octopus Warrior was calm and twisted his body flexibly. Its tentacles seemed to have their own consciousness, dancing quickly to form an impenetrable defensive barrier.

Its three standing tentacles supported its body steadily, and the belt-like tentacle loosened to join the defense. The four tentacles originally used for fighting slapped at a rapid speed, with both strength and speed, accurately knocking away the flying mud bullets one by one. The mud bullets collided with the tentacles, splashing up clouds of dust.

Zhang Heng originally wanted to cover its eyes with mud to reduce the hit rate, and then use the stickiness of the mud to limit its speed, but this tactic failed.

"Fish leaping from the swamp, rocks collapsing!"

Zhang Heng didn't have time to think too much. He quickly seized the brief gap after the Eight Claws Warrior's defense and issued another order.

Swampjumper quickly plunged its hands into the sand, gathering powerful rock energy, and roared, "Gara!"

The surrounding sand instantly cracked, and huge rocks rose from the ground and smashed towards the Eight-clawed Warrior.

Duan Guanjun said calmly: "Eight-clawed Warrior, see through it and then chop the tiles."

A gleam of light flashed in the eyes of the Eight-clawed Warrior. With his keen combat intuition, he accurately captured the flaws of the rockfall attack. Among the oncoming rocks, the Eight-clawed Warrior moved quickly on the sand, avoiding the attacks of each rock.

Then, it rushed towards the Swamp Leap Fish at an extremely fast speed. The Swamp Leap Fish was also very cunning and directly took the largest piece of rock and waited until now to use it.

With a sudden push of his arms from the sand, the huge rock was flipped up and headed straight for the attacking Eight-clawed Warrior.

The Eight-Armored Warrior remained undaunted. His tentacles, enveloped in combat energy, slashed heavily at the rocks. The powerful attack instantly shattered the boulders, turning them into a cloud of dust.