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

Zhang Leiyuan's maniacal laughter and thunderous declaration still echo in the night sky of the real world!

"Charizard, clear the way!"

"Roar--!!!"

Responding to the trainer's fighting spirit, the dominant Charizard roared to the sky, its roar echoing between the spirit world and reality, and its wings flapped violently.

Instead of retreating, its massive body advanced, enveloped in scorching dragon flames that could incinerate the entire world, unleashing the [Charged Flame Strike].

Like a red meteor traveling in reverse, it crashed violently into the still stable rift in the spirit world!

Its eternally burning tail trailed a dazzling path of fire behind it, and wherever it passed, even the scorching deathly aura escaping from the edge of the spirit realm was scorched and hissed, briefly clearing a blazing passage.

"boom--!!!"

The crack trembled and expanded violently! The passage, which originally required the Night Demon to maintain with great effort, was forcibly opened by this overwhelming physical force!

The Charizard's figure instantly disappeared into that gray, desolate world.

Zhang Leiyuan himself exerted force with his feet almost at the same instant that the Charizard crashed into the crack!

"Crack!" His specially made military boots shattered the remaining alloy floor at the bottom of the prison van, and he followed closely behind the fire-breathing dragon, filing into the crack!

The speed of his movements revealed Zhang Leiyuan's barely concealed excitement.

His silver-white champion cape fluttered behind him, like a flag tearing through the darkness.

At this moment, the time limit for Tutu Dog's sketching ability expired, and Zhang Heng returned to his original appearance. Seeing his father charge into the enemy's home ground without hesitation, his eyes narrowed, and he dared not delay for the slightest.

With a thought, he quickly retrieved the crucial reward item—the Space Stabilizer—from the system's storage space.

It was a small, palm-sized metal box with a simple yet technologically advanced design. The main body was a streamlined silver-white, with a dark blue energy conduit embedded on the side and a light blue crystal slowly rotating at its core.

Zhang Heng held it flat in his palm, concentrated his mind, and infused it with a wisp of pure spiritual energy.

"Om-"

The space stabilizer trembled slightly, and the core crystal shone brightly!

Visible pale blue halos, composed of countless tiny runes, spread rapidly from the center of the box, like ripples on a calm lake after a pebble has been thrown in!

These halos are not offensive energies, but rather contain peculiar fluctuations that are stable and anchored to the rules of space.

The halo quickly reached and enveloped the spirit realm rift that had been forcibly opened once by the fire-breathing dragon.

Just like applying the most precise stitches and fixation to an unstable wound, the purplish-black spatial turbulence that was constantly writhing and trying to heal or collapse at the edge of the crack was instantly suppressed and smoothed out by the pale blue halo.

The size and shape of the crack were completely locked, no longer expanding or contracting, becoming a stable but unilaterally "welded" temporary gateway connecting the two worlds!

Without hesitation, Zhang Heng immediately kicked open the broken door of the prison van, intending to deal with the crowd of people being held captive outside first.

"Swamp Monster! Let's go!"

If something unexpected happens to the public, it will become a major charge against Zhang Leiyuan for impeachment.

Within the spirit realm, the scene suddenly changed.

Zhang Leiyuan landed steadily on a huge, suspended limestone platform.

Beneath my feet lay a cold, rough stone surface, and all around me were endless, slowly drifting gray mist and floating rocks of varying sizes.

The eternal background noise here is a deathly silence, a sense of oppression, and the whispers of souls filled with negative emotions.

The domineering fire-breathing dragon hovered about three meters in front of him, its large wings slowly flapping, stirring the viscous air of the spirit realm. The light from its tail flames illuminated its majestic dragon head and Zhang Leiyuan's upright figure.

About twenty meters directly in front of them, the Eighth Divine Strike, the Helmeted Man, and their Pokémon were already on high alert.

Beside the Electric Demon, the dark green Mamoswine King was surrounded by crackling blue electricity, its tiny eyes fixed on the Charizard with a mixture of ferocity and vigilance.

To the side of the helmeted man, the massive ghostly body of the Night Demon Spirit floated silently, its single eye glowing with a deep purple light, and the black hole-like pattern on its chest slowly rotating, emanating a chilling aura that sent shivers down one's spine.

Both are Master-level Pokémon of the same color!

On their home turf, their presence was equally impressive.

A brief but tense standoff ensued. The deathly silence of the spirit world seemed to be suppressed by an invisible force, leaving only the surging energy beneath the surface.

Through the yellow chaotic mask, Dian Sha stared intently at Zhang Leiyuan, who seemed to have descended from heaven and entered the spirit world like a god.

The initial shock receded like the tide, replaced by a ruthless counterattack using home-field advantage.

He adjusted his breathing and spoke in that strange tone.

"China's champion... Zhang Leiyuan. Your courage is truly admirable." He deliberately dragged out his words.

"Entering the spirit realm alone? How reckless. Unfortunately, there are no armies or allied support here... In this forgotten land, only eternal death awaits you."

Although the helmeted man's face, hidden beneath the cyber helmet, was still pale, he managed to calm himself down upon hearing Electric's words.

That's right, this is the spirit world! It's the place they occupy with a strategic advantage!

As long as... as long as we can close the crack and trap Zhang Leiyuan here, even if the two of them can't get rid of him.

As soon as the news gets back, the Creation Palace and "that person" will never let go of this golden opportunity to surround and kill the Chinese champion!

Thinking of this, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and he ordered the Night Demon without hesitation: "Night Demon! Ignore them! Close the rift first! Block the door!"

Once the crack closes, Zhang Leiyuan will be trapped!

Upon receiving the command, the Night Demon Spirit's one eye flashed with purple light, and it raised its thick ghostly claw, making a grasping motion towards the crack.

A surge of powerful ghostly energy attempted to disrupt and disperse the spatial nodes that maintained the rift, causing them to collapse and close naturally.

This is its basic ability as the most unique Ghost-type Pokémon in the spirit world, allowing it to travel between the two worlds year-round.

However, the next second, the Night Demon's movements stopped.

For the first time, a clear, almost human-like look of astonishment appeared in its enormous single eye.

It sensed a "spatial rule" that was far more stable, higher-level, and even contained some kind of incomprehensible "spatial rule" than its own spatial manipulation ability, like the most resilient shackles, firmly anchored to that crack!

Its ghostly energy, powerful enough to shatter ordinary spatial passages, struck but was like a stone thrown into the sea, merely causing the pale blue halo to ripple slightly before having no further effect.

The crack remained perfectly still, so solid it was almost despairing!

"How is this possible?!" the helmeted man exclaimed in shock, his face turning deathly pale again beneath the helmet.

Dian Sha's body trembled as he looked towards the crack. He saw the pale blue halo flickering eerily against the gray background of the spirit world, carrying a mocking stability.

Zhang Leiyuan took in the reactions of the two people opposite him, and the cold smile on his lips widened slightly.

He slowly spread his hands, making a slightly lazy yet absolutely confident gesture, as if he were taking a leisurely stroll in his own backyard.

"So you're afraid of me, yet you're closing the door?!"

He raised an eyebrow, his voice not loud, yet it clearly pierced the deathly silence of the spirit world, carrying an undeniable domineering aura.

"All right."

His gaze swept over Electrifier, the Helmet Man, and their Pokémon, like a hunter scrutinizing prey that had fallen into a trap.

"Time for casual conversation is over. You two..."

"Can this 'hunting game' that I initiated now officially begin?"

"Hunting Game"

Those four words were like ice picks piercing the hearts of the electric shocker and the helmeted man.

Zhang Leiyuan's completely overbearing attitude, treating them like prey, made the two men's faces turn extremely ugly, their expressions a mixture of shock and anger.