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The next day, the rookie trainer competition's elimination rounds continued.
"Blastoise, it's your turn."
This time, Jiang Chen sent Blastoise into the arena. Blastoise's strength was no weaker than Garchomp's, and the Blue Orb made its power grow rapidly.
The opponent saw the Blastoise Jiang Chen used, and a joyful expression immediately appeared on his face.
"Serperior, we'll definitely win this match."
Jiang Chen's opponent also knew that Jiang Chen was formidable, but in terms of type advantage, he had the upper hand, making victory a possibility.
"The opponent I met today isn't bad."
At least stronger than the two opponents encountered yesterday, but only just 'not bad'.
"Blastoise, use Hydro Pump."
There was no intention of holding back. Anyway, this opponent was not an acquaintance, so Jiang Chen directly had Blastoise unleash Hydro Pump, instantly knocking out Serperior with one move.
"This… how is that possible?"
The opponent looked at his Serperior, which was defeated in one blow, his expression somewhat stunned.
Even if the opponent was strong, Grass-type counters Water-type, offering resistance to Water-type moves. Grass-type Pokémon receiving Water-type attacks usually have their damage reduced by half.
Under such circumstances, Blastoise actually still managed to instantly defeat his Serperior.
"The match is over. Serperior is unable to battle. Blastoise wins." The referee announced.
He then signaled for the opponent to recall his Pokémon. Jiang Chen had already recalled Blastoise and left.
"So strong, as expected of the most favored trainer from the outside world."
Many people came to watch the match, especially some trainers who were wary of Jiang Chen. When they didn't have matches, they would come to observe Jiang Chen's battles.
However, for three consecutive matches, they only saw that Jiang Chen was too strong, instantly defeating all opponents in all three elimination rounds.
After one match in the morning, Jiang Chen had no more battles. He didn't leave, staying to watch other people's fights.
"Mostly just chickens pecking at each other."
Jiang Chen commented unceremoniously in his mind.
Although those who qualified to participate in the rookie trainer competition were considered geniuses, there were still differences between geniuses.
In Jiang Chen's eyes, most of their battles were just chickens pecking at each other.
"Jiang Chen."
A resentful voice sounded from behind him.
Turning his head, Jiang Chen saw Lin Yuefeng staring at him with hatred.
"Trash doesn't deserve to call my name."
After speaking, Jiang Chen turned his head back and continued watching the matches.
Although they were all chickens pecking at each other, it was still better than seeing Lin Yuefeng's hateful face.
Jiang Chen's single word, "trash," successfully ignited a towering rage in Lin Yuefeng's heart.
The day before yesterday, Jiang Chen had humiliated him thoroughly, even slapping him across the face.
Including his shameful title of "Imperial Capital's Number One Bragger" which had spread, Lin Yuefeng was now almost a laughing stock.
All of this was thanks to Jiang Chen.
He wished he could rush up and beat Jiang Chen immediately, but reason prevailed.
He wouldn't be able to defeat Jiang Chen even if he tried, only bringing further humiliation upon himself.
As for using a Pokémon to attack Jiang Chen, the last person who did that was still in prison, sentenced to life imprisonment.
He had a Champion grandfather, but Jiang Chen's background was no worse than his.
"In the next battle, I will let you know my true strength. I hope you don't lose too badly."
Lin Yuefeng's voice was icy. "My next opponent… is you?"
Jiang Chen immediately checked and found that his opponent was indeed Lin Yuefeng. However, it didn't matter who the opponent was; on the contrary, Lin Yuefeng encountering him was simply bad luck.
The battle was scheduled for this afternoon.
During lunch, Xiao Luoxue leaned towards Jiang Chen.
"Your opponent is Lin Yuefeng. Please teach him a good lesson for me. I've disliked that guy for a long time, but unfortunately, I didn't get to face him."
"Teaching him a lesson? That's no big deal," Jiang Chen said, making an OK gesture.
"Don't get overconfident and lose."
Ling Wanqiu sat on Jiang Chen's other side, sandwiching him between herself and Xiao Luoxue.
Around them, envious glances were cast towards Jiang Chen. Who wouldn't be envious, being flanked by two beauties?
"Even if I get overconfident, I won't lose."
Jiang Chen said confidently.
"Gardevoir!" Shiny Gardevoir indicated that it wanted to participate in the battle.
Of course, Jiang Chen wouldn't refuse Gardevoir's request. Letting Gardevoir participate meant this battle would definitely be won.
"Perfect, I don't have a match then. I'll go watch." Ling Wanqiu said.
Xiao Luoxue immediately wanted to go too, but unfortunately, she had a match at that time.
In the afternoon, around two o'clock, Jiang Chen and Lin Yuefeng stood on opposite sides of the Ice Field.
Many people came to watch. Both Jiang Chen and Lin Yuefeng were considered favorites to win the championship. This was the first time two championship contenders met in the elimination rounds.
Even some media reporters came to cover the battle.
Lin Yuefeng stared at Jiang Chen with bloodshot eyes, as if Jiang Chen was responsible for his father's murder and they were irreconcilable enemies.
"Please send out your Pokémon."
The referee glanced at the two and then spoke.
"Go, Salamence."
Lin Yuefeng sent out Salamence, and Jiang Chen's Shiny Gardevoir also stood on the field.
"This Salamence is sure to lose."
Ling Wanqiu, who was watching, glanced at Salamence, then at Shiny Gardevoir. Knowing Gardevoir's strength, Ling Wanqiu couldn't imagine how Gardevoir could possibly lose.
She could never forget how, when Gardevoir first evolved, it defeated her Garchomp.
Jiang Chen's Shiny Gardevoir was particularly eye-catching and attracted a lot of attention.
Especially some girls, the pink-haired Shiny Gardevoir made their eyes light up, and they couldn't help but cheer for Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen's good looks were also superior to Lin Yuefeng's, so it was normal for them to cheer for Jiang Chen.
"Salamence, charge and use Dragon Claw."
Salamence, which had been flying in the air since its release, suddenly swooped down towards Gardevoir under Lin Yuefeng's command, its claws gleaming with a cold light.
When the swooping Salamence was still over three meters away from Gardevoir, it was controlled by Confusion. The psychic power pulled at its body.
Waving its small hand, Gardevoir used Confusion to directly throw Salamence, then continued to slam it repeatedly.
The continuous slamming made Salamence cry out in agony.
"Salamence, break free!" Lin Yuefeng roared at his Salamence.
Salamence struggled, trying to break free from the Confusion, but the power gap was too large. No matter how much strength Salamence exerted, it couldn't break free.
Lin Yuefeng watched helplessly as Salamence was repeatedly slammed.
"This?"
The spectators looked at each other in bewilderment. The battle they had anticipated was not like this.
They had originally thought that when Jiang Chen and Lin Yuefeng met, it would be a clash of titans, with sparks flying and neither side gaining a significant advantage.
But the result seemed to be a one-sided crushing. Gardevoir didn't even use any other moves, simply waving its small hand to pick up and slam Salamence around.
Salamence was a quasi-legendary Pokémon. Seeing a quasi-legendary being easily manhandled made them almost doubt their own eyes.
"If Gardevoir can easily defeat Salamence, how strong is this Shiny Gardevoir?"
Many people were pondering this question: was Shiny Gardevoir too strong, or was Salamence too weak?
Could it be that what Jiang Chen said before was true, that "Imperial Capital's Number One Bragger" was a fact, and Lin Yuefeng wasn't genuinely strong, but relied on boasting?
"Jiang Chen, you are humiliating me."
Lin Yuefeng clenched his fists, glaring at Jiang Chen in fury.
"Don't falsely accuse me. When did I humiliate you?"
Jiang Chen asked Lin Yuefeng.
Lin Yuefeng's face was grim. There were clearly other ways to quickly defeat his Salamence, but Gardevoir insisted on using Confusion to repeatedly slam and toy with it. Wasn't that humiliation?
After this battle, the title of "Imperial Capital's Number One Bragger" would probably be completely cemented, and he would be utterly disgraced.
To be honest, Jiang Chen hadn't deliberately instructed Gardevoir to play like that; Gardevoir itself wanted to.
After continuous slamming, Salamence eventually lost its ability to battle.
"Salamence is unable to battle. The match is over. Contestant Jiang Chen is victorious." The referee announced.
"Jiang Chen, I won't let you off."
Recalling his Pokémon, Lin Yuefeng issued a menacing threat to Jiang Chen.
"Are you trying to get revenge for losing the match? Referee, look, he's openly threatening me. If he can't handle losing, he shouldn't participate."
Jiang Chen looked at Lin Yuefeng with a smile.
"Contestant Lin Yuefeng, mind your words." The referee warned Lin Yuefeng.
In any competition, threatening an opponent after losing is not allowed. Such behavior is despised and generally considered poor sportsmanship.
Lin Yuefeng felt aggrieved. He had lost this battle in a truly frustrating way.
Throughout the entire process, he barely commanded Salamence because once it was controlled by Gardevoir, any command was useless; Salamence was unable to execute it.
After losing, he uttered a threat, only to be warned by the referee.
"If there's a next time, your eligibility will be immediately revoked."
A referee usually has to maintain impartiality, so he didn't care about Lin Yuefeng's background. Moreover, this was Tianhai City, and he was not under the jurisdiction of Lin Yuefeng's grandfather.
On the contrary, if it were Jiang Chen, the referee would actually be unwilling to offend him.
Suppressing the grievance in his heart, Lin Yuefeng turned and left.
"I thought Lin Yuefeng was so formidable, but he turned out to be a paper tiger."
"I don't think Lin Yuefeng is a paper tiger. It's probably that Jiang Chen is too strong. Lin Yuefeng shouldn't be underestimated."
"I hope I don't run into this monster."
"I wonder how he trains his Pokémon; how can they be so unbelievably strong?"
At this moment, Jiang Chen became the opponent everyone least wanted to face. They prayed in their hearts that they wouldn't encounter Jiang Chen.
At least, it would be best not to encounter him before the elimination rounds.
Like Lin Yuefeng, because he encountered Jiang Chen, he was defeated but still had one revival chance left.
If he was unlucky enough to encounter another strong trainer again, he would be completely out of the competition.
As one of the most favored contenders for the championship, if he couldn't even make it past the elimination rounds, it would become a huge joke.
So, in the upcoming battles, Lin Yuefeng had to ensure he didn't lose even once.
"Gar-Gardevoir."
Shiny Gardevoir walked beside Jiang Chen, having had a very enjoyable time this battle. Seeing it so happy, Jiang Chen didn't stop it.
The elimination rounds continued for three days, and Jiang Chen advanced successfully without losing a single match.
Out of over five thousand participants, only one hundred and twenty-eight remain.
"Now that there are fewer people, our chances of meeting have increased. If we really do meet, I definitely won't hold back."
"I don't need you to hold back. If you go easy on me, it would be an insult," Xiao Luoxue said to Jiang Chen.
She wanted to defeat Jiang Chen, but she absolutely didn't want him to go easy on her. If he did, even a victory would be meaningless.
"The champion will be rewarded with a quasi-legendary Pokémon. Do you know which one it will be?" Xiao Luoxue asked.
"I have some information. The reward is a Larvitar."
Jiang Chen actually knew which quasi-legendary was the champion's prize this time. He got this information from his dad; apparently, this Larvitar's parents had very high talent and achievements.
The parents' talent, to some extent, influenced the child's talent. If the parents were strong, the child would definitely not be bad.
"A Larvitar, not a Dragon-type quasi-legendary."
Ling Wanqiu was a little disappointed; she preferred Dragon-type Pokémon.
"Why are you disappointed? You won't win the championship anyway," Xiao Luoxue sneered at Ling Wanqiu.
Her words were harsh, but they were also the truth. Ling Wanqiu's chance of winning the championship was practically non-existent.
"I just simply think Dragon-type quasi-legendaries are stronger, is that not allowed?"
Ling Wanqiu and Xiao Luoxue exchanged glances, and the atmosphere grew tense.
"I hope you don't meet me in the competition, otherwise, I'll make sure you lose badly."
"The same goes for you. Don't forget, you're my defeated opponent."
Xiao Luoxue had once defeated Ling Wanqiu in a battle, so she particularly liked to bring it up now.
Watching the two tense girls, Jiang Chen decided not to get involved and quickly left with Shiny Gardevoir.
The next day, today's competition became much more formal. After the elimination rounds, now three Pokémon could be used.
When the quarterfinals began, six Pokémon would be used.
In the morning, everyone began drawing their opponents.
"Too bad, I didn't draw Lin Yuefeng."
That guy also successfully passed the elimination rounds. Besides losing to Jiang Chen once, he hadn't lost to anyone else.
While Jiang Chen regretted not drawing Lin Yuefeng, Xiao Luoxue also regretted it, and even Ling Wanqiu didn't draw him.
Her opponent was Wang Xin. Wang Xin was rather unlucky; she stumbled her way through the elimination rounds, only to face a strong adversary immediately after.
Her opponent was Xiao Luoxue, so it could be said she had already lost.
"Wanqiu, don't worry, I'll definitely help you test out a portion of your love rival's strength."
Although Wang Xin was unlucky, she was optimistic. Her goal had been achieved; passing the elimination rounds was a success for her.
If Wang Xin had said this before, Ling Wanqiu would have denied it, but now she truly regarded Xiao Luoxue as her love rival.
"If you lose, I'll avenge you."
Ling Wanqiu said to Wang Xin.
"What if I win?" Wang Xin asked optimistically.
Upon hearing this, Ling Wanqiu smiled. It wasn't that she looked down on Wang Xin, but the strength gap between her and Xiao Luoxue was quite significant. The possibility of winning was not just slim, but practically zero.
For the official matches of the rookie trainer competition, a large number of people were already paying attention, and spectators had started to arrive in the stands.
Ning Ya also came, primarily to watch Jiang Chen's matches and cheer him on.
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