"Dragonite Elder, for the Wisdom Trial, did I pass?" Qingwu looked up and asked the Dragonite Elder, like a little fox.
"You passed. Next, we'll enter the Strength Trial," the Dragonite Elder said, a happy expression on his face, answering readily after seeing Qingwu resolve the Turtonator clan's problem.
"Then, please send out the Pokémon for the Strength Trial. I will choose Pokémon with a type advantage based on yours."
The Dragonite Elder said, leaning on his staff.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Lairon," Qingwu released his highest-level Lairon.
Golbat was the same level as Lairon, but releasing Golbat carried the risk of easily revealing his identity.
What's more, Qingwu didn't want to fight ten Haxorus again; that was simply a nightmare.
The Dragonite Elder never dreamed that what he considered the simplest trial was what Qingwu considered the most difficult.
"Then congratulations, I'm getting another junior brother," Lance watched Qingwu with interest.
In Lance's eyes, Qingwu had a one hundred percent chance of passing.
Trainers who passed the Dragon Island trial would address each other as senior and junior brothers; this was a tradition left behind by Dragon Island.
This was also a vast network of connections, where Dragon Island's trainers would protect the island's secrets from being leaked.
Moreover, Dragon-type Pokémon that left Dragon Island would return to Dragon Island after their trainer's death.
Over time, Dragon Island's strength would grow stronger and stronger.
"Since young friend Qingwu has sent out Lairon, then it's decided for you all," the Dragonite Elder pointed his staff forward, and the Dragon-type Pokémon's gaze fell upon the Charizard group.
Charizard has wings and can fly. It is a Pokémon that greatly resembles a dragon.
Like before its evolution, it has a long tail with a flame at its tip. It has sharp claws at its fingertips.
It also has a long neck and two horns protruding from the back of its head.
The front of its two wings is blue-green, while the back is orange, like its body. Although almost invisible, Charizard's irises are light blue. Its belly and the underside of its feet are cream-colored. Charizard loves to fight, and it spends a lot of time training or seeking opponents.
Its competitive spirit is also worth mentioning, as it will never breathe fire on a weaker enemy unless provoked or ordered by its trainer.
When it is angry, the flame on its tail turns blue-white. Its flame is powerful enough to melt boulders.
"Charizard Leader, please send out warriors of similar strength for the final stage of the trial," the Dragonite Elder shouted to the Charizard Leader.
The Charizard Leader nodded and selected ten Charizard of similar strength to Lairon.
Ten Charizard of various appearances were selected by the Charizard Leader. Qingwu used the system to detect their aptitude.
He found that none of their aptitudes were below Yellow, and their levels ranged roughly between 36 and 41.
"Then the third trial, the Strength Trial, is about to begin. Young friend Qingwu will bring us a wonderful battle."
As the Dragonite Elder's voice fell, these ten Charizard immediately used Flamethrower.
"These Charizard bathe in lava every day and undergo the most rigorous training. Can Lairon defeat Charizard?" Lance thought to himself.
Lance's second Pokémon from Dragon Island was a Charizard, which had undergone strict training since its Charmander stage. Lance was very aware of the strength of these Charizard.
Flamethrower's power reaches 3000 degrees, and even specially made high-temperature resistant alloys cannot withstand it.
When the Charizard's flames collided, Qingwu felt the ground in front of him being scorched.
Qingwu only saw Lairon bathing in the flames, its body shimmering and constantly emitting white steam.
"Lairon, use Rock Throw!" Lairon gathered rock energy, and in an instant, bowl-sized rock chunks fell from the sky, directly smashing towards the Charizard. This group of Charizard didn't even lift their heads, allowing the rocks to fall directly, unexpectedly, the Charizard's heads were harder than rocks.
"These Charizard must have undergone rock training, after all, Rock-type is four times effective against Charizard," Lance's eyesight was very sharp.
"Lairon, use Rock Blast!" Qingwu gave the next command.
Qingwu knew that his most important goal now was to concentrate his strength, knock down one of the Charizard, and break the cooperation between the Charizard.
A large chunk of earthy yellow rock instantly condensed from beside Lairon, and with the boost of Flamethrower, it turned into a huge fireball.
The fireball quickly split, dividing into five small fireballs, smashing towards the Charizard.
"Hmm, if Lairon learns Flamethrower, it can form a new skill combination, Exploding Fireball."
This battle gave Qingwu some ideas.
One Charizard disdainfully shattered the fireball with its tail but didn't notice that Lairon had secretly pounced towards it.
"Lairon, use Heavy Slam!" The one thing Qingwu was most grateful to the Iron Bone Dragon for was that the Iron Bone Dragon taught Lairon Heavy Slam and Take Down.
Heavy Slam naturally deals more damage the heavier the user is, making Lairon a heavy-hitter.
Take Down is a very reckless move, requiring the user to exert all their strength to charge into the opponent.
If this move is not used well, the Pokémon can easily suffer internal injuries.
This Charizard felt itself being hit by a massive object, and its body involuntarily flew up, directly crashing into the rock wall, forming a dent.
"Well done, Lairon, keep it up!" Qingwu told Lairon to press the attack while the Charizard hadn't reacted.
Qingwu didn't expect the Charizard present to be cunning, and they flew back into the sky.
Nine Charizard simultaneously used Sunny Day, and nine small suns were released into the sky. Qingwu looked at the golden crows churning the sea and vowed to be Hou Yi today.
"Lairon, use Stone Edge!" Lairon made a decisive move, stomping its four limbs heavily on the ground, and countless sharp stones rose from the ground, circling around Lairon's body.
This was both an offensive and defensive tactic.
"It's a pity, I can't release Stealth Rock beforehand," Qingwu felt a bit regretful, otherwise, these Charizard would have lost three-quarters of their HP as soon as they entered the field.
"Lairon, be careful with your defense! These Charizard want to use Solar Beam!" Qingwu saw a faint light entering the Charizard's tail, understanding their intentions.
"Use Dig and hide underground!" No wonder these Charizard used Sunny Day; it was to conceal their intention to use Solar Beam.
After all, in the dark night, the light of the small sun is particularly dazzling. Charizard exploited a visual error to mask the release of Solar Beam.
Unfortunately, Qingwu's battle experience was too rich, and a few small details allowed him to know the move the Charizard were about to use.
The nine Charizard's Solar Beams directly turned the entire ground into pitted ravines.
Lairon also escaped disaster by hiding underground.
Just then, two Charizard suddenly fell to the ground from the sky. Everyone saw that both Charizard's wings had been pierced by sharp stones.
Just as the Charizard wanted to continue flying, Lairon used Earthquake, and the ground immediately shook violently, instantly knocking out these two Charizard.
"It's a pity that using Solar Beam doesn't cause a turn of immobility, and this was even when the Charizard weren't paying attention," Qingwu said regretfully.
The remaining seven Charizard would not give Qingwu a chance for regret.
Having lost three companions, they felt their Dragon-type pride had been humiliated.
Qingwu clearly saw that the scales below the necks of these seven Charizard quietly stood up.
"This is Outrage!!!" Indeed, the Dragon-type Pokémon here had very high Dragon-type bloodlines.
Not to mention the abundant supply of Dragon Blood Fruit, it was normal for them to learn Outrage.
Outrage is a powerful Dragon-type move that easily leads to a state of confusion, so it's usually best not to use it without confidence.
Qingwu saw that the Charizard's eyes still retained clarity, so he knew that these Charizard had managed to control their rationality while in an Outrage state.
"Lairon, use Metal Sound!" In an Outrage state, if Charizard wanted to control its rationality, its mood couldn't be too agitated.
Metal Sound emits a sound like fingernails scraping on glass. When feeling irritable, this sound can instantly shatter one's rationality.
None of the Dragon-type Pokémon present covered their ears, this disgusting noise made them feel dispirited.
Bagon, because its arms were too short, buried its head directly in the ground like an ostrich, and Dratini, seeing this, followed suit.
"This strategy is effective!" Lance saw many Charizard on the field losing control of their emotions due to the noise, their eyes gradually turning red, falling into a state of confusion.
One Charizard suddenly went berserk, and a Dragon Claw attack inflicted a bloody wound on the belly of a nearby Charizard.
The Charizard, which had originally maintained clarity, was suddenly attacked by its companion, and immediately, the sound of its rationality shattering echoed in its mind.
The battle turned into a fight among the Charizard's own group; they bickered back and forth like shrewish women.
The Charizard Leader silently massaged its forehead. It decided that once these spirited young fellows returned to the group, they would undergo extra training, it was a must.
Its diligently trained elites were bickering like shrews, what kind of group was this?
Lance watched Qingwu calmly commanding Lairon to use Stone Edge.
A burning gaze flashed in Lance's eyes. He absolutely had to recommend this talent to the League. Such an ambitious youth, and a fellow junior brother at that.
If they joined forces as junior and senior brothers, acting as each other's cornerstones, perhaps both of them could ascend to the Throne of the Elite Four, and he himself might even become a Champion.
If Qingwu knew Lance's thoughts, he would surely scoff.
"You? A thousand-year-old Elite Four member, suppressed to death by Lorelei. If it weren't for pulling strings to transfer to the Johto Region, you would still be relegated below a Champion. Bah!"
Qingwu successfully made Lairon use Metal Sound, causing all the Charizard present to fall into a state of confusion, and immediately, flesh and blood flew.
At this point, Qingwu finally breathed a sigh of relief. This wave was stable.
"Lairon, Rock Blast, compress the power of Rock Blast!" All the Dragon-type Pokémon present saw a rock condensing from Lairon.
The rock grew larger and larger. Since Lairon consumed the Heart of the Earth Milk, it had precise control over the energy of the earth and rocks.
When the rock's diameter reached ten meters, all the Dragon-type Pokémon present stared with wide eyes.
However, the rock visibly shrank in size; this was Lairon constantly compressing the rock energy.
When Lairon could no longer compress it, this nearly two-meter rock flew at high speed directly towards the Charizard.
Cracks appeared on the surface of the rock as it flew, and under the pressure, it instantly split into countless fist-sized stones.
These stones flew towards the Charizard at bullet speed.
Shattered Rock Blast, this was a move Qingwu had Lairon develop, which involved continuously compressing rock energy based on Rock Blast.
This increased the attack power of Rock Blast. The Charizard were hit by the shattered rocks and fell wobbling from the sky.
"I concede!" When Qingwu saw the last Charizard fall from the sky, he cupped his fist in a bow to the Dragon-type Pokémon present.
The regrets of his previous life were swept away. Qingwu turned to look at the two small Pokémon still playing ostrich, and easily pulled them out of the ground.
Qingwu dotingly wiped the dust off them with a towel.
"Dratini, Bagon, we can be together now!" Qingwu cried tears of joy; large tears flowed from his eyes.
A man sheds blood, not tears, but not when moved by genuine emotion. Sincere feelings, even if tears flow into a vast ocean, are worth it.
In his previous life, Qingwu lost his sincere heart; in this life, Qingwu found his sincerity again.
Qingwu touched his chest, feeling the sound of his heart beating, thump-thump, strong and powerful.
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