Mind Master of the Elf World

Chapter 326 Uncle Liu's Permanent Ice Wall! (4600 words, please vote!)

Ivory Boar, incapacitated!

Being instantly defeated by Xiong's apprentice with a single punch also brought a slight shock to Uncle Liu.

After feeding the unconscious ivory pig a piece of energy, Uncle Liu put it away.

Then, a second Poké Ball was thrown.

Amidst the red light.

A Pokémon with a fierce appearance, an oval-shaped golden jade stone embedded in its forehead, a bright red crown, collar and tail, and a dark gray body, appeared in a half-crouching position.

"Weavile, the Hook Claw Pokémon, the evolved form of Sneasel, is Roto, a Pokémon that excels at team-based hunting!"

The appearance of Weavile was accompanied by a sense of oppression.

Clang! !

Its claws collided and crossed, producing a crisp, metallic sound.

His lips curled up, revealing sharp teeth with a hint of provocation.

"Ouch!"

Upon seeing Weavile, Nine-Tails' expression immediately turned serious.

In its memory, Weavile and Sneasel were Pokémon it had to be extremely careful about never encountering alone when it was a child.

Because in the Alola region, Weavile and Nymph appear in groups and hunt weaker Vulpix and Sandshrew.

Jing He gently stroked the little nine-tailed fox's head and asked:
"Want to fight?"

"Ouch~~"

But the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox shook its head.

Now, it no longer needs to prove itself by defeating the hunters it once feared.

Jinghe smiled.

"Come back, Bear Apprentice. Charcoal Servant, you go."

"Gurgle!"

The sleeping bear apprentice came running back, gave Tan Xiaoshi a high-five, and then returned to Jing He's side.

Tanjiro strode into the arena.

Flames began to rise.

Fire element?
Liu Bo remained unmoved, and the second match began.

"Mavila, high-five surprise attack!"

"Nura!"

Then, the Weavile let out a low shout and moved with lightning speed, appearing in front of Tan Xiaoshi at an extremely fast speed, and its sharp claws slammed into Tan Xiaoshi's body.

boom! !

Inevitably, Tan Xiaoshi fell into a state of timidity.

"surf!"

With a wicked grin, Mallow waved her hands, creating a large torrent of water from the nearby Lake of Wrath, which she then used to strike Charcoal Boy once more.

Jing He frowned.

Surprisingly, Weavile, a typical physical attacker Pokémon, can also go for a dual-wielding style.

"Charcoal Servant!" Jing He called out.

"Gurgle!!"

Tan Xiaoshi immediately recovered from his timid state, and a burst of flames suddenly rose up, quickly enveloping his entire body.

"Avoid the charged flame attack!"

Sudden——

The fireball-shaped charcoal servant immediately left a charred mark on the ground, avoiding the waves stirred up by the Mavillion.

Uncle Liu raised an eyebrow slightly.

Can you recover from being "timid" so quickly?
"Secret attack on key points!"

"Nura!"

Undeterred by its missed attack, Mammalian immediately enveloped itself in a thick black mist and flashed as it chased after Tanjiro.

obviously.

Even with the speed boost from the Charged Flame Attack, Charcoal Servant wasn't as fast as Weavile.

So, there's no way to avoid it.

However, constantly dodging is not Tanjiro's fighting style.

"Charcoal Servant, engage head-on, unleash your flamethrower!"

"Gurgle!!"

Bear!!

With a low shout from Tan Xiaoshi, flames suddenly surged up from his body.

"Mavila, use Quick Attack to dodge!"

Can't escape!

Charcoal Servant's flames enveloped Mavira over a vast area, turning everything in sight a fiery red.

Moreover, within that orange-red flame, there were faint, golden threads of fire.

Ok?
Uncle Liu squinted.

这 是
boom! !

A massive, blazing pillar of fire erupted, completely engulfing Mavira.

"careful!"

Jing He gave a low shout.

Tanjiro, relying on his aura and his sense of fire, also sensed the abnormality. Flames instantly rose from his body again as he dodged to the side.

boom! !

The Weavile's claws grazed its shoulder blade, sending it flying with a heavy slap.

On Mavira's body, there were rapidly melting ice crystals and some burn marks.

Jinghe glanced at Uncle Liu with some surprise.

Just now.

Just as Weavile was about to be engulfed by Charcoal Servants' flames, a thick layer of ice crystals suddenly covered its body, helping it withstand the greatest impact of the flames.

This is one of Liu Bo's signature abilities: a permanent ice wall!
Or rather, it's the signature ability of the "masked man" in the special episode, as Jinghe remembers it.

Liu Bo's Pokémon can quickly manipulate the moisture in the air to condense into ice sculptures, which can be used for both defense and attack.

However, Uncle Liu was actually more surprised than Jing He.

Such a powerful fire attack.

After being slapped away, Charcoal Servant immediately sprang to his feet, his entire body instantly turning bright red, flames gathering and swirling around him, his gaze firmly locked onto Mavira.

"Big characters burst into flames!"

Incredibly hot flames erupted instantly, seemingly turning the sky red, and the shore of the Lake of Rage was ablaze with crimson light.

"Ice vortex, envelop yourself!" Uncle Liu's voice was solemn.

"Nura!!"

Weavile took a deep breath, swung its claws around itself, and a vortex filled with ice shards and crystals enveloped it.

next moment.

A head-on collision between fire and frost.

As a large amount of water vapor rises, the clash between ice and fire unfolds and ends silently.

boom! !

As the firelight faded and the ice crystals melted, Tan Xiaoshi, supporting himself on his knees, gasped for breath.

Weavile, however, had already fallen to the ground, unable to fight!

Jing He muttered, "As expected of Uncle Liu, the strength of this ice-type move is unreasonable."

For the first time, Uncle Liu lost his composure and glared at Jing He slightly.

Who is being unreasonable?
If he wasn't mistaken.
There was a faint aura of sacred fire in Tan Xiaoshi's flames?

No wonder Tanjiro's fire attacks are so ridiculously powerful.
What Jinghe and Uncle Liu were unaware of was...

As Samurai was engulfed in flames, on a hillside across Lake Rage, a Pokémon with faintly flickering lightning and a thunderous roar was raising its head and silently watching them.

Liu Bo withdrew the Manticore, glanced at Jing He, and said in a deep voice:
"It's time to show me your Ice Nine-Tailed Fox."

He proposed another purpose for this battle: to see if Jinghe's Ice Nine-Tails had improved since the end of the Indigo League.

Upon hearing this, Jing He secretly curled her lip.

He was certainly aware of Uncle Liu's intentions.

He had originally thought that if Ice Nine-Tailed Fox didn't really want to fight, he wouldn't send the little guy out to annoy Uncle Liu.

It's all because Uncle Liu came up here and annoyed them all.

But seeing that every time Uncle Liu's Pokémon lost, he would immediately feed them Energy Blocks, Jing He's annoyance lessened considerably.

perhaps
Liu Bo only said that he shouldn't form too deep a bond with Pokémon, but he didn't actually realize some of the things he subconsciously did to them.

It is precisely because of these things that his Pokémon recognized him.

"Nine-Tails, what do you think?"

Jing He looked at Bing Jiuwei.

"Ouch~~"

Ice Nine-Tailed Fox nodded.

It was somewhat tempted when Mavila used ice crystals to construct the "permanent ice wall".

This is just like its favorite activity: building snowmen!

"Then go ahead."

"Ouch~~"

Ice Nine-Tailed Fox helped Charcoal Servant to the side and then stood in front of Jing He.

Liu Bo's expression became noticeably more serious, and he threw out his third Poké Ball.

What followed was a Pokémon that was entirely white, had a humanoid appearance, and looked as if it were wearing a kimono.

"Froslass, the Snow Country Pokémon, Ice and Ghost type, is a special evolution of Snorunt, and is rumored to be a fairy of the snow, Roto!" You bastard!
When Jinghe saw Uncle Liu summon the Snow Fairy, he couldn't help but curse inwardly.

Old cunning bastard!
Because after the Nine-Tails appeared, it started snowing.

The snow fairy's figure gradually became blurred and ethereal in the snow.

Snow hidden characteristics!
[Snow Cloak: Pokémon with this ability have increased evasion during snowy weather.]

You used Ice Nine-Tails, but you used Froslass with the Snow Cloak ability, right?
Jinghe gave Uncle Liu a look of resentment.

Then don't blame us for not being martial arts virtuous!

"Snow Witch, blizzard!"

Uncle Liu gave instructions immediately.

However, Jing He shouted:
"Nine-Tails, seal!"

Uncle Liu: "???"

Jing He regained the upper hand, a slight smile playing on her lips. "Nine-Tailed Fox, Aurora Curtain."

"Ouch——"

Ice Nine-Tailed Fox slightly raised its upper body and let out a soft murmur.

"Snow Fairy, seal!" Liu Bo gritted his teeth and said before the seal on the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox was completely sealed.

Liu Bo wanted to see the Ice Nine-Tails' ice-type abilities, but the two sealed each other right away, which made him feel like he was punching cotton.

Jing He: "."

So, you want to hurt each other?

but
Uncle Liu, your reaction speed is still too slow.

Or rather, Ice Nine-Tailed Fox had a good habit of secretly building up the aurora screen at the start of the battle, and Jing He's command was merely symbolic.

Uncle Liu also noticed this, and his eye twitched slightly.

The way this battle was being fought reminded him of Kikuko.

But Jinghe's faction is Ninetales, not Gengar.

I don't know.

In its earliest days, Ninetales followed Gastly.

"Ice Nine-Tails, Dark Pulse!"

Nine tails stretched out, filled with malevolent energy swirling above its head.

The sealing technique has a unique feature: you have to guess which techniques your opponent has mastered and which they haven't.

In real combat, this is a very troublesome move.

But Jinghe doesn't have this problem.

Because in his view, the Snow Fairy's techniques were completely displayed in the encyclopedia.

Therefore, once you eliminate the identical ones, the rest can be used freely.

ka ka ka-

Layers of frost appeared on the Snow Fairy's body, as if a thick armor had been covering her body.

boom! !

The Dark Pulse of the Ice Nine-Tails struck the armor, and its power was instantly reduced by a significant amount.

"Snow Fairy, Ice Whirlwind!"

Although their moves are sealed, it does not affect Pokémon's ability to use Ice-type energy.

After some thought, Liu Bo realized that Ninetales probably didn't know many physical ice-type moves.

This allowed him to quickly regain his rhythm after a brief moment of distraction.

Froslass is a Pokémon that can use both swords.

call--

In an instant.

The Snow Fairy spread her arms and waved them, stirring up a large swirling snowstorm that condensed into a vortex of ice flowers, instantly shattering many of the aurora curtains.

I can tell.

Liu Bo's Snow Fairy is stronger than the Ivory Boar and the Weavile from before.

Jing He also put aside his resentment and focused on directing the battle.

"Magic shines!"

"Ouch!!"

A dazzling light surged forth, instantly covering a large area, and the Snow Fairy's vision was significantly obstructed while she was being attacked.

boom! !

The Ice Whirlwind struck the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox head-on, but its form disintegrated before Liu Bo's eyes.

Ok?
Is this an ice sculpture?

Snowy weather paired with magical glitter to obscure vision, plus a snowman built up quickly?
"A good tactic," Liu Bo thought to himself.

"Supernatural power!"

Hidden in the snowstorm, the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox's eyes flashed, and its invisible superpowers transformed into a giant hand, slapping towards the Snow Fairy.

boom! !

A direct hit!

But Jinghe frowned.

Because both he and the Ice Nine-Tails could clearly sense that it was fake!
As expected, the Snow Fairy's form disintegrated, just like the previous Ice Nine-Tailed Fox.

Stealing skills?

Okay, okay, so you're really going to start playing hide-and-seek together in the snow, right?
Suddenly, Jing He perked up and hurriedly shouted:
"Nine-Tails, watch out behind you! Prepare your defenses!"

"Found you, Bingxuan!" A faint smile appeared on Uncle Liu's face.

The Snow Fairy appeared behind the Nine-Tailed Fox at some unknown time, unleashing a vortex of ice crystals.

Kaka-

Uncle Liu's eyes widened, and he almost stood up from his wheelchair.

This was the first time he had shown a clear loss of composure since the start of the match.

because.

A layer of translucent ice crystals even covered the Nine-Tailed Fox's body, offsetting some of the damage from the Snow Fairy's attacks.

这 是
A permanent ice wall?!
Wasn't that move by Ice Nine-Tailed Fox just now the permanent ice wall that Uncle Liu is good at?
Although there are still some gaps, it has already begun to take shape.

You learned it after just a few glances?

This made Uncle Liu a little hesitant to believe it.

Is his special skill really that easy to learn?
However, his Pokémon clearly require a long period of training before he can gradually learn and master them.

Even if this is a "trait" that fosters a deep bond with the trainer, it's still not perfect.
You're learning way too fast!
Although Jinghe was a little surprised, she quickly accepted it.

After all, Jinghe's Ice Nine-Tailed Fox usually likes to play with snowmen and ice sculptures when it has nothing to do. It's its hobby, and Jinghe is also intentionally incorporating this hobby into actual combat.

Didn't Liu Bo learn how to build permanent ice walls while making ice sculptures?
Besides
In terms of caution, the use of a permanent ice wall is quite in line with the style of their own Ice Nine-Tailed Fox.

An infinite aurora curtain plus an infinite permanent ice wall?

Jing He didn't even dare to imagine that if the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox fully mastered this technique, who would be able to break its defense?

You win if you hit the target?

The battle continues.

The fact that they sealed each other's ice-type moves actually allowed the Nine-Tailed Fox and the Snow Fairy to start competing in their understanding and application of ice-type energy.

Although Liu Bo couldn't see Nine-Tails' ice-type moves, he was more satisfied with seeing this than with seeing ice-type moves themselves.

"That's it."

Uncle Liu suddenly said.

The snow fairy flashed back to his side.

Uncle Liu handed it a piece of the Vitality Cube.

"Ouch~~"

Ice Nine-Tailed Fox returned to Jing He's side, its body swaying violently twice, and the ice crystals covering its body scattered and faded away.

Jinghe also gave Ice Nine-Tailed Fox some energy cubes.

Liu Bo looked at Ice Nine-Tail with satisfaction.

"What an outstanding talent!"

After a pause, Uncle Liu added:
"Your training has been quite good."

What do you mean by "not bad"?
Jinghe pouted.

If this keeps going, do you believe that the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox will easily crush the Snow Fairy?
If this round is barely considered a draw, then Jinghe won the first two rounds.

so.
“I won,” Jing He said.

Uncle Liu's face stiffened slightly.

I almost got my head shaved!

This made him feel a little embarrassed.

However, considering that Ma Shide and Shen Dai had both lost, he felt at ease and nodded, saying:

"Say what you want to say, but my opinion cannot be changed by a few words from you."

Jing He smiled slightly.

Is it?

So he said, "Before I came to Kaji Town, I had a dream."

"A dream?" Uncle Liu was taken aback.

Jing He, without changing his expression, made up a story:

"In my dream, Ho-Oh told me that there was a poor hairy pig that had been frozen in an ice cave for decades while trying to find herbs for its trainer."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Liu's heart skipped a beat.

He did not doubt Jing He's words.

Because during his battle with Tanjiro, he had witnessed the life force contained within Tanjiro's flames.

That's an ability that only Phoenix King and Flame Emperor possess.

His voice was dry and hoarse as he said:
"A long-haired pig?"
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