Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

Xi Jiana said this in a childish, competitive manner.

Xia Chen thought about it for a moment and did not deny it.

Regidorago, the Dragon Pillar, is a junior member created by Regigigas, the Regigigas King. According to popular belief in his previous life, he could only be considered a second-level god, and certainly couldn't compare to Rayquaza, the cover god.

…………

After paying their respects to the Dragon God, Xi Jiana led Xia Chen into the house next to the statue of Lie Kong.

Inside, the walls and pillars are covered with circular line patterns carved on the body of the Thunder God, making it look solemn and mysterious.

At the far end of the wall, there is a narrative mural that looks like Liekong sitting and resisting a meteorite from outer space.

Beneath the wall stood an old woman with a hunched back.

"Grandmother, I've brought our guests."

Whether it was because of the solemn atmosphere or the authority of the elderly woman, Xi Jiana, who was usually lively outside, became much more well-behaved.

The old woman facing the mural slowly turned around, a kind smile blooming on her wrinkled face.

"Welcome to Meteor Falls, guests from afar. I am Alicia, the current elder of the Meteor People."

Xia Chen bowed slightly. "Greetings, Elder. My name is Xia Chen, a Dragon Tamer from Dragon Island."

The old woman smiled and nodded. "I know. A few years ago, a young man came here. I think his name was Yulongdu. You and he have the same aura."

Xia Chen raised an eyebrow in surprise. The dodo bird had been here before?

He seemed to understand somewhat why the people here had such a competitive spirit towards Dragon Island.

Knowing that guy's personality, he might turn this place upside down while he's visiting.

After using his Flying-type Pokémon to pick off all the other kids his age in the village, Lance dusted himself off and drifted away.

As fellow dragon tamers, don't the Meteorites have any pride?

From then on, the young people here began to take the "Dragon Island Envoy" as their imaginary enemy and strive to improve themselves.

From dragons to toddlers, everyone receives this "hatred education," so it's not hard to understand the competitive spirit in their eyes.

Of course, this is Xia Chen's conjecture; while reasonable, it's impossible to verify whether it's true.

You can't very well ask something like, "Were you guys beaten up and made to tears by that red-haired kid?"

If I were to actually ask, I might get blacklisted by these Meteor Citizens.

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Pulling himself back to reality, Xia Chen replied, "If you are referring to Yu Longdu, then I know him too. He is a senior I greatly respect, and he is now preparing to challenge for the championship."

Hearing about her old friend's current situation, Alicia said with great emotion, "I never expected that kid to have grown up to be so big. I wonder how the precious dragon that chose to go out and explore with him is doing now."

So that's where that guy got his Salamence?

Thinking this, Xia Chen smiled and replied, "If he didn't have a second Pokémon, it would have evolved into one of his main Pokémon, Salamence."

Hearing that her son was safe and well and growing up smoothly, Alicia was even more gratified, and her gaze towards Xia Chen, who brought her the good news, softened a bit.

However, as if she had thought of something, her expression turned serious. "If you want to be like him, then you must pass our test."

Like him? Like whom? The dodo? How about like Adu?

Xia Chen was a little confused for a moment.

Thinking along Alicia's lines and recalling the previous conversation, he began to understand.

Is it like Lance, growing into a Champion-level or even a Champion-level trainer?

Does the trial of the Meteor Dwellers also have this blessing effect?

Xia Chen thought this thing was quite interesting and immediately nodded in agreement.

"No problem. So, what kind of test are you referring to?"

Alicia didn't speak, but Xijia, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly became excited, looking eager to try.

"Grandmother, leave it to me!"

Ever since she saw Xia Chen, she had been eager to fight him.

Aside from the fact that he was from Dragon Island, she was also very curious about the mysterious and special dragon-type spirit beneath him.

Alicia hesitated for a moment, then nodded happily, "Okay, just be careful not to use too much force."

Completely bewildered, Xia Chen asked hesitantly, "So, what exactly is the test?"

"Of course, it's Pokémon battles!"

Xijia said matter-of-factly, "If you want to take a Pokémon from Meteor Falls, you naturally have to accept our battle test. Isn't that just common sense?"

Xia Chen: "."

So, does "like Adu" mean abducting dragon cubs like he did?

…………

Having just subdued the Azure Flame Blade Demon and with a Burning Insect waiting for him, Xia Chen had no intention of raising another one halfway through, not even a quasi-god cub.

If Draco Messia weren't available, Draco could find a baby Draco to evolve here.

Unfortunately, my sister in spirit form is still waiting, and there's no need to kidnap a little dragon from here.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Chen said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I misunderstood before. I don't really want to raise another new Pokémon right now. If I pass the test, may I ask you some questions?"

Before Alicia could reply, Xijiana quickly nodded and said, "No problem, just ask me, I'll tell you everything I know."

The old woman frowned slightly, but not at Xia Chen; rather, she was targeting Xi Jiana.

She said softly, "Calm down! Look at yourself, you don't look like a successor at all!"

Xi Jiana stuck out her tongue and obediently shut her mouth.

After scolding her granddaughter, Alicia turned to Xia Chen and said, "If that's the case, there's no need for any tests. Just ask me anything you want to know. But how about a fight with my good-for-nothing granddaughter? She's been looking forward to facing the Dragon Island Dragon Master."

With the old lady being so polite, what could Xia Chen say? He naturally nodded in agreement.

As for whether to fight first or talk first, Xia Chen went along with the host's suggestion and chose to fight first.

There weren't many formalities; the time was fifteen minutes later, and the location was in front of the dragon god statue outside the house.

The village was small, and the news that Xijiana was going to fight a stranger from Dragon Island quickly spread to every living being with ears.

Before long, men, women, children, and even elves from the village all rushed to the dragon god statue to watch.

The original intention of that moment was to give Xia Chen and his elves time to prepare, but Xia Chen didn't have much to prepare, so he stood on this rather simple battlefield and observed these Meteor People.

A rough estimate suggests there are around two hundred people, mostly young adults and children, with relatively few young people.

Considering what Zvoich said earlier about "some young people being active in the outside world," this phenomenon is not hard to understand.

This village doesn't even have modern electronic devices like cell phones and computers, making it difficult to retain young people who have experienced the outside world.

However, Higana is in the prime of her life, so why didn't she go out?

Because she is the inheritor?

Xia Chen was slightly puzzled.

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A quarter of an hour is not long, and soon the battle was about to begin.

The surrounding crowd was quite excited, after all, it was a rare "external battle", and the opponent was a Dragon Island person with whom they had a "grudge".

So they started shouting from time to time—

"Give him a lesson, Xi Jiana!"

"Let the people of Dragon Island know how powerful we are!"

"Let's show him with our strength that the true lineage of the Dragon Clan resides at Meteor Falls!"

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The smaller the place, the more united they are. Clearly, the Meteor People are almost as united as the Weakling Fish.

Xijiana wasn't nervous at all. She smiled and waved to the villagers, her Poké Ball eager to go.

Finally, Alicia, who was acting as the referee for this match, began to read out the rules.

"This match will be a one-on-one battle. The match ends when one player's Pokémon is unable to battle. Do you have any questions?"

"no problem."

Xia Chen and Xi Jiana answered in unison.

1v1 is the oldest and most classic dueling rule. Although it does not allow for tactical planning through troop deployment and Pokémon rotation, on the other hand, sacrificing these aspects results in the most intense confrontation and battle.

Clearly, this is the most popular form of spirit battle for the Meteor People who follow ancient traditions.

As a Salamence with an aura nearly at Champion level emerged from Alicia's Poké Ball, a transparent barrier instantly rose, separating the arena from the crowd.

"Then, let the game begin!"

The old woman's powerful voice had barely faded when two Poké Balls shot out from Xia Chen and Xi Jiana.

"Please, Rosa!"

"Milotic, prepare for battle!"

A flash of white light appeared, and the two starters were the only elves to appear on the field in this match.

Standing in front of Xijia was the Garchomp, while Xia Chen's choice of Pokémon was quite surprising.

One Milotic?

The onlookers, the people of Meteor, couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

Their surprise wasn't due to how rare this Pokémon was; even if it was rare, could it be as rare as the pseudo-legendary Pokémon scattered throughout Meteor Falls?

The reason for their exclamation was that the envoy from Dragon Island had summoned a pure water-type spirit.

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"What is this guy doing? Sending out a Water-type Pokémon for a battle like this? He's clearly looking down on us!"

"That's right, even if it's not a Dragon-type Pokémon, shouldn't you at least send out a Pokémon with strong Dragon bloodlines like Charizard or Gyarados?"