I haven't decided on a name for my Pokémon trainer yet.

So, where did Zhang Qiang catch Volcarona? It's one of the most powerful Bug-type Pokémon; no wonder he said he wanted to give me a surprise...

Ye Feng stepped forward, placed his hand on the ice, and used his mental power to sense it. After a while, he let out a long sigh of relief.

Fortunately, although he was frozen, Zhang Qiang's spirits protected him in the middle, constantly releasing fire-attribute energy to resist the erosion of the ice. Their mental energy fluctuations were very stable, and they were not in any immediate danger.

"Growlithe, try to melt the ice." Ye Feng released his Growlithe.

Arcanine opened its mouth and breathed out flames, and the ice began to slowly melt under the scorching heat of the flames.

"What kind of Pokémon's move is this? Ice Beam? Or Absolute Zero?" Ye Feng wondered.

The ice that Arcanine struggled to melt must have been left by a move from an ordinary Pokémon; it must have been made by a Pokémon of Master level or higher.

Togekiss kept a watchful eye on its surroundings, wary of any Pokémon that might try to ambush it.

After a long time, the ice block was finally almost melted by the Growlithe. Ye Feng told the Growlithe to stop, otherwise it would burn Zhang Qiang inside.

Ye Feng pounded on the ice, shouting, "Zhang Qiang, Zhang Qiang! Wake up! Qiangzi!"

"..." Zhang Qiang's eyelids twitched, and he opened his eyes with difficulty.

He thought he heard someone calling him, and the voice sounded quite familiar.

"Qiangzi, are you alright?!" Ye Feng exclaimed in surprise when he saw Zhang Qiang open his eyes.

"Don't call me Qiangzi, it sounds awful," Zhang Qiang said with difficulty.

"..." You almost died, and you still care about this? Ye Feng curled his lips, "Can you get out by yourself? I'm afraid if you keep burning, you'll get hurt."

Zhang Qiang rolled his eyes, his gaze momentarily blank, before finally snapping out of his daze and remembering his predicament.

"It's okay, I can handle it myself..." Zhang Qiang said. "Charizard, Ninetales, Volcarona, Torkoal, how are you guys?"

After Zhang Qiang woke up, the elves also woke up one after another.

"Okay, take it slow, don't release too much energy," Zhang Qiang instructed. He was close to the elf, and if he released too much energy, although he could get out of the ice, he would probably get burned first.

The four fire-type Pokémon slowly released their energy to melt the ice. After a while, only a very thin layer of ice remained. Charizard roared and exerted all its strength at the same time, shattering the ice.

One person and six elves immediately collapsed to the ground.

Ye Feng quickly ran over and helped Zhang Qiang up.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm alright, I won't die." Zhang Qiang was shivering all over, he was quite cold.

Ye Feng quickly took out several pieces of warm clothing and put them on Zhang Qiang, who breathed a long sigh of relief and then ate heartily to replenish his energy.

Ye Feng also fed Zhang Qiang's elves some energy cubes to quickly replenish their stamina.

After all that trouble, Zhang Qiang and his elves were finally brought back to life.

"So, what happened to you? Why are you frozen here?" Ye Feng asked, puzzled. "Did you encounter a powerful Pokémon?"

Zhang Qiang nodded, tightened his clothes, and began to recount his experiences over the past period.

As Ye Feng knew, things began with Zhang Qiang repelling a wave of small Radas and Radas.

Then, he sensed some strange signs in the wild, so he rode his Charizard to investigate, only to be sucked into a suddenly appearing secret realm entrance—Ye Feng commented, as he had been suddenly sucked into secret realms more than once.

This is a Snowy Realm similar to the Frost Realm, with very low temperatures. Zhang Qiang was on patrol that day and only brought a few essential healing potions and antidotes. He didn't bring any other supplies to cope with the environment and almost fainted from the cold.

Fortunately, his main Pokémon are all fire-type Pokémon, and with their help, he managed to withstand the onslaught of the low temperature.

While fire is effective against ice, just like the mutual restraint between water and fire, when ice becomes powerful enough, it can also in turn restrain fire.

Zhang Qiang and the elf's stamina was rapidly depleting, and they had no supplies to cope with the low temperature. If they didn't get out of the secret realm in time, they would freeze to death here sooner or later.

Just as Zhang Qiang was struggling to find a way out, he encountered a powerful elf.

That Pokémon was extremely powerful, and coupled with the fact that Zhang Qiang and his Pokémon had exhausted their stamina, they were defeated with almost no respectable resistance.

Fortunately, the elf did not intend to harm them; it merely froze them here. However, if the time was too long, they would still die from exhaustion.

"What kind of spirit?" Ye Feng asked.

"Yes···"

"Chirp————"

Before Zhang Qiang could finish speaking, a sharp, long cry came from afar, and a blue sprite flew quickly toward them.

"It's...Articuno!"

Zhang Qiang looked at the approaching sprite and said in a low voice.

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"Articuno?" Ye Feng's pupils contracted slightly.

Could it be Articuno, one of the three legendary birds?

Wait, are legendary elves so common now? How come you can see them in just any random secret realm?

"Hey, can you move?" Ye Feng shouted to Zhang Qiang.

At the same time, he reached into his pocket and grasped the key stone.

"Of course, who do you think I am?" Zhang Qiang snorted.

Although it's a bit embarrassing to admit, he and his Pokémon were only defeated by Articuno because of their stamina; they weren't actually injured much.

With the help of the energy cubes and some medicines brought by Ye Feng, his stamina has almost recovered, and he is now fully capable of having a head-on battle with Articuno.

"You don't want to fight, do you?" Ye Feng asked, somewhat surprised, looking at Zhang Qiang's battle-ready expression.

"Are you scared?" Zhang Qiang raised an eyebrow.

"Are you kidding me? I'm scared? It's just an Articuno." Ye Feng snorted.

Ye Feng wasn't just being stubborn. Having encountered many legendary Pokémon, he clearly sensed that while this Articuno was strong, it hadn't reached the legendary level; at most, it was comparable to a near-legendary level.

Therefore, this Articuno is not one of the three legendary birds, but just an ordinary Articuno.

It's not that they don't have the ability to fight.

After thinking for a moment, he took out a Key Stone and two Charizard Mega Stones from his pocket and held them out to Zhang Qiang.

"Here, take this one. You can choose one of the other two," Ye Feng said.

"What is this?" Zhang Qiang asked, looking at the gem in Ye Feng's palm with a puzzled expression.

"Stop talking nonsense and get to the point," Ye Feng urged.

"?" Zhang Qiang was full of question marks, but he guessed that this might be an item to enhance the strength of Pokémon. So he took the Key Stone first, then scanned back and forth in front of the Mega Stone for two seconds, and finally chose the red and yellow one.

A Mega Stone for Charizard Y? It's definitely more suitable for Zhang Qiang's Charizard, Ye Feng nodded secretly.

"What is this?" Zhang Qiang examined the gem in his hand; it looked quite beautiful.

"Give the red and yellow one to Charizard, and you can keep the other one," Ye Feng said.

"Huh?" Zhang Qiang was taken aback for a moment, then handed the Mega Stone to Charizard as instructed.

"what are you up to?"

"No time to explain, prepare for battle! Togekiss, Aura Sphere, Gengar, Shadow Ball, Arcanine, Flamethrower!"

Articuno was right in front of them, flapping its wings in preparation for an attack.

Ye Feng had no time to explain and immediately ordered the elf to launch an attack.

"Nine-Tails, Sunny Day! Charizard, Volcarona, Torkoal, Flamethrower! Exeggutor, Venusaur, Solar Beam!"

Zhang Qiang reacted quickly, issuing a series of instructions almost simultaneously.

Nine-Tailed Fox released a burst of energy that rose into the sky, instantly turning the snowy sky into a clear day. Sunlight poured down, making everyone feel warm and cozy.

Articuno flapped its wings, dodging Ye Feng's Aura Sphere, Shadow Ball, and Flamethrower attacks with a high leap. It then plummeted down to avoid the subsequent Flamethrower and Solar Beam. While dodging, it unleashed an Ice Beam, which collided with the pursuing Aura Sphere, causing an explosion.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ye Feng released Gardevoir, Kingdra, Gyarados, and Aggron.

On one side is Articuno, and on the other side are Ye Feng, Zhang Qiang, and thirteen Pokémon. The battle between the two sides has begun!

"Articuno, the Ice Spirit, is said to be a legendary Pokémon capable of freely manipulating ice..."

"Articuno! It's Articuno Rotom!" Ye Feng's Rotom shouted excitedly, reading Articuno's information aloud while taking pictures non-stop.

Zhang Qiang's Rotom was much calmer; it had already seen Articuno once before and had already taken all the necessary photos...

Ye Feng didn't have time to pay attention to it; he and Zhang Qiang were directing the Pokémon to deal with Articuno's attacks.

Although Zhang Qiang was determined to confront Articuno head-on, he discovered that Articuno was much stronger than he had imagined after they actually faced it—he hadn't really grasped Articuno's strength because he had been defeated so quickly before.

"Is this the power of a legendary Pokémon?" Large beads of sweat rolled down Zhang Qiang's forehead from nervousness.

Although the battle appears to be evenly matched, Ye Feng's side actually holds a numerical advantage.

However, this advantage is only temporary, and the gap in strength is still difficult to bridge. Once Articuno adapts to the rhythm of the battle, it can quickly and forcefully tilt the scales of victory in its favor with its superior strength.

Even with a Master-level Gengar, there is still a certain gap between Master-level and near-Legendary.

And that was exactly what happened; the first to fall were Zhang Qiang's Exeggutor and Venusaur.

These were Pokémon that Zhang Qiang had specially captured to make up for the shortcomings of his Sunny Day team. Their training level was a notch below that of the other Pokémon he had captured earlier. His previous Machamp was left at home because it did not fit his tactical system.