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

Cao Xuemei glanced at him and said, "You think highly of Ye Feng? Is it because he's a student at your school?"

The two chatted idly as they waited for the match to begin.

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After a while

Everything was in place; the referee and commentator were all in their respective positions.

Seeing that there were many spectators, and considering that many of them were not trainers, the organizers specially invited Wu Jiang, the head of the association's special operations team, as a special guest to commentate on the match.

That's the trainer from the association who rescued Ye Feng from the secret realm.

As the competition began, Ye Feng and Yang Han emerged from the player tunnels on either side amidst applause and cheers from the audience.

Ye Feng was still dressed casually, in jeans and a short-sleeved shirt, and strolled leisurely to the edge of the battlefield.

Yang Han waved and greeted the audience as he walked, his smile as if he had already won the championship.

"Ye Feng, teach that fat bastard a lesson for me!"

Suddenly, Ye Feng heard a familiar voice.

Looking over, I saw Ning Xian jumping around, waving her hands and shouting, while Gu Siming, who was awkwardly laughing, and Zhang Qiang, who looked embarrassed, stood next to her.

"···"

Ye Feng touched his nose and waved to them.

"Players, please prepare and release your Pokémon," the referee announced, raising his hand.

"Go, Bulbasaur!" Yang Han made what he thought was a cool move, threw his Poké Ball, and Bulbasaur appeared on the field, tilting its head back and howling.

However, when he reached out to catch the Poké Ball that bounced back, he accidentally dropped it and it hit him on the forehead, causing the audience to burst into laughter.

Ye Feng's lips twitched, and he muttered to himself, "What a flashy bunch," before lightly tapping the Poké Ball on his chest.

"boom!"

A flash of white light appeared, and a green-haired elf wearing a white ballet tutu appeared on the field. It was Kirlia, which Ye Feng had evolved into.

"Wow, his sprite just came out on its own? Isn't that so cool!"

"That pose of releasing the Pokémon is so cool!"

"Coach, I want to learn this posture too!"

Kirlia's unique entrance, coupled with Ye Feng's nonchalant expression and somewhat pretentious manner, made for a highly entertaining show.

"Oh, we've seen Ye Feng's Pokémon. I didn't expect it to evolve into Kirlia after just one night. We can see that Yang Han on the other side doesn't look too good. He's probably feeling the pressure."

Wu Jiang suddenly started explaining.

The audience burst into laughter.

Ning Xian waved her fist: "Go for it, Kirullian, beat that garlic-headed turtle hard!"

Yang Han's face darkened. He hadn't expected Ralts to evolve, which meant his advantage of evolving Bulbasaur first was gone.

Psychic-type Pokémon's attacks are already very unpredictable, and Ye Feng's Ralts is completely different from ordinary Ralts. It will definitely be stronger after evolving into Kirlia.

"Game start!"

After a few breaths, the referee gave the signal to start, and the entire venue fell silent.

Everyone stopped discussing and focused their attention on the venue.

The first to launch an attack... was Bulbasaur.

Yang Han gave the order, and Bulbasaur stomped its front paw, sending Razor Leaf flying towards Kirlia in a spinning motion.

Kirullian remained motionless.

"Oh, we see that Bulbasaur launched the first attack, with Razor Leaf flying very fast towards Kirlia, but Kirlia didn't react at all, and Ye Feng didn't let his Pokémon dodge either. What's going on?" Wu Jiang began to explain dutifully.

The audience gasped.

The flying leaf blades drew ever closer, but Ye Feng and Kirulian remained motionless.

"Get out of the way," Ye Feng said calmly.

Kirlian moved with light steps, as if dancing, dodging the attack of the Leaf Blade with a series of spun steps.

Yang Han's expression turned somewhat grim. Sure enough, the evolved Kirlia was far more troublesome than Ralts. His Bulbasaur wouldn't have that kind of reaction speed even after a hundred years of training!

Ye Feng nodded in satisfaction. After Ralts evolved, its mental strength increased explosively, its reaction speed also rose to a new level, and the enhancement of its body also allowed it to maintain a speed that matched its reaction speed.

Moreover, this was done without releasing "En". If it were Ralts, "En" would be needed to dodge Razor Leaf's attack.

"Oh! We see that Kirlia actually dodged Razor Leaf's attack with a graceful, dance-like movement, and Bulbasaur's attacks were all useless!" Wu Jiang shouted into the microphone.

Yang Han's face darkened even more. Why did this commentary sound a bit biased towards Ye Feng?

Cao Xuemei looked at Wu Jiang curiously, wondering when Ye Feng had gotten involved with her subordinates.

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"Aren't you going to attack?" Ye Feng said with a smile.

He also wanted to use Bulbasaur to test Kirlia's various abilities after its evolution.

"I would have come even without you saying so, Bulbasaur, Vine Whip!"

"Sweep it away!"

Kirlia easily dodged the vine whip, but Bulbasaur immediately spun around, and the vine whip swept across as well.

However, Kirlia suddenly disappeared from Bulbasaur's sight. Bulbasaur was stunned and looked around in a panic but could not find her. After losing its target, it could only retract its Vine Whip.

Yes, teleportation no longer requires charging; it can be activated at will.

Ye Feng nodded.

Kirlia's explosive increase in mental power has one major benefit: she can now use Teleport without charging, achieving true instantaneous movement. However, without charging, the range of movement is reduced, and the energy consumption increases slightly. But in the ever-changing battlefield, faster casting speed is more important.

Seeing Kirlia easily dodge the vine whip attack, Yang Han's eyes twitched. He remembered Ye Feng's usual tactics and was wary of Ralts' close-range control abilities. He quickly ordered, "Use Sleep Powder!"

"Fool!"

Bulbasaur shook its flower buds, releasing a cloud of yellow pollen that quickly spread across half the area, effectively protecting the Bulbasaur inside.

"Forehead···"

Ye Feng didn't expect Yang Han to be so cautious, directly covering the area with hypnotic powder so that Kirlia couldn't approach freely.

If Kirlia is hit by the sleep powder, its Solar Beam is no joke; it becomes a sitting duck while the bird is asleep, and could very well render Kirlia unable to fight in one hit.

Ye Feng dared not gamble on how much thicker Kirlia's HP would be after evolving.

"Lu! Lu!" Kirlia suddenly called out twice.

"You want to try that? Okay, but be careful, we're not sure how strong it is yet."

After understanding Kirulian's meaning, Ye Feng did not hesitate. Since it had confidence, of course he would choose to believe it.

"Hmph, now you're helpless. Bulbasaur, use Razor Leaf!" Yang Han smiled smugly. With the protection of Sleep Powder, and knowing that your Kirlia doesn't have any offensive moves, I know very well that the Detonate move and the Imprisonment move only work when you're close to them.

Although the flying leaf dagger might not be very useful, what if it hits once? Once you get the first hit, you'll naturally get the second, the third, and eventually, victory will be yours, right? Yang Han began to fantasize about the glorious scene after winning the championship.

"Then let's use it, 'Steady,' straight ahead." Ye Feng's eyes lit up when he saw Bulbasaur use Razor Leaf. He had Kirlia and Bulbasaur keep their distance to lure the opponent into using a ranged attack, and it can only be said that the opponent's coordination was good.

A silver light flashed in Kirlia's eyes as she unleashed psychic power several times stronger than before her evolution, gathering in front of her to form an invisible psychic barrier.

"Bang bang bang!"

The flying leaves and daggers all crashed into the barrier, turning into shattered leaves that fluttered down to the ground.

The venue was silent.

"What happened?!" Wu Jiang jumped to his feet, gripping the microphone and roaring, "What did I just see?! Just as the Leaf Blade was about to hit Kirlia, it seemed to hit an invisible wall! What on earth happened?!"

Cao Xuemei glanced sideways. This Wujiang commentator was quite professional and enthusiastic. Should she let him take charge of this in the future?

Yang Han's eyes widened in shock, his jaw dropping to the ground. Bulbasaur was also dumbfounded, standing there blankly.

To others, the leaf-shaped dagger seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving them astonished.

"Hmm, its defense is not bad; it actually managed to block the flying leaf blade."

Ye Feng nodded, quite satisfied with the defensive effect of the advanced use of "circle"—the psychic barrier.

After Kirlia evolved, with the improvement of her mental strength, her application of "circle" also reached a new level, and the range also expanded considerably, reaching a full 10 meters.

Leaving aside the basic sensory abilities, Ye Feng believed that this ability was definitely stronger than before.

When Kirullian told him that he could concentrate the "circle" in one direction to form a defensive barrier, Ye Feng was also very surprised.

He didn't recall the original "Circle" having this function. It should have been the effect of "Strength," and "Strength" was attached to the body's surface, not an external barrier like this. Could it be that the power system was different, causing the "Circle" to change as well?

However, Ye Feng still named this derived psychic barrier "Jian" as a tribute to the original.

"What did you do? Did you cheat?!" Yang Han pointed at Ye Feng and questioned him.

Upon hearing Yang Han's question, Ye Feng snapped out of his daze and realized that the atmosphere in the room was a bit off, as if he had become the focus of everyone's attention.

"You mean 'firm'?" Ye Feng asked with a smile.