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

Ye Feng raised his hand as a greeting.

This isn't a suitable occasion for catching up. Let's find some time to meet after today's game.

"Qiangzi, do you know him?" the captain of the Magic University asked his teammate with some surprise.

Zhang Qiang nodded: "Just a classmate from high school."

"Huh? You're not mistaken, are you? Your high school classmate is actually the captain of the Imperial University's sports team? He's only a sophomore this year, right?" Captain Mo was somewhat surprised.

Zhang Qiang's face visibly darkened.

Realizing he might have said something wrong, Captain Demon chuckled awkwardly, "Hey, how could a mere Captain Di be a match for Qiangzi? Your Charizard is no match for even me!"

"..." Zhang Qiang pursed his lips, somewhat unwillingly saying, "He might be a little stronger than me, but only by a little bit."

"..." The Demon Captain opened his mouth, speechless with surprise.

Ever since Zhang Qiang suddenly mastered the powerful weapon of Mega Evolution, he has become a key member of the school team. Later, with the school's special training and a fortuitous encounter, Charizard's strength has greatly improved, and now even he, the captain, is no match for it.

I originally thought that with Zhang Qiang in the team, this league title was a sure thing.

But judging from Zhang Qiang's appearance, Captain Di is even stronger than him.

Captain Mo narrowed his eyes. It seemed that this league would not unfold as he had imagined.

···

The results of the draw came out quickly.

The 34 teams will be divided into pairs for the first round of competition, and the 17 winning teams will advance to the next round.

The first-round opponent of Imperial University is a team from X Province.

After glancing at the opponent's brief information, Ye Feng breathed a slight sigh of relief.

As long as the teams are not from the four major first-tier cities, teams from other provinces and cities will not pose too much of a challenge for them.

"Let's go, the match starts in half an hour, let's go get ready."

The large stadium was divided into 17 courts, with sufficient spacing between them to avoid interfering with other players' matches.

The Imperial University team was positioned closest to the stands.

You can feel the audience's enthusiastic gaze here.

"To be honest, I'm actually a little nervous with so many people watching me," Haozi joked while waiting.

"You're nervous?" Ye Feng rolled his eyes. "Why weren't you nervous during the qualifiers?"

"Isn't that the same? There are even more people this time." Haozi scratched his head.

Compared to the qualifiers, this time there were not only more people watching, but also trainers from all over the country, making it much more lively than the qualifiers. The association had to send personnel to maintain order at the scene.

"Don't overthink it, focus on the competition, it's about to start," Ye Feng said.

The opposing players are already in position, and the referee is standing on the sidelines.

The match is about to begin.

As the whistle blew throughout the stadium, and at the referee's command, all teams sent out their first player.

On the Imperial University's side, a second-year student was using a Ground/Rock-type Rhyhorn, while their opponent was a Fire-type Rapidash.

In terms of attributes, Imperial University is at a disadvantage.

However, although the Rhinoceros had an attribute advantage, its opponent clearly had a deep understanding of Rapidash and used its speed and agility to suppress the Rhinoceros.

Moreover, although the Rhinoceros has thick skin and tough flesh, it is too weak in defense against special attack moves. Its body is covered in black patches, all of which are scars left by Flamethrower.

The second-year team members persevered for a while, but the rhinoceros finally collapsed.

The next two Pokémon also had a win and a loss, ultimately losing the match.

"I'm sorry, Captain, I lost." The team member walked back dejectedly and stood in front of Ye Feng with his head down.

"It's alright, just consider it gaining experience. Think carefully about how to deal with attacks from speed-advantageous opponents and special attack moves. You can't just tank them." Ye Feng comforted him and left him with a task.

"I understand." The team member nodded solemnly.

The loss in the first game did not affect the morale of the Imperial University team.

Since this player is only a reserve and a freshman in his second year, he is considered the weakest member of the team. Winning would be ideal, but losing wouldn't be a big problem.

At this moment, the second match also began.

After overcoming their weakness in the first game, the second group of junior players were much stronger.

The opponent may have become complacent after their easy victory in the first match, and suffered a big loss right from the start.

This loss directly led to his defeat.

In the final match, Ye Feng took to the field.

This match was completely without suspense; Ye Feng won with an overwhelming advantage.

The score at this point is 2-1.

After the individual battles ended, the team battles immediately began.

Haozi and Qingqing truly lived up to their reputation as the team's undisputed pair. Their teamwork was impeccable, and the two of them withstood the attacks of three opponents.

Mu Mu, who had originally entered the game full of confidence, could only play a support role, standing next to the two like a giant light bulb.

Ye Feng could see the obvious embarrassment on her face.

The three members of Team X not only lost the game, but also had to endure a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), leaving them with extremely unpleasant expressions.

The next two team battles also ended in victory for Imperial University, securing the crucial 5 points and eliminating the need for the final arena battle.

"It seems like we finished the fastest?" Haozi raised his hand as if looking around, glancing at the battles in other arenas.

"No, the team from Moda University has finished too, as have Huacheng University and Pengcheng University." Ye Feng shook his head and pointed to the three teams in the distance that had already begun packing up and leaving.

"Huh?" Haozi was taken aback.

"Let's go, we don't need to fight in the arena this afternoon. Everyone go back and get some rest. I'm going to see a friend too." Ye Feng patted Haozi on the shoulder.

"Who?"

"A high school classmate."

After the first round of competition, there will be a day of rest.

Ye Feng took advantage of this day to meet Zhang Qiang, and not only Zhang Qiang, but also encountered an unexpected person.

Looking at the petite girl with slightly dark skin and pigtails in front of him, Ye Feng felt that she looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who she was.

"Who are you?" Ye Feng asked.

Lin Jiajia frowned and squinted, saying with dissatisfaction, "What, Ye Feng? Have you already forgotten me? You heartless man!"

"Hey, hey, hey, don't talk nonsense! Do I know you?" Noticing Zhang Qiang's probing gaze, Ye Feng panicked a little.

Hey big sister, who else are you but the little sister? Do I know you?

"Hmph! Dragonite!" Lin Jiajia snorted and took out a Poké Ball, throwing it out.

A large, orange-yellow, goofy-looking dog appeared in front of Ye Feng, patting its belly as it stood next to Lin Jiajia, looking somewhat silly.

"Dragonite?" Ye Feng was somewhat surprised. Who was this girl? How did she come to have a Dragonite?

"What, still can't remember?" Lin Jiajia's tone became increasingly unfriendly.

"Uh..." Ye Feng scratched his head hard, trying hard to remember.

Dragonite is such a powerful and rare Pokémon that any trainer who has ever owned one will never forget it.

But, among those who own Dragonite, he's only ever seen Master Jing. Who else...? Hmm?!

"You are... the trainer of the Dratini from the Little Phoenix Cup?" Ye Feng asked, his mouth agape in surprise.

"Hmph, you finally remembered!" Lin Jiajia proudly puffed out her chest, then put the Dragonite away.

"You...long time no see, you've changed a lot, I didn't recognize you at all." Ye Feng looked at Lin Jiajia, whose appearance was almost identical to his memory, paused, and then finally his gaze fell on the Dragonite, and he said with emotion.

Hmm? Sensing something was off about Ye Feng's words, Lin Jiajia frowned slightly.

"Which school are you in now?" Ye Feng quickly changed the subject.

Judging from Zhang Qiang's unfamiliarity with him, he probably isn't a student at Magic University.

"I'm at Pengcheng University!" Lin Jiajia proudly raised her head.

"Oh, I'm at Imperial University. Come visit sometime if you have the chance," Ye Feng said politely.

"Hmph, I'm not going to play at the school of my defeated opponent!" Lin Jiajia waved her little fist and said fiercely, "I heard you even came up with some Fairy type, you just wait, I'll definitely beat you this time! Dragon-type Pokémon are the strongest!"

After saying that, she tossed her ponytail and ran away without looking back.

"···"

"···"

The last person said something like that, it seems...

Ye Feng and Zhang Qiang exchanged a glance and remained silent for a while.

“I think I need to report this to Ning Xian.” Zhang Qiang suddenly took out his phone.