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

Arcanine's speed is really troublesome. Compared to it, his Emboar is like a tortoise crawling—of course, that's an exaggeration, but it's enough to show how much pressure Arcanine's speed puts on him.

Furthermore, with his fire-attribute moves blocked, Flame King is at a significant disadvantage.

"Earthquake!" Wang Shaoyang tentatively gave the order.

"Lightning speed!" The same trick wouldn't work, Ye Feng decisively gave the order.

Arcanine, which had been preparing to charge, instantly transformed into a streak of red light and rushed towards Emboar, crashing headfirst into its belly before its feet even touched the ground.

Yanwu King's eyes widened instantly; the impact nearly made him vomit up his leftover dinner.

"Split the tiles!" Wang Shaoyang's command followed immediately.

Enwu King struggled to steady his backward-leaning body, and his right hand, glowing white, slashed fiercely at Arcanine.

With a slight push of its feet, Arcanine leaped lightly behind Emboar—casually stomping on its head, and then unleashing a lightning-fast fang that bit into Emboar's lower back.

Emboar cried out in pain, trying to turn around and attack Arcanine despite the agony. However, Arcanine was agile and moved with Emboar, always hiding behind it.

Unable to catch Arcanine, King Yanwu had no choice but to order the use of Earthquake in an attempt to escape Arcanine's clutches.

Having been hit by an earthquake at close range, Arcanine was seriously injured and quickly released its grip, running to the edge of the arena.

Here, the impact of the earthquake is much smaller, and the speed dog jumps back and forth, trying its best to reduce the damage caused by the earthquake.

"Rockfall!" Wang Shaoyang ordered.

Emboar conjured a huge rock and threw it at Arcanine. Arcanine immediately activated Extreme Speed ​​and left the spot, circling around for a bit before charging back at Emboar.

As the Growlithe drew closer, Wang Shaoyang suddenly smiled and shouted, "Tie a grass knot!"

Flame King snapped his fingers, and a green light flashed beneath Arcanine's feet. Arcanine was completely unprepared for this move, and Ye Feng was also somewhat surprised.

Caught off guard, Arcanine was tripped by the suddenly appearing grass rope and, due to the high-speed inertia, was thrown out, heading straight towards Emboar.

"Great opportunity, arm hammer!" Wang Shaoyang shouted excitedly.

Enwu roared, stepped forward, raised his hand and unleashed his Arm Hammer, striking the Arcanine that had willingly come to him.

Arcanine let out a scream and flew back to its original position, crashing heavily to the ground.

"Growlithe?!" Ye Feng exclaimed in surprise and concern.

Arcanine struggled to its feet, swaying slightly, clearly indicating that the hammer had caused it considerable damage.

Ye Feng couldn't help but glance at Wang Shaoyang and noticed a smug smile on his face.

This knotted grass was a countermeasure that Wang Shaoyang specifically came up with after carefully watching Arcanine's previous battle.

When it was used so suddenly, even Ye Feng didn't react in time, or rather, even if he did react, it was too late.

Chapter 447 Arcanine VS Emboar - Part 2

"Growlithe, how are you? Can you still fight?" Ye Feng asked with some concern.

Fortunately, Arcanine isn't one of those Pokémon that's fragile and has low HP, otherwise that arm-hammer would probably have taken away most of its life—judging from the bulging muscles on Emboar's thick arm, Ye Feng could totally believe that.

Ye Feng was more worried that the solid arm-hammer strike might have hit some parts of the Arcanine, which could affect its subsequent battles.

If that doesn't work, switch to Gengar. After all, there's still a battle against the Demon Lord, so there's no need to fight to the death. It's the best choice to let Arcanine recover quickly.

Compared to physical exhaustion, the damage from combat is the most fatal.

Arcanine shook its head, making two whimpering sounds to indicate that it was alright, and then bared its teeth forcefully at Emboar.

"Don't push yourself, there's another match coming up," Ye Feng advised.

Arcanine nodded, indicating that he was fine.

Since Arcanine is fine, let's continue the battle.

However, to prevent a surprise attack from the opponent using grass knots, Ye Feng didn't dare let Arcanine run at full speed again, but only moved at a controllable speed, otherwise Arcanine would have to be eliminated if the same situation happened again.

After Arcanine became wary, Emboar used Grass Knot several more times, but all attempts failed.

Wang Shaoyang sighed. It seemed that this method was no longer working on the Gyrodog, so he decisively gave up and stopped wasting his energy.

"Lightning speed!" Ye Feng ordered.

Arcanine instantly transformed into a streak of red light and charged towards Emboar, but was blocked by Brick Break in time.

Taking advantage of the gap created by the Wind Dog, Wang Shaoyang ordered Yanwu King to use Bodybuilding.

Yanwu King had previously used Arm Hammer, which reduced his speed due to the side effects of the move. This reduction was even more pronounced against Arcanine. Wang Shaoyang had no choice but to use Bodybuilding to improve his survivability and increase his attack power.

"Fire Vortex!"

Before Emboar could finish its impressive physique, Arcanine quickly stopped, turned around, and unleashed a spiral of flames that enveloped Emboar.

Although Emboar is also a fire-type Pokémon, it does not have the Ignite ability, so its flame vortex can still cause some damage. Moreover, the huge, constantly rotating flame vortex also interferes with Emboar's vision.

Arcanine darted swiftly through the vortex of flames, occasionally feinting as if preparing to attack, further disrupting Emboar's judgment.

Wang Shaoyang clicked his tongue and ordered, "Earthquake!"

Enwu King endured the intense heat, raised his right foot, and slammed it hard into the ground. Immediately, visible seismic waves spread out. Faced with the attack covering the entire area, even Arcanine's speed was useless.

"Burst flames!" Ye Feng commanded.

Ye Feng had no worries about not being able to use fire-attribute moves, and immediately ordered Arcanine to attack.

Arcanine leaped into the air, its Flamethrower intensifying with the flames from its vortex, slamming into Emboar's face.

King Yanwu let out a miserable cry, the earthquake was interrupted, and he covered his face with one hand, in great pain.

Seeing that Yanwu King's attack had paused, Ye Feng quickly ordered, "Now's the time to speed up!"

Another beam of red light shot towards Yanwu King, who gritted his teeth and used Brick Break to barely block the lightning-fast attack.

Wang Shaoyang frowned.

By now, both sides had exhausted a great deal of stamina, but because Yanwu Wang's fire-attribute moves were sealed, his offensive methods were severely lacking, and therefore he suffered more damage.

Without ranged attacks like Flame Thrower, Flame King is forced to rely more on melee attacks, putting him in a very passive position.

On the contrary, Ye Feng did not have this concern. He only needed to pay attention to the opponent's Grass Knot, a move that seemed useless but posed a great threat to Arcanine.

"Roar!"

As Arcanine landed another Extreme Speed ​​attack, Emboar roared and its aura suddenly surged, the surrounding temperature soared instantly, and the flames on its neck shot up high.

"Fierce Fire property?" Ye Feng laughed.

The Blaze ability is triggered when a Pokémon's HP drops to a certain level, greatly increasing the power of Fire-type moves. At the same time, due to the high activation of Fire-type energy within the Pokémon, its Attack power is also increased, although this is negligible compared to the boost to Fire-type moves.

In the past, this might have been a chance to turn defeat into victory, but unfortunately now...

Even fire-type moves can't be used, so even if you increase their power several hundred times, it's useless! This kind of rule-based advantage is something that even the Blaze ability can't overcome.

A bitter smile appeared on Wang Shaoyang's lips.

The activation of the Blazing Flame ability means that Flame King's stamina has reached its lowest point.

And indeed, this was the case. Although King Yanwu was imposing, his face still showed visible and undisguised fatigue. He was panting heavily, and the heat he exhaled from his mouth turned into visible white mist, clearly indicating that he had reached his limit.

However, Arcanine's situation isn't much better. The long hours of high-speed running and the energy consumed by its attacks have taken a toll on its stamina, and it's now panting heavily. But it's much better than Emboar.

"It's over." Ye Feng breathed a slight sigh of relief. "Flame Thruster!"

Arcanine opened its mouth and spewed out a thick flame, shooting straight towards Emboar.

King Yanwu no longer had the strength to dodge, so Wang Shaoyang made a tough decision and ordered King Yanwu to use the Flame Charge.

A massive burst of flames instantly enveloped Emboar, and with an angry roar, it charged toward Arcanine with unstoppable momentum, its speed also significantly increased by the move's effect.

Ye Feng frowned slightly. Even with the Blaze ability, the Fire-type move Flare Blitz couldn't damage Arcanine and would even cause him a huge amount of damage back. Wasn't this just courting death?

Besides the immense impact brought about by the guided techniques and the powerful physique of the Flame Martial King...

Could it be...?

"Dodge with lightning speed!"

Adhering to the principle of not taking risks, Ye Feng decisively ordered Arcanine to use its Extreme Speed ​​to dodge Flame Charge's attack. After Emboar's offensive paused, a Thunder Fang bit into its lower back.

King Yanwu let out a roar of resentment and fell heavily to the ground.

The referee immediately stepped forward to check, and after standing up, loudly announced: "King Yanwu has lost his ability to fight!"

"Wang Shaoyang, please send out your next Pokémon!"

Wang Shaoyang gave a wry smile.

The original plan was to use Emboar's final momentum to make a desperate gamble, hoping to inflict some damage even without Arcanine joining the battle. As for the threat posed by Flare Blitz after it was absorbed by Ignite...

He believed that Arcanine wouldn't have the stamina to continue the battle, otherwise it would be difficult to guarantee that he would recover in time for the next match against the Great Demon.

Unexpectedly, Ye Feng had no intention of confronting him head-on.

Wang Shaoyang took a deep breath, recalled the Flame King, and took out a second Poké Ball.

On the other side, Ye Feng also recalled Arcanine and replaced it with Gengar's Poké Ball.

With Gengar's overwhelming strength, Wang Shaoyang's remaining two Pokémon were easily defeated without causing much trouble.

With this victory, Imperial University won the ring battle, earning 3 points and a total of 7 points, winning the first match without any suspense.