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

The next instant, a blue energy ball crashed into the protective shield, triggering a violent explosion.

The Charizard was pushed violently backward by the explosion, and it desperately flapped its wings to barely keep its balance.

Zhang Qiang breathed a slight sigh of relief. Fortunately, he used Protect in time; otherwise, that Water Ball would have probably reduced Charizard's health bar to almost nothing.

Without a moment to relax, Zhang Qiang swiftly issued his next command: "Big Character Explosive Flame!"

Charizard opened its mouth and spewed out a large, star-shaped flame, which quickly transformed into a fire dragon that lunged at Gardevoir.

Gardevoir teleported to Charizard's side, dragging a blue energy ball in its hand.

Upon seeing the Water Ball, Charizard's pupils dilated, and in a moment of panic, it twisted its head forcefully. In this twist, the Charizard actually whipped its tail, striking Gardevoir with its tail.

Gardevoir was completely unprepared for this situation and had no choice but to throw the Water Ball at Charizard.

The two collided, resulting in another violent explosion.

Ye Feng couldn't help but glance at Zhang Qiang.

This guy not only turned the Great Flame Burst into a Fire Dragon Flame Burst, but he can also use this kind of attack method? What is this? A Dragon Tail Swing?

The two elves tacitly distanced themselves from each other.

The intense battle just now has exhausted both sides, and they need to rest for a while.

Ye Feng and Zhang Qiang were not in a hurry.

Ye Feng said, "You've got some fancy moves with your Big Flame Burst, huh? Fire Dragon Flame Burst? You even used Dragon Tail Sweep?"

Zhang Qiang smugly snorted: "That's just a mere Big Character Explosion Flame. There are much more elaborate ones you haven't seen yet."

Ye Feng's lips twitched. "You're getting cocky now that I'm calling you fat?"

He didn't believe Zhang Qiang had any more fancy tricks up his sleeve.

Once a Pokémon's moves are created, they are basically fixed and difficult to change.

Didn't Ye Feng struggle for a long time before failing to further develop the Shadow Sphere? He could only start from the most basic energy and recreate the Spiral Attribute Sphere.

Fire Dragon Blaze should have broken away from the category of Big Flame Blaze and become a new move created by Zhang Qiang. Its power may be similar to Big Flame Blaze, but its agility is much higher in Fire Dragon form.

Moreover, that Dragon Tail Sweep is an incredibly difficult-to-defend-against-the-ghost attack for an opponent like Gardevoir that can easily get close.

Close range...Gardedor...

Ye Feng's eyes narrowed involuntarily. Could this guy have developed this move specifically to target Gardevoir?

Chapter 451 That Unwilling Roar

Regardless of whether Fire Dragon Blaze is a new move that Zhang Qiang specifically developed to counter Gardevoir, the battle on the field is not yet over.

Just as the two sides were about to continue their battle, Charizard suddenly stiffened slightly, but Ye Feng, who was far away on the ground, did not notice.

Gardevoir noticed, but assumed it was Charizard stretching its body and didn't pay much attention.

However, Zhang Qiang, who was in sync with Charizard, naturally understood this very well.

"Is the time up?" Zhang Qiang thought to himself. "Although I've trained to use it, this state can't last too long."

Master-level Pokémon have reached the pinnacle of mastery over type energy that a regular Pokémon can achieve. Therefore, when they Mega Evolve, they unconsciously attract the energy around them that best matches their type.

There are currently two main known uses for this energy.

The first type is to use it directly to launch a powerful attack. With the strength of a master before evolution, it can unleash the power comparable to a legendary Pokémon's attack.

Based on the difference in strength before evolution, it can roughly exert the strength level of Emperor Flame above Emperor Flame and below Phoenix King.

The second method involves integrating energy into oneself to temporarily enhance one's attributes, including but not limited to stamina, speed, attack power, and defense, resulting in a comprehensive enhancement.

—Precisely because the enhancement is too comprehensive, it cannot last for too long, and the duration will become shorter as the intensity of the battle increases.

Charizard was able to unleash power comparable to a near-legendary level in the previous battle thanks to the enhancement of this energy.

But after a fierce battle, this energy has been completely exhausted.

Zhang Qiang knew very well that even after its Mega Evolution, Charizard was still significantly weaker than Gardevoir.

Although Gardevoir has just reached the near-legendary level through Mega Evolution, the gap between the peak of Master level and the near-legendary level, though only one level apart, is just as insurmountable as the gap between the peak of Advanced level and Master level.

They had planned to take advantage of this energy boost to win in one fell swoop, but Gardevoir was so difficult to deal with. Even with the hard-won Fireball and the added benefit of Sunny Day, they still couldn't defeat it.

"Am I destined to never surpass Ye Feng?" Zhang Qiang's feelings were complicated at this moment.

Starting from the time everyone got their first Pokémon in their second year of high school, Ye Feng, who was originally unremarkable, suddenly displayed unparalleled talent in raising Pokémon and battling.

Although the two got along well because of their battles, Zhang Qiang, as the class monitor, was always suppressed and resented.

This situation changed somewhat during the first evolution, but it reverted to its original state after everyone evolved to their final stage, with Charizard still unable to defeat Gardevoir.

After entering university, Ye Feng went even further, becoming the captain of the Imperial University's school team in his second year and even earning a doctorate in Pokémon studies.

If this were in a novel, it would definitely be protagonist-level treatment.

But Zhang Qiang was unwilling to accept this. He believed that he was no worse than Ye Feng, so why should he be suppressed by him?

He wants to turn the tables... no, he wants to defeat Ye Feng head-on!

Clenching his fists, Zhang Qiang's eyes seemed to be spitting fire as he shouted, "Charizard Dragon, Flamethrower!"

Sensing its trainer's emotions, Charizard became fiercely protective and spewed out blazing flames.

Before the flames even arrived, Gardevoir felt the unbearable heat. At Ye Feng's command, it teleported away and appeared to Charizard's side, throwing a Water Ball at it.

Charizard has witnessed Gardevoir's Spiral Ball countless times—although it hasn't used many of the types, it is extremely familiar with the Water Ball and knows its weaknesses very well—while its power is great, enough to nearly kill it, its speed is somewhat lacking.

With Charizard's current reaction speed and agility, it can easily dodge the attack.

Charizard folded its wings and used gravity to instantly sink, dodging the Water Ball attack. Then, it flapped its wings in a graceful arc, its entire body erupting in fierce flames as it charged towards Gardevoir from below.

Accumulated flame attack!

With the acceleration from Charged Flame Strike, coupled with Mega Charizard Y's superior flight ability, and at such close range, even Gardevoir didn't have time to use Teleport to dodge.

"Use your mental strength to block it!" Ye Feng waved his hand.

Since we can't avoid it, isn't it the same to defend against it?

A surge of immense psychic power erupted, transforming into a pair of invisible hands that pushed towards the fire-breathing dragon, pinning the charged flame attack firmly to its spot, preventing it from advancing an inch.

"Fire Dragon Burst!" Zhang Qiang shouted.

Zhang Qiang originally called this move "Big Character Explosive Flame," partly because he was too lazy to think of a name, and partly because it could confuse his opponent and catch them off guard.

Since the surprise attack was no longer effective, and the name Ye Feng had given him was quite good, Zhang Qiang decided to use it himself.

Charizard opened its mouth and spewed out a burst of flame, which also absorbed the flames of its charged Flame Strike, instantly transforming it into an even larger fire dragon that pounced on Gardevoir.

Why is this guy suddenly so powerful? Ye Feng was a little confused by Charizard's sudden outburst.

There's no way to dodge it now. Since Charizard can use Fireball while charging Flame Strike, who says Gardevoir can only use one move?

Furthermore, because the flames from Flame Charge were absorbed by Charizard, Charizard's attack also stopped, giving Gardevoir plenty of energy to unleash other moves.

Ye Feng had many thoughts, but the event happened in a mere instant.

As Charizard breathed out flames, Gardevoir began to gather a Water Ball.

The water sphere quickly formed, but it wasn't over yet. Gardevoir continued to pour energy into it, and the water sphere grew larger and larger.

While too much energy would make the water ripple ball unstable, it's sufficient at this distance.

The moment the fire dragon pounced, the water ripple ball was also thrown out.

All the crowd saw was a blue blob and a red streak collide, and the next second a deafening explosion rang out, shaking the entire stadium. Dust fell in a fine drizzle, covering the heads of the people in the stands.

Ye Feng, being experienced, had already crouched down in advance, firmly gripping the gaps in the stone slabs on the ground to avoid being blown away by the blast wave. He even had time to look at Zhang Qiang's appearance on the other side.

Zhang Qiang was a bit unlucky. He obviously didn't expect such an exaggerated situation and was blown away by the wind and waves. Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough and rolled to a corner under the stage.

The explosions quickly subsided, and thick smoke covered the entire area, obscuring the view of what was happening above.

Ye Feng tried to use his telekinetic powers to investigate, but the area was filled with dense water and fire energy, making it impossible to sense anything.

Zhang Qiang climbed onto the arena—the steps and such had long been destroyed by the fire-breathing dragon's explosive flames—and looked at the arena with concern.

He already knew the result of this match; he had lost to Ye Feng again.

What he really wanted to know was whether Charizard had defeated Gardevoir.

As the smoke slowly dissipated, Zhang Qiang quickly scanned the area and spotted two figures facing each other in the center of the arena.

Gardevoir and Charizard stood face to face, staring at each other with burning eyes, their bodies covered in scars from the explosion.

If anyone could get closer to look, they would clearly see that Charizard's injuries were much more severe.

It seems that although the fierce collision just now caused considerable damage to both sides, it did not render either of them incapable of fighting.

Okay! Let's continue!

Zhang Qiang clenched his fist and shouted, "Flame Breath!"

However, Charizard did not attack as Zhang Qiang commanded. Instead, it let out a defiant roar, gave Gardevoir a deep look, and slowly collapsed under Zhang Qiang's incredulous gaze.

With a flash of light, Charizard exited its Mega Evolution state.

"..." Zhang Qiang opened his mouth, stood there blankly, and his hands fell limply to his sides.