Elf: Starts with small diamonds, then mutates into Diancie.

“Ailu........”

Gallade swallowed hard. Having fought alongside Lan Ruosi in the Doubles Tournament for several years, this was the first time it had encountered such a formidable opponent.

Memories of training with Lan Ruosi flooded her mind, and Gallade, filled with thoughts of friendship and bonds, charged bravely towards Lucario, who exuded a powerful aura like a great demon king!

And then... that was it.

boom! ! !

Unstoppable superhuman strength

The sound came even before the punch itself; Lucario's punch alone created a crater several meters in radius around the ground beneath his feet.

Gallade, hit by Lucario's fully-powered Comet Punch, was slammed into the ground with a loud bang, kicking up countless pebbles and dust.

In that instant, all martial artists suddenly felt that the combination and development of techniques could be put on the agenda. Otherwise, being crushed because of the difference in strength rather than the difference in skill would be too tragic.

As the smoke and dust cleared, Gallade unsurprisingly lay unconscious in the center of the shattered crater, utterly powerless to fight again.

At the edge of the stands, Luo Xia looked at Lucario, who stood arrogantly like a god of war on the field, with a complicated expression. His mind was filled with many thoughts, which finally turned into a sigh.

Compared to its Elite and Pro levels, in just one day, this Lucario seemed to have undergone a Mega Evolution, not only absorbing and solidifying its newfound power but also making further breakthroughs.

"With that kind of talent... coupled with those Pokémon in his team that have never shown up yet, the top high schools in this year's high school league are probably going to be feeling quite uneasy..."

However, Luo Xia did not intend to remind his alma mater. After all, as the champion of the college cup, he sat on the bench for three whole years after entering university before he had the opportunity to play in the competition in his senior year, but he lost because of his teammates.

After all, in order to maintain their ranking, Shanghai University didn't dare let its junior students practice in any match; all the participants were seniors.

I'm afraid this style will continue this year, after all, they just lost to Imperial University and came in second last year.

Rorschach turned and left, his expression intriguing.

Then, the referee's halting voice slowly echoed through the arena via the loudspeaker: "Lan Ruosi and Gallade are unable to battle. The champions of the Fighting Capital Tag Team Tournament... Lucario and Su Hao!!!"

The moment the referee announced the news, the stands erupted in applause, everyone cheering for the powerful Lucario!

Su Hao, who had been conspicuously absent throughout the event, was forgotten in a corner.

Su Hao didn't care about these trivial matters; all he could see were these words: [Four Heavenly Kings Stamp Collection Progress (?)]!

Regardless of winning or losing, I always have to fight Chen Qing, the restricted youth version of the Four Heavenly Kings of Fighting, first.

In the silent room, the entourage didn't dare to breathe, watching Chen Qing, whose fighting spirit had been fully ignited, with trepidation, secretly thinking that they were doomed.

Chen Qing, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Fighting System, is good in every way. He comes from a common background and, even in his current position, remains kind and approachable.

However... if you were to say what his only flaw is, it's that he always gets fired up when he encounters the right opponent!

Chen Qing held the high-grade ball in his hand, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said softly, "Interesting. Let me see the trump card you've been hiding all this time to defeat me..."

"Please... let me have my fill!"

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Attached image: Baby titmouse.

Chapter 441 Kommo-o, with the ability Bulletproof!

After resting for a while, Su Hao refused the medical team's offer to help Lucario recover, despite their hesitant expressions.

Not to mention that Lucario was not injured in the battle against Lanruosi and Gallade, only suffered some energy loss.

Even though he was injured, Su Hao believed that his treatment efficiency was much better than that of Hua Liao Huanhuan, who accompanied the medical team.

However, he thought of Chen Qingtianwang, who had suddenly appeared in front of him, and his expression turned strange.

This was his first time getting up close to Chen Qing.

As expected of one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Fighting World, he is taller and more muscular than me. His only flaw is his appearance, but Chen Qing's resolute and handsome face is more likely to attract people of a certain age group.

However... Su Hao felt that this Heavenly King might have some serious illness, just like Bai Du.

Have you ever seen a decent person ask Su Hao to hit them in the chest with a wave missile on their first meeting?

Chen Qing did just that, patting his thick pectoral muscles and asking Su Hao to use a wave missile to smash it here.

Su Hao wasn't surprised that the alliance's higher-ups knew about his special abilities, given how high-profile he had been back at the snowfield base.

But Chen Qing still felt that the wave missile Su Hao had made wasn't big enough, and demanded that the force be increased; he wanted an even bigger one.

Finally, Chen Qing got his wish and was hit by a large wave missile. He clutched his chest, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, but he walked away as steadily as a mountain.

As he left, he was still muttering something: "That bastard Bai Du really did try to trick me... Humph!"

After that, Chen Qing's figure slowly walked away into the distance.

Thinking of this, Su Hao's strange expression became even stranger.

Good grief, although I don't know what Bai Du did, this scumbag king is really indiscriminately ripping off everyone around him.

How did Bai Du grow up without being beaten to death by those around him, and even become one of the Four Heavenly Kings?

That's pretty impressive.

Meanwhile, Chen Qing returned to the lounge and immediately called over the person in charge of the Fighting Capital Doubles Tournament, making a request.

"Anyway, the rules for the exhibition match haven't been announced yet, right? Let's change it from a double battle between people and Pokémon that involves the trainers themselves to a one-on-one Pokémon battle that is more common between trainers."

"If you don't agree, I won't do it."

Chen Qing, seeing his assistant's surprised expression, shrugged and passed all the questions to the bespectacled manager in a suit and tie.

Seeing this, the person in charge, whose forehead was covered in cold sweat and whose shirt was soaked, looked at Chen Qing's assistant with the weak and helpless eyes of a small animal, but all he got in return was a bewildered look in the other person's eyes.

Clearly, Chen Qing's assistant didn't understand why the usually approachable Chen Qing had suddenly become temperamental and was almost openly making things difficult for the person in charge.

The person in charge of the glasses went through all the possibilities in his mind, but in the end, he came to only one conclusion.

He said weakly, "Do you think the two-on-two format is too unfair to the new champion, so you want to change it to Pokémon battles?"

After all, the prevailing opinion now is that Lucario carried Su Hao, who was just a supporting character, to victory.

Thinking about it this way, it's understandable that Chen Qing, this highly regarded "King of the Common People," wouldn't want to bully young people too much.

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing's lips twitched, and he said in disbelief, "Huh?"

"Did you make a mistake?"

"What I mean is, I don't want to be beaten unconscious by an 18-year-old in public and on a live stream. That would be too embarrassing. I'd rather switch to Pokémon battles!"

"Besides, do you think I'm stupid for an ordinary martial artist like me to fight against humanoid Pokémon and psychics?"

The person in charge of glasses slipped off his glasses, completely losing control of his expression. He and his assistant trembled, their faces filled with disbelief as they exclaimed, "Huh!?"

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Soon after, the host changed into a more formal outfit, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and introduced the specific rules of the exhibition match to the increasingly heated audience who wanted to see Chen Qing beat up Su Hao.

One-on-one Pokémon battles didn't feature Chen Qing personally participating, as everyone had hoped.

Many people were greatly disappointed.

Of course, some viewers who were interested in Pokémon battles after Su Hao and Luo Xia's match chose to wait and see, and the trend was no longer one-sided.

But they were ultimately in the minority. Just as everyone was wondering why a perfectly good doubles battle had turned into a Pokémon singles battle, Chen Qing suddenly appeared first. He took the microphone from the host and greeted everyone with a smile: "Hello everyone, I'm Chen Qing~"

The moment Chen Qing appeared, the entire venue erupted in cheers. Countless people shouted his name, and some even tried to rush onto the field to get close to him, but before they could actually do so, they were stopped by the security guards who had anticipated their moves.

The influence of the Four Heavenly Kings is evident.

Chen Qing had experienced this kind of scene countless times before and skillfully calmed everyone down. After they quieted down, he smiled and said, "It was my suggestion to change the exhibition match rules from double battles between humans and Pokémon to single battles between Pokémon, and I am very grateful to the organizers for agreeing to my willful request."

"What...it was Chen Qingtian who suggested it? Then it's alright!"

"If that's how you put it, then I have no objection!"

"King Chen Qingtian is truly full of martial virtue. He is unwilling to bully the weak and has made a special effort to make things easy for Lucario's charm!"

Humanity's double standards were on full display at this moment.

The last sentence came from the stands very close to the battlefield. Chen Qing, with his sharp ears, naturally heard it and said without any hesitation, "I think everyone has misunderstood something."

"It's not that I'm being generous and going easy on Su Hao; on the contrary, it's because I wasn't confident I could beat him in a 2-on-2 match that I chose to change the rules to Pokémon singles battles."

"After all, I'm just a martial artist who can fight Pokémon hand-to-hand, and I'm not even in the same league as those psychics who can easily defeat Pokémon. I'm aware of that."

Chen Qing always speaks and acts frankly and openly, revealing the reasons without any concern, never imagining how much impact her words would have on the audience.

Rather, he simply didn't care.

He has heard countless rumors and gossip since he rose from humble beginnings to his current position, but Chen Qing has never wavered and has been able to turn these rumors into his own strength.

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Qing activated the Ultra Ball in his hand, and a Pokémon with dark gray and gold-edged scales covering its armor, its tail scales making a clanging sound as they opened and closed, made a stunning entrance with its powerful dragon aura that intimidated the entire audience!

The late-blooming (pseudo-legendary) Kommo-o has the ability... Bulletproof!

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The attached images show the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon and the Magi Set Bamboo Orchid.

Chapter 442 The Gap in Power

Kommo-o, generally found near Hawaii in the United States League, is a pseudo-legendary Dragon/Fighting type.