Elf Trader: My trump card is the Light/Dark Mantis.

To his slight disappointment, the two cockroaches that had absorbed the golden crown were still asleep, so Jiang Gu could only take a bath alone.

But soon he saw Xiao Lan walk in wearing a swimsuit. "Do you need a massage?"

The orange-haired girl seemed a little embarrassed...

Meanwhile, the spaceship slowly headed towards Cecilia, the planet home of Axia, a spirit who could be considered a god in the world of Seer.

While Jiang Gu and Xiao Lan were sleeping soundly in their spaceship, explosive news spread throughout the Pokémon world! The long-unchanged position of Elite Four member... has someone who wants to challenge it!

Moreover, the challengers are highly newsworthy.

She declared that she would become the first Grass-type Elite Four member!

Instantly, countless people in the Pokémon world were drawn to this news!

And this challenger is none other than Lisabubu, the Celadon City Gym Leader!

She was one of the first people to obtain the Cosmic Spirit!

Ordinary people in the Pokémon world are just watching the spectacle; it's an Elite Four tournament! How extraordinary!

But those powerful individuals were also incredibly excited!

Challenging the Heavenly King means that Li663 Jia will fully demonstrate the power of the Cosmic Spirit in her hands!

This match is definitely worth watching!

Therefore, the news of Rika challenging for the title of Heavenly King instantly became a hot topic!

It caused a sensation!

Rika's target is Lorelei, the Ice-type Elite Four member!

Don't get me wrong, this Celadon City Gym Leader isn't some headstrong trainer.

I'm determined to defeat my opponent by going against their attributes!

This challenger was specially chosen by Master Fu.

Kona is considered to be in the weaker tier among the top players.

They didn't have any particularly outstanding achievements.

Moreover, many of the Pokémon used by this so-called Ice-type Elite Four member are Water-type!

For Lijia, challenging her opponent wasn't particularly difficult.

At least in a battle between Grass-type Pokémon and Lorelei's Pokémon, both sides can deal damage that is super effective against the opponent's Pokémon!

Moreover, the reputation gained from successfully defeating the Ice-type Elite Four member with a Grass-type Pokémon will be even greater!

Lijia and Fuye's plan was to act before Jianggu began selling Cosmic Spirits on a large scale.

With Lisabubu's power, the fame and status of the Grass-type Elite Four member were established.

The internal battles they had previously waged.

Lisa Bubu easily defeated the entire lineup of Lijia and Fuye.

In this King of the Hill challenge, Rika has a good chance of defeating Cora!

After defeating the Ice-type Elite Four member, her own Grass-type Elite Four title will be even more prestigious!

At this moment, countless trainers around the world are excitedly discussing this new Elite Four challenge.

"Rika is about to face off against the Ice-type Elite Four member, Lorelei."

The comments under this official alliance news post garnered hundreds of thousands in less than an hour!

Chapter 129: How could we possibly win?

"Is Ms. Rika the Grass-type Gym Leader who has recently gained considerable fame in the Kanto region?"

"They actually managed to challenge the Heavenly King! That's amazing!"

"The information Rika posted online seems to indicate she's quite young. Is she another talented trainer emerging?"

"I wonder if this Grass-type Gym Leader has a chance to beat Lorelei!"

"Using Grass-type against Warrior-type seems a bit difficult, or is Rika just very confident?"

Many people were discussing it in the comments section of the website, showing great curiosity.

But some people who knew the inside story felt a pang of bittersweet emotion...

"Are the Pokémon in the universe really that powerful? They actually allowed Rika, a Grass-type Gym Leader with mediocre strength, to challenge the Elite Four!"

"Yes, this kind of spirit is really strong! I found a video of Rika battling online, and her battle power increased many times over after she got a space spirit!"

"It feels like that mysterious store manager Jiang has only sold a few Cosmic Spirits, but he's already influenced the whole world!"

"The Cosmic Spirit is so powerful, I want one too!"

Interestingly, there are quite a few such comments!

Many people simply don't care about the head-to-head record between Rika and Cora.

Instead, everyone was excitedly discussing one thing—everyone could see that Rika was able to gain the strength to challenge the Elite Four so quickly, just as an ordinary gym leader, precisely because of the power of the Cosmic Pokémon!

Countless people are extremely envious of this!

Meanwhile, Jiang Gu, the mysterious figure who sells cosmic spirits, has once again been brought into the public eye.

Countless people are curious about what kind of person this is!

They actually managed to produce such extremely powerful spirits!

"Could this be the incarnation of some mythical beast? After all, I've heard that spirits like those from the Water City can transform into humans!"

"Manager Jiang specially brought a new Pokémon to lead the improvement of trainers' strength all over the world. Don't be surprised, it might actually be a legendary Pokémon incarnate!"

"This Manager Jiang might be an alien! Maybe he's from the place where the Da Yu monsters used to live!"

"Is it possible that this store manager Jiang is a puppet and representative cultivated by some force? His elf is so powerful, maybe it was genetically engineered!"

After all, isn't that how Mewtwo came to be? ?

Immediately, opinions were divided, and Jiang Gu's identity changed from human to something like a divine beast incarnation or an alien. Fortunately, the shopkeeper himself didn't see these discussions...

He was already lying in the spaceship, heading to Cecilia.

Otherwise, Jiang Gu would be left speechless and bewildered!

For a time, the cosmic spirit and Jiang Gu were the subject of excited discussion among countless people...

As for the outcome of the match between Rika and Conner?

The discussion surrounding it is far less heated than the previous two topics!

Most people were just slightly curious whether Rika was stronger or the veteran star Kona was better!

But the Cosmic Spirit is something that anyone who obtains it can experience a direct and explosive increase in strength!

This is naturally what people are focusing on!

Who wouldn't want a cosmic sprite!

The outcome of Rika and Conner's match has nothing to do with me!

However, most netizens don't seem to care much about the outcome of the match between Rika and Kona...

But at this moment, on the Quartz Plateau, in the Champions Arena.

The countless spectators sitting in the stands looked at the battlefield below with completely bewildered expressions!

They were really stunned!

It wasn't because Rika showed such great strength, or because Kona was beaten so badly...

In reality, the battle has only just begun.

Kona sent out a king-class white sea lion.

However, Rika used a Grass-type Pokémon to deal with it.

A guy who is said to be a gym leader level fighter named Lisabubu.

That's right, a Gym Leader-level Grass-type Pokémon is going to battle against an Elite Four-level Ice-type Pokémon that has a super weakness to it!

What kind of international joke is this?!

The audience was immediately in an uproar!

"How could a Gym Leader-level Pokémon appear?"

"Miss Rika, you didn't send the wrong elf, did you!"

"Is she crazy?! Using a Gym Leader-level Pokémon to challenge the Elite Four?!"

"Is this Grass-type Gym Leader really that arrogant? Does he think he has a chance to win?"

"Good heavens, this is the first time in all my years of watching competitions that I've seen such an arrogant trainer. A gym-level trainer can challenge an Elite Four trainer?"

Most people are scared when they see a Gym Leader-level Pokémon appear!

Who would have thought this was a top-tier challenge?