Pokémon: Hard work pays off, moves can be upgraded infinitely.

"What!?"

This scene caused the previously calm and composed young man to gasp in shock.

What kind of speed is that? It can dodge and then turn back at the same time?

Most importantly, it was just a single follow-up attack, yet its power was so terrifying?

The frail young man stared in horror at the iron ant that had crashed to the ground from mid-air, shaking its head and looking somewhat dizzy.

His Iron Ant isn't fragile at all; it's a true Steel-type Pokémon with exceptionally high physical defense. One follow-up attack from it feels even more terrifying than a hammer...

"Little Du, the Phillips shears!"

On the other side, after Xiao Du made his move, Mu Yun's voice rang out again.

Iron Ants are not Digging Rabbits. A carefully cultivated, senior-level Iron Ant will not be instantly killed by Xiao Du's one-hit combo.

Therefore, Mu Yun naturally planned to let Xiao Du press his advantage and not give the opponent a chance to react!

"Oh no, Iron Ant, cheer up, quickly use the digging feature!"

Upon hearing Mu Yun's words, the frail young man disregarded everything else and immediately shouted.

"Huh!"

Iron Ant lived up to its reputation as a Steel-type Pokémon. After the initial dizziness and discomfort, it quickly recovered and immediately prepared to mobilize its Ground-type energy to start digging a hole.

Unfortunately, Xiao Du was faster than him.

The silvery-white bee stinger, shimmering with a pale green glow, struck the iron ant's back like a meteor falling from the sky.

With the enhancements of hardening, gathering energy, and cross-cutting techniques, Xiao Du's bee stinger became exceptionally hard, and its force was terrifyingly great.

It forcefully smashed the ground around the iron ant, causing it to collapse slightly, and a forked dent appeared on its iron-gray back.

"Huh!!"

Even though the Iron Ant has twice the insect resistance of the Steel attribute, it still couldn't help but cry out in pain under Xiao Du's all-out cross-scissor attack.

He struggled to twist his six limbs, trying to break free from Xiao Du's hold.

Unfortunately, the two consecutive attacks with 300% power left him exhausted and unable to stand up.

"Little Du, the Phillips shears!"

Mu Yun's calm voice rang out again in Tie Yi's ears.

The sound of its thin wings fluttering was like the trail of death, causing a sense of panic and fear to rise in the iron ant's heart.

"Hiss!"

Xiao Du was unaware of Tie Yi's inner thoughts; he simply followed Mu Yun's instructions faithfully and unleashed two more full-force cross-shaped scissors.

This time, the iron ant was powerless to resist; its eyes transformed into mosquito coils, and it fell into a baby-like sleep.

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[Ding! Beedrill (19) defeated Iron Ant (28). Permanent Quest 1: Battle Completed. The opponent's level was detected to be higher than yours. Congratulations, host, your reward has been doubled! You have received 20 points!]

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[Ding! Target detected as Short-Term Mission 5: Arena Battles - Bonus Points 56!]

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"Iron Ant is unable to fight. The winner is the red team's Beedrill!" The referee announced immediately after confirming that the fallen Iron Ant's eyes had turned into mosquito coils.

"We...we lost?"

The frail young man muttered something to himself, seemingly in disbelief.

He admitted that Cross Scissors is a powerful Bug-type move, but it's too unreasonable that it defeated his own Iron Ant in just three hits!

The frail young man didn't understand, but Mu Yun clearly had no intention of explaining it to him. Urged on by the referee, he looked at Mu Yun and Xiao Du with a puzzled expression before taking out a Poké Ball to recall the Iron Ant and leaving the battlefield.

"Four more games and you'll get ten times the points!" Mu Yun didn't see the puzzled look in the frail young man's eyes, but was still immersed in the system notification he had just heard.

In the previous six matches, excluding the points awarded from the battle missions, I earned a total of 262 points.

If you multiply it tenfold, that's 2620 points, equivalent to a quarter of a beginner-level Elf Treasure.

If the next four Pokémon are also all advanced-level late-game Pokémon, then the final reward will be around 5000 points.

With the points accumulated previously, it's more than enough to buy a beginner-level Elf Treasure or a top-grade Ice Stone.

As Mu Yun was thinking, the seventh player slowly walked to the blue team's side of the battlefield.

Just as Mu Yun had expected, this one also sent out a level 28 veteran late-stage spirit.

Unfortunately, it wasn't as resilient as the Iron Ant, and was easily defeated in just two cross-cut attacks.

It contributed 76 points to Muyun.

The player in the eighth match was slightly higher, reaching level 29. Unfortunately, with no elemental advantage and average physical defense and speed, he still couldn't withstand Xiao Du's fierce attacks.

It was eventually converted into 78 points, which were then added to Mu Yun's collection.

The ninth match was a bit more difficult, as it was against a rare Psychic-type trainer who sent out a level 29 Mirage.

Superpowers are mostly bizarre, and even Xiao Du can only rely on his pursuit moves imbued with the evil attribute to break through the incoming attacks with brute force.

This was also the longest match Muyun had played in nine games.

Fortunately, the situation was resolved without serious incident, and the ninth match came to an end after Xiao Du arrived at Mengmengshi's side.

"Congratulations to our red corner player and his Beedrill for achieving an amazing nine-game winning streak, becoming the eleventh player to achieve this feat since the tournament began!" the host, San San, shouted with passion.

"So, will he be able to continue breaking records and become the seventh player to achieve a ten-game winning streak? Let's wait and see!"

As he spoke, a young man with a slicked-back black hairstyle and dressed in a pure black casual outfit walked into the venue.

"Young Master Lin...?"

The host, who was about to continue to heat up the atmosphere, paused when he saw the face of the tenth contestant. He was clearly surprised that Lin Youzhe, the grandson of the superstar, would personally take action.

Not only the host, but also some longtime viewers were stirred upon seeing Lin Youzhe's face.

"It's Lin Youzhe! What's he doing here?"

"Who is he?"

"He's Lin Qingyun, the grandson of the Heavenly King Lin! He was the last contestant to achieve a ten-game winning streak in the arena!"

Wow, that's amazing!

"You think the kids of a superstar are joking with you?!"

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Inside the battlefield.

Lin Youzhe waved to the audience, then looked at the host and referees: "Don't worry about me, just follow the normal procedure."

"Yes, Young Master Lin!"

Upon hearing this, the host and San San continued with the proceedings, trying to liven up the atmosphere.

"Hello, my name is Lin Youzhe, and I'm your opponent in your last match." Lin Youzhe approached Mu Yun with a smile.

"Hello, Mu Yun."

Mu Yun sized up Lin Youzhe, who had come up to him.

Judging from the attitude of the host and the referee towards him, he must be a person of great status.

But what's the point of coming to introduce myself to him? Is it to tell him who will defeat him next?

This person doesn't seem like the frivolous type; they probably wouldn't be that bored...