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

In the battlefield.

Weavile's opponent is a Grass-type Pokémon of the same level, 38 – Vine.

He was tall, over two meters, and his entire body was wrapped in dark blue vines, resembling a giant vine wall.

In comparison, the Weavile, which is only about 1.3 meters tall, is like a harmless child.

However, despite such a huge difference in size, Weavile sent the giant vine flying with a single Frost Punch.

Then, Weavile pressed her advantage and easily took down the giant vine.

The whole process was incredibly easy.

"Congratulations, Ling Ruijie, the path to S-rank difficulty is over there."

After putting his Pokémon away, the trainer of the giant vine said politely.

"Um."

Ling Ruijie put the Manneken Pis away and nodded calmly.

Just as he was about to leave, he happened to see Mu Yun on the sidelines, ready to go on the field.

He paused abruptly, then slowly stopped not far from the battlefield, as if to watch.

"Mu Yun..."

Ling Ruijie's light blue eyes reflected Mu Yun's black, tousled hair fluttering in the wind.

"Let me see how strong your Pokémon is..."

Last month, Mu Yun trained in a separate venue, so Ling Ruijie didn't know the exact extent of Mu Yun's strength.

All that is known is that he has many spirits.

Normally, newcomers shouldn't raise too many Pokémon, even someone from a prestigious family like him.

Firstly, the more elves there are, the more resources are needed. Although he has no shortage of ordinary resources, rare resources are not something he can easily obtain.

Instead of scattering resources, it's better to concentrate efforts on cultivating a trump card and raising the bar.

Secondly, elves, as extraordinary beings, have never relied on numbers to win.

It's perfectly normal for someone with real strength to take on multiple opponents.

Under Ling Ruijie's expectant gaze, Mu Yun and one of the middle-aged men walked into the battlefield.

A slender, well-proportioned figure, resembling a snow lotus on a high mountain, burst forth from the Poké Ball in Mu Yun's hand.

"Ice Nine-Tailed Fox..."

Ling Ruijie murmured softly.

As far as he knew, Mu Yun's starter Pokémon and ace was a Beedrill, in addition to which he also had a Pidgeot with considerable strength.

These three Pokémon are all effective against Grass-type Pokémon, but logically, Mu Yun should use Beedrill or Pidgeot for the safest option.

After all, for a novice trainer, being able to train two decent Pokémon in a short period of time is already a remarkable talent.

Unless, Mu Yun believes that this Ice Nine-Tailed Fox is strong enough to handle A-level difficulty.

Thinking of this, Ling Ruijie became even more curious.

He wanted to see what Mu Yun's skills were in training ice-type Pokémon.

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"Both Pokémon are in position, let the match begin!"

On one side of the battlefield, the referee announced after seeing Ice Nine-Tailed Fox and Sprout Deer in position.

"Budding Deer, with the Seed Machine Gun!"

The trainer of the Sprout Deer immediately shouted.

The Sprout Deer is a tall and sturdy mount spirit with amazing endurance. Due to its decent speed and physical attack, it is also often used as a battle spirit.

Almost the instant the trainer's voice came, the Sprout Deer raised its thick, long antlers covered in plum blossoms, with specks of pale green light gathering above them.

This is precisely the sign that the seed machine gun is coalescing.

However, just as the budding deer was fully focused, a howling, biting cold wind suddenly swept in.

Almost the instant his eyelids closed, the cold wind, which had just been felt only on his skin, instantly became visible to the naked eye.

The snow-white air currents roared and swirled, forming terrifying snow tornadoes.

As the snow tornado coalesced, the temperature of the entire venue plummeted from summer to winter.

Not to mention the budding deer standing on the field, even Ling Ruijie, who was far away from the battlefield, felt a chill in his face.

"This...this is snowfall?"

Ling Ruijie, who had been calm just moments before, now stared wide-eyed, his eyes filled with astonishment.

Although the discovery of the Ice Six-Tails and Ice Nine-Tails clans has only been two years, the characteristics and evolutionary methods of the Ice Nine-Tails clans were easily ascertained by an experienced professional team.

If he remembers correctly, the Ice Nine-Tails has two abilities: the common Snow Cloak and the rare Snowfall.

But isn't the snowfall power of this Ice Nine-Tailed Fox a bit too exaggerated?

Normal snowfall is just drifting snowflakes that lower the temperature. Even severe snowfall can cause some extra damage and incidentally amplify ice-attribute moves.

Why is Mu Yun's monster not only accompanied by a blizzard of ice shards, but also by a tornado formed from ice and snow?

Does this seem right?

Ling Ruijie fell into deep thought.

Could it be that Ninetales has some undiscovered hidden abilities?

Or is it that the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox also has divine protection?

Thinking of this, Ling Ruijie's gaze toward Mu Yun became serious.

He disdains ordinary geniuses, but if a genius is suspected to be divinely blessed, then he will have to take them seriously.

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In the battlefield.

Ling Ruijie's surprise did not affect the battle taking place.

In the frigid, icy land, the budding deer is like a small boat on the sea experiencing a raging storm, which is swallowed up by a tsunami-like blizzard in no time.

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[Ding! Alola Ninetales (37) defeated Deer Sprout (38). Permanent Quest 1: Battle Completed. The opponent's level is equal to yours. Congratulations, host! You have gained 38 points. Alola Ninetales' growth level has been slightly increased!]

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"The Sprout Deer is unable to fight; the victor is the Ice Nine-Tails!"

After the snowstorm subsided, the referee promptly announced the results.

Seeing that the match had ended, Ling Ruijie prepared to go up and talk to Mu Yun.

However, he had only taken one step when he saw the last of the three walk onto the battlefield.

"?"

Seeing this, Ling Ruijie was somewhat puzzled.

Given the performance of this Ice Nine-Tailed Fox, it wouldn't be able to stop even at S-rank difficulty, let alone A-rank.

What is the significance of taking on consecutive challenges?

Earn points?

Why not go to the furthest campsite, Flowing Water?

Ling Ruijie expressed the same question as Zou Pinzheng.

Unfortunately, no one could answer his question.

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[Ding! Alola Ninetales (37) defeated.........]

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Soon, another match ended.

After hearing the system notification in his ear, Mu Yun happily put Bingbing away.

Although there are only two combatable targets in Rank A difficulty, you can gradually level up by playing more.

"Is something the matter?"

After leaving the battlefield, Mu Yun glanced at Ling Ruijie who was walking over and asked.

"I am Ling Ruijie from the Ling family of Heijiang. Brother Muyun, would you be willing to fight me?"

Ling Ruijie said in a literary style.

Mu Yun glanced at him and said calmly:

"I'm busy."

"?"

Ling Ruijie was taken aback.

This is not what he thought. Don't trainers just start fighting as soon as they see eye to eye?

Was his invitation in the wrong way?