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

"Well then, Mr. Mu, we'll be taking our leave now."

After leaving the Silver Steel Secret Realm and returning to the city in a special car, Ning Zhu and the others bid farewell to Mu Yun.

Mu Yun nodded.

Mu Yun wasn't sure whether the people at the notary office were covering for each other or were simply incompetent.

But regardless of the reason, there's no need to tell them about this switch.

The former situation is likely to alert the enemy, while the latter situation will only make things more complicated.

After all, he had no way of explaining it.

So in the end, you still have to rely on yourself.

"Luckily, this is a world with supernatural powers, otherwise, I would have been stuck with this loss in silence, but now..."

Mu Yun clenched his fist and glanced back at a corner without realizing it.

An ordinary-looking middle-aged man was hiding there, secretly following him.

With the combined power of Mu Yuntianwang's five senses and waveguide abilities, this kind of tracking without using high technology is completely without any concealment.

"The Xu family, what a powerful and domineering family they are!"

He could understand switching the Pokémon eggs, but wasn't following him a bit too despicable?

They are a well-known family in the province, yet they can't even part with a Pokémon egg with the potential of a King-level Pokémon (from the perspective of the Xu family in Mu Yun's viewpoint).

Originally, Mu Yun only intended to teach the other party a lesson by causing them financial loss, but now it seems that he was too kind.

Principles and bottom lines should only be reserved for our own people.

"Master, please go to the Kagoshi Dojo."

Mu Yun calmed himself down, hailed a taxi, and prepared to head to the dojo as usual to complete the challenge.

Dark things should naturally be done in the dark.

Soon, Mu Yun got off the car and arrived at the Jiakou Dojo.

He used his waveguide power to probe his surroundings, and sure enough, the middle-aged man appeared as promised.

Mu Yun paid no attention to it and walked into the dojo with a normal expression.

"Welcome to Ieguchi Dojo. How can I help you?"

"Hello, could you please help me apply for a gym challenge?"

Despite his anger, Mu Yun did not involve the innocent staff members, after all, they were just ordinary workers who had to endure mistreatment.

His tone remained the same as always as he reached into his pocket and skillfully took out the certificate.

Upon seeing the eight Level 3 badges marked on the Muyun record, the staff member was visibly taken aback.

But she still completed the registration quickly.

The head of the Ieguchi City Dojo is an older-looking man with thinning hair on top, but he combs the remaining hair neatly.

"Master Xu!"

After the staff took Mu Yun away, they left.

The Jiakou Dojo is located in Jiakou City, so the Xu family naturally wouldn't let it go.

The current head of the dojo is Xu Jianli, one of Xu Dian's sons.

"Since you already have eight badges, why are you still challenging others? Don't you know gym leaders are very busy?"

Xu Jianli frowned, seemingly somewhat dissatisfied.

"I can't take on this challenge?"

Mu Yun didn't answer directly, but raised an eyebrow and asked a question in return.

This sentence immediately left Xu Jianli speechless.

As the dojo master, there is naturally no reason for him to avoid a fight.

He said it simply because the other party had just taken his pseudo-legendary Pokémon egg, and it was even a rare one with champion-level potential.

He didn't even have that thing, and he just gave it to a stranger!?

He was both envious and jealous.

But since his talent as a trainer was only average, after decades of hard work, he was only a near-Elite 1 trainer and didn't even get a Metagross, the family's signature Pokémon.

He has the title of dojo master, but in reality, he is nothing in the family.

"Alright, alright, then let me see your strength!"

Xu Jianli didn't say much, and directly signaled the referee next to him to announce the start.

He gave the referee a look, and the referee understood, placing his hand lightly on the record button and saying, "Since the challenger already possesses eight city-level badges, the number of Pokémon each side can use in this battle has changed. The total number of Pokémon each side can use is six!"

This is one of the rules of gym challenges: when a challenger has eight badges, the number of Pokémon that can be used in a battle is no longer fixed at three.

It can be one, two, or naturally five or six.

Of course, the maximum is six.

Mu Yun remained expressionless, understanding the situation perfectly.

They thought he was young and only had three Pokémon he could fight, so they wanted to teach him a lesson!

Even more outrageous is...

Mu Yun glanced discreetly at the machine that wasn't recording.

Although badges beyond the eighth one do not qualify for entry into the competition, they should theoretically still be recorded.

However, judging from this stance, it seems the other party has no intention of following the rules.

"Six against six, little one, do you have enough spirits? Should I reduce a few for you?"

Xu Jianli used a clumsy attempt to provoke him.

"If only Master Xu had as much hair as he spouted nonsense."

Mu Yun held the Poké Ball in his hand and glanced at the sparse hair on his head with feigned disdain.

Judging from his sparse yet meticulously styled hair, he must value this item highly.

As expected, as soon as Mu Yun finished speaking, the playful expression on Xu Jianli's face vanished instantly, replaced by a gloomy one.

Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of the verbal exchange, he simply kept quiet and gave the referee a look.

The referee understood immediately, and feigning to remove his hand from the unpowered video camera, he waved his small flag and shouted:

"Please release your spirits!"

Xu Jianli sneered and suddenly flung the Poké Ball out of his hand.

Awesome!

An elf, resembling a mole with steel blades on its arms and head, appeared before him.

..............................

[Pokémon: Excadrill]

Gender: Male

[Attributes: Ground + Steel]

[Level: 69 (Gym Level)]

【Ability: Sand Power (During a sandstorm, the power of Rock, Ground, and Steel-type moves is increased by 30%)

[Moves: Slash, Metallic Sound, ..., Sandstorm, Earthquake, Ground Crack]

【Items to carry: Yellow gravel (medium level)】

[Potential: Dojo Level]

[Racial stats: 508]

[Special Bonus: 1. Frosted Coating: Increases the sharpness of steel blades on the body by 30%.]

[Special Power: Awakening Power - Ground (Beginner): Increases the quality of Ground-type energy by 50%, meaning all Ground-type moves are increased by 50%.]

..............................

"Only a peak Gym Leader level Pokémon..."

Mu Yun thought to himself.

It's unclear whether the other party is simply too old and lacks the strength to handle a Champion-level Pokémon, or whether they simply look down on Mu Yun and think it's unnecessary.

But Mu Yun didn't care which one it was.

When Mu Yun saw the secret treasure listed in the other party's inventory, he knew that the other party had no intention of following the rules at all.

He gently tossed Little Du's Poké Ball, and the Aura instantly created a communication channel:

"Xiao Du, there are no limits this time, give it your all!"