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"Greninja, use Flying Water..."

Almost the instant the electronic referee's voice fell, Qu Qi composed himself and shouted with a serious expression.

However, before he could finish speaking, an even more violent howling wind completely drowned out his voice.

"Whew!!"

That was a voice that was all too familiar to Qu Qi, who was born in Heihe City.

Cold wind.

A biting cold wind!

A massive, frigid wind, accompanied by large hailstones and snowflakes!

Almost the instant the electronic referee's voice fell, an extremely powerful snow tornado suddenly rose from the ground, engulfing the entire battlefield.

Special ability: Extreme Cold Territory, activated!

Extreme Cold Territory is a trait with growth potential; its power increases as the Pokémon's level increases.

Holy crap!!

Qu Qi watched as the blizzard engulfed the field in the blink of an eye, blurring the figure of Greninja, and couldn't help but swear.

Wait, what's going on?

Where did the blizzard come from?

No, this doesn't seem to be a pure blizzard...

Qu Qi stared in horror at the hail-like tornadoes mixed in with the raging blizzard.

This sight is even more frightening than a blizzard in winter.

Is this Ice Ninetales really a new Pokémon that has only been bred for a year?

Not only was Qu Qi surprised, but even the well-informed Qu Zonghe and Qu Ning were astonished at this moment.

Qu Ning, in particular, looked on with surprise and disbelief.

From the perspective of the monitoring, the snowstorm started very quickly and abruptly. Unlike the usual blizzard that gradually intensifies, it was like a thunderclap from nowhere, and its speed was incomprehensible.

"Grandpa, what kind of move is that?"

Qu Ning glanced at Qu Zonghe, whose eyes were slightly narrowed.

In her shock, she forgot to address him by his title.

However, Qu Zonghe didn't care about these things. Instead, he carefully rewound the surveillance footage and watched it again.

Only then did he slowly open his mouth, uttering four words: "Feature development."

"Feature development!?"

Qu Ning was taken aback.

The so-called feature development refers to the process of conducting in-depth research on the features of a Pokémon.

Just like Pokémon improve their move proficiency through training, Pokémon can also develop their own abilities more meticulously by constantly experiencing the effects of their own characteristics.

However, developing special abilities is obviously more difficult than training moves.

And it's even more difficult than that.

Even the most powerful Pokémon, whether they are top-tier or even gym-level, struggle to develop their abilities properly; at best, they can only suppress the activation of their abilities.

As for more advanced techniques, even a top-tier Pokémon might not be able to do them.

It can be said that this is something that tests a Pokémon's comprehension and talent even more than learning moves and techniques.

"That's right, it's feature development, and deep feature development at that."

Qu Zonghe said, "This Ice Ninetales' ability should be the rare Snowfall. The situation just now most likely indicates that the Snowfall ability has been deeply developed, giving it a certain power and effect comparable to the move Blizzard."

"Your grandfather Ling's Blizzard King can do something similar."

"this......"

Qu Ning opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.

You mean, a newbie Pokémon who has only been training for a year has become the top Elite Four member in the Northeast region, something only an ace champion Pokémon can do?

Grandpa, are you kidding me?

Although Qu Ning had a thousand questions she wanted to ask, she ultimately let out a long sigh.

After all, Grandpa is a top-tier superstar and a close friend of Superstar Ling Youze; he couldn't possibly have misjudged him.

In other words, Mu Yun, a newcomer, has already rivaled a champion-level Pokémon in some aspects?

In an instant, Qu Ning felt as if she had wasted all these years.

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

Qu Ning was shocked to learn the "background" of the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox, and Qu Qi, who was "completely unaware," was no better off.

Because of the fierce howling wind, he couldn't see Greninja's figure in the field at all, let alone give commands.

Even if he shouted until his voice was hoarse, the Greninja frogs in the snow probably couldn't hear him.

All I can say is that Ice-type Pokémon are still too overpowered in some ways.

Fortunately, his frustration didn't last long.

Soon, as the cold wind subsided, the Greninja reappeared in front of him.

However, it appears as a lifelike ice sculpture.

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

[Ding! Alolan Ninetales (49) has defeated Greninja (40). Permanent Quest 1: Battle Completed. The opponent's level is equal to yours. Congratulations, host! You have gained 40 points. Alolan Ninetales' growth level has been slightly increased!]

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

[Ding! After continuous efforts, the Alola Ninetales' growth level has increased. Current level: 50!]

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

"Luckily, I've just leveled up."

Hearing the system notification, Mu Yun smiled.

Qu Qi stared blankly at the Greninja that had turned into an ice sculpture. After rubbing his eyes vigorously, he finally accepted the fact that he seemed to have been instantly killed.

"Wait, isn't this right?"

Qu Qi muttered something to himself, as if trying to convince himself.

He has lived for nearly twenty years and has participated in at least several hundred, if not a thousand, Pokémon battles.

This was the first time he had ever seen such an outrageous battle.

That's even more outrageous than their school team's new captain!

At least, he could understand the new captain's fighting style.

But he didn't understand this at all.

"How do we fight this...?"

Qu Qi recalled the Pokémon he had trained over the past year and realized that none of them seemed capable of handling the situation just now.

But using your trump card seems a bit like going back on your word and being shameful.

Headache, I should have known better than to show off...

Looking at Qu Qi's conflicted expression, Mu Yun immediately guessed what he was thinking.

He said, "Mind having a full-on match? It's a good opportunity, and I'd like to see if I have the ability to join the school team."

Upon hearing this, Qu Qi's eyes lit up: "Alright, then I'll show you the strength of our Heijiang University team!"

He glanced at the thick snow on the ground, then at the Ninetales, which stood like a queen amidst the snow, and immediately reached for a Poké Ball at his waist.

Awesome!

An elf with the head of a bighorn sheep, two horns, a light gray skeleton on its back, and a body resembling a dog appeared before Quqi.

Dark/Fire type Pokémon--

Houndoom!

A dominant-level Pokémon with the ability to ignite.

That level of 52 was clearly Qu Qi's trump card.

"Level 52, which is even higher than Xiaomeng's Little Sun level when she was a junior in college."

Mu Yun remembered that last year, his Little Sun level was only 51.

No wonder he's a reserve player for the Heilongjiang University sports team; he's really talented.

"Beep beep--! Red team's sprite is in position, match begins!"

"Houndoom, use Ember!"