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"Bingbing!!"

Seemingly sensing Xiao Du's attack, Double Ice almost instinctively exhaled a breath of cold air.

Frozen winds!

A blast of frigid air shot out, but in the instant the cold wind blew, Xiao Du simply flapped its wings and easily brushed past it, while a silvery bee sting came crashing down on its head.

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[Ding! Beedrill (70) defeated Double Ice (62). Permanent Quest 1: Battle Completed. The opponent's level was detected to be much lower than yours. Congratulations, host! You have gained 62 points. Beedrill's growth level has been slightly increased!]

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[Ding! The target detected was the objective of Short-Term Mission 17: School Team Selection Tournament. You have received an additional 620 points and a minor boost to your growth level!]

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Even though Double Ice has base stats comparable to pseudo-legendary Pokémon, it also has the boost from Permafrost (weak).

However, when facing a higher-level, higher-stat, and more powerful opponent like Xiao Du, Double Ice is still powerless to fight back.

"Holy crap? The captain's Double Ice attack was wiped out in one hit?"

The first person to exclaim in surprise was none other than Lai Kuan-ting, who had just stepped down from the command platform.

As the team's vice-captain and the strongest person besides Ling Qingying, he considered himself the one who understood her strength best.

But it was precisely because he understood that he was so shocked.

In his opinion, Ling Qingying's Double Ice would have a high chance of earning badges even if she challenged a city-level gym.

However, this powerful Pokémon, just like its Pokémon, couldn't withstand a single attack!

That's incredible!

Liu Yizhong and Ling Ruijie also found it unbelievable.

Especially Ling Ruijie.

Having witnessed Mu Yun's previous performance firsthand, he found it hard to believe that this was the same Beedrill he had seen just a few months ago.

Although they were very strong back then, they weren't strong enough to be incomprehensible.

But now, he had to admit that even as the young master of the Ling family, he couldn't discern the true nature of this giant bee.

Intermediate Dojo level? Late Dojo level? Or... Elite Four level?

He couldn't quite tell the difference.

"I knew it!"

Compared to the shock and confusion of Ling Ruijie and the others, Qu Qi showed an expression of "just as I expected".

Especially when he saw the expressions of those around him, he showed a proud look, as if he were very honored.

Unfortunately, Liu Yizhong and the others standing next to him were intently watching Xiao Du on the battlefield and didn't notice his change at all.

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"Double... Double Ice has lost its battle ability. Please switch to a different Pokémon!"

The referee seemed to have just stepped out of an ice cellar; he was a beat slow to react and almost stammered.

He truly hadn't expected the battle to end so quickly, especially with Ling Qingying, the top genius of Heijiang University, suffering a defeat.

"Um."

Compared to the varied expressions of the others, Ling Qingying remained as composed as ever, her face expressionless. Her pale blue eyes flickered slightly as she gently shifted her gaze away from Mu Yun.

There was no frustration at failure, nor sorrow at the fallen elf; he simply calmly raised his hand and put away the Double Ice Cream.

Then, she slightly raised her hand and rested it on her chin, as if she was thinking about something.

Seeing this, the referee did not urge her as he had urged Lai Kuan-ting.

Mu Yun wasn't in a hurry either. He was also quite curious about what Ling Qingying, who didn't seem to be very normal, was going to do.

The wait wasn't long, only about seven or eight seconds, before Ling Qingying continued to move.

She lowered her hand from her chin, gently touched her waist, and opened a crystal-clear, ice-blue Poké Ball.

Awesome!

"roar!!!"

An extremely large, snow-white figure suddenly appeared in the arena.

It was a creature that resembled a whale, but had two hooves and five long horns.

Its tall and muscular body is nearly five meters high and occupies almost half of the space, making it an imposing sight.

"Whale, sis's serious!"

In the audience, Ling Ruijie exclaimed in amazement upon seeing the enormous object appear.

If Double Ice was just a pet that his sister casually bred, then the Vast Whale was a battle spirit that she carefully cultivated.

Although his sister is indifferent in matters of the heart, she is not without any likes or dislikes.

In fact, besides winter swimming, her favorite thing is raising large Pokémon.

She seems to have a natural affinity for the concept of "big".

How does it compare to Double Plus Ice?

Liu Yizhong, who was standing to the side, asked curiously.

He had only ever seen Ling Qingying's Double Ice and Messenger Bird; this was the first time he had ever seen a massive whale.

"Fireflies and the bright moon!"

Ling Ruijie said.

While Double Ice is easy to defeat, it's a piece of cake against the Great Whale.

Let alone fighting against Pokémon of the same level, even if they are one or two levels higher, they won't be afraid!

"How does it compare to the Beedrill of Muyun?"

Qu Qi chimed in at the opportune moment.

As a staunch supporter of Maki and Bee, he felt that the Great Whale only looked imposing; in a real fight, it was hard to say who would prevail.

"Emmm..."

Ling Ruijie was immediately stumped.

Before the first match, he would have thought that his older sister was unparalleled in the world and had no rivals among the younger generation.

But now, he doesn't know what to say.

"You'll see when you see it."

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Meanwhile, on the battlefield.

Mu Yun was carefully observing the enormous creature before him.

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【Elf: Great Whale】

[Gender: Female]

[Attribute: Ice]

[Level: 65 (Gym Level)]

【Special Feature: Super Thick Fat (Reduces damage of all attacks by half)】

【Item carried: Reflector (Special)】

[Potential: Master Level]

[Racial stats: 521 → 620]

Special Bonus: 1. Champion's Offspring (First Generation - Double): Energy quality increased by 40%, meaning the power of all moves is increased by 40%.

2. Blessing: The power bestowed by the chosen one who was eternally frozen and gazed upon by legend, which elevates potential to the extreme, transforms racial stats to the extreme, and grants immunity to all negative statuses under divine power.

3. Power of Eternal Freeze: A legendary power bestowed by the chosen ones who were forever frozen in time. It greatly increases the training speed of Ice-type Pokémon, greatly amplifies the power of Ice-type moves, greatly amplifies the control of Ice-type energy, greatly amplifies the user's six main attributes, and imbues all of the user's Ice-type moves with the power of eternal freeze, guaranteeing a freezing effect. It also triggers the extreme ice erosion effect, which ignores physical defense and freezes the soul.

4. Ice Scale Armor: A legendary power bestowed upon the chosen one by the eternally frozen gaze, greatly increasing one's physical and magical defense. Upon being attacked, it guarantees a freeze effect on the opponent.

[Special Power: 1. Awakening Power - Ice (Mastery): Increases the quality of Ice-type energy by 100%, meaning the power of all Ice-type moves is increased by 100%.]

[Reflector (Special): A special combat-type artifact. After being attacked, it returns a percentage of the damage received before damage reduction to the attacker. The return percentage depends on the difference in base stats between the two players. If the base stats of the attacker are higher than the attacker's, the return percentage increases; conversely, if the base stats of the attacker are lower, the return percentage decreases, or even approaches zero.]

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