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

The next day.

Inside the Shanghai International Arena, sub-venue number six.

"This must be the venue for the Heijiang University competition. There are so many people! I arrived half an hour early, and I almost couldn't find a seat."

"There's nothing we can do. The video of yesterday's match went viral online, and people who bought tickets probably all want to come and see it."

"After all, it's the first time I've seen an armored warrior with this kind of strength, so it's normal to be curious."

"Have you heard? All the Timid Pokémon eggs at the surrounding breeding centers have sold out. I heard they even sold for a premium. Do you think they're stupid? Anyone can handle a Timid?"

"I bought one yesterday..."

"........."

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Rest area at Heijiang University.

"Wow, so many people!"

Wei Yang looked at the packed audience seats and sighed.

Although there were quite a few viewers yesterday, it wasn't nearly as lively as it is today.

Not only were all the seats filled, but even the places where people could put their feet were crowded with onlookers.

He even saw quite a few people taking the opportunity to sell folding stools and small benches.

"That's normal. I estimate that 99% of the people came for Team Yun." Lai Kuan-ting said in a matter-of-fact tone.

In this world, top trainers are far more attractive than top stars.

In other words, talent is an indispensable part of becoming a top "star".

Just like Mu Yun now, he only slightly revealed his talent and strength, and immediately attracted a large number of viewers to watch spontaneously.

"Alright, don't let the audience influence you, the competition is the key."

"Yin Peng, get ready, today is going to be a tough battle."

Mu Yun said.

Today is the second round of the Heilong Cup, which is the round of 32 to 16.

Logically speaking, this match should pose almost no pressure for a top-ten university like Heijiang University.

Unfortunately, today Heijiang University is matched against Pinghu University, which is also one of the top ten universities.

Pinghu University, located in Zhejiang Province, is one of the top ten universities in China, just like Heijiang University, and is also jokingly referred to by netizens as one of the "lower five".

"Yes, Captain!"

Yin Peng replied in a loud voice.

Mu Yun was quite confident that Yin Peng could win.

As a senior student at Heijiang University, he is very capable.

More importantly, Yin Peng is a trainer who specializes in Grass-type trainers.

This has a significant advantage when facing students from Pinghu University, where most of them specialize in water-type Pokémon.

"Now, please welcome the first player from each side of today's match to the stage!"

As the commentators got the atmosphere going, the first match quickly began.

On the red side, Heijiang University, it was naturally Yin Peng who took the stage.

On the other hand, the girl from Pinghu University was fair-skinned and looked quite gentle.

Awesome! *2

Yin Peng sent out one of his main Pokémon, a Venusaur at the peak of the Overlord level.

The girl on the other side had a Water/Flying type Pelipper.

"Rainy Day Team?"

Mu Yun glanced at Pelipper's stats; its level was the same as Venusaur's, only at the peak of the Totem-level, and its ability was one of the rare abilities that could affect the weather.

Rain!

For Pinghu University, which excels at Water-type Pokémon, rainy days can be considered a very useful terrain buff.

Furthermore, weather buffs can last for a very long time if there are no similar abilities or weather-related moves that could interfere.

In other words, this rainfall could theoretically benefit everyone in Heihachi.

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Meanwhile, in the lounge of Pinghu University.

"You bet right!!"

A girl with a ponytail excitedly waved her fist.

Yesterday, they stayed up all night studying the match videos of Heijiang University.

They believed that their terrifying fighting power and suppressive force meant they had almost no chance of winning if they faced them head-on.

But almost none does not mean completely none.

After careful analysis, they made a bold judgment.

That is, Mu Yun still won't be the first to appear.

The process of arriving at this conclusion is very simple.

First of all, Wei Yang is only a junior in college, and in terms of strength, he is obviously not the strongest.

Considering the two people younger than her, one is Ling Qingying, the famous Ice Maiden of last year, and the other is Mu Yun, who has just emerged this year and has already become famous.

Wei Yang is likely the weakest.

So why did Heijiang University choose to have the weakest student go first?

It's most likely for training purposes!

Considering that their opponent in the previous round was only a university below the top ten, this arrangement is reasonable.

After all, it's not a battle between the top ten; victory is only to be expected.

However, there are exceptions.

It's just that the probability is very low.

"I knew it, that guy's arrogant and conceited!"

Watching the back-and-forth battle on the field, the girl with the ponytail smiled slightly.

She watched the video of yesterday's battle countless times. She noticed that no matter what happened on the field, Mu Yun's expression remained unchanged, with a calm expression that showed he had everything under control.

Such people are likely to be very confident, even arrogant, before they fail.

Of course, given his demonstrated strength, his arrogance is understandable.

However, for trainers, arrogance is not a virtue.

It can even be used to target weaknesses!

This time, she'll make Mu Yun pay for his arrogance!

Mu Yun: What are you mumbling about?

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Just as the girl with the ponytail was overjoyed, the battle on the field took a slight turn.

Despite the advantage of rain, Pelipper was clearly no match for Venusaur and, after a lot of effort, was unfortunately defeated.

Then, the gentle girl quickly threw out a second Poké Ball.

A light blue sprite appeared in the rain.

Vaporeon, the Water-type evolved form of Eevee.

"Water Spirit, use Meditation after Water Flow Ring!"

After the water sprite appeared, the gentle girl did not command her to attack, but instead continuously buffed her.

The occasional use of Quick Attack was only to dodge Venusaur's attacks, after which Meditation would continue.

With the blessing of three meditations, the water spirit's aura increased significantly.

Even though Venusaur frequently used Growth to boost its status during this process, its relatively clumsy nature made it difficult to hit the agile Vaporeon in the rain, and it ended up being hit many times itself.

Ultimately, it was defeated by the aurora beam, which was twice as effective.

The second Pokémon that Yin Peng sent out was the Lizard King, which was known for its speed.

However, facing the water spirit that had already been blessed by meditation three times, the battle was already very difficult.

Often, even when you get close to your opponent, you still have to retreat regretfully in order to avoid their attack.

Fortunately, the Lizard King is very fast and is rarely attacked by the Water Spirit.

After a fierce struggle, the speed of both the water sprite and the lizard king decreased significantly.

Ultimately, the Lizard King, whose speed had decreased, was unable to dodge in time and was defeated by the Water Sprite.

But the water sprite was also in bad shape, lying on all fours with its eyes half-open and panting heavily, clearly exhausted.

Just as Yin Peng unleashed his third Pokémon, preparing to finish it off in one fell swoop, the gentle girl spoke again:

"Water Sprite, use the baton!"