Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Yulong Xinxuan glared at Liu Bo with annoyance, thinking, "What a troublemaker."

At the same time, I felt helpless.

Their dragon-riding clan is good in every way, except when they encounter ice-type enemies...

cough cough.

Ordinary ice-type Pokémon are nothing to them; they wouldn't even give them a second thought.

But Liu Bo's ice-type Pokémon...

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it's in a class of its own among ice-type Pokémon in the world right now.

Uncle Liu finally spoke up.

"Alright, you two, old and young, stop putting on an act. I won't go into detail about Xia Yan and Du's relationship; he's definitely benefited from it, and Du has certainly benefited as well. Mutual help is the current state of the alliance; the era of fighting alone is over..."

He said this as if he were talking about Xia Yan and Du, but it also seemed like he was talking about himself.

Two fists can never beat four hands.

Uncle Liu continued, "I know you've already found that Gyarados from the Lake of Rage for your kid."

Then he said to Xia Yan, "Xia Yan, go and help Du catch that Gyarados in the lake. The old man will also give you some pointers on a few Pokémon. Latios is not far from becoming a Champion, so he might be able to gain a lot of benefits."

"Okay," Xia Yan replied with an awkward laugh.

Trying to act in front of these shrewd old folks is like showing off one's limited skills before an expert.

After giving Latios and the others a few instructions, he strode toward the Lake of Rage.

Yulong Xinxuan smiled helplessly.

I sat back down in my chair and watched Xia Yan's retreating figure as he entered the Lake of Rage.

I couldn't help but sigh, "I'm getting old. Every time I see their generation, I feel old myself."

As the current patriarch of the Dragon Clan, he has led the clan through decades of trials and tribulations. What is there that he cannot see through?

If you treat Xia Yan well, Xia Yan will reciprocate by treating Du even better.

Yulong Xinxuan knew about these things from the moment he started mentioning Xia Yan every time he returned from his journey.

He was just joking around with Xia Yan, reminiscing about how they were when they were young.

But in the end, it still couldn't withstand the relentless carving knife of time.

Am I getting old?

Uncle Liu gave a soft snort.

Previously resembling a vigorous old man, he now once again displayed the demeanor of the Ice-type Elite Four member.

Instead of being displeased by Liu Bo's rebuttal, Yulong Xinxuan was delighted by Liu Bo's current state.

"Have you made up your mind?"

Uncle Liu uttered a low syllable through his nose.

"They want this old man to keep working for a few more years, right? Then I'll help these young people steer the ship for a few more years!"

Yulong Xinxuan also composed himself and said seriously, "Then next time, I should call you... Champion Liu Bo."

It's true that the league is incompetent, but there are also people who are truly doing the right thing.

The mighty Ice-type Heavenly King Liu Bo has stepped down, simply because he feels tired.

Otherwise, who could force him to step down?

With Kanto and Johto separated, the Johto Alliance lacked a figure who could command respect from everyone.

And that person, Uncle Liu, who was free, was undoubtedly the most suitable.

Some things have changed dramatically without anyone noticing because of Xia Yan's appearance.

As for why the person who came to persuade Liu Bo was Yulong Xinxuan, the patriarch of the Yulong clan.

Well, that's a matter of opinion.

In short.

The Ice King returns and takes control of the capital once more!

Chapter Nineteen: The Competitive New Trendsetter

Catching Gyarados was just a simple pretext.

It appears to be just an act that turns both parties into a transaction.

But in fact.

Even if you don't catch Gyarados, Shingen will still teach it.

Even if Shingen didn't teach him, Natsuhiko would still catch this Gyarados.

He had heard of the red, shiny Gyarados in Lake of Rage long ago.

It is said that this red Gyarados is the leader of all the Gyarados in the Lake of Rage.

Xia Yan had previously thought that the red Gyarados was something Team Rocket had created.

It turns out.

Team Rocket was simply trying to use this red Gyarados for their Pokémon enhancement experiments.

However, the Rockets' main focus is currently on creating Mewtwo. Once Mewtwo defectes, the Rockets will try to approach it from a different angle.

Xia Yan gave Steven and Mawile to Cynthia, helped Cynthia evolve Glaceon, and guided Lorelei in raising Shellder.

They didn't offer anything good for the transition period.

On the one hand, it's true that crossing is unnecessary.

on the other hand.

It's also because Xia Yan couldn't come up with anything impressive enough.

He came to Kaji Town to find Uncle Liu in order to do final intensive training for the upcoming Masters Tournament.

Uncle Liu is clearly a very good and competent teacher, from whom he can learn a lot.

As for Kikuko...

Kikuko, who is now carrying the burden of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Kanto region, is much busier than Natsuhiko.

Besides.

He came specifically for this red Gyarados.

How could the mighty Flying-type Elite Four not have its signature red Gyarados to dominate the field?

As for Xia Yan himself...

He doesn't need a Gyarados like that. His current Pokémon are either used to strengthen his top-tier Pokémon or to train his second-tier Pokémon.

Moreover.

He gave all of Gyarados's Mega Stones to Lance, so naturally he wanted to maximize efficiency.

Between brothers, there shouldn't be so many complicated things.

Besides, he also has an ugly fish that never gets a proper chance to appear.

Even if it's Yan Xia's identity, there's a Greninja frog guarding her.

Holding onto the hilt of the Shielded Sword Monster and stepping on its shield, Xia Yan arrived at the center of the Rage Lake.

Latios stayed behind to listen to the instructions of Shingen and the Dragonite, while Aegislash temporarily served as Natsuhiko's ride.

To be honest...

This Lake of Rage is truly enormous.

When Xia Yan arrived in the middle of the lake, he could no longer see Liu Bo and Yu Long Xin Xuan sitting on the shore.

The blazing sun shone across the lake.

The rising steam carried a strong scent of lake water.

Xia Yan ran his hand across his waist, and several streaks of red light flashed by.

Beedrill, Alakazam, Togekiss, Zorro.

Soroya huddled into Xia Yan's arms, while the others hovered above the lake using their own abilities.

Next, the first major challenge.

How do I get rid of the red Gyarados from the bottom of the lake?

Oh, it's not that difficult, actually.

"Hu Di" (胡地).

Xia Yan called out.

Hudi instantly understood.

He raised two spoons, his eyes blazing with superpowers, and his entire body was instantly enveloped in a dense superpower, with countless superpower threads disappearing into the lake water.

Like a giant blender, it began to spin at high speed.

The methods used to train the Counter Shield are quite suitable here as well.

In an instant.

The calm surface of the angry lake is now rippling with waves.

"Roar--!!"

A Gyarados, its entire body covered in azure blue, leaped out of the water in a rage, its gaping maw lunging straight at Alakazam.

Gyarados is a Pokémon that is inherently prone to rage.

They're good enough as long as they don't provoke others.

Now, people are actually coming to their door to disrupt their peaceful lives.