Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

The restrained Ghost-type energy erupted the instant it touched Togekiss, and the energy arrow pierced through Togekiss and the shadow beneath him.

Tokis was thus cursed with an inability to change stages.

But Xia Shen showed no sign of panic; instead, he wore a strangely meaningful smile.

Meanwhile, Lucario and Togekiss also made their move.

The pinkish-purple moon power arrived first, followed by the enormous sky-blue energy ball that Lucario had condensed in his hand—the Aura Sphere!

Although this is not Lucario's signature move, everyone naturally thinks of Lucario when Aura Sphere is mentioned.

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Everything has waveguides, but very few things possess the power of waveguides.

The Lucario family is the masters who can manipulate the power of waveguides.

The enormous energy ball expanded continuously above Lucario's head, which was held up with both hands. Soon, the sky-blue aura ball grew to be larger than Lucario itself.

The target, without a doubt, is that Pokémon with extremely low Special Defense and double the weakness to Fighting!

Looking at the enormous wave missile, even though Iris knew that the Lucario was only at the second-tier professional level, she dared not be careless at all.

But once the cannon was fully charged, it was ready to fire, and there was no time to protect it.

Helpless, she could only let Duraludon use its beam cannon to retaliate against Togekiss, while taking out a Poké Ball to prepare to trade Pokémon.

Finally, before the Aura Sphere, imbued with explosive energy, could be launched from Lucario's hand, the Beam Cannon was released first.

Alice then hastily retrieved the aluminum steel dragon without even checking whether the beam hit its target.

She intended to wait for the Aura Sphere to miss before releasing the next Pokémon, but after recalling Duraludon, she discovered that Lucario was still holding the Aura Sphere.

It's like they're saying, "I won't make a move unless you switch your Pokémon."

Helpless, Alice threw out the Poké Ball. A flash of white light appeared, and a deep yellow Pokémon appeared on the battlefield with a roar.

With its towering stature and two terrifying, scarlet, scimitar-like fangs at the corners of its mouth, it is Alice's strongest spirit besides the Hydreigon, the Double-Haxorus!

Xia Shen wasn't surprised that she didn't switch to Hydreigon or Kommo-o, two Dragon-type Pokémon with a four times weakness to Fairy...

Aside from a certain Flying-type Elite Four member, one would have to be incredibly foolish to bring out Hydreigon to fight Togekiss, who was still in some form.

As for Haxorus, although its only STAB move cannot damage Togekiss, both Poison Jab and Iron Tail are good ways to fight Togekiss.

Both of them already knew this from their frequent sparring sessions several months ago.

But how to deal with Togekiss is another story. As soon as Haxorus appears, it will face a "Dynamax" Aura Sphere that Lucario has been preparing for a long time.

There was no time to use moves like Protect or Substitute, but Double Axe Dragon remained calm and unhurried, instantly emitting a purple energy wave from its mouth.

Compared to the enormous wave missile before them, the beam of light was like a firefly compared to the bright moon.

But the scene of the two moves colliding made Yan Yan frown.

Because that Dragon Pulse, which seemed to offer almost no resistance, actually managed to create a hole in the Aura Sphere!

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The entire scene was as magnificent as Moses parting the Red Sea.

The Dragon Wave pierced through the surface, splitting the massive wave missile in two in an instant, releasing sky-blue waveguide energy.

The violent wave power broke free from the energy sphere's restraints and erupted and released erratically in all directions.

The Haxorus was inevitably affected by the energy, but compared to being enveloped by the massive wave missile, its current situation was undoubtedly the least costly.

Xia Shen was slightly startled. Casting a Dragon Pulse instantaneously wasn't difficult, but to do it in a flash to shatter such a massive wave missile...

Even if the method involves some tricks, it's not something that can be done easily.

Xia Shen was certain that the Double-Axe War Dragon from at least a few months ago could not have done it.

Feeling the aura of the two-handed war dragon, Xia Shen was somewhat moved.

As expected of Plymouth's prodigy, in just a few months, this double-axe dragon has almost reached the strength of a professional sixth dan!

If it were a fully charged Togekiss, he could probably exchange a few blows with him, but after nearly two hours of fierce fighting... Xia Shen had to admit, it was difficult.

But at this moment, Togekiss was already immobilized by the Shadow Stitch and couldn't escape, so he had no choice but to fight back.

[Togekiss, unleash your powerful magic!]

Pokkiss understood the profound meaning behind Xia Shen's resolute words from the telepathic message, and also realized his current predicament.

He let out a loud cry, gathering the last of his energy, preparing to unleash his final brilliance before he fell.

Meanwhile, Haxorus and Decidueye ignored Lucario and focused on dealing with Togekiss, who had almost given up on defense.

In fact, the best course of action for Alice and Lilif is to ignore Togekiss, which has little energy left and poses little threat, and take care of Lucario.

But neither of them had such thoughts. The outcome of a royal challenge was not important at all. What they longed for most at the moment was to fight Xia Shen at his full strength.

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On the field, the double-axe dragon charged forward, while the sniper owl drew its bow and nocked an arrow.

Despite the two Pokémon's all-out attack, Togekiss showed no fear.

The ball of light in front of him continued to expand, a sign that Tokiss was pouring all the energy in his body into it.

Finally, just as Togekiss's energy was exhausted, a storm of leaves formed in the form of arrows and a double-axe dragon with deep purple fangs at its mouth rushed in front of him.

"Peng—"

The sounds of the three attacks colliding erupted almost simultaneously, and a burst of magical light enveloped the three Pokémon. All the audience could hear was the deafening explosion that echoed throughout the arena.

The light gradually faded, and the dust kicked up by the explosion made the scene somewhat hazy and difficult to see clearly.

But the pure white "elf egg" lying on the ground made the audience realize that the invincible Togekiss, who had fought twelve consecutive battles, had finally fallen!

The cheers from the audience were partly due to the hero's victory over the demon king.

The other half is because... the boy's second Pokémon is finally about to appear!

Xia Shen recalled the Togekiss, which had lost its ability to battle, and stroked the Poké Ball in his hand as if gently caressing the Togekiss.

"You did a great job, thank you for your hard work."

He threw out the luxurious ball he had prepared beforehand. A flash of white light appeared, and a tall, light purple elf appeared on the battlefield.

Long, powerful antennae; a pristine white steel shell that gleams captivatingly in the sunlight...

The audience was stunned for a second before realizing that this was the Pokémon that caused a huge sensation in the world of Pokémon at the end of last year: Goodra!

After a moment of silence, a huge uproar erupted, the scene was almost as grand as when they welcomed their own princess.

People took out their phones to record the rare sight of these sprites.

To be precise, apart from Xia Shen, there is no other Xi Cui Nian Mei Long!

…………

Wait... Xia Shen?

After a moment of thought, they realized that this young man was none other than Xia Shen, the legendary "Beast Trainer" who had recently caused a sensation!

In an instant, even the sticky dragon lost its appeal, and thousands of mobile phone cameras were now pointed at the handsome, calm-faced young man.

There were even quite a few people jeering from below.

"We want to see Thundurus, Uxie, and Empyrean!"

"Where's the mythical beast? Where's the mythical beast? Where's the mythical beast?!"

"

"Geneva, refund me!"

Of course, despite the jeering, most rational viewers understood that the idea of ​​a mythical beast was out of the question.

Being able to watch the Xi Cui Nian Mei Long performance live is already a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The noisy atmosphere off the field did not affect the trainers on both sides.

The battle continues on the field.

The collision of those three attacks just now injured more than just Togekis.

The Haxorus and Decidueye were also badly injured by Togekiss's "Great Self-Destruction" magical flash.

Especially the Twin Axe Dragon, when the magic flashed and exploded, she was right in the center of the ball of light.

In addition, being a noble dragon-type Pokémon, the Haxorus was so dizzy that it shook its head several times before regaining its senses.

Meanwhile, outside this small battlefield, Lucario, ignored by Haxorus and Decidueye, gritted its teeth and performed a sword dance.

This allowed Pokkis's sacrifice to have the greatest effect.

So, although Togekiss has fallen, the battle has only just begun.

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Looking at the large steel dragon carrying a snail shell, Alice and Lilif smiled at each other.

As expected, only Nian Meilong could satisfy Xia Shen's ambition for a 20-game winning streak in such a protracted and drawn-out arena match.

Excellent durability, impressive damage output, very few weaknesses, and even the ability to recover while sleeping—what a fantastic opponent!

Alice was a little excited. She laughed loudly, "Ya Ya, let's give our long-lost friend a greeting gift! Close combat!"

Several months ago, these two elves were already old rivals who admired each other.

One possesses an unparalleled attack, the other possesses an indestructible defense.

At that time, the double-axe dragon's fangs were sharper, giving it a slight advantage.

And now... I hope you won't let me down!

Alice murmured to herself.

Lilif was also very excited about this elf she had never fought before, "Let's go together, Sniper Deciduous Owl, Shadow Strike!"

Goodra, being a Steel-type Pokémon, has a 4x resistance to Grass, and Decidueye's Special Attack is significantly reduced after Leaf Storm.

Fortunately, the Deviljho can be considered a dual-wielding Pokémon, as its special attack is lacking and it still has physical attack.

The most suitable move at this moment is still the Ghost-type physical attack move, Shadow Stitch.