Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

Of course, this is a joke. Some people, after serious analysis, believe that it may be because Xia Shen has a close connection with the mythical beast that he frequently appears at the center of major events.

In other words, the source of all these events is the mythical beast, not Xia Shen.

This explanation is widely accepted, but it fails to explain Xia Shen's research findings on the morphological spirits of the Xicui region.

And this time, the two

In short, discussions about Xia Shen have never stopped.

Amidst the various opinions, people all over the world are looking forward to the upcoming royal battle and the legendary artificial spirits.

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three days later.

Oahu Arena Main Battle Arena.

This Pokémon Battle Arena, known as the Royal Dome, is a top-tier arena built at great expense by the Hawaiian royal family, capable of accommodating 50,000 people to enjoy high-level Pokémon battles simultaneously.

Today, a very special battle will take place here. The level of the match may not be top-notch, but it has extraordinary significance.

A square arena, nearly 100 square meters in size and completely empty, slowly rises from the ground. This is the dedicated arena for royal battles.

Without any other elements for the Pokémon to interact with, the battles between the four Pokémon already have enough unpredictability to get the audience excited.

This match was extremely popular, and the Hawaiian royal family, with their deep pockets, invested in the promotional phase with funds comparable to an entire Masters Series tournament.

Of course, businessmen are driven by profit to do things, and the royal family is essentially no different from a family business.

If this competition achieves its intended impact, then the influence of Hawaiian Secrets on the world will reach new heights.

They are the biggest beneficiaries, of course.

At this moment, there were only a few minutes left before the competition officially started. In addition to the 50,000 people who filled the venue, there were millions more viewers eagerly waiting in front of their televisions and online.

The match will be broadcast live in nearly half of the hundreds of countries and regions around the world.

It's safe to say that the pre-match hype was already at its peak. Now it all comes down to whether the four contestants and the two legendary artificial spirits can live up to the audience's expectations.

Amidst the host's passionate introduction and the audience's enthusiastic cheers, four trainers, all under twenty years old, entered the venue one by one.

To be honest, none of the four contestants had any outstanding achievements, but the audience still showed their utmost enthusiasm for the two artificial spirits that were advertised.

When the four contestants stood at the four corners of the arena-like battleground, and the referee blew the whistle, it signified the official start of this royal battle!

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The Chinese streaming platform Bogarman also broadcast the match live, and because two of our compatriots participated, the match even surpassed the ongoing Groudon Masters finals in popularity, making Bogarman the top-ranked Pokémon in the Pokémon battle category.

At this moment, the commentator is introducing the contestants before the match and the Pokémon they have chosen.

"Alright viewers, the match is about to begin. I won't go into the rules of the Royal Battle. Let's take a look at the four contestants and their chosen Pokémon. Due to the tournament format, this was declared before the match."

"First up is Xia Shen, whom we are most familiar with. His choice for battle is Arcanine. Although it is not one of his strongest Pokémon, it should not be underestimated."

The camera pans to a handsome guy in the corner of the ring.

The instantaneous explosion of comments demonstrated Xia Shen's immense popularity, with so many discussions that the live stream experienced buffering.

"Arcanine? I don't really believe it's not Thundurus or Uxie!"

"Let's all go, let's all go. Xia Shen is definitely going to let this go. You might not know, but one of the two main characters in this match is Xia Shen's girlfriend. How can he possibly fight against the Garchomp?"

"Which one is Xia Shen's girlfriend, the Hawaiian princess, or that blonde foreign girl? (Funny)"

"Indeed, do you think that unique artificial elf can be separated from Xia Shen? He probably discovered it. Tsk, he gave it to his girlfriend. The cost of picking up girls is too high."

"Brother Shen, don't be so strict about gender, can you date me? I don't ask for much, just a Moon Bear will do!"

The chat was full of all sorts of things, but no one was talking about the battles themselves. This was a common occurrence in matches featuring Xia Shen, and it was almost becoming a kind of culture.

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"Next up is Alice from Princemouth. You may not be familiar with her, but in the Star Kingdom, she is one of the most watched young trainers. Her current attempt to reach the fifth rank of professional trainer is proof of her strength. She has chosen her ace Pokémon, Hydreigon!"

The camera panned to Alice, who was standing diagonally opposite Xia Shen. The blonde girl in the tight-fitting combat outfit had a great figure, which drew a barrage of "big big big" comments in the live chat.

Unfortunately, superficial netizens who are not familiar with Alice can only see the trainer's outward beauty.

The commentator continued, "Next up is an even heavier contender, a young trainer from China, Yan Yan. I believe many viewers who followed the National High School Championship will have a deep impression of this trainer who just led his team to victory with a crushing defeat."

"Coincidentally, she's also from Xia Shen's hometown, a high school classmate, and will soon be a university classmate as well. Now the two of them have met again in Hawaii. It's truly a wonderful coincidence. Today, she is one of the trainers of the two artificial Pokémon in this battle. Let's see how this Pokémon named [Mageana] performs!"

The narrator's joking introduction also drew a constant stream of complaints from the audience.

"Fate is truly wondrous!"

"Rival in love, draw your sword!"

"Welcome everyone to watch 'My Senior Sister,' 'My Heavenly King Father,' and 'My Brilliant Boyfriend.'"

"Tsk, this family, this luck, they must have maxed out their charm and luck stats when they were reincarnated, right?"

"He immediately brought over a plate of dumplings, and eating them with the sour taste of the comments was just right."

Although Yan Yan's efforts are absolutely no less than those of any trainer, discussions about her are basically inseparable from Xia Shen and her family.

But the girl had long since come to terms with such things, and would occasionally take the initiative to joke with Xia Shen about some online jokes.

"Finally, the last contestant of this match is Princess Lilif of Hawaii, the first in line to the throne. Her Pokémon, Silvally, is another artificial Pokémon, and it is the Pokémon she has chosen today."

As the sponsor of the promotion, Lilif was arranged to be introduced last, but the Chinese audience, who were not familiar with her, still superficially discussed the princess's appearance and some things outside of the battle.

"I've already gone all in on Princess and won! She's not only the big spender, but also one of the two main figures behind this hype. How could she possibly lose? Brothers, hurry up and fill the sacks with money!"

"Let me tell you a secret: ever since I started following Xia Shen, I've consistently bet on him to win, and now I own a villa by the sea."

"From a competitive standpoint, Xia Shen has a good chance of winning, but from a business perspective, the guy above is right, the princess has no chance of losing."

Xia Shen: Princess, you don't want to lose this match either, do you?

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In the battle, four white lights flashed, and four spirits appeared at the four corners of the arena.

In front of Xia Shen was a large, majestic, golden dog—Growlithe!

In front of Alice was a three-headed dragon, blue and purple in color, floating in the air with three pairs of slender wings!

Although these two Pokémon are rare, most viewers have seen them to some extent.

The appearance of the remaining two elves immediately sparked heated discussions among the audience, both in the audience and those not present.

It has the head of a bird and the body of a beast. Its appearance is not as naturally formed as that of an ordinary elf, but it has a special aesthetic design.

The other one, with its light gray steel body and mechanical doll appearance, directly revealed its identity as an artificial elf.

People marveled, saying they were truly two elves they had never seen before!

I just don't know how it will perform in actual matches.

The answer to this question will be found soon, because the appearance of all the spirits means that the battle has officially begun!

Against the Gods

Arcanine was the first to act. With its Intimidate ability, it unleashed a Dark-type energy wave that lowered the Attack stats of the other three Pokémon on the field by one stage as soon as it left its Poké Ball.

Although... two of the Pokémon are special attackers, and the other one is the most typical all-rounder.

In any case, Arcanine fired the first shot in the great melee.

At the same time, it also became the first target of concentrated fire.

"Mageana, use Charge Beam on Arcanine!"

"Silver, use a multi-attribute attack on Arcanine!"

"Hyperion, use Surf!"

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Whether the three girls had planned it together or tacitly agreed to kick Xia Shen, whom everyone feared the most, out of the game first, the first move of each of their three Pokémon unanimously targeted Arcanine.

However, two of them secretly harbored some ulterior motives. Yan Yan chose a move that had a high probability of increasing her special attack: Charge Beam.

Hydreigon used a move that can attack all surrounding Pokémon: Surf.

Lillie was much more straightforward. After equipping her Silvally with a Ground-type storage disc, she immediately unleashed a multi-type attack that was extremely effective against Arcanine's Ground type.

The intense and competitive match from the very beginning immediately captivated most of the audience, who had never experienced a royal match before, keeping their eyes glued to the action.

The one who unleashed the fastest attack was none other than the strongest player on the field, the Three-Headed Dragon, who had already reached the sixth dan professional rank.

His three dragon heads suddenly lowered, and in an instant, a large amount of water gushed out from his three mouths, indiscriminately surging towards all directions of the three-headed dragon.

Like a river bursting its banks, the vast area was submerged by the bursting water in just a few seconds.

The first to suffer damage were not Arcanine, which was furthest from Hydreigon and located diagonally opposite, but Silvally and Magearna.

The two Pokémon were still preparing their moves when they were betrayed by their temporary teammates. But the arrow was already on the bowstring, and Hydreigon could only be dealt with later. The primary target at present was Arcanine.

Magearna's chest glowed with a bright yellow light, and a thin beam of light shot out from it, pointing directly at Arcanine.

At the same time, Silvally leaped high into the air, riding the waves towards Arcanine's position with a powerful aura.

The surface of this arena is made of a special material that even professional-level Pokémon can't dig a hole through. Right now, Arcanine seems to have no choice but to protect itself.

At the point where the three attacks converged, the golden Arcanine did not use Protect. It suddenly exerted force with its hind legs, and its entire body shot out like a bullet.

Just like his name, Arcanine, at this moment, even the wind behind him couldn't keep up with his speed. His golden fur fluttered in the wind, as dazzling as the sun.

The most outrageous thing is that even at such high speeds, the Gyro Dog can change direction!

Dodging the incoming charging beams and bypassing the attacking Sildenafil, Arcanine charged fearlessly towards Hydreigon, braving the giant waves with Extreme Speed.

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At this moment, Growlithe can truly be described as "riding the waves".

While Surf has a very wide range, the trade-off is that its single-target attack power against Pokémon is not very high.

As Growlithe's speed continued to increase, the energy concentration on his body surface continued to rise, forming an alternative protective barrier, and his entire body moved like an icebreaker cutting through the waves.

The distance between the two was only a dozen meters. If it weren't for the resistance of the water flow, it would have taken less than a second for the speed dog in its super-fast state.

Alice was slightly startled by the rapidly approaching Arcanine, but made no reaction.

She clearly hadn't expected that, faced with an attack from three people, Xia Shen's choice wouldn't be to protect her, but rather to launch a swift counterattack.