Elf: Is the bear apprentice the weakest? I'll shatter the sky with my fists.

In the distance, above the wilderness, gigantic, crimson clouds surged like living things.

Several armored ravens flew below the clouds, their shadows twisting into incredible shapes on the ground.

Dynamax!

"A trainer like you..."

Loz's voice suddenly deepened, and a gold-embossed card slid out of his suit pocket: "Worth settling in the place with the most abundant energy."

When the card landed in front of Li Chen, it revealed a 3D projection of the most luxurious apartment in Kenshin City.

That location offers a perfect view overlooking the entire energy plant.

Li Chen's fingertips paused on the rim of the glass, and the golden champagne liquid suddenly froze.

A hint of amusement flashed in his slowly raised eyes, like the keen interest of a chess player discovering that their opponent has suddenly abandoned their usual tactics.

"President Loz's appreciation..."

Li Chen slightly turned his wrist, and a huge cloud was reflected on the cup. "It's a bit too hasty."

"For true geniuses."

Lorze suddenly pressed the napkin to his lips; I've always lacked patience.

Li Chen lightly tapped his index finger on the table, causing ripples to appear in the champagne in the crystal glass.

He leaned forward slightly, a sharp glint in his eyes.

"Let's have a match. If I win, I'll stay."

Li Chen held up one finger: "On the contrary, you will be fully responsible for my food, drink, accommodation and transportation in the Galar region, and you will not be able to interfere with the personal freedom of me and my wife."

Loz's silver knife trembled slightly on the plate.

The business tycoon slowly removed his glasses and meticulously wiped the lenses with a silk handkerchief: "Mr. Li Chen is indeed a straightforward person."

He suddenly revealed a shrewd smile typical of businessmen. "But are you sure you want to gamble this agreement with Martial Arts Master Xiong?"

"No, no, no, it certainly won't be Martial Arts Urshifu. I have another option when it comes to a powerful trainer like you."

Li Chen gently stroked another Poké Ball at his waist with his fingertips, a meaningful smile curving his lips: "After all, to deal with an opponent like you, I naturally need to prepare some special surprises."

Loz raised an eyebrow slightly, gracefully pulling back his chair to rise. The fabric of his suit gleamed like silk under the light. "Interesting. I'm already looking forward to this match."

As the two walked through the restaurant corridor, the waiters had already cleared a path for them.

At the end, a large door engraved with the emblem of the Galar Alliance slowly opened.

With the heavy hum of machinery, a ten-meter-high energy barrier rose around the battlefield.

This is a special arena designed specifically for Max Raid battles. The ground slowly deforms under the action of hydraulic devices, revealing a specially made soil layer embedded with Max Raid Energy.

Lorz stood on the command platform, his suit jacket nowhere to be seen. With a flick of his wrist, a luxurious ball inlaid with brass rings spun into the field:

"Show our power, Great Bronze Elephant!"

The moment the Poké Ball exploded, the entire arena trembled.

The bronze elephant descended like a small mountain, its bronze body adorned with ancient patina patterns.

The hot air exhaled from the elephant's trunk instantly caused water droplets to form on the inside of the barrier.

When its giant feet slammed into the ground, even the monitoring screens in the distance flashed a dangerous red light.

Li Chen looked up at the metal behemoth, his fingertips lightly tapping another Poké Ball at his waist.

Eileen sat in the spectator stands, her elf ears twitching with delight.

"Then, this is my partner!"

Li Chen raised his hand, and the Azure Lotus Flame flowed throughout his body.

"Reshiram, it's you I choose!"

Loz: ?

I'm beating Reshiram, really?

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Chapter 573 One-hit kill

When Li Chen's Poké Ball was activated, the air in the entire arena seemed to freeze.

Pure white flame feathers unfurled from the light, Reshiram raised its long neck, and azure flames spewed from its turbine-shaped tail.

Those ruby-like eyes looked down at the bronze statue of the king, as if a god were scrutinizing mortals.

Lozna’s meticulously groomed beard trembled slightly.

His prized business empire and meticulously constructed Dynamax kingdom, at this moment, all turned into a dry, hard swallow...

"This...is impossible..."

He brushed his suit sleeve against his forehead and realized that cold sweat had soaked through the custom-made fabric.

The monitoring device emitted a piercing alarm in the background, and all the data pointed to the same conclusion...

This legendary Pokémon's energy readings even exceed the total of all Dynamax Dens in the Galar region.

Reshiram's tail flames swept lightly across the ground, instantly crystallizing the specially crafted Dynamax soil.

Li Chen stood in its shadow, his eyes reflecting the collapse of Loz's worldview.

Meanwhile, Eileen in the audience was leisurely eating tree berries—as if the scene were perfectly ordinary.

"Surprised?"

Li Chen's voice sounded exceptionally clear amidst the hum of the Rehiram tail flame.

The hot breath exhaled by Rashiram caused his clothes to flutter, but it couldn't hide the faint smile on his lips.

Loz's Adam's apple bobbed, and he suddenly burst into laughter.

He loosened his tie, revealing a specially made wristband adorned with a gigantic mushroom: "Indeed... a pleasant surprise!"

"The Great Bronze Elephant!"

He slammed the wristband button, and the Poké Ball rapidly expanded within the recovery beam, "Gigantamax!!"

With a deafening roar, an energy ball with a diameter of over ten meters was launched into the arena.

When the sphere explodes, the Gigantamaxed Bronzebeard descends like a moving bronze mountain.

The shockwave from its stomp shattered three monitoring devices on the sidelines, and the ancient bronze bell pattern on its back glowed with each breath!

Rahiram's tail flame suddenly surged, illuminating the entire stadium as if it were daytime.

Even so.

In the blinding light, Lorz finally saw clearly.

On Li Chen's giant wristband, there was an ancient pattern that was exactly the same as the turbine at the tail of Reshiram!

"Rashiram!"

Li Chen's command was like a sword being drawn from its sheath, and the enormous wristband on his wrist suddenly burst forth with an iridescent light that was completely different from the norm.

That wasn't the crimson energy commonly found in the Galar region, but rather colorful particles that swirled like the aurora borealis!

Dynamax!!!

With that shout, Reshiram's pure white body was swallowed by the rainbow light.

When the light expanded to tens of meters high, Eileen in the audience had to raise her hand to shield her eyes.

Through her fingers, she saw that her husband's pupils had turned the same crimson as the white dragon's.

When Gigantamax Reshiram spreads its wings, the entire battlefield trembles.

What spews from its turbine-shaped tail is no longer flame, but some kind of substance somewhere between light and energy.

Even more astonishingly, a halo of pure energy formed above its head, which is unlike any Dynamax form recorded in the Galar region!

The bronze statue of the King of Lodz unconsciously took a half step back in the face of this miraculous sight.

The data screens at the monitoring center all displayed garbled characters because the system was completely unable to interpret these energy readings that were beyond its comprehension.

Li Chen simply stood calmly at the command post, his robes fluttering like flags, as if he had foreseen all of this...

Loz dug her fingertips deep into her palm, leaving crescent-shaped white marks on her skin from her meticulously manicured nails.

His proud business empire and the gigantic system he had spent half his life building suddenly seemed so insignificant in the face of this existence that defied common sense...

Cold sweat trickled down his temples, leaving dark stains along the shoulder line of his custom-made suit.

The tremor emanating from the bronze elephant reached the very tips of his nerves—the instinctive fear that every living being feels when facing a supreme being...

The glass curtain wall of the monitoring center suddenly shattered, not from an impact, but because all the instruments overloaded and exceeded their limits in the same second.

The particles of light scattered from Reshiram's halo drifted to Loz's feet, nearly turning his priceless leather shoes into shimmering carbon crystals...

The business tycoon opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

He suddenly realized that he was standing at the intersection of myth and reality.

An absurd idea popped into my head.

That young man across from me...

Perhaps it wasn't even a creation of this era...

Li Chen's arm sliced ​​through the air like a conductor's, leaving a dazzling trail of Dynamax energy at his fingertips: "Reshiram, Dynamax Blaze!"

Reshiram's turbine-shaped tail suddenly erupted with seven-colored flames, which eventually gathered in its mouth and spewed out!

A gigantic halo spun rapidly above its head, illuminating the entire battlefield as if a supernova had exploded.

Loz's suit fluttered in the energy storm as he roared the command: "Great Bronze Elephant, Giant Rock!"

The bronze elephant roared to the sky, and the patterns on the bronze bell emitted a dazzling golden light.

A giant stone slab with a diameter of over five meters has taken shape around it!

The two techniques collided.

The entire power system of Gongmen City was instantly paralyzed.

The explosion didn't create a mushroom cloud, but rather a Klein bottle-shaped energy vortex that warped spacetime...

In this apocalyptic scene, only Li Chen and Luo Zi remained staring intently at each other.

The former's eyes gleamed with the same iridescent light as Reshiram's, while the latter looked utterly shocked...

It's true that Loz is very strong.

The Great Bronze Elephant did indeed demonstrate terrifying champion-level strength.

Take that Giant Rock move as an example; it's enough to destroy the defense system of an ordinary gym.

But at this moment, it is falling apart in Reshiram's massive firestorm.

Attribute advantages and disadvantages seem to have disappeared.

The massive explosion, like a sword of divine punishment, pierced through the giant stone slabs layer by layer.

The bronze body of the Great Bronze Elephant has been exposed to a torrent of pure energy.

Loz watched helplessly as his strongest trump card was defeated in the rainbow light.

The Gigantamax form is collapsing; the carefully cultivated patina is melting away like thin snow exposed to the blazing sun...

When the rainbow light faded, only the bronze statue of the king, now back to normal, remained in the center of the arena.

It knelt on the ground, its bronze body covered with spiderweb-like cracks, its trunk drooping limply onto the scorched earth.

On the other side, Rashiram gracefully folded its wings, its pure white feathers untouched by a speck of dust.

Loz's giant wristband snapped with a "click," and his meticulously groomed sideburns were soaked with sweat.

"I lost."

The three simple words silenced the entire venue.