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

The gust of air lifted the hem of Zhu Lan's clothes, revealing her suddenly clenched fist...

The Garchomp's right fin trembled slightly, marking the first time in its eight years of fighting that it had been at a disadvantage in a head-on confrontation.

"Whoosh." (Looks like I'm going to win...)

A hint of apology flashed in Dragonite's eyes, but it still maintained a suppressed posture, and the energy ripples between its claws outlined the unique regular patterns of a Master-level Dragonite in the air.

Ice spikes began to rain down from the temple's dome, but shattered into shimmering powder as they approached the territory of the two Dragon-type Pokémon...

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Chapter 625 VS Mega Garchomp

Garchomp's chest and abdomen heaved violently, its breathing sounding exceptionally clear in the silent temple.

The blue light on its fins had dimmed, and even fine cracks had appeared on the edges of its blades.

Dragonite merely flicked its claws, without even scratching a single scale.

It even had the energy to catch a falling snowflake, shaping it into an adorable ice sculpture in its palm and handing it to Garchomp, as if the collision that had just split mountains was merely a game.

Zhu Lan frowned as she gazed at the almost languid aura of energy surrounding Dragonite.

This isn't a match; it's clearly a master giving a lesson to a champion...

Garchomp growled in resentment, but had to admit that its opponent's breathing rhythm hadn't faltered at all.

"I think the outcome is already decided, right?"

As soon as Li Chen finished speaking, the wind and snow in the temple suddenly froze.

"really..."

Cynthia's fingertips traced the keystone embedded in her lipstick, her fighting spirit undiminished. "But in the dictionary of the Sinnoh champion, there is no such thing as 'surrendering without a fight'."

Her Key Stone suddenly burst forth with a dazzling light, resonating with the Mega Stone on Garchomp's chest.

Amidst a torrent of colorful energy, Garchomp's fins swelled into crimson giant blades, and sharp bone spurs rose from its chest.

Mega Evolution!

Dragonite stared in surprise at its transformed opponent, its usually innocent eyes now showing a serious expression for the first time.

The first gust of wind unleashed by Mega Garchomp leveled the entire ruins of the temple.

Li Chen's clothes fluttered in the storm. He gazed at Zhu Lan's profile, which was made even more striking by the glow of her super-evolution, and suddenly chuckled, "Interesting..."

The master-level Dragonite finally adopted a full-force stance, and the Dragon-type energy gathered between its claws caused the space itself to distort.

"Dragon Claw!"

The two commands were like thunderclaps.

Mega Garchomp's fins were suddenly covered with solidified, dark blue-black energy, and each blade scale emitted a piercing metallic hum.

The moment its hind legs pushed off the ground, the entire frozen ground collapsed with a roar, its body moving so fast that it left afterimages.

When the pair of crimson giant blades tore through the air, they even left white streaks in the sonic boom clouds.

Dragonite's claws are wrapped in a deep blue force field, and each claw tip is filled with energy patterns unique to Master-level characters.

It neither dodged nor flinched, its dragon claws held horizontally, choosing to meet the attack head-on.

"Clang—!"

The deafening clang, like metal clashing, made the remaining pillars of the temple tremble violently.

In their first encounter, Garchomp's right blade slashed at Dragonite's parrying left claw.

The rock beneath Dragonite's feet was cracked inch by inch, yet remained perfectly still.

"Crack!"

The second diagonal slash came from the left, and Dragonite spun around to intercept it precisely with its right claw. The shockwave from the point where the claws collided flattened an ice mound fifty meters away.

Garchomp used the recoil to launch itself into the air, and the blue light on its fin blades suddenly tripled—

"boom!"

The third attack was a vertical slash from above, which Dragonite blocked with its crossed claws.

This time it was finally forced to kneel down, and when its knee sank into the frozen ground, it triggered a local earthquake.

But the next second, Dragonite’s eyes flashed with a sharp light, and the deep blue force field on its claws suddenly spiraled and wrapped around, sending Garchomp flying along with its blades!

Garchomp rolled three times in the air before regaining its balance, and fine cracks had appeared on the edges of its blade scales.

Dragonite's left claw trembled slightly, and pale golden blood beads seeped from between its scales. This was the first time it had been wounded since the start of the battle.

Zhu Lan's clothes had been torn open by the aftershocks. She wiped away the blood from the wind blades on her cheek, but a smile of excitement appeared on her lips.

Li Chen's palm was also scraped while blocking the aftershocks, revealing drops of blood.

The two Dragon-type Pokémon stared at each other from a distance, simultaneously assuming their starting stances for the next round.

The clouds above the temple ruins were stirred up by their aura, forming a huge vortex of war clouds.

Li Chen's fingertips lightly traced his chin, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes: "Reaching the threshold of Master level through Mega Evolution? Interesting..."

Before he finished speaking, Dragonite's fists were already covered with a layer of dark blue frost.

That wasn't ordinary ice energy; it was the ultimate expression of "Frozen Fist."

Each claw tip is covered with crystal clusters of absolute zero, and when it is swung, even the air is frozen into tiny ice cracks.

Garchomp advanced instead of retreating, and the Dragon-type energy on its crimson blade suddenly turned blazing white.

It actually combined the essence of Dragon Claw with the Steel-type move "Metal Claw", and the edges of its fins gleamed with a cold metallic light as it slashed head-on at the Ice Punch!

Clang—!

The ice crystals collided with the metal, producing a teeth-grinding sound.

Dragonite's right fist slammed into the side of Bladefin, and the burst of freezing air instantly covered half of Garchomp's body.

But the scales after Mega Evolution withstood the low temperature, and the left fin slashed upwards from a tricky angle!

scoff!

Even as the dragon retreated hastily, it was still slashed in the abdomen, leaving three white marks on its scales.

However, its counter-attack with a left hook landed squarely on Garchomp's jaw, and ice crystals instantly spread from the point of impact to the opponent's entire chest armor.

Bamboo Orchid's pupils contracted slightly.

She could clearly see the part of Garchomp that had been hit, and its Mega Energy was fluctuating violently under the erosion of the freezing air.

Li Chen noticed that deep within the white mark on the Dragonite's abdomen, a trace of dragon blood was seeping out.

The two Pokémon simultaneously took a half step back, and then collided with even greater force in the next second.

This time, Dragonite unleashed both punches, while Garchomp crossed its fins into an X shape—

boom!!!

In the icy mist that exploded at the center of the collision, Garchomp's bladed fins were vaguely visible, covered in ice shards, while Dragonite's fists were also covered in scarlet scales.

As the frozen fog was torn apart by the blast wave, both Dragon-type Pokémon remained in a punching stance, but Garchomp's knees were already trembling slightly, and Dragonite's breathing became heavy for the first time.

Garchomp's fins trembled slightly, and the ice crystals on the edges of its blade scales peeled off and regenerated under the impact of Mega Energy.

Its breathing was heavy like a bellows, yet it maintained a perfect fighting posture—the pride of a champion at the peak of its class would not allow it to fall.

Dragonite shook its slightly numb fists; the white mist rising from between its scales showed that it had also expended a considerable amount of energy.

But the light of ease still flickered in those round eyes, and the deep blue force field surrounding the claws only dimmed slightly.

The scales of advantage do indeed tip in favor of Dragonite, but the burning fighting spirit in Garchomp's eyes means this duel is far from over.

The energy surged within its body from the Mega Evolution, and with each breath, the frost cracks on its surface were partially healed.

Cynthia's fingertips had already touched the second Poké Ball, but she hesitated to throw it.

This is the most basic respect you can show to your partner.

Lancea tucked her stray golden hair behind her ear, a rare hint of admiration flashing in her eyes: "To be able to train Dragonite to such a level, no wonder even the psychic barrier was fluctuating when Cattleya mentioned you."

Chapter 626 Happy Cooperation

There's something I need to explain.

Li Chen looked up and explained, "This child wasn't raised by me; an old friend entrusted him to me on his deathbed."

Zhu Lan's fingertips suddenly dug into her palm, and her shoulders, visibly tensed beneath the champion's shawl.

Her gaze was fixed on the deep blue force field that had not yet dissipated from the Dragonite's claws.

It is clearly a level that can only be reached after decades of honing one's skills.

"To be able to train a Dragonite to this level..."

Cynthia was somewhat shocked. After all, as the Sinnoh Champion, she knew better than anyone the terrifying skill required to train an ordinary Pokémon to Master level.

Even as a pseudo-legendary Pokémon, Dragonite is simply more likely to break through the Champion threshold than ordinary Pokémon.

The realm of masters should be a legend that flesh and blood can never reach.

That's a realm that even the vast majority of legendary Pokémon can hardly reach; it requires talent, opportunity, and the passage of time to even glimpse a part of it.

The ice crystals in the temple ruins suddenly trembled all at once, as if they too were trembling at this truth that defied common sense.

Zhu Lan swung her arm down suddenly, and Garchomp's fins burst forth with a blinding blue light: "Dragon Dive!"

Garchomp's Mega Evolution body instantly broke the sound barrier, and the Dragon-type energy surrounding it condensed into a ferocious dragon phantom.

Wherever it passed, the permafrost churned up, and the remaining pillars of the temple crumbled under the pressure.

Li Chen's command rang out almost simultaneously: "We'll also use Dragon Dive."

Dragonite suddenly spread its wings, and its seemingly clumsy body burst forth with a speed that defies the laws of physics.

A deep blue dragon shadow materialized around it, each energy scale clearly visible. Unlike Garchomp's ferocity, its dragon shadow carried a certain weighty, weathered quality.

The two dragon shadows collided in the center of the temple at the very moment—

"boom!!!"

The turbulent flow of cyan and blue energy spread in a spherical shape, flattening all matter within a radius of 100 meters.

As the light faded, Dragonite, though its scales were damaged, still stood firmly on the ruins, the remaining Dragon-type energy on its claws shimmering like stars in the twilight.

Garchomp's chest armor heaved violently, and the crimson scales from its Mega Evolution were visibly fading.

It barely maintained its fighting stance, but the energy aura around the edges of its fins was already intermittent.

This is a sign that physical strength is about to be exhausted.

Thick ambergris dripped from between his teeth, scalding tiny pits in the frozen ground.

Those usually sharp eyes were now bloodshot, yet they remained fixed on the Dragonite opposite them.

Cynthia's Key Stone suddenly emitted an alarm-like red light. She watched Garchomp's knees tremble but refused to bend, and her fingers under her shawl slowly tightened around the Poké Ball.

Garchomp's pupils suddenly contracted, and its cracked fin blades plunged into the ground.

"Roar--!!"

With a deafening roar, it stubbornly stood up again despite the excruciating pain from exhaustion.

The already dimmed patterns of the mega energy suddenly lit up as if in a final burst of light, shattering all the surrounding ice crystals into dust.

Garchomp did not fall; instead, it channeled all its remaining energy into its right fin, making the blade so bright it seemed to burn away its life force.

For the first time, Dragonite showed a look of solemn respect, and the deep blue force field between its claws subsided by three points.

Because it recognized this posture: only warriors who have truly touched the threshold of mastery can unleash such brilliant light in dire straits.

Cynthia's eyes trembled slightly, her pupils reflecting the image of Garchomp burning its last strength, and she suddenly chuckled softly.

"This insight allows Garchomp to reach the Master level..."

The wind and snow swept across her flowing golden hair, scattering her unfinished words into the twilight.