I, Zhulan's childhood sweetheart, was trapped in Xicui.

I originally thought that there would be an exciting battle with the opponent.

But he had unexpectedly overestimated his own strength. Or rather, even though he had raised his expectations of Xu Li's strength, he still underestimated his own strength.

He is at a great disadvantage on the field, and the situation is almost one-sided.

And the sequel.

Denci hasn't figured out a way to crack it yet.

Then...

Until the Rotom referee announced: [Jolteon is incapacitated. All six of Denji's Pokémon are incapacitated. Xu Li wins! Rotom!]

He hasn't found a way to crack it.

He took back the Heyue Bear, which was breathing slightly and turning a few times, and was almost fighting six people at once.

Xu Li shook hands with Dian Ci again.

"I didn't expect you to be so strong." Denci's eyes were a little disappointed, but he still forced himself to bless him, "I hope you can go further and further!"

Xu Li accepted Denci's blessing and smiled, "Perhaps we can communicate more in the future, now that we're both in the Sinnoh region."

"it is good!"

……

A few days later, the round of 32 ended.

Liu Bo faced off against Chibana. As expected, the little pig took on six opponents at once.

Nancy faced off against the Kanto Alliance's Poison King, Akito. After a relatively easy battle, she emerged victorious.

And Xijiana...

He fought against Shaka, the Twin Dragon Gym Leader of the Unova region.

This is a civil war among dragon-attribute trainers.

In the end, the outcome was decided by the appearance of the 'Dragon Traitor' Super Tanabata, which was super evolved from Shijiana.

Under the bombardment of fairy skin.

Xia Ka's 'Dragon Shame' eating noodle dragons, desert dragonflies, and three-headed evil dragons are almost given away for free.

Moreover, Xijiana also gained a lot of experience in dealing with Xia Ka's trump card - the double-axe war dragon from Xu Li's Yaya.

then.

Xijiana also advanced.

"I'm awesome, right?" Xi Jiana puffed out her chest in front of Xu Li and said proudly, "Just don't run into me! Otherwise, otherwise... well!"

The words have not yet been spoken.

Xijiana covered her forehead with her hands, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Why did you hit me!" She said aggrievedly, and pounced on Xu Li and started scratching him. "Just because you met me, you've advanced!"

……

However, in the following 16-to-8 battle, Xu Li did not fight against Xijiana.

His opponent is...

Daye, the fire-attribute king of Sinnoh.

He had an afro and was holding Xu Li's hand tightly. "Are you the one who eliminated Dianci?"

"Listen carefully, I will definitely avenge Denci! Just wait and see!"

But about fifteen minutes later...

[Arcane loses its ability to fight, Daye's six Pokémon all lose their ability to fight, Xu Li wins! Loto!]

Daye took back the Wind Speed ​​Dog in distress.

As he walked off the field, he looked at Denji who came to greet him and immediately said angrily, "How could anyone cram four Water-type Pokémon into a team? And I haven't even seen two of them!"

He was referring to the Green Sword Demon holding a pitch-black shell blade, and the Well-masked Evil Demon who was jumping back to Xu Li.

Denci shook his head helplessly.

Who told the opponent to breed more Pokémon, so he can be so shameless...

He hugged and comforted his childhood friend, Daye, who had been wronged.

Now they are eliminated together...

Bonds, partners, villages...

As my thoughts flow, I recall my childhood.

The two adults hugged each other.

Chapter 232: What's Wrong with This World for Dragon-Attribute Trainers?!

Xu Li defeated Daye, which meant that he entered the top eight.

And these eight strong players are now qualified to challenge the Eight Masters and replace them.

Of course, he also has to wait for the other players to finish their battle first.

Because the battle between Xu Li and Daye ended too quickly, he should now have plenty of time to watch the other players' matches.

But before Xu Li could think about it, he moved to another battlefield.

Xijiana's lost figure with her head lowered appeared in Xu Li's sight.

Xu Li was stunned for a moment, then quickly walked up to her.

"Xu Li..."

Sensing a dark shadow approaching in front of her with familiar footsteps, Xi Jiana called out Xu Li's name in grievance without having to identify it.

She looked up.

What Xu Li saw was a pretty face with red eyes.

"Why am I so unlucky..." Seeing the person in front of her, Xi Jiana's grievances burst out along with tears, "It's okay to meet Liu Bo in the preliminaries, but now the round of 16..."

"My opponent is actually Kona!"

The two most powerful ice-attribute trainers in the Pokémon world.

As a dragon-attribute trainer, she encountered all of these after only participating in one competition!

Xu Li: “…”

That's really unfair.

Helplessly patting Xi Jiana's short hair on both sides, Xu Li whispered a few words of comfort. Seeing Xi Jiana's expression ease, he smiled and said, "But since Kona has entered the quarterfinals, someone is in trouble... Maybe you can see a good show then."

Xu Li also felt that Liu Bo's advancement was not a big problem. In other words, the challengers to challenge the Eighth Master would be two Ice-attribute trainers.

At this time, Kanto.

The cloak rustled in the air currents at high altitude, and the man with spiky red hair leaned on the fat yellow dragon's body and continued to move forward rapidly on the sea.

He is Yulongdu, the champion of Chengdu!

Due to some well-known reasons, the Kanto region has been without a champion for a long time. Since Kanto and Chengdu form a single alliance, collectively known as the Kanto region, he can now be said to be holding the title of Kanto champion concurrently!

He had just captured a group of Pokémon hunters who had sneaked in from other areas, adding another achievement to his own record. At this moment, he felt quite happy.

Look at the time.

"It seems that we are almost at the stage of the challenge of the Eight Masters." Du thought, and asked the Dragonite below to speed up further.

"Then let those challengers see how powerful I, Yulongdu, am!"

“Guhu——!”

Dragonite also made a sound of joy.

……

Galar, Palace Gate Arena.

Before long, the eight finalists for the World Championships were announced, with the eight spots displayed on the screens inside the arena.

Nazi hooked her arm around Xu Li's left arm and said, "Look, are we positioned similarly to the screen?"

At this time, Nancy's portrait was displayed on the screen to Xu Li's left.

Xu Li: "Is this the result of your work during this period?"

"That's right, so... from now on, please don't feel bad for me..."

Nancy had a bright smile on her face, as if she felt that she was able to do it again, and her face was full of provocation.

Available immediately.

"Well……"

Nazhi groaned softly in pain, and a blush quickly appeared on her face.

On the side, Xijiana threw herself into Xiaozhao's arms and didn't notice this side.

After Xu Li's persuasion, she stopped crying out of grievance, but was still complaining indignantly about the malice of the match matching mechanism towards her!

Xiaozhao could only continue to comfort her.

Zi Yu also patted Xi Jiana on the shoulder, expressing his sympathy for her miserable situation of being eliminated.

……

Because of the formation of the top eight, the 'Eight Masters' gradually came to Galar.

Putting aside Zhulan who came here with Xu Li early in the morning, the first one to arrive was Daigo.

He laughed heartily, then suddenly patted Xu Li's back with great force, causing him to stumble. "I knew you could get in! So, what do you think? Who will you choose to challenge in tomorrow's Masters Tournament?"

"That Mikoli guy? Or Yaji, Kamishiro?"

"..."

Xu Li didn't say anything.

Just looked at Daigo silently.

Daigo: "..."

There was silence for a while.

He took a sudden step back.

"No way?"

Facing Daigo's suddenly disbelieving face, Xu Li nodded as a matter of course, "It's just as you think."

"Isn't this the reason why you persuaded me to participate in this competition?" Xu Li said with a smile, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have come without your persuasion."

Of course, this is false. Even if Daigo hadn't persuaded him, he would still have participated.

But after hearing what Xu Li said, Daigo took a few steps back and looked at Xu Li as if he had been betrayed.

"Good for you Xu Li!"

"You actually... actually come to challenge your good brother, me!"

"Why don't you challenge Zhulan!"

Daigo said this angrily. However, he wasn't afraid at all, but rather looked forward to it.

"I'll go back and prepare it properly, and you won't be able to escape unscathed!"

After Daigo finished speaking, he jumped up and left on the Shiny Metagross.

……

……

Half a month after the quarterfinals were decided.

Inside the Gongmen Arena, cheers were heard as the host introduced the contestants one by one onto the stage.