The strongest gym leader starts by beating up Gary.

"How about... we switch identities for now?"

Chapter 15 A Challenge?!

"Master, would you like to take a break? This is the twentieth challenger today."

Xiaowen couldn't help but say a few words as she watched yet another challenger head towards the Pokémon Center.

Upon hearing Xiaowen's words, Fang Yuan realized that, apart from Tyranitar and Larvitar, who was only recently born and not yet ready for battle, there were other enemies.

The other Pokémon, whether it was Mudkip or Bubble, were already panting and exhausted, with only Poliwrath in slightly better condition.

Seeing this, Fang Yuan could only nod and say...

"Okay, let's call it a day."

Hearing Fang Yuan's words, Mudkip and Bubbles finally breathed a sigh of relief. Mudkip collapsed into a blue jelly-like shape, and Bubbles' cloud-like form became thinner—a sign that their energy had been completely drained.

Seeing the two exhausted little creatures, Fang Yuan smiled and walked forward, then reached out and ran his hands over the two elves.

Fang Yuan gently massaged the sore muscles of the Water Leap and Floating Bubble to help them recover.

Although such battles are exhausting, with the massive investment of resources from Fang Yuan, both Mudkip and Bubble have made amazing progress.

Mudkip has reached level 12, while Bubble has reached level 11.

Of course, their rapid progress is not solely due to their combat effectiveness.

Fang Yuan reluctantly took out an energy cube and placed it in front of Mudkip and Bubble.

Upon seeing these energy cubes again, the eyes of both Mudkip and Bubble instantly lit up!

This energy block is not the common energy block found on the market.

These energy cubes are blue overall, looking like a deep, boundless ocean. Inside these blue energy cubes, liquid starlight flows, as if sealing the entire starry sea within. Each shake causes a tidal effect of light spots.

It doesn't even look like an energy cube; it looks more like a gem.

Moreover, it's a recipe for an energy cube that the Matsuzo Gym has accumulated over many years, making it the most suitable energy cube for the early development of Water-type Pokémon.

The advantage is that the energy is mild and very easy to absorb.

This was also the first time Fang Yuan had ever created an energy cube of this level.

The reason is very simple, just one word: expensive!

Because these energy blocks require not only many expensive common materials, but also a high-grade material.

Water-type permanent evolution stone!

That's right, the sparkling parts of these energy cubes are specially processed water-type permanent evolution stones.

It's the Water-type permanent evolution stone that Fang Yuan used to threaten his cheap father!

Although Fang Yuan now possesses the absolute trump card, Bangiras.

But Tyranitar is not Fang Yuan's Pokémon after all. Fang Yuan still needs to train his own Pokémon as quickly and with the highest quality as possible!

In order to achieve this goal, these resources are ultimately just external things!

Resources that aren't used are just garbage in the warehouse!

Watching the two elves wolf down their food, Fang Yuan smiled and gently stroked their heads.

"Eat as much as you want, there's plenty. How can you get stronger if you don't eat more?"

These gem-quality energy cubes are expensive, but their effects are absolutely amazing.

Almost at a speed visible to the naked eye, the tired bodies and minds of the Mudskipper and the floating bubbles are nourished at an unprecedented rate.

After resting for half an hour, to the astonishment of the fast-swimming frog, the aura of the Moonfish and the Floating Bubble suddenly increased.

They've upgraded again.

Seeing this, the fast-swimming frog suddenly felt as if he had wasted the first half of his life.

At this rate of improvement, how long will it take for these two little guys to surpass me?

Three months? Or two months?

However, Poliwrath looked at the two Pokémon that had just recovered their strength and were now being trained by Fang Yuan again, and then looked at the small bag of Energy Cubes it had saved up (its "wife fund"), and seemed to think that this kind of life wasn't so bad.

While the two Pokémon were training, Larvitar came to Fang Yuan's side carrying a special baby bottle filled with mineral powder, indicating that he also wanted to train.

Fang Yuan picked up Yukira and said with a smile.

“You’re still young. I’ll arrange training for you when you’re a little older. You can’t complain about how tough it is then.”

Yukira nodded quickly.

Besides Fang Yuan, Xiao Mao also trains Wartortle, Pidgeotto, and a little Eevee.

After receiving guidance from Fang Yuan, Xiao Mao decided to abandon his previous approach of training different Pokémon for different gyms and instead begin elite training.

Fang Yuan was very satisfied with Xiao Mao's hard work in training.

Although Xiao Mao still has the same spiky hair as before, he has long since lost that impetuous and frivolous feeling, and has become much more composed.

Under this healthy competitive environment, even Xiaowen, who usually likes to slack off, has brought her Riolu and Togepi into the training squad.

Fang Yuan was always amazed by Xiaowen's character setup, no matter how many times he saw it.

After all, neither Togepi nor Riolu are much rarer than pseudo-legendary Pokémon, yet Xiaowen managed to collect both of them in one go.

However, Fang Yuan didn't have the habit of snooping on other people's privacy. If Xiao Wen didn't bring it up, Fang Yuan wouldn't ask.

After all, no matter how rare Xiaowen's Pokémon is, it's nothing compared to Fang Yuan's Shiny Larvitar.

Just as the entire dojo was basking in a gloomy atmosphere, suddenly, Xiaowen seemed to notice something and looked up. Then, Fang Yuan's incomplete Tokiwa power also noticed something.

"Who's out there?!"

Upon hearing Fang Yuan's voice, a pink-haired head quickly disappeared from the windowsill.

Qiao Yixue originally wanted to see what Fang Yuan was doing in the dojo, but she was accidentally discovered by Fang Yuan and accidentally fell out of the window.

Qiao Yixue rubbed her butt, then glanced helplessly at the jellyfish beside her.

"Didn't we agree that you would help me up?"

Chansey waved its little arms apologetically.

Seeing this, Joyce had no choice but to recall Chansey back into her Poké Ball after hearing the approaching footsteps.

At this moment, Fang Yuan, Xiao Wen, and Xiao Mao walked over. Upon seeing the newcomer's appearance, they said with great surprise...

"Miss Joey? What are you doing here?"

Upon hearing Fang Yuan's question, Qiao Yixue's mind raced.

"me..."

"I just wanted to come and take a look. After all, thanks to a certain gym leader, the Pokémon Center was almost bursting at the seams. If it weren't for Nurse Joy from the next city coming to help, I would have been overwhelmed by the workload."

Upon hearing Qiao Yixue's reply, Fang Yuan immediately showed an embarrassed expression, while Xiao Wen secretly chuckled to herself.

Xiao Mao wanted to laugh but didn't dare, his expression was very strange.

"I'm so sorry, Miss Joey, it's my fault for not discussing this with you beforehand."

"In the future, I will try to separate these challengers as much as possible, so that they don't all rush into the Pokémon Center at once."

Clearly, neither Fang Yuan nor Xiao Wen possessed Xiao Gang's keen observation skills; neither of them recognized that the Miss Joey in front of them was the same Miss Joey from Songzao City.

Looking at Qiao Yixue sitting on the ground, Fang Yuan stretched out his hand and said...

"Miss Joey, are you alright?"

After hesitating for a second, Qiao Yixue also extended her hand.

"I'm fine, you guys continue training. I just came to take a look."

Then, as if to prove she was alright, Qiao Yixue wanted to take a few steps to show Fang Yuan. But instead of doing so, her bottom started hurting again from where she had just fallen.

The sudden pain made Qiao Yixue lose her balance and fall to the ground again.

Qiao Yixue covered her buttocks, her pretty face turning bright red.

Just as Qiao Yixue was awkwardly thinking of digging a hole to escape, a piercing yet very familiar voice appeared at the entrance of the dojo.

That's the sound of a high-end sports car's tires rubbing against the ground.

Then a young man with an even more arrogant aura than Xiao Mao got out of the car.

"Is this the Matsumo Dojo?"

Seeing this familiar scene, both Fang Yuan and Xiao Wen looked at Xiao Mao with a very strange expression.

Xiao Mao lowered his head in embarrassment, wanting to laugh but not daring to.

He bit his tongue hard, afraid to recall his embarrassing past of leading a cheerleading squad to challenge a dojo.

'Wow, I was so cringeworthy back then.'

However, it was clear that this young man was much more arrogant than the former Xiao Mao.

"Is this the Matsuzo Dojo?"

"I, Meng Hua, have come to challenge you!"

Upon hearing the words "challenge," Xiao Mao was dumbfounded, Xiao Wen stared in shock, and even Qiao Yixue, who was squatting on the ground crying, looked up in surprise.

Only Fang Yuan's eyes flashed with a dangerous aura. Tyranitar's Poké Ball swayed at Fang Yuan's waist, and the fine sand in the air trembled and moved automatically without wind.

"Kick the club?!"

Chapter 16: A Glittering Butterfree? A Battle Worth Millions

"You said you want to challenge the dojo?!"

Upon hearing the challenge, Fang Yuan's entire demeanor changed completely. His aura became murderous, the fine sand on the dojo floor moved without wind, and the hanging alliance flags fluttered in the wind.

Seeing Fang Yuan like this, neither Xiao Wen, Xiao Mao, nor Miss Qiao Yi felt anything strange.

Because challenging a dojo is not the same as kicking it over.

Challenging a gym is about accepting the gym leader's test, demonstrating your strength, and gaining the gym leader's approval.

"Challenging a dojo" means "I don't like you! You might as well not open your dojo!"

This is what they call coming to cause trouble!

This is an act similar in nature to breaking a fisherman's fishing rod or splashing ink on a student's completed exam paper.

This is something no dojo master could accept.

It wouldn't be surprising if Fang Yuan was still angry.

To Fang Yuan's surprise, even under these circumstances, this second-generation Meng Huaxun still spoke arrogantly.

"I told you! I'm here today to challenge the dojo!"

Hearing Meng Hua's arrogant words, not only Fang Yuan, but also Xiao Wen and Xiao Mao were furious. Even Qiao Yixue, who had nothing to do with it, frowned.

"The current generation of trainers who are directly affiliated with the league are not as good as the previous generation."

Fang Yuan said quietly.

Meng Hua, however, remained unconcerned when he heard Fang Yuan's words and said...

"Hehe, I knew you wouldn't dare to agree. Actually, let me tell you, I found out a long time ago. Although your father is quite strong, he has already taken his Pokémon and left. Now, there are only you and a few beginner Pokémon in the gym."

"This is the perfect opportunity for me to make a name for myself!"

"As a dojo master, you can't possibly be too afraid to accept a challenge when someone comes to challenge your dojo, can you?"

At this moment, Qiao Yixue seemed to remember that when she was spying earlier, she seemed to have noticed that Fang Yuan's elves were indeed all of low level!

When Joyce was spying on them, Tyranitar was sleeping inside his Poké Ball.

Therefore, Joyce was unaware of Bangiras's existence.

At this moment, Qiao Yixue couldn't stand Meng Hua no matter how she looked at him. She desperately wanted to send Latias out to teach him a lesson about how there are always people more capable than you!

But Qiao Yixue was, after all, just an examiner, and in order to conceal her identity, she couldn't do that.