The strongest gym leader starts by beating up Gary.

In the midst of a sandstorm, Yukira performed a mysterious dance, and as the dance ended, a surging aura erupted from Yukira's body!

Larvitar gains +1 to Attack and +1 to Speed.

"Oh no! Ash, attack quickly! We can't let Tyranitar continue using Dragon Dance!"

Seeing this, Xiao Gang, who was sitting on the sidelines watching the game, stood up and shouted loudly.

He no longer cared about the so-called spectator etiquette, because he knew what would happen if Tyranitar performed the dragon dance again.

"Yukira! Dragon Dance!"

Fang Yuan continued to execute the plan steadfastly.

After taking a deep breath, Kira began to dance that mysterious dance once again.

However, for Tyranitar, who was less than a week old and only reached level 10, even with the physique of a quasi-god, the burden of simultaneously wielding the power of two layers of Dragon Dance was still astonishing.

Faced with this situation, even without Brock's reminder, Ash instinctively knew what to do.

"Squirtle, use the water gun! We can't let Tyranitar keep jumping!"

The water gun hit Tyranitar, who was performing a dragon dance. The attack, which was four times more effective against Tyranitar, instantly dealt a heavy blow to him!

"Shouldn't we have interrupted?"

Just as Ash and Squirtle breathed a sigh of relief, under the protection of the sandstorm, Larvitar, despite being severely injured, still finished the entire dance with a determined look in its eyes.

Yuki's aura surged once again!

After two consecutive Dragon Dances, Lark's attack and speed doubled!

However, this comes at the cost of immense physical exertion and a sliver of health remaining.

Fang Yuan, however, remained completely calm and even seemed confident of victory!

"Yukira! Rockfall!"

Yugira suddenly plunged his fingers into the rocky ground beneath his feet, and with a forceful pull, lifted up a massive rock twice the size of Yugira.

Larvitar used all its strength to smash the boulder at Squirtle with its tiny hands!

The boulder whistled through the air.

"Harden up! Then hide inside the turtle shell!"

Ash could only adopt a defensive stance as much as possible, hoping to withstand the attack!

The massive rock, imbued with Larvitar's immense force, slammed heavily onto Squirtle's shell, producing a crushing, shattering sound.

The boulder exploded, sending fragments flying and raising a cloud of dust.

"Squirtle!"

Ash cried out in a panic.

Squirtle shakily crawled out of the pile of rubble, and just as it was about to say something, it noticed a yellowish-brown figure standing in front of it.

Jiji stretched out his short hand and tapped Squirtle on the head with a light tap.

This blow was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"Squirtle is unable to battle! Ash, please send out your next Pokémon!"

Xiao Mao said slowly.

Ash lowered his head, hesitated for a while, and then sent out Bulbasaur.

But facing Tyranitar with two layers of Dragon Dance, coupled with Fang Yuan's command, Pokémon of the same level will only meet one fate...

As the smoke cleared, Bulbasaur lost its ability to battle, and yet another Pokémon lay dead in the rubble.

Seeing this, even Xiaogang and Xiaoxia couldn't bear to watch anymore.

Xiao Zhi lowered his head and remained silent.

Pikachu stood at Ash's feet, its head bowed in a similarly dejected manner.

Even when Pikachu thought they had already lost, Ash knelt down, patted Pikachu's head, and gave it a sincere smile.

"Don't look so sad, Pikachu, we haven't lost yet."

"Don't forget, we're the best partners!"

Upon hearing Ash's words of comfort, Pikachu slowly raised its head, its aura instantly surging.

[Ding~ Ash and Pikachu's minds are united. Battle Master effect activated. Type Inversion Master effect activated. Pikachu's move power +30%, HP +30%]

Upon hearing the metallic voice from the system, Fang Yuan was momentarily dazed, wondering whether he or Xiao Zhi had a system.

"Pikachu Quick Attack!"

Seeing Pikachu swooping down, Fang Yuan quickly composed himself and silently chanted in his mind...

"Don't think you're the only one who's fallen! Tokiwa's power, activate!"

In Chapter 28, he shouted about friendship and bonds, and it all came rushing in.

Fang Yuan mobilized all of his remaining Tokiwa power and poured it all into Tyranitar's body.

Kira could clearly feel that his body had regained a lot of strength, and the pain in his wounds was gradually easing.

Kira looked excited, his big eyes revealing a strong fighting spirit!

"Go, Pikachu, let's show them our bond!"

"A flash of lightning!"

Under Ash's command, Pikachu instantly transformed into a yellow lightning bolt, rushing to Tyranitar's side in the blink of an eye.

Watching Ash's blood boil and Pikachu's battle power surge.

For some reason, everyone present suddenly had a thought.

"Could Ash really win?"

At this moment, Shigeru finally understood why his master said he was not as good as Satoshi.

It was obvious that his seemingly dull childhood playmate and his Pikachu possessed terrifying potential.

At this moment, everyone in the stadium was drawn to Ash.

Fang Yuan stood on the other side of the battlefield, reached out and rubbed his neck.

"Honestly, these people always rush in with talk of bonds, passion, and friendship."

"It's like I'm the villain."

Fang Yuan took a deep breath and, summoning the last vestige of Tokiwa's power, commanded Larvitar.

"Tyranitar, catch Pikachu! Don't give him a chance to escape!"

Pikachu crashed heavily into Tyranitar, the force kicking up a cloud of dust.

As the dust settled, a long footprint was visible on the ground; Pikachu's attack was powerful.

It took Kira more than ten steps to barely block it.

Seeing Pikachu so close, Larvitar didn't hesitate at all, tightening its grip and holding Pikachu tightly in its arms.

"Oh no!" Ash suddenly sensed something was wrong.

"Run, Pikachu!"

Pikachu immediately began to struggle violently, using its claws, teeth, headbutt, and Thunderbolt. Pikachu tried almost everything, but it just couldn't budge Larvitar an inch.

Larvitar slowly began to exert force with its hands, and the terrifying power brought by the two layers of Dragon Dance caused Pikachu to let out a painful cry.

A moment later, Larvitar released its grip, and Pikachu fell to the ground, its eyes turning into mosquito coils.

"Pikachu is unable to battle! The Gym Leader is the winner! Fang Yuan"

He held the skin in his arms and killed him.

After accomplishing this feat, Yukira plopped down on the ground, panting heavily.

If it weren't for Fang Yuan's healing power from Tokiwa, Larvitar's remaining strength would have been absolutely insufficient to withstand Pikachu's attack.

"Well done, I have a big surprise for you tonight."

Yukira nodded, looking bewildered.

Only Fang Yuan knew that he hadn't used the two evolution potions he obtained yet, and there was also the soul sand he had received as compensation.

Fang Yuan was initially worried that Kira's physical abilities wouldn't be able to withstand such an improvement.

But today's battle clearly showed Fang Yuan that Yukira was prepared.

After calming Tyranitar down, Fang Yuan stood up and looked at Ash in front of him.

"I lost."

Ash picked up Pikachu, who was unable to battle.

Larvitar's attack wasn't too severe, and Pikachu quickly regained consciousness. Pikachu looked at Ash, still comforting him despite such a crushing defeat.

"It's all my fault, Pikachu! You don't need to comfort me, I know."

Ash picked up Pikachu and looked at Fang Yuandao in front of him.

"I lost..."

Just as Xiaoxia was about to step forward and say a few words of comfort to Xiaozhi, Xiaogang grabbed Xiaoxia's shoulder and shook his head.

"But next time! Next time I will definitely win!"

Seeing Ash's determination to continue challenging even after a crushing defeat, Gary fell into deep thought.

Fang Yuan looked at Xiao Zhi and nodded in satisfaction for the first time, thinking to himself...

'That's more like what Ahri should do.'

Ash nodded to Fang Yuan, then immediately jumped off the battlefield, heading towards the Pokémon Center.

Just then, Fang Yuan tossed it to Xiao Zhi.

Xiao Zhi instinctively raised his hand and caught what Fang Yuan threw at him.

Looking at the badges in his hand, which were brown, red, blue, and white, Ash stared wide-eyed in shock.

"Is this true?"

"This is the Weather Badge, a symbol that you passed the gym exam," Fang Yuan said with a smile.

"But I clearly lost..."

"Victory is not the only criterion. I see your unwavering willpower. You can accept this badge."

Upon hearing Fang Yuan's words, Xiao Wen and Qiao Yixue looked at him with surprise, while Xiao Mao looked at Xiao Zhi with envy in his eyes.

Because Shigeru knew that this was the first badge his master had given out after becoming the gym leader!

"Hurry up and thank the curator."

Just as Xiaoxia and Xiaogang were happy for Xiaozhi and celebrating.

Ash looked at the Weather Badge in his hand, then at the two badges on his chest.

While the gray badge and the teardrop badge are somewhat questionable, Ash earned them through hard work. But look at this weather badge that was practically given away...

Ash tossed the Weather Badge back into Fang Yuan's hand with a swift motion.

"Thank you for your kind offer, Master Fang! But I still want to earn the badge through my own strength!"

"Then you'd better think it over. If you refuse this badge, it won't be so easy for you to get it again."

"Yes! Master Fang! I've made up my mind!"

After saying that, Ash dashed out of the gym and took the injured Pokémon to the Pokémon Center.

Watching Xiao Zhi walk away, Fang Yuan seemed to remember something.

"Oops! I forgot to ask Ash if he wanted to be my apprentice..."

Then Fang Yuan thought for a moment and said...

"Anyway, Ash will come back to challenge again, so let's wait until next time."