The strongest gym leader starts by beating up Gary.

Chapter 82 The main competition begins, Mudkip's revenge battle!

The next day, Tianwang Island was packed with people.

The ancient castle on Tianwang Island had long been transformed into a huge arena. Fang Yuan glanced around and saw that there were at least a thousand people gathered in the arena.

This is just a relatively unknown and low-barrier competition. If it were a larger competition, there would definitely be more viewers.

This is simply the appeal of Pokémon battles in the Pokémon world.

"Dear viewers, welcome to our training match on Tianwang Island!"

"Next, let me invite the 64 contestants who have advanced to the main competition to come to the stage!"

As a famous host in the Pokémon world, Vivian stood on a Magneton, excitedly stirring up the emotions of the entire audience!

Amidst enthusiastic cheers from the audience, all 64 trainers who successfully advanced to the main tournament stepped onto the ring.

"I must say, this year's Tianwang Island competition is full of hidden talents!"

"Let us welcome Yulongdu's cousin, the famous female knight of the Yulong clan, Xiaochun!"

Xiaochun stood under the spotlight and smiled at the audience.

However, Xiao Chun's eyes kept glancing at Fang Yuan not far away, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Vivian stood on the exploding Magneton and continued speaking.

"And the favorites to win this competition!"

"They are Fang Yuan, the dojo master from Songzao Dojo!"

At this moment, all the spotlights were focused on Fang Yuan, and the eyes of thousands of spectators and contestants were also focused on Fang Yuan alone.

Feeling these gazes, Fang Yuan not only didn't feel intimidated, but instead began to get excited.

This also made Fang Yuan somewhat understand why many trainers pursue larger competition venues and more spectators!

Fighting in this environment gives you a completely different feeling.

Fang Yuan cleared his throat, then took the microphone and addressed all the audience members and contestants present.

"I hope all the contestants will disregard my status and compete with each other in style. Friendship comes second, competition comes first!"

Before the audience and contestants realized anything was wrong.

Fang Yuan continued speaking into the microphone.

"You're also welcome to visit Matsumo City. It boasts not only the best dojo in the entire Kanto region, but also hot springs and the Matsumo Forest—all excellent attractions. The Matsumo Dojo also sells weather-themed souvenirs..."

Seeing Fang Yuan nonchalantly promoting Matsumo City and the Matsumo Gym, Vivian broke out in a cold sweat and quickly cut off Fang Yuan's microphone.

"Haha~ It seems that Master Fang really likes his dojo. Next, let's invite the next champion to speak."

"He's the champion of last year's Tianwang Island competition! Xiao Ai!"

"Moreover, Xiao Ai has always used the exact same Pokémon as her opponents and has always won. I wonder if Xiao Ai has anything to say about this?"

A burly man, about 1.9 meters tall, held a microphone and spoke with an almost expressionless face.

"I will become the champion, and then the strongest trainer."

After saying that, Xiao Ai (Mewtwo) casually tossed the microphone aside.

Seeing these two contestants with such unique personalities, even Vivian almost couldn't hold back and could only rely on her strong hosting skills to give an awkward laugh.

"Haha~ Xiao Ai's goal is really great."

. . . . . . .

Hearing what was said from above the stands, Xiaowen awkwardly knelt on the ground and said...

"Does Fang Yuan really need to advertise now?"

However, Nine-Tails remained remarkably calm about this.

"Isn't it normal to advertise these days? After all, making Matsuzawa Gym the strongest gym has always been Master's goal, hasn't it?"

"What's a little loss of face compared to achieving this goal?"

However, Kurama left one last sentence unsaid.

'And it seems the owner wasn't embarrassed at all; on the contrary, they seemed to be enjoying it.'

Upon hearing Nine-Tailed Fox's words, Xiao Wen nodded thoughtfully, then lowered her head with a somewhat dim look in her eyes, lost in thought.

Meanwhile, Fang Yuan, standing on the arena, heard the system's voice and couldn't help but smile.

"I didn't expect there to be an extra surprise!"

[Ding~ Congratulations, host! The reputation of Matsuzo Dojo has increased by 20. Reward: 20 points]

After earning these 20 points, Fang Yuan's total score reached 50 points.

"Should we continue to apply medication to the Mudkip, or to the Bubble Guppy next time?"

"Forget it, let them decide for themselves with a game of rock-paper-scissors afterward."

Meanwhile, in the stands, after interviewing several contestants, the host quickly said...

"Alright, let's announce the contestants' group assignments now!"

"I'm in Group A?"

Fang Yuan looked at his group and said

However, when Fang Yuan looked at his group, he didn't see any strong players.

Upon seeing this group assignment, Fang Yuan's lips twitched slightly, and then he looked at Group B.

Seeing that Xiaomeng was facing strong trainers in almost every match, Fang Yuan sighed helplessly.

"This Mewtwo is such a glutton."

"They actually chose to have them all."

Fang Yuan touched the Mudkip's Poké Ball.

"But Mewtwo actually left Masao to me, so I can't lose this revenge battle."

Upon hearing Fang Yuan's words, Mudkip's Poké Ball shook vigorously.

Right after the group assignments were completed, Xiaochun walked up to Fang Yuan and said...

"You have to do your best! Let's meet in the finals after I advance. I hope we can have a real match then!"

"I also hope that."

Fang Yuan smiled and nodded when he heard Xiao Chun's words.

But Fang Yuan knew that for Xiao Chun to dream of defeating Mewtwo was a bit far-fetched and unnecessary.

Then Xiao Chun looked at Fang Yuan, her hands twisted into a knot, and said...

"By the way, Master Fang, after our battle, I also think that being a gym leader is indeed a good profession, but I don't think I'm strong enough to inherit a gym leader right now."

"Master Fang, may I study at your dojo for a period of time?"

Upon hearing Xiaochun's words, Fang Yuan's eyes lit up.

At this time, the system also sent out a new task.

[Ding~ New quest: The Dragon Girl Who Lacks Confidence.]

[Mission Objective: Train Tsubaki to become a qualified dojo master.]

[Quest Reward: Dragon Nest (Fake)]

[Dragon Nest. Pseudo (Black): Dragon-type Pokémon living in the Dragon Nest grow at a rate 20% faster and regularly produce Dragon-type resources.]

Upon seeing the system task and rewards, Fang Yuan's eyes lit up immediately.

"That would be more than welcome!"

Seeing Fang Yuan's smiling face, Xiao Chun also showed the same smile.

Seeing the two people enjoying themselves on the stage, Nine-Tails immediately noticed something was wrong and cursed inwardly.

"Another fox spirit is going to be in the Taoist temple!"

After exchanging contact information, Xiaochun was very happy and skipped off the stage.

Fang Yuan, however, did not leave the arena.

Because the first match of the main event is the revenge match that Mudkip has been looking forward to for a long time!

Masao looked at Fang Yuan, took a deep breath, and his face was filled with excitement and joy at being able to fight against his idol.

"Master Fang! Let me show you how much I've improved with the Iron-Faced Ninja lately! You definitely won't be disappointed!"

Chapter 83 Instant Kill, a Mechanical Monster Among the Spirits

"Go! Iron-Faced Ninja!"

Masao dispatched his ace spirit.

Facing his old rival, Fang Yuan didn't hesitate at all and immediately took out his Mudkip's Poké Ball.

"Have you been looking forward to this day for a long time?"

Fang Yuan threw out the Mudkip.

The moment Mudkip saw the masked ninja, a completely different light flashed in its eyes!

A flame of revenge ignited in the Mudkip's eyes!

"Iron-Faced Ninja, Shadow Clone!"

Masao immediately ordered his men to have the Iron-Faced Ninja use shadow clones to buy time.

Because the Iron-Faced Ninja's characteristic is extremely powerful acceleration.

[Accelerate: Increases the Pokémon's speed level by 1 every so often]

By stalling for time at the start of the battle, the Iron-Faced Ninja can continuously accelerate during combat, eventually moving at a speed so fast that he becomes like a blur.

In addition, the Iron-Faced Ninja's superb reflexes make him almost impossible to hit.

Facing the dozens of masked ninjas in front of him, Fang Yuan calmly gave orders.

As the signature move of the Weather Gym, Mudkip's greatest strength isn't weather control, but its speed in casting Rain Dance is absolutely top-notch!

From the moment the swamp chug gathers its strength to the moment the dark clouds gather and the rain begins, only ten seconds have passed.

Meanwhile, layers of roofs were raised at the Tianwang Island venue to prevent spectators from watching the game in the rain.

Upon hearing Fang Yuan's words, the swamp leaper exerted its strength, and a solid rock the size of a human head materialized in its hands.

The next second, Mudkip suddenly gathered power in both hands!

A pair of seemingly unremarkable arms suddenly tensed up, their already strong biceps bulging out, the muscle fibers standing out like mountain ridges after rain, every inch of the muscles taut and shiny.

Immediately afterwards, several bluish-black blood vessels suddenly bulged out from under the skin, winding and slithering across the arm like startled snakes.

Mudkip punched the stone he had just conjured with all his might.

The next second, the solid stone instantly transformed into countless tiny stone blades! They rushed towards every afterimage of the Iron-Faced Ninja.

Almost instantly, the Iron-Faced Ninja's phantom image shattered, leaving only the Iron-Faced Ninja looking at the overwhelming stone blades with a chill down his spine!

Masao immediately gave the order

A high-decibel insect chirping sound immediately erupted from the Iron-Faced Ninja's mouth, shattering the Mudskipper Stone Blade into dust.

As the rain mingled with the downpour, the once clear water gradually became murky.

Seeing Fang Yuan's move, Zhengxiong wiped the cold sweat from his brow and said...

"Master Fang's research into this new technique is truly terrifying. Not only did it eliminate the shadow clones, but it also nearly severely injured the Iron-Faced Ninja."

Upon hearing Zhengxiong's words, Fang Yuan shook his head.

"You're wrong. I didn't develop this move."

"It wasn't your research?" Zhengxiong was stunned.