Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master

"Oh dear~, that's not what I meant!!"

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It was another clear and crisp morning. Xiao Zhi successfully overcame his inner weakness, tidied up the campsite, and was ready to start his training for the day.

The person who helped him regain his spirits the most was Misty, who, with Celebi's help, slowly followed behind Ash, supporting her back.

"This donkey..."

Unfortunately, Xiaozhi couldn't hear Xiaoxia's scolding.

The carefree bear had already released the martial arts master and started selecting stones for his training.

Today's daily task is to do weighted push-ups using only one finger. Xiao Zhi's best training partner, Martial Arts Master Xiong Da, has already chosen a five-ton boulder.

He himself would definitely choose the heavier one.

"No way, Pikachu, who are you trying to fool with that little pebble!"

"Pikachu~"

Pikachu's face fell instantly; it had picked a rock that weighed a ton.

"If you fool your training today, your abilities will fool you tomorrow!"

Pikachu used its cuteness offensive and successfully hit the mark!

But the effect was minimal.

"Go pick a heavier one right now!" That's how hard-hearted Ash is; his whole body is tough.

Even there, Xiaoxia and several beautiful girls personally verified that it was particularly hard!

As the little mouse reluctantly turned around to continue choosing its load, a crazed Tauros suddenly rushed past them.

"Please...please help stop my Tauros..."

A young man who had been running so fast he was almost out of breath managed to crawl up behind him, as if he had used all his strength.

"It got stung in the rear by a Beedrill's stinger and has been running around like crazy ever since. I just can't catch it..."

At that moment, Ash, with his sharp eyes, immediately spotted an old man passing by ahead of Tauros as he ran wildly.

"not good!"

At that moment, Kentairo actually crashed straight into an old man at the foot of the mountain.

"Stop it, Tauros!" the boy screamed in terror.

Given the old man's age, if he were hit by a Tauros, he might be killed.

If someone were to die, the boy felt that his trainer career would also be wiped out by the collision.

"Bear's Dark Nether Strike!"

The martial arts bear master leaped up from the mountainside, emanating a dark aura, and his fist rapidly enlarged in Tauros's eyes.

With a loud bang, just before Tauros's horns were about to touch the old man, Martial Arts Bear Master successfully elbowed the charging Tauros away.

The massive Tauros was struck by the immense force and fell to the side, sliding nearly ten meters across the ground before its hooves kicked a few times and it completely lost consciousness.

Seeing that the martial arts master had successfully intercepted Tauros, Ash quickly picked up Misty's Pikachu and the boy, leaping high from the mountainside to the old man's side.

"Wow, why is this Pikachu carrying such a big rock on its back!"

The boy, who had been sent flying by Ash, was completely bewildered, his pupils dilating wildly.

The boy, already exhausted and extremely nervous, started talking nonsense.

"Humans can carry people and fly that high all at once... Pikachu can carry such a big rock... He can carry Pikachu and fly together..."

"Ah! I must be dreaming!"

"What? Pikachu, you haven't put the rock down yet? That explains why it was heavier than usual."

"Pikachu!" Pikachu is saying, "Didn't you say we should always keep exercising?"

The old man who was almost hit by Tauros immediately revealed a sharp look in his eyes when he saw Ash descending from the sky.

"Those muscles..."

A moment later, thanks to Xiaozhi's slap to wake the boy up, he finally returned to normal.

He repeatedly apologized to Ash and the old man, then quickly recalled his Tauros and rushed to a nearby center to treat them.

"Are you alright, sir?"

Out of respect for the elderly and care for the young, Xiao Zhi still went up to the old man and asked him about his condition.

"I'm fine, but young man, are both of these Pokémon yours?"

This old man in gray was no ordinary person; even though he was almost hit by Tauros, he remained calm and composed.

He was actually more concerned about Ash's Pokémon than himself.

"Of course, Pikachu and Kuma are both important partners of mine."

"Pickup!"

"Roar!"

Pikachu finally put down the stone on its back and greeted the old man together with Urshifu.

The old man's eyes lit up, and his body displayed a flexibility far beyond what one would expect for his age, as he kept circling around to observe Ash and the martial arts master Pikachu.

He poked and touched Xiaozhi's abs three times.

"Excellent, excellent! Both the trainer and the Pokémon are outstanding!"

"Young man, I like you very much. If I'm not mistaken, you've gotten lost. Please come home with me."

"My house is very big, you can stay here temporarily. Feel free to go to sleep if you get tired..."

"What is this old man going to do?" Xiao Zhi and Xiao Xia immediately exchanged a glance.

"Something feels off, Xiaozhi, let's refuse him." Xiaoxia thought it was always better to be safe.

"I'm a local, and I can show you around after you visit my home," the old man said with a confident smile.

"It's very difficult to get out of this forest without someone familiar with it to guide you."

"Lead the way..." Ash's ears twitched slightly.

"Moreover, my family owns a renowned fighting dojo in the Johto region, the long-established Genzo-ryu."

"Fighting Gym..." Ash had already turned around.

"I'm planning to repay your life-saving kindness tonight by treating you to a big meal."

"dinner!"

Ash teleported to the front of the group.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's get going!"

"Ouch!" Xiaoxia fell down.

"Ash!"

It's true, people are always like this; they can't resist the temptation to take advantage of something.

Unfortunately, since Ash had already decided to go, Misty had no choice but to go with him.

Anyway, they were lost and hadn't even had breakfast yet.

The old man's house was not far from the forest, and soon the three of them arrived at the entrance of a large dojo.

Wow, your house is so big!

Old Man Yuanzang wasn't lying; his house was indeed very large.

This is a fairly large antique-style building. As Xiaozhi approached, he could already hear a series of orderly shouts coming from inside.

"This is the Genzo-ryu Martial Arts Dojo, a long-established martial arts school in the Johto region, famous for its Fighting Pokémon!"

The old man proudly opened the gym door and led Ash and his friends inside.

"Today I was supposed to go and welcome Aya, the current successor of Galar Karate, and have a martial arts exchange with her, but I didn't expect her to be late."

"However, meeting a genius like you, Ash, by chance makes this trip worthwhile!"

Chapter 241 Fighting Girl

Upon entering the gym, Ash was greeted by rows of gym trainees performing their routines in unison.

They all shouted loudly, "One, two, one, two..."

In front of these apprentices was a pretty girl with short, pink hair.

Beside her was a rare Pokémon with brown head and hands, and blue body and feet. The apprentices and their respective Pokémon were all following along with it, doing kicking motions.

Xiao Zhi instantly perked up and looked the girl up and down with a curious gaze.

Xiaoxia: "Shouldn't we be watching Pokémon?!"

"That's just Hitmonlee, what's so interesting about it?" Ash is very familiar with Fighting-type Pokémon.

This Hitmonlee is a Pokémon that can use gorgeous and fluid kicking techniques like a dance. Like Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan, it evolves from Braveboy.

The main problem is that its limbs are too thin, making it look like a malnourished child, which doesn't fit Ash's aesthetic preferences for fighting Pokémon.

In comparison, appreciating beautiful girls is more important.

The girl was wearing a light beige, neat martial arts uniform. The top was a short, cropped style that showed off her waist, and the bottom was a short skirt in the same color.

She wore light beige boots and dark blue wristbands.

She's a sporty beauty, unlike Xiaoxia.

"Are they training in Genzo-ryu martial arts?" Xiaoxia had never seen so many people doing the same movements in unison before.

"Hmph, it's just my granddaughter doing some useless training."

Suddenly, the girl clapped her hands. "Alright, everyone, remember the beautiful postures of these kicking and punching techniques, and don't forget to follow the rhythm."

Then she had Zhanbulang demonstrate his special moves to the apprentices. Zhanbulang quickly threw punches and kicked a few times, and then immediately transformed into a high-speed spinning top.

"What a beautiful kick! That spin is so gorgeous!" Xiaoxia exclaimed unconsciously, captivated by Zhanwulang's fluid inverted spinning kick.

But Genzo crossed his arms and shook his head with a serious expression.

"This is completely unacceptable. Martial arts aren't something you perform for people!" The old man seemed quite dissatisfied with his granddaughter's teaching.

The girl waved her hand immediately after the warrior finished his performance, signaling the apprentices to end their get out of class.

When the large group of apprentices passed by Elder Yuanzang, they would all respectfully bid him farewell.

"Grandpa, if this is your home, then this dojo is yours too."

Seeing how respectful everyone here was to the old man, Xiaoxia could roughly guess his identity.

As expected, Elder Yuanzang immediately nodded. "That's right, I am the head of this dojo!"

"Grandpa, who are these people?"

After the apprentices left, the pink-haired girl came to Ash's side.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the old man Genzo suddenly patted Satoshi on the shoulder and said to his granddaughter.

"Hehe, come and get to know me. I've finally found a suitable successor!"

"what!?"

The girl and Ash were shocked, realizing that the old man's elaborate scheme to lure Ash here was not so simple.

"Grandpa, are you really so against me inheriting your dojo?" the girl asked indignantly.

The old man, however, laughed.

"My little Qiancao, you're just not cut out for this!"

"Your fighting style with Zhanwulang is just dancing, not the style that our Genzo school, which emphasizes practical combat, should have."

"Nonsense! My fighting skills are very useful in actual combat!" Chigusa, of course, disagreed with her grandfather's assessment of her.

"Oh ho, impossible!" Genzo's expression instantly turned smug.