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

However, when she sees Xiaoshun passing by, she still looks at him with hostility.

Why are you staring at me like that? Do you have conjunctivitis?

"Hmph, Shun, just you wait, this time I will definitely defeat you again!"

It turned out to be the pre-match trash talk between the opponents, and Xiaoshun immediately flung his bangs arrogantly.

"There are only four candidates who will be shortlisted for the second round of review at this Autumn Leaf Conference. I think you should pass the first round of review before making such boastful claims."

"Oh, only four? Didn't eight people qualify for the second round of review at the last Kaina Conference?"

"Sister, every grand event is different. Although the major events will remain the same, some of the minor rules may vary."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyao's eyes sharpened.

"But that doesn't matter. Whether it's four or eight, just you wait and see, I'll definitely advance to the next level!"

"Is that so? I'll wait and see."

Shun was a little surprised by Haruka's confident demeanor, but after uttering some harsh words, she left decisively.

In the first round of auditions, Haruka showcased the combination techniques she had honed with Hunting Butterfly over the past few days.

Ash was pleasantly surprised to see Beautifly blasting silk and dancing in the storm, much like how Wallace had Milotic use Aqua Ring back then.

"It seems that Haruka has successfully integrated the experience she gained from Mikoto into her own understanding, and she has been working very hard during this period."

Ash was very pleased to see May's performance this time.

"Your performance was exceptionally well done, and your Pokémon training was also outstanding, Miss May."

"The combination of strong winds and seemingly delicate silk is quite bold and surprising, but it works perfectly together, making it a very outstanding performance."

"Combo attack, I love this!"

The three judges, including Joey, all gave Xiaoyao very high praise.

Although Xiaoyao didn't get the rookie perk this time, she still scored a high total of 26.6 points.

The score exceeded 25 points, which is a rare high score.

"Great job! Well done, hunting swallowtail butterflies!"

Upon seeing her score, Haruka jumped up excitedly and even glanced at Shun before going down to Ash to ask for praise.

Even the green-haired Xiao Shun generously applauded Xiao Yao's performance.

However, once he took the stage, he immediately unleashed his full potential, and his performance with Poison Rose was as excellent as ever.

Her score surpassed Xiaoyao's, reaching an astonishing 29 points.

"Great!"

When he finished his performance, the audience erupted in thunderous applause.

"Someone, you should practice some more."

After leaving the stage and passing through the rest area, Xiaoshun deliberately mocked Xiaoyao.

Seeing this, Ash couldn't help but shake his head helplessly.

"Oh dear, it seems he doesn't want to appear indifferent on the surface when faced with Xiaoyao's provocation."

"That jerk, Ash, didn't you just clap for him?"

"Oh? I applauded after each contestant's performance."

"I do not care!"

Xiao Zhi suffered a "heavy blow" to his waist; girls are truly unreasonable.

Soon, Xiaoyao forgot about Xiaoshun's provocation.

Because the next contestant actually broke the record that Xiaoshun had just achieved.

"Grace's final score: 29.5 points!"

"what?"

Haruka and Shun in the players' room were both astonished by what they saw.

On the stage was the same red-haired, twin-tailed trainer Ash and his friends had met in the hall earlier, the one with Medicham.

Her Çalhana first used Ice Punch to freeze the entire area, then used her telekinesis to crush all the ice blocks, creating a series of icy gusts of wind on the stage.

Not only that, Çalem also used his telekinesis to arrange the ice shards into several exquisite shapes in mid-air.

That Charemus's control over its skills can be described as reaching the master level.

Meanwhile, Mikey, who had been secretly watching the performance from the audience, was also clapping happily.

At a grand event, he was able to spot three outstanding new talents with exceptional potential.

"Autumn Leaf Town, I really made the right choice coming here!"

The feeling that this path has successors and that the cause is thriving instantly cheered Mikoli up.

To his surprise, Ash, who was also in the audience, seemed to have already noticed him.

Ash even turned around from the front row and waved to Wallace behind him.

"No way, I've already disguised myself again... What an impressive young man."

After all 100+ contestants had performed, the four finalists selected from the first round of the Autumn Leaf Tournament were confirmed.

Every contestant watched the big screen with tension.

Finally, the screen froze, and Grace, Shun, and Haruka all successfully advanced!

To everyone's surprise, Grace was paired with Shun during the second round of auditions.

Chapter 429 Michael's Advice

Finally, four people remained to decide who would receive the Akiba Tournament Ribbon Medal.

In the first match, Xiaoyao decisively demonstrated the results of her hard work during this period.

She defeated her opponent's Pokémon, Sweetie, which looked like a giant blue glowworm, with incredible ease.

"Well done, Yao."

"But all of my sister's moves look so familiar."

"Haha, being good at learning is an advantage! Win next time, Yao!"

"Ash, Brock, I will definitely win in the end!"

Seeing Ash and the others cheering from the sidelines, May immediately responded in a cute and adorable way.

She just needed to get back to the players' lounge immediately.

Next up is a spectacular battle between Shun and Grace.

"Ash, who do you think will win?" Brock asked curiously, looking at the two on the field.

"They are both athletes with three ribbon medals, so their strength should be about the same..."

"I think Grace has a better chance of winning."

"Hey, why?"

"Just my intuition."

Ash was deeply impressed by Grace's Psychic ability to easily cover the entire venue; her strength is definitely not to be underestimated.

Even though Green Hair has been working very hard these past few days, Ash still feels that he's still lacking something.

As expected, once their battle began, Poison Rose was suppressed by Çalhan.

Although Shun and Poison Rose are more stylish in their moves, they are significantly weaker in terms of raw power.

With his superior speed and formidable strength, Çalhöyük is gradually taking control of the entire battle.

Every time Poison Rose elegantly unleashes a gorgeous attack on her opponent, it is countered by Charem's Hardened Disarm.

Especially Çalem's unreasonable psychic power, which can even forcibly stop and bounce off the petal dance of the Poison Rose.

However, Shun's excellent coordination skills were also evident at this moment.

Even when the battle is going badly, Poison Rose can still fully demonstrate her charm on the battlefield with her elegant movements and highly entertaining combos.

Therefore, the two sides remain neck and neck in terms of scores.

But soon things took a turn for the better when Xiaoshun broke the deadlock.

The five-minute time limit for the game is about to expire, and he needs to quickly regain the initiative on his side.

"This can't go on any longer, shine, Poison Rose!"

After dodging Medicham's Freeze Punch, he immediately had Roselia begin gathering its strongest Grass-type move, Solar Beam.

But it was this blazing sunlight that gave Grace an opportunity; the red-haired girl with twin ponytails happily tossed her two long braids around.

"Charem, unleash a barrage of Freeze Punches on the ground!"

"Rem!"

"Hey, what's she trying to do by launching such a fierce attack on the ground?"

The surrounding audience couldn't understand, but Grace crossed her arms and looked completely confident.

The arena was instantly frozen by Çalem's swift Freeze Punch, with several thick ice spikes piercing the ground.

At this moment, the Poison Rose's Sunfire finally finished charging and was launched rapidly toward Çalem.

The seemingly incredibly fast and powerful beam of light was surprisingly deflected by the smooth, mirror-like surface of the ice cone just as it was about to strike the large ice cone on the field.

"How is this possible?" Xiao Shun exclaimed in disbelief.

Several different ice cones were arranged at an astonishing angle, reflecting the rays of the blazing sunlight one after another, and then striking directly at the poisonous rose itself.

All of this happened so quickly that Xiao Shun and Poison Rose didn't have time to react before they were hit by the solar flames they had fired and screamed in pain.

"Now! Çalhanoğlu Flying Knee Strike!"

"Rem!"

With a squatting motion, Çalhan launched an attack, instantly closing in on Poison Rose.

The swift and merciless attack was very much in the style of Ash, which instantly triggered the conditioned reflexes that Shun had developed over the past few days.

He quickly shouted for Poison Rose to get out of the way, but unfortunately, the damage from the intense sunlight had greatly hampered Poison Rose's movements.

The glowing knee struck Poison Rose squarely in the chin, sending her flying and knocking her head to the side, rendering her unable to fight.

Three dull referee bells rang immediately, and Xiao Shun's points were deducted in an instant.

Xiao Shun and Du Qiangwei are eliminated.

"Thank you for your hard work, Poison Rose. You look beautiful when you try your best."

After shaking hands with his opponent, Xiao Shun left gracefully.

"I've lost a match for the second time now..."

Xiao Shun clenched his fist, which strengthened his resolve to continue improving his strength.

Meanwhile, Xiaoyao, who had watched the entire match on the TV in the lounge, exclaimed in surprise.

"That arrogant little Shun actually lost so decisively."

You should know that it took a lot of effort for Haruka to defeat Shun last time.

Now, even Haruka can see that Shun's strength has increased, yet he has lost even more thoroughly to Grace.

"It seems that Miss Grace will indeed be a formidable opponent."

But now that we've finally reached the final stage of the competition for the Ribbon Medal, we absolutely cannot lose!

Xiaoyao patted her pretty face with both hands and mustered up her courage to walk onto the stage.

Next, it will be her turn to fight Miss Grace.

This is on the battlefield.

Seeing the cute face on the other side and the little hands trembling slightly with nervousness, Grace once again showed her signature funny smile and laughed heartily.