The dull gray fog filled the air and then dissipated.
Xia Chen was very familiar with this scene. It was the scene where Zoroa transformed from a transformed object.
Usually, Soraya would often transform into fairy cloth or Gardevoir to tease Xia Chen, but was exposed every time.
This time is different. Under the disguise of Gardevoir wearing a pure white dress, what is revealed is...
Evil crimson eyes, long hair that dances wildly without wind, and a slightly arched slender body.
This is a humanoid demon fox that is all gray with pale pink dots at the end of its hair and body.
Zoroark!
"Zoroa...K, have you evolved?"
Xia Chen still touched the elf in front of him with his fingers in disbelief. He was afraid that this was another disguise put on by Zoroa, or that it was his own fantasy.
But soon, the real feel of the fur in his palms convinced him that Zoroa had really evolved!
"So~"
Zoroark called out affectionately, his voice was hoarse, less delicate than an elf cub, and more mature and steady.
Coupled with her arrogant and handsome appearance, the word "sister drag" is the most true portrayal of her.
However, just like when Gardevoir first evolved, Zoroark's personality cannot change immediately as he evolves.
When she looked at Xia Chen, she could still see a little attachment in her eyes.
Zoroark's height is similar to Gardevoir, and slightly taller than Xia Chen.
It is uncertain whether he is taller than the average height of his race, because Zoroark's race data is uncertain.
But looking at the little guys who were once curled up and attached to his arms, all evolved into taller than himself, Xia Chen always felt a little strange in his heart.
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I can't say whether it's good or bad, but Xia Chen always seems to be watching his daughters grow up one by one...the loneliness of an old father.
The old father has been a master for more than a year, and now, not counting super evolution, all four elves have evolved into their final forms.
Only the two quasi-god cubs, Xiaoduolong and Niannibao, who are still in the egg, have room to evolve.
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"That's too much. You didn't even ask me to evolve, and I didn't even have time to take a video of you."
Xia Chen regretted that he missed the moment of evolution right behind him.
Except for the two evolutions of Xianbu and Lalulas, which I had no chance to take, Xia Chen faithfully recorded the other evolution moments of the elves with images.
These are all good memories that Xia Chen will have when he enters retirement life in the future.
"Zolo..."
Zoroark, who was being touched curiously by Senbu, screamed in grievance. Evolution was so sudden, he didn't expect it...
To be precise, she had a hunch during this time that she was about to evolve, but Zoroark didn't expect that she evolved because of the Dream Demon Fruit she ate.
Now recalling the description of the soul fruit, I gained some of the abilities of the dream demon...
It turns out that it is not just moves, but also basic abilities such as energy intensity, special attack and special defense.
No, it was more than that. Zoroark felt a different energy surge in his body than before, and felt that the fruit was not as simple as he imagined.
Now is not the time for testing. Zoroark suppresses his curiosity for the time being and prepares to see his evolution tomorrow and how much the fruit has changed him.
Because of Zoroark's evolution, Xia Chen played around with the elves for a long time.
It wasn't until almost twelve o'clock that Xia Chen, who was immersed in the excitement of Zoroa's evolution, remembered that there would be a competition the next day.
After a simple wash with the elves, Xia Chen fell asleep quickly after a busy day.
But starting tonight, the sleeping environment becomes a little warmer and more crowded...
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The next morning.
The opening ceremony of the main game was held in a lively atmosphere at Funan Liuhuo Arena.
After a two-day truce, the intensity of the Donghuang Young Trainer Competition not only did not decrease, but actually increased by a few points compared to the previous days.
There are two reasons. First, the competition has transitioned from the qualifying rounds to the more exciting main stage.
Secondly, the many amazing players emerging in this competition are really surprising.
In addition to Xia Chen, who is the youngest and most talked about, there are Hu Yang, who is known as the strongest academic trainer in this competition, Lu Weiyu and Bai Mu, the favorites who performed well as expected, and Chihong, a traveling trainer from the Kanto region.
That magical Pikachu...
Spring is when a hundred flowers bloom.
From the audience's point of view, no one likes a genius to crush all the way and finally win the championship.
And like this competition, no one can guess who will reach the finals and who will win the championship. This is the competition that arouses the most heated discussions.
After the passionate speech of the Donghuang Alliance Chairman, the main stage of the Donghuang Young Trainer Competition officially started.
Xia Chen's opponent in the first round was unremarkable. He was a student from a first-class training family of a first-class university who had climbed up from the loser's bracket.
There have been too many battles, and the playing styles and tactics have been thoroughly studied.
In addition, the difference in strength between the two was indeed quite large. In just five minutes, Xia Chen quickly cut through the mess and defeated him easily.
Not to mention Zoroark, he didn't even reveal any of Gardevoir and Menas' unusual moves.
The game ended early, and after saying hello to Teacher Lin Quan, Xia Chen hurried back to the dormitory.
Zoroark has just completed his evolution, and he and she must adapt to the evolved body and strength as soon as possible.
There are only five days in the main competition. Even if Zoroark only plays as a trump card on the last day, time is still tight for them.
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In the training room in the dormitory, Xia Chen observed the undirected battle between Gardevoir and Zoroark.
Gardevoir's pre-evolution strength was similar to Zoroark's, and the two elves were also similar in size, so Xia Chen wanted to see how Zoroark would perform in this battle.
Because there is no shortage of physical attackers in his team, Xia Chen's own training plan for Zoroark focused on physical attack and speed.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! This is reflected in the daily aspects of energy cubes, cultivation items, and training content accumulated over time.
But like other elves, Zoroark also has her own "self-cultivation" content, so she has not relaxed her training in special attack abilities and moves.
If the elves have a hexagram ability map, Zoroark's ability map should be a triangle similar to the Mercedes-Benz logo, but the durability is not as exaggerated.
After evolving, Zoroark's attack methods are very rich due to the changes in his body and the broadening of his skill pool.
In this battle, in addition to the regular moves he had mastered before, such as Shadow Ball, Shadow Claw, and Shadow Sneak Attack, Zoroark also showed off some newly learned moves.
Among them, the most unexpected thing for Xia Chen was the sneak attack and a move that even Xia Chen had never seen before.
The mastery of the latent spirit attack actually did not surprise Xia Chen. After all, he could learn to meditate, and mastering superpowers was achieved through the fruit of the move given to him by Zoroa.
Or it's not impossible that Zoroark, who has purified the ghost attribute, can learn stealth surprise attack.
No matter how the move was learned, the addition of this move made Zoroark, who was already extremely fast, even more agile and ghostly, and his combat effectiveness was directly raised to a higher level.
And the other move... seems a little weird.
Recalling the strange ghost energy that suddenly emerged from Gardevoir's feet, entangled like hair, and spread on Gardevoir's body, Xia Chen was still a little incredulous.
The expression of that move is different from all the currently known ghost-type moves. Is it a move unique to Ghost Zoroark?
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Exclusive moves are not uncommon in the game, and almost every cover god has its own exclusive moves.
For example, the finishing touches of the Three Fools of Hoenn, Root Wave and Cliff Sword.
As a unique symbol of the mythical beasts transcending ordinary elves, the effects of exclusive moves are generally very powerful.
In addition to the legendary elves, there are also some special rare elves who also have their own exclusive moves.
Zoroark's Dark Explosion is one of them.
Before Zoroa evolved, Xia Chen once thought about whether Ghost Zoroark would be able to learn Dark Explosion as his attributes had changed.
I didn’t expect that after taking a look at the evolution, it was really like this.
However, without Dark Explosion, it seems that he has learned a new exclusive move. Xia Chen doesn't know the name, but according to the rules established in the elf world, Xia Chen has the right to name this new move.
According to the description of Gardevoir, who was the first to be hit by the move, she could feel a creepy and thick aura of resentment from the ghost energy that spread throughout her body.
To put it bluntly, this move should be called Resentment Attack.
But with a name like Resentment Attack... I feel like I don't have any momentum when I say it, and it sounds on the same level as a move like grabbing or pecking.
So Xia Chen decided to name this move [Retribution].
After subsequent tests on the move force tester and descriptions of the elves' personal experiences, Xia Chen roughly understood the damage and additional effects of this move.
Retaliation is a special move of the ghost type. Its power is not too high, probably similar to that of a high-speed star.
But the additional effects are quite interesting.
The hit elf has about a 30% chance of entering an abnormal state, which is similar to freezing, but it is not frozen, but somewhat similar to a burn state——
Continuous loss of health and stamina, and more importantly, the power of special damage is halved.
Undoubtedly, this was another new discovery of an abnormal state, so Xia Chen logically named it [Frostbite].
The additional effect of this move is not just that. When Retaliation hits an opponent who is in an abnormal state, it can do double the damage.
In this case, the damage dealt by Retaliation is extraordinary, almost as powerful as the powerful moves such as Meteor Swarm and Flying Leaf Storm.
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Which of the two moves, Retribution and Dark Explosion, is stronger and weaker?
It would be a lie to say that each has its own merits. Apart from the power of its moves, Retribution can be said to be completely better than Dark Explosion in all other aspects.
One has about a 40% chance of reducing the opponent's hit rate, and the other has a 30% chance of causing the opponent to suffer from frostbite.
Even calculating the expected value, retaliation weakens the opponent more than the former.
Not to mention that retaliation can double the damage to opponents in negative status.
You know, there are very few high-power moves in the ghost system, and Shadow Ball is one of the best.
There are some with higher power, such as Shadow Sneak Attack and Shadow Light, but these are exclusive moves of legendary elves and cannot be learned by ordinary elves.
With such a vertical comparison, if double damage can be done, the power of retribution will be very high.
Of course, even if it doesn't work, this move is not weak at all.
After spending a whole morning, Xia Chen had a basic understanding of Zoroark's current strength.
However, if he wants to let her appear on the battlefield, this understanding is definitely not enough. He and Zoroark still need some time to get used to each other.
And once the running-in is over, the sneak attack and retribution, coupled with the [illusion] feature that makes the opponent unclear and unpredictable...
Xia Chen has already begun to look forward to the scene when the phantom overlord shines before the eyes of the world.
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The main stage lasts for five days, with a total of six rounds from 64 players to the final championship game.
Except for the final day, where there are two rounds of semi-finals and finals, the previous games were all one round per day.
At the end of the first day of competition, the ten-member Shangjing University team lost two people.
After entering the main game, the quality of the competition and the intensity of the confrontation have improved significantly, which is not surprising.
However, for a person like Xia Chen who is strong enough, the first two rounds of the main competition are no different from the qualifiers.
The second round of the game was still settled easily. Xia Chen, who walked off the battlefield, was about to go back to the dormitory to continue training with Zoroark.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Behind him, a somewhat unfamiliar voice suddenly stopped him.
"Xia Chen, wait a minute!"
Xia Chen turned around and was surprised to find that the person calling him was Chi Hong, whom he hadn't seen in more than a year.
This description is not quite accurate. After the game lasted for so many days, Xia Chen saw the opponent several times, and the same was true for Chi Hong.
However, the schedule was so tight, and he was busy studying opponents and training to prepare for the competition, so Xia Chen never went to chat with this old friend.
Unexpectedly, he came here first today.
Stopping, Xia Chen smiled and greeted Chi Hong, who was walking quickly, "Long time no see, Chi Hong."
Chihong held up the brim of her hat and smiled brightly, "Long time no see, Mr. Xia Chen!"
Teacher Lin Quan in the lounge had a light of wisdom in his eyes. He guessed correctly. Xia Chen indeed knew this young man from Guandu. They were old acquaintances!
Xia Chen and Chi Hong were also two players that attracted much attention in this competition. For a while, everyone in the lounge looked at them with curious eyes.
Glancing at the people eating melons online around him, Xia Chen asked: "When will your competition start?"
Chihong understood and replied: "It starts in the afternoon, let's go out and chat?"
Xia Chen nodded, and under the disappointed eyes of everyone, the two left the lounge side by side.
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Inside the stadium, the game was in full swing, so there were not many people outside at all, making it seem a bit deserted.
After buying a few drinks, Xia Chen and Chi Hong walked to the hall and found a quiet place to chat and reminisce.
Looking at the yellow-skinned mouse with its tail swaying and immersed in drinking, Xia Chen asked with a smile: "Is this the Pikachu you said at that time that you don't want to come out?"
Chi Hong touched Pikachu with a little nostalgia and recalled: "Yes, although I conquered him at that time, the relationship was not very good... I didn't expect you to still remember this."
Xia Chen smiled, this Pikachu... I'm afraid all Pokémon fans don't remember it.
Other Pikachu are just Pikachu, and he is the only one who is called the Pikachu by his fans.
With this thought in his mind, Xia Chen joked: "Because at that time, there were very few elves who felt bad about getting along with their trainers."
Pikachu raised his head and glanced at Xia Chen. The two electric capsules on his cheeks flashed with bright yellow electricity. If you dare to say anything bad again, I will shock you.
Xia Chen had no doubt about the possibility that this electric mouse, which was not good-tempered towards strangers, would shock him. He coughed lightly and added: "All good things come hard, and it turns out that you have become a reliable pair of partners."
Pikachu then groaned twice and continued to drink.
Chihong nodded with deep understanding and said: "Pica, Mosquito, Bulbasaur and Kirby and I have indeed experienced a lot along the way."
Bulbasaur? Kirby?
Red’s current third and fourth main Pokémon are Kirbymon and Bulbasaur?
As expected, the main lineup is the same as in the special episode.
The performance of these two elves in the special episode also deeply affected Xia Chen.
Bulbasaur once defeated the green Charizard in the decisive battle of the Quartz Alliance and helped Red win the championship.
Kirby has immense strength, rough skin and thick flesh, and this one is even more of a heavyweight.
Until now, the two red elves have not even appeared...
Xia Chen became more interested in Chihong's true strength.
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After chatting for a while, Xia Chen suddenly remembered something that he had been curious about for several days.
"By the way, how did you get a spot in this competition?"
After recalling for two seconds, Chi Hong replied: "When we were traveling through Nandu City, Pikachu and I practiced at the Thunder Gym there for a while, and we had a very good relationship with Master Lin. Their gym happened to have no apprentices of suitable age this year, so I represented him.
They're coming."
Hmm...the very reason for being a son of a plane.
Xia Chen smiled slightly, "It seems that your journey has been very exciting!"
Chihong smiled and said, "It's not as exciting as you. I have listened to your news and deeds along the way."
"Then I know nothing about your deeds. Do you want to tell your story?"
"..."
There were so many things that happened in a year that the two of them lost track of time while chatting. It was not until the morning games were over and a huge crowd poured out of the venue that Xia Chen and Chi Hong got up to say goodbye.
"I have to train in the afternoon, so I won't watch your game. Come on."
Before parting, Xia Chen slightly apologized for his absence in the afternoon.
Chihong grinned, "It's okay, just go about your business. We'll see you in the finals."
Xia Chen said the craziest words in a nonchalant tone, and Xia Chen called him the king in his heart.
But no matter what, the momentum could not be lost, Xia Chen stretched out his hand to meet the red open palm.
High fives as an oath, the two looked at each other and smiled.
People were coming and going around, Xia Chen and Chihong waved goodbye, got into the crowd, and drifted away with the flow of people.
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December 20th is the third day of the youth competition.
The third round of competition has begun, and today, the top eight of this competition will be competed for.
At this point in the competition, all the remaining players in the competition are the proud ones of the Donghuang region.
That's not right, we have to exclude Chihong, a Kanto native...
In short, there will be almost no crushing scenes in every subsequent game.
Xia Chen's opponent in this round of competition is a non-academic trainer whose strength is comparable to Jiang Pei, whom he defeated in the qualifiers——
The inheritor of Bingzhen Gym, Wang Ding.
Xia Chen knew something about this opponent. He was the first person from Beijing University to be put into the loser's bracket.
Although it is not as popular as Lu Weiyu or Bai Mu, it can still be regarded as one of the seed players in this competition.
At that time, Xia Chen had also studied Wang Ding's terrifying snow team, but he never expected to encounter them in the 16th to 8th round.
However, in the schedule map that he drew before the main game, Xia Chen predicted that his opponent in this round would most likely be Wang Ding, so he was somewhat prepared.
In the weather team, he knew more about Qingyusha, but he didn't know much about the snow team. In the past few days, he had been tinkering for a while and discovered the formation of this lineup, the Ice Nine Tails.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! To be precise, it is the aurora curtain opened by the Ice Nine Tails.
This is not a secret, because the Aurora Screen move is so conspicuous.
The physical and special damage suffered by one's own elves was halved, and the green caterpillars dared to stand behind the aurora curtain as hard as Rayquaza.
Of course, there is no way to break the aurora curtain. The simplest one is the [Cracking Tile] that can break the light wall, reflective wall, and aurora curtain.
The good news is that Chu Wa is a move that can be learned in a wide range of ways, and Xia Chen's Zoroark can learn it.
The bad news is that Xia Chen doesn't want Zoroark to be exposed in this battle.
So how to break through the aurora curtain blocking the ice nine tails is a difficult problem.
After thinking about several plans, Xia Chen finally decided to try the one that could best solve the root cause.
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"Hello to all the viewers on site, in front of the TV, and in the live broadcast room of Station P. You are watching the third game of the top 16 of the Donghuang Young Trainer Competition, which is also the focus of this round. Xia Xia from Beijing University
Chen, fight against Wang Ding from Bingzhen Gym in Litang City. I am the commentator for this game."
In the studio, the female anchor in white silk stockings with a dream monster on her shoulder introduced her unhurriedly.
"The guest we are connecting with this time is a trainer who specializes in ice attributes, the master of the Shuangmo Mountain Gym from the Padia region, Gurusha!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the white silk female commentator suddenly flashed with light and shadow, and immediately, a holographic image of a cold and beautiful woman standing in the ice and snow appeared beside her.
This is an advanced version of Vladali's holographic image communicator, which can project people thousands of miles away into the studio.
The voice, appearance, and movements are all very realistic.
This is one of the innovative points of this year's competition. Starting from the top 16 competition, each competition will invite an outstanding trainer from around the world as a connecting guest.
The first two games were connected to Denji from the Binhai Gym in the Sinnoh region, and Naqi from the Yinyu Gym in the Hoenn region.
Judging from the enthusiastic response from the audience, the experimental results are very good.
The third game was no exception. As soon as Gurusha's holographic image appeared in the studio, the barrage immediately began to generate electricity.
"The Padiya area is so far away, but this guest is so good-looking. I have already forgotten Naqi. My sister is stepping on me!"
"Sister Piao Niang! Iceberg beauty! Flower of the high mountains! Sister Gurusha is so good at poking me!"
"Sister? Brother, please wake up, this is a man! It's bigger than you when he takes it out!"
"Damn it, how is it possible that someone so beautiful can be a man?"
"Damn it, it's a boy? I'm even more excited!"
After all, each region has at least eight gym leaders, and many Donghuang people cannot even recognize their own dozen or so gym leaders, let alone the Padia region.
So when a familiar comment revealed Gurusha's true gender, many viewers were confused.
But it's normal. The scarf covers his neck, and the thick down jacket covers his upper body. Two important gender characteristics are covered up. Judging from his delicate facial features and cold temperament, he really looks like a girl.
However, after knowing that this was a man, the barrage became even more excited for a while.
I can only say that there are too many Nantongs on the Internet...
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Like the ice and snow around him, Gurusha's temperament is very cold, and the female commentator usually talks to him with just a few words.
However, when the commentator asked about the players, Gurusha started to talk more.
"The video of player Xia Chen... ah no, I have watched several games and they were very impressive, especially the one where he used water sprays and freezing beams to freeze the field. He was full of aura. I think he has ice-making attributes.
With the talent of a trainer, you can at least try to train an ice elf. There are many kinds of ice elf in Frost Moist Mountain, and the giant whale is also very cute. If you have the chance..."
"Ahem..." The female commentator interrupted the suddenly talkative Guru Xia, "What do you think of player Wang Ding?"
After two seconds of silence, Gurusha said: "Not bad..."
After waiting for several seconds and no follow-up, the female commentator said blankly: "It's just... gone?"
"Well... I think player Xia Chen can choose to cultivate a quasi-god that is unique to our Padia region, the Halberdosaurus. It is the physical attacker that Xia Chen lacks. It has a wide range of attacks..."
The female commentator helplessly held her forehead. Is this differential treatment a bit too much?
The barrage was laughing like crazy at this time.
"Hahaha, the Master Pigeon card has turned Bingshan into a chatterbox!"
"Wang Ding: Aren't we both ice attribute trainers? We only have three words of review: 'not bad'?"
"It's broken, Gurusha is also a pigeon!"
"Trivia, Gurusha's P station account is branded with the level 28 Cuckoo Pigeon."
“The first thing I started talking about was the video of player Xia Chen, an old pigeon fancier.”
During the playful barrage discussion, the screen in the live broadcast room cut to the battlefield, and Gurusha's holographic projection was posted in the small corner of the upper right corner.
All spectators know that this means the game is about to begin.
Not long after, the referee's whistle sounded and the battle officially began.
"The battle started, and the elves from both sides appeared. Wang Ding sent out, as expected, the Ice Nine Tails with the [snowfall] characteristic. The Snow Queen opened the aurora curtain, which is a tactic that Wang Ding's players will use in most cases. But now.
, snow has begun to fall above the battlefield."
Guru Xia then said: "Xia Chen is sending Menas here, is it to compete with the weather? Xia Chen's Menas moves are released very quickly, and it is possible to release the Rain Seeker before the Aurora Curtain is released.
Is this what he thinks if the weather changes to rainy days, which will prevent the extremely troublesome aurora curtain from being released?"