Greatest Pokémon Trainer

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After passing the first challenge, Fang Yuan didn't linger there for long.

The first challenge didn't take much time, and there was still plenty of time left for the remaining challenges, but Fang Yuan dared not to take it too easy.

Who knows what kind of insane levels could be up next.

He didn't believe that 36 hours was sufficient time.

As for what will happen to these 100 Dragon Type Fairies when they wake up, that's beyond Fang Yuan's control.

Let Yun Li clean up this mess.

However, it's said that mating season for the Dragon Clan... is quite terrifying?

After saying goodbye to Yun Li, Fang Yuan set off toward the second challenge's location.

On his way to the location of the second challenge, Fang Yuan carried his backpack on his back, happily watching the Spirit egg's reactions:

"I was just worrying that Milotic's style of fighting would prevent the Spirit egg from absorbing the energy of victory, it seems I was overthinking."

The battle has been over for some time now, and the Spirit egg is still flickering faintly. Impressive.

10 Top-Level Combat Power, 40 Master Level combat power, 50 Professional combat power, and that was just the first challenge!!

Anyway, these experience points have made Fang Yuan very happy.

"Maybe there's really a chance for the Spirit egg to hatch Rotom here!" The mobile phone Rotom peeked into the backpack, expectant.

"Yeah, and this battle has also revealed a new method of grinding experience for me. If the hatching doesn't succeed this time, I could take Milotic to Dragon Island and Deep Sea Island for an all-island showdown..." Fang Yuan contemplated...

"Boo wu!!! (I refuse!!)" Dragonite exclaimed loudly.

"Just kidding. Rotom, is the next location locked in?" Fang Yuan revealed a smile at the corner of his mouth.

"Yes, Rotom, the second challenge should be in that Stone Forest area," Rotom replied.

Next to Fang Yuan, the mobile phone Rotom used the navigation to assist Fang Yuan in finding the way.

"Stone Forest? Could it be a Gatekeeper proficient in Rock Type?"

After making his guess, Fang Yuan looked toward the Spirits beside him. If it's Rock Type, Milotic and Monferno would be the most suitable for battle.

However, Milotic just finished battling and needed time to rest, having already been returned to its Poké Ball by Fang Yuan.

In that case, it seems the next stage might be Monferno's showtime.

"Wu ah!!" Monferno, with Ditto on its head, looked at Fang Yuan with an indifferent expression after capturing his gaze.

Fight!

Forget stones, even if it were steel, it could smash it with one punch.

Fang Yuan smiled, reliable!

"Rotom, is that place far?"

"There's some distance, Rotom."

After getting the reply, Fang Yuan glanced at Dragonite, saying, "If that's the case, let's speed up and head over."

Not much physical strength was spent on the first challenge; there's no need to progress slowly to recover, it's more convenient to dash directly to the second challenge!

"Boo wu!!" Dragonite understood, it was being asked to be a mode of transportation.

That it was good at!

......

The mountain range Fang Yuan was in wasn't particularly large or small, so Dragonite didn't need to fly at full speed, just much faster than Fang Yuan walking would suffice.

At this speed, the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster and Monferno didn't need to return to their Poké Balls, whether flying or running, this pace wouldn't waste their physical strength, and could even serve as a warm-up.

Before seven o'clock, Fang Yuan and his team arrived at the Stone Forest area marked on the challenge map.

The Stone Forest was composed of densely packed stone peaks. The forest stood tall and rugged with smooth lines, an impressive sight, but there were also areas littered with rubble, resembling ruins, with jumbled rocks – likely the result of battles...

If they were to fight here, the place might become even more chaotic afterwards.

Before Fang Yuan's arrival, the Gatekeeper of the second challenge's Stone Forest had been waiting for him.

He stood atop a several-meter-high peak holding a sleek tablet, just like the Twelve Branches in the round table conference, having just finished watching Fang Yuan's performance in the first challenge at Dragon Valley.

Clearly, not only him but also the Gatekeepers of later challenges were surely paying attention to Fang Yuan's progress.

As Fang Yuan arrived at the Stone Forest, the Twelve Branches started another discussion in the conference room.

"Unlike the first challenge, the second challenge requires the challenger to defeat a Species Limit trained Top-Level Combat Power. It's not much different in difficulty from the first challenge, and considering Fang Yuan's previous performance, he should pass with ease," someone said.

"Haha, so well, don't have high expectations for the first four challenges, they might just cause some trouble for him, but they won't stop him. The real despair starts from the fifth challenge, don't you agree, Master Qiao Jing?" Kong Hai laughed and turned to Qiao Jing.

The fact that this old man had positioned himself at the fifth challenge was unexpected by Kong Hai. He felt sorry for Fang Yuan just thinking about the two strongest healing Spirits that Master Qiao Jing would send out, both laughing and feeling sorry at the same time.

Although Qiao Jing wasn't a battle member, and those two Spirits weren't very good at fighting, they were still trained to the Species Limit with Double Defense, physical strength, and Healing Ability that ranked amongst the top in Hua Nation. He had no doubt that even if Fang Yuan could pass this challenge, he would be severely exhausted by this old woman, spending several hours and most of his physical strength.

Do the two... have a grudge?

Facing Kong Hai's question, Master Qiao Jing remained silent. When Fang Yuan passed the first three challenges, it would be about time for her to set off. Though she was optimistic about Fang Yuan, she wouldn't go easy on him, so it would be best if he didn't spend too much strength in the first four challenges.

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The other twelve branches all looked at the screen at the same time, focusing on the gatekeeper. The opponent had already made contact with Fang Yuan, someone Fang Yuan was familiar with as well. He had volunteered to become the gatekeeper after learning that Fang Yuan was going to challenge the Road of Champions.

"Master Ye Hui, I didn't expect you to be the second gatekeeper," Fang Yuan said.

Fang Yuan looked towards the middle-aged man dressed in green camouflage standing atop Stone Peak, accompanied by Alidos, and spoke unexpectedly. He had thought it might be some Rock Type master.

Turned out it was an old acquaintance.

"Haha, it's not just me. You might encounter quite a few familiar faces in the upcoming challenges," Ye Hui said, slightly smiling upon seeing "Teacher Fang Yuan." He then jumped off the Stone Peak onto the ground—an easy feat for him with the assistance of his Pokemon.

Alidos's silk threads had turned into a prop to aid his cool entrance.

"Enough small talk, Dr. Fang Yuan. The rules for the second gate are Pokémon duels, 12VS1. I will only use Alidos from my side, while you can use all 12 of your Pokémon. However, you are restricted to only send out one to battle at a time," the King Ye Hui said.

As King Ye Hui spoke, the spider-like, eerily-colored Alidos by his side moved its mouth, showing a smile.

"I have this feeling..."

It feels like you are taking it easy on me!

Fang Yuan was somewhat speechless. Although he knew the first four gates were relatively simple compared to the ten, this seemed way too accommodating to him.

He was even suspecting that the likes of Yun Li and Ye Hui were only trying to curry favor with him for that Mega Evolution Stone!!

Is this Alidos strong? Of course it is.

Without the Super Big Armor, this Alidos was King Ye Hui's absolute trump card, trained to the Species Limit of a top-level Fourth Stage combat power.

However, when Fang Yuan had taught Ye Hui and the others Mega Evolution back in Shanming County, he had gained plenty of experience fighting this Alidos. Fang Yuan was now very familiar with its battle style.

So in this battle, he had an advantage, as if he had prior knowledge of his opponent's information.

Back then, Fang Yuan had used Monferno and Ditto, opening four gates together, to defeat Alidos.

Now, if it were a 1VS1, Monferno would have some difficulty defeating the opponent... but considering the boost in its base strength and the attribute advantage, it wasn't impossible to give it a try. However, with such a fight, Monferno would certainly be severely injured, which would be more loss than gain, especially since it was a main force for later stages.

As for Sun Eevee... its attribute also greatly countered the opponent, but its base ability still fell short. And since Sun Eevee was also a main force for later stages, now was not the best time for it to enter the fray.

As the stages progressed, the Pokémon would get stronger, so it was better to save their strength for later.

So, does this mean I can only use Super Gengar... If it's a top-level Fourth Stage combat power just like the Super Gengar, then defeating Alidos with the Black Flame should be very likely.

"Koje!" While Fang Yuan pondered, Glutton appeared from his shadow, thinking in sync with him.

However, at that moment, Dragonite smacked Glutton back into the shadow.

"Bwoo!!" After smoothly pushing Glutton back, Dragonite stepped forward.

Eevee, the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, Monferno, and the Glutton in Fang Yuan's shadow all glanced at Dragonite.

"Do you want to fight, Rotom?" the Rotom phone asked.

"If it's you, Dragonite..." Fang Yuan also turned to Dragonite.

With the strength of Dragonite carrying the Silver Feather, which was almost equivalent to a top-level Third Stage, and considering the massive gap between Dragonite's species and Alidos's, as well as Dragonite's advantage in attributes, it indeed... could pose a significant threat to Alidos, just like Eevee, Monferno, and the others.

It seemed like another option.

"Bwoo!!" Dragonite solemnly requested to fight, aware that it had to take a stand during the earlier gates or else it would have nothing to do later on.

They had all heard about the difficulty of the Road of Champions from Rotom.

The first four gates still offered Dragonite a chance to shine, but it could forget about the rest. So, let it take this battle on first.

Even if it got injured, it wouldn't matter; it could be comfortably healed by Milotic and then neatly revert to transportation duties.

Early combat meant early release; what could be more enjoyable than watching gods battle later on?

Dragonite was serious, indicating it had given the matter much thought. With the first and second gates this difficult, it couldn't delay anymore; it had to show its face somehow.

For Pokemon like Garlic Turtle, there was thoroughly no chance to appear.

"Alright then." Fang Yuan patted Dragonite on the back, then smiled at the bewildered King Ye Hui and Alidos.

King Ye Hui, Alidos: Huh???

If they remembered correctly, back in the Spirit World Mystery in Shanming County, this Dragonite wasn't that strong.

Wasn't it just enough to contend with weaker top-level powers?

And now, Fang Yuan actually wanted Dragonite to be his vanguard???

Not only was King Ye Hui startled, but the bigshots monitoring the challenge from behind were also showing puzzled expressions.

The information on record invariably indicated that Dragonite was one of the weakest in Fang Yuan's team.

Seeing King Ye Hui's slightly puzzled expression, Fang Yuan didn't offer any explanation.

Sorry, your information is outdated.

After that time, Fang Yuan had claimed the Silver Feather of the Sea Prince for Dragonite; could it possibly still be as weak as before?

"Bwoo!!" Once the decision to fight was made, Dragonite's eyes widened, and it started gearing up, ready for battle; little bug, meet your doom.