"How could this be?"
Yan Lingji had a dazed look on her face. The situation before her was somewhat beyond her expectations. How could the dragon's power be so vulnerable? What went wrong?
The answer is very simple, that is strength. The difference in strength caused the Qixi Bluebird to have no resistance in front of the Violent Dragonite.
After the initial collision, the two sides launched several attacks, Sun Flame against Jet Flame, Divine Bird Slam against Steel Wing... and Dragonite firmly gained the upper hand every time, suppressing Tanabata Bluebird into no temper.
"Qixi Bluebird, dodge and then use Dragon Star Cluster!" After being suppressed several times in the attack, Yan Lingji decisively chose to go all out and let Qixi Bluebird use the strongest move it could.
She really had no other choice. Tyrannosaurus was like a cold-blooded machine, refusing to reveal any flaws. Even the instantaneous magic flash could not hit Tyrannosaurus. He would avoid the frontal attack and launch a counterattack as soon as possible.
And it was even more impossible for the power of the moon to hit Dragonite, which was a moving target. Instead, Dragonite took advantage of the opportunity and launched a fierce attack on Tanabata with its Steel Wings, which directly hit Tanabata severely, and almost made it unable to maintain its mega evolution state.
"No chance, Tyrannosaurus, use Steel Wings as fast as possible!"
"Roar!"
A gleam of light flashed in the eyes of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, and it flew towards the Tanabata Bluebird that was gathering strength without hesitation. The speed it burst out in that instant was twice as fast as it had shown before, and it appeared in front of the Tanabata Bluebird almost in an instant.
The next second, the cotton defense that the Qixi Bluebird was proud of was cut through by the steel wings, as easy as a hot knife cutting butter. The sharp wings scratched the Qixi Bluebird's skin, splashing a large amount of blood, and almost cut off half of the Qixi Bluebird's wings.
"Woo~!" After a mournful cry, the Qixi Bluebird fell directly towards the water. Even though she tried desperately to flap her badly injured wings, her body's instinct restricted her from doing so. This had nothing to do with her will, but was a warning from the source of life.
Tanabata Bluebird was even forced to exit her mega evolution state, as her body could no longer produce the physical strength to sustain mega evolution.
Fortunately, when the Qixi Bluebird fell, Yan Lingji took out the Poké Ball in time, and accurately captured the figure of the Qixi Bluebird and put it back into the Poké Ball.
Chapter 456: Eternal Flower and AZ
If we say which move Yan Lingji should least use at this moment, it is undoubtedly Dragon Star Swarm. As a dragon-type ultimate move, Dragon Star Swarm is naturally very powerful. It is not impossible to describe it as earth-shattering. However, corresponding to this power is naturally a long preparation time.
Yan Lingji was right in wanting to use powerful moves to turn the tide of the battle, but don't forget that it was already the end of the battle. Not to mention that the Qixi Bluebird would need to spend much longer time than before to accumulate strength. At this point in time, if Dragonite took the initiative to attack, the Qixi Bluebird would have no way to escape!
"Qixi Bluebird has lost its ability to fight, Dragonite wins, please ask contestant Yan Lingji to release the next Pokémon!" The referee read out the result of the game loudly.
"I think it would be better for you to hand over the Qixi Bluebird to Miss Joy for treatment first." Gongsun Yan kindly reminded.
"Hmph!" Yan Lingji rolled her eyes at Gongsun Yan and ran to find Miss Joey.
"Bao Feilong, you did a good job." Gongsun Yan didn't care about Yan Lingji's arrogance. After all, if he was in that position, he might have to take action directly, so he chose to praise Bao Feilong.
"Roar~" Baofeilong responded to Gongsun Yan in a very cold tone, but Gongsun Yan could clearly see that the frequency of his tail wagging had increased a lot, which showed that Baofeilong's heart was not as calm as he appeared.
While Baofeilong was still immersed in Gongsun Yan's praise, Yan Lingji also returned to the competition field, but her face did not look very good. It was obvious that she was directly kicked out by Miss Joy.
But this is not difficult to understand. Although Tanabata Bluebird was not as seriously injured as Gyarados, it was not a simple injury. An injury like having its wings almost cut off would take at least a month to heal. How could Miss Joy, who loves Pokémon, not be disgusted by this?
"Ahem, um, are you okay?" Gongsun Yan coughed, then thought that as a boy, he should speak to comfort the girl, so he spoke directly. However, it would be better if he didn't say these words.
"......If you can't speak, then don't speak." Yan Lingji was obviously amused by Gongsun Yan's words "Are you okay?", and for a moment her emotions were incoherent.
"Please release the next Pokémon, contestant Yan Lingji." The referee reminded.
"You are really strong. I didn't want to let her play before the final because her health is not very good. But now there is no way to stop her from playing." Yan Lingji hesitated for a while, and finally made up her mind and took out a Poké Ball from her chest.
"I didn't expect that I would need your strength right now. Please, bring it to me... What on earth are you looking at?" Yan Lingji was originally giving her opening remarks to the Poké Ball in her hand, but out of the corner of her eye she saw Gongsun Yan standing aside with his eyes wide open, as if looking at something.
"It's so big, no, it's so white... No, anyway, release your next Pokémon quickly, my sword is thirsty for it!" Gongsun Yan was originally prepared to force an explanation, but found that there was no explanation for his behavior at all, so he decided to just go for it.
Yan Lingji was not a little girl of eleven or twelve years old after all, and she quickly understood why Gongsun Yan made that expression. However, as a royal sister, she naturally would not blush and scold Gongsun Yan like those little girls. Instead, she showed a very charming expression to Gongsun Yan.
"Hehe, this is the Caiyou Conference, not a place that is immoral. Please respect yourself." Gongsun Yan suddenly refuted Yan Lingji righteously. If he hadn't blushed, it would have been more believable.
"Hehe, little brother, let me show you my true strength. Hua Yeti, I'll leave it to you next." Yan Lingji's performance at this moment was very much like some indescribable professional, which made Gongsun Yan, the innocent little virgin, a little overwhelmed.
"Wait, this flower petal? Impossible, there is no way I could have mistaken this flower, the Flower of Eternity?! How could the Flower of Eternity still exist in this world!"
Gongsun Yan didn't notice anything different about the flower's leaf stalk at first, but after a casual glance, he felt more and more that something was wrong. After a closer look, Gongsun Yan's eyes widened.
"What? You actually know the name of the flower in Hua Yeti's hand?!" It turned out that Yan Lingji, the trainer of the Eternal Flower, was even more surprised than Gongsun Yan, and seemed to have no idea what the Eternal Flower was.
Gongsun Yan initially thought that Yan Lingji was pretending, but after careful observation, he found that the doubt in Yan Lingji's eyes did not seem fake. Only then did he realize that although the Eternal Flower was very famous in his previous life, in the Pokémon world, it seemed that few people knew about the Eternal Flower.
After all, both AZ and the Flower of Eternity were characters from three thousand years ago. As time passed, many legends about them disappeared. To be honest, the name of the Ultimate Weapon is much more famous than AZ and the Flower of Eternity.
And after AZ resurrected the Eternal Flower, the Eternal Flower disappeared and did not participate in any war, so it is normal that no one knows the name of the Eternal Flower.
"Legend has it that three thousand years ago, King AZ of the Kalos region was a giant with a body nearly three meters tall, and his favorite Pokémon was a Flowery Petal. In a battle, the Flowery Petal died, so the talented king created an ultimate weapon. After sacrificing a large number of Pokémon, he successfully resurrected his Flowery Petal, and the resurrected Flowery Petal transformed into the Eternal Flower."
"However, after the Eternal Flower knew that AZ had sacrificed a large number of Pokémon to revive her, she left him in disappointment. AZ was also heartbroken after the Eternal Flower left. He had no intention of governing his country and went to wander on his own. The kingdom that originally unified the entire Kalos region was destroyed just like that."
Gongsun Yan narrated the story of AZ and the Eternal Flower in the shortest possible words, omitting a lot of details. However, just this remaining part was enough to make most of the female audience members present cry, and even some male audience members shed tears of emotion.
"What a touching story." Although Yan Lingji looks like a queen, she is also sentimental at heart. After listening to Gongsun Yan's story, she couldn't help but wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Chapter 457: Dawu who gives up his choice
"Indeed, this story is very touching." Gongsun Yan seemed to agree with Yan Lingji's words, but he was not so calm in his heart. He had not yet finished telling the story of AZ and the Eternal Flower. AZ had been wandering around the world and had not died until now!
After the original king lost his heart, he gradually became unkempt and turned from the most noble man in the world into a tattered vagrant. His amazing talents and skills were completely obscured.
You know, the information in the Fradali Institute states that AZ has talents and technologies that surpass any era 3000 years ago. Even at this time, it is not outdated at all, and is even somewhat ahead of the times.
In a sense, AZ also possesses the talent of a god, but talent that is too great will eventually become an enemy of itself. After AZ resurrected Huayedi, didn't he also want to destroy everything with the ultimate weapon?
"AZ? Could it be that person?" On the top viewing platform, after hearing the story told by Gongsun Yan, Mikoli suddenly thought of something recorded in the Awakening Shrine.
"No, it's impossible. That was at most a hundred years ago. AZ should have been dead by then. I must be overthinking it." As soon as this thought came to Mikoli's mind, he rejected it immediately. There was no other reason, simply because the time didn't match.
As for the record that Mikoli mentioned, there is actually a big tree in front of the Awakening Shrine in Liuli City. It can be said to be one of the iconic features of the Awakening Shrine. And in the records of the Awakening Shrine, it is clearly recorded that this tree was given by "a giant from the Kalos region", so Mikoli thought of this matter.
But it was obvious that Mikoli was wrong. The giant was AZ, who had wasted three thousand years in loneliness and regret. It was he who planted the big tree in front of the Awakening Shrine with his own hands.
Not only Mikoli had some associations, but also President Zfuchi and Daigo Zfuchi, who were watching the semi-finals of the Caiyou Conference in the chairman's office on the top floor of the Devon Company Building in Kanaz City early in the morning, had some thoughts.
That's right, Daigo has returned from the Sinnoh region, and the turmoil caused by the Galactic Corps has been basically resolved. Although no cadre has been caught and it is still unknown who the leader of the Galactic Corps is, the middle and lower-level members were almost wiped out. At least for a long time, the Galactic Corps will have to keep their tail between their legs.
However, only Daigo came back. Gongsun Che and Dr. Yamanashi hit it off right away and were directly invited to the research institute to exchange experiences. If it weren't for the fact that Gongsun Che was Dr. Oak's apprentice and was naturally a generation younger than Dr. Yamanashi, Dr. Yamanashi would have wanted to become sworn brothers with him.
"Hey, old man, that tall man Xiaoyan was talking about, could it be..." Daigo said with a heavy face.
"That's right, it should be the person who appeared in the legend of the Meteor People." President Zfuchi also stood up with a heavy face, and took out a photo album from the secret compartment in the office. On the album was a rubbing of the stone tablet passed down by the Meteor People.
"Could it be that the man is alive..." Daigo was interrupted by President Zfuchi before he could finish his words.
"Anjing, we know nothing about this matter. AZ is dead, and no one can live for more than three thousand years." President Zfuchi knows how tempting immortality is. Even he is not sure whether he will be tempted in the future.
"Then what should we do with Xiaoyan? Should we show him this photo album?" Daigo reacted quickly and suggested.
"Don't meddle in other people's business. Did you see Xiaoyan talk about the final ending of AZ? He knows everything. Don't forget, that man has also been to the ruins of the Meteor People and has seen Rayquaza in that form. The prophecy he left behind was also found on that altar." President Zfuchi shook his head and said.
"Alas, I feel more and more that I can't understand this world. It seems that since a year ago, all kinds of major events have broken out, and Sinnoh is not peaceful either. It's really a turbulent time!" Daigo suddenly sighed.
"Don't worry too much. We have so many outstanding new trainers here. As the saying goes, heroes emerge in troubled times. I believe you can handle it." President Zfuchi was not too worried. It was obvious that he was very confident in these younger generations.
"No, no, no, I think this has nothing to do with me. I'm no longer the champion of the Hoenn region. Now this is all Mikoli's business. Even if Mikoli quits, I still have that kid Gongsun Yan. I can still dig stones leisurely in the future." As a result, Daigo suddenly showed an unethical smile, and shrank into the sofa, looking indifferent.
"...Aren't you really afraid that the two of them will join forces to teach you a lesson?" It was the first time that President Zfuchi had seen such a shameless person. It turned out that this shameless guy was his own son, which made President Zfuchi a little unacceptable.
Let's not talk about the miraculous communication that took place in Dewen Company for now. Gongsun Yan is now looking at the Everflower in front of him with a headache. Although he knows about the Pokémon Everflower, he has never fought it. He has never fought against it in the anime or in the game. The information he knows is absolutely zero.
"Oh, now I remember. Didn't Yan Lingji say before that the Eternal Flower's health was not good? Then the Light of Destruction is basically equivalent to a ban. Otherwise, she probably wouldn't be able to withstand even the counterattack." Gongsun Yan was still having a headache, but suddenly he realized something.
"If you think about it this way, where did Yan Lingji get the Eternal Flower? If the ultimate weapon is not driven by AZ, it should be useless, right?" Gongsun Yan expressed some doubts, but he had a good advantage, that is, if you don't understand, just ask, it's not shameful.
"Hua Yeti? Actually, I don't know. When she was still Hua Beibei, she accidentally touched some unknown powder on the altar in a ruin in Carlos. Then she evolved unexpectedly, but her body was left with a disease."
Yan Lingji thought about it and finally told Gongsun Yan what happened to Hua Yeti. After all, Gongsun Yan was a rare person who knew Hua Yeti's current form, so maybe he could find a way to help Hua Yeti.
"The ruins in the Kalos area? Could it be something left behind by AZ? I'm quite interested in it." Gongsun Yan touched his chin and said with interest.
Chapter 458: Go All In
"Let me say this again. We are now in the semi-finals of the Caiyou Conference. If you have anything to say, please go and discuss it in private. Do not chat on the field. If you do not start the game, I will regard both of you as having forfeited!"
The referee on the side really couldn't stand it anymore. Why did these two people ignore him? He could tolerate them chatting before, after all, one side didn't even release their Pokémon. Now both of you have released your Pokémon, and you are still chatting there. You really don't treat him as a human being.
"Ahem, private Marseille!" X2
Even the referee had spoken, so Gongsun Yan and Yan Lingji naturally did not dare to disobey. If they challenged the referee while standing on the stage, they must have been killed before, so the two of them decisively followed their hearts.
"Although the Eternal Flower is very rare, my Dragonite will not lose. If you have any ideas, you can come to Dewen Company for a detailed physical examination. Of course, it's free." Gongsun Yan did not forget to advertise Dewen Company before giving the order.
"Thank you, but we will not show mercy. Flower Leaf Di... No, Eternal Flower, use the Fairy Wind!" Yan Lingji naturally knew the name of Dewen Company, and immediately expressed her gratitude to Gongsun Yan, but she would not show mercy.
"I don't mean to threaten you with this. No matter how difficult it is, I will win the victory fairly. Violent Dragon, Heat Wind!" Gongsun Yan also changed his previous lazy look. Since the Caiyou Conference began, he really became serious for the first time and responded with an equal attitude.
Gongsun Yan would certainly not underestimate the opponent, or rather, he would not underestimate the eternal flower in front of him. No matter how weak the opponent looked, no matter whether the opponent was an incomplete product of evolution, one thing would not change, and that was the king-level aura that emerged from the opponent.
The Eternal Flower and Dragonite shouted at the same time, and gusts of pink wind emerged from behind the Eternal Flower, while Dragonite flew vertically, and gusts of wind mixed with a large amount of sparks emerged from his wings, colliding violently with each other.
The two strong winds kept swallowing each other, both trying to overwhelm the other, but they failed and fell into a stalemate. Gongsun Yan and Yan Lingji had no intention of giving command, and they obviously wanted to see which side had the advantage, which was very important for the subsequent battle plan.
After Heat Wind and Fairy Wind offset each other for a while, Fairy Wind was finally stronger and slowly pushed Heat Wind back. After all, it was a move with bonus from the system, so it was normal for it to be more powerful. However, the speed was a bit too slow. It was estimated that Eternal Flower would not be able to attack Dragonite until its strength was exhausted.
"Damn it, Eternal Flower, stop the Fairy Wind and use Magic Shine!" After discovering that the Eternal Flower's advantage was not obvious, Yan Lingji's mood suddenly became bad.
You must know that no matter what the name of the Eternal Flower is, its essence is still the pedicel, just a very special pedicel, and there should be no reproductive isolation between them.
Floretia is a Pokémon known for its special attack, but it only narrowly won against Dragonite, which specializes in physical attack, in a competition of special attack moves. This shows that there is a gap in strength between the two, and Eternalflower is at a disadvantage.
"Dragon, fly high into the sky!" Gongsun Yan snapped his fingers slightly, signaling Dragon to fly into the air to avoid the attack.
Although Magic Flash is a move that exists in the form of light, its attack range is not as wide as light. Dragonite only rose less than five meters, and the Magic Flash released from the Eternal Flower had no effect on him.
However, this countermeasure method has a huge problem. That is, after flying high in the sky, the physical attack that Dragonite is proud of is completely useless, and the special attack is suppressed by the Eternal Flower, and the situation is once in a stalemate.
During the stalemate, Gongsun Yan also tried to use rock block, a physical attack technique that could drop rocks from the sky, to attack the Eternal Flower. However, due to the height difference, the Eternal Flower easily avoided the falling rocks. Although her flying speed was not fast, she was not a sitting duck.
"Dromion, try using Steel Wings!" After Gongsun Yan found that long-range attacks were useless, he decided to take the risk of using melee moves to give it a try, otherwise it would be a completely useless effort.
"Eternal Flower, use Falling Petals!" Yan Lingji had obviously made a plan in advance. Before Dragonite started to dive, she asked Eternal Flower to use Falling Petals that could block the view, intending to confuse Dragonite.
The effect was also very pleasing. After the petals appeared all over the sky, Dragonite directly lost its vision of the Eternal Flower. And because the fallen flowers released by the Falling Petals were condensed with grass energy and based on the flower in the Eternal Flower's hand, these fallen flowers were exactly the same except that they could not be used to evolve Hua Beibei, so Dragonite's excellent sense of smell was useless.
"Roar!" Faced with this situation, the Tyrannosaurus had no way to deal with it, but this was not a big problem. Was it important whether there was an opponent in front of him? Just kill him and it would be over!
So Dragonite adjusted its body slightly and rushed into the pile of fallen flowers in front of it at a faster speed. Its sharp wings kept cutting the fallen flowers in front of it and rushed towards the position of the Eternal Flower that he had locked onto before.
It only took a second for Tyrannosaurus to rush out, but he was very dissatisfied because the Eternal Flower did not stay in place and his sprint missed. Although he had expected this, he was still very unhappy.
"Roar!" The Tyrannosaurus, which was landing almost vertically, stopped when it was about to hit the water surface, but it did not rest at all. After slightly changing its position, it rushed into the falling flowers again, looking for the figure of the Eternal Flower again.
"Flower of Eternity, magic shines!" Yan Lingji was stunned for a few seconds when she saw that Dragonite was so reckless. In these few seconds, Dragonite had already charged back and forth twice and was now preparing to do it for the third time. This made Yan Lingji unable to sit still, and she immediately ordered the Flower of Eternity to force Dragonite back.
Gongsun Yan did not let Dragonite give up the attack. This was undoubtedly a great opportunity. If the Eternal Flower could be found before the magic flash was released, then the game would be over.
But if not, the outcome of the game would be hard to predict.
Chapter 459: Mega evolution, two consecutive hits!
Just as Gongsun Yan and Yan Lingji were waiting there anxiously, the excited roar of Baofeilong was heard from among the falling flowers. Gongsun Yan knew as soon as he heard it that Baofeilong had found the Eternal Flower hidden among them.
But before he could be happy, a violent flash of light burst out from it, and the roar of Tyrannosaurus suddenly turned into a cry of pain. It seemed that the reason why the Eternal Flower allowed Tyrannosaurus to discover itself was completely a trap, and the purpose was to attack Tyrannosaurus at close range.
Gongsun Yan quickly understood this and his face turned a little ugly, while Yan Lingji on the opposite side showed a smile, but her worry did not diminish at all. She had been worried about the body of the Eternal Flower since the beginning of the battle. Such an intense battle was also a huge burden on the body of the Eternal Flower.
"puff!"
Suddenly, a figure jumped out from the falling flowers and returned to the sky. It was the Dragonite that had launched the attack before, but now there were wounds of various sizes on his body. Those were the wounds cut by the falling petals. Even though Dragonite has four times the resistance to grass-type moves, it does not mean that he will not be injured.
And there is a spot on the wings on its back that is obviously redder than before. It is obvious that when facing the magic flash, the Tyrannosaurus used its wings to block a lot of damage. It is also thanks to the Steel Wings move that weakened the magic flash, otherwise the injury would not have been so light.
"Bao Feilong, are you okay?" Gongsun Yan felt very distressed when he saw Bao Feilong injured. Perhaps this is the case where the pain in my heart is felt when the blow hits you.
"Roar~" Baofeilong gave a low roar. While responding to Gongsun Yan, he did not take his eyes away from the pile of fallen flowers. He was obviously not convinced and was ready to charge again.
However, the Eternal Flower had no intention of leaving the fallen flowers. Quite the contrary, the fallen flowers became even denser. Originally, some gaps could be seen, but now there were no gaps at all. It had directly become a "forbidden area".
Then, Dragonite tried to use jet flames to attack Everflower, but was blocked by Everflower's Force of Nature move. You know, although the competition venue no longer has much role to play, it is still a water venue, and Force of Nature naturally becomes a water-based move that restrains Fire.
"Huh, it looks like there is only one way left for me." Gongsun Yan put his hands together in front of his nose, imitating Sherlock Holmes' classic move, except that there was no chair, which made it a bit out of place.
"Hmm? Do you want to?" After seeing Gongsun Yan's actions, Yan Lingji's face suddenly became a little ugly, and her favorable impression of Gongsun Yan suddenly dropped a lot.
"You seem to have made a mistake. I have no intention of stalling for time. A victory gained in that way would be too despicable. I will not use such tactics... Of course, some special circumstances will be considered separately."
Gongsun Yan saw what Yan Lingji was thinking at a glance, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, and explained helplessly. He naturally knew that the biggest weakness of the Eternal Flower in front of him was its physical strength, but just like he said, he didn't want such a victory.
"If you don't delay time, what else can you do? The speed of the Dragonite can't catch up with the speed of the Eternal Flower releasing magic flashes." Yan Lingji said very puzzled. She really couldn't think of how Gongsun Yan could break the deadlock, but the alarm bell in her heart suddenly rang loudly, as if something was about to happen, which made her feel uneasy.
