Subsequently, Wang Yi, Qin Ying, and others, unlike the reckless Yellow-haired guy, all steadily advanced to the top 16.
As the saying goes, enemies always meet, and in the 16-to-8 match, Su Yuexi's opponent was the Floatzel trainer, while Chen Kai faced off against Jolteon.
Even more coincidentally, both the Floatzel and Jolteon trainers were Teacher Shen's students.
Chen Kai looked at the two teachers by the side of the arena; they looked like two bickering roosters.
Their gazes met in the air with a 'clank,' and Chen Kai felt as if their gazes colliding were like cannonballs clashing.
Teacher Xu's eyes seemed to say, "Hmph, my student will definitely win!"
Teacher Shen returned his gaze, "Don't be delusional, the Champion will surely be ours!"
Chen Kai was the first to enter the arena, so he didn't pay too much attention to his opponent, Sun Songjin. Sun Songjin and his Jolteon were considered the strongest among Teacher Shen's current batch of students.
As the competition whistle sharply blew, like a silver vase suddenly shattering, it instantly broke the silence of the arena.
"Grovyle, Quick Attack!"
"Jolteon, Quick Attack!"
Chen Kai and Sun Songjin shouted simultaneously.
In an instant, the two Pokemon shot out like streaks of light.
Grovyle was like a jade-colored blade of light, moving so fast it resembled bamboo shadows illuminated by moonlight, drawing elegant arcs across the arena; Jolteon was like a beam of refined sunlight, every hair sparking with dazzling electric light.
When their figures intersected at the center of the field, the audience only heard a soft 'swish,' with lingering afterimages of intertwined green and gold on their retinas, as if someone had painted a perfect cross in the air with light.
Then, the two circled the arena, probing each other for a moment, finally colliding violently at the center of the arena, like two high-speed bullets meeting head-on, erupting in a muffled 'bang'.
The powerful impact caused them to slide backward several steps, and after a brief adjustment, they stared intently at each other again.
Grovyle initiated the attack first, with an emerald-like energy halo rising around its body.
It brought its two claws together, and a vast natural force rapidly collapsed in its palms, condensing into a swirling green Energy Ball.
The light was as clear as morning dew, yet carried the profound imposing pressure of ancient wood.
As it thrust its front claws forward, the Energy Ball flew through the air, like a section of green bamboo broken by a strong wind, whistling sharply as it shot straight for Jolteon's vital spot.
"Shadow Ball!" Sun Songjin on the other side commanded loudly.
Jolteon reacted extremely quickly. Upon hearing its trainer's command, its body crouched slightly, and a deep purple Shadow Ball rapidly condensed in its mouth.
This Shadow Ball exuded an eerie aura, as if it were an evil vortex born from the depths of darkness.
Jolteon spat it out forcefully, and the Shadow Ball, with an ominous howl, flew towards the green Energy Ball.
"Boom—!"
The emerald green and dark purple energies collided with a roar in mid-air, exploding into a dazzling ring of light.
The burst of intense light seemed to tear a rift in space, and the shockwave, carrying broken grass and dust, spread outwards in a ring. Trainers in the front rows of the audience had to raise their hands to shield themselves from the incoming blast.
Amidst the smoke and dust, Grovyle's tail blade cut through the murky air, and the lightning-shaped fur on Jolteon's back crackled.
They stared at each other across the still-dissipating smoke, their pupils flickering with the same fervent battle intent.
Chen Kai couldn't help but sigh to himself: This opponent must be a rich guy. Jolteon itself doesn't naturally learn Thunderbolt, let alone Shadow Ball.
Chen Kai looked at the situation in the arena, quickly thinking of a countermeasure.
"Grovyle, keep making Energy Balls, don't stop! Ideally, make one with each hand!"
Chen Kai realized that Grovyle had two flexible hands, while Jolteon only had one mouth to fire Shadow Balls, which was Grovyle's advantage.
However, simultaneously creating two Energy Balls was also a significant challenge for Grovyle, resulting in each Energy Ball having slightly less power than when condensed individually before.
He saw a faint emerald green light slowly appearing in both of its hands, and energy gradually converged into balls, but the brightness of the light was clearly not as intense as the single Energy Ball condensed earlier.
Despite this, Grovyle still tried its fastest to condense the Energy Balls.
Soon, the Energy Balls in both hands took shape. Although they couldn't be released completely simultaneously, the interval between them was extremely short.
The Energy Ball in its right hand finished condensing first. Grovyle swung its right hand, forcefully throwing one Energy Ball out.
Immediately after, its left hand exerted force, and energy rapidly converged, completing condensation in just one second. Grovyle swung its left hand, and another Energy Ball followed closely behind, like two slightly dimmer but still powerful green meteors, whistling towards Jolteon.
Sun Songjin's brows furrowed at this sight. Although he already knew the attribute was slightly disadvantageous, he hadn't expected the pressure to be so immense before the match. However, he didn't panic and quickly shouted:
"Jolteon, focus, fire Shadow Balls continuously!"
Jolteon roused its spirit, continuously spitting out deep purple Shadow Balls, one after another, like black meteors colliding with the incoming green meteors.
On the arena, green meteor showers and deep purple meteor showers continuously collided and exploded, with roars rising and falling, and dazzling lights constantly flashing, creating an extremely spectacular scene.
The audience was deeply captivated by this fierce exchange, with cheers and exclamations intertwining, pushing the atmosphere of the arena to a climax.
Although Jolteon tried its best to block with Shadow Ball, just as Chen Kai expected, Grovyle's Energy Balls were simply too many, coming in wave after wave, like a surging tide.
These Energy Balls didn't need to ensure high damage; they just needed to collide and explode with a Shadow Ball, taking one out.
Jolteon only had one mouth. Even if it tried to reduce the power of its Shadow Ball to increase its release speed, it couldn't exactly fire Shadow Balls with its feet.
Gradually, it became somewhat overwhelmed, and the firing speed of its Shadow Balls gradually couldn't keep up with the rhythm of the incoming Energy Balls.
Finally, two Energy Balls broke through the Shadow Ball defense, rushing straight towards Jolteon with whistling wind.
With two loud 'bangs,' the Energy Balls struck Jolteon's body hard.
Jolteon was sent flying by the powerful impact, sliding a distance on the ground.
Teacher Shen in the rest area, seeing this, shouted anxiously:
"Sun Songjin, don't let the opponent lead you by the nose!"
The referee gave Teacher Shen a displeased look. The rest area was closer to the competition field, and the students on the field could hear Teacher Shen's words. If teachers off-stage were to direct remotely, how would students grow?
The referee sternly said, "One warning! No shouting in the rest area."
Teacher Shen quickly nodded and stepped back.
What needed to be said had been said; the rest was up to the student himself.
And Teacher Shen's shout made Sun Songjin realize as if from a dream: why did he have to go ball for ball!
He quickly adjusted his state and shouted loudly:
"Jolteon, Quick Attack to create distance!"
Jolteon reacted extremely quickly, its body instantly enveloped in a faint white light.
Although it took two more Energy Balls, it still transformed into a golden lightning bolt, rushing towards the edge of the arena at an extremely fast speed.
The Energy Balls subsequently fired by Grovyle all missed, exploding in place.
After creating distance, Sun Songjin immediately ordered:
"Jolteon, switch to Thunderbolt, and clash!"
Jolteon stood firmly on its two feet, its fur standing on end, and electricity surged wildly around its body. It let out a roar, and several thick yellow electric bolts, like winding giant dragons, shot out from its fur with crackling sounds.
These yellow lightning bolts, like agile snakes, weaved flexibly in mid-air, successfully intercepting the Energy Balls fired by Grovyle mid-flight.
Crackling sounds continued as Energy Balls and Thunderbolt collided, erupting in dazzling bursts of light.
Moreover, several Thunderbolt attacks, not fully expended when intercepting Energy Balls, changed direction and attacked Grovyle.
Chen Kai, seeing this, immediately commanded loudly: "Grovyle, dodge quickly!"
Grovyle reacted quickly, twisting its body rapidly, dodging left and right on the arena, successfully avoiding the fierce residual waves of Thunderbolt.