Chapter 175: Geniuses Everywhere, The True Era Of Great Strife!
There was actually an even bigger possibility, but this possibility was really too outrageous, and Lu Li didn’t dare to think about it at all.
That was that the sapphire in his hand might not be a divine item left behind by Terapagos, but Terapagos itself!
In the anime, Lili’s pendant was the most typical evidence.
If this guess was true, then Ideal and Reality wouldn’t matter at all.
In the Pokémon game, starting from the Fengyuan region, all the divine beasts in subsequent regions followed a tripartite system.
Among the three Tier 1 Gods, two balanced one that was uniquely strong.
Just like the Fengyuan Three Fools and the Tao Trio.
And in Generation 9, Terapagos was the one that was uniquely strong.
According to status division, Terapagos was absolutely at the pinnacle of Tier 1 divine abilities, slightly stronger than the two balanced ones among the top three.
“If my guess is really true, that would be great!” Lu Li gently rubbed the gem.
After solemnly putting on the gem necklace, Lu Li entered the cultivation state.
Although Qi Refining Second Layer was still far off, at least there was something to look forward to.
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In front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, Qu Suxin, wearing only pajamas, looked down at the night view of Nandu from above and sighed, “I’ve miscalculated again! This woman is really annoying.”
The female secretary behind Qu Suxin looked at her back with full worship.
“Although the plan didn’t fully succeed, I think that reserve Ideal Hero should be a smart person. He will be grateful to you.” The female secretary spoke up to comfort her.
Since the plan had failed, Qu Suxin didn’t dwell on it too much and directly said, “Have that Justice girl make contact with that kid when the time comes. Her age is a bit older, but that kid should like someone older than him.”
The female secretary nodded.
She didn’t mention Ekaterina, nor did she mention Yu Lili and Qu Suxin.
Qu Suxin called back the female secretary who was about to leave, “By the way, warn the Cao Family. I’ve already given him a chance.”
Hearing this, the female secretary’s mouth twitched slightly.
That couldn’t be called a chance.
Regardless of whether Ekaterina had intervened or not, the Cao Family couldn’t possibly snatch the divine item from that kid Lu Li’s hands.
“Understood.” The female secretary nodded.
Qu Suxin asked again, “By the way, has there been any progress on our operations in the European Alliance?”
The female secretary explained with some difficulty, “No, someone inside the European Alliance might know where the Great Diamond Kingdom is. Our people aren’t operating on home turf, so it will probably be hard to find the Great Diamond Kingdom.”
Qu Suxin narrowed her eyes and asked, “Do you think Ekaterina might know?”
The female secretary said affirmatively, “The other side definitely knows the news about the Great Diamond Kingdom.”
“Do you think I can get the news about the Diamond Kingdom out of her mouth?” Qu Suxin said teasingly.
The female secretary didn’t answer, instead showing a hesitant expression.
She really wanted to say it was impossible. After all, the two sides were both in a cooperative relationship and a competitive relationship now, and Ekaterina had no reason to help her.
Qu Suxin also felt she was thinking too naturally.
Helpless, Qu Suxin waved her hand, then admired the night view alone.
Fairy Type divine beasts were rare, or more accurately, Fairy Type divine beasts in the Asian Alliance were rare, or even nonexistent.
The Kapu family was far away in the archipelago region, which was the territory of the North American Alliance, and that region was even occupied by a colossal entity known as the sixth major alliance.
As for the God of Life Xerneas, it was also under the control of the North American Alliance, though it could also be in the South American Alliance.
But no matter where it was, she couldn’t extend her tentacles there.
As for the remaining Diancie, unlike the Forces of Nature, Diancie hadn’t appeared for three epochs.
The only one left was the legendary Diamond Princess Diancie. Legends of Diancie had always existed, even with accurate locations.
The legendary Great Diamond Kingdom.
As long as she found the Diamond Kingdom, with her abilities, she could definitely find a Fairy Type divine item in that kingdom. That was the key to her breaking through to Master Level.
But the European Alliance had kept the intelligence on the Diamond Kingdom too tightly guarded. Even if she kept sending spies to the European Alliance, it was useless because those spies couldn’t access intelligence at that level.
So she thought of a simpler way: since spies couldn’t infiltrate, then break in!
With her own strength, it was definitely impossible, but an Ideal Messenger definitely could.
This was also the reason she had been painstakingly helping Lu Li.
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At this moment, Lu Li still didn’t know that the Fairy Heavenly King was counting on him to lead people to break into the European Alliance.
After getting up the next morning, Lu Li opened his phone to check his opponent’s information.
Semifinals: Qingfeng City Lu Li VS Cao Qing
“Cao Qing? It can’t be such a coincidence, right?” Lu Li thought with a strange expression.
If it was really that Cao Family, then the amusement would be huge.
He had just clashed with the Cao Family head yesterday, and today he had to team battle with his junior.
Out of curiosity, Lu Li specifically asked Yao Yifei for information about the opponent.
“Cao Qing?” Yao Yifei looked at Lu Li with a strange expression, then explained, “This guy is Cao Tian’s son.”
“Such a coincidence?” Lu Li was also a bit surprised.
But Lu Li quickly reacted. Such a coincidence was good—your dad came to cause me trouble yesterday, and today I’ll ruthlessly crush you on the battlefield.
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With immense anticipation, Lu Li finally waited for the match time.
Cao Qing was somewhat handsome, even giving off a fresh and clean vibe.
As a Grass Attribute trainer, Cao Qing’s affinity was truly remarkable.
“You’re Lu Li, right? That lucky commoner.” Cao Qing gently toyed with the Poké Ball in his hand, looking extremely cool.
“A divine item is an unparalleled treasure that can create a top noble family. That’s not something a commoner can control, even if you’ve found a backer.” Cao Qing advised Lu Li in a tone as if it was for his own good.
Lu Li sneered, “You don’t seem to care about the match at all?”
Cao Qing nodded extremely seriously and said, “If I can persuade you to let go of your fantasies, then this match can indeed be forfeited.”
“Since I can refuse your dad, I can definitely refuse you. The divine item isn’t something your Cao Family can touch.” Lu Li coldly rejected the other’s suggestion.
“That’s really a pity. You’ve made a deadly decision.” Cao Qing shook his head regretfully, then threw out the Poké Ball in his hand.
It was a Bayleef, the evolved form of Chikorita.
Chikorita could be said to be one of the least popular Starter Pokémon, both in the game and in the real world.
But Meganium was the Cao Family’s signature Pokémon. Legend had it that the Cao Family owned ten Heavenly King Level Pokémon, six of which were Meganium.
When Yao Yifei mentioned this earlier, she was especially envious. Having a Pokémon tribe that stably provided Heavenly King Level qualification was one of the symbols of a noble family.
That was something many families envied but couldn’t obtain.
Lu Li didn’t speak and simply released Charmander.
As the referee announced the start of the match, Charmander instantly turned into a flame and charged toward Bayleef.
“Bayleef! Razor Leaf to stop the opponent from approaching!” Cao Qing shouted upon seeing this.
Lu Li didn’t say anything because before the match started, he had already discussed the battle strategy with Charmander.
Facing the oncoming Razor Leaf, Charmander instead accelerated.
Charmander, with flames under its feet, dodged by rising into the air, avoiding the oncoming Razor Leaf.
Bayleef closed its eyes and looked at Charmander in mid-air. At this moment, Charmander almost perfectly blocked the sun, making Bayleef seem extremely helpless as if shrouded in shadow.
Charmander, burning with flames all over, was wrapped in a fireball, with the surrounding flames spinning rapidly. Under Bayleef’s fearful gaze, Charmander plummeted like a meteor.
Seeing this outrageous scene, Cao Qing shouted in horror, “Bayleef! Use Protect quickly!”
Boom!!!
With the sound of glass shattering, Charmander heavily crashed onto Bayleef.
Bayleef, who hastily set up Protect, ultimately failed to defend successfully.
Grass Type was originally weak to Fire Type, and Charmander’s strength was already abnormal compared to its peers. Bayleef was almost instantly defeated in one move.
At least that’s how it seemed to the spectators.
“This semifinal ended too fast, right?”
“Yeah! I just sat down, and my butt isn’t even warm yet.”
“Is this what a noble family disciple is like? And from a Heavenly King Family at that—resulting in this?”
“This is even worse than that Ducat! He’s also Grass Attribute, but at least he could barely trade blows.”
Listening to the surrounding conversations, Ducat, hidden in the audience seats, felt particularly cool, like drinking an ice-cold cola on a hot day.
As the saying goes, everything is afraid of comparison. With Cao Qing here, he didn’t seem so embarrassing anymore.
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Commoner genius instantly defeats noble family disciple.
Cao Qing could already see tomorrow’s front-page headline.
Looking at Bayleef with swirling eyes, completely losing its combat ability, Cao Qing trembled with anger.
He could already imagine what he would face next.
Mockery from the ignorant masses, and impeachment from within the family…
Those collateral branch disciples seizing the opportunity would frantically attack him, robbing him of family resources, even his status as family heir.
When there was internal strife in a noble family, it was even more brutal than the outside world. Though not to the point of life and death, it was close.
“You…”
Cao Qing pointed at Lu Li with a face ashen with anger.
He wanted to curse loudly, he wanted to question Lu Li.
You clearly didn’t battle like this yesterday, nor the day before.
First day against Gib> second day against Ducat> third day against Cao Qing.
Cao Qing had already imagined this formula. What did it prove? It proved that he, who made it to the semifinals, might be the weakest! It would even make people think he only advanced to the semifinals purely by luck.
Thinking of this, Cao Qing wanted to jump down and have a real fight with Lu Li.
But considering Ducat who got beaten yesterday, Cao Qing could only stiffly recall the Bayleef that had lost its combat ability.
He didn’t blame Bayleef. One reason was he couldn’t bear to, and two, this really had nothing to do with Bayleef.
Bayleef being able to carry him to the semifinals had already proven its strength.
It wasn’t that Bayleef was weak, but the opponent was too strong.
After recalling Charmander, Lu Li turned expressionlessly and entered the player tunnel.
This was a retaliatory strike, specifically targeted at the Cao Family.
As for Cao Qing?
Lu Li could only say his luck was bad.
On the guest seats, Yao Yifei, with both hands on the railing, praised, “This guy looks so handsome when he’s serious!”
Ekaterina next to her nodded in deep agreement.
Lu Li’s growth speed was indeed abnormal, but this was a good thing.
“If I had known the match would end this fast, I wouldn’t have bought the ticket. The strength gap between both sides is huge.”
“Damn Cao Qing! He wasn’t like this before. Does he live up to us spectators?”
“F**k! I really want a refund!”
Some spectators cursed and left the audience seats. They had come specifically for Cao Qing, and now that he was instantly defeated, they naturally had no mood to continue watching.
In the lounge.
Seeing the two women who suddenly appeared, Lu Li once again openly envied Psychic Type Pokémon.
Psychic Type Pokémon truly lived up to being the favorite of the lazy!
“Today’s match was good, pretty sharp.” Yao Yifei praised.
Ekaterina also encouraged, “Keep this style. Crushing with numerical values in battle has a unique beauty. I’ve always pursued this beauty, but unfortunately, I can only play with command artistry.”
In the eyes of ordinary people, Lu Li’s overwhelming battle naturally had no appeal.
But in the eyes of these high-end trainers, this kind of battle was truly invincible.
No matter your myriad schemes and countless tactics, I break them with sheer force!
This was the symbol of strength and power.
Lu Li just smiled shyly.
These two had much stronger strength than him, so hearing “numerical beauty” from them felt a bit sarcastic.
Lu Li also knew that these two Doctors were sarcastically mocking him.
Yao Yifei asked, “Has the notice for the afternoon finals come out?”
“Not yet, the matches probably haven’t ended.” Lu Li shook his head.
“So who do you think your opponent will be?” Yao Yifei asked curiously.
Lu Li spread his hands, “You know, I haven’t paid much attention to this tournament.”
“Alright.”
Yao Yifei warned, “You can’t play like this at the alliance finals.”
Ekaterina nodded in deep agreement, “Indeed, this Asian Alliance tournament is a bit chaotic, with all sorts of weirdos showing up.”
“Oh? Sister Na, can you tell me more?” Lu Li asked curiously.
Ekaterina nodded, then counted on her fingers, “Aura Hero, Tokiwa Child, Ghost Holy Son, Dragon Envoy, reserve Ideal Messenger, and maybe even a Rainbow Hero—these could all be your opponents.”
Lu Li: “…”
Aura, Dragon Tamer Power, Tokiwa Power…
Plus all those various psychic powers he couldn’t name, Lu Li realized the Asian Alliance was actually full of talents.
“This isn’t some rookie trainer tournament at all, it’s clearly…” Yao Yifei was equally shocked.
To be fair, any one of the people Ekaterina mentioned could open a new era as a favored child of heaven.
Yet such existences had all piled up, and in the same tournament no less.
Thinking of this, Yao Yifei suddenly worried about Lu Li.
Could Lu Li really snatch the championship from these monsters?
Every one of the people Ekaterina mentioned had Master Qualification. If Lu Li could win this tournament’s championship, the Jiuzhou Alliance would definitely worship him then.
Even Rainbow Hero and Ideal Messenger couldn’t take away Lu Li’s glory.
