Chapter 258 Iron Palm and Iron Fist_1
"Uh..." Feng Yin was taken aback, as Lv Liang's suggestion was indeed beyond his expectations.
It did sound rather interesting... a battle between two high-caliber students from Magic University should be entertaining.
However... although this could save them some effort, if he recalled correctly, Lv Liang's Fighting Type Pokemon was not easy to deal with.
"Fang Yuan's Chimchar has evolved as well; it's not without a chance of winning." He looked towards Fang Yuan, mainly to see what Fang Yuan thought.
Meanwhile...
"This sly old fox." Fang Yuan looked at Lv Liang speechlessly; he truly had no idea which Fighting Type Pokemon Lv Liang had tamed.
All he knew was that Lv Liang's Beginner Elf was a Fire-induced Sharped, but since the latter came to the Wind Fist Flow Dojo to learn, he must also have one Fighting Type Pokemon with good innate talent.
Now, with Lv Liang being so pro-active, he was most likely aiming for a revenge match to win against Fang Yuan.
Then Lv Liang must be very confident in the strength of his Pokemon...
"Sure," Fang Yuan answered, no matter what Lv Liang was thinking, Fang Yuan naturally had nothing to fear.
Seeing this, Feng Yin was also pleased with the development.
...
"A battle between two trainers from Magic City University?" Cen Mingzhi, who had previously shown Fang Yuan the way, was filled with anticipation.
The other apprentices, though they did not understand what was happening, also breathed a sigh of relief, at least they did not have to participate in the battle.
It was like the teacher was just about to call on someone to answer a question, and suddenly class was dismissed.
A moment later.
A battle arena was cleared out, and Fang Yuan and Lv Liang moved to opposite sides, with a dojo instructor taking on the role of the referee.
"The battle arena is a standard one, and the rules are a 1vs1 match to determine the winner. Now, please have Fang Yuan and Lv Liang send out their Pokemon," said the instructor.
As the instructor finished speaking, Fang Yuan and Lv Liang threw their Poké Balls simultaneously, and two figures immediately appeared on the field.
"Ah cha!!" The Fierce Fire Monkey clenched its fists, and upon emerging from the Poké Ball, its tail flame flared fiercely, its gaze burning hot as it looked at its opponent.
It was a yellow chubby figure with thick legs and brown hands.
Iron Palm Warrior...
"Hah!!" The Iron Palm Warrior stretched out its arms, striking a fighting pose, its gaze also fixed on the Fierce Fire Monkey.
Fang Yuan knew it; this Lv Liang was a cunning old fox. This Iron Palm Warrior definitely wasn't slowly nurtured; it was probably older than his own Sharped...
Having the Fierce Fire Monkey take on the opponent was surely at a disadvantage.
"Your Chimchar evolved?" Lv Liang expressed surprise. This Iron Palm Warrior was a Pokemon he had directly subdued in the wild, the boss of a group of lower-level wrestlers. Its strength and talent were both formidable, much preferring to directly tame such powerful wild Pokemon with strong battle capabilities in the wild and then cultivate them, compared to picking those Pokemon from the breeding house that hadn't even solidified their foundation. Lv Liang favored this approach.
This was also a common taming philosophy among most trainers—the idea was that taming a strong wild Pokemon that recognized you could save a lengthy period of nurture and a considerable amount of resources.
Some wild Pokémon, such as the overlords in secret locations, are no weaker than the trump card elves of professional trainers. Even if a new trainer were to subdue them and manage to make them obey, it would be considered a testament to the trainer's strength!
Of course, such cases generally don't occur. The likelihood of a newbie being favored by a powerful and rare Pokémon is pretty much like cheating... and the instances are extremely few.
"It's evolved, quite a surprise, huh?" Fang Yuan said with a smile. This Iron Palm Warrior should be quite strong, and he too had thought about directly subduing an evolved Pokémon.
He became a researcher for this very reason. With the Solar Spirit's strength and the Trio Magnet Monsters' cooking skills, after entering the secret location, subduing some Pokémon with strength comparable to the main members of the Demon Capital University Team through his own strength and exquisite food should not be difficult.
As he understood, School Sister Xie Qingyi became a professional trainer in exactly this way.
During the four years of university, she carefully cultivated two or three Pokémon, and then, utilizing her researcher status and traveling with a research team to secret locations, she subdued powerful and rare Pokémon, thus rapidly meeting the standards for a professional trainer assessment.
Ice Type Nine Tails, Mimikyu, Pixie... all were Pokémon she had subdued from secret locations both domestic and international, before then imposing her own rich personal cultivation style on them.
This represented a shortcut to becoming a professional trainer, whereas starting from scratch with Pokémon cultivation could take a much longer time.
"Iron Fist versus Iron Palm... this battle is getting interesting," Feng Yin thought, as the referee, who was a teacher, further announced the start of the battle.
The Fierce Fire Monkey and the Iron Palm Warrior neither made the first move, as if both were waiting for the other to strike first and reveal an opening for a counterattack.
"It's Gathering Energy!"
Soon, the observing dojo teachers realized what was happening. The two Pokémon weren't motionless but had simultaneously begun to gather energy.
On the side of the Fierce Fire Monkey, a flow of heat surged throughout its body; on the Iron Palm Warrior's side, a brownish gas quickly merged into its body.
"Ah-choo!" However, even though both used Gathering Energy, their speed in doing so was not the same. The Fierce Fire Monkey's speed of gathering energy truly surprised the surrounding apprentices.
So fast!
The moment it completed Gathering Energy, Fang Yuan gave his command, and the Fierce Fire Monkey immediately used Sonic Fist to get close to the Iron Palm Warrior.
"Power Output!" Lv Liang frowned, quickly saying.
Seeing the explosive power of the Fierce Fire Monkey, the pupils of the Iron Palm Warrior shrank as it immediately swung its palm along the energy flow in response.
Iron Palm Warrior hadn't fully completed Gathering Energy when it suddenly made a move, but it wasn't affected... This caught Fang Yuan off guard. It seemed Lv Liang also taught the Iron Palm Warrior that Tai Chi Luck Skill. However, although it could use Gathering Energy and Moves simultaneously, the effects of Gathering Energy would slightly diminish—a drawback that Fang Yuan discovered after initially teaching Chimchar.
"Hah!" The Iron Palm Warrior pushed out a palm, and the roar of its palm wind howled as the Fierce Fire Monkey's fist also quickly shifted from Sonic Fist to Thunder Punch.
Thunder and Lightning instantly condensed on its fist; the Fierce Fire Monkey's body moved like a drawn bow, striking with the power of thunder, a punch crashed out, colliding with the palm, and released a loud noise!
Zap—
The Fierce Fire Monkey looked defiant, electricity spread over its arm, it exerted all its strength, glaring fiercely at the Iron Palm Warrior, and for a moment, the two faced off in a stalemate.
"This isn't scientific!" Upon seeing this, Lv Liang internally lamented in disbelief. You've got to be kidding; the body of the Iron Palm Warrior made entirely of muscle becomes as hard as rock when flexed! This Iron Palm Warrior's palm strike could send Rolling Rock flying; it was very powerful. Yet this Fierce Fire Monkey also had such great strength?
With continuous transmission of strength from the Iron Palm Warrior's Power Output moves, the numbness-effect flowed from its palm into the Fierce Fire Monkey's body.
The Fierce Fire Monkey was not to be outdone; electricity wildly skittered around its fist, its significant penetrating force seemingly trying to pierce through the Iron Palm Warrior's palm and paralyze its body.
For a while, the two Pokémon were locked in a stalemate, the echoes of their palm-to-fist collision reverberated continually in the training field.