Ice shards and water droplets filled the sky above the stadium.
After confirming that Forked Bat's poison held no learning value, Fang Yuan let Milotic go all out.
The Dragon Dance stirred up a storm, the storm drove the water flow, the frost strengthened the water flow—top-level coordination skills linked together, instantly causing Milotic to unleash ranged attacks far surpassing its previous capabilities.
Under the spreading ice wind, Lt. Surge's Forked Bat had already fallen, frostbitten, on the field.
The audience still remained silent, awed by how Milotic had just now so gracefully dealt with the poison.
The Relic Conquer Team chat was blowing up at this point.
One Tree: "[Shocked.jpg]... This defies science, believe me, even Du's Dragonite couldn't take Lt. Surge's poison head-on."
Arashi: "So, what exactly was that water screen?"
Satoru: "I don't know..."
The several Kings were deeply solemn, this Fang Yuan, he sure had kept his cards close to his chest.
The Maple Siblings were shivering, so the unnoteworthy Fang Yuan wasn't the bottom of the pack—it was them??
Damn, with this power, he's at least King Level.
At least, Lt. Surge's King-Level Forked Bat didn't have much of a fighting chance against this Milotic.
He clearly was a big shot, so why did he pretend to be a newbie before?
Everyone frantically @'ed Fang Yuan, who had never freaking mentioned he was this powerful before.
The group members couldn't believe that someone who traipsed around with an Eevee all day also had such a terrifying Milotic.
...
"So strong..." At the venue, in the spectator seats, Xiaozhi and many others couldn't stop exclaiming in amazement.
In this battle, the power displayed by Milotic seemed even cooler than when it had fought against Ke Na.
A Xing was dumbfounded, looking at her father and unable to believe it just like Lt. Surge.
As for Mikkeli, he was becoming more satisfied with Fang Yuan, and he was also among the few Trainers who had noticed the subtlety of Milotic's water screen.
"Why isn't that bastard's Milotic afraid of poison, meow?"
"Yeah..." Next to Mikkeli, Lu Qiya heard the discussion of the three popcorn vendors and looked toward Mikkeli with curiosity.
The one who asked the question was naturally Team Rocket's Meowth, it simply couldn't comprehend the battle that had just taken place.
"How would we know."
"It must be the water screen, but that move doesn't look like Water Ring nor Mysterious Guard, strange." James shook his head.
Even James, who was relatively knowledgeable, didn't know, but they didn't want to care about these details. They only knew Milotic was strong, if only they could capture it...
To the side, in the seats, Mikkeli chuckled, just about to explain to his niece, when suddenly, a voice came from the other side.
"It's because the water flow contained Life Power and Spirit awareness."
"This special water stream, in the Spirit World, has a rather special name—Cleansing Water."
"Legend has it, one of the Three Sacred Beasts, Shui Jun, as well as one of the Alola Guardians, masters such a water stream."
"Cleansing Water can overcome all toxins, so it's quite normal that Lt. Surge's poison had no effect."
"That Trainer named Fang Yuan and his Milotic are both very strong—Lt. Surge is no match."
The calm voice carried, James, Jessie, and Meowth unconsciously looked over, only to see a handsome young man with tea-colored hair tinged with gold smiling at them: "I'd like a portion of popcorn, thank you."
"Whoa—" The Team Rocket Trio was stunned.
On the other side, Mikkeli, who was about to explain to his niece, was also surprised, as he hadn't expected someone else to have noticed.
He took a long look at the young man. This guy also seemed to be no ordinary person. Kanto really was full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers...
...
The battle continued.
The 2VS2 battle had yet to determine a victor.
Lt. Surge's next Pokemon was a moth with a light purple body, boasting two pairs of huge wings covered in a purple toxic powder that perfectly merged into the air with the slightest breeze.
The combat strategy of Lt. Surge's Venomoth revolved around a mixture of various toxic powders and airflow, supplemented by Confusion to cause disruption.
However, when up against Fang Yuan and Milotic, Lt. Surge could be said to be horribly devastated.
During Venomoth's clash with Milotic, Fang Yuan opted for the Rain Dance move.
In just a short moment, the sky conjured up massive rain clouds vast enough to cover the entire field.
Cleansing water descended from the rain clouds in the form of droplets, which, as if imbued with a consciousness of their own, swam through the Sky Sea like transparent little fish.
Within the Sky Sea, clusters of transparent fish collided in pairs, bursting forth with intense Wave Motion and generating a sky full of mist. As a Poison type reliant on its powder for attacks, Venomoth was immediately restricted in all its powers.
"Gurgle—"
Amidst the rainy sky and the tremors in the water, Venomoth, coated in toxic powder, was persistently cleansed by the rain, and the mist infused with the power of purification continuously corroded its Poison type body. Venomoth screamed miserably, as if cast into hell.
Throughout the entire process, Lt. Surge was sweating profusely, feeling utterly powerless to retaliate, even more desperate than when facing Du.
MMP.
How is this even a fight.
There's no way this can be won.
Nobody ever said that Rain Dance would bring down a decontaminant instead of rain!
Lt. Surge's morale shattered.
"This isn't a battle on the same dimensional plane..." murmured Yongci, the chief Trainer of the Orange Archipelago, as he watched Lt. Surge being brutally suppressed.
If he were in Lt. Surge's shoes, his spirit would have broken too.
"Indeed..." Ke Na remained silent throughout, after all, one side possessed Legendary Level purification techniques.
This round, how should one put it...
Hopefully, Lt. Surge could understand the well-intentioned suffering she and Du endured.
Poison is not omnipotent; only by stepping out of the shackles of poison and integrating its omnipotence can one truly dominate with it.
Ke Na kept convincing herself that it wasn't her leading Lt. Surge astray, but rather for Lt. Surge's own good!
It was up to Lt. Surge to grasp that realization.
"Ultimately... it's just that this guy is too monstrous..." As the voice of the Referee declaring "Winner, Fang Yuan" reached her ears, Ke Na looked helplessly towards the smiling Fang Yuan, wondering just who he really was.
After this match, the rumors of Fang Yuan defeating her would undoubtedly be cemented.
......
The battle was over.
The venue fell silent, and both participating Trainers left the arena.
Fang Yuan was happy that his ranking was advancing.
Lt. Surge was troubled about how to explain to her daughter that this was a battle that should have been impossible to lose... it made no sense.
Among the audience,
Mikkeli also stood up with a smile, saying, "Let's go."
Still dazed, Lu Qiya asked, "Where to?"
"To invite that Fang Yuan, to become a Coordinator."
Mikkeli had done his research on Fang Yuan: a grassroots Trainer with no affiliations. Although his information was a bit peculiar, Mikkeli still wanted to try and invite Fang Yuan to join the Grand Festival, which is the Devon lineage.
He hoped he could persuade Fang Yuan...
If he couldn't, he would have to contact Da Wu, letting Da Wu solve it with money.
Gifting Quasi-god puppies and Super Stones was Da Wu's usual tactic when dealing with Trainers with potential, but for Fang Yuan, it might require going big.