Greatest Pokémon Trainer

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May 14.

The uproar over Mega Evolution was still fermenting.

What Fang Yuan didn't know was that after he spoke those words to Di Anxi, in a certain part of France, a middle-aged woman with deep purple, wavy hair and dark skin left the country and headed straight to the place of the World Championship, Silver City.

The world's strongest prophetic master, Lady Zi Wan, after hearing about her students' experiences with Carlos and Di Anxi, was incredibly shocked because Fang Yuan, this person, didn't exist in her prophecies at all, and the direction of the World Championships had now become completely inconsistent with her predictions.

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Silver City, China Athlete Village.

After the strategy meeting, Jiang Li and others had already determined the order of appearance for the final match.

To win the world championship, the most important thing for China Team was to try every possible means to end the match with an 8:2 score and not let it drag on to a ring match.

Otherwise, their hopes of becoming world champions would be slim.

Although Fang Yuan had a Z-Move, he was not absolutely confident, after all, his opponent was a Phantom Elf, and who knew what kind of trump cards it had hidden.

"The final is tomorrow, feeling nervous?"

As he returned to his dormitory after the meeting and was stretching, a voice reached his ears.

He wasn't startled by this sudden sound, since with his perceptual abilities, he had long sensed someone approaching him.

"Not really," Fang Yuan said.

"But Mr. Fuhai, why are you here?" Fang Yuan looked at the man in a black attire and asked.

"To protect your safety," Fuhai said.

"What about the Mount Everest Secret Realm? Is exploration no longer necessary?" Fang Yuan asked, even though he knew that Mew wouldn't let the Fossil Spirits and Trilogy Deity Pillar cause destruction by coming down the mountain, others didn't know. He was surprised that China's second most powerful man would abandon such a high-risk Secret Realm to act as a bodyguard.

"That Secret Realm, for some reason, has closed again," Fuhai said after a pause.

He had been unable to enter it for a long time now.

The task of guarding the Secret Realm had now been handed over to other top trainers.

"Closed??" Fang Yuan was startled, wondering if Mew had closed the Secret Realm because it was in deep rest, or because it was out and about after its rest?

It should be the former... He hoped that he could find it when he needed to.

"Yes..." Fuhai said.

Fang Yuan let out a breath, "Anyway... but speaking of which..."

"I remember Mr. Fuhai, you also took part in the World Championship before, and you were a champion, right?"

"Yes, that was a long time ago," Fuhai reminisced. The rules of that World Championship were purely individual combat.

He was the individual champion, and the runner-up, also from Asia, was Muye Liuji, who was currently the main referee for this World Championship. In that year, Asian trainers can be said to have dominated over the European trainers in the competition...

Of course, this year, Fang Yuan and the others' performance was also very impressive, their strengths all surpassing what his and the others' were at the time.

"Rest assured, if even Mr. Fuhai could become a champion, so can we."

Fuhai: ???

Fang Yuan said, "What I mean is, with you seniors as role models, we'll also strive hard to win the championship..."

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2020, May 15.

On the day of the World Championship final.

The eyes of the entire world were focused on the Silver Arena.

The China Athlete Team, who had rested for a day, were now ready to give their all to win the championship.

Especially for Jiang Li, Su Shu, Yun Kai, and Xu Haoran, this was their last World Championship.

In four years, they would all be over the age of 30, and no longer eligible to participate again.

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Shang Ren, on the other hand, kept muttering, saying something like if the next World Championship could be held a few months earlier, he'd still be able to participate one last time. If it's held on the normal date, he'd be out of luck.

Fang Yuan, Xie Qingyi, and the other younger ones didn't face much theoretical pressure; if they lost, they could start over, but they also didn't want their veteran teammate to miss this last chance.

Hence, every competitor took this final very seriously.

"Hoo." Jiang Li sat down and began to rejuvenate in silence.

Su Shu also entered a state of meditation. Today, no matter what, he was going to give it his all, for there would be no next time if he missed this opportunity.

Xu Haoran also unwrapped all his bandages, though it seemed that actual combat wasn't supported in the World Championship.

Yun Kai looked at the battling screen, also very much hoping to win the world championship.

"Everyone, give it your best..." Next to them, Shang Ren silently thought to himself. Since he couldn't compete, being a cheerleader was the best he could do.

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At the Silver Arena, in the president's box.

An elderly man with a white goatee, nearly a hundred years old, watched the entire arena with a genial smile.

Next to President Antonio was still Miss Lucymia from the Nature Foundation, the Illusionary Songstress Meloetta.

This time, the Chinese representative was Master Kong Hai, who had previously made an appearance during the bout with India.

One of the main reasons Master Kong Hai made an appearance again was that the French representative was the French Master Astrologer Lady Zi Wan.

First Generation Aster could be considered Kong Hai's idol, and the Second Generation Zi Wan was also a psychic that Kong Hai took very seriously. Zi Wan's prophecies were something no one could disregard.

"So it's because of this old hag that the French team got Di Anxi," Kong Hai looked towards the opposite side and thought to himself.

Did Second Generation Zi Wan make another prophecy?

Even within the realm of psychic powers, there are various domains. Perhaps Zi Wan is not as skilled in Teleport or Amplification as Kong Hai, yet in the realm of prophecy, practically no one on Earth could match the Zi Wan lineage, after all, their psychic powers were bestowed by the wish-infused Kira Pray.

"Master Kong Hai, it's been a long time," said Lady Zi Wan.

"Indeed, it has been a long time," Kong Hai said with a smile. "I didn't expect you to have taken on an apprentice as well. Have you already predicted the outcome of this World Championship?"

"The World Championship doesn't concern disaster, so I cannot predict it,"

Lady Zi Wan shook her head and smiled. Indeed, she had seen glimpses of the trajectory of the World Championship in some prophecies, but there was no need to fully predict its outcome; it would be a waste of prophetic power.

Having said that, Lady Zi Wan turned to look at the arena. As the match time drew closer, the large screen in the Silver Arena had already displayed the two opposing national flags, bearing the sign of confrontation.

Right below the flags were the upper body photos of the players from both sides.

"World Pokémon Alliance Championship's final match, China First Team VS France First Team!"

"Competitors, Jiang Li vs Rang!"

Above Pidgeot, clad in black referee attire, Muye Liuji looked towards the combat screen and spoke dispassionately.

Rang, France's King of Ice, ranked low in the point standings, naturally was no match for Jiang Li and was dispatched by him in a few moves.

Jiang Li had hardly exhausted any energy, which assured that he could perform at his best in the Arena match.

However, this means that the weaker members of the China Team could potentially face the opposing aces next, which was not an auspicious start.

"Next match, Fang Yuan vs Mathew!"

The competition quickly moved to the second match, where Fang Yuan represented the China Team, and their opponents, France's Rock King.

"I concede." The Rock King lacked tenacity, giving up without even fighting. At least the previous competitor had exchanged a couple of moves with Jiang Li, though it was a miserable effort, but unlike him, Mathew didn't even put up a struggle.

"Just like that…" Fang Yuan, who had just taken the stage, was somewhat peeved and almost tripped. That concession was too swift. How skilled can one get at this?

Looking at the reaction of the French audience, it seemed like the spectators were very approving and understanding of Mathew's decision, showing no real surprise.

"It's not Mathew's fault. Doctor Fang Yuan's powers are too unfathomable. Even the American Champion couldn't wear him down. It's better to preserve energy and see how the Arena matches unfold..." the French audience buzzed.

On the president's box, Kong Hai's expression remained unchanged through it all, and Master Zi Wan's emotions did not fluctuate despite the French team's 0:4 deficit. At her level, the outcome of a World Championship wasn't significant; she was only present because of the prophecy-related mission Di Anxi carried.

The third match...