On the fourth day of the top sixteen promotion rounds, Gu Shuangyue's opponent was somewhat strong and had some hidden trump cards, but in the end, she couldn't defeat Gu Shuangyue. Gu Shuangyue eliminated her and successfully advanced to the top sixteen.
"Is there still time to rest before the quarterfinals?"
Ling Wanqiu couldn't help but ask after the match ended.
"No, the quarterfinals are tomorrow. If we're unlucky, we might face each other," Jiang Chen replied.
"I actually want to meet her."
Xiao Luoxue glanced at Ling Wanqiu.
She didn't want to meet Jiang Chen and Gu Shuangyue; she would likely lose to them. But Xiao Luoxue didn't mind meeting Ling Wanqiu.
There would be wins and losses between her and Ling Wanqiu, and meeting Ling Wanqiu didn't necessarily mean a loss.
"I also want to meet you, but unfortunately, your luck is bad, and you drew Jiang Chen."
Ling Wanqiu wasn't afraid of meeting Xiao Luoxue. When she got serious, she didn't believe she would lose to Xiao Luoxue.
"We'll know the result tomorrow when we see who our opponents are. Let's go back first; I'm tired after watching matches all day."
Jiang Chen pulled them away from the Imperial Capital Spirit Hall.
[Ding! Sign-in successful. Congratulations, host, for obtaining: Technical Machine: Swords Dance, Points +100.]
"A Technical Machine, my luck is decent; at least it's much better than yesterday."
This Technical Machine obtained through sign-in was the best thing he had acquired recently.
After washing up and having breakfast, Jiang Chen and the others arrived at the Imperial Capital Spirit Hall. After all, they were all contestants and couldn't be late.
"Young Master, Madam sent a message saying that she will come to watch your match during the finals." Ning Ya said to Jiang Chen.
Although it was only the quarterfinals, Xie Yulan believed her son would definitely advance to the finals and win the championship.
If she weren't so busy now, Xie Yulan might have come to watch Jiang Chen's match.
Although she hadn't come in person, Xie Yulan was still concerned about Jiang Chen's match.
"What about my dad? Any news?" Jiang Chen asked.
"No, Sir just recently became champion. He's probably too busy to come."
Ning Ya gently shook her head. Xie Yulan only sent a message to tell her that she would come to watch Jiang Chen's match during the finals.
"I estimate my dad will also come then."
Even if he himself didn't want to come, Xie Yulan would still drag Jiang Yuan over to watch the match.
It was still early for the finals; they would talk about the quarterfinals first.
"Ah ah ah, why am I so unlucky."
Xiao Luoxue's expression wasn't very good. After seeing her drawn opponent, Xiao Luoxue wanted to have someone draw again.
Unfortunately, the result of a random draw couldn't be changed.
"Hehe, you really are unlucky." Ling Wanqiu couldn't help but laugh.
This time, in the random draw, Xiao Luoxue directly drew Jiang Chen. This was considered hitting rock bottom, directly hitting the nail on the head.
"Don't laugh at me. You're not much better than me."
Xiao Luoxue rolled her eyes at Ling Wanqiu, and Ling Wanqiu instantly fell silent. Her luck was almost as bad as Xiao Luoxue's.
Xiao Luoxue drew Jiang Chen, while Ling Wanqiu drew Gu Shuangyue.
If their types weren't at a disadvantage, Ling Wanqiu felt that with Mega Evolution, she might not necessarily lose to Gu Shuangyue.
But her Pokémon were basically Dragon-type, and her strongest main force was Dragon-type, which happened to be countered by Ice-type, and quite severely at that, a fourfold weakness.
Her strength was already inferior, and coupled with a fourfold type disadvantage, Ling Wanqiu's chance of victory was as slim as ascending to heaven.
Type advantage couldn't be ignored; not everyone could be a Reverse-type battle master. If a Reverse-type battle master came over, such a huge disadvantage would still result in a loss.
"I never expected our clash to be so absolute."
Jiang Chen had just been chatting with Ning Ya and hadn't looked at the draw results. After seeing them, Jiang Chen couldn't help but laugh. This clash was too absolute.
He sympathized with Xiao Luoxue; Ling Wanqiu was also in a tough spot.
"How about you beg me to go easy on you?" Jiang Chen said with a chuckle to Xiao Luoxue.
"Ask you to go easy on me? Then I don't think you're the kind of person who would go easy on someone, right?"
Xiao Luoxue immediately twisted her head. When she normally sparred with Jiang Chen, she never saw Jiang Chen go easy. Relying on Jiang Chen to go easy on her was out of the question.
And she also didn't want Jiang Chen to actually go easy on her.
What would it count as if Jiang Chen went easy and let her win? She wouldn't be qualified to contend for the championship.
"Losing to you is better than losing to someone else. Thinking this, I feel much more at ease."
Among the remaining contestants, she was no longer considered top-tier. She would lose even if she encountered other powerful trainers, so she might as well lose to Jiang Chen.
At least after Jiang Chen won the championship, even if she lost, it would look better. She didn't lose to just anyone, but to the champion.
"Our match is in the afternoon. I'm going to be eliminated this afternoon."
Although Xiao Luoxue had accepted it in her heart, she still felt it was difficult to accept emotionally.
"But she'll be eliminated earlier than me."
Xiao Luoxue looked at Ling Wanqiu. Ling Wanqiu would definitely be eliminated earlier than her, because Ling Wanqiu's match was in the morning, and it was the first match of the morning.
"How are you so sure I'll be eliminated?"
Ling Wanqiu glanced at Gu Shuangyue. She felt that she wasn't without a chance to win. Although her Pokémon's strength wasn't as good as Gu Shuangyue's, if she used Mega Evolution, she wouldn't be weaker than Gu Shuangyue.
It was just being type-disadvantaged. If there were no type disadvantages, Ling Wanqiu felt she had a 100% chance of winning.
"I won't hold back."
Gu Shuangyue said to Ling Wanqiu.
...
"That's for the best."
She also didn't want Gu Shuangyue to go easy on her. After all, she and Gu Shuangyue were rivals in love, so she certainly wouldn't want to receive Gu Shuangyue's pity.
Before, Ling Wanqiu had already excluded Gu Shuangyue from her range of enemies, but now, her feelings towards Gu Shuangyue had changed somewhat, and it was likely because of Jiang Chen.
"Go for it," Jiang Chen said to the two of them.
"Who are you cheering for? After all, both of them are fighting." Xiao Luoxue asked Jiang Chen with a mischievous smile.
Jiang Chen glanced at Xiao Luoxue. Seeing the mischievous smile on her face, Jiang Chen knew Xiao Luoxue was being intentional.
"You're asking for trouble, aren't you? Believe it or not, during our match this afternoon, I'll punish you on the spot."
Jiang Chen clenched his fists and threatened.
"Hmph, I'm not afraid."
She outwardly refused to admit defeat, but inwardly, Xiao Luoxue was still somewhat anxious. If Jiang Chen got serious, she would definitely lose miserably.
...
It wasn't even impossible to be directly swept 6-0. Xiao Luoxue knew she couldn't win, but she couldn't lose too embarrassingly. She still cared about her face.
Jiang Chen and his group came to the audience to watch the matches.
Not long after, Ling Wanqiu and Gu Shuangyue arrived at the competition venue.
"Both contestants are very beautiful, but they are not merely 'vases.' Those who can reach this stage are definitely not weak. We look forward to the exciting battle they bring us."
The commentator had long since started work, and even introduced Ling Wanqiu and Gu Shuangyue's Pokémon.
"Go, Garchomp."
"Empoleon."
"Mega Evolve directly, Garchomp."
Ling Wanqiu immediately brought out her trump card. Gu Shuangyue probably didn't expect this, and also had Garchomp Mega Evolve.
After Mega Evolution, Mega Garchomp's strength clearly soared, completely suppressing Empoleon.
"At least the first round is definitely won."
Ling Wanqiu's expression was serious.
"Mega Garchomp, use Dragon Rush."
Opening with a trump card, then opening with a powerful move. Ling Wanqiu wanted to instantly defeat Empoleon, not giving Gu Shuangyue a chance.
"Hold it."
Mega Garchomp's attack. Empoleon indeed couldn't withstand it. Even though Empoleon's current strength had reached Elite Four Tier 1, it was powerless to avoid Mega Garchomp's attack.
So it could only use Hold to block Mega Garchomp's attack.
After blocking the attack, Empoleon directly used its fangs to bite Mega Garchomp. Ice Fang directly bit the opponent.
The cold made Mega Garchomp very uncomfortable. Even though Mega Garchomp's strength far surpassed Empoleon's, it couldn't fully defend against Ice-type attacks.
Mega Garchomp exerted force, shook off Empoleon, and then continued to fiercely attack Empoleon.
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