Fang Yuan chose to continue the challenge. As the second contestant to accept the tenth level challenge, his name was now deeply etched in the minds of many Trainers.
Seeing Fang Yuan take out a new Poké Ball, the three head organizers, the Referee, and the other contestants all watched him intently.
On the field.
Everyone was waiting for Fang Yuan to send out his next Pokemon. Bai Yan, one of the few who knew Fang Yuan's true strength as a disciple of the Tianyi Style, already had an expectant look on her face, waiting for him to send out that world's number one Sun Eevee.
Jiang Ran, Xu Jing, and Yun Guancheng, along with the three senior brothers and sisters, were at a loss for words, silently watching.
Sun Eevee... Self-detonating Magnetic Monster... Monferno... What Pokemon would Fang Yuan send out? Everyone kept guessing.
However, this time, the Pokemon Fang Yuan sent out was Glutton, a creature rarely seen battling in public.
As Fang Yuan pressed the Poké Ball, Gengar, with its pitch-black body, appeared on the field, looking around with a smile curling at its mouth.
"Hehe~~~"
The eerie laughter spread, taking everyone aback before they quickly began to discuss fervently.
"A Shiny Gengar?!"
"He has a Shiny too?"
"What kind of luck is this!!"
A Shiny Gengar, invaluable in rarity, and what's more, Fang Yuan's Gengar seemed even more special in color!
In fact, Fang Yuan's Glutton could change its attribute through Mirror Property Moves, during which its body color would also slightly change, making it closely resemble a Ghost/Fire dual-type.
What that implied was... "I have any color you like."
"It's that Shiny Gengar..."
Seeing Glutton appear, Xu Jing, Jiang Ran, and Yun Guancheng all revealed an expression that said, 'So that's how it is.'
In their memory, Fang Yuan's Gengar, even when it was a Ghostss, possessed near-Master strength, and now that it evolved, it was feared to be...
Wait a second...
With that thought, they all stood up as if by agreement. If the unevolved Ghostss possessed near-Master strength, then after evolving, this Gengar must at least be at the middle tier of the Master Domain by now, right?
Considering that Fang Yuan also had a Beginner Elf Sun Eevee, which Pokemon then was Fang Yuan's trump card?
"The tenth level, begin!"
As Fang Yuan released Gengar, a dozen seconds later, the stone doors opened slowly again, and an immense oppressive force radiated from behind them.
Click.
A deep gray Pokemon with a fierce and evil appearance walked out, and the air around it seemed to freeze.
The Pokemon, with sharp fangs visible around its mouth and red eyes emanating a cold light, licked its icy, sharp claws as it approached.
The overlord of the tenth level, a Dark/Ice dual-type, Marshtomp!
"This Pokemon... it belongs to Yan Hua, doesn't it?"
The moment they saw Marshtomp, Master Liuqin on the chairman's stand asked curiously.
"Yes, his Marshtomp was let loose to train on the Road of Champions, just right for a battle," Master Ma Chenzong laughed.
Like the Monferno that battled the reigning King, this Marshtomp was also a powerful Pokemon with near top-level combat power.
And its owner was the former Dark Type King Yan Hua, who unlike Shang Ren, had stepped down upon reaching the age of thirty and was now a Two-Star Professional Trainer Master with formidable strength.
"A Pokemon of Senior Yan Hua, and it's Dark Type against Ghost Type..." Yun Kai looked at Fang Yuan and Gengar; now, it seemed they were truly in a desperate situation.
The others, though unaware of Marshtomp's history, could still feel its overpowering intimidation...
The Intimidation Characteristic can showcase a Pokemon's momentum 100%, imposing a spiritual pressure on the opponent. Just like the Intimidate Characteristic, if used proficiently, it can even cause weaker Pokemon to faint on the spot.
Boom!!!
As Marshtomp advanced, a malevolent, Asura-like oppressive force bore down, causing Glutton's body to stiffen, as if plunged into an icy cavern... This pressure was near to what the Nightmare Fast Dragon imparted on it, and Glutton instantly recognized it was facing a very tough enemy.
In the moment Glutton's body stiffened, the reigning King shook his head, also feeling that Fang Yuan was out of luck. This Marshtomp would not be weaker than the Monferno earlier.
"The tenth level, it's still too much of a stretch."
"Even that Six-segment Dragon Dance Fast Dragon, in its best state, would not have much chance against this Marshtomp..."
The difficulty of the tenth level once again silenced the contestants,
However, seeing Marshtomp, Fang Yuan had different thoughts from the rest.
"It seems Lady Luck is on our side once again."
It has to be said that the Pokemon Fang Yuan raised were quite peculiar, not something that can be judged by common sense, just like the earlier Milotic.
In the selection process, it's quite normal to use an Electric Series Pokemon against Milotic, and it's also normal to send a physically offensive Luzon Cat against a Milotic with a slightly stronger special defense.
But this coincided exactly with what Fang Yuan was betting on: he gambled that to counter Milotic, the ninth level Pokemon would be one good at Close Combat. If faced with that type of Pokemon, as long as the opponent was careless, Milotic was guaranteed to win. Fang Yuan guessed right, so Milotic managed to one-shot the powerful ninth level Pokemon with a Superpower Dragon Tail, expending Life Energy in the process.
The opponent could choose a Pokemon that countered Milotic, but Fang Yuan could also use this rule to catch the opponent off guard and lay a trap for them.