Basong Zhalunpeng.
He is the Fire King from Thailand, his teacher being a famous Top Fire Trainer from Thailand.
Basong came to Hua Nation to challenge the Fire God Dojo because he had heard from his teacher that the dojo held the Fire of Life from Moltres.
The Fire God Dojo's battleground.
After defeating two trainers in one go, Basong was currently facing the third. He was in high spirits; ideally, Basong should have been satisfied with his progress, but since his goal had yet to be reached, he had no choice but to continue challenging.
"Go Basong~~" In the audience seats, his companion Sara, who had come with him to Hua Nation, smiled lightly.
Besides Basong's comrades, the professional dojo defenders of the Fire God Dojo were extremely infuriated. This guy was pushing his luck too far; he refused to leave after winning the battle and receiving the certificate, constantly challenging new opponents, clearly showing no respect for the Fire God Dojo.
Among the professional dojo defenders, Master Tao Xiuying's student, Jiang Yu, was grinding her teeth in anger, yet she felt helpless. Basong's skills were indeed strong; his Pokémon were all close to being at the Top Tier Domain level, one of the masters presiding over the Fire God Dojo had already lost to him.
Inside the Fire God Dojo... it seemed like no trainer was a match for him.
"Good afternoon, Sister Jiang, what's going on?"
On the field, as the third battle was fiercely underway, Fang Yuan, with an ice towel around his neck, popped out of nowhere. Drawn by the commotion, Fang Yuan found Jiang Yu and greeted her.
Since arriving in Jiang City, not only had Jiang Yu escorted him to the dojo, but over the past few days, she had also been helping Fang Yuan with various chores while he stayed at the Fire God Dojo.
Hearing someone call her, Jiang Yu turned around subconsciously. The other guardians next to Jiang Yu also noticed Fang Yuan.
"Fang Yuan..."
Upon Fang Yuan's inquiry, Jiang Yu said angrily, "This guy won't leave after his battles have finished. He wants to force Master Tao to battle him, aiming for the Fire of Life."
"What?"
Fang Yuan looked bewildered at the battleground. That youth with the shiny brown skin and aggressive eyes, he wants to challenge Master Tao?
Fang Yuan glanced at the opponent's Pokémon; at that moment, Sharpedo was spewing a purplish-red flame. Judging from its force... Fang Yuan pondered slightly, Nearly top-level power, right? This purplish-red flame, it should contain some special toxin, right?
"This person is indeed very powerful, he is Thailand's Fire King..." Jiang Yu sighed.
"Fire King?" Fang Yuan was taken aback.
However, with only this level of strength, he probably wouldn't even be able to beat that Magmar in the lava...
As if seeing Fang Yuan's confusion, Jiang Yu explained, "There's an Alliance regulation that no top-level challenges should be set in any country's training facilities during the period of world competitions. It's because of this regulation that he has the audacity to come here for a challenge."
Regardless of the country, the guardians of the training facilities are usually professional-level trainers, with a few ordinary masters in residence.
After all, most of the practitioners with top-level combat power are Four Heavenly Kings and Champions of powerful and large nations; the majority of national team members of most countries are, even if they're primary choices, only at master level, and the reserves are mostly at nearly-master level.
Therefore, to balance the difficulty of establishing training facilities and to ensure that top-level fighters are not bound by such activities, the regulation naturally formed.
While the Four Heavenly Kings and Champions of Thailand may not be as strong as those of Hua Nation, as one of the strongest trainers in Thailand under thirty, he is not someone ordinary masters can handle.
"But I remember Master Tao is not a guardian, right?" Fang Yuan asked.
"Hmm..." Jiang Yu replied.
"Then it's settled, isn't it? Master Tao doesn't have to conflict with the rules; just send the ace to send him home straightaway."
"That's easy to say... but Master Tao isn't inside the dojo. After I contacted Master Tao, she said not to bother with him. If he wishes to stay here, we should just let him...," Jiang Yu said with a sigh.
Master Tao Xiuying had no intention of dealing with such a boring challenger. If everyone came to battle her for the Fire of Life, she would be overwhelmed.
"It's just like Master Tao," Fang Yuan said with a smile. Clearly, this man from Thailand wanted to force Master Tao to comply with seniority and have a battle on equal standing, then take the encounter with the Fire of Life as a wager... However, he probably didn't anticipate that Master Tao wouldn't play along.
"He's got some nerve," Fang Yuan thought. He had believed his own skin was thick, but someone else's was even thicker!
Meanwhile, Basong once again defeated a Fire Master from the Fire God Dojo.
As the Fire Master's face turned ugly, Basong's female companion in the audience let out an excited cheer. Basong also smiled and said, "If Master Tao is unwilling to battle, then let me challenge the other masters here; it doesn't matter if I can't reach the Fire of Life... Also... As soon as you say you won't accept the challenge anymore, I'll leave immediately."
"This guy is too arrogant," a Professional Dojo Defender next to Jiang Yu said angrily.
Basong had already defeated two Masters, and there was only one Master Level Trainer left on the scene. However, it was clear that the remaining Master had no confidence in defeating the opponent…
If one wasn't a Nearly-Top Level Trainer, they simply weren't a match for him…
The three Masters were grim-faced, out of options… Although they had lost face, they truly weren't a match for this guy and could only refuse the challenge.
"How about I give it a try?" Fang Yuan, sitting next to Jiang Yu, asked. His voice was very clear in the quiet open-air Rock battle arena. When Jiang Yu heard Fang Yuan's words, his mouth fell open slightly, and he looked towards Fang Yuan, who had a slight smile on his lips. Yes, if it was Fang Yuan, maybe he could cross swords with this man.
Although Fang Yuan was just a substitute member of the China National Team, Fang Yuan, after all, had defeated the former Fire King of Hua Nation!
The opponent was the Fire King of Thailand, but could the Four Heavenly Kings of Thailand compare with those of Hua Nation? Thinking this way, Jiang Yu felt that Fang Yuan could indeed try to face Basong. The only pity was that Fang Yuan was not a Guardian of the Fire God Dojo.
"That person, is that Fang Yuan?"
The three Fire Masters present also saw Fang Yuan sitting next to Jiang Yu. As a guest of Master Tao, they naturally recognized Fang Yuan. They not only knew that Fang Yuan was the so-called "The Fifth King," but they also knew that Fang Yuan had been training with the Fire of Life these past few days.
One could say that even the three Fire Masters were extremely envious of Fang Yuan!
"You??" Basong also looked at Fang Yuan; the place where Fang Yuan was sitting was where the Professional Guardians of the Fire God Dojo were sitting. After glancing at the young Jiang Yu and taking a closer look at the even younger Fang Yuan, Basong laughed, "I don't care who it is, but are you sure you want to battle?"
"If who it is doesn't matter, let me have a try," Fang Yuan smiled and stood up, walking down from his seat. The opponent's dojo battle was seemingly over, so taking up a fight on behalf of Master Tao should be no problem.
After all, he'd gained so much benefit from borrowing the Fire of Life from Master Tao's collection; it was only right to help resolve a minor issue for him.
Watching Fang Yuan confidently step onto the field, the trainers inside the Fire God Dojo were slightly taken aback.
"He's accepting the challenge? Just how skilled is Fang Yuan…" Jiang Yu said.
.........
"This Trainer, even younger than me, actually wants to challenge Basong?" Basong's female companion saw Fang Yuan stepping out, and couldn't help but show a contemptuous expression, once again cheering for Basong.
On the field, Basong responded with a smile full of affection. However, when he turned back, he immediately saw Fang Yuan with a displeased face.
"Going abroad for experience and bringing a little girlfriend, that's so improper." Fang Yuan commented. The Egypt substitute team from last time had a more normal style; at least they came in groups for proper training. Is this guy really flaunting his relationship in the middle of a Pokemon battle?
"Roarrr!!!"
"Woof!"
After patting Sharped's forehead next to him, Basong laughed and said, "My Pokemon is still this one; you set the rules for the battle."
Although this Sharped had been through two battles and its physical strength had somewhat declined, it had the Inflammation Attribute; it had absorbed the flames from an opponent just now, which actually made it stronger at the moment. Basong didn't think twice and directly chose to let Sharped continue fighting.
"Let's do a 2VS2 battle, how about that?" Fang Yuan said. "If you lose, you leave here quietly."
"Okay, 2VS2," Basong paused, then burst out laughing. Did Fang Yuan actually think he could win?
However, after laughing, Basong suddenly felt the atmosphere around him was off.
Glancing around, he saw that while some Professional Guardians showed confusion, those three Master Level Trainers were quite silent and calm, with no worries at all about Fang Yuan getting beaten badly.
This guy…
For a moment, Basong sensed that Fang Yuan might not be easy to deal with, but he still didn't care too much. He was, after all, a Fire King!
"OK, my Pokemon is this one." Fang Yuan took out Monferno's Poké Ball and pressed it lightly.
What?
After Monferno came out, it was momentarily puzzled. Weren't they supposed to have lunch? Why was it time to battle?
Within one day, lunch, dinner, and time to rest at night were the rare breaks Monferno had; the rest of the time was spent next to the Lava Pool. But after a brief confusion, Monferno looked at its opponent... The opponent's momentum was quite impressive.
A battle worth engaging in, Dark Type big dog, one punch should make it cry for a long time.