Master Weavile and Monferno were about to engage in combat; the other Pokemon scattered, and Eevee also jumped down from Fang Yuan's shoulder.
They found a relatively open space, and Fang Yuan and Xu Haoran stood opposite each other, with Monferno and Master Weavile facing off not far in front of them.
Without a referee, once both were ready, the battle commenced!
"Fire Punch!"
Fang Yuan was the first to speak. In front of him, Monferno's right foot slid slightly back, and during this process, its body burst forth with scorching heat waves. In a state of Fury Eruption, its arm transformed into an extremely hot, massive flame. As the fiery arm extended with explosive sounds, Monferno launched the flaming punch towards Master Weavile.
A releasing-type Fire Punch?
Fast speed, wide range, great power, and a massive impact–Xu Haoran saw this as Fang Yuan's probing trump card. However, this Explosive Rage was indeed fearsome, a nearly top-tier domain hit capable of heavily injuring most master level spirits.
However, Master Weavile was no weakling. Facing the Fire Punch, it didn't move from its spot and swung its arms in a cross directly in front of it, immediately generating a cross-shaped purple shockwave from its arm fur.
"Power Output."
As Xu Haoran finished speaking, with a loud bang, the shockwave sliced the Fire Punch into four pieces like sharp sword qi, causing the Fire Punch to explosively disintegrate mid-way and immediately turn into a thick white mist due to the terrifying heat wave.
Bang!!
The next second, under Fang Yuan's command, Monferno's body was shrouded with the Power of thunder and lightning, intertwining with Explosive Rage, entering its most peak state at the moment.
Stimulated by the Interweaving Force of Lightning Flame, Monferno's physical vitality rose to the limit. Its feet erupted with the Power of Thunder Flame, stomping on the ground multiple times, using the reaction force for high-speed movement, and piercing through the white mist with Extreme Speed to strike at Master Weavile with a Sonic Fist of Thunder and Lightning.
Facing Monferno's intense assault, Master Weavile and Xu Haoran were not the least bit flustered. In terms of reaction speed and combat experience, Xu Haoran didn't think Master Weavile would lose.
Even though Monferno's strength was pushing the limits of top-level combat power, barely able to skirmish with the weakest top-level combat power, Master Weavile still maintained its master style in the midst of the heat wave mist, calm and collected.
Xu Haoran didn't give a command, letting Master Weavile make the judgment. In an instant, a purple wave motion spread out from Master Weavile's body. It used the "See Through" move on its own, dodging Monferno's terrifying punch as if foreseeing the future and, with extreme reaction speed, struck Monferno's back with a flowing whip of its fur.
However, the moment it struck Monferno, Master Weavile felt as though it had struck steel, and the shockwave that reverberated back made its arm numb. Surprised, Master Weavile rapidly bounced back, creating distance.
"The opponent is strong."
This thought surfaced in the minds of both Xu Haoran and Fang Yuan simultaneously.
Monferno's strength lay in its comprehensive abilities—the destructive force from Fury Eruption, the speed from Lightning Armor, the defensive power from its steel-hardened body, and the Thunder Flame Mode that fused these together, greatly enhancing Monferno's physical fitness.
And this Master Weavile…
"Aura?"
Fang Yuan had seen many Pokemon use the "See Through" and "Power Output" moves, but those employed by this Master Weavile felt very special to him. Other Pokemon hadn't developed these moves to perfection, yet this Master Weavile had.
In Fang Yuan's memory, both moves were related to Aura, and Master Weavile was a Pokemon that could master the Wave-guide Missile move. It seemed that this Master Weavile had already begun to master the Power of Aura. No wonder it had caught Eevee's eye.
After a brief standoff, the battle resumed, and Xu Haoran continued to command, "Bounce!"
Bounce, as a Flying-type move, allows a Pokemon to temporarily enter a flying state. After using Bounce, Mienshao's light physique leaped high into the sky, preparing to launch an attack from above.
Fang Yuan and Monferno had no intention of sitting ducks; at Fang Yuan's command, golden ripples appeared beneath Monferno's feet, and with a "hum," it also leaped into the sky, planning to take this opportunity to finish off its opponent in the air. Compared to the Moonwalk Skill, the flight state provided by Bounce was much more fleeting, presenting a great opportunity for Monferno to counterattack.
"A sustained aerial combat skill?" Xu Haoran was slightly taken aback and silently sensed trouble.
Monferno leaped up with incredible speed, and in a moment, the two Pokemon were entwined in the air, fists and whips interweaving, battling from the sky to the ground. As Mienshao was not particularly adept at aerial combat, it quickly fell into a disadvantage, landing with more severe injuries than those on Monferno.
As the battle progressed to this point, Monferno was gradually gaining the upper hand, suppressing Mienshao. The Pokemon watching the battle beside Xu Haoran were clearly surprised, not expecting Monferno to have such strength.
Sensing the gradual change in atmosphere and seeing the situation, Xu Haoran knew he couldn't drag this out any longer and directly said, "Wave-guide Missile."
This Monferno was worth Mienshao using its most powerful move.
As the command was given, Mienshao's body began to emit a purple wave motion, generating an aura that Monferno was extremely wary of. Eevee, beside Fang Yuan, quickly turned its gaze to this power... It was this force that Eevee felt coming from Mienshao that could threaten Top-Level Combat Power.
Pokemon with special high-tier energy couldn't be treated like normal Pokemon; they were generally monstrosities, possessing special powers that could breach the Top Tier threshold. Monferno's Thunder Flame Interweaving Force was one, Eevee's Life Power was another, and now, this Mienshao's mastery over Waveguide was reaching a terrifying level!
In the instant that the purple Wave-guide Missile condensed, Mienshao's body was also wrapped in purple wave motion. With a roar, the Wave-guide Missile struck towards Monferno. Although it didn't feel particularly powerful from this move, there was something about this Wave-guide Missile that felt dangerous and made Monferno unwilling to take it head-on.
"Dodge."
Fang Yuan also issued a command, and Monferno, with its super-fast speed, successfully evaded. However, before Fang Yuan could make another judgment, Mienshao's whiskers flicked, and the Wave-guide Missile astonishingly turned to track Monferno.
"Sonic Fist."
Realizing that the Wave-guide Missile couldn't be evaded, Fang Yuan decided to attack Mienshao, who controlled the Wave-guide Missile, directly. At his command, Monferno burst forth at extreme speed and reached Mienshao in an instant. Yet, Mienshao remained calm, dissipating the directed Wave-guide Missile as though it was nothing, and its body's Waveguide seemed even more intense. At the moment when Monferno's attack was about to hit, Mienshao released a burst of airflow!
The airflow reached Monferno faster than its own attack, and upon contact with the flow of aura generated by Mienshao's Power of Waveguide, Monferno immediately felt its energy thrown into disarray, its Sonic Fist's power cut in half. At that moment, Mienshao unleashed a Power Output, a Waveguide shockwave that blew Monferno more than ten meters away.
Xu Haoran gave a slight smile. Everything has Waveguide, yet very few Pokemon could master it. Lucario was born with the ability to harness Waveguide, and his Mienshao, with exceptional talent, also possessed the Waveguide Talent. After postnatal learning, its Power of Waveguide had become incredibly strong.
It had even reached the point where it could affect the Waveguide of other lives, thereby weakening the opponent's abilities.
"Wuah!" On the other side, Monferno stood up. Its Thunder Flame Mode had been scattered by the opponent's strike, and feeling the sharp pain in its body, Monferno showed an expression of unwillingness.
In the eyes of Xu Haoran and Mienshao, including Xu Haoran's other Pokemon, Monferno was now at the end of its tether. However, Xu Haoran unexpectedly noticed that Fang Yuan's expression remained exceptionally calm from beginning to end.
"So that's how it is, no wonder Principal Sun said that the Four Heavenly Kings Champion isn't as simple as it seems on the surface. Viewing this Mienshao as Top-Level Combat Power is completely justified with this Waveguide mode."
"Since that's the case, we also have to go all out from now on."
To defeat the opponent!
Feeling Fang Yuan's resolve, Monferno also calmed down. Their souls connected, and under Fang Yuan's control, the nearly tangible Power of the Heart formed blue wave motions around him, resonating with the same aura emanating from Monferno.
"Power of the Heart, activate!" Fang Yuan thought in his heart.