In an instant, all eyes shifted from the two Kings to Fang Yuan.
This Fang Yuan guy, is he even human anymore?
Not satisfied with going up against nine, he now wants to challenge a King?
He's a demon!
It must be said that after Fang Yuan's one-against-nine, to utter such words was indeed mocking, and for the Dragon King with not so pleasant a personality, it was almost instant rage.
"This guy..." Longqi's mouth twitched.
Does he really think that just because he luckily defeated Fujiwara Haruka's top overlord, he has become arrogant?
Fujiwara Haruka's Elodea, compared to any main force of Japan's Four Heavenly Kings, is far weaker.
The difference in combat power between the second team and the first is greater than it appears on the surface.
In Longqi's view, Fang Yuan was just being cheap and showing off; now he even dared to intervene in his fight with Yun Kai.
"Uh..."
At this moment, Yun Kai also felt Fang Yuan was too swollen-headed, looking profoundly at Fang Yuan on the field, becoming famous at a young age was not a good thing, it was necessary to let Fang Yuan realize that there are always more powerful people out there.
Longqi's power was not something he could compete with yet.
"Fine," Yun Kai pondered for a moment, then taunted Longqi, "If you beat him, we will have our battle at this time tomorrow."
Upon Yun Kai's words, Longqi was once again about to explode.
Even Yun Kai looks down on him?
And Master Ma Chenzong and Ms. Liuqin felt troubled, scratching their heads—how had the situation gotten serious so quickly? To avoid complications, Yun Kai could have just rejected the challenge, after all, a battle between Kings was not part of the exchange's activities.
They thought Yun Kai was really a scoundrel, dragging Fang Yuan down with him—how was Fang Yuan going to come out of this? It was setting him up for an unnecessary beating.
Hold on... Master Ma Chenzong and Ms. Liuqin suddenly realized that it was Fang Yuan who had taken the initiative to fight, so it was fine.
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Inside the Domed Arena, silence as heavy as death.
Juzhen Ye's expression also shifted from calm to unsettled. "Actually, it's possible. The exchange event has just ended, and as a senior, giving guidance through a battle to a junior is a good thing."
By the side, Longqi paused, understanding Juzhen Ye's intent, and then he looked at Yun Kai, "Alright, let's have a guidance battle after the exchange match before our own battle."
The Japanese side directly defined the battle with Fang Yuan as a post-exchange match where a senior provides guidance to a talented junior, which legitimized Longqi's reason to rough up Fang Yuan.
On the side of Hua Nation, they didn't expect Juzhen Ye to be so articulate.
"First, defeat this Fang Yuan with absolute power, to bolster the confidence of the second team, then defeat Yun Kai tomorrow, thereby producing a better effect," Longqi thought to himself as he looked at Fang Yuan, "How much rest time do you need?"
A guidance battle, huh?
Fang Yuan looked up in response, "For a six-choose-three battle, I don't need to rest, I have other mains."
Though Gengar had been somewhat depleted, Eevee, the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, Monferno, Milotic, and Dragonite were all still in perfect condition.
It was abundantly clear that Fang Yuan had no intention of sending out his severely drained Gengar.
"Quite confident," laughed Longqi before stepping down.
Although he didn't really want to battle Fang Yuan, and even if he won it wouldn't benefit him much, at this point, Longqi couldn't care less.
"Let's just do it this way," he said.
Yun Kai looked at Master Ma Chenzong and Ms. Liu Qin with a clear meaning—before the World Championships, it's beneficial to have a real King from a world superpower polish the skills of this second team captain, with the advantages outweighing the drawbacks.
Experiencing a defeat now was better than facing it during the World Championships, unable to adjust his mindset in time.
Right... Given the situation, Master Ma Chenzong and Ms. Liu Qin couldn't say much anymore.
As for whether Fang Yuan could win, the three of them weren't too hopeful; after all, Japan was a world superpower whose overall strength was second only to the core five nations of the Pokémon Alliance. Yun Kai and Longqi had battled each other and were well aware of each other's strength.
Even for himself, he could only equally match his opponent, and now that Longqi came challenging him so confidently, he must have improved his strength.
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"Okay!" At this moment, the professional referee within the arena was thrilled, feeling like today was worthwhile. In his career, he rarely encountered a battle scenario like today, and looking forward to tomorrow's battle between the Kings made him all the more excited.
Under the referee's arrangement, Longqi and Fang Yuan took their places on either side of the field.
This battle was naturally highly anticipated.
In the contestant seats, Shang Ren's expression was very serious. The Dragon King of Japan had top-level combat power even when he was still a King, and his strength was definitely not much weaker than Yun Kai's.
How was Fang Yuan planning to win?
"That's what you get for showing off." Thinking that Fang Yuan would lose to someone else before battling him, Shang Ren was very annoyed.
"Hua Nation's Fifth King vs Neon's Dragon King?" Even the substitutes of the second team were watching intently.
On Japan's side, they were all even more nervous and tremendously excited.
In a short while, at the command, Fang Yuan and Longqi sent out their first Pokémon.
"Come out for some fresh air." Fang Yuan took out his most important Poké Ball, and with a flash of light, a petite Pokémon with soft brown fur and a heart-shaped pattern on its tail, its eyes filled with a lazy gleam, appeared on the field.
Playing games was more tiresome than Eevee had imagined; after a long-awaited good night's sleep, it had just woken up when Fang Yuan called it out for a battle, making Eevee feel weary.