Spirit Dimension: Tricking Groudon at the Start

If he kept his third spirit intact, he would still have a chance to rise again.

As for Su Yi, he'd leave him to that allied team to deal with; he was powerless now.

Once he understood these points, Ning Zhi was willing to put aside his pride and concede.

"You're strong. I admit defeat this time, Su Yi, you win."

Ning Zhi only managed to say this through gritted teeth.

Su Yi looked at Ning Zhi in surprise. What a shame, his Side Quest was almost complete, just one more spirit away from finishing it...

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully defeating a trainer. Side Quest 12 is complete (19/20). Please continue to strive!]

What a pain!

Side Quest 10, Side Quest 11, and Side Quest 12 were all just one spirit away from completion!

If he challenged anyone now, he doubted anyone would accept.

The surroundings erupted in a clamor.

Ning Zhi had conceded!

The referee at the Spirit Center looked at both trainers and finally nodded.

The Spirit Watches of Su Yi and Ning Zhi activated the next moment, automatically deducting points.

Ning Zhi's heart bled as he watched his points on the Spirit Watch get halved. He dropped directly from 92nd place to over 30,000th!

It was a truly costly price.

After all, he didn't have the qualifications to set up a point reserve or anything like that.

On Su Yi's side, his Spirit Watch showed an increase of over 9,000 points!

He, who was originally over 30,000th, immediately jumped to 960th place!

Amazing!

A single match against Ning Zhi had boosted his points so much, propelling him past the top 1,000 in an instant.

"Damn, I'm so envious!"

"The great god is truly impressive. He's been inactive for over twenty days. Now, could he possibly go on a point-farming spree? Rising to 900-something after defeating Ning Zhi, that's awesome!"

"I don't know what the great god is thinking, we just know he's amazing!"

"Envy is all we can do."

Ning Zhi, accompanied by his two lackeys, left the battleground with a livid expression!

He had originally intended to test Su Yi's strength and, if possible, put him down a notch.

He never expected things to turn out this way...

However, the situation here today should have been seen by the spies of those people.

Ning Zhi didn't care how they would deal with Su Yi later.

That same afternoon, at another Spirit Center.

Jiang Shuya was sitting there.

Jiang Shuya frowned as she looked at the ranking on the Spirit Center's large screen.

Su Yi?

"Shuya, you're wondering about that Su Yi, aren't you? Just playing the weak card to hide his strength, a classic trope. I got tired of that routine years ago. If only that Su Yi had met me, I could have challenged him for fun."

Sitting opposite Jiang Shuya was a handsome young man.

His face held a look of nonchalance, and his gaze towards Jiang Shuya was filled with aggression.

However, Jiang Shuya didn't dislike it. Instead, she had now! Basically confirmed her target.

It was the person in front of her.

Kong Hui, with 22,400 points, ranked twelfth on the Trial Ranking!

Kong Hui was born into the Kong family, a Noble Family. Furthermore, as they interacted, Jiang Shuya discovered that Kong Hui most enjoyed hearing her acknowledge and praise him.

So, upon hearing him speak, Jiang Shuya unhesitatingly agreed, saying, "Yes, luck can only carry someone so far. In comparison, a solid Trial Ranking like yours is much more convincing."

Jiang Shuya smiled, preparing to continue eating her lunch.

"Is it that hard to acknowledge someone else's excellence? Breaking the national historical record on the Knowledge Ranking is no small feat."

This clear voice suddenly echoed through the Spirit Center.

Everyone turned to look at the source of the sound.

"It's Yan Yuzhu, one of the very few female trainers in the top 100 of the Trial Ranking."

Just then, the Spirit Center announced a message.

"Welcome candidate Su Yi, ranked 960th on the Trial Ranking, to Spirit Center Six!"

"Welcome, trial candidate Su Yi, ranked 960th on the Trial Ranking, to Pokémon Center Six!"

"Welcome, trial candidate Su Yi, ranked 960th on the Trial Ranking, to Pokémon Center Six!"

"Su Yi's here!"

Someone shouted this out.

All trial candidates ranked within the top one thousand are now being welcomed by the Pokémon Center upon entry.

The one-month trial period has only a few days left.

Currently, many trainers are crowded into the Pokémon Center.

Every Pokémon Center is packed with trial candidates.

After all, defeating someone in a challenge earns you half of their points.

Furthermore, there are many exciting things to watch at the Pokémon Center.

Top-ranked experts clashing with each other.

Like right now.

Su Yi is like a fuse; no matter which Pokémon Center he goes to, he becomes the center of attention.

Jiang Shuya was a little surprised. Kong Hui looked at Jiang Shuya, a smile appearing on his handsome face.

"Shuya, watch this."

Kong Hui wasn't stupid. He knew that Jiang Shuya had been intentionally or unintentionally shifting her gaze towards Su Yi these past few days.

He would show her now who the truly formidable trainer was!

Jiang Shuya smiled knowingly and didn't reply.

Her eyes turned towards Su Yi.

At this very moment, Su Yi walked in under everyone's gaze. He had brought his Combusken here to recover this afternoon.

"Hello, here is your Combusken. It has recovered its stamina."

"Thanks."

Su Yi, ignoring everyone around him, took Combusken's Pokeball and prepared to leave.

Kong Hui, with a smile on his face, leaned against the door.

He turned his head to look at Su Yi, who was walking over.

"Honestly, pretending to be weak to surprise others won't work anymore. Everyone's smart. How about it? Interested in a match? Just one Pokémon. It's no big deal if you lose, you just lose half your points."

Kong Hui was certain Su Yi wouldn't refuse.

A genius like him, who held the historical first place on the Knowledge Ranking, definitely had pride.

"He's been challenged! He's been challenged! Damn, that's awesome!"

"I'm so excited! Is anyone setting up bets? I'm betting on Kong Hui, the super expert ranked twelfth on the Trial Ranking!"

"Isn't it obvious? Do you think Su Yi will accept?"

"If it were me, I definitely wouldn't accept. But with so many people watching, Su Yi is number one on the Knowledge Ranking. Refusing would be too embarrassing, right?"

"..."

The speaker meant nothing by it, but the listener took it to heart!

Coincidentally, Pokémon Center Six had gathered quite a crowd this afternoon. There were more than one or two people ranked within the top one hundred on the Trial Ranking!

Immediately, two individuals ranked in the top one hundred, who knew Su Yi quite well, joined forces to set up bets!

Kong Hui had high odds, while Su Yi had low odds!

Yan Yuzhu glanced at Su Yi in surprise.

Everyone assumed Su Yi wouldn't refuse, but Su Yi...

Completely ignored Kong Hui.

The smile vanished from Kong Hui's face.

"You're scared?"

"Oh? Is using a provocation tactic something new?"

Su Yi stopped and looked at Kong Hui. Ranked twelfth, with over twenty thousand points, quite high.

Fine, he'd pick this guy. Ten thousand points delivered to his doorstep. Let's see what drops from this Kong Hui.

Kong Hui's tone faltered.

He had spoken completely instinctively.

He immediately felt displeased, thinking Su Yi was being too disrespectful.

"Alright, just one Pokémon. The loser forfeits 100,000 Gold Coins."

100,000 Gold Coins as the stake!

Su Yi's last haul of 170,000 Gold Coins from Bei Jin had been nearly spent.

It was a shame that the Battle Drop Function hadn't yielded anything during his Spirit Battle with Ning Zhi.

He hoped it would work this time.

Kong Hui hadn't expected things to turn around so quickly, and Su Yi had agreed again. A hint of joy flashed in his eyes as he looked over at Jiang Shuya, noticing she was looking his way too.

This made him feel even more determined not to lose!

On the battleground, the referee from the Pokémon Center watched the upcoming duel with curiosity.

"Now, we will have a Spirit Battle between trainee trainer Su Yi and trainee trainer Kong Hui. Each trainer may use one Pokémon. It's a single-elimination match."

As the referee spoke, Su Yi and Kong Hui both held their Pokeballs.

Both were Advanced Pokeballs.

On one side was a Lv. 24 Shiny Flaaffy!

On the other was a Lv. 25 Sneasel!

Kong Hui had used Sharp Claw to evolve his Sneasel!

After evolving into Sneasel, its abilities had improved in every aspect.

"Pokémon": Sneasel
"Potential": Blue
"Level": Lv. 25
"Type": Dark, Ice