Spirit Dimension: Fooling Groudon at the Start

These two rankings existed in every province. Once the rankings from all provinces were combined nationwide, there would be an overall ranking!

Admissions to university Spirit Academies were based on overall ranking results.

Only the top 100,000 on the overall ranking each year could be admitted.

It was extremely strict—far stricter than the ordinary college entrance exams—and eliminated far more people.

"No problem. Just wait and see. Your 300,000 Gold Coins won't be wasted."

Su Yi chuckled.

Walking side by side with Su Xiyan, they happened to turn a corner and ran into two people.

Su Xiyan frowned. This person had also brought her younger brother here to buy an initial spirit.

"Su Xiyan, I knew you'd bring your brother here. So, how about a match?"

Liu Shuying was Su Xiyan's rival. The two simply couldn't stand each other.

What was more, both of them had fairly decent talent as Trainers.

They had become Heavenly King Trainers at roughly the same time.

And they both had younger brothers.

Liu Shuying's was her cousin, though she wasn't the type to obsessively dote on her younger brother.

Standing beside Liu Shuying was her cousin, Liu Jiang.

Liu Jiang was also a student about to graduate from senior year. He had just come to purchase an initial spirit as well.

He had chosen a Chikorita.

It was also a spirit capable of evolving twice.

"Well? Want to have a battle for fun?"

Liu Jiang looked at Su Yi.

Su Yi was known as the number one genius of South Lake Province First Spirit Academy, but Liu Jiang was no slouch either!

In the theoretical knowledge exam, Liu Jiang ranked fourth in the entire school.

"A battle is fine, but shouldn't there be some stakes?"

Su Yi never did anything without some benefit.

Liu Shuying gave Su Yi a surprised look.

She had heard Su Yi's name from South Lake Province First Spirit Academy long ago, but this was her first time seeing him. He was quite handsome.

"Sure, we can have stakes. If you win, I'll pay for the Gold Coins used to buy your initial spirit. If I win, your sister has to publicly admit that she's inferior to me."

Liu Shuying and Su Xiyan were both young Heavenly King Trainers of the South Lake Province Pokémon League, even known as the Flower of Heavenly Kings.

But Liu Shuying knew that, in terms of appearance, she was still just a tiny bit inferior to Su Xiyan.

That was why she cared so much about it.

As for a hundred thousand or so Gold Coins, she did not care.

Liu Shuying was paying the Gold Coins?

Su Xiyan and Su Yi exchanged glances. The siblings secretly snickered and agreed without hesitation.

In this changed world, Su Yi often used Su Xiyan's spirits to battle Su Xiyan.

That was why Su Xiyan had such faith in her precious younger brother.

If Liu Shuying knew that Su Yi's Froakie had Purple Qualification and had cost several hundred thousand Gold Coins, she probably would not have said that.

The Pokémon League was enormous inside, and there was no shortage of battlefields.

The four found an empty battlefield and began, drawing quite a few onlookers.

Su Yi took a deep breath. After playing games for so long, this should count as his first real battle in the true sense!

It was also his first battle alongside Froakie!

"Alright, it's just the two of you battling. Send out your spirits."

Liu Shuying glanced at Su Xiyan beside her.

Su Xiyan, you're definitely going to lose this time. I know Su Yi chose a Froakie.

Froakie was Water Type, while Liu Jiang had chosen Chikorita, a Grass Type.

Although attributes did not determine victory or defeat in Spirit Battles, they could play a crucial role.

However, Liu Shuying had no idea that Froakie possessed Purple Qualification.

She had not paid much attention to her cousin. She had only brought Liu Jiang here this time because her parents had asked her to accompany him to buy an initial spirit.

Otherwise, if she had put in a little more effort, she could have asked around within the Pokémon League and learned about the Purple Qualification Froakie.

"Come out, Froakie!"

"Froak!"

"Come out, Chikorita!"

"Chika!"

Froakie and Chikorita!

Su Yi used Eye of Investigation to examine Chikorita's information.

Liu Jiang's family was not short on a hundred thousand or so Gold Coins. He should have been able to get a decent starter spirit.

"Spirit": Chikorita

"Gender": Male

"Aptitude": Blue

"Level": lv.9

"Attribute": Grass

"Ability": Overgrow

"Learned Skills": Tackle, Growl, Poison Powder, Razor Leaf

Blue aptitude and already lv.9—not bad.

Su Yi nodded inwardly. This Chikorita was already quite impressive.

Two Flowers of Heavenly Kings and two Heavenly King Trainers had brought their younger brothers here for a Spirit Battle, naturally drawing trainers from the nearby battlefields to watch.

By now, quite a crowd had gathered around them.

There were still more people supporting Su Xiyan and Su Yi.

However, Liu Shuying and Liu Jiang had no shortage of supporters either.

"Hehe, didn't expect to catch such a good show. Those two Heavenly Kings were both renowned geniuses in South Lake Province two years ago. Their younger brothers shouldn't be bad either, right?"

"Of course. I know that boy—Su Yi, the top genius of South Lake Province First Spirit Academy. His theoretical knowledge about spirits gets perfect scores on every exam."

"Damn... that impressive?"

"The one opposite him isn't bad either. He ranks among the top students in the school. Neither of them is ordinary. He probably wanted to surpass Su Yi for a long time, and this is his chance. Chikorita's attribute counters Froakie's."

"..."

Outside the battlefield, all kinds of trainers murmured among themselves.

Inside, the battle was about to begin.

"Su Yi, then I won't hold back. Chikorita, Tackle!"

Seeing that Su Yi had yet to command Froakie to attack, Liu Jiang stopped hesitating and gave the order.

"Chika!"

Chikorita ran forward on its four little legs. Despite their shortness, it was quite fast as it charged at Froakie.

"So impatient. Froakie, this is our first battle. Let's win it cleanly. Use Frothy Foam to stick its feet!"

"Froakie!"

Froakie leaped high into the air with all its strength.

Chikorita instinctively looked up at Froakie.

It saw Froakie grab the Frothy Foam around its neck with both hands and hurl it toward Chikorita!

The foam landed right on its front and hind feet.

It was stuck!

"Chika? Chika!"

When Chikorita realized all four of its feet had been stuck by the foam, it immediately began struggling frantically.

Yet the more it struggled, the tighter the foam stuck.

"There's a battle method like that?"

Liu Jiang froze. Before he could recover, Froakie, which had leaped high into the air, was already descending.

Like a pale blue bolt of lightning.

"Scratch Attack!"

Su Yi spoke calmly. Froakie's timing was perfect. The instant his words fell, Froakie's Scratch Attack slammed heavily into Chikorita's head, sending it flying.

Chikorita cried out miserably as its body was flung away.

"Chikorita, keep it up! Use Poison Powder!"

"Froakie, don't give it a chance! Water Pulse!"

"Chika!"

Chikorita barely managed to look toward Froakie. The leaf on its head suddenly swayed twice, releasing Poison Powder.

Liu Jiang wanted Chikorita to use Poison Powder and poison Froakie.

To his surprise, Froakie used the newly regrown Frothy Foam around its neck to cover its mouth.

As for its nose, it had already been blocked by Frothy Foam.

Poison Powder was ineffective!

Water Pulse condensed!

It struck Chikorita directly.

"Chika..."

Chikorita collapsed to the ground, unable to get back up.

"Ding! Congratulations, Host. Side Quest 2 completed. Reward: Spatial Storage. Use your mind to communicate with the storage space to freely store and retrieve items."

"Ding! Congratulations, Host. Froakie successfully defeated Chikorita, gaining Battle Experience. Level increased to Lv. 15!"

Froakie had leveled up!

If this were a game, it would probably be able to undergo its first evolution after gaining one more level. Great!

Somehow, Su Yi sensed that as long as he wanted to, he could connect to an independent storage space where he could conveniently keep items and the like.

An essential tool for adventuring and exploration!

"Come back, Chikorita... You worked hard."

Liu Jiang dejectedly recalled Chikorita. Then Su Xiyan and Su Yi both turned their gazes toward Liu Shuying.

Liu Shuying covered her forehead in frustration, glanced at her younger cousin, and rolled her eyes at him.