Use Your "Weakest" to Crush His Strongest, a Lightning-Fast Change of Face

On the Prodigy Arena, the light slowly faded, and the figures of Charizard and the unconscious Yu Yuanzhen gradually disappeared.

On the Sky Screen, that evaluation of Charizard appeared once more, yet it now seemed to carry a deeper meaning.

Spirit Hall, Pope Palace

The hall was deathly silent. Only the flowing light of the Sky Screen reflected off the polished floor.

The knuckles of Bibi Dong's hand around her scepter had turned white. Fine cracks quietly spread from where the bottom of the scepter touched the floor.

The composure and chill had vanished from her stunning face, replaced by an almost frozen solemnity—and a tremor deep in her eyes that she could not fully conceal.

"One strike..." Her lips parted, her voice so soft that only she could hear it. "One strike tore apart the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon True Body."

She had seen with her own eyes how that deep-blue Dragon Claw had torn through the thunder dragon body forged from Yu Yuanzhen's lifetime of cultivation as easily as ripping a sheet of paper.

That had not been skill or trickery. It had been absolute, crushing power, erupting with terrifying might that transcended the gulf between levels.

"Behind it..." Bibi Dong slowly raised her head, as though her gaze could pierce the Sky Screen and see the unknown world beyond it. "There is a system—a complete, efficient system of power growth and application entirely different from ours."

There was no danger or bottleneck of hunting soul beasts for soul rings, no innate restrictions imposed by martial soul quality. There was only endless tempering through battle and natural breakthroughs.

If... if this method of growth could be replicated...

"Find it." Bibi Dong's voice rang out again, clear and cold this time, carrying unquestionable resolve as it echoed through the empty hall and jolted Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo out of their stunned daze.

"At any cost." She turned to look at her two trusted elders. Complex light flickered in her violet eyes—burning desire, but also deep wariness. "Find that Charizard, its possible 'kind,' and that so-called Pokemon World."

Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei exchanged a glance, each seeing the gravity in the other's eyes.

They had followed Bibi Dong for many years, yet rarely had they seen her take something so seriously, even faintly revealing the vigilance she reserved for unknown threats.

"Yes, Your Holiness," Ghost Douluo said hoarsely.

Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Crown Prince's Palace

Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, could no longer maintain the refined and gentle bearing of the crown prince.

She stood there blankly, her golden pupils reflecting the fading arena on the Sky Screen and the evaluation that had reappeared.

"So this is... the strength of someone at the bottom of the Heavenly Pride Ranking? What kind of monsters must the ones above be?" she silently repeated.

Before this, she had been confident in her Innate Soul Power of level twenty and proud of her inheritance of the Angel God Position.

Even after the Sky Screen appeared, though she worried about being exposed, she still possessed a deeply ingrained sense of superiority in her talent and potential.

Yet Charizard's appearance, especially that brutally swift and decisive crushing battle, had shattered all of her superiority.

Eight years old, level eighty-three—this could no longer be described as mere extraordinary talent. It simply defied all reason.

Even more frightening was the battle itself. That victory had not relied on level or brute strength at all. It had been the victory of an exquisitely refined, tightly linked battle strategy.

From the opening choice, to stacking effects, to changing forms, to the fatal strike, then the clean finishing combo without the slightest delay... every step had been calm, efficient, and purposeful.

Compared to the "strength" Charizard had displayed, her prized Innate Soul Power of level twenty suddenly seemed so... pale and flimsy.

It was merely a higher starting point. But what about the path afterward? The methods of battle? The understanding and application of power?

A faint chill ran down Qian Renxue's spine. For the first time, she understood so clearly that strength might have many different definitions and paths.

The Spirit Master system that had endured on Douluo Continent for ten thousand years did not seem to be the only truth.

"That world..." she murmured. "Could it be that the beings there receive this kind of combat training from childhood? Evolving and breaking through through constant real combat? Without the restraints of soul rings, could they become gods...?"

She could not imagine what kind of world that was.

But Charizard's existence was undoubtedly like a boulder cast into a placid lake, stirring monstrous waves in her heart and in the hearts of every perceptive person across Douluo Continent.

Above the Sky Screen, golden light settled and transformed into deep, dark-violet mist.

New words condensed within the mist, like whispers from another dimension:

[Ranked nineteenth: Gengar, age 7, cultivation level 89]

[Affiliated faction: Pokemon World]

[Evaluation: A bizarre life-form jointly nurtured by strange energy and spatial folds. It possesses a miniature alternate dimension within its body that can expand without limit. From the moment of its birth, it has remained by the side of legendary beasts, beside the highest shadows. It excels at manipulating shadows, creating illusions, and launching ambushes from concealment.]

[Reward: Affinity with Spatial Law, second racial ascension]

[The life experiences of this heavenly pride will soon be played]

[Random heavenly pride selection in progress. The stronger one's fighting spirit, the higher the chance of being selected]

"The stronger one's fighting spirit, the higher the chance of being selected? Interesting. Then I'll interfere a little and test what this ranking is made of."

Lu Feng glanced at Giratina. Giratina immediately understood and let out a roar, causing the image above the skies of the Distortion World to shift.

It locked onto the Heaven Dou Empire—and Dugu Bo.

Lu Feng summoned Gengar, snapped his fingers to open a spatial rift, and pointed at the person inside.

"Gengar, use Taunt on him."

Upon hearing this, Gengar could not help revealing a grin of impending mischief. With a raised hand, it sent a peculiar red beam through the spatial rift.

The Taunt move struck Dugu Bo precisely as he stared blankly at the ranking.

Dugu Bo's face instantly flushed red. He was clearly getting heated, and his aura surged violently.

"Good. If you really run into him later, try not to use Ghost-type moves. He's a poison-type Titled Douluo—don't accidentally play him to death. Use Poison-type moves to deal with him. Fight with a little more class."

"Use your 'weakest' to crush his strongest."

Lu Feng rubbed Gengar's head.

Gengar nodded excitedly. Wasn't it just playing around? That was what it did best.

Heaven Dou Empire, within a courtyard.

"What terrifying talent. That old dragon lost so easily? So this is what a true heavenly pride is?"

Dugu Bo looked at the ranking and sighed.

Seeing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon being torn apart, Dugu Yan still felt lingering fear. "Grandpa, you must not get any ideas about making the ranking and fighting for rewards."

"Even someone at level ninety-five lost so horribly. This seven-year-old, level-eighty-nine Gengar will definitely be even stronger."

Dugu Bo laughed heartily. "How could that be? Your grandpa knows his own limits. That kind of ranking belongs to true heavenly prides, not something I can covet."

Seeing that her grandfather was not stubbornly denying it, Dugu Yan knew he was telling the truth. "That's good..."

But in the very next moment, Dugu Bo instantly changed his tune and snorted coldly.

"Still, this black fatso is only so-so. That old dragon dared to go up there, so why can't I?"

"The more I look at this black-purple fatty, the more unpleasant it seems. If I get the chance, I'll definitely teach it a harsh lesson!"

Dugu Yan: ???!!!