Release Event!

The torrential rain gradually subsided, and the sky cleared once more.

The Team Rocket Pokémon Soul Spirit release event resumed.

At this moment, footage was playing on the screen in the square before Team Rocket Tower.

The footage displayed the effects of Pokémon Soul Spirits.

There were Hundred-Year Soul Rings, Thousand-Year Soul Rings, Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, and even Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.

More and more people gathered in the square.

There were Soul Masters and ordinary people alike.

They watched the footage on the screen and discussed it heatedly.

"Is this fake? How could it possibly produce a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring?!"

"What exactly is Team Rocket plotting?"

At that moment, several figures emerged from Team Rocket Tower.

Lin He walked at the front, with several figures behind her.

They all wore Team Rocket's standard black uniforms.

There was an R on their shirts!

Over the past few days, Team Rocket had recruited several powerful Soul Masters.

For instance, they had recruited an eightieth-level Soul Sage.

His Inner Focus was insufficient, so he could no longer contract Spirit Souls.

When Team Rocket had previously promoted itself, it had made it very clear that contracting Pokémon did not require much Inner Focus.

Clinging to his last hope, he had come to East Sea City from another city.

Lin He called out loudly, "Everyone! The Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring you saw is by no means an illusion. It is proof of Team Rocket's revolutionary Spirit Soul technology!"

She pointed at the screen. At the same time, the footage changed to display information on the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

It was roughly the same as an ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

Both had two Soul Skills.

"This is a New-Type Pokémon Soul Spirit. It can bestow four Soul Rings upon a Soul Master, and the Soul Rings it provides are determined by the Soul Master's physical constitution."

"So long as you possess a Pokémon Soul Spirit, Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings will no longer be a dream!"

"Moreover, the Inner Focus required to contract a Pokémon Soul Spirit is far lower than that required for ordinary Spirit Souls!"

After Lin He finished speaking, she looked down at the crowd.

At this moment, everyone present either looked excited or doubtful.

"Furthermore, Pokémon Soul Spirits have physical forms and can fight alongside Soul Masters..." Lin He spoke for a long time, thoroughly introducing Pokémon Soul Spirits.

"How can we trust you? Or do you think this fake information can fool us?" someone in the square questioned.

"Yeah, yeah! This information must be fake!"

"Want proof?" Lin He smiled. Then she said, "Summon Pokémon!"

The moment her words fell.

The figures standing in a line behind Lin He all stepped forward in unison, coming to stand beside her.

The next second.

They simultaneously took out red-and-white Poké Balls. As flashes of red light appeared, Pokémon emerged before everyone's eyes.

Rattata, Meowth, Lickitung, Tauros... and more!

"They're pretty cute!"

"Are these Pokémon Soul Spirits?"

"That one looks so cool!"

Lin He watched everyone's reactions in the square. She paused, then shouted, "Reveal your Soul Rings!"

The next second, everyone's Martial Souls appeared.

Ring after ring of Soul Rings descended with them.

There were white, yellow, and purple ones!

Yet without exception, their final Soul Rings were black.

Some were even red.

At this moment, the figure beside Lin He was the most eye-catching. His Martial Soul was a brown bear.

A tall figure stood beside him.

Its body was covered in grayish-blue skin, with a light gray belly. Dark gray bone plates covered its back like natural armor, while serrated bone spurs protruded from its joints.

On its abdomen was a pouch, its outer layer made of beige leathery skin and its inner lining of pink fur. Its wrinkled opening could close tightly for protection.

There was also a tiny figure inside.

Kangaskhan, a Normal-type Pokémon.

With his Martial Soul and Spirit Soul summoned, eight Soul Rings rose and fell around his body.

White, white, yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple, red!

"R-Red! A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring!" shocked cries rang out across the square.

What stunned them was undoubtedly this strange Soul Ring configuration.

Feeling everyone's astonished gazes, Lin Hai was immediately filled with pride.

Although he did not have a Black Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and his first seven Soul Rings were the worst possible configuration, he possessed the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring others could only dream of.

"Could Pokémon Soul Spirits actually be real?" someone asked in disbelief.

At the edge of the crowd, a gaze turned in this direction and Lock-On to Lin Hai.

He licked his lips and muttered, "Not bad. It'll belong to our Holy Spirit Church sooner or later!"

Lin He continued, "This is a Pokémon Soul Spirit. Next, please watch!"

As she spoke, she raised a hand and pointed at the screen in the square.

Everyone turned to look at it in confusion.

Many people were already tempted, especially after the appearance of that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

After all, even Spirit Pagoda had difficulty producing an Artificial Spirit Soul with a black Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

The Pokémon Soul Spirits released by Team Rocket were at least hundreds of times better than Spirit Pagoda's.

Meanwhile, at Eastsea Academy.

After the storm, fallen leaves covered the fighting platform.

Nearly all the academy's teachers and students had gathered near the fighting platform to watch the first-year Class Promotion Tournament.

This was the only time in recent years that the lowest-ranked class in the entire school had advanced to Class One through the Class Promotion Tournament.

That made everyone in the school extremely curious about this Class Promotion Tournament.

Just then, Wu Zhangkong appeared before everyone in white, followed by four figures.

This time, Tang Wulin was not late.

"Are these the students from first-year Class Five? They don't look like much!"

"They've already won three in a row. Maybe they can win this one too!"

"What a joke. This year's first-years are full of talented students, all Two-Ring Great Soul Masters. What does Class Five have to fight with?"

"That's true! But what if they do?"

On the other side, a figure slowly approached with her students.

"They're here, they're here! Are these the students from first-year Class One? They don't look... not like much either?"

"Big talker! If you can do it, get up there yourself!"

Ye Yingluo lifted her eyes and looked toward Wu Zhangkong.

However, Wu Zhangkong merely stood there, not even sparing her a glance.

"Damn it! Do you really hate me that much?"

"I refuse to believe you can still keep that arrogant attitude after you lose!"

Ye Yingluo thought viciously.

At this moment, Long Hengxu stood on the fighting platform. Looking at the packed crowd below, he announced loudly, "Due to the torrential rain, the fourth first-year Class Promotion Tournament match was postponed for one week. Today, the tournament resumes!"

"First-year Class One versus first-year Class Five!"

He turned to Wu Zhangkong and asked, "How many will Class Five send?"

"Class Five will send four!" Wu Zhangkong answered calmly.

At this moment, Su Yu's gaze remained fixed in one direction.

A Soul Guidance camera stood there, while several Team Rocket members held other recording equipment aimed at the fighting platform.

At the same time, on the other side.

The footage projected on the screen in Rocket Team Square was precisely the fourth Class Promotion Tournament match at Eastsea Academy.

A live broadcast in real time!