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A single Dazzling Gleam had ended the match outright. Though the result had caught the audience off guard, once they recovered from their shock, they realized it made perfect sense.

Golurk had already been weaker than Meng Yingcheng's absolute ace, Steelix, let alone after Diancie had received two Nasty Plot boosts.

In a 3v3 match, with the first two Pokémon already defeated, unless it was part of some tactical setup, the odds of coming back from a three-Pokémon deficit were minuscule.

The only remaining suspense in this match was whether Meng Yingcheng could take a single point and keep the overall score from looking too ugly.

But momentum waned after the first burst, faded after the second, and died after the third.

Meng Yingcheng, who had sent out his strongest Pokémon from the start and fought with everything he had, failed to do so.

The final Rhyperior was far weaker than Golurk, let alone Mega Steelix.

Diancie barely had to exert herself before finishing off the hulking Pokémon with a Moonblast.

And so, the Donghuang Conference's opening match ended with Diancie sweeping all three opponents, handing Xia Chen the victory.

Though the result had come as no surprise, the entire audience still erupted into enthusiastic applause for such a crushing opening match.

On one hand, this had been Diancie's true competitive debut. Xia Chen's immense popularity had also played a small part.

There were thirty-two matches to be played in the first round, so the schedule was tight.

After the field was restored, the second match began in rapid succession.

Diancie's injuries were not serious. After some simple treatment, Xia Chen took her along to watch the matches.

It had to be said that once everyone started competing in earnest, the quality of the matches truly rose significantly.

The Donghuang