"Bastard! I'll kill you!"
When it came to shamelessness, nobody could beat Greninja!
A single Thousand Years of Death had left Landorus's backside worse for wear—and thoroughly enraged him.
"Earth Power!"
With a roar, Landorus struck!
Greninja had no time to leap clear. The attack hit him head-on.
Just one blow!
One seemingly effortless blow!
Greninja dropped out of his Bond Phenomenon form and collapsed, unable to fight any longer.
That was the gap between them!
Even after Bond Phenomenon, how far below Landorus at the peak of Supreme was Greninja?
That earlier Thousand Years of Death had landed only through sheer luck!
Now that Landorus had gotten serious, Greninja stood no chance. The fact that he had survived at all was a testament to how tough he was.
"Greninja, come back!"
Xu Mu didn't hesitate. He recalled Greninja into his Poké Ball before that shameless old Landorus could strike him again and make his injuries worse.
That would be a disaster!
"Air Slash!"
Elsewhere, Tornadus saw Landorus finish his fight. He stopped playing around and took Charizard down with a single attack.
Snorlax held out through two of Thundurus's Volt Switches before he finally fell.
In an instant, the tide turned. Xu Mu had been utterly defeated!
Unlike his last battle against Unown, Xu Mu had no trial card granting him peak Champion strength this time. He couldn't even break through the Legendary Pokémon's defenses.
Put simply, his attacks hadn't left a scratch...
"Come back, all of you. Thanks for the effort."
Xu Mu's face remained calm, betraying nothing.
After recalling Snorlax and Charizard into their Poké Balls, he silently counted the time.
From his arrival in Huacheng to join the battle until his complete defeat...
Exactly five minutes had passed!
Which meant...
Standing on Lugia's back, Xu Mu