Han Tian could not accept defeat and had begun to lose his composure.
Already badly injured, Salamence gritted its teeth and forced itself to stand when it heard Han Tian's command, barely managing to draw in the surrounding energy to form a Barrier.
While Salamence formed its Barrier, Diancie was preparing a powerful attack of its own.
Diancie absorbed a vast amount of Fairy-type energy, then unleashed it as a special magical light. The dazzling radiance shot straight at Salamence.
The Barrier Salamence had created while severely injured was not particularly strong. After two strikes, the power of Dazzling Gleam shattered it.
Once the Barrier broke, the dazzling pink light struck Salamence's body, aggravating its existing wounds and drawing a roar of pain.
As its roar faded, Salamence's massive body crashed flat onto the ground. It lay motionless, unable to battle.
"Now what do you have to say?" Zhang Cheng asked with a hint of mockery, looking at Han Tian's blank expression a short distance away.
Zhang Cheng's words drew no response from Han Tian. His mind was reeling, and he could not accept what had happened.
Seeing him like that, Zhang Cheng shook his head disdainfully, recalled his Pokémon, and left the battle room.
Zhang Cheng could not be bothered to waste time on something as pointless as mocking his opponent. All he wanted now was to earn the title of Junior Champion Trainer, without any unnecessary complications.
After leaving the battle room, Zhang Cheng went to the staff to register his results. Once everything had been checked, the League registered his information as well.
Zhang Cheng was now officially a League-recognized Junior Champion Trainer. Any Trainer who could make it this far was already exceptionally capable.
Once all his information had been registered, Zhang Cheng took his injured