Iki Town.
To obtain a Z-Ring, Li Wei faced Island Kahuna Hala in a battle.
This was a necessary step toward obtaining a Z-Ring.
Of course, there was actually another way.
He could find the materials to make a Z-Ring himself, but that was too much trouble for Li Hui.
He would rather battle Hala.
Realizing there was a significant gap in strength between Hariyama and Lucario, Hala chose to take a risk.
"Hariyama, Belly Drum!"
By sacrificing a great deal of stamina for tremendous attack power, Hariyama might be able to decide the battle with a single blow.
Li Wei naturally would not stand by and let Hariyama use Belly Drum.
"Lucario, Aura Sphere!"
Lucario swiftly gathered a brilliant blue Aura Sphere between his palms and fired it at Hariyama!
Hala called out loudly, "Hang in there!"
Hariyama roared, taking the Aura Sphere head-on with his body and completing Belly Drum!
After Belly Drum, Hariyama's attack power reached its peak, and he charged at Lucario with unstoppable momentum!
"Lucario, dodge, then use Power-Up Punch!"
Li Wei could actually have chosen to use Close Combat,
but this was only a battle to earn approval. There was no need.
Using his superior speed, Lucario sidestepped the attack, then rained punches wreathed in Fighting-type energy onto Hariyama's side!
Lucario's speed advantage was on full display in this battle.
With his immense bulk, Hariyama struggled to turn around, and Lucario seized on that weakness to launch a fierce assault.
Hala stood with his arms folded, his brow deeply furrowed.
He had expected Li Wei and Lucario to be strong,
but he had never imagined they would be this strong.
His ace, Hariyama, had no chance to fight back against Lucario.
As the successive Power-Up Punches stacked up,
Lucario grew stronger and stronger, even