NCCnovel Chapter 764 Gem Starfish Master
Chapter 764 Gem Starfish Master
Li Shuwen originally thought that the gem starfish's body would be drained of energy and life force by the Ultra Bomb, and its life would be broken and it would wither away.
However, he did not expect that the gem starfish, after being enhanced by the light particle converter, would actually resemble Ultraman Six in some ways.
After the core gem of the gem sea was strengthened by light particles, it bore a striking resemblance to the Ultra Heart.
Normally it's not noticeable, but just now, under the explosion caused by Li Shuwen unleashing all his energy, the core gem absorbed environmental and cosmic energy, slowly and steadily repairing the gem star's body.
Li Shuwen, with his indomitable will, used his self-regeneration ability, and the powerful force propelled the gem starfish's body to recover rapidly.
After Qi Qilin used the Fire Cloud Technique to completely eliminate the Dark Leader, Li Shuwen was able to stand up.
Qi Qilin turned around and saw Li Shuwen looking energetic.
Puzzled, he asked, "No, buddy, you just used such a powerful self-destruction. Even without my self-destruction, my legs were weak and I could barely stand."
"After the explosion, your body regained its mobility so quickly, is that right?"
"Don't tell me this is just luck, is it?"
Li Shuwen shook his head, "It wasn't by chance, it was purely thanks to Dr. Coconut Tree's light particle converter that my core gem was strengthened."
"So, it's all thanks to the doctor."
Charizard struggled to its feet. "Brothers, we won!"
"Once Chansey's treatment is complete, I'll request a huge celebration party for everyone!"
Although everyone loves a celebration party, we really don't have the energy to cheer right now.
One by one, the Machoke and Chansey, responsible for logistics, drove to the battlefield, carried all the wounded onto stretchers, and sent them back to the hospital for treatment.
Tonight's battle was too exciting, and Li Shuwen felt somewhat exhausted.
I thought the simulation would end after defeating the Dark Boss.
But it's not over yet.
This powerful dark monster almost wiped out even so many elite Pokémon that wield the power of light.
It's impossible... there's an even stronger, bigger monster waiting for him behind, right?
Tomorrow after he gets up, Li Shuwen needs to ask Cynthia for help to search the League's database for the best players who can train Starmie.
Let's see if there are any special skills that can be used on the simulated starfish.
……
The morning sunlight streamed into the restaurant through the windows of the athletes' village. Cynthia sat opposite Li Shuwen, holding a cup of coffee, listening to him talk about the gem starfish.
"A trainer who raises Starmie so well, what's their special skill?" Cynthia put down her coffee cup, her eyes lighting up.
"Isn't there a Starmie expert in the Masters tournament? Carl, the Straw Hat Boy who grew up by the sea, his first Pokémon was Starmie."
Li Shuwen put down his fork and listened attentively.
"He has a special move that combines Water Pulse and Gyro Ball, a deadly Sailor Shuriken." Cynthia gestured, "He once used this move to carve out a two-meter-wide straight road through the mountains, allowing residents on both sides of the mountain to travel."
"That power is enough to cut through mountains."
Li Shuwen's eyes lit up. "Oh? Then I'll have to ask Mr. Karl for some advice after the competition."
He recalled the body structure of the gem starfish, the rotation of its five tentacles, and the energy flow path of the core gem.
The oscillating power of water's waves and the cutting power of a spinning top ball, combined in the Sailor Shūken, is truly exquisite.
He has already figured out half of the trick.
Cynthia smiled and said, "I'll go to the league's database in a bit and look up the relevant trainer information for you."
Li Shuwen leaned over and gently kissed her cheek. "Thank you, Cynthia."
Cynthia's face flushed slightly as she lowered her head to drink her coffee, but she couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.
In the lottery hall, names scrolled across a large screen.
Carl stepped out of the crowd, wearing his signature straw hat, his skin tanned dark, and his smile as bright as the seaside sunshine.
He strode up to Li Shuwen and extended his hand. "Haha, finally it's my turn to trigger the Midas Touch!"
Li Shuwen grasped his hand. "Please guide me."
Denji stood in the stands with his arms crossed. "Karl... his Starmie and Sailor Shuriken are so powerful that even my Electivire has suffered from them."
Da Ye, a toothpick dangling from his mouth, said, "That Karl guy, he's always all smiles, but he's a real fighter."
Game start.
Carl stood on one side of the field, the brim of his straw hat fluttering slightly in the wind.
When the desert dragonfly flaps its wings, it stirs up fine sand particles, drawing two golden trails in the air.
His eyes were sharp, and his whole being exuded a wildness honed through hardship.
The salamander spread its blood-red wings, creating a gust of wind.
"Desert Dragonfly, Dragon's Breath!" Karl gave the first order.
The desert dragonfly opened its mouth, and its blue breath, like a venomous snake, shot towards the salamander.
The salamander turned around, and blue dragon breath spewed from its mouth. The two streams of dragon breath crossed in the air and shot towards their respective targets.
The two Pokémon flapped their wings simultaneously, narrowly avoiding each other's attacks.
"Sandstorm!" Karl's voice was steady. The desert dragonfly's wings vibrated violently, and a sandstorm surged from beneath it, merging with the tornado to form a yellowish-brown sandstorm.
Inside the sandbox, the piercing ultrasound waves, like invisible blades, cut into the salamander's hearing.
The salamander frowned slightly; the ultrasound made it very uncomfortable.
Li Shuwen ordered, "Storm, charge in and use Dragon God Dive!"
The salamander's wings whipped up a white tornado, directly confronting the sand tornado.
Enveloped in deep blue dragon energy, it charged into the eye of the storm, carrying the swirling vortex, and crashed straight into the sandstorm!
"We'll also use Dragon God Dive to propel Sandstorm Charge!" Karl's voice rose.
The desert dragonfly's body was also enveloped in dragon energy, propelling the entire sand tornado towards the salamander.
The two dragons swooped down and collided at the boundary between the sandstorm and the gale.
boom--!!!
The tawny and white storm raged and tore at the sand, creating a chaotic mix of sand and air currents.
The newt was relatively young and was suppressed by the impact of the storm. Its body fell from the air, crashed to the ground, and slid several meters.
"Dragon's Breath!" Karl pressed his advantage.
The desert dragonfly opened its mouth, and its blue dragon breath accurately struck the salamander that had just taken flight, knocking it down once again.
The salamander crashed to the ground, its wings bearing several scorch marks and its body covered in dust.
He struggled to his feet, a hint of exhaustion flashing in his eyes.
Denji sighed from the stands. "Karl's Desert Dragonfly is so experienced. The Salamander, while strong, still lacks experience in storm battles."
Big Leaf nodded. "Desert dragonflies fly through sandstorms year-round, so their understanding of storms is much deeper than that of the savage salamander."
Li Shuwen watched the salamander struggling to take off again. The voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached his ears.
"Trust your heart, you salamander."
The salamander's body jolted violently.
Close your eyes, then open them again.
Those eyes were no longer tired; they turned crimson, burning with wild dragon energy.
He roared to the sky, his scales burst open, and deep blue dragon energy surged wildly from his body, pushing his aura to a new height.
Carl's eyes lit up. "Desert Dragonfly, let them see our power!"
The desert dragonfly's wings trembled violently, and dragon energy erupted wildly from its body.
Its body was enveloped in a blue light, and each flap of its wings released a piercing sound wave.
Sonic Blast, combined with Dragon Pulse.
The sound wave transformed into a destructive beam of blue light, hurtling towards the salamander.
The salamander tried to defend itself with Dragon Pulse, but its power seemed so weak in the face of the broken Flygon.
The cyan beam of light engulfed it and blasted it away.
The salamander crashed to the ground, its body charred black, its eyes closed, and it could no longer stand up.
A burst of enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience. "Karl's Desert Dragonfly has broken through in the battle!"
"Is the Midas touch already working its magic?"
"Both Pokémon have reached their breakthrough levels! This battle was amazing!"
Li Shuwen recalled his Salamence and gently patted the Poké Ball. "Good job." He raised his hand and threw another Poké Ball. "Kommoth."
The dragon scales on the staff-tailed dragon armor gleamed with a metallic sheen in the sunlight.
Carl, brimming with confidence, spoke with the triumphant pride of a breakthrough. "Desert Dragonfly, one more time!"
The desert dragonfly took flight, its dragon energy even more ferocious than before. Each flap of its wings released ear-piercing sonic waves, distorting the air around it and pulverizing the sand. It opened its mouth, and a beam of azure light, a fusion of sonic boom and dragon energy, condensed once more, blasting towards the staff-tailed armored dragon!
Li Shuwen raised his hand. "Scale noise—sonic boom!"
The scales of the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon suddenly burst open.
The scales all over its body trembled simultaneously, each scale releasing sonic waves.
The sound wave transformed into a purple torrent of sound. It wasn't just a simple sonic boom, but a product of fusing the unique scale noise of the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon with a sonic boom.
More violent, more cohesive, and more penetrating.
Two sound waves collided in mid-air.
Cyan and purple, the pulse of a dragon and the noise of scales, two destructive forces tearing at each other wildly.
The air was distorted, the ground was shaking, and the glass windows in the stands were buzzing.
At the center of the collision, space itself seemed to be torn apart, revealing black cracks.
The cyan beam of light from the desert dragonfly lasted for a second.
A torrent of purple sound waves engulfed everything.
The desert dragonfly was struck by the sound wave, and its body fell from the sky like a leaf in a storm.
The entire room fell silent.
Then a deafening round of applause erupted.
Denji gasped in shock from the stands. "The Kommo-o'-the-Sound Wave... after incorporating the noise from its scales, is at least three times more powerful than a normal Sound Wave."
Karl changed into his armored cowboy.
"Clamshell, Ice Vortex!" Karl commanded.
The edge of the Ironclad's shell glowed white, and its entire body spun rapidly, like a sharp flying disc, slicing towards the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon.
It moved at an astonishing speed, cutting a deep trench in the ground wherever it passed.
"Avoid the dragon's tail," Li Shuwen said calmly.
The Scaled Dragon turned to the side, and the Ironclad Clam swept past it.
Its tail gleamed with a purple sheen and lashed out hard against the side of the armored clam.
boom!
The armored clam was whipped so hard it flipped over and rolled several times on the ground.
But he quickly regained his balance, and countless icicles condensed on the spikes.
"Ice spike!" Carl responded swiftly.
Countless ice spikes rained down on the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon, each one as sharp as a knife.
"Close combat," Li Shuwen waved his hand.
The Staff-Tailed Armored Dragon charged forward, its fists transforming into countless afterimages, shattering each incoming ice spike.
Ice shards flew everywhere, refracting a rainbow of colors in the sunlight.
The Scaled Dragon charged at the Cloyster and slammed its final punch into the shell.
boom!
The armored clam was knocked away, and a crack appeared on its shell.
The armored clam crashed to the ground, and cracks spread across its shell like a spider web.
A white light shone from his body; it was the light of his unleashed potential.
Icicles falling!
The armored clam's body was enveloped in an icy blue light, transforming into a massive ice pillar that crashed down from the sky towards the Scaled Dragon.
"True Qi Fist," Li Shuwen confidently commanded.
The Staff-tailed Armored Dragon retracted its right fist to its waist, and white light condensed on the tip of its fist.
The true energy that is compressed to the extreme by the strength of the whole body.
He threw a punch at the falling icicle.
boom--!!!
The icicle was shattered from the very center, turning into countless ice crystals.
The fist of the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon pierced through the ice pillar and struck the shell of the Ironclad Clam.
boom!
The armored clam crashed to the ground, slid several meters, its shell shattered, and it fell into a coma.
Karl retracted the armored clam and took a deep breath.
He took off his straw hat, placed it on the side of the field, and then gripped the last Poké Ball tightly.
"Gem Starfish, the final match."
The gem starfish emerged from the light, its five long, powerful arms gleaming with a brilliant red light in the sunlight.
"Starfish, hail!"
Karl gave the order. The core gem of the gem starfish glowed white, and a ball of white energy condensed above its head.
"Wave missile".
Li Shuwen's voice was calm. The Staff-tailed Armored Dragon clasped its hands together in front of its chest, and a blue wave missile shot towards the ball of white energy.
boom!
The white energy cluster was blasted apart, and the hailstorm was nipped in the bud before it could even take shape.
"Swallow Return." The figure of the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon drew an arc in the air and rushed towards the Gem Star.
His speed was exceptionally fast and his movements were exceptionally agile, completely disproportionate to his massive size.
"The ultimate killing technique, the Sailor Shuriken."
Karl's voice was steady.
The gem starfish cannot dodge.
Suspended in place, its five arms began to rotate at high speed, and the ripples of water gathered between the arms, merging with the rotational force of the spinning top ball.
A blue water blade took shape, its edges as sharp as knives, with its internal energy spinning wildly.
The claws of the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon clashed with the Sailor's shuriken.
There was no explosion, no loud noise.
The Sailor's Shuriken sliced through the energy shield on the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon's claws, leaving a deep wound on its arm.
The Staff-tailed Armored Dragon grunted and took a few steps back.
Melissa's fan stopped in mid-air. "The skill to carve out a path through the mountains is indeed well-deserved."
Li Shuwen squinted his eyes.
"Soul Dance Fierce Sonic Boom".
The scales of the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon exploded, creating rings of sonic waves, and dragon energy condensed around it in the form of sonic waves.
The product of fusing Soul Dance Sonic Boom with scale noise already possesses some of the power of Fiery Soul Dance Sonic Boom.
The sound wave transformed into a giant purple dragon, rushing towards the gem starfish.
The gem starfish did not retreat.
Facing that sound wave, it spun rapidly and rushed in.
The sailor's shurikens spun, slicing through the sonic waves layer by layer.
Passing through the Soul Dance Sonic Boom, he rushed in front of Kommo-o and used the Sailor Shuriken to slash at Kommo-o's body.
"Lightning Fist." Li Shuwen's voice remained calm.
Golden lightning crackled from the right fist of the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon, wild lightning gathering on its claw, and with a single punch, it sent the gem starfish flying.
boom!
The gem starfish crashed to the ground, and the core gem's brilliance dimmed for a moment.
But the water covering the body's surface flowed rapidly, repairing the cracks caused by the lightning strikes.
Charged forward and smashed the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon into the air.
The eyes of the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon turned blood red.
Open your reverse scale!
His dragon energy erupted wildly, surging towards the gem starfish.
Fists, elbows, knees, and tailbone rained down like a storm.
The gem starfish spun rapidly, and the sailor's shuriken blocked the attack, but the Kommo-o'-the-Tail was too powerful in its reverse scale state.
The fist of the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon struck the core gem of the Gem Starfish squarely.
boom!
The starfish flew backward, crashed to the ground, bounced up, and then fell again.
The core gem was flashing wildly, struggling to get up.
The Staff-tailed Armored Dragon charged forward and stomped down.
The gem starfish lay on the ground, its core gem dull and lifeless, its tentacles drooping limply.
The Staff-tailed Armored Dragon stood in the center of the arena, panting heavily, blood still seeping from the wound on its arm, its scales covered in cracks.
The entire audience erupted in thunderous applause.
"Although Karl lost this match, his skill level is now more than one level higher than last year," Robin remarked.
Carl walked over to the starfish, knelt down, and gently stroked it. "Good job. You did a great job."
He recalled Starmie into his Poké Ball, stood up, and walked towards Li Shuwen.
He extended his hand, his smile still bright. "Thank you for your guidance. In this battle, all my Pokémon have reached a new level."
Li Shuwen grasped his hand. "Your Pokémon inherently possesses this potential."
Karl laughed heartily. "Anyway, I've personally experienced the effects of the Midas Touch."
He put on his straw hat, the brim casting a shadow in the sunlight. "Next time, I'll come back with an even stronger starfish."
Li Shuwen nodded. "I'll be waiting for you."