Chapter 180: The Guardian Clan
"This little guy has brought us far too many surprises. I'm afraid that in a few years, even this old man won't be a match for him," Drago said, stroking his beard and sighing with emotion.
As soon as Drago finished speaking, Zhurong Yun suddenly turned his head, looking at Drago with a smile that wasn't quite a smile.
"What's with that look?" Drago asked.
"It won't take a few years," Zhurong Yun said indifferently.
Drago: "..."
Before Drago could speak, Zhurong Yun spoke again in a faint, eerie tone: "Forget about you. It won't be long before even I am no longer his match."
"What??!" Drago's eyes widened. He cried out in alarm, looking at Zhurong Yun in disbelief, momentarily doubting his own ears.
Then, he turned his head to look at Kenji on the battlefield.
Although Kenji was strong, Drago remained skeptical about Zhurong Yun's claim that he, the Champion of the Huaxia League, would be surpassed by this kid before long.
Who was Zhurong Yun? He was a trainer blessed by Ho-Oh...
Zhurong Yun didn't explain further. He withdrew his gaze and turned back to watch the competition.
Amidst the applause, Kenji recalled Tyranitar and walked off the battlefield.
In contrast to Kenji's high spirits, Wei Xinhong from Imperial Academy looked somewhat despondent, as if he had lost his soul.
"Good lad!! You really did Metropolis Academy proud!!" Coach He laughed heartily. He was so excited that his face turned several shades redder.
The Metropolis Academy lounge was filled with laughter and joy; everyone's face wore a look of excitement.
The competition continued.
Encouraged by Kenji, the next two Metropolis Academy contestants who took the stage exerted themselves to the fullest, both successfully securing victories in their matches.
With this, the third round of the competition officially ended.
The Top 168 of this year's National Collegiate League was officially born.
Metropolis Academy had eliminated three people. Apart from Bai Bai, who lost unjustly due to sheer bad luck, the other two were indeed weaker among the Metropolis Academy contestants, so their elimination was acceptable.
The fourth round of the competition continued with the 3v3 format.
Top 168 to Top 84.
"Knock, knock, knock..."
There was a knock on the door. inside the room, Kenji, who was watching a TV drama with Ninetales and Bellossom, froze for a moment and turned to look at the door.
Who would be knocking on his door at this time?
Coach He? Or Bai Bai, or maybe Xie Mu?
Kenji turned his head and looked at the human-form Ninetales.
Ninetales understood. She immediately reverted to her true form, taking on the appearance of the nine-tailed fox.
Seeing that Ninetales had deactivated her Illusion ability, Kenji stood up, went to the door, and opened it.
When the door opened and Kenji saw the person outside, he was stunned.
Kenji didn't recognize the visitor. It was a burly man with wheat-colored skin, dressed in revealing clothing.
The sturdy man wore a set of rough cloth garments, exposing large chunks of muscle. His muscles were taut, looking as if they were cast from bronze, and he sported stubble on his face.
The place where Kenji was staying wasn't accessible to just anyone.
"You are..."
Just as Kenji was about to speak, the burly man didn't say a word. Instead, he simply handed a piece of beast skin to Kenji.
Kenji took it and looked down. In the upper right corner of the beast skin was a highly recognizable totem.
Kenji narrowed his eyes; the more he looked at the totem, the more familiar it seemed.
"Hello. Please allow me, on behalf of the Tyranitar Guardian Clan, the Qi Clan, to extend a sincere invitation to you," the burly man said in a deep, muffled voice.
Kenji's eyes widened. He finally realized where he had seen this totem before.
Wasn't this the emblem of the Tyranitar Guardian Clan, located in the desert of the Saibei Province in the Northwest region of Huaxia?
An invitation from the Tyranitar Guardian Clan...
The burly man left, and Kenji looked down at the parchment in his hand...
The National Collegiate League hadn't even finished yet, but his itinerary for after the league was already packed.
After the National Collegiate League ended, Kenji planned to challenge the Imperial Gym along the way. After challenging the Imperial Gym, he would head to Mt. Dreadmist to pick up Arbok, which would conveniently allow him to challenge the Southern Cloud Gym.
Now, he had another appointment to keep with the Tyranitar Guardian Clan in Saibei Province. He could challenge the Saibei Gym on the way.
Imperial Gym, Southern Cloud Gym, Saibei Gym. Added to the previous East Mountain Gym, Sujiang Gym, and Metropolis Gym...
Out of the eight Provincial Gyms, three badges were in hand, and three were now targeted.
...
Top 168 to Top 84. The matches were still spread over two days.
"It's here!!!"
In the Metropolis Academy lounge, Kenji raised an eyebrow slightly. He was a bit surprised to see his name appear on the electronic display screen so soon.
In this round, his turn came up quite early; he was scheduled for the eighth match.
And his opponent was a girl from Sichuan Academy named Su Wan.
True to her name (Wan meaning gentle/graceful), she looked like a gentle, soft-spoken girl. She was petite and was a trainer specializing in Water-types.
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