Chapter 488: End of the Regional Tournament
Why can the Shield Sword Monster burst out with power far beyond normal when it is in its possession? This is what Lin Shi has always wanted to figure out.
To this end, he and the Shieldsword conducted countless special training and experiments, verifying and eliminating each idea one by one.
Finally, Lin Shi came to the conclusion - bond!
Bonds, in the world of Pokémon, are something that can truly be transformed into power. It is an extremely mysterious and precious state between a trainer and a Pokémon.
If a sword wants to become famous and exert its strongest power, it naturally needs someone to wield the sword.
And when he holds the Shieldblade, the connection between man and elf will be strengthened. This close connection will stimulate the hidden power of the Shieldblade, causing it to burst out with powerful force.
Lin Shi speculated that this ability should be related to the experience of the Shield Blade Monster. When he fights side by side with the Shield Blade Monster, he will become the key to activating the power of the Shield Blade Monster.
He had an idea.
Is it true that as long as the Shield Sword Monster can feel that Lin Shi, the sword-wielder, is fighting alongside it, then even if Lin Shi is not actually holding the sword, the Shield Sword Monster's true power can be unleashed!
According to this idea, Lin Shi quickly started practicing with the Shield Sword Monster.
Perhaps it was because of Lin Shi’s experience of “traveling” through the Desert Kingdom, or perhaps it was because the Shield Sword Monster had devoured too much of Lin Shi’s energy. When he really started training according to this idea, Lin Shi found that it was much easier than he had imagined…
"so……"
Lin Shi opened his eyes, a golden light flashed in his eyes. At this moment, he seemed to be standing on the battlefield. He held up the blood-red sword, like a general fighting on the battlefield, looking directly at the enemy. At this moment, he had become one with the sword!
The sharp sword in his hand slashed down!
"bass."
The sword rang loudly, and a strong ghostly force burst out instantly. A shadow sword energy several meters long fell straight down and slashed towards Big Niula.
"Cool."
Big Niura's ferocious black shadow claws were not willing to be outdone, and it waved its shadow claws wildly to attack.
"Boom."
There was a loud explosion, followed by a violent gale. Cracks raged across the battlefield. The two elves were wrapped in darkness. Everyone watched intently, afraid of missing any moment.
"Whoosh whoosh..."
Then, a series of black sword qi shattered the darkness that enveloped the two elves. The shield sword monster swung in the air, and countless shadows gathered into sharp sword qi and scattered in all directions. Big Niura was also knocked away in the dense sword qi.
"Boom."
Big Nura fell to the ground, his eyes rolling around, having lost his ability to fight. The scene was completely silent, as everyone was stunned by the exciting confrontation between the two elves.
"Well, Big Nura has lost his ability to fight. The winner is Lin Shi from Northern University."
The referee was knowledgeable and reacted immediately. After checking Big Niula's condition, he announced the result.
"Huh, I finally won. It wasn't easy."
Lin Shi let out a long sigh, half-knelt on the ground, and gasped violently.
He realized only now that the state of unity between man and sword was too exhausting. Not only that, he also felt that if the Shield Sword Monster suffered a serious blow, although he would not be injured, he would inevitably feel pain.
"It's a bit like the feeling when Satoshi and Greninja were in a bonded state. As expected of Satoshi, his physique is just great..."
Lin Shi murmured to himself that it would be more comfortable to just use the sword to chop compared to this state where man and sword became one.
"I won, Lin Shi is so handsome, and the Shield Blade is so handsome!"
At this moment, there was earth-shaking cheers from the audience. Lin Shi’s final sword-flying move was really too cool. It could make the trainer become a sword-like elf. Who wouldn’t be tempted?
"Well done, Shieldsword."
Lin Shi took a deep breath and praised the Shield Sword Monster.
And amid the cheers of the people around him, the progress of the Jade of Disaster finally broke through the sixtieth mark and passed...
With the fall of Big Niura, Lin Shi successfully advanced to the quarterfinals. After Wu Yuchen took back the elf, he left with a gloomy face, obviously still unwilling.
In fact, Lin Shi felt sorry for him. With Wu Yuchen's strength, if he hadn't met him, it would have been more than enough for him to enter the top eight. It would be difficult for Pokémon that are not Steel or Poison to engage in sustained battles with his Pokémons.
All I can say is that fate plays tricks on us, and the future is promising...
At this point, Lin Shi successfully completed the regional competition, and what awaits him is the national competition of the Shenzhou Youth Trainer Competition to be held in Kyoto City in May.
At that time, 64 contestants from all over the country will compete there to be the top young people in China.
After he successfully advanced, good news came from Qiu Ning. In the confrontation between the new and old captains, Qiu Ning successfully defeated the former captain and completely took over the banner of the Northern University team.
Li Taoyao's final battle went smoothly. Facing an opponent who was not on the seeded rankings, although Bing Jiuwei had not fully recovered, he still won after a hard fight.
Li Taoyao also became the only player who was not originally ranked in the seeding rankings but advanced to the quarterfinals.
……
As time passed, Lin Shi's life briefly returned to normal after the game.
"Aunt Luo, are you leaving too?"
Just after seeing his parents and aunt off, Lin Shi received the news that Luo Wenjun and Su Qimeng were about to set off.
"Well, this time the scientific research on the Mojiang ruins is a long-term task. We need to excavate and investigate the deeper ruins, so we have to go there a while earlier."
Luo Wenjun said as he sorted out the information, in fact, if Su Qimeng hadn't insisted on waiting for Lin Shi to finish the race before leaving, they should have set off long ago.
"Well, unfortunately I have to participate in the Flying Elf Riding Competition soon and I won't have time to go with you to broaden your horizons."
Lin Shi said with some regret that he always had a feeling that he and the Mojiang Secret Realm were not destined to be together.
"It's okay. This relic is quite large. There's no need to rush. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future." Luo Wenjun said comfortingly.
"By the way, I haven't asked you yet, why are you suddenly interested in this kind of competition? I haven't heard you mention it before."
Su Qimeng was also packing her things. When she heard Lin Shi's words, she lay on the box and looked at Lin Shi and asked in confusion.
"Uh... I just got inspired. I think Tyrannosaurus is very suitable for this competition. It can be considered as special training for it."
Lin Shi spread his hands and explained.
"It's also..."
"Snapped."
Perhaps because she was replying, she wasn't paying attention for a moment and a small mirror fell to the ground. When Su Qimeng picked it up again, the mirror had already shattered into pieces.
"This..." Su Qimeng was a little dazed, and Lin Shi had already taken the broken mirror from her.
"It's a good sign. I hope everything is fine."
Lin Shi blinked at Su Qimeng and said with a smile.
"Then let's go. I hope you have a smooth race."
Sitting in the car, Luo Wenjun said with a calm smile.
"I'm leaving too."
Su Qimeng leaned against the car, her beautiful long black hair fluttering in the wind, her delicate facial features revealing a sweet smile, and she opened the car door and got in.
"Zi..."
As the car started to move away, Lin Shi slowly turned his head, then he picked up the mirror. The broken mirror divided his face, making him look extremely terrifying.
"Bah, feudal superstition!"
With a slight movement of his hand, the broken mirror was accurately thrown into the trash can. Lin Shi turned around and walked into the house...
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