radicalducati Chapter 505 You send the Heavenly King, I send Azure, it makes perfect sense, right?
Chapter 505 You send the Heavenly King, I send Azure, it makes perfect sense, right?
Guangyue Martial Arts Hall.
"Master Liang, here's a letter for you." The courier stood at the door, shouting loudly, waving a brown paper envelope in his hand.
The gym door was half open, and the sounds of Pokémon training could be heard from inside. You could also vaguely hear someone shouting, "Don't slack off!"
The door slowly opened, and a slightly mature-looking face peeked out from behind it.
Liang Shanyun took the envelope from the courier, his gaze lingering slightly on the signature.
"Fujian Provincial Alliance Branch?"
He frowned, tore open the envelope, pulled out the letter, and scanned a few lines. His expression gradually changed from puzzled to intriguing.
"Promotion tournament?" Liang Shanyun muttered to himself, folded the letter, stuffed it back into the envelope, turned and walked into the dojo, closing the door behind him.
Inside the dojo, Liang Shanyun opened the envelope again.
Inside were two formal letters with gold foil stamping, the paper thick and the alliance's seal pressed against the corners.
The first page reads at the top.
[Dojo Promotion Tournament Qualification Confirmation Letter]
To Mr. Liang Shanyun, the owner of Guangyue Taoist Temple:
It is hereby confirmed that Li Luochen, the head of the Minrong Taoist Temple in Fujian Province, has formally submitted an application for the temple's promotion.
According to the "Donghuang Area Dojo Promotion Management Regulations", your dojo is the designated assessor for this promotion competition. Please confirm the reception arrangements within fifteen working days.
The specific assessment details are as follows:
I. Promotion Format: Singles battles, six-on-six all-out battles.
II. Promotion Criteria: The challenger must defeat at least two of your gym's master-level fighters (including the gym master himself).
III. Suggested Date: The specific date should be determined through negotiation between both parties.
The signature is stamped with the red seal of the Fujian Provincial Alliance branch, and next to it is the handwritten signature of Liu Bai, the branch head, with vigorous strokes.
The second document is a short message from Liu Baifu, which is less formal in tone.
"Old Liang, this kid's not weak, don't let him get hurt. —Liu Bai"
After reading them, Liang Shanyun spread the two papers on the table and remained silent for a long time.
"Father, what's wrong?" Liang Chenzhou came out from the inner room of the dojo, holding a bottle of spray in his hand and smelling of herbs, obviously having just finished caring for the Pokémon.
Liang Shanyun didn't say anything, but handed over the envelope.
Liang Chenzhou took the letter, glanced at it, and his brows gradually furrowed.
After reading it, he looked up and exchanged a glance with his father, his tone somewhat uncertain: "Li Luochen... is he the one who discovered the Rippling Water and the Sky-Piercing Flame? I remember he was only a freshman, wasn't he? Why is he in such a hurry to launch the promotion competition?"
"Hmm." Liang Shanyun put his hands behind his back, his gaze fixed on the window. "Yeah, he's younger than you, but the Pokémon he has are much stronger than yours."
Liang Chenzhou: ......
"Don't be unconvinced." Liang Shanyun turned around, glanced at his son, and said, "Someone is coming to challenge us. Go and get ready."
"Aren't we the ones conducting the assessment?" Liang Chenzhou stuffed the letter back into the envelope. "Why does it seem like we're the challengers?"
Liang Shanyun sighed softly.
"Forget it." Liang Shanyun slammed the letter on the table, sighed, "It's time for this old man to take a gamble."
He scrolled through his phone, his gaze landing on a familiar number in his contacts.
Ling Qiuyan, head of the Yangcheng Alliance branch.
My old flame.
According to the rules, he can borrow a Gym Leader-level fighter from the local league branch to participate in this promotion tournament.
Although the rule was originally intended to ensure fairness in the assessment, bringing in a top-tier expert like Ling Qiuyan...
That's somewhat unethical.
but.
Liang Shanyun recalled that when he fought Li Luochen's father, the father did the same thing.
At that time, Li Fan brought over Ye Tian, who had one foot in the Heavenly King level, with a smile, and beat him up badly.
"That's called tactics, not cheating." Liang Shanyun muttered to himself as he dialed the phone, a smile unconsciously creeping onto his lips. "Besides, it was your father who did it first."
......
......
"Holy crap, King-level combat power?!"
When Li Luochen saw the list of participants submitted by the Guangyue Dojo, he was completely stunned.
Two names were clearly written on the list.
Liang Shanyun, head of the Guangyue Martial Arts Academy, possesses Heavenly King-level combat power; Ling Qiuyan, apprentice of the Guangyue Martial Arts Academy, branch manager of the Yangcheng Alliance, also possesses Heavenly King-level combat power.
According to the promotion tournament rules, each person can only participate once.
In other words, they need to send out two trainers and win both matches to advance successfully.
Losing even one game is unacceptable.
Li Luochen slammed the list on the table and rubbed his temples: "This old Liang is serious..."
However, criticism is just criticism.
Li Luochen thought about it again, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up again.
On our side, we have Azure, a champion-level fighter!
Azure, a top ten trainer in the Kanto region, is truly a top-tier trainer.
Don't be fooled by her usual coquettish and cute behavior in front of me, like a little girl who hasn't grown up yet. When she's on the battlefield, she's a completely different person.
King-level?
Li Luochen picked up the list, looked at Ling Qiuyan's name again, and his smile gradually became meaningful.
A champion beating a king of tennis, isn't that... a mother beating her daughter?
......
......
The capital city, the headquarters of the Eastern Glory Alliance.
"This is utter nonsense!" Ye Tian slammed his hand on the table, making the teacup jump. "The other candidate for the Guangyue Martial Arts Academy is actually Ling Qiuyan!"
Since joining the league headquarters, he has been in charge of affairs between dojos.
The task of promoting the Minrong Martial Arts Academy naturally fell to him.
He thought it was just a routine promotion review, but the list that Guangyue submitted almost made him laugh in anger.
The museum owner plus a top-tier branch manager—is this a test or an attack?
Ye Tian took off his glasses, wiped them, put them back on, and looked at the list again to make sure his eyesight wasn't failing him.
"What's wrong, Xiao Ye?" Dragon King Nalan Zhengguo strolled over slowly with a teacup in his hand, glanced at the list on Ye Tian's screen, and smiled.
"I remember you helped Minrong Dojo before, right?" Nalan Zhengguo sat down on the sofa next to him, crossed his legs, and said in a leisurely tone, "What, are you worrying about them again now?"
Ye Tian's lips twitched at the way he was called "Little Ye," but he refrained from arguing—in front of Nalan Zhengguo, he, as "Committee Member Ye," could only be Little Ye.
"I'm not worried." Ye Tian pointed to the list on the screen. "Look, a gym leader plus a King-level branch manager, is this the configuration you should have for the promotion tournament? Liang Shanyun is going to crush Minrong Dojo."
Nalan Zhengguo took a sip of tea, not in a hurry to reply, but the smile deepened in the lines around his eyes: "Why don't you take another look?"
"Shall I take another look?"
Ye Tian was taken aback and followed his gaze.
On the list, right below Li Luochen's name in the Minrong Martial Arts Academy section, two words were prominently written: Azure.
"Oh~" Ye Tian's eyes lit up, and his expression instantly switched from indignation to watching a good show.
Azure, a true champion-level fighter.
"Guangdong and Guangxi brought out their top players, while Fujian and Fujian directly invited their champions... This isn't a promotion tournament, it's a battle of gods."