Greatest Pokémon Trainer

The Fifth Gate, Stop Gate!

Continuing to compress the Lightning Flame Energy, it further increased attack and speed. According to Rotom's analysis, this gate alone was sufficient to let Monferno briefly step into the realm of Guardian Deities and wield Intersecting Power, a terrifying Legendary Power strong enough to rival Darkrai, the Nightmare God.

After compressing the Power of Thunder Flame once more, Monferno's physical strength became unmatched, with a single punch possessing the force to destroy everything.

At the same time, due to the enhancement of physical quality, Thunder and Lightning could stimulate the brain and body more intensely, helping Monferno gain even more terrifying reaction speed.

Although it was still some distance from fully opening all Eight Gates and perfectly compressing and merging the Thunder Flame Power to form the perfect Intersecting Power, the opening of the fifth gate undeniably brought that moment much closer. In just an instant, Monferno unleashed power unparalleled!!!

"Woooooooah!!!!!!!!"

At this moment, Blaze Chicken also turned into a flash of light and struck. During this process, it didn't understand why Monferno suddenly stopped, ceased defending and attacking, and instead stood there, bursting with momentum once again.

Blaze Chicken was puzzled.

"Chaaah??"

But just as Blaze Chicken thought Monferno had finished surging with momentum and was about to counterattack, an unexpected change occurred.

Before its eyes, all the Thunder Flame Power that had been flowing around Monferno's body receded.

It was as if it wanted to unleash its power but failed to explode with it.

Had it completely run out of energy, with no strength left?

This thought did not only occur to Blaze Chicken; Master Tao Xiuying and all the Trainers watching the battle thought the same.

Even though it was only for an instant, seeing how Monferno in the video stopped resisting and its momentum faded, they all simultaneously had the thought: it's going to end, eh?

"Chhiiiuuuuuu~"

Indeed, it should end.

You've already tried so hard.

Even the consciousness formed by the Fire of Life that enveloped Blaze Chicken could not deny that Monferno before it was a Pokémon worthy of respect.

Fighting to this extent, it had acknowledged Monferno. Among all the Fire Type Ordinary Spirits it had seen, it was willing to call Monferno the strongest.

The strongest in terms of "Soul" and willpower!

Ultimately, the blaze did descend. Facing Monferno in such a state, Blaze Chicken intended to pull back its force and abandon the attack, but the speed at which this power beyond its control exploded was so immense that it couldn't manage it. The strong inertia finally led it to attack Monferno.

As Blaze Chicken got closer and closer to Monferno, the life consciousness of Blaze Chicken and Moltres finally saw Monferno's expression clearly.

At that moment, Monferno's eyes had rolled back, as if it had lost consciousness, but instead of having no energy fluctuations in its body, there was now only a thin layer left, merely covering the surface.

Was it truly a lack of strength, half-fainting?

That was the conclusion Blaze Chicken reached.

No!!

It was not so.

Blaze Chicken might not have felt it.

But the consciousness of the Fire of Life, as it approached Monferno, was absolutely unsteady and began disintegrating.

If the Fire of Life of Moltres had emotions, then those emotions would definitely be shock, awe, and fear.

When Blaze Chicken's flying kick was less than three meters from Monferno, Monferno merely moved its finger slightly. Just that subtle movement announced to the Fire of Life that a powerful wave strong enough to suppress it was gathering.

"Monferno moved!!!"

Just when everyone thought Monferno could only bear this powerful strike, it first moved its finger slightly, and then, its entire arm began to move.

However, although its arm was lifted, its body didn't move an inch.

It quietly awaited Blaze Chicken's approach.

Two meters... one meter... half a meter...

Just as Blaze Chicken's kick, too fast for the naked eye to track, came flying in, Monferno dodged the strike with a reaction speed so incredibly fast that, even at its peak, it would have struggled to evade it—in less than 0.1 seconds.

The movement was extremely fluid.

After successfully evading, in an extremely short span of time, Monferno used its raised arm to grasp with its palm, capturing the neck of Blaze Chicken as it soared past.

Wrapped by the Fire of Life, at that precise grip, amidst the roars of the two Legendary Dragons, it disintegrated, reverting to its original ribbon-like flames.

And Blaze Chicken itself, originally about to perform a powerful inertia-driven kick, came to an abrupt halt, forcibly stopping mid-air due to that grip.

Just like a little chick, it was held by Monferno.

The terrifying strength nearly made Blaze Chicken faint, leaving it gasping for breath.

In the next moment, Monferno bent its knees and pressed Blaze Chicken violently towards the ground.

Boom!!!!!!!!

The terrifying sound spread throughout the entire mountain range. A second later, where Blaze Chicken was pressed against the ground, a huge chasm of intertwining Lightning Flame, tens of meters in diameter and bottomless, appeared out of thin air!!!

Rumble!!!!!

Monferno, standing atop electrical ripple waves, hovered over the great chasm, while its opponent, Blaze Chicken, was now plummeting down it, submerged by countless fragments of rock and Thunder Flame Power.

At that moment, although Monferno still wanted to use Morning Peacock to ensure Blaze Chicken could no longer fight, after unleashing that strike, its body genuinely had no excess strength left.

It could only ensure it didn't fall, for the time being.