Pokémon: The Journey Begins with a Cowherd

Chapter 454 Scorpion King Breaks Through to the Heavenly King Level!

"Greek!"

After failing to launch his challenge for the thirteenth time under Qingyuan's command, the Scorpion King let out a roar.

His aura suddenly exploded, and invisible ground-based energy converged towards Scorpion King's body like a vortex.

The soil within a radius of ten feet beneath their feet suddenly became heavier under the influence of the Scorpion King's ground-based energy, pressing down several centimeters into the ground.

Waves of energy emanated from the Scorpion King's body, spreading outwards in visible ripples, and the powerful shockwaves reduced the surrounding vegetation to dust.

Seeing this, Qingyuan, who was standing to the side, quickly hid behind the Dragonite.

That's how he wasn't blown away by the Scorpion King's aura.

It wasn't until Scorpio King consciously withdrew the aura spreading around him back into his body that the situation continued.

Qingyuan then stepped out from behind the Dragonite.

"Clap clap clap!"

"Congratulations, Scorpio King, on successfully breaking through to the King level!"

Looking at the Scorpion King that had successfully broken through to the Heavenly King level, Qingyuan clapped his hands and smiled as he spoke.

As expected, Scorpion King is just asking for a beating; it's only been less than a week since he fought Dragonite.

The Pokémon's level increased rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it went from being stuck at level 68 to breaking through to level 71, the Elite Four level.

"Greeting! (Qingyuan, I did it! I'll protect you from now on!)"

Sensing the changes within his body, Scorpion King excitedly raised his pincers and shouted at Qingyuan.

"Haha, I'm counting on you to protect me from now on, so you'd better keep me safe!"

Upon hearing Scorpion King's words, Qingyuan, unusually, did not discourage Scorpion King, but instead smiled and encouraged him.

Having reached the Heavenly King level, the Scorpio King can be considered to have officially entered the ranks of the world's strong.

Therefore, Scorpio King can truly protect him now.

Therefore, Qingyuan didn't need to say anything that would spoil the mood, since Scorpio King was just stating the facts.

"Hehe!"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, the Scorpion King scratched its head with its pincers, looking somewhat embarrassed, and grinned foolishly at Qingyuan.

"Alright, you've already become a Heavenly King-level expert!"

"A strong person should have the airs of a strong person, stop sticking out your tongue and grinning like an idiot!"

Looking at the Scorpio King in front of him, scratching his head and sticking out his tongue while grinning foolishly.

Qingyuan covered his face, somewhat speechless, and said to Scorpio King.

Even though he's become a Heavenly King-level powerhouse, he's still the same as before, still acting like a fool.

"Yes, sir!"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Scorpion King quickly retracted his tongue, which was sticking out of his mouth, and instantly got into character, saluting Qingyuan with his pincers.

This is something Qingyuan learned from the police officers when he was showing off in Yulan City last time.

"Alright, alright, let it be as it is!"

"Let's quickly try out some moves with Dragonite, and we'll set off the day after tomorrow!"

"After spending so much time in the research institute, I feel like my bones are about to rust!"

Looking at the Scorpion King in front of him, Qingyuan waved his hand at it in an annoyed manner.

Before Scorpion King broke through to the Elite Four level, he felt that Professor Oak's laboratory was really comfortable, and there was nothing wrong with lying there all the time.

Now that Scorpio King has broken through to the King level, he's starting to feel like he's not the kind of person who can stay idle.

He couldn't wait to take Scorpion King out to fight other Elite Four level Pokémon.

Professor Oak had already defeated all the Pokémon in his backyard months ago, and he knew their moves inside and out.

Fighting them is pointless; he wants to face the Scorpion King and a brand-new, top-tier opponent.

"Yes, sir!"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Scorpion King saluted Qingyuan again.

Without any hesitation, the right pincer flashed white light and slashed at the Dragonite next to Qingyuan.

Damn, it's really been getting wrecked by that Dragonite these past few days.

Because of the huge level difference, Gliscor was able to defeat Dragonite with its superb agility during this period.

However, with its low-level attack, it couldn't harm a champion-level Dragonite in the slightest.

Now that it has broken through the Elite Four level, its damage is already enough to cause minor damage to Dragonite.

Therefore, in order to vent its anger, Scorpion King launched a zero-frame attack directly at Dragonite.

"Roar~"

Seeing the Gliscor rapidly attacking it, Dragonite didn't stand still either.

He instantly unleashed his Freeze Punch, smashing it towards the Scorpion King who was charging towards him.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, even though Dragonite had only used seven-tenths of its strength, Gliscor was sent flying more than ten meters away by its Ice Punch.

The scorpion's head was stuck in the ground, and the entire scorpion was stuck straight up in the soil.

And Dragonite's belly finally suffered its first injury since fighting Gliscor for so long.

The damage wasn't significant; it only shattered two scales on the Dragonite.

Dragonite can recover in about ten seconds.

However, this is still a huge improvement for Gliscor, as it did cause damage to Dragonite.

Compared to the previous fully charged Guillotine Scissors attack, which only left a few shallow scratches on Dragonite's body.

It's the kind of scale that disappears with a single wipe; being able to break a Dragonite's scale at this point is already a significant improvement.

After all, the difference between the King-level and the Champion-level is not small.

A champion fighting a king-level opponent is like a fully armed, heavily armored knight being slapped by a first-grader wielding a utility knife.

Although there is a possibility of injury, the probability is almost zero.

"Charizard, go pull it out!"

"The Scorpion King is probably frozen stiff. Give it a Flamethrower to warm it up later!"

"Just spray it hard, don't worry about hurting it. It has now broken through to the Heavenly King level, and its energy level is no longer on the same level as yours. You'll hurt it!"

Looking at the Gliscor, which was stuck upright in the soil with its head down, Qingyuan said to Charizard.

Dragonite just used Ice Punch, although it wasn't at full power.

However, Gliscor is four times weak to ice, so it's unlikely to withstand it. Let Charizard use its Flamethrower to warm it up first.

"Roar!"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Charizard nodded in response.

Then it flapped its wings and flew towards the Scorpion King.

"It seems I'll have to bring Venusaur with me on this trip, since the gap between Champion and Elite Four level is just too big!"

Watching the Charizard forcefully pull the Scorpion King out of the ground, Qingyuan stroked his chin thoughtfully.