Pokémon: I just became a Gym Leader, and Cynthia proposed to me.

Chapter 837 Triggering the Midas Touch is Victory

The chubby little thing wobbled and floated up from the ground, its eyes showing no sign of submission, but rather a more stubborn light.

Cynthia frowned slightly. "The Cursed Body trait has been triggered."

When attacked, there is a chance that the opponent's attack skills will become unusable.

The moment Shadow Claw struck the chubby creature, the Cursed Body trait was triggered.

Shadow energy spread from the blade, wrapping around the Azure Flame Blade Demon's right arm like chains, then seeped into the blade, sealing it off.

Azure Flame Blade Demon looked down at his right arm.

Songye's eyes lit up, and he waved his hand to give the order:

"Right now, chubby one, misfortunes never come singly!"

This is the true tactical core of Matsuba.

Li Shuwen raised an eyebrow, not expecting that the sealing of the Azure Flame Blade Demon's Shadow Claws could also be regarded as an abnormal state, thus triggering the power bonus of Misfortune After Misfortune.

It seems that Songye and Pangdudu's training is indeed extraordinary.

The chubby little thing sprang into the air, its body drawing an arc in the air.

His eyes lit up with an eerie purple light, and a thin beam of purple light shot out, pointing directly at the Azure Flame Blade Demon.

The purple beam of light looked thin and fragile, like a spider silk that could break at any moment.

But any trainer with even a slightly stronger sense of perception could feel how terrifying the energy contained within that "spider web" was.

A hint of surprise flashed in Cynthia's eyes.

"The Cursed Body skill can actually be used to trigger Misfortune After Misfortune. Enumeral Dojo is indeed quite resourceful."

The purple beam of light traveled at an extremely high speed, and the Azure Flame Blade Demon did not have time to completely dodge it.

The beam of light left a mark on the shoulder armor, and the ghostly energy seeped into the body of the Azure Flame Blade Demon, causing considerable damage.

This is something that the Crystal Chandelier Spirit couldn't do throughout the entire battle.

The flames of the Azure Flame Blade Demon dimmed briefly where the beam of light had passed, then reignited.

Pine needles gave their opponent no chance to breathe.

"If it happens again, misfortune will never come singly!"

The chubby creature gathered energy once more, and a second purple beam of light pulsed between its brows, thicker and brighter than the first.

The moment the beam of light shot out, Li Shuwen's voice rang out.

"Azure Flame Blade Demon, Blazing Charge."

In an instant, the speed of the Azure Flame Blade Demon changed.

It increased several times over!

Flames erupted, completely enveloping the Azure Flame Blade Demon's body in a dark blue flame, forming a streamlined fiery cloak.

Flame Charge!

Azure Flame Blade Demon charged forward, while the chubby, misfortune-ridden creature missed its target.

The purple beam of light passed through the afterimage left by the Azure Flame Blade Demon and struck the ground, blasting a crater the size of a fist.

Azure Flame Blade Demon appeared before Fatty. Its body rubbed against the air, producing a roaring sound, like the sky being torn apart.

The chubby little one had absolutely no time to react.

The Azure Flame Blade Demon's blade collided directly with the chubby body, and the dark blue flames exploded the moment of impact, engulfing the chubby body completely.

The chubby boy was blasted out of the flames, his blue body tumbling countless times in the air above the dojo before crashing heavily to the ground.

Its chubby eyes were closed, and its soft tentacles were pressed against the ground.

An even louder commotion erupted in the dojo than before.

"How come that Flame Charge was so fast?! Was that still Flame Charge?! Could it be some new skill I don't know about?"

"It's just Flare Blitz, but it's incredibly fast. If a regular Fire-type Pokémon can use Flare Blitz at half that speed, they're already a master!"

"That speed is definitely not normal!"

Pine Leaf's eyes lit up. "It's the Broken Armor's property that's causing the sudden increase in speed."

The disciples looked at each other in bewilderment.

"But..." a disciple raised his hand, "The Azure Flame Blade Demon was only hit once, right? The Shattered Armor was triggered once, its speed shouldn't have increased that much, right?"

Matsuba shook his head and said, "The Azure Flame Blade Demon has developed this characteristic to an unprecedented level, not only increasing its speed when taking attacks."

"It can also actively activate its special ability to increase speed by reducing its own defense."

Pine Leaf closed his eyes, as if recalling every detail of what had just happened, "Every parry. Every counterattack after an attack hit the opponent... Azure Flame Blade Demon used every opportunity to trigger the Shattered Armor property."

"Then hold back, waiting for an opportunity to end the battle in a split second!"

Songye opened her eyes and looked at Li Shuwen.

His face held a calm respect.

"But what surprised me the most was not the Broken Armor's properties, but the Azure Flame Blade Demon's vigorous vitality. Even after its defense was weakened, it remained unfazed despite enduring such a double whammy."

This is also the pain point that Pine Leaf has always wanted to solve regarding Ghost Pokémon.

His body is too fragile; most of his Pokémon are glass cannons.

Li Shuwen said with a smile, "Perhaps it's because the Azure Flame Blade Demon has been fighting and has endured too many attacks that it can't be easily defeated."

"Sometimes, instead of painstakingly trying to avoid a weakness, it's better to expose that weakness and let it withstand attacks; this can actually build up sufficient resistance!"

Matsuba nodded slightly. "That's true. I'll try it in the upcoming battles."

Li Shuwen smiled and said, "Then I'll choose a suitable Pokémon and let him have a good fight with you."

As he spoke, Li Shuwen took out a Poké Ball, recalled the Azure Blade Ghost, and replaced it with the Emerald Greatsword Ghost.

When the Great Sword Demon appeared, his powerful and domineering aura as a swordsman immediately made Song Ye narrow his eyes.

The Thousand-Mile Eye activated, analyzing the power of the Emerald Greatsword Demon.

Seeing the pine needles, Li Shuwen immediately began to explain:

"This is a Sagamaki from the Sinnoh region's Green Age. It's a Water/Dark type Pokémon that excels at fighting using the two swords it wields."

In response to Li Shuwen's words, the Greatsword Demon drew both swords from their sheaths, the shell-shaped greatsword gleaming with a dazzling cold light.

Pine Leaf took a deep breath and suddenly realized that the Emerald Greatsword Demon was really not easy to fight.

But then Songye thought again, he wasn't fighting Li Shuwen to win!

Even if he goes all out, can he really defeat Li Shuwen, the one with the Midas Touch?

So... since he really can't win, he should focus on triggering the Midas Touch!

After careful consideration, Pine Leaf decisively took a Poké Ball from his belt.

"Soul-stealing eyes, please!"

The Soul-Hooking Eyes was short in stature, a stark contrast to the imposing Greatsword Demon, but the gloomy aura emanating from him made the disciples at the edge of the dojo unconsciously hold their breath.

"Soul-Stealing Eyes, Shadow Claws."

The Soul-Hook Eye raised its right claw, and dark energy condensed at its fingertips, forming three sharp energy claw blades.

It launched itself forward at an astonishing speed, its Shadow Claws slicing through the air as it reached for the Greatsword Demon's abdomen.

"Water wave blade".

A thin layer of aquamarine energy condensed on the shell sword as the Shadow Claw and the Water Wave Blade collided in mid-air.

The jet-black claw blades clashed with the azure sword blades, producing a crisp metallic clang.

The shell sword advanced along the claw blades of the shadow claw, severing each of the three claw blades one by one, and finally the tip of the sword touched the chest of the Soul Reaper.

The force of the sword strike sent the Soul-Hooking Eye flying backward, its body tumbling twice in the air before crashing heavily to the ground.

"He severed the Soul-Snatching Eye with a single sword strike?!"

"The Greatsword Demon's power is terrifying?!"

Before the words had even faded, Soul Reaper got up from the ground.

The red light in his eyes was brighter than before, and his breathing became rapid, but his aura became more steady.

Pine Needle was secretly delighted; he had finally triggered the Midas Touch!

The Soul-Hooking Eye once again condensed its Shadow Claw.

Three jet-black energy claws extended from the fingertips, each as long as an adult's forearm. Strange purple arcs of electricity flowed across the surface of the claws, emitting a low buzzing sound.

The Soul-Hook Eyes tilted its head back and let out a sharp cry, as if declaring that it had not been defeated.

The Greatsword Demon, seeing this, was overjoyed.

I could feel the indomitable will that had been unleashed within the Soul-Hooking Eye.

The Greatsword Demon's shell sword shone with an even more dazzling aquamarine light.

He must respond to this fighting spirit and confront it with his strongest power.

The Greatsword Demon swung its shell sword forward, unleashing wave after wave of energy.

Waves surged toward Soul Reaper in layers, and Soul Reaper even tried to cleave the waves apart with its enhanced Shadow Claws.

In the blink of an eye, the Shadow Claw had already consumed most of its energy in a series of slashes.

The alluring eyes were unwillingly swallowed by the tide.

As the waves receded, Soul-Hooking Eyes lay on the ground, the red light in his eyes completely dimmed.

The disciples gasped in amazement once again.

"Three thousand waves...the water ripples are stacked one after another, and the control of the layering of water flow requires extremely precise energy control."

Pine Leaf took a deep breath and returned Sableye to its Poké Ball.

"Thanks for your hard work."

If the Midas Touch is triggered, the Soul Reaper has already won.