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

Chapter 417 Former Masdeh Champion Wants to Make a Move

Li Shuwen narrowed his eyes. "Go get another car. We'll go straight to their secret base!"

The black market leader nodded. "No problem!"

The black market leader went to a nearby town and, using his superb lock-picking skills, borrowed an off-road vehicle large enough to seat a martial arts bear master.

Carrying the martial arts bear master, they headed towards the poacher team's secret base.

After driving for ten hours, the black market leader looked somewhat tired.

Li Shuwen spoke up, "I'll drive."

The black market boss instantly snapped to attention. "Boss, you can drive?"

Li Shuwen nodded, "After seeing you drive for so long, I've already learned how to do it."

Master Martial Arts Bear's physique is perfectly fine for driving.

The black market leader nervously switched drivers to Li Shuwen, only to find that Martial Arts Master Xiong's driving skills were even better than his own.

The man and the bear traveled day and night, driving for a full day and night, and arrived directly near the poachers' secret base.

After getting off the car, Li Shuwen said, "Go to town and buy some food. Once you've eaten and drunk your fill, we'll take action against these poachers."

"Judging by the time, it's evening."

On a dark and windy night, people are killing people and setting fires.

The martial arts master swaggered into the poachers' secret base.

The fist, glowing with black light, shattered the gate to the secret base with a single punch.

Martial Arts Master Xiong frowned slightly. He used his wave-guiding power to detect that there was no one in this secret base.

In the pitch-black base, there wasn't much supplies left.

Martial Arts Master Xiong toured the base and found that no one had lived there for at least half a month.

Those guys probably haven't returned to base since they went to the Isle of Armor to capture Pokémon.

The base's surveillance was disrupted to ensure no backups remained.

Upon seeing Martial Arts Master Xiong emerge from the base in less than five minutes, the black market leader, with his shifty eyes, rushed up to him. "Boss, what's going on?"

Li Shuwen maximized the range of his waveguide power's perception, but within a two-kilometer radius, he found no lurking poachers.

"There's no one inside. It seems they know this base isn't safe and are worried that Xiong's apprentice will be kidnapped."

"Do you know where else they might be?"

The black market leader shook his head. "They probably hid in some remote mountain forest where there weren't many people, waiting for the Crown Snowfield auction to begin before bringing Xiong's apprentice there."

"It seems that, boss, your only option is to make a move at the Crown Snowfield auction. With the incident in Gongmen City, security at the Crown Snowfield will definitely be tightened."

"You definitely can't bring Pokémon in."

Martial Arts Master Xiong narrowed his eyes. "If I can't bring it in, I'll just fight my way in. Let's go back to the forest first."

We still have ten days to train, and we'll try to make everyone even stronger.

The twelve Pokémon trained with Urshifu, while Riolu led the cubs to help Urshifu collect berries and herbs.

The black market leader also reluctantly used his savings to purchase some supplementary ingredients.

Li Shuwen turned these materials into a nutritional supplement to aid training. Combined with the fist-hammering technique of the Martial Arts Urshifu, the Pokémon's bodies began to change after only three days of drinking it.

In the morning, the black market leader's phone rang; it was from an unfamiliar number.

After the call connected, the black market leader immediately handed the phone to Martial Arts Master Xiong, "Boss, it's Dan Di's master, Ma Shide, and Dan Di is here too."

Li Shuwen spoke up, "Tell him that I'm using telepathy, so I can't make phone calls to ask him what's wrong."

Ma Shide said, "I heard from Dan Di that you are very strong and that you plan to rescue a bear apprentice, so I hope to meet you."

Li Shuwen spoke up, "Let him come to the forest."

After finishing the phone call, Mastedt brought Dante to the forest that afternoon.

Ma Shide was accompanied by a One-Strike Style Martial Arts Bear Master and a Combo Style Martial Arts Bear Master.

They are all very strong, no less so than Dan-di's Charizard.

However, both martial arts bear masters were on high alert upon seeing Li Shuwen.

Because they were both martial arts bear masters, they were able to sense just how terrifying the martial arts bear master in front of them was.

Ma Shide looked at Li Shuwen in surprise, "I'm very curious, how did you cultivate to achieve such a profound level of martial arts?"

Li Shuwen succinctly stated, "Ascetic training and combat are the only options."

Li Shuwen glanced at the two martial arts bear masters beside Ma Shide. "They're training well, but haven't they had a serious fight in a long time?"

Ma Shide nodded. "That's true. Since I got old, I rarely take them out to fight for justice, and their strength has improved slowly."

"In another ten years, their strength will probably decline. This boxing style can't be skipped even for a day."

Li Shuwen raised an eyebrow. "So this time, you're planning to pull off something big with me?"

Ma Shide's previously somewhat aged and cloudy eyes instantly cleared. "That's right, I want to move!"

"Some people think I'm too old and are starting to stir up trouble in the Galar region again. I may be old, but I'm not dead!"

Before Masde stepped down as champion, the Galar region was peaceful.

Ma Shide turned around and glared at Dan Di with a look of disappointment. "Look at you, you've been a champion for years, and all you know is how to be your star in the Palace Arena."

"You've been fooled into becoming a fool. Have you forgotten what I taught you about the heavy responsibility of a champion?"

Dan Di lowered his head in shame. "The champion's responsibility is to protect the territory and its people. I'm sorry, Master, I failed to do so."

Ma Shide waved his hand, "It's alright, we can start from today."

Then Ma Shide smiled and looked at Li Shuwen, asking, "Would I have the honor of sparring with you, Master Xiong?"

Li Shuwen nodded, "Of course, let them all go together. That way there will be enough pressure, and I really want to improve!"

Mastedt nodded. "No problem."

In a clearing in the forest, three martial arts bear masters assumed their stances.

Although both are one-strike style martial arts bear masters, Li Shuwen's fist stance is slightly different from Ma Shide's martial arts bear master stance.

Although they are all Bajiquan, different martial arts concepts have been incorporated in different regions, resulting in different styles.

The Combo Style Martial Arts Master Xiong launched the first attack, his fists carrying blue water as they relentlessly struck Li Shuwen.

The water kept hitting!

Li Shuwen assumed a fighting stance and parried all three of Shui Liu's punches.

Just as he was about to throw a punch, the One-Strike Style Martial Arts Master Xiong roared and pounced on him.

Dark Nether Strike!

Li Shuwen could only reach out and push the Combo Style Martial Arts Master Xiong away, then clench his fist and roar as he met his punch head-on.

Fist to fist!

Both attacks were powerful strikes from the Dark Netherworld. Li Shuwen took three steps back to dissipate the force.

The One-Strike Style Martial Arts Master Xiong was sent flying backward, crashing into a large tree and breaking it in half.

The Combo Style Martial Arts Master Xiong charged forward again, his Water Stream Strike was continuous and all-pervasive.

He refused to believe that he couldn't hit this martial arts bear master.

The fist, glowing with blue light, traced flowing lines in the air as it relentlessly struck Li Shuwen.

But then a glint flashed in Li Shuwen's eyes, and he actually gathered energy, punching through the weakness of the Combo Style Martial Arts Master Xiong and striking his chest.

Combo-style martial arts bear master was sent flying backward, crashing into the one-hit-style martial arts bear master who had just gotten up.