"We passed! We passed!"
"Pei Jingguo is still freaking awesome!"
"He actually won a one-vs-three! No wonder they call him Haicheng's Number One Swordsman!"
"If we're talking about who looks cooler, though, I'd still say our Bisharp is better-looking. It just evolved and it's already this strong!"
All kinds of cheers and laughter poured out from in front of the television.
Truthfully, even though everyone had been confident in Pei Jingguo from the beginning, they had still been holding their breath.
After all, he was fighting three opponents!
And not long ago, Pei Jingguo's Bisharp had still been a Pawniard…
Who could have imagined that Pei Jingguo would win so cleanly?
Su Bai chuckled.
"This is nothing yet…"
"Take a good look at Bisharp while you still can."
"Because in a little while, you might not be able to see it in this form anymore…"
Su Bai's words immediately left everyone utterly confused.
The cheers abruptly fell silent.
"You won't be able to see it in this form? What, is Bisharp going to de-evolve back into Pawniard?"
"Is this transformation thing only temporary?"
Wang Tao stared blankly at Su Bai.
"There's actually something like that?"
Su Bai shot Wang Tao an exasperated look and was just about to speak.
On the television screen, the Bisharp belonging to Pei Jingguo stood surrounded by three groups of Pawniard.
Then—
It suddenly began glowing once again!
"Holy crap! Don't tell me…"
Wang Tao's eyes instantly widened.
"It's going to evolve again?!!!"
The fat man dragged out his words, his voice even carrying a hint of horror.
Good grief!
It had literally been a Pawniard when it entered the trial. How had it managed to jump two stages in a row?
Two consecutive evolutions?
Was that even scientifically possible?
Was this trial realm really that ridiculous?!
Wang Tao wasn't the only one.
Almost every Trainer watching cried out in shock at the same moment.
They were far too familiar with this kind of light.
Every time Trainers saw it, they became incredibly excited.
Because it meant that another Pokémon was about to evolve!
But this time, everyone's shock clearly outweighed their excitement.
They were completely dumbfounded!
Even someone as composed as Murong Nan couldn't remain calm.
"This… This is possible?"
"It just evolved!"
Murong Nan stared at the screen in a daze, murmuring to herself.
Her starter trio had gone through countless hardships before finally evolving. Although, strictly speaking, her Piplup hadn't been "born" much earlier than this Pawniard…
But this was a double evolution!
And it wasn't just the veteran Trainers gathered around the shabby old television.
Even Pei Jingguo himself, standing on the television screen with his arms crossed over his chest, looked completely bewildered!
Was it really happening this quickly?
He had only just gotten somewhat familiar with Bisharp's moves, and now he was going to have to study an entirely new one?
A rare trace of confusion appeared in the usually composed eyes of the young genius swordsman.
"Why is it so funny seeing that expression on Pei Jingguo's face?"
Su Bai burst out laughing at the sight.
"Do you think this is fast? Actually, a lot of Pokémon are like this. As long as they meet certain conditions, they can evolve directly. It has nothing to do with how well they've been trained."
"Besides… Pei Jingguo's Pokémon has been trained quite extensively!"
"Bisharp's evolved form is called Kingambit."
"It's… well…"
"A very imposing form."
"And the condition for Bisharp to evolve into Kingambit is to defeat three Bisharp that possess the mark of a leader."
"Those three Bisharp obviously have the mark of a leader…"
Su Bai glanced at the Pawniard surrounding the Bisharp, all of them watching excitedly as it was enveloped in white light.
"A Bisharp capable of commanding so many underlings must naturally possess something like that."
"Now…"
"It's time to witness a miracle…"
As he spoke, Su Bai calmly picked up his cup of tea and took a sip.
However, the very next second—
"Pffft!!!"
Su Bai hurriedly turned his head, narrowly avoiding spraying the tea all over that ancient television.
Wang Tao stared at his best friend with wide, innocent eyes.
"This is the… miracle… you were talking about?"
It was a miracle, sure!
It wasn't as though he had never seen a Pokémon evolve before!
But why the hell had Su Bai sprayed tea all over him?!
"N-No… No, no, no…"
Su Bai pointed at the television.
After a long moment, he finally managed to get the words out.
"This Kingambit…"
"Something about it doesn't look quite right!"
Kingambit's appearance was based on the classic samurai image from Su Bai's previous life.
It was tall and imposing, radiating an aura of grandeur.
The beard formed by its two long blades, along with the golden-yellow blade atop its head, was particularly striking.
As it evolved, the blades around its waist also transformed into a ring of blades that now guarded its body.
In terms of its overall appearance, this Kingambit was very much in line with the one Su Bai remembered.
However, what made even Su Bai unable to stop himself from spraying his tea…
Was Kingambit's pose.