After the four entered the semi-finals, they returned to the apartment at night and saw thick smoke billowing from the courtyard of the apartment from afar. Everyone was immediately panicked and thought there was a fire.

"Oh no, there's a fire! Everyone, get ready to put out the fire!" Hua Wuao shouted loudly, his voice filled with anxiety.

Everyone hurriedly looked around for fire-fighting tools, but found nothing after searching for a long time.

"Everyone, hurry up and use your Water Pokémon!"

Someone's words woke everyone up. When they heard it, their eyes suddenly lit up and they took out their Poké Balls to release their Pokémon. At this moment, they heard Instructor Ye's voice coming from the thick smoke.

"Don't panic, don't panic, I'm grilling fish!" Ye Kai walked out of the thick smoke while coughing, with a grilling fork in his hand. His face was covered with cigarette ash, and he looked very funny, like a worker who had just come out of a coal mine.

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but then felt helpless and amused.

"Instructor Ye, you scared us by making the grilling of fish look like a fire." Chen Rui said with a smile. She held her stomach and laughed so hard that she fell backwards.

"Haha, what a mistake. The sea fish that Latios caught was too big. It took some effort to grill it, and I accidentally created so much smoke." Ye Kai scratched his head and explained with a smile. He couldn't help laughing when he looked at his own appearance.

"Wow, it smells so good. I'm hungry." Chen Rui smelled the aroma of the grilled fish and couldn't help swallowing. His eyes were fixed on the sea fish on the grill, like a hungry wolf seeing food.

"Come on, come on, everyone, try it. This freshly grilled sea fish is so delicious." Ye Kai greeted everyone. He put the grilled sea fish on plates and handed them to everyone.

Everyone sat together and began to taste the delicious grilled sea fish.

"Well, it's delicious. Instructor Ye's cooking skills are really good." Hua Wuao praised while eating. His mouth was full of fish and his words were a little unclear.

"That's right, it's better than what I had in the restaurant." Gu Xi nodded in agreement. She savored the deliciousness of the fish, with a satisfied expression on her face.

Ye Kai felt very satisfied as he saw everyone enjoying their meal.

"By the way, Instructor Ye, where have you been? Why didn't I see you this morning?" Gu Xi said incoherently with his mouth full of food.

These words undoubtedly attracted everyone's attention, and General Chen also had a look of anticipation on his face.

"Well, I went to the shore to get some fresh air last night, but I saw two very suspicious people, so I went to look for clues. Well, that's it." He said this while pretending to be serious.

"Alright, alright. Tomorrow is the semi-final. You need to rest well today and stay in the best condition."

When everyone heard this, they all had an expression of "Do you think I believe this?"

But everyone still said seriously: "Don't worry, Instructor Ye, we will definitely do our best."

"Yes, we will not let you and everyone down." Gu Xi also said, her voice full of power.

After eating the grilled sea fish, everyone went back to their rooms to rest and recharge their energy for tomorrow's competition.

The next morning, the semi-finals officially began. According to the draw results, the first match was between Hua Wuao and Anna Lisa, a contestant from the Bear Country.

Today, the presidium came. There were seven people in total, all of whom were the top masters in the world today and the champions of the previous seven sessions of this competition. All of them were over sixty years old. After all, including this year, the competition had been held for almost fifty years, and the maximum age for participants in this competition was not more than twenty-five years old.

Ye Kai also asked curiously: "What is the strength of General Chen's men?"

"Coach Ye, you don't know that the champions of those years are now the top powerhouses in this world."

"These seven people are all famous on the world trainer combat power list!" General Chen said this with admiration and yearning on his face.

Ye Kai asked in confusion: "World Trainer Power Ranking? What is that?"

"Instructor Ye doesn't even know this?" General Chen also became confused.

“Um, I really don’t know about this.”

General Chen did not dwell on the reason too much, and then explained to Ye Kai seriously: "The World Trainer Power Ranking is called the [World Pokémon Trainer Power Ranking]. This list dynamically updates the top 100 strongest Pokémon trainers in the world. It is updated every three years. The update is based on various factors. The main ranking is based on the [World Pokémon Masters Tournament] held every three years. I remember that the next competition seems to be next year."

Upon hearing this, Ye Kai nodded slightly, and then asked curiously: "Who from our Dragon Country is up there? How many people are there in total?"

General Chen was also somewhat proud when he heard this: "There are two people from our Dragon Country on the list. One is ranked 89th. He is the leader of our Dragon Country's Pokémon League. He was on the list in the last competition. There is another person. I only know that he is from Dragon Country. His name is Qi Xianling. Judging from her name, she should be a woman. I don't know who she is, after all, we can't find it, but she is ranked fifth in the world!"

Hearing this, Ye Kai couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

"That person is so powerful, how big is the gap between Alliance Leader Long and him?"

"I really know this. After all, they fought once in the last competition. It can really be described as a crushing victory, but it was very easy. The battle was over in less than ten minutes. They were at that level. Elder Long had three Pokémon that reached level 90. The opponent must have more and higher levels."

"So who do you think is stronger, me or that guy?"

Hearing Ye Kai's words, General Chen was stunned for a moment, then fell into silence, and finally sighed and said: "Alas, this, I don't know. After all, I don't know much about the strength of the two of you."

Hearing this, Ye Kai stopped talking and turned his gaze to the people on the podium.

……

After their speeches, the competition began.

"I declare that the first match of the semi-finals has officially begun!"

Hua Wuao and Anna Lisa stood at the two ends of the competition venue, staring at each other with serious eyes. The audience cheered one after another, and the atmosphere was very warm.

Hua Wuao first sent out the Flaming Chicken. As soon as the Flaming Chicken appeared, it exuded a powerful momentum, and its feathers were burning with flames, like a burning sword tip, which made people afraid.

Anna Lisa sent out the Ice Demon Guard. The Ice Demon Guard exuded a cold aura, and a layer of frost surrounded its body, forming a sharp contrast with the Flame Chicken.

"Blazing Chicken, use Fire Kick!" Hua Wuao ordered.

Hearing this, Flame Chicken immediately rushed towards Ice Demon Guard, with blazing flames on its feet, and kicked at Ice Demon Guard. Its speed was extremely fast, like a flash of lightning.

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