In the center of the stadium, accompanied by Mikailuo’s call, a countdown appeared in the sky.
9…
8…
All the spectators began to count down along with it.
3…
2…
1…
The moment the countdown ended, as everyone cheered and screamed, the numbers in the sky transformed into various types of Pokémon, flying to every corner of the stadium.
From common Pokémon to various rare Pokémon, and even legendary Pokémon, they appeared one by one, circling the stadium and continuously hovering in the air.
“How touching!” Mu Li couldn’t help but exclaim.
“What’s wrong?” Fu Peiyao asked, puzzled.
Mu Li pointed ahead and said, “Look at that.”
Following the direction Mu Li pointed, Fu Peiyao saw a colossal Groudon flying, chasing a Kyogre in front of it.
Fu Peiyao rolled her eyes speechlessly.
The Pokémon in the sky flew higher and higher, their bodies becoming smaller and smaller, until they were just tiny dots.
Yet, these tiny dots formed a giant Pokémon.
This Pokémon looked like an alpaca.
“Oh my, Arceus! France has some tricks up its sleeve!” Mu Li couldn’t help but exclaim.
Although the image of Arceus wasn’t very concrete, it had appeared in many ancient ruins’ murals.
However, Mu Li admitted he had never seen its exact appearance.
The appearance of Arceus once again ignited a surge of excitement, and immediately after, the alpaca in the sky exploded, turning into light dust of various colors that sprinkled down into the stadium.
All of this was like a dream.
At the same time, everyone vaguely felt some vibrating sounds.
The sound came from far to near, and everyone instinctively looked towards the stadium’s entrance.
Some dark figures had already appeared at the entrance.
“Now, let’s welcome the representative teams from various countries.” Mikailuo’s voice completely ignited the entire stadium.
The first to appear was France’s own representative team.
Besides their own team members, various different Pokémon accompanied them.
“Tsk tsk, how did this turn into an Olympics opening ceremony?” Mu Li couldn’t help but complain, “The planners for these two events must be the same person.”
In Mu Li’s opinion, the parade of representative teams was a time to showcase the good looks of each country.
Song Ling’er next to him was clearly infatuated to the extreme.
“Wow!! He’s so handsome!!”
“Wow!! This young guy is also good!!”
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“Good thing our Pei Pei isn’t like this…” Mu Li looked in Fu Peiyao’s direction, only to see her watching with great interest as well.
Mu Li couldn’t help but sigh, “To be fair, the girls from the Bear Country team do have great figures…”
Not long after, Mu Li saw the appearance of the Huaguo team.
Walking at the very front was Ling Fei, followed closely by Zhu Yuping, and then Yan Jin, Guan Tong, and Zhang Yi.
“It’s Guan Tong!! She smiles so gently!!” Song Ling’er was so excited she couldn’t stop, grabbing Mu Li’s arm and jumping up and down.
“Gentle?” Mu Li’s face was almost twisted into a knot, “Do you have some misunderstanding about her?”
The next second, Song Ling’er’s gaze was like a cold blade, striking directly at him.
“You are not allowed to insult my idol.” Song Ling’er snorted coldly.
Mu Li immediately put on a friendly expression: “What I mean is, she also has a bold side.”
“Hmph! What do you know!” Song Ling’er snorted again, “Treating enemies like the cruel winter, and treating friends like the harmonious spring, that’s the charm of my idol.”
“Yes, yes, yes… cruel like winter…” Mu Li said perfunctorily.
Song Ling’er didn’t bother with him anymore, instead pulling out a national flag from somewhere and waving it.
At this moment, in the parading Huaguo team, Yan Jin suddenly looked towards the stands.
“I couldn’t have seen wrong, could I? Why is that guy here?” Yan Jin pointed at the stands, somewhat disbelievingly.
“Who?” Guan Tong looked over in confusion, and her eyes widened instantly.
The place they were parading was not far from where Mu Li and the others were, so they could easily see each other clearly.
“Oh my, when did this guy come? He didn’t even tell us?” Zhang Yi also exclaimed.
Ling Fei, who was in front, turned his head and asked, “Who are you talking about?”
“A Li!” Yan Jin pointed in Mu Li’s direction and explained.
“Oh, you mean him, he’s been here for several days,” Ling Fei said calmly, “We actually tricked him into coming.”
“Director Ling, why didn’t you tell us?” Guan Tong asked, puzzled.
“What’s there to say? He’s not willing to compete…” Ling Fei said helplessly, “This time we talked him into coming, we still want him to recall the past, maybe he’ll be moved and come back.”
Yan Jin and the other two didn’t know what to say, they could only exchange helpless glances.
If he was willing to come back, wouldn’t he have done so sooner?
The few of them didn’t say much more.
Soon, the parade of teams from various countries ended.
Mikailuo’s voice then rang out: “Tonight, the space-time barrier dissolves! Legends will be reforged here!”
As he spoke, a towering flame ignited in the sky, and even the clouds in the sky seemed to be set ablaze.
Accompanied by the soaring flame, a figure burst out from within the flames.
Its crimson body, like fire itself, transformed into a crimson meteor that directly crashed into the center of the battle arena.
The audience in the stadium had gone completely wild.
“It’s the Crimson Meteor—Austan!”
The Crimson Meteor Austan, recognized worldwide as the number one Champion Trainer, his signature Pokémon is Charizard.
Austan lightly leaped, sliding down from Charizard’s back, and performed a gentleman’s bow to the audience.
“This old man, at his age, is still so ostentatious,” Mu Li couldn’t help but curl his lips, muttering softly.
Although his voice was low, Fu Peiyao still caught it.
“I think you’re just jealous,” Fu Peiyao said, covering her mouth with a laugh.
Just then, a cool breeze swept through the stadium, and the heat brought by the flames seemed to dissipate somewhat.
An orange phantom flew swiftly from the horizon, circling the entire stadium once before descending to the other side of the battle arena.
The orange phantom also revealed its true form—Dragonite.
“Dragon Emperor! Dragon Emperor!”
Everyone had already realized the identity of that Dragonite.
A figure dressed in a traditional Chinese martial arts uniform with Button leaped down from Dragonite.
Dragon Emperor represented people’s recognition of his Pokémon battling prowess, but normally, everyone preferred to call him by his other name, Uncle Long.
Long Cheng, with his signature smiling face, waved his arms at everyone.
“Look, our Uncle Long is much more low-key,” Mu Li said with emotion.
“That’s right, he’s worthy of being my idol,” Song Ling’er echoed, letting out screams.
Mu Li could only cover his ears: “What a fanatic!”
Not only Song Ling’er, but everyone in the stadium was even more excited than when Austan arrived earlier.
Compared to Austan’s image of keeping people at a distance, Long Cheng’s image was truly excellent.
Just from his appearance, Long Cheng was much more likable.
“It seems this year’s opening match will be started by these two,” Mu Li predicted.