"This junior, Ye Feng, is even crazier than I am!"
"What a shame I'm not in Kanto, or I'd definitely try out your Rayquaza."
Xiao Lü placed her hands on her hips, staring at the screen in front of her and laughing heartily.
"Hey. Xiao Lü, hurry up! We need to get to the next town!!"
A girl's voice called out to Xiao Lü. Xiao Lü's gaze shifted away from the TV in the household and she quickly caught up.
...
Kanto Television Station, the foremost television station in the Kanto region.
It usually enjoyed the highest viewership ratings, and now, having invited a recently sensational figure, its popularity had only intensified.
In the live broadcast studio.
There was a man in a gray suit, appearing to be in his forties. Beside him stood a beautiful woman in a white professional suit.
She was around twenty years old.
Long legs, oval face, well-proportioned figure, and a captivating smile.
She gazed at the young man about an arm's length away with a hint of admiration in her eyes.
This young man was exceptionally handsome, possessing an almost otherworldly, refined beauty.
Though his attire was ordinary, his presence was outstanding.
This person was none other than Ye Feng, the new Champion of the Kanto region's Indigo League.
Oh, wait, it should be the former Champion.
After all, on the day he received his award, this fellow had kicked over the championship trophy, declaring that even dogs wouldn't want it.
Consequently, the elders of the Indigo League, after deliberation, deemed him too arrogant and insulting to their league. They directly stripped him of his championship title, making him the former Champion.
Ye Feng, however, remained indifferent to this.
He only needed to have once possessed this honor.
And now, he was reaping the benefits of that reputation.
The female host, with a radiant smile, looked at Ye Feng.
"Welcome to our studio, Ye Feng. I don't think I need to introduce Ye Feng to everyone, as you are all already very familiar with him."
"Now, then, we will proceed to interview Mr. Ye Feng on a few matters."
Ye Feng nodded, indicating his willingness to be interviewed.
The female host glanced at the well-worn live broadcast script in her hand.
And then posed the first question:
"Mr. Ye Feng, the incident where you kicked over the championship trophy that day, declaring that even dogs wouldn't want it, has troubled us for a long time. May I ask why you did that?"
Without hesitation, Ye Feng replied, "Dogs wouldn't want it in the first place. Dogs aren't human, and they can't use Pokémon. Naturally, dogs wouldn't want it."
"Hahahaha"
The female host was amused by the answer.
Though she knew Ye Feng was just making things up, her professionalism prevented her from dwelling on it.
She asked the second question: "Well, we all admire your strength, not only your Shiny Pikachu but also that legendary Pokémon, Rayquaza. What makes us curious is that Caterpie's evolution shouldn't be Metapod, and then Butterfree, right? There are no exceptions. So why could your Caterpie evolve into Rayquaza?"
Ye Feng thought for a moment and replied, "Mine is different."
Female host: "How is it different?"
Ye Feng: "Mine is Rayquaza's unrelated brother, the 'Earth Worm'."
Female host: "Could you be more specific?"
Ye Feng turned his head and looked seriously at the camera pointed at him.
"For every one hundred million Caterpie, one can evolve into Rayquaza."
"And for every one billion Caterpie, there is another one that can evolve into an even fiercer existence!!!"
The female host was shocked and quickly asked, "What is that?"
Ye Feng then created suspense, feigning nervousness.
"Rayquaza Dragon."
"Rayquaza Dragon?!"
The female host gasped.
Especially seeing Ye Feng tremble, she became even more convinced.
Ye Feng asked if she had a pen and paper.
The female host asked, "What do you need those for?" but immediately took out a black marker and a large white sheet of paper from the cabinet below and handed them to Ye Feng.
Soon, Ye Feng was seen picking up the black marker and rapidly sketching on the white paper.
In less than five minutes, he seemed to have finished drawing something and then held the white paper up to the camera.
"This is?"
The female host and the middle-aged male host both leaned in. On the white paper was a Pokémon. It was small, possessing characteristics of both Caterpie and Rayquaza, a combination of the two.
"Could this be the Rayquaza Dragon?"
Looking at this Pokémon that resembled Caterpie but had the head of Rayquaza, the female host felt a chill run down her spine.
"Mr. Ye Feng, are you sure you're not just making this up?"
The female host looked at Ye Feng with suspicion.
Ye Feng smiled slightly.
"Is there any need for me to make it up? It's just that this Rayquaza Dragon is too rare. Due to its immense power, its mere appearance heralds the destruction of the world."
Ye Feng was speaking utter nonsense with a serious and earnest expression.
And unbeknownst to him, among the many ordinary viewers watching his live broadcast, there were also numerous researchers and doctors from various regions.
These included Professor Oak from Kanto, Professor Elm from Johto, Professor Birch from Hoenn, and others.
These top researchers were all watching this live broadcast, for no other reason than Ye Feng's Caterpie could evolve into Rayquaza.
This was utterly astonishing.
Caterpie's evolution was simple: Caterpie evolved into Metapod, and Metapod evolved into Butterfree. This had been an unchanging law of evolution for a very long time.
There were no other evolutionary paths or forms.
If Ye Feng's Caterpie had evolved into something other than Rayquaza, perhaps an unknown Pokémon, with multiple evolutionary paths and forms, that alone would have been sufficiently shocking to incite scholars to research Caterpie.
But this was entirely different. A weak Pokémon like Caterpie had, in a single leap, surpassed even Magikarp evolving into Gyarados, evolving into a Legendary Pokémon like Rayquaza. This was simply unimaginable!
Furthermore, the formidable power of Rayquaza was even more critical.
If Ye Feng's Rayquaza were merely for show, it would be one thing, but judging by the battle against the Elite Four, his Rayquaza was real.
Its immense power had struck fear into the hearts of the Elite Four.
Therefore, despite their skepticism, these scholars were willing to believe Ye Feng's claims about the Rayquaza Dragon.
There was no alternative; after all, his Caterpie could evolve into Rayquaza, while everyone else's Caterpie could only evolve into Metapod and then Butterfree.
The female host continued with the program.
"Mr. Ye Feng, you are also aware that in our Kanto region, there is an evil organization called Team Rocket. They commit all sorts of wicked deeds, capturing wild Pokémon or stealing others' Pokémon for sale."
"Those poor Pokémon ultimately become mere commodities, and what's more, it is rumored that some are even sold as delicacies."
"What are your thoughts on this matter?"