"Eh, lately I've only seen Ye Feng using Gardevoir. Where did that first red-striped Pikachu go?"
"That Pikachu? Haven't seen it in ages. Don't know where it went."
"But have you guys noticed something?"
"Noticed what?"
"That Pikachu that almost destroyed Hoenn back then!"
"When it first appeared, it was exactly the same as Ye Feng's!"
"Later it turned into a giant, multi-colored one!"
"Look, isn't that Ye Feng's current one? So we haven't seen that red-striped Pikachu out, actually..."
"Hahahaha! Your imagination is too wild! That thing could destroy worlds!"
"Who could possibly control a Pokémon like that?!"
"And even if they could, with Ye Feng having such a powerful Pokémon, why bother with the tournament? Is he that bored?!"
Below.
Ye Feng's battle against the Unova Elite Four had already begun.
The Unova Elite Four were quite a lineup.
Two men and two women, and both women were cute girls.
Ghost-type Elite Four: Wan Long.
A cute girl.
Pokémon: Cofagrigus, Weavile, Golurk, Chandelure, Mismagius, Froslass.
Honestly, due to his limited experience, Ye Feng couldn't recognize most of the Pokémon from later regions.
Ren Wu, Fighting-type Elite Four.
His six Pokémon: Conkeldurr, Sawk, Lucario, Medicham, Machamp, Throh.
Dark-type Elite Four: Yue Ju.
Pokémon: Krookodile, Bisharp, Liepard, Scraggy, Honchkrow, Houndoom.
The final one, Psychic-type Elite Four: Caitlin.
This woman, it had to be said, was like the Kanto's Sabrina.
She possessed incredibly terrifying psychic abilities.
In general, people who liked playing with Psychic-type Pokémon probably had some psychic abilities themselves.
Otherwise, they wouldn't dare to claim it.
Her six Pokémon: Metagross, Gardevoir, Gothitelle, Reuniclus, Alakazam, Porygon-Z.
When Caitlin was defeated, it meant Ye Feng had only one more opponent before the Champion.
Alder.
The Champion of the League, Alder.
Just as the entire audience expected a thrilling battle to unfold,
Alder suddenly walked over to Ye Feng and said directly, "There's no need to fight. I'm not your opponent. I forfeit."
He forfeited.
This was the first League Champion to ever forfeit.
Since Ye Feng's debut.
There had been Elite Four members who forfeited, but never a League Champion.
Alder spread his hands, "Anyway, I'm no match for you. Fighting you would only damage my confidence. Besides, I'll be waiting for you at the Pokémon World Championship."
Alder smiled.
Ye Feng nodded.
Alder then said, "Actually, you don't need to win the League Championships of the remaining regions. Your current skill level is already world-class."
"I suggest you enter the Pokémon World Championship directly when it starts."
Ye Feng smiled, "No, no, no, you've misunderstood. These tournaments and major competitions are already in my grasp. I'm participating in them because I want to achieve something unprecedented."
Alder was silent for a moment.
Then he said, "If that's the case, I think you can apply to the subsequent regions to waive the gym badges and participate directly in the tournaments."
Ye Feng: "What do you mean?"
Alder: "This is a rule that was recently introduced for top trainers."
"You can apply to the League to waive the badges. You don't need to collect them to participate in the regional tournaments. Given your skill level, you'll definitely qualify."
Ye Feng nodded.
"Alright, thank you."
Ye Feng smiled.
"Then I'll see you at the World Championship."
"After all, with your forfeit today, surely some of your fans will be unhappy."
With that, Ye Feng left.
Why did Ye Feng go through each region one by one?
It was still the same reason: to battle until no one could say anything against him.
Just like Alder's forfeiture today.
His fans would surely come up with excuses, like Alder intentionally forfeited.
But Ye Feng didn't care.
"Pokémon World Championship, haha."
...
Upon returning, Ye Feng immediately applied to the League for the privilege of waiving badges.
Now he was just waiting for a response.
He had originally planned to go to the Kalos region, but he decided to postpone it.
He returned to Kanto.
"Hmm, Serena."
Ye Feng's plan was like this.
He wanted Serena and Ash to develop feelings for each other first, and then he would swoop in.
Otherwise, if he snatched her before their feelings developed, it would be too boring.
And as Ye Feng returned to Kanto,
In Pallet Town, outside Delia Ketchum's house.
A middle-aged man stared at Delia, who was playing with Ye Ke Ai inside, with a mixture of love and hatred in his eyes.
If one observed closely, they would notice a resemblance between Ash's features and this man.
That's right, this was Ash's unreliable father.
Ash's Dad.
A scumbag who hadn't returned home in ten years.
After watching Delia for a long time, he sighed.
Then he turned and left.
But as he was leaving, he encountered Professor Oak.
Professor Oak didn't recognize the man at first, but after a while.
"You're Ash's dad?"
"I'm sorry, you've made a mistake."
Ash's Dad walked away coldly.
Professor Oak scratched his head, "Did I mistake him for someone else?"
Ash's Dad left Pallet Town and settled in a small villa in the nearby wilderness.
He was currently living here.
And there were many people wearing "S" uniforms here.
It was the Ten Year Team.
That's right.
The founder of the Ten Year Team was Ash's Dad!
The Ten Year Team didn't just represent the saying "Revenge is a dish best served cold, after ten years."
It also represented the ten years Ash's Dad had been away from Delia!
But during these ten years!
That scoundrel Ye Feng took advantage of the opportunity!
Not only did he get together with Delia, but he also had a child with her!!!
Ash's Dad was furious!
"Leader, we're still in contact with Team Rocket. But it seems Giovanni isn't very interested in our plan."
A member of the Ten Year Team reported.
Ash's Dad: "Then keep communicating."
Ash's Dad stood up and went to the basement.
There were many researchers there.
"How is the preparation of the human skin masks coming along?"
"They are ready."
A researcher took out two human skin masks from a safe.
Both were made according to his specifications.
One was the appearance of a strange young man.
The other was none other than Ye Feng!!!!
Ash's Dad put on Ye Feng's human skin mask.
He looked in the mirror.
Then he changed his clothes and hairstyle to match Ye Feng's.
Although there were slight differences in their body types, overall, he looked very similar!
Ash's Dad had been away for too long.
He missed Delia terribly.
So he wanted to spend some time with her while Ye Feng was still in the Unova region.
He took out another pill.
This was a voice-changing pill.
After taking the pill, he truly resembled Ye Feng.
...
"Ye Feng, long time no see!"
Back in Pallet Town.
"Ye Feng, hello!"
"Ye Feng, good morning, have you eaten?"
Ash's Dad, disguised as Ye Feng, greeted the residents of Pallet Town.