Elf: Re-employment of retired champion of Padiya

Chapter 835 The Gift of Arceus's True Form

To pay homage to Arceus?

Although I was mentally prepared, I was still surprised when those words actually came out of Wu Si's mouth.

Luo Mu couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat.

Regardless of the other party's lackluster performance in the animated movie, even though they keep calling out "alpaca alpaca" all day long.

But this does not change the fact that the other party is the one who created the world we live in today, the undisputed "creator" and "god of creation"!
Not to mention that the spin-off games have already been patched, and Arceus appearing in various works is basically an avatar, not the real Arceus.

To put it simply, the original Arceus deserves the classification of "multiverse level," while the Arceus clones are at least "single-universe level" beings.

The phrase "supreme" is absolutely true.

And it seems that I am about to meet such a being.

It would be impossible not to be nervous, especially since Luo Mu's own background is questionable.

But Luo Mu has no intention of backing down.

Counting the time, he has been in this world for almost two or three years. If there were really some situation that the world would not tolerate, why would he wait until now to settle accounts?

That kind of thinking is just scaring yourself.

Taking a deep breath, Luo Mu, under the encouraging gaze of the Queen of the Brilliant Crown, began to play the second half of the melody on the Celestial Flute as if he had been taught by a teacher.

Soon.

As the last note of the flute slowly faded away, a staircase made of pure light, stretching all the way to the other side of the sky, appeared without warning in front of Luo Mu.

The moment the stairway of light appeared.

A sense of unease, without any apparent cause, arose deep within the hearts of all those present.

—Simply climb the stairs and reach the end. You will then see the origin of everything, the creator of all things.

【Ｏ(≧▽≦)ＯOkay! 】

They had no time to pay attention to the notification system in front of them, which seemed to be so excited that the font was distorted.

Holding the Celestial Flute, Luo Mu could clearly sense a "summoning" coming from above.

But instead of climbing up by himself, he turned to his partners who had helped him achieve this and said with a smile, "Let's all go up together."

As he spoke, Luo Mu also called out Alcremie, which had been staying in its Poké Ball and hadn't participated in the battle.

Even Pokémon that can fly, such as Dragonite and Moltres, chose to walk up the sacred Stairway of Light.

The Crowned King did not ride on the back of either the Spirit Horse or the Snowstorm Horse, but chose to walk instead.

Watching Luo Mu lead the Pokémon up the Stairway of Light, Wu Si's lips curled up slightly. "He's a consistent person, isn't he?"

"It won't resemble someone else."

The person Wu Si pointed at (Wang Luo): "."

But compared to Wu Si's sarcasm, Wang Luo's attention was now completely focused on the stairway of light.

He knew perfectly well that if he disregarded everything and stepped onto those steps, he might be able to see Arceus, whom he had been longing for day and night.

But his feet felt as heavy as lead, and he couldn't lift them, let alone catch up.

A variety of emotions welled up in Wang Luo's heart, and resentment, jealousy, and bitterness eventually turned into a helpless sigh.

He was the loser; from the moment he fell, his fate was sealed.

Just as Wang Luo was feeling dejected, several hurried footsteps echoed up the steps leading to the Temple of Divine Omen.

Upon seeing the newcomers, Ma Jiamu exclaimed, "You've come!?"

The owners of those footsteps were none other than Zhu Bei, Gang Shi, Xing Yue, and the others who rushed over immediately after the space-time rift disappeared.

Upon seeing Ma Jiamu bound up, the panting men immediately showed expressions of surprise.

What's Ma Jiamu doing here?!

Zhu Bei looked around but didn't see that familiar figure. She cautiously asked Wu Si, who seemed to her to be a mysterious person and had even borrowed her Divine Flute, "Where is Luo Mu?"

Knowing they would come, Wu Si pointed to the stairway of light that was gradually disappearing as Luo Mu moved forward, "He's going to meet with Grandmaster Sinnoh now."

"what!?"

The group exchanged glances and exclaimed in surprise.

They looked up at the sky and saw that in the distant horizon, there seemed to be several blurry figures climbing steadily!
Wu Si had no intention of continuing the conversation with them. Instead, she opened her fan to cover half of her face and said softly, as if speaking to someone else, "My work is now finished. I should go back to my place and wait quietly."

"Wang Luo, the true identity of the Great Sage Sinnoh will now be explained to you and that guy over there who's tied up~"

"The legends surrounding this matter need to be corrected."

After saying that, Wu Si gracefully sat on the cloud that had been silently sheltering her from the clouds, and soon disappeared from sight.

On the Stairway of Light.

Luo Mu was unaware of what had happened in the now-ruined Sinnoh Temple below.

He gazed at the seemingly endless staircase stretching all the way to the starry sky, and a question arose in his mind.

—Is Arceus really going to walk up into the stratosphere on his own two feet?

Just because a super jadeite washer can do something doesn't mean I can do it!
Just as Luo Mu was pondering whether Arceus, that old man, was trying to test their patience again.

This moment.

Even the Queen of the Lace Crowns didn't notice the sudden change in space.

In the blink of an eye, Luo Mu and his Pokémon discovered that the "sky" above them had transformed into a dazzling starry sky filled with countless stars, with shooting stars occasionally streaking across the sky!
The stairway of light beneath my feet had somehow transformed into a vast area bounded by dazzling aurora borealis and etched with intricate patterns.

At the very center of that field, a being radiating a holy light, though only a dozen meters away, gave the illusion that countless worlds separated them, slowly opened its eyes.

As He opened His eyes, the light faded, and His pure white body, resembling a Qilin, was revealed to Luo Mu and the Pokémon.

His face was gray, with green eyes and red pupils. Just looking at his face gave the Röntgen cats a slight illusion of the burning worms in the farm.

His abdomen had a golden, cross-shaped wheel that the Röntgen cats recognized very well.

According to Luo Mu's previous statement, it was something called the Thousand Universe Arm.

So, what's right in front of us is...
Even the Crowned King was filled with shock at this moment.

Even it didn't expect that this trip to Xicui would actually lead to meeting someone it had never seen before.

Arceus, the supreme creator god!
The pulsation from the very core within you is absolutely genuine!
As the Pokémon instinctively held their breath, Arceus, without immediately speaking after opening its eyes, swept its divine, calm gaze across all the living beings present.

Finally, the gaze settled on Luo Mu.

A voice, indescribable in its sublimity, slowly rose into the air.

Does this world meet your expectations?

Compared to the bewilderment in the eyes of all the Pokémon, including Calyrex, Luo Mu realized almost instantly that this was Arceus asking him a question.

Luo Mu's heartbeat slowed down by half a beat.

But the instant Luo Mu subconsciously met Arceus's calm gaze, a gaze that seemed to survey the cosmos from a high vantage point, Luo Mu understood everything. He knew everything.
But it is precisely because He knows everything that He asked this question.

At that moment, an absurd idea popped into Luo Mu's mind.

Could the Arceus I'm facing now be the real Arceus?

After all, according to the timeline.

Arceus in this Pokémon world is currently sleeping in its own dimension, filled with anger over the betrayal of its friends and humans. It will only awaken and prepare to destroy the world when Ash and his friends arrive in Michinar and trigger the movie's storyline.
However, Arceus, upon seeing him, showed no sign of hostility whatsoever.

In the blink of an eye, Luo Mu answered almost subconsciously, "Very good."

"This world is really good."

"That's it."

Arceus remained completely unmoved, responding only with his grand and sublime voice.

But for some reason, Luo Mu and the Pokémon all seemed to see a hint of a smile on each other's faces.
"Now, let's talk about your rewards."

"I should have given you the opportunity to challenge me, but such an opportunity will be available in the future."

Arceus paused, his deep gaze seeming to pierce through the long river of time, catching a glimpse of a certain moment.

"So let's convert it into a promise."

"I will grant you one wish; please make it."

Arceus lowered his gaze, awaiting Luo Mu and the others' answer.

"A wish?"

Luo Mu had no doubt that Arceus, who was almost explicitly stating that he was the true form, could fulfill all his desires.

He possesses that kind of power.

Whether it's instantly gaining power surpassing all legendary Pokémon.

It's not impossible that, out of thin air, Luxray could gain Mega Evolution, Garchomp's move pool could be expanded to include Dragon Dance, or Groudon could learn Fly.

But Luo Mu was not overwhelmed by this immense wealth.

He first had the X-Raymond and the Calycerin look at each other, and after discussing through the telepathic channel constructed by the Calycerin, they reached a consensus.

The prospect of gaining power unconditionally is certainly tempting.

But that's not what they're after.

They have neither the overwhelming power that comes easily to them, nor any ambition to conquer or transform the world.

There is no goal that can be achieved without relying on the power of the supreme being before them.

So, this wish
Luo Mu's gaze fell on the dim red chain that he had wrapped around his pants like a belt, and an idea immediately came to him.

Next, back in the modern world, they will go to Baiyang Town.

But at that time, without the help of the stone tablet that had become the Celestial Flute, the red chains on his hands were not far from breaking.

Even if the Time-Space Twin Dragons might not be able to revert to their Origin Form by then, the necessary preparations still need to be made.

Who knows if these two guys will choose to take revenge because of past grudges?
As for finding the Three Lake Gods to restore the power of the red chains, that's all over now. It will probably be even more difficult to see them again.

After organizing his thoughts, Luo Mu picked up the red chain and said to Arceus, "Could you please restore the power contained within this chain?"

Seemingly because Luo Mu's request was somewhat unexpected, even Arceus remained silent for a while before slowly replying, "Alright."

Before Luo Mu could react, Arceus spoke again.

"However, it's better to create than to restore."

The words fell.

An invisible force rippled outwards from Arceus, and the red chain in Luo Mu's hand trembled violently as if it were under some terrifying pressure.

Under the astonished gazes of Luo Mu and the Pokémon, the dim red chain shattered inch by inch, turning into specks of red light and dissipating into the air.

But Arceus did not stop.

Before Him, countless golden points of light appeared out of thin air, slowly gathering like stardust.

These points of light intertwined and interwoven, gradually coalescing into a brand new chain.

The chain is entirely a brilliant gold, each link seemingly forged from the purest light, with a faint, sacred halo flowing across its surface.

Even to the naked eye, it is more exquisite and sturdier than the original red chain, exuding a chilling aura.

As the last bit of golden light merged into it, the chain gently fell into Luo Mu's hand.

The moment he touched her, a warm and powerful force flowed up her arm and spread throughout her body.

"This item should help you cope with future changes."

"Whether it's time, space, or reversal, or..."

Arceus's voice remained calm.

But anyone with eyes can see that the power contained in this golden chain is many times stronger than that of the original red chain.

Holding the red—no, now it should be called the golden chain—Luo Mu had a vague realization.

In the future, as long as he holds this chain, even without the assistance of Rachelon or the enhancement of Victini, he will be able to use its power to whip the Twin Dragons of Time and Space like spinning tops.

This time, even Giratina was included.
Before Luo Mu could react...

Arceus's voice rang out again.

"And then, this is an extra reward for your balance of space and time."

This time, Arceus made a move for the first time.

He slowly raised his forelegs and gently touched the ground.

A gentle golden light rippled outwards, then transformed into countless rising points of light, which, under Arceus's control, coalesced into a ball of light containing strange power.

The ball of light wobbled and flew to Luo Mu's front, finally disappearing into his chest.

However, Arceus did not explain what the orb of light meant to Luo Mu, but slowly said, "Then, I will extend my blessings to you all, and to the universe you live in."

As Arceus's voice faded, His gaze swept over Luo Mu and the Pokémon beside him one by one.

Xeno'jiiva, Serperior, Swampert, Blastoise, Mimikyu, Dragonite, Alcremie, Arcanine, Moltres, Victini, Calyrex, Gryphon, Snowplow, Talongoose, Shaymin—

Just as He was about to send Luo Mu and the others back to the Divine Temple atop Mount Tianguan.

As if remembering something, Luo Mu, disregarding his confusion about the light Arceus had given him, quickly asked, "By the way, I have one last small wish. I wonder if you can grant it?"

“You say.” Arceus paused.

Luo Mu quickly pulled out his camera from his bag and said expectantly:

"—Can we take a photo together?"

(End of this chapter)