Master Craftsman of the Elven World

Chapter 462 The Slow-Moving Ancient Jade Fish Bubble, a Forbidden Move
"I'll accept this headdress, but even though you said it was a gift, I feel bad taking it for nothing."

"Let's exchange this for it."

Guangtai tossed out a uniquely shaped amulet, which Leihe caught immediately. She then adjusted her glasses and looked at the amulet in her hand with some disbelief:

"It's at least 150 years old."

The moss-themed rant wasn't actually made that long ago; it's just that it has plenty of ways to make antiques look old.

“In ancient Sinnoh, when Sinnoh was called the Greenery, there were three kinds of amulets that protected the body. The one I’m giving you is called the Health Amulet. As long as you carry it, you won’t easily fall into abnormal states.”

"This is a blessing from the Great Lord Sinnoh, something of the gods. Use it wisely. Don't use it to fight against the spirits of ancient emperors."

Leihe's eyes lit up: "That's really a good thing! But, could you tell me more about that god you mentioned?"

"Not for now, because you have no connection with Sinnoh," Lightmoy waved her hand, refusing to disclose anything related to Sinnoh.

At the same time, he said to the somewhat disappointed Reho, "Well then, Miss Reho, I've given you this wonderful thing, so you should tell me about it."

"Which waterfall is the shrine to the fire located in?"

Leihe's eyes flickered slightly as she looked at one of the waterfalls in the distance: "That one."

"Based on my investigation over the past month, I have finally found the correct waterfall where the ancestral hall is located. It is indeed very reasonable that the ancient tamers used the power of water to seal fire."

"However, finding the ancestral hall is useless; you need to pull out the stake."

"No need for all that trouble!" Lightmoy waved her hand, and the Pokémon around her instantly gathered, startling Reho. She exclaimed in horror, "What are you doing?! Oh! They're flying! They're all flying!"

She was pulled into the air by Riolu and looked at the "Flying Squad" in disbelief. These guys, who looked completely unable to fly on the ground, were now showing off their flying abilities. Of course, there were also those who really couldn't fly. For example, Gary and Leopard were being controlled by psychic power to fly, striking poses, and Samurai stood tall and proud, patting his armor!

Following Reho's directions, the group quickly arrived at the waterfall where the Shrine of Fire was located. The Shielded Swordsman looked at the massive waterfall and indicated that it would not go in this time.

This great waterfall is a perfect opponent for practicing "sword techniques"!
"Here you go!" Lightmoy pulled out a scroll from her chest. It was a reward she received after defeating Paper Might, and it was also a rather unreasonable martial art in the Pokémon world—a sword technique that cuts down invisible enemies!
This was originally a special episode where Mr. Si taught his special technique to Qinglv, allowing normal-attribute moves to hit ghost-attribute enemies.

The turquoise Scyther used this martial art to unleash a Normal-type "Slash," killing Agatha Christie's Gastly with a single strike.

Once you learn this martial art, you won't have any blind spots in your attributes, and you can also deal with invisible and fast-moving enemies.

Aegislash was looking at the scroll outside the waterfall, and Riolu also said that this area was a good place to train, and that they might even encounter something amazing.
It keenly sensed that there seemed to be a very strong presence nearby, tracking them.

"Oh, a very powerful aura? Could it be that bear apprentice without a master?"

Guangtai glanced at the mountains and found nothing unusual, so she and Leihe entered the waterfall. The space where the ancient jade fish was sealed was very small, just a cave, so Guangtai put away the larger companions this time.

"So, these are all your Pokémon?" Reho realized that the strange Pokémon gathered together were not wild ones from this area, but were trained by Lightmoss!
However, since they are the Elite Four, it's normal for them to have a second or third team in addition to the first. Which trainer doesn't have dozens of Pokémon? It's just that very few trainers carry them all with them like this one.

Look at the number of Poké Balls hanging on that backpack, there are quite a lot!
However, Reho, who hadn't entered the ball, watched Bictini, who was oblivious to everything and busy munching on a cookie, stroked her chin with a thoughtful expression:

"Wait a minute, this Pokémon, if I'm not mistaken, could it be..."

"You'd better admit your mistake," Guangtai smiled at Leihe, causing the tomb raider to immediately raise her hands: "Okay! Never mind!"

Even so, Reho, who had been to the Unova region, had already vaguely guessed the true identity of this Pokémon!

"He even brought Victini with him. Who can rival him now? It's said that trainers who gain Victini's favor will achieve eternal victory."

Leihe rubbed her temples and looked at the shrine emitting a blue light in front of her: "Alright, if you don't pull out the stake, how are you going to release the treasure of calamity?"

"Use this!" Lightmoy took out the Dimensional Ring and, to Reiho's astonishment, placed it on the blue Shrine of Fire!
Then, two gleaming crimson eyes appeared in the center of that dark circle!
"It's here! The Jade of Calamity! The Ancient Jade Fish!"

"Charcoal Servant, prepare for battle! Of the four great calamities, the Ancient Jade Fish is the weakest for you!"

Guangtai looked at Tan Xiaoshi, who was swinging his little fire hammer, his fighting spirit rising!

The ancient jade fish inside the ring did not immediately escape.

It suddenly absorbed the surrounding heat, and then—

Nothing happened.

"Eh?"

Even Leihe, who was standing to the side preparing to witness the power of the Treasure of Calamity, scratched her head in confusion.

The eyes within the ring seemed not to understand the current situation; their large, beautiful pupils revealed a clear "fishy stupidity."

"The battle has begun!"

"Gu, Gu Yu?"

After the moss tapped the edge of the ring, like knocking on a door, the sealed little fish finally woke up as if from a dream!
Oh!
So I'm free now! What? So the one who broke the seal wants to challenge me?
Well, let me warm up first!

Don't rush, don't rush, don't be in a hurry.

The little fish burning with flames jumped up and down inside the circle. At first, the movements were slow, but gradually they sped up, and then...

It took another deep breath! This time, the breath was full!

"Gugu yu!"

Ready!

The aura of the ancient jade fish is beginning to rise!
One, two
three!
Boom!

"Oh!"

A powerful burst of flame erupted from the ring!
One of the strongest fire-attribute moves, Overheat!
In battle, although the little fish is not big, its output is very violent, with a special attack of up to 135. When the old fish is equipped with the Specs, it can use Overheat or Dark Pulse, combined with the ability "Disaster Orb", to lower the opponent's special defense, and can once break through many tough tanks in battle!
The ancient jade fish is very busy.

The Jade of Calamity brings special protection.

Tricks are no match for the enemy.

At the same time, the design of the ancient jade fish is also very beautiful. Its shape is beautiful and harmonious, and the three elements of flame, goldfish and magatama are perfectly integrated!

The intense flames erupted from the ring, startling Reho so much that she took several steps back. But then the flames reflected in her glasses began to shrink, and the powerful flames continued to surge towards Tan Xiaoshi!

Like ashes yearning for flames, they are transformed into firewood in the burning fire!
Let the fire burn!

"Its special ability is to ignite flames! But it can even withstand flames of this level?"

"Speaking of which, this ancient jade fish doesn't seem like a calamity. Is there something wrong with its personality?"

Leihe found it quite incredible.

Samurai's common ability is indeed Flash Fire, after all, legend has it that it's a Pokémon born from charcoal. However, the firepower of a Calamity Pokémon is completely different from that of a regular Fire-type Pokémon; the difference in power is enormous. Even with the Flash Fire ability, it might not be able to withstand it!
Gu Yuyu's behavior baffled her even more.

The moss seemed to be deep in thought:
"A slow-paced personality, emphasizing special attack but not defense?"

"Click!"

At this moment, Tan Xiaoshi had already swallowed all the Calamity Flames!

The power of the flames has reached its maximum!
Ignite! When attacked by a fire-type move, absorb the flames and greatly enhance the fire-type moves you use!

"Come on, let's try out our previous idea!"

The moss extracted the crystal bead!

"I've checked Tanjiro's Crystal type using the Pokédex; it's Crystal without a doubt, of course it is—"

"fire!"

Of course.

Although each Pokémon possesses a Crystal type, and each Pokémon can only have one Crystal type, in the game, there is a high probability that wild Pokémon will have the same Crystal type as one of the Pokémon's types.

Since Tan Xiaoshi's attribute is only fire, its crystal must also be fire!
Lightmoss: "Shall I show you a sealed fighting style?"

"Which is more powerful, your calamity fire or the knight's crimson flame?"

"Taijinghua, prepare for battle!"

Lightmoss threw out the Crystal Bead, using Crystallization for the first time in Padia. As the shimmering crystals gathered and exploded, a shining red candle, representing Crystallization Fire, appeared above Charcoal Servant's head!

Then, a brilliant explosion!
Around Tan Xiaoshi's neck, a piece of burning black charcoal was wrapped with threads that resisted flames!

Scorching charcoal increases the power of Fire-type moves by 35%!
At this point, even if the Burnout skill is used under the condition of Taijing, the fire attribute will not disappear! Taijing Fire will provide an additional 2x power modifier, plus the 1.35x boost from Scorching Charcoal!
In addition, there's the 1.5x amplification from ignition! As for the even stronger amplification of fire attribute energy, it's impossible to calculate!

Its power reaches over 500!

"Use the maximum power of Infinite Incineration!"

"Don't let desire defeat your will. The Treasure of Calamity represents nothing but boundless greed. Use the Will of Fire to shatter this greed!"

Charcoal Servant swung the hammer wildly, and his body suddenly burst into an inextinguishable flame!
A fire-attribute technique that will never disappear; the most powerful fire-attribute move, surpassing even Overheat and Flame Charge – a forbidden technique!
Since you don't plan to get out of the ring!
Then let me charge in!
The knight passes on the flame, a flame that will burn forever, until the end of the world!
hum-

The goldfish in the dimensional ring finally sensed the danger. The slow-moving little fish, seemingly adrift and without support, finally panicked and darted out of the ring, swishing its tail!

Ancient Jade Fish. Its shape resembles a goldfish, with most of its body being yellow, and its tail and fins resembling a cluster of burning flames.

Its pupils are large and black, taking up most of its eyes!

"That's the Jade of Calamity! It's so beautiful!" Even Leihe couldn't help but exclaim in amazement: "Look at its eyes, they're magatama from the East!"

"Because of its sacredness, the magatama was once worn on the body for sacrificial purposes. Most of the time, one magatama was worn around the neck like a pendant, but the ancient jade fish was worn with as many as four!"

"Are these ornaments used to decorate paired parts like ears and wrists? Or is the ritual performed by four people?"

What happened to the magatama, which was once used to ward off evil spirits, that led it to be called a calamity?

Guangtai: "Look, there are two magatama around each of its eyes. The color of the magatama gradually fades from the end with the hole. When it is excited, the magatama around its eyes will emit a golden light accompanied by a brief red glow."

"Its eyes are glowing golden! It's in a state of high excitement!"

The ancient jade fish is warming up!
Warmed up, now it's 100%!

"The magatama that once caused countless battles gathered jealousy, which entwined with flames and transformed into the ancient jade fish."

"It can manipulate 3000-degree flames to melt rocks and gravel into a lava sea, and swim leisurely in it!"

"The design composed of four magatama is to suppress an eye called the 'Evil Eye,' which is said to be born when a person feels jealousy."

"The hooked jade is something that carries the power and soul of the gods, and the jade fish is a symbol of divinity. In a certain ancient region of the East, it was regarded as a treasure to be buried with the dead, representing something precious. And this is precisely the root cause of the disaster caused by the ancient jade fish!"

Leihe pondered, "So that's how it is? A jade artifact shaped like a fish. So it's not just the magatama that brings disaster; the fish itself symbolizes jealousy. The jade fish, possessing divine power, ignites the fire of jealousy."

Guangtai: "Legend has it that there is a red gem called Fire Jade that can generate heat, and that if the gem breaks, it will turn from an auspicious omen into an ominous one."

Leihe's eyes shone brightly as she gazed at her "friend," Guangtai, with great curiosity.

Originally, I just thought the shopkeeper of the secret place was a little mysterious.

Surprisingly, he knows all sorts of ancient legends by heart?
Really are.
"It would be a shame not to rob tombs."

Leihe muttered to herself, managing to say this out loud, but it was truly her honest opinion.

Lightmoss pretended not to hear the tomb raider's whispers and focused on pointing at the battlefield.

"Oh!"

The Ancient Jade Fish was being rammed around by Charcoal Knight. After absorbing its flames, the little knight seemed to be injected with adrenaline, burning endlessly without stopping. Even though the Ancient Jade Fish had double resistance to fire, each of its flame attacks had a power of 700+. Even with its special defense of 120, it couldn't withstand it!
What the hell is that?! How come all my fire was absorbed by the enemy?!
The confused ancient jade fish still hadn't figured out the current situation!

What? Why aren't my moves working?

"Guyu Guyu~!"

I am molten lava fire at three thousand degrees!
You're nothing more than a 1000-degree charcoal fire!

They're clearly in a superior-subordinate relationship, don't get it wrong!

Damn it, why?!
Lightmoss: "The Flame-Flame Fruit defeated the Magma-Magma Fruit? Interesting."

At this point, we must mention the lava snail with a body temperature of 10,000 degrees Celsius.

Even the original Groudon would have to bow twice before leaving.

Tanjiro is very proud of this!

I have been baptized by the sacred fire of Emperor Yan!

In terms of withstanding the highest temperature limits of flames, I am completely different from before, I have been reborn!

The ancient jade fish struggled wildly in mid-air, spitting fire everywhere, but each time it finished spitting fire, it would cause the little goldfish's power to continue to rise. Finally, the little goldfish realized that it could not fight like this, so it quickly changed its strategy!

It twisted its body in mid-air, and an invisible light bulb lit up on its head!
Trick! Trick! Use your brain!
Special Attack has been greatly increased!

Two tricks offset the side effects of overheating, while also increasing output, and even the dazed state was eliminated. Gu Yuyu's eyes really lit up!

Seeing Tanjiro engulfed in flames, swinging his hammer wildly like a Lord of Cinder, Kouyu had a plan!
Get your brain back!
We're not going to use fire-attribute moves anymore, it's not like we don't have other effective attacks!
Eat my evil wave!

*Splat!* A puff of smoke hit the ancient jade fish's face, restoring its ability transformation!

Smoke of Purification!

Tan Xiaoshi waved his smoke, and at the same time, the evil wave from the mouth of the Ancient Jade Fish burst out with a bang!
The hammer, gleaming with the aura of a fighter, slammed down on the little goldfish's forehead!
The ancient jade fish's eyes darted around, unable to distinguish east from west, while Tan Xiaoshi pressed his advantage, suddenly swinging his hammer!
Despite its superior special defense, the Ancient Jade Fish is quite vulnerable in terms of physical defense. Furthermore, the Little Carp is extremely fragile, so it was defeated immediately after being hit a dozen times by Tanjiro's hammer!
In battles, the little fish is basically positioned as a glass cannon!
Charcoal Servant swung his hammer!
Use "close combat"!
"Gugu?!"

The slow-moving little carp finally finished warming up, only to be knocked back to its original form by a single blow!

Of the four calamities, this one has the strongest Special Attack, but its Flash Fire ability prevents it from unleashing its full potential, and its Dark-type moves are limited to Dark Pulse.
That said, the Dark type only has two exclusive moves with a special power of 90; the rest are simply pathetic!

The Master Ball was thrown out, instantly capturing the unconscious Fish. Charcoal Sprite, wielding his Fire Hammer, jumped around excitedly!

This is my strongest state, with all my power unleashed! Of the four great calamities, one is actually completely suppressed by my own characteristics!
Leihe: "You... you've subdued it? You said you wouldn't let me get the Treasure of Calamity, but are you going to use it yourself?"

Lightmoss: "If you were to use it, it would most likely cause trouble, but I'm different. Although it may sound like a double standard, that's the truth, Miss Leiho."

"You've seen the power of the Calamity Treasures. They may have been very powerful in the distant past, but for the stronger trainers of today, their power is not strong enough."

"Furthermore, I'm researching the Treasure of Calamity in order to restore the real [Treasure]. If I manage to create it, I'll sell it to you cheaply. What do you think?"

"That is, the Dingjian Sword Jade. Its function is the same as before it was sold by merchants a thousand years ago."

"These four treasures possess different powers. Apart from the bamboo slips, which record history and are perhaps slightly less powerful, the remaining three are all divine."

Leihe became interested: "Interesting. So, you're planning to reforge a true treasure that hasn't been ravaged?"

"However, the reason why historical treasures are so valuable is that they have been refined by time and enhanced by various legends, which makes them appear beautiful."

"However, seeing the auspicious treasure with my own eyes doesn't seem so bad. Your knowledge of history and legends is no less than mine, and you're also a craftsman. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to witness a miracle, hehe."

"By the way, your Pokémon are quite worthy of study. That Tanjiro seemed to have used a move I've never seen before? What exactly was that move that made it engulfed in flames?"

Sometimes, Leihe gives up quite quickly. When she realizes that she is not strong enough to control the Treasure of Calamity, she will give up decisively. She does the same in the game.

Even so, sometimes I'll still say things like "Let me manipulate you like a puppet" in a childish way.

Leihe rubbed her temples: "Phew, it seems I'll need to be more careful when it comes to stealing—I mean, exploring ruins—in the future. Actually, I'm also planning to do some legitimate work."

The academy in Tabletop City seems to have a vast collection of books. Forget about the Treasure of Calamity now; we'll have to look for other treasures.

When it comes to treasure, the ancient books collected by the Parthian Empire from various regions are naturally the best target.

Now that I'm being targeted by the Four Heavenly Kings, even though they're acquaintances, I have to be more prepared.

Guangtai couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

Are history teachers about to start their jobs?
However, Principal Claver, the watcher, hasn't arrived yet.

"The technique bathed in flames is a secret move called Burnout. It's a powerful move that surpasses overheating, a forbidden and forbidden skill."

Meanwhile, the moss wrote down its record.

Ancient Jade Fish, a Pokémon unsealed from an ancient shrine.

We met at the shrine to the dead.

A slow and deliberate personality.

I like the astringent taste and dislike the sour taste.

"I'm a little confused."

"Your name will be Bubble!"

However, you bubble can't learn "Dragon Pulse"!

Of course, that's because the Ancient Jade Fish is a goldfish, not a carp. Otherwise, even among Magikarp, there are special individuals that can learn Dragon Rage.

Well, there is
Near the ancestral hall, the powerful true energy was faintly visible.
------

Near the Shrine of Fire Victims.

Watching the moss and a group of Pokémon depart from the sky.

On another hilltop, a gray bear cub, clutching two bamboo shoots, wore a stern expression.

History books contain the following record:
The bear apprentice often traveled with people to unexplored areas for trade and exploration.

The bear apprentice who traveled to a distant place eventually became wild and settled in the mountains.

(End of this chapter)