Azure Star is also a Pokémon Master!

“There’s a passage outside that leads to an open area, but this place is so dark and gloomy, Rotom!” Rotom said.

"As long as we can get outside, come out, you great ferocious jackal!"

Su Yi released the ferocious jackal dragon and pointed to the crack, saying, "Use the dragon claws to break it open."

Hey!

The ferocious jackal dragon swung its gleaming claws, widening the gap to a size that was barely large enough for a person to pass through.

"Thank you." Su Yi retracted the Great Ferocious Jackal Dragon.

"Haha, Brother Gua, this is my escape route. Bye-bye." Su Yi squeezed into the gap under Rotom's flashlight.

After squeezing through the short crevice, there was a long, narrow rock tunnel. After walking for a while, the roar of flowing water reached his ears. When Su Yi walked out of the tunnel, the scene before him suddenly opened up.

Before me lay a fairly wide mudflat. Ahead, a massive waterfall cascaded down from above. This water, flowing down from the coral plateau, washed over rocks and huge skeletons before finally merging into the murky river before me, its destination in the Valley of Miasma unknown.

This scene was like the River of the Dead.

"What Pokémon's bone is that? It's huge, Rotom!" Rotom snapped his hand and slapped down the enormous skeleton.

"Is it the remains of the Serpent King Dragon?" Su Yi was not entirely sure, after all, this was the burial ground of ancient dragons, and it was really hard to determine whose remains they were.

On the riverbank, there grew a clump of dark red plants. Su Yi walked over curiously and said, "Is this the red-skinned fruit from the game?"

The plant in front of him was covered with red fruits that looked like lychees. In the game, all the special products were represented by a simple icon, so Su Yi really couldn't tell which kind of fruit it was.

"So is this edible or not?" Su Yi hesitated. In the end, it was still unknown whether this was one of the fruits that could be used as food in the game.

Moreover, living in a place littered with corpses and surrounded by miasma is something that makes one feel uneasy no matter how you look at it.

"Clean and hygienic, guys!" After hesitating for a long time, Su Yi still peeled off the red skin and put the flesh inside, which looked like a red dragon fruit, into his mouth.

In later chapters, I will include some scene images from the game in the chapter descriptions. However, my computer is rather old, so the images may not be very high-resolution. Please note that the images are for reference only. Don't complain later that the game didn't depict any of these scenes. The novel is based on the game, but it is not just about the game. Please be aware of this!

Chapter 48 The Dragon Soul Buried in the Valley, Claws Climbing the Heavenly Light!

I admire the first person to eat a mushroom, because it might have been a poisonous mushroom.

But Su Yi was lucky; he was probably the first person to taste the special fruit of the Valley of Miasma.

"Mmm! It's sweet and sour, super delicious, Aibo, have one!" Su Yi handed the fruit to Lu Cao.

"I want to try it, meow!" Dewgrass eagerly peeled off the skin and put the flesh into her mouth.

"Meow!" The cat didn't speak, but was immersed in the unique taste of the fruit.

The dark red flesh is crisp, and the subtle tartness complements the sweetness, instantly immersing you in a delightful sweet and sour flavor that makes you want to savor it slowly.

"Is it really that delicious? It's a pity I can only consume electricity, Rotom!" said Rotom the Cell regretfully.

"Let's pick these and leave them for everyone to enjoy together. Good things should be shared!" Su Yi picked all the fruits that he tentatively considered to be miasma fruits and put them into his [Items] folder.

"Okay, now we need to figure out how to climb up." Su Yi looked up.

Countless rock pillars of varying sizes and slender peaks extend upwards from the Miasma Valley, supporting the Coral Plateau above. Through the miasma-shrouded valley, the Coral Plateau, composed of plateaus of varying sizes and arranged in a staggered pattern, can be vaguely seen.

"There are vines here that can climb up a distance, meow!" Lucao pointed to the resilient vines growing on the rock face by the mudflats.

"Let's climb up a little bit first." Su Yi used the grappling hook to quickly climb upwards.

Ding!

Before long, Su Yi hooked onto a huge fan-shaped bone and climbed up a gently ascending slope.

"These must be the remains of a serpent dragon."

The ramp beneath Su Yi's feet was formed entirely from the long, slender bones of the Serpent King Dragon, which had accumulated and solidified into soil and rock over the years. Only the fan-shaped blade bones spoke of its former majesty.

Just as Su Yi was gazing at the remains, the guide insect at his waist floated and landed on a pool of black oil covering the bones.

"The tar-covered bone fragments, are they from a Bonehammer Dragon?" Su Yi walked up the slope and also discovered tire tracks filled with holes.

The Bonehammer Dragon, a creature covered in bones, spends its days racing on the remains of the Serpent King Dragon.

Moreover, this guy doesn't fit Su Yi's aesthetic preferences, whether in the game or now, he doesn't really want to capture him.

"Come out, Odogaron." Su Yi thought for a moment and released the Odogaron.

"Hoo!" The Odogaron exhaled, sniffing the familiar scents around it, which gave it a sense of security.

“Odogaron, you should know the way from the Rotten Vale to the Coral Highlands, right?” Su Yi asked.

Unlike the Great Jaw Dragon and the Bone Hammer Dragon, which spend their entire lives in the miasma valley, the Odogaron needs to maintain its highly mobile body, so it has a fast metabolism and therefore requires a lot of meat.

However, food is scarce in the Rotten Vale, and there are many carnivorous competitors. Relying on the corpses that fall from the plateau is too much of a matter of luck. Therefore, Odogaron will occasionally go to the Coral Highlands to forage for food.

"Awooo!" The Odogaron nodded.

"Then please lead us to the Coral Highlands," Su Yi said.

"Hoo!" The Odogaron exhaled, then crouched down, gesturing for Su Yi to come up.

"Thanks!" Su Yi smiled and climbed onto the back of the Odogaron.

"hiss!"

However, the hard, horny protrusions on the back of the Odogaron were a bit uncomfortable in Su Yi's groin.

"Meow!" The cat was clever and snuggled up to Su Yi's back.

"Howl!" The Odogaron roared, its powerful muscles bulging, and then it leaped up the surrounding rock walls.

The Odogaron leaped and climbed rapidly on the rock face, with Su Yi clinging tightly to its back, feeling the scenery change rapidly.

The protrusions on the rock face and the small platforms on the edges of the rock pillars became springboards for the Odogaron. After a while, the Odogaron jumped onto a platform at the top of a rock pillar. At this moment, they were almost at the middle of the valley.

"Take a break, Odogaron, you're still injured," Su Yi suggested.

The Odogaron took a few breaths, then lay down to recover its strength. Su Yi took out some roasted meat and gave it to the Odogaron to replenish its energy.

"Wow, Rotom is so high! Ah! What Pokémon is that huge skeleton?" Rotom flew out of the backpack and looked down at the valley below.

At this moment, the weather on the Coral Plateau must be very clear, even scorching hot, because the bright sunlight shines down through the miasma, making the Miasma Valley, which is usually dark all year round, clear for once. The wide field of vision and clear visibility allow Su Yi and his group to finally glimpse a corner of the true appearance of the Miasma Valley.

Huge skeletons meander out from the rocky cliffs of the valley, piled up and encircling the canyon. Countless huge skeletons are scattered everywhere. Some have merged with the strange rocks and stones, turning into cliffs and domes, while others have sunk into the underworld, with only a small part of them showing.

This dragon graveyard seems to be softly chanting the lingering dirge of the ancient dragons.

"It's a feeling that's hard to describe. Anyway, let's take a picture to remember this moment." Rotom's voice softened, as if he didn't want to disturb the dragon spirit sleeping in this place.

“From time immemorial to the present, the ‘whale falls’ of the ancient dragons have nurtured this bizarre and wondrous world where all living things compete freely. This land is worth exploring for a lifetime,” Su Yi said with deep emotion.

Just like the survey teams that came to this continent, until the arrival of the Fifth Fleet in the near future, the longest of them have been stationed here and accumulated their strength for forty years, just to explore the mysteries of this new continent.

How many forty-year periods does one have in a lifetime?

Forty years have passed since they came to this continent in their early twenties. Many have spent most of their lives here, just to explore the secrets of the Ancient Dragon Crossing and the ecology of the new continent. They are true adventurers and pioneers, like those in epic sung songs.

“And our adventure has only just begun, Aibo,” Su Yi said.

"Su Yi, I feel so happy, meow!" Lu Cao opened her bright eyes and admired this strange but poignant scenery, just like when she and Su Yi climbed up the ancient tree forest and looked down at the land.

As Su Yi said, the adventure has only just begun. Although the view is spectacular, their goal is still above.

After resting, Su Yi and Lu Cao rode the Odogaron again.

Climbing the steep cliffs of the Grand Canyon's outer wall, the Odogaron, like walking a tightrope, carefully and steadily ascended step by step towards the bright sky above.

That process of being bathed in light and constantly reaching upwards is like Icarus approaching the sun.

But unlike Icarus, whose wings were destroyed by the sun and who fell into the vast blue waves, Su Yi, who was climbing ever upward, was greeted by a magnificent and beautiful land and sea.

click!

The Odogaron clung tightly to the edge of the coral plateau, leaped with all its might, and finally met the blinding sunlight.

"Coral Highlands! Here I come!"

Stop rushing me about the egg and the centipede king; it should be within the next ten chapters. Trust my plan.

Chapter 49: Falling Cherry Blossoms, Like a Dream!

The Coral Highlands seemed to be blessed with a bright, sunny day, as if Groudon had visited.

Finally escaping the gloomy, miasma-filled valley, the bright sunshine instantly lifted Su Yi's spirits.

The Odogaron was in some discomfort; the glaring sunlight made its eyes uncomfortable, and because it lacked eyelids, it couldn't close its eyes.

Yes, the Odogaron is indeed a formidable creature, the kind that sleeps with its eyes open.

"You go back into the ball first." Su Yi quickly retrieved the Odogaron into the capture ball.

"What's that cat?" Luca asked, pointing to a spot not far away.

At this moment, they are on a small platform that looks like a plate. A stream of water flows down from the platform above and into the plate, forming a shallow pond.

In the pond, besides some swimming fish, there were also creatures that looked like anglerfish, waving their fins and crawling their plump bodies in the shallow water.

"Oh, those are lanternfish." Su Yi looked at these peculiar creatures of the environment with some curiosity.

"A lamp?" Lu Cao asked, puzzled.

"Watch closely," Su Yi said, slowly walking towards them.

His stepping on the water created ripples that startled the wary little creatures. Their "chandeliers" lit up instantly, and they scurried away to hide among the surrounding corals and rock crevices.

"What a peculiar Pokémon Rotom is!" Rotom pressed the shutter again, capturing these little guys wriggling their chubby bodies.

"Hmm? It's so bright over there, meow! It's a seashell, meow! How can there be such a big seashell here, meow!?"

Dewgrass was immediately drawn to the scallops that reflected light from the lampfish's lamp.

"It's a pearl oyster! Now we've got the money!" Su Yi exclaimed in surprise, then quickly ran to the huge shell growing on the edge of the coral plateau.

"Is there some treasure, Rotom?!" Rotom excitedly followed, ready to capture any interesting scenes.

Su Yi squatted down and looked at the huge seashell that was exposed above the water. A faint light inside the slightly open seashell caught his attention.

"Shipping out!" Su Yi used a peeling knife to crack open the shell, and in that instant, several pink shrimp darted out of the shell. Su Yi was quick-witted and caught two of them.

"Is this... a coral shrimp?" Su Yi guessed, looking at the cherry-red shrimp in his hand that was as clear as a gemstone.

In the game, there is an ingredient quest related to the Coral Highlands that will unlock the ingredient Coral Shrimp, while the rare special products obtained from these pearl oysters will unlock two other shrimp ingredients.