Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master...

"Because an evil person once released that power, and the powerful force that was unsealed destroyed everything it could."

"Over seven days and seven nights, the land it passed through was devastated, and the Pokémon habitats in the surrounding towns suffered catastrophic damage."

"Just when people thought the world was about to be destroyed, a white sage appeared out of nowhere."

"The sage raised his staff and summoned a new giant stone ball from an incredible space, smashing it down on the head of the powerful being."

"The powerful force was resealed, and sealed away in a sacred lake."

"Huh, so there are actually two Giant Stone Balls now?" May exclaimed in surprise.

"That's right. As something that truly happened, the ruins left behind from back then, and the lake that sealed away that powerful force, are not far away. Would you like to take a look?"

"Of course!"

Since they were already here, how could they not go and see? Ash and his friends immediately got up and prepared to head out.

But Chong Sheng once again revealed his cunning merchant smile.

"Then young men, buy some more local specialties!"

Xiao Zhi immediately collapsed, "Hey, you greedy old man, I just bought so many local specialties, you can consider guiding me as a bonus, why are you trying to charge me again!"

He grabbed the old man with one hand and held up a bag of five senbei (rice crackers) with the other to protest sternly.

This guy is just taking advantage of his position as a sage to monopolize the entire tourism route.

They dare to sell a few boxes of ordinary rice crackers and steamed buns for a thousand yuan a box just by changing the packaging; it's practically robbery.

Normally, it's Xiao Zhi who's the one who cheats others, but this old man actually dares to be a heartless tour guide and cheat himself like this.

It's time to let him know why Ash is called Muscle Supreme.

Meanwhile, Chong Sheng, who was being aggressively dragged by Xiao Zhi, remained calm.

"Young man, don't get so worked up. I run a small business, and I'm in charge of maintaining the tourist routes around here, but it's just me, an old man."

He actually blurted out the sightseeing route.

Just as Ash was about to haggle, a loud bang suddenly came from not far away, accompanied by an angry roar.

At this moment, the old man Shigemori, who had returned to his usual solemn and sage-like demeanor, began to tremble.

"That direction, that direction is the direction of the lake that was sealed with a powerful being! The explosion just now meant that the seal was broken!"

Shigemori, who had remained expressionless the whole time, now looked so frightened.

Seemingly to verify his words, several powerful rays were rapidly fired from the direction of the lake, bombarding all directions.

The sheer force caused Ash and his friends to feel a violent tremor at their current location.

"This commotion is unmistakable. The legendary seal has been broken, and the world is about to face destruction."

"Ah, I see you've been treating this place like a tourist attraction. I thought it was impregnable. How come the seal was broken so easily?"

"I don't know, the seal should be very strong."

Old man Chongsheng was also in a frantic state. He had never seen anything like this in his more than sixty years of life. Suddenly, he remembered something.

"That's right, it must have been that couple! I saw they were lost in the forest for a long time, so I kindly went over to help them..."

"It's obviously a sales pitch from the past."

"It's not important!" Shigemori interrupted Satoshi, quickly adding.

"After hearing my story, those two not only refused to pay, but also swindled me out of two boxes of rice crackers! They are the worst of the worst, absolutely wicked. It must have been them."

"Those wretched blonde woman and green-haired man, I should have known something was wrong when I saw their eyes light up when they heard that a powerful force was sealed in the lake!"

"A blonde girl and a green-haired man... Ash Ketchum?"

Upon hearing this description of their appearance, Xiaoyao immediately thought of those two people and quickly looked at Xiaozhi.

"Very likely."

Then another explosion rang out, and two loud and familiar voices swept over Xiaozhi and his friends.

"What a horrible feeling!"

As the two figures flew into the distance, the sound gradually faded away until it disappeared.

"That must be Amado and his group."

"What are those two up to now?"

Why did Ash leave before he even met them? How am I supposed to complete the missions now? This is infuriating!

But now is not the time to think about that, so Xiaozhi quickly asked the old man Chongsheng to lead the way.

They needed to go to the sealed lake immediately to see what the powerful force that had been released was and to find a solution.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered the hidden quest "The Cataclysm of the Primordial Era": Please go to the lake in the Valley of Destruction and stop the destruction caused by a powerful being!]

[Rewards: League Coins +6000; Defense +3; Special Defense +3; Free Attribute Points +3; New Ability "Dynamax"]

"Dynamax?"

Ash remembered that Leon had mentioned it in the Charizard Valley, saying that this was a phenomenon unique to the Galar region where Pokémon grow to gigantic size.

Could this Dynamax ability make me grow bigger too?

"Never mind, I'll think about it later."

At this moment, even the old man Chongsheng couldn't care less about making money and quickly led everyone to run towards the lake.

Soon Ash and his friends saw a huge, once clear lake that had been split in two by an unseen force, as if Moses had parted the sea.

A huge, entirely black Pokémon with many eyes and mysterious markings was floating above the crevice in the lake.

Chapter 510: Huge Psychic Earth Doll

"That's a telekinetic clay idol!"

As always, Max, who knew the most about Pokémon, was the first to recognize the true identity of the mysterious Pokémon.

"Although it is at least 20 times larger than a regular psychic clay puppet, its appearance is unmistakable; it is definitely a psychic clay puppet!"

Xiaoyao immediately took out her encyclopedia and scanned it, and sure enough, it was identified as a psychic clay doll.

"A Ground/Psychic-type Pokémon, a mysterious Pokémon born from clay figurines of a once-prosperous ancient civilization 2 years ago, capable of firing beams from its hands."

"Its only ability is levitation, which makes it seem quite troublesome."

At this moment, Elder Chong Sheng was also deeply shocked by the size of the psychic clay puppet. He looked at the huge entity floating in mid-air and muttered to himself.

"This is the legendary power... I never thought I would see its true face one day."

He had been guarding the two giant Poké Balls for decades, telling the legends and stories over and over again. Today, he finally had the question that had been weighing on his mind for so long answered.

The situation on the scene was a bit bad. At this moment, the giant psychic clay golem let out another loud "Eh!" and slowly moved its body to completely crush the giant Poké Ball beneath it, which had already been blasted with a big hole.

Its movements were slow and heavy, each strike filled with rage, as if venting its resentment at being sealed away for so many years.

Then it flew away from the lake without looking back.

As it flew, the giant psychic clay golem's two arms, detached from its body, continued to unleash various beams of light, destroying the surrounding land, just like two cannons.

"Such powerful energy! This is definitely not an ordinary psychic clay idol." May and Max quickly hid behind Ash.

At this moment, Elder Chongsheng finally realized what was happening and exclaimed in alarm, "Oh no! The village is not far ahead of the telekinetic clay puppet that is flying!"

Having been sealed away for so long, the psychic clay golem must be incredibly angry with humans.

"We must stop this giant psychic clay idol as soon as possible!" Elder Chongsheng frantically pulled out a Poké Ball and threw it over.

Claydol is still a Pokémon, after all. Even with its enormous size, it must still have some use, right?

To everyone's surprise, when the Poké Ball hit the Claydol, the red light it emitted couldn't even cover its entire body, and it was easily freed in an instant.

The Poké Ball was casually slammed back onto the old man's head, and he immediately exclaimed in surprise.

"How could this be? This is impossible!"

"Is it because Claydol is too big, and a regular Poké Ball simply can't support its entire body?"

This situation, however, made Xiaozhi's eyes light up.

Even legendary Pokémon will still be affected if hit by a Poké Ball, although they will burst instantly, but it will never be like this.

"This giant psychic clay idol is truly special."

At this moment, the old man Chong Sheng's face was extremely solemn. Looking at the psychic clay idol that was still approaching the village, he had to make up his mind.

"There's no other way, it seems we can only use the Ancient Stone Poké Ball on the mountaintop!"

The thought of losing the tourist attraction on the mountaintop caused Chong Sheng a pang of heartache, but he still decided to do it anyway.

"Waaah, this is all for my duty as the sage of this great island. I'm so moved by myself."

"Hey, a great sage shouldn't be a shady tour guide making money!"

Old Man Shigemori pretended not to hear what Satoshi said.

"Ahem, anyway, boys, that giant rock Poké Ball was created specifically to seal Claydol, so it's definitely useful."

"The only problem now is how to lure the Claydol to the vicinity of the Poké Ball and make sure the Poké Ball hits the Claydol."

In the memory of the old man Chongsheng, the Giant Rock Poké Ball was very heavy, and using it was not an easy task.

"Perhaps the only way we can do this is to actively lure the psychic clay figure in that direction, but how exactly should we do that?"

As he spoke, he quickly took out his ancestral book, the Sage's Book, which contained all the legendary powers, and began flipping through it non-stop, all the while showing it off to Ash and the others.

"Hmph, young man, don't be too surprised. This is a great book of sages. It must contain records of something that can attract giant psychic clay figures!"

"Just wait a little longer for me..."

Ash actually meant that he could just carry the giant Poké Ball from the mountaintop over there; it would be a piece of cake for him.

But this old man was really annoying, and Xiao Zhi didn't want him to get away with it so easily.

This incident was mainly due to his negligence, and he should at least be punished for causing Chong Sheng a lot of anxiety.

Ash subtly used his psychic powers to slow down the giant psychic clay idol's flight speed.

Then, with a look of anticipation, he approached Old Man Chongsheng from behind, watching him nervously flip through a book without uttering a word.