Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

"Sea Gastrodon... what happened to you?" Hapu asked, still shaken.

“It’s resentment energy.” Ash said with a grim face as he retrieved the Rainbow Wing and let it float into the water. Soon, the water in the entire ruins became clear.

There was no gate to the spirit world open down there; it seemed to be just resentful energy that had escaped from elsewhere, which was relatively easy to clear away.

Ash also discovers that Tapu Fini is not in the ruins... Wait a minute!

Ash suddenly realized that Tapu Fini might be in trouble!

The most likely place it would stay is...

"You two hold on tight to me, and silently recite the location of the Sun Altar!" Time was of the essence, so Ash grabbed the two girls' wrists and immediately activated Teleport.

The next second, the three of them appeared in the center of the altar deep in the valley, and saw the guardian deity lying paralyzed in the corner, surrounded by black mist!

Chapter 410 Forcibly Closed, the Spirit Realm Gate at the Bottom of the Sea

A black body resembling a mermaid, with flowing long hair, and a purple, pointed shell like that of a swordfish attached to its back…

Without a doubt, the Pokémon before us is Tapu Fini, the guardian of Poni Island!

Its current condition is definitely not good. It slumped weakly in the corner of the Sun Wheel Altar, its body constantly being corroded by a wisp of black energy, and it seems that it is about to lose consciousness...

"Tapui, what's wrong with you?!" Seeing the island's guardian spirit in distress, Happu forgot his surprise at Ash's ability to teleport and impulsively wanted to go and check on him.

"You and Jasmine, step back and don't come any closer!" Ash shouted, stopping them as he took out the Rainbow Feather and carefully placed it on Tapu Fini.

laugh!

A piercing burning sound suddenly rang out, and wisps of smoke began to rise from Tapu Fini's body, finally dissolving all the black energy.

"Did it work...?" Ash breathed a sigh of relief and retracted the fiery rainbow feather.

It was probably after Suicune informed him of the trial that he felt the power attached to the Rainbow Feather had become stronger.

This might mean that Ho-Oh is keeping a close eye on him?

Xiao Zhi had no idea about this, but this thing could indeed solve a temporary problem.

“Fin…” With the erosion on its body over, Tapu Finfin weakly opened its eyes and saw a human standing in front of it.

"You're quite weak right now, let me help you recover first."

"Fin~" A warm current seemed to flow through his body. It was a natural power with powerful healing abilities. Tapu Fini quickly relaxed his guard and began to focus on recovering from his injuries.

After a while, it seemed to have finally recovered and happily flew around Xiaozhi once, scattering a shower of clear water droplets.

"It's good that you're alright," Xiao Zhi said with a smile.

"Tapu Fizz, are you alright? What happened?!" At this moment, Hapuu finally arrived and asked with concern and anxiety.

However, Tapu Fini ignored both her and Jasmine, simply looking intently at Ash.

"I originally came to you for the big test, but let's deal with the problem here first," Xiao Zhi asked in a deep voice. "Were you entangled by them when you were closing the gate to the spirit world?"

“Fin~” Tapu Fin nodded solemnly.

Just as Ash guessed, Tapu Fini rushed to deal with the strange phenomenon in the sea the moment it appeared.

It could create purifying water that could cleanse all filth, but it never expected that it would be unable to close the gate to the spirit world, and instead was entangled by endless resentment energy.

Fortunately, it was an expert in this field, which allowed it to barely escape from the seabed to the ruins on the other side, intending to seal the ruins to heal its injuries.

However, the invasion of resentment energy was exceptionally powerful, and Tapu Fini had no choice but to barely escape to the Sun Wheel Altar.

It had intended to summon the other three guardian spirits as well, but after arriving here, it became so exhausted that it lost the ability to move.

If Xiaozhi had arrived any later, who knows what might have happened...

"But why?" Ash asked, puzzled. "How did the Spirit Gate suddenly open in the sea?"

"fin…"

According to Tapu Fizz, the problem must have been with the ocean currents, which caused the overall power of the ocean to weaken drastically in a short period of time, giving the evil thoughts from the other world an opportunity to take advantage.

"Ocean Current?" Ash frowned and casually pulled out a Silver Feather.

There's basically no change. If I had to say something, the luster might have dimmed slightly... but it's definitely not serious.

"Forget it, let's deal with the problem here first." Ash shook his head. "Tapui, can the other three Guardian Spirits move freely underwater like you?"

Tapu Fizz silently shook his head.

That's right. According to human classification, the guardian deity is only a level two legend, far from being able to go underground or dive into the sea and do everything.

Tapu Lele called the other three, hoping they would help her recover and accumulate enough power before trying to close the door!

Now that Ash has helped it recover, it doesn't want to wait any longer!

"I'll go with you. Don't worry, I can move freely underwater too."

"Fin?" The guardian was taken aback.

"Speaking of which, I haven't had a chance to properly show off this power since I obtained it." Ash smiled mysteriously, pointing to the distant sea while unleashing the full power of Poseidon!

boom!

A torrent suddenly surged out of the sea, then obediently stopped in front of Ash, transforming into a staircase made of whirlpool.

"The power of Poseidon?!" Tapu Fini gasped, covering his mouth in astonishment, and even couldn't resist using telepathy.

It was a very gentle female voice, carrying a clear sense of compassion and empathy.

"Tapu Fizz..." "It spoke?!"

Jasmine and Hapuu were completely stunned; this was the first time they had ever heard their guardian deity speak human language!

"Now do you trust me to be okay?" Ash asked with a smile.

“Mmm!” Tapu Fini nodded softly.

Humans who inherit the power of the Sea King are the kings of this ocean. Tapu Fini is certain that Ash's underwater combat power might even surpass his own!

Moreover, he also has that magical feather.

"Let's go then... Oh, right, Steelix, you can explore the canyon."

After instructing Jasmine and the other girl to wait at the altar, Ash sent out Steelix to investigate the canyon, while he and Tapu Fini dived into the water.

They carefully avoided the Pokémon that seemed to be under their control, while also narrowly escaping the increasing undercurrents and whirlpools, without alerting the enemy.

This was Ash's idea. He knew that these troublesome Pokémon were just pawns used by the opponent to wear them down. If they really purified them all the way through, Rainbow Wing might not be able to handle it.

"We've arrived!" Tapu Fini reminded them anxiously. They had reached a dark underwater area, and not far in front of them, a huge black hole was spinning continuously!

Countless streams of resentful energy were flung outward from the black hole, transforming into enormous tentacles that writhed incessantly in the cold water.

"It's interfering with past Pokémon, but once I touch it, it turns back into resentful energy and can even erode my body during battle," Tapu Fini said helplessly.

"Leave it to me!" Ash's eyes narrowed, and as he gripped the Rainbow Wing tightly, he activated his psychic powers to the fullest!

Suddenly, he teleported and plunged into the center of the black hole, forcefully stabbing the root of the rainbow feather before all the resentful tentacles could react!

Boom!

The seabed where the black hole was located began to tremble violently, and all the resentful energy seemed to writhe wildly, wailing angrily as it surrounded Ash!

In the darkness that was about to completely envelop him, he even heard a cold, deep voice cursing and swearing incessantly.

(Damn it... it's you again! You just wait, we'll never let this go!!)

hum!

At the same time, the rainbow feathers also released a dazzling light, instantly piercing through all the approaching darkness.

Xiao Zhi rubbed his eyes. He felt as if he saw a golden phoenix phantom spewing out a blazing flame that pierced through the spirit world gate in front of him!

No, it's not just the phoenix.

The silver feathers also regained their luster, and a giant silver bird seemed to be dancing with the phoenix, using its wings to create powerful currents that shattered the dense darkness!

In an instant, all resentment vanished...

Chapter 411 How sudden! Ash wants to become the King of the Islands?!

"Is it finally over...?"

Tapu Fini finally breathed a sigh of relief as it watched the darkness before it twist and crumble.

"I hope so, otherwise if it happens again, there's nothing I can do," Xiaozhi said uncertainly.

He just seemingly closed the Spirit Gate with ease, but that was purely due to Ho-Oh and Lugia helping him out; it had absolutely nothing to do with Ash's own power.

At this moment, both the silver and rainbow feathers had lost their luster, and the fluctuations in their power were extremely weak, clearly indicating that they had been over-consumed.

"Those two feathers... Are you a human chosen by the gods?" Tapu Fizz asked curiously.

"Well, by a twist of fate, I became friends with Lugia, the sea god, and even became its Silver Hero. It guided me to obtain a portion of Poseidon's power," Ash explained. "As for the Rainbow Wing..."

hum~

Just as he hesitated, the outline of the rainbow feather in his hand suddenly darkened, a silent protest in this way.

"Okay... I am the Rainbow Hero chosen by Ho-Oh." Ash said reluctantly, pouting.