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

"Yuki!!!"

"Ugh...it's so loud!" "My ears hurt!"

Thanks to her little cousin Alora's efforts, everyone in the classroom simultaneously enjoyed the ear-piercing sound.

"That's why I told you not to wake it up~" Ash shook his head helplessly, and quickly took out a special gray cube and handed it to the bag, asking it to feed it to Larvitar immediately.

After eating, the little guy cried out twice more before closing his eyes again.

"Phew... I'm saved." Mao patted her chest, relieved, but then became interested in the treasure Ash had brought out. "Is that also an Energy Cube?"

“This is a clod of dirt,” Ash said, shaking his head. “Largira’s diet is different from that of other Pokémon. When it is first born, it eats dirt.”

“That’s right, I’ve looked it up too. Wild Larvitar usually hatch deep underground. They’ll eat up an entire mountain and then accumulate power to prepare for evolution.” Lillie explained, but her gaze never left the white raging toy in front of her.

"It only eats dirt... It's so easy to raise!" Mamane exclaimed in surprise.

"On the contrary, it is extremely difficult to cultivate." Ash shook his head noncommittally. "Tyranitar is extremely picky about the nutrients and hardness of the soil, especially since mine is born with a deficiency, making it even more difficult to make its food."

Ash just fed Tyranitar a piece of dirt that was not only rich in various nutrients, but even Pinsir ground its own hard rock into powder and added it in. It really went all out!

The more gifted a Pokémon is, the more resources are needed to train it; pseudo-legendary Pokémon are no exception.

Therefore, in addition to command and training abilities, financial resources are also an important aspect of the competition among trainers.

If Ash didn't have his own businesses, he simply couldn't afford such extravagant consumption by relying on Professor Oak's lab to feed him!

After a series of close calls, everyone got to see the pseudo-legendary juvenile form of Johto. Principal Oak, having completed his task, happily took away Vulpix, while Alola's Ice Vulpix remained in the class.

"Lillie, hurry up and catch it!" Mallow urged excitedly. "We were already able to touch Pokémon eggs before, now is the time to press our advantage!"

“Yeah, didn’t you even pick out a name in advance?” Kachi chimed in.

"Hmm... Ash?" Unable to make up her mind, Lillie habitually looked at Ash across from her and found that he had already prepared a Poké Ball for her.

"I... I'll give it a try!" Lillie took the ball from Ash and had no more doubts!

"Regarding catching it, I've actually been practicing at home... As long as I do that, I'll succeed!" Lillie gave a self-encouraging declaration, throwing a Poké Ball towards Vulpix...

However, the ball's trajectory was clearly too high, flying over Vulpix's head and hitting Ash in the chest.

"Hey, you're not planning to catch Ash, are you?" Mamma said teasingly.

"And it hit right in the heart. Is this meant to make Ash settle down and stop flirting with other women?" Lana also made a pointed comment.

"I...I didn't mean to!" Lillie blushed deeply with embarrassment.

"It's okay, I think Bai Gungun has already sensed how you feel."

Ash placed the Poké Ball on the ground, and the puffed-up puff sniffed it, then gently patted it with its snow-white paw, choosing to be captured.

"Here you go." Ash handed the Poké Ball to Lillie. "From today onwards, Lillie is a Trainer too."

"Thank you, Ash... and everyone, I will try my best... together with Whitey!" Lillie was so excited that she was almost incoherent.

Finally, she got her own Pokémon... though only in terms of catching them.

For Lillie, the journey to truly become a close partnership with Whitey like Ash and Pikachu is still long and arduous.

She can no longer touch Bai Gungun, nor can she hug her companion like the others.

However, the girl was not discouraged by this; on the contrary, she enjoyed walking with Bai Gungun.

"Let's go, Whitey! Let's go to Lily Town and cheer for Ash's big test!" "Woo~"

At the school gate after school, the girl and her partner were full of energy.

Chapter 440 Gathering, Remnants of War!

Ash is going to take a big test after school, and none of his classmates, including Professor Kukui, have left. They plan to go to Lily Town together to cheer him on.

Everyone is very excited now. Ash did all three of his first three challenges solo. They only heard snippets of information from others, so they are very curious about what kind of battle he will have with the island king.

Their large group of people became a sight to behold... and after passing the Hao'ao Market, the sight grew even larger.

Blue and the others met up with Ash there. This was Ash's final big test, and none of them would miss it.

So, with the addition of five more people, the aura emanating from this group was even more intimidating than when the Skull Gang members were just loitering around.

"I didn't expect so many people to gather. People along the way were quite surprised when they saw it," Kukui remarked.

“Isn’t this just like a League of Legends operation?” Ash suddenly chimed in with a laugh. “Everyone is coming together for a common goal and moving in the same direction… I’ve participated in operations on a much larger scale before when I was in Kanto.”

“The Alliance…yes!” Kukui’s eyes lit up immediately.

His desire to establish an alliance in Alola stemmed from a wish to unite everyone's strength and move in the same direction.

"Alola will definitely form a league in the future." Ash said earnestly, seemingly sensing Kukui's expectations. "And among us, there might be a captain, an Elite Four member... or even a champion!"

Maybe...

Kukui stared into Ash's eyes, and the boy's gaze was clearly determined to win!

...

After traveling for a while, the group soon arrived at Lili Town, but strangely, the old man was not at home.

The festival plaza, which should have been used for battles, is currently closed.

"What's going on?" Kukui asked, puzzled.

He had also passed the great test on Melemele Island and knew that Hala was a person who valued tradition very much. Whenever the great test came, the old man would take the challenger to the war ruins to pray, and then return to the celebration square to fight. There would be absolutely no mistakes.

But nowadays…

"Fin~" Just as everyone was wondering, a mermaid-like Pokémon suddenly flew over on water mist and stopped directly in front of Ash.

"Fini, you're here." Ash greeted him with a smile.

Tapu Fini waved happily to Ash, then turned to the distance and called over the clearly reluctant Ash.

“Tapu Tetsubou…” Kaki’s expression turned solemn. Coming from Akara Island, he naturally recognized the guardian deity of his island.

With two guardian deities already on the outer islands, is Ash's next big challenge going to be this big?

He was pondering with doubt and uncertainty when, in the next second, he saw Tapu Lele rolling her eyes and making faces at Ash like a little girl, leaving him speechless with astonishment.

"Whether you did it willingly or not, I thank you on behalf of Larvitar." Ash didn't mind Tapu Lele's antics; his gratitude remained genuine.

Tapu Fini's method of replenishing Tyranitar's energy is actually the same principle as restoring their own power. As long as the four Guardian Angels are gathered together, they can contribute their power to fundamentally solve Tyranitar's weakness.

Of course, Tapu Lele was bound to throw a tantrum, but thankfully Tapu Fini managed to persuade her.

After they left together, another guardian spirit slowly flew over. Seeing Ash, it didn't stop, but simply mooed casually.

“Kap Moo Moo… The guardian deity of Ula Ula Island has arrived too!” Mao exclaimed in surprise, covering her mouth.

And the island's guardian deity suddenly appeared in front of everyone!

"Click!" Tapu Koko looked at Ash and pointed to the edge of the town... the end of Maharashtra Road!

"That's... a war site?" Kukui's eyes widened, and he suddenly realized, "Ash, Tapu Koko is inviting you there for a great test."

"What?!" all the students exclaimed at the same time.

Locals on Mela Mela Island generally know that the war relics are a very special place.

Unlike the other three islands, Tapu Koko never allows major trials to be conducted on the site of war ruins; they can only be performed on the outdoor celebration stage.

"This is an absolutely huge event!" Kukui exclaimed excitedly. "I've heard that it seems the first island king only underwent the test of the guardian spirit at the war ruins when the Island Tour ceremony was first established... Ash, you are the second in history!"

"Ha, they've put on such a grand show, I can't afford to lose!" Ash looked intently in the direction Tapu Koko had left.

Following the guidance of the guardian spirit, the group crossed mountain roads and suspension bridges, finally arriving at their destination: the war ruins!

Around the ruins, which resembled an ancient battlefield, four guardian spirits floated silently in the air, their eight eyes watching Ash enter the ruins.

"Grandpa... uh, what's with you?" Xiao Zhi was about to pray with Hala, but he was surprised to find that there was actually a non-mainstream person kneeling next to Hala!

"Tch~" Guzma awkwardly turned his head away, simply not wanting to talk.

He's really regretting it now; he can't stand anyone else when he sees Xiaozhi.

Why did I become so bewitched and listen to this kid's nonsense about going back to Lili Town to report that I was safe? As a result, I was beaten up by the old man who was prepared all along. Not only was I forced to stay, but I was also coerced into witnessing this great test of farts!

"Power!" Not far behind Hala, Super Power King, who was also kneeling and praying, roared, causing Guzma to shrink back.

As Hala's main Pokémon, Magikarp was definitely a childhood nightmare for Guzma... Guzma had been slapped countless times since the opponent was still Makuhime.

“Guzma, you may disagree with these things, and I allow you to abandon them… but I will still stand by them!” Hala suddenly said in a low voice, “Because… this is my lifelong belief!”

Since talking with Xiaozhi, the old man's teaching methods seem to have changed, and he has begun to try to express his thoughts to his disciple.

"Tch, four weirdos, I'll take care of them all sooner or later!" Guzma said dismissively.

"Haha, I really hope you can do it." Hala suddenly burst into laughter, "But before that, you have to defeat me, your master... and then challenge the king recognized by the guardian deity!"

"That guy?!" Guzma suddenly turned around and saw Ash's ambiguous smile, and involuntarily shuddered.

"Grandpa, I'm here." Xiao Zhi smiled and stepped forward, sitting cross-legged next to Hala.

This was the greatest respect he could show to his guardian deity; kneeling was absolutely out of the question.

“Then let’s begin.” Hala didn’t take it seriously and simply began to pray earnestly.

"I am Hala, the king of the islands. Today, I will face a great challenge from Ash. Tapu Koko, the god of battle, and Tapu, the guardian deity of the four islands, please bestow upon us the power of the Alola islands!"