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

Ash's principle regarding the return of the giants is to achieve the best of both worlds.

At the beginning of creation, Ash didn't know whether Regigigas was a saint or a tyrant, but he would definitely find out later.

At this stage, Regigigas is indeed a victim whose power has been taken away, and Ash will not interfere with its reasonable demands... but he also will not give up the whole world and all life to it!

"Then I wish you a pleasant collaboration in advance, human hero." Registeel raised his arm and imprinted a bright spot of light on Ash.

The seven red dots on its head simultaneously released a dazzling light, transforming into a pillar of light that pierced through the ceiling of the ruins and shot straight up into the sky!

Ash's consciousness seemed to rise into the air as well. In the void, he saw two other pillars of light rising in the Sinnoh land, the colors of ice and snow and earth and stone, which were constantly converging towards him.

He knew that the two sites were the ice mountain ruins on Mount Tianguan and the rock mountain ruins in the battle zone, which were the holy pillars of ice and rock responding to him.

Meanwhile, in a very distant place, there were two other subtle fluctuations, but they ultimately did not manifest as signals.

“Is it sealed too deep…” Registeel shook his head helplessly, slowly withdrawing his power. “I have already notified the other partners that when you need our power, my two partners in Sinnoh and I will do our best to help. However… there are two other partners who are not in this land and cannot provide assistance for the time being.”

"The other two... are Regigigas and Regigidrago?" Ash immediately realized that the other party must be referring to the two pillars from Generation VIII.

"So you know about them too, that's wonderful." Regischiru nodded happily. "They're bound by layers of seals, I hope you can help them break free."

"I'll do it if I have the chance," Xiao Zhi promised.

He knew that the pillars of electricity and dragons were sealed in Galar, and he would definitely go and unseal them when he had time.

After all, the plot of the travel anime... well, let's not talk about it~

...

"Xiao Zhi, you're back." The two girls immediately came to greet him after he left the Black Gold Ruins.

Lillie looked Ash up and down to make sure he was alright, but she didn't ask any questions about what Ash had done alone in the ruins.

On the contrary, Xiao Guang's eyes always carried a subtle questioning tone.

That was certainly not the Light Temple's intention, but rather the will of Emrido.

The Black Gold Ruins have clearly alerted it.

But it doesn't matter anymore. After allying with the legendary giants, Ash now has the power to turn against the Lake Trio.

Once Ash catches the Sun, he will confront Mesprit.

It would be best if it knew better than to leave Xiao Guang...

"I'll stay on this island for now to keep an eye on Steelix and the others' training." Skipping over what happened inside the ruins, Ash explained his plans to the two girls.

"Ah...we have to stay here?" Xiao Guang was clearly a little reluctant. "This place is all bare rocks. I was hoping to visit Vein City later."

Iron Island is just an abandoned mine, while Canal City is a famous tourist city in Sinnoh, which Dawn has always wanted to visit.

"You and Lillie can go shopping. I'll use the Ring to take you there; it'll be very convenient," Ash suggested.

"Forget it, it would be too pitiful to leave you here alone," Guangdian said playfully.

She really didn't want to leave Ash alone, but there was also a faint voice in her heart telling her that it was best not to leave... and to investigate what had happened in the pit earlier.

"Then let's wait until later. If you'd like, we can go to Canal City and have a great time." Ash didn't care about the troublemaker and gave his assurance with a smile.

"Will there be another chance in the future?" Xiaoguang blinked hesitantly. "After things are finished here, you'll be leaving, right?"

“But I can come again,” Xiao Zhi said with a smile. “Besides, you’re going on a trip next year, so there will definitely be plenty of opportunities.”

"Okay! It's a deal then, no cheating allowed!" Xiao Guang smiled happily again and raised his hand to Xiao Zhi.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhi smiled and gently extended his palm.

He didn't explicitly say that he would come back to Sinnoh to travel with Dawn again, but they both seemed to have tacitly agreed to it.

The crisp clinking of their palms signified the fulfillment of their agreement and also heralded the beginning of a special, unspoken understanding...

Chapter 726 The Crimson Sun... and Conflict!

After being stranded on Iron Island for a few days, Ash received a call from Cynthia.

The Red River has been traversed!

Souji's previous analysis was correct. With Team Galactic wiped out and himself wanted by all of Sinnoh, Akari, having nowhere else to turn, really did steal the Adamantite Soul.

Then, he plunged headlong into a super encirclement led by Cynthia and including all four Sinnoh Elite Four members!

After a 5v5 battle watched by a large audience and almost a full-scale confrontation, Cynthia successfully defeated the villainous leader single-handedly, greatly consolidating her authority as the champion!

“That’s the situation. Although Hades is still on the run, we have captured Akasura… However, he has made a condition,” Cynthia said on the phone. “Akasura wants to see you, and it has to be at Mount Tianguan.”

"understand."

Ash could understand Red Sun's feelings. Someone like him, even if his dream was shattered, would still stand in the place closest to his dream.

Having arranged a time with Cynthia, Ash and his friends packed their winter clothes and headed to the northern part of Mt. Coronet via the Ring.

Red Sun was captured in Bellagio City, so the group arranged to meet on Route 211 in Sinnoh. This east-west road crosses Mt. Coronet, and to the east is Cynthia's hometown, Kami-no-Tsuri.

When Ash and his friends arrived at the snow-covered mountainside, another group of people were already waiting there.

The very important Cynthia is accompanied by Mako and Souji, the less important Sinnoh Elite Four, and the somewhat important prisoner Akari.

Upon seeing Ash, Cynthia immediately came to greet him. Judging from the smug look on her face, she must have been in a very good mood lately.

This is only natural; the destruction of Team Galactic and the arrest of their leader, Sun, were all thanks to Cynthia.

Although some people might guess some of the inside stories and even spread rumors about "Ash x Cynthia" in secret, no one dared to say it openly.

After all, Cynthia is currently enjoying great popularity.

"You're Ash?" Before the Sinnoh Elite Four could speak, Sun asked first.

His gaze toward Ash was earnest, and his face showed a deep contemplation, as if he were troubled by some problem.

Upon seeing the red sun, Ash couldn't help but want to make a comment.

He looks way too old.

The guy in front of me is only 25 years old, but he looks older than Moen after he shaved.

Lillie's father is over 40!

"why?"

"Why what?" Ash was lost in thought when he was suddenly caught off guard by Red Sun's question.

"Why would someone like you, who has transcended mortals, meddle in matters here?" Chi Ri asked with a gloomy expression. "Does destroying my ideals give you any pleasure?"

"My God..." Xiao Zhi sighed and put his hand to his forehead. "Why are all you villains like this? You always bring up lofty topics like ideals, thinking you've seen through the ugliness of the world... I just don't understand. You've lived in this world for eighteen generations of your ancestors. What did it do to you that it had to be destroyed?"

"The world is imperfect right now. It's because of the existence of hearts that humans and Pokémon fight and hurt each other in such an ugly way!" Red Sun said in a deep voice. "So I want to destroy this world, and then build a new universe, a galaxy, and a completely new world on the ruins! Only a world without hearts can achieve true perfection!"

"Please... I'm really annoyed to hear those two words right now."

Upon hearing Red Sun repeatedly mention 'perfection,' Ash instantly lost all interest in talking.

Red Sun, Lion Head, Genesis Alpaca... they're all insane!

"Take him away, I don't want to talk to him anymore." Ash waved to the Sinnoh Elite Four around him, signaling them to quickly take Sun to jail.

According to Sinnoh's laws, he should be locked up for as long as he needs to be; I don't want to get involved in this guy's affairs anymore.

"Uh... are we just going to let him go like this?" Xiaoguang suddenly objected.

She was stunned for a moment after that, not understanding why she had asked that question.

It seems they felt that someone as dangerous as Akari shouldn't be left unchecked...

Hiss... Xiao Guang gasped in shock at the thought.

What's wrong with me...?

"Isn't he already going to be taken to prison?" Xiaozhi looked at Xiaoguang with a deep gaze and explained seriously, "The law judges based on the result, not the motive! We can't take his life prematurely just because he wants to destroy the world!"

These words were addressed to Amritod and the other two Sacred Mushrooms.

Red Sun's idea is dangerous and has definitely touched the sore spot of the Sinnoh gods. No matter where he stops, he will not have a good ending.

However, as a human, Ash does not support such an extreme judgment.

In this world, there are certainly villains who deserve to be shot... but that doesn't include the current Red Sun.

"All four of you go together and personally escort him to Lily of the Valley Island by helicopter!" Cynthia commanded in an unquestionable tone, leaving the four Elite Four members of Sinnoh with no choice but to agree.

They certainly wanted to befriend Ash, but they couldn't find an opportunity... because Ash didn't want to give them one.

He's on Cynthia's side at the Iron Station, so there's no need for him to maintain any social connections with the Sinnoh Elite Four.

"Tianguan Mountain, what a pity..." As he was being escorted onto the plane, Chi Ri looked back at the distant mountain peak one last time, his eyes filled with regret.

The pillar of spears atop Mount Tianguan, the pinnacle of his life's ideal, seemed so unattainable.

...

"Finally gone. He can stay in jail quietly from now on." After watching the helicopter leave, Xiao Zhi quickly stopped paying attention to the matter of Red Sun.

Like Iron Island, Mount Crown's iron ore also carries energy and has a strong magnetic field, which Ash happened to have something to verify.

"Sticky Baby, can you feel it?" He sent out a juvenile pseudo-god and carefully placed it on a piece of iron ore.

While on Iron Island, Sticky Pokémon did show some changes, but it was still not quite there yet.