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

"Hmph, what do their squabbles have to do with me?" Rayquaza scoffed disdainfully. "It would be better if those despicable humans from Hoenn were completely wiped out!"

"What did you say?" Ash instinctively sensed something was wrong.

"Humans are not welcome here. You must leave immediately, or I will not be polite!" Rayquaza angrily waved its claws to drive them away.

But this action finally made Ash realize something was wrong.

He noticed that in Rayquaza's dragon claws was a bead that was entirely grass-green and shaped exactly like the red and blue orb!

"Rayquaza, I have one last question for you," Ash asked hurriedly, "Where did you get that gem? Did you Mega Evolve using it?"

"This grass-green orb is what I found when I devoured the meteorite... Roar!!" Halfway through its sentence, Rayquaza's eyes suddenly turned blood red, and it swung its sharp dragon claws at Ash!

"Solgaleo, stop it!" Ash immediately signaled Aldebaran to step forward and block it, while he pushed Higanbana behind him. "Leave Nebula here, the three of you get off the altar!"

Something's wrong with Rayquaza. It might be affected by that strange, grass-green orb!

"We have to snatch it..." Ash said solemnly as he mounted Dragonite, and the rest of his companions took their positions on the altar, forming a pincer movement against Rayquaza.

"Roar..." Mega Rayquaza let out a suppressed roar, but its claws gripped the grass-green orb even tighter.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhi no longer had any doubts.

It must be that thing causing all this trouble!

Chapter 881 Dragon God's Loyalty, Dragon Soaring to the Heavens!

"Everyone, attack immediately!"

Ash didn't have time to waste with Rayquaza, so he decided to take action immediately.

Pikachu and X-Flame acted immediately, their intertwined lightning and flames exploding with a deafening roar.

Rayquaza furiously swung its dragon claws, easily tearing apart the energy attacking it. Then it opened its blood-red maw and chased after Rayquaza to bite, but fortunately the two Pokémon dodged it alertly.

"Super Speed!" Ash rode Dragonite into the air, and as he circled around Rayquaza to its side, Mewtwo and Latias released their Poké Balls one after the other, instantly transforming into their strongest forms!

"Mental Blast! Dragon Pulse!"

When Mewtwo and Latias simultaneously unleashed their psychic energy and Dragon Pulse, even Mega Rayquaza's massive body was impacted and felt uncomfortable.

However, it quickly twisted its body, forming an extremely terrifying tornado around itself, which began to spread across the entire altar!

"Mewtwo, Latias, use Psychic!"

It was trying to pull Xiaozhi down from 10,000 meters in the air, but of course Xiaozhi wouldn't let it succeed!

The two super-powered systems went all out and barely managed to contain the tornado's expansion.

However, this is not a long-term solution. Mega Rayquaza's power has increased significantly compared to before, and dragging it out will not do any good!

"Solgaleo, Nebula, Charizard, attack!!"

With the command given, Meteor Strike, Shadow Light, and Dragon Charge erupted simultaneously. The three powerful energies intertwined and collided, finally breaking through the tornado!

"Ten million volts!"

Pikachu puts on Ash's hat, and seven-colored lightning reappears on the Sky Pillar, aiming at Mega Rayquaza's body with all its might!

"Roar!!" As if recalling the past when its dragon fangs were broken, Rayquaza roared madly and forcibly extinguished the lightning with a powerful Dragon Star Barrage!

"Little Silver, aerial explosion!" But just as it was showing a smug look on its face, a swirling vortex suddenly struck, blowing away the remaining meteors and tornadoes!

"Roar..." Rayquaza's pupils shrank as it realized that Super Luca's fist was already inches away!

Freezing punch!

Click! !

A burst of icy energy instantly froze the massive dragon head of the Sky Piercer!

"It's done!" Ash was overjoyed and immediately commanded Dragonite to snatch the gem.

But before he could get close, Liekongzuo suddenly raised his head and shattered all the ice crystals in one fell swoop!

"Roar... Roar!!" It seemed to be completely enraged, its body ignited with blue dragon fire, which coiled in the air and transformed into a sharp sword, charging towards Ash and the others on the altar!

A unique, signature move, the finishing touch!

"We must stop it no matter what!" Ash knew this was the final battle, so he had no choice but to let all his companions go all out!

Aldebaran, Umbreon, Mewtwo X, and Mega Latias—several powerful legendary Pokémon—fought with all their might, but were simultaneously knocked away by Rayquaza.

Silver, Luca, and Dragonite were all shot down by Rayquaza, unable to stop its offensive.

Bang!

Pikachu activated its lightning speed and rammed head-on, but was instead knocked straight back into Ash's arms!

At this moment, only Charizard remained in front of Ash!

"Roar!!" X-Beat didn't dodge or evade. It slammed its feet into the stone floor of the altar, assuming a charging stance, intending to directly block the impact of Mega Rayquaza!

Boom! !

The impact erupted like a comet falling, and X-Beat couldn't help but scream as Rayquaza pushed him backward.

"Charizard, go for it!" Ash pounced on Charizard X's back, unleashing his full power to control the dragon and resonate with it once again.

Even with their combined strength, they still couldn't withstand the onslaught of the Blazing Sky Thrower...

“That is…” Higana, who was hiding under the altar, was suddenly stunned.

Ash's dragon aura bursts forth as he fights alongside Mega Charizard, much like the person who was closest to her in the past!

"Shigana... no, Ash!" The two figures finally overlapped in her eyes. Shigana ran out without thinking and hugged Ash from behind, actually trying to help him defend himself!

"Mageyana, let's go too!"

"Count me in too!"

Lillie and May also acted at the same time, along with their previously shot-down companions, all rushing behind Ash to support him and his Mega Charizard!

"Roar!!"

Stone chips flew everywhere on the altar. Just as everyone was being pushed to the edge of the steps, Ash's Key Stone suddenly shone, and Mega Charizard X roared, using some unknown power to stop the tide of defeat!

It used its claws to firmly grip the curved corner of Super Rayquaza's mouth and slammed the huge dragon head to the ground with all its might!

At that moment, Ash felt like he was seeing things, because he actually saw an even more majestic and ferocious dragon phantom on the X-type Charizard...

Boom!

The altar shook violently, and Super Rayquaza let out a painful groan before unconsciously releasing its grip.

"Got it!" A cheerful cheer came from beside Ash. Jirachi, acting as a surprise attack, finally managed to take away the strange grass-green orb with Teleport!

“Hmm…” A clear look of confusion appeared on Rayquaza’s face, and his super-evolved form disintegrated.

At the same time, the management sprite also analyzed the situation of this grass-green gem.

(It does contain powerful natural energy, but this thing is encased in a Yokai Stone Tablet, and it's also imbued with the power of Ghost-type life force... It's the same approach as dealing with Yveltal, only this one is more effective.)

"It's them again!" A hint of anger flashed in Ash's eyes.

These alpaca guys don't do anything productive, they just haunt us day after day!

The grass-green orb is fake; the real purpose is to send a mental suggestion. The other party is worried that it's difficult to control, so they even added a ghost-type stone slab to enhance its effect...

and many more!

Ash suddenly sensed something was wrong. If the trouble in Hoenn was aimed at him, then wouldn't the gems in Blue and Gary's hands have also been tampered with?!

"Hey, are you feeling better?" Ash immediately approached Rayquaza. "The situation might have changed. We need to get to Sootopolis City right away!"

"Why...why should I go with you?" Rayquaza was initially quite embarrassed, but upon hearing Ash's urging, it immediately became stubborn again.

"Human lives are at stake, please stop being so stubborn, okay?" Ash pleaded anxiously. "I know you have a grudge against those people, and after this is all over, you can whip them with your tail... But the other humans and Pokémon are innocent. Are you really going to just stand by and watch them die?!"

"You really want to save them that badly, don't you... Fine." Rayquaza stared at Ash expressionlessly. "Kneel down and beg me, and I'll agree to go with you to save them."

"You... fine!" Xiao Zhi's face turned cold, but without thinking, he immediately knelt down...

boom!

A fierce gust of wind blew by, causing Ash to fall directly into Higanbana's arms.

"what are you doing…"

"What are you doing?!" Rayquaza demanded before Ash could even complain. "You're willing to throw away your dignity as a strongman for a bunch of irrelevant people?!"

“Dignity can’t put food on the table, nor can it save those lives. Only you can resolve this crisis, and I have no choice but to comply with your conditions,” Xiao Zhi said in a low voice. “If you insist on a reason, I can only say… the weight of those lives is too heavy; I truly cannot bear the burden…”

"You...you bastard!" Rayquaza roared furiously. "Why is there such a stupid creature like you among humans? Fine, let's change the condition: give me all your dragon-controlling power!"

“Sure.” Ash agreed without hesitation, offering his power as well. “I got it from you anyway, so it’s no big deal to give it back to you.”

"You're really making the dragons furious." Liekongzuo shook his big head helplessly, his body once again engulfed in blue dragon fire.

The flames were fueled by the power of dragons, which made Ash feel a sense of closeness.

So, it really is the same requirement as for mules and horses...

"Hey, get on!" Rayquaza leaned down and placed Ash on the back of its neck. "Knowing you is my bad luck. Let's go! And you better remember this, this is the Dragon God's loyalty!!"

"Loyalty, huh... So I'm lucky to have met you." Ash chuckled as he channeled his last bit of Dragon Taming power into the other's body.