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

(Give me all the hatred... I need even greater power!!)

Hearing Ash's call from the depths of their hearts, countless Unown no longer held back, offering up their last bit of power!

Endless hatred surged into his heart once more, but Xiaozhi forged it into a solid barrier with his strong will, until it transformed into his own power and piled up in his heart.

At this moment, Ash's heart finally resonated completely with the Unknown Totems!

Or perhaps, this is actually his state of mind after arriving at Xicui.

Having finally broken through the Star Stop, they were swept away by a time-space storm and were forced to drift helplessly in the past...

Rather than a savior, Xiao Zhi in this era is more like an avenger!

"Ash...?" "What happened?"

Since vowing to kill Giratina, Ash has ignored the two girls, but they now find that Ash's aura has become incredibly lonely.

Even though he was right beside them, they felt as if he were a thousand miles away.

Moreover, a ring of pale purple crystals mysteriously appeared around him, stacked and intertwined like a barrier, mysterious yet eerie.

"This is…"

"Don't touch it! You might be assimilated!" Pearl instinctively reached out to touch it, but was immediately stopped by Ash.

"Ash, are you alright?" Dawn asked with concern. "And... what exactly is this thing?"

"I'm fine. I was just drawing power from the Unknown Totem," Ash explained softly. "This ring of crystals is a barrier manifested by my mind."

Ash is now displaying the classic ability of Unown from the Crystal Tower movie... Countless crystal clusters surround the castle and spread throughout the entire green grassland.

Those crystals are actually the barriers of the paradise, originating from Mei, the protagonist of the movie, and her resistance to the real world... The Unknown Totems understood this resistance, so they created the crystal clusters to help Mei isolate herself from the outside world.

This explanation might be a bit complicated, but it's much easier to understand if we use a different term... AT field, also known as the Heart Wall.

Crystals are a materialized mental barrier, and also a reverse application of the Super Power. They can protect Ash from external harm by isolating his mind from the outside world.

Of course, this kind of application is indeed out of place for Xiao Zhi.

He was never one to be alone, and more importantly, Ash never projected a bad impression onto the group.

A giant stinging jellyfish can take its anger out on everyone at the Yuchi Wharf because of a single old woman; even the creator god, dissatisfied with certain flaws, cannot tolerate the imperfections of the entire world…

But Ash, no matter what he's been through, would never have such thoughts!

His guiding principle has always been that every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt its debtor; enemies are individuals, and one cannot generalize from a few cases.

Therefore, he couldn't truly reject the entire enemy... he could only reject a single enemy.

For example, Ash now refuses to connect with Giratina, and even rejects its existence, wanting to completely eradicate it from body to soul!

Click~

With a soft sound, the surrounding crystal walls gradually cracked, and the crystal fragments reassembled in Xiaozhi's palm, eventually transforming into a sharp crystal spear.

The manifestation of the power of overpower will naturally differ from rejecting the group to rejecting the individual.

Xiao Zhi weighed it in his hand for a moment and found it to be fairly easy to handle.

That's good. The weapon to pin down the Pluto Dragon is finally settled!

However, this is not Ash's biggest gain... or rather, Ash should not become addicted to this method just because it makes his attacks more powerful.

The reason why the reverse use of the Overpower was developed is because Ash has taken on the hatred of countless Unknown Totems... but he himself needs to digest this hatred and continue to open his heart to everyone except his enemies.

The ability to accept certain things even after experiencing deep-seated hatred is what truly constitutes a tempering of the soul.

"Huh?" "It seems different..."

With the change in mindset, the two women quickly sensed it, and the previous aloofness disappeared. Xiao Zhi regained his usual peace and sincerity.

The two women also discovered that they sensed different emotions.

What Dawn senses is acceptance; no matter what choice she makes, Ash will ultimately support her.

The girl already knew that, apart from the final cataclysmic event, her journey from age ten to fifteen was, in a sense, an illusion.

The boy who was always only ten years old, and his experiences in Sinnoh, Unova, Galar, and other places, were all memories deliberately written into the mind of the Creator God.

Ash doesn't mind that Dawn takes these experiences as real; he even allows Dawn to build a paradise in the Land of the Unknown, so they can live happily ever after...

He will stay outside to ensure that there will be no more turmoil in the entire Wonderland, so that this paradise can exist forever!

Unlike Hikari, Pearl felt a deeper sense of apology and regret.

He was very reluctant to hide it, but the identities of both parties made it impossible for him to explain the truth.

Ash never considered Palkia or Dialga as mortal enemies. In his eyes, they were just henchmen. His real target was Arceus!

He didn't force Zhubei to understand these things, and he always respected her beliefs, which is why he felt regret.

After these things are made clear, it will probably be difficult for them to get along like before...

Chapter 1120 The Power of Overcoming Obstacles, Transcending Boundaries!

One is about tolerance, the other about regret…

Xiaoguang and Zhubei felt different emotions, but what they had in common was... they were both unable to respond.

For Xiaoguang, the choices she has to make are never simply about whether 'Xiaozhi or Zhiye is better'.

These two are completely different people and are not comparable at all.

What Xiaoguang has to do is choose one of the two profound memories, and go further, decide what kind of person he wants to become.

One is the original self from 'memories', and the other is a completely new self that emerged after meeting Satoshi at the age of nine...

(What is this?) Just as Xiaoguang's thoughts were in turmoil, the scene before her eyes suddenly began to change.

She saw another version of herself, which also happened in Xicui... She was all alone, working hard to calm the raging king and queen, but was eventually driven out of the village by Team Galactic.

After overcoming countless hardships to defeat Wangluo and Giratina, Hikaru knew he couldn't go back...

That's for sure; the Pearl Team's Bei Shang will also never be able to return.

Since they traveled to Xicui for various reasons, they have become part of history and will no longer exist in the future.

Therefore, Dawn could only send a message to the future through Dialga, hoping to remind her of the 'Ash' in her memory.

But after that, all her power was taken away... The three gods of time reversal were released, and the Origin Sphere was transformed into the Gun Key and stored in the Random Ruins.

The ten kings who had once assisted her departed one after another, and Arceus reclaimed the sources of life from them one by one.

For this reason, Youlin even...

Seeing this, Xiao Guang understood everything.

In this current timeline, if Xiaozhi hadn't relentlessly opposed Arceus's phone, what she just saw would have been her future fate!

So, if she only accepts the "memories" from when she was ten to fifteen years old, but denies what she sees now, wouldn't that be too hypocritical?

...

(Has Ash... actually experienced all of this?) At the same time, Shell also saw some things.

What she saw was Ash's past, the clearest of which was the Battle of the Seven Islands!

That war completely shattered Zhu Bei's worldview. She never imagined that the god she had devoted her faith to would be the one who wanted to destroy the world!

She was plunged into unprecedented confusion. What if, one day, the Grand Master Sinnoh were to descend upon the world, not to bestow blessings, but instead to raise a sword against the entire world…

At that time, what will become of her and the Pearl Team's beliefs?

(The gods created the world, but that's all they did.)

(Ash?) Suddenly hearing Ash's voice in her mind, Pearl was startled.

She couldn't quite understand that sentence right now... but when she tried to ask further, she lost her connection with Ash.

...

Xiao Zhi could only offer this much guidance to the two girls who were feeling lost.

In this wondrous land, he has one more crucial task to accomplish!

With the newly upgraded power of super resistance, let your mind transcend the barriers of time and space, and share this experience with all your partners!

(Everyone, can you hear me?)

(Pikachu, another familiar opening line~) In the connection circuit formed by each other's hearts, the first thing to ring out is definitely the voice of a certain Pikachu.

(Ash, Mash and I have always been here.) Mash and her mother followed closely behind, responding in gentle voices.

(Did I miss some important scene...? They should have given me advance notice.) Old rant came online, his tone filled with regret for missing out.

(Ash, everything is going smoothly on the battlefield.) Luca, who considers himself a partner of the Aura Master, reports in a serious tone.

(At the Ginkgo Merchant Guild, Wang Luo hasn't shown up yet, but they've collected quite a few lost items.) Hu Di followed up by reporting that everything was alright.

(Zhuqing Village is under surveillance...that thing is indeed here.) The last Greninja said succinctly.

The six main forces responded first, followed by their companions in the Land of the Unbelievable, and gradually expanded to all the partners scattered throughout the entire Xicui!

Each of them sensed Ash's super-power and joined this massive resonance with their own minds!

(It's so great to be able to hear all of your voices.) Ash thought to himself with immense relief.