Elf: Starts with small diamonds, then mutates into Diancie.

After landing gracefully, Articuno created an ice ball as thin as a cicada's wing and carefully collected some crimson mist to seal inside.

Then, He created dozens more ice balls in the same manner, and several small air currents formed under His wings, carrying the ice balls into the air once again.

All of these actions were carried out on the edge of a secret realm far from the Dragon Spiral Tower, and the negative energy phantom that had been lingering there during the ascent did not react.

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After Articuno went to collect the Crimson Mist, Su Hao and Diancie began to organize the moves they might need later.

"Power Gem, Moon Power, Light Wall and Reflector, Sunny Day, Moonlight, Magic Flash, Meteor Beam, Cannon Beam."

These are all light-related moves that Diancie learned.

In addition, there are [Destructive Ray] and [High-Speed ​​Star] that she hasn't learned.

Why is Diancie able to be exempt from the negative energy that permeates the world?

After a heated discussion between Su Hao and Articuno, only one possibility emerged.

【Light】

Articuno said that the earlier Diancie Queen also participated in that battle, but her power had no special effect on the negative energy released by the dark matter or on the dark Pokémon.

So, what makes Su Hao's Diancie different?

Aside from the fact that she was born without any warning during Xerneas's slumber, it was because she absorbed the Radiant Stone during her time as a small diamond.

Articuno had also seen the Radiant Stone absorbed by Scrambled Diamond when it completed its mutation. Although the power contained in the stone was not much, it was of extremely high quality.

The light within the Radiant Stone originates from the creator god of another world, the Ultimate World, who shares the same rank as Arceus and is officially designated as the strongest legendary Pokémon—Ultra Necrozma.

Articuno's statement that it had never heard of this person's name suggests that the Radiant God Necrozma may never have appeared in this world.

Light and darkness have always been intertwined, mutually restraining each other, with one waxing and the other waning.

Perhaps the power of the Radiant God Necrozma can counteract dark matter?

It's not that Arceus is bad, but in this world, special attacks are still paramount.

After all, you're a dragon too.jpg

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Garchomp.

Chapter 240 Fairy Light

Su Hao felt that he had been in the secret realm for about three hours, which is now 3 a.m.

It's almost sunrise, but whether there will be any sunrise in the Spiral Secret Realm is still uncertain.

A strong wind blew up from below. Su Hao squinted and looked down. He saw Articuno using its airflow to carry dozens of ice balls upwards, indicating that it had successfully contained the Crimson Mist.

Next, we'll test which of Diancie's moves has a special effect on the crimson mist formed by this negative energy.

Without further ado, once Articuno arrived, Su Hao instructed Diancie to place herself on Articuno's back and immediately began the experiment, racing against time.

"Let's try out Light Wall and Reflect Wall first."

Su Hao commanded Articuno to release control of the ten ice balls. Based on the pre-arranged procedure, Diancie used her psychic powers to take the ice balls. Psychic energy flowed, and six seamless light walls and reflective walls enveloped five ice balls respectively.

Having completed her task, Diancie turned to Articuno. Without her prompting, Articuno withdrew the energy that was maintaining the ice ball. As the ice dissipated, the crimson mist trapped within the ice ball broke free and immediately dispersed to the surroundings.

Su Hao, Diancie, and Articuno stared intently at the inside of the double walls; whether these two moves could trap the crimson mist was crucial to whether the experiment could continue.

The Reflect Wall move is more like a physical barrier, allowing you to resist physical attacks.

The Light Screen move is a special attack that can pass through a light wall, but its power is weakened after passing through the light wall.

Even Articuno had to use the power of its authority to barely contain the blood-red mist, which had corrosive properties and absorbed the life force of plants and living things, into the ice ball.

"I observed it for a short time below. This fog not only has the ability to absorb negative emotions to strengthen itself, but it can also arouse and amplify the negative emotions of intelligent beings, while absorbing their life force."

"But if this fog can do all that, why are the Pokémon being expelled from the secret realm?"

"Negative energy is a type of energy controlled by dark matter. It should have no intelligence whatsoever, and will only devour its surroundings according to a predetermined goal..."

"Those wild Pokémon only went slightly berserk, and were expelled from the secret realm carrying extremely fragile black energy. I couldn't even detect that it was the work of negative energy within that black energy."

As Articuno watched the crimson mist spreading within the light and reflection walls, it added details of what it had observed below.

"So that means there were other beings who drove the wild Pokémon and humans out of the secret realm before the negative energy could spread?" Su Hao instantly understood Articuno's unfinished meaning.

He believed that a third party existed within this secret realm.

“I believe the third party that made this move is the Rahiram I mentioned,” Su Hao said confidently.

"Very likely. Look, the crimson mist is starting to come into contact with the light wall and the reflective wall."

As Su Hao and Articuno continued their speculation, the mist had already come into contact with the two types of walls, and an invisible contest began.

Inside the reflective wall, the crimson mist made a sizzling corrosion sound as soon as it came into contact with the wall, and the mist corroded a small pit into the wall at a speed that was almost visible to the naked eye.

Inside the light wall, however, the situation was quite different. The mist, like a mouse seeing a cat, tried to corrode the light wall but ended up losing more than it gained, with its own size being significantly reduced by the light wall.

The crimson mist has now shrunk into a ball and no longer comes into contact with the wall of light.

"...As expected, it's still the Light Wall that resists energy attacks. When you used the Light Wall, you enhanced the effect of the attack by utilizing the power of light, right?"

The reflective wall is not very effective, but the light wall and the power of light have excellent compatibility.

When asked the question, Diancie nodded in affirmation. She mobilized a small amount of radiant power within her body and added a little to it when creating the light wall.

The so-called power of radiance is the power derived from the radiant stone that Diancie absorbed. Its reserves are roughly enough to support Diancie in unleashing three full-power attacks, which is equivalent to an enchantment.

After releasing the substance, it needs to enter a cooling state and slowly recover by being exposed to sunlight or moonlight for a period of time.

This power was possessed by Su Hao

It is called the Power of Radiance. The energy required to use the Power of Radiance is called light energy. They didn't reveal this card when they fought against Du.

"Although there is some restraint, the effect is not very strong, and it has a similar effect to when Suicune uses its purification power."

Articuno shook its head. Suicune could do that too.

Su Hao instructed Diancie, "Then try out the attack moves. Just add a little bit of Radiant Power to change the nature of the moves. Don't use too much at once."

Diancie obediently began to use her moves one by one through the light wall to deal with the crimson mist.

Power Gem, Meteor Beam, and Cannon Beam have similar effects on the Crimson Mist as Light Wall.

On the contrary, Diancie's Fairy-type moves, infused with a touch of radiant power, visibly and rapidly dissolved the crimson mist...

Su Hao, Diancie, and Articuno exchanged a glance, and their faces lit up with joy as they exclaimed in unison, "This is it!"

Whether it's Rock, Steel, or Psychic type Light-type moves, the addition of Radiant Power doesn't significantly reduce their effectiveness against the Crimson Mist.

On the contrary, Diancie's two fairy-type moves, which only incorporated one-tenth of the power of full-power enchantment, completely wiped out the negative energy.

In other words, Fairy-type energy + Radiant Power is the nemesis of negative energy!

Su Hao looked at Diancie with concern: "How much Radiant Power energy is left?"

"Hmm... only half is left."

Diancie hung her head, looking dejected.

Most of the power of the Radiant Stone was consumed during her evolution, and now she doesn't have much Radiant Power or Light Energy that she can draw upon.

The fact that her attacks might not be able to eliminate the negative energy covering the entire Spiral Secret Realm in one go made her a little impatient.

Seeing through Diancie's mindset, Su Hao beckoned with his finger, and Diancie obediently floated towards him.

Su Hao reached out and stroked the smooth, beautiful pink diamond on Diancie's head, and said softly, "Articuno and I will create an opportunity; you just need to focus all your energy on attacking the Negative Energy Phantom."

Diancie squinted, feeling the gentle stroking on her head, and her somewhat impatient mood quickly cooled down.

It was the same during the period when she had small diamonds; Su Hao would often touch the diamond on her head to comfort her.

She loved this feeling.

Articuno stared down and also offered words of comfort: "He's right. Leave the task of limiting the negative energy phantoms to me. You just need to eliminate the negative energy phantoms in one go. It's not too late to consider it after the entire Spiral Secret Realm is purified."

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Lugia, Marill, and Safia.

Chapter 241 Void Shadow

Encouraged by Su Hao and Articuno, Diancie adjusted her mindset and nodded firmly.

She will fulfill her duties well!

At the highest point of the Spiral Secret Realm, atop the dome, three figures began planning their next move.

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The Dragon Spiral Tower is a massive ancient tower built over a lake. Its height is unknown, but its top almost reaches into the sky.

Amidst a blood-red mist resembling smog, a colossal, blood-red dragon-shaped figure, which should have been pristine white, stood silently atop the tower.

The negative energy phantom, which Su Hao and Articuno speculated was devoid of intelligence and acted solely on instinct, suddenly opened its mouth and emitted a series of strange cries.

It was talking to a white, illusory stone, its surface flickering and seemingly about to disappear, that was encased within its body.