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

Emrido: "The trials are not under our control. If the conditions are met, the trials will naturally begin."

Then, the three Pokémon said in unison:

"What exactly the trial entails is unknown even to those of us who are now at the edge of the universe."

"However, when he completes the first trial, the spacetime gears left behind by the two spacetime gods will automatically send him back to this universe."

"Under the power of time and space, no matter how long he stays in that world, at most only one month will have passed before he completes the trial and obtains the proof."

Articuno frowned; it seemed there was absolutely no room for maneuver in this matter.

He said impatiently, "Fine, fine, you've finished talking, now you can throw me over there too, right?"

The three mushrooms exchanged puzzled glances, and Emrido hesitated before asking, "Why do you think you can get through the trials, given that you were left behind?"

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In the dark space, as the gilded characters appeared, the sound of countless gears turning suddenly rang out.

Su Hao stared wide-eyed at the gilded lettering in front of him, looking somewhat troubled.

[Test 1: A Test of Willpower]

[Time: Unlimited]

[Reward: Proof of Willpower]

"..."

Su Hao had also wondered if the three lakes he couldn't find after accepting the trial mission in the Electric Grand Canyon of the American Alliance were related to the Three Divine Lakes of Jiangcheng University.

No matter what he tried in the Three Gods Lake, there was no progress whatsoever in the next step of the mission.

I never expected that he was waiting for me inside the Lake Tower!

The trial is fine, but Articuno just mysteriously disappeared. What's going on here?

Did you ban Articuno?

As for how to complete the mission, Su Hao had no clue except for words related to willpower.

Willpower should be Achnom, the god of willpower.

The blue mushroom head of the Three Saints Mushroom.

Is this trial a test of his endurance in the darkness?

But what about all those gear-like noises all around?

Just as Su Hao was considering whether to release Diancie to provide illumination, the surrounding space suddenly lit up.

He also realized where he was.

It wasn't the influence of any force that made him stand in the empty space, and all he could see were gears emitting a pale emerald green light and a pale blue light.

As the gears meshed and rotated, Su Hao felt a strange power flowing within them.

The center of the gear is a diamond-shaped cavity, and the snowflake-shaped pattern extends from the cavity to the six corners of the gear.

"Here is, where?"

Just as Su Hao was about to speak, countless gears suddenly emitted a dazzling light that was enough to blind people and dogs.

With a flash of light, the gears continued to turn, but Su Hao's figure had already disappeared from this space.

..........................

Fukahashi City, Kanto Region.

Su Hao stared blankly at the row of Japanese-style two-story villas in front of him, lost in a strange state.

who am I?

where am I?

What am I going to do?

Even the three philosophical questions could not calm Su Hao's turbulent emotions.

He time-traveled again?

It took Su Hao a while to recover his senses. Just as he was about to enter the town to find out what was going on, a pair of hands suddenly landed on his shoulders.

Then, a male voice, seemingly tinged with the weight of countless vicissitudes, rang out:

"Oh dear, traveler, you seem to have some troubles?"

Oh no, I was so shocked I forgot to turn on the waveguide to check my surroundings!

Su Hao was secretly annoyed. In such an unfamiliar environment, he hadn't been on guard immediately and had even been approached by someone.

Who on earth is this person who can deceive his five senses?!

Just as Su Hao was about to throw the person behind him over his shoulder, the other person seemed to realize his intention and said in a panic, "Wait, wait a minute, I didn't mean any harm, please go easy on me!"

Upon hearing this, Su Hao realized that the wave he released did not detect any malice in the wave of the person behind him, and immediately abandoned his plan to throw the person over his shoulder.

"So, why did you suddenly appear behind me, uncle?" Su Hao turned to the side, looking at the man in front of him with a puzzled expression.

The man wore a red hat, his beard almost covered the lower half of his face, and with his tanned skin and squinty eyes, Su Hao felt like he'd seen him somewhere before...

The man raised his hands in surrender and said helplessly, "I was just passing by and saw your back and I was a little confused, so I came to ask what was going on."

"No matter what, I, Wu Neng, am the former Gym Leader of Pine Grey City. Do I have an obligation to help him...?"

"Hey buddy, what's wrong?"

Wu Neng waved his hand, which was covered in knitted gloves, in front of Su Hao, who was in a daze, looking very puzzled.

This incredibly handsome guy seems to have some mental issues?

Thinking about this, Wu Neng also had the idea of ​​backing out.

His beloved wife, Xiaomi, is waiting for him at home; he doesn't want to be attacked by a mentally ill person...

Just as Wu Neng turned to run away, Su Hao, whose brain had overheated and then restarted, appeared behind Wu Neng with incredible speed and said, word by word:

"Uncle, you said this is... Dark Grey City?"

Su Hao's voice trembled slightly, clearly he was shocked.

"And you are the former Gym Leader of Pine Grey City, your eldest son Brock is the former Gym Leader, and your second son Jiro is the current Gym Leader!?"

Wu shrugged, but was curious about Su Hao's background, so he could only continue to play along: "Hey, young man, you seem to know quite a bit. Are you here to challenge our Dark Grey Gym?"

Su Hao remained silent for a while, then said decisively, "...Yes, but I'm lost. Can you take me there?"

Su Hao had absolutely no idea why the trial had teleported him to Dark Gray City.

However, if we find Xiao Gang, one of the main characters, things might take a new turn.

Now, let's trick Wu into taking him to the Dark Grey Dojo.

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Lizard King.

Chapter 348 The Pewter Gym Test

It's lunchtime at the Dark Grey Gym.

Wu Neng, who brought Su Hao home, was huddled together with his eight sons and daughters, trembling with fear.

As the footsteps drew closer, the nine people shrank their heads like quails, desperately trying to minimize their presence.

"Please excuse the simple meal."

A beautiful woman with elegant orange curls placed a plate of indescribable food on the table and smiled at Su Hao.

The steaming food had an eerie green color and was constantly bubbling. Occasionally, strange objects resembling the mutilated bodies of animals would float to the surface with the bubbles.

Disastrous cuisine.

These four words involuntarily surfaced in Su Hao's mind.

Rewind to a short time ago, when Wu Neng had just arrived home with Su Hao, he suddenly remembered why he had run away from home before opening the door.

His wife, Xiaomi.

He often loses interest quickly, wanting to learn ballroom dancing one minute, astronomy the next, gardening the following minute...

Recently, she has become obsessed with cooking.

At home, it's usually Wu Neng or the children who do the cooking; Xiao Mi has never cooked before...

His second son, Jiro, the current gym leader of the Dark Grey Gym, was poisoned after tasting a bite of millet rice beforehand and is currently receiving intravenous fluids in the hospital...

Just as Wu Neng was about to abandon Su Hao and run away, the tightly closed gate of the dark gray dojo in front of his house opened, and Wu Neng was caught red-handed by Xiao Mi, who happened to be looking for ingredients inside the dojo.

Then the situation turned into what it is now: Xiaomi prepared a table of indescribable food.

In Wu Neng's eyes, this meal seemed even more poisonous than the food he had poisoned Jiro yesterday...

"Then I shall accept it without hesitation."

Su Hao calmly accepted the bowl and chopsticks handed to him by Xiao Mi, and under her expectant gaze, he finished his portion of food with an unchanging expression.