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

Mew-two.

Chapter 390 Arknom

A magnificent space interwoven with countless blue and purple-red streams of light. Su Hao stared at the phantom before him, and several question marks involuntarily popped into his head.

"You said Articuno left?!" Su Hao raised his voice, almost roaring.

Holding the Masterball in front of him, now uninhabited, Su Hao was more than just dumbfounded; he was practically speechless.

After saying a cool line and leaving behind a cool silhouette to say goodbye to Mewtwo (in my opinion), I experienced a dizzying sensation as if the world was spinning around me.

Su Hao forced himself to stay awake and opened his eyes again, only to be met with devastating news from the blue mushroom-headed creature in front of him.

Articuno, which was forcibly detained after being certified as a cheat during the trial, has left and gone to the Lugia Secret Realm above the high seas to reclaim the power of the climate, along with the other two divine birds.

It seems that... something might have happened to Lugia!

Arknom nodded in confirmation and said, "That's right. During the time you were away, the climate around the world became abnormal. The God of Ice, the God of Fire, and the God of Thunder went to the secret realm to take on the responsibility of stabilizing the climate."

Su Hao felt a little down. He hadn't even had a chance to say goodbye. Had Articuno just left like that?

Although Su Hao verbally expressed his disdain for Articuno, the bird that lay flat, he had actually long considered Articuno his partner.

They left just like that; it was all so sudden...

Did He leave me any messages before He left?

Su Hao didn't believe Articuno would just leave so easily. Now that he couldn't contact Giratina, it was the bodyguard of the Dragapults and himself!

Arknom tilted his head and thought for a moment, then slowly said, "It seems... I left something for you?"

Su Hao blinked, noticing that something seemed off about Arknom.

Well, he could tell that the Azelf before him was an illusion, but there was something about Azelf that he couldn't quite put his finger on...

Living too long has caused Alzheimer's disease...?

Or perhaps... network latency?

Su Hao stared at Arknom speechlessly, as if his internet connection had crashed, remaining completely unresponsive for a long time.

After waiting for a long time, it seemed that the signal was working again. Arknom said as if nothing had happened, "He left two sentences before he left."

"First, I'll wait for you in the Lugia Secret Realm, at least until Diancie gains Champion-level combat power before I come back."

"Secondly, [I breached the contract first this time, so I won't hold it against you for secretly plucking my feathers. Use them to your advantage and improve your strength as soon as possible.]"

Su Hao: "........."

Unexpectedly, Articuno discovered even his most stealthy movements.

But... the combat power of a Heavenly King level seems both distant and close at hand to me.

Su Hao believed that Articuno wouldn't make a fuss without reason; there must be a reason why Articuno told Su Hao to wait until he was fully grown before going to the Lugia Secret Realm.

Miao Yin had not yet informed him about the qualifying rounds for the youth competition that would allow each country to enter the Lugia Secret Realm.

So... use this time to become stronger, and then go to Lugia's Secret Realm to find Articuno!

Quickly calm your emotions and make a decision.

With a clear goal in mind, Su Hao is full of motivation!

Su Hao went straight to the point and asked Arknom, "I've completed the trial of will, where is the reward?"

Now that we've set a goal, we must make use of all available resources.

Upon hearing this, Arknom was momentarily stunned, a hint of surprise flashing across his face. He hadn't expected this trial participant to be so direct, not even bothering with any pretense of modesty.

"...Of course there are, those who have passed the trial of my will..."

Just as Arknom was about to speak in the tone of their praise of the Creator God and the spread of His glory from many years ago, Su Hao impatiently interrupted him.

"Enough with the officialese, let's get down to business!"

Why waste so much breath? He almost sent it twice before completing the task, shouldn't he show some appreciation?

Akerno's face visibly showed embarrassment; He really wanted to say that this was not...

It was his own fault, but he couldn't reveal it.

This Pokémon is about to suffocate!

"Your will is true."

"Hereby, blessings are given to the trial participants."

Arknom inexplicably uttered lines that only the divine beast residing in Su Hao's mind would say.

Su Hao: "???"

You are legendary Pokémon from the Sinnoh region, right?

Why did it switch to the Unova region?!

Suddenly, an extremely dense white divine light arrived before Su Hao before he could react, disappearing into Su Hao's head like a mud ox entering the sea.

It was nowhere to be seen, its form nowhere to be found.

Immediately afterwards, a deep sense of drowsiness suddenly welled up in my heart.

Just as Su Hao was about to lose consciousness, Arknom, as if he had anticipated this, spoke up like a charlatan: "The Trial of Knowledge will begin in half a month. We await your arrival, Chosen One."

"Friendly reminder: One month has passed in your world time."

Subsequently, Su Hao's consciousness plunged into a dark abyss, falling into a brief slumber.

In his mind, the illusory white stone received that divine light, and its solidification speed suddenly increased.

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

Jiangcheng University, in front of the Lake Tower.

Zhao Yunlan lay on the massive body of the Roaring Tyrant, a hint of worry on his fair and youthful face.

Goodness, Su Hao has been in the Tower of Lakes for over a month now, hasn't he?

He had never seen anyone as persistent as Su Hao.

He entered the tower in just half an hour before being kicked out due to failure, setting a new record for the fastest failure.

Fortunately, his mother went all out this time, and the energy to activate the tower was enough for him and his teammates to enter an unlimited number of times within a week.

Thanks to this, he not only broke through the tenth level, but also advanced two levels.

Their strength has been improved to a certain extent.

Seven days later, the team members were teleported out of the Tower of Lakes one after another.

Even Li Xiao, who stayed the longest, only stayed inside for three more days, reaching the 17th floor.

As it turned out, Su Hao not only didn't come out once from beginning to end, but he also stayed inside for a whole month.

If he can't last, then who can?!

The longer they stayed, the more panicked the leadership of Jiangcheng University became.

Such a genius has been missing in the Tower of Lakes for a whole month. Fortunately, Su Hao's mother, Dr. Su Qing, and the newly promoted Elite Four trainer, Elite Four member Su Xu, are not unreasonable people.

Although the school was not questioned, they still sent these school team members to take turns guarding the place every day.

"Su Hao, Su Hao... if you don't come out soon, the college league will start next month..."

Just when Zhao Yunlan, who had been there for almost a whole day, thought he was about to turn into Wangsu Stone (Note 1), a thin, almost imperceptible white light suddenly shone from the Tower of the Lake.

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Note 1: This is just a metaphor for something that has been waiting for a long time; please do not overinterpret it.

Caterpie: Is this... what I'll look like in the future?!

Chapter 391 Time really flies!

"hold head high--"

The first to notice something was wrong was the creature beneath Zhao Yunlan, a 12-meter-long creature resembling a giant catfish, with a yellowish-white body and covered in water mist, floating in the air.

Suddenly, Chihouba raised its head and flew towards the top of its head, its tail held high as if trying to catch something.

"What the hell... why are you eating that 'Houba'?!"

Zhao Yunlan, who was idly scrolling through his phone, was startled by Chihouba's sudden action. His mind went blank, and he couldn't figure out what was going on at all.

Suddenly, Chihouba's body trembled, as if it had caught some unknown object.

When Zhao Yunlan turned his head to look at the tail of the Roaring Tyrant, there lay a person that not only he, but the entire leadership of Jiangcheng University, had been thinking about day and night—Su Hao!

At this moment, Su Hao was lying on the tail of Chihouba, his feet slightly dangling in the air, his eyes closed, as if he had fallen asleep.

"Holy crap—!?"

Zhao Yunlan was first startled, then almost burst into tears.

Goodness, this guy has been taking turns guarding this place for half a month now, and he's finally come out!