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

Attached is Laplace.

Chapter 448 Fragments

Xia Jie was puzzled as to why Su Hao valued enhancement stones so much. Even if these stones could subtly increase the potential and talent of the corresponding Pokémon, it was only a small amount.

For example, the Salamence Enhancement Stone in the Dragon's Lair of the Dragon Royal Clan was collected because there is a considerable number of Salamence in the lair.

There are also the Megalodon Enhancement Stones from the extinct Water People, the Electric Dragon Enhancement Stones from the Carlisle family of the Beautiful Country Alliance, and so on...

However, since this was a request from his favored grand-disciple, and at his advanced age, only his old connections were still of any use to him.

It's a little troublesome, but it's nothing...

In an instant, the faces of several old friends who were in the same business or had connections flashed through Xia Jie's mind.

They should have channels to acquire or purchase enhancement stones from other alliances, and because it's an individual channel and not Xia Jie himself is involved, it won't attract the attention of other alliances.

With the matter of the strengthening stone settled for the time being, Su Hao, led by Xia Jie, arrived at the deepest part of the treasure vault.

Xia Jie fumbled around for a while, entering multiple layers of passwords no less than ten times, and finally took out an object wrapped in an unremarkable black cloth from the secure safe.

He carefully held the object up as if it were some rare treasure, and said to Su Hao, "This thing is a broken piece of stone."

Su Hao: "!!!!"

Upon being triggered by the keyword, Su Hao was first taken aback, then looked at Xia Jie with an incredulous expression.

Xia Jie didn't notice his expression and continued speaking to himself: "It was entrusted to me by a deceased friend. The stone slab fragments contain an unimaginable pure energy that even champion and master-level Pokémon would covet. It is probably deeply connected to the legendary gods."

"It looks wonderful, doesn't it?"

Xia Jie's tone carried a hint of reminiscence and self-mockery, as if he had remembered something.

Su Hao remained silent, but he could tell that Xia Jie seemed unwilling to delve too deeply into the matter.

Su Hao chose to steer the conversation in another direction.

"Is there anything wrong with the stone slab fragments you mentioned?"

If it really is that thing, Su Hao remembers that such a divine artifact should be all benefits.

"A flaw..." Xia Jie's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he had thought of something, and his expression became somewhat strange. "If the energy inside this fragment of stone is so pure that even ordinary Pokémon can hardly utilize it, then it should be considered a flaw, right?"

He then removed the black cloth covering the "stone slab fragments".

Before Su Hao's eyes came a blue stone slab fragment that looked very irregularly broken.

Judging from its surrounding outline, it can be inferred that it was originally a complete rectangle.

However, the stone slab fragment was covered with tiny cracks of varying depths.

Ancient patterns are etched on the stone fragments, and just by looking at them, you can feel a lot of pure energy flowing quietly within them.

[Water Droplet Slab (Fragment): Contains the primordial water energy that constitutes this world, a manifestation of the authority of a supreme being, shattered for unknown reasons]

It really is... the Slate of Arceus!!

Su Hao's mouth gaped slightly as he stared intently at the shards of stone in front of him, and the voice of Reshiram echoed in his mind.

"That lord's stone slab has actually shattered... How is that possible!?"

Rahiram's voice clearly conveyed helplessness and confusion.

In His mind, Arceus was the one who created the world, even though He had no direct connection with His own birth or the birth of the Dragon of the Way.

But whether it was the three that split off or the original Dao Dragon, they all had extreme respect for the Creator God.

As the being that created the world, whether it is His world or Su Hao's world, any life born in this world can never harm Arceus.

Even the void and shadow, which represent negative energy, are the same.

The shadow of nothingness can only erode the world and

The creatures that dwell upon it cannot cause any harm to the creator god who represents the origin and root of the world.

Meanwhile, the Water Drop Slab, one of the nineteen stone tablets representing the origin of the world and the embodiment of Arceus's power and authority, appeared before Su Hao and Reshiram.

With the nineteen stone tablets on his body, Arceus is immune to any attack of the eighteen elements, whether physical or special. Therefore, the stone tablets are a manifestation of the origin of the world.

Rahiram's feelings now resembled those of a devout Christian whose sacred relic representing the dove god had shattered before him.

Su Hao is alright.

Because in his memory, the alpaca's slate had had problems more than once.

Moreover, the rewards from the three recent trials included fragments of the Lightning Stone Tablet, so he could barely accept the appearance of fragments of other stone tablets.

Furthermore, considering that Arceus's three agents are still alive and kicking out trial missions for themselves, Su Hao is more inclined to believe that Arceus foresaw some situation or was playing a grand game by allowing the stone tablet to shatter.

After hearing Su Hao's guess, Rahiram's wavering emotions calmed down a bit.

Su Hao is right. Arceus may have his own thoughts or difficulties, and the fact that the three lake gods are still active means that Arceus should be fine.

Otherwise, those three charlatans would be the first to jump out and search the world for legends to help them.

"Please accept the stone tablet first, my contractor."

After saying this, Rahiram abruptly disconnected his consciousness from Su Hao's waveguide.

Su Hao knew very well that although Reshiram seemed indifferent, he must have felt a great deal of urgency and wanted to revive his body as soon as possible.

Whether it's Reshiram, the legendary Pokémon, or himself now, or those "schemes" with traces everywhere, Su Hao is very curious about the truth and what roles he and Reshiram played in it all.

"The energy contained within this fragment of stone is water-based, which is of no use to me, so I'll give it to you."

"Perhaps one day in the future, it can help improve the strength of the Pokémon in your team."

Xia Jie was completely unaware of the exchange between Su Hao and Reshiram. He solemnly handed the fragments of the water-drop stone slab to Su Hao with his wrinkled hands.

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The attached images show a heart-shaped fish, a ball-shaped sea lion, a lionhead sea lion, a wakame, a sun coral, a starfish, a succulent, and a needlefish.

Chapter 449 Articulated Bird, are you watching?

Three days later, Su Hao returned to Jiangcheng University.

As far as special training goes, it's no exaggeration to say that the ten-odd days in Yundu were very fruitful.

Incineroar has learned Explosive Flame, the ultimate move of the starter Pokémon, and has also mastered the [Different Flame Stream] inheritance taught by Xia Jie. Now it can add the [Explosion] trait to its flames, making it extremely powerful.

The Emerald Warrior Eagle, fed by the Silver Feather, gained a deeper understanding of storms and air currents, and its mental power was greatly enhanced, even enabling it to create its own storm domain.

In this stormy region, it's practically impossible for other Pokémon to compete with it for the weather without a special power like Diancie's.

Lucario has made even greater progress, advancing to Pro-class and developing the Aura Coat, a technique with unknown potential. Its ability to shape moves and even Aura Spheres has made Diancie quite envious.

The progress of these three brothers has also created tension among the other Pokémon. Although their strength has not changed, they are all steadily improving.

Su Hao predicted that even if he only stayed at Jiangcheng University for training, it would take about another month to two months for them to gradually level up after Diancie was promoted to the Gym level.

At that time, it will be almost certain that he will qualify for the international exchange competition.

Moreover, trials await him.

The atmosphere of tension is palpable in the school team's training hall, with the college league just around the corner.

Everyone looked very serious, and under the coach's guidance, they continuously trained their weaknesses and strengthened their strengths.

The arrival of Su Hao, this rare guest, caused all eight people to stop their training and surround him as if he were a giant panda.

The most carefree Zhao Yunlan first looked Su Hao up and down, then said in a cheeky tone, "The Great Champion is back?"

His words were like a floodgate opening everyone's mouths. Li Xiao grabbed Su Hao's hand first, his lips trembling: "Just how many surprises do you have that I don't know about?"

Su Hao's expression was strange, puzzled by the two people's reactions. What was wrong with him now?

Jiang Xiangyun lowered her voice slightly, saying in disbelief, "Your Riolu... no, your Lucario has become so strong in such a short time!"

Just over a month ago, that Riolu was battling Jiang Xiangyun's own Slimie, but now it's able to fight and defeat Kommo-o from the Elite Four.

Jiang Xiangyun's own Sweet Dancer had only just broken through to the Elite level...

For Jiang Xiangyun, who watched the entire match live with her teammates, this disparity was like a statement that she, as a trainer, was completely inferior to Su Hao.

Su Hao then realized that even his teammates from Jiangcheng University had seen his match in Yundu.

Wow, the influence of the Four Heavenly Kings is truly immense.

After chatting idly with a few people for a while, the sound of high heels on the ground grew louder as they approached. Su Hao's expression turned serious, and he thought to himself, "They're coming."

"Good afternoon, everyone. How's training going?"

The visitor was Zhao Yun, the head coach of the school team. She seemed to have just finished a meeting and was holding a thick stack of documents.

Amidst the responses of the crowd, Zhao Yun's gaze swept from Mu Yao to Xu Qin at the back, then to Su Hao standing at the edge, before quickly returning to her original position without any surprise.

Since it was she who informed Su Hao about attending the meeting, she was naturally not surprised by Su Hao's sudden appearance.

Zhao Yun cleared her throat and said to everyone, "I won't say much more, everyone still has heavy training tasks ahead."

"Regarding the reopening of the Lake Tower tomorrow... I have a few words I need to remind you of in advance... especially Su Hao."

The team members all turned their gazes to Su Hao, their expressions a mixture of strangeness, worry, and curiosity.