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

The undisguised aura rapidly approaching from afar was undoubtedly that of the enemy who had released the mist.

After a moment's thought, considering that he still had a contract with the Sakura Kingdom Alliance, it was not a good time to break off relations now, as he was afraid he wouldn't be able to take care of these guys once a fight broke out.

The trees controlled by Zarud dragged the group and their useless henchmen away into the distance.

In the shadow world, Su Hao, who was observing the outside world, clicked his tongue. He was disappointed to see that the leader of Sarud looked fierce and menacing, but he didn't make a move against these people at all.

Then, Su Hao looked at Marshall and said in a deep voice, "Senior, do you know what the situation is right now?"

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Chapter 646 Darkening

Bonus chapter for the "白白白の白" master's certification.

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Su Hao was very concerned about what Marcia had mentioned earlier. Was all of this really Cresselia's doing? And how did Cresselia advance towards the first-class legendary level?

Marshall nodded silently and stated his previous findings directly, then added, "In my shadow world, at least the erosion of those dream energies can be blocked. I originally wanted to pull you directly into the shadow world, but I didn't expect that the dream energy would have no effect on you."

As Marshall spoke, he looked at Su Hao with a curious expression, as if trying to figure out how Su Hao had done it.

You should know that even the late-stage Celestial King-level Zarude had no resistance to the dream-inducing mist!

Su Hao scratched his face and hesitated, "Maybe it's because... I've always been in a dream."

After all, Zeraora got there by relying on dreams. No matter how powerful the God of Dreams is, it is impossible to make someone who is already anchored in a dream fall into a dream again.

Marcia was somewhat confused and, without bothering with complicated thinking, quickly said, "In short, let's go and retrieve that guy Liao Xingchen first. I can sense where he is... Seriously, he managed to crash and burn even with the Rainbow Feather by his side. How did the Rainbow Feather choose him?"

"And what about Scarface Zarud?"

"Never mind that, our primary goal is to survive. This isn't an area we're supposed to protect, so why bother with it? The Dream God's target has nothing to do with you or me; it's clearly heading towards Chief Zarud."

As soon as he finished speaking, Marshado began to move in the direction where Liao Xingchen had fallen, just missing the two people who were heading towards the leader of Zarude and Cresselia.

...........

"You are... the former leader of this vast alliance who was ousted?"

Sarud squinted at Aoi Sawaki, who looked as kind as an ordinary old man. He had an impression of the man in his memory.

"Hehehe, your worldview really doesn't have the concept of 'abdication,' but rather being 'driven off.'"

Aoi Sawaki stood with her hands behind her back, looking at the leader of Zarude with the same gaze one would give someone who owned her, which greatly displeased her.

Ignoring Zarude's displeased glare, Aoi Sawaki suggested, "I remember you're the one among Zarude who most believes in the survival of the fittest, right? With your perspective, you should be able to see the difference in strength between you and us. Otherwise, why don't you just submit to me?"

Zarude looked at Cresselia, who was silently floating behind the full moon, and pondered.

Judging from this guy's appearance, his spirit has probably been destroyed. He looks so pathetic.

As beings born powerful, Zarude felt sorry for Cresselia. After a moment of contemplation, Zarude grinned and said, "I refuse. I have no interest in losing my will and being manipulated by weak humans."

"Honestly, you could have discarded your superfluous emotions and gained unimaginable power after accepting the transformation of Lord Creation Star, you foolish Zarud." Aoi Sawaki shook his head, took a few steps back, and bowed to Man Yue: "Sixth Seat, I'll trouble you to capture it."

"That's the contract."

Full Moon nodded. Under her thought, Cresselia, which had been quietly hovering behind her like a doll, moved. Its pink eyes, which should have been full of love and tenderness, turned into pure black, empty and seemingly without any emotional fluctuation.

Cresselia's once ethereal and beautiful voice became dry, and a terrifying magical light instantly filled the surrounding space.

The sound made Sarud frown. Even the ruthless Sarud felt that the fate of this dream god was too tragic.

Countless thick tree roots quickly sprouted to block the magical flash, and the battle between Zarude and Cresselia was about to break out!

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The world of shadows.

After Su Hao put on the Super Gloves and touched the last Pokémon, even though the Dream Energy was absorbed by the Crescent Wing, neither the Pokémon nor his teammates showed any signs of waking up.

In this situation, Su Hao simply couldn't release any of his team's Pokémon. Aside from himself and Mythical Pokémon like Marshadow, even Diancie would be too powerful for him to handle.

The problem fell asleep the moment it left the shadow world.

Marshall stepped on the sleeping Liao Xingchen's face and frowned, saying, "It seems that we still have to find that Cresselia to wake them up."

Su Hao nodded: "That's the only way."

Marshado immediately manipulated the Shadow World to rush towards the direction from which the great battle was coming from the Aokigahara Forest. In the darkness, its movement was almost unrestricted.

A moment later, when they arrived directly below the battlefield, the scene was beyond Su Hao and Marcia's expectations.

The battle between Su Hao and that King-level Zarude was child's play. The vast Aokigahara Forest was now mostly destroyed by the battle between the two divine beasts and the phantom beast, and the affected area was still expanding. It was only a matter of time before the entire Aokigahara Forest was destroyed and even Mount Fuji was affected.

Scarface Zarud was now in a terrible state under Cresselia's fierce attack. Its body was constantly flashing with emerald green light, which Su Hao knew very well was support from the entire Aokigahara Forest.

Even in the shadow world, Su Hao could feel the lamentations and pain emanating from the Aokigahara Forest.

"Beyond my imagination, that Cresselia... is steadily progressing towards a first-class legendary rank. How is that possible?"

Marshadow's golden-red eyes flashed with surprise as he watched Cresselia, whose behavior seemed somewhat strange, through the shadow world. After a moment, Marshadow took several steps back in shock.

"How could this be... how could this be? Why does that thing still exist in this world?!"

Marshadow's entire Pokémon world seemed to have collapsed, falling into chaos.

While using the waveguide to soothe Marcia's trembling mind, Su Hao turned his gaze to Cresselia. When the panel appeared, his pupils suddenly contracted.

Pokémon: Cresselia (Empty Shell) (Darkening)

Attribute: [Superpower]

Gender: [None]

Feature: [Floating]

Rank: [Tier 2 Legendary → Tier 1 Legendary (Upgrading in progress)]

An empty shell!? Darkened!?

Is it the dark version of him he remembers?

Articuno mentioned the dark Pokémon controlled by dark matter during the ancient world defense war.

What do those two humans standing behind Cresselia have to do with this?

Su Hao realized that things were completely beyond his imagination and shouted at Marshall, "Senior Marshall, do you know what the current situation is with Cresselia?!"

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Chapter 647 Seven Star Soul-Stealing Leg

An extra chapter... Oh well, what can I do when I spoil you all?

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Marshadow, still reeling from the shock, was brought back to his senses by Su Hao's call. He lowered his head and said, "We weren't planning on getting involved, but now we have no choice. We can't let Cresselia descend into darkness, or it will never have the chance to be reborn from the world again!"

“There’s no time to explain, Su Hao, take this!” Marshall solemnly took out an indigo rhombus-shaped crystal from his body and handed it to Su Hao. “I know that the thing on your wrist is the Z Bracelet. Now we can only rely on our strength.”

Su Hao took the crystal from Marshall and murmured, "Marshall... Z-pure crystal."

The next moment, Su Hao accepted the Marshadow Z Crystal with a firm expression and said, "I am well aware of the dangers of things related to dark matter, Senior Marshadow, there is no need to explain further."

"So you knew all along..."

Marcia didn't say anything more and immediately began teaching Su Hao the movements of Marcia's signature Z.

After just one repetition, Su Hao memorized all the movements. Marshall said in a deep voice, "There's only one chance. That Zarude won't last much longer. I have to use my burst of power to severely injure Cresselia!"

"The Z-Move cannot be used in the Shadow World. After completing the action, we'll jump out!"

Su Hao nodded, but as Marshall was about to begin, Su Hao interrupted, "Wait a minute!"

Marshado: "?"

Under Marcia's puzzled gaze, Su Hao calmly took out the Flute of Infinity and the Leaf of Time: "I'll call someone first."

Unfortunately, I couldn't contact the Crassula, Kyurem, or Giratina, and Reshiram didn't respond either. Otherwise, dealing with Crassula would have been a piece of cake.

First, play the Flute of Infinity to summon the two gods of Aqua and Santiago to this side. Leave the Leaf of Time outside in case of emergency. If all else fails, summon Celebi to travel through time and just take him down.

Marshado: "!!!!"

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"Damn it, I'm in big trouble."

Scarface Zarude was desperately dodging Cresselia's fierce attacks, his condition steadily declining, while Cresselia grew stronger and stronger with the aid of dream energy.

If things continue like this, losing is only a matter of time.

Scarface Zarude considered retreating, but Full Moon and Aoi Sawaki, standing behind Cresselia, wouldn't give it the chance.

Just when Sarud thought he was completely doomed, a message from Su Hao's waveguide appeared in his mind—attracting the attention of the Dream God.

Zarud grinned, and in a flash, he understood something. Without hesitation, he chose to use all his power to create endless tree roots to forcefully bind Cresselia.

Aoi Sawaki laughed and said, "It seems like it's a last gasp before death."

Full Moon scoffed, "Hmph, a futile struggle."