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

Egui Peng leaped high into the air, instantly landing on Tao Dailang who was still falling. He then unleashed his second, powerful blow, slamming Tao Dailang into the ground.

The ground trembled, and Momo's shell was covered in cracks. Curled up inside, Momo was dominated by fear.

This blow was a punishment for the villagers' vicious act of turning into skeletons and still being driven by Tao Dailang!

Erguipeng landed smoothly and looked at Taodailang's broken shell and its terrified eyes in the cracks in the giant pit. Erguipeng just found it funny. After doing so many evil things, Taodailang was now afraid.

With a calm expression, Egui Peng raised the thorny vine staff, which was wrapped with unprecedented energy and water, as if announcing the end of Tao Dailang.

"Beep..."

Tao Dailang wanted to beg for mercy, but E Guipeng didn't give it any chance. The third blow landed, and a crisp cracking and buzzing sound rang out.

Amidst the splashing water, Tao Dailang's aura began to weaken until it disappeared completely.

This blow is a tribute to the pain and suffering it has endured for a thousand years, and also a requiem for the souls of the villagers in heaven.

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Chapter 796 Master

On the beautiful lawn under the bright sun, a gentle breeze seemed to carry the soft comfort of the departed.

Within a slightly raised mound of earth lie the remains of 3090 people, whose identities are now indistinguishable.

After Su Hao's inquiry, Egui Peng ultimately decided against erecting a monument. It didn't want anyone to dig up the villagers' remains out of curiosity in the future, so it preferred to let them rest peacefully in the earth.

“Boni..…”

Ergui Peng stood quietly by the grave for a while, pouring out his pent-up emotions to the villagers.

Then, as if she had already made a decision, Erguipeng smiled and told them that she had decided to move forward and had found a new home, so they didn't need to worry about her anymore.

"Have you really decided?"

Behind Ergui Pong, Su Hao's questioning voice rang out.

Diancie, Motosaurus, Metagross, Emerald Warrior Eagle, and Eevee stood quietly behind Su Hao, as if waiting for Evil Phantom's answer.

Ergui turned around and his gaze fell on the green-painted Poké Ball in Su Hao's right palm.

That was a Poké Ball called "Yoyo Ball". Su Hao was right, and Ergui Pong also felt that the Yoyo Ball's paint job and the meaning it contained matched him very well.

"Boni..." (Please follow me...)

Just as Egui Peng opened his mouth, the breeze blowing across the lawn suddenly became intense, and the grass rustled rapidly as it rubbed against each other.

The gale seemed to be pushing the Evil Spirit forward, causing its small body to take a step forward, and its outstretched hand touched the Friend Ball in that instant.

Ergui Peng's body trembled, and he stared blankly behind him. The direction from which the gale was blowing was towards the slightly raised little mound.

Ergui Peng's eyes reddened slightly, as if she understood something. She turned around and gave Su Hao and the others behind him a sweet smile.

"Boni...ni!"

(Please join me... and become friends with Ponpo!)

The Friend Ball opened, and the Evil Phantom transformed into a beam of red light and entered it. Without any shaking, the Friend Ball had already been captured.

Looking at the Friend Ball in his hand, Su Hao smiled and said softly, "I'm sure I'll make a lot of friends in the future."

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On February 24, the area outside the Beixiang Secret Realm passage was placed under the highest level of military alert.

At this moment, an elderly woman with a hunched back visited the place. The old woman with gray hair was dressed like an ordinary village woman.

Even so, no one present looked down on her, and they all treated her with the utmost respect.

"Mr. Zhang, you've arrived."

Major General Chen Shi, who was in charge of coordinating all matters in the Northern Township Secret Realm, bowed respectfully to the old woman. If others outside saw this, it would probably cause a small-scale shock.

The old woman didn't say much, but nodded slightly and said, "Take me to see it."

"Yes."

After giving a standard military salute, Chen Shi silently led the old woman to the front of the enclosed North Township Secret Realm spatial passage.

At this time, some of the equipment from the Taijing Research Institute had been moved here, and many researchers gathered here to continuously monitor the situation of the secret realm.

Pushing through the crowd, Chen Shi led the old man directly to Su Qing: "Dr. Su Qing, what is the current situation inside the secret realm?"

"The surge in power fluctuations has now stabilized, so we can say that we've temporarily escaped the crisis of the secret realm's collapse."

As Su Qing spoke, she turned around and suddenly noticed the old woman next to Chen Shi, which puzzled her.

"Major General Chen, and who is this gentleman?"

Chen Shi coughed lightly and said, "Let me introduce you. This is Elder Zhang. He has come because of the unusual activity in the Northern Township Secret Realm."

Old Zhang... could it be Zhang Xuan...?

A look of shock flashed across Su Qing's face. This person was practically a living fossil to the Divine Continent Alliance. How could they send such a heavyweight figure this time?

"Looks like you know me, which saves me the trouble of introducing myself." Zhang Xuan smiled, her wrinkled face beaming.

The voice called out, "Natural bird."

The next instant, a large green-headed bird with white wings appeared beside Zhang Xuan. Its appearance was so silent that no one could detect it, and even the various monitoring devices scattered throughout the area did not show any unusual activity.

"Terrifying teleportation..." Su Qing thought to herself.

This natural bird had a restrained aura and looked quite ordinary, standing quietly beside Zhang Xuan like a pillar.

Chen Shi himself is also a seasoned gym leader, and it is precisely because of this skill that he is able to sit in his current position.

Before Zhang Xuan spoke, he hadn't even noticed the appearance of the natural bird.

On a battlefield, that fleeting moment could be enough to take one's life.

Is this the pinnacle of trainers... the terrifying power of master-level predecessors?

As Chen Shi was secretly shocked, the black pupils of the natural bird beside Zhang Xuan lit up with a blue luster, which gradually faded after a few breaths.

The entire process was carried out silently; without instruments, Su Qing wouldn't have even noticed any trace of energy fluctuations.

As if she had already grasped all the information, Zhang Xuan said, "The fluctuations in the spatial passage are gradually stabilizing. It won't be long before we can enter and exit normally. There's no need to force the Natural Bird to lead us in. Doing so would cause instability in the secret realm, which would be counterproductive."

Zhang Xuan's words revealed the conclusion that Su Qing and her team had reached after monitoring for a long time with expensive equipment. This made Su Qing feel somewhat frustrated, but also very respectful, and she thought it was quite normal.

After all, that Nargacuga may look unremarkable, but it is actually a powerful Pokémon of Master rank. It is extremely skilled at manipulating time and space, and its ability to foresee the future has helped the Shenzhou Alliance to know about crises in advance countless times, making a great contribution.

It is said that Zhang Xuan herself is not a trainer. It is said that she came from Zhangjiajie and received a gift from a legend in the past, which gave Natu such a powerful ability to travel through time and space.

However, these were all hearsay that Su Qing had learned from others; only Zhang Xuan herself knew the truth.

“It has stabilized…” Chen Shi’s expression immediately turned into a bitter face, and he apologized to Zhang Xuan, “I’m sorry, Mr. Zhang, I’ve made you come all this way for nothing.”

Zhang Xuan waved her hand and chuckled, "It's alright. To be honest, I knew it would turn out like this before I even came."

Chen Shi was stunned. Did Zhang Xuan know before they came that nothing would happen in the Beixiang Secret Realm?

Then why did she have to make the trip herself?

As if she had read Chen Shi's thoughts, Zhang Xuan continued, "I'm an old man who never comes for nothing. To be honest, Dr. Su Qing, I came here for your son."

Su Qing: "Huh?"

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Chapter 797 Four Masks = Four Health Bars

Su Hao was unaware of the changes happening in the outside world at that time. When he returned to the vicinity of the camp, he discovered a fact.

The spatial passage that allows him to leave the secret realm is still fluctuating, and he is temporarily trapped within the Beixiang Secret Realm. It seems that he can only wander within the secret realm until the spatial passage stabilizes.

However, this is not necessarily a bad thing. It allows them to settle down in the secret realm for a while, organize their gains, and help the Evil Ghost Phantom find its remaining three masks.

Before accompanying Evil Phantom to find the mask, Su Hao had all the Pokémon except Reshiram leave their Poké Balls and go "hunting" for Crystal Crystals, then bring the crystals back and give them to Lizard to eat.

Now that we know that the Motolizard's true form is a legendary Pokémon on the same level as Reshiram, we no longer need to think about letting the Motolizard fight and eat the Crystal Crystal itself. It's good to help it recover some of its power as soon as possible.

Incidentally, it also allows Pokémon to have a chance to battle against Pokémon that have become too crystallized.

For some reason, the stubborn Motolizard no longer objected to Su Hao's decision. The dozen or so Pokémon scattered to chase the beam of light shooting into the sky from the crystallization phenomenon, while Su Hao and Evil Pon ran to the vicinity of the original force field and began searching for the real mask among the pile of fake masks.

The mask was blown outside at the time, so it must have been mixed in with the fakes. But finding the real mask in the mountain of masks accumulated over the years is not an easy task.

Fortunately, Egui Peng had a vague sense of his own mask and could determine its approximate location. In addition, Su Hao was able to accurately distinguish between the real mask and the fake mask, which gave him the confidence to collect the other three masks.

Even so, Su Hao and E Guipeng started searching for the mask at dawn and didn't find the last mask until nightfall. It was also the Green Grass Mask that E Guipeng loved to wear the most.

In a sense, Su Qing's luck in accurately drawing the well mask was truly extraordinary.

"Boni...Boni~~"

Having found its three masks, Erguipeng was so happy that it skipped and hopped as it walked, humming a tune of unknown melody. It was clear that it was in a very good mood.

On the way back, Su Hao asked curiously, "Egui Peng, can you perform that again?"

"Boni?"

Ergui Peng tilted his head, not understanding why Su Hao was so surprised.