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

Chi Lang still wore that same smile, as if he didn't care at all about Manaphy's immaturity. He even instructed, "Don't struggle. Once I've extracted enough energy from the Sea Crown, I'll leave."

"Even if the Sea Crown's energy is insufficient to complete the final step of its gestation, it simply means that your authority and status as the Prince of the Sea are incomplete. At least you can retain your life, right?"

"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chi Lang finally got close to the Crown of the Sea. Looking at this mysterious ancient creation, his expression was full of fascination. Without hesitation, he reached out and touched the indigo blue pearl with it.

In that instant, Manaphy felt something flowing out of her body.

Immediately afterwards, a pain that seemed to penetrate to the bone engulfed Manaphy's entire body, and its expression instantly contorted as it screamed in agony.

"Mana—!!" (Get out—!!)

As if sensing the anger of the Prince of the Sea, the barrier that had descended upon the Temple of the Sea due to the moonlight rose up.

Seeing this, Chi Lang sneered: "Now you've sealed off your only chance of being saved. With the barrier raised, even those Champions and League Kings who might be able to stop me outside can't get in here. The ocean Pokémon will also stop anything from approaching the Temple of the Sea because of your voice."

"How reassuring, newborn Manaphy."

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

Su Hao certainly had a way to get close to the temple by getting past those raging ocean Pokémon, but it would be the stupidest thing to do to reveal it when the enemy's purpose and full extent of power were unknown.

When Su Hao spotted Chu Ya through the ice mirror within the Frozen Bird Secret Realm, a plan had already formed in his mind.

As one of the Ghost-type Elite Four, Chuya maintains a very close connection with the mysterious Spirit World. Her Gengar should have mastered some methods to conceal its form and move among the Pokémon in the ocean.

If Draco and the others were here, there wouldn't be so many restrictions. I wonder how long Giratina's so-called training will last.

As the first Pokémon he raised from a puppy, Su Hao naturally had some special feelings for Dragapult and the others.

Upon hearing Su Hao's request, Chu Ya pondered for a moment, then shook her head and said, "If the ocean Pokémon hadn't gone berserk before, I'm 100% confident that I could have Gengar take you to the vicinity of the Ocean Temple without anyone knowing."

"But now... to be frank, the energy is too chaotic. Many of the ocean Pokémon have secondary types, and Water, Ghost, Psychic, Dark and other types of energy are being released violently. With Gengar's current power, if you get close to it, you will be bounced away."

My Gengar is currently at the late Elite Four level, close to Champion level, which is the so-called peak of Elite Four level.

However, among the rampaging ocean Pokémon below are many Champion-level overlords, and that sea monster has even touched the threshold of Champion level as the Wishiwashi school continues to gather.

This is also why she chose to remain still and did not attempt to sneak into the Temple of the Sea God amidst the chaos.

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Chapter 817 Head-on Encounter: The Sea Monster!

Chu Ya's answer stunned Su Hao for a moment. According to Xia Jie's grandfather, he remembered that the four elite kings and champions of the Shenzhou League should be among the first to be equipped with E-Genius. With a Super Gengar that can maintain its potential other dimension in its normal state, energy disorder would not have any impact, right?

"Then, Aunt Chuya, what Pokémon can you Evolve with...?"

"My other main weapon, the Cursed Doll."

"......"

Su Hao never expected that Chu Ya's Evolved Pokémon was Cursed Doll. Didn't she take Gengar's evolution stone?

Su Hao remembered that among the batch of evolution stones Xia Jie collected, there were no Gengar evolution stones. Were there none in the inventory collected by the Shenzhou Alliance either?

With an indescribable expression, Su Hao suddenly remembered the stone that had been gathering dust in his system space. Without thinking, he presented it to Chu Ya as if he had just pulled it out of his pocket.

"This is a Gengar evolution stone, Aunt Chuya, why don't you give it a try?"

Chu Ya hesitated, her eyebrows twitching slightly, and said, "...Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

As an elder, she should have been the one to give Su Hao a gift upon meeting him, so why is Tian Gang doing the opposite?

Su Hao grinned and said, "It's alright, Aunt Chu Ya, feel free to use it. I didn't plan to catch any other Ghost-type Pokémon anyway. Besides, I need Mega Gengar to help me get to the vicinity of the Ocean Temple."

"Okay then."

Chu Ya hesitated for a moment, but finally took the Gengar evolution stone from Su Hao's hand.

Indeed, she desperately needs this Gengar evolution stone to raise her potential.

Although the Shenzhou Alliance is currently searching for the Gengar evolution stone for her, it is by no means easy to find a tiny, specific stone on the vast land, not to mention that the predecessor of the so-called enhancement stone is known for its rarity.

With an opportunity to go even further presented before her, she had no reason to refuse.

Of course, in contrast.

As a token of gratitude, she will do her best to compensate Su Hao with something equal to, or even exceeding, the value of the Gengar evolution stone.

For example, the one currently in the spirit world...

........

“gen~”

Looking at the Gengar floating in the air in front of her, its mouth wide open, its red tongue waving incessantly, suspicious pale green crystalline liquid flying everywhere, and its expectant look, Chu Ya's expression collapsed for a moment.

Dude, it's one thing to be silly in private, but what time is it now? Can you be serious?

Chu Ya's toes curled slightly as she stood on the Saifuro Gold Surfboard, precisely throwing the Gengar evolution stone directly into Gengar's gaping maw.

As Gengar chewed, Chu Ya and Su Hao couldn't tell whether it swallowed the Gengar Evolution Stone or absorbed it into its body as an item.

Gengar pretended to be nauseous and vomited a few times. Then, it opened its mouth and spat out a strange talisman covered in saliva into the giant wave created by the ocean Pokémon below, letting it be swallowed by the wave. Afterward, it seemed to be reborn and let out a joyful croaking laugh.

Yay! Gengar has finally gotten rid of this curse that stinks even more than an old lady's thousand-year-old foot binding cloth!

Su Hao, his body trembling, thought, "...How disgusting."

Chu Ya looked distressed: "...You spendthrift! That's a cursed talisman worth millions, produced in the secret realm of the Egyptian pyramids!"

As if she was embarrassed by Gengar's actions, Chu Ya failed the first time she tried to resonate with the Gengar Evolution Stone inside Gengar using the Evolution Key Stone. Fortunately, she already had experience with Evolution, so she was able to adjust on the second try.

The dazzling light of E-Gen Evolution burst forth high in the sky. As the light faded, the Super Gengar, whose body had been partially transported to another dimension, reappeared.

Its entire body is covered with sharp spikes. The lower half of its body, which has escaped into another dimension, turns purplish-red. A golden object resembling a coin or a third eye grows in the center of its forehead, with a very conspicuous hole in the middle.

The Super Gengar's long tongue protruded from its wide-open mouth, dancing along with its hearty laughter, creating a truly mesmerizing effect.

"Jie Jie Jie Jie!"

This is the champion level and EGA.

Is this the new power brought about by evolution? I never thought Gengar would have this day.

Today is its heyday!

The Super Gengar looked at Su Hao with its bright red eyes, its expression full of invitation and provocation.

Hey bro, come here, the interdimensional train is about to depart!

With an awkward expression, Su Hao jumped from behind the Green Warrior Eagle onto the Mega Gengar. Fortunately, the guy was still somewhat solid and could support his weight.

He recalled the Emerald Warrior Eagle and Milotic, then looked at Chu Ya and said in a deep voice, "Aunt Chu Ya, I'm leaving."

Convinced of Su Hao's current strength, Chu Ya nodded slightly. All she could offer now was her blessing: "May your martial arts prosper! I will be ready to provide support from the air at any time. Just send a signal if needed."

..........

Traveling through another dimension is a very strange feeling; it's pitch black all around, as if it were a world without light.

Fortunately, Su Hao was already used to traveling through the Reverse World when riding Dragapult. Although Gengar was very curious about his new ability, Su Hao's expression remained very calm.

The Super Gengar seemed to be able to observe the scenes outside the other dimension through the golden circular object that grew on its forehead. After traversing for nearly five minutes, it stopped and reminded Su Hao.

“gen~”

It can only be delivered this far; the rest of the journey is up to Su Hao to complete.

There was a mysterious force blocking its way, which it could not pass even if it was in another dimension.

Su Hao understood that the barrier of the Sea Temple was at work. After thanking Mega Gengar, he accepted Mega Gengar's final warning—the creature that was still growing larger was currently patrolling around the temple, and he would definitely run into it if he went out.

The moment Mega Gengar opened the interdimensional portal to the outside world, the beams of light from the two Poké Balls in Su Hao's hand pierced the darkness and landed above the turbulent sea.

The Emerald Warrior Eagle and Milotic, who were already prepared, quickly adjusted their posture and stabilized themselves in mid-air.

Su Hao leaped out of the other dimension and landed steadily behind the Emerald Warrior Eagle, and the other-dimensional portal closed.

All I could hear was the roar of the ocean, which seemed to be in a state of rage, and torrential rain poured down from the sky. The surroundings were filled with the aura of the furious ocean Pokémon.

But that wasn't the worst of it. A gigantic fish, about ten meters long and seemingly capable of blotting out the sky, burst out of the waves, casting a chilling killing intent over the two Pokémon and Su Hao.

"Sea monsters... Wishiwashi school, what bad luck, I just came out and ran into you."

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Chapter 818 Gambler Manaphy

Only by making a direct comparison can one know how big the gap is between oneself and a behemoth that is over ten meters long and several meters wide.

The morphology of the weak-headed fish school is a product somewhat similar to the swarming and deforming characteristics of the Zygarde.

Wishiwashi is weaker than Magikarp or Feebas in the deep sea, making it the weakest Pokémon. It is even listed on the menu of many marine predators because of its delicious taste.

This Pokémon, whose name itself implies "weakness," can be transformed when hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of Wishiwashi gather together, using their innate talent to connect energy circuits—and thus, be born.

A super overlord that even Gyarados avoids and the sea bully Megalodon swarms around, the sea monster Wishiwashi in its school form!

This is a genuine Champion-level opponent, a peak that ordinary trainers can hardly reach in their entire lives. If it were any other Champion-level Pokémon, Su Hao would definitely send Diancie out to fight it for a while, and then decisively call for reinforcements or Reshiram.

But since the opponent is this group of wighting fish, there is room for maneuver.