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

When Kyogre isn't fighting Groudon, it's relatively normal. Lugia is known for being approachable, and Su Hao even speculated that the power that caused the water tornado at the Sea Temple might be related to Lugia.

Therefore, Manaphy is indeed a favorite among ocean Pokémon and even legendary Pokémon that live in the ocean.

.......

After talking with Manaphy for a while, Su Hao and Diancie finally asked to surface and leave the Temple of the Sea.

Now that the Temple of the Sea is no longer a problem and Manaphy is in better condition than ever before, it is time for them to return to the high seas and prepare to enter the secret realm of the high seas.

After going through so much, I can finally fulfill my promise to Articuno.

Although Manaphy was somewhat reluctant, it also understood that while the seabed brought it a sense of security, it would bring an unspeakable pressure to Su Hao and Tianxi.

There seems to be a concept of thalassophobia among humans. If such a person had been among the water people who built the Sea God's Temple, their fate would have been truly terrible...

All of the above are memories passed down through generations.

Manaphy floated above the Crown of the Sea, and resonated with and connected with most of the power stored in the crown by the clan according to the method in her memory. Finally, she controlled the Sea Temple to rise a second time.

After setting the program to automatically float upwards, avoid contact with the barrier, and remain invisible, Manaphy floated onto Su Hao's shoulder again, gently patting Su Hao's neck with her cool little hand.

"Mana~ Mana!"

"Shall we go outside together?"

Having understood the meaning behind Manaphy's voice, Su Hao thoughtfully stepped forward under Manaphy's guidance.

Perhaps still retaining the habits from the Fiona era, Manaphy switched to Tianci's head midway and lay on the diamond, seemingly enjoying it.

Manaphy, who had previously shown little reaction to Diancie, seems to have gained memories of Diancie through inheritance and excitedly suggested that the Ocean Temple and the Mineral Kingdom establish diplomatic relations.

Looking into the eyes of Manaphy, who was offering suggestions with sparkling eyes, Diancie felt a little guilty. Although she was now the Diamond Princess of the Mineral Kingdom, she actually had no authority. The real Queen Diancie was still in the Mineral Kingdom.

At most, it could only convey Manaphy's intentions to Queen Tianci later on regarding the establishment of diplomatic relations.

Manaphy was shocked once again. Besides Aunt Lugia's feather and the Creator God's stone tablet, Su Hao's Diancie was actually the second Diancie in the world. How amazing!

Manaphy felt he had really made the right bet and had let a powerful father into the house!

The opponent played passively the entire game, so it just needed to win without any effort.

Whether from the perspective of the other party giving them a new life, or from the perspective of the Manaphy clan's instinct to constantly befriend potential talents, the Manaphy felt it was necessary to repay the favor.

However, Manaphy was conflicted about how to repay the debt of gratitude.

Sending resources and treasures seems pointless to Su Hao, who possesses the Silver Feather and the Water Drop Slab. At most, he can exchange them for some money outside. Manaphy believes that Su Hao has no shortage of such things.

Let's harness the power of the Sea Crown to create opportunities! The Sea Prince's authority has a wide range of functions, including the ability to baptize Water-type Pokémon and unlock their hidden potential...

This seemed to have no effect on that Milotic; Manaphy even sensed a trace of the aura of the Latias guardian on Milotic.

It seems that... the repayment it can currently do is not even icing on the cake, and can be said to be completely dispensable.

Manaphy thought about many things, besides wanting

Besides keeping his promise to persuade Uncle Geoka, who had taken back the Indigo Orb, not to cause trouble, he also continued to look for more friends so that he could help Su Hao when he needed him in the future!

However, Manaphy also wants to give Su Hao a special little gift, as a way to cheer him on before he heads to the secret realm in the high seas.

As they approached the terrace outside the Sea Temple, Manaphy suddenly spoke: "Mana~ Mana~"

Su Hao paused. Did Manaphy mean for him to release all his Pokémon?

The terrace was already within reach, and since there was plenty of space, Su Hao thought for a moment and then released not only Incineroar and the others, but also temporarily released dozens of Grass-type Pokémon from his system space using their Poké Balls.

Mounted Goat Clan, Oliva, Magical Masked Cat, Tortoise, Honeycomb Orochi...

Many Pokémon panicked when they suddenly found themselves in the pitch-black ocean, but they all calmed down after being comforted by Su Hao.

Following Manaphy's prompting, Su Hao and the Pokémon looked up together, gazing at the deep expanse stretching to the sea. What had been an empty space above gradually lit up with patches of starlight.

Despite being in the deep sea, surrounded by darkness and utter silence, a dazzling starry sky hung overhead.

Some of these starlight points resembled dazzling diamonds, while others resembled soft candlelight. Swathes of neon lights flowed freely across the starry sky, like shooting stars streaking across the night.

Su Hao's eyes widened slightly. In his eyes, the true form of those starlight were... ocean Pokémon!

Lanternfish, Lanternfish, Neonfish, Starmie... countless glowing marine Pokémon create a dazzling underwater starry sky!

Under the shimmering underwater starry sky, a beautiful figure swam by. She had long, curly, sea-blue hair, and her graceful swimming posture was like that of a beautiful mermaid from mythology.

Su Hao's eyes widened slightly. That was... a female Primarina!

As the western lion-hair opened its arms, countless fluorescent blue bubbles appeared, reflecting a dazzling and mesmerizing halo under the colorful starlight.

Amidst a dazzling scene, the West Lion Seaman created a giant transparent bubble to envelop herself, and sang a beautiful melody like a songstress.

The melody rose along with the bubbles in the seabed, captivating the Pokémon, who swayed their bodies to the rhythm of the song.

While gazing in awe at the breathtaking scenery, Milotic and the Emerald Warrior Eagle suddenly looked towards a corner of the underwater starry sky, where...!

Countless shimmering pufferfish in the ocean converged and transformed into an unprecedented behemoth, swooping down towards the shore.

The Pokémon, captivated by the beautiful scenery, felt a moment of tension, but they breathed a sigh of relief after realizing that the Wishiwashi school was merely swimming around the Sea Temple like guards, and continued to admire this breathtaking view that probably few people have ever seen before.

Diancie's beautiful pink eyes reflected the brilliance of the underwater starry sky, her expression exceptionally serene.

Even the heritage of sacred diamonds was never mentioned, revealing that there is a dazzling spectacle at the bottom of the sea comparable to the starry sky and diamonds!

After observing the Pokémon, Manaphy proudly put his hands on his hips and noticed that they were all looking at the underwater starry sky with expressions of awe.

This is Manaphy's way of repaying kindness!

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Chapter 827 R.I.P.

Manaphy's affection lasted until the Sea Temple surfaced, at which point the Water-type Pokémon that were shining brightly on the seabed gradually dissipated.

Now, there's very little it can do to help Su Hao. Aside from summoning a large number of Water-type Pokémon to put on a unique show for Su Hao and the others, it can only pilot the Sea Temple to the deep sea abyss to find Uncle Kyogre and stop him from causing trouble.

Having learned its lesson, Manaphy is now much more cautious. The Temple of the Sea has surfaced near the high seas of the Pacific Ocean, and it has refrained from recklessly breaking through the frozen surface of the Articuno and brazenly announcing its return.

It is daytime now, and the hidden barrier of the Sea Temple remains open. No one with the naked eye would notice that the Sea Temple stands in an empty place.

Standing on the terrace of the Temple of the Sea, Su Hao was now only accompanied by the Emerald Warrior Eagle. Knowing what they were about to do, the Emerald Warrior Eagle was clearly a little nervous.

For it, it was only a few years, but for Lugia, it was probably thousands of years. He wondered if the other party still remembered him.

Just as the Emerald Warrior Eagle was filled with trepidation, a pair of hands covered its body, and the gentle power of Everlasting resonated outwards, as if soothing its emotions.

"Whether you remember or not is no longer important. Isn't your goal to express your gratitude to it and then return the silver feather to it?"

"Just do what you can, and that's enough."

Sensing the unease of the Emerald Warrior Eagle, Su Hao ended his conversation with Manaphy and began to reason with it.

Manaphy, who was listening in, had a thoughtful expression on his face. It turned out that Su Hao and the others were going to find Lugia. Based on the interactions between the princes of the Azure Sea and Lugia throughout the ages, it was indeed a benevolent god, and saving the warrior Eagle of the Emerald River was something it could do.

Her overflowing maternal love is occasionally extended to other birds.

Manaphy's eyes lit up. Oh right, let's also tell Su Hao and the others the coordinates of the call Lugia made!

This saves Su Hao and his group the trouble of searching for Lugia everywhere when they enter the secret realm. It truly lives up to its name, Manaphy!

The kindness has been repaid, even a little bit.

........

After Su Hao rode the Emerald Warrior Eagle through the barrier of the Sea Temple, he and his Pokémon looked back at the same time. The figure of Manaphy, who had just been waving, had disappeared, and the massive Sea Temple was nowhere to be found.

Even if the waveguide probes out, it can only detect a blank space.

The Sea Temple's ability to conceal itself is truly extraordinary.

With a slightly wistful expression, Su Hao patted the back of the Emerald Warrior Eagle, signaling it to fly towards the high seas.

According to the intelligence obtained from Manaphy, the coordinates of Lugia's call were on the surface of the sea in a corner of the high seas.

Only two days have passed since that night, and the absolute zero temperature set by the Articuno means that this sea area may take a long time to thaw. Right now, the warships patrolling the area by the various alliances are probably unable to move.

Trainers are probably busy dealing with a mess and rescuing the wounded and pulling the unlucky ones out of the water, so they don't have time to worry about whether anyone has sneaked in.

To enter the secret realm in international waters without alerting the enemy, the best time to sneak in is now, besides legitimately joining the Shenzhou Alliance exploration team.

However, Su Hao was also somewhat concerned about the fact that Lugia, which Manaphy mentioned, was calling for it.

According to Manaphy's original intention, it planned to use the power of the Sea Temple to bombard a corner of the secret realm, speeding up the arrival of the secret realm so that Lugia could protect it during its transformation, or it could directly bring the Sea Temple into the secret realm by force.

This means that neither Lugia nor Articuno can leave the high seas now, so Manaphy has devised two plans.

But... what was the meaning of that faint "Don't come in" mental fluctuation emanating from the Silver Feather? The owner of the Silver Feather is Lugia, so logically, that mental fluctuation should also be Lugia's intention.

This is completely the opposite of the call that Manaphy received.

Su Hao frowned slightly.

I can't figure it out, I just can't understand it at all.

Why would Lugia do something so contradictory?

ding dong~

Suddenly, a clear bell rang, interrupting Su Hao's thoughts.

He turned on his phone and found that the signal had been restored at some point; it was Chu Ya bombarding him with messages.