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

After a pleasant chat, and watching Chu Ya let Gengar undergo an Evolution and leave into another dimension, Su Hao summoned the Emerald Eagle and flew towards the Ice Island.

The name "Divine Bird Sanctuary" is quite fitting; let's call it that from now on. Let's arrange the rest of the matters first, and then return to the Divine Continent Alliance.

.......

On May 1st, in the center of the Divine Bird Sanctuary, only the three divine birds and Su Hao were allowed to enter.

After checking the seal's stability, Articuno stated directly:

Although Diancie replenished some Fairy Light afterward, it's not a perpetual motion machine; the number of refractions and energy loss still exist. Judging from its current state, it can probably last for about two months.

You need to come back to replenish your energy within two months.

Su Hao and Tianxi exchanged a glance and smiled knowingly.

In two months, given Diancie's growth rate, she will only become stronger than she is now, and one day she will be strong enough to completely purify the negative energy within Lugia's body.

Su Hao handed another Luxury Ball to Articuno and said, "When you encounter a situation, put Lugia into the Luxury Ball. Carry it with you and allocate one of your combatants to take care of it. Be careful of those guys."

Articuno, knowing that Su Hao was referring to the Nova Organization and the R Research Institute, nodded slightly.

I'll warn Zapdos and Moltres to be on high alert. Those guys probably have some connection to the dark matter, and they might be eyeing Dark Lugia.

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Chapter 859 Crazy Ranking Up, Invitation to Become a Certified Elite Four Trainer

Su Hao's biggest worry now is whether the Nova Organization will target the Divine Bird Sanctuary. Even Su Hao is surprised by their level of knowledge about legendary Pokémon. They might have learned about Dark Lugia from somewhere and come to cause trouble.

Fortunately, Su Hao has now single-handedly killed four of the ten members of the Rising Star Organization, so their range of activities should be reduced and the frequency of their troubles should also decrease.

Seeing how seriously Articuno took what he had mentioned, Su Hao, feeling slightly relieved, smiled and said, "Then I'll head back now."

Articuno feigned disgust and turned its head away, flapping its wings:

[Go away, go away. Don't come see me if you haven't earned the title of one of the Four Heavenly Kings. I'm ashamed.]

Su Hao smiled, not exposing Articuno's disguise: "Haha, we won't embarrass you, we'll be back soon."

Without waiting for Articuno's response, Su Hao mounted the Emerald Warrior Eagle and flew towards the Divine Continent Alliance.

Watching Su Hao's departing figure, Articuno preened its feathers for a while before looking into the distance and murmuring:

Other legendary spirits are also awakening and descending one after another. What will this world become in the future?

........

On May 1st, Su Hao set off back to the Divine Continent Alliance, arriving in the coastal region of the Divine Continent Alliance on May 2nd. After greeting Su Xu, he moved between major cities of the Divine Continent Alliance, like a tornado, completely upending the battle world.

He does nothing else but repeat the ranked matches, battles, and improve his ranking. If he wants to quickly improve his ranking in the top 100 of Master Ball level, he can only defeat trainers with higher rankings than himself.

Defeating someone ranked lower than yourself yields very few points, making it impossible to improve your ranking with points. This, in a sense, increases the prestige of the ranking and effectively weeds out those who are not competitive.

However, if a trainer truly possesses strength, their momentum will be terrifying.

In just seven days, Su Hao traveled between major cities in the Divine Continent Alliance, usually fighting one battle in the morning and one in the afternoon. In just fourteen battles, Su Hao raised his ranking from sixtieth to twentieth.

The entire trainer community was completely shaken. How long had Su Hao been a trainer?

I registered and received my first Pokémon in February 23, which is only about one year and three months ago.

But his momentum was like a tornado that pulverized and whipped up everything in his path. Countless veteran trainers who had held their positions for many years had only two options in front of him: crushing defeat and utter defeat.

Just over a month later, the Pokémon in Su Hao's team seemed to have undergone a transformation, and they never lost a battle again.

Whether it's Diancie and Milotic who dominate the arena with absolute strength, or the incredibly powerful and petite Meepo and Incineroar, or the Mega Metagross that crushes its enemies with terrifying psychic power and attacks, or the Emerald Eagle that ravages its opponents with storms and the Mega Lucario that plays with its opponents in the palm of its hand.

Su Hao's demonstrated strength is clearly at the level of a Champion-level trainer, but the title of the youngest Champion-level trainer in history has not yet been bestowed upon him.

It's simply because he forgot to get verified.

May 11, 2024, Phoenix Arena in the Imperial Capital.

In the midst of the intense competition, Su Hao calmly issued the command: "Moon Power."

The radiant full moon, formed from pure fairy energy, unleashed a terrifying pillar of energy. This late-stage Celestial King-level griffin was unable to move its battered body and could only be unwillingly swallowed by the pillar of energy.

As the image of the Styracosaurus on the big screen went dark, all three of the opposing trainer's Pokémon lost their ability to battle, and Diancie, standing proudly in the center of the arena, became the focus of attention.

Easily defeating two mid-level Elite Four Pokémon, battling a Stingray before defeating it with a magnificent display, and casually achieving a one-versus-three victory, this Diancie is simply unbelievably strong.

Seeing the opponent's ugly expression, the referee took a deep breath and announced: "The Serpentina is unable to battle. Since all three Pokémon of Elite Four level trainer Xu Wen are unable to battle, Gym Leader level trainer Su Hao wins!"

As soon as the referee finished speaking, Su Hao's ranking on the big screen changed and finally stopped at 10th place!

The entire audience erupted in a massive discussion, feeling as if they were witnessing history.

"Even Xu Wen, a veteran dragon trainer who has consistently ranked in the top ten, lost. Just how strong is his momentum?"

"Is he really planning to challenge for first place in one go!?"

Ignoring the opinions of others, Su Hao shook hands with his opponent and led Tianxi toward the passage.

Su Hao knew very well that the audience might think he was very powerful, but with his current level, he was far from being able to defeat the Four Heavenly Kings of the Divine Continent Alliance, who were at the top of the world.

At least for now, neither he nor Diancie is confident of victory against the Elite Four who have mastered Evolution, let alone the one they intend to challenge, who is known as the strongest of the Elite Four, Lance.

Although that person is despicable, his strength is undeniable. He can single-handedly hold up half the sky in the factional struggles of the Dragon Clan. Apart from those hidden old guys, they are the strongest fighting force on the surface.

To completely defeat Bai Du, their current strength is not enough; they need to take another step forward...

As Su Hao walked through the brightly lit passage, pondering where he should go to cultivate after completing the ranking competition, he was suddenly stopped by someone.

It was an elderly man with white eyebrows, wearing a Zhongshan suit. He was somewhat thin and had a kind expression. Behind him stood several middle-aged men and women who looked like secretaries.

Their waveguides meant no harm, and the fact that they could stop people in the players' passageway suggested they had some influence. Su Hao stopped and, together with Tianxi, decided to see what the old man was up to.

Seeing Su Hao stop, the kind-faced old man extended his hand and slowly said, "Hello, Gym Leader Su Hao, congratulations on another victory. First, please allow me to introduce myself. I am Mu Wen, the president of the Imperial Capital Trainers Association."

Su Hao raised an eyebrow; this was a very important person. After shaking hands with the other party, he replied, "Hello, Chairman Mu."

Mu Wen nodded slightly, knowing that young people didn't like beating around the bush, and went straight to the point: "Then I'll get straight to the point, do you have any plans to come to the Trainers Association to get certified as a Champion-level Trainer?"

"To be honest, I'm here to invite you to the Imperial Capital Trainers Association for certification."

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Chapter 860 The Town Shrouded in Poisonous Fog

The Imperial Capital Trainers Association, in the president's reception room.

Sipping the delicious black tea, which was supposedly brewed in a breezy pot, Su Hao took the documents handed to him by his secretary and slowly began to read them.

The cover of the document has a large red stamp with only the letter "A", which means that this will be an A-level mission.

Su Hao's slender fingers flipped through the documents page by page, and when he saw a few blurry photos, he raised an eyebrow.

This guy is...

Mu Wen apologized, "Although your combat strength is now evident to all, any trainer needs to complete an A-rank mission when applying for Elite Four certification. Please understand."

Su Hao shook his head: "It's okay, just follow the normal procedure."

Mu Wen nodded slightly and continued, "This is a small town near the capital, called Shilin Town. It gets its name from the dozens of rock pillars that stand in a circle."

“A week ago, the Ultra Beast Countermeasures Department’s monitoring facilities, originally part of the Ultra Tunnel Special Operations Team, detected signs of the Ultra Tunnel opening in Stone Forest Town.”

"The countermeasures department immediately contacted the local police to evacuate the town's residents. One hour after the evacuation was completed, the Ultimate Cave opened, and a poisonous fog instantly enveloped the entire Stone Forest Town."

"Strangely, the poisonous fog stopped expanding after covering a certain area and enveloping the entire Stone Forest Town, as if the entity releasing the fog was deliberately controlling its range."

Su Hao looked thoughtfully at the blurry photo on the document: "So you just left it there for observation for a week?"

Mu Wen nodded slightly: "There are still many unsolved issues regarding the toxins released by Ultra Beasts. Although the research institute is analyzing the toxic mist collected from the surrounding area, an antidote has not yet been developed."

"This toxic fog is so strong that even Steel-type Pokémon feel uncomfortable after staying inside for a while. Based on energy measurements, there should be at least Elite Four-level Ultra Beasts active inside."

"Based on our observations, your Milotic should have a special ability to resist toxins, right?"

As the president of the Trainers Association in the capital, Mu Wen was well-informed and had also learned some inside information from the League, such as Su Hao having a very close relationship with a certain god...

Aside from the Four Heavenly Kings who are currently very busy, it would be most suitable to have Su Hao, who clearly hasn't revealed his trump card, carry out this mission.

Su Hao did not deny it: "So that's why you assigned this task to me?"

Mu Wen nodded: "Of course, if you don't want to, you can accept other tasks."

"It's fine, this one will do. I also have some clues about the Ultra Beast in the photo."

Su Hao smiled slightly and lightly touched the blurry figure in the photo, which looked like a young girl amidst the poisonous fog.

"Its name is Ub: Parasite - Nihilistic."

Mu Wen sat up straight: "Did you hear this from the being behind you?"

“You can think of it that way.” Su Hao neither denied nor confirmed, picked up the task sheet and stood up: “Leave this task to me.”

Mu Wen stood up, intending to personally escort Su Hao away from the Imperial Capital Trainers Association, and Su Hao did not refuse.

At the association's entrance, Mu Wen couldn't help but give a word of advice: "If you encounter any danger that you can't handle, please make sure you protect yourself first. Your talent is the best I've ever seen in my life, so don't let it wither before it blossoms."

...........

Riding the Emerald Warrior Eagle, Su Hao saw the outline of Stone Forest Town in just a few hours.