Elf: Start with small diamonds, then mutate into Diancie!

Su Hao didn't know if his guess was correct, but if you connect all these things, the end of the line might really be Arceus.

"How's it going? Are you all ready?" Articuno shrank and perched on Su Hao's shoulder, asking with concern.

“...That’s about it.” Su Hao’s eyes were slightly vacant, like a sage after a brainstorming session.

Before him, after his brainstorming session, a task appeared.

[Ding! Time to make your presence known!]

[Quest: The Key to the Trial.]

[Mission Objective: Pass the trials of the Lake Gods and obtain the three proofs to fuse into a key.]

[Quest Rewards: Mysterious Elf Egg, Lightning Stone Tablet (Fragment)]

[Note: Rewards for this mission will not be distributed by the system. Please rely on yourself to complete the mission and pass the trial. Good luck!]

Fairy eggs and... stone slabs!

Even though it's just a fragment, who can resist a stone tablet that's associated with the creator god?

Su Hao had no idea what the mysterious Pokémon egg was, but he did know why Zapdos was attracted to this ruin!

XXXX, identified as the Arceus Slab!

"What did you hear?" Articuno asked curiously.

Su Hao's expression of shock to the whole family just now made Him extremely curious. As for those Pokémon that He had never seen before, after Su Hao awakened them one by one, they returned to the stone gate not long after.

"...Trial, do you know about these three lakes?" Su Hao told Articuno the information he had compiled.

Su Hao thought it would be even better if Articuno knew where these three were.

"Gods of the Lakes... are there three more lakes?" Articuno asked, closing its eyes in thought.

He... had only heard snippets of information left behind by the three lake gods as messengers of Arceus's will.

Arceus is now nowhere to be found, and the three lake gods have never appeared again.

Shaking his head, Articuno said regretfully, "They are gods who were born before me. I am indeed not familiar with them, nor do I know where they are."

"I see..."

Su Hao was somewhat disappointed, but this relic wouldn't disappear; he could slowly search for the three lake gods later.

His unlucky ability to encounter divine beasts will eventually allow him to complete his stamp collection...

It seems that the American alliance has a certain three-cloud god or four-cloud god whose illustrations have not yet been lit up?

"I hope everything goes smoothly when I get back." Su Hao clasped his hands together.

Teenagers are praying.

The most urgent thing now is to hurry back to the Shenzhou League, then take Milotic to visit his relatives, ask Su Qing for some pocket money to raise Pokémon, and then go to participate in the High School Cup!

He doesn't have time to manufacture the energy cubes right now, and he also has a new idea he wants to try out.

While asking for pocket money, he also asked his mother, Su Qing, if she knew any flying-type trainers in her or his father Su Xu's network, as he planned to take his Brave Eagle to train after the College Cup.

There was no time to go back to Shanghai. After visiting his relatives, Su Hao bought a new cell phone in Shuizhou City, then contacted Su Qing by phone before returning to Rongcheng!

......

Under a natural shelter, Ophelia and Smith watched in astonishment as numerous Electric-type Pokémon engaged in a fierce battle.

Among them were even the Vikanon Bug and Magneton, which they had been searching for for two or three weeks, even venturing deep into the Electric Canyon.

"Miss, this Electric Canyon has been temporarily closed to quarryers for a long time. Although we don't know why the Electric-type Pokémon have gathered together, this is a good opportunity!"

Smith wiped away a bitter tear. There must be something nearby that attracts Electric-type Pokémon, but he dared not take the young lady to risk competing with a group of Elite Four Pokémon. He would rather take this opportunity to catch the two Pokémon he had been searching for for so long!

His family was also calling to urge him to hurry up, and this was a good opportunity.

“Alright…you stay behind and I’ll go and drive them out one by one.” Ophelia bit her lip gently, making up her mind.

Smith had overheard the phone call, which was about a deal between her family and a university in another country. They would provide the university with enough tourmaline, and in return, the university would accept one of their family's heirs as an exchange student.

The family hasn't found a suitable candidate for this project yet, but the tourmaline must be provided first.

After making up her mind, Ophelia released her starter Pokémon—a gentle-looking Ampharos bathed in lightning.

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The three legendary mushrooms are: pink is Imrido, yellow is Uxie, and blue is Azelf.

Chapter 198 Heading to the docks, getting some fries

"We've entered marine territory..."

Su Hao sat on the back of the Articulated Bird, and for the time being, he covered his head with an oil paper bag that he had snatched from the mouth of a Longwing Gull in order to conceal his identity.

As he was about to leave the dock, he spotted a long-winged gull carrying the bag in its beak, which contained some steaming hot fries.

A real-life version of going to the docks to get some fries?

To show his friendliness, Su Hao used a little trick to snatch the bag from the long-winged gull's beak and then returned the fries to him.

Then, Su Hao poked three holes in the oil paper bag, corresponding to his eyes and lips respectively, and the simple hood was completed!

The journey was uneventful; neither the Three Cloud Gods appeared to block the way, nor did any secret realms or divine beasts descend from the sky to visit.

Su Hao could finally stand up straight and say, "I'm not a jinx, and I'm not weird at all!"

Articuno are quite fast. They set off at dawn and arrived at the waters near Mizushu City, which is backed by the ocean, by nightfall.

Most mythical beasts travel by swaggering around and unleashing their aura without restraint, making them easy to spot. Su Hao, who was well-versed in the art of survival, naturally instructed Articuno to fly with its presence concealed.

Along the way, we didn't even bother with many ordinary Pokémon, let alone legendary Pokémon.

Naturally, it did not trigger the energy detectors that are set up around each city of the Shenzhou Alliance. These detectors are only activated when a Pokémon unleashes its own power and energy.

It has no effect on Pokémon that have already suppressed all their aura, and there are generally no wild Pokémon that sneak into the city to shoot like this.

Most of them are the type who unabashedly unleash their aura even when they are 800 miles away from the city.

Articuno is reliable. Putting aside its combat strength, Su Hao acknowledges its navigation skills!

After all, Ice Peak City and Water Boat City are almost in a straight line.

......

"Xiaomei, did I break up with him?"

Su Hao stood on an island where no wild Pokémon related to the Infinite Realm could be seen, only trees and plants remained, making it resemble an isolated island.

Originally, this place was home to many Pokémon that came from the Infinite Realm. Now, Latios and Latias realized that these Pokémon were nothing but chickens and dogs to Darkrai, and that a Dark Cave could hypnotize a large number of them.

Therefore, they chose to close the secret realm, since the Nova Organization had come straight here last time.

No one can guarantee that the Nova Corps, which only used machines with Darkrai's power last time, won't bring Darkrai himself this time.

Latios and Latias are confident in their battle against Darkrai, but the Pokémon on the island will definitely be affected by the aftermath, and it may even become a tool for evil organizations to blackmail the two legendary Pokémon.

Su Hao stood on a slightly open space with a wide view, which should be suitable for blowing the Infinity Flute to inform the two Infinity Pokémon, Su Hao and Milotic, that they had arrived.

"fuwu~"

Milos nodded, indicating that Su Hao could blow the horn anytime, and she was ready.

Su Hao nodded to indicate that he understood and placed his lips on the flute.

“du~~~”

Su Hao only needed to blow air, and the Flute of Infinity automatically began to play ethereal and beautiful flute music.

No special effects were generated around Su Hao or the Flute of Infinity.

The moment the flute music ended, ripples suddenly appeared in the empty sky above—

With a loud "kawu~", the red and blue Infinite Pokémon Latios and Latias flew down from the sky, their jet-like flight creating plumes of smoke as they landed.

"Why are you back so soon? Did something happen?"

After Latias descended to a low altitude and began to float, it gently rubbed its head against Milotic's and asked with a worried expression.

In His memory, Su Hao and Milos had only been gone for a very short time; a few months was just a blink of an eye for Him.

Latios, who was standing next to Milotic, also lingered for a moment before calmly looking at Su Hao and the several Pokémon behind him.

Every time he saw a Pokémon, his eyes would show even more shock.

Did that little diamond undergo a mutation in such a short time?

He had once sensed a mysterious power within the little diamond, but He hadn't mentioned it. Now, however, in His eyes, Diancie seemed to have lost something compared to before, and gained something beyond His comprehension...

The seemingly ordinary Blazing Roaring Tiger now appeared to Latios as if it had undergone some kind of transformation, its overall quality and spirit having increased dramatically compared to before, as if it had been reborn.

They are even stronger than their sisters!

Although Milotic, Latios' sister, hasn't changed much, Latios can sense that she's making progress and will soon be able to draw upon a trace of the power of the Infinite Source.

Next was the little dragon. He sensed from the little dragon a powerful aura emanating from an existence even higher than that of his and his sister.

This aura was full of protectiveness, just like the one they left on Xiao Mei.

Any legendary Pokémon with a modicum of sense knows not to mess with this seemingly weak little dragon!

Then, that ordinary, unremarkable warrior eagle...

However, its appearance doesn't seem quite like the warrior eagle it's familiar with...

The last one was even more formidable; Latios's expression changed from shock to shock time and time again, until finally he became somewhat numb.

What's this Ice God doing here? Judging from his aura, he seems to have been subdued by this human!?

Are you kidding me? That's terrifying!

Unlike Latias, who was only focused on getting close to Milotic, the more composed Latios was now caught in a vortex of disbelief.

Latios: "Abba aba aba..."

In just a few months, where did this seemingly ordinary human gather this group of monsters and freaks from?

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Canon, Latias, Latios.