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

Or perhaps Reshiram has lost the power to manifest...

As it turned out, Su Hao was right.

The moment his hand touched the illusory light stone, the key to the secret realm in his mind shot out as white light and merged with the illusory light stone in the blink of an eye.

In an instant, the light intensified.

The blindingly bright white light forced Diancie to close her eyes, and Articuno silently put her sunglasses back on.

But Su Hao found himself back in that space in the blink of an eye.

The space is ablaze with endless, raging flames of azure blue.

The only difference was that he no longer felt the suffocating heat, nor the powerlessness that made his body feel out of control.

Hearing the sound of burning blue flames, Su Hao, no longer flustered as before, shouted loudly in all directions, "Reshiram, are you here?"

Having returned to this place, Su Hao had speculated about Reshiram's mental world.

This only means that Rahiram had something to say to him.

Yes, I am right here.

Suddenly, a voice came from behind him, and Su Hao turned around to look.

A Pokémon, pure white without a single blemish—which Su Hao could call holy—flew silently behind him, its white wings like those of an angel.

His appearance is like a combination of a hundred birds and a Western dragon with huge wings and claws, and his whole body is covered with soft, feather-like fur.

The bright blue eyes and jet-black sclera added to its divine aura, and long, flowing white hair grew on its head, fluttering in the wind like tassels, giving it an ethereal appearance.

Its face resembled a white wolf, with two metallic rings around its neck. Its body was slender and long, its belly covered in soft white fur, and its feet had hard, clearly textured protrusions. Its lower legs were rather bony, and its forefeet had long, sharp silver claws. Its hind feet also had a slightly smaller claw supporting it. It looked more like a bird than a dragon.

Like its neck, Reshiram's tail base is also surrounded by two metallic rings. Beneath the rings is an object resembling an engine. Combined with the rings, the end of the tail looks like a cluster of flames or wisps of smoke, ethereal and otherworldly.

In Su Hao's memory, this tail section corresponds to the overclocking drive mode of Reshiram.

Resembling a god, a dragon, and a bird, the numerous elements combined in His body do not appear abrupt at all, but rather as natural and reasonable as if they were made by nature, sacred.

"Pursuing the true white dragon... Reshiram..." Su Hao murmured to himself.

Aside from the two First-Order Gods, Giratina, who lacked any real authority, and Xerneas, who was approachable and very compassionate, Reshiram demonstrated what divinity truly meant in front of Su Hao.

A clear, magnetic male voice rang out, and Reshiram responded, "That's right, I am Reshiram. It seems our legend exists in this world too..."

"..."

Upon hearing Reshiram's response, Su Hao silently thought to himself that this world only had the legend of Kyurem, while Reshiram and Zekrom seemed to have disappeared from history.

Before he could speak, Reshiram said gratefully, "Su Hao, thank you for your help in defeating the Void Shadow that hid in the secret realm and came to your world with me countless years ago because of my negligence."

"This world, my world? Reshiram, you..."

Reshiram's words stirred up Su Hao's memories. Reshiram mentioned "this world" and "your world" several times, and a possibility emerged in his mind.

"It seems you noticed."

Rahiram's voice was soft and patient.

His voice was calm and unhurried as he said, "Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Reshiram, the Dragon Seeker of Truth, from a destroyed other world, the last Pokémon."

As he finished speaking, a hint of sorrow involuntarily crept into his voice.

Seeing the sadness on Reshiram's face, Su Hao thought to himself, "As expected," and cautiously asked, "Was it caused by the dark matter...?"

Reshiram said in surprise, "It seems you know a lot. I won't go into details, as time is running out..."

He didn't give Su Hao time to speak, and said all the necessary words in one breath.

"Just as prophesied, I have found someone in this world who resonates with me. Although I would like to admit that you are my true hero, I regret that I am not qualified to do so now."

"The me of today, my body was devoured by that monster called the Void Shadow countless years ago, leaving only my soul to eke out a living. But I have the ability to turn into Light Stones, and as long as my soul is still there and there is enough time, I can be reborn again."

"Unfortunately, the Shadow of Nothingness secretly hid in the secret realm before the Light Stone, which was formed from my soul, carried this secret realm away from the Void World from the Earth and Heaven Mountains. Over the years, I, who should have recovered my full form, have been constantly eroded by it. If you hadn't come, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to hold on for much longer."

With each word he spoke, Rashiram's figure dimmed further, becoming increasingly ethereal.

"Now, apart from the nothingness and shadows that you killed, there should be nothing else in this world."

"Afterwards, I will transform into a Light Stone and slumber in your mind to heal my wounds until I awaken again. If there are no other opportunities, it will surely take a very long time."

"But I believe that one day we will meet again."

"At that time, I will swear an oath to sign a contract with you."

"Su Hao, my true hero, I will pledge my allegiance to you, and with the azure flame that can ignite the world, I will become your aid on your journey to the peak!"

The increasingly illusory Rahiram paid no attention; He spoke with fervor, like a bard singing an epic.

"Finally, when you leave, this secret realm will self-destruct to prevent it from becoming a signpost for the dark matter to invade this world."

"But after the secret realm destroys itself, there must be some stubborn negative energy that has escaped the net... So, please purify the fog formed by the negative energy in this world in order to absorb negative emotions."

"Also, we must pay close attention to the condition of the World Tree."

"I believe you can do it, because you are..."

Before he could finish speaking, Reshiram's figure vanished completely, transforming into a pure white light stone that entered Su Hao's mind.

In the blink of an eye, the world burning with blue flames disappeared, and in front of Su Hao were Diancie and Articuno looking at him with worried expressions.

With mixed feelings, Su Hao thought to himself, "Purify this place... That just so happens that I also have some plans. I will reciprocate your trust, which I don't know where it came from."

"From another world... Reshiram."

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1999, Pokémon Gold/Silver and Crystal.

Chapter 246 Combo Skills

"Su Hao, are you alright?" Tianxi asked worriedly.

She saw Su Hao standing there blankly for a long time.

Su Hao shook his head and comforted him, "It's nothing, I just talked to someone for a bit."

Articuno, standing nearby, asked, "Did you meet and talk with that Reshiram?"

"In His spiritual world."

Their legendary Pokémon's common ability is to communicate with people who don't understand Pokémon's language, either through telepathy or by pulling them into the spiritual world.

"Yes, He talked to me about how things started and... what needs to be done next."

Every word Rashiram said was meaningful. In just a few short sentences, He explained the origins of Himself, the Void Shadow, and the Spiral Secret Realm, as well as everything Su Hao needed to do next.

Reshiram comes from a world destroyed by dark matter, which means that the dark Pokémon that Articuno and the others once fought may have come from there.

The Void Shadow is a survivor who came to this world with Reshiram, reducing the possibility of a large-scale invasion of dark matter that Su Hao was most worried about.

Rashiram has fallen into a deep sleep and needs time to recover. Unless another opportunity arises, the time when he will wake up is uncertain.

Finally, the secret realm automatically destroyed itself and cleared away the negative energy fog after he left.

Su Hao told Diancie and Articuno everything.

Diancie looked sad and said, "As the last Pokémon, it must be very frustrated and sad, feeling powerless to protect its own world."

Diancie simply put herself in that situation, imagining a world without Su Hao, Big Tiger, Milotic, Xerneas, and Articuno, leaving only herself alone.

It felt like my heart was being pricked by needles.

Articuno exclaimed, "I see, the last spark of life in that world..."

All of this was done by dark matter, and it is unforgivable.

However, before that...

Articuno asked, "Su Hao, what are your plans regarding the negative energy fog? Are you still going to find Suicune as originally planned?"

Suicune is skilled in purification, and this negative energy mist, unlike the ethereal shadow, can be easily dispelled.

"No, I have a new idea and I need your help."

Su Hao shook his head; he couldn't leave the Spiral Secret Realm directly right now.

But plans are inherently things that can be overturned!

"You said."

Su Hao didn't keep them in suspense and said directly, "The new plan is very simple; it only requires the three of us."

"You, me, and Diancie are enough."

“Explain in detail.”

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

"I see, I see, that's a good idea, it should be feasible."

Su Hao's idea sparked a fire in Articuno's eyes.

As expected of the most cunning humans, they have so many tricks up their sleeves.

He felt that Su Hao's proposed plan was worth trying, and if it succeeded, there would be no need to go to Shui Jun again.

Su Hao's eyes lit up, and he said admiringly, "You can even do that? You truly deserve to be called the God of Ice!"

Confused, Diancie chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, that's what I think too!"

"Keep it low-key, it's just a small favor."

Articuno held its head high, feeling elated by Su Hao and Diancie's praise, completely forgetting its earlier unhappiness at being unable to defeat Void Shadow.

"Then, may the God of Ice fill the entire Spiral Secret Realm with floating ice mirrors!"

"The positions must be precise, otherwise the reflection may fail due to errors."

Su Hao squinted, smiled, and unfolded the waveguide, casually reminding, "It's five in the morning now, let's try to finish before seven."

"Of course... there's no problem."

Articuno spread its wings and, following Su Hao's guidance, began to set up ice mirrors with extremely high intensity that could refract light throughout the Spiral Secret Realm.

More than an hour later, Articuno, who had never controlled its power so precisely before, lay slumped to one side with lifeless eyes, uttering syllables that were not meaningful.