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

I've been back on Earth for almost five months now, and there's still no sign of Crescent Feather. Could the reduction in time have gone from 100,000 years to 50,000 years?

What's the point of this?

Once I make this crystal gem from Talebagos into an accessory and wear it, I'll have two legendary Pokémon battling in a revival match. How cool is that?

That's amazing!

Looking at Su Hao, who had a blank expression but fluctuating emotions, Xerneas hesitated slightly.

It must be because so much responsibility is weighing on this child, making him feel too much pressure.

I'll go talk to my daughter later and ask her to think of a way to relieve Su Hao's stress.

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Chapter 1401 The Island Guardians Join the Battle

Su Hao decided that Tianxi's next training location would be the Sanctuary Islands in Hawaii.

Before setting off, it was still necessary to organize what had been gained during this period, and to have Xerneas answer some of Diancie's questions and summarize some experiences.

The essence of the Fairy type is inextricably linked to light. As the only legendary Fairy-type spirit representing the origin of fairies, Xerneas's opinion is of great significance to Diancie's ascent to the Divine Ascension Path.

Currently, Diancie has reached 10% progress in filling the empty shell of authority with the Law of Light. However, this 10% is not just a superficial figure; it also represents that Diancie's application and control over the law are improving along with the progress of the data.

If I had to put it simply, a more classic way to describe it would be "half-step master".

Due to the accumulation of various foundations and her increasing exposure to the Laws of Light, Diancie's combat strength is now comparable to some weaker Master-level Pokémon.

The second reason why Su Hao has not yet set off for Hawaii is that he needs to prepare for the upcoming sixth round of the Legend Cup.

It's fair to say that every contestant is either incredibly skilled or has a powerful backer. The fifth round already featured numerous battles between legendary or master-level Pokémon, leaving many viewers thoroughly entertained.

By the sixth round, only sixteen players remained.

Apart from Su Hao, there are three trainers left in the Shenzhou Alliance.

The ace fighter is Elder Long Yao of the Dragon City, the guardian deity of the giant Dragonite.

The ace fighter is Di Juan, a senior trainer from the Shenzhou League who has been training for a thousand years and possesses a nine-tailed fox. Xia Jie is a generation below her.

And finally, Baidu.

That's right. Logically speaking, among the former Four Heavenly Kings who could summon the power of the Three Holy Beasts when necessary, only Hakudo made it into the sixth round.

Liao Xingchen, however, was intercepted by Su Hao.

It is said that Bai Du tried to show off this to Liao Xingchen, but was caught by Liao Xingchen under the pretext of "sparring" and was severely beaten.

The reason why Chen Qing, one of the former Fighting-type Elite Four, was defeated was quite simple, similar to Liao Xingchen's. He failed to send out his guardian beast during the civil war and was defeated in the battle against Bai Du.

Chu Ya, on the other hand, was rather unlucky.

She encountered the four Heavenly Kings of Electricity from the White Eagle Alliance... oh no, it was David Carlisle, who had recently completed his challenge and become the current champion of the White Eagle Alliance.

The reason why David Carlisle, who had previously defeated Wang Anquan, was able to defeat Chuya this time, even with Suicune by his side, was that Tapu Koko was fighting on the home turf of the Sanctuary of the Islands.

Su Hao also remembered that the four guardian deities of Hawaii had all sent their island kings to participate in the Legend Cup.

However, the island kings chosen by Tapu Moo, Tapu Flipper, and Tapu Lele were eliminated in earlier rounds of the competition.

The reason for this is that these three island guardians adopted a laissez-faire attitude, thinking it was fine to win a few more rounds for publicity or to just go home without a care in the world, and had no intention of personally participating in the battle.

Tapu Fini hates fighting, Tapu Moo is too lazy to fight, and Tapu Lele is in a playful mood and deliberately doesn't help Xing Tiandao participate in the battle.

Only David Carlisle, as the king of Melemele Island, enhanced himself with his own superior strength, a bit of luck, and the considerable wealth he amassed after becoming the king.

They made it to the fifth round with some close calls, only to run into Chuya, who was with Suicune.

Tapu Koko happens to be the most warlike and strongest of the four island guardians. Upon seeing Suicune, he couldn't resist taking the initiative to fight and quickly emerged victorious after a fierce battle.

When Su Hao went to the Valley of Creation in the Spirit Realm to find Hoopa and the others, he occasionally encountered Chu Ya, who then launched into a tirade of complaints.

It's one thing to have bad compatibility, but to make matters worse, I was drawn into a one-on-one match. My recently increased strength couldn't be fully utilized, and I just had to watch Suicune lose.

She was so angry.

Su Hao could understand Chu Ya's unwillingness, but she could only force him to promise that if he encountered David Carlisle, he would teach him a lesson.

Unfortunately, bad things always seem to follow one after another.

In the sixth round of the 16-to-8 competition, in addition to Su Hao and Bai Du being matched with people from other alliances, Master Long Yao and Master Di Juan from the Shenzhou Alliance were matched together again.

The lottery results even drew criticism from many netizens who suspected that someone had rigged the draw.

Su Hao only saw Li Hua and Jiang Chengcheng discussing this matter in a small group chat of three people; they even wanted to "ask for information" from him, an insider.

Unfortunately, even Su Hao himself only found out about it by seeing the message in the group chat; there was no inside information whatsoever.

Su Hao and Xiao Yi, who had become unusually clever for some reason, spent three days playing in Viridian Forest.

As is customary, Su Hao reminded Xerneas to be careful of Zygarde and to contact him immediately if anything happened. After returning Diancie and the others, who had been left to roam freely in Viridian Forest for three days, to their Poké Balls, Su Hao set off to return to Yang City.

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Inside the Mewtwo Research Institute.

The beeping of the instruments rang rhythmically, and Su Hao stood behind Chao Meng, not daring to breathe.

Metagross had already completed its Mega Evolution and was covered in patches, serving as an independent computer connected externally to assist Mewtwo in performing calculations.

After discovering the true identity of Giovanni, who inexplicably chose to "show the back of his head" in front of the whole world, all the previously unconnected clues finally became clear.

The owner of the psychic hand that stole the different-colored Genesect was neither Deoxys, nor Solgaleo, nor Lunala.

It's highly likely to be Mewtwo... or rather, another "self" of Mewtwo.

With this line of thought, Mewtwo had a completely different view on the "genetic locks" in the bodies of several Genesects.

It began to try to reverse-engineer the unlocking method using the thinking it would use.

Now is the crucial time to determine whether the approach will succeed.

After nearly three hours of work, I finally managed to unlock a small corner of the gene lock without triggering its built-in "protection mechanism"—that is, without causing irreversible gene corruption if it is invaded or modified.

This also means that as long as they give Mewtwo time to unlock the remaining 99% of its genetic lock, they can use the connection between Genesects to pinpoint the location of the R Research Institute!

Su Hao and Mewtwo exchanged a glance, and the corners of their mouths turned up slightly.

2024 11 Month 30 Day.

Su Hao and Shen Yun boarded a private plane together, heading from Yangcheng to the venue for the sixth round of the Legend Cup.

According to Shen Yun, the final location for this competition was set within the territory of the Shenzhou Alliance.

The root cause is that Mount Fuji, which the Sakura Kingdom Alliance originally planned to use as the venue for the competition, seems to have become somewhat restless recently.

To avoid unnecessary natural disasters, while sending personnel to investigate the condition of Mount Fuji, the Sakura Kingdom Alliance had to back down and set the competition venue in the Shenzhou Alliance.

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Chapter 1402 Wulingyuan (2-in-1 4K)

"The final location for this competition has been decided."

On the smoothly flying private jet, Shen Yun's finger landed on a point on the fully unfolded map of the China Alliance.

The map is exclusively for use within the Shenzhou Alliance and is more detailed than the external versions, also marking many areas that were deliberately hidden.

Just like the mysterious Changbai Mountain Tianchi in the Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve behind Longdu, that is where the giant Dragonite, the guardian deity of Longdu, usually lives.

Looking at the location marked on the map, Su Hao asked with slight surprise, "Dayong City, Wulingyuan?"

He remembered that this place was also a protected area, and even the permanent residence of Master Zhang Xuan, one of the world's very few master-level trainers.

What secrets are hidden here is a consensus among most people who know the inside story.

Even with his own championship privileges, Su Hao couldn't find any relevant information in the league's database without specifically asking anyone in the know, as if it had been deliberately erased.

Something's not right. Something's very, very wrong.

Furthermore, what puzzled Su Hao the most was not the secret hidden in Wulingyuan, since he could easily get the answer by asking Liao Xingchen or Chairman Mu if he wanted to.

What he really couldn't understand was why, if he was just playing against Sakura Master, who was living a comfortable life, he would choose such a sensitive area as the venue for the match?

Even if the Phoenix Arena's size and defense level can't support a master-level battle, the vast and resource-rich Shenzhou Alliance has plenty of wasteland to provide for the fight.

Even if all else fails, you can still engage in PvP in the Imperial City by simply finding a stable and high-stat secret realm.

Su Hao's suspicious expression was so noticeable that even Shen Yun realized what he was thinking and said helplessly, "Don't think too much about it. Master Zhang Xuan just has something to discuss with you."

"In addition, the place she usually guards can provide enough space for battle, and that natural bird can reinforce spacetime to prevent the aftershocks of battle from spreading. Considering this, we arranged for you to be there."

This battle was conducted without a live audience. The entire battle was broadcast live using Rotom, who had upgraded his camera protection and resistance to the aftershocks of attacks after collecting information from the battle in Nirvana Realm.

It's important to know that each individual Rotom residing in the machine possesses at least a professional-level energy level!

With no outside audience, only the Sakura Ninja Alliance's Cicada Ninja Master and some accompanying personnel, it was easy to defend against.

"oh......"

Su Hao pursed his lips and remained silent.

However, he also became curious about why Master Zhang Xuan had sought him out.

However, Su Hao wasn't in a hurry, since he would know the answer after the match. Instead, he started chatting with Reshiram in his mental sea.

The private jet flew smoothly and soon landed at the airport in Dayong City.

After the two left the airport, an off-road jeep that had been waiting for a long time set off for the sparsely populated Wulingyuan.

at the same time.

Several other special vehicles appeared from another direction, heading towards the Wulingyuan area, known for its superior natural scenery.

The vehicle carried Master Trainer Chan Shinobu from the Sakura Kingdom Alliance and his entourage, while Liao Xingchen, the former champion of the Shenzhou Alliance who was eliminated in the fifth round of the Legend Cup and is now free, was responsible for escorting them.

Inside the car, the hunched, gaunt old man squinted and said with certainty, "That Liao Xingchen was sent by the Divine Continent Alliance to specifically monitor us."

The young people from the Sakura Kingdom Alliance who were accompanying him were taken aback. Just as they were about to complain, the old man raised his hand to stop them.

"It's alright. They've kept things there very secret. Although the higher-ups have given orders to dig out as many secrets as possible, given the Shenzhou Alliance's reaction, I'm afraid we won't have the chance."

"Just focus on the battle."