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

As guardians of the island, the four of them did not participate in the war to protect the world from the outside world because they could not abandon the land they were protecting.

However, they did actively work on dealing with those who slipped through the net and were overlooked on the front lines.

But then another problem arose.

As fellow masters of light energy, the Tapu could sense a certain degree of restraint when fighting the minions of dark matter, much like the restraint of purifying power over negative energy.

There is no absolute restraint between light and darkness, but rather they inhibit each other.

But none have ever been like Diancie, where both negative energy and the shadow of nothingness were almost entirely suppressed by its radiant power.

This power seems almost as if it was created specifically to combat dark matter.

Diancie's advancement to the second-tier legendary level is at a critical moment. Tapu Koko will not only refrain from interfering with her advancement in order to seek victory, but will instead choose to take the initiative to protect Diancie.

This force cannot be lost!

Anyone who dares to interfere is an enemy of the Tapu family!

Tapu Koko gave a warning look to David Carlisle, who seemed to be getting restless, and the White Eagle Alliance behind him. Tapu Koko nodded to Su Hao and instantly leaped into the air, letting out a high-pitched cry.

"Puka—Whoosh!!!"

At Tapu Koko's call, Tapu Lele, Tapu Bulu, and Tapu Fini simultaneously took to the air on the other three islands of the Sanctuary of the Islands, ignoring the noisy questions from the island kings around them, and arrived at the hidden Sun and Moon Altar on Poni Island, which no one was allowed to approach.

They want to do their part to help Diancie advance!

Using Tapu Koko, located on Melemele Island, as a coordinate, the three Tapu worked together to activate the dormant Sun and Moon Altar. The terrifying light energy contained within was once again exposed to the outside world, transforming into a shocking torrent of light that swept across the sky and, guided by Tapu Koko, descended upon Diancie, who had transformed into a ball of light!

At this very moment, billions of viewers around the world are witnessing this sudden change firsthand through Rotom's aerial perspective.

The screen was filled with comments, with countless people asking what had happened.

The view shifts upwards, revealing the far side of the moon, a vast distance from the blue planet.

While waiting for Su Hao's signal, Deoxys, who was idly exploring the moon, also sensed the change in the atmosphere on the other side of Earth.

It chose to fly to a position where it could observe the blue planet, its gaze fixed on the golden star on the blue planet from its own perspective.

My furry friend seems to be going through something very important.

Deoxys wanted to go down and help, but considering Rayquaza's warning, he had to suppress his thoughts and return to the lunar surface.

Deoxys had swept his immense mental energy across the craters on the moon's surface thousands of times before.

Unfortunately, it found nothing.

But this scan seems to have yielded unexpected results due to the emergence of a certain variable.

Among the numerous craters, perhaps due to changes on Earth, a certain area suddenly leaked an extremely faint aura that could not escape Deoxys's perception!

Deoxys paused, then without hesitation swung its tentacle-like arms and flew in that direction.

at the same time.

Somewhere on the ocean floor of Earth.

While at the R Research Institute headquarters, waiting for Mewtwo to complete its fusion, Giovanni suddenly noticed changes in the second experimental subject, Star Cocoon, who had been contained.

As if craving some kind of energy, the small outer shell of the Star Cocoon, which weighs nearly a ton after being compressed, trembled slightly, as if it were about to awaken.

"Ha, now is not the time for you to wake up."

Sakaki increased the concentration of the dormant gas, and soon, the Star Cocoon fell silent once again.

After doing all this, Sakaki looked up at the ceiling above him, lost in thought.

The fact that the Star Cocoon reacted was likely due to some changes occurring in the Sanctuary of the Islands.

Perhaps the altar leaked some light, which is why the Star Cocoon craved the light and wanted to complete its transformation.

However, none of this matters.

The date for Mewtwo to complete its fusion is approaching. After obtaining the power of darkness, Mewtwo will have the power to overwhelm even the Radiant God!

At that time, whether it's the sun/moon altar or anything else, it will all be within my grasp.

Sakaki's emotional shift was also sensed by Hoopa's malice, who was hiding silently in the Jar of Punishment.

It is inherently a collection of malice, and perceiving this aspect is a matter of professional expertise.

No one understands this overflowing ambition better than malice.

The aura of Lava Mountain has disappeared, and the nightmare seems to be gone too, leaving only Hyoga.

The evil spirit was relieved that it had accomplished its goal while these puppet cannon fodder were still alive. Now, it should consider finding an opportunity to escape.

It thought that if it just kept waiting, that opportunity would come soon.

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The sacred islands, above Melemele Island.

Almost three minutes had passed since the dazzling torrent of light swept across the sky and descended upon Diancie.

Similarly, for the same leap in life level, the time it took for Diancie to advance to the second-tier legendary level was actually less than when she developed her ultimate burst.

Perhaps this is because its own power is already sufficient to knock on that threshold, its understanding of the laws is already complete, and even its authority has long had something to bear it.

This time consumption is more like the time required to absorb the light energy within the Sun and Moon Altar and construct the first authority born in this world.

Before long, a sacred and magnificent aura rose from within the ball of light.

The light dissipated like shredded paper, revealing Diancie's figure, which, though outwardly unchanged, gave off a completely different impression.

At this moment, a materialized authority is quietly suspended within Diancie's body. The beautiful, multifaceted diamond is already half-filled with light, forming the nascent authority.

This is the world's recognition of Diancie, granting her absolute command and control over the laws that constitute the entire world.

Its name is—Radiant Authority.

The Authority of Light and the Authority of Radiance differ by only one word, yet they are quite different.

Let's put aside the differences for now; there are more important things to do.

Diancie's demeanor underwent another transformation, and for some reason, even the referee dared not look directly at her. She bowed slightly in the direction of Tapu Koko and the other three Tapu to express her gratitude for their help.

"Plop."

Tapu Koko calmly shook its head, returned to the area it had been in, and stared intently at Diancie with eyes full of fighting spirit.

Now that you have advanced to the second-tier legendary level, let's continue the battle that was just interrupted!

Tianxi nodded gently, the white veil behind her, now restored to its original pristine state, fluttering in the breeze. It mouthed "I understand" and landed in the area in front of Su Hao.

Just as Su Hao and Diancie were communicating through waveguide, the referee's somewhat flustered voice rang out.

"...The game continues!"

Compared to David Carlisle, who refused to believe the idea that was surfacing in his mind, the referee at least maintained his rationality and knew that he was still in the Legends Cup semi-finals.

David Carlisle was just a sidekick, so Tapu Koko didn't care about his reaction.

Looking at Diancie, who was completely different from before, Tapu Koko hesitated for a moment before tentatively unleashing a powerful "Thunderbolt".

Previously, Diancie would have needed to construct multiple light walls to withstand this attack.

However, under Su Hao's command, Diancie calmly conjured a wall of light with one hand and withstood Tapu Koko's Thunderbolt.

At the same time, the radiant aura that had been contained due to the advancement spread out again.

Tapu Koko was shocked to discover that his strength was suppressed by a full 30% the moment he was enveloped in the Radiant Aura!

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Chapter 1462 Crushing Tapu Koko!

This isn't some kind of special attack that's been weakened by 30%, or a similar effect that reduces abilities.

It's a real 30% decrease in all basic attributes!

For a legendary Pokémon like Tapu Koko, this is undoubtedly a significant leap from the top of the legendary tier to a level close to that of a regular legendary tier.

It's about to sit at the same table as its defeated foe, Suicune!

Although their fighting spirit remained, the weakening of their strength was undeniable.

Even though it was somewhat expected, Tapu Koko was still taken aback. Wasn't this power a bit too much?

But this difficulty alone is not enough to make the belligerent Tapu Koko surrender immediately.

While replenishing the power field that was about to run out of electricity, Tapu Koko summoned thunderclouds, causing lightning to automatically begin bombarding Diancie.

It then mobilized its energy, coating its outer shell with a metallic sheen, and charged toward Diancie like an arrow released from a bow.

Steel Wing is four times stronger than Diancie's Rock and Fairy-type moves!

"Magic Flash".

Su Hao gave the order from behind. Diancie nodded slightly, her whole body bursting with a dazzling, iridescent light that was much brighter than before, while she resisted the lightning strike. At the same time, she mobilized light energy to construct a brilliant golden diamond longsword.

"I am honored to have your guidance in royal swordsmanship."

Diancie conjured a sword flourish in mid-air, and the blade, as if guided by eyes, blocked Tapu Koko, who had transformed into a bolt of lightning.

After advancing to the second-tier legendary level, Diancie discovered that she could do more things than she could do before.

Just like now, while maintaining the Magic Shining Shield, one can still spare a thought to practice the Royal Swordsmanship, which was created by Queen Diancie, a woman skilled in swordsmanship and inherited from the Sacred Diamond.

The two figures flashed above Meilemeile Island, their evenly matched clashes echoing with the metallic clang of swords colliding with the island's outer shell.

—When shooting aerial shots at the maximum possible slow magnification, Rotom couldn't capture their figures at all; he could only fix them in one position and zoom in to show the afterimages they left behind.

At this time.

Barely managing to block Diancie's sword tip from a tricky angle with its hardened shell, Tapu Koko would have cursed them if he knew what others were thinking: "Which of you saw that it was evenly matched?"

After advancing to the second-tier legendary level, Diancie's life level underwent another transformation and leap. If it were displayed on the panel, it would be Platinum Star with an A-level range!

All-around, impeccably powerful!

With its already terrifyingly strong base stats, and the ability to weaken opponents and enhance itself by using its Radiant Aura, Tapu Koko completely felt the same frustration that Diancie had felt when she was crushed by its base stats.

Not to mention that Diancie has only just been promoted to the second-tier legendary level, so she should still have room to grow. Tapu Koko was overjoyed that the four island gods had successfully created a big dad for fighting against the dark matter, but was also helpless that this big dad was now beating him up.

It's a contradiction.