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

Upon receiving the urgent report from Li Qingyi, the former Fairy Pavilion Master and current head teacher of the Alliance's Junior Genius Class, the Shenzhou Alliance attached great importance to it. The news document reached the highest level of the Alliance in a very short time and appeared on the desk of the Alliance Chairman.

Subsequently, Mr. Mu Jianguo, Chairman of the Shenzhou Alliance, issued an important instruction, requesting the closest guardian Pokémon to Viridian Forest, Suicune and Raikou, along with several Elite Four, Champion, and Master Trainers, to travel to Viridian Forest.

Due to the battle of Regigigas, the Flame Emperor is currently recovering from his injuries and is therefore unable to appear.

Former league champion Liao Xingchen immediately set off for the Nirvana Secret Realm to request the Phoenix King's assistance.

While the Shenzhou Alliance is making frequent moves, the young girl Carlos and Zygarde, who has reverted to his planarian form, have already ventured deep into the heart of Viridian Forest for some time.

The girl seemed to have just seen something she really liked; her eyes were full of joy and happiness, and she excitedly said, "The Wonder Garden is so beautiful! I can't even recognize all the kinds of flowers!"

"That Venusaur is huge too, bigger than my house!"

The Zygarde core perched on her shoulder raised its eyebrows and echoed her words in a slightly indulgent, sharp voice.

"After all, in terms of the prosperity of life force alone, this forest is an extremely rare treasure on this planet, not to mention that the God of Life resides here, which makes the laws of life particularly favor this place."

"That is precisely why, if excessive prosperity arises due to favoritism, and there is no safety valve to restrain it, chaos that will inevitably overturn the order will inevitably occur one day in the future. I must take precautions in advance."

As Zygarde Core launched into its long-winded discourse, Carlos's upturned lips drooped slightly, as if she were somewhat displeased.

She didn't really understand grand principles like order and balance; she just felt it would be such a pity if such a beautiful place were destroyed.

But she also knew very well that no matter what she said, she couldn't influence Xiaoji's decision.

So all I can do is continue to support it, just as it supported me when I was an orphan.

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Essentially, as long as Zygarde is there, the probability of them getting lost in Viridian Forest is zero.

As its own dividing cells, a large number of "planarians" are invisible and scattered throughout the forest, much like human technological surveillance, capable of sharing vision with the Zygarde core at any time to search for anything.

Strangely, Zygarde had difficulty locating Xerneas's position using his cells, even though he had been able to detect Xerneas even when Xerneas was in a dormant state after turning into a tree.

After much thought, the only possibility is that Xernia deliberately concealed her presence and was intentionally avoiding him.

However, this did not stump Zygard.

In order to keep a close watch on Xerneas and Yveltal, who once slept in the same secret realm, its other half placed many cells imbued with the power of the Order God in this forest.

Among them were even multiple Zygarde cells, each containing a full 1% of the power of the Order God. With the signal network formed by these interconnected cells, it easily followed the traces favored by the undisguised laws of life and found the hidden Xerneas.

"Go in that direction."

Zygarde Core pointed the girl in a direction, then lay leisurely on her shoulder, enjoying the dappled sunlight filtering through the tree canopy and photosynthesizing.

It wasn't that Zygarde was exploiting Kalos; the girl's body, nurtured by its divine power of order, was healthier than that of ordinary Pokémon.

Walking such a short distance is nothing at all.

In the brief moment between their journeys to each other's hiding places, perhaps because she had been holding it in for a long time, the girl Carlos asked Zygarde curiously, "Little Zygarde, why is your core divided into two different colors?"

Holding the Zygarde, which had softened into a "slime" in the sunlight, in her hands, Carlos stared at its core, which was half red and half blue, with curiosity in her eyes.

To the girl's question, Zygarde remained silent for a long time before saying in a slightly somber voice, "You can think of it as... a gift left to me by the other half of my body, through which it is now forever one with me."

The girl seemed to understand, but she sensed Zygarde's changing emotions. She could only stroke its head and say with a smile, "I'll always stay with Zygarde from now on, so don't be unhappy, okay?"

Time flies.

With the deterrent power of the Order God, there were basically no ignorant wild Pokémon that could affect Kalos's progress.

Soon, she led Zygarde to the shore of a large, clear lake in the Viridian Forest.

No longer showing any sign of his previous dejection, Zygarde stood on the girl's shoulder and quickly located a spot.

"There's a cave in the woods over there, and a faint scent is coming from inside."

Just as Zygard was about to ask the girl to take it there, unexpectedly, with the faint sound of deer hooves landing on the ground, Xerneas, with his antlers emitting colorful light and a gentle expression, walked out of the forest on his own.

"As expected, I couldn't hide it from you, God of Order."

Xerneas, who had no choice but to appear, lingered on the girl for a moment before turning his gaze to Zygarde. When he noticed the changes in its core, a look of surprise flashed across his face.

"What is this... no, why are you fused with the core of emotion?"

As if he had encountered something beyond his expectations, Xerneas's expression changed repeatedly.

"You know very well, don't you? We were only able to pay a negligible price in that battle because of the Creator God's miraculous intervention."

"But in order to eliminate the aftermath of the great war, the chaos caused by the banishment of the spirit world, which represents one of the world's origins, and the trauma inflicted on the world after the darkness once raged."

"Emotion can only be used at the cost of one's own life to forcibly stabilize order and the balance of the world."

"And I have now inherited its will, determined to eliminate all factors that affect the balance of order, at all costs."

Zygarde, who had somehow jumped off the girl's shoulder, spoke in a calm voice. Its tiny body shielded the girl while giving Xerneas an unimaginable sense of oppression.

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Chapter 1465 Order and Life

"I thought that you, who made the right choice back then, wouldn't cause me any trouble, but..."

Zygard looked at Xerneas with disappointment. The last time the God of Death went berserk under the drive of the Law of Death, Xerneas had made the right choice.

While observing, one should restrain one's own aura, so that death and life can reach a balance.

And now, Xerneas is actually helping the god of death suppress its instincts, its duties, and the laws of death.

"That choice was the one I regret most in my life. Now that you have inherited my emotional will, you should understand."

Xerneas shook his head, his eyes filled with sadness.

Since then, it has often wondered if things would have turned out differently if it had chosen to help the first Diancie instead of fearing Zygarde's threat.

So this time, it chose to stand by Xiao Yi's side without hesitation.

Of course, Xerneas does not deny that his own child, Diancie, was also involved.

The thought of that cute and playful figure softened Xerneas's gaze.

She would do anything for Diancie.

"Is that so? It seems you have already given your answer."

Countless dazzling green rays streaked across the sky and descended upon Zygarde, instantly transforming it into its 10% form.

Even though it was only ten percent of its original form, the sense of oppression that Zygarde exerted on Xerneas at this moment far exceeded any time before.

The fusion of the core also represents the unification of the two separate authorities of order into one. It can be said that at this point, the 10% Zygarde is close to the 50% form that was once able to hunt Xerneas and Yveltal.

What if it reaches 50%?

Xerneas quickly received his answer.

More and more green light sources kept pouring in from all over the planet. To be on the safe side, Zygarde first summoned cells that were farther away. This way, if an unexpected situation arose and it needed to transform to 100% state, nearby cells could be summoned by it as quickly as possible.

In just a few breaths, the black-green cobra, whose aura completely overwhelmed Xerneas and whose state was infinitely close to that of a first-class legendary, coldly stared at Xerneas and issued an ultimatum.

"I will ask you one last time, will you hand over the God of Death?"

Zygard's aura solidified, and a strange power was gathering momentum.

It seemed that if Xerneas uttered a single "no," the aura disruption would penetrate directly and shatter Xerneas's fairy aura.

"For the sake of the balance of order, for the stability of the planet Earth, I will do anything, whether it is to grant salvation or to bring down divine punishment."

"Since the god of death is unwilling to take life, causing an imbalance between life and death, and you are willing to protect it."

"Then I will give you two choices, God of Life."

"Firstly, in accordance with the principle of the cycle of life and death, you should voluntarily allow the god of death to absorb life force in order to achieve balance."

"Secondly, I will take action myself. As long as you are put into a near-death state first, and then another god of life enters Nirvana, the balance between life and death will be temporarily stabilized."

Make a decision.

Even under the pressure of Zygarde's imposing presence, Xerneas's answer remained unchanged and unwavering.

"I will not hand it over, nor will I sacrifice myself without authorization, so give up on me."

Xerneas's "X"-shaped pupils stared at Zygarde's imposing body, which seemed like his natural enemy, without any intention of backing down.

Because it had promised Tianxi that it would never abandon itself again.

When she divided her demon essence and implanted it into that child's body, she was filled with a sense of self-abandonment.

But now, it no longer does that.

"Very good, it seems you have chosen the second option."

The giant cobra's pupils gleamed with a deep green light, and its destructive power no longer restrained itself, but instead began to bar its fangs and claws as it charged toward the fairy's aura.

"Rest assured, after you fall into a deep sleep, I will not kill the innocent. I will immediately deal with the other God of Life."

"I won't let you do it that easily."

Xerneas no longer held back; the antlers on his head shimmered with iridescent light, like neon lights in the night sky. Under its full power, the fairy aura transformed into a dreamlike field, where the life force could easily grow a sapling into a towering tree in an instant.

However, when faced with "aura disruption", the "fairy aura" is like a mouse seeing a cat. Under the suppression of its own natural counter power, it can only cower and reduce the pressure.

Logically speaking, Xerneas's fairy aura should have shattered in the blink of an eye.

The main reason it was able to persevere was that Diancie, during her several visits, tried her best to convey her experience in dealing with "aura destruction" to Xerneas. This allowed the fairy aura to shrink rather than be crushed, and Xerneas's abilities to decrease instead of increase.

The moment the two sides began to clash, the intense divine power intertwined terrified the king-level overlords living deep within the Everlasting Forest, who fled frantically from the central area that was about to become a battlefield of gods, like startled birds.

Among the fleeing group was a three-headed dragon with a somewhat panicked expression. It was pulling its white-faced double-axe dragon along, carrying an unconscious black bird, trying to get as far away from the battlefield as possible.

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The secret realm of Nirvana.

After meeting Liao Xingchen and understanding his purpose, the Phoenix King remained silent for a long time.

Liao Xingchen was anxious, but she couldn't urge him out loud because of the Phoenix King's majesty.

Su Hao is currently engaged in a fierce battle with the champion of the White Eagle Alliance. On a grander scale, he is bringing glory to the Divine Continent Alliance, not to mention that he is originally one of their own.

Even if the title of God of Order is intimidating, they still have to do everything in their power to avoid the worst possible outcome!

Phoenix King understood Liao Xingchen's impatience perfectly well.

But it was also helpless. Although it wouldn't be completely countered by the God of Order like Xerneas or Yveltal, it was still a bit afraid to fight the opponent, even with Xerneas as its helper!