Elf: Is the bear apprentice the weakest? I'll shatter the sky with my fists.

Li Chen staggered forward half a step unexpectedly, and subconsciously supported the girl's knee with his backhand.

The Ultra Ball swayed gently at his waist, and Cosmom seemed to be infected by this joy, projecting a small nebula vortex through the shell.

Irene buried her hot cheeks in Li Chen's shoulder, completely unaware that Lingyouma was turning his head away with an expression that said "I can't bear to watch".

The Snowstorm Horse lowered its head and pretended to comb its messy mane, but the corners of its mouth were obviously raised under the ice crystals.

"Thank you......"

Irene suddenly let go of her hand and landed lightly back on the snow.

She took two steps back and wiped the corners of her eyes with her fingertips. Her tears reflected a colorful halo in the aurora.

"It fulfilled the wish of all of us..."

Li Chen turned around suddenly.

Irene's figure was becoming transparent, and those familiar faces appeared behind her at some point.

The old man in the alley nodded and smiled at him, and Opel and Nia, the father and daughter, also had smiles on their faces.

Their bodies gradually thinned out like the mist that had been parted, but they all had relieved smiles on their faces.

The crown pattern on the tip of Irene's elf ear flashed for the last time, and the emerald pendant floated up and gently fell into Li Chen's palm.

"Be happy..."

As the farewell faded into the wind, all the ghost-type Pokémon on the snowy mountain simultaneously emitted an ethereal chorus.

Cosmom emitted warm starlight from the Ultimate Ball, gently wrapping the scattered points of light.

"..."

Li Chen stood alone on the top of the snowfield, quietly looking at the jade pendant that was still warm.

The aurora flowed behind him, stretching the lonely shadow very long.

"Meetings and partings in this world...are always so abrupt..."

Li Chen suddenly chuckled, and the white air he exhaled quickly dissipated in the cold wind.

Inside the ball, Cosmom sensed Li Chen's emotions.

The nebula-shaped body slowly rotated, dyeing the few snowflakes floating across the sphere light blue.

In the distance came the low neighing of a snowstorm horse.

Li Chen put away the pendant.

When he turned around, the soles of his shoes crushed the ice crystals all over the ground.

The glittering fragments flew up, briefly recreating the outline of the old friend's smile under the starlight.

Return to dust in a flash.

[Item: Tie Reins]

[Explanation: This cloth, which shimmers when held in the light, was once presented to the God of Fertility as a token of gratitude. Some also seem to have used it as a thread, fashioning it into pendants and giving them to others.]

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Deduction one...

Chapter 472: This Crown as Evidence

"Pull the reins..."

Li Chen stood in front of the mottled gate of the temple and closed the system interface.

The moment the fingertips closed, the reins turned into particles of light and merged into the skin.

He looked up at the mural on the dome of the temple.

The relief of the King of the Belle and the two horses galloping eternally was now emitting a faint resonant glow.

A sigh, whether it was relief or regret, melted away in the never-ending wind and snow on the Crown Snowfield.

The Ultimate Ball vibrated gently at his waist, as if expressing a promise spanning a century...

"God's envoy..."

The voice of the Rape Crown King suddenly sounded in Li Chen's mind. Compared with the previous vicissitudes, this time it had a bit more freshness.

The ball of light trembled slightly, rising and falling like a baby's breathing.

"This power is the last gift Irene left for you..."

Before he finished speaking, a stream of emerald light separated from the light ball and gently wrapped around Li Chen.

Suddenly, Li Chen felt the dried-up wave power in his body revived like a refreshing rain, and even the dormant super-power mark began to shine again...

The warm current of restorative energy carries Irene's unique aura.

The fragrance of some flowers mixed with the chill of the snowfield completely absorbed into my body.

Li Chen was a little dazed when he heard a voice with a smile in his ears, as light as snow falling on branches.

only......

Li Chen subconsciously raised his hand and brushed the hair hanging in front of his forehead.

The hair that was originally only gray at the temples had now mostly turned snow-white.

The newly grown white hair shone with a pearly luster under the reflection of the aurora, forming a strange interweaving with the remaining black hair.

"This is..."

He picked up a strand of white hair and found that there were very tiny emerald dots at the end of the hair.

The Ultra Ball suddenly floated up, and Cosmom projected a star map through the shell. One of the emerald stars was resonating and shining with his white hair.

The ghost horse came closer at some point, and the ghostly blue fire cast a flowing shadow on the white hair.

The cold air exhaled by the Blizzard Horse condensed into tiny crowns of ice crystals at the ends of his hair.

【Ding--】

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the power of evergreen. You can also call it the power of evergreen.]

The system prompt sounded, and an emerald light suddenly burst out from Li Chen's palm.

He lowered his head and looked at the vitality flowing through the veins in his arms.

In a trance, I saw the shadow of Irene appearing in front of me.

The girl's illusion stood on tiptoe, lightly tapping his snow-white temples with her fingertips: "This is... a gift I secretly hid~"

Her voice had a familiar playful ending.

Irene approached Li Chen but was unable to touch him.

"When you miss me..."

As he spoke, the green light suddenly became brighter.

In front of Li Chen, a projection of a mini forest unfolded.

Countless points of light danced in it, each one a smiling face in Irene's memory.

"...Let this power embrace you for me."

She made one last face before the illusion faded.

"Thank you."

Li Chen said softly, slowly raising his hand.

Emerald light lingered on his fingertips, reflecting the girl's gradually transparent smile.

"You're welcome, my 'tourist'."

Irene's shadow, which had not yet disappeared, leaned forward and put her cheek close to Li Chen's palm.

This movement caused her long hair to brush against his wrist as it always did.

But, I can no longer feel the temperature.

At the moment of touching.

Irene's figure turned into countless emerald green light spots, following the direction of the flow of Evergreen's power, and blended into Li Chen's skin bit by bit.

When the last speck of light disappears.

Suddenly, a clear bell rang from the Crown Temple in front of him, startling a flock of snow-white messenger birds...

At this point, the entire snowfield fell into silence.

"hiss!"

The blizzard horse neighed to the sky, and crystal tears of ice rolled down from the gaps in the armor on its face.

The ghost fire around the spirit horse swayed violently, dyeing the snow within a radius of 100 meters into a dark blue.

"Woo——"

The first sound was the wail of the Ice Nine-Tailed Fox, followed by the roar of the Blizzard King, the wailing of the Snow Demon Girl, and even the usually silent Ice Rock Monster made a dull clashing sound.

The wails of countless Pokémon intertwined into a requiem that shook the heavens and earth, and even the howling wind was frozen.

Those ghost-type Pokémon that roam around all year round have actually synchronized their frequencies with those of the living creatures.

Night watchmen lined up, holding up illusory white flowers. The crystal lamp spirits dimmed their flames to the softest blue. Even the grumpy cursed dolls quietly began sewing tiny rag dolls.

In this resonance that transcends life and death, the Tree of Eternity at the top of the temple suddenly blooms with unprecedented light.

Every new sprout is condensed with emerald dew.

Like someone's tears.

call.....

A green cassia branch suddenly dropped from the dome of the giant tree and sprouted from the snow that never melted in the Crown Snowfield.

It grew and branched at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally spontaneously woven into an exquisite crown in Li Chen's hair.

The new leaves still have traces of frost, but they exude the fragrance of camellia.

When the branch completed the last winding arc, seven small ice crystal flowers suddenly bloomed at the top.

The Snowstorm Horse and the Ghost Horse simultaneously bent their front knees, infusing the living crown with the power of eternal ice and immortal shadow.

Cosmom projected a miniature nebula from the Ultra Ball, dotting the laurel branches with tiny stars.

The moment Li Chen raised his hand and touched the crown, all the ice crystal petals turned in the same direction.

There, the last of the aurora borealis fades into the horizon as dawn approaches.

Bang.....

The Snowstorm Horse suddenly knelt with its front hooves, making a clear sound. "My King... please allow me to pave the way for you."

The ghost horse gracefully lowered its head, entwined with shadows. "In this life, I will bear the saddle and bridle... only for you to hold the whip and follow the stirrup."

The sounds of the two divine horses echoed among the snow-capped mountains, and the crown in Li Chen's hair trembled slightly.

A petal of ice crystals fell on the surface of the Ultimate Sphere.

What was reflected there was the figure of a true king.

Li Chen suddenly turned around, his white hair fluttering in the snowstorm.

He stared at the pink poisonous miasma remaining on the ruins of the altar, anger burning in his eyes.

"This crown is proof."

The Cinnamon Crown suddenly burst into emerald flames, resonating with the nebula in the Ultra Sphere.

The Snowstorm Horse and the Ghost Horse raised their front hooves at the same time, and ice crystals and shadows intertwined behind him to form a totem of revenge.

"I, Li Chen."

Li Chen raised his hand to crush the last wisp of poisonous mist, and the sound of his voice shook the snow and made it fall. "Meet with the gods!"

All the Pokémon in the Crown Tundra raised their heads at the same time, their roars blending into one syllable: