“Terastallize, Swampert!”
With that, Luo Mu gripped the tera orb in his hand. The originally pitch-black tera orb suddenly glowed with a blue light—that was the strange energy known as Terastal energy.
The glowing tera orb was forcefully tossed by Luo Mu towards Swampert's head, forming a perfect arc.
Swampert's eyes were fixed on the tera orb above its head. As if in response to it, the tera orb instantly burst forth with dazzling, brilliant light, sparkling like a gemstone.
The light rained down from mid-air, transforming into captivating, glowing crystals that enveloped Swampert's entire body. The next moment, a crisp shattering sound, like breaking glass, accompanied the explosion of the crystals.
It was at this moment, amidst the scattering crystal shards and starlight, that Swampert's greatly altered body appeared before Luo Mu, Pai Pa, and Mabosstiff.
At this moment, Swampert's body surface was as if covered by gemstones, emitting a resplendent glow.
On its head, a tera gem, like a crown, had appeared at some unknown time, and above the gem, there was an object resembling a cross-section of the Earth.
This object was composed of pure Terastal energy, filled with various elements.
Oceans, plains, mountains, inner core, outer core, mantle, crust, and other elements.
It looked full of bizarre and fantastical sensations.
Luo Mu murmured, “tera Ground type.”
Pai Pa was even more excited than Luo Mu, the one who used Terastallization. He hugged Mabosstiff with a face full of excitement, his feet constantly tapping the ground in small movements.
“It’s Terastallization! So handsome, so cool, so impressive!!”
Pai Pa's face showed longing. When would he be able to Terastallize Mabosstiff?
Luo Mu looked puzzled. Was Pai Pa really that excited?
Compared to Mega Evolution, Z-Move, and Gigantamax, Terastallization's art style really felt out of place.
However, as one of the four major systems, the potential of Terastallization was undoubtedly strong.
Luo Mu crooked his finger. Swampert, while feeling the novel energy appearing within its body, slowly walked over and squatted beside Luo Mu.
Luo Mu poked the tera Ground type crown, his expression odd. “It’s actually solid. I wonder about its hardness.”
Because of Luo Mu's action, Swampert also noticed the strange object that had suddenly appeared on its head, and its face showed disdain.
It had wondered why it felt top-heavy when walking just now; it turned out to be this extra burden. Although it didn't feel very heavy, it greatly affected the body's balance and the precision of its movements. In high-level battles, even such a small difference can affect the outcome.
Luo Mu saw Swampert's disdain for the tera crown and laughed. “You’ll get used to it. This is a good thing that enhances your power.”
“Swamp.”
Swampert raised its arms to touch the tera crown, responding with a depressed sound.
Watching Swampert's actions, several unique uses for this tera crown suddenly appeared in Luo Mu's mind, but he shook his head and dispelled these thoughts.
He had already retired; why was he still thinking about various battle strategies?
After shaking off some thoughts he shouldn't have at the moment, Luo Mu said to Pai Pa, “Come with big brother, I’ll show you a grand spectacle!”
“Mm!”
Pai Pa nodded heavily, taking Mabosstiff and following Luo Mu and Swampert, who was getting used to its Terastallized body.
A moment later, Luo Mu and his companions arrived at the Farming Area, which was overgrown with weeds and covered in rubble.
Pai Pa blinked, looking at the scene before him with some disbelief.
Although he was still young, due to his parents, he often read many books.
Thus, he naturally could see that what Luo Mu called the “Farming Area” was actually barren land where even potatoes might not grow!
To reclaim barren land into suitable land for cultivation would require a large amount of manpower and resources. Perhaps the power of Pokemon could speed it up?
Pai Pa suddenly turned to look at the Terastallized Swampert, realizing something.
Luo Mu and Swampert exchanged a knowing glance. Without needing to say more, Swampert had already assumed a stance and began to gather Ground type energy.
As it gathered, Swampert was startled.
It felt that the vast Ground type energy within its body seemed to be imbued with the same sparkling brilliance as when it Terastallized. As the move was unleashed, it caused both Swampert and Luo Mu to be shocked into silence.
Swampert stomped heavily on the ground. As if a land dragon had flipped over, layers upon layers of sparkling, earthy-yellow waves surged outwards in all directions like a tide.
Ground type move, Stomping Tantrum!
The tide swept through everything. All rubble and weeds were overturned by the great power of Stomping Tantrum, eventually turning into dust. Weeds were uprooted, and even the solid ground turned into slightly turned, loose soil.
Before planning the area, Luo Mu had specifically had Serperior use its high-level Pokemon's intimidation to drive the Pokemon living under this barren land into the nearby mountains and forests.
With such a large-scale operation, there would be no unexpected casualties.
Swampert's eyes widened. It numbly touched the tera crown on its head, then looked at its feet.
It felt that using this Stomping Tantrum did not consume much energy, and it only expected to overturn a small area of ground. However, with the blessing of this mysterious Terastal energy, Stomping Tantrum's power was almost on par with Earthquake, except it didn't bring the violent tremors!
If Stomping Tantrum was like this, what would Earthquake be like?
At this moment, Swampert deeply realized why Luo Mu had said such things. This strange Terastallization simply and directly increased its power out of thin air!
If it had this thing back then, perhaps it could have achieved a better result when facing that Avalugg?
Swampert fell into contemplation.
Pai Pa hugged Mabosstiff, his fair face showing a blush that was either from shock or excitement. He murmured, “So strong… Is this the power of a Champion-level Trainer’s Pokemon?”
Luo Mu recovered from his surprise. Although he had long known that the power brought by Terastallization would not be weak, witnessing it firsthand still startled him with the extent of the enhancement.
Should it be said that it truly lived up to its reputation as a system on par with Mega Evolution, Z-Move, and Gigantamax?
Luo Mu estimated that once Swampert skillfully mastered the power of Terastallization, it would be able to gain a complete advantage in a battle against Luxray due to its type advantage.
Next, Luo Mu took Swampert and thoroughly tidied up all the barren land in the Farming Area and ranch area. The once “corpse-strewn” stones turned into dust, and weeds were also uprooted, waiting to be cleared.
After everything was done, Swampert also released its Terastallized state, savoring the feeling of power it had just experienced. Swampert looked at the tera orb in Luo Mu's hand with burning eyes.
Feeling Swampert's gaze, Luo Mu looked at the dull, black tera orb in his hand and grumbled, “The setting that requires recharging after one use is a bad civilization!”