"Big Brother! Big Brother, spare us this once! We won't dare to do it again!"
The five Pokémon Hunters in front of them were all so scared they lost control of their bladders and bowels, staring in horror at the skeleton-like figure.
Behind that skeleton-like figure, the Death God, representing death, glared at them fiercely.
"Sorry, begging won't work, Death Wing."
"Master, Teacher, don't let these people dirty your hands, leave it to us."
"Aegislash!"
"Alright, Ceruledge, Aegislash, clean it up thoroughly."
Immediately after, a series of screams echoed from deep within the forest. Gardevoir and Gengar, having delivered the captured Pokémon back to their hometowns, heard the Pokémon Hunters' screams from afar.
After everything was dealt with, everyone hid in the deepest part of the forest's center to rest and recuperate.
"Recently, there have been more and more Pokémon Hunters. We've already annihilated nearly a dozen teams who came to this forest looking for Mega Evolution ites, haven't we?"
"......... (Hmph, a bunch of useless trash.)"
"Haha! Did you see how I sent their Pokémon flying with one Precipice Blades? Those guys instantly went weak in the knees!"
"Mm-hmm, if you make such a big commotion again next time, I'll reward you with a Dragon Ascent."
"Don't... quarrel..."
The biggest gain these past few days should be Kyogre's ability. Kyogre has completely fused with the giant stone, and its small body contains immense energy that can continuously grow.
Kyogre used this power to help Groudon and Rayquaza learn to speak, and it also greatly improved itself.
From now on, Rayquaza and Groudon can continuously maintain Mega Evolution and Primal Reversion. The two gods hadn't expected to receive help from a junior, and seeing the innocent Kyogre, the two gods' protective instincts were also aroused.
At this moment, Yveltal looked at the Fletchling flying on its wing and couldn't help but sigh at its own change.
Ever since following Gui Ling, its personality had undergone a drastic transformation. The brutality in its heart seemed to be controlled by a force, occupied by a different kind of emotion.
"......... (Unknowingly, it's been almost half a year since I followed you, you guy. As the Death God, to have such a personality, you must compensate me.)"
"Can't grilled fish shut you up?"
"......... (Of course, but I want double.)"
"Mm-hmm, how has it been recently, with you looking after Xiao Xingyue?"
"......... (Sleeping takes up most of the time, feels like it can't compare to me.)"
"Of course, you're the Gold Medal Sleep God!"
"......... (If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute.)"
"Tch, take it and eat. We still have to travel later."
Gui Ling casually tossed the purple stone in his hand. This was the Garchomp and Serperior Mega Evolution ite that everyone had 'painstakingly' found.
Actually, it was just looted from Pokémon Hunters, found among a pile of supplies they needed to transport.
"Who would have thought, you search high and low for something, only to find it when you least expect it ~ And these are two complete stones, with the Mega Evolution ite inside, clearly brand new."
"Gabite Gabite ~"
"This will be yours after you evolve, no need to rush."
Gabite curiously tapped the Mega Evolution ite, then picked it up and bit it. Like it had found some strangely shaped toy, Gabite even showed it to Gardevoir.
Gardevoir pointed to the Mega Evolution ite on her own necklace, and Gabite instantly understood, looking at the Mega Evolution ite in its hand with starry eyes.
Who would have thought that Gardevoir's child was a pseudo-legendary Garchomp.
Recently, the three Honedge especially liked to stay with Ceruledge. The reason was that Aegislash, seeing Greninja and Ceruledge battling, also wanted to participate. As a result, Ceruledge, relying on its Dark Aura, single-handedly thrashed both of them, which made Aegislash, who had always had a winning streak, fall into deep thought.
Aegislash was practicing its swordsmanship not far away. Hearing a rustle from the nearby bushes, it curiously poked its head out to look.
It discovered that Gabite was battling a Grovyle, while Honedge, Ceruledge, and Gardevoir sat on a nearby log, watching the show.
Grovyle condensed Leaf Blade and furiously attacked Gabite. After the attack ended, Gabite returned with a Brick Break.
The two Pokémon just kept blasting each other, simple and brutal.
"Gardevoir sister, why is your child so reckless? It doesn't even dodge."
"Gardevoir ~"
"Alright, quite a personality."
As they fought, the two Pokémon evolved simultaneously. Garchomp and Sceptile roared at each other again and charged, then it was the next round of brawling.
"But... why do they both keep using close combat? What about Dragon Pulse? What about Sceptile's other moves?"
"Gardevoir?"
"This isn't just personality anymore! These two are pure idiots! Don't let them fight anymore, they'll probably get even dumber if they keep going!"
Aegislash, hiding nearby, had a speechless expression. When it heard, "Brawling is a man's romance!" it strongly held back its laughter.
Just as the two Pokémon were about to continue their one-slash-each fight, a purple shadow quickly flashed between them. In the blink of an eye, two blades burning with purple flames were pressed against Garchomp and Sceptile's necks.
"Stop, this match ends here."
Garchomp immediately obediently retracted its Brick Break upon hearing Ceruledge's words, while Sceptile, full of fighting spirit, looked at Ceruledge.
"Sceptile!"
"Me? Are you sure you want to fight me?"
"Sceptile!"
Ceruledge sized up Sceptile from top to bottom. Seeing Sceptile already condensing Leaf Blade, it didn't have much interest in fighting.
"To be honest, you'd best not fight me."
"Sceptile!"
"No, I'm afraid you'll suffer a setback."
"Sceptile!"
"Alright, I'll let you have three moves. Begin."
Sceptile was very unconvinced. Ceruledge was clearly looking down on it. As soon as it swung a blade, Ceruledge's figure instantly vanished, and Sceptile directly hit nothing but air.
"First move."
Ceruledge appeared behind Sceptile. Sceptile immediately created distance. It hadn't even clearly seen the opponent's movements before they instantly appeared behind it. Sceptile felt unprecedented pressure.
Sceptile began to shake its tail, using Leaf Storm to strike at Ceruledge. The next second, the fiery blades in Ceruledge's hands began to extend, directly splitting the Leaf Storm in half with one slash.
"Second move."
Sceptile was somewhat doubting its life. It unleashed its Grass-type ultimate move, Frenzy Plant. Several thick vines began to spread, then forcefully slammed towards Ceruledge's direction.
Sceptile looked at the dust-splashed ground, thinking that this time it couldn't possibly miss. However, a strong killing intent suddenly came from behind it.
"Three moves are over."
Ceruledge said coldly. The intense pressure made Sceptile sweat profusely. Before Sceptile could react, a flash of blade light cut across its body, and it fell to the ground, losing its ability to battle.
"Aegislash..."
Aegislash, observing from the bushes, slowly closed its eyes. It had finally seen Ceruledge serious. In their previous battle, it clearly felt Ceruledge holding back, and it thought Ceruledge was looking down on it and had argued with him.
.........
"There are less than a few dozen days left until the competition. Everything that needed to be done has been done. Let's just stay here."
Gui Ling and the others had been in the forest for five days. Everyone had painstakingly turned the wilderness into a camp.
Until six days before the competition, Trevenant sensed something using the conditions of the forest.
"Trevenant?"
"Serperior?"
Trevenant sensed the opponent's location and, with Serperior on its head, came to the outskirts of the forest.
.........
"Seriously! Why does this guy live in such a desolate wilderness?"
"Fortunately, there's the power plant's satellite positioning, otherwise, we wouldn't even know this guy's location."
"By the way, do we really need to bring out nearly half of Team Flare's fighting power?"
"You still hope that guy will listen to our persuasion and join us."
"Trevenant..."
Akobi and Momoichi felt as if they were being watched. When they looked around, they found Trevenant hiding in the shadows of the trees.
"Serperior..."
Serperior coiled around Trevenant's trunk, both of them staring intently at Team Flare in front of them.
"Serperior and Trevenant? What kind of weird combination is this?"
"And they're Shinny! Let's catch them and boost our Team Flare's strength."
Momoichi threw a Poké Ball, intending to be a one-ball wonder, but Trevenant smashed the Poké Ball to smithereens with a Wood Hammer, then controlled the trees in the forest to attack Team Flare.
"They're resisting! Houndoom, Flamethrower! Drapion, Sludge Bomb!"
"Dustox, Poison Powder!"
Trevenant and Serperior were incredibly powerful. In just one encounter, they took down three of the opponent's Pokémon. However, due to the overwhelming numbers, two fists couldn't contend with four hands, and they quickly fell into a tough battle.
"Trevenant!!!"
Deep in the forest, Gui Ling, hearing Trevenant's loud cry, suddenly opened his eyes and frowned, looking in the direction of Trevenant and Serperior.
"Everyone else, guard the camp. Rayquaza, let's go check it out."
"Roar!"
The battlefield was engulfed in flames. Since Trevenant and Serperior were both Grass-type, Team Flare used Fire-type Pokémon to attack.
Momoichi had previously used the power plant's positioning system to find powerful Pokémon to capture and enhance Team Flare's strength. Now, Trevenant and Serperior were at their wits' end.
"Don't resist, go Poké Ball!"
But when the Poké Ball hit Trevenant's body, there was no reaction. It's impossible for someone else to capture a Pokémon that has already been captured by others.
Momoichi clearly reacted. The next second, the sky became covered in dark clouds, and a black figure slowly emerged from the black mist.
"Roar!!!"
Mega Rayquaza descended from the sky with Gui Ling, looking down at Team Flare below.
"Long time no see, Team Flare."
"It's you?!"
"What do you few intend to do to my family?"
Gui Ling retrieved the heavily injured Trevenant and Serperior to prevent them from being harmed again.
"Oh dear ~ So those two Pokémon are yours, what a misunderstanding ~ To tell you the truth, we came to find you ~"
"I knew you guys weren't up to anything good. Speak your piece quickly, then get out."
"Hey! How can you talk to a girl like that?"
"Unconvinced? Or should I send you off with a Dragon Ascent?"
Akobi and Momoichi were furious, but since the headquarters' mission hadn't been completed, they had no choice but to humble themselves again.
"We hope Your Excellency can join us and complete the transformation of this new world together."
"Our Team Flare will definitely not mistreat Your Excellency."
"Not interested. Are you done talking? If so, get out of my territory quickly."
"Then... can Your Excellency not interfere with us when we are carrying out our mission?"
"Well, it depends on my mood ~"
"Depends on your mood, my ass! You're deliberately toying with us, aren't you?"
"Oh? Discovered? So what? Come and hit me ~"
As soon as Gui Ling's words fell, Rayquaza suddenly raised its head and unleashed a Hyper Beam. The terrifying power exploded among Team Flare, instantly causing significant casualties.
"It's not over yet! Draco Meteor!"
Draco Meteor instantly covered half the forest. The Dragon-type ultimate move cleared the field directly. In just two moves, Team Flare suffered heavy casualties.
"Fight him to the death!"
Team Flare had started with 1000 people, and now there were only 100 people and 125 Pokémon left. All the Pokémon used their strongest moves, and the Team Flare members also picked up their newly developed weapons, intending to fight to the bitter end.
"Interesting. Come on, try your Z-Move!"
"Roar!!!"
Gui Ling jumped down from Rayquaza, and the Z-Ring on his right hand glowed with brilliant light.
As Gui Ling's fist and Rayquaza's tail collided, Rayquaza's body also glowed with the energy of Dragon Ascent.
"Among all dragons in the world!"
"I alone am supreme!"
"Go! A power even stronger than Dragon Ascent! Achieve the true Dragon God!"
"Roar!!!"
Rayquaza roared, its entire body glowing green as it shot straight into the sky. The entire sky was instantly covered in dark clouds, and terrifying pressure swept across the land.
"The Dragon God's might shakes the Nine Provinces!!!"
The next second, a giant azure dragon, condensed from energy, descended from the sky, instantly destroying everything around it.
If viewed from an astronaut's perspective in space, one could even see a massive green energy light pillar shooting out from Earth.
Gui Ling looked at the nearly hundred-meter-deep crater in front of him and couldn't help but sneer.
"I really underestimated you guys. You actually had the guts to come find me."
Gui Ling stroked Rayquaza's head, then made a bowing gesture.
"He is the supreme Dragon-type king, the true king of speed. No one can catch up to his galloping figure. Dying under this move is your honor. Be careful in your next life, don't follow the wrong person again."
Gui Ling was not in a hurry to go back. Instead, he rode Rayquaza through the clouds, enjoying the beautiful scenery among them.
"Counting the time, the competition should be starting soon. This is the time to make a name for myself, and I don't want any mistakes."
Current Gui Ling Pokémon Battle Power Ranking: (Only Gui Ling's Pokémon Battle Power Ranking)
Heaven-Reaching Battle Power: Yveltal, Rayquaza, Groudon, Kyogre
Battle Power Ceiling: Banette, Ceruledge
Upper-Tier Battle Power: Darkrai, Diancie
Mid-Tier Battle Power: Gengar, Aegislash
Lower-Tier Battle Power: Greninja, Noivern, Trevenant, Serperior, Garchomp, Gardevoir
Unknown Battle Power: Xiao Xingyue, Honedge