The wasteland in front of Anistar City, originally a place to stop the giant stone statue, was transformed into a battlefield for the two gods.
Zygarde simultaneously unleashed four Dragon Pulses, while Yveltal used Oblivion Wing to block them.
"Charge through and use Death Wing!"
Yveltal burst out of the smoke, grabbed Zygarde's body with a claw, and began to unleash Death Wing.
Zygarde reacted incredibly quickly, immediately sending Yveltal flying. Yveltal had no choice but to create distance and search for another opportunity.
Zygarde flew up and unleashed another Dragon Pulse, Yveltal continued to meet it with Oblivion Wing, then used Brave Bird to smash into Zygarde.
Everyone focused their attention on this battle. Team Rockets even broadcast it live to the Kalos region.
Seeing Yveltal gain the upper hand in every exchange, Zygarde knew it couldn't delay any longer. It unleashed Thousands of Arrows, initiating a wide-range, covering attack.
"Charge through! Move a little to the left! Fly up here! Then to the left again!"
Thousands of Arrows specifically countered flying-types like Yveltal, but the wide-range attack coverage failed to hit Yveltal even once.
"Death Wing!"
Yveltal burst out of the Thousands of Arrows and used Death Wing, clashing with Zygarde's Core Enforcer.
Green and red energies clashed, and as the red energy slowly disintegrated, Core Enforcer directly struck Yveltal in the sky.
"Pfft!"
As Yveltal took damage, Gui Ling violently spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling an bone-gnawing pain in his chest.
"Yveltal!"
Yveltal fell from the sky, crashing heavily onto the ground. Gui Ling and Yveltal simultaneously staggered to their feet. A closer look would reveal that their eyes began to align, and their movements became synchronized.
"Pay the price for your arrogance!" x2
The next second, their consciousnesses merged. Yveltal's entire body began to emit black and red smoke, which shot straight into the sky, even obscuring it.
Ten seconds later, everyone could see what was happening within the smoke.
"Is that a human?!"
Within the blurry smoke, a human figure clad in black and red could be seen. The Aura emanating from him devoured surrounding life forms, turning them into stone statues.
The blurry smoke enveloped Yveltal's body, preventing everyone from seeing his general appearance clearly. The most striking feature was the pair of purple eyes within the smoke, staring intently at Zygarde before him like a monarch.
"Greninja, Gui Ling and Yveltal..."
"koo-gah..."
Ash and Greninja nodded to each other; this familiar energy made them understand Yveltal's situation.
"Is this Bond Evolution?!"
Suddenly, Yveltal grew a pair of smoke-enshrouded Y-shaped wings, and the next second, it charged towards Zygarde at an incredibly fast speed.
"Death Wing!"
In the blink of an eye, Yveltal appeared above Zygarde. Three red energy beams shot from the ends of its Y-shaped wings, converging to form a Y-shape that struck Zygarde's head.
Instantly, Zygarde's body began to disintegrate, and countless green cells started to separate. This directly reduced the two Cores to 10% forms.
The two Cores were momentarily stunned by this unbelievable sight, then immediately reacted, simultaneously unleashing Dragon Pulse.
"Dark Pulse!"
Yveltal's hands began to converge, charging for three seconds, and then powerfully unleashed the attack just as the Dragon Pulse was about to hit Yveltal. The massive Dark Pulse directly disintegrated the Dragon Pulse and sent the two Cores crashing into the ground.
The ground began to tremble violently. Groudon, seeing the situation was dire, used Precipice Blades to seal off the battle zone.
After the aftershocks subsided, there was even some damage on the Precipice Blades, and this was only caused by the aftermath.
At this point, the two Cores could no longer hold on and reverted to their original forms. Gui Ling's eyes also turned purple, and he threw out two Poké Balls, capturing both Z1 and Z2.
The next second, Yveltal and Gui Ling both felt a wave of dizziness, then the Bond Evolution ended, and Yveltal returned to its original form.
"Ugh... Yveltal..."
"......... (Ha... So this is what Bond Evolution is like, it's quite interesting...)"
"Look, Ash and the others are indeed strong. They can master Bond Evolution so easily. We still have a long way to go..."
Yveltal picked up the two Poké Balls and threw them to Gui Ling, who then handed one Poké Ball to Eureka.
"Here, Eureka, your Squishy."
"Huh? But I'm not even ten years old yet..."
"Let's make an agreement in advance! Otherwise, if Squishy gets caught, wouldn't you be very sad?"
"W-woo..."
"When you turn ten, you can come back to the forest to pick up Squishy. He's a little injured right now, so let's send him to the Pokémon Center for treatment first."
"Okay! Brother, come with me to the Pokémon Center!"
"Eureka, wait a moment..."
.........
"It's finally over. Thank you, Xerneas."
"Mm, I wish you all a smooth journey."
As the Poké Ball emitted a white light, it signified that the Pokémon inside had been released. Xerneas nodded to everyone, then entered the forest.
"With the three Auras combined, it should have cut through all the vines in the entire Kalos region. Greninja doesn't need to cut trees anymore."
Gui Ling stretched and returned to the campsite with everyone.
However, everyone looked at the camp, which was full of damaged marks, and then at the giant craters on the ground, and knew that the red vines were to blame.
"Damn it! I really should have dragged that broken stone statue over to build my house!"
"Dad, calm down..."
"......... (Calm down...)"
"Hahahahaha! My stone house is still perfectly intact~"
"If I use Dragon Ascent, wouldn't you explode?"
"Don't!"
After half a day of repairs, the campsite finally returned to its former state.
Gui Ling stroked his chin, pondering as he looked at the campsite before him. He felt that a home made of tents always felt a bit unsuitable.
Having been accustomed to wandering outside, settling down in one place was also a good option.
"How about building a house here?"
At this moment, all the Pokémon stopped what they were doing and simultaneously looked in one direction.
A rainbow streaked across the sky, and a huge red Ho-Oh flew by.
"Ho-Oh?"
Ho-Oh looked at the various Legendary Pokémon below, then at Gui Ling below them, left one of its colorful feathers, and flew away.
"Legend has it that whoever obtains a Rainbow Wing will be the chosen guardian of Ho-Oh?"
Gui Ling picked up the colorful feather and examined it, but he had no interest in Ho-Oh.
"Ho-Oh, let's forget about it. But this way, I should be able to meet Ho-Oh's subordinates?"
A small black figure suddenly came to Gui Ling's mind, and he couldn't help but nod.
"I remember it's also a Mythical Pokémon, but there's no hurry right now. I still have something to do..."