“What exactly is this place?”
After Mu Li finished observing the murals on the wall, he barely understood what kind of existence this temple was.
“This is a sealed place, and legend has it that a demon is sealed inside,” Mu Li recounted, based on the content of the murals. “Legend says this demon descended on a blood moon night. He could transform into human form and feed on human life force.”
“To kill this demon, humans gathered together, searching for the demon’s true body. Eventually, humans, using some unknown method, found this demon.”
“However, with human strength, they couldn't kill this demon. In the end, they could only use some power to seal the demon within this temple.”
“And this sealing lasted for several hundred years.”
“But suddenly, one day, this demon broke through the seal. For revenge, the demon tried to open a door to another world. Once this door was opened, countless demons would pour out of it.”
“To prevent the demon from opening the door to another world, humans tried various methods, but none could stop him.”
“Just then, a gigantic Pokémon appeared. This Pokémon used evil power similar to the demon’s.”
“For some unknown reason, the Pokémon and the demon fought, resulting in a mutual defeat. Humans seized the opportunity to seal the demon again.”
“And as for the Pokémon that saved humanity, humans worried that it might be another demon, so they sealed him along with the demon.”
...
After reading, Mu Li analyzed, “Although the murals are very simple, that obvious fox symbol, if I’m not mistaken, that demon is Zoroark.”
“I think there’s a problem,” Mewtwo analyzed. “The mural says that the demon had the ability to open a portal to another world. As far as I know, a Pokémon like Zoroark shouldn’t possess such an ability.”
Mu Li shook his head and said, “I’m not sure. This mural only records the situation from back then. Perhaps ancient Zoroark possessed different abilities, who knows?”
Mewtwo nodded, saying, “That point is indeed questionable. However, this demon should be sealed beneath this temple, but this path…”
“There must be some mechanism, right?” Mu Li guessed. “Everyone, check around.”
Mu Li also came to the center of the stone chamber, directly beneath the eye on the ceiling.
He squatted down and tapped on the stone bricks on the ground, guessing, “These stone bricks aren’t hollow, are they?”
Gengar suddenly emerged from the shadows, pointing at the stone brick under Mu Li’s feet and saying, “There should be a space underneath, but the stone bricks here seem to have been treated. I can’t pass through them directly.”
Mewtwo condensed a Psychic orb in his hand. After telling Mu Li to move away, he directly smashed the Psychic orb onto that stone brick.
The Psychic orb directly caused an explosion, and the entire stone house trembled violently, but the stone block underfoot only slightly caved in.
“No, if the power is any greater, the entire stone temple will collapse,” Mewtwo said, shaking his head.
Before Mewtwo could finish speaking, Snorlax flashed forward and punched the stone slab.
Mewtwo’s eyes widened instantly.
The stone slab, which hadn't suffered much damage even after being hit by his Psychic, was directly pulverized by Snorlax’s punch.
“Such precise control of power!” Mewtwo couldn't help but exclaim.
Aside from the casual punch Snorlax threw at the door earlier, this was the first time he had seen Snorlax take action. He hadn't expected this seemingly clumsy Snorlax to control his strength so delicately.
He also had the ability to break that stone brick, but he couldn't do it like Snorlax, destroying only that one stone block without damaging the surrounding ones.
Just this level of power control was enough to indicate that Snorlax’s strength was above his.
However, he was no longer focused on Snorlax’s strength. As the stone block was opened, a stone staircase leading deep underground appeared.
Mewtwo placed a barrier around Mu Li and the other Pokémon. This barrier primarily confined air around Mu Li.
The Underground Path had not been exposed to air for a long time, so who knew if there was any air circulation inside.
Mu Li also took out his flashlight, just as he was about to delve deeper into the lower level of the temple.
But Zorua suddenly darted into the darkness.
“Zorua!” Mu Li exclaimed, but Zorua seemed not to hear him, her figure quickly disappearing into the darkness.
No one noticed that Zorua, running in the darkness, had a faint reddish hue in her eyes.
A minute later, Gengar appeared from the shadows. He said somewhat dejectedly, “I didn’t find her. The passage below is also filled with a strange power that greatly restrains my Ghost power. I can’t exert my strength at all.”
“It should be the effect of that seal, right?” Mu Li guessed. “Didn’t it say that the space below sealed a demon using evil power? In the eyes of the ancients, Ghost-type power probably wasn’t much different from evil power…”
Gengar was clearly a bit dejected: “Let’s go down quickly. I wonder if Zorua will encounter any danger inside…”
Mu Li nodded, quickly reorganized the formation, and began to descend the stone stairs.
To ensure safety, Snorlax remained at the very front, while Togekiss guarded Mu Li’s side.
The passage below was wide, allowing even Snorlax’s large body to pass through easily.
They continued straight ahead without any Fork in the road, and Mu Li and the Pokémon soon arrived at a large space.
“There are torches here!” Mewtwo saw the torches on the wall and directly lit them with Mystical Fire.
Unexpectedly, the flame began to flow along the lower part of the torch, rapidly spreading from one end of the wall, following the patterns on the stone wall, to fill the entire space.
A huge stone chamber appeared before everyone.
“What a huge stone chamber!” Mu Li couldn't help but exclaim.
The stone chamber before them was entirely made of stone blocks, not just the floor, but also the ceiling above. Everything was constructed from stone bricks.
The entire room also appeared exceptionally vast, almost the size of a football field, and in the very center of the stone chamber, two platforms were stacked, with Zorua precisely on one of them.
“Zorua!” Mu Li couldn't help but shout loudly.
His voice echoed continuously in the empty stone chamber, but Zorua seemed not to hear him. She was frantically attacking the stone bricks beneath her feet with her claws.
“Her state isn’t normal!” Mewtwo analyzed.
Gengar, however, didn't think too much and floated directly over, intending to stop Zorua’s actions.
But unexpectedly, just as Gengar was about to fly to the center of the stone chamber, a pitch-black barrier rose from the center, isolating Gengar outside.
Gengar instinctively threw a Shadow Ball, but the Shadow Ball hit the barrier without causing even a ripple, as if it had been directly swallowed.
“This is a Dark-type energy barrier!” Gengar’s expression changed, and he said in a deep voice.