Chapter 299: Tried To Rage But Got Shown Up Instead
Lu Li nodded, then handed the Water Scroll in his hand to Gimmighoul, stepping back as if to say, “Please begin your performance.”
In the Mind World.
“Something’s wrong! Nine out of ten parts are wrong!” Terapagos shouted.
Awakened by the noise, Groudon impatiently scolded, “Dead turtle! What the hammer are you chattering about again?”
At this moment, Terapagos couldn’t be bothered to retort, instead shouting, “A god beyond destiny is about to be born again.”
Groudon: “???”
When I use question marks, it’s not that I have a problem, but that I think you have a problem.
Since the birth of the Pokémon World, the total number of deities born has not exceeded fifty. The world has experienced eight great extinctions, with each great extinction lasting one billion years, meaning the world has existed for 8 billion years and has only produced fewer than 50 divine beasts.
But what’s going on with this epoch? Can deities be born in piles now?
Having regained his composure, Groudon asked, “Divine beast or deity?”
“Deity.” Terapagos answered in a low voice.
Groudon asked thoughtfully, “Related to humans again?”
Terapagos nodded and said, “This deity is born from the martial arts created by humans, so it is indeed related to humans.”
“Martial arts? Can that thing nurture the power of rules?” Groudon asked puzzledly.
Terapagos countered, “Masks can, so why not martial arts?”
Not angered by the rebuttal, Groudon asked curiously, “So how do you know?”
Terapagos said, “Because… a rule divine object is being nurtured outside right now.”
“Oh? Something like that? I have to see it.” Groudon’s interest surged instantly.
The so-called rule divine object is equivalent to a deity without intelligence, possessing unique abilities just like deities.
For example, its Red Orb is a rule divine object, and likewise Arceus’s 18 plates.
After seeing the scene in the real world, Groudon suspected he had been tricked by Terapagos, this two-faced turtle.
“This isn’t right? This looks like just an ordinary divine item, even just a half-finished product.” Groudon questioned.
Terapagos rolled its eyes at this brute.
Whether it or Ho-Oh, after birth they both sorted out the power of rules and made good progress.
But this guy and the fathead fish were different; they relied entirely on talent, and compared to them, they weren’t even in the same league.
“Watch carefully, and you’ll know soon.” Terapagos casually brushed off.
Hearing this, Groudon stopped talking and curiously watched the activity outside.
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As Gimmighoul injected the origin of laws power into the Water Scroll, the surrounding Water Attribute Energy began to become unusually active.
With the integration of the power of rules, a new rule began to gestate continuously, then grow stronger continuously.
Although various powers of rules are bizarre, they all stem from the same source; their essence is just a limitation of the world rules.
The aura on the Water Scroll grew stronger and stronger. Through the Immortal Spirit Eye, Lu Li could see the “radiance” on the Water Scroll becoming increasingly dazzling.
And it was golden radiance at that.
If this thing were in the primordial world, it could even be called a post-heaven merit treasure.
“I didn’t expect it to really be a rule divine object.” Gimmighoul exclaimed, looking at the Water Scroll before it.
Its Wellspring Mask could also be considered a rule divine object, albeit a relatively weak one.
In terms of status, the Wellspring Mask and the Water Scroll were about the same, but Gimmighoul knew this was only temporary.
Once a certain divine beast advances to godhood using this rule divine object, the status of this rule divine object would rise again, far surpassing its own Wellspring Mask.
Lu Li naturally knew what a rule divine object was; the forbidden knowledge gifted by Gimmighoul included descriptions of rule divine objects.
Hearing this, Lu Li let out a heavy sigh of relief in his heart; he knew he had succeeded again.
Combining cultivation and Pokémon World knowledge had truly sparked a miraculous fire.
Yao Yifei’s facial expression changed, and she loudly reminded, “Bad news! The energy fluctuation is too strong. This is the real world; trainers might already be heading this way.”
Hearing this, Lu Li’s facial expression also changed, but he quickly calmed down.
But this was fine too; it was a good chance to show off his muscles in front of the world.
Thinking this, Lu Li comforted, “No problem. Don’t forget Gimmighoul is still here.”
In the real world, as long as Gimmighoul didn’t encounter those truly advanced gods, Lu Li wasn’t afraid of humans.
Now Lu Li could arrogantly say that all of humanity tied together wouldn’t be enough for him to fight.
Of course, this might also be because Lu Li didn’t know the true foundation of those noble families.
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In the Qingfeng City Gym, a white light suddenly flashed from the Poké Ball at Du Lei’s waist.
A Pokémon that looked like a round tent covered in spikes appeared in the room.
Looking at the suddenly appeared Toxapex, Du Lei asked puzzledly, “What’s wrong, Toxapex?”
“Bad~”
Toxapex called out excitedly, then gesticulated animatedly.
“Extremely dense Water Attribute Energy fluctuation? Suspected Water Type divine beast appearing?” Du Lei looked at Toxapex in surprise.
Toxapex nodded excitedly.
Du Lei asked cautiously, “Is it far from here?”
The current situation was chaotic; if it was too far, Du Lei didn’t want to stir up muddy waters, as the soup might be gone by the time he arrived.
“Bad~”
Toxapex called out again, appearing very urgent.
“Very close?”
Du Lei raised his eyebrows, and without hesitation, he recalled Toxapex and released a Slowking （ special form ）.
“Slowking, take us to the Water Attribute Energy burst point quickly.” Du Lei said impatiently.
Slowking shook its head: “No, the Water Attribute Energy concentration there is too high, and there’s even a divine beast aura. I can only take you to the outside of the aura.”
“Then to the outside of the aura.” Du Lei urged.
Purple radiance flickered in Slowking’s eyes, and the human and Pokémon instantly disappeared from the room.
Similar events occurred in various cities around Qingfeng City, though they discovered it much later than Du Lei.
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As the power of laws and power of rules on the Water Scroll gradually converged, Gimmighoul stopped its actions and let out a heavy breath.
“Success!” Gimmighoul announced.
Hearing this, Lu Li eagerly took the Water Scroll, looking at it in his hand and thinking excitedly: “Is this the true Water Scroll?”
Gimmighoul said from the side, “Lu Li, you’re celebrating too early.”
“What? Is there a problem with the Water Scroll?” Lu Li asked nervously.
Gimmighoul shook its head and explained, “This Water Scroll should only be useful for specific Pokémon. I don’t know the exact attribute; finding the specific Pokémon will be quite difficult.”
This would be a fatal problem for others, but he was a transmigrator!
Specific Pokémon—people in this world definitely didn’t know, but he did!
Lu Li smiled and said, “I already know which special Pokémon it is.”
Lu Li already had an idea in mind; when he had time, he definitely had to go to the South America region to inquire about Kubfu’s news.
Compared to the rapid-strike style Fighting Bear, Lu Li preferred the single-strike style Fighting Bear—who doesn’t like One Punch Man?
Since he could manufacture the Water Scroll, he was confident he could make the Evil Scroll too; the difference was that the latter might take some effort, like finding a Dark Attribute divine beast for a py transaction.
Just as Gimmighoul was about to ask what Pokémon it was, Yao Yifei reminded, “Someone’s coming.”
As soon as Yao Yifei finished speaking, they saw a person riding a Bidoof flying toward them.
Lu Li didn’t attack, instead asking, “Do you know who it is?”
Yao Yifei looked at the Espeon beside her. After Espeon transmitted the image to Yao Yifei’s mind via psychic power, Yao Yifei said with a strange expression, “It’s exactly the person you’re looking for.”
Hearing this, Lu Li had already guessed who it was.
“Is it that Gym Leader Du?”
Yao Yifei nodded.
Du Lei, riding the Bidoof, feared missing something important and kept urging the Bidoof under him to fly faster.
It was well known that divine beast appearances had a probability of yielding divine items; he was heading straight for that divine item.
Du Lei frowned at the manor below: “Why is it a manor?”
“Bidoof, let’s go down.” Du Lei commanded.
One could say the entire Qingfeng City was his territory, so Du Lei had no intention of politely knocking; he chose to barge in directly.
“So arrogant?” Lu Li also raised his eyebrows.
After landing, Du Lei didn’t stand on ceremony and asked arrogantly, “When did you arrive here?”
Not knowing what medicine the other party was selling, Lu Li cooperatively answered, “We’ve been here the whole time.”
A flash of joy crossed Du Lei’s face; there were actually witnesses on site, saving him a lot of trouble.
Du Lei continued, “The whole time? Did you see any traces of the divine beast?”
“No divine beast.” Lu Li shook his head.
Hearing this, Du Lei’s facial expression instantly darkened; he didn’t expect this kid to be so uncooperative.
Just as Du Lei was about to scold and threaten Lu Li, Lu Li spoke again.
“No divine beast here, but there is a deity.” Lu Li said teasingly.
Hearing this, Du Lei, who had been furious, turned from storm to clear skies.
Unable to suppress the corners of his mouth, Du Lei asked excitedly, “Where?”
Hearing this, Lu Li shouted toward Gimmighoul, whom he was shielding behind him: “Gimmighoul, this big guy is looking for you.”
Hearing this, Du Lei was first confused—firstly because he had never heard of a divine beast called Gimmighoul, and secondly because Lu Li’s tone was too casual, without any respect for a deity.
That tone was like calling a friend, which was somewhat disrespectful to a deity.
Finally—how are you so familiar with the deity?
Just as Du Lei thought the other was messing with him, Lu Li finally stepped aside.
At this point, Du Lei finally noticed Gimmighoul.
This was a Pokémon he had never seen before; he couldn’t even sense its aura.
Such situations usually had only two possibilities.
The first was that the Pokémon was dead, and it had been weak in strength at death, because powerful Pokémon retain their aura even after death.
The second was that the Pokémon’s strength was too great, triggering the weakness protection mechanism.
The so-called weakness protection mechanism meant that due to a vast strength gap, one couldn’t directly sense the other’s aura.
Du Lei didn’t consider the former, as the first possibility was impossible.
The Pokémon before him was alive.
But Du Lei didn’t let his guard down and released Slowking.
In the Pokémon World, there were Pokémon that could conceal their aura.
After emerging, Slowking understood its trainer’s intent. As soon as it probed with psychic power, it felt an abyssal oppressive force.
With almost no hesitation, Slowking trembled and knelt on the ground.
Seeing this, Du Lei knelt very decisively too.
“This one, Du Lei of the Du Family, has disturbed the divine envoy. Please forgive me, divine envoy.” Du Lei shouted in fear.
At this moment, he couldn’t care about face, and Du Lei finally recalled the identity of the youth before him.
Qingfeng City’s pride, light of the commoners, Grand Festival champion, the legendary Rainbow Hero—Lu Li.
As a member of the Du Family, when he came to Qingfeng City, the family had specifically instructed him to befriend Lu Li.
Though he was a bit unhappy that Lu Li had defeated his son in such an insulting way, Du Lei had never thought of making an enemy of Lu Li.
The so-called Qingfeng City’s pride, light of the commoners, even Grand Festival champion—Du Lei didn’t take these to heart.
Though he was only from the Du Family’s collateral branch, these were mere ants in his eyes.
But the Rainbow Hero was different; compared to background, the Du Family had no qualification to provoke a Rainbow Hero backed by a Tier 1 God.
When he first took office, he chose to ignore Lu Li—firstly because he disliked Lu Li but couldn’t offend him, so he simply ignored him.
But he didn’t expect to run into him today, and under such circumstances.
Looking at Du Lei kneeling so decisively, Lu Li, who had wanted to seize the chance to flare up, was speechless.
Originally, he had wanted to use Du Lei as the chicken to kill to warn the monkeys, but the guy wasn’t cooperating with his performance at all.
Lu Li really wanted to say, “I prefer your previous arrogant and untamed look; please revert to that.”
But in truth, Du Lei hadn’t directly offended him, and his attitude in admitting fault was very sincere.
Lu Li said helplessly, “Get up, Gym Leader Du.”
Du Lei also heard the regret in Lu Li’s tone, making him even more nervous.
This evil commoner kid definitely wanted to seize the chance to flare up, right? Good thing I knelt in time.
Du Lei thought with immense relief.
The more he thought, the more scared he became, and Du Lei tremblingly thanked, “Thank you, Lord Divine Envoy, for your magnanimity!”
Lu Li: “…”
Lu Li looked up at the sky speechlessly; several black dots were approaching, and he knew more trainers were coming.
But today’s kill-the-chicken-to-warn-the-monkeys show seemed impossible to continue.
