Chapter 249: The Cycle Of Life And Death!
“After releasing the energy, hurry and find a Secret Realm to hibernate in. By my calculations, Xerneas should be coming soon to clean up your mess.” Zygarde urged.
Yveltal nodded upon hearing this, then flapped its wings and left the ground.
The gale from its massive wings rising directly scattered those gray-white statues into ashes.
The entire city vanished into ashes in an instant.
This was not Yveltal doing it on purpose, but simply out of disdain.
“Where is the nearest Super Large Secret Realm from here?” Yveltal asked.
“Fly north, about 2000 kilometers.” Zygarde replied.
Yveltal nodded, then flew toward the north.
Yveltal didn’t dare to fly too forcefully, because in the eyes of them gods, this world was like something made of paper—one slight push and it might crumble.
So Yveltal deliberately flew very slowly, but its Legendary Aura continued spreading in all directions.
Finally encountering a companion, and being awake for once, Yveltal asked curiously, “What happened to that dead turtle? How could it possibly get into trouble?”
Zygarde complained, “That unlucky child purely messed itself up.”
In terms of status, Zygarde was half a rank higher than Yveltal, while Terapagos was on the same level as it, even slightly higher.
Normally speaking, looking across the entire world, unless Arceus acted personally, no Pokémon could inflict such severe damage on Terapagos.
But the problem was that Terapagos dared to think big and act boldly.
“Tell me more.”
Yveltal, instantly intrigued, pressed for details.
Zygarde explained, “The unlucky child delusionally created a god on the same level as you.”
Hearing this, Yveltal fell silent.
“So it succeeded?” Yveltal asked in a hoarse voice.
“That guy did succeed.” Zygarde nodded with a complicated expression.
The reason Yveltal confirmed the other’s success was that if Terapagos had failed, it wouldn’t have suffered such severe damage.
Zygarde asked, “What Authority?”
Zygarde: “Space-time and Destiny.”
Yveltal was stunned and asked in disbelief, “This guy actually didn’t die?”
Zygarde gave Yveltal a sideways glance, then complained, “That’s because over these years, the laws of destiny and space-time have been strengthening, which gave rise to two Motorcycle Lizards. Otherwise, how could Terapagos be so outrageous?”
“But that’s still miraculous.” Yveltal said.
Zygarde continued, “The more miraculous part is yet to come. That unlucky child also spurred a large batch of New Gods. Though their statuses aren’t great, as long as they survive this difficult period, this world will receive unprecedented growth.”
Yveltal nodded and didn’t press further.
As the world gradually grows, its origin laws will grow accordingly, and the growth of laws will spur more New Gods.
The world’s growth and the prosperity of Divine Beasts are mutually linked—the former strengthens the latter, and vice versa.
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“Damn it! Yveltal is flying toward us!”
Plante broke down again upon receiving Yveltal’s latest movements.
To prevent accidents, he had deliberately placed Yveltal at the border of Southern America, aiming to minimize damage to America if something really went wrong.
In fact, doing so did show foresight.
The problem was he wasn’t that foresighted, or he wouldn’t have brought Yveltal home.
Yveltal flying north meant the America Region would suffer even greater damage.
“Can the Elder Council go stop Yveltal?” Plante asked nervously, looking at the five old men before him.
These five old men were the master-level Trainers of the America Region.
The long-haired old man in the main seat looked at Plante with the eyes of someone regarding a fool.
“What nonsense are you spouting? Or do you want us to go die?” The long-haired old man directly cursed.
What a joke!
They were indeed the ceiling of humanity now, invincible below gods, but the problem was the enemy was above gods.
The bald old man in the fifth seat also chimed in, “Don’t joke around. A Tier 1 God, and a Lord God at that—this isn’t something we can touch. You should think about how to minimize our losses.”
Plante: “…”
“Is Yveltal really that strong? They’re all gods, and we have five here.” Plante asked persistently.
Everyone: “…”
The long-haired old man asked with a dark face, “What level are you now?”
Plante began a long-winded explanation: “You know, I’m just a merchant, not a professional Trainer…”
“Just say your strength.” The bald old man interrupted impatiently.
Plante quickly and obsequiously replied, “Gym Level…”
Everyone: “…”
“What nonsense! Since when could Gym Level strength lead the America Alliance?” The long-haired old man directly exploded in cursing.
The long-haired old man knowingly asked, “Matt, kid, what’s your strength?”
Matt, knowing it was time to shine, hurriedly said, “This kid is Champion Level.”
“Champion? Not bad for your age.” The short-haired old man nodded in satisfaction.
After the five old men exchanged glances, the leading long-haired old man directly decided, “Starting today, you are the Leader of the America Alliance. Take this waste with you when you leave.”
Everyone disliked Plante very much.
As Trainers, they didn’t care about one’s management abilities—in this world, strength was king.
Plante, full of dejection, wanted to speak but ultimately chose to shut up.
He very much wanted to object and rant that this wasn’t democratic or free at all.
But Plante also knew that these five old men were the true masters of America.
Matt nodded excitedly.
He had long found this old guy Plante an eyesore.
Was something like Yveltal something you could bring home?
The ignorant are fearless.
But as a region’s Leader, ignorance is the greatest Original Sin.
Anyone with a brain knows the best way to handle the Cocoon of Destruction is to keep it in a Secret Realm for a lifetime.
Everyone in the world knows Divine Beasts can affect a nation’s fortunes—no country dares blatantly shear a Divine Beast’s wool.
Even the lunatics of the Divine Cult don’t dare. How dare you, Plante, with mere Gym Level strength?
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For this world, the Death Tide is an apocalyptic disaster, while the Life Tide is a salvific auspicious omen.
As Xerneas arrived in the Real World, its Legendary Aura began spreading to the surroundings.
Those Pokémon whose lives were taken were restored under the Life Tide, but the Life Tide only targets intact, undamaged bodies.
But those lives already turned to ashes cannot be revived again, unless Xerneas uses space-time power.
But Xerneas clearly had no such intention.
…………
The appearance of the God of Life finally dispelled the gloom over people’s heads.
“Great! The God of Life has appeared—we’re saved!”
“God of Life above! Thank the Deity for granting me new life.”
“Praise the great Xerneas!”
At this moment, everyone was praising the glory of life.
Except Yveltal.
“I still hate that guy after all.” Yveltal complained with a face full of displeasure.
Zygarde pretended to be surprised as it looked at Yveltal and said, “You actually care about the views of humans and Pokémon?”
“Hmph~”
Yveltal snorted coldly, didn’t reply, and just flapped its wings faster.
“Resurrection, huh? Without even the shells, I dare you to resurrect them!” Yveltal thought with a cold sneer.
Zygarde saw this but didn’t stop it. In its eyes, there was only the world—the lives in it were just numbers.
“Since Yveltal has decided to stay on this continent, I’ll go to another one. Terapagos’s Divine Envoy seems to be from that eastern continent—I’ll head there.” With its decision made, Xerneas flew east.
Tides of death and life alternated, like a Reincarnation.
…………
Qu Suxin decided, “I didn’t expect we’d get what I wanted in just two days. You start school tomorrow, so let’s head back quickly.”
Lu Li nodded.
This Secret Realm was actually quite dangerous, and Lu Li didn’t want to linger much.
Lu Li complained, “Before becoming Champion, I’d never come to a Super Large Secret Realm again even if beaten to death.”
Qu Suxin realized she had discovered a flaw in Lu Li: no spirit of adventure.
“As a professional Trainer, lacking an adventurous spirit won’t do. Many Trainers stay stuck because they don’t forge ahead.” Qu Suxin earnestly advised.
Lu Li: “I’m a Breeder.”
Qu Suxin: “…”
The speechless Qu Suxin gave Lu Li a sideways glance, then nodded at Gardevoir.
Teleport activated again, and the two directly arrived at the Secret Realm’s exit.
Qu Suxin didn’t ask Lu Li about Xerneas, nor what he encountered in the Underworld.
Lu Li was too lazy to say.
The temptation of Eternal Life was too great—the Life God Cult matter was best kept from others.
After leaving the Secret Realm, both were stunned by the scene before them.
“Oh my god! What on earth happened here?”
Qu Suxin looked at everything in disbelief.
The once vibrant rainforest had now become a gray-white desperate land.
“Life! The plants here have all had their vitality drained.” Gardevoir’s voice carried immense fear.
“Stealing the vitality of all things… could it be?” Qu Suxin’s pupils shrank.
“Yveltal!”
Lu Li directly named the true culprit.
No wonder Xerneas suddenly awoke—Lu Li had originally thought he was the Chosen One who awakened it.
Now it seemed he was overthinking it.
Xerneas wasn’t awakened by him at all—it was startled awake by Yveltal.
Family, who gets it!
I just went adventuring in a Secret Realm, and now the world has ended upon coming out?
Qu Suxin could only pray, “I hope the Alliance reacted in time and hid in Secret Realms before the Death Tide arrived.”
Lu Li’s facial expression was extremely ugly.
He thought of Wei He and Yao Yifei.
“Sister Qu, let’s hurry back to Jiuzhou.” Lu Li urged.
Qu Suxin shook her head and refused, “This place has become a desperate situation, which means it’s temporarily safe here—at least until the second wave of Death Tide arrives.”
“If the second Death Tide really comes, we can still hide back in the Secret Realm. Leaving now and encountering the Death Tide would be bad.”
Hearing this, Lu Li calmed down.
As the saying goes, concern leads to chaos—he had just been thinking of Wei and the others, nearly forgetting he wasn’t that safe either.
Qu Suxin worriedly instructed, “Stay with me. With the Xerneas’s Horn Fragment, even if Death Tide suddenly arrives, it can buy us time to enter the Secret Realm.”
Lu Li nodded.
“Strange, Xerneas clearly came out of this Secret Realm—why hasn’t it recovered here?” Lu Li wondered puzzledly.
In the anime, Yveltal can steal others’ lives and turn them to stone statues, but Yveltal also has the ability to restore those lifeless statues to normal.
Normally, this rainforest should have recovered.
Note that Green Hell is called the world’s lungs—its destruction could affect Blue Star’s ecological balance.
While Lu Li was worrying randomly, the Life Tide arrived.
Seeing the surging energy tide, Lu Li instantly understood.
Xerneas didn’t exit through the Secret Realm’s entrance, meaning Divine Beasts don’t need Secret Realm entrances to enter or leave.
“Hurry back to the Secret Realm with me.” Qu Suxin hurriedly pulled Lu Li back into the Secret Realm.
Three minutes later.
Qu Suxin and Lu Li returned to the Real World again.
Unlike the devastated scene three minutes ago, the rainforest had now returned to normal, every piece of land brimming with vitality.
Lu Li even suspected the scene he saw three minutes ago was an illusion.
“In just three short minutes, life and death completed a Reincarnation—that’s the power of gods.” Qu Suxin sincerely marveled.
Lu Li remained silent.
He gained new understanding of this world’s power, especially top-tier power.
Qu Suxin took out her phone from the Space Ring, and seeing this, Lu Li did the same.
The phone started vibrating nonstop as soon as it was taken out.
Opening the phone revealed a bunch of missed calls and nearly a thousand messages.
Qu Suxin busied herself with the phone nearby; more than ten minutes later.
Qu Suxin finally put down the phone and comforted Lu Li, “Don’t worry. This crisis isn’t as serious as we thought. At least our Jiuzhou Region wasn’t affected by the Death Tide.”
“Then why can’t I reach home?” Lu Li asked worriedly.
“Because…”
Qu Suxin smiled with schadenfreude: “Because your phone is a normal model, and multiple signal towers in the North America Region are damaged—normal phones can’t connect, which is expected.”
She had just learned the full story of the events.
