Chapter 265: The Strongest Dragon!
After entering the Snow Mountain, Lu Li relied on the cultivator’s outstanding memory to precisely find the entrance to the Underground Ice and Snow World.
After deliberately avoiding some powerful Pokémon groups, Lu Li soon arrived in the cave.
First was the Pokémon Egg. Lu Li released Charmander.
“Xiao Hong, melt this ice pillar for me, but don’t hurt the Pokémon Egg inside.” Lu Li commanded.
Charmander confidently gave Lu Li an OK hand gesture.
In terms of Flame Control, Lu Li had full confidence in Charmander.
Blazing flames enveloped the entire spiral ice pillar, but the temperature in the cave did not rise. As the spiral ice pillar melted, when only a thin layer remained around the Pokémon Egg, Charmander stopped.
Seeing this, Lu Li quickly took out the Pokémon Egg and placed it into the incubator filled with Life Recovery Fluid.
“You’ll soon have another companion. Um, it will probably take about half a year.” Lu Li happily announced.
Normal hatching only takes three days, but the Spine Dragon Pokémon Egg also needs to absorb Life Recovery Fluid to replenish Life Origin, so it takes much longer.
After putting the incubator back into the Space Ring, Lu Li went to the adjacent cave and collected the Kyurem corpse.
Kyurem’s corpse is a treasure. Its most core scales can be used to make Dragon Scale, the bones can be used to make amulet-type Pokémon Items, and it can also be used to make Dragon Bone.
The most precious are the teeth. The teeth can be used to make Dragon’s Tooth and Sharp Tooth.
With Kyurem’s strength that had stepped into the Divine Realm before death, the Dragon’s Tooth made from its teeth could even rival Pokémon Secret Treasures, and the same for Sharp Tooth.
As for blood and such, it’s useless in the Pokémon World.
But in the Cultivation World, every part of a Spirit Beast is a treasure. Lu Li could guarantee he would absolutely not waste any part of Kyurem’s body.
Kyurem: “Then thank you very much!”
Lu Li believed Kyurem also hoped to die a worthy death.
After collecting Kyurem, Lu Li directly tore the Teleportation Talisman in his hand.
Once Kyurem disappeared, these three caves would be contested by the Pokémon outside, and Lu Li didn’t want to face a Pokémon tide.
After leaving the Underground Ice and Snow World, Lu Li searched for a moment and then decided to head straight back.
After all, there’s nothing worth exploring in such a Small Secret Realm.
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Qingfeng City Jin Family.
The Second Elder who returned to call for reinforcements immediately found the Jin Family Head.
“You say… a commoner named Lu Li robbed you of your Pokémon Secret Treasure?” The Jin Family Head looked strangely at the grandfather and grandson before him.
A person who became the Jin Family Head as a son-in-law couldn’t possibly be so easily fooled.
“I want the truth.” The Jin Family Head warned coldly.
Seeing he couldn’t fool him, the Second Elder directly gave up and said, “Alright! I admit the Pokémon Secret Treasure was lost to him, but that little bastard has a Divine Item. If our Jin Family…”
The Second Elder persuaded the Jin Family Head in a low tone.
Hearing this, the Jin Family Head was directly amused with anger.
The furious Jin Family Head sarcastically mocked, “This is truly important information!”
A smug smile also appeared on the Second Elder’s face. This was a Divine Item. If the Jin Family could obtain it, they might become a Heavenly King Level noble family.
Looking at the proud Second Elder, the Jin Family Head angrily roared, “You still have the nerve to smile?”
The Second Elder speechlessly looked at the suddenly changed Jin Family Head.
The grim-faced Jin Family Head questioned, “Tell me, do you know the Wu Family?”
The Second Elder nodded and sighed, “The famous planting noble family in the south. Unfortunately, they were suddenly removed from the Alliance not long ago, and the entire Wu Family was even put on the Alliance’s wanted list.”
“Then do you know why they were removed?” The Jin Family Head asked with a cold smile.
The Second Elder shook his head in confusion.
“Because they were just like you! They had their eyes on that Divine Item! If it were really such a good thing, would it be our Jin Family’s turn to snatch it?”
“Do you think our Jin Family is stronger than the Wu Family? Or do you think our Jin Family has backing in the Golden Triangle?” The Jin Family Head’s last words were almost shouted.
The Second Elder looked at the Jin Family Head in confusion. What does this have to do with having backing in the Golden Triangle?
Wait.
“Family Head, are you sure you’re talking about that little bastard? He’s just a commoner!” The Second Elder looked depressed at the Jin Family Head.
Just a mere commoner. If he dies, he dies. Would the Alliance specially send a Heavenly King to investigate?
“The commoner you mentioned has Title Heavenly King Qu Suxin as her backing, and living with him is Gym Leader Level Trainer Yao Yifei. Tell me, is this a commoner?” The Jin Family Head sneered at the old man before him.
He was most annoyed by these old guys in the family who relied on their age to act arrogantly, doing nothing all day but causing trouble.
Second Elder: “…”
“No way? How could a Title Heavenly King take a fancy to that commoner?” The Second Elder refused to give up and retorted.
The Jin Family Head sighed, helplessly and coldly saying, “If you really don’t know any better and insist on making a move against that youth, I won’t stop you. But when the time comes, I’ll announce that everything you do has nothing to do with our Jin Family. Don’t expect the Jin Family to clean up your mess.”
The Second Elder gave an awkward smile, then embarrassedly looked at his grandson beside him.
Without the family’s help, even if that kid was a commoner, he was helpless because he couldn’t beat him.
“Get out! Use your brain when doing things, don’t implicate the family.” The Jin Family Head impatiently waved his hand.
The Second Elder dragged his grandson Jin Longyu away in a sorry state.
“Grandpa, are we just letting this go?” Jin Longyu asked indignantly.
Hearing this, the Second Elder also sighed. Losing a Pokémon Secret Treasure for no reason, of course he wasn’t willing.
The problem now was, unwilling or not, what could he do? The family was determined not to help him, and he couldn’t win in a one-on-one fight.
The Second Elder kindly patted Jin Longyu’s shoulder and encouraged him, “Child, thirty years east of the river, thirty years west. Don’t bully a poor youth. We’ll remember this grudge for now. Once you break through to Gym Level, we’ll go settle the score.”
Encouraged, Jin Longyu nodded heavily and guaranteed energetically, “Yes! Grandpa, I will avenge you.”
The Second Elder looked at his confident grandson and sighed inwardly, “Work hard.”
The dejected Second Elder left his grandson with a desolate back view.
Jin Longyu also stared fixedly at his grandfather’s back.
Today Grandpa lost miserably, but I swear, one day I will help him win it all back!
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After safely returning home, Lu Li still felt it was quite strange.
With that grandfather and grandson’s personalities, they surprisingly didn’t call people to block him. This was a bit odd.
The villa’s atmosphere was the same as always. Wei was doing fighting training with the Pokémon, while Bao Bao and the two Ralts were playing freely.
Seeing this, Lu Li was actually a bit envious. No need for hard cultivation, strength improves like riding a rocket! Constantly soaring.
Some things are indeed innate and may never be acquired in a lifetime. The talent one is born with cannot be envied.
Yao Yifei was playing with the Pokémon in the garden, except for Espeon.
At Yao Yifei’s level, normal training was meaningless. To break through again, she could only rely on external forces, so Yao Yifei’s mindset was very relaxed.
She wasn’t anxious about improving strength at all, but with Lu Li as this cheat, Yao Yifei’s strength was also improving quickly.
The most obvious effect was Vespiquen.
Vespiquen is a very unique Pokémon. Normal Pokémon reproduction consumes Life Origin. If a Pokémon’s Life Origin is divided into ten parts, each offspring permanently consumes one part, and it’s hard to replenish that permanently consumed part.
This is one of the reasons Breeders exist, as one of their main functions is postpartum care for Pokémon.
Powerful Pokémon may consume more for their offspring. Pseudo-Legendaries consuming up to 30% Life Origin for offspring?
But Vespiquen is different. Birthing one Combee consumes perhaps one-thousandth of its origin, and this consumption can be replenished with Royal Jelly.
This is one of the advantages of most Bug-type Pokémon in this world. Vespiquen simply maximizes this advantage.
Vespiquen’s tribe now numbered nearly 300. In just two short months, Vespiquen had directly birthed nearly a hundred Combee.
After releasing Milotic and the others back to their respective territories, Lu Li entered the basement again.
First was the Kyurem Pokémon Egg, which still needed a month to hatch and could be set aside for now.
Next was Hatenna. For some reason, Hatenna, which should have hatched in three days, hadn’t hatched yet.
Lu Li initially suspected a machine malfunction, but later discovered it was Hatenna’s issue.
Hatenna’s Life Origin was too thick, plus it was injected with Gigantamax Aura, so Hatenna might need more time to digest and be born.
Finally, there was the group of Melmetal. Previously, Lu Li thought Melmetal only needed attribute energy to revive.
But after digesting the Forbidden Knowledge gained from the God of Life, Lu Li discovered that Melmetal’s revival also required replenishing Life Energy.
“Good thing I have Revival Grass, or you’d never see the light of day again in your lifetime.” Lu Li said as he poured Life Recovery Fluid into the basin.
This stuff really is a divine medicine, akin to an enhanced universal revival potion.
Looking at the nuts in the basin, Lu Li suddenly thought of Deoxys’s Core.
Theoretically, although Deoxys’s Core was dead, that core could be considered a Pokémon Egg. If life and Energy Origin could be replenished, perhaps Deoxys’s Core could be reborn.
Yes, truly reborn, just like a newly born Deoxys.
But the problem now was that replenishing life and Energy Origin for Deoxys Core consumed quite a lot. He only had a few Revival Grass now, which couldn’t support the consumption.
Shaking his head, Lu Li stopped thinking about Deoxys.
The nuts in the basin were becoming more lustrous, a sign that Melmetal was about to revive.
“Little ones, revive quickly. This world is wonderful. It’d be too bad not to see it for yourselves.” Lu Li muttered softly.
The Beldum floating behind Lu Li also curiously looked at the nuts in the basin. It didn’t know they were good stuff.
Several times it couldn’t resist wanting to absorb these nuts. Its Pokémon instinct told it that absorbing them would bring immense benefits.
But the Trainer’s command is absolute. Beldum could only gaze longingly at the nuts every day.
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Extreme Ice Empire Winter Palace, Empress’s bedroom.
“Rejected?”
Ekaterina raised an eyebrow upon receiving this news.
“What’s going on? Why would Little Pudding reject this opportunity? Could it be…”
A bad premonition flashed in Ekaterina’s mind. She thought nervously, “Did that woman Yao Yifei really poach my corner?”
Then Ekaterina shook her head vigorously and muttered to herself, “Wait… not necessarily. It could also be that old woman Qu Suxin. I heard she took Little Pudding to the Green Heart Secret Realm for a honeymoon not long ago.”
“No! That old woman has been exiled to Africa now. Could there be other rivals? Yu Lili? With her parents around, how could those two succeed?” Ekaterina’s mind raced with wild thoughts.
Froslass quietly watched Ekaterina’s ever-changing facial expression.
“Not coming… out of fear? Looks like that guess might be true.” Froslass instantly understood.
The Yekaterina Family had always been uncertain which great god was sleeping in the Cambrian Secret Realm. Among all guesses, the most accepted was that the legendary strongest dragon was likely sleeping inside.
Strongest Dragon—Kyurem!
Legend has it that before human civilization was born, Kyurem had destroyed a world, and the contract of that destroyed world was from some epoch in ancient times.
Later, people called that epoch the Cambrian Period, the era when most ancient Pokémon lived.
Kyurem also had a title: Enemy of Black and White.
If Ideal Messenger and True Messenger were rivals who competed and progressed together, then Kyurem and the Black and White Dragons were complete sworn enemies.
Kyurem needed to devour the Black and White Dragons’ origins to become more complete and powerful, and the Black and White Dragons’ natural enemy was Kyurem.
As the Ideal Messenger, Lu Li unhesitatingly refused to enter the Cambrian Secret Realm, leaving only one possibility.
There was a terrifying existence in the Cambrian Secret Realm that even the Ideal Dragon feared.
Such an existence in the entire world was only one: Kyurem!
The so-called Cambrian Secret Realm invitation was actually a probe from the Ekaterina Royal Family toward Lu Li.
If Lu Li came, it proved he was not the Ideal Messenger, or that Kyurem was not sleeping in the Cambrian Secret Realm.
If Lu Li didn’t come, it proved Lu Li was the Ideal Messenger, and the strongest dragon Kyurem was definitely sleeping in the Cambrian Secret Realm.
Lu Li’s reaction had now confirmed their guess. Lu Li was indeed the Ideal Dragon, and the strongest dragon was definitely sleeping in the Cambrian Secret Realm.
But this was not good news, especially for the Extreme Ice Empire, because Kyurem was one of the rare gods of destruction.
