Chapter 277: The Power Of Bond? No! The Power Of Cultivation!
Just as Groudon was preparing to take back its Orb, Gimmighoul arrived with Lu Li.
Groudon looked at the Gimmighoul in front of it in confusion.
“A new god of Grass and Water Attributes?”
Naturally at odds with Water, Groudon did not like the Gimmighoul in front of it, because Gimmighoul reminded it of that Fathead Fish.
“The birth of a new god is not easy. If you leave now, I can pretend you were never here.” Groudon warned coldly.
It naturally knew that the Gimmighoul in front of it was reinforcements brought by that Turtle, because almost all new gods born in recent times could be connected to that Turtle.
In terms of contribution to the world’s promotion, Terapagos’s contributions were beyond doubt.
Full of vitality, Gimmighoul summoned Ivy Cudgel, then shouted loudly: “Earth Demon God! You should return to slumber instead of disturbing the world here.”
Groudon: “???”
You, a mere Tier 3 God, where do you get the courage to speak to me like this?
Bad-tempered Groudon retaliated with an Arm Hammer.
Under deliberate control of power, Groudon’s strike did not shatter the earth, but poured all its power onto the Ivy Cudgel.
Seeing this, Lu Li hurriedly shouted: “Gimmighoul! Use Protect.”
Gimmighoul had just been born not long ago, and in terms of combat experience, it was even inferior to Lu Li, this rookie trainer.
Watching Groudon’s massive hand, almost blocking out the sun, descend, Gimmighoul instinctively froze in place. By the time it reacted, it was preparing to pick up the Ivy Cudgel and clash head-on with the opponent.
Seeing this, Lu Li was stunned. You still want to use a move to clash head-on with Groudon? This is somewhat disrespectful to Groudon’s status.
So Lu Li hurriedly spoke up to stop Gimmighoul and had it use Protect.
Upon hearing Lu Li’s command, Gimmighoul felt like it had found its backbone, immediately abandoning the initial move Wood Hammer and setting up Protect.
Boom!!
Gimmighoul’s entire Pokémon body was hammered into the ground, but fortunately, it protected against the opponent’s attack.
Groudon, whose strike failed, also looked at Gimmighoul in some surprise.
Not many Tier 3 Gods could take its move unscathed.
Thinking of this, Groudon launched Stomp again.
Groudon raised its right foot high, then slammed it down hard.
“Gimmighoul! Jump up, then Ivy Cudgel!”
Gimmighoul quickly complied. After jumping out of the pit and dodging Groudon’s Stomp, it raised the Ivy Cudgel and charged toward Groudon’s face.
Boom!!
The Ivy Cudgel landed heavily on Groudon’s lower jaw. Groudon, struck hard, staggered back several steps before barely steadying itself.
Realizing it had just been slapped in the face, Groudon became even more furious.
Groudon’s body continuously shrank, returning to its normal state.
In terms of the same quality, in single combat, the smaller the size, the stronger the strength.
A body that is too bulky results in becoming a living target.
Groudon, who had lived through countless epochs, understood this principle all too well.
Seeing this, Lu Li’s pupils contracted. He knew Groudon might get serious now.
………..
The trainers from various alliances who rushed over upon hearing the news witnessed such an unbelievable battle as soon as they arrived.
“Oh my god! A human is actually commanding a god to battle Groudon.”
“And so young too. It’s a pity that young man is wrapped in energy, so his appearance can’t be seen.”
“This should be from my American Alliance.”
“Nonsense! This is clearly one of my Extreme Ice Empire’s people.”
“Two Masters, could it be possible that he is a descendant of our Daehan?” A somewhat sly-eyed trainer weakly reminded from the side.
The two Masters who had just been arguing fell silent.
Realizing their recent behavior was a bit too “Daehan-style,” the two stopped arguing.
They were naturally not here to stop Groudon, but to check the situation.
On one hand, to block Groudon’s power in this area and prevent it from affecting places around the world as much as possible.
On the other hand, naturally to go after the divine items left by Groudon.
“That never-before-seen Pokémon seems to be a god too. A battle between two deities will surely leave behind quite a few divine items.”
Thinking of this, the arriving crowd all looked at the battling sides with burning gazes.
Except for a few Champion Level Trainers, the other trainers who had stepped into the Divine Realm could barely see the strength gap between the two sides.
First was Groudon, undoubtedly a Tier 1 God, while that blue Pokémon seemed to have strength at most Tier 2 God level.
This battle was almost without suspense, but not entirely without change.
That was a human commanding that never-before-seen blue Pokémon.
“A human… can really command a deity to battle?” A doubt arose in the hearts of all the onlookers.
There had never been a God Trainer in history, only Divine Envoys.
That man’s existence had already overturned their cognition.
“Boom!”
Groudon, now truly enraged, retaliated with a Flamethrower. Lu Li, seeing this, commanded Gimmighoul to counter with Bubble.
The result was naturally that the Flame overpowered the Water, after all, it was Groudon’s Flamethrower.
“Gim~mighoul!”
Covered in flames, Gimmighoul let out a cry of pain, then flew back in a pathetic manner.
The knocked-away Gimmighoul quickly crawled up from the ground.
Willpower firm, Gimmighoul hypnotized itself: “Gimmighoul still needs to save the world! How could it be defeated by mere flames!”
Lu Li: “…”
It could only be said that divine beasts’ vitality was formidable. After taking Groudon’s Fire Type move head-on, Gimmighoul’s health hadn’t dropped much.
“Gimmighoul, enter Photosynthesis state.” Lu Li hurriedly commanded.
In Photosynthesis state, Gimmighoul could recover health based on the weather, and Groudon’s innate Ability happened to be Drought.
This could be considered the most suitable status move for Gimmighoul at present.
In terms of raw strength, ten Gimmighouls were no match for Groudon. What Lu Li could think of now was to stall until reinforcements arrived.
Thinking of this, Lu Li couldn’t help but look up at the Cliff Sword behind Groudon that pierced straight into the clouds.
This Cliff Sword had pierced through the Atmosphere. Could Rayquaza, living outside the Atmosphere, tolerate this?
What difference did this make from a downstairs neighbor renovating and punching through their own floor? Wouldn’t Rayquaza come to argue with Groudon?
“Gimmighoul! Continue entering Growth state.” Lu Li continued commanding Gimmighoul to buff itself.
Although the boosts from these enhancement moves couldn’t decide the battle’s outcome, they could at least barely close the gap between the two sides.
Divine beasts didn’t lack energy and weren’t afraid of wasting moves.
As for why Groudon didn’t use them? Perhaps because it never occurred to Groudon, or perhaps out of disdain.
After all, needing to buff itself to fight a Tier 3 God would be somewhat embarrassing for the Earth God if word got out.
After applying two layers of enhancement buffs to itself, Gimmighoul charged forward again with the Ivy Cudgel.
Groudon was also clearly enraged now, and the annoyed Groudon struck even more viciously.
But Gimmighoul was all about perseverance.
The gap between Gimmighoul and Groudon was merely a gap in status. Whether Life Origin or Origin of Laws, there wasn’t much difference between the two.
Because both were indestructible laws, as long as life persisted.
Groudon grew more frustrated the longer the fight went on.
This damn new god was completely fearless like a newborn calf unafraid of tigers. Groudon’s attacks weren’t much on it, but they were annoying!
Watching its younger brother get brutally beaten, and the beating due to itself, the hidden Terapagos could no longer sit still.
If it didn’t act soon, its reputation as Terapagos would be ruined. There were two peers watching in secret, and if word spread, it wouldn’t look good.
Thinking of this, Terapagos contacted Lu Li for the first time proactively.
“Kid, want to land a hard hit on Groudon?”
Hearing this voice suddenly appear in his mind, Lu Li calmly asked back: “Who are you?”
“You can call me the God of Destiny.” Terapagos answered in full grandeur.
“God of Destiny?” Lu Li’s first thought was Shiny Noctowl.
Feeling his thought was a bit too disrespectful, Lu Li quickly suppressed it.
Lu Li knew that gods in this world had Divine Duties.
（Lu Li didn’t know the specific Divine Duty each divine beast represented, as some were hard to classify.）
Looking across the entire anime, the only one that could be called the God of Destiny seemed to be Ho-Oh.
Knowing the kind of youth Ho-Oh liked, Lu Li immediately asked passionately: “God of Destiny, what should I do to save the world?”
The hidden Terapagos rolled its eyes upon hearing this. It knew Lu Li was dramatizing for personal gain, probably wanting some benefits, but Terapagos was too lazy to expose him.
“There is a special power in your body. You once used that power to help your companion enter a new state. That power works on gods too.” Terapagos reminded.
Hearing this, Lu Li’s pupils contracted. His first thought was that he was exposed, even his cheat exposed.
Face changing, Lu Li suppressed the urge to curse and asked calmly: “How do you know?”
“No one can hide from destiny.” Terapagos answered profoundly.
Lu Li: “…”
Although he himself was a charlatan, Lu Li still wanted to say he hated charlatans!
“The world’s destiny is in your hands, Child of Destiny from beyond the world.” After saying this, Terapagos disconnected, leaving Lu Li ample time for imagination.
Feeling somewhat helpless inside, Lu Li could only steel himself and go along.
Now, not only his trump cards but even his underwear had been exposed.
Regarding this, Lu Li could only say the God of Destiny was terrifying.
With an idea and a rough bluffing plan in mind, Lu Li shouted passionately: “Gimmighoul! Prepare to receive our Bond Power.”
Gimmighoul, who was getting beaten, trembled upon hearing this. For some reason, after hearing these words, it felt its blood boiling.
Instantly moving from the battlefield（getting beaten）to Lu Li’s side, Gimmighoul looked at him expectantly.
“As expected! Believing in the God of Destiny is absolutely right. This cheap companion of mine truly has irreplaceable importance.” Gimmighoul thought both relieved and expectant.
Lu Li unhesitatingly poured all his spiritual energy into Gimmighoul.
Using the bond as the channel, spiritual energy as the key.
Fairy Transformation! Activate!
It was as if Gimmighoul’s meridians had been opened, its strength instantly rising to Tier 2 God degree.
This was a leap unrelated to laws and status, but a gift from beyond the world!
The world needed this gift, so it responded in kind.
Gimmighoul, flashing with golden Radiance all over, felt like it could now beat ten previous versions of itself.
Groudon looked puzzled at the greatly empowered Gimmighoul.
What was this thing again?
Primal Reversion? Or that so-called Mega Evolution?
Thinking of Mega Evolution reminded Groudon of that Flying Caterpie.
As one of the three gods representing sky, earth, and ocean, it and the Fathead Fish both had Primal Reversion, so why was Rayquaza Mega Evolution?
This wasn’t fair at all!
Because Mega Evolved Rayquaza hitting gods really hurt.
Like Mega Evolution but not quite—a special form?
Was this new god’s ability, or the power unique to that so-called Masked God?
Or…
Groudon thoughtfully looked at Lu Li, whose hand was on Gimmighoul.
This was the first time it took interest in a mortal, and the first time it gazed so seriously at a human.
Lu Li, somewhat weak, reminded: “Gimmighoul, the spiritual energy I gave you can only maintain this state for one minute.”
Gimmighoul, which had been getting cocky, instantly felt like doused with cold water upon hearing this, its heart turning ice-cold.
What could one minute accomplish?
For divine beasts, even continuous attacks from same-level gods for a minute would be fine.
Not to mention Groudon knew how to defend.
“So… Gimmighoul, show Groudon the power of the bond!”
“Fairy·Sky Pillar Cudgel（Ivy Cudgel.）”
Pumped up by the shout, Gimmighoul charged with its stick.
“Ya~”
Amid fervent shouting, Gimmighoul used its maximum power Ivy Cudgel.
The so-called Sky Pillar Cudgel was actually instantly swinging hundreds or thousands of Ivy Cudgels, then upon triggering a critical hit, unleashing all their power at once.
Groudon didn’t dodge, but stood curiously in place and took Gimmighoul’s strike head-on.
No other reason—just pure curiosity.
Groudon wanted to know how powerful this special move from Gimmighoul in this special state was, whether it could compare to Flying Caterpie’s Dragon Ascent.
Rumble!!!
Groudon was instantly blasted away. The flying Groudon was like a meteor, vanishing from Lu Li’s sight.
Watching Groudon turn into a black dot and disappear into the horizon, Lu Li excitedly muttered to himself: “This… this strike didn’t just send Groudon flying out of Blue Star, did it?”
Gimmighoul also excitedly watched the Groudon it had sent flying.
Feeling it had defeated the Earth Demon God, Gimmighoul shouted excitedly: “Lu Li, our combo is indeed invincible!”
“This is the power of the bond!” Lu Li bluffed seriously.
Being able to form a bond with a divine beast—thinking about it was exciting.
