Chapter 278: Rayquaza: Groudon? A Flying Groudon?
Question: What to do if you’re sleeping soundly at home and the floor tiles are suddenly pierced from below?
“Damn thing that can’t fly! How dare it invade my territory?” Rayquaza flew menacingly toward the location in the atmosphere that had been pierced.
The atmosphere is very important, almost related to the ecological balance of the entire Blue Star. Now that the atmosphere has been poked with a hole, he would have to work overtime to repair this breach.
Rayquaza leisurely flew toward the peak between the cliffs, and upon just arriving at the destination, it sensed something flying up from below.
To prevent that thing from crashing into itself, Rayquaza deliberately shifted to the side.
A fiery red figure suddenly passed through the atmosphere, then flew toward outer space.
“Holy crap! Groudon? A flying Groudon!” Rayquaza had a shocked expression on its face.
No way around it, a flying Groudon was too terrifying.
Thinking it had seen wrong, Rayquaza even rubbed its own eyes.
After confirming that thing was indeed Groudon, Rayquaza began to doubt its life.
You know, that guy Groudon didn’t know a single Flying Type skill, so how did it inexplicably learn to fly? And fly so fast at that.
In almost just a few blinks, Groudon had already flown into outer space.
Groudon, who had been smacked away with a stick, was now also plunged into doubt about its Pokémon career.
I was beaten into the sky by a Tier 3 God?
Although it hadn’t suffered any substantial damage, that thing hitting its body really hurt, almost comparable to Flying Caterpie’s Dragon Ascent.
Thinking of this, Groudon stopped its body and created a floating island under its feet.
Rayquaza, following closely behind, came up and directly questioned upon seeing this: “Groudon? Are you planning to create a new planet?”
Hearing this, Groudon gave Rayquaza a glare.
He had long passed the impulsive age. Ever since failing to create a planet, Groudon had no intention of creating any other planets.
After all, the Primordial Continent was already enough for him to mess with.
“No.” Groudon answered straightforwardly.
“Your flying speed just now was pretty fast? Can you tell me what method you used?” Rayquaza asked seriously.
Hearing this, Groudon’s facial expression darkened.
Being beaten into the sky by a Tier 3 God, that could be considered a black mark on his history, right?
“I don’t want to answer you, I’m going back.” After Groudon said this to himself, he disappeared from the spot.
Seeing this, Rayquaza pondered thoughtfully. It finally remembered that it was originally planning to settle accounts with that guy Groudon.
In the end, its attention was completely drawn by the flying Groudon, completely forgetting the main purpose.
“Whatever, Groudon clearly has no intention of causing trouble, so no need to dwell on it.” Rayquaza shook its head and returned to Blue Star.
After breaking the towering peak created by the Cliff Sword, Rayquaza began repairing the breach in the atmosphere.
Groudon did not return to that new continent again. After transferring his Red Orb back, Groudon returned to the Primordial Secret Realm.
After exiting the Fairy Transformation state, Gimmighoul, who had waited a long time without seeing Groudon return, excitedly asked: “Lu Li, was the Earth Demon God beaten away by us?”
Lu Li nodded somewhat puzzled.
To be honest, this wasn’t scientific at all.
Groudon wasn’t the generous type of god. After being knocked away by Gimmighoul’s clever trick, for Groudon not to come back for revenge was very strange.
Even stranger was.
Lu Li beckoned, and a red scale flew toward him.
“The Earth God’s scale, it looks like Groudon deliberately left it behind. What does he want?” Lu Li wondered in his heart.
“Fuck!”
“Groudon! You shameless thing!”
In the Mind World, Terapagos had already started spewing curses.
Terapagos discovered that its Divine Envoy had been marked by another god, what difference did that have from cuckoldry right in its face?
Terapagos directly questioned: “Groudon? What exactly do you want to do?”
Groudon’s spiritual clone was not entrusted in the scale, but in the mark he had left on Lu Li’s body. It replied carelessly: “This is the price for provoking me, Groudon.”
Originally, with its temper, Gimmighoul would definitely be beaten back to the laws, and Lu Li even more so.
But after seeing Lu Li’s Gimmighoul’s Fairy Transformation, Groudon changed his mind. He wanted to observe this human Lu Li carefully.
To see if he could find a new path of evolution.
As for that person already having Terapagos’s Mental Imprint?
Groudon said he didn’t care.
Historically, multiple Divine Envoys hadn’t appeared not because of gods’ pride disallowing sharing their Divine Envoy with others, but because no one could gain favor from several gods at once.
“You…”
Terapagos looked at the tough-as-nails Groudon with frustration and anger.
Seeing Terapagos wanting to keep cursing, Groudon rudely interrupted: “This is the arrangement of fate.”
Terapagos: “???”
You damn cow, stealing my line?
The turtle exploded with rage, but it was useless.
Currently still very weak, it could only vent verbally and had no way to deal with this tough-as-nails guy in front of it.
“Alright, this old one is going back to rest. My Mental Imprint will observe that youth on my behalf, and at the same time, I will give him sufficiently rich returns.” After Groudon finished, he exited the Mind World.
Seeing this, Terapagos could only curse and vent its emotions in place.
This was like finally finding a treasure, not even having time to hold onto it before it was discovered by newcomers, who then wanted to snatch it from him.
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“Groudon was really beaten away? Why hasn’t it come back after so long?”
“It won’t not come back, right? Is the crisis resolved?”
“A new god with a special form, similar to Latias and Latios?”
“Should we go greet them? Probe a bit.”
The trainers hiding in the dark observing the battle also began to get restless.
Some wanted to befriend Lu Li, this trainer recognized by a Divine Beast and even able to command it, while others wanted to take the chance to figure out Lu Li’s background.
Lu Li was unaware of those people’s thoughts; he didn’t even know trainers had already arrived at the scene.
“World-saving big success!”
“Lu Li, shouldn’t we go back now?”
Gimmighoul deeply understood the principle of hiding one’s strength and name. After saving the world, it didn’t even think of showing off, instead continuing to be a shut-in female.
Lu Li was extremely satisfied with this and fully approved.
“Then shall we go back first?” Lu Li probed.
Gimmighoul nodded, then gently beckoned, and a Secret Realm Entrance appeared again in front of the two.
Lu Li had just entered the Secret Realm with his front foot when those impatient people rushed over.
Regrettably, the two sides didn’t meet.
“Missed it!” A trainer sighed regretfully.
“Missed is missed, now let’s talk about the current issue.”
As soon as that trainer finished speaking, Ken Lin boldly demanded: “This continent, our American Alliance wants half.”
Wen Gongmao coldly rejected: “No way, the Divine Envoy who took down this land is from our Jiuzhou Alliance, we want two-thirds!”
A trainer from the Korean Region jumped out to oppose: “What do you mean from your Jiuzhou Alliance? I say he’s from our Korean Alliance!”
Wen Gongmao didn’t even glance at the trainer from the Korean Region, directly squinting at Ken Lin: “Didn’t you notice that Divine Beast Trainer looks very familiar?”
Hearing this, Ken Lin’s facial expression changed.
Although for some reason he himself didn’t know, he hadn’t seen the youth’s face clearly, Ken Lin had indeed noticed that the youth had a similar build to the youth by Wen Gongmao’s side.
But Ken Lin didn’t dare believe it, or rather, didn’t want to believe it.
Ken Lin stubbornly denied: “I don’t think so.”
Wen Gongmao smiled and countered: “Is that so? What if… I mean what if, that trainer comes back and wants to occupy this continent alone?”
It was the pit he had dug.
If that person was really Lu Li, then they would have made a huge profit.
A new continent, still in primitive form, but just send a Grass Type Pokémon that had stepped into the Divine Realm, and this continent could soon be put into use.
In the early stage, this continent truly had little value, but the greatest value of land is the Secret Realms on it. A newly born continent similarly meant more newly descended Secret Realms.
Everyone present knew this, which was why they were so eager to divide this continent.
Hearing this, Ken Lin hesitated.
If that person was really the youth who had been by Wen Gongmao’s side before, then this continent would truly become Jiuzhou Alliance’s.
The Extreme Ice Empire trainer, who hadn’t spoken, interrupted: “I think this matter needs more deliberation, at least to be discussed at the Global Alliance Conference.”
Hearing this, Ken Lin quickly agreed: “Lady Yefna is right, this matter should be discussed at the Global Alliance Conference.”
Seeing this, Wen Gongmao sneered, then took his Pokémon to search for possible leftover Divine Items.
At the beginning, the Earth God’s body was so large, and its chin had been hit by a stick, so it might have dropped some fragments or such.
Those were supreme treasures.
Not just Wen Gongmao had this idea; others also hurriedly searched the battlefield.
Things seemed to come to an end like this.
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“What a pity, it’s the worst outcome.” Luo Fude sighed.
Blue Star had only given birth to one new continent and wasn’t restarted.
The youth beside respectfully comforted: “Lord! The main reason is that the Ocean God didn’t join the battle. Our previous guess was correct; the Ocean God is still in its Primordial Secret Realm.”
Luo Fude nodded noncommittally.
Unlike Groudon’s Red Orb, Kyogre’s Azure Flute was always carried on its person; they simply had no ability to obtain the Azure Flute.
The Sky God was even more untouchable. Any life below the atmosphere entering above it would suffer the Sky God’s merciless strike; they had no way against the Sky God either.
“Just a pity about the Red Orb.” Luo Fude sighed.
Obtaining the Red Orb was originally an accident for them. If they didn’t execute this plan, the Slave God Society could even use the Red Orb to explosively increase the organization’s strength.
But compared to power, what the Slave God Society pursued was a more brilliant future for humanity, not a better future for certain humans.
Luo Fude continued to ask: “What about that human controlling the new god? Have we figured out his background?”
The youth shook his head: “No clues at all, as if some great existence has shielded all his information.”
“It’s the power of gods!”
“After the Dragon of Ideals and Truth, another human can control a Divine Beast. Just don’t know if it’s a fluke or a repeatable miracle.” Luo Fude sighed with some envy.
If that person could keep commanding that Divine Beast, it would be a miracle affecting humanity’s progress.
After all, even the Dragon of Ideals and Truth only listened to commands during battles.
That was less humans commanding Divine Beasts and more them carrying a pendant.
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Seeing Lu Li return safe and sound, Yao Yifei, full of worry on her face, hurriedly ran over.
“You’re not injured, right!” After Yao Yifei said this, she nervously checked Lu Li’s body. Only after confirming no wounds on Lu Li did Yao Yifei relax.
“Don’t worry, I’m fine.” Lu Li softly comforted.
Yao Yifei nodded gratefully, then kept muttering: “Good that you’re fine, good that you’re fine.”
Gimmighoul watched this scene without fully understanding.
It didn’t quite understand these complex human emotions, but roughly knew Yao Yifei was very concerned about Lu Li now.
“What strange humans. Clearly the world’s safety is more important, but the female human’s first concern is personal safety.” Gimmighoul muttered in its heart, somewhat unable to comprehend.
After comforting Yao Yifei, Lu Li turned his attention to Gimmighoul.
Lu Li, wanting to take a Divine Beast home, pretended to be curious and asked: “Gimmighoul, are you going home with me next?”
“Ah!”
Hearing this, Gimmighoul was stunned for a moment, then nodded as if it were natural: “We’re the best partners, of course you’re coming with me.”
Lu Li: “…”
Gimmighoul had clearly gotten the order wrong.
“It should be you following me.” Lu Li corrected.
Gimmighoul straightforwardly asked: “Follow you for what?”
Lu Li, finding it amusing, countered: “Then what am I following you for?”
Gimmighoul answered without thinking: “To follow me in finding new materials for making new masks.”
Lu Li: “…”
Oh no! He had really been dragged into this little guy’s pit.
If this continued, he might really get kidnapped by this little widow.
Thinking of this, Lu Li pretended to be troubled: “But I have my own things to do. How about… you go find new materials, and come find me when you have them?”
Hearing this, Gimmighoul actually thought about it, then reluctantly nodded.
“If you have something, you can come find me too. Here, for you.” Gimmighoul took off the Wellspring Mask and handed it to Lu Li.
