Chapter 302: Pocket Prison Secret Realm
After returning to the Thousand Faces Secret Realm, Lu Li was still a bit dazed.
The scene just now had indeed brought him quite a shock and made him understand the value of the deities in this world.
To put it bluntly, Gimmighoul and Ancient Sword Leopard had just been competing in their respective mastery over rules and authority. It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that if those two had been in the real world just now, the world would probably have restarted by now.
The battle between two Tier 3 Gods was already this terrifying, and Lu Li didn’t even dare to imagine how outrageous those Tier 1 Gods were. He finally understood why those two hadn’t used their true abilities in the Truth Contest.
If those two had really gone all out, they probably wouldn’t even need to argue about reality and ideal—after all, with the world gone, arguing about those things would be pointless.
Lu Li, still with lingering fear, asked curiously, “Do your divine beasts’ serious battles always have such a huge impact?”
Gimmighoul rolled its eyes at Lu Li, then explained, “How could that be? The reason the secret realm was completely destroyed is that we assimilated the entire secret realm with our respective rules and authority. If we dared to do that in the real world, those top deities would definitely intervene.”
Hearing this, Lu Li finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“So what’s in this box?” Lu Li curiously examined the box in his hand.
Each of the six faces of this box had a mask, and each mask had a different expression and color.
Gimmighoul replied, “You can think of it as a small secret realm, with Ancient Sword Leopard sealed inside.”
“You’re saying this box in my hand is a small secret realm?” Lu Li’s voice rose several decibels.
Gimmighoul nodded.
“Secret realms can be played with like this?” Lu Li was stunned.
Then Lu Li asked worriedly, “Won’t Ancient Sword Leopard escape from inside?”
Gimmighoul also knew what Lu Li was worried about, so it comforted him, “Not for the time being. I’ve already adjusted the time inside the secret realm. By the time it recovers, a hundred years will probably have passed in the real world.”
Hearing this, Lu Li also breathed a sigh of relief. He was just afraid that Ancient Sword Leopard in the box would suddenly break out and bite him.
Lu Li discovered that the space ring could actually store the box, but he didn’t think much of it and instead looked at Gimmighoul with concern.
“Are you okay? That battle just now looked pretty exhausting.”
“I’m fine.” Gimmighoul shook its head.
In theory, they had just been competing in rules and the power of authority, so its body in the material world hadn’t actually suffered serious damage.
“That’s good then.” Lu Li also breathed a sigh of relief. He had been a bit worried that Gimmighoul would need to rest for a while.
“Then let’s go report to Yao Yifei that we’re safe first.” Lu Li said.
Gimmighoul nodded, and then the two disappeared from the spot.
Seeing Lu Li suddenly appear, Yao Yifei immediately rushed over with concern.
Although Lu Li’s spirit looked a bit fatigued, his clothes and such were intact, so Yao Yifei also breathed a sigh of relief.
Yao Yifei asked, “Not injured, right?”
“I’m fine. With Gimmighoul protecting me, even Ancient Sword Leopard couldn’t hurt me.” Lu Li modestly praised Gimmighoul a little beside him.
Feeling very pleased by the praise, Gimmighoul proudly lifted its chin.
Defeating a deity of the same level today was indeed something worth being proud of and even celebrating for Gimmighoul.
“So, has Ancient Sword Leopard been dealt with?” Yao Yifei asked again.
Lu Li nodded, then sighed, “Ancient Sword Leopard has been dealt with, but only temporarily. The secret realm deep within the Qingyun Mountain Range has also been destroyed.”
Hearing that the battle’s scope was so large, Yao Yifei also looked frightened.
Next, Lu Li called all the members of the Wildfire Gang. Under the admiring gazes of all the little kids, Lu Li loudly announced, “The matter is resolved. We can return to the real world.”
After the announcement, Lu Li opened the secret realm, connecting the gate to the real world.
After returning to the backyard, Lu Li saw Natural Bird and Freya who had already been waiting there for him.
Upon seeing Lu Li return, Freya hurriedly curtsied like a lady: “Respected divine envoy, thank you for your assistance.”
“No problem. After all, Natural Bird helped me a lot back then.” Lu Li smiled and waved his hand, his meaning very obvious.
I saved you not for you, but because of Natural Bird beside you.
“By the way, Freya Heavenly King, do you know why Ancient Sword Leopard suddenly went berserk?” Lu Li asked.
Normally, the Qingyun Secret Realm had been in the present world for quite some time, but Ancient Sword Leopard had always stayed in the Hundred Thousand Snow Mountains without leaving.
But after this woman visited the secret realm in the Qingyun Mountain Range, Ancient Sword Leopard inexplicably went berserk. Lu Li didn’t believe it had nothing to do with this woman.
“Sigh! It’s my fault.”
Freya sighed, her pretty face full of guilt.
Freya took out a broken rune ancient sword.
Freya explained, “If nothing unexpected, Ancient Sword Leopard should be after this item in my hand.”
Lu Li looked in surprise at the broken sword in her hand. If nothing unexpected, this thing seemed to be Ancient Sword Leopard’s sword fang.
In other words, Ancient Sword Leopard went berserk because this woman stole its sword fang.
Lu Li didn’t stand on ceremony with her and directly snatched the broken sword from her hand, then righteously said, “I’ll confiscate this divine item.”
Freya helplessly nodded. If she could do it over, she absolutely wouldn’t have been tempted by this divine item.
Because the price of that greed was too high, and in the end, it was all for nothing.
As for Lu Li seizing the divine item, Freya actually had no objection.
First, because this divine item originally belonged to Jiuzhou, legally speaking, it belonged to Jiuzhou.
Second, it was also to repay a favor. Although Lu Li acted because of Natural Bird, he did save her.
Freya, having nothing good on her, could only use the divine item as a generous gift.
Of course, the main reason she had no objection to Lu Li’s strong seizure was that she had also discovered the ability of this broken sword.
“Lord Divine Envoy, this divine item has a very strong ominous aura. I suspect this divine item might even bring disaster to its carrier.” Freya didn’t forget to remind Lu Li.
“It has such a side effect? But that fits my stereotype of Ancient Sword Leopard pretty well.” Lu Li nodded, not taking it to heart.
After storing the broken sword, Lu Li, already preparing to send her off, asked, “So when do you plan to return to the American Alliance?”
“I want to go back to the North American Alliance in a bit. Natural Bird discovered a secret realm deep within the Qingyun Mountain Range, where my uncle’s remains are. I need to bring him back.” Freya explained.
Hearing this, Lu Li gave Freya a deep look.
For a moment, Lu Li was tempted to silence her.
“That secret realm is quite dangerous. I advise you not to stay there too long.” Lu Li reminded meaningfully.
“Don’t worry, I’m just going in to collect my uncle’s remains.” Freya hurriedly guaranteed.
Freya wasn’t a fool; of course she understood the implication in Lu Li’s words.
The one before her was clearly intent on keeping the secret realm for himself, meaning he already considered that secret realm his private property.
Every gain she made in the secret realm would be like stealing his things. Freya wasn’t the type to not know better, so she simply laid it out.
“Smart.” Lu Li was extremely satisfied in his heart. He liked her perceptiveness.
Anyway, that doctor’s research notes were already in his hands. The only pity was that Pokédex that might have the most complete Pokémon catalog in the world.
“Why don’t you stay in the villa? You might not know, but during the time you were trapped in the secret realm, the North American Alliance has disbanded. There probably isn’t a place for you there anymore.” Lu Li said.
Suddenly hearing such shocking news, Freya exclaimed in disbelief, “What?”
“Arceus above, how much time did I spend in the secret realm?” Freya muttered to herself puzzled.
“About a month or so. It’s not that you stayed in the secret realm too long, but that this world changes too fast.” Lu Li also comforted.
Anyone hearing this news would feel upset for a while.
It was like just playing a game for a bit, and when you log out, you hear that the country is gone.
No one could easily accept that, especially since this person was a Heavenly King of the North American Alliance. Though not a Title Heavenly King, a Regional Heavenly King was still a Heavenly King.
Lu Li continued to press the advantage, “Moreover, you’ve been missing for a month, and the American Alliance has unilaterally announced that you died in the secret realm.”
Freya’s strength wasn’t weak, and although she also came from a wealthy family, it was just an academic new wealthy family.
And now this wealthy family only had Freya left.
Based on his understanding of the capitalist world, the assets of Freya’s family had probably been completely devoured by those capitalists.
“Sigh!” Freya sighed.
Natural Bird, who had been silent beside her, suddenly advised Freya.
“Freya, stay here. For you, this might be the best choice.”
Freya looked at Natural Bird puzzled. Among all Pokémon, Natural Bird probably had the highest talent for foresight.
Now that Natural Bird was actively advising her, it meant it must have seen something, prompting it to persuade her.
Already tempted, Freya politely asked, “Won’t this be too much trouble?”
“No trouble at all, not troublesome at all.” Lu Li hurriedly shook his head.
A strong trainer with no background was a hot commodity. After all, Freya was a genuine Heavenly King level trainer.
Freya actually wanted to go back, but considering that the other party was a divine envoy who could command deities, worried about being silenced if she refused, she finally reluctantly nodded.
Seeing this, the corners of Lu Li’s mouth curved up slightly. Now he didn’t have to worry about the 9th generation secret realm being exposed.
Yao Yifei beside him had been silent all along, but she was quite welcoming of Freya joining.
After all, Freya’s strength was there. With her joining, the overall strength of the Lu Family would greatly increase.
After handling Freya’s matter, Lu Li finally picked up his phone to contact the old principal.
“Principal, Ancient Sword Leopard has been dealt with, but the secret realm in the Qingyun Mountain Range has also disappeared.” Lu Li reported the situation here.
“Ancient Sword Leopard has been dealt with?”
Hearing such explosive news, Wen Gongmao abruptly stood up from his office chair.
You know, Ancient Sword Leopard was a unique deity, meaning it had no race. Now Lu Li said he had defeated Ancient Sword Leopard.
Didn’t that mean Lu Li and that newly appeared deity had together defeated a god who mastered laws and authority?
This was a groundbreaking event!
It was probably the first time since the birth of trainers that someone had defeated a true deity.
Still a bit incredulous, even suspecting he was dreaming, Wen Gongmao confirmed again, “Are you sure you’re not joking? Ancient Sword Leopard was defeated by you all, not that it ran away?”
“Yes! Gimmighoul and I have already sealed Ancient Sword Leopard.”
After confirming multiple times that Lu Li had truly defeated Ancient Sword Leopard, Wen Gongmao said, “With this merit, your plans to develop New City and establish a gym should be secure.”
Hearing this, Lu Li frowned somewhat dissatisfied.
He had shared this matter with the alliance not to become a Gym Leader.
After all, even without the Ancient Sword Leopard incident, he had a high probability of becoming a pioneering Gym Leader.
This gave Lu Li the feeling that the alliance was using his own things to reward him.
“Old Principal, you should understand what I mean.” Lu Li reminded helplessly.
Quick on the uptake, Wen Gongmao guaranteed, “Don’t worry, your rewards will definitely be more than just that.”
To the alliance, Lu Li was now a VIP, the kind they had to pamper.
“What do you need? I can help you negotiate with the alliance.” Wen Gongmao asked.
“A complete set of Charizard’s Mega Stones isn’t too much, right?” Lu Li said with a grin.
Wen Gongmao nodded and said, “That’s indeed not too much. You can even ask for some other things.”
Mega Stones originated from the Jiuzhou Region. Though scarce in quantity, the Alliance Treasure Vault definitely had plenty.
Lu Li had dealt with a Tier 3 God and only asked for two Mega Stones—this was already quite cheap.
Lu Li wasn’t one to be polite. Hearing this, he climbed the pole directly, “Then a pseudo-legendary Pokémon egg?”
“Which kind?” Wen Gongmao didn’t refuse and asked instead.
Hearing this, Lu Li raised an eyebrow and asked in surprise, “I can choose?”
Wen Gongmao nodded affirmatively, “Of course. After all, your merit is significant, and no one dares to interfere.”
Lu Li really started picking.
He could still get a Dragon Type pseudo-legendary from the Dragon Island Secret Realm, and he already had an Ice Dragon in hand, plus three evil dragons.
So the rest were open to choice.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Li said, “Can I have a Jangmo-o Pokémon Egg?”
“This pseudo-legendary is a bit niche in the Jiuzhou Region, but it shouldn’t be a problem.” Wen Gongmao didn’t say no, just that it shouldn’t be an issue.
The discovery site and gathering place of Kommo-o weren’t in the Jiuzhou Region, but given the size of the Jiuzhou Alliance, getting an excellent Jangmo-o Pokémon Egg wouldn’t be difficult.
