Elf: How do you cultivate immortality in the elf world?

Chapter 309 Born Holy - Meltan.

"I hope your spirit can break through its own limits by being near the divine artifact," Lu Li said with his blessing.

“With a level one divine artifact, I believe my companions will break through their own limits.” Freya nodded confidently.

Hearing this, Lu Li asked curiously, "Why does it have to be a first-level god? Can't a second-level or third-level god be used?"

Freya looked at Lu Li with a puzzled expression and said, "Don't you know the difference between divine objects?"

Lu Li asked with equal confusion, "Difference? Are you referring to the effect?"

“It’s not just about the effects.” Freya shook her head, then turned her gaze to Yao Yifei: “Don’t tell me you don’t know about the side effects of divine objects?”

Upon hearing this, Lu Li immediately became serious.

"Does this divine object have side effects?" Lu Li asked nervously.

Freya nodded: "However, this side effect is not significant for ordinary people, and can even be ignored. But for you, this side effect could be really deadly."

"This is the latest research result of our America Alliance in recent years. The growth limit of a Pokémon that breaks through with the help of a divine artifact will be limited. The Pokémon's upper limit cannot exceed the divine artifact it borrowed."

"In other words, if you use a level 3 god's artifact to help your Pokémon break through its aptitude or strength limits, it means that your Pokémon's strength can never exceed that of a level 3 god, which is the Master level."

Yao Yifei, who had been looking worried, breathed a sigh of relief. Her chances of breaking through to the championship were slim, and anything beyond the realm of gods was not something she should be thinking about right now.

Yao Yifei complained, "That scared me to death! I thought there was some fatal flaw."

Lu Li's expression turned grim. If that were the case, then the Earth Cloud's divine artifact would be somewhat useless, and the broken sword of the Ancient Sword Leopard would also be unusable.

This wouldn't be a side effect for ordinary people, but for a cultivator like him, it's an epic weakening.

Having reached this level in less than half a year by using his knowledge of various cultivation arts, Lu Li no longer believed that being a Level 3 God would be the end for tropical dragons and their kind.

"This matter is indeed very important to me, thank you Freya," Lu Li said sincerely.

Freya didn't mince words, and smiled as she nodded, "Then consider this my first contribution to joining the Lu family."

Lu Li nodded heavily; this credit should indeed be given to Freya.

"Looks like I won't be able to use these things anymore," he complained helplessly.

Yao Yifei comforted him, "The divine artifacts of first-level and second-level gods can still be used."

Lu Li shook his head: "A first-level god is alright, but a second-level god is out of the question."

"That's alright. After all, you didn't get to where you are today because of any divine artifacts, and your spirit wasn't affected by them either," Yao Yifei comforted him.

Lu Li felt somewhat fortunate that E Guipeng had used the Law Crystal to help the tropical dragons and the others break through.

Lu Li asked in confusion, "But doesn't the Kyushu Alliance know about this?"

Yao Yifei shook his head: "Maybe he knows, maybe he doesn't, but so what?"

For ordinary people, the Master level is the pinnacle. Even the most talented people dare not hope that their Pokémon can grow to the level of a second-tier legendary Pokémon.

Lu Li also nodded.

Indeed, for humans, the ceiling of this world is the master level. The difference between using a level one divine artifact and a level three divine artifact is not significant. The only difference might be the efficiency.

But so what? What master-level trainer would care about something like that?
After assigning tasks to everyone, Lu Li also got busy.

The first task is to research the pills needed for Freya's spirit. This is not too troublesome for Lu Li and can be completed in about half a day.

Then came the ordinary training routine.

On the second day of their uneventful training routine, Milotic suddenly brought some good news.

On this day, Lu Li was training Charizard's aerial combat capabilities by the lake when Milotic, who had been hiding underwater in seclusion, emerged from the water.

"Na~"

(Lu Li, it seems there's been new progress on the secret technique you told me about before.)
Milotic let out an excited cry, its voice filled with exhilaration.

Lu Li, having abandoned Charizard, walked across the water to Milotic and excitedly asked, "Really?"

Milos nodded heavily.

He had previously discussed with Milos the "death makeup technique" that appeared in anime, and more importantly, he had also heard of similar techniques in real life.

Arbok can gain special status amplitudes by changing the pattern on its abdomen. Milotic doesn't have any special patterns, but the colors of its scales are actually quite varied.

To humans, Milotic appears primarily red, but to some Pokémon with exceptionally sharp eyes, Milotic's scales are actually multicolored, with a greater variety of colors than a rainbow.

Lu Li discovered this through his spiritual vision, so he wondered if Milas could develop a secret technique similar to death makeup through this method.

However, Lu Li hadn't held out much hope, since Milotic wasn't Arbok and the chances of it replicating the Death Makeup Technique were slim.

It was only after Lu Li obtained the mask of the Evil Spirit that he brought up this idea again. The Evil Spirit's attributes were increased through the mask, and Lu Li wondered if Milotic could learn something from this.
In fact, Lu Li didn't have high hopes at first either, and only gave occasional reminders, but Milotic really listened.

“I just managed to become invisible in the water by adjusting the color of my scales,” Milotic explained.

Can it become invisible underwater?
Lu Li raised an eyebrow; this was quite a far cry from the art of death makeup.

Lu Li said curiously, "Demonstrate it for me."

Milotic nodded and then submerged beneath the surface.

After turning off his psychic vision, Lu Li realized that he had indeed lost track of Milotic. After turning his psychic vision back on, Lu Li saw that Milotic had been in the water right beneath his feet.

"It has some features, but it's not very practical." Lu Li felt it was a pity, but he didn't show it.

We can't dampen Milotic's enthusiasm; after all, she's our princess, and suppressive education is unacceptable.

Milotic's invisibility is merely a visual illusion; it cannot conceal its aura or anything else. In other words, Milotic's secret technique can only be used to bully Pokémon with lower strength.

Lu Li suggested, "Milanos, you could try changing the reflection of your scales to enhance your charm, or blind your enemies."

"This seems to be what humans call makeup, right?" Milotic nodded thoughtfully, indicating that he had remembered it.

Worried that Milotic might become obsessed with trivial matters, Lu Li reminded him, "But you can only study this occasionally. Right now, the most important thing is to improve your own strength and the accuracy of your skills."

After giving Milotic his instructions, Lu Li was about to go check on Onix when he bumped into the Celestial Pokémon that had just arrived using Teleport.

The Star Spirit alerted him telepathically, "Lu Li, those nuts and bolts in your basin seem to be coming to life!"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Li's eyes lit up. Judging by the timeline, Meltan was indeed about to revive.

"Quick! Take me back using teleportation!" Lu Li urged excitedly.

The Star Elf nodded, then used teleportation to take Lu Li to the basement. Upon arriving, Lu Li sensed a surge of energy within the basement.

To be precise, the activity of steel properties is increasing dramatically.

This is highly unscientific, because ordinary spirits could not possibly cause such a wide-ranging energy fluctuation.

To achieve this, one typically needs a Pokémon at the Gym Leader level or higher.

Countless steel-elemental energies are converging and continuously flowing into the basin.

After activating his Celestial Eyes, Lu Li even saw the almost materialized power of laws.

Connecting with the laws is an ability possessed only by Elite Four level trainers, but Meltans seem to possess it from birth, which means that Meltans grow very quickly before reaching Elite Four level.

Just like the tropical dragons before, the difference is that the Meltans will only be faster than the tropical dragons because they are born connected to the laws, which means that the Meltans do not lack the energy to grow.

If their life essence were not restricted, Lu Li even suspected that these Meltans would be born as Heavenly Kings.

The steel essence in the basin was completely consumed, and a dazzling white light enveloped the entire basin, just like the white light when a fairy egg first hatches.

After the white light shone up, several small Merutans stood in the clean basin.

The newly resurrected Meltans look very small, with the largest being less than five centimeters long and the smallest only three centimeters.

"Ta...Ta!"

The Mertans made ambiguous calls, then kept jumping around in the basin, as if they wanted to jump out of the basin, but because the basin was too high, they couldn't jump out, so they were jumping around anxiously.

At least that's how Lu Li sees it.

"What an adorable little guy, don't you think?" Lu Li gently stroked the Star Elf's fur.

The Star Elf also looked curiously at the seven little creatures in the basin.

The next experiment will be to see if Meltan can evolve independently.

"I hope I can make a pill like the Melotan candy in the real world," Lu Li thought to himself, then reached into the basin and took out the seven little guys.

The little ones who were brought out weren't shy at all; instead, they curiously looked at the person in front of them.

Looking at the innocence in the eyes of these little ones, Lu Li became certain of one thing: Meltan was a newborn, not a reincarnated one.

This is better, because it makes it easier to build bonds with the Mertans.

It is worth mentioning that Lu Li did not see any power of rules or authority from these little guys, which means that these Mertans are not gods, but normal divine beasts.

"It's a pity. I wonder if they'll only become gods after the Meltans evolve," Lu Li wondered curiously.

Lu Li led the seven little ones out of the basement.

These little guys are actually quite pitiful. They spent countless years in the dark underground, and then spent nearly half a year in the basement.

Lu Li felt it was necessary to let these little guys see the outside world.

As soon as Lu Li stepped out of the basement, he ran into Yao Yifei and the others who were in the living room.

They had gathered here because of the energy fluctuations in the house. When they saw Lu Li come out, carrying an elf they had never seen before, Freya curiously came over.

"This is... a kind of elf I've never seen before?" Freya looked at the Meltans in surprise.

"This..." Yao Yifei's pupils shrank upon seeing Meilutan's appearance.

The heads were like nuts, and there were exactly seven of them. Yao Yifei recalled Lu Li's seemingly joking words from a few months ago.

Yao Yifei asked incredulously, "This can't be..."

"Hahaha!"

"How was it? Were you scared?" Lu Li teased, holding Meilutan in his arms.

Yao Yifei, genuinely taken aback, nodded blankly.

Stunned, Yao Yifei muttered to himself, "I thought you were just joking... I didn't expect it to be true."

In fact, neither she nor Ekaterina took Lu Li's words to heart at the time.

After all, those are mythical beasts. No matter how lucky you are, you can't possibly find a whole litter of them all at once, right?

And most importantly, your mythical beasts live in entire nests!

"You've really stirred up a hornet's nest, haven't you?" Yao Yifei retorted with a complicated expression.

Freya was dumbfounded when Freya tried to make a few more jokes.

Hearing their conversation, Freya exclaimed incredulously, "What! These little guys in front of us are divine beasts?"

Lu Li nodded smugly: "What can be confirmed is that Meltan is indeed a divine beast."

Because his body is that of a teenager, Lu Li also has a youthful spirit.

Previously, Yao Yifei and the others did not believe it and were even perfunctory, but now they can finally prove it to the best of their ability.

After placing the seven little ones on the coffee table, Lu Li sat down on the sofa.

After sitting down, Lu Li casually asked, "Where's Wei?"

“Wei should still be running around the lake right now, haven’t you seen her?” Yao Yifei asked.

“I saw him. I thought he was back.” Lu Li turned his gaze to the little ones on the table.

Seeing that Yao Yifei and Freya were both very interested in the seven little ones, Lu Li finally spoke up: "The situation is rather complicated now."

"So... these little guys are really divine beasts? I don't see anything special about them, except that I've never seen them before," Freya asked impatiently.

"That's why I said the situation is rather complicated," Lu Li said helplessly.

“There’s no doubt that Meltan is a legendary Pokémon. The problem now is that I don’t know which evolutionary path Meltan takes,” Lu Li said helplessly.

Yao Yifei quickly asked, "What do you mean? Is there a problem with the evolution method of this mythical beast called Meltan?"

"As far as I know, there are two ways for Meltan to evolve. The first is by feeding it a special item, and the other is through fusion evolution."

Freya: "Didn't you find the evolution item?"

Lu Li shook his head: "No, it's a matter of fusion evolution. If it's fusion evolution, I'm not sure how many Melmetans the Melmetans will evolve into."

(End of this chapter)