Pokémon: Simultaneous time travel, this Ash is too versatile!

Chapter 151 Xerneas's Branch of Life, the Dividing Power of the God of Life.

"boom!"

Venusaur's massive body was slammed heavily onto the ground by Bulbasaur, producing a loud roar.

Venusaur was completely bewildered. Why?!

Why is it that he couldn't even touch the other side with his six vine whips, while the other side easily bound him with four vine whips!

Moreover, the force was too great. His weight of two or three hundred pounds was like paper in the other person's hands.

As he was slammed to the ground, his head became truly dizzy, leaving him no room to think. The vines that had been extending outwards around him involuntarily retracted.

Ash naturally wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass by. He once again had Bulbasaur use Sludge Bomb to attack Venusaur, and this attack hit its target again without any surprise.

If it weren't for Venusaur's poison status and immunity to powder moves, Bulbasaur could have had an easier time. But even if it continues like this, victory is already within Bulbasaur's grasp.

"Dana!" At this moment, the surrounding Bulbasaur couldn't stand it anymore. Venusaur was the benefactor who helped them evolve. Even if it wasn't Venusaur's power, it was Venusaur that led them here.

With Bulbasaur being beaten so badly, how could they possibly stand idly by?
All the Bulbasaur roared at Ash and Bulbasaur, causing Ash, who was about to finish them off, to freeze in place. If he continued to attack, the surrounding Bulbasaur would surely turn on Ash and Bulbasaur.

Xiao Zhi's face, which had been slightly excited and happy, instantly froze. Wait, you guys can play like this? If you can't beat them, you gang up on them?
As the Bulbasaur began to slowly surround them, several flashes of light appeared, and Rhyhorn, Dratini, Starmie, Golem, and other Pokémon appeared on the field.

"What do you want to do? This is Venusaur's challenge to a one-on-one battle with Bulbasaur. Are you trying to cheat now that you're about to lose?" Misty shouted as she stood next to Ash and had her Pokémon block one of the Pokémon's sides.

"This was an unfair match to begin with. Venusaur had already gained a huge advantage over Bulbasaur, and now that it's going to lose, you still won't admit it. Isn't that going a bit too far?" Brock also stepped forward, his face slightly grim.

Even though he really liked elves, he couldn't stand idly by when his best friend was being treated unfairly.

These Bulbasaur didn't stand up for Bulbasaur when Venusaur was fighting it, but when Venusaur was about to be defeated, they all came up to threaten it. Although this is normal behavior for Bulbasaur who have received favors from them, it is undeniable that what they did was indeed somewhat shameless.

The group of Bulbasaur that were about to step forward were stopped by Misty and Brock's Pokémon and dared not go forward at all.

The strongest among them is only at the peak of advanced level, while Xiaoxia and Xiaogang's Pokémon are generally elite or even professional level. Even though there are many of them, Xiaoxia and Xiaogang's advantage in Pokémon level is enough to deal with them.

The imposing aura emanating from him was enough to make them dare not cross the line!
However, after such a delay, Venusaur finally flipped over from its back-to-the-ground position. But now it was covered in wounds. The damage from three Sludge Bomb attacks plus one slap attack could not be light.

After all, Bulbasaur's Special Attack stat is already maxed out at S-rank, and an S-rank Special Attack stat inherently possesses damage output that exceeds its own rank.

Ash's Aura Power not only brought Bulbasaur to its peak professional level, but also kept its stats unchanged. In other words, Bulbasaur now has a high-level S-rank Special Attack stat.

Each of his attacks was close to Gym Leader level, and the three hits of Sludge Bomb naturally brought Venusaur's stamina to a low point.

If it weren't for those Bulbasaur blocking the way, Bulbasaur could have finished off Venusaur with two more Sludge Bombs.

However, now that Venusaur has stood up, it would be quite troublesome if it used photosynthesis to recover. It would basically be like starting all over again, and the opponent would be on guard, so it wouldn't be so easy to defeat.

"Bana." I lost.

Just as Ash was preparing to deal with the opponent's attack, Venusaur suddenly spoke up, causing Ash and Bulbasaur, who had been silently gathering their strength, to stumble. Luckily, they were not affected by the reaction force.

What's going on? You're giving up already? Isn't there still hope for a comeback?

"You really admit defeat? Want to fight some more?" Ash gave Venusaur a chance to back out, but Venusaur shook its head like a rattle-drum, directly rejecting Ash's suggestion.

What's the point of fighting? You dodge all my attacks, but I can't dodge any of yours, and our strengths are about equal.

If the Bulbasaur's strength is as he initially sensed, then it's fine. Even if he stood there and let the opponent fight for ten minutes, the opponent might not be able to defeat him.

However, during battles, Bulbasaur's power inexplicably and insanely surges!

In the blink of an eye, he was almost as powerful as him, and the moves he used afterward even surpassed his own level. He was no longer pretending; he was openly cheating!

Given that's the case, what else could he say? He gave it to them!

As Venusaur conceded defeat, the fighting spirit and hostility on the faces of the surrounding Ivysaurs gradually subsided. Misty and Brock's Pokémon still stood in front of them, wary of a sudden attack.

"That was a great match, Bulbasaur!" Ash came over to Bulbasaur and patted him on the head to encourage him.

"Dana!" Ash, you commanded so well, and with your power boosting me, I won't lose.

"Hehe, you think I commanded well too, right? How does it compare to the level of the last Fuchsia Gym?" Ash chuckled and asked Bulbasaur in a low voice.

Bulbasaur paused for a moment, then shook its head: "Dane, dane dane."

[It's quite different from back then. Ash was so powerful back then that he felt like a stranger to me, and the power he provided wasn't even on the same level.]

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhi's smiling face instantly froze. How could you be so hurtful?
While what you said is true, he is indeed far inferior to Champion Ash, but Ash is already a top-tier trainer, how can he compare!

Ash completely forgot that he was the one who first asked Bulbasaur to compare its current performance with that of the Fuchsia Gym back then.

As for the power increase... the last increase was due to demon possession, which was a power from outside the world. This time, he used his own power to increase Bulbasaur's power, so it would be strange if there wasn't much difference.

Ash quickly stopped dwelling on it. He brought Bulbasaur to Venusaur and said seriously, "Now that I've won, Venusaur, can you let me take half of your Life Seed?"

Venusaur nodded with a complicated expression. Their Pokémon were very straightforward. If they lost, they lost. They were willing to accept defeat. He was thinking of finding a loophole and picking on an easy target, but he misjudged the situation. This was no easy target at all. This was a tough nut to crack!

Now, the serendipitous encounter he finally found is going to be taken away in half.

The good news was that only half was taken, and Venusaur, used to the survival of the fittest in the wild, was somewhat relieved. Under normal circumstances, if he had lost, the winner would have taken all of it, but the fact that the winner was willing to leave him half was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

Ash arrived in front of the huge tree, where a branch radiating a strange light adorned the tree, which was covered in brightly colored flowers.

The branch was hidden among the flowers, and it was difficult to notice even when you got close, as if it had deliberately hidden itself.

Ash had actually discovered this thing from the very beginning. When the tree was in full bloom, Ash noticed the seven-colored light emanating from a branch on the tree with his keen eyes.

The tree was able to regain its vitality entirely thanks to that one colorful branch.

This branch must be the power of Xerneas that Champion Ash mentioned.

As Xiao Zhi thought about it, he broke off the branch.

In an instant, the blooming tree returned to its original withered state!
After losing Xerneas's life force, the tree returned to its original state.

It was only through the life force of the gods that it was able to thrive like this, but now that the gods' power has left, the tree has naturally withered.

Ash looked at the branch in his hand. The branch looked like a deer's antlers, in full bloom.

Before finding the Incredible Garden, he had been researching Xerneas online. Based on the few pictures circulating online, the tree branch looked almost identical to Xerneas's horn.

It seems this is something similar to the Rainbow Feather, a divine object that split off from Xerneas's original form.

Legend has it that Xerneas can grant others eternal life, while he himself will transform into a great tree and be resurrected after a thousand years.

This is different from the life god of the Phoenix King; the life force contained in this branch, or rather, the antler, is much greater than that in the rainbow feathers.

This is the remaining life force after a significant amount of life force has been consumed. If it were at its peak, Xiao Zhi wouldn't even dare to imagine how much life force is actually contained within this branch.

The reason why the Incredible Garden only blooms once a year is that this branch of life needs time to absorb the essence of the surrounding world and then transform it into life force, which requires a full year of accumulation.

Once he has stored enough life force, he will release it to nourish other places, whether it be elves or trees.

However, all of the above are just Ash's guesses. He doesn't know the specifics. He only knows that he needs half of the life force from the Life Branch to give to Bulbasaur.

That was his ultimate purpose in coming here.

But now the problem is... how can he separate half of the life energy inside?

Before he got it, he confidently told Venusaur that he only needed half of it, but now he has no idea how to separate it into half. Isn't this just ridiculous?
Helpless, Xiao Zhi could only go back to the group to ask the experts for help. Fortunately, the experts were online as usual, and Champion Xiao Zhi immediately gave an answer to Xiao Zhi's question.

'Why not just break it in half?'

This solution completely baffled Ash; it's like splitting something in half!
Is the solution really that simple?

This is something belonging to the gods! You think you can just break it in half like that? Won't breaking it in half cause any irreversible damage to this thing?

Ash raised these questions in the group, and the champion Ash replied that it was completely unrelated.

Unlike other gods, Xerneas's power is pure life force, and the life branches that separated from his body also possess the same characteristics as him: powerful vitality and regenerative abilities.

Even if it's broken in two, it will eventually come back to normal given enough time.

As for how long it will take... based on Ash's understanding of Xerneas, it shouldn't take more than three years for the Life Branch to fully recover.

What does this mean? It means that a branch of life can become two branches in just three years.

Cough cough, of course that's impossible. Even Xerneas's original possession wouldn't be copied like that.

Its limit is that it can be separated into two parts. If it is separated again, then its scalability has reached its limit.

Therefore, it is impossible to use this method to create more divine artifacts. Although Xerneas's life force is enormous, it is not infinite. If it were infinite, then the position of the creator god could be taken by another god.

Xiao Zhi seemed to understand, but one thing he did understand was that they could just break it open and that would be the end of it, and that it would only take three years to recover, instead of the five years he had predicted.

Ash's previous estimate was based solely on the power of Aura, because he discovered that Life Branches were slowly replenishing their life force after it was depleted.

So he thought that even if half of his life essence was removed, he might be able to recover slowly, it would just take a long time.

Ash didn't initially intend to take the Life Branch with him; instead, he planned to transfer its life force to Bulbasaur.

But after obtaining the branch of life, he didn't know how to extract the life force within it, and even his usually omnipotent waveguide power was no longer working.

Thankfully, it could be broken in half directly, otherwise Ash wouldn't know how to explain it to Bulbasaur.

If it cannot be separated, then Ash will definitely not take it away. He already feels guilty for taking half of it, so what would it mean to take it all?

Wouldn't that make us the Rockets?

After Ash's questions in the group were answered, he returned to the real world, gripped the branch tightly with both hands, and then, in full view of everyone, exerted a sudden force!

"Snap!" The branch of life split in two!

(End of this chapter)