Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

Well, judging from that tone, Rayquaza definitely knows there's no doubt about it.

Xia Chen stared at Lie Kongzuo with eager eyes, and the kind-hearted Dragon God reluctantly gave him a promise.

"After this is over, I'll take you to find it. That meteorite fell almost two thousand years ago, and I only remember its approximate location."

As Xia Chen nodded with delight, Lie Kongzuo suddenly said, "But before that, I need your help."

Chapter 333 Super Rayquaza, Descends!

"I understand. You mean that to complete the super evolution, I need to establish a connection with my mind?"

Xia Chen said thoughtfully.

Rayquaza's request is simple: help it achieve Mega Evolution.

Although it is the leader of the Hoenn trio, its two younger brothers are quite powerful in their Primal Reversion state, and it would be difficult to defeat them without Mega Evolution.

Besides the Key Stone and Mega Stone, the other essential element for Mega Evolution is the bond between the Pokémon and its Trainer.

Although Rayquaza and the Latios siblings seemed to appear to be able to complete Mega Evolution without needing the final condition in Hoopa's movie, in this world, Rayquaza's own account is the definitive one.

In the game, Mega Evolution originated in Generation VI, the generation whose main stage was the Kalos region, but the Kalos XYZ trio could not Mega Evolve.

On the contrary, two of the Hoenn Legendary Pokémon received Primal Reversion, a form similar to Mega Evolution, and the eldest even became the only Pokémon in the game that can Mega Evolve without a Mega Stone. Isn't that a kind of NTR (Netorare, a term used to describe incestuous relationships)?

Given this context, it's not hard to understand why the origin of this world's super evolution is closely related to the Hoenn region rather than the Kalos region.

"The term 'super evolution' is quite fitting."

Rayquaza's head bobbed slightly up and down. "Although I don't need the Mega Evolution Stone you mentioned to enter that form because of some kind of energy stored in my body, I do need a spiritual vessel."

After the introduction, Lie Kongzuo solemnly said, "Now, abandon all distracting thoughts."

Xia Chen was also a little nervous from being sat on by Lie Kong. Super evolution was a first for him.

I thought this first time would be with Gardevoir, but who would have thought that Rayquaza would take it away from me today, making this a very memorable first time.

I'm sorry, Gardevoir, I'm dirty.

"Didn't I tell you to clear your mind? What kind of nonsense are you thinking about?"

Rayquaza couldn't make a frowning expression, but his tone was quite disdainful.

Xia Chen was shocked. "You actually spied on my thoughts?"

Liekongzuo showed no embarrassment whatsoever, stating matter-of-factly, "As I said, we need to establish a spiritual connection."

Cynthia watched the interaction between the human and the dragon with a strange expression. She hadn't seen much of the legendary elf's divinity, but instead felt that he was just as childish as Xia Chen.

The halo is gradually being peeled away, and the Hoenn leader, the Sky Dragon, and the ancient legendary Pokémon seem to be just so-so after all.

…………

After some lighthearted banter, Xia Chen finally began to follow Lie Kongzuo's guidance, clearing his mind of distractions, calming his emotions, and preparing for his first super evolution.

As a superhuman, Xia Chen's control over his mental power far surpasses that of ordinary humans. He can clearly sense a powerful mental force gently entering his mind.

He did not resist, but responded by probing out his own spiritual power.

Rayquaza's spiritual power is as vast as the ocean; compared to it, Xia Chen, who can barely be classified as a psychic, is merely a river flowing into it.

However, the two vastly different spiritual energies resonated in a strange way under the energy radiation of the meteorite beside them.

A brilliant golden light shot into the sky, and at the same time, the emerald aurora on Rayquaza's body lit up.

Two dazzling beams of light converged and merged in the sky above Xia Chen and Lie Kongzuo. As the fusion deepened, Lie Kongzuo was enveloped in a golden radiance that was completely different from the light of evolution, tinged with a bluish-green hue.

Visibly, under the radiance, Rayquaza's body structure also underwent tremendous changes!

Super Rayquaza's green skin shimmered with an emerald-like light, and a black and gold pattern resembling the symbol "Δ" appeared on its forehead.

The two horns on the upper lip extend to the front of the mouth in an arching shape, looking dangerous and sharp.

Four long, ribbon-like structures, radiating golden light, emerged from the ends of the two horns on its head and the upper lip. The original circular pattern shone even brighter, as if inlaid with golden jewels.

Cynthia, who watched the entire Mega Evolution livestream from the sidelines, was filled with amazement. The original Rayquaza was already quite imposing, but the Mega Rayquaza, which evolved from it, was even more divine and handsome.

As the Mega Evolution ritual ended, Mega Rayquaza suddenly opened its eyes. As it looked around, two majestic gazes shot out from its golden eyes, which shone as brightly as stars.

On the other side, Xia Chen frowned, barely opening his eyes, and looked somewhat weak.

Cynthia asked worriedly, "What's wrong?"

Xia Chen hissed and gasped, then shook his head: "It feels strange, like my mental strength is constantly weakening, but I'm fine now."

Rayquaza explained, "Don't worry, this is a normal phenomenon that occurs with [Bound Persons], used to maintain my Hyper Evolution state. In fact, his mental strength is already many times that of the previous Bound Persons."

It stretched its body slightly and casually exhaled a cyan-gold dragon breath onto the sea beside it, causing a huge wave to surge up from the surface.

"Not bad, this is the strength I should have."

Lie Kong looked at Xia Chen with increasing satisfaction.

Cynthia seemed to be deep in thought.

Rayquaza's point is that a Pokémon's strength after Mega Evolution is closely related to the trainer's mental fortitude.

It seems I'll have to go back and ask that girl, Cattleya, for advice on how to train my mental strength.

Gazing at the strange sight of half the sun blazing and the other half torrential rain in the distance, Lie Kong pondered for a moment and said, "The super evolution can't be maintained for too long. Let's go. Those two guys, hmph."

…………

Meanwhile, on the sea between Liuli City and the underwater cave, a fierce and evenly matched battle continues.

The waves surged, lava erupted, and the earth cracked.

The clash between water and fire, land and sea, has never ceased.

After the initial suppression of Groudon by Primal Kyogre, and Groudon's counterattack after obtaining the Crimson Orb, the two equally matched ancient Pokémon entered a long stalemate.

For elves of their strength, it would take at least a day or two to determine a winner.

Putting aside their formidable strength and endurance, their ability to draw upon the natural energy they need from their surroundings to recover is a stark contrast to battles with ordinary Pokémon.

So even though they've been fighting for almost an hour, they've only just begun.

boom--

Several sharp stone swords, spewing forth rolling lava, rose again from the sea, making the already turbulent sea even more turbulent.

At the tip of the stone sword, the Primal Kyogre, gleaming with a fluorescent blue light, nimbly dodged the stone sword with its massive body, then retaliated with a signature primal energy fluctuation.

The reason why water-type moves can still be used is that the weather at this time is neither the [Origin Sea] nor the [End of the Land], but a mixture and alternation between the two—unless the [Delta Stream] appears, two equally matched Pokémon cannot cover the opponent's weather.

This is a huge advantage for Kyogre. After Primal Reversion, Groudon's type becomes Ground and Fire, and it is four times weak to Water. Every time you find the gap between the disappearances of [End of the Land] and unleash Root Pulse, you can deal outstanding damage to Groudon.

Just then, four beams of azure light, containing immense and terrifying energy, suddenly erupted out.

Because the enemy had anticipated and blocked Groudon's left and right positions, at least one of the four beams of light was bound to hit. Groudon cleverly dodged left and right while he hesitated, taking full damage from all four Root Pulse attacks and maximizing the damage dealt.

The situation seems to be tilting in one direction due to Groudon's idiotic maneuvers.

…………

"Dear viewers, I now understand why Earth's land area is less than 30%. Groudon, at its current level, would have a hard time maintaining its territory."

A safe place about two nautical miles from the Battle of Gugai.

On the helicopter, war correspondent Vivian was criticizing Groudon's "spectacular performance," while the live broadcast room, exclusively showing this legendary battle, was already packed with viewers from all over the world.

The difference is that some of them are just bystanders from other regions watching the show, while many locals from Hoenn are watching with bated breath.

They all expressed their concerns or thoughts in the live stream.

"This Groudon doesn't seem very smart."

"If this keeps up, it feels like Groudon is going to lose! Will the whole world end up being flooded by Kyogre?"

"How could that be? Legendary Pokémon from other regions don't just stand by and do nothing. Kyogre is only influential in Hoenn. Let it try coming to Kalos. Xerneas would blow its head off in a minute."

"Stop making sarcastic remarks. The sea level around several large islands in the eastern Hoenn region has already risen because of their battle!"

"Ah, the rain is heavy, but it shouldn't have started this quickly, right?"

"Not only is Kyogre's raining down, Groudon is also creating land. On one side, they're filling in the sea, and on the other side, it's raining. With both of these combined, some small islands will definitely disappear before dawn. If this struggle continues for a few days, cities like Sootopolis will be destroyed!"

"Oh my god, what should we do?"

"What else can we do? We can only hope that someone will come to mediate."

"Holy crap, who dares to advise against this? Even if the champion comes, he can only harass from the sidelines and won't play a crucial role, right?"

"Then we can only wait for a miracle to reward us."

……

Several more transport helicopters arrived beside the helicopters, bearing the logos of Hoenn Alliance and Devon Corporation.

The authorities are not to be trifled with. Although the incident occurred at four or five in the morning, thanks to the early warning given by Wallace during the day, the League was able to react quickly and dispatch all the Hoenn champions, Elite Four members, and Gym Leaders to Sootopolis City to provide support.

Most of them stayed in Sootopolis to assist the evacuation of the people, while the strongest fighters, led by Cloud, the current champion of the Hoenn League, came to the scene of the Battle of Gugai, ready to intervene at any time depending on the situation.

Their original plan was to wait until the two Pokémon were almost exhausted before making their move, but now, due to Groudon's poor performance, it seems that they will not be able to wait for that ideal and perfect opportunity.

Since they were going to take action, they had to discuss the plan beforehand. At this moment, a group of Hoenn bigwigs were discussing this matter on the main console.

"The first thing we need to determine is whether we're all going to help Groudon fight Kyogre?"

A voluptuous woman with long platinum blonde hair crossed her arms, tossing a Poké Ball between her fingers, and asked calmly.

She is Bonney, the third of the Hoenn Elite Four, specializing in Ice-type attacks.

Beside him, Genji, a dragon-type champion with white hair and beard but still a robust physique, nodded solemnly, "We can only focus our fire on Kyogre, otherwise we won't be able to affect the situation at all."

The others nodded in agreement. The more powerful a trainer was, the more they realized their own insignificance after seeing a legendary Pokémon.

Even the most optimistic and wildest-style Dark-type Elite Four member, Kagetsu, appeared extremely cautious at this moment.

With the overall strategic deployment complete, the next step is naturally the specific division of labor.

On this matter, Ghost King Furong spoke first: "I am willing to be the vanguard."

Upon hearing this, the crowd looked at her with concern or worry. Being the vanguard meant that she was facing the greatest danger.

Before anyone could stop her, she explained, "I bear an inescapable responsibility for how things have turned out this way. My grandparents are the ones guarding the two precious pearls, and this is the destiny of our family for generations."