I haven't decided on a name for my Pokémon trainer yet.

Ye Feng looked at the darkened screen and pursed his lips.

Ah, men...

However, the information Ye Feng received from Zhang Qiang left him puzzled.

Besides Beijing, Shanghai, and Jiangning, other provinces have also seen secret realms appear? And coincidentally, they all happened at the university league events... Is there some connection between them?

Ye Feng thought for a moment, then opened the China News app. The first thing he saw was a pinned news article, and he subconsciously moved his finger to click on it.

"Today, secret realms have appeared almost simultaneously across the country..."

"Judging from the wild Pokémon that have escaped, the danger level of these secret realms is quite high, and some of them, with a danger level of A or higher, were not detected by the association in advance..."

"Significant casualties have occurred in some areas..."

"Based on the information we have so far, the locations where the secret realms are appearing are all at the venues of the university league..."

Ye Feng frowned as he finished reading the news.

With a quick glance, his gaze fell upon the foreign news section, and a strange guess arose in his mind. Ye Feng opened the foreign news section.

"As expected..." Ye Feng's eyes widened slightly.

Slightly different from China, the appearance of secret realms abroad is not as numerous as in China, as there have been no large-scale events like the China University League recently. Instead, they appear gradually.

Moreover, the danger levels vary widely, ranging from S-level to D-level.

Putting aside the varying degrees of casualties, Ye Feng was shocked to discover that the secret realms all appeared in places where there were competitions or intense battles.

Could it be that intense battles will trigger the appearance of secret realms? And the more intense the battles, the higher the danger level of the secret realms?

Ye Feng frowned, but based on the information he knew, there had never been such a pattern when the secret realm descended in the past.

What exactly happened...?

Could this be what Xerneas meant when he said that the secret realm and reality would continue to merge?

···

High in the sky, a pink figure suddenly appeared.

With a hint of fatigue on her face, Meng Huan looked at Ye Feng, who was staring at his phone on the ground, nodded slightly, and a look of satisfaction appeared in her eyes.

Then it turned its gaze to the ambulance carrying Gengar towards the Pokémon Center in the distance, and then looked in the direction of Imperial University. After thinking for a while, it flicked its tail and disappeared from the spot, and reappeared above the ambulance a few seconds later.

"Nonsense?" Mew tilted its head, its short fingers flicking slightly, and an invisible energy fell down, passing through the roof of the ambulance and merging into Gengar's body.

Gengar, who was already barely breathing, trembled slightly, almost imperceptibly. Although it looked like it was on the verge of dying, it was actually out of danger as long as it was not subjected to any more intense attacks.

Dreamy nodded in satisfaction, flicked its tail, and disappeared.

The matter of the secret realm has been handed over to the association.

Ye Feng doesn't have the extra energy to care about this matter right now.

The battle with Gengar seemed easy, but when he relaxed after the battle, he realized that the Pokémon, including himself, had all been exhausted to the limit.

Especially Arcanine, whose sudden burst of energy when saving Shang Yixue completely drained it of its strength. If it hadn't had such strong willpower, it would have collapsed right then and there.

He is currently recuperating in the recovery pod at the Fairy Center.

Ye Feng sat to one side, quietly watching the Arcanine resting with its eyes closed, and the scene from that time began to replay in his mind.

When Arcanine unleashed its power, Ye Feng was riding on its back, so he was fully aware of the situation.

However, the situation was urgent at the time, and Ye Feng was also distracted by the excessively powerful Burnout, so he didn't immediately observe what changes had occurred in Arcanine. By the time Ye Feng wanted to check, Arcanine had already returned to normal.

However, Ye Feng always felt that the light was not exactly similar to the light of evolution; it was more like the same light.

Mega Evolution... Bond Evolution...

Ye Feng could only think of these two reasons at the moment.

However, if it were a Mega Evolution, given Arcanine's current strength and its life energy comprehension, which is even slightly inferior to Gyarados', Ye Feng's conjecture in this regard should not yet be at the level where it can break through on its own.

Furthermore, the situation at that time was somewhat similar to the battle against Yveltal. Ye Feng knew very well that it was not some kind of cheat or cheat code, but a very real thing. His extreme emotional fluctuations triggered the evolution of the Pokémon.

Legendary Pokémon that can Mega Evolve on their own might be due to their higher level of life, but what about ordinary Pokémon?

The existence of Mega Evolution proves that there is indeed great potential hidden in the bloodline of Pokémon, which can be achieved by using Key Stones and Mega Stones;

However, Key Stones are also activated through the trainer's emotional power. So, if the trainer's emotions are strong enough and the connection with the Pokémon is deep enough, can the Pokémon be freed from the constraints of Key Stones and Mega Stones and evolve directly?

For example, the thrill of "death" for characters like Arcanine and Kodora, or the thrill of Shang Yixue being trapped in a desperate situation...

Back then, Gyarados, which didn't have a Mega Stone, still managed to Mega Evolve, didn't it?

...Isn't this the Bond Evolution? Ye Feng suddenly realized.

Bond Evolution and Mega Evolution are essentially the same thing; both are about unleashing the hidden power of a Pokémon. The only difference is that one relies on mental synchronization, while the other relies on items.

According to his conjecture, once the constraints of Key Stones and Mega Stones are broken and the connection between Trainer and Pokémon is deep enough, wouldn't it be a synchronization of minds?

Ye Feng felt he had vaguely found a new path; perhaps he didn't need to be so fixated on obtaining the Key Stone and the Mega Stone.

Chapter 209 Reunion with Gengar

The university league has been temporarily suspended due to the sudden appearance of a secret realm. The official announcement has not specified a reopening time, only stating that it is pending.

Ye Feng had a vague feeling that this year's league might be canceled, and the reason was probably close to his guess—the arrival of the secret realm and the battle, or rather, the energy emitted by the moves used during the battle.

Even Ye Feng could make a guess, so the association, with its more professional personnel and testing equipment, should also be able to discover the connection.

The descending secret realms have been taken over by the association's designated personnel, but due to their sheer number, they cannot be dealt with all at once in a short period of time.

The only option is to seal off the entrance and, based on the strength of the wild spirits that emerge from inside, begin exploring the secret realm with the lowest perceived danger.

Once the chaos caused by the arrival of the secret realm among the wild elves has subsided, the secret realm can be de-escalated and become a treasure trove of resources.

But before that, the association still needs a lot of manpower to block the entrance.

Furthermore, even if the arrival of the secret realm is indeed related to battles, the association cannot announce a ban on all battles for this reason.

Putting aside the sheer number of trainers and whether it's possible to manage them all, Pokémon battles are the main theme of this world. Banning battles would be no different from not letting people eat.

Therefore, all official competitions have to be suspended. As for the amateur competitions, they are all small-scale events, and even if a secret realm descends, it won't cause any major disturbances. As long as the association sends personnel in advance to prepare, it will not be a problem to deal with them.

···

After healing the elves' injuries, Ye Feng was fine for a short time.

With the league suspended, Ye Feng also didn't plan to go back to school—he still had plenty of time left on his leave, and it wouldn't be good to waste it.

Ye Feng was browsing the web in his dormitory. He hadn't relaxed for a while and was planning to find somewhere to have some fun when his phone rang.

"Hello, who is this?" The caller was from an unfamiliar number.

"Hello, this is the Huaxia Elf General Hospital. Are you Mr. Ye Feng?"

"Uh, yes, that's me." Ye Feng was a little uncomfortable being called "sir" for the first time, and scratched his cheek as he replied.

"There's something here that requires your personal attention. If you have time..."

"When?"

"anytime."

"Hmm... I'll be right there in a bit."

"Ok."

The Huaxia Elf General Hospital is the headquarters of the Elf Center, located in the very center of the capital city, where the most complete and advanced elf treatment technology is gathered.

What do the people from the main hospital want with me? Ye Feng hung up the phone, full of doubt.

Never mind, I have nothing else to do anyway, so I'll go take a look.

I took a Poké Ball, hailed a taxi, and soon arrived at the entrance of the Pokémon Center.

This was Ye Feng's first time here, and he was amazed by the spacious lobby as soon as he entered the gate.

"Hello, are you Mr. Ye?"

Just as Ye Feng was observing the main lobby of the hospital like a country bumpkin, a person wearing a white coat walked over.

"I am, and who are you?" Ye Feng nodded and asked tentatively, not recognizing the person.

“My surname is Li, and I’m the doctor in charge of treating Gengar,” Li Hongzhu said with a smile, extending his hand.

"Hello." Ye Feng extended his hand and shook hands with the other person. "May I ask what brings you here? And what is Gengar...?"

“Come with me, let’s talk as we walk.” Li Hongzhu led Ye Feng inside. “The Gengar I’m talking about is the Master Gengar that you defeated before.”

"Oh..." Not much time had passed, and Ye Feng naturally remembered the Gengar, but he didn't know what healing Gengar had to do with him, so he could only give a dry reply.

Li Hongzhu smiled, then his expression turned slightly somber: "That Gengar is too badly injured, it's about to die..."

"What?" Ye Feng's eyes widened in surprise. "How is this possible? I..."

"It has nothing to do with you." Li Hongzhu waved his hand. "Gengar forcibly overdrawn its life force to use a move, causing irreversible damage to itself. Coupled with the intense battle before, that's why..."

"Is that so?" Ye Feng lowered his head, a feeling he couldn't quite describe welling up inside him.

"We've arrived." Li Hongzhu stopped in front of a door. "Go in by yourself. There are people waiting for you inside. I have things to do, so I won't keep you company any longer." With that, he turned and left.

Ye Feng glanced at Li Hongzhu as he left, pursed his lips, and then knocked on the door a few times.