Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

Chapter 720 The Overlord of Illusions, Real Illusions?!

Ash and Kota's feud actually started a long time ago.

Darko initially did not know that his target was Ash, but Kotei tricked him into going to Johto, which led to a series of events such as the murder of Silver and the flooding of Odomare.

Further back, all the poachers Ash encountered during his travels in the Orange Islands were also backed by Kotai.

However, the entanglement between the Rainbow Warriors and Kou Tai can be traced back to nearly twenty years ago.

The former hero recklessly activated the Time Waves, hoping to resolve the calamity of the spirit invasion of the Orange Islands. Unfortunately, he ran into Kote, who was also absorbing the Time Waves and making the same prophecy. Ultimately, their efforts were in vain because their prophecies interfered with each other.

On the other hand, Kote learned from that prophecy that within the next twenty years, someone would rise from the Orange Islands and completely take away everything he owned!

From that time on, Kotei began a frenzied attack on the Orange Islands.

He blocked Orange Island's internet and foreign trade, instigated poachers to smuggle rare Pokémon, and even secretly split Orange Island's government, intending to make it independent of Kanto!

Upon learning that Ash was going to represent Kanto in reclaiming the Orange Islands, he sent the hunter Dank to cause a natural disaster on Asia Island, intending to overturn the entire Orange Island sea area!

In order to preserve his power and interests, he didn't care how many people his conspiracy would implicate, or even how it would cause a crisis that would affect the world!

"Bastard!" Xiao Zhi was too lazy to waste words on such a villain.

He secretly instructed Jirachi to teleport and retrieve objects, bringing the kidnapped Kurt to his side while he himself arrived in front of Kote, unleashing a powerful punch with his superpowers and boundless rage!

click!

A crisp sound like shattering glass rang out as Ash's fist shattered a spherical light barrier, but failed to touch Kota's body.

"Protection...and mental interference?!" Ash was taken aback; Kotetsu actually had protective measures in place!

Just now, something protected me and blocked my punch when I attacked. Then it released an invisible superpower to block the power I used to restrain Kotai!

"That's... not good!" Xiao Zhi's expression turned serious when he caught a glimpse of Kotai's cold smile.

The next second, a fox-like figure suddenly appeared, and the evil energy around it exploded instantly!

"MA! It's MA..."

Boom! !

The deafening roar swallowed Zoroa's shouts, and the immense energy continued to spread, pushing Ash backward repeatedly.

When everything settled down, Xiao Zhi had some minor scratches on his body, but Kotai was nowhere to be seen, leaving behind only a fox demon with blood-red eyes, standing upright.

Zoroark!

"MA...it really is MA!"

"Stop it!" Seeing the little fox trying to go forward, Ash quickly had the two girls hug it. "I can't sense its aura. It's not Zoroark... it's not even a Pokémon!"

So weird…

Ash had been keeping a close watch on things, and he was certain that only Kotet and Kurut were there. The Zoroark had appeared out of nowhere!

He initially thought it was an illusion created by Kotai using the Phantom Core, but later he discovered that the opponent's attack was genuine!

Whether it was the previous protection, the mental interference, or that dark explosion just now, they were all incredibly powerful!

"This should be Kote's Phantom Core... Whoa!" Kurut, who had been rescued, wanted to express his opinion, but Zoroark suddenly unleashed a Dark Pulse, which was fortunately blocked by the Super Jackal.

The powerful blast of air, strong enough to scrape one's face, forced him to shut his mouth.

"Lucario, take care of it!" Although he was a little confused about the situation, Ash knew that it wasn't the real Zoroark, so he didn't need to hold back.

"Lucario!" Lucario closed in with lightning speed in an instant, and before Lucario could even parry, he was struck in the chest by a full-force melee attack!

The fake fox was knocked to the ground by the attack. It struggled to get up and tried to unleash its ultimate move again, but was hit directly by the pursuing wave missile, and its body was completely engulfed in the smoke and dust of the explosion.

"Is it solved...? No! Pikachu, Electric Terrain!" Ash, who was watching from the sidelines, suddenly felt a sense of alarm. Just as Pikachu spread arcs of electricity under everyone's feet, a huge black sphere suddenly enveloped everyone!

Fortunately, the response was timely, and the drowsiness that had been creeping in eventually disappeared under the stimulation of the electric field.

"It really is Dark Hole..." Ash looked over with a solemn expression. Zoroark, which had just been there, had actually transformed into Nightmare God!

“Darkrai… How is this possible?” Lillie stared wide-eyed in disbelief. Why would such a legendary Pokémon appear, and as an accomplice of Kote?

"It's probably fake too... Lucario, unleash your full power, Intense Punch!"

Ash just tested it out; his signature move was actually blocked by Pikachu's Electric Field, proving that this Nightmare is a complete fraud, with its strength at most at the Elite Four level.

As expected, after Luca unleashed a devastating punch using the power of the Z Force, Darkrai's body shattered into fragments and mysteriously vanished into thin air...

"It's gone... What was it?" Xiao Guang was completely puzzled.

(That seemed to be a very special energy entity; it looked illusory, yet it could unleash various powerful techniques—it was a real phantom, I suppose.)

(A real phantom...) Ash frowned inwardly, wondering where this strange thing came from.

Moreover, he felt it was somewhat familiar, but he wasn't sure which part of the animation he had seen before.

"You're Kurut, right? Lyok and the others have been rescued. Go back and rejoin them," Ash said to the male reporter after resolving the incident.

“Thank you… but what about Kote?” Kurut asked worriedly. “He escaped this time, it will be difficult to catch him again.”

"He can't escape!"

As soon as Kotai shows his face, he will be recorded by Aura, and Ash can easily teleport over to catch him!

Moreover, in the recent clash, besides psychic powers and punches, Ash also gave away 'other' things.

Now, some little plasma guy should already be hiding quietly next to Kote...

"Let's go, let's take care of him!" After getting rid of Kurut, Ash confirmed Kotai's location and teleported away with everyone!

A ripple of superpowers flashed by, and when they reappeared, they were already in a huge stadium.

Ash observed for a while and confirmed that this should be the Royal Crown City Stadium Park, the venue for the Pokémon World Cup in the anime, and also the location of the final battle in the movie!

Pa~pa~

A few scattered claps rang out, and Kotai appeared opposite Ash.

All the lights in the room seemed to shine on him, illuminating his confident face.

"The Red Demon of Kanto, it's truly remarkable that you managed to find this place."

"Koutai, you're not planning to run away after all?" Xiaozhi raised an eyebrow in confusion.

This guy is surprisingly tough!

Or does he think he can defeat himself by relying on those empty illusions?

“Escape… If you hadn’t come, I might have left Crown City temporarily,” Kou Tai said calmly. “But it’s a different story now that you’ve come!”

Kote was indeed fearless. Although his prophetic abilities were not as good as before after Ash appeared, he still saw some key fragments!

In the prophecy, right here in this stadium, he grabbed Zoroark by the neck, grinning menacingly and threatening him. He then summoned a host of powerful 'tools' to launch a siege against Ash!

He didn't see the final result, but he had the upper hand throughout and showed no signs of losing.

Kote originally thought that this would happen a year later, when he would completely defeat Ash, the biggest obstacle, and take back Celebi's Time Ripple!

“The future has come a little ahead of schedule, but it’s still in my grasp!” Kote grinned maliciously, lifting the battered Zoroark with the mechanical claw attached to his arm.

"MA! Damn it... Release MA right now!" Zoroya glared at Kotei immediately, wishing he could rush to her rescue.

"You'd better not make any rash moves. The electric current attached to this is enough to kill it!" Kou Tai threatened with a sneer. "If you don't believe me, I'll let it suffer some punishment first!"

Under Soraya's pained gaze, Kota pressed the button in his hand fiercely...

click!

The mechanical claws that were gripping Zoroark suddenly snapped off and then miraculously snapped back onto Kote. The powerful electric current instantly paralyzed his body, causing him to involuntarily let out a series of screams!

"Ughhhh! Why is this happening? What... what is this thing?!" Kou Tai was wailing in pain when he discovered that his remote-controlled robotic arm seemed to have grown a mouth and eyes, looking at him with a mocking expression.

"This is Rotom. As the CEO of a tech company, you should be familiar with it." Ash casually waved, and Rotom manipulated its mechanical arm to lift Zoroark and bring it back to Ash's side.

"MA! That's great!" Upon seeing this, Zoroya immediately rushed to his loved ones with great joy.

"Damn it! To pull such a trick... But it doesn't matter, this place is destined to become your grave!" Kotai roared at the sky like a madman, "Activate!!"

hum!

All the lights instantly became chaotic and disordered, projecting onto various parts of the arena, and the phantom images of Pokémon began to rapidly take shape!

The starter Pokémon from Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh, along with other powerful creatures such as Machamp, Gyarados, and Aggron, have led to the emergence of legendary Pokémon like the Three Legendary Beasts, the Latias and Latias siblings, and Darkrai!

"Haha, see that!" Kou Tai grinned smugly. "You can't possibly crack the Phantom System activated by voiceprints! Final victory will definitely be mine!!"

"The Phantom System?" Xiao Zhi suddenly realized, and he finally remembered which part of the story this was.

It seems there really is an evil doctor who has developed something called the Phantom System. Phantom Pokémon created out of thin air by the system can not only fight like normal Pokémon, but also have their movesets changed at will!

For example, having Bosscodora fire a seed machine gun...

And that storyline actually took place in the Advanced Generation era... which is now!

Chapter 721 The Overlord of Illusions, the Heart of Explosion!

People who can predict the future are indeed difficult to deal with. Xiao Zhi never expected that Kotai would actually come into contact with the Phantom System.

Could it be that the evil doctor named Jung, Kote, had funded him? This is truly a case of a scoundrel seeking out a scoundrel…

"Roar!" *N