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

"This is... Ho-Oh? No... Ugh! Ahhh!!" The dark figure writhed in the heat, continuously emitting chilling screams.

Seemingly wanting to punish the guy who kept insulting Ash, Ho-Oh deliberately suppressed the flames, causing the remnant soul of Pokrandice to suffer more pain before finally turning to ashes.

"Ho-Oh, thanks~" Ash turned around and gave the giant bird on the other side of the circle a grateful smile.

"Of course, and you're helping me clean up the mess too." Ho-Oh shook his head dismissively. "That evil fellow, I searched for him for a long time, but he kept his tracks hidden... Turns out he hid himself inside the seal."

"He...he sealed himself inside the ball?" Ash was taken aback.

"Probably. I destroyed his country and burned his body... but because he made a deal with the spirit world and gained powerful resentment energy, he eventually escaped in spirit form," Ho-Oh explained. "Besides, this should only be a portion of his power... his true evil soul is far more powerful than this!"

After listening to Ho-Oh's explanation, Ash finally understood the cause and effect.

The underground ruins near Pewter City were likely built by Pokrandice's remnant soul, who manipulated others into doing so. The stone sphere was also created by Pokrandice himself to house his soul, all to evade Ho-Oh's pursuit.

He later fabricated a rumor that he sealed Ho-Oh inside a stone sphere in order to attract relic explorers like Daigos and then possess their souls to return to the world.

He can actually be connected to the spirit world... but it does make sense.

The management sprite had been suspecting since earlier that the reason it couldn't detect anything was likely because it was being blocked by some kind of force!

The only beings capable of doing this, besides the alpaca itself, are the will of the spirit world, which is the counterpart to the spirits in charge!

Having killed Darko's spokesperson, is the other party now going to personally intervene and tear him apart...?

Or is it that all the villains who have appeared so far are actually in cahoots with the alpaca-affiliated mastermind behind the Hoenn disaster?

Chapter 979 The Hero of Aura, it seems the Aura system is doomed...

After dealing with the remnant soul of a certain arrogant person through the ring, Ash thought for a while and decided to ask Ho-Oh to go and check out the Tree of Beginnings first.

The actual location of the Tree of Origin is between the Yunying Mountains and the city of Ordron, making it very convenient for Ho-Oh to travel there from the Azure Mountain.

In fact, this is one of the reasons why Ho-Oh chose Mount Azusa as its habitat.

"I'll wait for you over there... Be careful!" Ho-Oh gave a worried message before flying away from the Rainbow Rock on the opposite side of the circle.

The matter involves King Pokrantides from a thousand years ago, and also has the shadow of the spirit world. This time, it must fight alongside Ash no matter what!

After his meeting with Ho-Oh, Ash began to deal with the disturbance at the castle.

The chaotic battle that night started very suddenly, and the guests who came to visit were really frightened. Fortunately, Hudi protected them, and none of them were injured.

As for those purple monsters that have infiltrated the castle, Yveltal's power is well-suited to dealing with them.

Xiao Zhi had done a rough check and concluded that they could not be called living beings at all, but rather living organisms that had mutated due to some kind of experiment.

It can move and has senses, but it lacks independent consciousness.

They can assimilate a specific target in some way, completely transforming into the other party's appearance like a Ditto, simulating everything about the other party except for its actual strength!

Butler did work on cell resurrection when he was with Team Magma, but it wouldn't extend to such an advanced field as genetics...

Ash doesn't know their origins yet, so he can only borrow Y's Deathwing to drain their life force.

He later learned about the situation from Irene, but she couldn't provide any valuable information. In the end, all he could do was cry and beg Ash to save the people in the castle.

"Please... Lord Ash, I beg you to bring my people back..."

"Your Majesty, please calm down," Ash whispered. "I'm an investigator from Kanto, and it's my duty to deal with this! As long as they're alive, I will bring them all back!!"

Ash absolutely had to go to the Tree of Beginning; he couldn't and didn't want to refuse!

"Wow, he looks just as imposing as the chief." Nemo's eyes lit up when she saw Ash.

As a champion, she was considered a high-ranking figure in Padiya, and naturally she had met all four kings and eight guild leaders.

However, perhaps because Padia was too peaceful overall, most of the high-ranking trainers Nemo encountered lacked a certain indescribable charisma…

For example, a certain Heavenly King-level powerhouse always acts like a corporate slave.

But Ash is different. He is someone who can inspire others anytime, anywhere, and always makes onlookers unconsciously trust him.

“Mr. Ash, let’s confirm the follow-up plan.” Rika stepped forward and said, “If you and Serena set off together, I will stay here to protect the castle and request reinforcements from the League as soon as possible.”

"Hey, is it just him and Serena who are going...? Saving people is extremely urgent, wouldn't it be safer for everyone to go together?" Nemo was very puzzled. She was just about to get ready to go all out when she was given a cold shower.

“That’s not how it works. Only Mr. Ash and Serena will be leaving. The rest of us will stay here,” Rika repeated. “This is the arrangement that best suits the current situation.”

If someone is already a close friend of Ash, there's no need for so much explanation.

In short, if you have blue, choose blue; if you don't have blue, choose Sha; and then Lila, Naz, and Lijia are the next choices.

Whether or not a female companion can act together depends on her current strength, not on a casual decision based on emotions.

Why...?

"Watch out!" Nemo was still a little confused, but Xiaoxia suddenly tugged at her arm.

call out!

As she stumbled and fell, a sharp paper note suddenly flew out from Rika's body, instantly knocking down a purple monster that was trying to ambush her.

"These things can change shape and evade Mr. Ash's detection. There may still be remnants in various parts of the castle, so please be careful."

After putting away the paper sword, Rika straightened her kimono sleeves slightly, maintaining an elegant and dignified demeanor throughout.

After showing off that move, Nemo stopped insisting on going together.

She realized the gap between herself and these people. Although she might be stronger in combat, she was far inferior in handling such emergencies.

This is normal; after all, Ash and his friends are professionals.

"Then let's decide on this. Serena and I will..."

"Misunderstanding~" Before the words were finished, a faint child's voice drifted from the corner.

Everyone looked on in astonishment and discovered that it was a small beast that resembled a kitten and had a long, thin tail!

"This is a dream, isn't it?" Serena exclaimed in surprise. "Why is it here?"

“Mew is a Pokémon that lives in the Tree of Beginning. It sometimes comes to play around the castle and even sneaks away some toys,” Queen Irene explained. “However, it seems to be in very poor condition.”

After being reminded like this, everyone realized that something was indeed wrong with the dream.

It flew erratically, its face flushed with weakness, as if it might fall to the ground at any moment.

"Mew, what's wrong?" Ash rushed forward and hugged Mew tightly.

“Misunderstanding…” the little guy cried weakly, trying to explain the cause and effect to Ash.

It originally resided within the Tree of Beginning, but was suddenly invaded by enemies!

The opponent used some unknown method to cause all the Pokémon in the Tree of Beginnings to turn against them. Mew couldn't bear to harm those Pokémon, so it had no choice but to flee in panic.

On its escape, it found itself growing weaker and weaker, and by the time it finally reached the city of Orudron, it was almost completely exhausted.

Then it discovered that the castle had also been invaded, and almost everyone had been replaced by monsters!

Left with no other choice, Dream could only hide in the attic where it usually played.

It had indeed discovered Ash long ago, but it was worried that Ash was also a monster in disguise, so it only dared to show itself now...

"How pitiful..." Xiaoyao and the other girls frowned with heartache at Meng Huan's plight.

"Understood, let's set off now," Xiao Zhi replied in a deep voice.

When Mew appeared, Ash knew he couldn't wait for reinforcements to arrive.

Moreover, his waveguide is likely also at risk.

Dream's physical condition is directly related to the Tree of Origin. Its current weakness indicates that there must be something wrong with that tree, and it might really collapse like in the movie!

Ash couldn't let the story unfold as it did in the original work, so he had to use his Aura to save the day!

So this is the aftermath of the conspiracy, isn't it? It was all just a scheme to manipulate one's own power!

Fortunately, he had Phoenix King's help this time...

"Serena, let's go! Also... Mewtwo, Silver, you two stay here and make sure you protect everyone!" Ash made a quick decision to set off, but left his two 'sons' behind...

"Don't worry." Mewtwo nodded seriously, but his eyes unconsciously glanced at Mew.

It has always cared about the other party, and now it has discovered that the power within the Dream's body is indeed severely depleted.

"Mew, you can stay here for now. I'll bring you over when needed," Ash said to Mew.

The other party is in a bad situation and cannot be subjected to any more trouble.

Since there's a ring, we can just take Mew over after Ash clears out the enemies there and solve the problem.

“No…” Mew insisted on following, but couldn’t resist Ash’s persuasion and finally had to accept his kindness.

"I'll go with you!" Just then, Lucario, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up, "The city of Ordron is in trouble, and I cannot stand idly by!"

"Okay, let's set off right away. We'll go straight through the circle." Ash casually opened the circle, and the other side was already connected to the closest point to the Tree of Beginning...

(careful!!)

Just then, Ash sensed something again, and the voice was quite urgent.

"Hmm?" Lucario seemed to have noticed as well, and its four braid-like waveguide organs floated up at the same time.

It seemed to have just heard a familiar voice…

"Let's go." Time was of the essence, and Ash didn't think twice before quickly leading Serena and Lucario through the ring.