A spirit descends, Gardevoir is my childhood friend?

The last one is Liu Qingxuan, the Ghost King whom Lin Xiaolin has never met before, and a descendant of Liu Youxuan, the ancestor of exorcists.

No matter how you look at it, the Four Heavenly Kings don't seem like it, but Xiao Yashan must have some basis for saying so.

Seeing Lin Xiaolin's puzzled look, Xiao Yashan spoke calmly.

"I wasn't planning to tell you these things now, but since you have something so important, I'll mention it to you. You know the Presidential Group, right?"

Lin Xiaolin nodded. The Presidential Group and the Direct Group are the two main backbones of the Dragon Kingdom, one responsible for internal development and the other for external affairs.

"Do you know why our straight-line team is supposed to be out and about, but now we have to come back every now and then?"

"Could it be because of the presidential team?"

"Ah."

Xiao Yashan's eyes were slightly misty, as if he was thinking about something very painful.

"The Presidential Group focuses on internal affairs, while the Straight Group focuses on external affairs. This was decided at the very beginning of the Dragon Kingdom Association, but it wasn't until that United Nations competition a few years ago..."

"What you know is that the previous champion had an accident at the United Nations competition and then disappeared, but that's not the case."

"The previous champion, Long Yu's father, did suffer serious injuries when his Pokémon were targeted by the opposing team at the United Nations tournament, but it was far from life-threatening."

"The most fatal thing was that when we returned to the Dragon Kingdom, the Dragon Kingdom's presidential team, together with the few Heavenly Kings we left behind, actually split up and entered the natural land and the dragon's lair. One purpose was to move the 'blood' pool, and the other was to investigate the Dragon Kingdom's foundation."

"Fortunately, we arrived in time, so we split into three groups. Some people stayed behind to guard the interior of the Dragon Kingdom, while the rest went to the Dragon's Lair and the natural lands."

At this point, Xiao Yashan was already gritting his teeth.

"We left the previous champion to guard the Dragon Kingdom because the Pokémon was seriously injured. Who knew that the Land of Nature and the Dragon's Lair would use a diversionary tactic to lure us away from our territory!"

"While we were all gone, the champion of Eagle Country actually led a Pokémon covered in armor into Dragon Country, intending to take over the entire country in one fell swoop!"

"At that time, several former champions fought desperately against the previous champions, some died and some were injured. Fortunately, they managed to hold out until we returned. When Long Yu returned, he brought out the old Dragonite patriarch and several strong members of the Dragonite clan from the Dragon's Lair, which barely allowed them to repel that armored Pokémon."

"The Eagle Kingdom champion was forced to leave, and this also made him aware of part of the Dragon Kingdom's strength, which is why he has been quiet for so many years!"

"But this surprise attack resulted in the deaths of several of the older generation of Elite Four members in the Dragon Kingdom. The Pokémon of the previous champions also died due to serious injuries. After that, the Dragon Kingdom had one more ordinary old man."

"The biggest troublemaker is the three members of the presidential group. One of them is from the Long family, and the other two are native to Longguo. No one knows why they betrayed us together."

Xiao Yashan choked up a little as she spoke, and tears welled up in her eyes.

“From then on, Long Yu took over all the affairs of the Presidential Group. He was busy with the affairs of the Straight Group while also dealing with the Presidential Group’s matters, and dared not relinquish any more power.”

Lin Xiaolin also fell silent. He hadn't expected that such a serious thing had happened in the Dragon Kingdom a few years ago. Most people in the Dragon Kingdom didn't know that a group of elderly people had paid the price of their lives for their safety a few years ago.

But soon Lin Xiaolin took a deep breath and looked at Xiao Yashan.

"Have you ever seen what that armored elf from the Eagle Kingdom looks like?"

Xiao Yashan paused for a moment, then nodded.

"Although the elf was covered in armor, it was still recognizable as a humanoid creature, and its entire body was silver-white, which could be seen through the gaps in the armor."

Xiao Yashan spoke as he pondered, and Lin Xiaolin became more and more shocked as she listened.

"Mew-two!"

Lin Xiaolin shouted it out subconsciously.

"what?"

Xiao Yashan looked at him strangely.

"nothing."

Lin Xiaolin shook his head, but he could roughly guess that the mysterious Pokémon was Mewtwo.

Unexpectedly, not only did the Eagle Nation create Genesect, but they also created Mewtwo.

However, the armor would limit Mewtwo's power, and given that Mewtwo hasn't been around for very long, it's estimated that it was at most a level 2 god before.

If Mewtwo were truly at full power, let alone this group of Dragonite, even Xerneas himself might not be able to stop it.

However, it's hard to say how much of Mewtwo's power it has now.

"Okay, I've told you all this so that you know that the Dragon Kingdom is in great danger right now. Try not to reveal your super evolution, but you can 'lend' it to us Heavenly Kings. Maybe you'll get some surprises when you want it back."

Xiao Yashan couldn't help but sneer, his eyes becoming unusually serious.

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When they returned to the tree hollow, Yan Fan and the others had also returned. No one asked any questions; everyone has their own secrets, and some things shouldn't be asked lightly.

Lin Xiaolin lay on the straw mat, gazing at the moonlight streaming into the cave entrance, lost in thought.

Xiao Yashan's words to him today already show that he has entered the inner circle of the Dragon Kingdom, and also show that Long Yu and the others completely trust him.

But this was also a lot of pressure, making him feel a little breathless.

Xiao Lan seemed to sense that he was preoccupied, so she leaned against him and looked at the moonlight with him.

"Sister Xiaolan, we need to become stronger."

"Ah."

To avoid disturbing everyone's rest, Lin Xiaolin communicated with Xiao Lan directly using her superpowers.

He lowered his head again, looking at Jirachi and Porin sleeping carefree, and smiled once more.

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There is a qualitative difference between a near-Elite Four member and an ordinary Pokémon, which is what Xiao Yashan later told Lin Xiaolin.

There's a huge hurdle between Lord-level and Quasi-Elite-level, a hurdle that many elves spend their entire lives trying to overcome.

Because entering the realm of Quasi-Heavenly Kings requires contact with a mysterious substance, namely, divine authority.

It cannot be called a divine office, but something above the divine office, called the law.

Chapter 250 Laws

Everything in the world is made up of laws, and the reason why mythical beasts are called gods is because they have mastered a part of these laws.

Ordinary elves cannot directly access the laws; they can only follow the paths taken by divine beasts to gain some access to them.

The laws that a Heavenly King-level being can access are the simplest eighteen laws, corresponding to eighteen attributes.

However, as long as an elf comes into contact with a law even once and leaves even a tiny trace of that law within its body, it will break through to the Quasi-Elite King level.

To break through to the Heavenly King level, one needs to continuously explore this part of the laws until one has one's own understanding of the laws, at which point one can break through to the Heavenly King level.

It sounds simple, but understanding it is very mysterious. It might happen in the next moment, or it might never happen in this lifetime.

This is why a near-Elite Four level Pokémon needs to have several of the same Pokémon.

When Pokémon of the same type are learning from each other, they can share their insights, which is much faster than a single Pokémon breaking through.

Although the rules are the same, each Pokémon's understanding is different, and only Pokémon that have lived together for a long time can communicate with each other.

For example, if a blue cottonbird is born and grows up with Xiaobao from a young age, Xiaobao will know the blue cottonbird's personality very well, and the blue cottonbird will feel the same way about Xiaobao.

Moreover, both sides have absolute trust in each other, and they can only communicate when the two elves comprehend the Dragon Law together.

If the two spirits haven't reached this level of understanding and started communicating, they might easily go astray.

These off-track elves are called "half-Elite Four" elves. They are stronger than near-Elite Four elves but weaker than Elite Four elves, but they can never break through to the Elite Four level.

Therefore, the rules are not to be taken lightly, and no one would take the risk.

For a Pokémon with laws to fight a Pokémon without laws is as easy as crushing an ant, just like how he and Little Blue fought Dragonite today.

If it weren't for Mega Evolution pausing Dragonite's attention, it might have been knocked unconscious with a single slap.

They are not capable of dealing with a Quasi-Heavenly King right now. Although they can currently move beyond their level, there is a huge gap between them when they reach the Quasi-Heavenly King level.

If you haven't reached the level of a near-Elite Four member, don't hesitate to turn around and run away when you encounter a Pokémon that is also a near-Elite Four member. This was the last sentence that Xiao Yashan emphasized to him.

To use an analogy, the spirits before the Elite Four level are like two people wielding knives; the higher the level, the sharper and longer the knives.

However, even someone wielding a short knife could potentially turn the tables and kill someone with a long knife.

But by the time they reach the level of a near-heavenly king, they're people wearing stab-proof vests and carrying guns.

How could someone with a knife possibly beat someone with a gun, especially since the latter was wearing a stab-proof vest?

A gun is fastest from seven paces away, and within seven paces, it is both fast and accurate.

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Lin Xiaolin has now completed the entire Dragon Island journey and is now watching the battles of the others. The four strongest groups from the Dragon Island journey have also begun their battles.

Besides Lin Xiaolin, the second person to pass the four-race challenge was Zhuo Xiaole, but unfortunately, she got stuck with the Dragonite race.

Not only was it stuck, it couldn't even defeat three elite-level Hakrond Xiaole, let alone lord-level ones.

Gradually, everyone arrived in front of the Dragonite clan and got stuck in front of them.

Lin Xiaolin was both amused and exasperated, but there was nothing he could do; the Dragonite clan was indeed difficult to deal with.

The speed was too fast; it was all about catching people off guard.

It was only after facing the Dragonite clan that everyone realized just how strong Lin Xiaolin was, as he was able to defeat them so easily.

When the last grain of sand successfully fell, it officially announced that they were about to begin a year-long arduous training on Dragon Island.