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"The Path to Selection for the Holy Vulcan's Guard?"

Mu Yun was quite surprised to see the newly appeared permanent quest.

Holy Vulcan?

A fire-attribute mythical beast that is associated with the word "holy"?

Phoenix King? Or Emperor Entei?

What is the Konoe selection?

A divine messenger?

Mu Yun's mind raced, and he looked at the second half of the mission.

Defeat the phantom guardian spirit composed of unknown totems and divine power?

He remembered the unknown totem.

It seems to be a kind of spirit that appeared in a previous theatrical version. There seem to be twenty-eight kinds in total, which are the twenty-six letters of the English alphabet, as well as exclamation marks and question marks.

It is a mysterious spirit with no information and no one knows about it.

It is even more mysterious than most mythical beasts and mythical creatures.

"Before the secret realm collapsed..."

After reading the task requirements, Mu Yun looked at the time limit.

This time limit is interesting.

It seems that this secret realm is time-limited.

Based on what Mu Yun currently knows about the secret realm, it is a nearly permanent, independent space.

At least, in the hundreds of years since the first secret realm was discovered, there has never been a precedent of a secret realm collapsing or disappearing.

"Is it related to an unknown totem or the so-called sacred fire god?"

Mu Yun guessed.

With so little information, he couldn't guess.

However, the rewards for this task are quite generous.

Defeating a spirit earns you 10,000 points, and you can earn up to 90,000 points.

It seems that the highest consecutive battle count in this secret realm is nine.

In addition to the basic points reward, Mu Yun has two extra options to choose from after defeating the nine spirits.

"The Blessing of the Holy Fire God? Increases the base stats of any common-type Pokémon to 600?"

Even Mu Yun was somewhat surprised by the effect.

Even with the evolution essence he had, he could only raise the Pokémon's base stats to 500. Unless it could continue to evolve, the base stats would not increase further.

But this blessing from the Holy Fire God can actually raise any Pokémon's base stats to 600, the same as a pseudo-legendary Pokémon.

Is this the power of mythical beasts...?

"Holy fire, scorching the soul, increases energy quality by 500%, reduces damage from non-divine attacks by 95%, and grants immunity to all negative status effects caused by divine power..."

This is even more terrifying than the Azure Flame Blade Demon's mother's armor.

With this setup, Mu Yun felt that even if a Champion-level Pokémon came, it might not be unable to fight against a Champion-level Pokémon.

Looking at it this way, that so-called Grand Master is no good either. Apart from having some connection to that secret treasure, he doesn't have any divine beast blessing at all. He's just gilding his own lily.

After looking at the first option, Mu Yun looked at the second option.

Baptism of God!

The effect is similar to the blessing of the holy fire god.

The only difference is that this divine blessing doesn't seem to have any identity attributes. In other words, it's just a pure blessing and has nothing to do with this so-called sacred fire god.

Simply put, it means taking money without doing any work.

Even more amazing is that the racial stats after this option is upgraded can be inherited, making it practically an artificial quasi-god race.

It's a pity that it can only be passed down for three generations, otherwise it would truly be a newly emerging quasi-god race.

"Which one should I choose...?"

To be fair, the first option was indeed better than the second.

But as I said before, Mu Yun had absolutely no idea what the temperaments of the mythical beasts in this world were like.

Making a hasty choice may not be a good thing.

There's no need to take that risk for a mere bit of the power of a move.

With the system of rewarding diligence, these things will come sooner or later.

Moreover, he also possesses pioneering spirit.

If all else fails, we can always ask a kind person for financial assistance.

"Very small~very small~~~"

Just as Mu Yun was pondering, a faint murmur suddenly rang out.

Mu Yun immediately snapped out of his daze and opened the two Poké Balls at his waist.

Awesome!

But strangely, only Xiao Du's was turned on.

Namikaze's Poké Ball seemed to be locked and couldn't be opened.

"Sizzle, hiss, plop, whoosh~~~"

At the same time, a cacophony of voices suddenly erupted in the surrounding empty space, but no information could be discerned from them.

Mu Yun frowned and subconsciously activated the Listening to the Sounds of All Things.

In an instant, the noise and confusion of the information disappeared, and everything became much clearer.

"Rules, rules! Only one-on-one is allowed. Two against one is unfair! Warning! Warning!!"

"As per the rules, you'll get one chance to change your Pokémon if you fail!"

"The rules are strict, and you can't use them, Baby~~"

"Rules, rules, hurry up, hurry up--"

"........."

The fragmented words, spoken in a strange tone, were transformed into meanings he could understand and entered his ears.

How to put it? Mu Yun felt as if he had entered a lively kindergarten playground rather than a battlefield where he was about to fight.

It's still a small class.

"Is this the voice of the unknown totem?"

Mu Yun looked around, trying to find the figure of the unknown totem.

But no matter where he looked, all he saw was a vast expanse of white, like walls shrouded in mist.

"Buzz~~~"

Just then, the wall directly opposite him suddenly rippled with water-like patterns.

A pure black sprite, its exact form indistinct, slowly emerged from the water.

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[Pokémon: Beedrill (Phantom)]

【gender:???】

[Attributes: Insect + Poison]

[Level: 48 (Elite)]

【Special Ability: Sniper (When a critical hit occurs, the attack power is increased to 225% of normal)】

[Techniques: Silk Spit (Mastered), Poison Needle (Mastered), ..., Wild Swings (Mastered), Brute Force (Mastered)]

【Items to bring: None】

【potential:???】

[Racial stats: 395]

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"?"

"A copy of the pro-independence movement?"

Looking at the shadow sprite that was exactly the same in appearance, level, characteristics, and even moves, Mu Yun's expression was slightly strange.

If it were someone else, facing such a near-copycat opponent would indeed be quite difficult.

But for Mu Yun, this was practically a free win.

The Phantom Sprite has no special characteristics, no proficiency, and no special bonuses; it's a complete blank slate.

"Let's fight! I'll go!!"

Just after the shadowy Beedrill appeared, another soft sound rang out.

Immediately afterwards, the black eyes of the giant bee suddenly lit up, turning from dark to snow-white.

Its snow-white eyes have tiny black pupils, which makes it look quite comical.

"It's on top?"

Mu Yun looked at the black shadowy Beedrill opposite him with some curiosity.

As for command?

If Xiao Du is only good enough to beat this Shadow Beedrill, and he still needs to give instructions, then all those matches he's watched have been for nothing.

"Hiss!"

Sure enough, seeing the other party make a move, Xiao Du didn't tolerate it.

His aura suddenly increased, and the bee needles on his arms flashed with a cross-shaped light.

Two moves in parallel - double cross-cut!

"bump!!"

Almost the instant the Black Shadow Beedrill was hit by Little Dove, it shattered like porcelain, turning into wisps of black mist that dissipated into the air.

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[Ding! Target detected as the objective of Permanent Mission 13: The Path to Selection of the Holy Vulcan's Guards. Congratulations, host, you have received an additional 10000 points!]

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