Pokémon: Hard work pays off, moves can be upgraded infinitely.

After the battle with the Dragon King, Giant Stone became even more enthusiastic towards Mu Yun.

Awakening a divine beast only shows how powerful one's ancestors were, not how powerful Mu Yun himself is.

But the fact that Mu Yun was able to raise such a Gyarados shows that he has a great talent for being a trainer.

She could finally rest easy knowing she had found such a trustee for her offspring.

"The core of the Canghai Realm is within my child's body. This child has had a tragic fate. If I hadn't nurtured the life essence with the core, and with the blessing of the Canghai Realm, this child would probably have become a dead egg long ago."

Inside the shrine, the giant stone gazed gently at the elf egg floating quietly on the white jade, slowly recounting stories of the past.

The story is somewhat fragmented and trivial, not like something painstakingly woven together, but more like something said as it came to mind, like a dying person's murmur.

Mu Yun frowned slightly, as if he had realized something.

Sure enough, when the boulder reached out to touch the elf egg, her aura suddenly plummeted, like a deflated balloon.

He could maintain Champion-level strength within the shrine, but in an instant, he plummeted to late-stage Elite Four level, then mid-stage Elite Four level, early-stage Elite Four level, Dojo level...

"drink!"

(Feeding the egg with its own body, so that explains it. No wonder this little guy can bear the core of this world.)

Master Xiong suddenly realized.

After listening to Martial Arts Master Xiong's explanation, Mu Yun immediately understood.

The phrase "feeding the eggs with one's own body" means exactly what it sounds like: using one's own body to feed the eggs.

However, this kind of feeding doesn't actually involve feeding oneself to the egg. Instead, it involves using one's own life essence to isolate the core of the ocean from its direct corrosive and damaging power, and using its gentler nurturing power to heal the embryo inside the egg.

This was a very long and painful process.

According to Martial Arts Master Bear, even a master-level spirit will be constantly eroded by the core of the Azure Sea during this process.

The fact that he could persist for so long shows his perseverance.

"Titan!!"

High Priestess Canglan didn't quite understand what was happening, but even she could see that the giant god's condition was rapidly deteriorating.

Even its originally thick body is gradually becoming transparent.

"There is no need to grieve for me. I am but a remnant soul, and now I am merely returning to the heavens. The cycle of life and death is something even gods cannot escape, let alone someone like me."

Despite his life force being greatly diminished, the giant stone wore a smile of relief.

But as she smiled, a hint of guilt suddenly appeared in her eyes: "Canglan, please forgive my selfishness, I..."

"Giant God, it is our great fortune to receive your protection!"

For the first time, Canglan interrupted Jushi's words, her tone as firm as ever.

The boulder fell silent.

The boulder laughed.

This time, her smile carried a hint of relief and acceptance.

"Young friend, although I know I have no right to negotiate, if possible, please help me find a place for the Canghai clan to settle down. I beg you..."

As the last three words were spoken, the giant rock disappeared into the soft, fluorescent light emanating from the white jade.

At the same time, a core about the size of a fist, radiating a deep blue light like the ocean, slowly floated out of the elf egg.

That is the core of the Canghai Realm!

As soon as it appeared, the entire shrine was instantly filled with rich water energy, making people feel as if they were in an ocean of energy.

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【Canghai Core (Special): The core of the world formed from the fragments of the Canghai Divine Kingdom. By integrating it into one's body, one can control the entire Canghai Realm.

Note: Forcibly fusing Pokémon below Master level with a Pokémon carries the risk of their soul being destroyed.

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"So this is the core of the vast ocean...?"

Mu Yun held the azure orb of light in one hand and murmured a sentence softly.

According to its description, even if it is just a fragment of the world core, it still requires master-level strength to fuse.

Mu Yun was not surprised by this.

He had previously asked Martial Arts Master Xiong about the specifics of the territory battle.

Although he had no intention of starting a war at the time, he still asked a few more questions based on the principle that "the more you know, the more useful you will be someday."

First and foremost, this is the function of this unclaimed space, also known as the secret realm.

The most common, and currently mainstream, use of it in the League is as a special space for breeding Pokémon, planting berries, or as a base camp.

But besides this function, this kind of secret realm has another very important, or even crucial, function.

That is to help the spirit break through!

When a Pokémon reaches the Champion level, in order to break through to the Master level, in addition to tapping into its own bloodline and developing its primal power, the most important thing is to fuse with a portion of the Secret Realm space.

This opens up a small world within the body.

At this point, the maximum level of an elf will depend on the size and stability of its inner world.

The stable space inside the body not only serves as storage but also provides extremely high defensive capabilities.

A Master-level Pokémon with a Small World buff can remain unscathed even when facing hundreds or thousands of Champion-level Pokémon.

They are truly the first tier, below even the gods!

Therefore, in the era of Martial Arts Ursa Master, Master-level Pokémon had another name --

Quasi-God-tier!!

That's right, it's the quasi-god from the quasi-god race.

It is said that the so-called pseudo-god race is called that because they are more likely to give birth to pseudo-god level Pokémon compared to ordinary Pokémon.

Generally speaking, for a Champion-level Pokémon to break through to Master level, it only needs to fuse with a spatial fragment several square kilometers in size.

A personal Pokémon space like Mu Yun's, or a fragment of a former divine kingdom like the Canghai Realm, is enough to support the breakthrough of dozens or even hundreds of champion-level Pokémon.

It can even serve as a prototype for a divine kingdom, and help build that kingdom!

This is an ability that many ordinary secret realms do not possess.

Of course, it's too early to say these things for Mu Yun right now.

What he needs to do now is not to let any spirit absorb the core of the Azure Sea Realm, but to "feed" it into his personal spirit space to increase its size.

This is also a crucial step in the "territory battle".

Find the other party's world core, seize it, and then merge it with your own core to increase the power of your own god!

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Although it's coming to an end, I'm still a bit conflicted about where it would be most appropriate to end it.

Or should I first complete those two long-term missions, [Long-term Mission 2: Human Peak] and [Long-term Mission 3: Fighting in the Baby Cup], then finish the Gold Series and the Elite Four Certification Tournament, officially reach the top, and become an Elite Four Trainer?

(Elite-level trainer is the highest professional level. Title Elite-level, Regional Elite-level, and Champion-level trainer are just different honorary titles. In essence, they are all Elite-level trainers, although their strength varies greatly.)

What do you guys think?

The plan was to finish next month, then work on the new book, but as it nears its end, I'm starting to struggle with where to place it, which is really frustrating...