Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 230 Encountering a Divine Beast, Was It a Horse?

The news quickly reached the ears of the Donghuang champion.

Riding the Fiery Arrow Eagle, Xin Dong returned once more. Just before entering the Spirit Realm, he looked at Su Yu and asked:

"Would you like to come along?"

"Um...me?"

Hearing this, Su Yu was somewhat tempted. However, this time, he might very well be facing a legendary Pokémon...

"What do you think, Drum Mouse?"

Su Yu chose to ask the team's luckiest member first.

Upon hearing this, Dongdong Mouse nodded without hesitation.

"Alright, please wait for me, Champion, I'll be right there!" With that, Su Yu immediately went back to pack his things.

This time, he plans to bring all the main forces from the ranch.

Hearing that there was something to do, Gengar eagerly stepped forward to sign up.

This conveniently provided Su Yu with a mobile supply station. Gengar's body is like a storage space from a fantasy novel, capable of holding many things.

He threw all sorts of things into Gengar's belly, including some of the food Su Yu had stored. After that, Su Yu brought all the main forces from the ranch.

"Alright, we can set off now."

Traveling with the main group, this time there were also more than a dozen professional trainers following along.

The remaining professional trainers were all left at the ranch by Xin Dong to ensure the exit remained open.

……

After entering the spirit world, Mimikyu first determined its direction, and then headed towards a plain.

There, a group of polka dots were drifting aimlessly.

Seeing this, everyone released their Pokémon, carefully watching the group of Floatballs, afraid that they might do something aggressive.

However, the group of floating balls seemed not to see them at all, and continued to drift aimlessly.

Xin Dong led everyone, carefully making their way across. Even after completely leaving the plain, the floating balls didn't make any unnecessary movements.

"It seems that not all Pokémon in the Spirit Realm are controlled by that legendary Pokémon."

Seeing this, Xin Dong also breathed a sigh of relief.

As they continued following Mimikyu, they encountered several more groups of Pokémon along the way.

Some of these Pokémon are malicious, but the vast majority are friendly to humans.

Unfortunately, the spirit world was far too vast, and after a day's journey, they still hadn't reached the place where the divine beast was.

After glancing at the time, Xin Dong said:

"The Ghost-type Elite Four member has left an energy marker at the spot where we came from, so that we can return at any time."

"Let's set up camp here for tonight."

Upon hearing this, the trainers took out their own dry rations and started eating on the spot.

Su Yu was different; he set up two pots directly in front of the tent.

With Arcanine providing the fire and Suicune providing the water, Su Yu began to cook.

"What are you cooking?"

Seeing Su Yu start boiling water, Xin Dong immediately came over. Hearing this, Su Yu replied:

"It's nothing. Since the resources are limited, I'm planning to make some noodles."

After taking various seasonings and ingredients out of Gengar's belly, Su Yu added mushrooms, white radish, green onions, pork, and other condiments to the noodle soup. Meanwhile, in another pot, Su Yu heated oil and started frying eggs.

Before long, the aroma of the food filled the entire camp, making everyone almost unable to eat their dry rations.

"Damn it, I should have caught a Gengar too. I'm so tired of eating compressed biscuits every time we go on a mission..."

"Come on, do you know how rare Gengar is in our Eastern Empire? It's practically nonexistent outside of the Spirit Realm. A Gengar in the breeding center costs almost 80% of a pseudo-legendary."

While everyone else was eating their food, Su Yu's noodles were ready. He first ladled out a bowl, put a poached egg on top, and handed it to Suijun.

After all, Suicune and Arcanine contributed the most to making this bowl of noodles. Of course, Su Yu felt the third bowl should also be given to Farfetch'd. After all, it provided the green onions.

After that, it was the turn of the other Pokémon, and finally Su Yu himself.

After eating, the Pokémon played in the camp for a while before going into their tents to rest.

……

……

After waking up the next day.

"How much further exactly, Mimikyu?"

Because they had been walking all day yesterday, Xin Dong asked before setting off.

Upon hearing this, Mimikyu tilted its head and pondered for a while.

If it's about distance, then it should take less than half a day, right?

Upon hearing this, the group quickened their pace.

Soon, they arrived at the place where Mimikyu had first escaped from.

Hiding behind a hillside, Xin Dong cautiously observed the situation below. Ghost-type Pokémon flew by in the sky from time to time, seemingly on patrol.

"It seems this is their main base..." Xin Dong muttered to himself.

Below, numerous Dusknoirs are simultaneously opening spirit portals, allowing other Pokémon behind them to enter the real world.

On the other side, many Pokémon successfully ambushed and captured some Pokémon before returning through Dusty Phantom's portal.

They imprisoned these Pokémon together and provided them to a horse-shaped Pokémon to absorb energy.

"That horse...has any of you seen it?" Xin Dong asked his companions.

The horse had an extremely long purple mane, almost covering its eyes. And where its hooves and legs met, there was nothing there, as if it were empty air.

Xin Dong had never seen such a strange Pokémon before. His companions also shook their heads, seemingly clueless as well.

Only Su Yu knew what this Pokémon actually was.

"This is... the Spirit Horse."

One of Calyrex's two beloved horses, a Ghost-type Pokémon.

Su Yu was unaware of the horse's strength. He only knew that in history, this horse had been defeated by the Calycerin King and eventually became the Calycerin King's mount.

"Conservatively speaking... it should be about the same as Suicune at its peak, right?"

In Galar, Calyrex's status is roughly equivalent to Ho-Oh's. And this horse is roughly equivalent to Ho-Oh's subordinate. In other words, it probably possesses power equivalent to Steven's Metagross in its later stages.

"That's a problem. Once the fighting starts, none of us on our side should be able to win..."

Xin Dong's strength is inferior to that of the still young Daigo. Even with the help of these professional trainers and himself, they might not be able to defeat Lingyouma.

Just as Su Yu was pondering what to do next, suddenly, one of them exclaimed:

"Oh no, that Pokémon is coming!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yu also looked towards the spot where the Spirit Nether Horse had just been. Legend has it that the Spirit Nether Horse possesses extremely strong five senses, except for its complete loss of eyesight. Even so, it can still keenly perceive its surroundings using its hearing, sense of smell, and other abilities.

It seemed that this was why the Spirit Horse discovered Su Yu and his group hiding behind the mountain. Upon discovering them, it immediately galloped towards Su Yu.

Seeing this, Xin Dong commanded the trainers to release their Pokémon to stop Lingyouma. He also ordered the Ghost-type Elite Four to immediately open the Spirit Realm portal to facilitate their escape.

But their obstruction did almost no slow down Lingyouma's charge.

The Spirit Horse charged up the hillside and, upon reaching a professional trainer, raised its front hoof and kicked the trainer directly in the chest.

(End of this chapter)