Elf: Start with small diamonds, then mutate into Diancie!

Su Hao's voice became somewhat low.

Because in his eyes, Xerneas's condition was clearly not right at this moment.

The life force of the dignified "God of Life" should be inexhaustible.

However, Xerneas's aura in this area is not only very weak (compared to his continuous state), but he also usually has to rely on energy-saving mode to maintain his consciousness, which is obviously a bit strange.

Given Xerneas's current state, let alone helping Cresselia revive, Su Hao is worried that it might accidentally fall into a long slumber and need to rebuild its power.

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Zernas

Side Story (23) Xiao Yi and Lao Yi

As Su Hao's voice faded, Xerneas fell silent.

Since even the other party had noticed, Xerneas himself was naturally aware of his current physical condition.

The god of life, endless lifespan... all of this is predicated on the premise that its own state is intact.

For Xerneas, the life it shares with ordinary Pokémon and ordinary humans is only a tiny fraction of its total life force.

But what happens if the object of the sharing is another being that is equal to oneself?

The answer is—it's a zero-sum game.

But this time the situation is a little different.

If Xerneas could temporarily balance life and death by paying the price of remaining weakened, then...

So now it has to expend more than twice the energy just to barely maintain a balance.

If it weren't for the Evergreen Forest, the entire planet Earth would have been reborn as if it had been destroyed, with its total life force reaching a new level compared to ten years ago, from which Xerneas would also have benefited.

Otherwise, when Su Hao returned this time, he might have seen Xerneas in a similar state to when he was in the Secret Realm of Life and Death, or even worse, in a deep sleep.

—The reason for all of this is a god of death who is unwilling to take away lives.

Xerneas's loving voice was tinged with bitterness: "Zygard's concerns back then were indeed not wrong. The balance between life and death not only affects the two of us, but our condition also affects the balance between life and death."

"Once the balance between life and death collapses, an imbalance of order will follow..."

Xerneas understood that even though Viridian Forest now appeared prosperous and far better than it had been in the past.

But extreme prosperity can also lead to a sudden and unstoppable collapse.

Xerneas believed he could hold out for a little longer, but that would only be a few hundred years.

Even if something unexpected happens along the way, the time will be greatly shortened as a result.

But there's nothing it can do about it; all it can do is rely on its willpower to persevere as long as it can.

Besides making up for the regret of choosing to stand idly by, all he wanted was for his daughter to see when she returned, not for Xiao Yi to be driven mad by the laws of death.

Xerneas didn't want to see Diancie forced to turn back into the Cocoon of Destruction again in order to stop Illidan.

It can sacrifice itself to break this tragic cycle that seems like a fatal one.

Listening to Xerneas slowly recount his thoughts, Su Hao roughly understood the current situation.

First of all, Xiao Yi's condition is not optimistic.

As the god who holds the power over the laws of death, Yveltal's mission is to appear and harvest life when it flourishes to a certain extent, thereby achieving a balance between life and death.

Essentially, they are the rules that keep the world running smoothly.

However, Xerneas encountered a slight bug.

It shares its own vitality with Little Yi, who is unwilling to plunder life and spread death.

To achieve an alternative balance between life and death by using one's own weakness, which is equivalent to the authority of the laws of life.

This method can quench thirst temporarily, but it cannot solve the problem once and for all.

It's likely that Zygarde saw through this, which is why he chose to personally maintain "order."

In the end, Su Hao led Mewtwo and Reshiram to defeat Zygarde, who was still unable to transform into his 100% form, and used "Heavenly Hearing" to make Zygarde give up his idea of ​​saving lives.

So at that time, Su Hao thought of leaving the problem to Arceus and his future self.

Currently, Arceus is still unable to leave because he is guarding the "wall at the edge of the universe".

Therefore, it seems that the only way to solve this problem is to rely on "your future self," which is your present self.

Su Hao sighed, rubbed his temples, and said to Xerneas, "Can I check on Xiao Yi's condition first?"

He remembered that in the battle against Necrozma Dawnwing, Illya had used the power of the Death Laws Authority to help him.

However, Xiao Yi seemed to be in a bad state at that time, but Su Hao was too preoccupied with the trouble at hand to pay attention to her condition.

Moreover, after the battle, he and Diancie couldn't linger and headed straight to the Ultimate World.

Therefore, Su Hao had no idea about Xiao Yi's current state.

To solve this problem, we need to first check the condition of the other bird involved.

Zergius naturally had no intention of refusing Su Hao's request.

It nodded slightly and took a few steps forward, making a leading gesture.

Su Hao, along with Ye Yibu and the others, followed behind Xerneas.

After crossing the shimmering lake, Xernias finally stopped in a cave.

"This cave is..."

Su Hao paused, his expression slightly taken aback.

If he remembered correctly, this cave should be one of the lairs of the former Elite Four-level overlords, Hydreigon and Haxorus, where the couple used to incubate their eggs.

It was here that he blessed the single-headed dragon spirit egg with life energy before taking it away and handing it over to Jiang Yueluo.

Is Xiao Yi really placed here?

Following Xerneas into the cave, Su Hao's gaze immediately locked onto the "cocoon" at the deepest part.

The creation authority, operating in a foolproof manner, was automatically activated and presented itself to Su Hao in the form he had hoped for.

Pokémon: Yveltal (Cocoon of Destruction)

Attribute: [Dark + Flying]

Crystal Attribute: [Evil]

Gender: [None]

Characteristic: [Dark Aura]

Rank: [Legendary Tier 1]

Status: [One body, two souls, choosing to sleep to suppress the instinctive power of the law of death]

In fact, the Creator Authority also listed many more detailed states about the "Cocoon of Death".

However, only the two mentioned above are truly worth noting.

——【One Body, Two Souls】

This refers to the presence of the consciousness of the newly born Yveltal, Little Yveltal, within the current Cocoon of Death, as well as the consciousness of the Yveltal of the Prison generation, who for some reason has not completely died.

Diancie is the origin of the first Diancie Queen, born after being conceived within Xerneas.

Therefore, she and Xerneas are mother and daughter.

Yveltal is distinguished by the difference between being the "strongest in history" and the "strongest in modern times".

One is Yveltal, a member of the "lao" generation who was inexplicably killed off in the distant past.

One is the world's origin being reborn, encountering the first Queen Diancie in her ignorance, and then suppressing her instincts.

Two consciousnesses share one body, but Xiao Yi clearly has the upper hand.

No matter how impotent and furious Lao Yi was, Xiao Yi controlled her main body and chose to remain in a low-consumption "Cocoon of Destruction" state in order to suppress her instinct to plunder life and spread death.

Then another problem arose.

Logically speaking, even in its dormant state within the "Cocoon of Destruction," it should still instinctively plunder the life around it.

However, Xiao Yi forcibly went against her own nature, and Xerneas had been engaging in behavior similar to "feeding his own flesh to the eagle," thus satisfying his thirst for the power of the law of death on his own.

This is how the current strange balance was achieved.

Xiao Yi can only remain in the state of "Cocoon of Destruction".

Xerneas, weakened, must spend most of his time as a tree, entering an energy-saving state.

Just as Xerneas had feared, the strange balance achieved after exploiting the bug was extremely fragile, and problems could erupt once external forces intervened.

Fortunately, I returned before the problem erupted.

Thinking of this, Su Hao turned to look at Xerneas: "I need to talk to them."

"Okay, we'll wait for you outside."

Zernias had no doubt that Su Hao was capable of communicating with Xiao Yi and Lao Yi in their current state.

In fact, it understood after that war in the stars that the other party was not so much the spokesperson of the creator god in the world, but rather that he had shared authority with the creator god.

The only reason Su Hao can still stand here in human form is because he is extremely proud of his human identity.

Otherwise, the one resurrected at the Tree of Origin would not have been Su Hao, but a new creator god.

Not to mention that even if Su Hao is just Arceus's representative.

He also possesses the "superpower" that transcends distance and time.

There were no problems communicating with the "Cocoon of Destruction".

Seeing Su Hao close his eyes and begin to communicate with the "Cocoon of Destruction," Xerneas finally relieved himself of some burdens in front of Yeev and the others, and lay down on the spot looking exhausted.

"Whoosh~"

Ye Yibu let out a soft groan and took the materialized "Azure Sword" with its mouth to the cave entrance, demonstrating its attitude through its actions.

—During this time, if anyone dares to come in and disturb Su Hao or Xernias's rest, no matter who it is, it will cut them in two.