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

"Wow—!"

Several bright red "well" characters appeared on the head of the Emerald Warrior Eagle. It sensed that Su Hao was already sitting on its back, and the wind directly wrapped around its wings, clearly indicating that it was using the tailwind technique.

"Wait a minute... Yong—!"

Suddenly, Su Hao had a bad feeling.

Before he could finish speaking, accompanied by Li Xiao's exclamation from the sky, the Emerald Warrior Eagle appeared in the air in the blink of an eye.

The two Pokémon, neither willing to give way, began a flying race in the sky.

Su Hao's side was barely managing; the Emerald Warrior Eagle was only flying with the wind at its back.

Li Xiao's side was in a bad situation; Garchomp's flight speed was just a fraction slower than the Emerald Warrior Eagle.

Without a move like Dragon Dance that can increase speed, it can only physically catch up with the Emerald Warrior Eagle when it's in the wind.

Soon after, the two Pokémon, while racing, did not forget their destination.

Under the shade of a tree, Li Xiao was exhaling a rainbow.

Su Hao patted his back helplessly, telling him to take a break.

"Garuda... Bite... You just wait, I'm going to teach you a lesson when we get back!"

After Li Xiao finished spitting out the rainbow, he glared angrily at the Garchomp that looked guilty.

Luckily, he had prepared protective gear and even secured it to his body, otherwise he would definitely have been thrown away by Garchomp today!

Even someone as good-tempered as him was getting a little angry at this point.

"Huh... Vice Captain and Junior Su Hao? What's wrong with you two?"

Suddenly, a female voice interrupted Li Xiao's output.

The two looked back and were surprised to see Xu Qin, who had just fought with Su Hao a few days ago!

Today, isn't it only the school team's regular players who can enter the tower?

Seeing Su Hao's obviously bewildered look, Li Xiao took a deep breath to calm herself down and then explained, "The selection results only came out last night. After comprehensive evaluation, Senior Xu Qin was selected to be promoted to the main selection."

Su Hao suddenly realized that although he was unsure of their overall strength, he felt that Xu Qin was indeed the strongest of the three.

The wild Pokémon on the island in the middle of the lake were still as carefree as ever. When the three of them arrived at the ancient-looking tower in the middle of the lake, it was exactly eight o'clock.

Su Hao glanced at the tower in the middle of the lake and felt that it hadn't changed much since Zhao Yunlan brought him here last time.

There was no energy soaring into the sky, nor was there any light emitted.

The school team members, led by Mu Yao, arrived one after another. Then, Coach Zhao Yunze stood in front of everyone with a middle-aged woman whom Su Hao was meeting for the first time.

"Goo..."

Zhao Yunlan, who had been joking around, quickly became obedient and stood up straight after the middle-aged woman glared at him.

Su Hao observed her suspiciously for a while, then finally dug through his memory to find out who this well-maintained, middle-aged woman, who looked like a noblewoman, was.

Zhao Caiwei, President of Jiangcheng University.

But what is her relationship with Zhao Yunlan? They share the same surname, so they can't be mother and son, right?

Before he could think further, Zhao Caiwei clapped her hands lightly, and a Pokémon silently appeared before everyone's eyes without anyone noticing.

Su Hao's pupils contracted slightly.

That's a Celestial-level Alakazam!

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Forest lizard.

Chapter 346 A Familiar Feeling

Alakazam, a Celestial-level master, has reached an unparalleled level of mastery in teleportation.

Although Alakazam had just teleported to appear, everyone had the feeling that it had always been there.

As soon as Hu Di appeared, he sat cross-legged and remained suspended in the air. At this moment, Zhao Caiwei stepped forward, her gaze sweeping over the crowd behind her, and said with a smile:

"Students of the school team, the opening of the Lake Tower this time will not affect the opening at the end of the month. How many levels you can pass with this extra opportunity depends entirely on your own abilities."

"With the college league just around the corner, I hope everyone can seize the opportunity to improve themselves."

Zhao Caiwei seemed to have come just to make a brief appearance; she said a couple of words and then retreated to the back, remaining silent.

Su Hao's keen intuition told him that when the principal was speaking, his friendly gaze had been intentionally or unintentionally sweeping over him.

Su Hao glanced around and saw that Mu Yao, Li Xiao, and the others all seemed unfazed, indicating that this was the usual procedure.

Afterwards, Coach Zhao Yun stepped forward and said a few words of encouragement, and talked about the current progress of the nine members of the school team in the Tower of Lakes.

As expected, the first one was Li Xiao, exactly on the fifteenth floor.

Second is Mu Yao, on the fourteenth floor.

The third is Xia Xiaoguang, on the thirteenth floor.

..........

Second to last, Zhao Yunlan, ninth floor.

Su Hao is currently in last place, with a score of zero.

"Later, the principal's Alakazam will use this energy crystal to charge the Tower of the Lake. Once the charge is complete, a teleportation array will appear where you are standing, leading to a separate space inside the tower."

"Don't panic after being teleported. Everyone will be teleported to their own independent space. At that time, a strange voice, similar to a voice-over, will remind you of the content of the level."

Su Hao knew very well that Zhao Yun's words were basically all for his sake.

He was the only one who hadn't entered the Tower of the Lake, while his teammates had entered it dozens of times in the past three or four years.

When Zhao Yun cast a questioning glance his way, Su Hao nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Alright, then please, Principal Zhao, charge up the Tower of Lakes!"

Zhao Yun turned to look at Zhao Caiwei and said loudly.

Zhao Caiwei nodded seriously, took out a small wooden box, inside which was an irregular crystal the size of a fist.

A purplish-red light flowed within the crystal, making it resemble a wondrous work of art.

"Hu Di" (胡地).

Zhao Caiwei spoke slowly, and Hu Di, who had been resting with its eyes closed, suddenly opened its eyes. A pair of spoons appeared in its hands, and a mysterious aura began to circulate.

"Hu--!"

Alakazam's long beard swayed with its boundless psychic power, and its powerful psychic energy carried the energy crystal to the top of the tower as Alakazam's figure gradually rose into the air.

Only then did Su Hao see clearly the true form of the energy crystal.

[Energy Crystal: An extremely compressed crystal of superpower energy; a single crystal the size of a fist can buy a pseudo-legendary character]

So valuable!?

Su Hao's eyes widened as he glanced at Zhao Caiwei, who was clearly also feeling a little sorry for him.

It seems the school has really gone all out this time.

"This energy crystal will be used as a consumable to supply the nine of us who enter the tower. It is equivalent to the energy originally provided to the hundred people selected from the entire school's combat department, which we will enjoy exclusively."

A look of shock flashed across Mu Yao's usually expressionless face.

They will have more time left, it seems that Su Hao has given the school confidence, and they are preparing to try to return to the top five this year.

The situation at the top of the tower was not clear to the naked eye.

Before Su Hao was teleported away by the teleportation array that suddenly lit up beneath his feet, the sudden burst of brilliant light from the top of the tower forced him to close his eyes.

Accompanied by a familiar dizziness and weightlessness.

I opened my eyes, and all I could see was darkness.

All around me, in all directions, above and below, was profound darkness, as if my vision had been stripped away, and there was nothing in front of me.

"........"

Su Hao had a bad feeling. He remembered that neither Zhao Yunlan, Mu Yao, nor Li Xiao had described the teleportation location as it was now.

No way, he just went into the tower and ran into trouble again?

All around was bottomless darkness, and even his own feet felt like they were stepping on darkness.

In this situation, Su Hao dared not move around recklessly and could only check first.

"The backpack is still there...the clothes are fine, and the Poké Ball on the belt..."

"1, 2...7!?"

Su Hao's eyes widened; he was genuinely panicking now.

Because not only could the waveguide not contact Articuno, but even the Master Ball containing it had disappeared!

Now Su Hao only has seven Deluxe Balls left around his waist, while the Master Ball that was originally placed last has disappeared!

Su Hao felt a cold sweat break out on his back. What kind of being could silently remove the God of Ice from his side?

Just then, a gilded character suddenly appeared before Su Hao's eyes, leaving him in a daze.

....................

A space independent of the real world can also be called a small secret realm.

In a space interwoven with countless blue and purple-red streams of light, the Articuno that Su Hao was searching for was confronting three tiny Pokémon with rubies on their foreheads.

They're called Pokémon, but that's just a facade; their true forms don't exist here.

Articuno was clearly angry, as if it were questioning something.

The three Pokémon phantoms clearly possessed intelligence. After exchanging glances, the blue Pokémon in the center spoke up: "Ice God, why are you following humans, and even being captured and put into a Poké Ball?"

“That’s not important.” Articuno shook its head, its tone slightly anxious. “Where did you take him?”

Whether out of a sense of responsibility or personal motives, Articuno did not want anything to happen to Su Hao.

These three mushroom-headed guys are always acting strangely; who knows what they might do to Su Hao.