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

"Super Lucario, Extreme Speed ​​- Comet Punch!"

Mega Lucario's body glowed with tiny points of light, and in the blink of an eye, it vanished without a trace. With a sonic boom, Mega Lucario charged towards Mewtwo, creating a sonic boom.

At the same time, countless starlight began to flow across its fist, and the dazzling brilliance, like stars in the sky, fell on Mewtwo like raindrops.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

A violent roar suddenly rang out, and the Comet Punch, though not as fast as the Bullet Punch, but far more powerful, exploded on Mewtwo.

Feeling a slight pain in its body, Mewtwo's face flashed with admiration. It opened its psychic barrier at will, directly sending Mega Lucario flying.

In the air, Lucario gathers a massive amount of waveguide power.

A wave missile, three times larger than ever before, hurtled towards Mewtwo like a falling meteor.

Mewtwo casually condensed a small but incredibly powerful shadow ball and threw it. The Aura Sphere was instantly shattered, and the ball struck Mega Lucario, forcing it into its Mega Evolution state.

With the countdown in his eyes drawing ever closer, Su Hao easily caught the falling Lucario, his Viridian Power surging as he returned it to its Luxury Ball. He smiled and asked, "How was it? Mega Evolution?"

"It's a very good power, and most importantly, it will unleash an even more powerful brilliance as its strength increases."

Mewtwo shared his understanding of this.

Suddenly, the sound of gears meshing together reached Su Hao's ears.

Clearly, Mewtwo heard it too.

"It's time," Su Hao thought for a moment, then smiled brightly and waved, "Mewtwo, I have one last thing to say."

"You said."

"Your evolution is divided into X-evolution, which strengthens the body with mental power, and Y-evolution, which maximizes mental power. Develop in this direction!"

"Your evolution can be achieved through your own power. After all, you are the strongest Pokémon and Trainer, aren't you?"

Upon hearing this, a look of emotion suddenly appeared on Mewtwo's face.

"Thanks to your help, I was able to return to my own world safely. Thank you... and goodbye!"

An incredibly mysterious power suddenly appeared above Su Hao's head and enveloped him, followed by a burst of light!

The sound of gears gradually subsided.

Mewtwo opened its eyes, and a beeping detection device was in its ear. In Mewtwo's perception, Su Hao's presence had completely disappeared from this world.

Mewtwo waved to the void, a hint of melancholy in its eyes, and murmured to itself, "Goodbye, my friend."

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Mewtwo.

Chapter 390 Arknom

A magnificent space interwoven with countless blue and purple-red streams of light. Su Hao stared at the phantom before him, and several question marks involuntarily popped into his head.

"You said Articuno left?!" Su Hao raised his voice, almost roaring.

Holding the Master Ball in front of him, now uninhabited, Su Hao was more than just dumbfounded; he was practically speechless.

After saying a cool line and leaving behind a cool silhouette to say goodbye to Mewtwo (in my opinion), I experienced a dizzying sensation as if the world was spinning around me.

Su Hao forced himself to stay awake and opened his eyes again, only to be met with devastating news from the blue mushroom-headed creature in front of him.

Articuno, which was forcibly detained after being certified as a cheat during the trial, has left and gone to the Lugia Secret Realm above the high seas to reclaim the power of the climate, along with the other two divine birds.

It seems that... something might have happened to Lugia!

Arknom nodded in confirmation and said, "That's right. During the time you were away, the climate around the world became abnormal. The God of Ice, the God of Fire, and the God of Thunder went to the secret realm to take on the responsibility of stabilizing the climate."

Su Hao felt a little down. He hadn't even had a chance to say goodbye. Had Articuno just left like that?

Although Su Hao verbally expressed his disdain for Articuno, the bird that lay flat, he had actually long considered Articuno his partner.

It was so sudden that he left like that...

Did He leave me any messages before He left?

Su Hao didn't believe Articuno would just leave so easily. Now that he couldn't contact Giratina, it was the bodyguard of the Dragapults and himself!

Arknom tilted his head and thought for a moment, then slowly said, "It seems... I left something for you?"

Su Hao blinked, noticing that something seemed off about Arknom.

Well, he could tell that the Azelf before him was an illusion, but there was something about Azelf that he couldn't quite put his finger on...

Living too long has caused Alzheimer's disease...?

Or perhaps... network latency?

Su Hao stared speechlessly at Arknom, who seemed to be experiencing network lag, remaining completely unresponsive for a long time.

After waiting for a long time, it seemed that the signal was working again. Arknom said as if nothing had happened, "He left two sentences before he left."

"First, I'll wait for you in the Lugia Secret Realm, at least until Diancie gains Champion-level combat power before I come back."

"Secondly, [I breached the contract first this time, so I won't hold it against you for secretly plucking my feathers. Use them to your advantage and improve your strength as soon as possible.]"

Su Hao: "........."

Unexpectedly, Articuno discovered even his most stealthy movements.

But... the combat power of a Heavenly King level seems both distant and close at hand to me.

Su Hao believed that Articuno wouldn't speak without reason; there must be a reason why Articuno told Su Hao to wait until he was older before going to the Lugia Secret Realm.

Miao Yin had not yet informed him about the qualifying rounds for the youth competition that would allow each country to enter the Lugia Secret Realm.

So... during this time, work hard to become stronger, and then go to Lugia's Secret Realm to find Articuno!

Quickly calm your emotions and make a decision.

With a clear goal in mind, Su Hao is full of motivation!

Su Hao went straight to the point and asked Arknom, "I've completed the trial of will, where is the reward?"

Now that we've set a goal, we must make use of all available resources.

Upon hearing this, Arknom was momentarily stunned, a hint of surprise flashing across his face. He hadn't expected this trial participant to be so direct, not even bothering with any pretense of modesty.

"...Of course there are, those who have passed the trial of my will..."

Just as Arknom was about to speak in the tone of their praise of the Creator God and the spread of His glory from many years ago, Su Hao impatiently interrupted him.

"Enough with the officialese, let's get down to business!"

Why waste so much breath? He almost sent it twice before finally completing the task. Shouldn't he show some appreciation?

Akerno's face showed a visible embarrassment. He wanted to say that it wasn't his fault, but he couldn't reveal it.

This Pokémon is about to suffocate!

"Your will is true."

"Hereby, blessings are given to the trial participants."

Arknom inexplicably uttered lines that only the divine beast residing in Su Hao's mind would say.

Su Hao: "???"

You are legendary Pokémon from the Sinnoh region, right?

Why did it switch to the Unova region?!

Suddenly, an extremely dense white divine light arrived before Su Hao before he could react, disappearing into Su Hao's head like a mud ox entering the sea.

It was nowhere to be seen, its form nowhere to be found.

Immediately afterwards, a deep sense of drowsiness suddenly welled up in my heart.

Just as Su Hao was about to lose consciousness, Arknom, as if he had anticipated this, spoke up like a charlatan: "The Trial of Knowledge will begin in half a month. We await your arrival, Chosen One."

"Friendly reminder: One month has passed in your world time."

Subsequently, Su Hao's consciousness plunged into a dark abyss, falling into a brief slumber.

In his mind, the illusory white stone received that divine light, and its solidification speed suddenly increased.

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

Jiangcheng University, in front of the Lake Tower.

Zhao Yunlan lay on the massive body of the Roaring Tyrant, a hint of worry on his fair and youthful face.

Goodness, Su Hao has been in the Tower of Lakes for over a month now, hasn't he?

He had never seen anyone as persistent as Su Hao.

He entered the tower in just half an hour before being kicked out due to failure, setting a new record for the fastest failure.

Fortunately, his mother went all out this time, and the energy to activate the tower was enough for him and his teammates to enter an unlimited number of times within a week.

Thanks to this, he not only broke through the tenth level, but also advanced two levels.

Their strength has been improved to a certain extent.

Seven days later, the team members were teleported out of the Tower of Lakes one after another.

Even Li Xiao, who stayed the longest, only stayed inside for three more days, reaching the 17th floor.

As it turned out, Su Hao not only didn't come out once from beginning to end, but he also stayed inside for a whole month.

If he can't last, then who can?!

The longer they stayed, the more panicked the leadership of Jiangcheng University became.

Such a genius has been missing in the Tower of Lakes for a whole month. Fortunately, Su Hao's mother, Dr. Su Qing, and the newly promoted Elite Four trainer, Elite Four member Su Xu, are not unreasonable people.

Although the school was not questioned, they still sent these school team members to take turns guarding the place every day.

"Su Hao, Su Hao... if you don't come out soon, the college league will start next month..."

Just when Zhao Yunlan, who had been there for almost a whole day, thought he was about to turn into Wangsu Stone (Note 1), a thin, almost imperceptible white light suddenly shone from the Tower of the Lake.

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Note 1: This is just a metaphor for something that has been waiting for a long time; please do not overinterpret it.