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Blastoise and the others aren't just protecting Slowking, they're protecting this altar too, right?

Xia Yan stepped closer. There was a hollowed-out section in the center of the altar. It was quite obvious.

"You mean put the feather here?" Xia Yan glanced at Dazed King.

"It's not guaranteed to succeed," Dazai reminded him.

Xia Yan shrugged.

Success would be great, but failure wouldn't matter. The only thing is, I'd like to be able to contact Lugia.

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Xia Yan's narrowed eyes flashed with a chilling light. "Then the rules of the game will need to be changed."

The feathers were supported, and the faint halo on them gradually brightened.

Hua Hua Hua Hua Yi--

The seawater outside the cliff suddenly became extremely turbulent, constantly crashing against the rock face.

Slowking quickly swung the rock away again.

Together with Xia Yan, they walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down at the surging waves.

The dazed king looked dazed. "He really did come?" he thought.

A spiraling whirlpool appeared on the sea surface. This whirlpool leaped out of the water and shot straight into the sky. It could be faintly seen.

Within the column of water, a dark shadow flickered in and out of sight. The elves gathered around, watching the swirling water column and the figure on the ground.

Xia Yan frowned and glanced at the dazed king beside him, whose brows were also furrowed. After a long while, it suddenly realized.

Splash--

The water column burst open, splashing countless droplets. A silver-white sprite, flapping its wings, cried out.

"Waaaaah~~~"

The voice was filled with joy, happiness, and excitement. But Xia Yan, Slowking, and the other Pokémon were stunned.

"It really is Lugia..."

The dazed king muttered to himself, but the strangeness in his eyes was impossible to hide.

"Waaaaah!!"

Lugia seemed very excited. With a flap of its wings, it flew towards Xia Yan and the others, its joy almost overflowing.

Mouth up: : Thump -

Lugia buried its face in Xia Yan's arms, its nose twitching as if sniffing for something. Xia Yan stiffly turned his head to look at Slowking. "Is that Lugia?"

Slowking hesitated, but then nodded. "Yes."

Judging by its appearance, this must be Lugia. "A Lugia about the same size as Eevee?"

The Lugia that rushed into Xia Yan's arms was only the size of Eevee back then.

Dazed King looked embarrassed. Xia Yan looked down.

Can you ride a Lugia that small?

Chapter 258 Did Sakaki capture Lugia?

Xia Yan held the little Lugia in his arms with a blank expression. And you know what?

Lugia is exceptionally gifted; when you hold it, it feels incredibly smooth, like holding a piece of silk, without the slightest awkwardness.

It felt completely different from when I was holding the other Pokémon.

The Burning Bug perched on Xia Yan's shoulder stared wide-eyed at the little Lugia.

Although it was small, the Burning Bug could still sense a strong threat from the little Lugia.

The reason it kept staring at it was because it felt that the little Lugia looked a lot like itself.

It is still in its infancy and has not yet entered its growth stage. In other words...

It's not within the range that can be caught in a Poké Ball. Xia Yan's current Pokémon, even the goofy Bellatrix and the timid Goomy, already possess considerable strength, except for this little guy.

Seeing Lugia so affectionately with Xia Yan, he immediately felt a desire to get closer to her.

"Sobbing~~"

Little Lugia's voice was full of affection as she greedily inhaled Xia Yan's scent.

It seemed like they hadn't felt this aura for a long time, and they looked quite nostalgic.

Xia Yan gently stroked the little Lugia. He could roughly guess why it was so affectionate towards him.

It was all because of Lugia's "Silver Feather." After carrying it for a while, it also acquired a faint aura.

Xia Yan looked at Dazed King.

Slowking stared blankly at the little Lugia in Xia Yan's arms, still not having come to his senses.

"Why did you call for a small one?" Xia Yan frowned slightly and couldn't help but ask.

Slowking blinked twice, looking somewhat dazed, and muttered, "So there was a smaller one too..."

obviously.

A legendary Pokémon of Lugia's caliber should theoretically not have offspring.

Or any mythical beast, except for the Three Divine Birds, should not be solely focused on offspring.

They had long lost their gender distinction and meaning. Xia Yan wasn't too surprised by this, because he already knew that.

In fact, whether it's a divine beast or a mythical beast, if you really want offspring, you can still do it.

For details, refer to "Prince of the Sea" Manaphy and his child Phiona.

Manaphy and Phion are similar, but they are independent entities. Phion cannot evolve into Manaphy, which is almost like creating a new kind of Pokémon.

Therefore, it is understandable that Lugia was able to have offspring.

However, for Slowking, even though it is exceptionally intelligent, it is only intelligent and does not mean that it can predict the future or know everything in the world, so some things are beyond its expectations.

"cough.

Xia Yan coughed softly. "Brother Pin Jing"

Little Lugia peeked out from Xia Yan's arms, blinking its big, round eyes, looking at Slowking with curiosity.

Only then did Slowking finally come to his senses. "W-what?"

"I said, why did you call for a small one?" Xia Yan could only ask again.

Slowking's expression at this moment perfectly matched its original appearance—dumbfounded. "I don't know either."

Actually, when Xia Yan heard it murmur "there's another little one," he had already given up hope.

"Silver Feather" can summon Lugia. But Xia Yan is not sure if it will be successful.

If possible, given Lugia's status and abilities with the three divine birds, he might be able to stop this war of the gods, thus destroying Tomnoch's plan at its root.

Of course, Xia Yan felt it was highly unlikely to succeed. Otherwise, wouldn't it have been much easier for Giovanni to simply give the "Silver Feather" to Lugia so he could summon it and then devise a plan to capture it?

I just didn't expect it to actually succeed. It was a success.

Xia Yan was a little surprised by Lugia's size.

"Little Lugia, where are your dad... your mom... cough, your elders?" Xia Yan transmitted his voice, not knowing what Lugia meant to Little Lugia.

Hearing Xia Yan's question.

Lugia's excited expression vanished instantly, and she hung her head.

Although he had not yet received a reply, Xia Yan felt a sudden unease.

"Lugia..... Little Lugia shook its head."

A clear, childlike voice echoed in Xia Yan's mind. "I don't know, I... I haven't seen it in so long."

Her voice was filled with grievance, disappointment, and undisguised worry.

"How long? How long?" Xia Yan hurriedly asked. Then he saw the little Lugia bending its wings, the tips of which were being fluttered like hands.

Count them. "For a long time."

Little Lugia ultimately couldn't count them all and could only timidly repeat the count.

Clearly, the little one doesn't have much of a sense of time. For a small child, a few hours without seeing their parents might already feel like a long time.

It's also possible that an immeasurable amount of time has already passed.

Is Lugia's disappearance related to the divine war between the three legendary birds?... Xia Yan pondered to himself.

"I thought it was here."

Little Lugia pulled his head back and looked around, clearly unable to see Lugia anywhere.

It was attracted by Lugia's aura. There are two possibilities why Lugia hasn't appeared.

Either they're tied up with something and can't get away for the time being.

Or perhaps something unforeseen happened to them and they couldn't come back.

Leaving Lugia behind was a way of protecting it. Slowking's expression also turned serious. It too sensed that something was wrong.

Lugia, who is closely associated with the three legendary birds, would never disappear at this critical juncture.

"We still need to find the Three Divine Birds to get more information," Xia Yan murmured.

Look at Dazai again.

"Slowking, you've been on the island for so long, how many of the Pokémon here can you control?"

Judging from Blastoise's behavior, this Slowking must have a transcendent status on the island.

Otherwise, it would not have been embraced, nor would it have been entrusted with guarding Lugia's altar.

"What do you want to do?" the dazed king retorted. Xia Yanxu narrowed his eyes and turned to look at the entire island. How could such a small island hold so many secrets?

After arriving on the island, in addition to gathering intelligence and searching for the three divine birds, he also looked for traces of human activity.