Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Lying in his consciousness space, Xia Yan looked at the black and red mist that was frantically compressing his consciousness space and adopted a posture of being unafraid of boiling water.

Arceus was so angry that his face twisted in anger.

Is this how you act shamelessly?

I certainly didn't want Suzuki to have an easy time, so in the end I shifted all the blame onto them.

but.

Arceus couldn't bear to watch Xia Yan, who was about to be consumed by these negative emotions, being affected like this.

If this guy in front of me goes crazy...

He might wreak havoc on the entire elf world.

Suzuki was no match for him at all.

He's only been a trainer for a few years.

How many years has Suzuki been lying low in this world?

Now, Xia Yan is arm wrestling with Suzuki, and this time he has successfully thwarted Suzuki's plan.

Although Arceus thought this was somewhat foolish.

But Arceus was also aware of this.

Xia Yan was partly influenced by his previous negative emotions, and partly because he didn't want Suzuki to achieve his goal. What he truly relied on was Arceus.

He was completely devoured by Xia Yan.

I've been completely fooled.

Arceus's tone was full of helplessness and a hint of amusement.

This guy really doesn't like to play by the rules.

But it was precisely because of his unconventional behavior that Suzuki and Haku's group could only defend themselves against his frequent attacks, with little room to retaliate.

Although Arceus doesn't usually appear, it actually pays a lot of attention to Xia Yan.

I know what he's been doing all this time.

"Hey--"

Xia Yan, lying on the ground with his hands behind his head, grinned. He knew that Arceus must have a way, but the price it would have to pay might be a little too high.

hum-

All I saw was...

Within Xia Yan's consciousness space, the massive Thousand Cosmic Arm on Arceus's back radiated a holy halo.

Immediately afterwards, a series of colorful stone slabs surrounded it, forming an arc that completely enveloped it.

Arceus glanced at his stone slab with a hint of regret.

She glared at Xia Yan fiercely once again.

Then.

A deep purple stone slab slowly flew out from its body.

Highly poisonous stone slab!

"Highly poisonous?"

Xia Yan sat up and paused for a moment when he saw the stone tablet summoned by Arceus.

He guessed that Arceus's pained expression meant he was about to use his precious stone tablet.

However, he truly did not expect that Arceus would invoke the "poisonous stone tablet".

Negative emotions, at their core, are also a kind of toxin. However, their form of toxicity differs somewhat from ordinary toxins. They belong to the category of psychological toxins.

Xia Yan nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

It reminds me of the Mugentana of the Galer region.

The reason why the Galar particles it releases cause those Pokémon that have been infused with Galar particles to go berserk is probably because those Galar particles are filled with mental toxins with negative emotions.

Upon further reflection...

Eternatus is a Poison/Dragon type Pokémon.

In fact, poison is its primary attribute.

At first.

When Arceus encountered Arceus in its green-washing phase, in order to get rid of the influence of negative emotions, it chose to shatter the "Evil Face Tablets" which represented evil and the evil type, as well as the "Poison Tablets" which represented poison.

As if reading from Xia Yan's eyes that he understood what had happened during the time of Xi Cui, Arceus spoke up again in an annoyed tone.

Do you know how much time and effort I spent trying to re-form this 'poisonous stone slab'?

Upon hearing this, Xia Yan scratched his head.

But after thinking about it again, he asked:

"That's not right. If you possess the 'Poisonous Stone Tablet,' how were you affected by this toxin that carries negative emotions in the first place?"

Arceus rolled his eyes at him.

You think that meteorite from 20,000 years ago was small?

"That makes sense..."

In the theatrical version of "The Time of the Overlord", Arceus even caused all of its stone slabs to be smashed away in order to withstand the falling meteorite. If it weren't for someone's help, it might have become the first creator god to freeze to death.

Although Arceus isn't that bad.

However, given that Arceus carried Ephemera and its immense, almost limitless energy, it was reasonable for it to lose some stone tablets in order to prevent its descent.

"So, the 'poisonous stone slab' can absorb these negative emotions?"

Arceus chuckled softly.

[Absorb? Why do you think that person would collect this mass of negative emotions and the energy they carry?]

Done.

It didn't offer much explanation.

After Xia Yan unleashed the "Poisonous Stone Slab," the rampant black and red mist within his consciousness space seemed to be drawn by something special, converging towards the "Poisonous Stone Slab" like strands of silk.

slowly.

A small black and red tornado formed above Xia Yan's consciousness space.

As more and more of the black and red mist was drawn in, the mist that was constantly eroding Xia Yan's consciousness space disappeared at an increasingly faster rate.

just.

Xia Yan could see it clearly.

On Arceus's "poisonous stone tablet," dark red lines were slowly etched into it.

Like a carbuncle that's stuck to the bone, it can't be removed.

In this regard.

Arceus, having clearly brought out the "poisonous tablet," was obviously well-prepared.

But as Xia Yan stared at the patterns on it closely, he gradually discovered some clues.

Or.

These patterns have been discovered, and it seems...

"That giant Gengar!"

Xia Yan was immediately jolted awake and exclaimed, "The strange patterns covering that giant Gengar are almost identical to the patterns engraved on this stone slab!"

Arceus gave him a look that said, "Not too stupid."

"so......."

Xia Yan slowly opened his mouth wide, looking a bit exaggerated.

[That guy hasn't been staying put since he got his hands on the 'Jade of Life'.]

Faced with Arceus's explanation, Xia Yan suddenly began to admire Suzuki's madman-like research abilities.

He really is capable of anything.

The key point is that, surprisingly, there were actually times when they succeeded.

pat-

After absorbing all the black and red mist in Xia Yan's consciousness space, the "Poisonous Stone Slab" fell to the ground.

It no longer possessed the sacred aura it once had as a stone slab; instead, it exuded a faint, decaying smell.

No wonder Arceus was heartbroken.

The "highly poisonous stone slab" that had been painstakingly re-formed was "tainted" once again.

just.

Just as Xia Yan was wondering how Arceus would shatter the stone slab, the "poisonous stone slab" floated up again.

Under Xia Yan's utterly astonished gaze, Arceus shoved him into his arms.

???

Xia Yan was completely dumbfounded.

But fortunately.

It seemed that after being completely contained by the "poisonous stone slab," the mental toxin no longer had any effect on him.

They cast questioning glances their way.

Arceus pursed his lips.

"Don't want it? I'll just throw it away."

"Wait! Wait a minute! Let me sort this out."