Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

But looking in from the outside, it's like a fog, and you can't see clearly.

"Let's go, Togekiss, fly slowly, we don't know what's inside yet." Xia Shen patted Togekiss, preparing to enter this space-time.

"Poke—" Togekiss responded and slowly flew into the boundary of the fused space in front of it.

Just as Xia Shen flew into the critical point, his vision suddenly went dark. It seemed that this hemispherical magnetic field, which covered the sky and distorted spacetime, could indeed block some of the sunlight.

Fortunately, although it was dark, Xia Shen could still see things with difficulty, although the visibility was a little low.

However, Xia Shen doesn't really need eyes. Another benefit of his strong mental power is that he can sense nearby life forms, just like with the power of waveguides.

Xia Shen sat on Tokiss, closed his eyes, and gently spread his mental energy to explore the surroundings.

To his surprise, as soon as he entered, an elf was flying in the air not far in front of him.

Is it Wood Owl?

Or should we throw the owl?

It shouldn't be a sniper tree owl, right?

When I flew in on my Tokiss, I was already at a fairly high altitude.

Looking at the long legs of the Deciduous Owl and its Grass/Fighting typing, it really doesn't seem like it could fly that high...

Putting aside his speculations, he opened his eyes and beckoned Tokiss to fly over.

Xia Shen certainly wouldn't miss the first spirit he encountered in the distorted spacetime.

Xia Shen thought that seeing Togekiss approach, the Pokémon would make a move.

Preparing to fight or preparing to flee both count as some kind of reaction.

However, through his mental probing, Xia Shen discovered that the elf remained unhurriedly in place.

It was as if they didn't sense anyone approaching at all.

Just as Xia Shen was about a sprint's distance from it...

It suddenly moved, but not forward or backward; instead, it fell straight down!

Xia Shen was shocked. What's going on? Is this the escape route you chose?

Do you think I'll let you off the hook like this?

That would be a gross underestimation of our aspirations as trainers!

Xia Shen squeezed his legs together and grabbed the horn-like thing on Togekiss's head. "Togekiss, dive and catch up with him!"

"Togekiss!" Pokémon have much better eyesight than humans. Togekiss fixed its gaze on the ball-shaped Pokémon that was plummeting straight down, lowered its body slightly, and charged towards its target.

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Compared to free fall, accelerated dive is obviously faster.

However, Tokiss's flying posture made Xia Shen very uncomfortable.

Before Xia Shen was thrown off the plane, the two of them still managed to catch up with the "runaway" elf.

Tokiss anticipated its escape route and stopped beneath it before it reached the ground.

Then, Xia Shen caught it with his head...

Feeling the burning pain on his head, Xia Shen, who was seeing stars, thought for a moment that he was about to meet Arceus.

In that instant, he also understood the dangers of objects falling from heights...

When this little Pokémon came crashing down, it was like a heavy boulder. If I weren't super-healthy, I might have been one-shotted by this Rowlet.

Yes, Xia Shen has confirmed that the first Pokémon he encountered upon entering the distorted spacetime was Rowlet.

It has a round body, fluffy feathers, two green leaves on its chest shaped like bow ties, and two short orange claws under its body.

Who else could it be but Rowlet, also known as "Minami Kotori"?

Wait, something's not right... This Rowlet doesn't seem to be in the Minami Kotori color scheme, does it?

Xia Shen looked at the owl's downy, grass-green fur and realized that he had bumped into a heterochromatic owl.

At this moment, the emerald green Woody Owl lay quietly in his arms.

I wonder if she just fell and passed out, or... fell asleep?

Looking at the slightly rising and falling body of the Wood Owl, and checking its breathing, Xia Shen was speechless. It seemed that it was most likely asleep.

In other words, it wasn't running away, but rather it suddenly fell asleep halfway through its flight?

Xia Shen looked up at the sunlight that was blocked by the magnetic field and had a bold conjecture in his mind.

This guy probably thought it was dark and went to bed on time, right?

This tendency to be a heavy sleeper is practically identical to Ash's Pokémon from the Sun & Moon anime...

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Xia Shen felt no guilt about taking advantage of the bird's misfortune. He casually pulled out a red and white ball from his spatial storage and put the wooden owl inside.

I caught it, which saved its life, so let it repay me with its body.

Within three minutes of entering, Xia Shen had already opened his business in the distorted space-time.

It was a rare, oddly colored Pokémon. Although this Pokémon was a bit strange, he was in a pretty good mood.

After launching Luna and Zoroark, Xia Shen changed to aerial flight to explore the land.

There are far more spirits on the ground than in the sky, and besides, where in the sky can you find such a good thing to pick up...

Xia Shen bent down and casually picked up a gold bead. It was useless, just worth a little money.

Perhaps during the spatial fusion, the various rare spirit items in that place were separated from their original environment, causing all sorts of treasures that were originally buried in the soil or hidden in corners to fall to the ground.

The ground in this distorted spacetime can truly be described as a field of gold.

Although Xia Shen is not short of resources now, he ignores the gold beads and evolution stones lying all over the ground... He is not that wealthy.

So Zoroark led the way.

Xia Shen rode on the back of the Moon Bear, following along while using his telekinesis to control the Pokémon items on the ground and put them into his own space.

They were exploring in one direction when Zoroark, who was scouting ahead, suddenly transmitted a message to them.

[Xia Shen, there's a powerful Jolteon ahead. It's acting very aggressively right now. Should we go around it?]

Go around?

Why go around in circles? It's just that Jolteon isn't in the Pokédex yet.

Xia Shen was somewhat excited at the thought that a whole bunch of new elves representing the secret realm's time might be right in front of him.

Besides, pure Electric-type Jolteons are just cannon fodder for Garchomp and Ursaring.

Xia Shen released Garchomp and assigned it the task, "Take care of that Jolteon before I and Beargetzan get there."

Garchomp nodded, confidently accepting the mission, and then didn't forget to provoke its formidable rival.

"Aww—Little Bear, how about a race? Let's see if you can run faster or I can win!"

"Roar—I told you to call me Sister Bear! The losing elf will be the opponent's underling for three days!"

Facing Garchomp, who insulted its speed, Umbreon naturally wouldn't back down.

Unbeknownst to Xia Shen, a unique speed contest was thus decided.

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Xia Shen suddenly felt that his riding experience had become extremely poor. Yueyue Bear, for some unknown reason, stopped taking its previous small, nimble steps and ran wildly forward.

Normally, it would take Moonbear two minutes to reach its destination, but this time it only took about one and a half minutes.

Although, the price was that Xia Shen almost vomited from the shock.

However, even faster than Ursaring is Garchomp's fighting speed.

When Xia Shen and Yueyue Xiong arrived, the Lei Yibu had just been knocked down by his swift dragon claw.

"Awooo—" Garchomp looked at itself proudly, as if seeking praise.

Xia Shen was naturally generous with his reward, but this time he was just being presumptuous.

Because Garchomp wasn't asking for praise, but rather calling Umbreon "little brother".

Moon Bear looked dejected. If Xia Shen hadn't been on its back, it might have been even faster.

But she was only thinking about it; Sister Xiong wasn't the kind of bear who dared to do something but wouldn't take responsibility.

So, in a tone befitting a younger brother, she roared at Garchomp with great force, "Big Brother!"

The close interaction between the two elves made Xia Shen smile with satisfaction.

Sure enough, all my elves are good brothers!

After the little incident, Xia Shen took out a Poké Ball and caught Rayquaza, adding another Pokémon to his Pokédex.

However, due to time constraints, he did not treat them before releasing them as he had done before.

After it's over, he'll ask the elves whether they want to stay or leave.

In any case, whether it's Qiyao Mountain or Xicui Ecological Research Institute in Nandu, raising a few Pokémon is more than enough.

Continuing onward, Zoroark continued to scout ahead.

Double-tailed Hand, already captured, pass.

Dragon King Scorpion, not yet tamed, adding one to the collection.

Xia Shen continued catching Pokémon and collecting items as he walked towards the spatial rift guided by his mental energy.

## Chapter 182 If your name contains the character for "dragon," then you really are a dragon?

Xia Shen reaped a great harvest in the first hour after entering the spacetime distortion zone.

The capture of Raikou, Sylveon, Drapion, and Squirtle has added four more to my Pokédex.

While the new Pokémon have met Xia Shen's expectations, the Black Stone, which he is particularly concerned about, is still missing.

If it weren't for the fact that the spirits and items Xia Shen is currently seeing in the spacetime distortion are exactly the same as those in the game, Xia Shen would even doubt that there are any Black Stones here.