Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

At least that's true in games where speed is everything.

Dorombalto is just too fast.

In the blink of an eye, this leader of the Dragon Barut, which was almost as strong as a champion, flew from a distance of 200 meters, which was almost invisible to the naked eye, to Xia Shen's front.

At this moment, he and the two Doron Mesias above the cave entrance were looking Xia Shen and the elves behind him up and down with intelligent eyes.

Perhaps because he recognized the messenger of the monster stone tablet, the Night Demon Spirit, or perhaps out of confidence in his own strength, he did not show strong hostility.

As always, Night Demon and Marshadow were the first to explain the whole story to Doronbaluto.

Dorombaluto still squinted his eerie yellow eyes, floating quietly in mid-air as if asleep.

Meanwhile, the two dragons above his head were extremely excited. They darted out of the hole and chattered around Marshado.

"Ow—"

After a long while, Dorombalto finally spoke.

His voice was deep and muffled, carrying a sense of vicissitudes that had been weathered by time.

[Xia Shen, he said he wants to talk to you alone.]

The translator was Marcia, who was currently struggling to deal with the two energetic Doromias.

"Want to talk to me alone?" Xia Shen didn't know why this leader would be interested in him, but he still nodded in agreement.

The Night Demon took a few children to play on the side, leaving only Dorgon Balto, Xia Shen, and Zoroark in the arena.

…………

For some reason, although Dorambaruto had previously displayed an astonishing speed and momentum, Xia Shen inexplicably sensed an aura of old age emanating from him.

This feeling is even stronger now...

"Ow—"

[Welcome, guest from another world, Divine Messenger Xia... What?]

Soroyak translated diligently.

"Greetings, esteemed Chief Doronbalto. My name is Xia Shen..."

[Oh—welcome, messenger of the gods...what's deep?]

"Xia Shen..."

Xia Shen sighed, thankfully her name only had two characters, unlike Ma Dongmei's, otherwise this seemingly Alzheimer's-prone Doronbaruto's brain would have been overloaded.

[Xia Shen... I'm sorry to make you laugh. I'm getting old, and my mind can only hold things from a long time ago. I still remember the first time I saw God when I was a child. Back then, I was just a Doron Mesia perched on the chieftain's head. I will never forget God's comforting, motherly energy that nurtured my growth...]

Dorombalut was like a rambling old man, recounting his past from his youth to Xia Shen.

Xia Shen nodded silently. No wonder he had dementia; this guy was an old monster who had lived for thousands of years.

Ghost-type Pokémon are long-lived, but very few live this long.

Even the Night Demon Spirit that serves the Demon Stone Tablet is already the second generation.

[My time is drawing to a close, but before I die, I wish to see the true face of God. This is my lifelong wish. Can you grant me this request?]

Apart from the Night Demon and Marshadow, the Monster Slab has never revealed its true face, only appearing as a ball of light.

I never imagined this thing would become such an obsession for this Dragonball...

Xia Shen could only agree, but he wondered how he would feel when he learned that the god he had been obsessed with for nearly a thousand years was just a stone slab.

…………

Chief Doronbaruto eventually led a small portion of his tribe and Xia Shen and the others back to the castle, where the stone slab seal lay dormant.

After they returned, the last few days of the prophecy passed.

After nearly a month of lobbying efforts, Xia Shen's "Ghost Alliance" has finally taken shape.

Dragapult, Gengar, Woodfolk, Mismagius...

There were a total of fifty or sixty Pokémon, plus Zoroark and Goodra in the bath, including nearly ten Pokémon with Elite Four-level strength.

At least top-tier combat power is no problem.

All we can do now is take our time and wait for the next day to arrive.

In reality, the group, who had almost searched the entire Seven Luminaries Mountain, gradually fell into despair. Apart from the Xia and Yan families, the others sighed and dispersed.

Everyone has their own life, and it's impossible for them to waste their time in this place for Xia Shen alone.

Even if the champion is missing, life still goes on.

The Trainers Association did the same; after confirming that the rumored Lord of Fengdu had not reappeared, they lifted the security measures that had sealed off Mount Seven Luminaries.

Time can wash everything away. Amidst the overwhelming and complex information, online discussions about Xia Shen's disappearance have gradually subsided.

There was no uprising of the overlord-level elves as predicted, nor the arrival of any secret realms.

Perhaps Xia Shen's mysterious disappearance will only leave a small mark on the history of elves.

When later generations study the Jade Fairy, they will lament with regret that such a talented person is envied by heaven.

Bear-Moon, Goomyon, Zoroark... these Pokémon can only sleep forever in the long river of history.

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The spirit world.

Prophecy Day.

The ghost-type sprites inside the castle became inexplicably restless.

Xia Shen didn't ask what had happened, because even he could clearly feel that the ghostly energy around him was becoming increasingly concentrated.

Everyone understood that the moment when the demon stone tablet, or rather the god of the spirit world, would awaken was drawing ever closer.

The Ghost-type Pokémon around them also sensed the unusual scent and flocked to the area like a tide, greedily breathing in the air that was delicious to them.

Masado beamed with joy.

[Great! With so many people helping, we'll definitely be able to defeat those wretched chandelier spirits soon!]

Xia Shen did not reply; he was not as optimistic as the simple-minded Marcia.

It's still unclear who these elves are here to help...

If the chandelier spirit were to promise them that it would lead them to invade the real world, the consequences would be even more difficult to control.

Ghost-type spirits in the spirit world have not had thousands of years of experience living with humans, so they have no moral compass to restrain themselves.

Xia Shen looked at the Poké Balls of the four legendary Pokémon in Arceus's space; only they could give him a sense of security.

Once the Crystal Lamp Spirits are spotted, Xia Shen will not hesitate to order them to attack without holding back.

This serves to demonstrate one's strength to those Ghost-type Pokémon who are observing from the sidelines, and also helps to stabilize the morale of one's own troops.

Time continued to pass.

Suddenly, a purple light flashed across the desolate landscape.

This made the previously dark spirit world as bright as day, becoming even more luminous.

This light source doesn't come from the sky, but from the ground...

Xia Shen took out a Poké Ball from his spatial storage and silently gazed at the ever-expanding, deep, and purple-glowing opening on the ground.

Finally, when the black hole, which resembled an alternate dimension, expanded to be larger than the entire area of ​​the ancient castle, the light source appeared.

A huge, towering, eerily burning, seemingly never-ending purplish-black ghost fire emerged from the cave entrance.

Several Ghost-type Pokémon that had approached the cave entrance earlier and were relatively brave collapsed silently the moment they touched the flames.

Then, the will-o'-the-wisp suddenly stretched out several ghostly hands made of flames, devouring their bodies.

In the blink of an eye, it was as if nothing had ever happened...

Those professional-level Ghost-type Pokémon simply vanished from this world forever.

The only change was that the eerie purple will-o'-the-wisp seemed to be burning even more fiercely...

…………

The chilling scene frightened all the onlookers so much that they dared not move.

Even the most powerful leader of the Duolongbalut in front of Xia Shen had an unprecedentedly solemn look in his eyes.

Xia Shen's face was ashen. He knew he couldn't wait any longer. He threw out the Poké Ball, and four white lights flashed.

The Three Saints and their avatar, the lightning cloud, appeared before the elves.

And the owner of that will-o'-the-wisp also revealed his full identity.

A giant crystal chandelier spirit that is nearly ten meters tall!

It floated silently in mid-air, without releasing any momentum or moves.

There, all the elves seemed to be frozen in place, completely immobilized.

Of course, this excludes the four true...legendary Pokémon among all the Pokémon!

[Don't hold back, be careful of its flames. That crystal chandelier spirit is eerily terrifying; just a brief contact and several spirits were instantly incinerated by its flames.]

The Three Saints looked at the bright yellow eyes of the Crystal Lamp Spirit, which had no pupils, nodded solemnly, and then rushed over.

Meanwhile, the thunderclouds transformed into the form of a mythical beast, flew into the sky, and began to bring rain.

Rain in nature may hardly pose a threat to those will-o'-the-wisps, but thunderclouds are divine beasts that control the changing seasons.

Two seconds later, a rain curtain containing special energy descended, and the flames above the Crystal Lamp Spirit's head were obviously slightly suppressed.

At this moment, the combined attack of the three saints was ready.

The spear-shaped mental shockwave, formed from superpowers, shot through the air and, accompanied by a whistling wind explosion, pierced into the body of the Chandelier Spirit.

Xia Shen's expression softened slightly. Four divine beasts were attacking him. Even if you were an old monster who had lived for thousands of years, you wouldn't be able to withstand it, right?

However, the scene that unfolded the next second left Xia Shen stunned.

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