Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

It wouldn't be surprising if it developed into an urban cluster similar in size to Beijing and Nanjing.

But when the Crystal Lamp Spirits, who harbored extremely strong malice and even murderous intent towards humans—no, towards all living beings—revealed their fangs, the people of Fog City felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave.

Because the power displayed by that giant crystal chandelier spirit was enough to cause devastating damage to the entire city.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the people suffered terribly.

This is almost the biggest crisis that modern humans have encountered since they began to live in peace with elves.

At this critical moment, as if divine soldiers had descended from the heavens, the man returned riding a divine beast!

Moreover, he brought back not only the Thundercloud, but also the Three Saints, a total of four divine beasts!

In the nearly thousand years of human history, there are only a handful of documented instances of mythical beasts appearing.

This time, it's not just about the quantity, but also the way it came out of Xia Shen's Poké Ball!

Does this mean that the first human to conquer the legendary elves has appeared?

This topic sparked discussion worldwide within the next half hour.

This isn't just something people who follow the Pokémon esports scene are talking about; even people who have absolutely no interest in Pokémon esports are enthusiastically discussing this topic.

After all, elves have long been an integral part of human society.

In people's minds, the legendary elves are mysterious, powerful, distant, and eternal beings.

Naturally, the answer to whether Xia Shen truly subdued the legendary spirit has also sparked considerable controversy.

A small group of anthropocentric racists believe this is a leap forward for humanity to completely dominate the elves.

However, more rational people believe that Xia Shen and these legendary spirits have reached some kind of contract.

After all, taming a mythical beast... it's still a bit unrealistic to think about.

There are only a few ways for humans to capture Pokémon: starting from an egg, adopting from a breeding base, or capturing them by force in the wild.

Or, more rarely, through the special means of cultivating a bond, a Pokémon can be made to willingly follow its trainer.

No matter how you look at it, none of these methods seem to apply to mythical beasts...

As for why they came out of the Poké Ball, it was probably just for convenience.

With the power of a legendary Pokémon, breaking free from the Poké Ball's restraints would be a piece of cake.

It has to be said that this method of elimination in problem-solving actually yielded a fairly accurate result.

However, without Xia Shen's personal account, nothing can be concluded.

And so, the debate continued...

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In the spirit world, Xia Shen and Zoroark were also extremely busy.

The return of the Yokai Stone Tablet has revitalized the spirit world.

The spirits of the spirit world, having lived without faith for nearly a thousand years, finally understood the truth that one only learns to cherish something after it's lost.

Zoroark, who possessed the Yokai Stone Tablet, practically became a goddess in the spirit world.

Although her strength is nothing compared to the powerful figures at the Heavenly King level, her ability to convert soul power into energy is unique.

To fulfill their promise to seek help from the elves, Xia Shen and Zoroark stayed in the spirit world for several more days.

Only after distributing some of the pure ghost-type energy from the Monster Stone Tablet to all the elves, and promising to receive "tribute" in the castle one day every month, did they finally coax the still-wanting elves home.

When Xia Shen returned to the real world, he had two little tails following him.

The Night Demon, a loyal follower of the Monster Stone Tablet, and Marshall, who had given him a second chance at life.

The Night Demon remained in the spirit world to continue acting as the "god's" representative, while Marshall followed without any hesitation.

As for the other little tail... it is one of the two offspring of the leader of Dorambaruto.

That is, one of the Doronmesias living in the cave above his head, while the other was groomed by him to be the next leader of the tribe.

This can be considered a reward after fulfilling his wish.

As a Doryo fan, Xia Shen was naturally overjoyed at the addition of this Doryo, Messiah.

He had originally planned to shamelessly adopt one from the leader of Draco to train as his next main Pokémon.

Furthermore, with the addition of Draco Messia, Xia Shen now has three Dragon-type Pokémon.

In the future, the Masters Tournament and even the King of Kings Tournament will have a clear title to compete for.

This Dragon Mesia is quite powerful, at level 45.

And as a descendant of the champion-level Drambalut, his potential goes without saying.

Her background of growing up in the spirit world also ensured her outstanding ghost-type abilities.

As for the other lineage, the Dragon lineage.

While the unused Dragon Crystals were of little use to Garchomp and the others, they provided a significant boost to Dragapult, which had never encountered them before.

Furthermore, with guidance from two senior figures and her own nurturing, Xia Shen was not worried about her path in the dragon-type realm.

Although these two so-called "veterans" may not even be as old as this Doron Messiah...

In short, three days after the spirit world invasion incident ended, Xia Shen secretly opened a small spirit world gate in the Seven Luminaries Mountain and returned to his dormitory.

Then... he faced a three-way trial.

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Xia Shen sat in the corner of the sofa with a humble and apologetic expression, trembling as she felt the oppressive atmosphere in the living room.

From the shadows, Marshall peeked out and curiously observed the people in the room.

He didn't understand why the once awe-inspiring divine messenger in the spirit world was now so... cowardly.

Could it be that those people are even more powerful than the Divine Envoy?

On the coffee table, Woody Owl and Meltan also knelt down, pretending to apologize.

Regardless, Xia Shen sacrificed himself to enter the spirit world in order to save them.

This is a problem that their own trainer should definitely take the blame for.

Faced with Xia Shen and Mu Muxiao's humble admission of their mistakes, Xia's parents and Yan Yan seemed to have agreed beforehand, remaining silent and simply gazing at them quietly.

The elves behind Xia Shen didn't dare to breathe loudly and obediently accompanied Xia Shen as he was scolded.

Saving the foggy city and even a wider area from disaster is one thing, but putting oneself in danger is quite another.

Although the outcome was good, it doesn't mean that those who truly care about Xia Shen can't be angry about this.

Last time it was the Crown Snowfield Secret Realm, this time it's even more outrageous, they went to the legendary world where there is no return.

Where would you like to go next? Do you want to go to heaven?

Xia Shen doesn't know if he'll ever get to Tianxia, ​​but if he has the chance to get close to Rayquaza... maybe it really is possible?

But he knew in his heart that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, there would likely be more Ultra Beast events in the future, and he might have to explore the Ultra Void again...

However, this is just a guess, and I can only keep it to myself.

So, after spending two hours earnestly promising that he would never go to such a dangerous place again, he finally got a good ending in the trial and was forgiven.

Xia Shen seized the opportunity and flatteringly invited his parents and Yan Yan to spend a few days in Chongqing, treating it as a vacation.

Although they had been in Chongqing for a month, they had not heard from Xia Shen. They were so worried that they had hardly left their dormitories, let alone gone on a trip.

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However, the experience wasn't very pleasant because... Xia Shen was just too popular.

After this incident, he has become a true city hero of Chongqing.

If possible, they could all be nominated to be mayor.

As a result, wherever he went, he was recognized by the enthusiastic citizens of the foggy city.

Besides expressing gratitude, the question Xia Shen was asked most often was, "What exactly is your relationship with those legendary Pokémon?"

To this, Xia Shen's answer was always, "We were just friends, and we've broken up now."

However, rumors spread like wildfire, and once it reached the internet, the version became: "[Xia Shen has won the hearts of four legendary beasts and has become their trainer.]"

Xia Shen could only laugh and cry as he recorded a video to refute the rumors, but the effect... wasn't very good.

The logic is roughly this: "Why are you explaining? Explaining means you're guilty, it's just a cover-up!"

Following this line of reasoning, it's rumored that Xia Shen did indeed capture those legendary Pokémon...

Faced with this, Xia Shen could only sigh helplessly and chose to give up arguing.

In any case, once Yuki and the others stop appearing in the end, he will be able to prove his innocence.

Although their trip to Chongqing was disrupted in many ways, Xia's parents were generally quite happy.

With nearly ten million people in the city praising their sons, how could they not be happy!

So, a few days later, they happily ended their trip to the foggy city, which had originally been filled with anxiety.

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Yan Yan didn't go back with them; the young couple wanted some alone time.

In addition, she will begin her university life in Chongqing in two months, which can be considered as preparing in advance.

As a core member of this year's National High School Championship, Yan Yan also received extremely high preferential treatment from Chongqing University.

Basically, everything that was given to Xia Shen was also given to Yan Yan.

Even in the dormitory, she was assigned to room number two, the same room as Ye Rou who had just graduated, which was also the building closest to Xia Shen.

This shows how highly the University of Chongqing values ​​her.

After Xia Shen made it clear that he would not participate in the next national competition, Yan Yan will likely receive special attention and training from the school.

After spending a few more days with Yan Yan at Qiyao Mountain, Xia Shen noticed that the outside world's attention on her had slowed down slightly, and finally launched her summer travel plans at the beginning of July.

The destination remained the same: the Hawaiian Islands.

Besides traveling, Xia Shen has another little scheme: to enter the hidden realm of Hawaii to help Melutan find his family.