I, Zhulan's childhood sweetheart, was trapped in Xicui.

The person who was talking to himself just now was indeed Dakodo. He was dirty and tattered, but his face was filled with a smile that showed that he had succeeded.

And the Pokémon on the opposite side.

It was very similar to the form of Latios that Darko had summoned on the field before, almost like the blue was replaced by red, and its face looked more childish and rounder. However, this time its round face was filled with anger, and its eyes were red.

"Siya!!"

The sound contained such strong energy that Xu Li could clearly hear the words it shouted without even needing telepathy.

——"Let go of my brother!!"

The Pokémon Xu Li recognized was the companion of Darkdo's Latios and its 'sister', Latias.

But it was obvious that Darko would not listen to Latias's advice. He quickly propped up his body that had fallen to the ground due to the wave of attack. The Poké Ball beside him flashed with light, and he was seen lying on a blue Pokémon, trying to quickly move away to another place to carry out what he had just said to himself, "continue to consume."

He still had a faint smile on his face at this time.

He had originally sent out Latios in the hope of quickly resolving the battle. While he knew there was a risk of attracting Latias, he also needed to avoid a more serious risk. After all, if he sent out the remaining four Pokémon, the stalemate with the opponent would have lasted for a long time.

But he hadn't expected this Latias to discover him in just half a day. Fortunately, he was smart, and next, he was able to add another Legendary Pokémon to his team that could fully execute his orders.

But just when Dakdo's plan was conceived, Latios was about to start.

A Shadow Ball that had been prepared long ago slammed into the head of the blue Pokémon, Latios.

boom!

Another explosion sounded here, and Latios's head sank directly into the ground, and the previous start and departure naturally became nonsense.

Xu Licai said silently: "I say, have you overlooked the fact that there are two spectators here?"

Through Latias's accusation just now, he quickly understood the situation.

He turned to look at Dakodo who looked surprised.

Darko looked at the fat black Gengar who suddenly appeared with a simple smile on his face, but countless shadow balls continued to appear above him. The encirclement of shadow balls made it difficult for Latios, who was knocked unconscious, to break out for a while.

There was astonishment and irritation in his eyes. He turned around and immediately found Xu Li. After a moment of hesitation, he angrily said, "We are all trainers in the league! You..."

Dakdo looked at Xu Li, who repeatedly ruined his plans, and felt annoyed. He wanted to curse, but what followed was the fear of this unexpected situation.

He changed his tone and shouted, "This wild Pokémon is attacking the trainer for no reason! We are in the same group! I need help! Let's drive this Pokémon away together!"

Xu Li tilted his head, and under Dakduo's hopeful gaze, he slowly shook his head and said, "Who is in league with you, the Shadow Organization?"

"My turn..."

Darko was about to continue shouting out his reasons for asking for help when his mouth got stuck. When he heard what Xu Li said, his eyes suddenly widened and he completely lost control of his expression for a moment. An expression of disbelief was revealed on his face and his mind was in a mess. He didn't even notice Latias who had invaded his side.

"You, you..." Dakoto looked at Xu Li's extremely accurate expression, the confusion in his head became even more tangled, and the fear in his heart deepened again. He asked in disbelief, "How did you know..."

This was his deepest secret, the one he hid over and over again, the one that would make him fall to the bottom if he told it. Why, why was he spoken so clearly and so casually by this man?!

"That's just my guess." Xu Li nodded slightly, "But judging by your performance, it's pretty close."

Everything in front of Dakodo was about to go dark.

"It's better to cut the grass at its roots than to remove it..." Xu Li sighed slightly. Looking at Dakduo, who was about to fall without any external force, he smiled and said, "Speaking of which, do you know my identity?"

Dakoto said nothing, his eyes dim.

He had known for a long time that he shouldn't come to Sinnoh to participate in the league competition. After all, if there was a place in the mainstream league that was most related to Orei, it would be the Sinnoh region.

Xu Li took out a Poké Ball and showed it to Darko, the distinctive old-fashioned Shadow Organization logo on its side. This was the Poké Ball Xu Li had replaced for Merely, and he still had three such Poké Balls.

Dakoto was startled for a moment, then a wave of hope appeared in his eyes: "So, you, you also..."

"Yes." Xu Li smiled, making Dakoto's eyes sparkle with hope. He said, "In fact, it was me who destroyed the Shadow Organization. This can be considered my trophy."

Everything in front of Dakodo went completely dark.

It wasn't because he couldn't handle Xu Li's words, though he seemed to be unable to handle them either. It was because Xu Li didn't want to waste any more time talking to Darko. Gengar quietly picked up a large rock from the ground, excitedly raised it high, and smashed it on the back of Darko's head.

He fell into a baby-like sleep on the spot.

Latias on the side was dumbfounded, staring blankly at Gengar who was not following the usual path, with confusion in his eyes.

The 'kidnapper' that it had been chasing for so long but still couldn't successfully catch was just easily taken care of by this human and Gengar!?

"Thank you!"

Then Latias hurriedly thanked Xu Li, and turned his hopeful eyes to Latios, who was knocked to the ground by Gengar and was now motionless with his eyes open.

He kept calling out, trying to get some reaction from Latios, but unfortunately, Latios didn't react at all and remained motionless.

Latias eagerly circled around Latios.

"It was made into a dark Pokémon." Xu Li walked forward and sighed.

However, the three holy beasts, Raigou, Entei, Suicune, and Lugia and Mewtwo could not escape the fate of being made into dark Pokémon. Latios only added a resume to the Shadow Organization.

Looking at Latias who was spinning in circles anxiously, Xu Li said, "We can't rush this matter."

Latias looked at Xu Li for help.

"Just now, you should have heard what I said just now, right? I also have some understanding of this kind of dark Pokémon. I was the one who rescued Leigong, who was once a dark Pokémon."

"If you're at ease, leave your 'brother' to me."

Seeing Latias's uneasy expression, Xu Li smiled and said, "Of course, you can also follow and supervise at any time."

"Siya." Latias nodded firmly.

'good! ’

……

"This person is a contestant in this Lily of the Valley Tournament, right? This is..."

Zhulan, who was working in the alliance office, looked at Xu Li and Nazhi who suddenly walked in. She first looked at Nazhi, who was limping and walking very unsteadily, with suspicion. After thinking for a while, she turned her gaze to the unconscious Dakodo in Xu Li's hand.

"Shadow Organization." Xu Li only said four words, and Zhu Lan's eyes suddenly became serious. She frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

Xu Li told Zhu Lan what had happened, waved his hand, and said, "Come in."

Latias timidly poked his head out from the door frame, and then a blue figure flashed past him extremely quickly and appeared directly in the center of the office.

Xu Li continued, "This Latios, as well as Darko's remaining four Pokémon, are all dark Pokémon, after my investigation."

"Only Darkrai isn't." Xu Li narrowed his eyes. "So Darkrai is unwilling to expose his other Pokémon, even at the risk of Darkrai continuing to fight."

"I suspect that the Shadow Organization has revived in the Oure region."

Zhu Lan nodded seriously: "I understand. Leave this person to me. The Alliance will make him reveal more information."

After saying that, he called a few people to take Dakduo away.

Looking at Jiba Lian and the Dream Membrane people who were slowly following the alliance members, Xu Li shuddered inwardly.

Zhulan smiled and said, "As for those dark Pokémon, I'll leave it to you, Xu Li, to treat them."

Xu Li nodded: "Of course."

the next day.

Regarding the second preliminary round, the round of 32 to the final 16, a rumor quickly spread: the "divine beast man" Dakto, who had made so much headlines the previous day, had disappeared without a trace.

People were talking a lot.

There are even outrageous statements saying that Darko was guilty of possessing a treasure and was killed by Pokémon hunters and the legendary Pokémon was stolen.

Platinum blinked and looked at Xu Li suspiciously. She had a feeling that Xu Li might have done it. But she had no evidence and could only speculate in her heart.

Xu Li, who had just finished watching Xiao Zhao's game and was accompanying Xiao Zhao out of the stadium, met a young man.

"Hmm! It's Infernape's trainer! Xu Li, Xu Li! Are you also a contestant in the Lily of the Valley Tournament?" Xiaozhi came up and said excitedly, "My Infernape has improved a lot too! I'm looking forward to our battle! It's going to get exciting!"

Xiao Gang, who was standing by, quickly pulled him aside and grumbled, "Really? Stop getting so fired up for no reason! We're already in the preliminary rounds, can't you even tell who your competitors are?"

"Ah..." Xiaozhi lowered his head in frustration.

Shinji, who happened to come over, crossed his arms and said sarcastically, "You are indeed an idiot."

Xiaozhi immediately glared at Shinji: "You bastard!!"

The two guys started arguing for no apparent reason. Xu Li watched the show with some amusement, but then he turned his head and bumped into a piece of steel.

"what's that?"

Only then did Xu Li see clearly the person who was slowly walking towards him.

He had silver-white hair and was wearing a smart suit that he had obviously just put on.

Xu Li was confused: "Dawu?"

"It's me! I finally found you!" Daigo said with resentment, "Did you forget me back in Area Zero?"

He pouted with resentment, rushed towards Xu Li angrily, and didn't care about his image.

"No!"

"Yes!"

On the side, Daigo captured in Area Zero the paradoxical three-in-one Magneto that Xu Li had just bumped into - Magneto Ironclad. No, Magneto Ironclad was staring blankly at the two people entangled together, its three eyes blinking at each other, unable to understand the situation in front of it.

Chapter 184 I am the tree!

Bask in the afternoon sun for a long time.

"Okay, that's all for today's purification. It will take about ten days to complete the purification."

On the outskirts of Lily of the Valley Island, a large pit was dug. Xu Li watched Latios' body buried in it, slowly absorbing the originally green spring water until it became extremely clear. He smiled slightly as he watched its purification value drop from 100% to 93%.

Celebi, who looked tired after producing the spring water, explained to the worried Latias beside him.

"Woobi~!" Celebi also raised his head towards Latias.

Although it's not as unique as the spring in Agate Village in the Ouray region, as long as Rabbi is around sometimes, these Pokémon, including your 'brother', will definitely return to their original state!

Latias nodded obediently. It felt that Latios had regained a bit of emotional energy, and its mood improved slightly. The slight doubt it had about Xu Li also completely disappeared.

Its tender and round head rubbed against Xu Li timidly, expressing its inner gratitude.

"Thank you..." Latias's shy and pleasant voice sounded in Xu Li's mind.

"It's just a piece of cake." Xu Li nodded slightly, then looked at Latias thoughtfully until he felt something was wrong all over.

“What, what’s wrong…” Latias’s streamlined body shook unconsciously.

"If you're thanking me, shouldn't you be a little girl?" Xu Li pondered, looking at Latias's puzzled figure, and continued, "I mean, you should have the ability to transform into a human form, right?"

Latias was stunned.

Then it turned and transformed into a slender girl with two feather-like ears standing up from her tender red hair. She blinked her bright eyes and said timidly, "Is that so...?"

With that, the girl Latias transformed into bowed once more: "Once again, Fei, thank you very much for your help!"

Xu Li: "That's just right."

On the way back, Latias was clearly still not used to her new, young body. She often stumbled and fell flat on her face, looking quite unintelligent. Xu Li had to constantly monitor her condition.

At the same time, Xu Li looked at the Poké Balls he had seized from Darkrai and pondered. There were six Poké Balls in total, including Darkrai's, the standard number.

The other four Dark Pokémon had already been purified once, but like Latios, they also needed more than ten days. So from now on, Xu Li would be the only one responsible for their food supply.

The four dark Pokémon are: Electabuzz, Daruma Baboon, Chinchilla, and Artificial Cell Egg.

They were all in their final forms, and their strength wasn't weak, but Xu Li didn't plan to use them in combat. He would first recover them from their Dark Pokémon state and see what they chose. If they had nowhere to go, Xu Li planned to keep them on the outlying island.

It just so happens that the electric shock beast can generate electricity, the Daruma baboon can help make fire, and the Chinchilla, with its obsessive-compulsive nature of not being able to tolerate even a trace of filth at home, can also be responsible for keeping the territory clean and tidy.

Back at the Lily of the Valley Conference Hall, where Takeran works, she was already waiting there.

Seeing Xu Li, Zhu Lan said, "It's confirmed. We have obtained a lot of information from Dakduo. Dakduo is indeed related to the Shadow Organization, but the relationship is not significant."

Xu Li nodded: "Tell me in detail."

"He defected from the Shadow Organization, a supreme leader named Diskiu, and mastered the technology to create Shadow Pokémon."

"After coming out, I happened to encounter an injured Darkrai. Each Pokémon and I took advantage of each other's needs, and we started a collaboration. Later, in the Fengyuan region, we encountered Latios, who was out alone and injured. Together, we attacked him, captured him, and turned him into a Dark Pokémon."

"Then, believing he was quite capable, he stayed in the remote area of ​​Orei for a long time, and with a desire to show off, he participated in the Sinnoh League Tournament."

"That's about it." Zhulan said, pursing her lips.

"Is that so? Disqiu... has reached such a high level." Xu Li didn't expect to hear this name here.