I caught a Pokémon

Thinking this way, he simply made Steelix open its mouth, and then... threw the Evolution Stone in his hand directly into its mouth!

As Steelix closed its mouth, it swallowed the evolution stone completely.

Seeing this, Zhu Lan was speechless.

"They actually let the Pokémon swallow the evolution stone. That's really reckless."

Caldaria chuckled, "However, Steelix's body structure is different from other Pokémon after all. The evolution stone is just a stone in the end. It should stay inside Steelix and won't cause it any harm."

Turning to look at Gadriya, Zhu Lan was rather speechless.

Are you his woman, or am I?

Why are you speaking up for him like this?

Shaking her head, she stopped paying attention to Cattleya and instead focused her gaze on Xia You and his Crystal Steel Serpent.

At this moment, Xia You also took a few steps back, moving slightly away from the Crystal Steel Serpent, and pulled up her sleeves to reveal her Keystone Bracers.

Because they weren't far apart, Gadriya could immediately tell that Xia You's keystone seemed to be different from ordinary people's keystones, it seemed...

Is the color darker?

"His keystone looks a little different."

Hearing Cattleya's question, Cynthia said calmly, "Those are key stones made from meteorites, so they are slightly different from ours. I heard that they can increase the power of Pokémon after Mega Evolution, but this method has not been verified yet. After all, Xia You's Pokémon are already very powerful, and there are no Pokémon to compare with after evolution."

Hearing her say that, this time it was Cattleya's turn to be a little curious.

How do I feel...?

Does Zhu Lan know so much about Xia You?

They even know something like that!

Is it...

Just as I suspected, did something really happen between the two of them yesterday?

Noticing her gaze, Zhu Lan's ears turned red involuntarily, and her expression became somewhat unnatural.

Actually, she didn't know about this until last night.

Last night, Xia You came to her hotel again to meet her in secret. After they made love in bed, she was resting in his arms when she happened to see his bracelet and asked him about it.

I never expected to be using what I just learned.

but…

I should indeed be careful and absolutely not show that I know too much about Xia You in front of Cattleya.

Otherwise, it will definitely arouse suspicion!

With a light cough, Zhu Lan quickly changed the subject.

"Look, Xia You is about to make their Steelix Mega Evolve."

Sure enough, Cattleya's attention was diverted, which made Orchid secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

She's definitely a perceptive woman!

Standing before the two of them, Xia You gently tapped her Key Stone, then looked at the Crystal Steelix in front of her and said loudly, "Let's give it a try, Steelix, Mega Evolve!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his Keystone and the body of the Crystal Steel Serpent simultaneously shone with a dazzling light!

Chapter 1360 Super Crystal Steelix!

The Mega Keystone on Xia You's wrist resonated with the Steelix, releasing the same profound radiance. The two echoed each other, even their frequencies were exactly the same.

It must be said that the Mega Evolution of Crystal Steelix is ​​far more dazzling than that of the regular Steelix.

This is partly due to its unique structure; its almost transparent, glass-like body allows it to emit a more dazzling light when it glows, and the light travels farther than that of other Pokémon.

On the other hand, it is also because he had just swallowed the evolution stone into his body.

Unlike Pokémon that wear evolution stones on their bodies, this one emits light from within. The light is also refracted through the layers of the body, allowing it to shine out from all parts of the body, just like a colorful light bulb!

Zhu Lan and Cattleya involuntarily held their breath.

Under their gaze, within the light, the body of the Crystal Steel Serpent began to change.

Its already enormous size grew even larger, becoming longer and bigger than before. The crystals on its surface also appeared to be denser and more solid, with each crystal refracting a rainbow of light under the sunlight.

Not only that, but there were also two protrusions on its jaws, like defensive steel plates. At each of the major joints of its body, two crystals grew out of its body. When viewed in pairs, they seemed to contain dangerous energy, like blooming gem flowers. At the same time, countless fragments of crystals with the same structure as its body surrounded its entire body, slowly rotating around it.

So incredibly powerful!

The evolved Mega Crystal Steelix is ​​different from Xia You's Red Gyarados, which has a violent aura and seems to have no reason and only knows how to destroy everything. At this time, it is more intimidating and harder, like the world's strongest diamond tunnel boring machine.

And that is indeed the case.

After Mega Evolution, Mega Crystal Steelix also possesses the highest defensive capabilities, second only to Eternatus in its Maximal form!

Even compared to Eternatus in its Giant form, their defensive capabilities are not significantly different!

That's how hard it is!

All physical attacks hit it like an itch!

As the light gradually faded, the Mega Crystal Steelix was fully revealed to the three of them.

At this point, it was no longer just a Pokémon.

It's more like a moving crystal mountain, a living sculpture made of pure crystals.

Sunlight streamed through its transparent body, casting dappled shadows on the grass, bathing the entire open space in a dreamlike hue.

“So beautiful…” Gadriya murmured, her eyes filled with amazement.

Zhu Lan didn't speak, but her slightly parted lips betrayed her shock.

She had witnessed countless Mega Evolutions, in Sinnoh and Kalos, but she had never seen one like this—a perfect combination of crystal and power, the ultimate unity of beauty and majesty!

This... is my man's Pokémon!

As his woman, Zhu Lan felt the same pride!

If Zhu Lan and Jia Deliya are like this, then Xia You is even more so.

Xia You stood in front of the Super Crystal Steel Serpent, looking up at the massive creature floating in the sky, a surge of indescribable pride welling up within him.

In that instant, he even felt an intense sense of arrogance, as if he were the only person in the world who could rival him!

It's no wonder he had such thoughts.

Ask yourself, who wouldn't feel incredibly proud to own a Pokémon like that?!

After calming herself down, Xia You asked loudly, "How are you feeling?"

Even because the head of the Super Crystal Steelix was at a certain height from him, he had to increase his volume.

Mega Crystal Steelix lowered its head, as it could only look down at its trainer due to its height.

Compared to before, its eyes seemed to carry a hint of coldness and indifference, but that was only directed at outsiders. The moment it met Xia You's gaze, this domineering giant's eyes flashed with a gentle and submissive light.

"Roar--"

Although it was just a low hiss to it, its large size and proximity made it sound deafening.

I can't even imagine how much pressure those opponents and enemies would feel after hearing its full-force roar in a real battle.

Xia You could also sense its emotions from its voice.

It was a powerful feeling of excitement about the new body.

"Very good." Xia You nodded and smiled. "It seems you are quite satisfied with your new body and new power."

At this moment, Cynthia and Gadria also walked up to Xia You's side and examined the Pokémon up close.

However, the two felt slightly differently.

Although everyone was happy for Xia You, knowing that this meant that Xia You's combat power had increased again, unlike Gadria, Zhu Lan's perspective was more or less tinged with the pride of a 'mistress'.

After all, her current status is different.

Ignoring the two women beside her, Xia You pointed to several large trees not far away.

"Now test your strength, crush it!"

Upon hearing his command, the Mega Crystal Steelix looked up at the forest and flew towards the trees. Without doing anything or exerting much force, it simply touched the trees lightly, and the trees snapped in two with a series of cracking sounds.

Seeing this, Cattleya couldn't help but exclaim, "Such powerful strength! It's almost effortless!"

Xia You nodded slightly and chuckled, "It is indeed very strong. It's as simple as breathing. And this is just a physical collision. When the skill is activated, the power will double!"

Zhu Lan coughed lightly from the side.

"Although you are happy now, I advise you not to be too happy yet. The power of Mega Crystal Steelix is ​​indeed amazing, but these trees are strictly speaking the property of this Pokémon Center. You will have to pay for the damage now, and such a commotion will also attract the attention of others."

Although Zhu Lan is right, bringing it up at this time...

What a spoilsport!

However, it's understandable. After all, Cynthia is a very steady person. She sees not only the changes in the Crystal Steelix, but also considers other things from a holistic perspective.

And what she said was true; the appearance of the Mega Crystal Steelix and the commotion it has caused are simply too great.

This is definitely not a good place.

Sure enough, something seemed amiss here; voices were approaching from afar.

It seems that specific physical data will have to be measured later.

However, judging from the fact that it just crashed into and broke several large trees at the same time, we can roughly grasp some of its capabilities; it's just a matter of making more detailed additions.

With a slight flick of its wrist, Mega Crystal Steelix immediately understood and deactivated its Mega Evolution form.

Just as the voices in the distance were about to bypass the Pokémon Center and appear in front of them, he took out the Crystal Steelix Poké Ball and recalled it.

At the same time, he took out Meloetta's Poké Ball and captured Meloetta, who was in the distance, into the ball.

Just as they finished doing this, a young boy and girl rushed over.

Seeing that there were only three adults here, and only a few of their Pokémon in the distance, the two couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

"What happened here?" the girl asked. "We saw a very bright light and a huge sound! Did you make that?"

Xia You remained calm, not even glancing at them, and walked towards her Pokémon.

As the girl was wondering, she saw a beautiful older woman with blonde hair and dressed in black standing in front of them, blocking their view.

Cynthia looked at the two still very inexperienced trainers in front of her and chuckled, "It's nothing. We were just battling. Look, those big trees over there, we're the ones that felled over there."

"A battle?"

The two trainers glanced at the broken trees and suddenly realized what was going on.

"So it was a battle! But you're incredibly strong, managing to snap such a thick tree in half. You must all be very skilled trainers!"

Zhu Lan's smile widened: "We are adults after all. I believe that when you grow up, you will definitely be even more amazing than us!"

Without mentioning how Cynthia would fob them off, Xia You recalled her remaining Pokémon and then waved to Cattleya.

"Let's go." He took the lead and headed back towards the Pokémon Center, lazily adding, "Let's go back and wait for your Everstone now."

Cattleya smiled sweetly and followed him lightly, like a beautiful follower.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

I wish you all a Happy New Year!

Chapter 1361 He is Xia You!?

"Will this... result in pregnancy?"

When Xia You rolled off her, Zhu Lan caught her breath and asked with some concern.

after all…

The bulletproof vests were used up last night, which wouldn't have been a big deal, but who would have thought that Xia You would torment her again this morning before she even got out of bed.

There wasn't even the slightest bit of insurance this time!

"What's there to be afraid of?" Xia You, like an irresponsible scumbag, got up, took a sip of water, and then laughed, "At your age, isn't it perfect to have a child?"