Pokémon: Master System.

The two strolled through the streets and unknowingly arrived at a park.

The park square was packed with people.

"Xia Yu, you all know him, right? He's a hero of our Starlight City."

"Last summer, in this very square, Xia Yu didn't have a single Pokémon."

"But Xia Yu had already shown his kingly aura back then. Even without a single Pokémon, he dared to challenge other trainers."

The man spoke with great conviction, attracting many onlookers.

"He doesn't even have a single Pokémon, yet he dares to issue a challenge?" The onlookers clearly didn't believe it.

"Don't you believe me?" The young man raised his head and shook his head, saying, "Just because we don't dare doesn't mean he doesn't dare. Who is Xia Yu? He's the national champion. With your limited vision, no wonder others can become national champions. You can't even make it into the top 32 in Xingguang City."

"Although Xia Yu doesn't have a single Pokémon, the moment he stands there, he's nine feet tall, exuding an aura of dominance, with eyes like thunder and a voice like a booming bell."

"With a loud shout from Xia Yu, 'You cowardly brat, do you dare to fight me?'"

"His sheer presence alone was enough to frighten his opponent into surrendering."

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Chapter 357 Ocean City

Under the mask, Xia Yu's face was already flushed red. The memories of his death kept attacking him. He had a feeling that as he became more and more famous, this person might have to talk about this for the rest of his life.

Xiao Wanyu, standing beside him, clutched her stomach, her eyes crinkling as she blinked at Xia Yu.

Xia Yu never expected that what happened a year ago would be publicly executed today.

"Xia Guanjun, were you this good before?"

"That's all just bragging. Let's go, let's see where else we want to go."

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Xiao Wanyu left Xingguang City the next day.

A few days later, my sister-in-law Yu Mengyu gave birth to a healthy baby boy for the Xia family. The baby weighed 6 pounds and 6 ounces, an auspicious number.

Long Fan and his daughter also made a special trip from the capital to Xingguang City. After visiting the Xia family with gifts, they stayed overnight and then hurriedly returned to the capital.

Because of Long Fan's presence, Long Yanning and Xia Yu were unable to find time for a private date, which left Xia Yu feeling regretful.

After spending two days in Starlight City, Xia Yu returned to the Water-type Secret Realm in Shanghai to continue training his Pokémon.

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In the midst of this fulfilling life, it was already late August, with only a few days left before the start of the new school term.

Xia Yu was also preparing to leave the Water System Secret Realm and head to Imperial Capital University to register.

Before leaving, Xiao Wanyu suddenly approached Xia Yu with a serious expression: "Xia Yu, the Coffin team has confirmed my official membership, Coffin-13, codename Dream."

"Congratulations," Xia Yu replied perfunctorily, showing that he genuinely had little interest in the Divine Coffin organization.

Seeing Xia Yu's lack of interest, Xiao Wanyu frowned slightly, crossed her arms, and accentuated her beautiful figure: "Alright, I know you're not interested in the Divine Coffin. Let me get down to business. After becoming a formal member of the Divine Coffin, I obtained a lot of inside information, including two secrets that might be useful to you."

"What secret?" Xia Yu asked curiously.

“Secrets of two secret realms,” Xiao Wanyu said. “One secret is about the City of the Ocean, and the other is about the Four Gods Island.”

"What is this?" Xia Yu was completely baffled.

He had never heard of Ocean City or Four Gods Island before and had no idea what they were.

"The City of the Ocean is a legend. Legend has it that in the sea between China and Japan, there once stood a giant island, and on the island was a city called Odomare."

"But two thousand years ago, the ocean city of Odomare disappeared overnight. Some suspected that a tsunami swallowed Odomare, but the people inside the coffin discovered through investigation that things were not so simple."

"The ocean city of Odomare may very well have turned into a secret realm overnight, along with the surrounding sea."

"A secret realm? Odomare?"

Xia Yu pondered the two names, especially the name Odomare, which sounded particularly familiar to him. After repeating it to himself several times, a glint suddenly flashed in his eyes!

Odomare?!

Many people may be unfamiliar with the name Odomare, but if we say the city of water, many people will likely recognize it.

Latias and Latios are the guardians of the water city.

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Xiao Wanyu continued, "The people of the Divine Coffin love exploring various secret realms and following the traces of stone tablets and divine beasts. They have also been investigating the legends of the Ocean City and consulting various historical books. From the fragments in the ancient books, they deduced that Odomare must have formed a whole secret realm along with the surrounding sea area."

"And then?" Perhaps because it involved Latios and Latias, Xia Yu couldn't wait to ask.

“The people of the Divine Coffin have pinpointed the exact location of the Water City of Odomare, and they have also detected spatial fluctuations, but they still cannot find a way to enter the Water City of Odomare,” Xiao Wanyu said seriously. “They speculate that the Water City of Odomare should be sealed off, and to enter the secret realm, one must have a key, a key to unlock the seal.”

Xia Yu's pupils narrowed; Xiao Wanyu's words reminded him of the Heart Drop prop lying in the space.

If anything holds the key to unlocking the seal of the Water City of Odomare, it is most likely the Heart Drop.

Just as Xia Yu was pondering, Xiao Wanyu's voice rang out.

“You can explore it when you have time. If you can take over this secret realm, then you can settle your Gigantamax Lapras.” Xiao Wanyu said with a gleam in her eyes, “After all, the ocean is Lapras’s home. On the vast ocean, few Pokémon can rival Gigantamax Lapras.”

"I understand." Xia Yu nodded, a thoughtful expression on his face as he pondered the matter of the Ocean City Secret Realm. He frowned and asked, "If I really break the seal on the Ocean City Secret Realm, what do you think my chances are of taking control of it?"

“It’s difficult.” Xiao Wanyu thought for a moment and said, “First of all, Odomare is located between China and Japan, which is within our country’s waters, but Japan will definitely not give up easily.”

"The true ownership will still be determined by the battle."

"Secondly, the Divine Coffin also covets this secret realm, because legend has it that the divine beasts Latios and Latias exist within it."

"Finally, when the Pokémon Association has spent a lot of effort solving these two problems, even if you have signed an agreement with the association, do you think the association will just hand over this secret realm to you for nothing?"

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Listening to Xiao Wanyu's analysis, Xia Yu sighed inwardly.

"Alright, then tell me the second secret of the Four Gods Island."

"The Four Gods Islands are a secret realm in the Pacific Ocean, also known as the Alora Islands. They consist of four large islands, and it is said that each island is guarded by a divine beast. However, this secret realm is also in a sealed state, and the people of the Divine Coffin have been trying to find a way to break the seal."

Alora Islands?

Xia Yu stroked his chin, a sudden thought striking him.

Since both the Aloromare and Alora regions have it, is it possible that other regions also have it?

"Are these the only two secrets?" Xia Yu asked.

“Definitely not,” Xiao Wanyu said. “Besides that, there are many other secrets like sky islands and underwater worlds, but I think those are all a bit unrealistic, so I haven’t paid any attention to them.”

"Alright." Xia Yu nodded. "If I have time, I'll explore the water city of Odomare. Is there anything else?"

"There's one more thing. Have you thought about the candidates for the organization I mentioned to you last time?" Xiao Wanyu asked.

"I haven't decided yet," Xia Yu said, frowning.

He only has a handful of people he can trust.

First of all, my older brother and father are currently engrossed in taking care of the kids and have absolutely no free time.

Wu Yaozu, that scoundrel, is actually trustworthy, but he has an outrageously big mouth.

Long Yanning is a suitable candidate, but for some reason, Xia Yu feels that putting Long Yanning and Xiao Wanyu together would be an extremely wrong decision.

After thinking it over, Xia Yu could only think of one person: Zhao Ruohan.

Although Zhao Ruohan's strength isn't that great, once she catches a Gigantamax Pokémon, her strength can instantly rise to a terrifying level.

"I'll recommend two people to you. Whether or not you let them join is up to you."

"Who?"

"Liu Yunhan and Liu Yunxuan."

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Chapter 358 Whereabouts of Long Fan

Three days before the start of the school term.

Xia Yu dragged his heavy suitcase back to the capital. During the two months of travel and special training, Xia Yu's strength steadily improved, and his restless heart gradually calmed down. He was ready to embrace his university life with a brand new mindset.

University is a stage where all trainers experience a surge in strength, but it is also the stage where the gap in strength between trainers is greatest.

During their university years, some weaker trainers may only have Pokémon at the Lord or Totem level by graduation, while some top-tier trainers may have all their Pokémon at the Gym Leader level or even near-Elite Four level by graduation.

The most outrageous thing is that starting a few years ago, college students have been appointed as museum owners, which would have been unimaginable before.

Gym Leader and Gym Leader-level Trainer are two different concepts.

A Gym Leader-level Trainer is someone who has a Pokémon with Gym Leader-level strength. Su Muzi is now considered a Gym Leader-level Trainer.

A Gym Leader is the strongest Gym Leader-level Trainer of a particular type. For example, the Dragon-type Gym Leader of the Imperial Capital is the strongest Dragon-type Gym Leader-level Trainer in the entire Imperial Capital.

It is extremely difficult for a college student to become a museum owner, but this actually happened, and no one could find fault with it.

This college student entered the ranking competition based on his own strength and achieved first place.