Pokémon: Master System.

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"Can anyone tell me what happened?" Lü Tinghe's voice was low and hoarse as he tried his best to suppress his anger.

At this moment, he fully displayed the majesty of a champion, his gaze fixed on the white sheet on the ground, his eyes filled with rage.

One of the Four Heavenly Kings died, and he died in the Grass and Insect Secret Realm he guarded.

Apart from those major battles, the Four Heavenly Kings have never fallen during peacetime.

Last time it was the patrol team leader who died, this time it was one of the Four Heavenly Kings, what about next time?

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No one answered. The fight between Li Yunyao and Xu Xiu was so intense that no one else dared to approach, and they couldn't even see who Li Yunyao was fighting.

"It should be the Divine Coffin, but we don't know exactly who it belongs to. Also, at the time, two battles broke out simultaneously in Starlight City. One was the Grass and Insect Secret Realm, and the other... was the location of the Xia family. The Xia family might know..."

The middle-aged man's words drew everyone's attention to Xia Yu and Xia Yong.

Seeing this, Xia Yu took a deep breath, stepped forward, and said, "We were attacked, but I don't know who attacked us."

Xia Yu did not choose to reveal who attacked him, because if he did, everyone would doubt how he survived the attack by the three divine coffins.

Although the Iron Warrior was no longer a secret, Xia Yu still wanted to keep it a secret as much as possible.

When Lü Tinghe heard Xia Yu speak, he frowned and stared at Xia Yu: "Tell me what happened."

Xia Yu took a deep breath, his expression serious: "It was around three in the morning when I was attacked by the enemy."

"I don't know how many people there are. It's too dark, and the enemies are far away. They're only using Pokémon to attack, so I can't see them at all. I only know that they're very strong and have sent out several powerful Pokémon, including some that are Champion-level. There seems to be one that looks like Moltres."

Xia Yu succinctly recounted what had happened, but this only fueled the suspicions of the others.

"Kong Yanyi! It's Kong Yanyi, the president of the Dawn Society of Divine Coffin-10! You actually survived."

"No... You can't possibly survive. Even Li Tianwang died at the hands of the Divine Coffin. I don't believe you could survive them."

"And your enemy is Kong Yanyi. Do you think you can defeat his firebird? That's impossible."

As the man's voice rang out, the crowd began to whisper among themselves, clearly not believing Xia Yu's words.

“I know you don’t believe me, but it’s the truth. You can ask the residents nearby; there are definitely eyewitnesses. And the only reason I survived is because someone gave me a Pokémon that saved my life,” Xia Yu said, looking at Lü Tinghe.

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Chapter 554 Aftermath of Death

a new Year.

Starlight City was shrouded in a bloody and chilling atmosphere.

The death of Li Yunyao, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, instantly made headlines, causing a huge reaction and a great uproar.

The consequence of this incident was that Xia Yong, who was originally hesitant about moving, immediately made up his mind to move his entire family to the capital.

Meanwhile, the Su family had already sent someone to pick up Su Muzi. With such a big incident, it was no longer appropriate for Su Muzi to stay here.

Xia Yu also received many concerned phone calls from Long Yanning, Xiao Wanyu, and the siblings Zhao Ruohan and Zhao Ruoxuan who personally visited her.

Even his mentor, Long Fan, whom he hadn't contacted in a long time, took the initiative to call him.

"I heard you were attacked by Kong Yanyi, the Divine Coffin-4?" Long Fan's deep voice rang out. Since being transferred to East China as the chief of the Four Heavenly Kings, Long Fan had been much busier and had less contact with Xia Yu. Unless it was something important, they rarely contacted each other.

"Mm," Xia Yu replied.

"Judging from your voice, you seem to be in good condition." Long Fan's voice was deep: "This matter has caused quite a stir now. You should keep a low profile for the time being, try not to run around, and go back to the capital as soon as possible."

"Mm." Xia Yu nodded.

“I’ve already explained things to your junior brother. I’ve told him that the Pokémon that saved your life was given to you by me, and he won’t make things difficult for you.” Long Fan said in a low voice, “These days might not be peaceful, so you’d better stay in the capital and not go anywhere.”

"it is good."

"Remember what I said, don't go anywhere for the time being."

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After hanging up the phone, Xia Yu fell into deep thought.

Long Fan's phone call was eerie and unsettling. In the call, he specifically emphasized three times that he should stay in the capital and not go anywhere else.

This was the strangest place, and the place that Xia Yu felt was most uneasy about.

You should know that Master is never a long-winded person; he would never repeat the same thing three times.

Of course, another strange point is that his master never asked him what Pokémon he had used to survive, but instead said that he had already spoken to Lü Tinghe.

Could it be that he has really guessed his identity as Sakaki?

Xia Yu thought about it more and more and felt that it was quite possible, otherwise his master would not have needed to emphasize three times that he should not run around.

He was probably telling himself not to use the identity of Sakaki during this period of time.

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Regardless of whether his master was giving him instructions, Xia Yu decided to keep a low profile for the time being and take this opportunity to honestly participate in the Gym Leader League.

The Xia family has been very busy lately, with the whole family discussing moving.

The happiest people when they heard that the Xia family had decided to move to the capital were Xia Yu's maternal grandparents. This way, the whole family could live in the capital and see their daughter and grandson more often.

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Xia Yu also got busy after the New Year, as he had three things to do.

First, there's the matter of Gigantamax Centiskorps and Gigantamax Cinderace. He promised to compensate Suicune, and naturally, he must keep his word. He also needs to give Gao Yanxin and his sister the reward they were promised.

Secondly, there's the matter of the Gym Leader League. He's now fully capable of vying for the position of Dragon-type Gym Leader in the capital. Since Wu Qianshan's death, the position of Dragon-type Gym Leader has been temporarily held by the former second-place player, so Xia Yu is definitely a contender.

Thirdly, regarding Dynamax, Xia Yu speculates that the eighteen seals of Dynamax should correspond to eighteen attributes.

To date, he has removed four types of attributes: Ice, Fairy, Flying, and Fire, leaving fourteen attributes remaining.

There are probably no more Secret Rifts in China. If you want to catch Gigantamax Pokémon again, you'll have to go abroad.

Since it's inconvenient for me to travel abroad right now, I can only let Jiang Yu do it. But if Jiang Yu learns the secret of the Rift of the Secret Realm and catches multiple Gigantamax Pokémon in succession, it will inevitably breed his ambition.

Therefore, Xia Yu could only have Shui Yutu, Lao Liu, and the other two act together and restrain each other, but this was not a solution. He still needed to find someone he trusted who was also strong.

Fourthly, regarding the laboratory, the giant laboratory has been completed and is ready for use.

In Xia Yu's plan, the giant laboratory is ostensibly a laboratory responsible for researching Dynamax.

But secretly, Xia Yu planned to turn the giant laboratory into a temporary base for Team Rocket to house his Gigantamax Pokémon.

However, this would require him to gain absolute control over the giant laboratory.

Xia Yu needs to produce convincing experimental results to prove his abilities.

Therefore, Xia Yu also devised a detailed and meticulous plan.

He plans to start developing the giant wrist now.

The reason why Dynamax Arms couldn't be developed before was because there was no Dynamax energy on Wishing Star, but now that I've broken the Dynamax seal, I should be able to try it.

Developing the Max Arms was just the first step. The next step was to build Max Gyms, starting with the first one in the capital, to demonstrate the power of Dynamax and gradually expand its reach.

The third step is to announce Gigantamax after Dynamax has become widespread.

Once I produce these three experimental results, a combination of strategies will surely convince everyone that I will no longer have any objections to taking control of the giant laboratory.

Of course, all of this is predicated on the ability to develop an extremely large wrist.

If we can't even develop the Giant Arm, then everything else is in vain.

Once I gain absolute control of the laboratory, I can then develop artificial Pokémon in this giant lab!

When it comes to artificial Pokémon, Redwood Country is a must-visit destination, as the allure of Mewtwo is simply too great.

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Big Year.

Xia Yu and Su Muzi returned to the capital first, while their father and the others stayed in Xingguang City to handle the moving.

Upon returning to the capital, Xia Yu's first action was to contact Suicune via satellite phone, telling her that he had found a permanent Gigantamax Pokémon and that he couldn't leave the capital for the time being, so she had to come to him.

Shui Yutu simply said that she would come to the capital when she had time.

Next, Xia Yu went to the giant laboratory and met with Chi Hanqing.

After all, they still needed Chi Hanqing's help with developing the giant wrist. Chi Hanqing was the real expert in scientific research, while Xia Yu was just a dabbler, only providing ideas.

Xia Yu took a moment to briefly explain the matter of the Extreme Hand to Chi Hanqing, and she did not refuse, but directly agreed to it.

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After dealing with these two matters, Xia Yu then focused his work on training Pokémon and concentrated on preparing for the Gym Leader Level 3 Professional League after the Lantern Festival.

Currently, Xia Yu's team has Dragapult at the Elite Four level, Charizard at the Elite Four level, Sceptile at the Elite Four level, Salamence at peak Gym Leader level, Haxorus at Gym Leader level, and Dragonair just breaking through to Gym Leader level.

This level of strength is more than enough to compete in the Gym Leader League, but the team's attributes are too one-dimensional, making it difficult to deal with Fairy-types.

Therefore, Xia Yu plans to let Gengar, Cinderace, Indeedee, and other Pokémon make an appearance if the opportunity arises.

As for Diancie... let's forget about the mythical beast.