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Lin Xuan had to admit that when the topic of immortality was placed before him, he was inevitably tempted.

After all, how many people in this world can resist such temptation?

"Very reasonable."

AZ nodded; he did appreciate Lin Xuan's honesty.

"So how did that person you're talking about know about the ultimate weapon? Even that guy Vladari probably found out from my brother's belongings."

This is the question that AZ is most curious about. The ultimate weapon should have been buried in the river of time by now.

He was certain that none of his old friends who had worked with him on the development of the ultimate weapon back then were likely to leave all of this behind.

"I don't know that either."

This question is a bit difficult for Lin Xuan. How did Sakaki know about this situation?

Lin Xuan was also completely baffled!

"Never mind, it doesn't matter anymore. You can't possibly learn how to use the ultimate weapon from me anyway."

AZ shook his head.

"If it's just about immortality, it shouldn't be as terrifying as destroying the world, right?"

Lin Xuan found it strange. Granting people permanent lifespan should be a good thing, and AZ is definitely not a selfish person, so why is he avoiding this matter like the plague?

"Actually, there's nothing wrong with telling you. In essence, there is only one way to activate the ultimate weapon. Whether it's the power to destroy the world or the power to achieve immortality, they can only be considered the two final branches, or even... overlapping."

"You mean that the power that could destroy the world mutated before it erupted, which is why you have such a long lifespan."

"That's right, it must have happened during the first test of the ultimate weapon's power."

AZ nodded. It wasn't an important matter to him, and he didn't mind telling Lin Xuan.

"When the power of the ultimate weapon is compressed to its limit, two changes may occur. The first is a complete explosion. Theoretically speaking, as long as it reaches 10% of its maximum limit, it can destroy the entire Carlos region."

Hearing this, even Lin Xuan, who had mentioned the ultimate weapon before, couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

Is this really something that humans could invent? Just ten percent of its power is enough to raze the entire Carlos region to the ground.

This kind of power... apart from top-tier legendary Pokémon like Groudon and Kyogre, probably no one can achieve it, right?

But AZ and his team did it. He wasn't surprised by Lin Xuan's astonished expression. After all, a normal person's first reaction upon hearing this would be to question whether humanity could really invent such a terrifying weapon. The answer is yes.

But AZ didn't stop there; instead, he continued...

"Besides that, there is another possibility: that the energy mutated after being compressed into the mechanism and was compressed and fused together again. It is a kind of... the most essential life energy, whether for humans or Pokémon."

"Is this the secret to immortality?"

"That's right, but actually it can't be said that I'm immortal. My lifespan also has a limit. It's just that it's probably many times longer than that of an average person. Over the course of three thousand years, I've actually felt some changes in my body. I have indeed aged a bit, probably... about the same as a normal person's annual age."

AZ said that even if it's not true immortality, it's still terrifying, equivalent to extending one's lifespan by several thousand times.

"Life energy..."

However, Lin Xuan still grasped the key point AZ had just said: life energy basically only exists in living things, such as humans or Pokémon!

"That's right. The reason why the ultimate weapon can generate this kind of life energy mechanism lies in its starting energy source... Pokémon! It can only be successfully activated by using countless Pokémon as fuel."

AZ said calmly, "They didn't know how many Pokémon they had consumed when they activated that final weapon."

Upon hearing this, Eevee and Tiny's gazes towards AZ changed, because it meant that the price AZ paid for his immortality was...

"That's true. My hands are stained with the blood of countless Pokémon. Perhaps... that's why that guy left me."

A rare look of sadness and guilt appeared in AZ's eyes; at that moment, he had indeed been blinded by hatred and lost his reason.

"So whether you want to achieve immortality or unleash world-destroying power, you need..."

"That's right, it requires countless Pokémon as fuel, which is unavoidable, so I hid it."

He said all this because he had observed the way Lin Xuan looked at the Emolga and Eevee.

This kind of pure bond is something AZ hasn't seen in a long time.

Lin Xuan fell silent. He knew that if the ultimate weapon and its usage method fell into Sakaki's hands, he would definitely try his best to activate it.

And to say he has this ability? The answer is yes.

As the unofficial emperor of the Kanto and Johto regions, Giovanni has numerous channels to acquire Pokémon, and Lin Xuan believes that Giovanni would not mind using these Pokémon as stepping stones to his world domination.

"I feel like you're saying this to me on purpose."

Lin Xuan leaned back on the sofa and rubbed her temples.

I should have just handed AZ over to Giovanni. If I didn't know any of this, my conscience wouldn't be tormented!

At worst, I can just get the item, complete the mission, and go back.

"Maybe."

AZ did not deny this. He had a good grasp of Lin Xuan's mentality and knew that he was not the kind of person who regarded Pokémon as just a tool.

"And judging from your attitude, he's the kind of guy who wouldn't mind doing that at all, right?"

As the former king of the Carlos region, coupled with his three thousand years of experience, it was virtually impossible for Lin Xuan to hide anything from him.

"In fact, theoretically speaking, there is more than one way to activate the ultimate weapon, since there are many other sources of life energy."

Hearing this, Lin Xuan couldn't help but roll his eyes at AZ, because he could roughly guess what AZ was going to say next.

"You're not thinking of mentioning a legendary Pokémon like Xerneas, are you?"

"Pretty much. Xerneas is the god of life, and even among the many legendary Pokémon, he is an extremely special one. Of course, there's also Yveltal."

"Isn't Yveltal a legend that symbolizes death?"

"But there is also new life at the end of death. Each time Yveltal awakens, it draws life energy from countless Pokémon."

Lin Xuan nodded, it seemed that was indeed the case, but if Lin Xuan were to say to Sakaki:

"I've found a way! As long as we capture Xerneas or Yveltal, we can activate the ultimate weapon!"

So, how will Sakaki react?

Lin Xuan thought about it for a moment. Most people might give up, but Giovanni... would definitely try his best to catch these two legendary Pokémon, right?

Lin Xuan didn't even need to think to guess that Sakaki was absolutely capable of doing such a thing.

Lin Xuan rubbed his head again. This seemed a little better than before?

But things didn't look much better, and the Carlos League was about to start cursing. Not only was Team Flare a mess, but they also had to deal with an even stronger Team Rocket and Giovanni.

Are you going to let people live?

"However, telling you all this won't help. The ultimate weapon has an extremely special and complex activation method. Currently, no one in the world except me can activate it."

AZ shook his head and then continued.

"I even tried to have a Psychic Pokémon erase my memories of this kind of thing... but I failed."

"why?"

"After being transformed by that special energy, my body also underwent some changes, somewhat similar to... an elevation in the level of life, and my soul seemed to have become harder."

If it weren't for this, Vladali might have already been able to obtain information from AZ through hypnosis.

Chapter 570 How to tell Sakaki?

So AZ is currently in a situation where, as long as he doesn't want to talk about it, no one can get any information about the ultimate weapon from him.

So Lin Xuan was also having a headache. What should he do with AZ? And how should he report this to Sakaki?

After all, they gave me a lot of funding, so I can't just do nothing.

"Are there no other ways to activate the ultimate weapon besides the two methods you mentioned?"

"No, at least as far as I know... no!"

AZ said this with considerable certainty, and by the time he said it, Lin Xuan had basically given up hope.

After all, AZ has lived for three thousand years, so his knowledge in this area must be far superior to mine. Now even he doesn't have a good solution, let alone me.

Lin Xuan then sighed. Was his path back to the real world really that difficult?

As for going to find Sakaki to steal the stone tablet fragments, he had never even considered it. Lin Xuan just wanted to go home and didn't want to die.

Sakaki's strength is definitely beyond what I can defeat at this stage.

Thinking about this, he felt somewhat desperate.

Then I took out that damn phone.

Arceus, Arceus! Is there any other way?

Whether it was Lin Xuan's prayers that were answered or not, the phone, which originally only had a radar function, actually underwent a strange change, and a line of text appeared on it.

"Follow your heart?"

Lin Xuan thought for a moment, not wanting to think about why there were words on it this time, but instead thinking about the meaning of the sentence. Could it be that it wanted him to... back down first?

Lin Xuan thought it made a lot of sense. Following your heart is just being a coward, isn't it?

Anyway, there's no good solution for the time being, so it's not shameful to back down a bit.