Elf: Starts with small diamonds, then mutates into Diancie.

My confidence instantly returned!

“You…” Articuno couldn’t bear to look at him; he was utterly speechless.

......

The desolate and lifeless world, with its chilling atmosphere and deep, dark environment, seemed to remain unchanged forever, as if time had deliberately skipped over this place.

The sky was shrouded in a thick haze, and the oppressive and gloomy atmosphere never disappeared. The pitted and uneven land was lifeless, with only the endless darkness as its adornment. Rocks grew in clusters, hard and heavy, standing silently like tombs, having withstood countless years of weathering.

The absence of any living beings made this already mysterious world even more sinister and eerie. The only sounds that could be heard were the whistling wind and various strange whispers and murmurs, which made it even more terrifying and sinister.

Several shadowy figures, deep and dark, swept across the now-gloomy altar. What happened here remains unknown to all.

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Dorronmecia, Dorronbaruto, but not Dorronchi.

Chapter 177 Where am I?

Two unfamiliar guests arrived in the small, dark forest, where trees grew densely.

"No signal..."

Articuno returned to its Master Ball, and Diancie quietly stayed by Su Hao's side in its place.

Su Hao sat on a rock, fiddling with his phone, his expression serious.

Now his phone not only has no signal, but even the timer function is malfunctioning.

"Was it already broken in the spirit world, or did it break after we came to this secret realm?"

At that time, Su Hao didn't have the luxury of taking out his phone to check the situation. It was only now that Articuno said there were no threatening individuals nearby that he dared to calm down and investigate carefully.

Dianesi sat obediently on a rock, dozens of small diamonds in her hands forming a small diamond storm.

This is a course she needs to practice every day. Su Hao told her that since her mutation, her energy reserves and physical condition have greatly improved.

As a price, the increase in power has made it more difficult to control. Now, in battle, she relies on her strong physique and energy to overwhelm her opponents with sheer numbers.

There's nothing wrong with that. Diancie's strength hasn't been affected at all. After all, her more advantageous conditions compared to ordinary Pokémon are also part of her strength, but it's far from enough for the path she'll take in the future.

A more precise and refined control over her own power is a direction she can try.

"First, integrate all your own strengths, and then try to create your own path."

This was Su Hao's suggestion to Tianxi, who had repeatedly encountered setbacks in the body sculpting process.

Now, whenever Diancie has free time, she engages in various training exercises, such as controlling the power of her moves, improving her control over energy, and learning acting skills.

"Tianxi, let's go," Su Hao said after dusting himself off his pants and standing up.

After much thought, Su Hao decided to first find out what kind of secret realm this somewhat gloomy place was, and where he was now, whether he was still within the territory of the Divine Continent Alliance.

"Good~"

Diancie released the energy she had been continuously injecting into her hand, and the diamonds that had been spinning at a steady speed turned into light dust and disappeared.

She slightly increased her floating speed and quickly caught up with Su Hao, who was walking ahead.

"What are we going to do now?" Tianxi blinked and tilted her head to ask Su Hao.

Su Hao lowered his head slightly and patiently explained, "Articuno said that the teleportation location is random. It may teleport you to the real world or to a secret realm, so we need to determine where we are first."

At this point, Su Hao looked at the endless rows of trees and seemed to have no end in sight, looking somewhat troubled.

This stretches as far as the eye can see.

The quick-witted and perceptive Tianxi sensed Su Hao's thoughts and volunteered, "I'll go take a look in the sky!"

After speaking, Diancie effortlessly unleashed her telekinetic powers, performing a move where she "stepped on her right foot and ascended to heaven."

A pale purple psychic force carried her slowly upwards. Without the obstruction of the tree canopy, an endless forest and thick, dark clouds appeared in Diancie's view.

A few silent flashes of lightning occasionally streaked across the rolling dark clouds, giving the impression that rain was imminent.

After observing for a while, Tianxi squinted and carefully examined the area before she could see several large mountains made of rocks not far to the north!

After observing carefully for half a day, Tianxi could not find any other clues, and she could only land on the ground with puffed-out cheeks in regret.

"Yanshan? In that case, we have no choice but to head in that direction. Hopefully, this rain will last a while."

Su Hao stroked his chin and decided to explore the direction that Diancie had mentioned.

With Tianxi leading the way, Su Hao followed behind her on foot heading north.

He refused Diancie's offer to fly with him using her telekinesis, since the distance shouldn't be too far.

Time passed quickly on the journey, and the already heavy dark clouds overhead became even more oppressive, with a solemn atmosphere of impending doom looming over the city.

The air around his nose smelled of moisture. Su Hao glanced at Yu...

Looking at the gloomy sky, he knew that his day was over.

"Looks like that's it for today. Let's find a place to take shelter from the rain."

Su Hao sighed. Going out in a thunderstorm was never a good idea, especially considering the powerful Pokémon in this world and the terrifying natural lightning...

"Hmm, then I'll build a little house~"

Tianxi volunteered again; she had a lot of scenes to film today, and she had to do a good job!

"sorry to bother you."

Tianxi used her creativity, first finding a relatively sparse and flat location.

She closed her eyes and pushed forward with both hands—

"Rumble--"

A loud tremor resounded, and a somewhat abstract-looking rock hut quickly rose from the ground in front of Tianshi.

......

Torrential rain poured down, the wind howled, and streaks of lightning danced across the dark, cloud-covered sky. The bright white lines seemed to tear the sky apart, and shortly after each winding white line flashed across the sky, a deafening clap of thunder would erupt, as if nature were roaring in anger.

The rain poured down, pattering against puddles, leaves, and rocky houses, creating a very oppressive atmosphere.

Considering that Tianxi had traveled with him all the way, Su Hao put her back into the luxury sphere and released the Blazing Roaring Tiger to keep watch at night.

Although the little house built by Tianxi has a unique appearance, it has taken into account the rainproof function and the structure to prevent internal flooding. Thanks to this little rock house, otherwise Su Hao would only be able to take shelter from the rain under a tree now.

"Kaa~" The Fiery Roaring Tiger lay down next to Su Hao and yawned.

The Fiery Roaring Tiger had slept for quite a while during the day, so it wasn't too sleepy now. It would occasionally add some wood to the small heater in front of it and sometimes spit out a few sparks to increase the heat.

He was on night watch tonight, while Su Hao wrapped himself in a sleeping bag and slept directly on the ground.

He yawned not because he was sleepy, but because he was bored, so bored that he wanted to do a few push-ups to exercise.

However, considering that making too much noise might wake Su Hao, the Blazing Roaring Tiger obediently remained in a prone position next to the sleeping Su Hao.

The rain grew heavier and heavier, and thunder rumbled incessantly. The Blazing Roaring Tiger even thought someone was undergoing tribulation in the sky.

"Pat...pat...pat."

The sound of something stepping into a puddle suddenly appeared.

Thinking he'd probably spend the night just spacing out, the Fiery Roaring Tiger's ears twitched, as if it sensed something approaching the small stone house...

The Fiery Roaring Tiger's muscles were tense. Just as he was about to wake Su Hao to fight, a rhythmic knocking sounded on the door.

Boom, boom, boom.

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Misty, Psyduck, Togepi

Chapter 178 Ophelia

Thump thump thump, thump thump thump!

A soft, rhythmic knock sounded at the door, but the Fiery Roaring Tiger's taut muscles remained tense.

He had seen this happen before when his sister, Tianxi, was watching TV!

When a trainer is home alone... even though all the doors and windows are locked, there is a constant, monotonous, and eerie knocking sound outside their room, and the sound of marbles bouncing on the ceiling is also very unsettling.

Finally, the increasingly tense trainer opened the door in despair, only to be met with a deep, dark living room that was completely empty, as if the knocking had been nothing more than the trainer's imagination.

As he relaxed, closed the door, and turned to go back to sleep, a transparent red shadow floating in the air appeared in his room—

Just thinking about it makes the fur on the Blazing Roaring Tiger's head stand on end in fear!

Hearing the persistent knocking on the door, the Fiery Roaring Tiger reluctantly woke Su Hao, after all, he was still a little afraid of that... well, you know...

"What? There's a female ghost in red outside the door?"

Su Hao opened his dazed eyes wide, thinking, "There's such a thing... No, it's probably just some Ghost-type or Dark-type Pokémon playing a prank."

Su Hao couldn't wait to see the legendary red-clothed ghost, but before opening the door, he had Incineroar prepare for a high-five attack. As long as it wasn't a Ghost-type Pokémon immune to Normal-type moves, it could win by striking first!

If you open the door and see a Ghost-type Pokémon, have Incineroar use Flamethrower on its face. The stone house Diancie built is pretty durable...

If not, then accept the surprise attack of the Blazing Roaring Tiger's high-five and the attack of the basketball-sized wave missile that Su Hao conjured in 2.5 seconds from behind!