The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

As the large, steel snake-shaped ship gradually approached the shore, Shui Lian excitedly ran over to help secure the anchor to the dock's bollards, thus stabilizing the vessel.

When Iya and her husband Kanoya stepped out of the boat, Shui Lian rushed over, unable to contain her excitement, and said...

"Master! It's been so long!"

"It's been a long time, Shui Lian. I'm so glad to see everyone looking so energetic," Iya said.

“You all seem to be doing well, that’s good,” Canoa said.

Everyone stepped forward to greet them.

It's worth mentioning that Iya's Flowery Sea Lion has now evolved into Primarina, which made Lana's eyes light up with great surprise and anticipation.

Primarin is indeed beautiful and powerful, known as the "Little Tapu Fini". Unfortunately, as long as there is a superior to Tapu Fini, Primarin will never have a chance to rise again.

Ash secretly resolved to quickly train his Sprite into a Primarina.

Furthermore, to everyone's surprise, Hapuu, Iya, and the Kanoya couple actually knew each other.

After all, the couple were residents of the sea, and there was a village of sea dwellers on the island. It was normal for Hapuu, as the granddaughter of the former king of Pony Island, to know these locals.

Moreover, the other marine residents usually live in the village, but Iya and Kanoya, a couple, are always away from home and rarely come back, so Hapuu has a particularly deep impression of them.

The couple had just returned to Pony Island today in search of underwater treasures, but they would be leaving tomorrow for a long journey.

Hearing this, Shui Lian, who had finally managed to see her master, couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

But she also understood that thinking about those things now was useless; what was important was to cherish the day they could still meet.

So she asked Iya to train with her, wanting to learn as much as possible from her master in that one day.

Shui Lian spent the entire day in special training with her master, Yi Ya.

That evening, Mao and Lillie even cooked a farewell party for Ia and Kanoa, and also invited Haphu, Miss Joy, Miss Officer Jenny, and Molly to attend.

After a satisfying meal, Iya and Primarina put on a show for everyone. During the climax of the show, Iya used a Primarina Z to make Primarina use its signature Z move, Sea God's Solemn Symphony!

It is said that this Lionheart Z was discovered by Canoa when he went to the seabed to search for treasure.

This move was something Shui Lian longed for even more, wanting to show her master all the efforts she had made so far.

That evening after dinner, while everyone else was resting, Lana, Dewpie, and Eevee stayed up all night practicing blowing up balloons.

The next morning, Iya and Canoa prepared to say goodbye and left by boat.

Everyone came to the dock to see them off, but Shui Lian was the only one who was not seen.

Lillie also speculated that perhaps Lily didn't come because she was reluctant to part with him.

Just then, Shui Lian finally arrived. She and Qiu Qiu the sea lion had trained all night, all so that their master could see the results of their hard work before leaving.

Water Lily instructed the sea lion, Ball Ball, to blow up the balloon as much as possible without popping it.

Just as the Balloon Sea Lion was struggling to maintain and inflate the balloon, it suddenly emitted an evolutionary glow and evolved into the Flowery Sea Lion.

Puffy Sea Lion evolved into Sprite Sea Lion, much to Lana's delight.

Ash was surprised to learn that training lung capacity could also help Pokémon evolve.

Before leaving, Iya gave her Primarina Z-Move to Lana, saying that she was looking forward to Lana and the others using the Z-Move. However, before that, Blooming Seilong had to evolve into Primarina to use this exclusive Z-Move.

Shui Lian said she would definitely work hard.

After seeing Iya and Kanoya off, everyone returned to the Pokémon Center for breakfast.

After breakfast, everyone went about their own business.

Because she hadn't slept at all during the night's special training, Shui Lian took the Flowery Sea Lion and Xiao Zhu to train on the beach for a while before taking a nap on the beach.

In order to develop a new signature dish for the Aina restaurant, Mao visited Hapuu with the new recipe.

Because these new dishes are all made with Bonny white radish as the main ingredient, and the person who knows the most about Bonny white radish cultivation and is the most authoritative is of course Hapuu.

With nothing else to do, Mamane and Lillie went along with Mao.

Ash and Kiawe were left, and the two decided to head to the Ruins of the Other Shore to battle Tapu Fini.

After all, everyone came to Pony Island for independent study to complete their respective research projects.

Mamane's special training of Vikadot and Lillie's project to observe the wild Pokémon on the island are both in full swing and are almost complete.

Lana has already undergone special training with her master, and Popplio has evolved into Sprite. She has also obtained Primarina Z. The research project can be said to be completed, making her the first among them to finish.

Mao's research project to develop a new signature dish is also underway, and going to Hapuu for a tasting today is part of that research.

So now only Ash and Kiawe's research project hasn't made much progress.

Their research topics are, for one, surpassing their current self.

Another challenge is to complete the island hopping test of Pony Island.

Therefore, finding Tapu Fini and battling it is the best option.

Having been there before, Ash easily led the way for Kiawe. Unfortunately, they arrived at the wrong time; it was high tide, and the entrance to the Ruins of the Other Shore was already submerged. They would have to wait until the tide receded to enter.

Seeing this, the two had no choice but to turn back, but as soon as they turned around, they found that the surroundings were gradually being covered by thick fog.

This made the two quicken their pace, but as they walked, Kachi suddenly realized that he could no longer hear his companions' footsteps.

Looking back quickly, they found that Ash, Pikachu, Eevee, and Kiawe's Marowak and Torterra, which had been following them outside, were trapped inside a blue energy shield.

Ash initially wanted to directly break through the seemingly magical energy shield, but sensing that the energy had no ill intentions towards him, he held back for the time being.

At the same time, Kachi rushed over upon seeing his companion trapped, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break the energy shield.