Pokémon: Back to high school, I became a Pokémon master

In the deep sea, a ray of light appeared in the previously pitch-black vision. The red light seemed to have entered the deep sea directly from the night sky through the sea surface, illuminating a magnificent city, or rather, an underwater palace!

"Look, that's the Temple of Water. There's no mistake, it's exactly the same as the family records."

The unusual activity in the water was noticed by everyone immediately.

A special energy shield appeared around the palace, separating it from the seawater and allowing it to remain submerged like land.

"Put on your diving suit and be ready at any time," Zhou Wenchao said softly.

Although it was his first time going on a mission as a Beastmaster of the Alliance, he was accompanied by two "veterans" who made many arrangements and plans based on their advice and guidance, so there were naturally no problems.

Upon seeing the palace, the four immediately began to dress, quickly completing their attire, and were just waiting to approach the palace.

"Exit the cabin."

At a command, the four of them left the submarine at top speed and swam toward the palace. Within minutes, they arrived outside the barrier.

“If you can’t get in, you can try other methods, such as superpowers.” Ye Qingge subconsciously tapped the energy shield in front of her, making a crisp sound.

"Mana~~"

At that moment, Manaphy's body touched the energy shield and passed right through it.

"Manaphy, that's great! You can get in, could you take us in?" Shui Lian asked.

"Mana~"

Manaphy nodded, extended a hand from inside the energy shield, and pulled Shui Lian. Everyone else instinctively held hands as well. The next second, a flash of light appeared in front of them, and the four of them were pulled into the palace.

Once inside, everyone felt grounded, and the invisible pressure around them instantly disappeared.

"Ok?"

Zhou Wenchao was stunned for a moment, and his gaze quickly swept around.

"what happened?"

After opening his diving suit, Shangguan Fei saw Zhou Wenchao's actions and asked him a question.

"I think I just sensed a strange fluctuation of superpowers," Zhou Wenchao said without hiding it.

"Superpower fluctuations? Could it be because I just crossed the barrier?" Ye Qingge said softly.

"Ok."

Zhou Wenchao nodded. He had just used his superpowers to quietly cover the surroundings, but still found no problems.

"Mana~~"

Seeing that no one had any objections, Manaphy circled around Shui Lian a few times before flying towards the interior of the palace, with the others quickly following behind.

"Kid, you'd better watch out."

A sudden voice rang in Zhou Wenchao's mind.

"you are?"

The sudden sound made Zhou Wenchao's body stiffen slightly.

"Marshado?"

A thought popped into Zhou Wenchao's mind: the voice really did sound like Marcia.

"it's me."

Something seemed to be surging in the shadow behind Zhou Wenchao.

"You're back? What did you mean just now?" Zhou Wenchao asked silently to Mashado as he moved with Manaphy.

Since the last great battle, when Marshall was injured and returned to Tianguan Mountain to recuperate, he had not seen him again and did not know when the guy had returned.

“Your feeling just now was correct. A very strong, yet somewhat familiar, sensation flashed by, one that even I didn’t catch,” Marshall said slowly.

"A familiar feeling?"

......

On the other side of the Water Palace

A man dressed as a pirate appeared on the circular platform with two henchmen.

The visitors were none other than the infamous international pirate Ruda and his second and third officers.

"My goodness, boss, that's incredible! That guy just did that one thing, how did he manage to kill us?" the second mate said, clearly still reeling from the shock.

"It's so beautiful." The third mate standing next to him was also a little stunned.

"Idiot! Stop making noise, look ahead."

Although Lu Da's heart was in turmoil, he remained calm on the surface. They had just been following behind Zhou Wenchao and his submarine with that woman, and in the blink of an eye, they had arrived here.

This can only mean that the woman possesses extraordinary superpowers, or that she has a superpowered spirit that is beyond their reach.

Apart from the towering shrine at the very center, the entire Water Temple is surrounded by concentric rings that extend inwards, with water flowing around each ring.

The area is also full of fountains, plants and so on, but these creatures, which have been immersed in the deep sea for many years, have not only not gone extinct, but are thriving.

The two simple-minded men followed Lu Da's gaze forward. Even from a distance, they could see the hundreds-of-meters-high temple in the very center. In a daze, they could vaguely make out a huge mark on the gate, the mark of the water system.

The mark seemed to sense Manaphy's arrival, and the traces on it began to slowly flow.

.......

"Hurry up, we'll be there soon."

Led by Manafi, Zhou Wenchao and his group traversed the complex circular area, steadily making their way towards the very center.

The road may appear calm, but there are turbulent currents underneath. If you're not careful and step into a hole, you could fall straight into the sea. Even if you don't die, you'll waste a lot of time and effort.

Soon, the four arrived at the palace gate. Looking at the gate, which was even taller than the Dragon Spiral Tower, Zhou Wenchao felt a sense of absurdity.

“Your ancestors must have been amazing people, they managed to build this,” Zhou Wenchao joked.

A palace of this scale would be difficult to build even today. Can you say their ancestors weren't amazing?

"How do I get in? Should I push it open?"

"Are you kidding me? Go try pushing it." Ye Qingge rolled her eyes at Shangguan Fei beside her, feeling somewhat speechless.

"I was just joking."

It would be more likely to be Snorlax, or rather... Groudon, that would push them away.

"I'll try."

Shui Lian took a necklace off her neck.

“This is a sacred object of our clan. The clan chief said that this thing is the key to the Temple of the Water God, so it should be useful.” Shui Lian took off the necklace around her neck, which had five things that looked like pebbles strung on it.

It is certain that those were not pebbles.

It seemed to be a special kind of stone, and Zhou Wenchao could sense faint energy fluctuations emanating from it.

Shui Lian pressed the necklace against the door, one second, two seconds, three seconds...

One minute...

Three minutes...

"It doesn't seem to work."

"Manaphy, do you have a way to get in?" Seeing that there was still no movement, Ye Qingge asked Manaphy, who was standing to the side.

"Mana~"

Manaphy looked at the door in front of him, seemingly deep in thought, then shook his head.

It has only been a year and a half since it was born, and it hasn't even awakened its inherited memories yet. It was able to find this palace by relying on its physical memories, so it's normal that it couldn't think of it for a while.

“I think we should wait a bit longer. See the pattern on it? Maybe it will light up by itself once the whole pattern lights up,” Zhou Wenchao said, pointing to the huge teardrop pattern on the door.

From the moment they stepped in, the teardrop pattern slowly began to light up from bottom to top. Perhaps once it was fully lit, the answer would be revealed.

"Okay, then we'll wait."

While the four of them were waiting, Lu Da and the other two quietly crept behind the palace door.