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

Upon entering the temple of the water god, one is greeted by an extremely luxurious scene.

The place is filled with ice-blue crystals, making it feel like a fairyland. In the very center, which is also the most eye-catching place, there are dozens or even hundreds of long strips of crystal.

Surrounding these crystal strips is an ice-blue crown, as bright and pure as crystal, as if it could cleanse the filth from one's soul and the dirt from one's body.

Unbeknownst to them, Milotic had spontaneously emerged from the Poké Ball at Zhou Wenchao's waist and was quietly gazing at the crystal crown before it.

"Mana~ Mana~"

Manaphy seemed to be summoned by the Crown of the Sea and flew over immediately.

The Crown of the Sea seemed to sense Manaphy's arrival as well, rapidly merging into Manaphy's body, and a powerful and vast spiritual force surged into it.

"Manaphy!"

Shui Lian, unsure of what was happening, called out anxiously.

Manaphy's aura continued to rise, radiating a calming energy.

As Zhou Wenchao witnessed everything before him, he seemed to see Manaphy rapidly grow from a newborn elf into a mature being, all her naivety receding and revealing maturity. This was just a feeling.

He already had a guess in his mind: this so-called Crown of the Sea was most likely the inheritance of the Manaphy clan. Before the previous Manaphy disappeared, he passed down the power accumulated over the generations, waiting for the return of the next Lord of the Sea to awaken this power.

"It's alright, this is a good thing for it." Zhou Wenchao said softly to Shui Lian beside him, then turned his gaze to the area behind Manaphy, where, in the center of the crystal strips, besides the Sea Crown that had just disappeared, there was another item placed there.

It was a crystal-blue stone slab with a water droplet pattern carved on the front!

Water droplets on a stone slab!

This was precisely Zhou Wenchao's purpose for this trip: water droplets on a stone slab!

He glanced at Manaphy, who was receiving the inheritance, and then frowned. If he wanted the water droplet stone slab, he would probably have to communicate with Manaphy again.

Then his gaze fell upon the crystal pillars composed of crystal strips all around him.

"Sigh~"

He couldn't help but gasp. Each of these hundreds of crystal strips contained incredibly pure water energy, dozens of times purer than top-grade water stones, and even contained some of the power of water-based laws.

It must have been formed by spending many years in this temple, absorbing the water energy and the aura of the water droplets on the stone slabs.

"I really want to take it."

Zhou Wenchao sighed. Most of his companions were currently stuck at the peak of the Quasi-Heavenly King level. To break through the barrier and enter the Heavenly King level, in addition to comprehending the laws, they also needed a long period of accumulation and refinement.

He had a feeling that Milotic would only need to absorb a few more to cross that threshold and become the first Elite Four member after Pidgeot.

"Boom!!!"

A tremendous tremor resounded, and the entire temple shook as if it would collapse at any moment.

"What's wrong?" Shui Lian looked around, bewildered.

Zhou Wenchao was also somewhat bewildered. Could it be Ye Qingge and the others? That shouldn't be the case. No matter how much noise they made, it shouldn't have caused the entire palace to tremble.

"Boom!!!"

The Temple of Water seemed to have been struck, and it shook once again.

Zhou Wenchao glanced at Manaphy, who was still receiving the inheritance, and said, "Lanium, you stay here and watch over Manaphy. I'll go check on things over there. Milotic, Gengar, you two stay here and protect Lanium."

In addition to Milotic outside, Zhou Wenchao also released Gengar.

"it is good."

......

above the sea.

"Wow!"

A massive wave swept in from the deep sea, and even the aftershocks reaching the shore were incredibly powerful.

"Group One, prepare to intercept the waves. Fleet One, stand by." A man dressed differently from the other team members was methodically directing his men to deal with the waves.

Upon receiving the order, they released their spirits to use defensive measures to intercept the waves that were approaching the sea.

They even prepared military weapons nearby to prepare for this crisis.

"Didi di di di!!!"

A loud alarm sounded nearby.

"Captain, a huge energy fluctuation has been detected in the sea area, far exceeding the energy generated when Water-type Pokémon gathered before," a bespectacled, seemingly frail girl said as she approached the captain.

If Zhou Wenchao were here, he would recognize both of the people talking.

The girl is Song Xue, a senior from my university days when we participated in the campus league, while the boy who is called the captain is Cao Xuan, whom I worked with in the previous operation in Japan.

"What is the predicted energy value?" Cao Xuan frowned. The two of them had worked together many times and knew that Song Xue was not that kind of talkative person.

Song Xue shook her head. "It has already exceeded the machine's maximum measurement limit. The last data point was at the sect leader level, which is the master level. And it's still climbing!"

"Ah~~"

Cao Xuan sighed, "These are truly turbulent times. Forget about the other defenses, just hold our own and keep a close watch on the movements of those elves below."

Are you afraid they'll launch a beast tide?

During this period, Song Xue and others who participated in the competition with Zhou Wenchao rose rapidly under the guidance of the alliance, broke through to the Heavenly King level, successfully carried out multiple missions, and have now officially joined the "Wolf Fang" organization.

I never expected that my first mission after officially joining the organization would be so shocking.

Tens of thousands of elves gathered beneath the sea, and even energy fluctuations surpassing those of master level appeared, which could not help but shock her.

"Hmm! It hasn't been long, and there have already been two huge waves. Moreover, this time, except for those with important missions, almost all of Wolf Fang's personnel have been mobilized." Cao Xuan said this with lingering fear.

Only five or six hours after Zhou Wenchao and his team went into the water, the sea area underwent tremendous changes, forcing the alliance to take it seriously.

They even dispatched the "Wolf Fang," the backbone of the Great Xia special forces.

"Is this matter really that serious?" Song Xue asked.

"It's very serious." Even Cao Xuan's usually calm and composed expression showed a hint of unease. "In this operation, in addition to our Wolf Fang, the higher-ups also dispatched three Divine Beast Envoys. This shows how serious this matter is."

"A divine beast envoy... I wonder if it could be Junior Brother Zhou. I haven't seen him since the last mission." Song Xue said with a hint of nostalgia.

Cao Xuan shook his head helplessly, "Who knows? Maybe they went to Qing Province. I heard the situation there is much more serious than here."

Just as an anomaly appeared beneath the sea, a volcano in Qing Province erupted without warning, causing extensive urban destruction, but no signs of the resurgence of ancient mythological spirits were found.

Upon learning of the situation, the Alliance immediately dispatched a Divine Beast Envoy.