A water-type trainer who specializes in dragon-type water.

As the Enthusiastic Duck dashes toward the waterspout, the deep blue energy around it surges once more—Torrent ability activated at full power!

But this time, the energy was no longer overflowing uncontrollably; instead, it was unprecedentedly highly concentrated and compressed within its body! It was as if the power of an ocean had been forcibly restrained and tamed by it!

Even more bizarre and shocking is that above its head, in the void, a clearly incomplete rectangular object suddenly appeared!

Its entire body is an incomparably pure and deep indigo blue, and its material is neither gold nor stone. Its surface is covered with mysterious patterns that seem to be formed by the most primordial laws of water.

However, there are obvious signs of breakage at the edges, exuding a vast, ancient, yet slightly unstable aura of supreme majesty due to its incompleteness!

"A stone slab? No! Why is it so small?"

Zhang Heng's pupils suddenly contracted, his face filled with disbelief.

It floated there quietly, but its size was significantly smaller than the Dragon Stone Slab that Zhang Heng possessed, only about a quarter of its size!

It is doing its best to help the enthusiastic duck coordinate and control the surging water power within its body, which should have been out of control again!

“That’s…?!”

With Zhang Leiyuan's experience as a champion, he immediately recognized what it was, but the absolute pressure from the level of life and the source of energy made his mind go blank!

Zhang Heng suddenly felt a jolt, sensing an unusual fluctuation!

The Dragon Stone in his backpack seemed to be strongly attracted by the same source of power, and it uncontrollably became slightly hot and emitted a strong indigo light that shone through the gaps in the backpack!

A familiar tremor from the depths of his soul came over him, and he instantly understood!

"It really is... a water-drop stone slab, and a broken fragment at that?!"

Zhang Heng gasped in shock, his voice trembling with extreme astonishment!

He never expected that what merged into the body of the Runshui Duck was actually a fragment of the Water Drop Stone, one of the eighteen primordial stone tablets of the creator god Arceus, which held the supreme authority over the laws of water!

It is precisely because of its incompleteness that the system is unable to accurately detect and identify!

"Roar?!"

"Huh?!"

"Goohoo?!"

All the Pokémon present—Swimming, Urshifu, Swampert, and even the Totem Charizard—felt that supreme aura that made their souls tremble.

Despite the broken stone slabs, they all emitted a low murmur filled with horror and awe, their eyes fixed on the floating fragment!

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the evolved Duckling, carrying the Water Drop Slab fragments, charged headlong into the raging waterspout!

"quack!!"

This time, it wasn't knocked away!

The roaring water touched the faint indigo glow emanating from the fragments.

It was as if a subject had encountered a token of the king's authority and had willingly and obediently "accepted" it!

The figure of the leaping duck was instantly swallowed by the endless flow of water, along with water droplets and stone slab fragments, and was carried by the huge waterspout, spinning rapidly and shooting straight into the sky!

When it was swept to the very top of the waterspout, almost touching the sky—

“Buzz——!!!”

The water droplet stone slab fragments above its head suddenly burst forth with an unprecedentedly dazzling and intense indigo light!

This light was like a signal, instantly triggering all the power within the Leaping Duck that had been pushed to its limit by the characteristics of the turbulent current and evolutionary energy!

The power of the fragments' laws and the life energy of the Pokémon achieved a wondrous resonance and fusion at this moment!

The next moment, a scene that everyone will never forget appeared:

Directly above the waterspout, endless sky water seemed to be summoned out of thin air, condensing into an enormous sky-blue water sphere with a diameter comparable to a small mountain!

This water sphere is so enormous and so solid, and the water energy it contains is so terrifying, it's like an ocean star that fell from the sky!

Although it was only powered by a fragment, the power it displayed was already earth-shattering!

"Quack!!!" The bouncy duck let out a clear quack that pierced the heavens and earth, as if guiding this power!

Immediately, the enormous water sphere, resembling a meteorite, with a powerful momentum that could both destroy everything and nourish all things, poured down like a torrent of water towards the massive waterspout below!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A deafening roar, beyond description, resounded! It wasn't an explosion, but a pure, absolute crushing force!

It's like pouring an entire ocean of water into a spinning whirlpool in an instant!

The seemingly indestructible, massive waterspout appeared so laughable and fragile in the face of the "water" drawn by the fragments of the primordial origin. It couldn't even struggle and was extinguished, filled in, and annihilated in an instant!

All the spinning, all the roaring, all the rage, came to an abrupt halt at this moment.

In the center of the depression, only a few ripples and lingering moisture remained, along with the charred tower that was now completely unharmed and revealed its true form.

The tower is entirely charred black, as if it had been baptized by flames, yet it still stands tall and exudes an ancient and mysterious aura.

Ancient bells and faded lanterns seem to still hang under the eaves of the tower, silently telling the story of the past.

Amidst the rising steam, the bouncy ducks resembled elegant dancers who had just finished their final performance, gracefully and accurately landing with a stunning somersault.

It even habitually, with a touch of smugness, raised its hand and brushed the now-long fringe from its forehead.

Then, facing Zhang Heng, he confidently gave an "OK" sign.

There was dead silence.

Zhang Heng's mouth gaped open, utterly speechless with shock. He knew the water-drop stone slab was strong, but he hadn't expected the fragments to be so powerful, and to display them in this way so...shocking!

"Gah..." However, his coolness lasted only three seconds.

After completing this series of difficult moves, the Duck seemed to have exhausted all its strength. Its body went limp, it knelt on one knee, and gasped for breath. Clearly, the attack had taken a heavy toll on it.

Zhang Heng immediately snapped out of his shock, rushed forward, and carefully helped it up: "Thank you, Leap Duck! You did a fantastic job!"

His gratitude came from the bottom of his heart. Although he knew that even a full-force burst of water could break a waterspout, the sentiment and strength from the Leap Duck were even more precious.

The leaping duck felt Zhang Heng's sincere gratitude and care. Although it was tired, its eyes were filled with unprecedented satisfaction and happiness.

It has always been rejected and exploited within its community, and has never received genuine recognition.

At this moment, it finally helped those who recognized and protected it through its own strength, and this sense of accomplishment made all the suffering worthwhile.

The water droplet stone slab fragments had completed their mission, their light dimmed, and they slowly descended from the sky, hovering between Zhang Heng and the Leaping Duck.

Its size was remarkably small compared to the complete Dragon Stone Slab that subsequently floated out of Zhang Heng's backpack, about a quarter of its size.

Only then did Zhang Heng fully understand why the system could not detect the Leap Duck's item: it was because it was an incomplete fragment with unique and unstable energy.

Moreover, the reason why its aptitude is listed as "unstable" is all because of this fragment of the Creation Stone Tablet, which is constantly nourishing the Leaping Duck and raising its potential ceiling.

Two stone slabs, one indigo and one blue, one large and one small, stood very close together, like long-lost brothers, slowly rotating and resonating in the air, emitting heart-palpitating fluctuations of law. The difference in size was very obvious.

Zhang Heng stared blankly at the two rotating stone slabs, wondering what was going to happen.

"call……"

Just then, an overwhelming and vast water-based energy, as boundless as the entire ocean, suddenly spread out from the charred tower in front!

This power was pure and majestic, as if carrying a specific will, gently yet firmly suppressing and separating the resonant force between the two stone slabs that were attracting each other and about to produce a deeper change.

The water droplet stone slab fragments transformed into a stream of light once more, slowly merging into the body of the Duckling and disappearing from sight.

The Dragon Stone Tablet also lost its luster and fell back into Zhang Heng's hand.

Zhang Heng suddenly turned around and looked at the charred tower.

At the base of the tower, the charred gate had silently opened at some unknown time.

From the shadows inside the door, a pair of deep blue eyes, as dark as a ten-thousand-meter abyss, lit up first.

Then, Suicune, the god of the north wind, walked out slowly with elegant and majestic steps.

Its blue ribbons fluttered even without wind, and it exuded an aura of purification and majesty.

Its expression didn't seem too good. Its gaze swept over Zhang Heng and the Leaping Duck, finally settling on Zhang Heng.