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

The massive amount of information, like a raging tide, instantly overwhelmed Zhang Heng's consciousness.

He felt a sudden dizziness, and the scene before him suddenly distorted and changed color, as if he were being immersed in an old, yellowish filtrate.

The whole world took on an ancient and weathered quality, as if watching an extremely old silent film.

His "gaze" suddenly rose higher, as if his soul had left his body, hovering above an extremely magnificent, ornately decorated ancient Eastern pagoda—the Bell Tower.

At the top of the tower, a sacred and majestic giant bird rests quietly. It has rainbow-colored wings and a long tail feather like a shimmering ribbon.

Its abdomen was covered with golden armor, its head was crowned with a sacred feather, and its body was engulfed in an inextinguishable sacred flame, radiating an awe-inspiring aura of life.

It's Ho-Oh!

However, this sacred and peaceful scene was shattered by the confrontation on the platform at the top of the tower.

A figure dressed in a pure white hooded cloak stood opposite Phoenix King. The upper half of his face was covered by a mask, and the lower half of his face, which was exposed, had firm skin, indicating that he was not very old.

But that familiar, distorted symbol on his robe!

Zhang Heng's gaze instantly turned icy cold—the Temple of Creation!

The Bell Tower in this world was burned down at least a hundred years ago, which means that this organization actually existed a hundred years ago!

What shocked Zhang Heng even more was that in front of the white-robed man stood a humanoid Pokémon with an extremely bizarre appearance!

Its entire body is covered with thick, mechanical-looking silver-white armor, and its helmet completely covers its head like an astronaut's, revealing only its eyes that flash with a cold purple light.

Thick metal pipes and shackle-like structures tightly bound its limbs and torso, while a huge spherical device connected to its back seemed to be forcibly extracting and suppressing its power.

Its entire body was bound by this cruel armor, emanating a mixed aura of pain, rage, and immense power.

"That's... Armored Mewtwo!?"

Zhang Heng murmured involuntarily, his heart churning with turbulent emotions.

The Temple of Creation not only existed a hundred years ago, but it also enslaved Mewtwo!

"This isn't right! Does Mewtwo even exist in this world? Could technology from a hundred years ago have extracted Mew's genes and created Mewtwo?"

Zhang Heng suddenly realized a possibility and exclaimed, "He traveled back in time?!"

The scene was silent, and Zhang Heng could only see that the members of the Creation Palace seemed to be saying something to the Phoenix King, their posture carrying an unpleasant arrogance and calmness.

Ho-Oh's gaze gradually shifted from calm to icy anger, and the negotiations seemed to have broken down.

Mewtwo, which was bound by armor, suddenly raised its metal-encased arm, palm facing forward.

A shadow ball containing terrifying energy instantly condensed and compressed, then shot out fiercely, heading straight for Ho-Oh!

Phoenix King let out a silent yet soul-shaking roar, and brilliant golden holy flames spewed from its mouth.

Like a torrent purifying all the filth in the world, it collided instantly with the dark energy ball!

"boom--!!!"

Even without sound, Zhang Heng could feel the terrifying power of the collision between the two from the violent explosion, the distorted light and shadow, and the shockwave!

The holy flames and shadow energy annihilated each other, and the shockwave from the explosion spread instantly, causing the tiles on the top of the Bell Tower to fall down in a flurry!

Below the tower, countless people dressed in ancient costumes and their Pokémon looked up at the sky in terror, trembling with fear at the sudden divine battle.

The children were terrified by the destructive energy and cried loudly, clinging tightly to their parents or the Pokémon beside them. The whole scene was chaotic and filled with panic.

The battle intensified. Armored Mewtwo displayed an exceptionally powerful strength, driven against its own will and forcibly.

It effortlessly wielded various powerful Psychic-type moves like Psychic and Fighting-type moves like Aura Sphere, constantly clashing with Ho-Oh's Divine Flame.

But Ho-Oh's rage was already boundless!

It wasn't that it couldn't defeat Mewtwo, but rather that it felt utterly disappointed and disgusted by humanity's coveting of divine power and enslaving of Pokémon!

It no longer focused on fighting Mewtwo, but suddenly soared into the clouds, its wings outstretched!

The next moment, endless, even more intense and violent holy flames descended from the sky like divine punishment!

This is not an attack on any individual, but an indiscriminate and devastating trial!

“Rumble——!!!”

The raging flames instantly engulfed the towering Bell Tower, as well as the nearby Bell Tower (the charred tower)!

The flames spread wildly as if they were alive, and the wooden structure groaned in pain as it rapidly carbonized and collapsed!

Upon seeing this, Zhang Heng suddenly recalled the legend of Ho-Oh from the original world: "...About a hundred years ago, someone coveted Ho-Oh's power, and in a fit of rage, Ho-Oh...burned down the Bell Tower...and three unknown Pokémon were burned to death inside..."

At this moment, this legend is being reenacted vividly before his eyes! And the instigator of it all is none other than the Temple of Creation!

Amidst the raging flames, Ho-Oh's power surged, and three sacred rays of light, each imbued with new life and a different duty, were cast into the sea of ​​fire.

Encased within the remains of three Pokémon who tragically perished... A new legend is about to be born.

Having done all this, Phoenix flapped its dazzling wings, leaving a magnificent rainbow trail behind it, and resolutely turned to leave this land that had saddened and disappointed it.

However, just as it was about to leave, it seemed to sense something, and its huge, wise head suddenly turned around.

Piercing through endless time and space, that profound gaze precisely and firmly "looked" at Zhang Heng, who was watching all of this from God's perspective!

In an instant, a gaze across a century was exchanged!

Zhang Heng felt as if his very soul had been seen through in that one glance. That gaze contained endless sorrow, majesty, and disappointment, yet it also seemed to carry a faint glimmer of hope for the future.

After just one glance, Ho-Oh stopped, turned its head, and its figure merged into the rainbow, disappearing completely into the sky.

The ancient scene before him abruptly ended, and Zhang Heng's consciousness broke free from the torrent of information. But immediately afterward, another piece of information began to guide his perception.

He seemed to be flying rapidly across the sky of this vast world, with mountains and rivers rushing past beneath his feet.

Finally, the image settled on a unique and magnificent landscape: the earth was eroded by wind and sand into countless ridges and gullies, stretching endlessly.

Various wind-eroded mounds stand tall, some resembling ancient castles, others like rows of warships, and still others like crouching giant beasts, exuding an atmosphere of desolation and mystery.

In the center of this unique landscape stands an ancient stone tower built from natural boulders.

The ground around the stone tower is not sand, but slowly flowing, dark red lava radiating high temperatures. Cold and heat, wind and fire form a strange and dangerous balance here.

This scene was deeply imprinted in Zhang Heng's mind—it was the guide to the next trial ground!

“This is Yardang landform, a unique geological environment in the Northwest region… lava… is it a trial related to Emperor Yan?” Zhang Heng suddenly realized.