Elf: Is the bear apprentice the weakest? I'll shatter the sky with my fists.

Li Chen looked over when he heard the voice and unexpectedly met the man's gaze.

Li Chen just stared at the other person quietly.

The man had a serious and solemn expression.

The eyes of both parties met.

For a moment, the air seemed to freeze and everyone was in a stalemate.

"Demon Envoy?" the man asked with a hint of doubt.

Li Chen nodded slightly: "I'm from the Kanto region, from the Quartz Plateau."

"Quartz Plateau?"

The man repeated the place name, and the expression on his face suddenly relaxed a lot.

The demon envoy in front of him, at least sounded like a local, which reduced his vigilance a lot.

Unlike those bastard demon envoys from outside, who knew nothing and had extremely bad attitudes!

Thinking of this, disgust unconsciously appeared on the man's face.

"I'm sorry, but I've been comparing you to some uninvited guests lately. My name is Kurogane. Mr. Demon Envoy, may I ask what brings you to our Hinoki Village?"

The burly man Heitie asked with a hint of apology.

Li Chen thought for a moment and said slowly, "I came here on a trip and heard that the tung forest near Huipi Village had recently been burned down, so I came here to observe and see if I could do my bit to help."

"Alas, it's all because of those awful black-clad demon envoys! If they hadn't wanted to control the forest god, our Hinoki Village wouldn't have ended up like this!"

Heitie said angrily, he clenched his fists tightly, the muscles in his arms trembled slightly with anger, the expression on his face seemed a little distorted by anger, but also revealed a kind of helplessness that he had the will but not the ability.

"However, are the Poké Balls in the Kanto region so high-tech?" Kurotsuchi's eyes fell on the Poké Ball hanging around Li Chen's waist, and he couldn't help but sigh.

Looking at those Poké Balls carefully, Kurogane's eyes were filled with amazement.

As a Poké Ball craftsman, he could tell at a glance that the Poké Ball hanging around Li Chen's waist was extraordinary.

The complexity of the process is staggering and it is definitely not something that can be created by one person.

He frowned and secretly estimated in his heart: "At least according to the current process, it may take 49 days to achieve this."

Thinking of this, Heitie couldn't help but shook his head.

But a look of longing appeared on his face.

If he could get one and analyze it, it would definitely improve his Poké Ball making skills a lot!

Li Chen naturally saw the expression on Heitie's face.

Based on the other party's identity, I came up with a lot of ideas.

"Mr. Kurogane, would you like to see these Poké Balls?"

Li Chen took out an empty Poké Ball from his belt. He flicked the ball lightly with his fingertips, and the metal shells made a crisp sound when they collided.

Heitie lowered his head, and under his thick eyebrows, his bright eyes looked straight at Li Chen's waist.

"If possible, can you let me see that shuttle ball?" He pointed his rough fingers at the quaint shuttle ball, and his Adam's apple rolled unconsciously.

"Oh?"

Li Chen's eyebrows slightly raised, and his right hand subconsciously touched the shuttle ball at his waist. "Mr. Kurogane is so discerning, why did you choose the Poké Ball from the Xicui region?"

"To be honest..."

Heitie rubbed his hands covered with sawdust, his eyes dimmed, and he smiled bitterly:

"I can't make a complete Poké Ball at the moment. If it's the Poké Balls you have that I can't name..."

He shook his head, his long-untended stubble trembling. "Even if I were to teach you step by step, I still can't figure out the trick."

The next moment, Kurotsuchi suddenly straightened his back, his eyes blazing with light: "But the shuttle ball is different!"

His voice suddenly rose, startling Li Chen.

"This is a type of ball that only powerful craftsmen in the Xicui area can make."

Kurogane gestured excitedly, "If I can see the internal structure clearly, I can use tangerines to create a similar Poké Ball within three days."

Li Chen looked at the sturdy man's face, which was flushed with excitement. After a moment of silence, he nodded gently: "Okay."

His fingers casually swiped across the void, and the system interface flashed by with a faint light.

A brand new shuttle ball appeared in the bag.

“Whether you succeed or not, I hope you gain something.”

Li Chen reached for the bag at his waist, gently threw the shuttle ball to Heitie, then turned around and prepared to go to the tung tree forest.

"Mr. Demon Envoy, please stay!"

Heitie's sudden shout made Li Chen stop in his tracks.

He turned around, his slanted eyebrows slightly frowned, revealing a questioning look.

Heitie gripped the shuttle ball tightly, his knuckles turning white from exertion: "Be careful of the demons from the outside world..."

He lowered his voice and glanced around vigilantly: "They are ruthless and not like ordinary people. I'm afraid that if you meet them, they will mistake them for ordinary people in strange clothes, so you must be careful..."

"Well, thank you."

Li Chen nodded and headed towards the tung tree forest.

Kurotsuchi stood there, watching his back gradually blend into the twilight, the shuttle ball in his hand still retaining some warmth.

......

......

The tung tree forest is no longer as lush as it used to be.

The charred tree trunks stood like dead bones, and the few remaining branches pierced the gray sky, as if silently accusing the brutality of the fire.

The ground was covered with thick ash, and every step raised fine black dust that drifted like fog in the wind.

The air was filled with a burning smell, and occasionally sparks flickered in the embers, like the last gasp of this dead forest.

Li Chen stepped on the broken charred wood, and the sole of his shoe crushed a piece of carbonized bark, making a crisp cracking sound.

He glanced around. The entire forest was eerily silent. Even the chirping of insects and birds had vanished. Only the wind whistled through the bare branches...

Chapter 429 The Truth of the Secret Realm

Li Chen slowly stepped into the scorched earth of the tung tree forest, his boot soles rolling over the carbonized branches, making a crisp sound.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and scanned the surroundings. At the same time, his right hand silently placed on the Poké Ball at his waist, and his fingertips stroked the cold metal surface.

This action quickly became redundant.

Dead silence.

The tung tree forest is absolutely dead silent at this moment!

There was no rustling sound of orb-silk spiders gnawing on tender leaves, no fluttering of wings, and even the ultrasonic waves of Zubats had disappeared without a trace!

Gray embers swirled around the edges of my shoes like an unseasonal snowfall.

Li Chen unconsciously lightened his breathing and his Adam's apple rolled.

"strangeness......"

Li Chen muttered to himself, stroking his chin subconsciously: "If the rain falls in time..."

Click!

A charred log suddenly broke, and the crackling sound was particularly harsh in the empty forest.

A strange feeling of tension crept up his spine, causing the hairs on the back of Li Chen's neck to stand up slightly.

A shrine suddenly came into view.

The original vermilion paint had long since carbonized and peeled off, leaving only a vague outline of the stone statue.

Half of the thatched roof on top of the shrine collapsed, like a wound torn off by a giant beast.

A few remaining strands of shimenawa rope swayed gently in the wind, and the yellow talisman paper hanging from the knot was no longer recognizable as the original talisman.

"God's messenger...you are here..."

A faint sound came from the depths of the shrine, like the rustling of dry leaves.

Li Chen frowned slightly, and when his fingertips touched the charred wooden door of the shrine, a layer of fine ash fell down.

As soon as he exerted a little force, the rotten door hinge made a harsh creaking sound.

In the dim inner room, a petite Pokémon curled up in the corner.

Its originally emerald green skin now appeared a sickly yellow, the veins on its wings were shriveled and wrinkled, and the tender buds on its head drooped wilted.

When Li Chen's shadow loomed over it, it barely raised its eyelids, a faint light flowing in its azure eyes.

"Celebi..."

Feeling the strong atmosphere of time, Li Chen recognized the other party.

He knelt on one knee and stretched out his hand, his fingertips trembling slightly when they touched the other's skin.

It felt as rough as the bark of a century-old tree, and it was abnormally hot...

"God's messenger..."

Celebi's voice seemed to come from far away. It struggled to stand up, but its slender arms kept shaking.

"I'm sorry to face you like this... ahem..."

A violent cough interrupted its words, and a few dead leaves fell from its wings.

Li Chen immediately stretched out his hand and pressed it in front of it: "Rest first and drink some water first."

As he spoke, Li Chen took out a bottle of delicious water from the system space.

When Celebi took the water bottle with trembling claws, Li Chen noticed that there were tiny cracks on its fingertips.

With the sound of "gurgling" swallowing, a magical scene happened.

Its withered skin gradually began to show signs of life, and the tender buds on its head straightened slightly.

When the last drop of water slid into his throat, Celebi let out a long sigh, and the breath he exhaled finally carried a hint of the freshness of grass and trees.

Celebi's fingertips gently stroked the empty water bottle, and his withered skin showed a slight luster.

It raised its head slightly and thanked out loud: "Much better, thank you..."

Although the voice was still breathy, it was more lively than before.

It flapped its wings gently, and the light of vitality was faintly visible.

"The me of this world and the Celebi of your world are one and the same."

Celebi suddenly spoke, his voice as long as the river of time and space.

It raised its thin arms, drawing a pale green streak of light in the air, within which emerged the shadow of a shattered world.

Li Chen half-knelt on the charred ground, unaware that his knees were stained with charcoal ash.

He stared at the flickering images and nodded slightly: "Yeah, I guessed it."

His voice was calm, but it couldn't hide the understanding that flashed in his eyes.

Celebi smiled weakly, the veins on his wings rising and falling gently with his breathing. "The secret realm of your world is actually our world."

It pointed to the collapsing earth in the light streak and said, "As for the reason, to put it simply, it's because of spatial instability that the world collapsed."

As he spoke, the image changed.

It shows Palkia tearing through space, Dialga freezing time, and Giratina traveling through dimensions with the help of the Reverse World.

"With their help, the scattered fragments of the region were integrated into your world, thus forming the so-called secret realm."

Li Chen's gaze fell on the familiar scene of Beishang Township in the image.

The ripples of the Crystal Pool, the figure of the evil spirit, and the traces of the Three Treasures.

Every detail confirmed his guess.