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

Chapter 412 Reunion

Zhang Hengliang showed off the Dark-type Z-Crystal in his hand.

Duan Guanjun said with a solemn expression, "Z crystals are very rare and cannot be wasted easily. Let me think of another way."

Zhang Heng quickly explained, "I borrowed this from the royal guards of Siam today. They were very friendly and said I didn't need to pay them back, and I also have other evil Z crystals on me."

Duan Guanjun didn't speak, but simply nodded slightly. Zhang Heng then casually tossed the Z-crystal in his hand into the air.

"Aledo, Holy Sword!"

The Fighting-type energy surrounding Shiny Gallade instantly condensed into a forty-meter-long giant sword, cleaving the sky with a rainbow of light.

"Whoosh—" The sound of air being cut was like a sharp blade being drawn from its sheath, and the giant energy sword, carrying the force of splitting mountains, crashed down.

The surface of the Dark Z-Crystal was covered with cracks, yet it remained intact. Gallade suddenly spread its arms, and its Fighting-type energy surged.

The second sword shadow struck down with overwhelming force, and with a loud bang, the Z crystal shattered into countless fragments.

Fine crystal fragments fell like meteors, but they were like igniting a powder keg, instantly detonating the dormant evil energy in the entire area, causing its concentration to skyrocket.

The intense malevolent energy caused chest tightness and shortness of breath, making even breathing difficult.

Just as everyone was almost suffocating, the air suddenly emitted a piercing compression sound.

A huge milky-white vortex appeared out of nowhere in the core area of ​​the island in the lake, like a greedy beast, frantically devouring the evil energy around it.

Duan Guanjun narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice, "It's coming."

As the mist churned, a human figure gradually became clear. He was extremely imposing, and the power of a divine beast began to emanate from him.

The One-Strike Style Ursa slowly walked out of the vortex, its Dark and Fighting-type energies surging like boiling magma, leaving black claw marks in the void with every step it took.

His brown vertical pupils swept across the entire area, and the cloak-like hair on his neck jingled, exuding a terrifying aura reminiscent of his prime.

This wasn't the first time Zhang Heng had encountered the One-Strike Style Martial Arts Bear Master, but it had previously been severely affected by the poison and was in a state of near-death, so Zhang Heng had never experienced its terrifying power at its peak.

Duan Guanjun and Martial Arts Master Xiong's eyes met, their invisible auras clashing fiercely in the air. Zhang Heng, on the other hand, craned his neck, anxiously searching through the ripples in space.

"Acha!" A cheerful cry broke the deadlock, and the bear apprentice leaped out of the vortex.

A smile appeared on Zhang Heng's face, and the heart-shaped Poké Ball at his waist trembled violently. "Boom!" Mudkip transformed into a pink streak of light and shot out of the Poké Ball, rushing towards his apprentice, who excitedly waved its little paws.

After a Pokémon hatches, it feels a natural affinity for everyone it encounters, and both Kuma and Zhang Heng share that natural affinity, like family.

"Swamp!" A deep warning sound rang out, and a giant Swampert, its body wreathed in surging Fighting-type energy, suddenly appeared, blocking between the bear apprentice and the Mudkip, warily watching the Shiny Mudkip.

Zhang Heng's gaze sharpened as he examined the Swampert. He noticed its perfectly sculpted muscles, indicating rigorous training, and also took a closer look at the prop embedded in the rock on its chest.

Item Name: Swampert Mega Evolution Stone

Function: Key item for Swampert's Mega Evolution

"It's actually a Swampert Mega Evolution Stone?! This Swampert has indeed received an incredible opportunity," Zhang Heng thought to himself.

Mudkip cried out in dissatisfaction, "Grumble! Grumble!" as it was interrupted from its conversation with the bear apprentice and was now locked in a staring contest with the Swampert.

The bear apprentice slurped the snot hanging from its nose and rushed in front of the two Pokémon to stop their argument.

Fortunately, Xiong's apprentice quickly jumped around to mediate, which eased the tense atmosphere.

Watching this scene, Zhang Heng couldn't help but laugh and said, "Sure enough... brothers of similar age will always have a love-hate relationship amidst all sorts of friction."

Despite the bear's attempts to dissuade them, Swampert and Mudkip continued to gain momentum.

Swampert's body patterns burst forth with light, and the Fighting-type energy wrapped around its arms surged like boiling magma, each punch accompanied by an air explosion.

The Mudkip was surrounded by a brownish-red aura, and as it kicked its limbs, it shook the ground, creating spiderweb-like cracks. Its fighting energy condensed into sharp air blades that swirled around it.

Zhang Heng was also very interested. Mudkip was already on the verge of evolution, and battling its evolved form should be very helpful.

Just as the two beasts were about to collide, a powerful pressure that could shake the very soul suddenly descended.

The evil energy around the Martial Arts Bear Master condensed into solid chains, instantly locking down the entire area, and the Divine Beast Domain covered it.

His brown, vertical pupils bulged with barely suppressed anger: "Duan, you shouldn't have been in such a hurry."

The sound waves exploded in the air, making everyone's eardrums ache, and the plants on the island in the middle of the lake began to twist and deform.

Duan Guanjun's trench coat fluttered in the energy storm, and his right hand was already gripping the Master Ball that shimmered with a mysterious purple light.

In his gaze as he met Martial Arts Master Xiong's, there was both the complex emotions of reuniting with an old friend and the resolute determination of burning one's bridges: "Martial Arts Master Xiong, perhaps my words are somewhat presumptuous, but I intend to subdue you!"

He paused, then raised the Master Ball high towards the One-Strike Style Martial Arts Bear Master, saying, "This time, I need your power."

With a furious roar, the martial arts master Xiong Shi unleashed a black vortex a hundred meters in diameter from the energy in his fist, causing the ground to crack.

"Duan, you are foolish! You know perfectly well that forcibly opening the space will cause an energy rampage! Once those evil energies get out of control, the entire ecosystem will turn into a hell!"

Before the words were even finished, the swamp in the distance suddenly boiled, and countless Pokémon were corrupted by the surging Dark-type energy. In particular, the Dark-type Pokémon were in a bizarre state, their scarlet pupils staring intently at everyone in the arena.

Zhang Heng could tell that the Pokémon had been guided by Dark-type energy, so he quickly threw out Milotic's Poké Ball.

"Boom!" A flash of white light appeared, and Milotic's slender and elegant figure emerged.

"Mildark! Haunter! Use Hypnosis simultaneously!"

Gastly quickly floated to Milotic's side, and the two Pokémon were enveloped in Psychic-type energy, casting a hypnotic spell.

Purple and blue energies intertwined into a net, spreading out towards the boiling swamp. However, the moment the energy net touched the malevolent energy, it crumbled like snow being poured over boiling water.

The surging dark energy, carrying a corrupting aura, flowed upwards, instantly dimming the luster on Milotic's tail scales and twisting and deforming Gastly's transparent body.

"Holy crap, skills can be interrupted like that?"

Zhang Heng was also taken aback. He took out the Soothing Bell from his waist bag. This can be said to be one of the essential tools for doctors, which can soothe the mood of Pokémon patients.

"Dingling bell~"

The crisp sound of a bell pierced through the hum of energy, and even the rampaging Pokémon in the arena were momentarily stunned, their murky crimson pupils clearing for a fleeting instant.

But this tranquility was short-lived. Dozens of dark purple beams of light suddenly erupted from the swamp, and the controlled Pokémon roared to the sky, with strange veins bulging under their fur. Clearly, the Dark-type energy was eroding their life force.

Duan Guanjun seemed to have known all along that things would turn out this way. With a calm expression, he slowly took out a stone slab that exuded an ancient aura from his bosom.

The surface of the stone slab is covered with strange patterns, as if they were woven from the traces of countless fighting moves, with a faint golden light flowing between the patterns.

"This is... the Creation Stone Tablet!" Zhang Heng exclaimed.

The edges of the stone slab are carved with ancient totems, which are the fighting stone slabs of Arceus symbolizing power. Each engraving contains the power to create the world.

As the stone slab was fully exposed to the air, the fighting energy in the entire area began to boil, and the surging energy around the Martial Arts Bear Master involuntarily converged towards the stone slab.

Zhang Heng felt an invisible pressure coming towards him, as if the will of countless fighting masters was awakening in the stone slab, making him want to bow down and worship.

"Buzz~" The water scroll on Zhang Heng's right hand quietly activated, resisting the energy fluctuations transmitted from the Arceus Slab.

Duan Guanjun slowly opened his palm, and the Arceus Fighting Stone Tablet floated in his palm, the totem on its surface suddenly shining with a dazzling golden light.

In an instant, a pale blue energy fluctuation emanated from Duan Guanjun's body, which exploded outwards from him. The fluctuation was like an invisible thread, precisely connecting the stone slabs.

Looking at Duan Guanjun, who seemed to have descended from heaven, Zhang Heng even thought he had entered a world of cultivation. While shocked, he also thought of all the possibilities.

"Pale blue? And it can communicate with the Fighting Stones? Proficient in Fighting-type moves, then there's only one way this ability can manifest in a human!!"

The buzzing sound emitted as the stone slab floated into the air distorted the air, and fine cracks spread across the surface of the island in the lake.

"Om-"

Pure fighting energy surged forth like a golden torrent, and the phantom outline of Arceus appeared on the surface of the stone slab, each ray of light carrying the pressure of the creator god.

Wherever the energy wave reached, the Dark-type energy melted away like ice meeting fire. The corrupted Pokémon struggled violently in the bright light, and the surging black and purple patterns on their bodies were completely stripped away.

A dozen Gyarados leaped from the boiling lake, only to be thrown hundreds of meters away by the force, their crashing back down creating waves that shimmered with a holy golden light.

As the energy storm gradually subsided, dozens of Pokémon collapsed to the ground, their murky crimson pupils clearing.

As they gazed at the fighting stone slabs suspended in the sky, they collectively emitted a low, awe-inspiring murmur.

Zhang Heng noticed that the evil energy around the Martial Arts Bear Master was also suppressed, and a trace of fear flashed in his brown vertical pupils—this power was something even divine beasts had to take seriously.

"Martial Arts Master Xiong, there are no external forces hindering us anymore!"

Duan Guanjun was surrounded by a faint blue light, his eyes calmly fixed on Martial Arts Master Xiong, awaiting his response.