Xia Huanao, rolling up his sleeves and boasting, declared with great confidence that all three systems would be unleashed, astonishing everyone present. While it was known that Xia Huanao was a master of causing trouble, the origin of these three systems remained a mystery.
Everyone was aware that he had previously introduced Mega Evolution and Z-Moves. What then was this third system? Only Mu Zhishui looked at Xia Huanao with disbelief: Had he managed to create Dynamax? But the spirits of Ling Yao Star had not yet reached the eighth generation. How had he achieved this?
Xia Huanao then raised his hand, "Diancie, Mega Evolve! Dodrio, Dynamax! Dawn, Cataclysmic Rock Drop!"
Xia Huanao shouted at the top of his lungs. Diancie evolved amidst a cascade of light. Then, Dawn's colossal rock plummeted from the sky. The little princess, in coordination, used Diamond Storm to create waves of diamonds, assaulting Arceus. Dodrio merely scratched its head, then was magnified more than tenfold.
This seemed to be Xia Huanao's first time using Dynamax. He stared with an exaggerated mouth at the impossibly large Dodrio, "I knew Dynamax would make them big, but I never expected this size."
Xia Huanao playfully gestured, comparing his own size to Dodrio's. He seemed to be shorter than the monkey's foot.
Dodrio, also experiencing such a massive physique for the first time, lost its balance and sat down on the ground. Fortunately, Xia Huanao had already retreated a considerable distance, thus avoiding being crushed by the monkey's posterior. Dodrio quickly got up, gave Xia Huanao an embarrassed smile, and then turned away.
As for Arceus, Dawn's Cataclysmic Rock Drop was immensely powerful. Arceus directly tilted its head back and shattered the falling rock with a Hyper Beam. Xia Huanao's three systems, thus far, seemed to have had one overcome.
However, Xia Huanao remained unconcerned. He detached the used Z-Crystal from his bracelet and produced another one, intending to activate a Z-Move for a second time. This surprised everyone, especially the four old men. If it was understandable that you obtained enviable vitality from the legendary bird, now you seemed to have also acquired an infinite Z-Move cheat from the Tapu family? Was this what they called the chosen one?
Seemingly sensing everyone's gaze, Xia Huanao scratched his head, "No, you don't actually think my Z-Moves are infinite, do you? Even the Tapu family members don't have that kind of capability. I just brought it out to stabilize myself."
Saying this, Xia Huanao glanced at Diancie. Diancie, understanding his intent, immediately unleashed a flashbang to distract Arceus, while Dodrio reached out to grab Arceus. Honestly, with Dodrio's size, even Arceus appeared somewhat diminutive. However, Arceus was Arceus. Even facing a Dodrio several times its size, it did not fall behind. The back-and-forth chase between the two made it difficult for others to find an opportunity.
Fortunately, Meng Tianya had previously instructed his spirits to use Future Sight in a rather serendipitous manner. Just as Arceus leaped away from Dodrio's sweeping hands, it was hit by Future Sight. Dodrio then seized the opportunity, clasped its hands together, and struck Arceus, leaving it dazed and groggy.
Taking advantage of this moment, the others tacitly commanded their spirits to attack. Various skills accurately hit Arceus's body. Arceus, unable to immediately deploy its multi-elemental composite shield, could only endure the barrage of skills from these dozens of spirits. Xia Huanao felt as though he saw a series of numbers constantly floating above Arceus's head, as if indicating that Arceus was about to be defeated under this storm of attacks. But as fate would have it, Arceus's health bar steadily declined, only to lock at a mere sliver of health.
Xia Huanao, seeing Arceus's health bar nearly depleted according to his system but still clinging to that last bit, exploded with frustration, "So close to defeating it, why did it lock up!"
The others also showed regret at not being able to defeat Arceus. Only the four old men grinned sinisterly, "Did you really think Arceus was that easy to defeat? Let me show you again, Arceus, take from others and give to yourself!"
As they spoke, everyone saw Arceus emit a green fluorescence. Countless green light dots then converged towards Arceus's body from all directions. Yu Tingyun, seeing these light dots, asked, "What are these things?"
Bai Susu, witnessing the light dots gradually gathering onto Arceus, immediately recalled seeing similar green fluorescence when spirits used moves like Absorb or Giga Drain. She quickly exclaimed, "These light dots should be restoring Arceus's stamina."
"Delphox, Mystical Fire! Zoroark, Dark Pulse!"
"Magearna, Spirit Shift, Gardevoir, Moonblast!"
Shen Yu and Mu Zhishui reacted quickly, commanding their spirits to intercept or destroy these light dots. While it had some effect, the sheer number of light dots was overwhelming, and they moved at high speed. Even with everyone attacking, Arceus managed to absorb a considerable amount. Seeing Arceus's condition improve and it standing up again, Xia Huanao began to consider a prolonged battle, "Where are these green dots coming from? How much reserve do they have?"
The four old men laughed heartily upon hearing this question, "Where do you think these green dots are coming from? Of course, they're coming from that dilapidated base."
Hearing this answer, Xia Huanao's blood ran cold. If these things could restore health, they must be drawing from something similar. This meant they were draining the life force of the trainers still inside the base? Such a massive quantity of green light dots—how many lives would be needed to sustain that?
Xia Huanao's expression shifted repeatedly. Seeing his reaction, one of the old men said, "Well, do you want to see the condition of those fools now?"
Saying this, one of the old men reached into his pocket and pressed something. A massive screen, composed of multiple monitors, appeared in the space. The screen displayed images from inside the base. The base, which had been bustling with a crowd of people scrambling for treasures, was now eerily silent. The ground was littered with corpses, some lying, some sprawled, spread across the floor.
Everyone watched the screen intently, finding no one moving. Finally, Meng Tianya spotted someone still struggling near the entrance of the base. Looking closely, Meng Tianya recognized the one clinging to life as that fool, Lu Chang. He was crawling on the ground, muttering something.
The four old men, amused to see someone still alive, wanted to hear what he was saying. To their surprise, Lu Chang was muttering, "I am the chairman of the League, as long as I get out, I will be the chairman of the League..."
Everyone: ...
One of the four old men sneered at Lu Chang's pathetic state, "What's the point of such a thing staying alive? Let him die."
As he finished speaking, a stream of green light dots escaped from Lu Chang's body and then flowed into Arceus.
"You're insane, this is..."
"As our descendants, it is only right for them to offer everything to us. Alright, Arceus, finish them."
Upon receiving the command, Arceus fired another Judgment move towards Xia Huanao. Xia Huanao quickly sent out Shedinja to block it. However, Shedinja could not withstand the damage this time. The red Judgment move clearly indicated a Fire-type, completely bypassing Shedinja's ability.
Xia Huanao hurriedly instructed Dodrio to retrieve Shedinja and then inserted an Enegy Shard into Shedinja's mouth. Arceus, after dealing with Shedinja, once again unleashed Judgment. Xia Huanao pondered for a moment.
"Dodrio, Dynamax Guard!"
Dodrio placed its two tails in front of itself, blocking Arceus's Judgment.
"Give up resisting. As Arceus, the God of Creation, your energy is inexhaustible. You have no chance of winning, so surrender obediently."
Xia Huanao smiled, "Is that so? What will you do if I don't surrender? Could it be that you can also drain my life force?"
The four old men bared their teeth, "Do you want to try?"
"Then let's try. I'd like to see if you have the means to drain my life force directly."
Hearing Xia Huanao's open provocation, Shen Yu looked at Xia Huanao with concern. But after a moment of standoff with the four old men, Xia Huanao laughed, "As expected, your abilities do not support such an action. If you want to drain my life force, you would have to act on this entire space on a large scale. But doing so would mean none of you old relics could escape, right?"
The four old men, hearing Xia Huanao's explanation, flew into a rage, "Arceus, destroy them!"
"Not that easy, Mismagius, Magic Room!"
Magic Room expanded, enveloping all the people and spirits present in a bizarre space. Meng Tianya, after activating Magic Room, immediately sent out his Haunter to withstand the Judgment move, "If all the Plates are rendered ineffective, then Judgment is just a Normal-type move, isn't it?"
As expected, Haunter took a hit of Judgment and remained standing unharmed. However, the four old men showed no change in expression and merely issued a command, "Arceus, Perish Song."