Pokémon cross over into the real world

Chapter 622 Hoopa Unsealed (2)

Ho-Oh, a legendary Pokémon, appeared during the First Warcraft War. Records indicate that Ho-Oh's Sacred Flame attack was devastating, melting frontline tanks and armor into molten iron, and vaporizing humans on the spot. The First Warcraft War ended because Ho-Oh voluntarily withdrew from the war, reaching a peace agreement with humanity.

During the Second Warcraft War, Ho-Oh sided with humanity, making it arguably the permanent president of the International Pokémon League. Legally speaking, the International Pokémon League is a political entity formed by humans and Pokémon on an equal footing. However, Pokémon prefer not to participate in management, so it is essentially dominated by humans. Nevertheless, their existence cannot be ignored, and they cannot be considered the absolute rulers.

Ho-Oh has not appeared since the end of the Second War of the Monsters, so for over a hundred years people seem to have forgotten its existence, and most people have never seen what it looks like. Chairman Jiang is one of the few people who have seen Ho-Oh, but he only saw it once when he joined the International Alliance as a special agent a long time ago. He never expected to see it again after so many years, and he was extremely excited.

This was Wang Qiyi's first time seeing Ho-Oh. He'd only ever seen it in games before, only in animations. He was awestruck by its beauty and magnificence upon seeing the real Ho-Oh. However, he quickly regained his composure and shouted to Golden Ring, "Dream, I know it's you! I need your help with what we agreed on last time. Can you come over here first?"

"Mew?" Everyone was confused. Isn't that the legendary Ho-Oh? How could it be Mew?

Ho-Oh on the other side rolled its eyes, softened and shrunk into the shape of a pink kitten, and crawled through the golden ring: "Meow! Nobody, and no Pokémon, can see through my transformation. Why can you always tell my identity at a glance?"

"I really didn't recognize it this time; I was just guessing." Wang Qiyi wasn't lying. He identified Mew by the color of its Individual Values ​​(IVs). A full set of purple IVs—legendary stats—no ordinary Pokémon could reach that level. However, if Mew had transformed into Ho-Oh, another legendary Pokémon, then he wouldn't be able to tell the difference. He simply trusted Hoopa's catching technique; it was Hoopa's unique skill, leaving a mark on Mew to precisely catch it. Therefore, Wang Qiyi was certain that the Ho-Oh on the other side was Mew in disguise.

"Jiang Yuanping, President of the Dragon Kingdom Pokémon League, greets Lord Mew." President Jiang stepped forward and bowed respectfully upon seeing Mew, and the other elders followed suit. God-level Pokémon hold a very special status in this world, practically above all else; they are true gods. Their attitudes can influence the state of human civilization, so these important figures were much more reserved in their presence than Wang Qiyi.

Currently, the only known Legendary Pokémon with clearly identified allegiance are Ho-Oh from the International League and Mewtwo from the Pokémon Cult. The sea god Lugia lives in the ocean of the Eagle Kingdom, and it was once on good terms with the former president of the Eagle Kingdom, during which time the Eagle Kingdom became the strongest nation in the world. After the president's death, Lugia disappeared, but the Eagle Kingdom still enjoys the protection of a semi-Legendary Pokémon.

The Dragon Kingdom has never had the protection of a god-level Pokémon. They had always hoped that the giant Dragonite could reach god-level, but that step was as close as climbing to heaven. Now that they have met the god-level Mew, and that Wang Qiyi can befriend it, it is a great fortune for the Dragon Kingdom. Of course, all the leaders must do their best to make a good impression on Mew.

Mew waved to greet the people, its attention now focused on the training cave in the secret realm. Mew curiously surveyed the cave, flying in and out: "Wow, the psychic energy here is so strong! Every breath is a pleasure. The psychic field in this cave is very strong. Is Hoopa, whom you mentioned, sealed here?"

“Yes.” Wang Qiyi nodded, and Hoopa, Ruanruan, and Adai jumped out of the Poké Ball.

Hoopa quickly stepped forward and hugged Dream's short legs: "Lord Dream, please, please help me get out of the seal."

"Meow, you lead the way. I need to check the seal first before I can figure out how to break it." Hoopa quickly turned around and led the way. The group of elves followed into the cave, and Wang Qiyi followed behind.

"Qiyi, wait a minute!" Fan Qingshan quickly grabbed Wang Qiyi. "You know the mental pressure in the training cave. Even Psychic-type Pokémon feel immense mental pressure when they enter. We humans simply cannot withstand it and will instantly go into shock. I'll have Alakazam go in with us, and we'll wait outside."

"Elder Fan, don't worry, I've been inside before. I have Ruan Ruan protecting me, and I also have Aura power to protect me. Someone with Aura power is practically a Psychic-type Pokémon. And there's Mew here too, it will protect me as well."

"Aura power?" Fan Qingshan pondered for a moment. "Could it be that the trainers from Impression Country said that yoga can be practiced together with Pokémon, eventually leading to the development of superpowers and the realization of a super-psychic link with Pokémon? Is that all true?"

Wang Qiyi nodded: "Pretty much, they should be talking about waveguide power."

"Can you teach me the wave guide power you mentioned?" Fan Qingshan suddenly became excited.

"No problem, Elder Fan, let me finish what I need to do first. I will remember to teach you the power of aura, but not everyone is suitable for learning aura. Aura power is innate and requires a certain talent."

"Qiyi, don't worry, go in. We'll take care of anything that happens." President Jiang patted Li Shining and Fan Qingshan on the shoulder, and the Dragonite Elder, the Fei Family Charizard, and the Diamond Steelix behind him all nodded to him. Wang Qiyi bowed in thanks and then entered the cave with Mew and the other Pokémon.

The others and the guardian spirits who had accompanied them remained outside the cave. Wang Qiyi entered the cave with his own Pokémon, including Wang Lingqi, Pikachu, and Guzzlord. Calyrex, being a Psychic-type Pokémon, was quite interested in the Psychic-type training cave.

The cave entrance may not seem large, but the interior is a labyrinthine network of interconnected passages, like an anthill, with a vast internal space. Without a familiar Pokémon to guide you, it's easy to get lost and perish inside. The Fan family's Psychic-type Pokémon only train near the entrance and exit. Only Fan Qingshan's ace Pokémon, Alakazam, has explored the interior in depth, but even it hasn't fully grasped the structure. Softie probably knows it better than Alakazam.

Hoopa led the group deeper into the cave through twists and turns. The mental pressure in the cultivation cave was still very strong, but the sudden, violent tides of the past no longer appeared, because Hoopa's main consciousness had left the place.

Deep within the cave, the elves discovered a massive stone tablet, over ten meters tall, rectangular in shape and entirely black. Half of it was embedded in the cave wall, covered with crookedly carved patterns that Wang Qiyi couldn't decipher—likely some ancient script from the elf world. Upon closer inspection, the script resembled unidentified totems.

"Is this the place that sealed you?" Wang Qiyi asked, pointing to the stone tablet.

“That’s right, this is a giant wedge-shaped stone, and my true form is suppressed underneath it.” Hoopa pointed to the area directly below the stone tablet.

"Is there some kind of spell?" Wang Qiyi asked Meng Huan curiously. With the power of the demon god Hu Pa, he certainly couldn't be suppressed by a rock more than ten meters high, just like Sun Wukong in Journey to the West couldn't be suppressed by a mountain, but it wouldn't work if there was a talisman from the Buddha on the mountain. Tang Sanzang recited a spell and removed the talisman, and Sun Wukong broke out of the mountain.

Dreamy examined it for a while: "It is indeed Arceus's super-countering power, meow. I can counter it, but it's a bit troublesome."

"What's wrong? Is it as difficult as advanced mathematics?" Wang Qiyi asked.

“The difficulty lies with them.” Dream pointed to the patterns covering the rock walls. The cave was dark and the rock walls were not clearly visible, but Dream’s reminder made Wang Qiyi realize that the entire cavern walls were covered with dense rune patterns, exactly the same as the runes on the stone tablet. Dream continued, “These are not words, nor paintings, but spirits. They are sleeping in the form of runes. If I try to break the seal, they will awaken. They themselves are the most powerful seal, the guardians. Only when Arceus himself is present will they not attack.”

"Yeah! Yeah! These wretched watchdogs, they're puppets created by Arceus, they can't communicate and have no consciousness, they just know how to carry out Arceus's orders!" Hoopa shouted angrily from the side.