Chapter 725: Pillar of the Sky

Stepping on the yellow sand, Xia You followed Xi Jiana and continued walking towards the center of the island.

The entire island can almost be described as being in full view, but there is no sight of the Sky Pillar. Logically speaking, the Sky Pillar is towering into the clouds and should be visible at a glance from a long distance, but where is the shadow of any building here?

Fortunately, Xijiana quickly revealed the answer.

She walked to between two weathered rock mountains and took out a small key-shaped ornament from her arms. After she placed the ornament in a very hidden groove of a stone statue, a flash of light passed by and the scenery behind the rock mountain suddenly changed!

Although the ground was still covered with yellow sand, the view in front of them suddenly became clear. It was no longer that small island. Almost in an instant, an endless desert appeared before them. Judging from the area, it was at least dozens of times larger than what they saw before they came to the island!

And at the end of the sight, a huge stone tower rising from the ground and reaching the sky suddenly appeared before our eyes.

Pillars of the sky!

So this is the barrier set up by the people of Liuli as mentioned by Xijiana...

This barrier completely conceals the true situation of the island, making it look ordinary from the outside, like an unremarkable deserted island. However, little do people know that there is a whole new world inside the barrier!

It's a magical work, I don't know how they did it!

Even how was this stone tower, which is hundreds or thousands of meters high, built?

It's really amazing.

After doing all this, Xijiana looked at Xia You again, and seeing that his expression still did not change, she silently withdrew her gaze.

To be honest, even though there were such protective measures, she really didn't know how this man had found this place before.

"The next is the last test." Xijiana looked ahead and said to Xia You calmly, "There is yellow sand that can sink people, scorching sun, and fierce sand wind. Those who are recognized and selected should walk through the yellow sand in front of them and reach the bottom of the tower. This is a test of the willpower of those who are recognized, and it is also our people of Meteor to our ancestors and the Rayquaza..."

However, before she could finish her words, she saw a black shadow flash beside her. When she looked again, Xia You had already rushed past her on Dragonite. In just a blink of an eye, he had flown far away!

Shijana:......

Xiaoxia covered her mouth, looked at her and smiled: "It seems that I can only walk with you."

Shijana:......

Xi Jiana clenched her fists and looked at Xia You who was already far away, but she could only sigh helplessly.

……

The yellow sand below flashed by.

Judging from the distance, the entrance is at least 5 or 6 kilometers away from the Pillar of the Sky. Such a distance may not seem like a big deal on flat ground, but walking in such sand dunes would undoubtedly be quite difficult.

As for the test that Xijiana just mentioned?

Do not make jokes.

He was not chosen by the Meteor People, but came to seize the Rayquaza!

There is no need to follow any customs of these people, and there is no need to waste energy on such unnecessary things.

In just a few minutes, Xia You had already arrived close to the Pillar of the Sky. Looking at it from a close distance, the Pillar of the Sky was even more majestic and spectacular, with a structure like a tall tower. Looking up from below, one could only see that it went deep into the white clouds, with the top not visible at all.

The walls are built with thick rocks. After countless years, the exterior has remained intact, with only some traces of the ravages of time, and no major damage. Apart from a large door as an entrance and exit, the entire tower has no other entrances. There are only dozens of narrow windows on each floor to ensure the lighting inside the tower.

The Dragon Altar is at the very top of the tower. Logically, as long as we fly there, there should be a chance to attract Rayquaza.

But before that, I need one more thing.

Thinking of this, he patted Dragonite's neck, signaling it to land at the entrance.

After jumping off Dragonite and landing on the solid ground in front of the tower, he looked back, but did not see any signs of Shijiana and Xiaoxia. It seemed that even though he had gone ahead, Shijiana had adhered to the tradition of the Meteor People and was walking towards here.

It’s really hard to evaluate such a character…

But it just so happens that this also gives me some time.

Without further hesitation, he pushed open the heavy door and walked into the Pillar of the Sky.

crunch...

This heavy door, which had not been opened for who knows how many years, was opened again.

Looking inside, I saw that the first floor of the Sky Pillar was a spacious hall, estimated to be about two to three hundred square meters. However, compared to the outside, the inside was much more dilapidated, with broken and collapsed stone pillars everywhere. There were various murals engraved on the walls, but most of them were difficult to recognize. Yellow sand blew in through the windows and buried some corners. The heavy feeling left by time could be felt everywhere.

The sunlight pouring in through the small windows makes the place not as dark as it looks.

As soon as he stepped in here, Xia You suddenly had an indescribable strange feeling.

It seemed as if this place was protected by some strange power. The air and walls seemed to have become unusual. However, this did not surprise him. After all, if there was no power to maintain this place, such a building would not have been able to stand until now. It would have collapsed in the long river of history.

I took a look at the mural on the wall. Although there was no text, I could tell at a glance that it was talking about the battle between Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon thousands of years ago, and how Mega Rayquaza stepped in to stop them.

Sure enough, in addition to word of mouth, the people of Meteor also engraved this incident here. In this way, even if there is a gap in history, as long as these murals are seen, the legend will still be passed down forever.

Withdrawing his gaze, Xia You took out his Poké Ball, waved his hand, and released all his Pokémon.

Looking at these Pokémon, he ordered: "Everyone spread out, start from this floor and go up to find a strange stone!"

"Stone?" Geng Gui, who also popped up, asked in confusion, "What kind of stone is it?"

Xia You shook her head: "I don't know exactly what kind of stone it is. I just know it's very special and its shape is very similar to the key stone."

"Key Stone!?" Hearing this name, Gengar was obviously extremely surprised, "To be able to appear here... could it be prepared for Rayquaza!? But you clearly told me before that Rayquaza does not need a Key Stone or Evolution Stone to mega-evolve?!"

"We really don't need these two things." Xia You nodded, a little hesitant, "That's why I said, I don't know what it is, but one thing is certain, Rayquaza does react to it!"

This is actually what Xia You himself is very confused about.

In theory, if you want Rayquaza to mega evolve, you just need to teach it the finishing touches, and you don't need any key stones or evolution stones.

But he clearly remembered that it was indeed shown in the official animation. Even in the animation, Black Rayquaza was attracted by the key stone and abandoned Shijiana and responded to it instead!

This does feel a bit strange.

But one thing is for sure, no matter what it is, you can't go wrong if you get it in your hands!

Clapping his hands to draw the attention of all the Pokémon, Xia You said solemnly: "Alright, everyone, get moving. Time is running out. We must find the stone before Xijiana arrives!"

As the Pokémon scattered, Xia You searched through each floor with them.

In his memory, he remembered that it was just a fist-sized round stone, like an inconspicuous and common pebble. Only one side showed the characteristics of an evolutionary stone, which made it so different.

However, although the area of ​​each floor here is not large, it is still quite difficult to find.

In fact, except for the first two floors, which have a lot of yellow sand, there is no sand blowing in from the floors above, which also reduces the possibility of the stone being buried by sand.

But the real trouble is those broken stone pillars, stairs and reliefs!

No one knew what had happened in the Sky Pillar before. There had been a large area of ​​destruction, and countless pieces of rubble of the same color were scattered on the ground, obscuring and confusing the view, making it very time-consuming and laborious to find them.

And the most important point is that the ground here is full of cracks in some places. The ground often looks very solid, but it is quite fragile. If you step on it, you will fall down along with the stones!

This also slowed down Xia You's speed a bit.

Fortunately, he clearly remembered that the stone was round, which allowed him to eliminate the gravel that did not meet the standards at a glance.

And on a whim, he came up with a good idea!

He took out a flashlight and scanned the tower. According to the reflective characteristics of the key stone, as long as it was illuminated by the flashlight, it would definitely cause reflection, and as long as there was a little light, it would definitely be noticed by his Pokémon!

You know what, this really worked.

When Xia You and his Pokémon reached the stairs between the seventh and eighth floors, the flashlight accidentally swept across a corner and a beam of reflected light almost flashed by!

Although it lasted for a short time, it was still noticed by the sharp-eyed Ibrahimovic.

Ibrahimovic shouted to Xia You excitedly a few times, then ran forward on all fours and brought a round stone back to Xia You.

Xia You took the stone and took a look. Just like in the animation, on one side of the round stone, the shape of a key stone was faintly visible, and it was shining brightly under the flashlight!

I didn't expect that he actually found it!

"Well done!"

Xia You laughed and touched Eevee's head. As long as he had this stone, he would be able to attract Rayquaza's attention. Who knows, in the future he wouldn't need to add the finishing touches and could directly make Rayquaza mega evolve!

He had just put the stone into his backpack and was about to call back all his Pokémon when he heard Xiaoxia's voice suddenly coming from down the stairs.

"Eh? Brother Xia You, what are you doing?"

Turning around, I saw Xiaoxia, who looked puzzled, and Xijiana, who looked suspicious, just walking up the stairs.

Glancing at Xi Jiana, he smiled and said, "Nothing, just taking a look at the murals casually."

Do I need to release the Pokémon to see the murals?

The more Xia You said this, the more confused and uncertain Xi Jiana became.

Looking at the Pokémon beside the man, she had reason to suspect that this man must have done something to leave her behind and come here early!

But after all, I came here at night and didn't notice his little action!

hateful……

This feeling made her feel unsure, and she had no idea what Xia You was up to.

But seeing that he had no intention of speaking, Xijiana could only suppress her thoughts and continued walking to the next floor with an expressionless face.

Seeing that she was halfway up the stairs, Xia You took back all the Pokémon except Dragonite and followed her.

Walking side by side with Xiaoxia, who was also a step behind, he asked curiously, "You just walked all the way here?"

"Yes." Xiaoxia nodded, "But those sand dunes are really hard to walk on, and the wind is very strong. I squinted my eyes several times."

Glancing at Xi Jiana in front of him, Xia You asked again in a low voice: "Did she say anything to you?"

"No, she looked very worried. We didn't say a word the whole way."

At this point, Xiaoxia couldn't help but ask, "Brother Xia You, why did you bring her along? You didn't just want her to open the barrier, did you?"

Xiaoxia was naturally very clear about the purpose of Xia You's trip, but in her opinion, there was a chance to subdue Rayquaza before, so why come to such a place?

In response to Xiaoxia's doubts, Xia You just smiled.

Why bring Xijiana?

Finding the island is one aspect, opening the barrier is another, but the main reason is actually metaphysics.

That’s right, it’s metaphysics!

After all, only I know that Shijiana is the key factor in summoning the black Rayquaza!

It's just like the common card drawing in the game.

If it was just any random Rayquaza, as he had told Shijiana before, not to mention the two times he had encountered it before, he had a chance to subdue it every time. Even this time, as long as he made some noise at the top of the Sky Pillar, he could attract Rayquaza's attention. It seemed that there was no need to specially call Shijiana to come here, but would that method attract the extremely rare Black Rayquaza?

Maybe, but most likely not.

Xia Youke didn't dare to gamble on her luck. After all, for someone like her who didn't even have a shiny Pokémon, it seemed that she had no chance of getting a shiny Pokémon.

And bringing Xijiana here, at least she was summoned once in the animation. Even if it was just a coincidence, Xia You would rather believe in her luck than his own!

Therefore, in order to ensure the smooth implementation of the plan, he carried out this series of operations.

At the same time, he sincerely hopes that Shijiana can maintain the incredible luck in the anime and successfully summon the black Rayquaza!

……

Thanks to book friends Kun and the Knight of Ringyin City for their rewards.