Chapter 885: Phoenix King, we meet again!

Walking through the bustling snack street, leaving the city, and passing through a forest path called "Bell Sound Trail" which is full of red and yellow maple leaves all year round, Xia You and his party finally arrived under the bell tower.

Compared to the bustling city center, it is obviously very quiet here tonight.

Apart from the occasional 'cooing' sounds made by some bird Pokémon in the forest, it was eerily quiet here, with not even a single light.

It seems that it has been silent for many years. Even during holidays, locals rarely come to this kind of high tower outside the city at night.

It's okay during the day, after all, it's a famous tourist attraction, and there are always tourists who come here for the first time. But at night, when you think of the fire that happened more than a hundred years ago, it's really eerie and scary.

But it’s a good thing this way, as it also makes things convenient for Xia You and the others.

Although he had been here once before, Xia You couldn't help but take a look at the bell tower.

The Bell Tower is a typical Japanese-style tower, built in a "city". Although it is only nine stories high, it is built on the top of a mountain outside the city, where the terrain is higher. When people climb to the top of the tower, they can just take in the entire Yuanzhu City.

In the distance, one can faintly hear the hustle and bustle of Yuanzhu City.

When they got here, since there were no outsiders around, Xiaojuan and the other three took off their masks. Then they turned on their flashlights and came to the gate of this "city" under the moonlight.

In fact, the so-called castle is the residence of the daimyo who ruled a certain area in ancient times. They built layers of high walls outside the castle tower to protect themselves and their families, and such facilities are called castles.

Although Xiaojuan and her friends' ancestors were not that famous, they built this place in a similar style in order to protect the safety of the two towers.

However, with the departure of the family members more than ten years ago, the city is now guarded and managed by a group of monks. Although it is still open to the public on weekdays, the city gates are closed as it is late now.

Stopping Xiao Juan from knocking on the door, Xia You smiled at the girls and said, "After all, we are here to summon the Phoenix King. To avoid trouble, I think it's better not to attract too much attention."

"That's true." Xiao Tao looked at the tightly closed mountain gate on the dozen steps and the towering stone walls around it and asked, "Then...how do we get in?"

"Of course I used Pokémon!" Xia You laughed as he took out the Poké Ball. "You guys have been in the civilized world for too long and are too conservative. You're not like us trainers who often go against the grain!"

After hearing his words, the five sisters looked at each other. Although they felt that it was a bit inappropriate to enter the city in the middle of the night without even saying hello, they also felt a little...excited.

It's no wonder. They usually live under the spotlight and everything they do is in accordance with the rules. When have they ever done anything so sneaky?

Now under Xia You's leadership, they all felt an unprecedented...strange feeling.

With a flash of blue light, Xia You's Gardevoir appeared in front of the women. With its instant movement, the women entered the city smoothly and silently.

The city was obviously much quieter, and now, even the sounds of Pokémon could not be heard.

Compared to entering through the main gate before, as soon as they appeared, Xiaojuan and the others clearly had a guilty feeling and seemed afraid of being discovered.

But there was also a glimmer of excitement in their eyes, and it was obvious that they found this kind of thing somewhat novel.

Seeing them like this, Xia You couldn't help but feel amused, but didn't say much. Instead, he walked into the bell tower with them.

Compared to the moonlight outside that covered the earth, the inside of the bell tower was undoubtedly darker, and with the windows closed, even the moonlight could hardly shine in.

Viewed from the inside, the bell tower is no different from an ordinary tower. Not only is it very empty, it also has a slightly rotten wood smell.

Although it was well maintained, when several people stepped on the wooden floor, it still made a creaking sound. This sound echoed in the empty bell tower, adding a bit of weirdness.

As someone who needs to be accompanied when going to the bathroom at night, Sakura feels that this environment is a bit creepy, but with so many people around her, she doesn't feel so scared.

Just on a certain wall, when the flashlight swept across, Xia You also saw a huge wooden carving of the Phoenix King.

In this woodcut, the Phoenix King is flying with a rainbow behind him and auspicious clouds around him. He is pretending to fly towards the sun, looking noble and majestic.

Don't mention it, the carving is quite similar...

Because he had a disagreement with Feng Wang, Xia You only took a glance and then looked away.

In just a few minutes, they walked up the stairs and reached the ninth floor of the bell tower.

Going further up, you will reach the top of the tower.

When they walked down the stairs and out of the top floor exit onto the platform outside, the cool night breeze blew on them instantly.

At the top of the tower, there stands a huge copper-yellow dome, but the appearance of this dome is a bit strange. I don’t know what its function is. It may also be the residence of the Phoenix King hundreds of years ago.

Several people stood here, looking at Yuanzhu City from afar for a while, and then gathered together again.

At this time, Xiaoyu also took out the transparent bell she carried with her again.

The strange transparent bell has not changed at all even here. Even if you shake it hard now, it can't make any sound.

Seeing this, Xiao Juan nodded and said, "Just like before, there is no reaction. It seems that some inducements are still needed."

After that, she looked at Xia You again: "Do you want us to start now?"

"No...wait a moment." Xia You shook his head, turned his head to look at the sky of Yuanzhu City, and asked casually, "When will the fireworks you just mentioned start?"

"It should be around this time." Xiao Juan checked the time. "Once the fireworks are set off, it means that today's night market has come to an end, so most people will choose to return home after watching the fireworks show."

Just as Xiaojuan finished speaking, colorful lights suddenly flashed across the sky of Yuanzhu City, followed by brilliant sparks. In just a moment, the fireworks had connected into one, illuminating the entire Yuanzhu City with colorful lights.

bang bang bang...

Even though they were at a certain distance, the sound of the fireworks exploding was still clearly heard by Xia You and the others.

Looking at Xiaojuan and the others, Xia You nodded: "We can start now."

It was at this moment that Xiaojuan and the others realized that Xia You wanted to use the explosion of fireworks to cover up the appearance of Phoenix King so that he would not be noticed by ordinary people!

Knowing that the fireworks would soon be over, Xiaojuan and the others no longer hesitated, but took out another item from their pockets.

These are the hairs of Leigong, Shuijun and Yandi.

Although an initiator is needed to summon the Ho-Oh, the presence of the Three Sacred Beasts is not necessary. All one needs to have is an item from them and infuse their power into the bell, just like the Ho-Oh's own rainbow feathers.

Holding the hairs in their hands, the five sisters stood together in the middle of the platform and began to dance!

Their movements were in unison, and coupled with their gorgeous clothes, graceful figures, and beautiful faces, they looked very pleasing to the eye.

This is the ritual they use to summon the Phoenix King. They perform the dance with special steps, and while dancing, they also shake transparent bells rhythmically to summon him.

The bell made a clear sound when Xiaoyu shook it gently.

The hair of the three sacred beasts seemed to be responding to something, emitting a faint light in response.

Although the sound of fireworks exploding in Yuanzhu City continued and resounded throughout the sky, the sound of the transparent bell could only echo nearby. But Xia You didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that the bell seemed to penetrate the sky and the earth and spread into the distance.

In fact, Xia You has always had a question, that is, what if the Phoenix King is too far away and cannot hear the ringtone?

After all, Ho-Oh will not stay in one place for too long. What if he happens to go to other areas or other cities?

He had also asked Xiaojuan this question, but the answer he got was quite affirmative.

"Don't worry, this transparent bell has magical powers. It was given to our clan by the Phoenix King when he lived in the Bell Tower. The sound of the bell can be heard directly in the Phoenix King's heart, and as long as he hears the sound, he will definitely come over!"

I remember that when Xiaojuan said this, she was full of confidence. She must have made such an agreement with the King of Phoenix hundreds of years before the fire burned the Bell Tower, and it has been passed down like this.

In fact, even if this method fails, as long as the three sacred beasts appear at the same time and unleash their power together, they can always lure the Phoenix King over.

This is also the reason why he dared to boast to the little boy in the snack street just now!

The five sisters' dancing continued, and there seemed to be no sign of stopping.

They had elegant postures, slow movements, serious expressions, and a hint of calmness in their every move. From time to time, their white wrists were exposed as they moved.

Xia You couldn't help it and took out his camera to save this scene.

The five sisters stood on a high tower in the night sky, with brilliant fireworks behind them. It was so beautiful!

Just as the camera clicked, there was a sudden change in the sky.

Suddenly, a golden shadow broke through the clouds and appeared in the sky!

Although it was dark, its colorful body that glowed like the sun made it easy to recognize it at a glance!

The Phoenix King is here as expected!

Like a ray of light that dispels the darkness, the Phoenix King's body was radiating colorful light, flapping its wings, and flying towards the bell tower.

Xia You's eyes focused, and with a turn of his wrist, three super balls appeared in his palm.

At the same time, seeing the Phoenix King slowly falling towards the bell tower, Xiaojuan and the others stopped dancing. Except for Xiaoyu who was still gently shaking the transparent bell, everyone looked up at the beautiful big bird with shocked expressions on their faces.

But in Xia You's eyes, the Phoenix King is just a toucan with more beautiful feathers.

Of course, it’s not that Xia You looks down on it so much. There is just a huge contradiction between this man and this Pokémon, so Xia You naturally looks at it with tinted glasses.

The Phoenix King slowly descended and finally hovered in the air about ten meters away from the top of the Bell Tower.

Its eyes swept across, first looking at the transparent bell, then at the five sisters, then at the hair of the three sacred beasts in their hands, and finally, its sights fell on Xia You.

Just as Xia You was full of prejudice against Feng Wang, Feng Wang was also impressed by Xia You.

This is something that very few humans have been able to do over the past thousands of years, and Xia You successfully made it recognize that this was exactly the human male whom she had prevented from taming the three sacred beasts!

And at this moment, when it saw the hairs of the three sacred beasts in the hands of those human women, and felt the breath of the three sacred beasts from them, and also felt the breath of the human man from them, how could it not understand that the three sacred beasts were finally subdued by this man!

What's more, it remembers the ringtone.

Although it hadn't rung for a long time, it finally came as promised.

But he didn't expect that these people who once worshipped him would actually stand together with this human male!

It chirped loudly, then looked down at Xia You, examining him.

Xia You looked back unwillingly.

"You didn't expect it, didn't you? You tried to stop me last time, but I still succeeded in conquering them in the end, and now, we meet again!"

As Xia You threw out three super balls, the next second, three blue lights flashed in the sky, and his Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres appeared on both sides of Ho-Oh.

As soon as the three sacred birds appeared, they also chirped, and then began to fly around the Phoenix King.

Xiaojuan and the others had already heard about Xia You's possession of the three sacred birds when he was telling the story of his grudge with the King of Phoenix, so they didn't take it seriously. However, now that they saw it with their own eyes, they were still shocked and proud of Xia You's background.

And the Phoenix King immediately sensed the ill intentions in the gazes of the three sacred birds.

However, he ignored them and continued to stare at Xia You. At the same time, a neutral voice that could not be distinguished between male and female and with a hint of majesty appeared in Xia You's mind.

'Human, why did you summon me!'

Faced with Feng Wang's question, Xia You actually didn't know how to answer it.

You can't say that I called you out just to fight with you and avenge last time, right?

Although I did do that, I can't say it that way.

"Nothing, I just want to compete with you." Xia You said, "As a trainer, my goal is to become stronger. As you can see, I have gathered the three sacred beasts, and now it's time to compete with you seriously!"

But I didn’t expect that Feng Wang actually took Xia You’s words seriously!

'You are indeed qualified to challenge me, and I accept it.'

Just after conveying this sentence to Xia You through telepathy, the Phoenix King's aura suddenly changed, and the light on his body suddenly became brighter, and it was obvious that he was ready for battle.

Seeing this, although Xiaojuan and the others didn't know what Feng Wang said, they could still feel from Xia You's words that a big battle seemed to be about to begin!

This also made them open their eyes wide nervously, and they all wanted to see how their men could fight against Ho-Oh, a Pokémon that was even more legendary than the legend!

Especially Xiaoyu, her beautiful eyes never blinked!

It was in this atmosphere that the three sacred birds chirped in unison, erupting with a strong desire to fight. They then changed their flying direction and rushed towards the Phoenix King!