Chapter 1331 Mysterious Cave

A pale blue light shimmered in Jianyi's eyes, and a strange energy swirled in her palms as she gently pressed them against the artificial rock wall before her.

In an instant, the super-energy that had enveloped the rock wall disappeared, and the steep rock wall began to twist and change, eventually transforming into a stream of super-energy that dissipated into the air, revealing a dark tunnel that led straight into the interior of the mountain.

If Xia Yu were there, she would definitely be surprised.

The newly crowned champion of the South China region, Jian Yi, is actually a superpowered individual. It's just unknown what kind of superpower Jian Yi possesses—is it the power of aura, the power of Tokiwa, or the power of dragon control... or perhaps the purest superpower like Sabrina's?

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Looking at the dark entrance in front of her, Jian Yi did not rush in rashly. Instead, she took out a Poké Ball from her waist and tossed it gently.

With a flash of white light, a chandelier-shaped Pokémon appeared beside her.

The bright orange flames burned fiercely, illuminating the dark tunnel ahead.

Sparkling Crystal Chandelier!

The Crystal Chandelier Spirit has a striped, round head and round, pupil-less magenta eyes. Its head has a cluster of black lamp bases that gleam with towering, orange-red soul flames.

Immediately afterwards, Jianyi took out a Poké Ball and recalled the Pidgeot beside her. After all, such narrow terrain was not suitable for a Pokémon like Pidgeot to perform well. Let's see how Chandelure fares next.

A pale blue light erupted from Jian Yi's body once more, and she miraculously moved the boulder beside her to the entrance, blocking the opening.

"Let's go, Chandelier Spirit." After doing all this, Jian Yi clapped her hands lightly, then stroked the Chandelier Spirit's crystal body and spoke softly.

The Crystal Chandelier Spirit floated in the air and slowly flew deeper into the tunnel. Jian Yi followed closely behind the Crystal Chandelier Spirit and walked into the mountainside.

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"The signal has disappeared?"

Xia Yu rode the Sonic Dragon, circling among the mountains, frowning as he looked down at the endless mountain peaks below.

Five minutes ago, Jianyi's Secret Realm communicator signal was still lingering here, but suddenly her signal began to weaken and disappeared completely two minutes ago.

Xia Yu is currently in the same location where Jian Yi's signal last appeared.

"The signal has disappeared... Either the secret realm communicator has been destroyed, or the location where Champion Jianyi is is not receiving a signal!" Thinking of this, Xia Yu turned his head slightly and looked down.

Below Noivern is a steep and precipitous mountain peak, blending in with the surrounding mountains and showing no particular features.

If Jianyi's signal hadn't disappeared here, and if this area hadn't been where Ironhead Shell had appeared, Xia Yu wouldn't have paid any attention to the mountain peak beneath his feet.

"Let's go down and see what's so special about this mountain."

As Xia Yu's voice faded, the Soundwave Dragon flapped its massive wings and spiraled downwards.

"Roar!"

However, when the Soundwave Dragon descended to the halfway point of the mountain, it suddenly let out a roar, then stopped abruptly, flapping its wings and hovering in mid-air, communicating with Xia Yu telepathically: "Master, I have found a cave."

"Oh? Where is it? I can't see it." Xia Yu turned his head curiously and looked towards the steep mountain peak, but all he saw was a steep cliff, sheer and towering, with no way to find the cave that the Soundwave Dragon had mentioned.

“I’ll take you there.” The Soundwave Dragon responded to Xia Yu telepathically, then flapped its wings and flew around the mountain in front of it.

call!

With a howling wind, the Sonic Dragon landed on a cliff edge, its sharp claws gripping the rocky mountain firmly: "Right here."

Xia Yu also leaped lightly off the back of the Sonic Dragon, and then walked forward, where he indeed saw a hidden cave.

However, the entrance to the cave was deliberately blocked by rocks, so you wouldn't be able to tell there was a cave there unless you looked closely.

"How did you find out?" Xia Yu asked curiously, looking at the Sonic Dragon.

The Sonic Dragon extended its claws, pointed to its distinctive sonic ears on its head, and said to Xia Yu, "I detected something is wrong here using sonic waves."

"Smart." Xia Yu praised Noivern, then reached out and rubbed its neck and stroked its chin.

Xia Yu remembers that when Noivern had just evolved, he could easily touch its head.

Now that Noivern is getting bigger and bigger, even if Xia Yu stands on tiptoe, he can only touch Noivern's chest. If he wants to rub Noivern's head, he has to make Noivern lower its head to cooperate.

However, Noisy Dragon still enjoyed Xia Yu's caresses, gently closing its eyes and showing an expression of enjoyment on its face.

After a moment, Xia Yu stopped and took out Noive's Poké Ball to put it back in.

Although Noivern possesses the special ability of sound waves, the dim terrain of the cave does not affect it at all. However, Noivern is now so large that it has difficulty squeezing into the cave entrance.

After recalling Noivern, Xia Yu took out two Poké Balls and tossed them gently. Instantly, the Pokémon Ironhide and Darkrai appeared beside Xia Yu, standing on either side like guardians protecting him.

"Let's go in, be careful."

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The entrance to the tunnel leading into the mountain was extremely narrow. As Jianyi walked through the narrow tunnel, the cold, damp rock walls pressed against her shoulders and back, creating a suffocating sense of oppression.

Upon entering the tunnel, darkness surged in like ink, with only the orange-red flames of the crystal chandelier illuminating the narrow passageway with limited light.

The ground was uneven, and the soft clatter of falling pebbles could be heard, amplified and made exceptionally clear in the cramped space.

The air was heavy, carrying the smell of earth and stone, and a sense of decay.

This made Jianyi wonder if Pidgeot had misread the situation and if Cobalion had really entered the narrow tunnel.

However, after traveling about 100 meters, the situation in the tunnel began to subtly change.

The first thing I noticed was that the cave gradually became more spacious, and the original feeling of narrowness and suffocation was greatly relieved. The opening, which could only accommodate one person, expanded several times over, and the sound of the wind coming out of my ears also changed significantly.

The whimpering stream at the entrance transformed into a deeper, more spacious flow, as if the cave had begun to breathe on its own.

The rock face no longer felt so cold and rough; it became relatively dry and smooth, as if it had been polished by some force over a long period of time.

The scorching flames from the Crystal Lamp Spirit shone on the rock wall, and you could even see scattered, tiny crystal reflections appearing on the rock wall, like fragments of scattered stars.

Jianyi reached out and gently touched it, feeling a cold sensation. She looked down at the crystal block in her hand, her brows furrowing slightly.

These crystal fragments and highly crystallized crystals seem to be about 80-90% similar, and it's unclear whether the two are related.

Jane took a relatively intact piece of crystal, packed it up, and prepared to take it back to the Maximal Lab for research.

These are all valuable materials, and they might be helpful in the development of the terrestrialization technology launched by Max Labs.

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