Chapter 1356 A Gathering of Champions

"Crack!"

The Iron Warrior stopped in his tracks, the blade device on his right arm silently popping out. Holding the sharp, double-edged fan blade, he stared ahead.

At the corner ahead, several clumps of swaying crystal blue tree flowers were constantly shaken by the oncoming gale, making a soft rustling sound.

Greninja gracefully flicked the long pink tongue scarf around its neck, and water-type energy quietly condensed into a shuriken shape in its palm.

It positioned itself to the left front of Xia Yu, protecting him from behind while focusing its attention on the front. At the same time, the water shuriken in the Greninja's hand grew larger and spun more and more rapidly.

"Roar!"

With a roar, rapid and heavy footsteps sounded, and a blue Pokémon resembling a Tyrannosaurus Rex appeared before Xia Yu.

This Pokémon has distinctive blue horns on its forehead, stands upright, and supports its weight on its hind legs, giving it a bipedal walking posture. It also has two forked tails that resemble octopus tentacles and thick purple fur on its neck that looks like a lion's mane.

Rippling water!

This creature, which ripples on the water, is extremely large, reaching a terrifying height of eleven or twelve meters.

From a distance, it looked like a moving small mountain, and even before getting close, Xia Yu felt a suffocating sensation.

As the rippling water drew closer, Xia Yu could feel its immense power and the terrifying aura emanating from it.

In addition, Xia Yu felt something was strange about this Rippling Water. It seemed to be something wrong with it, completely different from the Sky-Breaking Flame and Ironhead Shell he had encountered before!

"Boom!" "Boom!"

With each step the rippling water takes on the ground, the earth trembles slightly, producing a dull echo.

When it got close to Xia Yu, it slowly stopped.

The Dragon-type Pokémon's signature golden vertical pupils stared at Xia Yu, Iron Warrior, and Greninja, while its two thick tails swayed gently like flowing water.

Xia Yu took a deep breath and looked warily at the rippling water not far in front of him.

Knowing that most Paradox Pokémon are violent, fierce, and aggressive, Xia Yu was worried that the rippling water in front of him might attack him directly.

"Humans." Instead of attacking as Xia Yu had expected, Bo Dang Shui took the initiative to communicate with Xia Yu: "This is not a place for you. Leave here immediately."

Hearing the warning from the rippling water, Xia Yu looked up, frowning as he gazed at the giant rippling water that resembled a Tyrannosaurus Rex, and slowly asked, "Why can't we enter this place?"

"Although I don't know how you broke through the Soundwave Dragon's blockade to get here, I will not allow you to proceed any further. This is the territory of the Winged King and the Iron Serpent. Humans, you are not allowed to enter here!" Wavesweet's warning voice rang out again, while a fierce glint flashed in his eyes!

Upon hearing this, Xia Yu's brows furrowed deeply.

The territory of the Winged King and the Iron Serpent?

It seems that Guleton and Milton should live below Zone Zero, but the key question now is how to get there.

To directly confront the rippling water?!

A dangerous thought arose in Xia Yu's mind, but he immediately suppressed it.

If I were to actually fight against Bodangshui, even if I were to defeat Bodangshui...

Who can guarantee that Thunder Drum, Sky-Piercing Flame, and other future legendary Pokémon won't appear next?

Moreover, the waves at this moment represent Guleton and Milton. If I were to clash with them, and it ended up provoking Guleton and Milton to take action themselves, I would ultimately suffer more losses than gains.

Therefore, it's best to avoid conflict with the turbulent waters unless absolutely necessary. Besides, although you can't enter here now, as long as you complete mission one, you can unlock mission two: [Winged King and Iron Serpent].

This task must be related to Guleton and Milton; the system should then tell me how to enter the lower levels.

Thinking of this, Xia Yu took a deep breath, raised his head to look up at the rippling water, and slowly said, "Let's leave immediately."

Hearing Xia Yu's reply, the fierce light in Bo Dang Shui's eyes gradually faded, and the dangerous aura eased slightly: "Leave immediately... If you can't leave, I can have the Soundwave Dragon send you away."

"No need." Xia Yu shook his head, then took out the Noivern Poké Ball again and gently released the Noivern.

Looking at the Sonic Dragon beside Xia Yu, Bo Dang Shui's eyes showed a hint of surprise, but she immediately urged, "Leave here."

Listening to the sound of rippling water, Xia Yu climbed onto the back of the rippling water and, before leaving, looked at it with a determined expression and asked, "Rippling water, how can we get in here?"

Xia Yu's words caused Bodangshui to fall silent. After a moment, it hesitated before speaking, "There are five Master Pokémon outside. If you can gain the approval of all the Master Pokémon, then you will be qualified to enter here."

Rippling Water's answer brought everything back to square one; it seemed that the approval of the five Master Pokémon was required to begin the next step of the mission.

"Okay, I understand." Xia Yu nodded, then rode the Sonic Dragon upwards.

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Xia Yu once again passed through the thick clouds, riding the Sonic Dragon and appearing above the Padia Crater. At this time, the Secret Realm Communicator also regained its signal, beeping incessantly.

"Champion Miye seems to have encountered a wild Pokémon in battle. We dare not approach to investigate, but the commotion is huge, and his opponent is definitely not simple."

"Boss, the champions Elijah, Marshall, and Liwai from the United States, Lacandula from the Sulu Kingdom, Manolet from the Sun Kingdom, and others have entered the Padiya Secret Realm."

"Boss, several more mysterious people have entered the secret realm. Their identities are still unknown, but they are most likely the Divine Coffin."

"Boss, we have important news. The champion Brunhilde from the Land of Fog Moon has discovered a special Crystal Realm. Although we don't know what he found inside, he immediately contacted the champion Schneider from the Land of Steel after leaving the realm to prepare to explore this Crystal Realm together."

"However, the alliance formed by the champions of the Windmill Kingdom, the Flower Kingdom, and the Southern Cross Federation has also discovered this Taijing Secret Realm, and the two sides are now facing off in front of it!"

"There must be something good in this secret realm. I'll send you the location."

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Xia Yu frowned as he looked at the message Sylvia sent, a thoughtful expression on his face.

If there are indeed rare Pokémon in this Crystal Realm, we must deal with them and not let champions from other countries easily capture them. However, there are too many people around the realm right now, so it's definitely inconvenient for Team Rocket to step in and handle the situation.

So the only ones who can step in are the four champions and the two captains. However, neither Feng Kuangyin nor Shi Chaozhong, the two captains, are qualified to be on equal footing with these champions in terms of status or strength. It would be impossible for them to step in.

Jian Yi was busy protecting Tie Tou Ke, and Mi Ye was fighting, so only he and Uncle Lü could intervene!

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