Chapter 1231 The World Was Born Where the Gods Slept (53)

"I have decided to give him the Dragon Tablet." Regidorago said softly, his gentleness was completely different from his previous violent appearance.

This may be the norm for dragon-type Pokémon. When facing enemies, they will show the fierce and ferocious side of dragon-type Pokémon, but when facing friends, they will not hesitate to show their attentiveness, gentleness, and generosity.

The core of Regidrago glowed faintly, revealing a complex emotion: "But Zhu Yongming rejected my gift..."

"He said he's gained so much in the two years he's been here. Not only has he obtained various precious dragon-type items, but he's also made many friends. Dragonite, Sonic Dragonite, and Dragonite are all willing to leave with him. He'd feel guilty accepting the Dragon Slate."

"So he proposed a fair trade with me, exchanging the Monster Slate in his hand for the Dragon Slate." Regidrago continued.

"I agreed. We exchanged the stone tablets, and I gave him my most precious reverse scale and dragon fang." Regidrago said calmly, "And we made a promise that one day he would become the most powerful dragon trainer and return here with his friends."

After hearing this, Xia Yu already had a general understanding of the ins and outs of the agreement made that year.

It is obvious that Zhu Yongming was able to become the champion of China that year because of this adventure. He captured a highly talented dragon-type Pokémon in the Dragon's Hometown, and the Dragon Slate he obtained in exchange made his strength skyrocket in a short period of time, growing to an extremely terrifying level.

But the tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind, and his brilliance also laid the groundwork for his death.

Zhu Guanjun's strength also aroused the fear of other countries. Being besieged by more than a dozen champions at the same time, even though he had top combat power, he could not escape the fate of death.

Before his death, Zhu Guanjun probably knew that he had no way to survive, so he let Dragonite take the Dragon Slate away... Perhaps he did not forget the agreement with Regidorago and wanted Dragonite to go to the appointment in his place, but for some reason, Dragonite did not reach the World Tree Secret Realm alive, and eventually disappeared along with the Dragon Slate.

Thinking of this, Xia Yu took a deep breath and said to Reggie Dorago, "Actually, I think Zhu Guanjun...didn't break his promise, and he has already fulfilled half of the agreement."

As Regidorago listened to Xia Yu's words, the seven dragon-shaped cores burst out with indigo light and fell on Xia Yu's body, quietly waiting for Xia Yu's next words.

"He had already become the strongest Dragon-type trainer at the time. However, because the war broke out suddenly, he was thrown into the war before he could keep his appointment..." Xia Yu paused for a moment before continuing, "That war was extremely brutal and affected a wide range of people. As the champion, Zhu Guanjun had to fight on the front lines, so it was understandable that he was late for the appointment... And I think he shouldn't have forgotten your agreement."

"I've already explained the reason for Zhu Guanjun's death. He was ambushed during the war and attacked by more than a dozen trainers. He ultimately died." Xia Yu took a deep breath, looked at Reggie Drago calmly, and said loudly, "At the last moment of his life, he gave up resistance and chose to let Dragonite break through."

"Although I don't know what happened back then, judging from the outcome, Zhu Guanjun probably wanted Dragonite to fulfill the agreement and return the Dragon Slate to you." Xia Yu said calmly, "Because according to historical records, Dragonite chose to break out not towards China, but in the opposite direction, that is, towards the World Tree Secret Realm."

Although Xia Yu didn't know what happened back then, it was not difficult to see from the fragmentary records in history that Zhu Yongming should not have forgotten his agreement with the Dragon God Pillar.

There is another point that can support Xia Yu's guess. Zhu Yongming was highly praised in history, but the only regret was that the Dragon Slate was lost.

Countless so-called historians have analyzed that if Zhu Yongming had allowed Dragonite to break out in the direction of China, there would have been a very high probability that he would have encountered reinforcements and thus preserved the Dragon Stone Slab.

"Also, Dragonite has disappeared forever with the Dragon Slate since breaking out. Countless countries around the world have dispatched massive manpower and resources to search along the direction Dragonite fled, but in the end, nothing was found."

"I think Dragonite, who broke through, must have realized that his time was running out. In order to prevent others from finding the stone tablet, he found a place to hide it before he died!"

"For hundreds of years, no one found the lost Dragon Slate until a few years ago... by chance, I found it."

"Dragon God Pillar Regidorago, as you can see, the Dragon Tablet has been absorbed by Zekrom and cannot be separated..." Xia Yu said this with a determined look on his face. He said loudly to Regidorago, "Karma is the law of cause and effect. Everything has a cause and an effect. Since I have obtained the Dragon Tablet by chance, I am willing to complete Zhu Yongming's unfinished promise on his behalf."

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After listening to Xia Yu's long speech, Regidorago fell into a long silence.

Xia Yu waited patiently for Regidorago and was in no hurry to speak. He had already expressed his thoughts and guesses clearly, and all he could do next was wait.

About a few minutes later, accompanied by a long sigh, Regidorago's figure silently and slowly rose into the sky.

"Zhu Yongming is dead, the old dragon is dead, and the dragon ruins are destroyed. The agreement is naturally invalid. You are not Zhu Yongming, and you cannot replace Zhu Yongming. You don't need to fulfill the agreement for him."

As Regidorago's majestic voice fell, a blood-red light burst out from his body, and he slowly rose into the air, like a blood moon in the sky, looking down at Xia Yu.

Zhu Yongming is Zhu Yongming, and Xia Yu is Xia Yu.

What Regidorago recognized was Zhu Yongming, not Xia Yu. Even if Xia Yu obtained the Dragon Slate, he could not replace Zhu Yongming's position in Regidorago's heart.

"But humans..." Regidrago's divine voice rang out again, and at the same time, the dragon energy within its body surged, transforming into an indigo torrent that flowed toward the ground, interweaving and converging into a portal to the secret realm. "Since you have obtained the Dragon Slate, you must accept my test. Originally, I planned to take the slate back directly, but I decided to give you a chance. I will wait for you in the core secret realm and let me see if you are worthy of controlling the Dragon Slate!"

As Regidorago's voice fell, it raised its dragon jaw and gently slashed, directly tearing a huge crack in the sky that had just healed. Its huge body squeezed into the crack, turned its head and stared deeply at Xia Yu, and then the crack closed like an eyelid!

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