In the valley, the eyes of the three Cloud Incarnate Pokémon all fell on Jiang Mo, and an invisible sense of oppression filled the air.
Jiang Mo took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.
He knew that these three in front of him were true Level Two Gods.
If they were outside, any one of them could easily cause a disaster.
“Jiang Mo,” Landorus was the first to speak, his voice deep and resonant, “Enamorus said that your Pikachu carries the world origin, and we want to see it with our own eyes.”
Jiang Mo nodded, took Pikachu’s Poké Ball from his waist, and tossed it gently: “Come out, Pikachu!”
“Pika—chu!”
Pikachu jumped out of the Poké Ball, the electric sacs on his cheeks flickering with tiny electric sparks.
He tilted his head and looked at the three Cloud Incarnate Pokémon in front of him, seemingly unfazed by their massive size and powerful aura.
Then Pikachu looked back at Jiang Mo, his head tilted as if asking: Did you call me out to fight them?
Thundurus narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing Pikachu, a hint of disdain in his tone: “Just this little guy? A tiny yellow mouse, carrying the world origin? It doesn't look like it at all.”
Pikachu heard Thundurus’s skepticism and immediately became unhappy.
The electric light on his cheeks flickered even more intensely, and he chirped “Pika Pika” at Thundurus several times, clearly expressing his dissatisfaction.
Jiang Mo’s heart tightened, and he quickly reminded in a low voice: “Pikachu, don’t be impulsive!”
At this moment, he was secretly sweating for Pikachu; these Cloud Incarnate Pokémon were all Level Two Gods. How could this kid be so arrogant? Wasn't he afraid they would attack him?
Seeing this, Thundurus laughed instead: “Oh, this little guy has quite a temper. What, do you perhaps want to compete with me in Electric-type moves?”
“Pika Pika! (If you want to compete, then compete! This Pika God isn’t afraid of you!)”
Pikachu showed no weakness, jumping directly onto a rock, looking up and glaring at Thundurus, the electric light on his cheeks crackling.
Thundurus snorted coldly, and with a casual wave, a bolt of electricity shot from his fingertip.
Although he had held back, as a Level Two God, the power of this casually unleashed Thunder Shock was still not to be underestimated, reaching at least the Elite Four level.
Thundurus clearly wanted to teach this “overconfident” yellow mouse a lesson.
“Pikachu!”
Jiang Mo’s heart tightened, and he instinctively wanted to rush forward.
However, the moment the electric light hit Pikachu, he merely shook his body, as if being tickled, and even comfortably narrowed his eyes.
Jiang Mo was stunned for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief. At this point, he suddenly thought: “That’s right, Pikachu has the ‘Lightning Rod’ ability, so Electric-type moves have no effect on him.”
Thundurus clearly didn’t expect such a result. He was stunned for a moment, then frowned slightly in displeasure: “This little guy… is interesting. My Thunder Shock had no effect on him.”
“Enough, Thundurus.”
Landorus suddenly spoke, a hint of authority in his voice, “Pikachu is key to whether the Hisui Secret Realm can integrate into the real world. You cannot be rude to him.”
Thundurus pouted, clearly annoyed by Landorus’s reprimand, but said nothing more.
Tornadus, standing by, laughed mockingly: “Thundurus, you can’t even handle a tiny Pikachu. You’re truly disgracing us Cloud Incarnate Pokémon.”
Thundurus immediately became enraged: “Tornadus, stop with your sarcasm! If you’re so capable, come and try my Electric-type moves!”
“Try it then, try it!”
Tornadus showed no weakness, the energy around him beginning to condense, stirring up gusts of strong wind.
“Enough!”
Landorus let out a low roar, interrupting their quarrel, “Quarrelling in front of a human, what kind of behavior is that!”
Tornadus and Thundurus glared at each other, but out of respect for Landorus’s authority, they each reined in their auras.
Enamorus floated beside Jiang Mo and gently explained: “Those two have been at odds for a long time, often quarreling over trivial matters. Please don’t mind them.”
Jiang Mo nodded, but secretly felt fortunate: “It’s a good thing Landorus is here, otherwise if these two started fighting, the entire Secret Realm would suffer.”
Jiang Mo learned from Enamorus that before the Hisui region separated from the real world and became a Secret Realm, Tornadus and Thundurus often fought, neither willing to concede to the other.
Enamorus then said to the other three Cloud Incarnate Pokémon: “Regarding Pikachu carrying the world origin, Lord Menghuan personally confirmed it.”
“Lord Menghuan coexists with the World Tree and deals with the world origin every day. Its perception of the world origin will never be wrong.”
Hearing the name “Mew,” the expressions of the three Cloud Incarnate Pokémon immediately became serious.
Landorus nodded: “Since it is Lord Menghuan’s judgment, then we naturally have no objection.”
Tornadus looked at Jiang Mo, a hint of urgency in his tone: “Jiang Mo, we hope you can grow quickly and help Pikachu break through to the Master level.”
“We have been in the Secret Realm for too long; we have long wanted to go out and see the outside world.”
Thundurus also, uncharacteristically, echoed: “That’s right, although this Secret Realm is big, it gets boring after a long time. We don’t want to be trapped here forever.”
Jiang Mo nodded solemnly: “I understand your feelings. I will do my best.”
At this moment, Jiang Mo suddenly thought of something, his eyes darting around mischievously twice, and he tentatively said: “Actually, I have an idea.”
“Pokémon within the Hisui Secret Realm cannot leave the Secret Realm, but those Pokémon captured by the outside world, like my Goodra, can enter and exit freely.”
“Perhaps this is because they are contained in Poké Balls.”
The three Cloud Incarnate Pokémon’s eyes immediately lit up upon hearing this. Landorus said thoughtfully: “You mean, if we enter a Poké Ball, perhaps we can also leave the Secret Realm?”
Jiang Mo nodded pretentiously and said: “This is just my guess, but it’s worth a try.”
Thundurus excitedly rubbed his hands: “Then what are we waiting for? Let’s try it quickly!”
Enamorus, however, looked at Jiang Mo with suspicion: “Jiang Mo, you wouldn’t be trying to trick us into a Poké Ball, would you?”
Jiang Mo immediately felt a bit awkward, as if some small scheme had been exposed.
He quickly waved his hand: “No, no, no, I’m just offering an idea. If you don’t want to, I will never force you.”
Landorus pondered for a moment and slowly said: “Jiang Mo’s suggestion is indeed worth considering. However, this matter is of great importance, and we need to discuss it carefully.”
Although Tornadus and Thundurus were somewhat unwilling, they also knew that Landorus was right and could only temporarily suppress their excitement.
On the other hand, what they were thinking was to privately discuss it with Jiang Mo later, as with their current strength, a mere Poké Ball could not restrict their freedom.
