“This is my home,” Mu Li said, extending his hands in welcome.
Although they hadn't entered the farm yet, everyone could vaguely see the farm's scenery through the passage entrance.
Connecting to the entrance was a large stone slab path paved with various types and colors of flowers on both sides, like a fairy tale dream, and a rich floral scent wafted even before entering.
As far as the eye could see, the visible area was covered with flowers, and the gray-white stone path divided the entire sea of flowers into various irregular shapes.
Although the scenery outside the barrier was already stunning enough, when everyone saw the illusion within the barrier, they still couldn't help but exclaim.
“It’s so beautiful!” Guan Tong no longer knew what words to use to describe everything in front of her. In this instant, she felt as if she had returned to her childhood, when her parents told her stories of fairy tale heroines by her bedside. At that time, she fantasized that the place she lived would be in a farm like this.
If there were only flowers, the entire farm would be a bit too quiet.
Various types of Pokémon constantly shuttled among the flowers: Combee, Flabébé, Lilligant, Roserade, and so on. In the sky, various Pokémon flew: Pidgey, Butterfree, Natu, Yanma, Hoppip, and so on. On the ground, every now and then, one or two Dugtrio, Larvitar, Turtwig, and so on would pop out.
This is not only a sea of flowers but also a Pokémon paradise.
“Goodness, what if someone with pollen allergies came?” Zhang Yi subconsciously grumbled.
Guan Tong retorted, “Can’t you not say such a disheartening thing at such a romantic moment?”
Zhang Yi could only give an embarrassed smile, to avoid being rebuked again as soon as he opened his mouth.
Just then, a dark cloud suddenly drifted across the clear sky. Before everyone could react, a torrential rain poured down, landing directly on Mu Li and drenching him like a drowned rat.
“This…” Everyone was stunned. Coincidentally, Mu Li had only walked less than two meters ahead of everyone, and it was these two meters that seemed to enter another world.
One side was basking in the sun, while the other was like a waterfall cave.
Before anyone could speak, Mu Li couldn't help but shout, “Is there no public morality? It just rains whenever it wants? Are you trying to go to heaven after not seeing you for a few days?”
Before he finished speaking, a pillar of light shone from the Ninetales that had run far away, expertly using Sunny Day to disperse all the dark clouds covering the sky, revealing a clear blue sky.
“Is this Rain Dance and Sunny Day?” Everyone was greatly astonished. If the sudden Rain Dance had come too quickly for them to see, then the Sunny Day used by this Ninetales was simply too obvious.
“Goodness, is there any reason in this? Whose weather-changing move can take effect in less than a second? Doesn’t it usually take at least half a minute to have an effect?” Zhang Yi couldn't help but continue to complain.
However, what made everyone feel even more shocked was that something seemed to collide in the sky, followed by a strong oppressive force.
Almost instantly, Charizard, Metagross, Dragonite, as well as Wu Bing's Ice Nine Tails, Ling Fei's Salamence, and Zhu Yuping's Tyranitar immediately broke free from their Poké Ball restraints, appearing before everyone, assuming defensive postures with serious expressions.
“Everyone, be careful!” Metagross warned through Psychic.
At this moment, everyone realized the seriousness of the situation.
“Did you feel it? That oppressive force.” Ling Fei stared at the dark clouds, which had not completely dissipated in the sky, with a solemn expression.
Zhu Yuping and the others nodded, also staring at the sky with grave faces: “This oppressive force should not be directed at us.”
“But that’s precisely what makes it terrifying, isn’t it?” Yan Jin said in a deep voice, “Just the leaked oppressive force made Charizard and the others proactively come out of their Poké Balls to defend. Even that Gyarados didn’t reach this level.”
Metagross’s voice came again: “It’s not one Pokémon, but two!”
“Two?” Ling Fei and the others exclaimed in unison.
Mu Li, hearing the commotion behind him, turned around and saw so many Pokémon appear. He quickly understood what had just happened and couldn't help but smile awkwardly, “Everyone, don’t worry, it’s nothing.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he looked up and shouted loudly at the sky, “Do you two have any public virtue? Fighting, fighting, all day long you only know how to fight? And if you're going to fight, don't you look at the place? Haven't you seen I've brought guests back? Huh?”
Mu Li continued to shout, “You two, if you want to fight, go far away, don't let me see you! All day long you only know how to fight, and before fighting, you have to make it rain so heavily, afraid that others won't know you're fighting? With so much rain every day, how are the flowers and plants supposed to grow?”
As everyone listened to Mu Li's nagging shouts, the dark clouds in the sky dispersed, revealing a yellowish-brown figure, and on the other side, a black and white striped large fat worm floated.
“Look at the sky…” Guan Tong stared intently at the two figures in the sky, unable to help but exclaim.
Everyone obviously saw it too, and couldn't help but swallow: Everyone knew Dragonite, but what was that Pokémon next to Dragonite?
Even more terrifying was that now that everyone saw the two Pokémon, they could directly feel the pressure emanating from them.
“Does anyone recognize that Pokémon?” Ling Fei’s voice remained calm but subtly revealed a hint of surprise.
“I don’t know it, but it looks very powerful.” Zhu Yuping exclaimed with some excitement, “The aura emanating from the two Pokémon during their confrontation is already no less than A Li’s Gyarados!”
The rest of the people were already too shocked to comment.
Meanwhile, in the sky, Dragonite and Giratina, upon hearing the familiar shouts, exchanged helpless glances.
Dragonite: “Our usual spot?”
Giratina: “Our usual spot!”
With a whoosh, the two dragons vanished from everyone’s sight.
“Why did they run? I haven’t finished speaking!” Mu Li still wanted to continue his lecture, but he didn’t expect the two dragons to just run away.
The culprits had left, and Mu Li had nowhere to vent his anger, so he could only resign himself to bad luck.
“Sigh, these two guys, all they know is fighting all day, not even afraid of damaging the flowers and plants,” Mu Li muttered.
Everyone also came to their senses: “A Li, that Pokémon just now was…”
“You mean Giratina? It usually lives in the Reverse World, and when it's bored, it comes over to fight Dragonite for fun,” Mu Li explained, though he was now soaking wet and looked extremely dishevelled.
“Giratina?” Everyone showed a hint of confusion, “What kind of Pokémon is that? How come I’ve never heard of it?”
“Giratina?” Ling Fei muttered, suddenly looking astonished, “What? You said Giratina? The God of the Reverse World? Giratina, who is as famous as Dialga and Palkia?”
“That’s right, it’s him.” Mu Li nodded and said, “You’ve heard of him?”
“Nonsense!” Ling Fei felt as if Mu Li was looking at him like a country bumpkin, “I’m still a National Team chief commander, okay?”
Mu Li retorted, “Look at how capable you are.”
The others were again too shocked to speak: What Giratina? What God of the Reverse World? What were they talking about? Why were they speaking Chinese, but I couldn't understand a single word?
Seeing everyone's reactions, Mu Li could only explain, “Giratina, legend says it was sealed by Arceus in a place called the Reverse World because of its overly volatile temper. That world can be understood as the dark world of our world. The rules and everything are not quite the same as ours, and there are no other living creatures there, only it.”
“So it is also called the God of the Reverse World.” Mu Li continued to explain, “Due to certain mythological stories, it is known as one of the Sinnoh Legendary Pokémon alongside Dialga, the God of Space, and Palkia, the God of Time. Sinnoh is the name of an ancient region.”
“Then how strong is it?” Ling Fei subconsciously asked.
“Its strength, well, it’s hard to say, but it should be among the top tier,” Mu Li explained. “Because it possesses divine authority, it should theoretically be on the same level as Lugia, Rayquaza, and the others. Its specific strength is hard to pinpoint, as they haven’t fought, but they each have their own advantages, I suppose. If it doesn’t use its divine authority, I think Giratina’s strength might only be second to Arceus and the legendary Great God of Light—Ultra Necrozma. Of course, this is just my personal opinion.”
Everyone also realized at this point: “So, that means it’s the most powerful Pokémon we’ve ever seen, right?”
Mu Li paused, then subconsciously nodded and said, “It’s not wrong for you to understand it that way.”
“Then what’s the deal with your Dragonite?” Ling Fei continued to ask, “If I’m not mistaken, that Dragonite should be the one I knew before, right?”
“Yes, it is.” Mu Li nodded and said, “As you know, he doesn’t do anything else; he just loves to fight every day when he wakes up. Giratina happens to like it too, so he spars with Giratina whenever he’s free, and that’s how he ended up like this.”
Everyone felt a suffocating sensation in their chests: Whose Pokémon becomes nearly as strong as a Legendary Pokémon just by sparring with one?
They had seen it; without Giratina using its divine authority, its aura and state were not much different from Dragonite's, which was enough to illustrate Dragonite's strength.
And who knew if Dragonite had any other trump cards?
That Gyarados had ancient and mega evolution methods; they didn't believe this Dragonite didn't.
Thinking deeper, if this Dragonite used those methods, it might not necessarily be weaker than a Giratina using divine authority.
After chatting with Mu Li for so many days, everyone also had some understanding of what Mu Li called divine authority.
The so-called divine authority refers to some world rules, such as Lugia's absolute control over storms, Groudon's absolute control over Earth Power, and so on. Although these divine authorities can play a role in battles, they are not invincible; they are merely a means of enhancement.
Similarly, means of enhancement like Mega Evolution and Z-Moves may not be much weaker than divine authority.
Thinking about it this way, isn't Dragonite...
Everyone was almost afraid to think deeper.
“You don’t need to worry about him. He’s just full of energy and has nothing to do every day,” Mu Li said, shrugging indifferently. “Later, I’ll have Dragonite and Giratina take you for special training. Although these two aren’t good at other things, they’re very good at fighting.”
Everyone’s mouths twitched wildly, and they complained frantically in their hearts: You call this level just “very good”?`
Only Ling Fei tentatively asked, “You don’t have any other Legendary Pokémon at your home, do you?”