r18novel Chapter 253 Ah, wasn't Marshadow a gift from Ho-Oh?
Chapter 253 Ah, wasn't Marshadow a gift from Ho-Oh?
Chapter 253 Ah, wasn't Marshadow a gift from Ho-Oh?
Fortunately, although Emperor Yan was old, he was very knowledgeable.
He immediately guessed who was in Ash's shadow from Gengar's description.
"I've been thinking about it, and this description seems to be about Marshall."
"Ash, have you been having any strange dreams lately?"
"Yes, just last night."
That was a battle that annihilated even the Great Dao, and Ash still gets a little excited when he recalls it now.
"My fists are itching to punch again."
Eight Treasure Porridge was in danger, so he quickly scrambled away.
"That must be it, Shadow Guide Marshall."
"The Mythical Pokémon responsible for testing and guiding those chosen by Ho-Oh to meet Ho-Oh."
"I was puzzled when I saw that you had the Rainbow Wing but Marshadow wasn't by your side. Now it seems that he has finally come."
"What?! So Ash, you're the Rainbow Hero of this generation!"
Upon hearing Old Emperor Yan's words, Xiao Song suddenly strode over.
He reached out a trembling hand and grabbed Xiaozhi's shoulder, his eyes filled with barely concealed excitement.
Only Komatsu understood what the reappearance of the Rainbow Warrior truly meant.
"No wonder you have the allegiance of Entei and Suijun—"
"No, no, no, Entei is a different story, but I can guarantee that Suijun's following has absolutely nothing to do with Ho-Oh!"
The success of Eight Treasure Porridge today is all thanks to Xiao Zhi's hard work.
"Oh, that's when I noticed you. You're a descendant of the priestly family, aren't you?"
"Yes, it is an honor to meet you, Emperor Yan. I am Xiaosong, the current head of the Phoenix King's priest clan."
He gave Emperor Yan a traditional salute. Although he was dressed in modern clothes, Xiaosong's behavior at this moment was quite like that of an ancient nobleman.
"But what exactly does the Rainbow Warrior do? What happens when he meets the Phoenix Queen?"
Ash, Misty, and Brock were completely bewildered, watching Entei and Pine talk amongst themselves, unable to understand what was going on.
There seem to be an unusually large number of heroes in the Pokémon world. Ash is already the Aura Hero, and now we have a Rainbow Hero.
Let's not talk about saving the world again. Ash wouldn't normally mind doing something like that.
But when Ash fought the three legendary birds before, it was really disgusting.
If there isn't enough reward after saving the world, Zhi will be angry.
However, at this point, Emperor Yan refused to speak, as it had served as the Phoenix King's guard and could no longer reveal more information.
Instead, he gestured to the high priest with his eyes to explain, and Komatsu immediately understood and stepped forward.
"Ash, I'm afraid Ho-Oh will have to tell you the hero's mission himself."
"However, according to previous records, the hero will have at least one chance to challenge Ho-Oh after meeting it."
"There will be unexpected rewards for winning."
Although it was almost as if he hadn't said anything at all, Xiaosong had indeed told him everything he knew, so Xiaozhi didn't ask any more questions.
Anyway, once we meet Ho-Oh, we'll know everything.
"But Ash, it's really great that you're the Rainbow Warrior. It means that Ho-Oh is finally willing to interact with humans again."
"If Ash can pass Ho-Oh's test, I promise the Priestess Clan will once again pledge their loyalty to the Rainbow Warrior!"
"There's no need to exaggerate like that—"
Offering loyalty and all that, it sounds like Ash is about to rebel.
Unfortunately, Komatsu wasn't listening at all; he was completely absorbed in the future where Ho-Oh might return again.
The things that their ancestors had longed for day and night might finally come true in their own generation. Komatsu's face was beaming with joy. But when he saw that everyone was ignoring him, Gengar quickly started making a loud noise again, letting out a foul roar.
"Gah, gah!"
Ash's shadow is Gengar's exclusive territory. Now, a Pokémon has suddenly appeared out of nowhere and forcibly invaded its space. How can this be allowed?
And the other person looked even more resentful than I did! I need to figure out a solution quickly!
Gengar clung to Ash's leg with its round body and refused to let go, vowing never to return to its Poké Ball until this matter was resolved.
"Does Emperor Yan have any way to resolve this matter?"
Seeing that the purple-haired fat man was so emotional, and that the shadow was also a part of his own body.
Being suddenly and inexplicably forced to move in by an outsider made Xiaozhi feel uncomfortable, as if he had been forced into a purple mood.
Let's try to get Marshall out of the shadows first.
"Even if you put it that way, I'm in a difficult position."
As it grew older, Yan Di usually liked to lie down. It slowly walked to Xiao Zhi's shadow and suddenly lay down.
He frowned as he stared at the shadow.
"Marshad, as a Shadow Guide, has the ability to freely enter and exit the shadows, but it seems that he is now trapped."
"I don't know why either."
Marcia was trapped by the shadow, and Yan Di felt that if he said it, it would sound like some kind of tasteless joke.
Speaking of this, Xiaoxia suddenly thought of something.
"Gengar can freely enter and exit shadows, right? Maybe we can think of a way to deal with it."
"Kou Jie?"
"That's true, Gengar, after you Mega Evolve, your mouth can connect to another dimension, right?" Ash suddenly had an idea.
"In that case, Gengar can just swallow Marshadow inside and bring it out."
It was indeed a method worth trying. Everyone quickly came to the outside of the Burnt Tower, and Ash immediately took out the Mega Stone to Mega Evolve Gengar.
The little purple fat boy instantly transformed into a prickly little purple fat boy.
After warming up by swinging left and right, Gengar leaped into Ash's shadow again with a diving motion.
Meanwhile, Marshadow, who was still rolling around in the shadow space, was surprised to see that the Gengar that had scared him earlier had actually returned.
He immediately stood up, wanting to have a go at it.
But to its surprise, Gengar completely ignored it and swallowed Marshadow whole with its gaping maw.
"Ma, Ma!"
No, Marcia is still an innocent child. Playing with balls like that is too exciting for her.
"Oh no!" (This won't do!)
Unfortunately, its resistance was futile. After struggling for a long time in Ash's shadow, Marshadow was already exhausted.
For some reason, Marshadow's power couldn't be restored on its own in Ash's shadow.
Now Marshadow could only helplessly let himself be pulled into the alternate dimension inside Gengar's stomach by Gengar's big tongue.
However, it was quickly spat on the ground by Gengar like phlegm. After spitting it out, Gengar spat a few times and hurriedly wiped its tongue with its chubby little hands, looking disgusted.
Fortunately, Gengar is a ghost and doesn't have sticky saliva; being licked by it will only paralyze you.
Otherwise, the scene in Marcia would have been even more indescribable.
"Ma, Ma!" (Finally saved!)
Marshadow doesn't care about Gengar anymore; it jumps around happily as soon as it appears.
For many years, Masado had never felt the sunshine so beautiful as he did at this moment, and his previously weak body was instantly restored to its former vitality.
"What adorable Pokémon!"
Xiaoxia found Masado's bouncy, small-bodied movements incredibly adorable.
"Is this the little guy who fought me to the peak last night? —"
Ash's eyes sharpened instantly as he felt the faint lingering sensation of their previous clash on his fist.
"Eight-Treasure Congee, Absolute Zero!"
"Here you are!"
While Masado was still playing the role of Wa Xuedi, constantly calling out "Mama, Mama," Babao Zhou had already leaped high, rapidly mobilizing all the energy in his body.
With a turn of his head, a powerful ice crystal suddenly shot out from under Marshado's foot.
"Ma, Ma?!"
There was no time to dodge; in the blink of an eye, absolute zero delivered a fatal blow to the junior student.
"Great! It hit directly!" Eight Treasure Porridge's record has improved again. For some reason, its absolute zero accuracy is exceptionally high.
While Xiao Song and Lao Yan Di stared in disbelief, Ma Xiaduo fell into a coma.
"Now's the time, Poké Ball, go!"
A heart-to-heart!
When Marshadow entered the Poké Ball, it didn't struggle at all. The Poké Ball didn't even shake, and Ash caught it on the spot.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have achieved the achievement "Phantom Hunter": Successfully captured a Shiny Mythical Pokémon!]
【获得奖励：联盟币+40000；速度+3；体力+3；自由属性点+4；异色祝福+1】
[Shiny Blessing: The probability of a Shiny Pokémon hatched from a Pokémon egg hatched by the host is increased by 5%]
"flash?"
Is this Marshadow a Shiny Pokémon?
However, Ash couldn't tell either, because he had never seen any other Marshadows.
This blessing isn't useless. Although you can buy permanently dyed berries from the system shop, there are only a few colors to choose from.
Perhaps a Pokémon with a naturally different color will bring Ash an extra surprise.
Furthermore, some Pokémon dislike changing their natural skin color, such as Pikachu.
Once, Ash suddenly wanted to change its color to white, but Pikachu thought it was ugly and absolutely refused.
Pikachu truly lives up to his reputation as a maverick.
Ash now has his fourth naturally shiny Pokémon, so maybe he can even form a shiny team in the future.
I quickly ran over and picked up the Poké Ball that had captured Marshadow.
"I didn't expect it to go so smoothly." Ash only threw a regular Poké Ball, but he didn't expect to catch it so easily.
"Ash, what did you do?" Xiaosong was terrified by Ash's actions. How did the Rainbow Warrior manage to capture the Shadow Guide?
This is something that has never happened before. Will the Rainbow Trial still be able to proceed normally?
"Ah, didn't Entei just say that Marshadow was a Pokémon that Ho-Oh gave me?"
"I never said such a thing. It was merely sent by Ho-Oh to test and guide us—"
But then Old Emperor Yan suddenly thought that although Mashado looked cute and innocent, he was actually a dark and innocent person at heart.
Not only are the tests always designed with a twisted sense of humor, but they also tend to go to extremes once they deviate from their intended course.
Furthermore, if Marshadow stays by Ash's side and uses the power of Ho-Oh's Rainbow Feather to temporarily control Pokémon's minds, it would indeed be quite troublesome.
Perhaps it would be better if he were arrested directly.
"No, it's alright now."
"Ash made the right decision to catch Marshadow!"
"Ah, is that right?" Xiaosong looked at the old Yan Emperor in disbelief.
"That's right, these are the new rules set by the Phoenix King. Anyway, you little imp, just listen to me."
It came to Ash's side to retire; if things get complicated, its old bones can't handle it.
Seeing that Emperor Yan had spoken so confidently, Xiao Song could only feel relieved.
"As long as the hero's trial isn't messed up, everything will be fine."
He was worried that something might go wrong during the process of Rainbow Warrior summoning Ho-Oh.
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bring Ho-Oh back; I can't afford to ruin it."
Just then, Old Emperor Yan suddenly appeared beside Xiao Zhi and whispered something to him.
"Ash, remember to put Marshadow in a place where it can't easily escape later."
"Ah, why?"
"This little guy is known for causing trouble for the Rainbow Warriors. Trust me, I would never harm my own trainer."
Although he had some doubts, Ash ultimately chose to believe in his Pokémon.
I put Marshadow's Poké Ball directly into the system space to ensure it couldn't escape.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new legendary quest, "Ho-Oh's Trial (Part 1)": Please complete the Rainbow Warrior's Trial to meet Ho-Oh.]
[Rewards: Alliance Coins +50000; Attack +5; Special Attack +5; Skill: Holy Fire]
After resolving the Marshadow issue, Ash and his friends went back to continue cleaning up the burnt tower.
With the help of Ash and his friends, the cleaning of the charred tower was finally completed by evening.
[Ding! Congratulations on completing the side quest "Assault on the Bird's Nest": Please clean up the charred tower as much as possible without destroying it.]
[Rewards: Alliance Coins +3000; Attack +1; Special Attack +1; Flame Orb +1]
[Flame Orb: A Pokémon holding this item will be burned after using a move if it is not already suffering from a status ailment.]
After this cleaning and reinforcement, the Burnt Tower should last another ten years without much trouble. It's just a pity that no other Ho-Oh artifacts were found.
After the maintenance was completed, Komatsu also thanked Satoshi and the others.
Then he smiled and walked straight up to Ash.
"Now that Ash has finished cleaning up the scorched tower, I'll be ready and waiting for you at the gym for tomorrow's challenge."
"And I won't go easy on you just because you're a Rainbow Warrior."
After all, as the current Ho-Oh priest, Komatsu also shoulders the responsibility of testing whether the Rainbow Warriors are qualified.
Although he really, really hoped that Xiao Zhineng would pass the test.
"Of course I'd love to." Xiao Zhi had confidence that was second to none, and immediately challenged Xiao Song to come at him.
Suddenly, Xiaosong started to act a little awkward again.
"It might seem strange that I'm suddenly asking you for this, Ash, but I have to consider whether this is the only chance I'll ever have in my life."
"It's okay if you don't agree."
"I want you to use Suicune and Entei when you challenge the gym tomorrow!"
As a descendant of a priestly clan, Komatsu not only knew all sorts of legends about Ho-Oh from a young age, but also had always been very interested in Pokémon.
He can be considered an expert in this field.
When he saw Suicune and Entei appear, he couldn't help but want to learn more about them, especially to battle them.
That's why I shamelessly made this request to Ash at this time.
Of course, this was nothing to Ash, and seeing how sincere Matsu's request was, he agreed.
Upon learning that he would be playing again the next day, Old Yan Emperor simply agreed lazily, while Babaozhou jumped up and down excitedly.
"Haha, it's finally my turn to make my appearance in the official battle!"
It's bound to put on a big show tomorrow.
On his way back to the Pokémon Center, Ash casually checked out the items he had just acquired.
"This Flame Orb looks like a special item that a masochist rewards himself with."
"It doesn't provide any bonus, so what's the use?" Ash suddenly thought of Ursaring's ability.
[Guts: When a Pokémon with this ability is in a status condition, its Attack is increased by 50%, and it ignores the effect of its Physical Moves being halved when it is burned.]
"Oh my god, how can there be an item like the Flame Orb that matches Umbreon's characteristics so perfectly!"
The already powerful Moon Bear, combined with this Flame Orb, is simply perfect, like sprinkling oil on a giant stone cannon.
"That's awesome!" Ash wanted to go to the Pokémon Center right away to enchant Bald Qiang.