Chapter 154: Pokémon Respond to the Trainer's Trust, Sacred Kaisa

“Good.”

Ye Xuan nodded and handed the fruit to Su Mengyao.

Ye Xuan neither agreed nor disputed her earlier claim that the Nica fruit and ordinary Pokémon were not of equal value.

After all, in anime, Pokémon—aside from Legendary and some Mythical ones—are not particularly powerful; even Champions and Elite Four members are no exception.

But the Pokémon world was created by Arceus, a multiversal entity; you cannot judge a Pokémon’s strength or potential solely by its anime performance.

Moreover, many now believe that the rules established by Arceus in the Pokémon world restrict Pokémon’s power, and that if they appeared in other worlds, they would demonstrate far greater strength.

Ye Xuan agreed with this view.

So he was willing to give it a try.

And Cutiefly was one of his favorite Pokémon—by far more so than the Nica fruit.

If you give them trust, Pokémon will respond—that’s a truth known to all who love Pokémon.

“Then, can I...”

Su Mengyao took the Nica fruit, but her gaze involuntarily drifted toward Angel Zhi Xin; though she knew Zhi Xin was an embodiment of the Rat Talisman, by its power, Zhi Xin was, in a sense, the true Angel Zhi Xin, and the knowledge she possessed could propel Great Xia’s technology into a quantum leap.

“I know what you’re thinking, but it’s impossible.”

Ye Xuan cut her fantasy short.

“Human civilization does not fall under the Angelic Order of Justice, nor has it been invaded by a higher civilization; the so-called mutated creatures are merely native lifeforms of Blue Planet that evolved due to spiritual energy, giving rise to new species.”

“This is fundamentally an internal struggle within a single planet.”

“Do you think the Angelic civilization has any reason to intervene in such internal conflicts? Moreover, human civilization currently holds absolute dominance over mutated creatures on a civilizational level.”

The core principle of the Order of Justice is to uphold the moral and natural laws of the Divine River—without interfering in the internal disputes of civilizations, stronger civilizations must not oppress weaker ones, and all must coexist in orderly harmony.

The Angelic civilization maintains the fundamental order of the known universe with its overwhelming power.

Forget the idea that humanity could ever join the Order of Justice; even if it did, the Angelic civilization would never assist humanity, which is in a position of absolute dominance within its own internal conflict.

Even if the Angelic civilization intervened due to the brutality of war, it should aid the weaker side—not humanity, the dominant power—or enforce peace between humanity and mutated creatures.

But that would mean sacrificing the interests of humanity, the stronger civilization.

Would Great Xia agree to that?

Who would willingly take on a losing proposition?

If they truly wanted to kill all mutated creatures at this moment, humanity’s own strength could accomplish it easily— they simply don’t want to bear the cost.

“Is that so?”

Su Mengyao paused after hearing Ye Xuan’s words, then turned her gaze toward Angel Zhi Xin, who nodded.

“But if the Almighty needs it, I can do it.”

“However, according to Queen Kaisa’s orders, the first request she makes in the future when the Angelic civilization arrives cannot be refused.”

“What request?”

Su Mengyao asked instinctively, then suddenly realized something.

“You mean according to Queen Kaisa’s orders?”

The Rat Talisman can only manifest one person at a time—how could Zhi Xin know Queen Kaisa’s orders?

It couldn’t be that Queen Kaisa told Ye Xuan, and then Ye Xuan relayed it to Zhi Xin, could it?

If Zhi Xin were this easily fooled, Ye Xuan might as well just fabricate a story that Queen Kaisa had betrothed her to him!

“Do you think it’s hard for Queen Kaisa to leave a message on Blue Planet’s internet that only the Angelic Eye of Insight can detect?”

Ye Xuan shrugged, speaking calmly.

In fact, Zhi Xin was not the first Angel to discover these messages; before her, he had already manifested Heavenly Sovereign He Xi and Angel Leng.

He manifested He Xi to seek advice from this pioneer of Angelic technology regarding his own power system and future development; of course, he had also manifested other top-tier intellects across various fields—He Xi was merely one of them.

He manifested Angel Leng purely to test the combat capabilities of the third-generation divine body.

As for why he didn’t manifest Angel Yan, the Angel Yan figurine he bought was already upgraded to a fourth-generation divine body with a sacred form—the Queen Yan.

He only wanted to experience the power of a third-generation divine body, not get crushed.

After seeing Queen Kaisa’s message, Heavenly Sovereign He Xi merely told him what Queen Kaisa had done, not the content; Angel Leng, though she saw it too, only gave him a strange look and said nothing.

Angel Zhi Xin was the third to see it—and the first honest Angel to tell him most of the content.

The first request from Queen Kaisa cannot be refused?

He didn’t need to think to know what that woman would demand.

“Um, how about you make the sacrifice?”

Su Mengyao hesitated, then spoke to Ye Xuan.

“...Why don’t you sacrifice yourself?”

Ye Xuan rolled his eyes.

If a civilization that’s utterly dominating its internal conflict still needs Angelic help, can you please have a little more faith in humanity?

“They wouldn’t want me even if I sacrificed myself.”

Su Mengyao pouted, feeling like a fool for hesitating earlier between Lin Miao and Zhi Xin.

“By the way, since you have the Rat Talisman, are Flowing Blade of Fire and Dragon-Slaying Sword also your manifestations?”

Other things aside—after all, she had personally seen the Devil Fruits, Little Kirin, Longhong Sword, and Armor Insect Device, all traded as multiversal artifacts.

She had seen Dragon-Slaying Sword with her own eyes too, but perhaps Ye Xuan’s Rat Talisman power had been used on it back then?

And Flowing Blade of Fire—even Flame Dragon Armor.

The stone he bought back then only resembled a Fire Shadow Stone, but wasn’t one—yet he used the Rat Talisman to manifest it, allowing him to transform.

At this moment in time, Light and Shadow Armor hadn’t appeared in reality yet.

Is that possible?

Su Mengyao looked at Ye Xuan with hopeful eyes; even without those two, his luck was still absurdly beyond normal—even with the Rat Talisman, his luck had become even more terrifying.

But compared to him possessing both those multiversal artifacts and the Rat Talisman, it would be far easier for her to accept if those two were merely manifestations.

And the answer was naturally.

“No, they’re all real. Only they are my manifestations.”

Ye Xuan looked at Su Mengyao’s hopeful gaze and spoke calmly; the “they” he referred to were, of course, the two she had met—ShaNiang and Zhi Xin.

The author once again channels divine energy and re-enters the realm of Earth Immortal! (I had scheduled this for release, but accidentally set it for tomorrow—glad I checked.)

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