Chapter 142: Ho-Oh's Gift, Power Greatly Increased

Suicune we met earlier didn't say that you must first gain their approval to complete this trial, and only then battle Ho-Oh.

Ash looked at the scorched bell tower, recalling what Suicune had said.

"Will Suicune and the others be inside?"

Xiaoxia looked at the desolate scorched tower ahead, feeling it didn't seem like a place Suicune and the others would come, after all this is where they were burned to death by fire.

However, it's hard to say, for they are Ho-Oh's holy beasts, resurrected by Ho-Oh, and possess divine office.

They do have a population, but only these three have divine office, so most people who see Suicune, Entei, and Raikou regard them as the three possessing divine office.

"No, I only sense the wave form of Gastly and its kind."

Ash shook his head, feeling no wave form from Suicune or Ho-Oh.

"Let's go inside and have a look!"

The chilling aura originally emitted by those Ghost-type Poké Ball seemed to be instantly dispelled by an invisible force, vanishing without a trace.

A warm and peaceful aura permeated the air.

Ash tightly grasped the Rainbow Wing shimmering with rainbow light, his heartbeat quickening with his steps, unconsciously walking toward the mural where Ho-Oh was located.

A sudden urge welled up in his heart to observe the legendary Ho-Oh mural more closely.

From Ho-Oh's mural, Ash actually felt an energy fluctuation exactly the same as that of the Rainbow Wing in his hand; this wonderful resonance gave him a strong premonition.

The ancient mural suddenly changed.

A soft yet brilliant rainbow light burst from the mural, bathing the entire hall in a dreamlike glow. The rainbow light, like flowing watercolor, slowly spread through the air.

Ash and his companions' pupils contracted, their eyes filled with astonishment, for that soft rainbow light transformed into the form of Ho-Oh.

【Xiao Song: No way? Is Ho-Oh inside the mural? But I didn't see any abnormality when I looked.】

【Professor Oak: This isn't a matter of not being able to see it, but rather Black Satoshi actually managed to summon Ho-Oh; could it be that the Rainbow Wing summoned it?】

【Ash: I also looked at the mural back then, why was there no reaction? And my Rainbow Wing, did Ho-Oh forget to give it to me!】

【Kenan: Perhaps Ho-Oh saw you and Pikachu guarding each other, blocking the Spearow flock, acknowledging your bond, but your strength was still insufficient, so it didn't give you the Rainbow Wing.

【Perhaps it will be later, or sometime, Ho-Oh will give you the Rainbow Wing.】

Black World——

"I grant you the Rainbow Wing, deeming you a Rainbow Warrior; as long as you pass the trial I set, you may then battle me and become a true Rainbow Warrior."

Ho-Oh's phantom spoke, Ash's expression excited: "Ho-Oh, how do I battle you?"

"After you defeat my three holy beasts beneath me, they will naturally guide you."

"Finally, I bestow upon you a fortuitous opportunity."

Ash and his companions' Poké Ball automatically came out, all staring at Ho-Oh before them.

Ho-Oh glanced at each of Ash's Poké Ball, then a soft yet powerful rainbow light emanated from it, like the first ray of sunlight in the morning mist, warm and gentle.

Basking in the rainbow light, they immediately felt an unprecedented surge of energy, feeling their bodily energy become ever more abundant, bursting forth like a surging tide.

At this moment, under the illumination of Ho-Oh's phantom, Bulbasaur's body began to burst forth with a soft and holy white light, gradually becoming dazzling and eye-catching, completely enveloping Bulbasaur.

Is Bulbasaur going to evolve?

Ash and his companions watched Bulbasaur's body undergoing change.

"Bulbasaur, you......"

Just as the white light on Bulbasaur's body reached its peak, it unexpectedly began to gradually take on the same rainbow light as Ho-Oh's body.

The intertwining of rainbow light and white light made Bulbasaur's evolution process extraordinarily mysterious and magnificent, feeling very arcane.

A double evolution?!

Ash widened his eyes; Bulbasaur also underwent a double evolution, and this was thanks to Ho-Oh's gift.

This time, Bulbasaur did not resist, letting its bodily energy surge wildly; moreover, it wanted to evolve to help Ash.

Another consecutive evolution?

Xiaoxia and Brock looked at Bulbasaur, then at Blastoise, wondering if you had taught it some evolution secrets.

Boom!

A shockwave burst from Bulbasaur's entire body, Ash and the others narrowed their eyes.

Bulbasaur transformed from a tiny body into a colossal being, its eyes becoming deeper and wiser.

Now it is called Venusaur.

Its size is much larger than before evolution; the flower bud on its back now blooms into a huge flower, supported by a trunk-like object resembling a pale brown palm tree.

The flower consists of six red trapezoidal petals and a yellow crown-shaped stamen.

"Dah-na!"

Venusaur felt its strength undergo a world-shaking change.

"Venusaur!"

Ash touched it, feeling very sturdy; from his fingertips he sensed the surging energy flowing beneath Venusaur's skin—a pure and powerful Grass-type force, as if the vitality of all nature were concentrated here.

【Ma Zhishi: Another consecutive evolution! Good grief, Black Satoshi's luck is too heaven-defying, he actually encountered Ho-Oh and even helped his Pokémon evolve.】

【Wusong: Now Black Satoshi's Kanto starter Pokémon have all evolved.】

【Cynthia: Ho-Oh helped Bulbasaur evolve, releasing its stored energy, just like Blastoise, going from its initial form to its final form.】

【Xiao Song: Ho-Oh is actually still in the mural, and moreover it strengthened Black Satoshi's Pokémon's power.】

【Professor Oak: No, Ho-Oh shouldn't be there; it's merely Ho-Oh's residual energy, waiting for Black Satoshi this Rainbow Warrior to guide him step by step through the trial.】

Everyone looked at Ho-Oh within the Black Light Screen, their hearts filled with astonishment and envy.

It actually gave Black Satoshi such a great gift upon its appearance.

Not only Venusaur received the gift, but all of his Pokémon as well.

"Take it, my holy beasts will come and inform you in advance."

The Phoenix King fused his own rainbow light into the rainbow-colored feathers, and his form gradually dissipated.

Good!

Ash was very eager.

Pikachu twitched its tail slightly, blinked, and excitement sparkled in its eyes.

He delightedly discovered that the two Weight Rings originally heavy on its tail had become extraordinarily light—not because the Weight Rings themselves changed, but because it had grown much stronger, hardly feeling any burden.

The Flame Dragon was the same, letting out a low, powerful roar.

It discovered that its strength, speed, stamina, and even its mastery over fire had reached unprecedented heights, a significant change from its former self; although its appearance hadn't changed much, others could sense that the aura it emitted was different.

All this was thanks to the Phoenix King's gift just now.

Hah!

He exhaled a turbid breath, as if expelling all fatigue and distracting thoughts, then looked at the two and asked, "How do you feel?"

Just now he also received the Phoenix King's gift, his body became light and his energy abundant.

He turned his head to look at Xiaoxia, noticing that her gaze had also become unusually bright, as if able to see into people's hearts, and Xiaoxia's skin, bathed in the Phoenix King's light, seemed to have become fairer and smoother.