Chapter 247: No flying flowers fall in Carlos!

Just as Ash was thinking about how to deal with the black Rayquaza and the three dragons of the Dao thereafter,

Facing the multitude of divine beasts that surrounded it, Shadow Hoopa glanced left and right at Xerneas and Yveltal.

Especially seeing Yveltal unharmed,

Shadow Hoopa felt extremely stifled in mind,

Damn it, if I had known summoning a low-level god would come, I shouldn't have brought Him over,

It's utterly useless, and it just made me angry for no reason.

Knowing that summoning more gods of the same level would just be sending food,

Shadow Hoopa had already conceived the idea of fleeing,

However, before fleeing, not taking revenge on Yveltal, Shadow Hoopa simply couldn't swallow this anger.

With a sweeping gesture,

The crimson-eyed Xerneas instantly unleashed Magic Gleam, a group light attack that forced Ash's divine beasts to all resort to defending.

Shadow Hoopa glanced at the motionless Yveltal,

The two middle arms quickly clasped together, and from its hand it flung a dark pulse bearing countless ring patterns,

aimed straight at Yveltal, hoping to ease its inner dissatisfaction with this.

But Yveltal reacted even faster,

almost instantly vanishing into shadow, as if it had never appeared,

At the very moment the dark pulse was shot out,

the air in front of Shadow Hoopa's chest suddenly rippled,

Suddenly,

Like a fish breaking the surface, Yveltal's yellow head suddenly emerged from the air, its body bathed in gloom as it bit down on Shadow Hoopa's shoulder.

A full-powered strike containing the might of a top-tier god!

Moreover, it was Yveltal's exclusive move, Shadow Sneak!

Under this blow, Shadow Hoopa perished completely, its body disintegrating into a mass of energy.

The timing of the strike was perfect, the action swift and without delay,

By this point, Shadow Hoopa still didn't realize that it had never influenced Yveltal's mind from beginning to end.

"Roar~"

Unwilling, it let out a roar,

The next moment,

Xerneas's crimson eyes regained clarity,

a dazzling golden energy field unfolded, completely restraining the movements of Shadow Hoopa's energy form.

This time, without the Arceus statue as a relay, the energy source became Ash's body,

naturally there was no unexpected disintegration.

Throughout the process, Shadow Hoopa endured excruciating torment, silently bearing Ash's blade-by-blade torture akin to lingchi.

The divine beasts stared at each other with curious eyes, watching the whole proceedings.

Finally,

Accompanied by the last wisp of energy returning to Hoopa, Shadow Hoopa's consciousness lost its energy support and completely vanished.

"Hoopa~"

A roar,

Before the divine beasts, the little one's body before Ash suddenly enlarged.

It took on a giant's form: the braids on its head became huge like inverted brush tips shooting skyward, its horns lengthened, its arms increased to six, not attached to its body but inserted upside-down into six golden holes on either side, its chest bore a black circular hole, and it had two thick thighs and a long, thick, powerful tail.

The Hoopa appearing before everyone was exactly the Liberated Form previously maintained by Shadow Hoopa.

However,

This time, the Liberated Hoopa's eyes were no longer the dangerous crimson,

but were replaced with normal eyes, lacking much of the murderous aura and sense of danger,

but gained a touch of liveliness and cunning.

【Pokémon】: Liberated·Hoopa

【Attribute】: Psychic+Dark

【Trait】: Magician

【Level】: 191

【Individual】: 6v

【Base Stats】: Total 680, HP 80, Attack 160, Defense 60, Sp. Atk 170, Sp. Def 130, Speed 80,

"Hoopa is very strong!"

In Liberated Form, the 6.5‑meter Hoopa looked at the divine beasts that only reached its knees on average, proudly showing off its muscles.

Primal Groudon glanced at the proud Hoopa,

"Groudon?"

A gorgeous seven‑colored light surged from Primal Groudon's body, and in the next instant the Groudon within the light rapidly enlarged.

Its height once reached nearly 40 meters, and its body length could extend up to 70 meters.

Such a colossus was like a small hill.

Not to mention the mere 6.5‑meter Hoopa; even the sprawling Desert Oasis Pokémon Center looked like a toy in comparison.

It could be swatted away effortlessly, like an ant,

Gro~

Groudon glanced at the suddenly enlarged fat-headed fish, displeased that the other had stolen its spotlight, and immediately copied it.

Just don't join in the fun.

Think of the original Groudon all covered in magma; if it underwent Extreme Gigantification, it would be unmanageable.

Ash quickly used words to interrupt Groudon's Extreme Gigantification, then threw a Poké Ball to recall it.

During this period,

Unbound Hoopa compared its size with Kyogre's and realized its height was only as big as Kyogre's eye,

Its proud, smug feeling instantly vanished,

Feeling dejected, it lowered its head, left the Unbound form, and returned to the 0.5-meter Confined form.

【Pokémon】: Confined Hoopa

【Attribute】: Psychic+Ghost

【Ability】: Magician

【Level】: 191

【IVs】: 6v

【Base Stats】: Total 600, HP 80, Attack 110, Defense 60, Sp. Atk 150, Sp. Def 130, Speed 70,

……

The change in form also altered Hoopa's attribute,

Dark changed to Ghost,

Indeed, this matches Confined Hoopa's appearance, which resembles a genie from Aladdin, with its lower body appearing as mist.

Furthermore, its base stats dropped from the 680 of a Legendary Tier 1 to the 600 typical of Mythical Pokémon.

Its Ability and Level, however, remained unchanged.

Seeing Hoopa shrink,

Kyogre also canceled its Extreme Gigantification, and Ash then soothed the Pokémon and recalled them all.

Only Pikachu, Snivy, Mew, Latias, Latios, Hoopa, Giratina, and Xerneas remained outside.

With that settled,

Giratina exchanged a glance with Ash, nodded, and flew off into the sky.

It ultimately vanished into the shadows, completely disappearing from the main world.

Ash looked at Xerneas,

Xerneas showed an apologetic expression, and its gaze unintentionally fell on the Snivy perched on Ash's shoulder,

sensing the Fairy aura on it that was nearly identical to its own,

Xerneas's eyes were full of tenderness.

Having received its inheritance, the Snivy is essentially its child.

Before leaving, it reluctantly stepped forward, stuck out its tongue, and licked the Snivy until it was wet,

after the little snake, disliking it, shrank back into Ash's arms,

only then did it stop.

Reluctantly glancing at the Snivy, Xerneas finally sprang away with its agile limbs.

Compared to the original Groudon,

Xerneas also cannot fly, but since it's fighting on its home turf, it doesn't need to embarrassingly rush back home.

However,

As the live stream ended, netizens had nowhere to go,

constantly replaying the recording,

and finally, after Groudon flew on its sword, they discovered a highlight.

It seems that among the legion of divine beasts,

only Xerneas cannot fly!

For a while, the nickname 'cannot fly' was pinned on Xerneas by jokester netizens, completely unexpected by Ash.