Chapter 1235: That is a story that will never be severed by death

Have you ever died?

Diancie was not sure if she had already died, or if she had come to that legendary kingdom of the dead.

She only knew that after experiencing the knowledge inheritance of the previous Queens, a radiant existence suddenly appeared before her, whose temperament could not be described even by the word "noble," as if she had pushed the concept of "dazzling" to the extreme.

After the inheritance, Diancie understood many things; for instance, the identity of the existence before her. Just the moment she met the other's gaze, Diancie realized—

She was the First Queen Diancie.

The other spoke thus: "You are the first Diancie to awaken me. Which generation is it now?"

Diancie hesitated. Logically, the other should have been dead for who knows how long, so what did that make her, who was conversing with the other? Was she dead too?

"The 99th, but I am not the Queen." The words had barely left her lips when Diancie saw the other's slightly surprised expression, and she had to emphasize: "The current Queen Diancie is the 99th; I was not born in the Ore Kingdom."

The First Queen asked curiously: "Hmm... then where did you come from?"

Diancie was just about to answer, but the other suddenly changed her mind, waving her hand to stop Diancie from continuing: "Well, those things are no longer important. The me of today is nothing more than a remnant recorded by the Sacred Diamond."

"Since you have received the Sacred Diamond's inheritance, it means the current Queen has agreed to this, otherwise you would not have been able to enter the Sacred Diamond."

"As the first Diancie to see me, tell me, what do you seek?"

"Knowledge, power, or perhaps authority?"

The other opened her arms, her words filled with temptation, as if enticing Diancie to fall into the abyss.

The good child Diancie did not fall for that; Su Hao often taught her not to have delusions about things that did not belong to her. She shook her head gently and said: "The knowledge of the previous Queens has already been fully imparted to me. Power is something cultivated by oneself and should not be bestowed by others. Authority is the most important thing in the Ore Kingdom and should remain with the Queens of each generation."

"If that is all you wish to ask, then please let me out."

"Su Hao... and my partners are still waiting for me."

Diancie's voice was firm, without a trace of confusion. The remnant of the First Queen could see that she was truly not interested in anything she had offered.

A fellow member of the race with a strong personality, she had great confidence, and the origin of her power seemed to be vastly different from theirs.

Perhaps, she could...

Thinking of this, the First Queen's remnant smiled again: "Congratulations, you have passed my test."

Diancie frowned in confusion: "A test?"

"Yes, that was just a test; you resisted the temptation very well." The First Queen's remnant, who had intended to kick Diancie out immediately if she showed greed, kept a straight face and justified herself: "Just consider this the grand prize for reaching the final level of a game. Tell me, what do you seek?"

The First Queen's remnant watched Diancie quietly, as if trying to read something from her expression.

Diancie hesitated for a moment. What was it that she needed?

Having received the inheritance of the previous Queens, she had a sufficient understanding of the essence of her own power. She was not lacking in power or opportunity now; until now, the power of radiance had rarely met an opponent in Diancie's eyes.

Then, the only thing she was missing was that...

Diancie paused, and said word by word: "I want to integrate the power within me, to turn this radiant aura into my own strength."

As she spoke, an aura overflowing with light erupted from Diancie's body; that was the so-called "Boss Aura," a special aura that only appeared around beings known as "Boss Pokémon."

It brought Diancie an all-around improvement in her base abilities, and this aura was born from the mysterious radiant power within Diancie's body.