Chapter 390: Does the Sacred Fire Possess Life? The Legend of Moltres!

Luo Mu still remembered that the sacred fire enshrined by the Kanto League possessed life.

Here on the Indigo Plateau, the sacred fire within the Kanto League headquarters originated from Moltres and was used as the symbol for the Indigo Conference held below.

Meanwhile, within the Ho-Oh Temple at the foothills of Mount Silver, a sacred fire said to originate from Ho-Oh was enshrined, serving as the symbol for the Silver Conference held in Silver Town on the Mount Silver side.

Whether Ho-Oh's sacred fire held any divine mysteries was a matter for later discussion.

At the very least, right before Luo Mu, Delibird, Moltres, and Will, the sacred fire of Moltres had indeed revealed its miraculous aspect.

Only then did they see that the Moltres composed of flames, circling above the silver brazier, suddenly gained spirit in its sunken eye sockets as if receiving the final touch of life; it halted its circling, casting a sharp and majestic gaze straight at Luo Mu's Moltres, as if sizing it up.

Luo Mu's Moltres likewise hovered in midair, feeling no tension despite being stared at by the flame-formed Moltres.

The two Moltres gazed at each other for a while; without knowing what communication transpired, the Moltres atop the silver brazier let out a high-pitched cry toward the sky, and from its flame-constructed body flew a miniature Moltres much smaller than itself.

This Moltres, also composed of flames, like a bird returning to its nest, transformed into orange-red flames and entirely merged into the body of Luo Mu's Moltres.

Once it confirmed the flames had thoroughly integrated into Moltres's body, as if having fulfilled its purpose, the flame-formed Moltres atop the silver brazier reverted once more into formless sacred fire, falling back into the brazier to continue burning vigorously.

Moltres also folded its wings and landed beside Luo Mu, casting a rather respectful glance at the sacred fire burning within the brazier.

Luo Mu's eyes widened slightly; just as he was about to ask Moltres what had happened, an elderly voice suddenly rang out from nearby.

"I can't help myself~ Since the last Indigo Conference, I never expected to witness such an eye-opening scene."

Luo Mu looked up.

Before the gate leading to the Kanto Pokémon League headquarters building stood a somewhat short elderly man with a white beard, stroking his whiskers and watching this side with a smiling face.

Will turned around and respectfully called out to the elder, "Chairman Goodshow, why have you come out?"

Will's reaction directly revealed the white-bearded elder's identity; he was none other than Goodshow, the Chairman of the Pokémon League.

Not daring to be slow, Luo Mu also greeted Goodshow.

"Hello, Chairman Goodshow."

"Hello everyone, hello everyone." Goodshow chuckled, stopping his action of stroking his beard, "I thought you should be arriving soon, so I planned to come out and take a look, yet I never expected to witness such a rare sight seen once in a century."

"Does Chairman Goodshow know what happened?"

Luo Mu asked Goodshow.

"Of course."

Refusing Will's support, Goodshow showed no signs of old age whatsoever; he strode rapidly toward Luo Mu, speaking without pause.

"I have always wanted to meet you; seeing this now, you truly live up to your reputation as the hero who resolved the crisis on Ascorbia Island, to have even earned the approval of the sacred fire left behind by that fellow for your Moltres."

Having arrived beside Luo Mu, Goodshow extended his hand toward him.

Reaching out to shake hands, Luo Mu seized upon the key point in Goodshow's words: "Who is 'that fellow'?" "That should be a matter from before the League was established; the seed of the sacred fire came from a very powerful Moltres. Once, it had a close relationship with the League Chairman of that time; ultimately, it left behind its fire seed, which evolved into the sacred fire burning vigorously in this brazier today."

Holding Luo Mu's hand, Goodshow's face showed a look of reminiscence as he spoke slowly.

"Unlike the Moltres in the Orange Archipelago that is bound to the climate, that Moltres was not only more powerful but also more mysterious."

"According to records, its flames even possessed the wonderful effect of healing wounds; remnants of its will even lingered within the flames, manifesting a form when encountering a person or Pokémon it approved of, either to protect them or to grant them an opportunity."

Listening to Goodshow's account, Luo Mu withdrew his hand at the appropriate moment when the other let go, looked at the expressionless Moltres beside him, and revealed a thoughtful expression.

That Moltres's flames could actually heal wounds? Originally, he had thought the setting of Moltres's flames being able to heal wounds would only appear in the fan-fiction novels in his memory, and that a real Moltres could only rely on magma to heal injuries.

He never expected that a Moltres possessing flames capable of healing wounds would actually appear.

Goodshow turned around, leaving only his back facing Luo Mu, and chuckled while stroking his beard: "Hahaha! Perhaps the will existing within the sacred fire approved of your Moltres and imparted to it the fire seed capable of healing wounds?"

While emitting loud laughter, Goodshow walked toward the interior of the Kanto League headquarters.

Will cast a glance at Luo Mu, then followed after him.

"Sigh, it seems I can only check what changes have occurred in your body after we finish our business."

Luo Mu sighed helplessly; ignoring the flames burning on Moltres's body, he reached out to stroke its feathers, then took out a red-and-white painted Poké Ball and recalled Moltres, leaving only Delibird by his side.

After all, Luo Mu did not carry Delibird's Poké Ball on his person, so he could only let it follow beside him.

Inside the Kanto League headquarters, Luo Mu was led into a cultivation greenhouse built underground.

Here, there were not only Grass-type Pokémon continuously releasing the Sunny Day move to carefully regulate the temperature, but also Water-type Pokémon with the Damp Ability, utilizing their trait to adjust the humidity within the room.

There were even some specially cultivated Meganium living inside; through the miraculous power in their breath, they kept the condition of the plants at their optimal state.

Coupled with technological equipment used to assist these Pokémon, a completely independent greenhouse cultivated many rare plants down here.

All of the above was introduced to Luo Mu by Goodshow.

"Remember to have your Delibird restrain its Ice-type energy; do not shake its feathers easily, lest ice particles potentially generated within the feather gaps affect the environment inside the greenhouse."

After giving Luo Mu this additional instruction, Goodshow looked toward the staff members standing by nearby.

The staff member nodded slightly, struck the keyboard several times in succession to release the final safety lock, and the gate leading into the greenhouse slowly opened.

At this moment, Luo Mu had just repeated Goodshow's instruction to Delibird and stood up.

As the gate opened, a mischievous yet refreshing fragrance drifted out from the greenhouse, lingering around the nostrils, making one feel peaceful and calm from the bottom of one's heart; Luo Mu could not help but reveal an expression of Tao Zui.

He remembered that this should be the fragrance of Meganium.

Delibird inhaled deeply in Tao Zui; the effect of the fragrance on it was far greater than on Luo Mu, and it felt that its state of mind had never been as calm as it was now.

(End of Chapter)