Chapter 469: Just Subdue It Directly

The scene before them made everyone present unable to help but exclaim.

Everyone stared fixedly at the midair, their faces full of disbelief.

Even Ultra Necrozma halted its movements under the veil of pure white holy light, its eyes showing a hint of surprise, clearly not expecting such a terrifying power to emerge suddenly.

Only Huo La relaxed completely, his tense body softened as he exhaled a long breath of foul air.

The white light enveloping him drifted slowly, gathering bit by bit in front of him.

In the blink of an eye, a wholly snow‑white figure with a sacred aura emerged from the light—Creator God Arceus.

As soon as Arceus appeared, he merely lifted his eyes lightly and coldly glanced at the opposing Ultra Necrozma.

The next second, an ethereal voice rang directly in Huo La's mind: "Only a short time has passed, and the life‑saving measure I left you has already been forced out so quickly?"

Huo La sighed helplessly in his heart: "I have no choice either; you saw it yourself. Opposite us is a fully‑formed Ultra Necrozma— even the Space‑Time Trio together couldn't stop it."

This is the Arceus Clone that Ma Shu Mu left behind.

It glanced again at the overwhelmingly powerful Ultra Necrozma, its tone carrying a hint of approval: "That guy is indeed hard to deal with. But how did you know I left a life‑saving trump card on you?"

"I guessed," Huo La thought back. "I haven't finished the task you gave me; you couldn't just watch me die. Fortunately, I bet correctly."

"Consider yourself lucky."

Arceus said lightly, then fixed his gaze on the restless Ultra Necrozma, his tone becoming a bit serious: "Since I've already appeared, I'll take the opportunity to completely eliminate this world's trouble."

Their conversation took place entirely in the mind, astonishingly fast, unheard by anyone else. To Lai Ke, Paipa, and Bilan, it was merely Arceus quietly giving Huo La a glance.

Immediately after, ethereal Type Plates floated around Arceus, their flowing light constantly rotating, and a terrifying divine pressure instantly spread across the entire battlefield.

Eighteen beams of power, far stronger and more domineering than Necrozma's laser, shot skyward, barreling straight toward it.

The eighteen beams intertwined around Ultra Necrozma, instantly forming an airtight Cage of Light that locked it tightly at the center. Within the cage, the beams continuously refracted and washed over it, striking its body again and again.

Originally cloaked in golden light and exuding unmatched majesty, Ultra Necrozma's golden aura was instantly shattered.

The tiny golden fragments fell from the sky, yet did not disperse, remaining suspended in midair.

Moonlight returns to the Ultra Megalopolis.

Time passed slowly, and the Cage of Light imprisoning Ultra Necrozma continuously washed over its body.

Eventually, the dazzling golden sheen on its surface completely faded. Stripped of the gold, Necrozma revealed its originally pitch‑black body, with faint violet glimmers seeping through the dark patterns.

At this moment Ultra Necrozma appeared listless, its aura reduced to the weakest possible, already gravely wounded and utterly devoid of any combat ability.

Ma Shu Mu's Arceus gave the listless Necrozma a casual glance, then lightly stepped its front hoof into the void. A gentle ripple of energy spread from beneath its foot, sweeping across the entire realm.

The scattered golden fragments in midair, upon touching the ripple, rose upward, soaring toward the heights, then burst with a roar, turning into a rain of fine golden light that gently fell.

Every area touched by the light rain gradually lit up with a gentle glow.

This glow was peculiar—not the blinding white incandescence of the Ultra Megalopolis Tower, nor the domineering golden divine light of Necrozma, but a warm, natural halo, the light of the Ultra Megalopolis after countless vanished years.

"This… this is light… it's moonlight!"

Lai Ke looked up at the revived brilliance across the sky, his eyes full of disbelief, his voice unable to stop trembling slightly.

"For now this is as far as we can go," Ma Shu Mu's voice rang again in Huo La's mind. "The fundamental rule of this world is upheld by the Sun and Moon Duo—Suo Er Jia Lei Ou and Lunala—born of the sun and moon. Now only Lunala remains here, so I can only help this world regain moonlight first."

Huo La, puzzled, immediately asked, "What about sunlight? This world can't remain with only moonlight."

"Isn't there a little nebula in the Main World?" Arceus explained slowly. "When it successfully evolves into Suo Er Jia Lei Ou, and we bring it back to this world, the missing sunlight will be restored, making the world whole again."

"Back then, the Sun and Moon Duo, fearing Necrozma's terrifying power, voluntarily chose to regress and hide. Because of that, the world's sun‑and‑moon light completely vanished. The locals, unaware, mistakenly thought Necrozma had devoured all light and ultimately chose to forcefully seal it."

Huo La's mind suddenly cleared.

He finally understood why Lai Ke's ancestors had exhausted every method yet could not retrieve light from Necrozma.

The blamed culprit had been wrong from the start; light was never consumed by Necrozma, only the Sun and Moon Duo's regression and concealment had completely cut off the world's source of light.

"After regression, the Sun and Moon Duo each scattered to a side," Arceus turned his gaze toward the still‑unconscious Goulu Zhaobo below, speaking slowly, "Lunala stayed in this world, while Suo Er Jia Lei Ou eventually went to the Main World."

As the words fell, Ultra Necrozma could no longer sustain its transformed form and began to gradually regress.

It first reverted to the Dawn Wings Necrozma shape, then its body split, turning back into the two Pokémon—Necrozma and Lunala.

Huo La looked at the two Divine Beasts before him and thought, "What should we do with this Necrozma?"

"What do you intend to do?" Ma Shu Mu retorted.

"I want to recruit it as a combat asset."

"Then just capture it outright," Ma Shu Mu said evenly. "I'll leave this matter here and go."

He paused, then asked, "By the way, is there any word on its whereabouts?"

Huo La understood who he meant, shook his head after a moment's thought, then looked at the unconscious Zhaobo: "No, but he's here; we can interrogate him properly."

"Alright," Ma Shu Mu's voice softened. "The power of this clone is nearly exhausted; if trouble arises later, you'll have to rely on yourself."