Chapter 544: I Just Want to Use the Creator God's Power to Visit the World You Came From

The black entity in Huo La's mouth, Sakaki knew clearly in his heart, was another Arceus.

He fixed his gaze straight on Huo La, without any detour, and asked directly, "What benefits did he give you, and what mission did he assign you?"

Huo La squinted slightly, his mind rapidly weighing the pros and cons.

He quickly suppressed his inner vigilance, put on an innocent harmless demeanor, spread his hands, and answered calmly, "It's simple: kill the legitimate Arceus and save this world."

As the words fell, he immediately followed up, "And you?"

Huo La's mind became clear.

Since Sakaki knew the secret of Dark Arceus, and Natsume and Mewtwo nearby could read minds, his own lies would be useless and would be exposed instantly.

Rather than waste effort concealing, it's better to be forthright, and take this chance to probe the true relationship between Sakaki and Ma Shu Mu.

Sakaki stared at him quietly, with no intention of hiding anything.

He picked up the cigar on the table again, took a puff, slowly exhaled a swirling Smoke Screen, his tone sounding calm yet hiding extreme ambition: "My deal is simple."

"He promised me that when everything ends, I will take his place and become the brand‑new 'it'."

The brand‑new it!

As soon as those four words landed, Huo La sprang up from his chair, his face full of disbelief. He could never have imagined that Dark Arceus would strike such a level of deal with Sakaki.

This is no longer just Ma Shu Mu exposing the entire secret of Crow Takes Magpie's Nest.

The core of this deal is equivalent to handing over all the worlds created by Arceus into Sakaki's hands!

This is absurd to the extreme, completely beyond Huo La's comprehension.

What puzzles him even more is, if Ma Shu Mu truly intends this, then what was the purpose of his earlier mission to save this world?

Seeing Huo La's face trembling, Sakaki knew without needing Natsume or Mewtwo to read minds that Huo La was completely unaware of these matters.

He said lightly, "It seems it also has something hidden from you."

Huo La forced his turbulent emotions down, slowly sat back, and inhaled deeply to steady his mind.

He lifted his eyes to stare at Sakaki, his tone heavy: "You deliberately told me all this—what exactly do you intend?"

"I have confidence in you."

Sakaki's tone was calm, yet he uttered an earth‑shattering statement.

"I intend to make you the ruler of this New World, the Heir of the Rocket Team."

The words thundered like a sudden lightning strike in his ears; Huo La was completely stunned, his heart filled with disbelief, once again violently shocked.

"You joined the Rocket Team before and even actively sought a managerial position," Sakaki said slowly, his tone seeing through everything, "I can tell you never truly pledged allegiance to the Rocket Team from the start."

"But now, the opportunity lies before you."

He stared at Huo La, offering an irresistibly tempting condition: "As long as you nod, you become the Rocket Team's sole Heir, second only to me, holding the voice of authority over ten thousand."

"I know you've always wanted this world to return to stable order. Now I personally deliver this opportunity to you."

"If you agree, the Rocket Team Forces in Kanto and Hoenn will immediately cooperate with the League. Even the Unova Rocket Team main force, which has been lying in wait, will directly join the battle, helping the League seize the Unova Battlefield."

"Then, you will command the overall situation, and the Whole World will return to peaceful stability."

Sakaki's every word was sincere, each sentence striking the heart.

To be honest, faced with such terms, no one can truly remain unmoved.

Huo La couldn't help but feel turbulence inside, but years of experience let him instantly see through the trickery.

This matter, at its core, hides a huge problem.

Putting aside whether Sakaki's promise can be fulfilled 100%, even if everything is as he says and the Rocket Team truly sets aside its opposition to join the League in quelling the war, the outcome would not be as rosy as it appears.

Once the Rocket Team intervenes in various regions under the guise of cooperation, it will gradually infiltrate local forces, resources, and power structures, and before long the Whole World will be quietly controlled by the Rocket Team.

It may seem like he is taking charge of the world and restoring order, but in fact it is a covert way of helping the Rocket Team achieve its ambition of unifying the world.

Moreover, his original reason for joining the Rocket Team was never genuine aspiration; from start to finish it was solely to complete a mission.

At first it was a compulsory mission issued by the system—no, a mission issued by Arceus.

But now everything has changed.

The current Arceus has long completely left his body, reverting fully to the supreme being that seeks to destroy the world.

The so‑called mission to join the Rocket Team as an Executive vanished long ago along with Arceus's departure.

He no longer needs to be bound by any mission, nor does he need to jump into Sakaki's prearranged trap for the sake of so‑called order.

He didn't refuse outright; after a moment of contemplation, he instead posed another question: "When you become the brand‑new Creator God, what do you plan to do?"

"You aren't planning to just sit peacefully guarding this world, maintaining peace, and being a dutiful Creator God, are you?"

Sakaki pressed out the cigar in his hand, leaned forward slightly toward Huo La, his eyes full of eager longing with a hint of testing, and said, "Of course not; I have no such intention at all."

"I only want to use the Creator God's power to go and see the world you came from."