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The once-Ultimate World was completely destroyed under Necrozma's wrath.
Like today's spirit realm, the Ultimate World had been split from a complete entity into different Ultra Spaces, each located in different dimensional coordinates.
Only at specific locations could one open an Ultra Wormhole to enter a specific Ultra Space.
This was why Roy hadn't entered the Ultra Wormhole that once opened in the Tree of Beginning's spirit realm. Who knew which Ultra Space it would lead to?
The Ultra Space that led to the imprisoned body of the "Great God of Light" and its light could only be accurately opened at the Altar of the Sunne.
Caroline watched Roy step into the Ultra Wormhole. She wanted to help, but all her Pokémon had fallen into a nightmare state.
As for Arman and Henry's Pokémon, they had all been defeated by Kommo-o long ago and disappeared in the nightmare's burst... Considering the condition of those Pokémon at the time, it was very likely that several had actually died.
Now, only Roy remained with real combat strength in their group.
Roy had returned his Pokémon to their Poké Balls in advance during the battle, avoiding the nightmare burst's impact and preserving their vitality.
And what he would face was Noah Reginald, who was a top Master-class Trainer.
Plus, a God-class existence that was currently being born.
Thinking of this, Caroline felt fear for the first time in her life. Her heart felt so empty and heavy. She suddenly found herself coveting power...
Inside the Ultra Wormhole—
Although this spatial passage led directly to the imprisonment site, if one wasn't careful, they could stray outside the passage and become lost in endless chaos.
Fortunately, Lucario was proficient in Teleport. Even without gravity or a sense of direction, it still possessed a strong spatial sense.
Under Lucario's guidance, Roy traveled to the end of the space passage and entered a brand new world in the blink of an eye.
This world was pitch black.
Even the stones and landmarks beside the road seemed to have lost their ability to reflect light, appearing extremely dim.
Of course, this was an illusion. If things truly couldn't reflect light, Roy wouldn't be able to see them at all. But everything in this world had indeed lost some kind of light.
If one had to describe it—it had lost its natural vitality.
Plants no longer grew.
Rivers no longer flowed.
Wind no longer moved.
Fire no longer burned.
The power that drove all natural phenomena was gone...
A world that had lost its vitality—a dead world.
And in this dead and silent world, a dazzling golden beam of light emerged from a tall tower and shot straight into the sky.
Reflected in that light, surrounding the beam, was a cluster of black diamond-shaped buildings. These buildings were designed to reflect light and heat to maximize energy usage.
"This is..."
Such a unique scene made Roy instantly understand where this so-called imprisonment site was.
The Ultra Megalopolis.
The technology of the Pokémon world was already advanced enough in the eyes of Earth's people.
But the technology of the Ultra Megalopolis far surpassed even that.
The tall tower at the center of the Ultra Megalopolis had been created by its residents using advanced technology as a cage to imprison and suppress Necrozma.
Unfortunately, when Roy scanned the area with his Aura, he found no signs of living beings in this entire city.
Obviously, in that great war, not only the Pokémon world but even the people of the Ultra World were completely wiped out, leaving only the empty megalopolis behind.
Roy looked toward the tower and the beam of light, summoned Salamence, and leaped onto its back.
Salamence flapped its wings and soared high, creating a massive air current. In just seconds, it flew near the tower.
The moment they approached, an icy blue beam of light shot out. The cold aura it emitted caused frost to condense in the air.
Ice Beam!
Roy's Aura power had already given him warning. Salamence activated its Dual Wingbeat, vibrating its wing membranes at an extremely high frequency and generating powerful airflow.
In an instant, the airflow centered on Salamence became extremely chaotic.
As soon as the Ice Beam entered this zone, its energy became disordered, deviating from its trajectory and missing Salamence entirely.
With the help of Lugia's Silver Wing, Salamence's turbulent field technique had finally begun to take shape.
Roy followed the beam's trajectory with his eyes and spotted Noah Reginald.
He stood on the tower's platform, surrounded by his Pokémon.
His main lineup included Tentacruel, Gyarados, Walrein, Starmie, Swampert, and his strongest ace—Milotic.
The powerful Ice Beam just now had been released by Walrein.
Although Noah specialized in Water-type Pokémon, his mastery of Walrein's Ice-type techniques had undoubtedly reached an extremely high level.
If Salamence, with its quadruple weakness to Ice, had taken that move directly, even if it didn't faint, it would have lost its fighting capability.
But this made the turbulent field even more impressive.
Salamence, who had just reached the Professional level, could actually interfere with a Master-level Ice Beam using its turbulent flow power.
"What powerful air currents..."
Noah withdrew his admiring gaze, looked at Roy on the dragon's back, and spoke with genuine emotion:
"I didn't expect that the final obstacle in my path would actually be you..."
Ever since the Illuminati's armed branch lost the Child of the Stars at White Mountain, they had been trying to retrieve it.
However, Roy received extremely high protection in China. Both Frances and Sebastian dispatched personnel to his side, ready to respond to any abnormality.
With Frances's Dragonite, its speed was enough to circle the globe in minutes—success within China was impossible.
They could only bide their time.
Finally, Roy chose to go to France to participate in the European Championships, and they sent Arlo to follow him and prepare an inescapable net.
But no one expected the Tree of Beginning's spirit realm to appear suddenly. Roy became a noble messenger, lived in the spirit realm for four months, and even gained the protection of Cole, a top Master-class Ghost-type specialist.
At that point, unless Elite-level combat power was deployed, it was no longer possible to eliminate him.
The crucial Pilgrimage to the Islands was approaching, but they still hadn't retrieved the Child of the Stars. The Illuminati gradually grew anxious.
In desperation, their boss chose to let Darkrai appear and ordered it to attack Los Angeles, creating the Los Angeles nightmare event that shocked the world.
The goal of creating this event was to use the existence of a Legendary Pokémon to attract Champion-level Elites from around the world to Europe to hunt it down.
Among all the peak Champion-level Elites, there wasn't one who didn't covet capturing a Legendary Pokémon.
Frances and Sebastian also joined the joint search team as expected.
In China, only three Elites remained—Brayan, Ryland, and Caroline.
With the biggest threats removed, the Illuminati dispatched their largest force to China at that time... They had Ryland, the Fire-type Elite, begin looking for opportunities to attack Roy without revealing his identity, to eliminate him and retrieve the Child of the Stars.
But at that moment, Roy did something else that defied common sense.
Mega Evolution.
This power made Frances and Sebastian return home immediately that same day, and the plan shattered once again.
Two carefully laid plans both failed due to unexpected factors, and the Illuminati became completely desperate!
They decided to take the risk and have Ryland pay the price of exposing his identity before the island pilgrimage began, forcibly eliminating Roy and kidnapping the Child of the Stars.
But just then, they learned that Roy would participate in the Professional-level assessment, with his goal being to qualify for the island pilgrimage.
The Illuminati were shocked and troubled by Roy's growth rate, but also grateful that Roy had walked right into their trap...
The Alola spirit realm was the cage and cemetery the Illuminati had prepared for Roy.
After the "God" was born, they—commanding divine power—would kill all the Trainers in the spirit realm.
Logically speaking, even if Roy became a Professional-level Trainer, he shouldn't have been able to participate in this level of conflict. It should have been impossible for him to pass Morey Ivan's challenge...
However—
Once again unexpectedly, he had taken that final step and now stood before Noah.
"You are the embodiment of the unexpected..."
Noah Reginald admired from the bottom of his heart. "More precisely, you're like a variable that no one can fathom... Whether it's fate, calculation, or common sense—none can predict your future."
After finishing his words, he solemnly adjusted his collar and gave Roy a French gentleman's salute.
"I will never underestimate you."
"Die here..."
"Variable one."
As soon as those words fell, Roy landed on the tower platform, and his Pokémon appeared beside him.
Mimikyu on his shoulder.
Electivire and Lucario on either side in front.
Ninetales on the left.
Blastoise at the rear right.
Salamence spread its wings behind them, bringing all partners under its protective span.
All team members except Metagross, who was trapped in nightmares.
Not only that, but on Electivire's back, Nebula appeared.
With a tense expression, it raised its head and stared at the beam of light ahead.
Within that beam of light was a figure exactly like itself, bathing in it, absorbing endless light.
One Child of the Stars had already ascended to the advanced God-class rank—
What Roy needed to do was send another—his own Child of the Stars—to the throne of divinity as well!
To accomplish this, he needed to cross the barrier called Noah Reginald!
The battle before the gods was about to begin!