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The battle between Mammon and Serena also began.
But, as expected, Serena was easily defeated by Mammon.
Before the fight, Serena herself stated that she wanted to witness the power of Legendary Pokémon.
Therefore, in this battle, Mammon used Dark Lugia, Yveltal, Shadow Rider Calyrex, Miraidon, Little Rayquaza, and Sword King Zacian, respectively.
Without a doubt, this battle drew enormous cheers.
Serena was also completely satisfied. Although the loss was quite devastating—she was swept with a shutout—this was not unacceptable to Serena.
After all, facing such a formidable lineup and opponent, what better performance could she have given?
The Quarterfinals were completely finished, and the four Trainers who advanced were:
Selene, Giovanni, Akari, and Mammon!
No one had any objections to this. It was no exaggeration to say that these four were currently the strongest Trainers in this world.
The upcoming Semifinals would inevitably be the focus of worldwide attention.
But compared to the upcoming matches, Mammon was more concerned about something else.
"A Pokémon paradise? Not bad."
In the backyard of World Tree Castle, the platinum-gold Arceus landed on the grass, its green eyes gazing toward World Tree Paradise.
It could clearly sense that Mew, Regigigas, Xerneas, Zamazenta, and other Pokémon were residing in that location.
Arceus offered no comment on this. It knew this must be Mammon's doing, but the main thing was that Regigigas and the others had agreed and weren't resisting.
"Arceus, is this truly acceptable?"
Mammon was actually very excited at this moment, but he managed to calm himself down.
A smile appeared in Arceus's eyes, and then a soft, shining golden light illuminated its body.
The golden radiance was sacred and dense. Within the light, a small creature slowly took shape.
Mammon stared intently at the non-blinding golden light, witnessing the birth of a brand new life within it.
The Creation of Life!
Arceus's classification is the 'Creation' Pokémon. For Arceus, 'Creation' is its true authority.
Just like how it created the Lake Legend, representing'spirit,' and the Sinnoh Trio, representing 'matter,' at the Beginning of Creation.
In the Pokémon world view, it could be said that there is nothing Arceus cannot 'create'!
Mammon previously had a question: As a clone of the Original Arceus, could it create another clone?
But without a doubt, it had now succeeded.
After about five minutes, the golden radiance gradually diminished, and a much smaller Pokémon landed in front of Arceus.
Mammon looked at this newly born Pokémon, excitement inevitably showing on his face.
It had a white body, resembling a horse, a Unicorn, and a centaur. The dark areas of its torso, mane, tail, and face were outlined by gray vertical stripes, and its four pointed hooves were gold.
This was indeed an Arceus!
However, compared to a normal Arceus, the Little Arceus was less than a meter tall, and its eyes held the innocent and naive gaze of one unfamiliar with the world.
Little Arceus curiously turned its head, looking around, appearing quite outgoing.
"This child, I entrust to you, Mammon."
Arceus looked at Little Arceus with immense tenderness, and its aged, gentle telepathy sounded out.
"Please rest assured!" Mammon naturally thumped his chest in assurance.
"I will definitely raise it to be plump and healthy!"
Mammon was practically overjoyed at this moment. He never expected that he would actually become the Trainer of an Arceus one day.
This is Arceus!
"Hahaha... I believe you too." Arceus couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this, nodding and speaking softly to Mammon.
Although Mammon was not a traditionally 'good' person, Arceus could see that Mammon's care for Pokémon was genuine.
Coupled with its previous observations and interactions, Arceus specifically requested this from the Original Body, and the Original Body agreed.
Actually, Arceus hadn't held much hope at first, as it clearly understood what the four characters 'Arceus' represented in the Pokémon world.
But the Original Body agreed, which still surprised Arceus somewhat.
Perhaps it was because the Original Body had also observed Mammon, or perhaps there were other reasons; who knows.
But with the Original Body's approval, things were much easier.
"I haven't given this child many memories. Its future depends on your guidance, Mammon."
Arceus continued speaking to Mammon. When it created this Little Arceus, it deliberately made it an infant form.
"I understand." Mammon nodded, smiling.
"The strength of our Family relies heavily on the power of the wisp stone slabs, but the slabs are of great importance, and I cannot give you too many."
Arceus pondered for a moment, and then a faint light shimmered across its body.
A gleaming wisp stone slab separated from its body. From the light, it could be seen that this was a gray-white wisp stone slab.
"Let this Judgement Plate be a gift from me, its..." Arceus tilted its head slightly: "Father, to the child."
After thinking about it, Arceus still used the term 'Father,' even though it inherently has no strict gender division.
The Normal-type Judgement Plate!
Mammon's eyes slightly brightened. What Arceus said was correct. Even without the wisp stone slab, Little Arceus's power was already at the peak of Pokémon strength, and after growing up, it could be called invincible.
But having the wisp stone slab was certainly best, as only the Arceus Family could truly utilize the elemental power of the so-called wisp stone slabs.
"Oh, I feel so embarrassed."
Mammon said he felt embarrassed, but his tone and expression showed no embarrassment whatsoever.
The Judgement Plate gradually merged into Little Arceus's body. Little Arceus blinked, seemingly sensing something.
"The Judgement Plate, plus the Dread Plate already with you, Mammon, is enough." Arceus nodded in satisfaction.
It had always known that the Dark-type Dread Plate was in Mammon's possession.
"Mammon, there is one more thing."
Then, Arceus seemed to recall something.
"This child was created by me, so in terms of existential essence, it is inferior to me."
Mammon raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, then immediately understood.
"I understand. Thank you very much, Arceus."
Mammon said, smiling.
Arceus's meaning was simple: Little Arceus's life essence was inferior to that of the Arceus clone standing before him.
But this was not surprising. After all, the Arceus clone was created by the Original Arceus, while Little Arceus was created on the spot by the Arceus clone.
In terms of life essence, Little Arceus was indeed at the bottom rung of the Arceus Family.
However, Mammon didn't mind. Ultimately, being able to own an Arceus was already an immense stroke of luck.
He really had to thank this friendly Arceus clone for actually creating an Arceus for him.
Furthermore, even if Little Arceus's life essence couldn't compare to the Arceus clone, it was only weaker than the Arceus clone.
Once Little Arceus grows up, it will still be second only to one Arceus, and above all other creatures!
Even Ultra Necrozma and the others cannot compare to Little Arceus!
Do you understand the gold standard represented by the four characters 'Arceus' in the Pokémon world?
"Little one, we are partners now. Grow up quickly and healthily."
Mammon squatted down, happily rubbed Little Arceus's small head, and said with squinting, smiling eyes.
Little Arceus blinked, watched Mammon for a moment, and then also squinted its eyes in a smile, looking incredibly cute.
Over the next few days, because Mammon was incredibly happy, he took Little Arceus everywhere to wander around.
The specific situation can be summarized with a single scene.
One day, Ash, Red, and a few others came to World Tree Castle to visit N and play, taking the opportunity to spar and battle.
Mammon happened to be sunbathing while watching the 'baby'.
"Mammon!"
Ash greeted Mammon when he saw him.
"Oh, Ash."
"Mammon, in the Semifinals in a few days, you're going to pa..."
"Huh, Ash, how did you know I caught Arceus?"
"Ah?"
Ash looked bewildered upon hearing this. What Arceus?
"Sigh, I didn't expect even you to know about this." Mammon smiled as he looked at Little Arceus playing near Mesprit in the distance.
"Emmm, Arceus is..." Ash was very confused.
"Oh dear, how did you know Arceus is the Sinnoh Grand Lord from Sinnoh Mythology?"
Mammon looked at Ash in surprise.
Ash: (⊙o⊙)
Seeing Ash's confused expression, Mammon was extremely satisfied.
Seriously, he was never a low-key person. Now that he had obtained Little Arceus, couldn't he show it off a little?
If Arceus wasn't still small right now, Mammon would have already wanted to use Arceus to compete in the World Championship!