"How far will it be able to go?"
At that moment, all eyes turned toward Vibrava.
Propelling upward with the full strength of the body was, practically, what all Pokémon that entered this layer did.
In everyone's eyes, if Vibrava wanted to surpass Salamence, everything would depend on how powerful the strength it could release was.
"Wait, what is that Vibrava doing?"
Suddenly, a Trainer spoke in confusion.
Because Vibrava's choice was completely different from what they had imagined.
At that moment, Vibrava's figure had stopped in the same place, without the slightest intention of exploding with all its strength to rush upward!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
In the sky, the air currents crossed one another.
At that moment, Vibrava had already brought the power of its Levitate ability to the maximum.
Under those circumstances, those crossing currents were also affected for a brief period of time, and failed to influence Vibrava.
"What's going on?"
"Is Vibrava confronting the crossing currents?"
A Trainer frowned, completely unable to guess what Vibrava intended to do.
"The chaotic-current layer and the crossing currents can actually be considered turbulence."
"If turbulence has to be related to Rayquaza, there should only be that, right?"
"Mega Rayquaza's Delta Stream ability can turn the weather into turbulence!"
Observing Vibrava's movements, Ethan narrowed his eyes.
Perhaps those so-called layers of the festival sky were, in reality, an evolution of the Delta Stream ability.
Under those circumstances, if he wanted to pass through that crossing-current layer that no Pokémon had ever managed to overcome, he could only start with the weather ability Delta Stream!
"Huh, look at the sky."
"Is Vibrava using Sandstorm?"
Suddenly, another Trainer let out an exclamation.
In the sky, around Vibrava's body, sand and dust began to appear.
Just when no one knew what Vibrava intended to do, they saw it gather the sandstorm weather around its body, turning it into a mantle of sand that covered its whole body.
Then, under everyone's incredulous gazes, the sandstorm around Vibrava suddenly transformed into a sandy wind dragon, which moved quickly among the crossing currents.
Once again, Vibrava executed Ryū: Gosho chimaki. Only this time, it changed from simple air currents to a sandstorm, using its Levitate ability to control the storm and directly transform it into a sandy wind dragon.
In the blink of an eye, Vibrava's flight height surpassed Salamence's, and it was still rapidly ascending!
"What is going on here?"
"Is it using sandstorm weather to face the crossing currents?"
The members of the Sky Clan were completely dumbfounded.
It was the first time they had seen a scene like that!
"Using weather against weather... I see!"
The patriarch of the Sky Clan frowned, trying to deduce from that the reason why Vibrava could move so quickly within the crossing-current layer.
"It did it."
"Fortunately, it isn't the true Delta Stream ability. If it were really Mega Rayquaza's exclusive ability, any weather would be useless."
Seeing this scene, Ethan showed a proud expression.
Sometimes, knowledge really was power, capable of accomplishing many things that ordinary people found hard to believe.
"With that height, it has already broken the record of previous editions, right?"
At the same time, Leader Andrea's beautiful eyes were also full of surprise.
Although she knew Ethan was very strong, a result like that was truly incredible!
"You mean... that Vibrava could directly rise to the sky above the sky?"
Suddenly, a Trainer spoke, making everyone present tremble again.
Rise to the sky above the sky and complete something that no Pokémon had ever been able to accomplish?
"That doesn't seem very possible, does it?"
"Although right now Vibrava is resisting the crossing currents."
"But the crossing currents also become stronger the farther it advances. It's not certain that Vibrava can withstand them!"
Another Trainer spoke, his eyes fixed on Vibrava in the sky.
Just as that Trainer said, when Vibrava reached a certain height, it also began to stagnate.
Under those increasingly terrifying crossing currents, the sandy wind dragon surrounding Vibrava's body vaguely showed signs of collapsing. It seemed it would not be able to hold on much longer!
"As expected... it really is a pity."
"It was clearly only a little bit short. What a pity."
Seeing this scene, some Trainers had already begun shaking their heads.
"A pity, a true pity. In the end, it is still only a Vibrava."
"If it were a Flygon, perhaps it could still make one last push."
Another Trainer also sighed. It truly was a pity.
"Evolution?"
"It should also be time, right?"
Ethan fixed his gaze on Vibrava in the sky and murmured.
In fact, when they left Dragon Valley, Vibrava, which had managed to fuse with the power of the Dragon Pearl, had already long been able to evolve.
And in this Sky Festival, Vibrava's final potential had also been stimulated.
Now, evolving while wrapped in the Delta Stream ability was, without a doubt, the most perfect moment of evolution for Vibrava.
Boom!
At the same time, Vibrava seemed to feel Ethan's will.
Just as Ethan's voice fell, dazzling white light suddenly burst from its body.
And as the white light expanded without stop, the sandy wind dragon enveloping Vibrava's body grew violently.
Immediately afterward, the light of evolution spread and completely enveloped the sandy wind dragon, while blinding white light shot out in all directions.
Suddenly, a white flash could be seen.
In the next instant, under everyone's incredulous gazes, that white light pierced through the crossing-current layer and appeared in an even higher sky.
At the same time, the white light shattered.
Then they saw the figure of a Flygon appear in the air.
After going through all kinds of experiences, Vibrava had finally evolved into Flygon.
And at the same time as it evolved, Vibrava also completed something that had never been achieved in the Sky Festival.
It pierced through the final crossing-current layer and arrived beneath the summit of the white clouds!
"It did it. A Pokémon did it."
Seeing this scene, all the members of the Sky Clan were stunned.
Afterward, under the patriarch's direction, they all knelt, crossed their hands in front of their chests, and began to pray.
"Oh, sky above the sky."
"Flygon, go take a look."
"Above the sky... does Rayquaza truly exist?"
Ethan's gaze met Flygon's across the enormous distance.
As if it had heard what Ethan was thinking in his heart, Flygon nodded.
Then, they saw it turn its head to look at the sky. Its strong wings beat behind it, and its figure sank into the white clouds.
(End of chapter)