Location: Azure Mountain.
Battle participants: Phantom Pokemon Mashaduo, Shiny Gengar.
After confirming the battle test, Fang Yuan decisively accepted.
Fang Yuan didn't bully Mashaduo by letting Mewtwo join the fray.
Considering that Mashaduo was a shadow-play expert, Fang Yuan contemplated and decided to let Glutton get some practice.
Their strengths were quite similar... but considering the extra advantages on his side, Fang Yuan thought there wouldn't be any problem.
"Masha!!"
On a clearing, Mashaduo was already prepared for battle.
Currently, it was stretching, warming up its body.
It knew that the candidate for the Brave of the Rainbow on the other side was no ordinary opponent. It had to fight well, as this was also a test from Ho-Oh!!
Glutton: ψ(｀∇´)ψ Koje!!!
While Mashaduo was warming up, Fang Yuan's shadow suddenly stretched out in front of him, and from the pitch-black shadows emerged a white Gengar, unleashing Hungry Ghost Roar.
"Masha?!"
Mashaduo's stretching halted as it squinted at the Gengar.
Previously, two Pokemon entered Fang Yuan's shadow.
This Gengar was one of them.
Among these two Pokemon, Mashaduo clearly felt that the other one was stronger... even it might not win against it, so it paid extra attention to this test.
But, did Fang Yuan just call out the weaker one? It's a sure win; Ho-Oh will be able to see its performance now! Yay!
Although... this Gengar looked very special...
"A white Gengar..." The exceptional Gengar caused Master Fan to marvel in surprise. He had never seen a pure white Shiny Gengar before.
Ever since swallowing the Mega Evolution Stone, Gengar's color stabilized, matching the color it had after Mega Evolution, with the only difference being its physical form.
Seen through ordinary eyes, the current Gengar no doubt appeared very sinister. Master Fan was shocked... Fang Yuan was truly extraordinary. Initially, seeing Fang Yuan with an Eevee, he had been worried about the battle test, but now it seemed there was no need to worry.
Meanwhile.
The battle curtain had risen. Mashaduo, after revving up, disappeared into the ground in front of the staring Glutton, becoming an invisible shadow, attempting to sneak into Glutton's own shadow!
Previously, Gengar and Darkrai combined to squeeze Mashaduo out of Fang Yuan's shadow, and it hadn't forgotten that grudge.
"Masha!!"
In an instant, Mashaduo successfully lingered in Glutton's shadow, and Glutton suddenly felt out of control, not just physically, but its "soul" and reason were almost snatched away.
And... power...
Its power began to drain away, as if Mashaduo were stealthily stealing it through the shadow.
In terms of shadow play, the Mashaduo clan undoubtedly surpassed the Gengar and Darkrai clans!
Currently, feeling Gengar's weakness, Mashaduo smiled, thinking that as long as it continued to steal Gengar's power, victory was assured.
Right now, Gengar's "soul" and mind were completely under its control. Gengar, being weaker, had no chance of breaking free.
At this moment, even if it commanded Gengar to attack Fang Yuan, Gengar would comply without a mishap. That was its power. How could they fight this? There was no way to fight. That's what Mashaduo thought, until suddenly, it realized in bewilderment that in the moment of losing its "soul"... Gengar's expression was actually a smile.
A sinister, terrifying smile that seemed to hold more certainty of victory than itself!
Just then, Fang Yuan's voice finally came through:
"Glutton, Divine Presence."
Divine Presence?
What kind of move was that?
Pointless, at this moment Gengar's "soul" was completely under its control...
Mashaduo was certain, but in the next second, a "buzz" sound erupted, and the azure Power of the Heart enveloped Fang Yuan's entire body like an aura.
It also covered Glutton, whose "soul" was on the verge of being lost but now, as if nothing had happened, perfectly connected with Fang Yuan's command, becoming gradually blurred.
The understanding between them had long reached an unspeakable level.
Such a level of mental guile could not confound Fang Yuan, and naturally, it could not bewilder his Pokemon either.
In an instant, Mashaduo, which was still stealing Glutton's power, froze, sensing that its connection with Gengar had been utterly severed.
"Masha!!" Without further thoughts about what happened, Mashaduo immediately aimed its palms towards Glutton, suspended mid-air, and "boom" "boom" "boom," several Shadow Balls were fired in quick succession.
"Devour," Fang Yuan said.
The two spatial abilities Glutton had gained after consuming a fragment of the Platinum Pearl, belonging to the Pluto Dragon—Vaporization and Devour—were collectively called Divine Presence, each with its distinct function.
Vaporization allowed it to evade nearly 100% of attacks, as long as the opponent's spatial proficiency didn't surpass its own.
As for Devour, it enabled Glutton to transfer any attack within its tolerance range into a special Different Space within itself!
"We'll treat them with their own methods," Fang Yuan said.
After he finished speaking, Glutton did not dodge the Shadow Ball, and instead, it seemed as if an air vortex appeared on his body, and he took the move head on!
The next moment, under Mashaduo's astonished expression, the Shadow Ball simply vanished as if Glutton had eaten it up.
"Unlike in the games, Mashaduo's exclusive move, Shadow Thief, seems to be able to directly steal any power to strengthen itself... undoubtedly even more powerful. However, the same goes for Glutton; as long as it can withstand the power, it can also consume the opponent's strength to aid itself!"
"Koje!!" As Glutton licked its lips, several spatial vortices opened up out of nowhere around Mashaduo, redirecting the Shadow Balls that Mashaduo had fired at Glutton right back towards Mashaduo!
Ground-bound Mashaduo was suddenly faced with attacks coming from multiple directions, and as energy surged, the sky began to change!
"I... meow..."
The offense and defense between Mashaduo and Gengar, as well as the wave-guiding power assistance from Fang Yuan on the side, completely stunned Master Fan.
"I'm glad Mashaduo didn't use this to test old me in a battle..."
He murmured to himself.
"Bwoo..." Eevee glanced at Master Fan and thought, just watch. Neither side has gone all out yet.
At this moment, faced with Glutton's counterattack, Mashaduo hesitated for a moment, suddenly realizing why this candidate had sent Gengar into battle.
Although its strength was somewhat greater than Gengar's, due to Gengar's inconceivable spatial talent, Mashaduo seemed to have no good way to quickly defeat the opponent.
This was turning into a war of attrition... and in a war of attrition... the opponent certainly still had some strategy waiting for it.
It couldn't let the opponent have its way.
Mashaduo got to this point in its thoughts, and its headdress, braces, and collar all began to burn like green and yellow flames; its eyes also lit up in this state.
Full power mode, activate!
The Mashaduo that had been judged by Fang Yuan and the others to be at the Ordinary Guardian God level suddenly gained a boost in strength!
At this moment, Mashaduo's thought was, since Glutton liked to devour, it would just burst the opponent.
It directly used the Autonomous exclusive Z-move taught by Ho-Oh, the Seven-star Soul-extracting Leg!
Mashaduo raised its foot slightly, a greenish-yellow light flashed by, and the incoming Shadow Balls simply exploded out of nowhere. Following a sweeping kick from Mashaduo, seven greenish-yellow light spheres, resembling the Big Dipper, thundered towards Glutton.
"This... this is..." Master Fan was already at a loss for words.
Fang Yuan was also slightly startled when he saw this. That move from the theatrical version, huh.
To think they could use it without a Trainer or a Z Pure Crystal.
Ho-Oh truly does have a PY relationship with the island gods, no wonder Xiaozhi was designated as soon as he went to Alola!
"It's no use." However, facing the Z-move, Fang Yuan still had some confidence.
In response to Mashaduo's highly anticipated move, the Glutton in the sky intended to take it head on. With an eerie smile, Glutton's body turned into a vortex and surrounded by white light, transforming into another shape under the astonished expressions of both Mashaduo and Master Fan.
In the midst of the sky, the white body, merged with fire and space, slowly emerged in the light.
Under the jet-black pupils, the seven light spheres flickered in front of it.
In an instant, Fang Yuan thought, and Gengar went through MEGA evolution!
It burst out with a presence not inferior to Mashaduo's!
Mashaduo grew stronger, but after MEGA Evolution, the space inside Glutton expanded countless times!
As Glutton grinned, Mashaduo's Seven-star Soul-extracting Leg was devoured into a different space!
In any case, seeing his move disappear before his eyes, Mashaduo felt just two words in its heart, confused!
Mashaduo: ???
"Masha?? (Where is my ultimate move?? Give it back to me?!!)"
Even that can be devoured??
Is this really happening!
Above the skies, Glutton looked towards Mashaduo, managed a difficult smile, and shakily gave a thumbs up.
Glutton: (*⊙~⊙) Cough, although I can devour, it indeed was a bit of a strain... my stomach's about to burst...
Here, you have it back!
Having used the Z-move, Mashaduo was also somewhat strained, such as still being very stiff, and then, as it saw the Seven-star Soul-extracting Leg reemerging from the spatial vortex Glutton returned, it was immediately dumbfounded, becoming... even stiffer.
"Masha------------ (I don't want it back!!)" It didn't want to lose!!!
Boom!!!
Smoke arose from the clearing, Master Fan disdainfully coughed and waved away the smoke, while Fang Yuan and Eevee exchanged glances and then simultaneously looked around.
On the Northern rocks, the incarnation of the North Wind, Shui Jun, with a light body and white ribbons like the surrounding wind, appeared here unnoticed.
To the South, Emperor Yan, with blade-like brown fur, a red hexagram-shaped mark on its cheek, and a mane like white smoke floating behind it, stood tall.
To the East, atop the rocks, Lei Gong, with arcs of lightning underfoot, golden fur, and a purple cloak of thunder on its back, also watched over the scene with awe-inspiring presence.
"Lei Gong, Emperor Yan, Shui Jun?" Fang Yuan said in disbelief.
"Masha..." From within the ruins, Mashaduo, spitting dust, thought, it's them! You didn't expect that, did you? You're scared now, right? Even if you beat me, there's a tougher test ahead! Does your sky-pure "soul" feel fear now?!
"This... doesn't that mean, after a while, besides PY Mashaduo and Ho-Oh, I can PY the Three Sacred Beasts?!" Fang Yuan's thoughts were overwhelmingly clear.