Chapter 317: Dragon Cave Trial, Secret of Speed, Inheritor Xijiana
“So cool!”

Alice's eyes shone brightly, and at this moment, she realized more deeply what a battle between top trainers was like.

Ignoring the water stains on the ground left by the heavy rain, Zhulan squatted down and looked directly at Alice with her beautiful gray eyes.

"Alice, you must keep this in mind. It will be of great help to you in the future."

This knowledge and experience will help Alice avoid many detours, and as a clear goal, it will give Alice enough motivation to pursue it.

Doracena held up the cotton wings of the Tanabata Bluebird, looking distressed: "Now it's all wet, I have to dry it."

Although the cotton wings of the Qixi Bluebird can dissolve many attacks, they droop when they come into contact with water, which is a bit inconvenient.

After temporarily taking the Tanabata Bluebird back into the Poké Ball, Doracena looked at the trainers who were gathered in groups of two or three, sighing that they had feasted their eyes and discussing the details of the battle. She came to Zhulan and Alice, squinting her eyes and smiling, and asked, "Ms. Zhulan, what do you think of this battle?"

Zhulan paused and looked towards Luo Mu and Xiao Zhuang.

At this time, Xiao Zhuang had already handed the Thorn Dragon King over to the healer of the Dragon Taming Clan, while Luo Mu was personally treating Dragonite's minor injuries. Looking at his skillful techniques, it was clear that he must have done this a lot in his daily life.

I don’t know if Dragonite was stimulated by the coolness brought by the medicine or if it was intentional, but its huge body fell directly towards the unsuspecting Luo Mu and landed directly in the puddle.

Feeling the coolness and wetness on his back, Luo Mu frowned and told Dragonite to get up quickly, but Dragonite hugged Luo Mu tightly like a spoiled child, and refused to let him get up no matter how Luo Mu struggled. He also showed an aggrieved expression, leaving Luo Mu with nowhere to vent his anger.

The monarch snake on the side watched coldly, as if to say, "I don't know these two guys who like to roll in puddles."

Looking at this scene of humans and Pokémon living in harmony, Zhulan's delicate face raised a smile and said, "It's beyond my imagination. It's a great battle, Ms. Doracena."

"Is that so~"

Doracena still had that leisurely tone, but neither Zhulan nor Alice, who was at a too low altitude, noticed that at some point, Doracena's narrowed eyes opened.

Doracena's sharp gaze swept across Zhulan, and finally stopped at her burning eyes as she stared at Luo Mu and Dragonite over there.

In Doracena's opinion, what was burning in Zhulan's eyes was a burning desire to fight, respect for the strong, and the confidence cultivated from countless battles.

At this moment, the battle goddess of the Sinnoh region was filled with desires against Luomu and Dragonite. She wanted to fight them and win.

There was no trace of confusion.

At this moment, Zhulan was eager to fight with Luo Mu, but she knew that now was not the time, at least not tonight, so her reason firmly suppressed this desire.

Even Doracena admired Zhulan, who was from the same lineage as her ancestors, for this kind of self-control.

but
"After all, they are still young people. It's so easy to understand~"

Doracena whispered in a voice that only she could hear, and a flash of anticipation flashed across her eyes that were not at all cloudy.

She felt more reassured than ever before as she handed over the future of the alliance to the younger generation like Luo Mu, Zhu Lan and Xiao Zhuang.

Shortly after the battle between Luo Mu and Xiao Zhuo ended, the battle between Adu and Xia Ka also ended successfully.

The final result was naturally that Adu won, but Xia Ka's difficulty was beyond Adu's expectations, resulting in him starting the battle first but ending later than Luo Mu and Xiao Zhuang's battle. This made him feel like he had lost the remote competition with Luo Mu.

As for Xiao Zhuo who lost the battle, A'du would only wish his cheating cousin success.

Xia Ka's strength is undoubtedly much stronger than Xiao Zhuo. Adu remembered that someone mentioned to him that even in the United Alliance, the current group of young Four Heavenly Kings would respectfully address Xia Ka as "Senior Xia Ka" when they saw him.

This is not a respect for seniority, but a respect for the strength of Shaka, the backbone of the United Alliance.

Although Xia Ka was stronger than Xiao Zhuo, the battle between him and Xia Ka had taken place much earlier than the battle between Luo Mu and Xiao Zhuo. In a sense, Adu felt that he had indeed lost.

But a loss is a loss. Yulongdu will not stop because of a failure. He will only hope to defeat Luo Mu in the next competition, but at least he has no chance tonight.

After all, it was almost late at night, and the guests should return to the high-end hotel arranged by the Dragon Clan to rest.

The cars waiting to pick them up drove away one after another. A'du quietly looked at the silent manor. This silence made the noise just now seem like just a dream.

But the beating heart in his heart would not lie. Adu touched his chest and murmured, "The plan proposed by the Galar region seems to be worth considering."

On the other side, after saying goodbye to Xiao Zhuang, Zhu Lan, Xia Ka, Alice and Doracena, Luo Mu took a black car to the high-end hotel prepared by the Yulong clan.

The first thing Luo Mu did after entering the house was to run to the bathroom, take off his clothes that were dirty because of Dragonite, the culprit, and happily take a hot bath.

After he left the bathroom, humming an unclear song and putting on a bathrobe, Luo Mu looked at the superb night view outside the huge floor-to-ceiling window. He recalled the glimpse he had caught on the battlefield next door when he was helping Dragonite heal its minor injuries after the battle.

That was when the battle reached its white-hot stage, and A'du's Dragonite and Shaka's double-axe dragon were fighting fiercely with "bayonet" without giving in.

Xia Ka's double-axe dragon had bloodshot eyes and was covered in an ominous red halo. It had undoubtedly released the "Reverse Scale" move.

Like "Meteor Swarm", "Reverse Scale" is also a move that exchanges certain side effects for explosive power.

Once a normal Dragon-attribute Pokémon activates its Reverse Scale, its sanity will be lost and it will turn into a reckless fighting machine that only wants to defeat the enemy in front of it, not caring even if it gets hurt.

Only the Dragon-attribute Pokémon that has mastered the Reverse Scale move and does not lose its mind can be said to be able to stand on its own. Shaka's Double Axe War Dragon fights while maintaining its sanity and suppressing its tyranny, using the extreme power boost brought by the Reverse Scale.

Even with the side effects, the inverse scale did allow Dragonite to rival Dragonite in terms of power for a period of time.

This reminded Luo Mu of the double-axe dragon that Alice used its reverse scale to withstand Takeran's Mega Biting Land Shark Meteor Swarm in the World Championship.

Even so, Xia Ka's double-axe war dragon was still at a disadvantage when facing Adu's Dragonite.

The reason is that A'du's Dragonite is not only strong enough to fight against Ni Lin's double-axe dragon, but also has maximum speed and agility.

The Dragonite used some technique to maintain its swiftness during the fight, and with this powerful first-strike move it greatly increased its speed.

When facing a Double Axe War Dragon with its double axes raised, Dragonite with its body flashing with green light will often use its faster dragon claws to cut it back, or dodge the attack of the Double Axe War Dragon, which is still keeping its sanity but has a much lower combat accuracy than its normal state, and then give it another blow.

But according to Luo Mu's observation, that skill did not seem to be particularly advanced. At least with Adu's strength, his Dragonite still only entered that state when fighting against Ni Lin.

When the Double Axe War Dragon's reverse scale is over, the speed used by Dragonite is still that super fast and serious impact.

Even though there are likely to be some flaws and limitations, Luo Mu believes that the enhancement brought about by this special and extremely fast method of use is enough to prove its value as a secret manual passed down from generation to generation by the Dragon Taming Clan.

Luo Mu still remembers that in the League Conference exhibition match in Pokémon Sun and Moon, Kukui's Lucario used a technique that was somewhat similar to this one. Relying on this trick, he dodged the attack of the extremely fast Ultra Beast Tetrajaw Stingray and caused very good damage.

But there is still a big gap between that move and the move that Luo Mu saw Adu use. At least Lucario cannot use other moves in the super speed state, but Dragonite can use dragon claws, dragon waves and even destructive rays at will.

Considering that Kukui had been defeated by Adu before, and that Kukui's research direction as a Pokémon doctor is Pokémon battles and moves, everything becomes understandable.

Relying on his own research ability, Kukui copied the speed skills used by Adu Dragonite on Lucario, but because he was just copying, it had the form but not the spirit.

Although he had prepared himself mentally for this, the scene in today's battle where Dragonite was unable to catch up with the Thorn Dragon King because of its inability to accelerate fully was still deeply engraved in Luo Mu's mind. President Ye Ci was right. As long as he learned the speed skills of the Dragonite clan, Dragonite's combat power, which had begun to expand because of Lugia, would reach a new peak.

"It seems that the so-called hidden trial must be passed."

The next day.

Today is July 1st, a new month, which is very suitable for making new progress in strength.

When Luo Mu finished washing up, put on his dried clothes and opened the door of the room, four figures appeared in his sight as if they had been waiting for a long time.

"Good morning, Brother Luo Mu!"

Alice rushed over excitedly, as if she had been looking forward to this day for a long time.

"Good morning, Alice."

Luo Mu smiled and touched her head. Normally, when someone touched her head, she would pout and mutter something like "Don't touch my head", but Alice, who was not going to grow tall, did not show any dissatisfaction.

This dealt a heavy blow to Shaka, who had already been blamed and had invited A'du to wrestle privately before leaving, but was rejected with a strange look on his face.

This little girl has completely two different faces towards herself and towards Luo Mu.

After greeting Alice, Luo Mu looked up at Zhulan, Doracena and Xia Ka and greeted them in turn.

"Good morning." Zhu Lan nodded, and then invited: "Would you like to have breakfast with us? There is still plenty of time before the Dragon Cave Trial begins."

Alice also touched her stomach and said patiently: "I'm a little hungry too."

Luo Mu, who had originally planned to have breakfast, naturally had no reason to refuse the invitation from Zhulan and the others. He nodded, followed them into the elevator to the hotel restaurant, and enjoyed a delicious breakfast.

As for how many more wrinkles on Shaka's forehead were caused by Alice's slightly unladylike eating habits, that was not what Luo Mu cared about.

After enjoying a delicious breakfast, the group simply took a car to the manor of the Yulong clan.

Luo Mu, Zhu Lan, Doracena and Alice took a car, while Xia Ka chose to come slowly from behind because he was not participating in the trial. It just so happened that there were many things in Yanmo City that interested him.

As for Alice's safety, Xia Ka was very relieved. After all, with Zhu Lan, who was obviously very fond of Alice, Xia Ka could still trust the champion.

Not to mention that Luo Mu and Doracena were watching over him. Since he had been blamed for everything, Xia Ka thought he might as well take this opportunity to reward and comfort himself.

If Du Ruo was present, she would probably be shocked to find that her grandfather, who was always rigid, could be so flexible.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the car drove steadily into the manor on the outskirts of Yanmo City where the Yulong clan lived. When the four arrived at the gathering place, they found that quite a few people had already gathered here.

But compared to the number of people who were scattered throughout the manor yesterday, the number has been reduced by more than half.

If I were to describe it in a more specific way, it would be that most of the guests who were either successful or older did not attend, leaving the opportunity to the younger generation.

Basically, the trainers gathered here were no older than thirty years old, but the arrival of Luo Mu and his companions still caused quite a commotion and whispers.

These people did not expect that Alice would be fine, but Luo Mu and his companions, who were successful and not lacking in fighting power, would actually choose to participate in this dragon cave trial.

The aura of powerful trainers that Luomu, Zhulan, and Dorasena unconsciously radiate alone will probably attract many dragon-attribute Pokémon to recommend themselves. After all, most dragon-attribute Pokémon are very strong, and the Pokémon's inherent wisdom also makes them aware of how important it is to follow a suitable trainer.

Maybe even the most talented dragon-type Pokémon will be attracted away by these three people!

Looking at the crowds of people who were far away from her, Doracena felt distressed: "Oh my, it seems that we are isolated?"

"But these are insignificant things, aren't they?"

Zhulan smiled. She had no plans to capture Pokémon today. Her main task was to recommend herself as Alice's protector.

"Let's act together today, Alice."

Looking at Zhulan's gentle gray eyes and hearing her gentle voice in her ears, Alice blushed unconsciously and stammered, "Sorry to bother you, Miss Zhulan."

Zhulan smiled and said, "Leave it to me."

Maybe it was because of the friendly interactions around him, or because he was about to enter the dragon's lair that would make Dragonite stronger, but Luo Mu was in an unusually good mood at the moment.

He looked around inconspicuously at the trainers who were going to participate in the Dragon Cave Trial with him. According to his observation, most of them probably only wanted to add a Pokémon with excellent dragon attributes or sub-dragon types, or dragon egg-type Pokémon produced by the Dragon Cave.

Ms. Doracena had no intention of obtaining the secret book of speed, and Zhulan only planned to concentrate on raising the children, so there were very few potential competitors.

For example, the Dragon-attributed Four Heavenly Kings of Hoenn, Genji, and the dragon tamer family of Padia were not present, but this still was not Luo Mu's solo show.

His eyes fell on a girl with short black hair, wearing a tight top and hot pants, and a tattered gray cloak.

The girl's name popped up in Luo Mu's mind.

The inheritor - Xijiana.

Unexpectedly, she would come here, which made Luo Mu wonder——

Is the invitation letter from the Dragon Taming Clan sent out to a group of people?
In Luo Mu's impression, Xijiana has only appeared in games and special episodes. At least the world he lives in has no connection with the special episodes, and there is no very dark background. It is more inclined to the animation world, and there seems to be some shadows of the game plot. This made Luo Mu very confused when he first arrived and what this world is like.

In the game, as a member of the Meteor Clan, Shigana travels around the Hoenn region just to awaken her "Dragon God", the sky dragon Rayquaza.

She actually accepted the invitation from the Dragon Clan. It couldn't be for the dragon-attribute Pokémon in the dragon cave, right?
These have no appeal to Shijiana, a member of the Meteor Clan. After all, there are many dragon-attribute Pokémon living in the Meteor Falls in the Hoenn region. Even as the inheritor, Shijiana herself has a close connection with the legendary Pokémon Rayquaza.

This gave Luo Mu reason to suspect that Xijiana might have come for the Speed ​​Secret Book, in order to become a stronger inheritor and get Rayquaza to favor her.
"Rayquaza?"

Luo Mu withdrew his gaze and muttered to himself in a voice that only he could hear.

Is the black Rayquaza that I met the same individual as the "Dragon God" worshipped by Shijiana?

Or, there are two Rayquazas above the ozone layer in this world, and how are their territories divided?

Half of the planet's atmosphere on Padia's side belongs to Black Rayquaza, and half of the planet's atmosphere on Kanto's side belongs to Green Rayquaza?

The various thoughts swirling in Luo Mu's mind did not stop until A'du and Xiao Qiao brought the elderly Dragon Elder to the front of everyone. Listening to the Dragon Elder explaining the precautions again, Luo Mu stopped thinking about it and decided to listen to the rules carefully first. Maybe there would be clues to the so-called hidden trial in them.

Unfortunately, the Dragon Elder only talked about things he had already talked about yesterday. After the Dragon Elder finished speaking, she smiled, pointed to the spacious lake in the north direction, and said, "The first level of the Dragon Cave Trial, find the entrance to the Dragon Cave somewhere in the lake."

"Once you find the entrance, show us your strength!"

"We broke through the whirlpool and storm at the entrance and entered the dragon's lair only after passing through the dragon temple!"

(End of this chapter)