Pokémon cross over into the real world

Chapter 600 The Hourglass of Time (2)

Like humans, elves have special acupoints and acupoints on their bodies; all living beings have such key areas. However, these are not acupoint diagrams drawn in ancient medical books. It can only be said that the human acupoint diagrams only represent the approximate locations of human acupoints. The true locations of a person's acupoints vary from person to person, from body posture, and even from the time of day.

The idea in ancient martial arts novels that opening the Ren and Du meridians leads to a surge in Qi and internal energy, resulting in mastery of divine skills, is theoretically possible, but practically impossible in reality. This is because the location and pathways of the Ren and Du meridians vary from person to person, making it impossible to truly open them.

Pokémon are even more complex because their body structures vary greatly, and many key points are located inside their bodies, making them impossible to explore. However, Pokémon is a special case. It has grasped the essence of the ability to foresee the future, using its psychic powers to perceive and see through itself, thus identifying its own meridians. By then using its psychic powers to guide Pikachu's lightning to stimulate these key points, it can achieve the goal of opening up its meridians.

This also utilizes Adai's precognitive abilities; he can foresee his physical posture when catching the lightning and how his superpowers should guide it. One misstep and he'll be pierced through the body by the lightning, instantly losing his fighting ability. You could say Adai's actions are like dancing on a knife's edge.

However, simply using lightning stimulation to forcibly open the body's meridians can only widen them for a short time. The meridians will also be severely damaged, and after a period of time, they will quickly shrink back and become more resilient, making them difficult to widen again. But with the artifact of the hourglass of time, which contains the psychic power of Celebi, the god of time, Adai was able to activate it to repair his own meridians, while keeping some of the power within his body to nourish the meridians and consolidate his realm.

After listening to Ah-Dai's explanation, Wang Qiyi finally understood the operating principle of Ah-Dai's legendary quick-learning method. According to this, only Ah-Dai in this world could do it, unless there was also an elf who could foresee the future and discover the location of their own meridians and key nodes, and also someone with a mysterious confidence who dared to dance on the edge of a knife.

Airport of the Dragon Kingdom's capital.

Upon their return to China, Wang Qiyi and his entourage received a hero's welcome, with even Chairman Jiang personally picking them up at the airport. News of Wang Qiyi's solo infiltration of the Pokémon Cult and his battle against the Pokémon God had already spread among the country's high-ranking officials, and Chairman Jiang was naturally aware of the details. A trainer who commanded three Guardian Pokémon had no choice but to place him at the forefront of the nation's priorities.

The reason why the major families in the Dragon Kingdom are called major families is because each family has a guardian spirit-level Pokémon behind them. The Li family of Yulong is known as the number one family in the Dragon Kingdom because they have two guardian spirit-level Pokémon: a giant Dragonite and an elder Dragonite. However, no other family controls three guardian spirit-level Pokémon. It can be said that Wang Qiyi is now the undisputed number one trainer in the country, and even the world.

From being the number one in Yunnan to becoming the number one in the world, Wang Qiyi only took a little over four years. No wonder people call him the miracle boy.

When Wang Qiyi met Chairman Jiang again, he was no longer as reserved as before. The two were like old friends who had never been close, exchanging pleasantries. His friends, on the other hand, were extremely nervous. This was a big shot from TV, not someone they, as small fry, could just meet whenever they wanted. He had even come all the way to pick them up from the airport. They could brag about this for the rest of their lives when they got back to school.

After being treated to a meal at the National Alliance Building, Jia Wencheng and his entourage were taken back to their hotel and left on their own. Wang Qiyi was left alone in Chairman Jiang's office.

"Chess, I've already discussed this with the elders. Given your outstanding performance in the Southeast Asian battlefield, I'll personally write a letter of recommendation for you and submit it to the State Council, recommending you as the eleventh elder. The legendary trainer assessment can also be initiated. I heard from Elder Dong that you're going back to China for secluded training, so let's consider this Champion's Path assessment as your trial. What do you think?"

Hearing this, Wang Qiyi nodded with great joy: "That's exactly what I wanted! I was thinking of applying to the League for the Legendary Level assessment last year, but my strength was not enough at that time, so I wanted to wait a while. Now, the battle with the God-level Pokémon has really spurred me on, so I'm in a hurry to return to the country to go into seclusion and cultivate for a while to see if I can make another breakthrough. This Legendary Level assessment is really a good test subject."

"Well, I believe you already know the method for the legendary-level assessment."

"My godfather, Director Fei, told me that the path to becoming a champion involves passing ten hurdles."

"Yes. But there's something else I want to tell you. I know you have three Guardian Pokémon: Pikachu, Calyrex, and Guzzlord. If Calyrex and its Dark Horse were separated, you would probably have four Guardian Pokémon. With that lineup, you wouldn't even need to go on the road to the championship; I could just give you an Elder title."

"President Jiang, I will not take those three with me on the road to the championship."

President Jiang was taken aback by Wang Qiyi's words. He had intended to say that Pikachu didn't have its own Poké Ball and wasn't registered in the League, so it wasn't considered Wang Qiyi's Pokémon. Calyrex was already a national deity, on par with elders, and therefore didn't need to participate in the Champion Road trials. Only Guzzlord was a Pokémon that Wang Qiyi had truly captured, so only it could participate in the Champion Road. However, before he could even finish speaking, Wang Qiyi himself voluntarily gave up sending his Guardian to attempt the trials.

"The road to the championship is not that simple. Did Fei Yi explain the details of the arrangements to you?"

Wang Qiyi nodded: "They all said that if a respected elder from a prominent family were to take the path to the championship, everyone would give them face and just go through the motions. But if it's a young person like me with no connections, then the gatekeepers will definitely go all out, making it extremely difficult."

"Fei Yi told you everything." Chairman Jiang shook his head and smiled wryly.

"To be honest, I don't care about being an elder or not, and I have no interest in politics. I just love Pokémon battles, so this extremely difficult Champion Path is exactly what I love. President Jiang, you have to help me out and find some powerful gatekeepers so I don't have it too easy."

"Hahaha...you little rascal! Don't come crying and complaining later that the league is targeting you."

Office of the President of the National League.

Nine people, men and women, were seated around an oval conference table. All of them were over fifty years old and veteran trainers. They were all old acquaintances; the top trainers in the Dragon Kingdom were almost all from the same circle. As they whispered among themselves, the atmosphere became more intimate. Then the door opened, and Chairman Jiang and Li Shining walked in together.

Everyone stood up and bowed, while someone whispered, "Elder Li is here too! Has something serious happened?" Someone next to him gestured for silence, and the hall immediately fell silent, the atmosphere becoming tense.

“You are all veteran trainers in our country, and your strength is among the best in the country. I have invited you all here because I have a very important matter to entrust to you, but it is not something particularly serious, so you don’t need to be so nervous.” Chairman Jiang gestured for everyone to relax. “Elder Li, you can explain the rest to everyone.”

Li Shining nodded and said, "As you can see, besides Chairman Jiang, there are exactly ten of us here. Among us are myself, Elder Zhang, Elder Fan, and three legendary trainers. There are six legends: Lao Qian, Lao Cheng, Wu Chuanqi, Fang Chuanqi, Lei Chuanqi, and Chen Chuanqi. Finally, this young lady is Liao Zixi. Her father recently passed away, so she is here on behalf of her family. Her family has a guardian-level Pokémon, Diamond Steelix. Seeing this lineup, I think you all know what we are discussing."

The old man called Lao Qian widened his eyes: "The Road to the Championship!"

Elder Li nodded: "Yes, it is the path to the championship. I would like to ask everyone to join me in guarding the path to the championship."

Old Cheng turned and scanned the room: "Who is this championship path designed for? This difficulty is a bit too much. Is it for that kid from the Dong family? Are you deliberately trying to make it too difficult for him?"

"It's not Dong Qingping, it's a young talent who has suddenly become famous in recent years, named Wang Qiyi. I don't know if any of you have heard of him."

"It's him..." the crowd whispered among themselves.