Chapter 854: Meeting the Kapu Family_1

"We were supposed to set off in the morning, why is there still no movement now? My Pidgeot is already hungry and thirsty!!"

"At this time~ the exploration teams from other countries should have already arrived."

"Forget it, don't worry about it, maybe President Niu has other arrangements."

Pacific Branch of the Chinese Association.

Preparation Area.

The number of Trainers with top-level combat power that had been summoned had already been waiting for a long time, eager to explore the secret location.

They could almost recite the information about the Many Island Secret Realm by heart.

Among the teammates, they had also gotten to know each other quite well.

But just before they were about to depart, Master Niu Bai Bai suddenly issued an order to delay the departure, which really messed with people's minds.

Pants already taken off... and now this?

However, as officials outrank the masses, when President Niu says wait, they can only wait.

"Little Shang, this is your first time going abroad to explore a secret location, isn't it?"

"Don't be nervous, haha, everything has a first time."

A lean middle-aged Trainer patted a younger Trainer on the shoulder and laughed.

Currently, in the Preparation Area, there were a total of 5 Trainers, which was just about right for the normal configuration of a team.

These people were all veteran Master Level Trainers, and each team had at least one Pokemon of top-level combat power.

The team leader, Two-Star Master Zhao XiangLu, even had a Feraligatr that he had trained to the species limit.

With this setup, there shouldn't be any problem exploring the Many Island Secret Realm.

Now, what Zhao XiangLu was more concerned about was the mental state of this young man who had come over temporarily for training.

Because he had just received news that there might be some unpredictable changes in this secret location exploration.

"I'm fine, no worries, Master Zhao, do you know the current situation?"

Reigning King Shang Ren, a member of China's World Championship Second Team, looked towards Master Zhao and asked.

He was puzzled as to why the exploration team had yet to set out.

While exploring a secret realm isn't necessarily about speed, getting in earlier does indeed offer some initial advantages.

"I just asked President Niu, it seems that they're going to temporarily assign us a leader."

"In any case, let's wait a bit longer, there might be some issues."

Zhao XiangLu's expression was serious; he had been astonished for quite some time after receiving information from Niu Bai Bai.

What kind of strength do I, Zhao, have~ In China, I'm among the famous, aren't I?

In the Pacific region, apart from Master Niu Bai Bai, it's me, Zhao, who's the strongest and most adept at dealing with island and deep-sea secret realms.

And now they want to assign another leader?

For someone to be my leader, they must have even greater strength than I do, right?

Doesn't this imply that the Many Island Secret Realm might be more dangerous than indicated by the information??

This was the reason for Zhao XiangLu's concern.

"A new leader?"

At this moment, upon hearing Zhao XiangLu's words, including Shang Ren, these veteran Masters all paused for a bit.

They too immediately realized...

Could it be that this secret location is so dangerous that even Master Zhao's leadership may not be enough?

"What will happen next."

At that instant, Shang Ren clenched his fists.

He was not afraid of danger.

Risk represents opportunity...

Only with enough pressure could he make progress.

After the World Championship, as the old gave way to the new, Shang Ren had, as he wished, advanced to the position of one of the Four Heavenly Kings.

Now, he was here in the Pacific to undergo his trials as one of the Four Heavenly Kings.

However, even though he had become one of the Four Heavenly Kings, Shang Ren was not the slightest bit happy.

Because his strength was still a bit behind compared to the other Kings.

Not to mention Fang Yuan.

From the fact that Fang Yuan hadn't participated in the King's Tournament, Shang Ren could tell that Fang Yuan no longer had any interest in the title of King or Champion.

After all... the other party was already one of the Twelve Branches.

Thinking of this, Shang Ren could only sigh silently.

He hoped that the Many Island Secret Realm could bring some change for him.

Even if he couldn't surpass Fang Yuan, it would be good if he could close the gap enough to qualify to fight alongside Fang Yuan...

"Isn't that Old Shang!!"

"Bwoo! (The current King!)"

Just when Master Zhao had disclosed the news and everyone had started discussing it, it wasn't long before President Niu arrived with Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan, with Eevee on his shoulder, was surprised to see the team of Trainers about to head to the Many Island Secret Realm.

Four unfamiliar middle-aged Masters, three men and a woman, none of whom he recognized.

But this young one... he looked familiar.

Though much more rugged, wasn't this Shang Ren, who had successfully become one of the Four Heavenly Kings after Jiang Li retired?

"..." Upon hearing someone calling him, Shang Ren looked over.

Then, he saw President Niu and the person beside him... and the Eevee on that person's shoulder.

The signature red and white sportswear and the cute Eevee that most people would not carry around, there was no mistake.

"Holy shit..."

Fang Yuan!!

He had just thought of Fang Yuan, and Fang Yuan suddenly appeared??

Shang Ren grimaced.

Could it be that coincidental?

"President Niu? And..."

"Doctor Fang Yuan?!!!"

Upon seeing President Niu's arrival, Master Zhao and the others also uniformly turned their attention in that direction.

And upon seeing the even younger youth that followed, younger than Shang Ren, they were instantly extremely surprised.

As for Fang Yuan, the four of them were quite familiar with him, after all, Fang Yuan had only recently become one of the Twelve Branches.

For the veteran masters of the Hua Nation, the title of the Twelve Branches was far more useful than that of a world championship champion.

Even if they were not very sensitive to Fang Yuan's handsome face, and could not quite remember his appearance, the sight of the Eevee on Fang Yuan's shoulder quickly helped them recognize his identity.

A trainer who still let an Eevee wander around on his shoulder despite his age was none other than Fang Yuan.

Eevee: (￣～￣) What are you looking at me for!

"Hello, masters."

Bypassing Shang Ren, Fang Yuan began to greet the other masters.

President Niu also smiled and said, "Everyone, the exploration of the Many Island Secret Realm will be taken over by Doctor Fang, and he will also join you in entering the secret location."

They had come over just to communicate this matter.

After President Niu finished speaking,

the five of them fell silent for a moment.

So the new team leader they were talking about was Fang Yuan...

Wait a second, a Twelve Branches team leader??

This Many Island Secret Realm... what is its origin?

Among the crowd, Shang Ren had already started to feel a headache coming on.

He had gone overseas to train, so how could Fang Yuan still be the team leader?

As for Master Zhao, half of his previous confusion had been resolved.

Unlike the other four, as a well-known master in China, he knew that Fang Yuan had challenged the Road of Champions.

He too had been invited by the association to serve as a Gatekeeper.

However, he ignored it due to being on a mission abroad.

Although he did not know the final result of the challenge, the mere fact that Fang Yuan was eligible to challenge the Road of Champions and afterward successfully became one of the Twelve Branches, spoke volumes.

Fang Yuan was already strong half a year ago when he participated in the World Championship; now that he had become one of the Twelve Branches half a year later, his strength definitely was not inferior to his own.

Hence, he had no objections to this leader, as he did not believe any of the Twelve Branches to be weak.

"President Niu, Doctor Fang, what's the situation with this secret location?"

With two of the Twelve Branches showing up at once, and even one of them personally leading the team into the exploration, Master Zhao sensed something unusual.

This secret location was clearly not as simple as the information they had suggested.

"Let me tell you all about it," Fang Yuan said with a smile.

......

Not long afterward.

Fang Yuan repeated to the five of them the explanation he had given to President Niu Bai Bai.

In essence, the Many Island Secret Realm was at least the home of four Legendary Pokémon.

These four Legendary Pokémon were not something that trainers could contend with.

And the Many Island Secret Realm was the territory they protected.

Therefore, their mission this time in entering the secret realm was not to loot resources but to prevent exploration teams from other countries that did not follow the rules, protecting the resources of the secret location.

The ultimate goal was not necessarily to gain the favor of the Island Protectors but at least not to be disliked by them.

"During this process, try to get along with the Overlord Spirit, and please prepare enough Energy Blocks before setting off; then I assume you all know what to do next."

Fang Yuan did not know where he produced an Energy Block, making it appear in front of everyone.

It was necessary to teach everyone the correct use of Energy Blocks...

"It's actually a Legendary Mystery..."

After Fang Yuan's words, it took quite some time for Master Zhao, Shang Ren, and the others to digest.

Four Legendary Pokémon!

This Many Island Secret Realm was indeed terrifying.

The group felt a wave of relief afterward; exploring a secret location was not the leisurely travel they might have imagined.

If one was not careful, it really could result in death.

The information brought by Fang Yuan was critically important as it determined the attitude of the Trainer Team during the exploration, and this attitude would determine their outcome.

Several hours later.

The location, one of the nine entrances to the Pacific Islands Secret Realm.

Under the leadership of Fang Yuan, a group of six people entered the secret realm passageway.

As a Large Secret Realm, the Many Island Secret Realm consisted of four large islands besides several dozens of small islands of varying sizes.

This place was like a new oceanic area, almost indistinguishable from the outside environment.

However, Fang Yuan and the others knew that they were now in a different space.

This Exotic Space was currently in a semi-overlapping state with Earth space, but it might take some time before it fully merged...

At present, the location where Fang Yuan and his team arrived was in a secluded small island in the northern part of the Many Island Secret Realm.

"The sea water here smells a bit nicer than the outside world..."

Upon entering, the sea breeze blew over, and Fang Yuan subconsciously scratched his head, looking into the distance.

His expression changed continuously.

"Plans have changed; I might need to temporarily separate from you all."

"Follow the exploration plans we've previously drawn up and wait for me on the closest major island," Fang Yuan told the group in the midst of their bewildered expressions.

At that moment, even Fang Yuan was taken aback by the situation.

Before he left the World Tree Mystical Realm, Dream had left a Wave Guide Mark on him, which was supposed to prove his identity as a Guardian of the World Tree.

Initially, Fang Yuan thought that after entering the secret realm, he would have to slowly search for the Island Protectors to show them the proof.

But unexpectedly, the Wave Guide Mark left by Dream proved to be incredibly effective.

Just by entering the secret realm for a moment, Fang Yuan could sense four staggeringly powerful wave motions through the Wave Guide Mark.

All things have a wave guide, and the stronger the lifeform, the more distinctive their wave guide; Fang Yuan sensed the presence of the four Island Protectors and, simultaneously, the four Island Protectors sensed his presence too.

They were rushing towards his location.

Fang Yuan needed a relatively quiet, undisturbed environment to meet with them.