Chapter 863: Can This Thing Crush Someone to Death?_1

One day later, early morning.

"We've finally arrived!!"

Guided by Tapu Koko, Shang Ren successfully broke through the fog and arrived at Misty Island.

He was curious as to why Tapu Koko had brought him here...

But he already had a guess.

There were four Island Protectors, so there should be four Island Kings recognized by them.

This place might just be where he and the other three Island Kings meet.

Shang Ren's heart stirred, wondering who the other three could be.

The Guardians must have gathered the four of them here for some serious task...

As the first to arrive at Misty Island, Shang Ren began cautiously exploring the island...

...

Meanwhile.

In the forest near the beach of Misty Island.

Fang Yuan, who had been dozing under a tree, suddenly yawned and then perked up.

Someone was coming.

It must be one of the Island Kings chosen by the Tapus, right?

Fang Yuan had previously agreed to help the Tapus polish the Island Kings, then cooperate with them to promote Z-Moves and the pilgrimage of the islands.

Now, it was time for him to take action.

The Tapus asked Fang Yuan to polish the Island Kings because they felt he had far more talent in mastering Z-Moves than those four people.

They wanted these four to aim for Fang Yuan as a target and, through him, see the limits of the Z-Moves.

Another reason was to let their chosen Island Kings become acquainted with the World Tree Guardian, which could only be beneficial for them...

Promoting Z-Moves, island pilgrimages, Ultra Beast disasters—they weren't really tasks the Tapus could handle themselves; they all depended on humans...

"Let's see who this arriving Island King is."

Fang Yuan didn't refuse the request to help polish the Island Kings; it was a minor matter to him.

Although he knew there were many top-level powerhouses in Many Island Secret Realm at the moment, he wasn't afraid.

Even if these top-level powerhouses mastered Z-Moves, it would still be the same.

After all, Darkrai and Victini were on his side.

Darkrai, using Z-Moves with the help of Victini to execute Evil Z Black Hole instantaneously, just who else could compete...

Fang Yuan usually described this combo in six words...

Guardian Deity-level invincible!!

Of course, if the Island Kings chosen by the Guardians weren't powerhouses but just potential stocks, then there was no need for Darkrai to take action.

Laying Eevee, Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, and Monferno would be enough.

However...

Not long after, as Eevee sensed the visitor through Wave Guide, Fang Yuan scratched his head with a bit of indecision.

"Shang Ren?"

Although he had indeed warned the trainers of the China Association to pay attention to this secret location in advance, how could it be Shang Ren's turn to be an Island King?

There should be no shortage of veteran masters entering with Shang Ren.

Which Guardian God had gone blind to set its sights on Shang Ren?

Tapu Koko: ??

"Forget it, seems like even the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster doesn't need to take action."

"Leave it to Venusaur."

......

At this time, Shang Ren was still wandering about the island.

With no sign of the Guardians and no instructions on what to do after arriving at this island, Shang Ren could only choose to wait.

However, waiting around wasn't a solution, so he took out a Poké Ball, intending to first investigate the general situation of the island...

But just then, something unexpected happened.

Shang Ren's expression became stern in an instant.

Boom boom boom.

The ground ahead, as if hit by an earthquake, suddenly cracked open.

From the forest near the beach, a quadrupedal reptilian Pokemon emerged slowly.

This Pokemon, with blue-green skin and orange eyes, had fangs showing in its mouth, exuding an air of dominance.

The massive flower on its back indicated its species, Venusaur!!

"This size... an Overlord Spirit??"

"Something is off, it's not quite like a normal Venusaur."

"Mega Bulbasaur??"

Seeing this Venusaur, Shang Ren was obviously startled.

It wasn't an overlord, but a Mega Bulbasaur!!

This Pokemon subconsciously reminded Shang Ren of Fang Yuan's Venusaur from his second team.

Could it be the same one??

"Venasect!!! (Die!!!)"

Unfortunately, Shang Ren didn't have time to think further, as the Mega Venusaur quickly initiated an attack on its own.

The enormous stature of five to six meters endowed the Mega Bulbasaur with terrifying power. The mere act of stepping lightly while swinging its Vine Whip felt as if it could cause an earthquake.

Worth mentioning, in the training of plant system natural energy following the Guardian Gods in the Many Island Secret Realm, Venusaur's mastery in plant system broke through the top-level bottleneck, achieving top-level combat power in its normal state.

Now, after Mega Evolution, it even had the short-term power of a Top Level Third Phase.

Such a level of power was almost on par with the Sandstorm Titan that Shang Ren had faced before.

So now, Shang Ren's heart was extremely tense.

Between life and death, Shang Ren's heartbeat accelerated to the extreme, the only sound left in his ears was the whistling of the Vine Whip.

"Block it!!" Shang Ren quickly ordered.

Fortunately, the Tyranitar by his side was powerful enough. It quickly formed a Fire Punch and Iron Wall, stepping forward to take the hit.

Boom!!!

However, the gap in strength was difficult to bridge.

The Venusaur, with its Thick Fat ability, was completely unphased by the flames. The Vine Whip wrapped around the Fire Punch, penetrated the Iron Wall, and sent Tyranitar flying back.

"Roar!!!"

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The Sandstorm Titan retreated several meters before forcibly halting the casual whip strike from Venusaur.

On its steel-like body, the Vine Whip left a deep mark.

"This guy."

By this time, Shang Ren already knew ill-intentions were ahead. This Venusaur's strength was absolutely no less than that of the Overlord Raven Boss they had encountered before. To win against it, they had either to gang up or use a Z-Move.

Considering that Venusaur had a type advantage over most of his main forces, Shang Ren decided to go all out.

Not only a gang attack but also a Z-Move!

Several Poké Balls fell, releasing a top-level Fossil Pterosaur and a bunch of nearly top-level power. They appeared around Shang Ren.

"Is this a new trial given to myself by Kapu Koko??"

Shang Ren lifted his head and looked at Venusaur, while Tyranitar also walked back to his side.

"I'll take up this challenge."

At this moment, Shang Ren was still very confident. He was very clear on the power of the Earth-Shattering Rockfall; even the Overlord Raven Boss would be instantaneously defeated by it. Even though Venusaur might have better defense and resistance, one strike would definitely deal it heavy damage.

"Be careful, someone might die from this move," Shang Ren said with a grin.

Having said that, Shang Ren let out a "Ehh ah—," raising his arms above his head, crossing them at the wrists while his Z-Ring also started to glow with the initial movement.

Without special abilities, to harness a Z-Move, one had to master particular movements taught by the Guardian Deity. Shang Ren had also spent half a day learning it.

During the casting of the Z-Move, Shang Ren was unaware that in the shadows, a certain Rotom had already activated its recording function.

"Bilibili... the Island King's Z-Move motion video, although not quite a Legendary-Level resource, should still be considered a top-tier resource, right Rotom?" the smartphone Rotom calculated.

Fang Yuan and smartphone Rotom used to collect Mega Evolution quotes... and now they had switched to collecting cringeworthy Z-Move dance videos!!

"Earth-shatter..."

Meanwhile, after crossing his arms above his head, Shang Ren swiftly brought his arms down in front of him, crossing them again perpendicular to the ground at his chest; at this moment, the Z Pure Crystal also shone brightly.

"Ground-destroy..."

Then, Shang Ren's arms slowly unravelled and extended forward parallel to the ground.

"Rockfall!!!"

"Go!!"

Finally, Shang Ren, like Ultraman transforming, stepped forward, his arms sweeping across, lifting his right arm adorned with the Z-Ring into the sky, punching towards the heavens as if delivering the final move of the Z-Move.

"ROAR!!!"

At the same time, surrounded by the swirling Z power, Incineroar, aided by this Z power, strengthened its Rock Slide move. In an instant, a massive rock with a diameter of at least ten meters rapidly coalesced in the sky, darkening the ground below it.

Just as Shang Ren had said, the destructive power that erupted from this Z power-formed boulder was absolutely unparalleled.

Shang Ren was brimming with confidence, believing that with this move, he could utterly suppress the Giant Venusaur.

However, a voice suddenly came through, causing the overconfident Shang Ren's eyelids to twitch violently.

"Can this thing really squish someone to death?"

The skeptical voice made Shang Ren's stomach churn. So it turns out this Venusaur was indeed his?

The damned Fang Yuan, he actually ambushed him!!

This voice he knew all too well—it was Fang Yuan's.

Following the voice and looking over, Shang Ren's face turned pitch black. Fang Yuan had appeared next to Venusaur, unknown when, and like him, was surrounded by the special glow of Z power.

Fang Yuan was also using a Z-Move!!!

"Venusaur, True Thousand Hands."

As Fang Yuan finished speaking, Venusaur shook its body, and with a "boom," summoned a giant wooden Buddha torso with ten huge arms from the ground behind it.

The statue dwarfed Venusaur by more than tenfold. The nearly hundred-meter-tall move now truly engulfed the sky in darkness.

The top-tier third-phase Mega Venusaur, combined with its unique Z-Move and stealthily enhanced by Victini before the move, now had the power to dominate the top-tier domain.

The arms of the statue were immense... slowly moving to demonstrate their true strength.

Just one palm was enough to grab and hold the devastating boulder that Shang Ren and Incineroar had created.

As Fang Yuan had said, "Can this thing really squish someone to death?"

As the rock fell, one of the giant arms reached up and caught the plummeting boulder from the sky. Then, harder than steel, the wooden fingers squeezed, and with a "bang," the devastating boulder was crushed into countless pebbles.

At the same time, the other nine massive arms clenched their fists, readying a punching stance toward the insignificant Incineroar and its teammates.

To destroy you, what does it have to do with you?

At this moment, Shang Ren was dumbfounded.

At this moment, Incineroar was dumbfounded.

Shang Ren's Pokémon that hadn't reached top-level combat power were so frightened they simply sat down.

Seeing this, Tapu Koko, who had been observing in secret, nodded silently. With this, the Island King it had chosen should be able to settle down and commit to their arduous cultivation.

"Haha, isn't that Old Shang? So you're the Island King that the Guardians mentioned would come today!" Standing in the shadows next to Venusaur, Fang Yuan waved his hand at the stunned Shang Ren across from him.

"MMP." Right now, all Shang Ren wanted to know was what exactly was happening.

Had Fang Yuan also been chosen by the Guardian God to learn the Z-Move? Had he become the Island King as well?

But even so, the power of this Z-Move was just too excessive.

He remembered that Venusaur, wasn't it a Pokémon from Fang Yuan's second team?

But now it seemed even more terrifying than that Monferno.