141. Septile!

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Inside the Secret Realm.

The Key Stone was eventually fashioned into a jade pendant, wrapped with a red cord that secured a jade shell inlaid with the precious stone. Below the Key Stone was a genuine jade stone.

To create this Mega pendant, Jacob spent considerable money purchasing the jade piece, which made him feel somewhat foolish, but he harbored no regrets. He was confident he would earn back double his investment in the future.

Jacob wore the jade pendant close to his chest so it could be easily concealed when not in use. Moreover, jade was believed to be most effective when worn against the body. As the saying went, "A person takes care of jade for three years, and jade takes care of a person for a lifetime." Jacob was quite superstitious about this belief.

After donning the jade pendant, he immediately felt a cool, smooth sensation against his skin, which was quite pleasant.

At this time, Jacob removed a necklace containing the Sceptilite and prepared to give it to his Grovyle. He had just handed the necklace to Grovyle when, upon contact with the Mega Stone, a dazzling light suddenly burst forth from Grovyle's body.

The brilliant fluorescent green light illuminated the entire forest as Grovyle's form radiated a blinding white glow, continuously absorbing the rich grass energy within the Secret Realm to nourish its body.

Grovyle, which had long been on the verge of evolution, finally took that crucial final step and began to evolve under the influence of the Mega Stone.

Light enveloped Grovyle's body, which began to stretch and transform, growing rapidly at a pace visible to the naked eye. The surrounding fluorescent green grass energy poured frantically into Grovyle's form, creating streams that converged toward it like a sea receiving countless rivers.

Two meters, two and a half meters, three meters...

Grovyle's body expanded rapidly, and within moments stretched to three meters. Yet the growth continued. The white light pulled Grovyle's form further, expanding it to nearly thirty centimeters in thickness before finally stabilizing. Its height settled at approximately three meters and thirty centimeters.

Such a height was enough to make Jacob crane his neck upward. Even with Jacob's own height, he could only reach just above its belly. In terms of sheer size, this evolved Sceptile ranked among the most impressive.

The white light dissipated, and the fluorescent green energy scattered like shattered glass, forming firefly-like sparkles that revealed the massive emerald green figure of Sceptile.

Sceptile's eyes had become sharper, exuding a sense of stability and unparalleled reliability. Standing nearly three meters and thirty centimeters tall, its mere presence conveyed an overwhelming sense of power and intimidation to potential opponents!

Jacob himself hadn't anticipated that his Sceptile would grow so enormous. A typical Sceptile should stand around 1.7 meters tall and weigh approximately 100 kilograms. However, Jacob's Sceptile was nearly twice as tall as a normal specimen and weighed well over 300 or 400 kilograms—truly a giant among giants!

Gazing at such a massive Sceptile, Jacob couldn't help feeling emotional. In the past, he could pat Grovyle's head to comfort it, but now he could only touch his own head to console himself.

"Sceptile, try moving your body to check for any discomfort," Jacob suggested.

Most Pokémon that had just evolved required a period to familiarize themselves with their new bodies. During this adjustment phase, they could typically exert only about 80% of their potential strength, though they would fully adapt within a few days at most.

"Sceptile!"

Sceptile responded with a cry and began testing its movements.

Jacob watched the evolved Sceptile with a smile. At that moment, he suddenly remembered that the Sceptilite was still in his hand. He placed the necklace containing the Mega Stone back around Sceptile's neck.

Fortunately, Jacob had anticipated Grovyle's evolution and specially ordered a collar that could be freely adjusted in size. Otherwise, after evolving into Sceptile with its thicker neck, wearing the collar would have been problematic!

Sceptile, adorned with the collar, exuded an air of dominance, with the gleaming Mega Stone particularly dazzling in the sunlight. Jacob suddenly felt compelled to attempt a Mega Evolution. Noticing no one was around, he eagerly decided to try!

He withdrew the jade pendant from his chest, touched it, and called out: "Sceptile, Mega Evolve!"

As Jacob's voice echoed, a gentle breeze swept through, creating a somewhat awkward scene as nothing happened. Sceptile also regarded Jacob with a puzzled expression.

This left Jacob feeling slightly disheartened and embarrassed. Didn't Mega Evolution simply require possessing both the Key Stone and the corresponding Mega Stone, along with a sufficient bond between trainer and Pokémon?

Jacob frowned in contemplation. It seemed the path to Mega Evolution remained elusive. What was the reason? Was the bond between him and Sceptile insufficient?

...

After returning to the forbidden area, Jacob received the good news from Nina that Charmeleon had also broken through to the Lord level. After a few days apart, Jacob missed his Pokémon and Teacher Nina quite a bit. However, he now faced a new challenge: at this rate, Charmeleon would evolve within a month at most.

For Charmeleon to evolve perfectly, it needed to replenish its fire energy and acquire a substantial amount of flying energy.

Although Jacob had stopped using Dragon-type energy blocks for Charmeleon, replacing them with Fire and Flying-type energy blocks when he decided to pursue the Mega Charizard Y path, the energy provided by these blocks was always somewhat insufficient. The fire energy situation was manageable with only minor deficiencies, but regarding flying energy, Charmeleon was severely lacking. Jacob racked his brains for a solution but struggled to find a viable method.

While Jacob could freely access the forbidden areas of the Dragon Secret Realm and the Bug-Grass Secret Realm, he might not enjoy the same privilege with the Fire Secret Realm and the Flying Secret Realm.

His unrestricted access to the Dragon Secret Realm stemmed from his master being Maximus, and his entry to the Bug-Grass Secret Realm was permitted because the Jacob family was one of its shareholders.

But entering the forbidden area of the Flying Secret Realm seemed unrealistic for Jacob, as others would simply disregard his request. Being Maximus's disciple carried little weight in this context. Maximus might be one of the Heavenly Kings of Northern China, but the Flying Secret Realm was located in Central China. The jurisdictional differences made his connection irrelevant.

"I'm sorry, we're not acquainted with you," they would say. "Dragon King may enter the forbidden area of the Flying system, but you're merely his disciple, so that's absolutely impossible."

Of course, Jacob understood the reasoning behind these restrictions. After all, spaces in forbidden areas were limited. They couldn't allow entry to every king's disciple for training purposes—that would devalue the exclusivity of the forbidden realm.

Although Jacob recognized the slim chances, he did possess another identity: a future scientific research star! Therefore, after careful consideration, Jacob brazenly sent emails to both the Flying Secret Realm and the Flame Secret Realm in Embermere City regarding Charmeleon's perfect evolution, emphatically expressing his desire to conduct experiments within these two secret realms!