All forces were lurking, waiting for Rayquaza's ultimate arrival.
Shallow Sea of Honglan.
Sunlight cast upon the tranquil shallow seabed, as if refracted and analyzed by a spectrum, colorful and indescribably beautiful.
Even the rocks, corals, shells, and reefs on the seabed were colored by the sun's seven colors, mottled with five colors, like a dreamscape.
This was the shallow water area of Honglan City, where a large number of sun corals lived. Their pinkish-red appearance was like blooming plum blossoms dotting the seabed, adding unique colors and vitality to the seabed.
Pearl, Giant Clam, and Rhyhorn were scattered on the soft sand. Medusa and Starmie were floating in the sea. Their transparent bodies, illuminated by the sunlight, refracted different colors, like colorful rainbows blooming on the seabed.
Just then, a black shadow quickly glided past, emitting a white light of evolution.
The Three-Colored Fish was now in a great hurry. It knew that to achieve the most perfect evolution, it had to reach the deep sea and rely on the super high water pressure of the deep sea to complete the final step of its evolution.
Although the high pressure and extremely low temperature of the deep sea were extremely challenging for it, at this moment, for the most perfect evolution, it could only stake everything on one gamble.
The shallow waters of Honglan City were not large. The Three-Colored Fish quickly saw a huge trench, and it plunged into the trench fiercely.
The Three-Colored Fish dove deeper and deeper, the seawater growing colder and the pressure becoming stronger.
When the Three-Colored Fish dove two thousand meters into the sea, the entire seabed at this time was already dim and lightless. Only some Electabuzz could emit some bright light.
These cute Electabuzz attracted small animals that were active in the deep sea through the 15 light bulbs hanging on their brains.
The Three-Colored Fish felt the pressure from the seabed. It felt its entire body was very heavy, as if carrying several mountains.
Although a vast amount of Water-attribute energy gathered here, the Three-Colored Fish felt it was about to freeze. The icy cold pierced its bones, and its entire body was already frozen.
The Three-Colored Fish was out of strength at this moment, like a small stone, sinking quietly towards the seabed. The evolution light on the Three-Colored Fish's body had already dimmed.
At this moment, the Three-Colored Fish's consciousness began to rush. All time reversed, and past events flashed through its mind. It recalled the first time it saw Qingwu.
At that time, it was just a small soldier, sent to attack the Arcanine tribe.
As a result, not long after the Three-Colored Fish rushed out of the dug tunnel, it saw a red and white ball hit its body, and it was inexplicably subdued.
The Three-Colored Fish only learned afterward that the person who subdued it was named Qingwu.
Qingwu could make very delicious energy cubes. His training was very strict, which is why the Pokémon under Qingwu were all very strong. In comparison, the Three-Colored Fish felt its own weakness.
So the Three-Colored Fish trained even harder. With Qingwu's guidance, it finally successfully defeated the powerful Arbok.
Later, the Three-Colored Fish learned the move Ice Column Jet, which was the combination of Water Gun and Ice Fang.
The Three-Colored Fish didn't even have time to tell Qingwu that it had learned this new move and could skillfully use Ice Column Jet.
Unfortunately, there was no longer any opportunity. The Three-Colored Fish felt its body was covered in thick ice.
"Perhaps this is where I'll be buried." The Three-Colored Fish thought to itself.
The seabed had become completely dark. Only the Three-Colored Fish quietly sank into the sea. The Three-Colored Fish's consciousness became increasingly blurry.
"I really want to… use Ice Column Jet one more time." This thought flashed through the Three-Colored Fish's mind.
"Then I'll use Ice Column Jet one more time. Qingwu, I'm sorry, I can't complete my final evolution." A tear slipped from the Three-Colored Fish's eye, blending into the endless seawater.
The evolution light on its body had already faded to a faint glow like twinkling stars. Once the last evolution light disappeared, the Three-Colored Fish would no longer have a chance to turn its fate around.
"Move, move!" The Three-Colored Fish controlled the nearby currents. The Three-Colored Fish recalled the Water Dragon Vortex it saw on Dragon Island, and unconsciously, its body began to rotate.
The Three-Colored Fish's self-rotation generated some heat.
Although it was quickly absorbed by the icy seawater, the Three-Colored Fish slowly regained control of its body.
Water Gun once again covered the Three-Colored Fish's entire body. The Three-Colored Fish opened its mouth and used Ice Fang.
Ice Fang instantly froze the nearby seawater into solid ice. The Three-Colored Fish charged towards the seabed.
The solid ice became the Three-Colored Fish's best ice armor, resisting the pressure of the deep sea.
The Three-Colored Fish suddenly saw a faint blue light coming from the seabed.
A powerful burst of Water-attribute energy emanated from there.
The Three-Colored Fish decided to go there to investigate. So, the Three-Colored Fish changed the position of its Ice Column Jet.
As the Three-Colored Fish continuously approached, the immense Water-attribute energy completely sobered the Three-Colored Fish. The Three-Colored Fish saw what that faint blue light was.
They were dense Water Stones, and the surrounding Water-attribute mineral veins.
This made the Three-Colored Fish recall something Qingwu had said to it.
"Three-Colored Fish, if you dive into the deep sea and encounter Water Stones, please absorb the energy of the Water Stones with all your might.
This way, you will break free from your cocoon and burst forth with new splendor." Qingwu said to the Three-Colored Fish with a smile.
The Water Stones and Water-attribute mineral veins became its new target in the Three-Colored Fish's eyes. The Ice Column it condensed grew larger and larger, descending faster and faster: 500 meters, 400 meters, 300 meters, 200 meters…
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Closer, closer. When the Three-Colored Fish's Ice Column Jet touched the seabed.
The Three-Colored Fish crunched the reagent tube it held in its mouth. The white light of evolution shone again, and it was even more dazzling than the evolution light from before.
A vast amount of Water-attribute energy was drawn from the Water Stone, continuously pouring into the Three-Colored Fish's body.
The Three-Colored Fish's actions awakened a deep-sleeping black shadow in the distance.
This black shadow had just felt the power of the Alpha Sapphire, and then it was awakened by the Three-Colored Fish's evolutionary commotion.
Through the faint light of the Water Stone, it could be seen that this was a Pokémon similar to a whale, with two huge pectoral fins. Each pectoral fin had four white square structures.
This Pokémon was entirely deep blue. It opened its yellow pupils, then quickly closed them.
"Since you, little fellow, are evolving in my sleep, proving that you have green on your fins, then I'll let you sleep a bit longer." This deep blue Pokémon thought to itself.
After doing this, the deep blue Pokémon felt a bit tired.
Now, before it was born, it had finally found such a comfortable and undisturbed place, so it let itself sleep a little longer. The deep blue Pokémon quickly fell into a happy sleep.
The Three-Colored Fish suddenly felt a surge of pure Water-attribute energy pouring into its body. However, in its state of evolution, it didn't notice this detail, only taking it as the energy from the Water Stone being drawn out.
The Three-Colored Fish's evolution lasted a full twelve hours. After the white light of evolution disappeared, a gigantic figure directly bit into a Water Stone and swiftly swam towards the sea.
"Qingwu must be worried about me."
The Giant Jaw Shark dragged its tired body, swimming, feeling a familiar sense of longing.
Not long after the Three-Colored Fish began to evolve, Qingwu had a bad premonition, and his heart pounded fiercely.
"But I hope the Three-Colored Fish can endure this evolution." There was a saying among merfolk that when the Three-Colored Fish evolves to 343, if it can successfully dive into the sea, there is a certain probability of receiving Kyogre's blessing.
This bad premonition soon disappeared.
Qingwu didn't notice that the Alpha Sapphire mark on the back of his hand was flashing.
Qingwu waited on the beach for a full twelve hours. Then, he saw a two-meter-long Giant Jaw Shark break through the surface of the sea and rush to the beach.
The moment the Giant Jaw Shark broke through the surface, the sky suddenly became covered with dark clouds. Immediately, strong winds began to blow, lightning and thunder roared, and heavy rain poured down.
This heavy rain happened to obstruct the tourists' view. Many tourists rushed from the beach to nearby houses to take shelter. Otherwise, shocked and disoriented tourists would cause Qingwu a lot of trouble.
"Welcome back, Giant Jaw Shark." Qingwu chuckled, stroking the Giant Jaw Shark's head. Qingwu was completely drenched in rain.
The Giant Jaw Shark saw Qingwu's smiling eyes, and its heart suddenly warmed.
The Giant Jaw Shark then spat out a faint blue gem from its mouth.
"Is this a top-tier Water Stone? No, this is a secondary crystal of water, a gem between top-tier Water Stone and Water Crystal." Qingwu also thought to himself.
Since the Giant Jaw Shark had exhausted its physical strength purifying the seabed, the Giant Jaw Shark had used its determined will and exhausted all its strength to see Qingwu one last time,
swimming up from the seabed. Now, after seeing Qingwu, it finally relaxed. The Giant Jaw Shark tilted to one side, fell down, and immediately fell asleep. It was truly exhausted to the extreme.
"Giant Jaw Shark, welcome back." Qingwu said softly to the Giant Jaw Shark.
Qingwu recalled the Giant Jaw Shark into its Poké Ball. The heavy rain soon stopped, the dark clouds dispersed, revealing a starry night sky.
In the clear night, countless stars twinkled, like countless silver pearls, densely packed on the dark night sky. Qingwu looked up at the shimmering stars. Suddenly, a blue meteor-like light, dragging a long tail, broke through the void in the distance. A great battle was about to begin.
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