Zacian, which represented ultimate sharpness, leapt into the air and seized the rusted, ruined sword.
Zamazenta, which represented ultimate defense, slammed into the decayed shield.
The instant the sword, the shield, and Zacian and Zamazenta came into contact—
brilliant incandescent light burst forth from their bodies, like two blazing white suns, continuously radiating strands of white light in all directions.
Under the influence of Eternatus's power, the entire world had been dyed in a monotonous red.
But now—
white radiance appeared, standing in open opposition to that sea of crimson.
The many Pokémon Professors were inwardly astonished.
"Th-This white light... is it the light of evolution?"
They were doubtful and did not dare jump to conclusions.
The glow surrounding Zacian and Zamazenta looked very much like the light of evolution—
but they could not be certain.
This white radiance was simply too dazzling, like two scorching suns.
What kind of evolution light was this terrifying!?
In the video, the white glow quickly faded.
The figures of Zacian and Zamazenta landed on the ground.
The moment everyone saw them, their eyes nearly bulged out.
It really was the light of evolution!!
At this moment, they had clearly taken on entirely new forms. Compared to before, the changes were utterly earth-shaking.
Zacian had grown to about five meters in size. The blue fur covering its body was incomparably sleek, every strand diffusing azure energy.
Its face was covered by a golden helmet, and the mane on its back spread out toward both sides of its body like outstretched wings.
But the most eye-catching thing of all—
was the sword clenched in its mouth!!
A golden longsword, engraved with mysterious symbols and patterns from top to bottom.
Looking at that sword, everyone felt something bizarre.
It was as if...
there was nothing in the world that this sword could not cut through!!!!
They were dumbfounded.
Was this still the same rusted broken sword Ash had been holding just moments ago?
This was clearly a divine weapon!
The humans of the Pokémon world did not feel it too deeply.
The ones who felt it the most were the top swordsmen across the anime dimensions.
In the world of One Piece—
staring at the sword in Zacian's mouth, Mihawk, hailed as the world's greatest swordsman, was utterly shaken.
The sword intent he had cultivated for over thirty years—
was collapsing!!
Zacian stood upon the earth with the sword in its jaws, not releasing even the slightest aura.
But in the eyes of the sword masters across the dimensions—
Zacian was like the sharpest thing in existence itself. An invisible aura spread from its body.
Merely looking at it made Mihawk's soul ache, as though it were being cut open by an invisible blade!
On his back was the cross-shaped sheath.
Inside that sheath was the black blade Yoru, hailed as the world's strongest Supreme Grade sword.
At this moment, it trembled violently.
It submitted before Zacian, like a beggar encountering the supreme king of gods.
They simply did not exist on the same dimensional level!
Even Mihawk, known as the world's greatest swordsman, was like this. The swordsmen of the One Piece world were naturally in even worse shape.
Some could not even withstand Zacian's aura. They directly withdrew from member "immersive mode" and could only go watch the ordinary video page instead.
Though the ordinary page video could not compare with immersive mode, where one viewed the video like an invisible ghost outside the frame—
for them, it was the best option.
Otherwise, their sword hearts might very well shatter, leaving them unable to recover for the rest of their lives.
This was the consequence of trying to gaze upon the posture of a god without possessing the strength to do so.
"I can feel it... after this ranking video ends, my swordsmanship will advance another step!" Mihawk did not withdraw from immersive viewing.
Instead, sword intent burst from his entire body without reservation to resist the aura emanating from Zacian.
After all, he was only watching the video, not truly facing Zacian in person.
So he could still endure it!
Beside Mihawk, one of the Four Emperors, Red-Haired Shanks, was the same.
After losing an arm in the East Blue, his swordsmanship had regressed.
But he had a premonition—
that he might be able to surpass even the peak of his past swordsmanship.
And step into an entirely new realm!
In the world of Bleach—
Buzz~!
Every Zanpakutō let out a mournful cry.
It did not matter whether they belonged to ordinary Shinigami—
or even to captains of the Gotei 13.
All of them were trembling.
The souls of the Shinigami themselves were also shaking.
Countless Shinigami stared in horror at the sword in Zacian's mouth.
Th-This...
what kind of sword was that!?
In the world of Inuyasha—
Sesshomaru tightly gripped Tenseiga at his waist, which was trembling nonstop.
For once, even he—who remained calm in the face of danger—found himself swallowing with difficulty as he felt the sword intent emanating from Zacian, something only true sword experts could sense.
"S-So strong."
And that was through a screen.
If his father were still alive, and had to face Zacian in person—
the sword intent alone would be enough to leave him devoid of fighting spirit.
In the world of assassins—
on Chicken Island, inside the trendy salon—
a hidden compartment in the shop suddenly exploded apart, and countless purple blade fragments flew out.
They rapidly assembled into a cracked sword, which was caught in the hand of a young man.
"Ah... Ah... Ah-Qi, what's wrong with you?" Da Fei and Xiao Fei huddled together, as if they had been badly frightened.
They had just been watching the video together, but Ah-Qi had suddenly gone mad, as if he had become a completely different person.
Powerful sword qi burst from his body and nearly tore the salon apart.
"Two chickens, don't babble at me. Otherwise, I'll turn you into Kentucky Fried Chicken."
A stream of fluent Cantonese came out of Ah-Qi's mouth.
Da Fei and Xiao Fei's throats bobbed as they looked at his completely emotionless eyes and quietly shuffled toward the corner of the salon, small, pitiful, and helpless.
This definitely was not Ah-Qi.
At this moment, because he had been affected by Zacian's aura while watching the video, Ah-Qi had briefly recovered his memories and transformed into Shadow Assassin Seven.
Purple energy surged around Shadow Assassin Seven as he stared in shock at Zacian in the video.
The Demon Blade Thousand Edges in his hand trembled nonstop, breaking apart repeatedly and unable to reform, as though it had been terrified.
In short—
Zacian's new form left countless sword experts across the anime dimensions aghast.
The sword path had stretched through eternal ages like endless night!
At this moment, Zacian was the god of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, of all worlds and all realms—
the supreme god of the sword path!!
They were horrified—
but also exhilarated.
This was a heaven-sent opportunity.
Sword intent erupted from their entire bodies as they resisted the creative pressure coming from Zacian, pressure that only true masters of the sword path could perceive.
They wanted to witness Zacian's battle.
So long as they could grasp even the tiniest fragment of insight—
their own swordsmanship could ascend to a higher level!!
Then everyone turned their gaze to the other side—
to Zamazenta.
Zamazenta's body had also undergone a dramatic transformation.
Its four limbs became powerful and sturdy. Its head was covered by a golden helmet, while dark blue fur draped over its entire back like a deep-blue cloak.
But the most eye-catching part was the object covering the front of its body—
a shield-like structure of interwoven gold and crimson, fused as one with it and protecting its front.
That gold-and-red shield fused with its body gave people the feeling that it was the heaviest, toughest thing in the world.
Nothing could break through its defense.
Compared to Zacian's exposed sharpness, its ability to cut all things—
Zamazenta was heavy as a mountain, standing firmly upon the earth, as steady, solid, and indestructible as the world itself.
This was...
the new form of these two Pokémon.
Professor Oak and the many Pokémon research professors had never imagined—
that the rusted sword and cracked shield Ash had taken out could actually allow them to transform.
Those ruined sword and shield, after fusing with Zacian and Zamazenta, had become so extraordinary.
Other Pokémon had transformations like this as well.
This special kind of evolution was called—
evolution by held item.
Feebas, when carrying a Prism Scale, could evolve into the world's most beautiful Pokémon—
Milotic.
Seadra, when carrying a Dragon Scale, could evolve into Kingdra.
Gligar, when carrying a Razor Fang, could evolve into Gliscor.
Slowpoke, when carrying a King's Rock, could evolve into Slowking.
[The ruined sword and decayed shield Ash took out are Zacian and Zamazenta's exclusive weapons.]
[They are one with them from the start, not separate entities.]
[These two items had been placed in the ruins, where Ash obtained them.]
[Sensing Eternatus's appearance, the two Legendary Pokémon had no time to retrieve them themselves. They never expected Ash to have already brought them over.]
[Only after fusing with the sword and shield do they reveal their true forms.]
[Their previous form was merely their Hero of Many Battles form.]
[King of Swords — Zacian.]
[With the Rusted Sword in its mouth, it can cut through all things, even intangible concepts such as ideals and dreams.]
[King of Shields — Zamazenta.]
[Wielding the Rusted Shield, it can withstand any attack and possesses the strongest defense in the world.]
Everyone suddenly understood.
The shining sword.
The glorious shield.
So it was not evolution—
but a return to their true forms.
These were the real King of Swords and King of Shields!!
"ROAR!!!"
Crimson energy raged through the sky. The hand Eternatus extended from the clouds roared through the dragon heads at the tips of its five fingers.
A gigantic red energy sphere came crashing down toward the earth, truly like a planet smashing down upon the ground.
—Dragon Pulse.
Before Eternatus's Dragon Pulse, which was like a small asteroid—
Zacian and Zamazenta, at only five meters in size, looked like tiny ants that could be crushed at any moment.
Yet their eyes did not waver in the slightest.
"Awooo~!"
Zacian let out a low growl, and the shining sword in its mouth glowed with white light.
—Slash.
This move was one of the most basic skills for the vast majority of Pokémon. Many could use it from birth.
Zacian raised the shining sword and slashed upward from below.
At the exact moment it made that slashing motion—
the massive energy sphere thousands of meters away was, before everyone's stunned eyes, split into two from the middle.
The sword experts across the dimensions were dumbfounded.
How had it attacked!?
They had not seen how that cut was made at all.
Normally, a slash would release sword light that burst forth as an arc-shaped blade wave.
But just now, there had been nothing of the sort.
Zacian had merely made a slashing motion—
and the energy sphere had been cleaved in two!
None of them could understand how it had done that.
Bang—BOOM!!!
The Dragon Pulse sphere was split in half and detonated high in the sky thousands of meters above.
The air was visibly compressed together, transforming into a terrifying shockwave that was just about to spread across the entire world.
"Awooo~!"
Zamazenta let out a low growl, and the Indestructible Shield on its body flashed with golden light.
Around the Dragon Pulse that had exploded apart—
above, below, left, right, and in every direction—
golden energy shields appeared.
Like a translucent golden box, they enclosed the shockwave from the explosion that had been about to rush across the whole world.
The terrifying shockwave vanished without even making a sound.
The violent fluctuations struck the golden shields—
yet failed to stir even the slightest ripple.
Countless people sucked in a cold breath.
With just this brief display, everyone already understood why they were called the King of Swords and the King of Shields.
But it wasn't over yet.
That Dragon Pulse just now had only been child's play.
Countless Dragon Pulses rained down from Eternatus's hand as though they cost nothing at all.
In the sky above the world, the enormous energy spheres linked together into an irregular string as they fell toward the ground.
It was like a shower of miniature planets crashing down upon the surface, each one containing enough energy to destroy heaven and earth.
Forget all of them—
if even a single one landed on the ground, it would be enough to wipe out nearly half of the Galar region.
This sight made countless people's scalps go numb.
The two Legendary Pokémon of sword and shield did not disappoint the audience.
Zacian suddenly leapt up, its jumping power astonishing. It was almost as though it could fly, shooting directly into the sky thousands of meters above.
With the shining sword in its mouth, Zacian turned into a streak of blue light, darting through the many Dragon Pulses one after another.
Like a string of firecrackers going off, the entire chain of Dragon Pulses exploded one by one.
Buzz~!
Zamazenta repeated the same move.
One shield after another appeared between heaven and earth, isolating all the shockwaves caused by the detonated Dragon Pulses.
The sight made countless viewers' blood boil with excitement.
This was just too cool!!!
One represented ultimate offense!
The other represented ultimate defense!!
These two Legendary Pokémon truly deserved the titles given to them by Rin Aokawa, the creator of the ranking videos!
"Awooo!!"
After that, Zacian and Zamazenta began their two-against-one battle sequence against Eternatus.
Confuse Ray...
Toxic...
Cross Poison...
Dragon Pulse...
Hyper Beam...
Eternatus unleashed move after move in furious bombardment.
Zacian and Zamazenta continuously broke through them.
Both sides attacked and defended without pause.
Every single skill Eternatus used was either shattered by the shining sword—
or blocked by the glorious shield!
The shocking spectacle left every viewer numb with awe.
The offensive and defensive battle continued for over half an hour.
High in the sky, Eternatus's energy remained as deep as the sea, surging endlessly. It seemed as though its previous attacks had barely consumed any stamina at all.
Meanwhile, Zacian and Zamazenta's breathing was no longer as calm and steady as it had been at the start.
In subspace—
Monster!
Where in the world had Arceus found a monster like this!?
Palkia and Dialga's expressions were solemn. The moves Eternatus had just used had not paused even once—one after another, without any gap at all.
After such an intense high-level battle—
the energy within Eternamax still remained frighteningly abundant!!
And there was no sign of it weakening whatsoever.
"ROAR!!!!"
Having been blocked time and time again, Eternatus was enraged.
One could see that the main body hidden within the clouds—coiled into a mass as it protected its energy core—suddenly trembled violently.
The core it had protected abruptly lit up.
Its entire body seemed to become charged.
Its original violet-red color transformed into a blood-red hue.
All of its energy flowed along its arms and into the gigantic hand extending downward from the clouds.
The five dragon-shaped heads at the ends of its fingers roared wildly.
Then—
the five fingers suddenly closed together, forming the shape of a cannon barrel.
Purple lightning flashed and crackled between the barrel-like fingers.
As more and more energy poured into that cannon—
the world suddenly let out a mournful cry.
Everyone could feel the entire sky trembling.
The cannon continued to gather power.
Inside the barrel, all was crimson, scarlet flashes and shockwaves churning violently.
Bzzzzzz~~~
The cannon was still accumulating energy.
The world itself felt unbearably heavy.
And it was not only the Galar region—
Pokémon across the entire world let out silent cries, their bodies trembling.
Everyone could feel a power capable of destroying heaven and earth.
If this fell—
the world would likely be pierced straight through from front to back, drilling through its core and bursting out from the far side.
And then...
at the very moment of penetration, that energy would spread across the entire world.
The world...
would come apart.
The people across the anime dimensions trembled in fear.
What kind of move was this!?
In the world of Dragon Ball—
"That move from this insect can shatter a planet. And not just any planet—a large one." For once, Frieza had turned serious.
[Blocked again and again by Zacian and Zamazenta—]
[the furious Eternatus used its strongest move.]
[It is also its exclusive skill.]
[—Eternabeam.]
[What is eternity? Eternity is ultimate power.]
So this was Eternatus's exclusive skill.
Eternity? Ultimate?
All the viewers recalled the title of this ranking video.
[Apocalyptic Red Light, Ultimate Power.]
This should be referring to Eternatus's exclusive move.
At last—
the accumulation of energy was complete.
The terrifying power nearly pierced through the atmosphere itself, spreading out into outer space.
In the video—
that gathered energy also awakened the slumbering Palkia and Dialga once more, as well as Giratina of the Reverse World!!!
Eternatus's power had already pierced through the barriers of the world, interfering with the alternate spaces where they resided.
In the scene, the three Legendary Pokémon roared furiously.
If this strike landed—
the destruction it caused would twist time and space. Even the authority of time would not be able to reverse it!!!
If it were destroyed, then it would truly be destroyed!
Sensing the crisis in the main world, they wanted to intervene—
but it was already too late.
Boom!!
Eternabeam fell.
Heaven, earth, and all things dimmed under its terrifying brilliance.
The world faced its greatest crisis!!
"Awoooo!!!"
On the ground, Zacian and Zamazenta roared, their auras erupting like broken dams, no longer holding anything back.
Energy surged wildly out of their bodies—
then poured into their shining sword and glorious shield.
Buzz~!!!!
The sword in Zacian's mouth, wrapped in energy, suddenly expanded to dozens of meters in size, held firmly between its jaws.
Blue shockwaves continuously burst from the shining sword.
Ssshhh~~!
Sword qi ravaged the surroundings, and even the space around it began to show faint cracks, as though it had been torn apart by the stray sword qi spilling out unintentionally.
On the other side—
all of Zamazenta's energy poured into the shield, and it too enlarged to dozens of meters in size.
The two Pokémon suddenly shot upward.
The reaction force made the ground collapse beneath them.
With unstoppable momentum, the two charged straight into the heavens, dragging long trails of blazing energy behind them.
[These are Zacian and Zamazenta's exclusive skills.]
[Zacian's is called — Behemoth Blade!]
[A killing technique of ultimate sharpness that can cut through all things, leaving nothing unsevered!]
[That is why it is called Behemoth Blade!]
[Zamazenta's is called — Behemoth Bash, also known as Behemoth Shield.]
[It transforms into a giant shield, able to block all moves and even reflect them back at the opponent!]
[That is why it is called Behemoth Shield, and also Behemoth Bash—the "bash" that reflects all attacks!]
Under everyone's gaze—
the Eternabeam descending from the heavens like divine judgment—
collided head-on with Zacian and Zamazenta, who had leapt from the earth while using Behemoth Blade and Behemoth Bash.
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