Aoki's heart tightened; he hadn't expected Darkrai to appear, nor had he anticipated that Darkrai could capture Palkia's attention.
At this moment, the two Pokémon shouldn't be on the same level; even if Darkrai fully recovered, it could at most offer slight resistance to a Pokémon of Palkia's caliber.
However, as Palkia's gaze shifted to Aoki, the half-circle of Unown symbols tattooed on his wrist, hidden beneath his black robe, lit up instantly.
Palkia's eyes flashed with surprise again.
It didn't understand why such a weak human would carry the aura of Unown, which it was very familiar with, and not just one or two of them.
Thinking of Unown, Palkia's curiosity about Aoki grew, but this time it wasn't a dangerous curiosity, just pure curiosity.
These special Unown symbols could be said to share a common origin with it; when it and Dialga created the Space-Time Continent, these little guys contributed a lot.
The combat power of the Unown was pitifully weak to Palkia, almost indistinguishable from ants, but their miraculous special abilities made Palkia not underestimate them.
In fact, to some extent, the Unown could even be considered its seniors, because before it, Dialga, and Giratina were found by Arceus, the Unown already existed in the boundless space.
These Pokémon possess various peculiar abilities, but in Palkia's view, their most unique trait is an innate ability to seek advantage and avoid harm, and it is precisely because of this ability that they have survived to this day with their weak strength.
Moreover, fundamentally speaking, Palkia and Dialga actually owe the Unown a debt, neither small nor large.
Just as Palkia's attention was drawn to Aoki, and Wallace and Everard were preparing to recall their Pokémon and make a getaway, a small, distorted black hole suddenly appeared next to Palkia's location.
Then the black hole vanished, and accompanied by some energy distortion, the figure of another Pokémon slowly materialized before everyone's eyes.
The God of Time! Dialga!
Well, both of these legendary divine beasts were now gathered here at once, and it was due to Dialga's appearance that Palkia shifted its attention from Aoki, allowing Aoki to secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
These were two genuine, and very well-preserved, Level One Gods!
They were incomparable to Groudon and Kyogre, those two Level One Gods who had only just regained their consciousness.
Furthermore, although they were both Level One Divine Beasts, the Time and Space powers wielded by Dialga and Palkia were clearly more unfathomable.
"Roar—" Dialga appeared and let out an immediate roar, announcing its arrival to the entire Space-Time Continent.
Dialga, like Palkia, could be considered a master of the Space-Time Continent; its might was in no way inferior to Palkia's.
Those Pokémon that had fainted from Palkia's dragon roar had just woken up, only to faint again, a truly miserable sight.
"Roar!!" Dialga's appearance successfully drew Palkia's attention.
The two Pokémon looked at each other and roared simultaneously, unsure if it was a greeting between friends or mutual taunts between enemies.
Dialga and Palkia have very different appearances.
Fundamentally, Dialga is a Steel/Dragon type Pokémon, while Palkia is a Water/Dragon type Pokémon.
Dialga resembles a dark blue sauropod dinosaur with metallic parts on its body and several light blue stripes.
Its head has a square, conical protrusion at the top, with light blue stripes extending from the tip of the cone to its neck.
It has two horns on its head, growing on either side of its body, each extending downwards to a protrusion above its eyes, and continuing all the way to its mouth.
This legendary Pokémon has deep gray eyelids, with almost no sclera visible, red irises, and black pupils.
Dialga has three black stripes on each side of its nose, a silvery-white metallic nasal bridge, a pink tongue, and two white, sharp, conical fangs on its silvery-white lower lip, with no upper lip.
The metallic part on its chest resembles its natural breastplate, with a cobalt blue pentagonal diamond embedded in its center.
Dialga's neck has three silvery-white spiky protrusions, and its back has a fish-scale-like structure with five sharp spikes.
It has one tail and four legs, each with three metallic claws.
It is said that the wing-like structures on its back can expand to control the flow of time, making it a terrifying Pokémon that can control time.
Palkia stands on two legs, while Dialga stands on four.
However, at this moment, both Pokémon very tacitly refrained from directly fighting, instead turning their gaze to the Mega Houndoom and Mega Alakazam below them, who dared not move freely!
If one were to ask about the psychological shadow area of Mega Houndoom and Mega Alakazam at this moment, the answer would likely be infinite.
It was clearly just two Pokémon, along with their companions, fighting each other; due to their similar strength, they might not have been able to truly determine a winner in a short time, and it was more about them indulging in a good fight, as they couldn't experience this state at any time.
But who knew that after just a few moves, these two big bosses would arrive.
The deterrence Dialga and Palkia exerted on their bodies and minds was simply too great.
Wallace had now broken free from his defeatist mindset of fighting Everard to the bitter end, glaring fiercely at Everard.
If it weren't for him insisting on stirring up trouble, would they have unleashed their full power? Would they have attracted the attention of Dialga and Palkia?
Now, they truly didn't know how to resolve the situation.
Everard's expression was also a bit unnatural; he occasionally went crazy and acted recklessly, but that didn't mean he was a fool, otherwise, he wouldn't have reached this point and possessed such strength.
Just as the two were actively thinking about how to resolve the crisis, Palkia and Dialga decided they wouldn't give them any more time to think.
Strictly speaking, the Space-Time Continent was their territory, and Space-Time Mountain was their home.
Now that their home had been destroyed to such an extent, how could they not be angry?
Almost simultaneously, Palkia and Dialga's mouths slightly opened, and a ball of energy gathered within them.
Aoki, watching from the side, his eyes lit up, "Aura Sphere?!"
Two massive Aura Spheres shot directly towards Mega Houndoom and Mega Alakazam.
When Dialga and Palkia were concentrating their attacks, Wallace and Everard had already ended their "fierce" staring contest, and they immediately noticed the incoming attacks.
The Aura Sphere, a Fighting-type move, would undoubtedly be a fatal blow to the Dark-type Mega Houndoom, and while it wasn't a type disadvantage for the Psychic-type Mega Alakazam, its slender frame likely couldn't withstand an Aura Sphere much larger than its own head!
Although these two Aura Spheres were enormous, their speed was not slow at all, leaving no time for Wallace and Everard to think.
Before the Aura Sphere hit Mega Houndoom, Wallace's Malamar appeared in front of Mega Houndoom with its arms crossed, a hint of despair in its eyes.
At the last moment, Wallace still chose to protect his ace Pokémon, Houndoom.
Everard's choice was almost identical.
Gallade rushed to Mega Alakazam's front with the fastest speed, swinging its two blade-like arms, unleashing its final brilliance.
Boom!!! Boom!!!
With a resounding crash, two Aura Spheres successfully slammed into the two Pokémon, sending them flying back in a cloud of smoke, falling to the ground, their fates unknown.
Wallace and Everard's faces were grim.
Even if these two Pokémon weren't their ace Pokémon, they had invested countless efforts and resources into raising them.
To abandon them like this now was an absolute devastating blow to them.
Both men instantly flashed to their respective Pokémon's sides.
Now was not the time for self-pity; they had to seize the moment during the opponent's attack interval to quickly escape.
As for the other members of the cult present, did they even have time to bother with others?!
Seeing that their attacks had not hit their intended targets, a trace of anger flashed in Palkia and Dialga's eyes, feeling their divine beast dignity challenged!
What angered them even more was that these two humans and their Pokémon dared to use Teleport right in front of them, two divine beasts?
If it were another Level One God, like Groudon, whose height was its limit and the sky its greatest joke, such a Pokémon might truly have no real way to deal with this level of Teleport.
After all, the opponents had broken through the second barrier of the Champion level.
However, even if Wallace and Everard had a flash of inspiration, using spatial abilities in front of Palkia was like trying to wield a large saber in front of Guan Yu—it was pointless.
Palkia's eyes flashed with purple light, and the two individuals and their Pokémon who had just disappeared were forcibly squeezed out of space.
Just as Wallace and Everard looked bewildered, Dialga and Palkia, having "lost face" once, were already preparing to attack again, only this time, their attacks truly held nothing back.
Palkia's eyes glowed orange, the pearl on its shoulder emitted a dazzling light, and its forearms created pinkish energy, from which it diagonally slashed a pink energy blade towards Wallace's Mega Houndoom!
Palkia's signature move! A Dragon-type move, Spacial Rend!
Dialga, at this moment, naturally refused to be outdone and also used its signature move, a Dragon-type move, Roar of Time!
Dialga's eyes also emitted an orange glow, the diamond on its chest radiated a dazzling blue aura, and simultaneously, the metallic fins on its back, representing the power of time, expanded.
It opened its mouth, and an indigo-blue sphere formed in front of it, firing an indigo-blue beam at Mega Alakazam!
When Wallace and Everard were forcibly squeezed out of their Teleport, they realized how foolish their previous action had been.
Even the spatial energy conjured by such powerful Psychic abilities was insufficient to act in front of Palkia, a being like the progenitor of space.
At the same time, they also realized that Mega Houndoom and Mega Alakazam were truly thorns in the eyes of Dialga and Palkia; as long as these two Pokémon, who had broken through the first barrier of the Champion level, were not expelled, the two divine beasts would not give up.
Although their hearts were bleeding, Wallace and Everard knew that as long as there was life, there was hope.
If they stood with the two Pokémon, they would probably be mercilessly destroyed as well.
Boom!! Boom!!
The commotion caused by this attack was actually smaller than that created by the two Aura Spheres earlier.
After Palkia's Spacial Rend hit Mega Houndoom, fine cracks appeared around its body, as if a piece of glass had suddenly appeared in front of Houndoom, except this seemingly existing transparent glass wasn't actually there.
And as soon as Dialga unleashed its Roar of Time, the fins on its back returned to their original state.
There wasn't much difference between the hit Mega Alakazam and Houndoom; it was just that Mega Houndoom was shattered, while Mega Alakazam simply vanished into thin air, as if it had never existed.
If not for the faint Psychic ripples still emanating from Alakazam, it would almost seem as if this Pokémon had never appeared.
Seeing their handiwork this time, Dialga and Palkia nodded with satisfaction; such power truly upheld their reputations.
However, after Mega Houndoom and Mega Alakazam disappeared, Dialga and Palkia, having lost their common target, realized that they had just collaborated once?
The two Pokémon, who were already at odds, suddenly started roaring at each other on top of Space-Time Mountain.
Without Mega Houndoom and Mega Alakazam, the two Pokémon who had broken through the second barrier of the Champion level, the remaining Pokémon and trainers couldn't capture much of their attention.
Bang!!
The two divine beasts, like children fighting on the street, pushed each other, and then both vanished from the street—no, wait, the Space-Time Continent.
Only, as Palkia left, a hint of confusion lingered in its eyes.
Just before Dialga arrived, what was it that I was going to do? My mind raced too quickly, and I couldn't recall it.
And so, under the cautious gaze of everyone, the two divine beasts vanished.
However, after they disappeared, the summit of Space-Time Mountain remained silent, and the atmosphere at this moment felt somewhat subtle.
This included not only Aoki and his subordinates but also Itsuki and the person using Eeveelutions who were originally observing, and of course, Wallace and Everard!
The two of them had just lost their two strongest Pokémon!
As a result, even if their current strength was still considerably stronger than most of the people present, their power to dominate the entire scene was gone.
What remained was only their accumulated prestige over time, which prevented anyone present from making any small moves.
Aoki and the others, due to the intervention of Dialga and Palkia, had now separated into two sides.
Even those on the same side tacitly maintained a certain distance from each other.
Although he couldn't see the expressions on everyone's faces beneath the Psychic membrane, Aoki could bet that everyone, more or less, carried a greedy look at this moment.
Wallace and Everard had lost their strongest Pokémon! So they were no longer unbeatable!
Everyone had a chance to gain something from the two of them.
As for how to explain it to the Bishop of the Cult after getting out, if no one else knows, then it's fine, right? Isn't that what the Cult members are good at anyway?
Moreover, and more importantly, the Cult values practicality. As long as you can truly demonstrate enough value, even if everyone knows it was you who did it, they will surely choose to turn a blind eye in the absence of clear evidence.
Just like with Number Four before, when Evyatt presented the psychic energy orb, the evidence wasn't conclusive, so Evyatt couldn't act against Number Four in front of Wallace. But when he later found the deceased Number Two's Delphox, only then was Number Four definitively convicted.
Therefore, the atmosphere among everyone present was very subtle at this time. No one dared to trust each other anymore. The incidents with Number Four and Number Five had already shattered the fragile trust among those present.
Now, Wallace and Evyatt no longer possessed the overwhelming strength to forcibly suppress the crowd, and internal strife had become inevitable!
However, a fuse was needed at this moment. Everyone present had their own hidden agendas, and even Number Five, who had just been protected by Evyatt, might not be without such intentions.
After all, Number Five's strength was considered to be among the more powerful individuals present at this time.
And Aoki now wanted to be that fuse.
"I'm not playing with you guys anymore! There's no guarantee of personal safety. You can slowly divide the treasures within the barrier!" After saying that, Aoki gestured to Honchcrow and left the area at the fastest possible speed.
Aoki left unrestrained, and no one dared to stop him.
Anyone who dared to make the first move now would very likely lead to everyone else ganging up on them. And if one person left, there would naturally be a second.
Although Wallace and Evyatt looked grim, they also felt a slight sense of relief in their hearts. As long as everyone didn't gang up on the two of them, it was a good thing for them in their current state.
As for the betrayal of these people, they could deal with it later. What they needed to do now was to protect themselves.
The two of them had been forcibly squeezed out of their Teleport by Palkia, and their respective psychic abilities had suffered varying degrees of damage. It would not be a matter of one or two days to recover.
With Aoki speaking up, everyone present chose to leave one by one, fearing they would be the last one left behind.
In less than a minute, the once lively Temporal Peak became empty.
After leaving Temporal Peak, Aoki concealed his figure and found a place to restore his attire. For a short period, he probably wouldn't need to pretend to be a Cult member again, but he estimated that after some time, he might have to do it again.
Although Aoki's plan had many unexpected turns in the middle, the outcome was much better than he had imagined. He didn't expect that due to the intervention of Dialga and Palkia, the main Pokémon of the two Cult leaders would all perish.
Suddenly, the Cult members lost the only absolute strength that could suppress their restless inner selves, and they completely disintegrated.
Originally, Aoki's plan was only to make the Cult members responsible for various regions appear harmonious but secretly disagree, or even attack each other. This way, they would no longer have too much energy to focus on Alliance members, including Aoki himself.
He just didn't expect to exceed expectations. Now, not only do the Cult members not have the energy to manage the Alliance members, but they will even attack each other, intending to gain a lot of resources and materials for themselves.
At this point, the abundant resources and vegetation within the Temporal Continent should have been almost completely collected by both Cult members and Alliance members.
At this moment, it was clear that seizing resources from others was the fastest way to make money, and those tamed wild Pokémon also had very high value.
As for the resources collected by the Alliance members, under Aoki's intelligent work, most of them had entered his pockets.
This included the resources collected by Number Two and Number Six, which were also in Aoki's hands. Such a large amount of resources was enough to cover the consumption of his Pokémon training for a long time.
He used Teleport repeatedly to return to the Aura Valley. Since it was still night, everyone was still asleep.
The disturbance caused by Dialga and Palkia's entry was significant enough, but the Aura Valley was still very far from Temporal Peak. Steven and the others couldn't clearly see what was happening at the top of Temporal Peak; they were only slightly startled.
Aoki didn't wake them up. Instead, he left another letter in front of Steven's tent, briefly explaining some things, and then immediately sealed himself inside a cave within the Aura Valley.
He planned to use this time to give his Pokémon a power boost.
After more than three months of battles and training, Aoki believed that his Pokémon should have achieved a qualitative improvement in their bodies and internal energy.
Now, Aoki was preparing to use some unconventional methods to enhance their strength. Because of the solid foundation laid previously, it wouldn't have too much of an impact on the Pokémon.
Especially Darkrai, his increase in strength was crucial for Aoki, and he was probably also the Pokémon with the greatest speed and magnitude of strength increase among all of Aoki's Pokémon.
It cannot be said to be an increase in strength, but rather a recovery of strength.
A Pokémon that could garner Palkia's attention certainly wouldn't be so simple.
On the way back, Aoki also asked Darkrai why he had appeared involuntarily at that time. Although it didn't cause any problems for Aoki, a Pokémon acting involuntarily and uncontrollably by its trainer was unacceptable to a trainer of Aoki's caliber.
If Aoki didn't have enough trust in Darkrai, he would have reprimanded him severely long ago.
However, Darkrai told Aoki some secrets he didn't know.
Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina were indeed born together, but the relationship between the three Pokémon was not ideal.
Especially Giratina and the other two Pokémon, Time and Space, combined they are space-time, so the two Pokémon have a great connection with each other. However, Giratina, compared to them, specializes in using antimatter energy, an energy that should not exist in the Pokémon world.
So their relationship with Giratina was not good, and it couldn't even be described as 'not good'; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Giratina and the two Pokémon were enemies.
Because when the three Pokémon were still in their eggs, when the three eggs were gathered together, their relationship was very peculiar. The energy contained in Palkia's and Dialga's eggs intertwined, as if there was a special connection between them, allowing them to mutually enhance and grow.
But Giratina's egg was different. Being with their two eggs was not for mutual amplification.
The energy required by Giratina's egg was entirely provided by Dialga and Palkia, which meant that its existence was like a parasite, feeding on the energy of Dialga and Palkia.
Aoki had truly never heard such a version of these secrets about the Pokémon world's most ancient period, learned from Darkrai.
Immediately after, Darkrai told Aoki that he had actually met Dialga and Palkia a few times, and no battles had occurred.
It was just that Darkrai, as someone who dared to resist Giratina, had gained the admiration of Dialga and Palkia. At that time, the two legendary Pokémon even helped Darkrai grow.
He just didn't know if Dialga and Palkia still remembered his existence after so many years.
As for how Darkrai knew so much, don't forget what kind of Pokémon he is. He is a Pokémon famous for dreams. Even if he doesn't specialize in reading others' dreams, his sister at the time was best at it.
Why Darkrai would also read the dreams of Dialga and Palkia was not something Aoki considered.
But it seemed that what Darkrai said was very likely true.
The fact that Giratina and Dialga and Palkia are antagonistic was good news for Aoki.
At the same time, Aoki also learned that Giratina's ability to reach this point was greatly related to his absorption of Dialga and Palkia's energy during his egg stage.
For some reason, a thought suddenly flashed through Aoki's mind: could the energy of Dialga and Palkia be stored behind the barrier that the Cult wanted to break open on top of Temporal Peak? Otherwise, what else would be worth so much effort from the Cult?
As for why the Cult wanted this energy, Aoki had no clue either.
After all, the existence of this energy was only Aoki's guess.
The secrets about these few almost unseen Level 1 Legendaries that Aoki learned from Darkrai had no substantial help for him at the moment.
He placed all the necessary tools on the ground, and then neatly arranged all the required materials.
The first thing to be made was Darkrai's recovery potion. With the help of Flannery, the Ghost-type energy that had been like a maggot in Darkrai's bones had once again condensed and concentrated in a fixed spot, which greatly expanded the space where the recovery potion could be used.
This time, Aoki only needed to add some special materials to make the recovery potion act specifically on this point, combined with Darkrai's own control, it would certainly produce good results.
However, compared to the previous two times, the dosage of this potion was larger, which would be another torment and torture for Darkrai's mind and body.
But Darkrai showed no fear. Seeing Dialga and Palkia so free and unrestrained today solidified his desire for strength even further.
A long, long time ago, he confronted Giratina precisely to pursue greater strength. Now, also to obtain greater strength, he needed to first get rid of Giratina's energy.
The difference from before, however, was that back then, he could only rely on himself to become stronger, and even his sister's help was very limited. But now, with Aoki's help, he could become stronger.
It must be said that the suffering he had endured for so long might not have been a test for him.
When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon a man, it first exercises his mind with suffering and his sinews and bones with toil.
Blessings are hidden in misfortune, and misfortunes are accompanied by blessings.
A loss for a gain, it's hard to say if it's a kind of destiny.
Aoki was also adept at making the recovery potion. Aside from being a bit time-consuming, there were no mistakes.
While Aoki was making the potion, Darkrai also took advantage of the time to adjust his state to the best possible.
Without any hesitation, after Aoki completed the preparation and confirmed Darkrai's state, he poured the entire potion into his mouth in one gulp.
The effect of the recovery potion would last for a long time, and during this period, it would cause a great impact or rather, torment, to Darkrai's body and mind.
Aoki stood silently and watched for a while. After confirming that Darkrai could stabilize himself, he went to the side to prepare other things.
The disintegration of the Cult gave him an opportunity to strike while the iron was hot, but if he wanted to seize this opportunity, he had to have sufficient strength.
Time was not on his side.
He still had many things to make. After Darkrai's strength increased, he would definitely need some items to help him quickly familiarize himself with his new power.
At the same time, Aoki's other Pokémon also needed some special potions, mainly a pure potion that could amplify the energy within a Pokémon's body.
Unlike Darkrai, other Pokémon needed to improve their strength, and both physical fitness and internal energy were indispensable. Both needed to be improved. Aoki's main emphasis in the previous period was on improving their energy control, precisely for this moment, so that the rapidly increasing energy would not have too much of an impact on their bodies and strength.
In fact, it could be seen as an energy cube with an unknown number of times the potency, but while energy cubes provide gradual and steady improvement, this time it was a large-dose rapid burst.
This method could not be used multiple times, otherwise, it would definitely have a huge impact on the Pokémon's fundamental foundation. Aoki only decided to use it after making many preparations in advance.
After this use, it would probably be at least two or three years before it could be done again.
Why was Wallace able to help a quasi-Elite Four level Jolteon rush to Champion level in a short time? It was by using this method, but for that Jolteon, the trauma, both physically and mentally, was absolutely immense and permanent.
The sudden increase in strength of those who had just been recruited into the Cult was also due to this.
Aoki had long known about the use of this method from the Cult members, and later perfected it from Number Three's memories.
Coupled with the system's calculation, analysis, and processing, he finally obtained this method with its side effects reduced to the extreme.