Chapter 273: Sacred Diamond and Diamond Storm
Floette's departure dealt a heavy blow to AZ, leaving him completely devoid of the will to live. However, Bai Feng paid him no mind and instead looked at the two Pokémon Zhi Huo had left behind, asking, "What do you plan to do from now on?"
Goodra and Carbink were still immersed in the grief of Zhi Huo's death. In their view, Bai Feng was partly responsible for Zhi Huo's death, but since Zhi Huo didn't resent Bai Feng, they didn't want to resent him either. However, not resenting him didn't mean they wanted to interact with Bai Feng. Since Zhi Huo had instructed them before dying to live well, they naturally had to listen to Zhi Huo. Thus, the two Pokémon left Fangxing Mountain together. They also wanted to go traveling like Floette, to help other Pokémon, perhaps as a form of atonement for Zhi Huo, hoping that Zhi Huo could meet the Diancie he longed for in the Spirit World.
Bai Feng didn't stop the two Pokémon and likewise watched them leave.
Next, as long as Lysandre came to take AZ away, this matter would be completely resolved, and Bai Feng would no longer have to worry about being targeted someday.
After having Mewtwo take AZ down to be guarded, Bai Feng looked at the Diancie beside him and sighed happily to himself: He had really raised a Mythical Pokémon! He had to admit, Diancie was truly adorable!
Seeing Bai Feng smiling at it, Diancie lowered its head in confusion to look at itself, thinking something was wrong with its body. But no matter how it looked, it couldn't find anything abnormal. So, it could only look at Bai Feng with a pair of sparkling pink eyes like diamonds, asking in confusion, "Bai Feng, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with me?"
"No, nothing," Bai Feng said, grinning and showing his white teeth. "I'm just especially happy that you successfully transformed."
When Diancie heard Bai Feng's words, a bright smile immediately appeared on its face. "Really?" it said, turning around in front of Bai Feng. "Do I look good now?"
"You look great, great!" Bai Feng nodded repeatedly. "Both beautiful and adorable!"
Bai Feng's words brought a satisfied smile to Diancie's face.
"Oh right, legend says Diancie can instantly create many diamonds by compressing carbon in the air. Can you do that?" Bai Feng suddenly remembered something, and his eyes sparkled as he looked at Diancie.
Diancie looked hesitant. "I can try, but I don't know if I can succeed."
"Try it quickly, try it quickly!" Bai Feng nodded excitedly. It wasn't that he wanted to profit from this ability of Diancie's; he wasn't short on money. He just found it very novel. Creating diamonds directly!
Diancie closed its eyes, seemingly sensing something, then slowly extended its hands. About half a minute later, a brilliant pink radiance suddenly burst from its palms, followed by an egg-sized pink diamond falling to the Ground.
It really can turn into diamonds! Bai Feng's eyes widened involuntarily. Although he had seen Diancie create diamonds when watching the original work anime movie before, it was completely different from seeing it in person. The Diancie here was even cuter, and witnessing the scene of it creating diamonds firsthand was even more spectacular.
The moment the first diamond landed, countless more diamonds suddenly emerged from Diancie's palms, like gushing springs. In no time, they piled up on the Ground, forming a small mountain of diamonds that even reached above Bai Feng's waist.
"Waaah!!!" Senior Ninetales was also seeing this scene for the first time and jumped and bounced excitedly.
Lopunny really liked the sparkling diamonds, especially the rare pink diamonds. So, it grabbed one with its left hand and one with its right, its eyes almost dazzled.
Only Bai Ye felt it had struck it rich. It could already imagine the scene of itself casually rewarding people with large amounts of diamonds in the future. Come, come~~~ You're a good kid, I like the look of you, here's a diamond for you. And you, you work hard usually, you did a good job, here's a bag of diamonds for you. ... Oh ho ho~~~ This is too awesome!
But soon the tragedy came. The diamonds piled higher and higher, directly covering Bai Feng's neck, and Senior Ninetales was completely buried.
"Alright, alright, Diancie, stop quickly!" Bai Feng hurriedly called out, "These hard diamonds are killing me!"
"Waaah~~ Bai Feng~ I can't! I can't control it!" Diancie wailed, lying on the pile of diamonds and looking at Bai Feng with teary eyes.
Bai Feng: ... If this continues, they'll be crushed to death by the diamonds! So Bai Feng could only use his psychic power, pulling Diancie with one hand and Senior Ninetales with the other, and flew into Mid-air.
Bai Ye also appeared in the air, holding Lopunny.
After a while, Diancie finally found the trick and stopped creating diamonds.
Just like the Diancie in the movie, the diamonds created by Bai Feng's Diancie couldn't last forever. After about ten minutes, they all turned into Fairy-type and Rock-type energy and slowly dissipated.
Bai Ye looked regretful: Tsk, the rich life is gone.
After Bai Feng and the others landed, Diancie felt a bit disappointed. It thought it was too clumsy, unable to even control Diancie's innate ability properly.
Seeing its low mood, Bai Feng gently stroked the diamond on its forehead and comforted it, saying, "You've only just successfully transformed. It's normal not to have mastered it yet. With more practice in the future, you'll definitely be fine."
Right! The Diancie in the movie could create the source of energy for the Mineral Kingdom—the Sacred Diamond. I wonder if my Diancie can do that! We can try, this one won't bury us!
Bai Feng told Diancie his thought. Diancie said with a pained expression, "I can't even create regular diamonds properly. Creating the Sacred Diamond will probably be even harder."
Bai Feng patted it and said, "It's okay. Right now, we're just confirming if you *can* create it, not demanding that you *must*. As long as there's a possibility, you can just practice more in the future!"
Diancie nodded vigorously. "Okay, I understand. I'll try!"
Under Bai Feng's encouraging gaze, Diancie extended its hands again, closing its eyes simultaneously and beginning to mobilize the energy Inside the body, resonating with the Fairy-type and Rock-type energy in the air.
As time passed, pink radiance burst from Diancie's hands again. Countless brilliant Fairy-type and Rock-type energy converged, and a massive pink diamond, five to six meters tall, slowly appeared in the Sky.
This was the Sacred Diamond! The Sacred Diamond wasn't a physical entity but an energy projection formed from pure energy.
The moment the Sacred Diamond was created, the entire Earth Vein of Fangxing Mountain began to shimmer with bright radiance, spreading outwards like bands of light following a special pattern. The Earth Vein was activated by the Sacred Diamond!
At the same time, transparent columnar crystals, shimmering with white light, rose from the Ground.
By this time, night was approaching. The countless shimmering crystals adorned Fangxing Mountain, making it look dreamlike and fantastical. Bai Feng and the others were mesmerized.
However, this spectacle only lasted for about ten minutes. As the Sacred Diamond created by Diancie suddenly dissipated, the visible Earth Vein receded back into The Earth, and the shimmering columnar crystals also turned back into Fairy-type and Rock-type energy and vanished.
Once the Earth Vein is activated, Fangxing Mountain will definitely become more fertile and beautiful. It's just a pity that Diancie can't do it yet. However, Bai Feng believed in his Diancie; in the near future, it would definitely be able to create a true Sacred Diamond.
Creating the Sacred Diamond was very draining for Diancie. The moment the Sacred Diamond in the air dissipated, it swayed tiredly, nearly collapsing. Fortunately, Bai Feng supported it in time.
"It... it really didn't succeed!" Diancie said to Bai Feng, lifting its strained little face with a forced smile.
"Alright, I said it was just an experiment. It doesn't matter if you succeed or not. I believe that with good practice in the future, you'll definitely be fine. At least, I think you're already very powerful now!" Bai Feng said, while starting to use his Golden Finger to help Diancie relieve fatigue.
Bai Feng felt that his Diancie was definitely much stronger than the one in the movie when it first appeared. That one couldn't achieve this level at the beginning. He theorized that it might be because his Diancie had started training the Fairy Aura with Bai Ye much earlier.
"Fairy Aura is very helpful for the growth of your ability. You must diligently comprehend it with Bai Ye in the future and strive to grasp it as soon as possible!" Bai Feng instructed Diancie.
"Okay!" Diancie nodded obediently and firmly. It was precisely because it had trained the Fairy Aura with Bai Ye that it was able to meet the transformation conditions so quickly, so it naturally had to continue training.
Seeing Diancie so obedient, Bai Feng smiled with satisfaction, then began to focus on helping it relieve fatigue.
As Golden Finger energy entered Diancie's body, Diancie's energy circuit also appeared completely in Bai Feng's mind.
In terms of the complexity of its energy circuit, Diancie was similar to Mew. However, almost all the intricate details of Mew's energy circuit had been developed, while Diancie was still far from that.
Furthermore, in terms of energy purity and energy storage, Diancie was also far behind an antique like Mew. If factors like move usage and battle techniques were not considered, Diancie, as a newly born Mythical Pokémon, should have strength/power only comparable to Senior Ninetales. This was likely thanks to the solid foundation Diancie had laid when it was a Carbink.
However, there was one point: Diancie's hidden energy circuits were slightly more complex than Mew's. As a Mythical Pokémon, Diancie's hidden energy circuits were also naturally activated!
Strictly speaking, Legendary Pokémon shouldn't have hidden energy circuits.
At the core of Diancie's hidden energy circuits, a light pink crystal was slowly rotating. At the center of the crystal was a spiral pattern of intertwined dark pink and light yellow.
When Bai Feng used Golden Finger energy to wrap around that crystal, Diancie unconsciously let out a soft groan.
Looking at Diancie's crystal, Bai Feng fell into deep thought. If he used the Key Stone to resonate with this crystal, would Diancie Mega Evolve?
This crystal was essentially a Mega Stone. Since Bai Ye could Mega Evolve, Diancie should be able to as well, right?
This wasn't the first time Bai Feng had thought about this problem. He had tried using the Key Stone with Mewtwo before. The Key Stone and the crystal Inside the body did resonate, but the Mega Evolution couldn't be completed.
He theorized that this was likely related to his insufficient bond with Mewtwo! When using a Key Stone to achieve Mega Evolution, the role of bond cannot be ignored.
He had also tried with Lopunny. Lopunny's situation was similar to Mewtwo's, or rather, slightly better than Mewtwo's. Its crystal resonated more intensely with the Key Stone!
Bai Feng felt that his bond with Diancie should be fine, so perhaps it could succeed!
As time passed, Diancie recovered from its tired state. So Bai Feng made the request to try if it could Mega Evolve. Diancie naturally agreed without hesitation.
Before attempting Mega Evolution, Bai Ye conveyed its feelings from resonating with Bai Feng during Mega Evolution to Diancie, hoping its Mega Evolution would go smoothly.
Given the feelings between Bai Ye and Bai Feng, Mega Evolution was naturally a smooth progression. But with Diancie, it was hard to say.
Bai Feng remembered that in the anime, Korrina and Lucario also spent every day together, growing up side-by-side since childhood, yet they still encountered problems when attempting Mega Evolution. So Bai Feng felt that being cautious wasn't an exaggeration.
However, when a Normal Pokémon undergoes Mega Evolution using a Mega Stone, the amplification of power is borrowed. But Diancie is unleashing its own power. The two situations are slightly different, so the probability of Diancie encountering problems should be smaller.
Mega Evolution is the process of a Pokémon returning to its ancient times form, utilizing the power of genetic factors. These genetic factors come from a special meteorite explosion during ancient times. According to the message Mew transmitted to Bai Feng, Bai Feng theorized that the Key Stone might be a fragment produced by that special meteorite explosion, which is why it can cause the genetic factors Inside the body to resonate.
Taking out the Key Stone, Bai Feng looked at Diancie and said, "Diancie, are you ready?"
"Yes, I'm ready!" Diancie nodded, feeling nervous.
Holding the Key Stone, Bai Feng reached forward. "The power of bond, resides in my heart! Diancie, Mega Evolve!"
Diancie closed its eyes, recalling the experience Bai Ye had imparted to it. Because Bai Ye had directly transmitted the feelings to it through psychic power, Diancie felt a sense of empathy when recalling them.
As Bai Feng's words fell, the Key Stone in his hand and Diancie's body simultaneously burst forth with intense radiance. The golden radiance emitted by the Key Stone and the rainbow-colored light emitted by Diancie quickly intertwined.
When the radiance dissipated, Diancie had completely changed its appearance. Its body was entirely composed of diamonds, adorned with pink decorations, like a princess wearing a pink wedding dress.
Mega Diancie!
"Diancie, Diamond Storm!" Bai Feng subconsciously called out. Diamond Storm was Diancie's signature move. Logically, Diancie should have already learned it.
Diancie responded and extended its hands forward. In an instant, countless Rock-type energy began to converge and condense into diamonds. Immediately, pink diamonds formed a storm that swept towards the Sky.
Just then, Pseudo-Eternatus happened to pass by. Seeing that it was about to be affected by the Diamond Storm, it opened its mouth and spat out a metallic light pillar, which collided with the Diamond Storm. It was Hidden Power (Steel)!
Boom!!! Accompanied by the explosion, the violent air current almost sent Bai Feng tumbling.
(End of this chapter)