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For the vast majority of people, the Island Trial pilgrimage represents an opportunity to become a distinguished Divine Messenger.
The benefits of becoming a Divine Messenger need no explanation.
Not only do you receive protection from the guardian deity, but you also gain noble status and access to divine inheritance—benefits that are truly endless.
Usually, talent and strength are not the deciding factors in becoming a Divine Messenger.
Luck is.
To put it simply, only when the guardian deity looks favorably upon you can you have the opportunity to become a Divine Messenger.
Otherwise, even if you're an Elite Four member or Champion, you lack the proper qualifications.
It's unprecedented for Alola's four guardian deities of the spirit realm to directly propose trials to select Divine Messengers.
The requirement for participating in the Island Trial is being a trainer under twenty-five years old who has reached professional level.
Those who meet this standard can almost all be called prodigies.
Judging from the fact that Alola's guardian deities only set a "minimum strength requirement," it seems the standard for Divine Messengers isn't entirely based on power.
After all, if the guardians only wanted to choose strong trainers, they could definitely select Champion-level trainers, making trials meaningless.
What a Divine Messenger needs should be some kind of special talent or characteristic.
But among all these prodigies, who doesn't have confidence in their own abilities?
Therefore, for geniuses from around the world, the Island Trial represents a feast not to be missed.
As long as you meet the basic requirements, you can participate in the Island Trial, and the guardian deities have set no limit on participant numbers.
Roy submitted his declaration to the officials and received permission quickly.
October 5th.
All those wanting to participate in the Island Trial must gather at League Airport, take the same flight to Hawaii, and enter Alola's spirit realm.
Roy was no exception.
He arrived at League one day early, stayed overnight, and arrived at the specially prepared lounge at the airport right on time.
As soon as he entered the lounge, Roy noticed something wrong with the atmosphere.
"It's so quiet..." Roy thought, puzzled.
When trainers rarely gather together, shouldn't they share breeding methods with each other?
At the very least, they should discuss some gossip or recent news.
Soon, Roy understood the reason behind the lounge's unusual silence.
In the lounge, there were more than thirty genius trainers from China who met the requirements.
At first glance, they were all famous celebrity trainers from various provinces.
There were also a few unfamiliar faces—usually very low-key individuals.
Apparently, this Island Trial had drawn out many hidden talents.
But at this moment, these geniuses remained silent, occasionally stealing glances in one particular direction.
Roy followed everyone's line of sight and saw an unexpected person.
Caroline.
Her long, straight black hair remained as beautiful as a waterfall of stars, and her clear face showed no emotion. She wore a black western-style uniform, and beneath her black and red checkered dress were extremely smooth black stockings of excellent material.
"No wonder it's so quiet," Roy suddenly understood.
Those who could silence many geniuses and make them afraid to speak loudly were individuals whose strength and talent completely overshadowed everyone else.
The main reason was that she looked completely unapproachable.
"She actually came to participate in this Island Trial?"
This was both unexpected and reasonable.
Under twenty-five years old, above professional level—Caroline undoubtedly met these standards.
Not only did she meet them, she was probably one of the strongest participants.
Having reached Elite level, in terms of strength, she was like a shark entering a small pond to hunt.
"It seems that even Elite trainers can't ignore the opportunity of becoming a Divine Messenger?" Roy reconsidered his assumptions.
Because it had been relatively easy to become Mew's Divine Messenger and gain Calyrex's recognition, he had somewhat underestimated this opportunity.
There was still time before departure, so Roy sat in an empty corner of the lounge, picked up his phone, put on his headphones, and prepared to watch videos to pass the time.
But at that moment, someone sat down in the seat across from Roy.
Roy looked up and met Caroline's eyes.
Three seconds later, Caroline turned her head toward the window, as if nothing had happened.
"..." Roy remained speechless.
The trainers around seemed very surprised by Caroline's actions. While looking in their direction, they began discussing in low voices.
It wasn't that all trainers were socially awkward—it was that Elite Caroline's personality was well known.
Elite Caroline was known for being eccentric and cold. Many men admired her, but no one had ever imagined any romantic relationship with her. That would be too unrealistic.
Someone had even placed heavy bets that she would remain single for life.
Roy couldn't figure out what this senior was thinking, so he let it go and continued watching his video.
During his video-watching time, Roy keenly felt the other person's eyes repeatedly sweeping over his body, occasionally stopping on his neck, arms, and other exposed skin. When she did this, her gaze would become extremely intense.
It was exactly the same way Ninetales looked at Roy.
Roy's mood gradually became uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Henry also arrived at the lounge, and after seeing Roy, he walked over enthusiastically.
"It's been a month, senior." Roy greeted with a smile. Although the two were rivals on the trainer path, they maintained a good personal relationship.
"Yes." Henry nodded. "Congratulations on becoming a professional trainer. Huh? Roy, you seem to have grown taller..."
Under the subtle influence of genetic treatments, Roy's height had increased by four centimeters this month, which was quite noticeable.
Henry sat next to Roy, and when he was about to greet Caroline, he was shocked to see clear displeasure and disgust in her eyes.
"???" Henry looked confused. What had he done wrong?
This was the first time he had seen such obvious emotional expression on Caroline's face.
"Senior Henry, do you know who other countries will send?" Roy asked curiously.
As the son of a Champion and a master trainer himself, Henry's information network was much broader, allowing him to know many things.
"Of course." When it came to trainer-related matters, Henry became focused and immediately put his confusion aside, saying excitedly: "This Island Trial can truly be called a gathering of talents. Every genius famous worldwide has come."
Under Henry's introduction, Roy soon learned who had been attracted to this Island Trial.
From Japan, Roy's old acquaintance Takeshi Aihara had persistently shown up again.
Besides him, a trainer named Oak Xuehui, called "the strongest genius of the Heisei generation" by the Japanese, would also appear.
From the surname, it was clear that this Oak Xuehui had a close relationship with Japanese Champion Avi.
The two were from the same family and were cousins.
Oak Xuehui's talent was no weaker than his cousin's. At twenty-four years old, he was a top master trainer.
From India, yoga master Alora, whom Roy had failed to battle during the European Championship due to competition interruption, would also participate this time.
The son of France's Champion, Noah Reginald, had also announced on social media that he would participate in this Island Trial. In Europe's Elite qualifying rounds, he ranked at the top in points and was also a top master.
Having said this, Henry looked at Caroline, his tone becoming serious:
"There's one more noteworthy character. Psychic-type Elite from United States—Morey Aiwen. He and Caroline are the only Elite trainers in this Island Trial."
Those under twenty-five who could reach professional level could already be called geniuses.
Those who could reach master level were exceptional even among geniuses.
Someone who had reached Elite level like Caroline was undoubtedly a monster that defied common sense.
Even looking at the entire world, there were only these two Elite trainers under twenty-five.
Just as the three of them discussed geniuses from other countries, this same scene was playing out in other nations.
Roy, Caroline, Henry—the three strongest geniuses of this generation from China.
For trainers in other countries, these were also three threats requiring vigilance and competition.
Although people speculated that what the guardian deities needed wasn't pure strength, but some characteristic that satisfied them, sometimes overwhelming strength could compensate for missing traits.
This couldn't be denied.
Therefore, in the eyes of trainers from other countries, Caroline was the most difficult mountain to overcome.
Second was Roy, who had consistently overturned people's expectations throughout his journey. He could be called the "surprise champion" trainer, and no one dared to underestimate him.
Henry, the Champion's son, was ranked last somewhat unfairly.
Since almost all young talents from around the world had gathered, many people called this Island Trial "a preview of the future Global Championship."