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Four Totems, each commanding an island.
The four Totems possess absolute authority over their respective territories.
This authority represents the throne they built with their own hands, leading their direct-controlled legions through blood-soaked battles, breaking down thousands of opponents, and forging their power through countless struggles.
Even the most violent Pokémon can only submit under the threat of death.
Under the protective escort of Totem Ribombee, Roy traveled unimpeded across Karla Island. No wild Pokémon dared to attack him as he made his way to the coast.
"Moe!"
Ribombee pointed in a specific direction, indicating that it was the nearest island.
—Ula'ula Island.
Roy nodded in acknowledgment.
The reason why the islands in this spiritual domain still maintain their original names is because there are still remnants of civilization left in the harbor. An island signboard lists the names, locations, and directions of all four islands clearly marked for travelers.
The text of the Pokémon world has been almost completely deciphered by the Alliance.
Roy called out his Blastoise.
This was actually the first time the turtle Pokémon had seen the ocean. It swung its short tail excitedly and jumped into the sea with obvious joy. After exploring the underwater depths for a while, it returned to Roy's side.
The turtle's shell was large enough to accommodate everyone except Metagross and Salamence.
Roy sat on its shell with amusement and bid farewell to Totem Ribombee.
"Moe!~"
Totem Ribombee had tears in its eyes and waved goodbye reluctantly.
Mimikyu and Ninetales looked at the scene with obvious displeasure.
For the first time, these two Pokémon who usually competed for Roy's attention reached a consensus. They shared a common dislike and were unwilling to let Roy and Ribombee grow too close.
This was also Mimikyu's biggest motivation for learning fluid aura techniques in recent days!
Learn quickly to leave quickly!
It's worth mentioning that after mastering the flow-type aura, Mimikyu's ability values improved greatly, officially entering the S2 growth stage and approaching S3 rapidly.
Like Lucario, becoming a 'Master' level Pokémon was just around the corner.
Blastoise sailed at impressive speed through the sea. Even while considering Roy's comfort and stability, and without exerting its full strength, it still reached a speed of 55 kilometers per hour, comparable to the peak speed of the latest container ships.
During the journey, they encountered sneak attacks from several Mantine tribes, which Roy skillfully resolved.
Two hours later, Roy successfully arrived at the next island.
—Ula'ula Island.
The most distinctive feature of this island caught Roy's attention before he even landed.
Lush greenery!
The trees were unprecedentedly vibrant, huge, and full of majestic vitality.
The trees on Ula'ula Island, even if they were the same species, were more than a size larger than those on Karla Island, with their physique nearly doubled.
Apparently, the guardian deity of this island was none other than Tapu Bulu, the "Grass Maker."
It holds the power to manipulate plants and make them grow.
Under Tapu Bulu's influence, the vegetation on the entire island had become extremely lush, huge, and amazingly resilient!
Mimikyu, sitting on Roy's shoulder, noticed something and said: "Ka~"
Roy followed its line of sight and saw that Mimikyu was pointing toward a forest full of massive ancient trees that stood out prominently.
That location was precisely where Totem Lurantis resided.
This information had naturally been provided by Totem Ribombee.
The four major Totems, in this uninhabited Alola spiritual domain, served as the spokespersons selected by the four guardian deities—the Island Kahunas of the Pokémon.
Because of their connection to the guardian deities, the four Totems communicated with each other and knew one another very well.
This allowed Roy's intelligence advantage to expand even further.
He didn't need to please wild Totem Pokémon at all; he could directly find the locations of all four major Totems, saving considerable time.
"Let's go!"
Roy patted Blastoise's shell, signaling the turtle to change direction.
Soon, Roy arrived at this massive forest of ancient trees, which quickly aroused the vigilance of the Pokémon living there.
The Roselia family...
Ledian and Ledyba families...
Ariados and Spinarak clans...
Florges and the Floette groups...
Lilligant and Petilil families...
In just moments, Roy found himself surrounded by an army of more than twenty different types of Pokémon.
Among them, most were Bug, Grass, and Poison-type Pokémon, but basically all the groups that could inhabit the forest had appeared.
The variety and quantity were amazing.
Strong Pokémon emerged in large numbers.
The strength of this legion far exceeded that of Totem Ribombee's forces.
Roy, who had gathered information in advance, wasn't surprised by this development.
The Totem Lurantis here ranked only third in individual strength, but in terms of legion forces, it could be ranked second, only below the strongest Totem Kommo-o.
The reason was the environment created by Tapu Bulu.
Grass-type and Bug-type Pokémon, although they generally have lower racial base stats, are recognized as the easiest Pokémon to support. They don't require abundant resources and have always maintained the largest population numbers in wild environments.
In this case, Tapu Bulu had also created an island environment rich in vegetation resources, which led to very large numbers of Grass and Bug-type Pokémon on Ula'ula Island, providing Totem Lurantis's legion with sufficient numbers.
Although Tapu Bulu loves to rest, it's still very concerned about environmental protection.
In contrast, Totem Ribombee's immediate superior, Tapu Lele, really doesn't do anything serious...
Surrounded by so many Pokémon, Roy calmly identified himself:
"I am a challenger for the trial."
After listening, the rational Totem Pokémon went to inform their leader.
Soon, Roy sensed an extremely majestic aura slowly approaching.
As the distance decreased, Roy heard the sound of heavy footsteps.
Boom!
Totem Lurantis came into view.
Lurantis is a Pokémon that's part plant, part insect, resembling a standing pink praying mantis, yet as beautiful as a blooming flower.
It appeared like an elegant woman wearing a traditional kimono, exuding a pleasant fragrance throughout its body that would involuntarily paralyze the minds of creatures, lure them closer, and then use its large scythe-like arms to strike them down!
Dangerous yet beautiful.
The most notable aspect was its size.
A normal Lurantis stands only 0.9 meters tall.
But this Totem Lurantis was six times larger, nearly six meters in height.
Taller than Salamence, who had absorbed enormous amounts of energy...
Roy raised his head and could barely see its complete form, feeling amazed.
How could a Lurantis of this size possibly reproduce with other Lurantis...
"Hello, Lurantis. I'm here for the trial."
After hearing this, Totem Lurantis waved its sleeve-like arms, signaling the surrounding Pokémon legions to retreat.
After all its subordinates had left, Totem Lurantis bowed slightly in greeting and posed gracefully with its forelimb sleeves, speaking softly: "Luna..."
"Dear Lord Roy, I already know the purpose of your visit, and I will grant you the inheritance."
Roy instinctively wanted to nod but suddenly froze.
"???"
"Inheritance? What inheritance?!"
Totem Lurantis tilted its head with a puzzled expression, looking delicate.
"Luna?"
Don't you know?
"The guardian deities have ordered that all your trials have become inheritance trials."
Roy was speechless.
Was there some mistake?
Seeing that Roy truly didn't know, Totem Lurantis told Roy everything it understood.
"You have a close relationship with the 'Child of the Stars,' and you will surely become a noble person in charge of both 'Sun' and 'Moon' in the future. Since your status ranks above the guardian deities, becoming an Island Kahuna would be beneath you."
Roy was stunned and took out an Ultra Ball, releasing the little nebula.
"Mo?" Little Nebula woke up drowsily, thinking it was time for another outing.
Since its evolution, the previous "eating" time had become time to absorb starlight, and for Little Nebula, this was also recreational time.
Totem Lurantis looked at this strange Pokémon, remembered an ancient legend, and immediately bowed its head in reverence.
"Mo!?!"
Little Nebula hid behind Roy with a frightened expression, secretly observing this huge creature.
Still as shy as ever... no, timid.
Roy gently touched Little Nebula's shell, feeling perplexed.
Before coming to the Alola Spiritual Realm, he had considered using Little Nebula's existence to gain some preferential treatment from the guardian deities.
But Roy never expected this preferential treatment would reach such an extent.
Little Nebula, the "Child of the Stars," had a much closer relationship with the guardian deities than he had realized.
Unexpectedly, one day he would benefit from Little Nebula's reputation.
Well, he hadn't raised it in vain!
"What exactly is your inheritance trial?"
Hearing Roy's inquiry, Totem Lurantis smiled slightly and spread its arms.
Instantly, it drew upon Nature Power and transformed it into a golden Totem aura, covering its entire body.
It was also an existence that had permanently mastered the Totem aura.
With its massive body covered in a majestic golden aura, Totem Lurantis's ability values improved dramatically.
Then, an incredible scene occurred.
The golden aura surrounding Totem Lurantis's body suddenly collapsed inward, and its body became like a black hole, absorbing all the golden aura into itself.
In an instant, Totem Lurantis's body blazed with intense energy flames, the energy pressure emitted by its form distorted the air around it, and its aura rose steadily.
Roy used his aura power throughout the entire process to observe Totem Lurantis's bodily changes. At this moment, he instantly understood what inheritance it possessed.
If Totem Ribombee had mastered the 'flowing Totem aura,' then the inheritance mastered by Totem Lurantis was the 'integrated Totem aura.'
It used its body's energy and the Totem aura for brief fusion, entering a super-explosive state.
The reason why Totem Lurantis's body size was so extraordinary was because this inheritance indirectly affected and promoted its secondary physical development.
—At this moment, the aura burst forth!