"It seems that this place has a high probability of being the Vast Poni Canyon. If that's the case... then where are the Altar of the Sunne and the Altar of the Moone?"
During the process of exploring the Secret Kingdom, Ethan's expression became slightly serious.
In his memory, the Altar of the Sunne and the Altar of the Moone were located precisely within the Vast Poni Canyon.
According to the legends of Alola, those two places were extremely mysterious and seemed to be related to the legendary Pokémon Solgaleo and Lunala.
Among them, Solgaleo has, since ancient times, been revered in Alola as the messenger of the sun. The ancients, filled with reverence, called it the beast that devours the sun. Within it resides immense energy; as it runs it emits a dazzling light. Its mane spreads widely, and its figure resembles the sun itself.
On the other hand, Lunala is the opposite. Since ancient times it has been revered as the messenger of the moon. The ancients called it the beast that summons the moon. Its outstretched wings absorb the surrounding light and emit a glow similar to that of a crescent moon. Its figure resembles the splendor of the night sky.
As they were legendary Pokémon, Ethan's eyes also showed a glimmer of anticipation.
"In theory, the Vast Poni Canyon should indeed have the Altar of the Sunne and the Altar of the Moone..."
After checking everything and finding nothing, Ethan frowned. Could it be that he had made a mistake?
"Perhaps... this Secret Kingdom of the Vast Poni Canyon is not complete. Just like that Secret Kingdom of the charred land: many areas of the Secret Kingdom were scattered across different regions."
"And the Altar of the Sunne and the Altar of the Moone may be located in another of those fragments."
Ethan felt somewhat disappointed, but at the same time he also breathed a sigh of relief.
At present, his strength was still not at its peak. If he really encountered the Legendary Pokémon of the sun and the moon, he probably wouldn't even have the chance to escape.
When his strength became sufficient, returning to carefully explore this region of the Pacific Ocean would be the best choice.
Very soon, after exploring the entire canyon again in detail, Ethan returned to the territory of the Totem Kommo-o.
In his opinion, the most valuable thing in this Secret Kingdom was precisely that Totem Kommo-o.
It wasn't because the Kommo-o species was rare or powerful, but because that Totem Kommo-o was a Totem Pokémon that had mastered the Totem aura.
Moreover, there was something else that puzzled Ethan quite a bit.
He remembered that in the anime the Vast Poni Canyon did indeed have a Totem Kommo-o. But could this be the same Totem Kommo-o from back then?
According to the ruins of the Secret Kingdom, the Secret Kingdom that had descended into the real world clearly no longer belonged to the same time period as the anime.
Therefore, that Totem Kommo-o should not be the original either.
So why had the Vast Poni Canyon casually produced another Totem Kommo-o?
Could it be that Totem Kommo-os possessed some kind of special inheritance that allowed the Totem Pokémon lineage to continue being passed down?
If that were truly the case, what kind of special inheritance would it be?
At that moment, Ethan thought of many things. If he could obtain that special inheritance, it could become the opportunity for his Sandslash to transform into a Totem Sandslash!
It should not be forgotten that at the headquarters of the Pokémon Researchers Guild there was still a Totem Sandslash, which proved that perhaps the Sandslash species could also transmit Totem power using the same method as the Totem Kommo-o.
After thinking all this through, during the following period Ethan stopped exploring other areas and focused all his attention on the Totem Kommo-o.
To obtain the answers he was looking for, Ethan had his Sandslash battle the Totem Kommo-o numerous times.
While researching the secrets of the Totem Kommo-o, it also became an excellent training target for Sandslash, allowing it to continuously grow stronger during battle.
"Could it be... bloodline inheritance?"
At that moment, Ethan could not help but recall the Pokémon egg that the Totem Drapion had left behind.
In theory, the Skorupi egg should have hatched long ago.
However, for unknown reasons, the little Skorupi had still not broken out of its shell, which had also attracted the attention of President Beckett and that group of obsessive Researchers.
According to their deductions, the reason the Skorupi could not hatch was probably related to the influence of the Totem aura.
"The inheritance of Totem Pokémon... Perhaps when that Skorupi is born we will be able to confirm it preliminarily."
If it were truly possible to obtain the Totem aura through inheritance, then his Sandslash could reproduce that process with the help of the Totem Sandslash!
Imagining the terrifying offensive power that a Totem Sandslash combined with the move Spin Drive could display, Ethan smiled with satisfaction.
Although Sandslash could not Mega Evolve, if it managed to use the Totem aura, its effect probably would not be much weaker than a Mega Evolution and could produce a true transformation in its power.
Ethan took a deep breath and once again issued a challenge to the Totem Kommo-o, intending to observe the operation of the Totem aura during battle.
"Perhaps I can ask the president to find a way to take the Totem Kommo-o back for research."
Ethan pondered to himself. With his own means it was impossible to fully understand the Totem aura.
In contrast, the Pokémon Researchers Guild already possessed first-hand data on Totem Pokémon; perhaps they could gain some inspiration from this Totem Kommo-o.
By then, perhaps it would be the moment when his Sandslash would become a Totem Pokémon. With its Totem size and control of the Totem aura, its power would grow explosively.
And so a day passed.
When they gathered at night, the other four also reached the conclusion that this place was only suitable for rock-type and ground-type Pokémon to live in.
In addition, the place possessed a special magnetic field that allowed Magneton to evolve into Magnezone, which demonstrated how powerful that magnetic field was.
Under such conditions, Meltan, which possesses the ability Magnet Pull, could definitely use this place to temper its body and bring its magnetism to a new level.
"Sandslash, use Spin Drive!"
Ethan watched the Totem Kommo-o in front of him with interest as he challenged it once again.
(End of Chapter)