However, before Pikachu could take action, Arcanine standing at the edge of the flat ground moved first.
The massive body enveloped in an unusual golden light suddenly leapt backward.
Then…
Plop! It fell directly into the rolling lava.
Ash: "…?"
Pikachu: "…?"
Cynthia: "…"
The three of them stared at where Arcanine disappeared, unable to react for a moment.
No way.
They were racking their brains on how to fight to avoid Arcanine falling in, and then it jumped down by itself?!
"Could it be that Arcanine really sent itself away?!"
Ash's face changed, and a blue light instantly lit up in his eyes. Divine Domain Level Aura Power spread across the constantly roiling lava, extending to the position where Arcanine sank.
The Hisuian Arcanine possessing both Fire Attribute and Rock Attribute naturally had a tolerance to high temperatures far beyond ordinary Pokemon.
But real magma is ultimately not just some simple Fire Attribute move. Ash could not just assume based on attribute relations that Arcanine wouldn't be injured if it fell in.
But when the Aura truly covered it, the feedback he received made Ash's worried expression turn peculiar.
"No way…"
Cynthia immediately looked at him.
"How is Arcanine?"
"Not injured."
Ash carefully sensed for a few seconds, and his expression became more nuanced.
"Not only is it uninjured, its Aura is still continuing to strengthen."
Cynthia's silver-gray eyes slightly squinted as she quickly recalled the changes that occurred when Arcanine evolved.
"It seems he's actively absorbing the power of the Firespit Island's lava?"
"That should be correct."
In Ash's perception, a large amount of active Fire Type Energy was continuously flowing into Arcanine from the surrounding lava, and the recently inherited King's Power was similarly becoming more active during this process.
Currently, Arcanine clearly had developed a high degree of resonance with Firespit Island, the place where generations of kings lived.
Coupled with the newly acquired King's Power, the originally extremely dangerous magma environment turned into a place where it could draw power.
A familiar figure suddenly appeared in Ash's mind.
"This reminds me of Blaine's Magmar."
Back on Cinnabar Island, Blaine's Magmar could similarly enter volcanic magma freely, even using such an extreme high-temperature environment for battle.
However, this Arcanine, which had just become a king, seemed even more unbelievable.
"Roar—!!"
The next second, a deafening roar suddenly came from the depths of the lava!
Boom!!!
A large mass of scarlet lava suddenly shot into the sky, with scorching magma flying upwards accompanied by an intimidating heat wave, then transforming into countless red droplets and rocks pouring down on the entire flat ground!
"Pikachu, Electric Net, block that lava!"
"Pika Pika Pikachu!"
Golden currents swiftly surged from Pikachu's body surface, weaving into a giant Thunder Net ahead, which Pikachu then vigorously hurled skyward!
Zzzap—!!
The Thunder Net collided with the large falling lava, causing a powerful energy impact that made the foremost magma explode in midair. The large magma chunks shattered into smaller pieces, the remaining parts redirected by the continuous explosions' shockwave, scattering to both sides of the flat ground!
Boom!!
The last large mass of lava completely exploded in midair, and a vast expanse of black smoke instantly spread.
A golden figure shot out rapidly from the center of the smoke!
Bam!!
Arcanine landed back on the black rocky ground, and the moment its four paws touched the ground, all the tiny rocks around it were blasted away.