At this moment, Mega Evolution was commonplace for Tyranitar and Gengar, and the time it took for Mega Evolution was just a blink of an eye.
The Mega Evolution energy enveloped them, disappearing in a flash, but the appearances of the two Pokémon underwent tremendous changes.
"Ban!!!"
"Jie Jie!!!"
Mega Tyranitar and Mega Gengar, reporting for duty!
Accompanying the roars of the two Pokémon, terrifying energy fluctuations erupted from their bodies!
The surrounding Pokémon retreated under the impact of these energy fluctuations.
Now, both the Divine Cult and the Alliance side showed shocked expressions upon seeing the Mega Tyranitar and Mega Gengar before them.
The people of the Divine Cult naturally recognized at first glance how similar this was to their Divine Power Infusion, but a comparison revealed that their Divine Power Infusion seemed like a pirated, incomplete version compared to Aoki's Mega Evolution.
Whether it was the power increase, the smoothness of the evolution process, or the damage to the Pokémon, their method was completely inferior.
The Alliance, having fought the Divine Cult many times, naturally knew about their Divine Power Infusion.
The Divine Cult had also gained advantages against the Alliance numerous times by relying on this ability.
However, the Mega Evolution used by Aoki was vastly different from their Divine Power Infusion; it looked more authentic, as if this method of evolution was how such a special evolution should truly be, and the Divine Cult's was merely a defective product.
But then, their shock shifted from the Mega Evolution of Tyranitar and Gengar to the strength of the two Pokémon.
"Impossible!! Absolutely impossible!!" The voice belonged to the Divine Cult's current leader, Aoki's old friend, Wallace!
He knew the energy fluctuation level of Aoki's two Pokémon all too well; this was the aura of strength that had broken through the second checkpoint of the Champion level!
And it wasn't just one, but two!!
Aoki, possessing two Pokémon of such strength, plus his other Pokémon, had already surpassed the current Dragon-type Champion, Steven Stone, in both strength and threat level!
Steven Stone, Wallace, and others were also somewhat taken aback by the strength Aoki displayed.
Aoki's current strength had already surpassed Steven Stone!
While Steven Stone, Wallace, and Drake's eyes were also filled with shock, deep down, there was more excitement.
Since Aoki already possessed such strength, they shouldn't fall too far behind!
And in Drake's eyes, besides shock, there was mostly gratification.
As a teacher, nothing is more gratifying than seeing one's disciples surpass them.
After the shock, the Alliance members were filled with excitement, because the strength Aoki displayed gave them immense confidence.
But for the Divine Cult members on the opposite side, shock was followed by fright.
Damn it, with two Pokémon that had broken through the second checkpoint of the Champion level suddenly appearing, what were they going to do?
The three Divine Cult cadres currently facing Aoki only had one or two Pokémon that had broken through the first checkpoint, and those were their aces.
Aoki had already put considerable pressure on them, and now it had directly exceeded their tolerance limits.
"Come on, let's have some fun!" Aoki said to Tyranitar and Gengar.
The two Pokémon instantly understood; at a time like this, when showing off their strength, there was no need to use large-scale combat skills like Sand Stream. The opponent wasn't worthy.
"Ban!!" Tyranitar roared again.
As the energy surged within him, deep underground, unseen by others, molten lava was furiously gathering. With a roar from Tyranitar, pillars of stone carrying scorching lava shot skyward.
Precipice Blades!
At this moment, Tyranitar's Precipice Blades had reached 70% of Groudon's level, so whether in appearance or essence, it didn't look much different from Groudon's Precipice Blades.
What was lacking now was probably only the difference in power brought by the different energy origins.
In other words, unless it was Groudon itself, other Pokémon, even if they learned its signature move, would at most only have 70% of its power, like Tyranitar now.
However, with Tyranitar's current strength, even 70% of Precipice Blades was enough to make other Pokémon "enjoy" it thoroughly.
Boom boom boom!!
Rows of Precipice Blades, accompanied by booming explosions, caused the opponent's Pokémon, some of which hadn't even broken through the first checkpoint of the Champion level, to fail to withstand a second hit from Tyranitar's Precipice Blades.
As for Mega Gengar, after seeing Tyranitar launch its attack, it directly burrowed into the ground, then found a very tricky angle, unleashing Hypnosis, Confuse Ray, Shadow Ball, and various other moves without hesitation.
From the moment Tyranitar used Precipice Blades, Aoki's Pokémon collectively launched an attack, and not a single Pokémon held back.
"Water Spout, quickly extinguish this lava!!" The three Divine Cult cadres also discovered that half the power of Tyranitar's Precipice Blades came from the lava eruption. If they could cool it down before the Precipice Blades rose, preventing the lava from exploding, their Pokémon should be able to resist for a longer time.
The Water-type Pokémon of the few individuals also unhesitatingly spat out Water Spout attacks. However, their Water Spouts had barely left their mouths when a pink Pokémon appeared before them. Although its expression was that of a dazed and adorable Pokémon, its eyes were filled with the light of wisdom.
Slowking spread its hands, and a Psychic barrier appeared in front of these Water-type Pokémon, directly blocking the Water Spouts!
At the same time, a Pokémon completely enveloped in flames leaped from behind Slowking. Its sharp eyes seemed to carry flames as it kicked out at the strongest of the Water-type Pokémon.
Its leg was covered in thick golden flames.
The Water-type Pokémon, which normally had strong resistance to Fire-type moves, couldn't even withstand a single hit from this Fire Kick.
Not only did the intensity of the flames exceed the opponent's tolerance, but the power accompanying this kick was also more than the opponent could bear.
Blaziken directly charged into the midst of the Water-type Pokémon.
Meanwhile, Mega Gengar, having finished its attack round, had its Mega Evolution energy surge, and it reverted to its Gengar form.
Then, another Key Stone appeared in Aoki's hand. "Blaziken, Mega Evolve!"
No sooner had Aoki's words fallen than a large amount of Mega Evolution energy surged around Blaziken, who was amidst the Water-type Pokémon.
Immediately after, the energy dissipated, but the flames on Blaziken's body did not extinguish; they flared up directly.
Mega Blaziken!
"Shamo!!!"
Instantly, the surrounding Water-type Pokémon were blown off balance, and all of them sustained varying degrees of burns.
With a 360-degree spin, its black leg enveloped in golden flames, it kicked out in a circle, sending all the Pokémon that were unsteady on their feet due to the flaring flames flying.
Slowking did not join Mega Blaziken's battle, because the opponents were not just these few.
It teleported next to Aggron.
In such a chaotic battle, Aggron was naturally the most suitable Pokémon; with its defense, it could almost ignore all physical attacks.
But that wasn't enough. Since Aoki wanted to showcase Mega Evolution, Aggron certainly couldn't be left out.
After Slowking brought Aggron into the Pokémon group, Aoki finally took out one last Key Stone.
This time, there was no need to de-Mega Evolve Mega Tyranitar, because he was preparing to perform Triple Mega Evolution!
Although Triple Mega Evolution was still a burden for Aoki at this time, it was no longer as unbearable as before.
There would be basically no major problems within five minutes; this was his growth after self-improvement during his time on the Time-Space Continent.
"Mega Evolve! Aggron!!" Aoki shouted.
Tyranitar's size had shrunk due to this progress, but Aggron's had not.
Its massive size combined with its enormous metal armor, after the Mega Evolution energy dissipated, revealed the visually stunning appearance of Mega Aggron to everyone.
Not to mention the Alliance members standing behind Aoki watching him battle, even those watching Mega Aggron on TV or computer screens would feel genuine shock.
If they were like this, then what about the few people fighting Aoki and the Pokémon next to Mega Aggron?
Their sizes, compared to Aggron, weren't even as big as one of its arms.
"Kuo!!!!!" Mega Aggron's roar to the sky further enhanced its imposing aura.
After Mega Evolving, Aggron became a pure Steel-type Pokémon, with fewer weaknesses, stronger defense, and equally impressive offense.
It casually grabbed a Pokémon, and no matter how much the opponent struggled, it couldn't break free from Mega Aggron's strength. No matter how the opponent attacked, it couldn't cause any damage to Mega Aggron.
Such defensive power could completely be called absolute defense!
If paired with Mega Tyranitar's Sand Stream, Aoki's planned absolute defense field could be formed. This was the fourth core of Aoki's multi-core strategy, Mega Aggron as the defensive core.
However, from the current situation, the strength of these three Divine Cult members was simply not enough for Aoki to use his strongest power.
At this point!
All the Pokémon capable of Mega Evolution had been displayed once. Under such a show of strength, the Pokémon of the three Divine Cult members became complete living targets.
Both the Alliance's battle trainers and the Divine Cult's ordinary members could only watch from the sidelines at this moment.
The Alliance side did so voluntarily, while the Divine Cult members were forced.
There was no choice; Aoki's Salamence wasn't attacking right now, just staring at them. Any hint of movement, and they had already witnessed Mega Salamence's Hyper Voice at the beginning.
They could only watch helplessly as those few cadres were ravaged by Aoki's Pokémon.
It didn't take long for the outcome to be almost decided.
Darkrai, who had been watching the show from the sidelines the entire time, finally moved.
With a casual wave, a black halo circle appeared behind it, instantly merging into its body in the blink of an eye. Following the raised arm, the black halo circle reappeared. Slowly, blackness filled the entire halo, and a Dark Void appeared.
After Darkrai used Dark Void, Aoki's Pokémon very tacitly retreated together, directly coming to Aoki's side, and together watched as the Dark Void gradually grew larger, finally enveloping all the fallen and non-fallen Pokémon on the opposite side!
As the Nightmare Pokémon, Darkrai's Dark Void was not something anyone could resist, especially when the strength of these Pokémon was not as strong as Darkrai's.
Wherever Dark Void passed, all Pokémon fell into sleep. As long as they hadn't lost their combat ability, Gengar's Dream Eater would be responsible for finishing them off.
In this way, Aoki, with absolute strength and in a crushing manner, dealt with the three once-arrogant Divine Cult cadres.
"It hasn't stopped!!" A commotion erupted among the ordinary Divine Cult members.
Darkrai's Dark Void, after dealing with the three individuals and their Pokémon, did not stop. The Dark Void continued to expand, showing no signs of stopping.
Aoki's goal was simple: to keep all these Divine Cult members here, including Wallace!
Although he didn't know why the Divine Cult would attack the Hoenn region, he and the Divine Cult were already sworn enemies. As long as there was an opportunity to kill the opponent, Aoki would not hold back.
Aoki didn't want to miss such a good opportunity, even if it was just to weaken the Divine Cult's overall strength.
Every bit of weakening helped.
Wallace saw the Dark Void used by Aoki's Darkrai and immediately wanted to break free from Steven Stone's entanglement. However, Steven Stone also saw Aoki's actions. He used all his strength to block Wallace. If Wallace dared to ignore his attacks and forcibly block Aoki, then his attacks were not to be trifled with and would definitely make Wallace pay a huge price.
Steven Stone and the others also desperately held back their opponents, allowing Aoki to unleash his full power.
Aoki's lightning-fast resolution of the three troublesome Divine Cult cadres, and the strength he displayed, left them stunned and at the same time, greatly invigorated.
Go for it!
This was a perfect opportunity to counterattack. If they severely crippled these Divine Cult members, they wouldn't have time to constantly harass the Hoenn region.
Wallace was truly gritting his teeth at this moment, looking unwilling.
His mission on the Time-Space Continent had already failed, and this time he was supposed to be atoning for his past mistakes.
It was imaginable that if he returned alone this time, no matter how loyal he was, the Bishop would no longer tolerate him.
Just as the huge, black hole-like Dark Void was about to swallow all those people, a spatial rift, like a door, suddenly opened in front of the Dark Void. A person in a purple robe stepped out, accompanied by a Latios.
The Latios's eyes flashed, and the Dark Void that was about to reach it instantly disintegrated, disappearing without a trace.
The first to notice the newcomer was Aoki, because he felt a spatial fluctuation. However, this spatial fluctuation had just appeared, and the opponent had already entered, giving him no time to react.
Latios's appearance, while successfully shattering Darkrai's Dark Void, also successfully attracted everyone's attention.
"Quake!!" Darkrai, seeing its Dark Void instantly shattered, did not attack first, but instead adopted a defensive stance.
Mega Tyranitar and Mega Blaziken also returned to Aoki's side immediately, taking up defensive postures.
They felt a strong threat from this Latios. For Aoki's safety, they prioritized defense first.
Latios glanced lightly at Darkrai and Mega Tyranitar, then turned his gaze to Steven's Salamence, his mouth slightly open, and a scorching dragon breath directly spewed out.
The blue-purple energy wave directly rushed towards the Salamence that was fighting Wallace's Pokémon. Where the dragon breath passed, the dust in the ground and the air was almost instantly evaporated.
Boom!!!
Steven's Salamence took a defensive stance, but still failed to block the opponent's attack and was directly blown away.
Steven's face changed dramatically, and he roared, "Who?!"
His answer was a powerful psychic shockwave from the opponent's casual wave of a hand!
Bang—
Fortunately, Aoki's reaction speed was fast enough. He teleported in front of Steven, using his psychic power to construct a solid psychic defense shield.
He withstood the damage caused by the psychic impact, but under the immense power, Aoki and Steven slid four or five meters on the ground before barely stopping.
What strong psychic power!
Aoki's eyes were filled with deep shock. His current psychic power was not weak; it should be considered quite outstanding in the entire Pokémon world, among the top tier of people, but the opponent's casual wave of a hand had directly sent him flying such a long distance.
"Tsk." The opponent let out a soft tsk, seemingly regretting not having killed Steven with one blow.
After this person appeared and attacked Steven, Steven and the others immediately separated from their opponents.
They all came to Aoki and Steven's side, and those cult cadres also intended to separate from them because the person who came this time made them have to take it so seriously.
"Bishop!" Wallace directly used teleportation to appear in front of the purple-robed man, kneeling on one knee and respectfully calling out.
Bailing and the others, as well as the ordinary cult members, also came to his side at this time. Except for Bailing, the White Emissary, everyone knelt on one knee and simultaneously shouted, "Bishop!"
Most of them looked at this Bishop with deep admiration in their eyes.
The cult's Bishop who had never appeared before!!
Aoki's heart trembled slightly. He didn't expect the cult's Bishop to appear here!
Everyone's attention was focused on this cult Bishop. Although the opponent had never appeared before, nor had he ever displayed his strength.
But at this time, the cult was no longer hiding its strength, and among them were many powerful individuals.
And what kind of strength the cult Bishop who could command such powerful cadres possessed was self-evident.
This cult Bishop was indeed as most people guessed; not only was his Pokémon's strength excessively powerful, but his own psychic power was also terrifyingly strong.
The Bishop, dressed in a purple robe, casually waved his hand, scanning the entire scene, lingering on Steven for a few seconds, and finally landing on Aoki.
"Are you Aoki?" From the Bishop's voice, his age wasn't particularly old, at most similar to Steven, probably a bit younger than Steven.
Hearing this question, Aoki frowned, not knowing what the other party meant by specifically calling out his name.
Aoki didn't answer, but the other party didn't expect Aoki's answer in the first place.
Feeling that the other party probably had a slight smile on his face at this time, he spoke to himself, "It should be you. You are very good!"
What he said made everyone confused, not knowing why he said Aoki was good, or in what way he was good?
"What do you want to do?!" Aoki asked coldly.
Aoki had no good feelings for this cult Bishop; the organization's conduct was simply unacceptable to him.
"Heh—" The Bishop let out a cold laugh, then stared at Aoki again, or rather, at Aoki's right wrist for a few seconds.
"Interesting." He said another puzzling remark, then waved his hand and disappeared from the spot with the rest of the cult members.
And just as the opponent left, Aoki, with the help of the chip, scanned the data of the Bishop's Latios.
Pokémon: Latios (Light Purple)
Gender: Male
Level: 94
Type: Dragon + Psychic
Ability: Levitate
Held Item: Latios Mega Stone
Egg Moves: None
Basic Moves: Memento, Helping Hand, Heal Block, Psyshock, Safeguard, Protect, Dragon Dance, Stored Power, Refresh, Heal Pulse, Dragon Breath, Luster Purge, Psychic Shift, Recover, Telekinesis, Zen Headbutt, Power Split, Psychic, Dragon Pulse,
Learnt Moves: Draco Meteor, Snore, Trick, Wonder Room, Tailwind, Water Pulse, Power-Up Punch, Outrage, Defog, Shock Wave, Ally Switch, Icy Wind, Magic Coat
TM Moves: Dragon Claw, Psyshock, Calm Mind, Ice Beam, Hyper Beam, Thunderbolt, Earthquake, Shadow Ball, Aerial Ace, Steel Wing, Energy Ball, Shadow Claw, Dream Eater, Surf
"Latios Mega Stone!!!" Putting everything else aside, seeing this Latios Mega Stone, Aoki was genuinely surprised.
From the beginning until now, Aoki had scanned thousands of trainers and their Pokémon, but he had never seen any Pokémon not recognized by him carrying a Mega Stone.
Aoki even always believed that he was the only one in the entire Pokémon world who knew about Mega Stones and how to use them before he told Steven and the others.
However, this Latios also carried a Mega Stone, which was a significant cognitive shock for him.
Moreover, this Latios was Level 94. According to Aoki's estimation of the Mega Stone's energy amplification, once it truly undergoes Mega Evolution, its strength might even break through the second barrier of the Champion level, which is the growth limit for over 99.9% of Pokémon.
Up until now, Aoki had never seen a Pokémon with a trainer whose strength could break through this limit.
Even in Aoki's perception, Professor Oak, whose strength could be said to be unmatched in the entire League, his Dragonite had not been able to break through this barrier.
What kind of world lay beyond this barrier was something Aoki, with his current understanding, could not imagine.
This cult Bishop, who appeared for the first time, indeed brought Aoki a lot of stimulation, both in terms of strength and cognition.
"They're gone. This cult Bishop's strength is indeed terrifying!" Steven said, looking at the spot where the opponent disappeared.
Hearing Steven's words, Aoki snapped out of the shock the cult Bishop had given him.
Aoki's expression constantly changed. The appearance of the cult brought a considerable variable to his plan, but even so, Aoki still believed that he must seize this opportunity to stabilize his position and strive to secure the Champion title in one fell swoop.
He nodded towards Steven and the others, signaling them to wait a moment.
Then he directly used Teleport to appear in front of the reporters who were hiding, risking their lives to capture first-hand news. It was precisely because of these people that people all over the world could watch their battle on TV and the internet.
Seeing Aoki instantly appear in front of them, these reporters, after a brief Stunned, immediately thrust their microphones in front of Aoki, waiting to get the first-hand news from his mouth.
Aoki faced these microphones and cameras without backing down. His purpose in coming this time was to attract enough attention and accumulate popularity for his bid for the Champion title.
"Three days later, at the Hoenn League Headquarters, I will announce the special evolution method I demonstrated today. I call it Mega Evolution!
It is a special branch of Pokémon evolution. I believe everyone saw my Pokémon's Mega Evolution today. At that time, anyone who wants to know can pay attention to this matter!" Aoki said without hesitation to all the cameras.
Hearing Aoki's words, all the reporters present immediately became excited.
Hard work pays off. They had risked their lives waiting here for so long, and finally, another big news arrived!
Mega Evolution!!
This special evolution method is Mega Evolution!!
Although the reporters present were not very strong, they all knew, more or less, what kind of impact the appearance of Mega Evolution would have on the entire Pokémon world.
If not controlled well, it might even lead to changes in the power structure of some regions. This was something that even these reporters could perceive.
In fact, even if Aoki didn't announce Mega Evolution, it wouldn't work. Today, countless people saw Aoki's Pokémon, just like the cult's people, undergo a special evolution.
Under the general trend, the announcement of Mega Evolution was inevitable.
"Elite Four Aoki! What exactly is this Mega Evolution you mentioned? Can you reveal a little more?"
"Elite Four Aoki! You demonstrated the Mega Evolution of five Pokémon today. I wonder if all Pokémon can undergo Mega Evolution?"
"Elite Four Aoki! Among your Pokémon, there is a legendary Pokémon, the Nightmare God Darkrai. I wonder if you would be willing to tell us about this Pokémon?"
"Elite Four Aoki! You are not announcing Mega Evolution immediately, but waiting three days. Are there any special requirements?"
"Elite Four Aoki! Is the purple-robed person who appeared at the end from the cult really the cult's Bishop? How strong is the opponent? Are you able to reveal some information?"
"..."
These reporters were practically shoving microphones into Aoki's mouth, but an invisible psychic barrier blocked them. No matter how much they pushed forward, they couldn't get closer to Aoki or get more explosive news.
Aoki just gave a mysterious smile to all the cameras, said nothing more, and then used Teleport to disappear in front of them.
He had already revealed enough; the rest was to leave enough suspense for everyone watching.
Immediately, on the desks of the League leaders in various regions, an urgent document marked in red appeared.
In addition, the leaders of underground forces in various regions also received a copy of such a document.
Aoki and Mega Evolution instantly became the number one trending topic on the entire Pokémon world's internet. Many people who didn't know Aoki before also learned about him through this incident.
And those who were already Aoki's admirers even more frantically extolled him.
From the moment he demonstrated Mega Evolution in front of everyone, it was destined that Aoki would become a popular figure throughout the entire Pokémon world.
However, these were all later matters. At this time, Aoki returned to Steven and the others, seeing their hesitant expressions, Aoki knew what they wanted to ask.
He smiled slightly and said to everyone, "I know you have many questions, it's okay. Let's go back to the League first, and then I'll tell you little by little, so I don't have to tell the President everything from scratch when we get back.
You can hold it in for now, and I'll answer all your doubts then."
Aoki knew that he had already stirred up a huge storm covering the entire Pokémon world this time.
And in such a storm, in addition to having enough strength himself, he also had to rely on a trustworthy and powerful force.
In the entire Pokémon world, is there any organization more powerful than the League?
Just the combined apparent and hidden strength of a single regional League is terrifying, not to mention that there are currently six such regions, and the Kanto region alone can probably stand for at least two or more regions.
Although everyone present was full of questions, since Aoki had said so, it wouldn't take long to return to the League headquarters anyway.
Adams, who was probably paying attention to the situation here in the League, must also have many questions he wanted to ask Aoki at this time.
Not just Adams, but anyone with some ability or influence in the Hoenn region was rushing to the League headquarters at the first opportunity.
In the next three days, it was predictable that the threshold of their Hoenn League headquarters building would probably be trampled flat by people, and he, Aoki, the Sandstorm Elite Four of the Hoenn region, would become the object of everyone's pursuit.
In fact, anyone with a little ability could easily see Aoki's purpose in doing this.
With enough strength and massive popular support, even if Aoki didn't want to, he would be pushed into the Champion position.
Because in a situation where Aoki is inspiring, upright, powerful, and has a great many supporters, his becoming Champion can greatly stabilize a region.
Coupled with his immense reputation, it would inevitably deter the underground forces of the entire region.
A regional Champion often represents the face of a region.
Aoki, standing on Salamence's back, felt the cold wind whistling past him, not deliberately blocking it with his psychic power.
At this moment, he needed this cold wind to help him calm down. From the moment he started his push for Champion, there was no turning back. Only by moving forward could he truly bear such a title!