Chapter 117

Under the sunset.

A large mountain on the outskirts of Liyue Port.

The Adepti who received the message from the Qixing—Moon Carver, Mountain Shaper, and Cloud Retainer—arrived on clouds and mist.

Unable to enter Liyue Port, the Adepti were accurately intercepted outside the city by Ningguang, Keqing, Tian, Ganyu, and others.

Moon Carver, in the form of a stag and known as the kindest of the Adepti, couldn't help but get angry when he was rudely intercepted and asked, "What are you doing?"

Mountain Shaper, in the form of a beast with mostly black and gray fur, growled lowly:

"Are you rebelling and plotting to kill the emperor?!"

Cloud Retainer, the talkative crane adeptus, also known for being verbose, also shouted angrily while flapping her wings:

"You should do as I said—"

"According to the contract, we should directly suppress Liyue Port and expel all the Qixing who disrespect the Adepti and the gods!"

The Adepti came to investigate, and as soon as they met with the Qixing, contradictions and conflicts were already on the verge of breaking out.

Keqing, being straightforward, delivered her iconic words:

"The time of the Adepti has passed!"

"As one of the Qixing of Liyue, I have already faced this fact!"

"Please, you Adepti, face this fact as well!"

"Today's Liyue has entered an era of human rule and Pokémon!"

Next to her, Tian, Ganyu, and Ningguang could all feel their temples throbbing.

Their fearless leader, Keqing, was indeed bold...

Usually, such statements were kept among themselves, but here she was, saying them outright.

The three Adepti had clearly arrived in anger to hold them accountable.

And this—this was like lighting a powder keg!

"So disrespectful to the gods!!"

At this moment, an inappropriate voice interjected:

"Noisy, noisy, noisy."

"Go make noise somewhere else."

"Jirachi, Meloetta, Cresselia..."

Jirachi, a Steel- and Psychic-type Wish Pokémon.

Meloetta, in its normal form, is a Normal- and Psychic-type Melody Pokémon.

Cresselia, the embodiment of the new moon, is a pure Psychic-type Pokémon and the Lunar Guardian.

Two first-level legends.

One third-level legend.

Together, their minds seemingly connected, they unleashed a tremendous torrent of Psychic energy.

A bright purple river of Psychic energy swept across like a solid force.

Boom!

"Huh?"

"This is—!"

"What terrifying power!!"

Moon Carver, Mountain Shaper, and Cloud Retainer, the three famous Adepti of Jueyun Karst, were swept away and exiled into outer space by the Psychic torrent before they could react, surrounded by a dark, dead starry sky.

The three Adepti were left stunned.

At the scene,

Keqing looked at the luxurious lineup of Jirachi, Meloetta, and Cresselia floating in the air.

"Uh, that..."

"Mr. Takumi, please show mercy!"

Keqing remained Keqing—straightforward and upright:

"After all, they are Adepti who signed a contract with the Archon and are the guardians of Liyue."

"Please don't harm them!"

Ningguang calmly took out her Pokedex, snapped a photo of the legendary Pokémon floating in the air, and sent it to the group chat.

**Manager Takumi and His Legendary Pokémon.jpg**

Then she chuckled and said:

"You've shown mercy, haven't you?"

She looked at Takumi, who was descending from the air, her bright eyes showing a hint of anger:

"I thought you only showed up when the fight started."

Takumi shrugged: "If we fought, it wouldn't end well. Now, I banished them to give everyone some space to calm down."

"So—"

Immediately, Takumi stretched and turned around.

"It's time for you all to return to Liyue Port."

"Arrange everything."

"Tomorrow!"

"Liyue's first Trainer Conference will be held as scheduled!"

Ningguang quickly called out to Takumi's retreating figure:

"Later, I'm going to the institute to pick up my Beldum. I've also signed up for the competition."

Takumi's figure disappeared.

Ningguang withdrew her gaze, only to find Tian, Keqing, and Ganyu all looking at her with confusion and surprise.

"What are you all looking at?"

"There's no rule against me participating."

"After all, I also possess the Geo Vision!"

...

In the research institute.

Jirachi, Meloetta, and Cresselia had formed a luxurious lineup of legendary Pokémon...

And together, they used their combined Psychic energy to "politely" send the three Adepti into space.

Zhongli's face couldn't help but twitch:

"Really, truly rude."

"But that combined Psychic energy and resonance among the legendaries—I'm afraid even the one from Celestia would tremble at the sight of it, right?"

...

Outside Liyue Port, mysterious power surged, piercing the sky and reaching the stars.

With the personalities of Xiao and Granny Ping, they were naturally aware of it.

Their hearts tightened.

However, after seeing the announcement from Ningguang and Takumi in the customer group chat, they muttered and felt relieved.

It turns out the three Adepti were forced to face the wall and reflect!

**Your Highness:** Ningguang, thank you for the picture. I've saved this iconic family portrait of the legendary Pokémon.

**Dainsleif:** So, the recent fluctuation that pierced the sky was caused by the collaboration of these three legendary Pokémon?

**Venti:** My assessment—it's terrifying!

**Childe:** Very well, the competition is finally here... My Alolan Vulpix will become famous across the continent starting tomorrow!

**Hu Tao:** Hahaha, I have three dragon Pokémon now, Childe. Even if you pet one of them, what kind of waves can you make? Go to the audience early and watch how our Hall Master shows off and wins this year's championship!

**Jean:** (picture.jpg) All members of the Knights of Favonius have taken the Dvalin Special Express and arrived at Liyue Port tonight.

**Ningguang:** Jean, understood. We'll arrange a grand reception.

**Beidou:** I'll also return from the sea tonight and come back to Liyue...

**Yoimiya:** Sister Beidou, rest well tonight! There are over 600,000 participants in the first set of rules, and the preliminary rounds will last for a full month or two...

But in the second set of rules, there are less than a thousand applicants! Hey, there are quite a lot of Vision bearers in the group chat!

**Beidou:** I know, the contestants in the second set of rules are all familiar faces. The elimination round starts tomorrow!

Takumi saw Yoimiya's message and became curious about the progress of her preaching work since she returned to Inazuma a week ago.

After thinking for a while, he sent her a private message.