Three matches done!
Fang Yuan was in high spirits.
Not just him, the Hua Nation Trainers were also very pleased.
However, within this pleasure, there was a hint of suffocation as their world views were being shattered.
"Bimi!"
"Eevee Bwoo!"
"Next one, next one!"
Victini, Eevee, and Hoopa, they were all watching as if munching on popcorn, yay~
The weakest three had already won, and next...
The divine battle was about to commence, and even without any artefacts or external help, their main team, which usually had at least the strength of a top-level Guardian God in their normal state, was about to give their touch.
Hopefully, their opponents would be okay.
Thinking about it, using the international battle of the gods to test the results of their intensive training might be a bit too brutal...
"He's not going to continue defending his position, is he!!!!!"
Seeing that Fang Yuan was still standing in the Contestant Area of Lake Heart Island and had no intention of leaving, everyone's teeth ached.
"The fourth match... starting? I'll continue to defend next," Fang Yuan said after calling back Ditto, adjusting the brim of his cap, indeed planning to do so.
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole venue was in an uproar.
"Damn, Doctor Fang Yuan is really going to continue defending."
"He has already decided to defend again without even announcing the resources, too crazy."
In the chairman's stand, after hearing Fang Yuan's words, President Antonio hurriedly coughed several times, feeling a headache coming.
"Cough cough cough..."
In principle, there was no problem with Fang Yuan continuing to defend; it was within the rules.
But though it was supposed to be an "international" battle of the gods, why did it now seem like Fang Yuan's solo show?
Where did things go wrong!
When discussing the rules, they limited each Guardian Spirit to only one appearance, which should have precluded this situation!
"Kapu—"
Let him defend.
The four Guardian Gods of the Kapu family gazed intensely at Fang Yuan.
This World Tree Guardian had changed a lot compared to when he first came to study with them...
He had just barely reached the threshold of a Guardian God last time.
Now, he was nearly touching the threshold of Legendary Level???
Truly worthy of being the World Tree Guardian...
Compared to him, the Island Kings they had chosen had much more to improve and needed further tempering for quite some time.
"You guys..."
Seeing the Kapu family acting decisively as if they hadn't had their fill of the excitement, President Antonio felt helpless.
Alright then.
"...The China Association will continue to defend."
With the whole venue silently watching, President Antonio spoke with eggs on his face.
He wasn't really reluctant to let all these Legends Resources fall into Fang Yuan's pocket, as Fang Yuan's research had brought much more value to the Trainer Domain than those resources; it was purely because the situation was drastically different from what he had anticipated.
Was this still the international battle of the gods?
It had almost turned into the boss Fang Yuan challenge series.
It differed from what the Alliance originally advertised.
What happened to the passionate competition between nations that was promised...
Forget it... Leave it to future generations to assess; he was out of this.
"The fourth Legends Resource... is this!"
President Antonio looked towards the new resource projected on the screen by the drone Rotom.
It was a blue bell.
"It's called the Sea Sound Bell, emerged from the Deep Sea Mystery, containing vast energy inside. With a gentle shake, it can produce a sound that soothes the mind, significantly alleviating the Confused state, and can directly cure the Exotic Syndrome in Secret Realm Sprites. Additionally, its sound can attract a large number of Water-type Spirits, making it an extremely mystical item."
If the ability of the Soothing Bell to increase intimacy were disregarded, this resource could basically be considered a super-enhanced version of the Soothing Bell.
"The Bell of the Sea Sound?"
As the projection of this very ancient bell appeared, many looked over.
Alleviating confusion and soothing the listener didn't sound very valuable as many common Tree Fruits and Moves could do that, but prefixed with "Legendary Level" its value increased significantly.
Seen from another perspective, if it could alleviate the rage and confusion of Legendary Elves, then it could potentially save a nation from disaster to a great extent.
Of course, the item wasn't that powerful.
After testing by the Alliance, they discovered that at most, it could only alleviate the rage and confusion in spirits with strength less than or equal to a top Guardian God.
Nevertheless, the mysterious power contained within was still quite valuable.
"The Sea Sound Bell, huh..."
Fang Yuan also looked towards the newly revealed item.
He might know a little more about this item than what the Alliance was aware of.
The item's purpose was not to alleviate confusion but to summon and communicate with Lugia, much like the Sea Sound Flute.
During the Birth of Lugia in the Orange Archipelago, the Asia Island shrine maiden summoned Lugia with the Legendary Artifact, the Sea Sound Flute, and healed the Sea God of the Orange Archipelago. The Sea Sound Bell had a similar purpose but was designed to summon and communicate with another Lugia.
The effects of alleviating confusion and attracting Water-type Spirits were just side benefits.
This thing... still didn't seem very useful to Fang Yuan.
Wanting to find Lugia, he could just have Hoopa fish it over, done and dusted.
No need to shake bells, and it's not even a sure thing; what a hassle.
"My Guardian Spirit for defense is this one."
Fang Yuan carelessly threw out a Poké Ball.
In the moment the light flickered, ripples spread over the surface of the water all around Lake Island and a breeze began to sweep above the ground. All the wind seemed to welcome their king, and seeing this phenomenon, many felt a chill and instinctively thought that Fang Yuan must have summoned another powerful Pokémon—