As he watched Incineroar shrouded in multicolored flames, Su Hao's eyes gleamed frighteningly bright as he said to the sky, "Thank you, Ho-Oh!"
He was not worried that Ho-Oh would miss his thanks. Since it could observe Incineroar and the others, it naturally would not overlook what he said.
And just as Su Hao had expected.
Ho-Oh, hidden within the clouds, heard his gratitude and was in high spirits.
Before leaving, Ho-Oh pondered briefly. It felt that sweet-talking Su Hao would surely encounter many emergencies in the future. Although its reserves were not plentiful, setting aside some to lend him a hand would not be a problem.
After gathering some more power and airdropping it toward Su Hao below, Ho-Oh lingered no longer. It used the clouds to conceal itself and flew toward a certain part of the Nirvana Secret Realm.
A giant parasol tree it cherished grew there.
If Azure Volcano was its sleeping place for nirvana and rebirth, then that place was Ho-Oh's favorite home—comfortable to live in and suitably impressive.
Noticing the clouds shift, Su Hao realized Ho-Oh had departed.
Just as he was about to withdraw his gaze, he spotted a mysterious object enveloped in multicolored light drifting down from the sky.
Only when it descended to a certain height did Su Hao see what it was.
Ho-Oh's Sacred Ash!
If Xerneas could grant humans eternal life, then Ho-Oh was a deity capable of bringing the dead back to life.
The original Entei, Suicune, and Raikou had all been resurrected by Ho-Oh.
The two Life Deities possessed different abilities, with neither being better nor worse than the other.
But Sacred Ash was unquestionably among the items Su Hao wanted most!
Once the Sacred Ash entered a certain range of Su Hao's vision, the panel automatically appeared