Articuno: At Seventy-One Thousand Four Hundred Years Old, Standing Like a Lackey in the Divine Bird Sanctuary

After leaving the Valley of Creation, Su Hao paused where he was for a moment before immediately setting off for his destination.

The Pacific High Seas, Divine Bird Sanctuary.

That was right. This time, he intended to thoroughly resolve the "historical issue" left over from the past.

Dark Lugia... It had been nearly a year since that incident.

With Diancie's strength at the time, purifying the negative energy rooted within Dark Lugia—energy capable of corrupting a Class One Legendary deity and giving rise to its dark side—would have taken decades, perhaps even centuries.

But things were different now.

Diancie had advanced to Class Two Legendary. The Radiant Authority she wielded rivaled, or even surpassed, the Authority of Order in rank. Having only just entered Class Two Legendary, she already possessed the strength to fight a Class One Legendary deity that was not adept at combat on her own.

Combined with the abilities provided by the "natal artifact" Authority Shell obtained from the Pokémon world.

Su Hao and Diancie now had the confidence to purify all the negative energy on Lugia at once and completely suppress its dark side.

As for the Green Orbs he had promised Groudon and Kyogre... it would be fine to deliver them later when he had time. Neither of them was particularly sensitive to the passage of time, and even if they received such a vast amount of Natural Energy directly, they would not be able to digest it all anytime soon. The effect on their actual combat strength would also be negligible.

It would be better to handle the more urgent matters first.

Speaking of the Green Orbs, Su Hao still had some doubts.

It had been quite some time since he left Sky Tower. Why had Rayquaza on Sky Tower shown no reaction at