Beneath the Magic City branch of the Nurturer Association, Su Hao looked at the eerily sinister passage before him and swallowed. "This is... the passage leading to the Spirit Realm."
Chu Ya glanced at him and teased, "So there are things you're afraid of too?"
Su Hao stubbornly replied, "I just find it a little chilling, that's all."
"Geng geng!"
At that moment, the plump Gengar leading the way made a welcoming gesture, indicating that Chu Ya and Su Hao could enter the passage directly.
The two exchanged a glance and said nothing more. Getting into the passage came first.
The moment they stepped inside, the world spun around them. By the time they regained their senses, an utterly desolate landscape lay before them.
Lifeless earth, withered trees incapable of growing green leaves, and strange murmurs that echoed through the sky from time to time.
It would have made a perfect horror movie set.
"Don't be fooled by how desolate this place looks. Most Ghost-type Pokémon actually like this atmosphere. Aside from a few 'oases' that serve as their food sources, the entire Spirit Realm Secret Realm is basically like this."
As she explained things to Su Hao like a tour guide, Chu Ya summoned her Gengar and looked toward a forest formed from bizarre, twisted dead trees in the distance.
"A Gengar Clan living in there should have already noticed us. They signed a contract with Branch President Mu Yulan's family, so they can be considered relatively friendly toward humans."
"Don't wait for them to come find us. We'll visit them directly. It'd be best to have a Pokémon with a powerful aura by your side, preferably a Ghost-type. In this Spirit Realm Secret Realm, strength is everything."
With that, Chu Ya, who acted as though entering the Spirit