Fang Yuan had been traveling through the past when the Earth Pokémon League finalized its arrangements for the World Championship and the Guardian God War.
Because Master Ziyuan had once again foreseen an approaching disaster, and because the rate at which Secret Realms were descending around the world had begun to turn abnormal, the dates for both competitions were brought forward significantly.
The reason for holding them early was to rapidly strengthen the Trainer Domain's overall power and prepare for the disaster that might soon occur.
Over the years since Secret Realms began descending, expedition teams from various nations had discovered vast quantities of cultivation resources within different Secret Realms, including Legendary Resources and Top-Tier Resources. Most of those resources discovered over the past century had already been allocated, but a considerable portion remained undistributed. This time, all the resources still held by the Pokémon League would be distributed through the Nations God War and the World Championship.
After discussion, it was decided that the Nations God War results would primarily determine the allocation rights for Legendary Resources.
The sixteen remaining resources discovered by the Pokémon League over the past century that had been classified as Legendary Pokémon-level resources would all be allocated through the Nations God War.
This competition tested each nation's Strongest Combat Power. Fundamentally, it was a contest of the strength of the Guardian God Level Pokémon behind each country, much like the Guardian God War that had determined each nation's influence within the League when the Pokémon League was first established.
In other words, this was not a traditional Trainer competition. Trainers could participate, but national associations could also hire outside help. As long as they had the ability to gain the support of a Legendary Pokémon, there was no problem with having that Legendary Pokémon