A vivid, delicate flower bloomed upon the frost-covered giant tree, lending it a touch of desolate beauty.
Perhaps.
When Calyrex had been at the height of its power, flowers like this had covered the tree.
But now.
It was precisely because of its rarity that its value stood out even more.
Just by approaching it.
Xia Yan felt as though every pore on his body had opened, and all the fatigue he had accumulated over the past few days had been swept away.
The faint, crystalline pink mist swirling around it seemed like countless strands of life itself.
Most importantly.
Xia Yan sensed that the Reins of Unity in his arms—the reins mixed with Calyrex's petals—seemed to share some special connection with this flower, giving off a faint warmth.
Boom!!!
A violent roar erupted behind him.
That Champion-level Grimmsnarl clearly valued this flower immensely. The moment it saw Xia Yan approach, it erupted completely.
"Roar—!!"
With an enraged howl, it broke free from Togekiss, Sirfetch'd, and Aegislash's entanglement, lowered its head, and charged toward Xia Yan with Sucker Punch.
As a Champion-level Pokémon, it really was asking too much of Togekiss and the others, who were only Elite Four-level, to stop it.
Even though.
After seeing the flower, Togekiss had displayed astonishing initiative and had once restrained Grimmsnarl so thoroughly that it could not move.
The gap in strength between them, however, prevented Togekiss's control from remaining stable.
Grimmsnarl found an opening in the restraint and broke free.
However.
After escaping, Grimmsnarl did not continue tangling with Togekiss and the others. Instead, it rushed toward Xia Yan at once—or rather, toward the sole remaining Flower of Life.
Xia Yan still did not move. He merely stared at the vivid flower, blue Aura glimmering in his eyes as a trace of