One Ring!

"Thank you, Teacher!" Su Yu said with a smile.

"Su Yu, right? What's going on with that Soul Beast of yours?" Wu Zhangkong asked.

Su Yu thought for a moment, then leaned close to Wu Zhangkong's ear and whispered:

"This is Team Rocket's latest research product. It can replace the Spirit Souls from the Spirit Pagoda. Team Rocket calls them a Soul Master's best companions—Pokémon!!"

Wu Zhangkong froze. "Team Rocket? Replace Spirit Souls?"

He knew of Team Rocket. It seemed to be an organization that had risen to prominence in Eastsea recently, but he remembered that it sold something called Energy Cubes.

When had it invented Spirit Souls?

Spirit Souls were one of the Spirit Pagoda's most important industries.

Was a competitor about to emerge?

"It's only in the testing stage for now, so please don't tell anyone, Teacher!"

Naturally, Su Yu knew Wu Zhangkong's character. This Team Rocket was an organization he had founded himself.

As for Pokémon Soul Spirits, they truly were already in the testing stage.

That was all thanks to Arceus's Power of Creation.

"Alright!" Wu Zhangkong said, then left directly to help Su Yu complete his enrollment registration.

Once Su Yu saw Wu Zhangkong leave, he hurried over to the dark red Slate.

He began digging into the ground with his hands.

"Snorlax, come help!" Su Yu called out to Snorlax.

"Snor!" Snorlax came before the Slate and exerted force with both hands, pulling the entire Slate out along with the surrounding dirt.

Su Yu's eyes lit up as he immediately recognized the Slate.

"Fist Plate!"

It corresponded to the Fighting Attribute among the eighteen Elemental Slates.

"Snor! Snor!" Snorlax clutched his belly and cried out.

"Didn't you just eat? You're hungry again already?" Su Yu first stored the Fist Plate in his exclusive storage space.

Then, a blue Energy Cube appeared in his hand.

"Snor!" Snorlax stared fixedly at the Energy Cube in Su Yu's hand.

"Eat up!" Su Yu tossed the Energy Cube to Snorlax.

Snorlax opened its huge mouth and swallowed the Energy Cube. Before it could even chew, the cube had already entered its stomach.

"Burp...!" Snorlax let out a long burp, then flopped onto its back and fell asleep just like that.

Helpless, Su Yu took out Snorlax's Poké Ball. A red light flashed, and Snorlax vanished.

At that moment, a voice sounded from nearby. "Hello! Welcome aboard!"

Su Yu turned around and saw a very handsome boy with large eyes.

"My name is Tang Wulin! We'll be classmates from now on!"

"I'm Xie Xie!"

"Hello, everyone! My name is Su Yu! Please take care of me!"

Su Yu did not speak much with Tang Wulin. Instead, he hurried anxiously toward the academy gates.

Before leaving, Su Yu said to Tang Wulin, "Oh, right, tell the teacher for me that I'm going home for a bit. I'll come back for class this afternoon!"

After saying that, he handed Tang Wulin an Energy Cube that Snorlax ate.

The effect of this Energy Cube was equivalent to eating four hundred jin of food.

Other than bottomless eaters like Snorlax or Tang Wulin, this kind of Energy Cube was not particularly useful.

Then, Su Yu hailed a Soul Guidance Car and headed in one direction.

He arrived at his destination.

Su Yu got out of the car and looked up to see a hundred-meter-tall building with a sign hanging above it.

It read: Team Rocket!

There was also a large "R" beside it.

This was the headquarters of the Team Rocket Su Yu had founded. At present, Team Rocket only sold one product: Energy Cubes.

For example, there were Energy Cubes that could strengthen Soul Power, as well as ones that could enhance physical fitness and Inner Focus.

Those were aimed at Soul Masters.

For ordinary people, there were also Energy Cubes that could make them more handsome or beautiful.

After all, Energy Cubes could be eaten by people in the first place. When Soul Masters ate them, they could also help improve their strength.

This allowed Team Rocket's financial foundation to steadily accumulate.

Su Yu hurried into the elevator and then arrived at the top floor.

The top floor was fully furnished, with many rooms capable of housing many people.

This was where Su Yu usually lived.

At that moment, Su Yu entered a room, closed his eyes, and sat cross-legged on the bed.

With a thought, he opened his eyes again the next second. A black space appeared before him, faintly illuminated by scattered bright starlight.

This was Arceus's space, where Arceus usually resided.

It was also Su Yu's exclusive storage space.

Within this space stood a llama-like figure in silence.

Its body was covered in platinum and white armor, its sharp lines resembling a geometric sculpture. Its limbs were slender, and its raised back formed a sacred cross-shaped wheel structure.

Su Yu opened his eyes and muttered, "Three years have passed, and this avatar still feels like it's on the verge of dying!"

"Fusing with a Slate should make it better, right?"

Su Yu raised his head. A dark red Slate floated quietly before him.

The Slate slowly drifted over to Arceus's back and began revolving around Him.

The next second, Su Yu's pupils widened. A stream of energy surged into Arceus's body, and an incomparably pleasant sensation welled up within Su Yu.

His originally frail body also gained some strength.

The feeling came quickly and faded just as fast.

At that moment, Su Yu felt as though some shackle within his body had been unlocked.

At the same time, in the outside world, dark red light swirled around Su Yu.

Arceus's phantom appeared behind him.

Immediately afterward, a yellow Soul Ring gradually condensed, until it pulsed around his body.

A one-ring Soul Master!

Just then, Su Yu's Soul Ring and Arceus's Slate lit up at the same time.

In an instant, both Su Yu's and Arceus's auras changed.

The white armor of Arceus's phantom behind Su Yu began changing color, shifting from white to dark red.

Arceus underwent the same transformation.

Soon, as time passed, the changes gradually faded. Arceus returned to normal, and Su Yu continued meditating cross-legged.

By afternoon, Su Yu opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of turbid air.

He stood up and sensed his Soul Power.

"I'm already level twelve!" Su Yu was somewhat surprised. He had not expected to rise two levels just from obtaining a Slate.

Clearly, only a small portion of the Fist Plate's power had entered his body. After helping him condense his Soul Ring, there was barely any left.

Su Yu summoned his Martial Soul, and a yellow Soul Ring descended with it.

The Soul Skill of his first Soul Ring was simple. It was neither an offensive nor defensive Soul Skill, but a straightforward Attribute conversion.

It could transform Su Yu from the Normal Type into the Fighting Type.

As everyone knew, the power of moves from one's own type doubled.

Accordingly, he could now learn Fighting Type moves as well.

Arceus, having obtained the Slate, could also transform into the Fighting Type. Moreover, He could now create Fighting Type Pokémon.

Of course, that was limited to Fighting Type and Normal Type Pokémon.

To create Pokémon of other types, he would need to obtain the corresponding Elemental Slates.

Just as Su Yu was still reveling in the surprise of obtaining his first Soul Ring, a knock suddenly sounded at the door.

Immediately afterward, a woman's voice came from outside.

"Boss, someone's causing trouble!"