Legendary Pokémon Ball and Heading to the Far North

He returned to the dormitory.

Chi Hong looked at Greninja with some regret.

"What a pity. We couldn't bring the Splash Plate back either, so you'll just have to play second fiddle to Charizard for now."

"Koga."

Greninja let out a calm cry, signaling that it did not mind at all. True powerhouses did not rely on external objects.

Charizard raised a foot to stomp on the floor, cast a highly provocative glance at Greninja, and let the flame on its tail burn a bit brighter, as if to say:

Let's throw down if you've got the guts.

Clever Greninja naturally refused to act rashly when Charizard's strength had surged, directly closing its eyes to ignore Charizard's gaze.

Before acquiring Ultimate Water, it would not accept any battle challenge from Charizard.

Charizard cast a rather disdainful glance, and after firmly reasserting its status as the boss, its expression became even more smug.

Chi Hong paid no attention to the eye duel between the two Pokémon, turning his eyes to the information on the panel.

[Professor Oak has sent congratulations for finding the Flame Plate.]

[Professor Oak considers you a reliable trainer and has sent you a gift.]

[You obtained a Poké Ball.]

An ordinary Poké Ball appeared in Chi Hong's hand, and it looked like a Pokémon was stored inside.

He muttered to himself:

"Why did he send another Pokémon? I haven't even reached level thirty yet."

After the Freshman Assessment, his Soul Power Level had risen to twenty-seven. His own level progression grew slower the further along he got.

Without matches, rising one level a month was considered normal.

Then Chi Hong checked the information of the Pokémon inside the Poké Ball, and his eyes instantly widened.

Legendary Pokémon Ball · Ho-Oh
Conditions for use: Master the Flame Plate
Number of uses: 1
Age level: 999,999 (world limit)
Attribute: Fire + Flying
Ability: Pressure. The instant Ho-Oh spreads its wings, an invisible pressure shrouds the entire field, making opponents' movements heavy and sluggish, with every attack consuming stamina far exceeding normal times.
Hidden Ability: Regenerator. When Ho-Oh folds its wings, its entire body is shrouded in a layer of colorful halo, wounds heal at a speed visible to the naked eye, and stamina is continuously restored.
Moves: Sacred Fire, Fire Blast, Flamethrower, Solar Beam, Brave Bird, Recover, Safeguard...
Duration: Engage in a 1v1 battle with an opponent threatening you until the opponent is defeated or you die.

Who can tell me what this is?

Who shoved this thing into my hands?

The moment Chi Hong saw the information of this Poké Ball, he was undoubtedly dumbfounded.

As a conscientious trainer who earnestly raised Pokémon, he had inexplicably obtained the Poké Ball of a semi-divine Pokémon.

Could this be his true cheat?

Looking at the six nines behind the age level on it, he wanted to go straight to the Star Dou Forest on the spot, take down Di Tian, and snatch the three plates!

Yet after careful consideration, he calmed down again.

After all, this Poké Ball could not use Ho-Oh without restriction.

It was probably like a battle: designate a single opponent, and once they were defeated, it could no longer be used.

Aside from Di Tian, there were several other existences at the Ferocious Beast level in the Star Dou Forest. Even if Ho-Oh was completely unfazed, it would only leave after defeating Di Tian.

Besides, a troublesome Silver Dragon Fish was still sleeping in the Lake of Life.

"Hiss—judging by this, I can only use it to save my life?"

With such a Poké Ball in hand, if Chi Hong did not use it, he always felt an itch in his heart, deeply unsatisfied.

"Sigh, it says here that the condition for using the Ho-Oh Poké Ball is possessing the Flame Plate, so if I acquire other plates, can I also gain the right to use other legendary Pokémon once?"

Chi Hong touched his chin. If that was the case, he had to use the Legendary Pokémon Ball's uses on the matter of collecting plates.

And the opponent had to be a single individual.

"There are a bit too many restrictions there. If I could just wipe out the Star Dou Forest with one click, I could get three more plates and three legendary Pokémon usage rights, then roll right over the subsequent empires and sects one by one, and it would simply be over."

"Among the remaining plates for now, only the Splash Plate can be freeloaded from Mu En, while the rest still require a specific investigation."

Chi Hong fell into thought.

"The only places where plates definitely exist and top powerhouses are fewer are the Far North."

"The threatening soul beasts there over two hundred thousand years old are the Ice Bear King, the Titan Demonblood King, and the Ice Empress. As for the Snow Empress, she shouldn't be around at this point in time."

"Sigh, none of them compare to even a strand of Ho-Oh's hair."

"Still, I have to sneak into the Far North myself to investigate and find the Ice Pillar Plate first. Otherwise, what should I do if I run into someone halfway and am forced to summon Ho-Oh, only to obliterate them too quickly?"

"Perhaps I can make use of that guy Tian Meng."

Chi Hong settled on a plan in his heart.

Time passed quickly.

Students left the academy one after another.

Chi Hong also pulled down the brim of his hat and flew north riding Charizard amidst everyone's envious and fearful gazes.

Within a few days, Chi Hong arrived at the pale and cold Far North.

Meeting his eyes was only a vast expanse of white and howling cold winds everywhere.

Yet these had no impact on Chi Hong whatsoever. After acquiring the Flame Plate, no matter how cold the environment was, it had no effect on him.

Charizard was the same. Flying in this cold wind, the flame on its tail did not diminish in the slightest.

After advancing for a distance, Chi Hong spoke:

"Charizard, stop for now."

Charizard immediately flew to the ground, and after putting Chi Hong down, it folded its wings and executed Roost to recover its stamina.

After a long period of rapid flight, it was already somewhat tired.

"Thanks for the effort, let's leave the rest to Greninja."

Chi Hong released Greninja and let Charizard return to its Poké Ball.

There were still quite a few dangerous soul beasts in the Far North. Charizard radiated the aura of Solar Fire, which made it far too conspicuous in this realm.

Should it run into any powerful soul beasts, disaster would strike.

Meanwhile, Greninja possessed strong stealth capabilities, making it much better suited for either fighting soul beasts encountered along the way or sneaking in to explore for the Ice Pillar Plate.

"Greninja, are you afraid of the cold?"

Chi Hong asked with concern.

In his understanding, amphibian skin needed to stay moist, and being in a freezing environment would cause the skin to crack, so they generally could not adapt to cold environments.

Moreover, the Water attribute was countered by the Ice attribute. More importantly...

Greninja's red scarf wouldn't stick to its neck and refuse to come off, would it?

Greninja let out a full-voiced koga, saying that such an environment was completely nothing to fear and felt just like home.

"Alright, then let's set off for the target area. I can sense that the Ice Pillar Plate is somewhere in the subterranean region of this ice sheet."

As his words fell, the presence of the two figures grew weaker and weaker, silently sneaking through this world of ice and snow.

Ever since his Pokémon grew stronger in power, Chi Hong discovered that he could also execute some of their abilities himself.