When Xu Mu entered the World Tree Secret Realm.
Chief Xiao received word immediately.
"Xu Mu has entered the World Tree!"
Xiao Yuyang stared at the urgent report sent up by his staff, his head throbbing.
After a moment, he said slowly, "Give the order. Send ten Venerables to stand guard outside and protect Xu Mu..."
"Forget it. I'll go myself."
Venerables?
Trainers at that level definitely couldn't protect Xu Mu now.
"Xu Mu, when you fought before, how did your Pokémon suddenly unleash power at the peak of Champion level?"
Xu Mu hadn't hidden his use of trial cards from Xu Qingqing and his other aunts.
Xu Qingqing had never felt comfortable asking about those sudden surges and drops in strength.
After all, every Trainer had secrets.
Xu Hong and the others had never asked Xu Mu about it, and neither had Xiao Yuyang.
Even Cynthia had never pressed him about how he could suddenly make his Pokémon so much stronger.
That was out of respect!
Everyone had their own fortunate encounters. Being too curious could hurt both sides.
Xu Qingqing asked now because, during the incident in Huacheng, Xu Mu had seemed to lose his ability to raise his Pokémon to Champion level!
As Xu Mu's aunt, Xu Qingqing had followed everything happening in Huacheng closely.
So when Mr. Zhao hunted Xu Mu down, followed by Landorus, questions had sprung to her mind.
Now that they had come to the World Tree Secret Realm, Xu Qingqing felt she ought to find out.
At the very least, she needed to know whether Xu Mu could protect himself—and whether she could protect him when it mattered.
"Ah, that. Think of it as a trial. I could use my own ability to let my Pokémon experience peak Champion-level strength."
After