"That's how things stand, so I think we should split up into teams of three to five and explore this Secret Realm, gathering as many resources as possible."
"You can also look for Pokémon you'd like to catch that suit you. As you've seen along the way, the Pokémon here have pretty good potential, and they've all developed well."
Xiao Ran nodded, then made his suggestion.
Apollo and Athena had already left, and almost all their Pokémon were dead. Aside from Xerneas, there probably weren't any exceptionally powerful Pokémon in this Secret Realm, so they could explore without worry, as long as they didn't provoke the Tree of Life at its center.
Everyone nodded at Xiao Ran's suggestion, then set off in different directions with their previous groups. Xiao Ran, meanwhile, packed his belongings and prepared to head over to the Tree of Life to see what was going on with Xerneas.
"I'm going with you!" Ye Ling declared as soon as she heard that Xiao Ran intended to leave alone.
"It's fine. I'm just going to take a look. If nothing's going on, I'll come back and find you."
"Besides, Xerneas is the God of Life and is very friendly. Even if Xerneas really is there, I won't get hurt."
Xiao Ran reassured her. He wasn't sure whether Xerneas was here; he was only going out of curiosity. After all, this would be his first close encounter with a Major Legendary since coming to this world.
As for taking Ye Ling and the others along, if there was nothing there, it would be a waste of their time. The Secret Realm would only remain open for a month before its entrance gradually closed. Having a whole group accompany him and waste their time investigating a divine marvel hardly seemed