Inside the White Ruins in Icirrus City.
Li Wei and Cynthia, along with N, Ash, and the others,
watched silently as Professor Magnolia corrected the misaligned puzzle.
The misaligned pieces made the inscriptions harder to decipher,
leaving even Li Wei unable to determine what the writing on the mural was trying to convey.
But as Professor Magnolia moved the stone blocks, the meaning of the inscriptions gradually became clear to Li Wei.
More importantly...
When Professor Magnolia completed her final move, a square stone block suddenly popped up!
At the same time, the ancient writing across the entire wall shimmered with blue light!
Then the dazzling blue glow made Li Wei and the others instinctively shield their eyes.
Amid that brilliant light, the door leading into the White Ruins opened!
A dark, deep passage appeared before them.
Ash, Dawn, and Iris exclaimed excitedly, "We did it!"
Lucario's Aura immediately spread into the passage like ripples.
The interior of the ruins was spacious, but it did not extend very far.
An image of the ruins' interior immediately appeared clearly in Lucario's mind.
If anything, the ruins were shaped somewhat like a volcanic crater.
A shaft of white light fell through the crater opening above, with mist drifting through the beam.
"That's...!"
Sharp-eyed Ash immediately spotted the Light Stone on the jade platform in the center of the ruins!
This was what N had come for.
He intended to use Reshiram's power to stop Ghetsis's ambitions.
It was a grayish-white sphere,
bearing quite a resemblance to Regigigas's blue orb of light.
The difference was that Regigigas's orb was perfectly smooth, without any indentations or protrusions,
whereas the Light Stone had them, with three grooves visible on its spherical surface.
Professor Magnolia declared confidently, "It's the Light Stone!"
Ash and the others asked