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Although Arceus had already promised to grant him one wish.
However, for Mammon now, besides wanting an Arceus, he seemed to have no other desires.
"Ahem, actually, I do have a request."
Mammon cleared his throat twice, looking at Arceus expectantly.
"Speak."
"I heard that Arceus, you are the creator Pokémon, and you can create anything with your abilities, is that right?"
"That's right."
Arceus looked at Mammon strangely, not knowing why he asked that.
"In other words, you can create a brand new Arceus, right?"
"…"
Arceus understood now.
"You want one of my kind?"
Arceus looked at this audacious human with a half-smile, still not satisfied even after obtaining so many powerful Legendary Pokémon, and now even wanting an Arceus.
"Even if its abilities are weaker than yours, and it doesn't have wisp stone slab, I'm willing to accept it."
Since he had already said it, Mammon certainly had no reason to retract it; he had always been very thick-skinned.
And hearing Mammon's words, Black Rayquaza and the others were all dumbfounded, and Hoopa Unbound's jaw almost dropped.
Bro, you even dare to ask for Arceus?
The Spatial-Temporal Dragons, who were hiding in the space-time not far away, were also completely stunned.
"Presumably, you should be able to create a new Arceus, right?"
Mammon felt that this Arceus, who possessed the legend plate, should be capable of creating one of its kind.
After all, theoretically, Arceus itself is a 'creation' Pokémon; 'creation' is almost its instinct, let alone such a powerful Arceus with the legend plate.
Even if it was just an avatar of Arceus's main body, it was still Arceus.
So, creating a newborn little Arceus with its 'creation' ability shouldn't be a particularly difficult task.
However, this created little Arceus, both in ability and potential, would certainly not be as good as this Arceus avatar.
"I can indeed do that, but Mammon, I cannot promise you this now." Arceus shook its head.
"This matter is not as simple as you think, even I cannot easily agree to it."
"However, I probably understand your thoughts. Let me consider it and then I will answer you."
Arceus's words were easy to understand; it needed to think about it.
No, rather than saying it needed to think about it, it was more like it needed to report to its main body.
"Thank you."
Mammon nodded; he hadn't held too much hope anyway. The probability of getting a newborn little Arceus was indeed a bit low.
But Mammon had to try, and besides, it wasn't something difficult to say.
This is the world of Pokémon, and Arceus is also a type of Pokémon. What's wrong with me wanting an Arceus??
This is common sense, isn't it?
"Your courage exceeds my imagination, Mammon. We will meet again soon."
Arceus's gentle eyes watched Mammon, its telepathy carrying an unspoken smile.
"I look forward to it."
Mammon bowed slightly to Arceus, and then returned the life jewel to Arceus… Descending the golden shimmering stairs, Mammon returned to Spear Pillar and recalled all his Pokémon.
Ho-Oh also left. This time, it didn't grumble but flapped its wings and left eagerly, its expression ecstatic.
According to itself, it was going to find Lugia and Mew!
Hmm, it was probably going to show off.
Zygarde also left, having Hoopa send them back to Kalos with its spatial golden ring.
"Wow!! Dad, you're amazing! You actually defeated Arceus!"
As soon as she came down, Akari rushed over impatiently, hugging Mammon, extremely excited.
That was Arceus, the creator god!
"I just took advantage of some things. If it hadn't refrained from using its wisp stone slab, I probably wouldn't have had a chance."
Mammon rubbed his beloved daughter's head, smiling.
"That's still super amazing! When I challenged Arceus, I lost terribly…" Akari pouted.
"It's okay, there will be many opportunities in the future. Dad believes that one day you will defeat Arceus."
Mammon chuckled, comforting her.
Hmm, he meant it. With Akari's talent, defeating an Arceus that doesn't use its wisp stone slab in the future is indeed not impossible.
"Mammon~ so strong."
Mesprit blinked its big eyes, practically worshiping him.
As expected of the Trainer it chose, he could even take down the Great Venerable!
"Yes, this scene today is destined to be passed down forever."
Uxie looked at the Hall of Origin, which was gradually disappearing in the sky, and said with emotion.
The human feat of challenging a god, even if it failed, would be passed down through the ages, let alone when it succeeded?
Caitlin's lips curved into a smile, her eyes full of affection and pride.
This was her man!
Cynthia was also very happy for Mammon. Regardless, this challenge was truly too shocking.
"Come on, beauties, let's go home and have a good meal. Today is a happy day."
Mammon raised his arms and shouted; his mood was also very good at this moment.
He just didn't know if Arceus could bring good news later. If it could, Mammon would truly be too satisfied.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, another half a month passed.
The ranking matches of the World Championship finally concluded, and the top thirty-two Trainers would participate in the main competition.
And the top eight Trainers before the final ranking were:
No.1 — Kanto Champion Giovanni
No.2 — Alola Champion Selene
No.3 — Akari
No.4 — Rainbow Giovanni
No.5 — Galar Champion Leon
No.6 — Johto Champion Lance
No.7 — Volo
No.8 — Red
Although these top eight in the final ranking could not directly advance to the next round of the competition, they would have one chance for a revival match in the main competition stage.
In other words, before the Eight Masters were decided, even if they were defeated once midway, they still had a chance for a revival match. As long as they could successfully win the revival match, they still had a chance to continue advancing.
This was also the benefit for the top eight in the ranking stage; otherwise, what was the meaning of fighting so hard to get into the top eight?
However, although this revival match mechanism benefited the top eight, in the end, it still depended on strength.
Otherwise, they would still not be able to enter the Eight Masters.
As the World Championship entered its mid-to-late stage, it naturally attracted the attention of countless people.
It could truly be said to be the focus of all eyes.
Indigo Plateau Arena, as the Kanto League's premier arena, was packed with people today.
Because the first stage of the World Championship's main competition was starting here.
"Welcome everyone to Indigo Plateau Arena."
On the high platform, a host in a suit and sunglasses began his opening remarks with his booming voice.
His voice, amplified by the microphone, clearly spread throughout the entire arena.
"After a full year of ranking match competition, the story finally reaches its final stage!"
"Thirty-two Trainers, they put in unimaginable effort and sweat, and finally made it here!"
As the sunglasses-wearing host finished speaking, one by one, Trainer avatars gradually appeared on the big screen.
The entire venue instantly became lively, with cheers and applause rising and falling.
"There are really so many people."
Platinum listened to the cheers around her, couldn't help but cover her ears, but the sound waves still kept coming in.
Making Platinum's head feel a bit buzzy.
"It's the World Championship after all. It's said that when the on-site tickets went on sale, they sold out in one second."
Rosa shrugged: "It's really super exaggerated."
"But these have nothing to do with us. I just don't know who we'll be matched with today."
Hilda wasn't concerned about this; she only wanted to know her luck with the draws.
The first stage of the main competition involved thirty-two Trainers being randomly matched, and then sixteen Trainers would be decided to proceed to the second round of the competition.
In other words, if one was unlucky and matched with a strong opponent in the first round, it would be over.
For example, Mammon… This was not entirely impossible.
"Hmm, this draw luck is actually very important. I hope we don't have an internal conflict." Cynthia strongly agreed.
Otherwise, their internal battles would really take many rounds.
"I still want to finish early and go back to see Daphne and the others." And Cynthia was also a little worried about her daughter.
"Don't worry, Daphne and the others are being looked after by Concordia and the others, no need to worry."
Mammon comforted Cynthia.
The sunglasses-wearing host gave a brief opening speech, and then, full of energy, got to the point.
"So next, let's see, who will be the people matched in the first round to bring us the opening battle?"
On the big screen, the Trainers' avatars kept sliding, faster and faster.
Everyone's eyes were also fixed on the big screen at this moment.
Finally, the sliding avatars gradually stopped, landing on the avatar of a handsome black-haired man.
"Oh~ it's our Mammon! So who is his opponent?"
The sunglasses-wearing host's eyes lit up. Mammon, the leader of Team Rockets!
The other avatar was still spinning, but at this moment, everyone was tense.
"No! Please no! I don't want to fight Mammon right now."