Chapter 283 - 283: The True Power of Divine Authority, Slowking Captured!

"Hm?"

Seeing that Slowking had not only avoided the attack but had appeared from another direction and struck Sceptile instead, Aiden frowned in confusion.

"What just happened?"

His psychic powers had always been virtually unbeatable.

Even Mewtwo had never managed to deceive his senses.

So why had they suddenly failed against this Slowking?

A trace of purple light flashed through Aiden's eyes.

As he unleashed his psychic power without restraint, the entirety of Shamouti Island instantly fell within his perception.

"Sceptile, use Frenzy Plant! Cover the entire battlefield!"

At Aiden's command, Sceptile straightened his body.

A pillar of verdant energy erupted from him and plunged deep into the ground.

The next moment, countless thorns and enormous vines burst from beneath the earth, sweeping across the entire summit of Shamouti Island.

This time, even Slowking could not evade Sceptile's assault.

Flames enveloped one of Slowking's fists while freezing energy covered the other.

Using Fire Punch and Ice Punch, he struck the incoming vines with attacks of opposing attributes, attempting to reduce the damage caused by Frenzy Plant.

At the same time, an immensely powerful wave of psychic energy spread across his body, forming a protective barrier.

Unless that barrier was broken, no attack could reach Slowking himself.

Even Aiden had to admit that this opponent was troublesome.

"Sceptile, use Sunny Day!"

Sceptile had already reached the very peak of the Master tier at Level 89.

Yet against a Level 80 Pokémon with Divine Authority, the battle was still proving unexpectedly difficult.

However, once Sceptile used Sunny Day, the power of Frenzy Plant became even more terrifying.

Empowered by the intense sunlight, countless vines lashed wildly against Slowking's psychic barrier.

Under the relentless bombardment, cracks finally began to spread across its surface.

"That's it!"

"Sceptile, attack the cracked section with consecutive Leaf Blades!"

Hearing Aiden's command, Sceptile let out a roar.

"Scep!"

Like a peerless swordsman, he repeatedly slammed the glowing green blades on his arms into the damaged section of the barrier.

After several successive strikes, the cracks spread like a spiderweb.

Then—

The barrier shattered.

Sceptile's Leaf Blade cleaved directly into Slowking's body.

The tremendous force behind the attack sent Slowking flying backward.

After taking the blow head-on, Slowking began breathing heavily.

"What a powerful opponent."

"In all the years I have lived, I have never encountered such a powerful ordinary Pokémon."

"As expected of the Child of Destiny's Pokémon. You are truly extraordinary."

As he finished speaking, Slowking used Future Sight.

Terrifying thunderclouds suddenly gathered above the summit of Shamouti Island, accumulating immense power as though a devastating bolt of lightning were about to descend.

"The power of prophecy allows me to foresee your attacks."

"That is why I was able to evade even your psychic perception."

"Divine Authority can produce abilities beyond mortal comprehension."

As Slowking spoke, the power of prophecy surged.

Future Sight, which ordinarily required time before it could activate, immediately transformed into a bolt of terrifying lightning and descended toward Sceptile.

Seeing this, Aiden immediately ordered Sceptile to dodge.

However, Slowking's Future Sight did not consist of a single attack.

Countless bolts of lightning rained down simultaneously, ravaging the entire battlefield.

With no other choice, Aiden shouted,

"Sceptile, use Protect!"

A thin green barrier appeared around Sceptile, shielding him from the barrage of Future Sight.

This was the first time Aiden had personally experienced the true power of Divine Authority.

Most Pokémon possessing Divine Authority were already Legendary Pokémon.

Their natural strength alone allowed even casual attacks to devastate heaven and earth.

Under those circumstances, how could anyone clearly distinguish the power granted by Divine Authority itself?

Kyogre's Divine Authority as the God of the Sea allowed it to make the oceans boil with a single thought, unleashing horrifying waves and tsunamis.

But Aiden had no intention of destroying the world, so naturally he would never order Kyogre to do such a thing.

The same applied to Rayquaza.

Its Divine Authority as the God of the Sky placed it among the strongest Flying-type Legendary Pokémon.

Ever since Aiden had obtained Rayquaza, he had never encountered a truly unbeatable opponent.

Latios's Divine Authority as the God of Alto Mare could only unleash its full power within Alto Mare itself, allowing it to perform feats such as stopping a tsunami.

Uxie, the God of Knowledge, could use its Divine Authority to pour immense amounts of knowledge directly into the minds of humans or Pokémon.

Articuno, the God of Ice, could transform the surrounding region into a frozen wasteland, using Ice-type energy to alter the environment itself.

However, Aiden had never seriously investigated those powers before.

Now that he was personally facing the Divine Authority of the God of Prophecy, he finally understood how powerful and troublesome a Pokémon with Divine Authority could truly be.

So this was what happened when a Pokémon without Divine Authority fought one that possessed it.

"Sceptile, then become even stronger!"

"Mega Evolve!"

At Aiden's declaration, brilliant rainbow-colored light enveloped Sceptile.

His form transformed as he completed his Mega Evolution, gaining even greater strength.

Mega Sceptile had reached Level 94, firmly entering the Champion tier.

With a fourteen-level advantage over Slowking, surely he would no longer be suppressed by Divine Authority.

"Mega Sceptile, use Solar Beam!"

The next moment, an enormous pillar of green-white energy erupted forward like a colossal aurora cannon.

It tore through the surrounding air itself, preventing Slowking from using psychic power to escape the attack.

In other words, once raw strength became overwhelming enough to destroy everything in its path, the effectiveness of Divine Authority would be greatly diminished.

Boom!

Solar Beam struck Slowking directly.

A massive explosion erupted, blasting him away.

Flora's face turned pale with shock.

"Lord Prophet!"

However, her cry changed nothing.

Once Mega Sceptile unleashed his full strength, the enormous gap in levels finally overcame the power of Slowking's Divine Authority.

As the smoke and flames slowly dispersed, Slowking appeared at the bottom of a deep crater.

His body was covered in wounds, and he had completely lost the ability to battle.

Ding! Sceptile defeated Slowking and gained 10,000 experience points!

Even ten thousand experience points were not enough for Sceptile to level up.

It seemed advancing after entering the Champion tier was truly difficult.

"In that case…"

"Go, Poké Ball!"

Aiden hurled a Luxury Ball.

It struck Slowking and transformed him into a beam of red light, drawing him inside.

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