Pokemon: Reborn Rich Alternate Earth

Chapter 1009: Chapter 1226: Terraflux Magma

After finishing the exploration of the Tranquility Cove, Julian finally arrived at the last area of the Cobalt Coastlands—the location of its King's domain, the Molten Arena.

"This environment… most Fire-types wouldn't even be able to survive here."

Sitting on Moltres's back, Julian looked down at the Molten Arena below.

The entire Molten Arena was essentially a vast expanse of ground bubbling with magma. In some places, the magma erupted like geysers, suddenly bursting forth and shooting as high as a thousand meters into the air.

Because of all this magma activity, the temperature across the arena had reached well over a thousand degrees. Under such extreme heat, even most Fire-type Pokémon couldn't endure it.

Even Elite-level Fire-type Pokémon wouldn't be able to remain in this environment for long—of course, exceptions included species naturally resistant to extreme heat, like Magmar or Magcargo.

Compared to Kleavor's Grandtree Arena and Lilligant's Brava Arena, this Molten Arena was by far the harshest in environment.

Even with Julian's Mega Pallet Town physique, if he actually set foot on this ground, he would be reduced to ashes in an instant.

In such an environment, even Water-type Pokémon would dry out and die.

"I wonder what kind of Fire-type Pokémon rules this arena," Julian muttered curiously.

"Tres~"

Moltres: "It might be one of my kind."

There was even a hint of pride in its tone.

"That's definitely possible," Julian said with a smile.

After all, with the Molten Arena's overwhelming Fire-type environment, it would be absurd if its ruler wasn't a Fire-type Pokémon.

"Got it."

Julian noticed a large red dot suddenly appear on his Dowsing Machine.

Without a doubt, the size of this red dot indicated a World-class treasure.

He patted Moltres, signaling it to fly toward the red dot—located to the east.

The Dowsing Machine had a scanning range of 50 kilometers, and at Moltres's speed, that distance was nothing—just a few wingbeats.

In less than two minutes, Julian arrived at the location of the red dot.

"It should be inside the magma…"

Below them was a magma pool several hundred meters wide, with bubbling molten magma constantly churning—and unlike the usual red magma—

The magma before his eyes was actually reddish-purple.

Julian had never seen magma of this color before.

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[Terraflux Magma: Magma flowing from depths of over 100,000 meters underground, possessing extremely high temperatures. If Fire-type Pokémon can withstand it and soak within it, it can purify their Fire-type origin essence, increase physical strength by 2 to 5 times, boost Fire-type moves power by 50%, grant a 100% burn chance, and reduce Water-type damage by 40%.]

[Note: The total duration of soaking in Terraflux Magma must be no less than half a year.]

[Note: The energy contained in this Terraflux Magma is sufficient for absorption by two Fire-type Pokémon.]

[Note: The deeper the immersion, the more energy absorbed, reducing the required soaking time.]

[Note: It takes one thousand years for the Terraflux Magma to fully recover its energy.]

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Julian instinctively scanned the magma with his Probing Eyes.

And a look of shock immediately appeared on his face.

It seemed that the so-called World-class treasure wasn't beneath the magma—rather, the magma itself was the treasure.

This Terraflux Magma reminded him of the Dragon Pool in the Dragon's Den secret realm—also a location-type treasure.

Treasures like the Dragon Pool and this Terraflux Magma, both being environment-type treasures—and especially one being an Ultimate treasure and the other a World-class treasure—were extremely rare.

And such environmental treasures shared a common trait:

Even if all their energy was completely absorbed, given enough time, they would slowly recover.

Of course, that recovery time was incredibly long.

For example, this Terraflux Magma—if fully drained, it would take a full thousand years to restore.

"Tres!"

The moment Moltres saw the magma, its eyes filled with intense desire.

It could clearly sense the immense benefits this magma would bring to it.

Moreover, Moltres itself was a Pokémon that lived within volcanic magma, capable of absorbing its energy to strengthen itself or heal injuries.

So the attraction of this Terraflux Magma to Moltres was enormous.

The fact that it hadn't immediately dived in already showed great restraint.

"Calm down for a moment."

Julian patted Moltres's neck.

When he came to the Molten Arena, he had already expected that the World-class treasure here would most likely be Fire-type—

So the question was: who should he give it to?

If he gave it to Arcanine, then it could likely use this opportunity to break through and reach the Champion tier.

But if he gave it to Moltres, it could further boost its already formidable strength.

Of course, all of that was secondary. What really gave Julian a headache before was that no matter which one he gave it to, the other would definitely be resentful and feel he was playing favorites.

Other treasures could be overlooked, but this was a World-class Treasure.

No matter how big-hearted Arcanine and Moltres were, there was absolutely no way they could give up on such a thing.

But now, the situation had solved itself.

The treasure in front of him turned out to be a rare environment-type treasure, and its energy was just enough for two Fire-type Pokémon.

Perfect.

It completely resolved the dilemma that had been bothering him just moments ago.

As for why he didn't let Moltres go down immediately, it was because Julian still hadn't found the Pokémon that ruled this arena.

According to his Probing Eyes, to gain benefits, soaking in the Terraflux Magma required at least half a year.

This wasn't something you could finish in a few hours, or even a few days—

The baseline was half a year.

And that six months was cumulative time. There was no way Arcanine and Moltres could stay submerged nonstop without eating or resting.

And given the magma's terrifying temperature, they definitely couldn't remain immersed continuously.

Factoring in rest periods, it would likely take more than half a year—possibly even a full year.

With such a long timeframe, Julian didn't want any interruptions.

So his plan was to first locate the ruler of the Molten Arena and defeat it.

Eliminate the only potential threat—then he wouldn't have to worry about anything disturbing Arcanine and Moltres during their soaking.

At his waist, Arcanine's Poké Ball was shaking nonstop. Because of the Terraflux Magma, it was desperate to come out.

And also because that stupid bird was already outside, it was afraid of being left behind.

"Relax. Both of you will get a share this time."

Julian patted Arcanine's Poké Ball.

These words were not only for Arcanine—but for Moltres as well.

The moment Moltres heard that, it became unwilling, and said: "Master, I can eat enough for two all by myself. Why give any to that dumb dog? With its brain, giving it such a treasure would just be a waste."

Moltres was still unaware that the so-called treasure was actually the magma below—it thought something hidden within the magma was attracting it.

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