Human?
Aoki wasn't sure if he had misheard, but he felt as if Arceus was indeed speaking to him, as the voice was right by his ear.
His gaze returned to the hall where he had been earlier.
The rock walls were still rock walls, and the statue of Rayquaza remained lifelike, but Aoki's expression changed when he looked at the blue stone.
Based on Aoki's understanding, if he wasn't mistaken, it seemed that Rayquaza was asking Arceus for something, which was that blue slate.
The only thing that could make Rayquaza ask Arceus for something and make the usually stoic Rayquaza show such a fervent expression seemed to be the legendary…
Azure Sky Slate!!
It could also be called the Sky Plate, or the Flying Plate!
Legend has it that the Creator God Arceus possessed a total of seventeen special plates, and coupled with his own Normal-type attribute, they represented the eighteen types of the Pokémon world.
Each of these seventeen plates possessed incredibly powerful strength.
As long as Arceus invoked the power of any one of these plates, he could transform his own attribute into the attribute represented by that plate.
In other words, as long as Arceus had the seventeen type plates on him, it meant he could switch between all eighteen types, which was one of the reasons for his immense power.
As for whether the eighteen types of the Pokémon world existed first, leading to so many plates, or if Arceus and the seventeen plates came first, thus creating the eighteen types of the Pokémon world, that remains unknown.
However, these plates were not exclusive to Arceus.
As long as the type matched, any Pokémon could use the energy within these plates; the only difference was the extent to which they could harness the plate's power.
Completely utilizing the plate's power like Arceus is likely impossible, but just as Rayquaza asked Arceus for the Azure Sky Slate, if he could obtain the complete Azure Sky Slate, he would definitely be able to further develop his own Flying-type abilities.
As a fellow Legendary Pokémon, with the advantage of the plate, the gap between him and other Legendary Pokémon would become even more apparent.
After all, Rayquaza's signature move, Dragon Ascent, is a Flying-type move.
Aoki just couldn't understand why Arceus was willing to give up the Azure Sky Slate, but before handing it over to Rayquaza, he had to break it into pieces of different sizes.
Was it because he was worried about Rayquaza's power becoming too great?
Also, what was that black hole that appeared in the sky at that time? The fleeting eyes within the black hole also left Aoki puzzled.
Could it be Giratina, the Destroyer of Worlds?
Finally, was the soft whisper that appeared in his ear truly a product of the dream?
All of this left Aoki feeling perplexed.
Gathering his chaotic thoughts, Aoki decided to return to reality first.
"Is this the fragment of the Azure Sky Slate?" Aoki speculated, looking at the blue stone embedded in Rayquaza's eye.
"Then why isn't there one in the other eye? Was it dug out by someone? Or was only one unique stone used when making this statue?" Aoki thought to himself.
In his subjective judgment, Aoki still felt that the other eye of the Rayquaza statue also had something embedded in it, which might not have been weaker than this fragment of the Azure Sky Slate, but it was either lost or dug out.
With a thought, Aoki easily removed the blue stone from the statue.
He held it tightly in his hand, feeling a hint of coolness, and also felt as if the air around him had become much fresher, invigorating him.
He activated the chip to scan the stone.
Item Name: Azure Sky Slate Fragment (Suspected)
Description: Possibly a fragment of the legendary Azure Sky Slate after it shattered. It is said that the Pokémon possessing it will become the ruler of the sky.
Effect: Allows the Pokémon holding this item to have an increased perception of Flying-type energy, and when using Flying-type moves, their power will also increase accordingly.
Remarks: A tool with unique abilities. The extent to which it can be used and the amount of amplification it provides depend entirely on the Pokémon carrying it.
The chip was connected to Aoki's brain, so the chip was fully involved in the illusion Aoki saw.
Of course, the chip was well aware of Aoki's understanding of the Azure Sky Slate, Arceus, and the other sixteen plates.
Therefore, it was quite normal for it to analyze these things.
He held the stone, which was smaller than a fist, in his hand.
Aoki had tried, but his psychic power could not leave any mark on the stone, nor could it cause much damage to it.
He put it into his storage space and sat down by the edge of the Dragon Pool, looking at the Bagon with its eyes closed in the pool.
Aoki already had a plan for the user of this stone.
At this moment, the most suitable user for this stone was undoubtedly Aoki's Honchkrow, as Honchkrow was currently his only Flying-type Pokémon.
However, after Bagon evolves into Salamence, Salamence would actually be the most suitable.
It wasn't that Aoki was biased towards Salamence, thinking that he was a Pseudo-legendary Pokémon and thus showing favoritism, but rather Aoki had a plan.
After Salamence Mega Evolves, Mega Salamence's ability is Aerilate, which is simple and singular in effect: when using Normal-type moves, the Aerilate ability will change their type to Flying-type and also increase their power to a certain extent.
In other words, both Mega Salamence's Flying-type moves and Normal-type moves would be boosted by the effect of the Azure Sky Slate fragment.
This was the reason Aoki pondered and finally decided to give it to the evolved Salamence.
Because only Salamence could maximize its effect.
Since he had made his decision, Aoki no longer hesitated, believing that Honchkrow would also understand his intentions.
So, he sat down by the Dragon Pool.
Waiting silently.
During this waiting period, Aoki finally understood why the Salamence leader didn't seem to care much about the Dragon Pool.
It wasn't that he didn't care, but rather he felt that Aoki wouldn't be able to cause any significant impact on the Dragon Pool.
Because Aoki had tried once: when the liquid from the Dragon Pool was poured into a bottle, the energy within it would automatically dissipate, turning into a bottle of ordinary water, though its mineral content was significantly higher than other water.
It had no practical use.
Therefore, Dragon Blood was only Dragon Blood when it was in the Dragon Pool; outside the Dragon Pool, it was just water.
A day and a night was not a short time, and Aoki stayed by Bagon's side the entire time.
Bagon's various physical stats hadn't changed much, and its intrinsic energy also hadn't changed, but the dragon blood in the Dragon Pool had indeed dropped by a considerable amount.
After staying for a day and a night, the Salamence leader and Drake appeared in front of Aoki on time.
Looking at the extent to which the dragon blood in the Dragon Pool had decreased, Drake nodded in satisfaction, "It seems to have absorbed well. Its talent is indeed outstanding."