Plunging from tens of thousands of feet in the air towards the sea in the body of a Gyarados was akin to a comet striking Earth.
The moment Gyarados made contact with the sea surface, a massive wave gradually formed and crashed towards the shore.
Everyone was drawn by the thunderous roar, and some frequent Surfers already had looks of joy on their faces, quickly grabbing their surfboards and paddling out into the deeper ocean.
They knew what was about to happen; the biggest wave of the day was coming.
Meanwhile, Song Ling'er was completely immersed in the beautiful scenery of the deep sea.
When Gyarados collided with the sea surface, the impact she had imagined did not occur.
Song Ling'er couldn't help but open her eyes. She found herself seemingly inside a bubble, roaming the seabed, watching the surrounding schools of fish, as if deeply immersed in another world.
"It's so beautiful!" It was her first time observing the seabed from this perspective; everything around her was so unfamiliar yet wonderful.
However, before she could admire it for too long, Gyarados's body began to rise, and the next second, she burst out of the sea.
When Song Ling'er's vision returned, she found herself at the crest of a huge wave.
Gyarados was like the leader of this wave, perched at its peak, remaining as steady as a mountain no matter how the waves chased him.
"Is this Surf?" Song Ling'er blinked her clear, bright eyes. "How is it different from what I imagined? Do you have to create your own big wave before Surfing?"
Before Song Ling'er could fully recover, many Pokémon around them had already tried to join the Surf activity.
Squirtle families, Seel and Dewgong, and Krabby, among others, various types of Pokémon gradually joined the Surfing team.
However, no matter how many Pokémon joined, Gyarados always remained at the crest of the wave.
At this moment, he was like the king commanding Water-type Pokémon.
The sunset completely sank into the horizon, painting the sky a magnificent purplish-red.
The waves on the beach gradually returned to calm.
The crowd also gradually dispersed.
Lights began to illuminate the island, and the only constant was the joyful laughter of the people.
Mu Li and his group also left the beach, but they attracted the attention of passersby.
This was because, in their group, besides a bunch of handsome men and beautiful women, there was also Song Ling'er floating in the air.
"This girl actually got so tired she fell asleep..."
After two days of bustling and fulfilling celebration activities, the most important day of the celebration arrived.
This was where the island's largest altar was located. One side of the altar was a sea-facing cliff, with dark brown reefs piled below, constantly battered by the waves.
As night fell, today's full moon hung like a giant silver plate in the high sky.
For some unknown reason, the moment the bright moon rose and its light illuminated the entire Kapu Islands, a solemn and majestic atmosphere enveloped the entire archipelago.
People unconsciously showed solemn expressions, and even children and Pokémon unconsciously quieted down, silently watching the Four Symbols Altar situated on the cliff.
Mu Li and the others followed Charlie to the vicinity of the altar.
Islanders on both sides held torches, illuminating the entire cliff.
When everyone was in place, Mu Li felt the atmosphere of the entire cliff become quiet.
The salty sea breeze gently brushed against their faces, the briny smell of the sea seemed to become more prominent, and below the cliff, the roaring sound of waves crashing against the reefs was like the drumming of a deity, each beat striking deep into people's hearts.
At the center of the altar was a huge bonfire made of special fragrant wood, which was not yet lit.
Surrounding the bonfire, the islanders laid out harvest offerings for the guardian deities.
Four small piles of offerings, each representing a different guardian deity.
One pile of offerings, with Electirite crystals at the base, adorned with a few top-grade Sitrus Berries with golden skins, was an offering to Tapu Koko.
The grass mat holding these offerings was also embroidered with golden lightning patterns.
And for Tapu Lele, there were premium Mangosteen, currently emitting a strange fragrance.
Tapu Bulu's offerings were filled with a sense of earth's profoundness, including several enormous, gigantic sweet potatoes, a symbol of abundance.
In addition, various grains adorned the surroundings.
The offerings for Tapu Fini were a perfectly round, large deep-sea pearl, surrounded by several silver-white sea fish.
As the moon gradually rose, everyone seemed to sense something, and solemn expressions appeared on their faces.
Mu Li could already feel the almost palpable tension in the air.
"It's about to begin."
Someone in the crowd said, though it was unclear who.
Suddenly, Mu Li felt his heart begin to Pound in his chest, each beat growing stronger. He couldn't help but hold his breath, feeling a pressure descending from the sky.
"This is divine power!" Mu Li had experienced this power countless times.
Only this time, the divine power was different; it not only originated from the divine Pokémon themselves but also from people's reverence for the gods.
Charlie, holding a torch, stepped slightly forward.
He faced the sea and the full moon, and began to chant something in an ancient language.
The sound seemed not to come from his throat, but to naturally emerge from the roar of the waves.
Immediately after, the surrounding islanders also began to chant with him, their voices forming a peculiar resonance.
At this moment, Mu Li felt this sound merge with the waves and the sea breeze.
The rhythm of the chanting grew faster and faster, and the pitch of the chanting grew higher and higher.
Just as the sound reached its peak, Charlie violently threw the torch in his hand towards the fragrant wood bonfire!
A boom sounded!
The wood in the bonfire instantly ignited, erupting into flames far brighter and more intense than an ordinary bonfire!
"Wu Ha!!!"
Everyone simultaneously let out a shout. As the shout rang out, they gradually formed a circle and began to dance around the huge bonfire.
The islanders' movements were exceptionally synchronized, as if they had undergone millions of rehearsals, and they occasionally let out shouts while dancing.
The drummer joined the performance at some unknown point.
Unlike the crashing of the waves, the drumbeats at this moment were like dense raindrops, pattering down into people's hearts.
The onlookers were unconsciously drawn into the festive atmosphere; the entire altar's mood transformed from extreme stillness to extreme dynamism.
At this moment, Mu Li felt his blood flowing with the drumbeats; he was completely excited and joined in the shouting with the rhythm of the drums.
Not only Mu Li, but everyone around seemed to be immersed in this grand cheering, dancing with the flames at the center of the altar.
Light and shadow danced wildly on the cliff face, outlining various strange and grotesque shapes.
The chanting and drumming grew more and more intense; everyone seemed to be holding back an emotion, an emotion continuously suppressed by the persistent drumming.
Mu Li felt as if there was an emotion in his heart that had to be released; he couldn't help but want to shout it out, but it was continuously held back by the successive drumbeats.
The suppressed emotion finally reached its breaking point.
The continuous drumbeats suddenly stopped. Everyone felt a jolt in their hearts, the suppressed emotion on the verge of erupting, and even the bonfire's flames shot violently upwards.
"Crack—!!!"
A crisp cry, imbued with endless majesty, exploded without warning directly above the altar!
A thick golden lightning bolt struck down from the clear night sky without any warning.
At the center of the blinding electric light, a figure suddenly materialized!
