7: Men become Pokémon in Poké Ball World 1

This is a Pokémon world with strange rules.

Here, men are not born into families but are randomly generated in the wild as "Wild Male Pokémon."

All women, from birth, are Great Masters who hold Spirit Balls, with the lifelong goal of capturing and raising men.

Male Pokémon are divided into 8 attributes: Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Light, Dark, and Thunder.

They have a maximum Rank of 100, with a unique skill unlocked every 25 Ranks, and can master 4 core skills at max Rank.

Each Great Master can capture a maximum of 6 Male Pokémon.

Their ultimate goal is only one: to reach the top of the Pokémon Battle World Tournament.

Rumor has it that the champion can make one wish that cannot be refused by the Law of the Universe.

This world also has two rules: 1. It is forbidden for men and women to fall in love; once love arises, both sides will instantly explode.

2. Men cannot harm women.

Because of this, Wild Male Pokémon are extremely cautious about being "captured."

They are not afraid of battle, but are afraid of meeting the wrong person and being enslaved by a mean mistress for life, so they would rather sleep in the wild and be free "stray male pets."

The Original Owner, Liu Ruyan, is an orphan who crawled out of the slums.

Her wish is crazier than any other Great Master: First, to break the "Love Prohibition" and openly fall in love with the Male Pokémon she likes.

Second, to abolish the "Enslavement Rule," so that men are no longer Pokémon to be captured, but return to an equal status with women.

She heard from her great-great-great-grandmother that in the "normal world" from a long, long time ago, men and women could hold hands, hug, and stay together for a lifetime.

That thing called "love" was the sweetest taste in the world.

According to the original world line, Liu Ruyan would rely on her amazing talent and sincerity towards Male Pokémon to overcome obstacles.

Every Male Pokémon she captured was a sincere partner who took the initiative to offer their "recognition."

Her battles never used forced commands; instead, she fought side by side with the Male Pokémon in tacit cooperation.

In the end, she stepped on countless strong enemies to reach the top of the World Tournament, won the championship, and made a wish to return the world to normal, lifting the Love Prohibition, and letting Male Pokémon regain their freedom.

Afterward, she and the Light-attribute Male Pokémon she had long fallen for stayed together, living a happy and shameless life.

But the arrival of the heroine Bai Lingbing completely disrupted this storyline.

Bai Lingbing was originally a veteran shut-in on Blue Star who died suddenly due to workplace pressure and staying up late playing Pokémon games, then transmigrated into this world.

As soon as she landed, she came with a Heaven-Defying Golden Finger: First, her capture limit for Male Pokémon increased from 6 to 10!

Second, the maximum Rank of all her Male Pokémon doubled to 200!

This meant her Male Pokémon could break the Rank shackles of 100, unlocking the 5th to 8th super-spec skills, crushing all native Great Masters in combat power.

Compared to the wish of Liu Ruyan, Bai Lingbing's ambition was dark and straightforward: She wanted to rule this world!

So her wish was only one: to let her Male Pokémon possess the ability to harm women!

In this way, she could use 10 Rank 200 Male Pokémon to crush other Great Masters, intimidate all women, and eventually make all the men and women in the world her slaves!

In front of Bai Lingbing's Golden Finger, the efforts of Liu Ruyan became a joke.

The Male Pokémon she captured were easily defeated by Bai Lingbing's Rank 200 Dark-attribute Male Pokémon, and her battle strategies were meaningless under absolute Rank suppression.

In the end, Bai Lingbing stepped on the failure of Liu Ruyan, won the World Tournament without suspense, and made the wish that satisfied her own selfish desires.

From then on, the world completely fell into darkness.

Bai Lingbing's Male Pokémon became Divine Artifacts that could slaughter women.

Relying on this "Male Pokémon Legion," she quickly conquered all cities.

The former Great Masters either became her servants or were tortured to death by her Male Pokémon.

The normal world that Liu Ruyan pursued all her life ultimately became a bubble crushed by Bai Lingbing.

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The plot introduction is finished, and Quick Transmigration System 001 issued the mission:

This world's mission: [1. Become the Pokémon of the Original Owner and help the Original Owner win the Pokémon World Tournament.]

[2. Kill the evil heroine Bai Lingbing and let her die in extreme regret.]

[This mission's Golden Finger: None]

Qin Jiuge read the plot and the System mission, and found it interesting.

He didn't need a Golden Finger; he was originally a Universe-level Devil King, his strength crushing everything.

This Quick Transmigration System 001 was something he had captured casually out of boredom.

Subsequently, he said to the System with great interest: "Let's start."

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The gale of the vast wilderness rolled with gravel, making a whining roar as it scraped past jagged rocks.

This is the dangerous zone where "Wild Male Pokémon" most often appear.

The Rank fluctuations here are huge, with newborns as low as Rank 1 and veterans approaching Rank 100, and there are even rumors of multi-attribute variants hiding here.

Ordinary Great Masters would never dare to step foot here unless they were in a team.

Liu Ruyan clutched the only heavily worn-out ordinary Spirit Ball in her pocket, her thin figure swaying in the strong wind.

She had just escaped from the slum's black market, and the ridicule of those snobbish Great Masters still lingered behind her, "No background, no resources, and you still want to capture a Male Pokémon? Better to sell yourself early and exchange it for an Advanced Ball!"

"She can't even beat a Rank 10 Wood-attribute Male Pokémon; she's only fit to pick up the rejects others don't want!"

These words stung her heart like needles, but her hand clutching the Spirit Ball became increasingly firm.

She wanted to become stronger, to find a partner who sincerely recognized her, to break those cold rules, even if this road was destined to be thorny.

Suddenly, a strange distortion appeared in the space ahead.

It was not the energy fluctuation when a Wild Male Pokémon appeared, but more like some supreme existence descending, ignoring the Law shackles of this world.

The gale suddenly stopped, gravel suspended in the air, and even the light seemed to be drawn by some force, converging toward the center of the distortion.

Liu Ruyan subconsciously stepped back, cold sweat seeping from her palms.

She could feel the terror of that power, far exceeding any top-tier Male Pokémon she had ever seen, even giving her a suffocating feeling of "facing the world itself."

In the next second, the distorted space suddenly contracted, and a slender figure appeared out of thin air.

The man was dressed in pure black tight clothing, with no attribute markings on his clothes.

His ink-black hair was tied behind his head by an invisible force, revealing a clean forehead and a cold, hard jawline.

His eyes were a very deep dark purple, as if the birth and death of countless galaxies were hidden in his pupils.

Wherever his gaze swept, even the suspended gravel instantly turned into powder.

He had no Rank fluctuations around him, yet all the Wild Male Pokémon in the wilderness shivered, hiding one after another, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Qin Jiuge had just landed when he sensed the rule shackles of this world—Rank caps, attribute divisions, the iron rule of being unable to harm women, and that ridiculous "capture" setting.

As a Universe-level Devil King, these rules were just a thin sheet of paper to him, which he could tear apart at will.

His gaze fell on Liu Ruyan not far away.

The girl was wearing coarse cloth clothes washed until they were white, with some mud on her face, but it was hard to hide her clear and bright eyes, which burned with unwillingness, firmness, and a trace of burning desire for equality and freedom.

"What a coincidence? It's you."

Qin Jiuge spoke, his voice low and cold, without any extra nonsense.

He could see through the heart of Liu Ruyan, knew her wishes, and was clear about the destiny she should have had.

Liu Ruyan was stunned, suspecting she had misheard.

"You... what did you say?"

Qin Jiuge did not repeat, just reached out to her.

There was no energy probing, no battle assessment, and he didn't even ask for her willingness, as if he were just doing something that was a matter of course.

In this world, Wild Male Pokémon are always extremely cautious about being captured.

Even if they meet a Great Master they like, they will test the other party's strength and Heart-Nature in various ways.

A situation of direct "recognition" like this had never happened before.

What shocked Liu Ruyan even more was that when Qin Jiuge's hand was raised, the ordinary Spirit Ball in her pocket flew out on its own, suspended between the two of them.

The original dim luster of the ball suddenly became brilliant, and there were even signs of breaking through the Rank limit of an "ordinary ball."

"I don't need you to use resources to raise me. I will help you realize your goal. Now, capture me."

Before the words fell, the Spirit Ball opened automatically, and a gentle red light enveloped Qin Jiuge's figure.

Without resistance, without struggle, and without any energy consumption, Qin Jiuge voluntarily entered the Spirit Ball.

The ball shook slightly and fell to the ground, with a faint, dark purple pattern that did not belong to any known attribute appearing on the surface.

Liu Ruyan still stood in place, her mind blank.

"Pick up the ball! Pick up the ball!"

Listening to Qin Jiuge's urging, she immediately picked up the Spirit Ball.

She looked down at the Spirit Ball in her hand, the terrifying sense of power perfectly contained within it, yet she could still feel the stable, reassuring Aura coming from inside.

She had captured a... Male Pokémon whose Rank and attribute she couldn't even perceive?

And it was the other party who took the initiative to recognize her?

Just then, rapid footsteps came from behind.

Three Great Masters in gorgeous attire chased up, led by the city lord's daughter, Zhao Shan, followed by two Fire-attribute and Earth-attribute Male Pokémon with Ranks as high as 60, aggressive.

"Liu Ruyan! Run, why aren't you running now?"

Zhao Shan hugged her chest, full of sarcasm, "Let's see where you can run! You snatched my low-level Male Pokémon clue at the black market just now, now you should give me an explanation, right?"

Another Great Master sneered, "What explanation could she have? Probably at a dead end, wanting to try her luck here to capture a Wild Male Pokémon. Too bad, the lowest level here is Rank 20, and she can't even beat a Rank 10..."

The voice stopped abruptly.

Because they saw the Spirit Ball emitting a strange luster in the hand of Liu Ruyan, and the wind and gravel still suspended around.

Zhao Shan's eyes flashed with greed: "This Spirit Ball is not right! Liu Ruyan, hand it over!"

"Maybe it's some rare prop, a loser like you doesn't deserve to own it at all!"

Liu Ruyan subconsciously protected the Spirit Ball behind her: "This is my partner, I can't give it to you!"

"Partner?" Zhao Shan looked like she had heard a huge joke, "You? What kind of decent Male Pokémon can you capture?"

"I think it's a piece of junk someone else discarded!"

"Since you refuse to hand it over, let my Male Pokémon snatch it!"

Saying that, Zhao Shan raised her hand and threw two Spirit Balls: "Fire-attribute A-Yan, use Flame Thrower!"

"Earth-attribute A-Shi, use Rock Tomb! Knock her Spirit Ball down!"

Two high-Rank Male Pokémon appeared instantly, Flame Thrower swept over with a hot Aura, while Rock Tomb protruded from the ground, forming a cage-like barrier, surrounding Liu Ruyan and cutting off her retreat.

Liu Ruyan's face turned pale; she knew she was no match.

But she couldn't let Qin Jiuge get hurt, even if she had just captured him, she had identified him as her partner.

Just as the flames were about to swallow her, Liu Ruyan almost subconsciously threw the Spirit Ball in her hand: "Go! Qin Jiuge! I choose you!"

A red light flashed, and Qin Jiuge's figure appeared again.

He still stood in place, without even changing his posture.

Facing the incoming flames and rocks, his eyes had no fluctuations.

In the next second, the flames suddenly extinguished, not by being put out, but by dissipating directly from the root, not even leaving a trace of heat.

Those protruding rocks disintegrated instantly, turning into powder and drifting away with the wind.

Zhao Shan and her two companions were stunned, the sarcasm on their faces instantly froze, replaced by unbelievable astonishment.

"How... how is it possible? Rank 60 Flame Thrower and Rock Tomb were actually... directly resolved?"

"What Rank is he exactly? Why can't we perceive it?"

Qin Jiuge ignored their shock, his steps moved slightly, and he appeared in front of the Fire-attribute Male Pokémon instantly.

The Fire-attribute Male Pokémon felt a fatal threat and subconsciously wanted to use a defensive skill, but found that its body could not move at all.

The energy in its body seemed frozen, and it couldn't mobilize even a trace.

"Pathetic."

Qin Jiuge raised his hand, his fingertips had no energy fluctuations, just a light tap.

"Bang!"

The Rank 60 Fire-attribute Male Pokémon couldn't even scream, was knocked away by an invisible force, smashed heavily against the rocks in the distance, and instantly lost its combat ability.

The Rank Aura on its body declined sharply; it was clearly beaten into serious injury.

This scene completely overturned everyone's perception!

In this world, battles between Male Pokémon have always been about attribute restraint, skill competition, and Rank suppression.

A situation like this, where no skills were used and a Rank 60 Male Pokémon was severely injured by physical strength alone, was unheard of!

"A-Yan!"

Zhao Shan screamed, shocked and angry, "You dare to hurt my Male Pokémon? I want you to pay the price! A-Shi, use Earthquake!"

The Earth-attribute Male Pokémon A-Shi was afraid, but still followed the order, smashing its fists toward the ground.

Violent vibrations spread instantly, the ground cracked, gravel splashed, wanting to swallow Qin Jiuge.

Qin Jiuge still stood in place, but the ground under his feet was abnormally stable, as if the power of the Earthquake was isolated three feet around him.

He glanced at A-Shi lightly. There was no killing intent in his eyes, but it made A-Shi feel like it had fallen into an ice cellar, its body stiff and unable to move, and the Earthquake skill was instantly interrupted.

"Get lost."

Qin Jiuge spat out a word.

An invisible pressure instantly enveloped Zhao Shan and her two companions.

The three Great Masters felt as if their throats were pinched by an invisible big hand, breathing became difficult, their bodies went limp, and they fell to their knees with a thud, their faces bloodless.

The A-Shi beside them was even scared unconscious, and the Spirit Ball even popped out automatically to take it back.

"W-we were wrong..."

Zhao Shan trembled all over, no longer having the arrogant Aura from before, "Please let us go... we won't dare again..."

Qin Jiuge did not look at them again, turned and walked toward Liu Ruyan, and reached out his hand: "Spirit Ball."

Liu Ruyan came back to her senses and hurriedly handed over the Spirit Ball.

Qin Jiuge's fingers touched the ball, and he instantly transferred the two Male Pokémon that had lost their combat ability into the temporary space inside the ball.

This was another rule-breaking move; an ordinary Spirit Ball simply could not hold multiple Male Pokémon at the same time.

"Let's go."

Qin Jiuge returned the Spirit Ball to Liu Ruyan.

Liu Ruyan gripped the Spirit Ball tightly, looked at Qin Jiuge's tall and straight back, and an unprecedented sense of security surged in her heart.

She followed quickly, the fear and anxiety from just now had long since dissipated, replaced by indescribable excitement and anticipation.

She knew she had picked up a true "Divine Pet," a Divine Pet capable of overturning the entire world!

After the two left, Zhao Shan and her companions slumped on the ground, panting heavily, their faces full of the relief of surviving a disaster and deep fear.

"What... what Rank Male Pokémon was that?" A Great Master asked with a trembling voice.

Zhao Shan shook her head, her eyes full of confusion: "I don't know... I've never seen such a terrifying existence..."

They didn't know that this was just the beginning of Liu Ruyan's road of crushing everything.