It instantly recalled the scene when Rayquaza tormented them both with Extreme Speed and Dragon's Eye...
As for the difference in flying speed between Groudon and Rayquaza, Kyogre concluded one thing—both were definitely faster than when it used Superpower to fly.
At this moment, if Kyogre were in the ocean, maybe it could have reacted in time, but as it had taken to the air first, in the face of the Flying Z Skills, its speed suddenly seemed inadequate.
Kyogre's pupils shrank.
While Groudon's phrase "Aerial Sword Stream—" echoed in its ears, its abdomen was struck violently with an "X" shaped impact, and a fierce Hurricane swept past its side, with two Precipice Blades directly crossing and slashing across Kyogre's belly.
"Oof—" When Kyogre's brain was in a daze, Groudon had already flown even higher than Kyogre, turning into a Combat Tornado.
It wielded the Precipice Blades with increasing strength from the Sword Dance, and then it looked downward, leveraging the planet's own Gravity, to forcefully slash down once more, bearing the weight of both the sky and the earth—
"Roar!!! (Aerial Sword Stream's secret art—Extreme Speed Dive Z-Move: Aerial Ace!)"
Groudon, following Fang Yuan's teachings, learned to do it properly and with a bang, once again smashed the floating Kyogre down into the ocean. As Kyogre plummeted at Extreme Speed, a Precipice Blade suddenly rose from the sea, awaiting Kyogre.
Groudon sneered in its heart, stunned, eh? I can fly too, and I know the Aerial Earth swordsmanship...
Kyogre: ??!
Who am I? Where am I? Who is that?
.........
Stunned.
Da Wu, Mikkeli, Thousand Miles, Handsome Guy, Lila, and others were completely stunned.
Although, this was also their first time watching a battle between Super Ancient Pokemon.
But they had not skimped on reading up about such battles; the Hoenn region had the most records of legendary documentation about them.
However, these records never described Groudon and Kyogre's battle style like this!
The Creator of the Earth... and the Ocean Creator, in aerial combat?? Absurd!
What's with Groudon's form??
They felt like they were watching a low-budget samurai movie.
"Groudon... can really fly now??" Lila said, utterly perplexed, could this even happen?
"Why do I feel like Groudon's flying skills are so similar to Alola's Z-Moves?" Handsome Guy asked, looking bewildered at Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan shook his head, I don't know, don't ask me, it has nothing to do with me, I'm just a passerby, a savior of Hoenn...
At this moment, the most confused of them all was Kyogre.
It was completely baffled by Groudon's series of moves in an instant. Neither it nor Groudon was the agile type of Pokemon, so they were always oppressed by Rayquaza, who had higher strength and speed.
Now, Groudon had gained such rapid speed that it rendered Kyogre stupefied and somewhat unable to parry.
The battle experience it had accumulated over billions of years against Groudon was utterly useless at this moment.
Fortunately, Groudon's power was not as restraining as Rayquaza's, not as domineering, so even though Groudon's attacks were fierce, Kyogre wasn't severely injured. However, despite not being severely injured, Kyogre was indeed under brutal suppression and couldn't fight back.
It was trying to adapt to Groudon's current fighting style, but Groudon was smart, not giving Kyogre any chances, just fiercely attacking with the Precipice Blades, targeting Fat Fish's head.
Forget the rules' 2 minutes...
Groudon relentlessly chased and slashed at Kyogre for 5 minutes like a small jet fighter, leaving Kyogre extremely bewildered.
After the slashing, Groudon felt great, but... Groudon might have overexerted itself. Theoretically able to be used indefinitely, the Flight Pure Crystal suddenly shattered due to overuse, as Groudon's exertion surpassed its auto-charge.
"Roar??" In the sky, Groudon was confused as it heavily fell towards the earth, feeling its body suddenly grow heavier.
Groudon? The Pure Crystal broke??
How would it fly now??
The other flying skills were of no use! Hey, wait a second, had it already won??
After falling to the ground with a thud, Groudon looked towards the floating, bewildered Kyogre in the water, and after a pause, it roared triumphantly: "Groudon (Hahaha, time's up, I win, stinky fish, concede defeat, or are you thinking of denying it??!!)!!!"
"Roar!! (If you deny it, I swear the whole world's Pokemon will know you're a sore loser by tomorrow!!)" Groudon.
Kyogre: ???
Enduring the soreness all over its body, Kyogre looked at Groudon with some incomprehension.
It couldn't accept the fact that it was being suppressed by Groudon!
How is it possible... This is unscientific, completely unscientific. How on earth can Groudon fly so fast? Its speed and agility, they are now on par with the real Flying Attribute Spirits.
With its incredibly agile speed, coupled with the weight of the earth imbued in Precipice Blades, even Kyogre was struggling to cope in a short time.
"Roar!! (Admit defeat!!)" Groudon urged.
Without the Z Pure Crystal now, it no longer wanted to fight.
Fang Yuan seemed to have mentioned before that he would give it a little extra, so it would wait until it had a Z Pure Crystal before fighting again!
"Roar!! (I haven't lost!!)" Kyogre's face went from pale to flushed.
As it recalled the rules, its face darkened once more, "Roar!!! (This was just a warm-up, you win the warm-up. But when the Natural Energy emerges, you will be the one to lose!!)"
In the end, Kyogre couldn't bring itself to blatantly deny the rules.
"Roar!!! (Hahahaha...)" Seeing Kyogre concede, Groudon was filled with immense joy, suddenly feeling that forming the Red Beads for Fang Yuan wasn't such a loss.
However, at this moment, it wasn't that Kyogre willingly admitted defeat,
Its admission was to make Groudon become careless.
Kyogre felt a strong sense of crisis within. How could Groudon possibly fly? Although neither side had undergone Primal Reversion to fight at full power, Groudon at this moment was undoubtedly stronger than before.
Kyogre was worried.
What if during the struggle for Natural Energy, Groudon unleashed even stronger techniques? Then it would be in danger.
Thinking of this, Kyogre continued to press with a grim face, "Roar!!! (You win this time. Tell me, what's the deal with your new combat technique?)"
Groudon: "Roar!! (Me, genius!!)"
Kyogre, feeling the pain in its wings, said, "Roar!! (Is it related to that referee, the Envoy of Arceus? Did you ask for outside help??!)"
It was highly suspicious. The normally reclusive Groudon, who spent most of its time either sleeping or fighting, was suddenly mingling with humans; Kyogre couldn't believe there wasn't a reason.
At Kyogre's guess, Groudon's expression changed, but it quickly denied, "Roar!!! (No!!)"
Kyogre faced Groudon with a cold stare, giving off an impression that it had seen through Groudon. It then took flight towards the helicopter.
Soon, under the shocked expressions of Da Wu, Mikkeli, and others, Kyogre flew into the sky and locked eyes with the helicopter and Fang Yuan beside it.
"Uh—"
As they faced the formidable approach of Kyogre, Fang Yuan and Eevee on Dragonite's back swallowed hard. What is it doing?
"According to the rules... Groudon has won, let's leave it at that," said Fang Yuan slowly.
Kyogre scrutinized them and roared angrily, "Did you teach Groudon how to fly?"
"Yes..." Fang Yuan nodded.
Kyogre fell silent for a moment, then showed a 'I knew it' expression before turning and diving into the ocean, leaving behind a message, "I want to learn too. Come find me when you have time. I'll be in..."
"Whatever Groudon gave you, I'll give double—"
After speaking, under Groudon's glaring eyes, Kyogre dove straight into the ocean and slipped away.
Fang Yuan: ???
This...
Below, Groudon roared, "Roar!!! (Don't think I didn't hear what it said, you're not allowed to teach!!)"
Fang Yuan looked down silently and nodded.
Don't worry, Old Solid, we're friends. I usually don't betray my friends.
At this moment, as Groudon and Kyogre shouted from a distance to communicate, Da Wu's Shining Metagross was a bit confused.
It understood what they were saying...
Good heavens, Groudon's combat skills were taught by this person??
Something's not right; there's a scandal in this fight—
"Kang Jin—" Shining Metagross trembled and looked at its Trainer with cold sweat, then at the Groudon below and the departed Kyogre...