Pokémon: Ash's Rebirth World Line Concludes

Chapter 948 The Paradox of Time and Space

*Clap!* A gentle high five. Contrary to expectations, there was no tension. Laplace and Mantis clapped lightly, a slight smile appearing on their faces.

"What is this?" Roy was completely confused.

"It's just a little greeting between friends," Ash grinned.

My Blaziken and Swampert greet each other in a way that's far more violent than this.

"Bago!!" Riko's Talebages appeared just in time, and Scizor also turned to look at Talebages.

After nodding slightly, the scyther signaled for its opponent to follow. Then, it turned and disappeared into the waterfall.

"What do you mean? Doesn't the Mantis want to come back?" Fried frowned.

"It means whether Rico, as the current owner of Talebagos, is qualified to let him return."

"It has to confirm it itself," Xiao Zhi said understandingly.

"In other words, the three of you should go with him. He will only go with you if he approves of you."

"I understand!" Rico nodded and followed Roy.

"Aren't we going?" Sally asked worriedly, seeing Ash still standing there calmly.

"As fellow Pokémon of Lucius, we still have that kind of bond, so don't worry." Ash leaned back and closed his eyes to rest. "Besides, if I'm around, they always feel like someone's there to protect them, which means they won't grow up properly."

"Yes. I'd better go back and discuss the legend of the Crystal Pool with Diana first. You guys wait here." Fried then mounted his fire-breathing dragon and rode away.

Sally, out of curiosity, sat down next to Ash.

"Tell me, what is your purpose in approaching me?" Ash suddenly asked.

"Huh? What did you say?" Sally froze, looking at Satoshi in shock.

“The real Sari is a professional photographer; she definitely doesn’t have your skills.”

"Besides, your Pokémon—it's not a Growlithe that's reverted to its ancestral form. I have one that looks a lot like it; it even smells the same as mine. It's a genuine Green Pokémon," Ash said casually.

"Okay... I really can't fool you about anything." The girl wiped her face, revealing a completely different female face.

"Qingya?!" Xiaozhi was immediately shocked!

"Qingya? Oh~ You must be talking about my great-great-granddaughter." The girl sat down casually.

"Huh?" Xiao Zhi felt like his mind was completely blank.

"Let me introduce myself. I am Bai Ningya, the Grand General of the Eastern Huang Empire, and Qin Zhan's wife."

My husband, the ferocious beast that suppressed Padia in his lifespan, finally vanished into the Great Void of Zero.

And I came here by chance.

"The reason I came to you is because of Xuanwu, which was originally a divine beast entrusted to my husband by the empire." Bai Ningya recalled slowly.

"Holy crap..." Ash couldn't help but widen his eyes, and casually took out the Poké Ball of the Black Tortoise.

Sure enough, the little guy immediately showed familiar enthusiasm when he saw Bai Ningya.

"That's great, you survived." Touching the Xuanwu's shell, Bai Ningya sighed, "However, its power probably hasn't been fully withdrawn yet."

"Yes, Qingya said that Xuanwu's power separated and sealed the Calamity Beast." Xiaozhi nodded.

"In fact, the so-called calamity beast is just because the treasure of Donghuang has absorbed too many distracting thoughts."

"After so much time to settle down, they should have regained their senses by now," Bai Ningya continued.

"As trainers with the power of the Black Tortoise, I hope you will shoulder your responsibilities."

"What kind of responsibility?" Xiao Zhi asked, puzzled.

"Go to the Void of Zero and completely destroy the energy generated by the spacetime paradox," Bai Leiya said earnestly.

"In fact, the crystal power that spews out from the Zero Void in the Padia region is a magical positive force."

We call it the Reiki Explosion phenomenon.

Nourished by this power, Pokémon will receive unparalleled bonuses.

Both vitality and various abilities will experience a qualitative leap.

This power originates from the nineteenth attribute, which is completely different from the existing eighteen attributes: the Star Crystal attribute!

Originally, this immense energy should have made Padiya a paradise, a sacred place!

However, due to the greed of the King of Padia, the calamity beasts that absorbed greed and energy disrupted the laws of spacetime, causing some paradoxical species to arrive at the Padia Pit from the future and past of incorrect timelines, thus creating an even more serious spacetime paradox.

Later, researchers who accidentally traveled to this place regarded this wrong direction as a major discovery of time travel.

As a result, the original star crystal energy was distorted into a product that was harmful to the body but had a more intense energy reaction through their research: pink crystals... Lak element.

"This kind of energy will deplete a person's original foundation, eventually turning you into a walking corpse with only the instinct to fight. You will only crave more of this power, which is like drinking poison to quench your thirst."

Although, this power has not been released now because of your student, that child's ancestor.

However, even though Talebagos obtained the astral crystal energy, it could only dispel a certain amount of Lac element; its seal would eventually be broken.

Therefore, after that, for the sake of this world, I hope you can find the Four Ancient Gods and reclaim the true power of Xuanwu.

Only by completely eradicating the source of paradoxes can this world achieve peace and stability.

"If I do that, what will happen to the Paradox Pokémon?" Ash suddenly asked.

Paradox Pokémon are still Pokémon; they didn't choose to come into this world. Ash doesn't want to deprive them of their right to live in order to save the world.

"Don't worry, Paradox Pokémon are just species brought about by this energy-distorted spacetime channel; they do not rely on Lac elements to survive."

Even if the source is destroyed, the paradoxical Pokémon that have already come to this world can still live peacefully.

Even before their bloodline evolves or degenerates, they can still reproduce for several generations on this land. Bai Ningya smiled and wanted to stroke the Xuanwu beside her again.

However, the moment her hand touched Xuanwu, her entire body began to transform into starlight.

"What happened?! Are you alright?!" Xiao Zhi rushed to the other person's side.

"Just as I guessed." Bai Ningya smiled gently: "Please don't worry, it was the power of Xuanwu that dispelled the paradoxical crystallization energy on my body."

I think I should go back and stay with my great general.

Gazing at Xiao Zhi, Bai Ningya rose slightly, lifted her skirt, and bowed, saying, "I entrust Xuanwu to you."

"I understand." Ash nodded solemnly, watching the other turn into starlight and dissipate in mid-air.

"The Eastern Empire, what a mysterious place." With a slight sigh, Ash looked up and saw Riko and her two companions returning from the other side of the waterfall, looking disheveled but chatting and laughing.

"Teacher! We did it!!" Roy couldn't contain his excitement and waved to Ash, cheering.

Xiao Zhi smiled gently and nodded: "Thank you for your hard work. Let's go down the mountain."

To be continued...