At the summit of countless towering quartz sandstone pillars in a secluded valley within the protected area.
It was winter, and the frigid wind struck head-on.
Their clothes fluttered in the cold gale, and the two figures facing each other carried an air of a final showdown atop the Forbidden City.
A Natu with its aura restrained rose into the sky. Strange purple light glimmered in its pitch-black, profound eyes as powerful Confusion became a tidal wave that spread through the surroundings.
Mysterious and profound laws of time and space were stirred, forming a massive hemispherical barrier that descended over them.
The area where Su Hao and Cicada Ninja stood instantly became an independent space completely cut off from the outside world.
Once the battle was over, even if the surrounding area was damaged, Natu could use the Power of Time to rewind this place to how it had looked before the battle began.
Of course, Natu could only rewind the time of inanimate objects and plants on a small scale. It could not do so to even somewhat powerful Pokémon, and its range was limited. If it truly could, Natu could apply to become an actual god of time.
Seeing that the isolation was complete, Zhang Xuan, held aloft by Natu's Confusion, said, "As long as neither of you deliberately attacks the barrier, the aftermath of the battle won't affect the outside. Go all out."
Naturally, Su Hao had no intention of deliberately damaging the environment outside the area. Rather, Zhang Xuan's words had been meant as a warning to Cicada Ninja.
Cicada Ninja, lean and gaunt yet still standing firmly atop the peak against the biting wind, understood what the old woman meant. He narrowed his eyes and said nothing.
If there was any kind of opponent his