Whether there was light underwater or not didn't affect Hysilens in the slightest. She could simply close her eyes, and the seawater surrounding her became an extension of her limbs, her eyes.
As she descended deeper, the number of marine creatures dwindled, but their size increased dramatically. Hysilens even "saw" a colossal octopus over a hundred meters long.
At such depths, the crushing pressure of the water would instantly crush any creature lacking immense physical strength,...
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Player World.
It has to be said, using Qingxu to defeat Qingge was surprisingly easy. Qingxu's handling felt incredibly smooth, and against Qingge, dying was nearly impossible.
By simply bringing a healer to ensure Qingxu's survival and then leveraging her ability to rapidly stack elemental damage, taking down Qingge was only a matter of time.
After Chen Xiyao, controlling Qingxu, completely depleted Qingge's health bar with a single devastating strike, the game tra...
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Lumine pointed at herself, surprised that she was also involved. After half a second of thought, she stepped forward and walked out.
Qingge turned to Zhongli again: "I implore the Geo Archon for his blessing!"
Zhongli's expression remained unreadable. He raised his hand and with a sweeping gesture, a golden shield enveloped the entire clearing.
"Thank you, Geo Archon..." Qingge said solemnly, then raised her spear and strode to the center of the arena.
The water puddle...
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Qingge, who had previously spoken with a halting voice, suddenly spoke with perfect fluency.
At the same moment, Lumine noticed her longsword emitting a faint golden glow. The soul of Qingge within the blade seemed to be responding to the zombie Qingge.
Perhaps this was why Qingge's speech had suddenly become so smooth.
Everyone watched in astonishment at the scene unfolding before them, unable to understand Qingge's actions.
Qingxu was especially shaken. When her sist...
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Venti's music filled the air, soothing the hearts of everyone present. Even Xiao's expression softened.
Qingge suddenly froze, turning her head toward Venti as he played. Her crimson eyes slowly faded, rationality returning to her gaze.
But with so little consciousness remaining, even Venti's aid could hardly achieve the full effect everyone hoped for. Still, it was better than nothing. At least Qingge no longer resembled the monstrous creature she had been moments ago.
...
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After completing her spear routine, Qingxu's gaze swept toward the spot where Qingge was hiding.
Gripping her spear tightly, she approached slowly, step by step, her senses on high alert.
Has she been discovered?
Not bad.
Qingge abandoned her hiding place and emerged into the open.
Clang—
The spear fell from Qingxu's hand as she stared fixedly at the figure before her. In that moment, the world seemed to freeze. She stood there,...
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"Traveler?"
Hu Tao's repeated question snapped Lumine out of her wandering thoughts.
Lumine turned back, hesitated for a moment, then spoke:
"That zombie just now... it was Qingge..."
"What?!"
"Traveler, are you absolutely sure you weren't mistaken?!"
Hu Tao and Keqing stared with wide eyes, their faces etched with shock.
"No, I couldn't be mistaken."
Paimon chimed in, "Paimon saw it too! That 'zombie' really was Qingge!"
Keqing's legs wen...
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Time passed quickly. As darkness fell, Paimon remained hovering within a meter of Lumine, occasionally glancing around nervously.
"Lumine, it's so quiet..."
Paimon pressed close against Lumine's back, feeling a chill in her heart, though she couldn't tell if it was real or just her imagination.
"Shhh..."
Lumine sat on a protruding rock, gesturing for Paimon to be quiet.
Several more hours passed. Just as Lumine and Paimon were starting to feel drowsy, a rustling ...
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Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
"What?! A zombie?!"
Hu Tao's beautiful plum-blossom eyes widened in shock. Apart from Qiqi, there was another zombie?
"Were any people harmed?" Hu Tao asked Keqing.
"The eyewitnesses were two hunters," Keqing replied. "Both were shaken to varying degrees, but no one was killed. The younger hunter was so terrified he lost his senses and has already been taken to Bubu Pharmacy."
Hu Tao stroked her smooth chin, her expression grave...
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Liyue.
After leaving Tianheng Mountain yesterday, Qingge had been traveling in hiding, eventually reaching the outskirts of a village.
As a living dead, Qingge's presence was extremely faint. With her deliberate concealment, she was nearly undetectable unless someone ran directly into her.
Her movements were stiff but surprisingly swift.
Qingge's consciousness remained hazy, like the feeling of being half-asleep. She struggled to control her body, arriving her...
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"Kabukimono?"
Paimon looked curiously at the Scaramouche following behind Angie, Tartaglia, and the others. Scaramouche was carrying a plate piled high with cut fruits.
His gaze lacked its usual arrogance, replaced by something Paimon never imagined she'd see on Scaramouche's face—a clear, almost foolish innocence?
"Are you really Scaramouche?"
Little Paimon hovered closer, staring intently at him.
"Little spirit... I-I'm called... Raiden Kunikuzushi..."
...
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As the setting sun cast its crimson glow across Qingge's face, the warm light brought a faint hint of life to her pale, rigid features.
Her movements were stiff and deliberate as she slowly raised her hand. Lowering her gaze, she stared at her disfigured right hand in prolonged silence.
Then, Qingge began her descent down the narrow path of Tianheng Mountain, her steps slow and mechanical.
At this moment, anyone who stumbled upon her would likely have been terrified to death...
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The Armored Man had completely lost his ability to fight. Though not yet dead, he was close, merely waiting for one of the gods to find a moment to deliver the final blow.
The black-robed figure wasn't in good shape either. Only by facing Morax head-on could one truly understand why he was called the War God. That damn shield of his was absurdly thick; ordinary attacks couldn't even scratch it.
With Barbatos providing ranged support, the situation was utterly suffocating.
Th...
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"He's finally here... Old Man..."
Barbatos's tone relaxed considerably. The Old Man was still the same Old Man, as reassuring as ever.
Morax gave Buer (Greater Lord Rukkhadevata is called Buer, Lesser Lord Kusanali is called Nahida) a slight nod. Though they hadn't seen each other in over five hundred years, as Original Seven Archons of the mortal realm, a mere exchange of glances was enough to convey a great deal.
At that moment, the Armored Monster completely broke free fr...
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Unlike the black-robed figure, the clones he split off were entirely gray. There were four of them, and together with the original, they formed a group of five, attacking Barbatos from five different directions.
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Liyue.
Slightly earlier, at Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
Zhongli sat to the side, sipping tea. Beside him, Hu Tao was hunched over the table, writing something with a brush.
"Zhongli, do you think Wangsheng Funeral Parlor should offer bigg...
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Aaru Village.
Candace sensed something was amiss the moment the three Abyss figures appeared. The trembling earth, swirling sandstorms, and God-level aura...
Was Sumeru's tranquility finally about to be shattered?
"Uncle Anpu, has everyone returned?"
"Except for those still out, everyone has taken shelter in their homes... What exactly is happening out there?"
Even the seasoned Village Chief had never witnessed such a scene before—a scene that felt like the end...
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"Qin Yu?"
Qin Yu snapped out of her brief daze, meeting Ningguang's concerned gaze.
"Could it be that you're tired?" Ningguang asked softly.
"No, I'm full of energy! I was just thinking about something," Qin Yu replied with a forced smile.
"Hmm..."
Ningguang studied Qin Yu intently. Qin Yu instinctively wanted to look away, but that would betray her unease, so she maintained her smile.
Ningguang gently touched the back of Qin Yu's hand and said, "Don't push...
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The next morning, Qin Yu was tossing and turning in bed.
"I don't want to go to work."
There were many reasons she didn't want to go: she hated her job, hadn't slept enough, felt overwhelmed by stress, was simply lazy... But none of these were the main reason.
The main reason was—she had kissed her employer, Lady Ningguang, the Tianquan, yesterday.
And it seemed they had done it multiple times.
It felt so good... No! It felt terrible! It was also comfortabl...
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Ningguang opened the box again, retrieving a familiar instrument.
"Qin Yu, do you remember this?"
One glance was all it took for Qin Yu to recognize the cup she often used to prepare drinks for Ningguang. She nodded wistfully.
"I remember using this often to prepare drinks for Lady Ningguang," Qin Yu said with a genuine smile. "I never imagined it would be so well-preserved."
Ningguang chuckled. "Indeed, it's remarkably intact. The others, however..."
Perhaps due...
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"The starting bid is ten thousand Mora. Feel free to bid as you wish," Ningguang announced.
"Fifty thousand!"
"Eighty thousand..." "One hundred and twenty thousand..." "One hundred and fifty thousand..."
"One hundred and eighty thousand!"
Even a common teacup like this could fetch 180,000 Mora? They must have truly tasted the sweet rewards.
"One hundred and eighty thousand, going once! One hundred and eighty thousand, going twice! One hundred and eighty thousand,...
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The third month of the new era quietly arrived. So many days had passed since the Rite of Parting that the aftershocks of the Geo Archon's death and the Fatui's machinations had finally subsided.
Ningguang had achieved a resounding diplomatic victory, channeling all her gains into Liyue's reconstruction and development.
Now, the official preparations for rebuilding the Jade Chamber were finally underway.
There was no getting around it; a staggering amount of resources were n...
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Returning to Cerydra, while Hysilens displayed only subtle asymmetries, Cerydra's entire outfit was steeped in mismatched elements.
The crown atop her head tilted to the right, and several cyan diamond-shaped patterns adorned the left side of her forehead. Her sleeves were mismatched—one black, the other white. On her legs, she wore a black thigh-high stocking on her right leg, while her left leg was bare except for a thigh ring.
Truth be told, Tribios found the stocking situati...
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"Oh, finally decided to wake up? I thought you were dead for good and was about to burn you later."
"Our proud Scaramouche actually playing dead? Heh, aren't you a God? How pathetic..."
Scaramouche showed no reaction to Angie's taunts. Angie, bored, lost interest and stopped paying attention to him.
"Let's go, Traveler. We need to activate that big guy inside. But who's going to control it? Greater Lord Rukkhadevata? Speaking of which, what's the deal with Rukkhadevata? Didn...
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When Greater Lord Rukkhadevata appeared above Sumeru City,
in Mondstadt, Venti, asleep atop the great tree at Windrise, opened his eyes. As one of the Original Archons, he was intimately familiar with Rukkhadevata's aura.
"Buer..."
Wasn't she supposed to have fallen long ago?
Venti rose to his feet, preparing to journey to Sumeru. He had been at loose ends lately anyway.
Before departing, however, he set up a few simple precautions around Mondstadt. The ...
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Nahida's chubby little hand pressed against Silaya's cheek, tears streaming down her face. Silaya gently wiped away the tears with her own hand.
Being this close to Nahida, touching her soft cheek—Silaya had longed for this moment. Now, she had finally realized it.
You used to comfort me. Now, it's my turn to comfort you...
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On the screen, the image of Silaya and Nahida forehead-to-forehead shifted. Now, they were in a da...
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"Chu Xi, this..." Lumine murmured, staring in disbelief. Identical? How is that possible?!
It was already absurd enough that Silaya's consciousness had reacquired a Dendro Vision five hundred years ago. But now this very Vision had somehow traveled to Liyue and fallen into Chu Xi's hands?
Even Alhaitham was baffled. This scenario defied all precedent.
Nahida had a suspicion, but she couldn't be certain, knowing too little.
If it's Rukkhadevata...
<...
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As Silaya spoke, the scene shifted to match her words. She was in Vanarana, sitting serenely before the Tree of Dreams, surrounded by Aranara.
[At the final stage of my experiment, only one step remained—the most difficult and decisive. I needed to harness the Akasha's power, enter Irminsul, and seize a portion of its Authority...]
[After leaving Vanarana, I encountered a group of purple monsters. Their target was clear: me.]
The scene changed to show Silaya walking along ...
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"Slow down, don't choke. There's more here if you need it."
Kaveh watched Silaya eat with a gentle smile, feeling a deep sense of healing within him.
"From now on, come here at this time, and I'll bring you delicious food."
Silaya looked up at Kaveh with her pure, wide eyes, her little mouth still full of food she hadn't swallowed yet.
When their eyes met, Kaveh suddenly froze.
What kind of look is that...?
Disbelief, joy, surprise, gratitude.....
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[Little Silaya, she's so cute!]
[No parents at such a young age? How tragic...]
[I wonder what's in that sack Silaya's dragging.]
Chu Xi froze for a few seconds, then turned around, puzzled. She watched Little Silaya's retreating figure, pulling the sack behind her.
"Silaya can't see us?" Paimon asked.
"I've been wondering," Alhaitham replied. "There are noticeable differences between this place and the real Sumeru City. For example, that tree over there is much ...
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Nahida had just emerged when she received an urgent message from Alhaitham.
"Nahida, what's wrong?" Lumine asked, noticing her unusual expression.
"Alhaitham says Silaya inside the Sanctuary of Surasthana has stopped breathing," Nahida replied.
Paimon's face paled instantly. The very thing they had dreaded had come to pass.
"Ah! How could this be? Quick, we need to get there immediately!"
The trio rushed to the Sanctuary of Surasthana.
Alhaitham was waiting...
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