Cross through Teyvat, and you'll become stronger by taking the hits!

Where the sword light passed, the crack that formed on the ground was not too large, but rather like a thin line, but it was bottomless and covered with a layer of pitch-black ice.

"?!"

Beside the crack in the ground, the Abyss Singer touched his body in horror, only to find that apart from being covered in a layer of frost, he was not injured.

"Haha, missed. The sword is fierce, but the eye is blind..."

The Abyss Singer breathed a sigh of relief upon discovering that he was unharmed.

"..."

Upon hearing his voice, Lu Li raised his head with some difficulty and released the Chigu sword in his hand, using the technique of controlling objects to lift it up.

Upon seeing this, the Abyss Singer immediately shut his mouth and raised his hand to open the Abyss Portal behind him.

"You're such a strange human. I've begged for mercy, but you're only getting more aggressive. I'm outta here..."

The Abyss Singer didn't dare to utter any harsh words, and after speaking, he quickly disappeared into the teleportation portal.

Lu Li immediately shot out the Chi Bone Sword, but it couldn't catch up with the teleportation portal. After flying a short distance, it crashed directly into the ground.

"Hehehe, you're lucky this time, but going against our Soul Palace won't end well..."

The words that reached Lu Li's ears were transformed into this.

After confirming that the enemy had escaped, Lu Li finally relaxed and then collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Before losing consciousness due to exhaustion, Lu Li had only one thought in his mind.

"Wait, where did this Soul Temple come from in Teyvat? Did you wander into the wrong movie set...?"

Shortly after Lu Li fell into a coma, a green figure appeared beside him.

"Why...don't you call me...?"

Seeing the traces of battle nearby and the unconscious Lu Li, Xiao's expression was somewhat complicated.

He rushed over from Wangshu Inn after seeing the sword that had just cleaved through the Biyue River.

Just as he was about to step forward to check on Lu Li's condition, he suddenly felt a force appear out of nowhere beside Lu Li.

Xiao didn't recognize that power, but he could sense that it was extremely strong.

In the next instant, a figure used this power to teleport to Lu Li's side.

"Lu Li, are you alright?"

After appearing out of thin air, Columbia immediately went forward and hugged the unconscious Lu Li in her arms, checking on his condition with concern.

Liyue was not filled with Lunar Force, so she could not keep an eye on Lu Li's situation all the time. Only after Lu Li collapsed did the Lunar Force remaining in his body trigger, and Colombian realized that Lu Li was in danger.

"Be careful, the ominous aura emanating from him can corrode the surrounding area. Let's put him down first."

Seeing Columbia touch Lu Li directly, Xiao couldn't help but remind her.

The feeling was similar to the remnants of a demon god, but it seemed even more terrifying, and he couldn't handle it.

Upon hearing Xiao's words, Columbia gently shook her head, then held Lu Li's head to her chest, her body gradually radiating a moon-like light.

"...Never mind, I'll go inform the Emperor. You must be careful."

But realizing that the girl's power was far greater than his own, Xiao could only offer this reminder.

He didn't know how to deal with the black power on Lu Li's body, so he could only ask the Rock King Emperor for help.

"..."

The erosion of the abyss's power cannot cause any real damage to Lu Li's body in the short term; at most, it will prevent the wounds from healing, but it will never be fatal.

The truly threatening power originates from the mental level, just like Lu Li's auditory hallucinations earlier.

In his dazed state, Lu Li vaguely saw a great battle that nearly shattered the continent.

Although the image was somewhat blurry, Lu Li saw a figure wearing a crown and with wings on his back cleave two of the three moons in two with a single sword strike and kill a beautiful giant dragon.

This is outrageous!

"what……"

Just as Lu Li angrily rushed forward, he suddenly felt himself bump into something, followed by a cry of pain.

Upon hearing that familiar voice, the blurry image before Lu Li's eyes instantly vanished, replaced by a girl wearing a white, hollowed-out blindfold lying on the ground, while Lu Li, with his hands on the ground, looked down at her.

Columbia was trying to wake Lu Li, but Lu Li suddenly pushed her to the ground.

"Ouch... I bumped my head..."

Columbia raised her hands to cover her head, her tone sounding somewhat aggrieved.

"Little pigeon...are you alright? Does your head hurt?"

Lu Li was stunned for a moment before he quickly got off Columbia and carefully helped her up, while also touching the back of her head.

"I'm fine."

"Lu Li, it's good that you're awake."

Columbia shook her head, and after being helped up, she reached out and hugged Lu Li's neck again.

"Eh..."

Feeling the warm, soft flesh against his body, Lu Li's body stiffened involuntarily.

"Oh, right, little pigeon, you...you let me go first, don't let the abyssal power on me touch you..."

After a while, Lu Li cautiously patted Columbia on the shoulder to remind her.

Although those Abyss Apostles outwardly used various elemental forces, they were actually transformed from Abyss power, and they could also independently control the black mist to permeate the surroundings. This is how Lu Li was affected.

Although he considered using the principle of reversion to clear it, the skill's animation was too conspicuous and the wind-up was too long, so he didn't have time to use it during the battle, and as a result, he lost his mind later.

"It's alright. Those abyssal forces seem to like you. I'm right next to you, but they completely ignore me."

Columbia shook her head slightly, but hugged herself even tighter.

However, Lu Li could sense that she loosened up after exerting herself for a short while, as if she was somewhat weak.

"..."

Not far away, Xiao and Zhongli were watching the two embrace.

"Your Majesty, I can explain..."

"No need, I can tell. Let's wait until they finish talking before we go over."

Zhongli gently shook his head when Xiao opened his mouth.

Lu Li was deeply moved by Colombia's concern and carefully raised his hand to pat her back, as if to comfort her.

He lingered in her gentle embrace, so he quietly left her alone.

After a long while, Columbia, who had been resting her chin on Lu Li's shoulder, finally raised her head.

"Hmm? That's strange. Why hasn't Lu Li shyly pushed me away this time, even after so much time has passed? Could it be... that he's fallen for me like this?"

Columbia tilted her head slightly, looking up, and asked with a hint of curiosity. When she said the last sentence, she deliberately leaned close to Lu Li's ear.

"..."

Hearing her words, Lu Li finally came to his senses and hurriedly pushed her away from his arms, feeling embarrassed.

……

Inside Liyue Harbor.

Ying and Paimon were taken to the General Affairs Department, as was Sora, who was "kidnapped" by them.

Fortunately, the two ran into an acquaintance named Keqing at the General Affairs Department and explained the situation of Sora to her.

Ying had previously asked Keqing to help post missing person notices, and Sora's appearance perfectly matched the description, so Keqing believed her.

So, in the rest room prepared by the General Affairs Department, Sora was placed on the bed, and Ying stood guard by her side.

They could only leave the General Affairs Department once Sora woke up and confirmed the situation.

……