Genshin Impact, the spear remains.

"fluorescent!"

Even Paimon, who was of one body and mind with Ying at this moment, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when he saw it.

But the next second, a fiery red figure burst forth from the wall and soared into the sky.

After being hit by the Frozen Tree, Xiangling felt a slight sweetness in her throat. She swallowed the blood that welled up in her mouth and then saw this scene.

There's no time to worry about anything else; only she can stop that now, and only she can do it!

Picking up the spear, which already had several cracks, Xiangling mustered the last of her elemental power, stomped her feet against the wall, and soared into the sky.

The flaming spear arrived a split second before the vines struck Ying, blocking the attack.

The clash between fire and ice occurred once again high in the sky, but this time the Cryo Tree clearly had the upper hand.

Xiangling was forcefully pushed high into the air by the vines, and the flames were about to go out.

Even though she gritted her teeth and tried to hold on a little longer, the Frozen Tree wouldn't give her that chance.

Two more vines burst from the ground, shooting straight up into the sky.

Now Xiangling was at a loss, and forced by such a strong attack, the blood she had swallowed came back up.

A mouthful of bright red blood sprayed into the sky, and the cook's hands gradually lost their grip on the spear, her consciousness slowly fading.

But... at this last moment, Xiangling made a firm decision and concentrated all her fire elemental power into one point.

"boom!"

The explosion echoed throughout the cave, causing the vines to retreat and temporarily hold them back.

Seeing this, Xiangling, who had exhausted all her strength, put on a barely perceptible smile.

The violent explosion not only forced the vines back but also threw her off balance, causing her to crash into a stone wall and fall unconscious.

Once the explosion subsided, the retreating vines rushed back towards the fireflies.

The blonde girl was surrounded by elemental energy so dense it was alarming. Sensing danger, the Ice Tree launched a desperate attack on Luminous.

Ice spikes, frost storms, vines, and even pure ice elemental energy, along with a little spring water, rushed up.

Judging from the looks of it, they intend to kill Ying directly.

High in the sky, the emerald green armor shimmered on Ying's body.

It flickers until the world is calm.

The blonde girl suddenly opened her eyes, and the emerald green armor on her body gradually faded away.

Shattered and reassembled, an elemental divine weapon, just like the one Xiangling had previously constructed with her magic, fell into the girl's hands. She poured all her power into this weapon.

In order to condense this wind elemental longsword, the fused state of Luminous and Paimon began to become unstable.

The star map on the girl's body was flashing wildly, as if it were foreshadowing something.

Strangely enough, under such intense pressure, one could actually feel a sense of calm from the bottom of one's heart.

Even the cicadas chirping outside the cave were crystal clear.

Bai Qiyun sat on the ground, watching the girl swing her long sword down at the ice-blue tree, just like a god in legends bringing down divine punishment.

Inside the empty cave, the girl's loud shouts rang out.

"Sweep away the atmosphere along with it!"

The next second, a strong wind suddenly arose.

An unparalleled storm lashed the ground, the ice trees were shredded to pieces by the wind blades, and the ice spikes, frost storms, and vines that had been there before vanished completely.

Even the thick layer of ice that had previously formed on the ground was shattered and swept into the howling storm.

If Ying hadn't intentionally avoided her two teammates, Bai Qiyun would now have no choice but to wait for the storm to break and obediently surrender.

After an unknown period of time, the storm finally began to subside, slowly revealing the scene that had been engulfed by the storm.

The ground, which was originally covered with a thick layer of ice, is now a scene of devastation. The ice has long since disappeared, and the place has returned to the state it was when the group first entered the cave. The once majestic Frozen Tree is now reduced to half a trunk lying askew on the ground.

Its deep-rooted roots were also completely destroyed, leaving it with no chance of survival.

"Did we win...?"

Bai Qiyun was still in shock as he stared at the lifeless remains of the frozen tree.

Guoba, who was next to her, quickly got up from the dusty ground and ran towards Xiangling, who was lying on the side.

The blonde girl landed slowly on the ground, panting heavily.

"Ugh!!"

As the starlight flickered intensely, the little fairy sprang out of the girl's body and lay on the ground to the side, looking very tired.

"Um?"

Supporting himself on the ground, Bai Qiyun struggled to his feet, but a rumbling sound came from all around, giving him an ominous premonition.

"This is?"

He glanced around and found that nothing seemed amiss, but he was far from relieved.

Instead, as the surrounding noise intensified, his anxiety grew.

"Ying, let's hurry—"

Before he could finish speaking, several huge cracks appeared in the stone wall above, and the entire dome began to split open like an inverted bowl. The waterfall that fell from the sky instantly flooded the cave.

The water rose extremely high and quickly submerged everyone.

"Gurgle~"

With no means of countermeasures, Bai Qiyun unconsciously began to flail his arms and legs in the water. Although he knew how to swim because he lived near Liyue Harbor, the situation was too sudden. He swallowed several mouthfuls of raw water without any warning and could only struggle slowly at the bottom of the water.

—Oh no, if this continues...

Unlike the previous Frozen Tree, under the crushing force of this natural law, even the holder of the Eye of God could only flee in defeat, let alone someone who didn't even have the Eye of God.

Seawater was poured into the dark cave, and the bottom was pitch black, so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

Bai Qiyun struggled aimlessly in the water when suddenly a green light appeared above him. It was the elemental light effect caused by Ying driving the wind elemental force.

Using the light, Bai Qiyun calmed down and stopped panicking, slowly searching for Xiangling's whereabouts underwater.

Based on what we saw before, Xiangling should have been leaning against the wall, and Guoba had run over there.

With a push of his feet, Bai Qiyun slowly moved towards the stone wall like a fish.

The unconscious Xiangling was not someone Guoba could bring back on his own, and if she remained unconscious in the water for a long time, she could easily suffocate.

Let alone Xiangling, after swimming just a few steps, Bai Qiyun himself felt like he couldn't hold his breath any longer. He tried hard not to think about what to do after finding Xiangling. Right now, all he wanted was to find the girl who had been by his side since childhood.

—Where, where?

It's already difficult to open your eyes underwater, and with the light so dim, finding someone who is unconscious is even more challenging.

"Gurgle~"

After searching for a long, long time, not to mention Xiangling, even he himself was almost at his breaking point.

Another breath of air was forced out of his body, and Bai Qiyun gradually became somewhat delirious, his vision becoming increasingly unpredictable.

Suddenly, a ribbon with bells hanging from it caught his eye.

In the dark seawater, the red ribbons swayed back and forth like goldfish, extremely eye-catching.

—If I remember correctly, that was...

Bai Qiyun struggled somewhat to turn his head in the direction of the ribbon.

Sure enough, right next to her was Xiangling, who looked like she was in pain. It seems that even being unable to breathe while unconscious can still be painful.

The boy exerted force towards the girl, intending to pull her back and see if Ying had any countermeasures.

However, after swinging its legs a few times, it found that it did not move as it had imagined; it just swayed around in place for a few moments.

—What happened?

With a somewhat confused look in his eyes, Bai Qiyun looked behind him.

A small vortex suddenly appeared at the underground entrance where the frozen tree had taken root, pulling everything around it away and preventing them from leaving.

And coincidentally, Bai Qiyun was in the middle of it, so no matter how much he swam, he couldn't leave even an inch.

Damn it!

Realizing the truth, Bai Qiyun helplessly waved his arms and legs underwater, but all he did was create a few more ripples in the water, which had no effect whatsoever.

—Just one step, even just one step.

The boy reached out his hands toward the girl, trying to grab the ribbon that was constantly floating in the water.

Fingertips keep moving forward, but can only futilely trace the ripples of water.

No matter how much he struggled or stretched out his hands, he could not reach the girl who was unconscious in the corner.

It was as if a high wall stood between the two in this dark underwater world.

She was inside the wall, he was outside.

Just one step away, yet it felt like an insurmountable chasm.

The suffocation gradually spread, and the person began to feel powerless; even struggling became a luxury.

Bai Qiyun stopped waving his hands and feet, leaving only his arms stretched straight forward, as if there was some meaning to it.

He wanted to grit his teeth and move forward again, but the increasingly powerful vortex behind him held him back.

Finally, in this battle of wills between man and nature, he lost everything.

In the silent depths of the sea, the boy's consciousness faded into darkness.