I'm in Genshin Impact, and I started by teaming up with Luna.

Ying nodded. "That day, I fought her. She was very strong, but the feeling she gave me was completely different from the one outside. She was more like a living being."

Wu Baijin clapped his hands and said, "That's right! The reason is simple: not only did the battlefield change to the Pure Land of One Heart, but the opponents also changed."

Chapter 457: Duel Before the Emperor

A moment of silence fell over the scene. Perhaps because of Wu Baijin's previous prophetic behavior, Coral Palace Heart Sea did not directly deny Wu Baijin's fantastical claim.

"So, tell me your plan."

Coral Palace Xin Hai chose to believe for the time being. As for Wu Qiu, he definitely believed him, after all, Wu Bai Jin knew more than he did, and the solutions he could come up with were certainly not bad either.

Moreover, Wu Qiu was genuinely moved by Wu Baijin's efforts. Wu Baijin had been incredibly attentive during this time, racking her brains and using everything she knew.

Moreover, he was a lecherous old man, a real lecher. And wasn't Coral Palace Heart Sea beautiful? Very beautiful, but he had no intention of flirting with her at all, because right now he was truly 120% focused on helping himself.

"Okay, first, we'll help you take over the body."

He then looked at Wu Qiu and said, "The fake you is definitely with Thor. If what you're looking for is there, then he must be there too."

"So, Sister Ying, you need to find a way to kill him and then get back Baijin's body."

"We need Haiqi Island's help in this process."

As she spoke, she looked at the Coral Palace Heart Sea again.

"I ask you to launch a full-scale war against the Shogunate army, but do not fight head-on. Just wear them down and draw them out. You just need to concentrate most of the Shogunate army's forces in your own territory."

Wu Qiu and his group knew that the Shogunate army was numerous, extremely numerous. Wu Baijin also knew that they couldn't reach the castle tower as easily as in the original storyline, so they needed the help of the Haiqi Island resistance army.

Coral Palace Xin Hai hesitated for only a moment, then nodded. "If that's all there is to it, then Haiqi Island can help you."

Wu Baijin nodded. "Thank you."

Then he looked at Wu Qiu and the others and said, "Next, you will break into the Sky Keep, find that puppet, and kill that demon god to retrieve Bai Jin's body."

Ying and Fengshan Jueyun nodded, indicating that there was no problem. However, Wu Qiu spoke up, "Wait a minute, if that's the case, then won't we be facing a demon god and a thunder god puppet at the same time?"

Paimon nodded in agreement, "That's right, we're facing two powerful demon gods at the same time."

Hearing this, Fengshan Jueyun smiled slightly and said, "It's alright, Brother Qiu. I should be able to hold off that Thor puppet. As for the last one, we can only rely on Sister Ying."

Ying nodded. "No problem, I can..."

"no!"

Wu Qiu shook his head directly, "There are too many uncertainties. What if something unexpected happens and you get into trouble?"

Watching them argue, Wu Baijin broke out in a cold sweat, finally slamming his fist on the table and shouting, "Hey, hey, listen to me, listen to me!"

Attracting everyone's attention, Wu Baijin sighed and said, "No need, no need. One of you can just initiate a duel before the emperor."

"A duel before the Emperor."

Upon hearing this word, Wan Ye instantly thought of something and nodded, "Indeed, this is the best way."

Wu Qiu, however, had no idea what a duel before the emperor was, so he asked, "Is this feasible? What is a duel before the emperor?"

Wu Baijin nodded. "To be precise, the royal duel is one-on-one between one of you and that fake Wu Qiu in front of Thor. The loser will be killed by Thor."

"What you need to do, the first step, is to storm into the castle tower and then have a duel before the Emperor."

"The second step is to kill that guy and then retrieve Baijin's body."

"The third step is to survive the pursuit of Thor. After all, losing the duel in front of the emperor means being killed. Bai Jin, who has regained his body, will definitely be seen as a target by General Thunder."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement. This was indeed the best solution at the moment.

"Finally, what I'm going to talk about next is the final step in resolving all of this."

Then, he suddenly became hesitant, "I will go to Lady Yae no Miko. I believe she will definitely help with the matter concerning the Thunder God."

His expression immediately changed after he finished speaking. "What you need to do is, before that, bring out the real Thor."

"Type it out?"

Everyone looked puzzled. Wu Baijin nodded. "That's right. We were originally going to go into the Pure Land of One Heart, but we don't know what the situation is now. Going in would be suicide. Besides, the idea of ​​gathering the wishes of a hundred people to defeat Thor is probably just bullshit. So, we're not going in."

"No matter what method you use, defeat that Thor puppet and force the real Thor to appear. When that time comes, I will bring Lady Yae to persuade her."

Wu Baijin has finished explaining his plan. Well, there are too many uncertainties in this plan, but this is the only way they can do it for now. After all, as Wu Baijin said, many things have changed, and following the original plot would be tantamount to suicide.

So, with everyone's agreement, the next day, the army on Haiqi Island made a move. They left their territory and declared war on the shogunate army.

After three days of preparation, a large group of people gathered at Nashii Beach. Most of the rebels from Kaiki Island had gathered there, while the shogunate army, led by Kujo Sara, had also gathered on the opposite side.

Originally, they were supposed to gather evidence and then try to win over Jiu Tiao—you could call it a defection. But now, they've decided to take a simpler, more direct approach: attack.

However, the battle was quite strange. The Haiqi Island side was only trying to stall for time. So, they engaged in negotiations, various provocations, and verbal sparring, but they just wouldn't initiate a fight.

Meanwhile, Wu Qiu and his group arrived at the rear by boat. Sure enough, because of the sudden large-scale troop buildup on Haiqi Island, the Shogunate army's attention was drawn to them. The number of people on this side was not small, but it was much less than before.

Wu Baijin went to find Yae no Kamiko, while Wu Qiu and the others wandered through alleyways and finally arrived at the castle tower.

This place is truly enormous, just as Wu Baijin described, unbelievably huge. However, they didn't have time to care about that.

The castle tower was guarded, but it was completely useless against Wu Qiu and his group. Fengshan Jueyun simply went up and kicked the door open.

They immediately charged inside. There were definitely troops inside the castle tower, and quite a few of them, including many experts. But Fengshan Jueyun cleared the way, cutting down large groups of enemies like wheat with a single swing of his blade.

They advanced rapidly and soon arrived at the main gate of the castle tower. Looking at the massive gate, everyone was once again awestruck by the castle tower's grandeur.

"Shoot the arrow!!!"

Behind them, a series of whooshing sounds filled the air, and then the sky was engulfed in a rain of arrows. With that many, an ordinary person simply couldn't have survived.

This shows that the guards at the Heavenly Guard Pavilion were very well-prepared, but unfortunately, they ran into them. Such an attack could no longer have any effect on them.

He raised the Wind Child, its core spinning continuously, gathering power, and finally bursting forth, instantly wiping out all the rain of arrows in the sky.

Taking out Wind Trace, Ying unceremoniously slashed a hole in the door. Stepping inside, Ying turned to Fengshan Jueyun and said, "Jueyun, the gate is now in your hands."

Fengshan Jueyun nodded. "Don't worry, with me here, no one can get in."

Inside the general's mansion was a large place, spacious but sparsely furnished. At the very back stood the general, clad in purple robes, and beside her, the demon goddess Bistana smiled as she watched the group enter.

They seemed to be waiting for Wu Qiu and his group to arrive, or perhaps they already knew they would come.

Ying, holding the Wind Trace, watched them warily. As she approached, she heard Bistana speak, "Hmm, they've arrived earlier than expected."

General Thunder glanced at him coldly from the side.

"As a criminal, you dare to come before me; you certainly have some nerve."

Ying knew he was a doll, but she also knew he had some self-awareness. However, Ying didn't want to talk to her too much, so she looked at Bistana and was about to speak when she heard the other speak first.

"I challenge you to a duel before the Emperor."

Bistana pointed at Wu Qiu.

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"Huh? What the heck!"

Wu Qiu was completely dumbfounded. What happened? The plot was different!

Ying was also stunned. She was already prepared to initiate a duel before the emperor. What happened? Why did the other party arrive first?

However, Ying, realizing what was happening, stepped in front of Wu Qiu and coldly said, "No! Your opponent is me, I want to..."

Before he could finish speaking, he heard General Thunder coldly say from above, "Meets the requirements, approved."

"Oh no! What do we do now?!"

Paimon clutched his head and spoke. Meanwhile, Ying gritted her teeth, only to see General Thunder coldly staring at her from above, his meaning clear.

"Interfering in a duel before the emperor, death."

"Sister Ying, don't be impulsive, let me try."

Wu Qiu patted Ying on the shoulder.

"But……"

Ying looked at Wu Qiu in front of her, then at the person opposite her, and finally shook her head. "No, you're no match for him."

Wu Qiu looked at Ying and didn't say much, only uttering three words: "Trust me."

Then, releasing Ying, Wu Qiu stepped forward and flicked his wrist, revealing a Frost Wolf's Edge weapon in his hand.

The ability to freeze ice and forge all things, as well as the Eye of Transformation, both reside within his soul, therefore, he can use them.

"Very good, very courageous. Well then, let me see what you can do without the power of demons."

As he spoke, the guy transformed into a demon. Looking at the enormous demon before him, Wu Qiu saw its data appear in his eyes.

"Level 81".

Muttering something to himself, Wu Qiu glanced at himself. Damn it, only forty-two.

Moreover, these forty-two were supported by the solidification of ice and the forging of all things. As for his own physical strength, he was just an ordinary person, the kind who would be wiped out with a single slap.

However, the Eye of Transformation wasn't taken into account. If the Eye of Transformation were included, Wu Qiu might not be unable to put up a fight.

So, Wu Qiu raised his ice sword and stared directly at his opponent. He knew very well that he couldn't win; there was no way he could. With level 40 strength and an ordinary human body, what made him think he could fight the opponent?

However, Wu Qiu did not give up, because...

"Yingdong, if you don't wake up soon, I'm really done for..."

Chapter 458: Fighting Together

"Suffer to death!"

The demonic sword soared into the sky, bringing with it surging waves of black energy. Wu Qiu's eyes shone brightly, and then a surge of power rippled out, colliding with the energy waves.

The next second, the demon god in front of him vanished. Wu Qiu only felt a blur before his eyes, and the giant demon sword was already at his face.

Fortunately, Wu Qiu had prepared in advance. The ice sword was right in front of him, so he only needed one to block the demonic sword. However, the demon god wasn't stupid. The reason he attacked so haphazardly was because he was confident he could cut Wu Qiu and the ice sword in half.

With a clang, ice shards flew into the sky, but the ice sword did not break. The demon goddess Bistana was slightly taken aback, then saw Wu Qiu's eyes, which were transformed by the Eye of Transformation, frantically absorbing the power of his demonic sword.

The demonic sword was ultimately just a weapon formed from demonic energy, so its power naturally weakened considerably after being absorbed by the Eye of Transformation. Furthermore, in that brief moment of distraction, Wu Qiu thrust his ice sword forward, and the demonic sword vanished.

As it dissipated into the air, the power of the demonic sword was absorbed by Wu Qiu, who quickly transferred it to his arms. Strands of white energy swirled around it, and finally, it slammed down on the demon god in front of him.

Boom! With a deafening roar, Wu Qiu unleashed a strike that would have been impossible for someone at level forty-something. Of course, this wasn't his own power; it came from the demon god before him. Wu Qiu absorbed its power to use it to attack it—the only thing Wu Qiu could do.

"Oh, is that so?"