While I was in Mondstadt, I never imagined becoming a god.

The next moment, Skvornugg's soul consciousness chose to fall silent.

The fluctuations in the core have gone from active to quiet.

Xu Chuan nodded. He turned his gaze back to the doll.

Golden light surged from his palm, enveloping the core and extending forward.

The core sank into the doll's chest and embedded itself in the cavity.

thump.

The sound of a heartbeat.

It didn't come from the outside; it came from deep inside the doll's chest cavity.

The sound was deep and powerful, like drumbeats, like a metronome, like some ancient and primal rhythm.

Thump! Thump! Thump-thump!

An invisible force emanated from the puppet, like ripples on water or vibrations in the air, spreading outwards in concentric circles.

The doll gradually floated up and stood in mid-air.

Waves of air spread out, causing the green bamboo in the cave to sway and tilt.

Xu Chuan stood still.

The overflowing power couldn't shake him in the slightest; golden light swirled around him, blocking the shockwave.

His clothes were blown up by the wind, and his black hair fluttered in the breeze, but he did not move an inch.

When the shockwave dissipated, the grotto returned to its tranquility.

The doll opened its eyes, a hint of confusion on its face, but the emptiness of the past was gone.

The next moment, a clear alertness arises, sharp as a cheetah.

After a brief moment of confusion, his eyes instantly became alert as he scanned his surroundings.

Then, he lowered his head, his eyes filled with disbelief.

She was actually wearing a light blue dress.

Her beautiful skirt swayed gently in the wind, and her long hair reached her waist, the strands of which slipped through her fingers as smooth as silk.

What exactly happened, and why did this happen?

Upon noticing the unusual shape on his chest, the soldier's expression instantly turned extremely gloomy.

He flung the two pads he was using to support his chest away.

When their eyes met, his eyes burned with rage, as if he wanted to tear him to pieces.

"You're humiliating me!"

The soldiers' voices were suppressed to the extreme, like the roars of wild beasts.

Xu Chuan looked at him with a bright smile on his face.

"You're awake. The transformation was a great success!"

Upon hearing this, the stragglers' pupils constricted, and anger erupted from their eyes.

Her light blue dress fluttered in the wind, and her waist-length hair danced wildly behind her like a snake.

"I'm going to kill you."

"Don't worry, you can't beat me."

In Xu Chuan's eyes, this guy no longer posed a threat to him.

There was no way for them to break free from his control.

Chapter 173 A Second Defeat, the Entrustment of True Lord Liuyun and Borrowing Wind

Inside the grotto, the sunlight was just right.

Xu Chuan stood with his hands behind his back, showing no sign of urgency.

His words carried a hint of provocation as he spoke to the stragglers who were on the verge of a rampage.

"What, you want to lay a hand on me?"

"Kill...kill..."

This blatant humiliation made the stragglers tremble with anger, their faces contorting in rage.

Crackling sounds!

Purple arcs of electricity erupted from his body, and the fallen leaves that drifted around him were instantly blasted into ashes by the violent lightning elemental power.

The already dwindling rationality completely crumbled upon the surge of anger that welled up within Xu Chuan after witnessing his arrogant demeanor.

The soldiers stared intently at Xu Chuan, and once their internal strength was fully charged, they moved instantly.

Driven by past grudges, he immediately unleashed his full power, his entire body crackling with lightning, as if a thunder god had descended to earth, and his speed reached a terrifying level.

His waist-length hair fluttered in the lightning, and countless purple arcs of electricity shot out from his body.

"Kill...I'll kill you!"

The stragglers stared intently at Xu Chuan, letting out a low growl.

Lightning accumulated within him, surging forth from the depths of his body and spreading along his meridians to his limbs and bones.

Lightning element condensed into a layer of purplish-black armor on his body, making him extremely powerful in both offense and defense.

His eyes changed, from anger to madness.

Then, the skirmisher vanished from his spot, leaving a trail of purple lightning in the air, like a shooting star streaking across the night sky.

The speed was so fast that it was impossible for the human eye to detect; all that could be seen was a purple light flashing through the air.

The next second, he appeared beside Xu Chuan.

His right fist was imbued with terrifying lightning elemental power, and arcs of electricity exploded on the surface of his fist.

The air was pierced, producing a piercing roar, and his fist slammed towards Xu Chuan's cheek at lightning speed.

boom--!

The thunderous roar of lightning piercing the air exploded in the deep pit, the sheer volume of sound nearly rupturing eardrums.

Purple lightning exploded between the two, illuminating the entire collapsed ground.

Xu Chuan tilted his head slightly.

Then, he slowly turned his head and looked at the stragglers.

"He's quite strong."

The skirmisher didn't respond. He kicked Xu Chuan in the abdomen, using the recoil to create distance, and then charged up again the moment he landed.

With his arms outstretched, lightning elements gathered in front of his chest to form a sphere, and electric light danced wildly on the surface of the sphere, emitting a piercing buzzing sound.

He pushed the sphere out, and a beam of light shot out from it, carrying destructive power as it hurtled towards Xu Chuan.

Xu Chuan did not dodge.

He let the lightning strike him, explode, and dissipate into countless tiny arcs of electricity in the air.

The stragglers gritted their teeth and used every ounce of strength they could muster.

He attacked Xu Chuan with almost frenzied ferocity, using elemental attacks and close-quarters combat, from long-range bombardment to close-quarters entanglement.

We used every means at our disposal.

Purple lightning enveloped the two, and the air was filled with only violent and restless lightning elements, so concentrated that they were visible to the naked eye. Purple mist churned around them, like a spreading poisonous cloud.

In such an environment, an ordinary human would perish instantly.

The slight amount of power that emanated from it turned the surrounding vegetation into ashes.

The ground within a radius of tens of meters was shattered, and the rubble was charred black by lightning, mixed with ash and dirt, creating a scene of utter devastation.

The spot where the two stood collapsed, forming an irregular, deep pit.

"Not bad." Xu Chuan's voice came from within the lightning, commenting casually, "An improvement over before."

The soldier gritted his teeth and threw his fist at Xu Chuan's face; the arc of electricity on his fist was no longer purple.

The almost white incandescent light was from lightning under extreme compression, reaching temperatures high enough to melt steel.

Xu Chuan raised his hand, his five fingers spread, and the golden light in his palm flickered slightly in the lightning.

bump!

His fingers closed, gripping the soldier's fist.

An invisible wave of energy erupted from their hands, instantly sweeping away the surrounding dust and smoke.

The stragglers' momentum was instantly halted, as if they had crashed into an invisible wall.

An electric arc exploded between Xu Chuan's fingers, and golden light patterns spread from his fingers to the back of his hand, blocking all the lightning.

Xu Chuan looked at the scattered soldiers, a hint of appreciation appearing on his slightly ferocious face—a trace of Du Lin's soul possessing him.

Black lines spread from Xu Chuan's neck to his cheeks, like some kind of ancient totem.

"A decent strike, but still not enough."

Crackling sounds... Crackling sounds!

Streaks of purple lightning continuously struck down from the soldiers' bodies, exploding and radiating blinding light.

An electric arc leaped between the two men, and the air grew increasingly thick with the acrid smell of burning.

In the eyes of the stragglers, anger was gradually replaced by shock.

The lightning bolts, powerful enough to blast ordinary monsters into dust, vanished without a trace when they came into contact with the thin layer of golden light on Xu Chuan's body.

The golden light didn't even fluctuate; it merely flickered slightly before swallowing, dissolving, and vanishing all his power into nothingness.

Not to mention causing any real harm.

The stragglers were shaken, and even their eyes became much clearer.

The madness of being blinded by anger faded somewhat, replaced by a calm.

But he didn't stop, trying to use this force to break free from his grasp.

The toe, crackling with electricity, struck Xu Chuan's shin with a dull thud.

Xu Chuan didn't move. The hand that was gripping his fist was like an iron clamp, holding him tightly and not moving an inch.

"The fun is over." Xu Chuan's voice was low and calm, like the last silence before a storm.

"You should also face reality."

Immediately afterwards, the golden light no longer subsided.

A dazzling light surged from his body, like a flood bursting its banks, like an erupting volcano.

It coalesced in the air, transforming into a giant hand with its five fingers spread out, gripping the entire soldier within it.

The soldiers' bodies were suspended in mid-air amidst the golden light, their limbs bound by an invisible force, unable to move.

He struggled a few times, but his prized armor was quickly and completely shattered under the crushing force.

Golden light surged from Xu Chuan's body like a tide, covering the entire collapsed ground and engulfing everything around him.

Xu Chuan stood on the golden water, and with a light step, ripples spread out from his feet, circle after circle, silently.

The stragglers struggled in the golden light.

Lightning surged from his body, attempting to break through the golden light's restraints.

An electric arc exploded on his body, striking the golden wall and creating ripples.

But the barrier of golden light was too thick. When his lightning struck it, it was like a pebble thrown into a deep pool, only creating a small splash.

He tried many times, but the golden light's restraints became tighter with each attempt.

Xu Chuan stood in the center of the golden water, watching the stragglers struggle in the golden light, and his doubts gradually dissipated.

Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun dressed him up as a girl, which made the scattered soldiers extremely angry, to the point that they lost control of their emotions. Under such circumstances, it was difficult to hide their thoughts and feelings.