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

The soldier replied casually, "If you don't need my help, I'll leave now."

"you--"

The woman gritted her teeth, but ultimately didn't continue. Now was not the time for infighting.

Xu Chuan turned his sword towards the scattered soldiers, and the sword energy enhanced by the wind element tore through the air, heading straight for him with a sharp whistling sound.

The sword energy destroyed everything in its path, finally landing on the cliff face of the Wind Dragon Ruins, leaving a deep sword mark.

Xu Chuan was not surprised at all by the attack from the scattered soldiers.

That guy said he wouldn't get involved, but from the moment he showed up, he had already gotten involved.

He was just waiting for the right moment, for the woman to wear him down, and for him to reveal a weakness.

"Finally couldn't hold back anymore?" Xu Chuan stood with his sword held horizontally, the power of wind element flowing in his palm.

The stragglers didn't answer, their eyes fixed on Xu Chuan.

He stretched out his hand, and lightning gathered in his palm. Purple arcs of electricity danced at his fingertips, crackling loudly.

Chapter Sixty-Five: Betrayal

The woman manipulated two elemental forces, with frost and fire intertwining around her, making her look quite intimidating.

But in actual combat, Xu Chuan found that she was not as good as Dvalin.

Although her attacks were incredibly powerful, she was too slow. Each attack required charging up, and each dodge was clumsy.

Faced with Xu Chuan's fierce wind, she was like a standing target, possessing brute strength but unable to hit the target.

Scattered soldiers are completely different.

He didn't have those exaggerated elemental forces swirling around him, nor the visual impact of ice and fire intertwining; he simply stood there quietly, lightning flickering in his palm.

But when he gets serious, the sense of pressure is very strong.

It wasn't the overwhelming pressure of a woman, but rather a more restrained presence, like a knife hidden in its sheath.

The next moment, Xu Chuan moved.

The Corruption Sword slashed down through the air, its azure sword energy carrying a violent gale, heading straight for the scattered soldiers.

The soldier didn't take the blow head-on; he merely shifted slightly to the side, the sword's edge grazing his clothes and leaving a bluish afterimage in the air.

His speed was unbelievable, not due to the burst of elemental power, but rather the speed of his puppet body.

Lightning elemental flowed through his body, boosting his reaction speed to a level beyond the norm.

A fist imbued with the power of lightning element then struck.

Xu Chuan parried with his sword, his fist striking the blade. Lightning and wind elements collided, exploding into a blinding flash of light.

The force sent numbness through his arms and forced him back several steps, his feet carving deep furrows in the gravel.

boom--!

Xu Chuan steadied himself and charged forward again.

The Corruption Sword and lightning intertwined as the two figures moved swiftly through the ruins, each collision creating a ripple of energy.

The forces of wind and lightning tore and exploded in the air, raising dust that blotted out the sun, and sending countless fragments of rock flying into the sky like a small meteor shower.

The Wind Dragon Ruins trembled beneath their feet. The broken walls and ruins that had stood for thousands of years finally could not withstand the pressure and collapsed with a roar, raising clouds of dust.

Watching the two figures locked in fierce combat, the woman finally had a moment to catch her breath.

She slowly stood up, supporting herself on the rubble, blood flowing from her forehead, her wounds still bleeding.

She gritted her teeth, looking at the two figures in the eye of the storm, a hint of resentment flashing in her eyes.

But she did not retreat. Despite her injuries, she was determined to work with the stragglers to kill Xu Chuan.

"Not bad strength."

A soldier's voice echoed through the storm, "Unfortunately, your body is still not tough enough."

Seizing the moment when Xu Chuan drew his sword, and coordinating with the lady who had rejoined the battle, the stragglers took the opportunity to unleash a powerful punch.

Boom!

A dull thud resounded as terrifying purple lightning shattered the wind element barrier, and a fist slammed solidly into Xu Chuan's chest.

Xu Chuan was blasted away, tumbling several times in the air before crashing heavily into a collapsed stone pillar. Debris rolled down from above, hitting him.

Xu Chuan stood up, supporting himself with his sword, and glanced down at his chest.

His clothes were charred by the lightning, leaving purplish-black burn marks on his exposed skin and emitting a burnt smell.

The purple lightning was incredibly destructive; he could feel the residual lightning element at the wound, like countless fine needles piercing under his skin.

This made Xu Chuan take notice. Although his attack was equally fierce and caused considerable injury to the lady, it was not the same when it was used on the skirmisher.

The man took several sword blows from him, but his injuries were much less severe than the woman's.

No wonder he's a ruthless character who can fight his way in and out of the abyss.

Xu Chuan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes showing no fear.

Rather, it is precisely this level of life-or-death struggle that will allow him to recognize the true extent of his own strength.

From fleeing in disarray from the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain, to confronting Twalin head-on at Star-Picking Cliff, and now facing two executives alone against one.

He is getting stronger; he gets stronger with every battle.

“Come.” He gripped the sword hilt tightly, the power of the Wind God’s Heart surging within him. “I hope you two can give me some fun.”

"How arrogant." The soldier tilted his head, a hint of sarcasm in the curve of his lips.

At this moment, the three of them did not restrain their power at all, and the violent elemental force surged and crashed like a tide in the Wind Dragon Ruins.

The violent wind element, the domineering lightning element, and the intertwining of ice and fire—these four forces collided in the air, turning this already devastated land into a complete inferno.

The monsters and ruin guardians roaming the Wind Dragon Ruins were torn to shreds by the aftershocks alone.

The air was thick with the smell of burning and blood. The rubble shattered under the impact of elemental forces, turning into even smaller powder.

The doll's body is indeed durable, but there is a limit to how durable it is.

Xu Chuan took a step back, creating some distance.

The knight, who could not die unarmed, activated the core of the Frostfire Nail fragment.

That power surged from his palm into his body, intertwining with the power of the Heart of the Wind God.

Two completely different forces collided within his body, and the pain spread from his limbs and bones, becoming even more intense than before.

This will undoubtedly worsen his injuries, but along with it comes a surge of power.

Then, Xu Chuan still felt it wasn't safe enough, so he looked up at the sky.

"Tvalin!"

With the aid of the wind element, Xu Chuan's shouts pierced the sky.

Above the clouds, a gigantic figure swooped down.

With its four wings spread wide, it blotted out the sky, its azure feathers gleaming coldly in the sunlight.

Dvalin let out a deep cry, a sound carrying an ancient pressure that shook the rubble in the ruins, causing it to fall in a rustling sound.

The stragglers looked up and a flicker of emotion finally appeared in their eyes.

"As expected, there was a backup plan."

Xu Chuan stood on Dvalin, holding the Corruption Sword in one hand, looking every bit the dragon knight.

"You two, you're staying here permanently."

With the appearance of Tvalin, the situation instantly reversed.

The two Fools' Enforcers, who had initially held the upper hand, have now become challengers and prey in Xu Chuan's eyes.

The three of them, one dragon and one human, constantly clashed between elemental power and physical bodies, as if this was their way of communicating.

Xu Chuan, in coordination with Tvalin, launched a full-scale attack on the skirmishers, preparing to eliminate this troublesome fellow first.

However, the woman was not entirely unprepared.

The elite Fools of Mondstadt also followed her to the Wind Dragon Ruins.

Unfortunately, in a battle of this caliber, their value was merely to buy her a little time.

To everyone's surprise, the woman actually planned to retreat.

Xu Chuan merely glanced at the woman who was making a strategic shift.

Then, they turned their attention to the stragglers who were struggling in the fighting.

"It seems that you have been abandoned by her."

Xu Chuan's words struck a nerve with the stragglers.

This made his already gloomy face even more distorted, as if a flame was burning in his chest.

Chapter Sixty-Six: Tree Branches of the World

The Wind Dragon Ruins are now truly ruins.

Looking around, there are hardly any buildings left standing.

The ruins that once belonged to the era of the Lone King of the Tower finally came to an end after the three men and one dragon clashed with all their might, turning into rubble and dust.

Those elite fools whom the lady had abandoned were, to the few present, no different from weeds in the ruins.

They struggled and collapsed in the aftershocks of the elemental forces, never to rise again.

No one would even glance at them.

Xu Chuan ignored the woman's attempt to cut off her tail to save her life.

He didn't even glance at the woman as she dragged her mangled body out of the ruins.

He's a defeated opponent, not worth getting distracted by.

But that doesn't mean he treats skirmishers the same way.

To be honest, he was quite interested in this guy.

Defeating this formidable opponent before he ascended to godhood could be considered an indirect disruption of the doctor's plan to create a god.

I wonder if that guy will find other alternatives and continue his research at the Order of the Church.

Of course, what he was most interested in was the core made from the branches of the World Tree.

As far as Xu Chuan knew, the only ones who could be considered a genuine part of the World Tree, besides the little grass body, were the Scatter Soldier.

Moments later, the Fools' elite forces were wiped out, and the battlefield became much quieter.

Only the sound of the wind and the occasional tumbling of gravel remained.

Xu Chuan and Tvalin surrounded the scattered soldiers, one on the left and one on the right.

The stragglers stood in the middle of the ruins, their faces obscured by their straw hats, but their aura had changed.

Those words just now felt like a needle pricking somewhere.

The soldier's eyes became deep and still, like two stagnant pools of water. The mocking curve at the corner of his mouth disappeared, replaced by an almost empty calm.

This guy is immersed in some kind of emotion.

His facial expression became somewhat terrifying, carrying a chilling emptiness.

Like a beautiful puppet, whose last string has been pulled out.

Then he moved.

Without any buildup or warning, lightning exploded around him, and he pounced on Xu Chuan like a purple bolt of lightning.

The speed was unbelievable, much faster than before.

The Corruption Sword was held horizontally in front of him, and lightning struck the sword. Xu Chuan was knocked back several steps, and his hands went numb.

This guy is crazy.