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

Hu Tao turned her head again, the first word already on the tip of her tongue.

But there was no one beside her.

"...Really, they're all like that."

……

Above the abyss of layered rocks, the pillar of light that reached the heavens had dissipated.

After rising from the depths of the rock formations, the icy blue beam of light pierced through the clouds and exploded high in the night sky, transforming into a halo of icy blue light.

The halo was slowly spreading, its edge already touching the sea surface above Guyun Pavilion, turning the waves of that area a cold color.

Although the beam of light has dissipated, what it left behind remains.

Smoke and dust rising from the center of the strata abyss.

The remnants of those ore veins after they were melted and vaporized, as well as the unknown residues produced when the power of the Heavenly Nails erupted.

All of these things mingled together and surged upwards from that huge pit.

The smoke and dust stopped halfway up the sky, supported by the residual energy field, spreading out into a dark cloud that covered most of the sky.

A flash of lightning occasionally streaked across the dark clouds, radiating a chilling aura of destruction.

Xu Chuan leaned against a rock wall that jutted into the ground.

He coughed violently.

The entire chest cavity was trembling, squeezing out the air and stagnant blood inside.

"Cough...cough cough!"

The cannon fell in front of him.

The doll's body was covered with cracks, not skin wounds, but material fractures.

The deepest cracks were on his chest and abdomen, spreading out from the edge of the hole he had pierced with the golden light, like a spider web.

Xu Chuan supported the cannon's hull with one hand; thankfully, the cannon served as a shield, otherwise...

"Cough... At least I survived."

His aura was extremely weak, and his body was pushed to its limit.

Thanks to the continuous physical training provided by the Golden Light Mantra over these days.

He has achieved some success in his spiritual realm.

It looked gruesome, bloodied, like a corpse dug out of the battlefield ruins.

But there wasn't a single place that was truly damaged at its root.

He looked around.

Then he put on an expression that even he found strange.

Looking at the bottomless pit he was in, Xu Chuan's lips twitched.

In Mondstadt, he turned the Stormterror's Lair into a true ruin.

The Wind Dragon Ruins are now truly ruins.

When he arrived in Liyue, he transformed the Lava Abyss into... this.

A true and just ruler.

He couldn't even contain himself when the title popped into his head.

The corner of my mouth was pulled upwards, but halfway through, the wound reopened, and the pain forced the smile back.

Given the environmental changes he made in Mondstadt and Liyue, this title is truly well-deserved.

Wind Dragon Ruins - Ruins.

Layered Rock Abyss - Abyss.

After he worked on them, both places became even more fitting to his name.

If he continues to travel to other places, and this trend continues, the name Teyvat will likely become a reality for him, one place after another.

Before the laughter could subside, a feeling of unease, like a thorn in one's back, suddenly struck.

A sharp spike pierced through space, emerging from the void and striking the back of his neck.

Xu Chuan forcefully pulled the cannon's casing behind him, and the puppet's body blocked him from the spikes.

The Corruption Sword is still in the cannon's hand, but the puppet has lost its ability to move and cannot swing the sword to block.

All he could do was use the cannon's body as a shield.

Boom!

The impact was transmitted from the cannon's casing, entered his body, and sent him and the cannon flying.

The two tumbled halfway through the air before crashing heavily to the ground not far away.

Damn it!

Xu Chuan cursed aloud, blood welling up in his throat, which he forced down.

The smell of rust spread from the back of his tongue to his nasal cavity, and he pushed himself up with one hand.

Xu Chuan focused his attention and scanned his surroundings.

The next moment, the space behind him cracked open again, and sharp spikes pierced out from it.

Driven to his limit by the power of the Heavenly Nail, Xu Chuan's reaction speed was more than a beat slower than his consciousness.

He could sense the deadly attack, but his body had no time to react.

There is no way to avoid it.

With gritted teeth, Xu Chuan decisively shifted his body to the left, attempting to avoid a fatal position.

If the back of his neck is pierced, he won't even have a chance to fight back.

Chapter 102 The Immortals Subdue the Demon

clang--!

The longsword slashed upwards diagonally, its blade precisely deflecting the spikes.

The sword, carrying a hint of coldness, narrowly missed Xu Chuan's ear.

Before he could even react, he felt a cool sensation near his ear and a few strands of hair fall down.

Xu Chuan quickly steadied himself and stood up, using the Corruption Sword for support.

Its golden light was dim, like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment.

Despite his numerous injuries, his hand holding the sword remained steady.

That guy's attack methods are impossible to defend against.

If we make one wrong move, we could really die here today.

The next moment, the person hiding in the shadows seemed to become enraged.

Dozens of spatial rifts suddenly appeared in mid-air, like open eyes, surrounding the two of them.

Black spikes protruded from the crack, densely packed, gleaming coldly.

Xu Chuan gripped the Corrupted Sword tightly with both hands, ready to fight at any moment.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a girl with long, light purple hair holding a sword in one hand, her expression calm.

The moonlight shone on her, and the sword blade reflected a cold light.

Immediately afterwards, spikes rained down like a storm.

The girl moved.

She didn't back down, didn't dodge, and didn't even bother to look at the spikes.

The longsword seemed alive in her hand; its light wove into an impenetrable net, and the sharp spikes that struck it shattered into dust.

She stomped her foot, and a shockwave rippled through the ground.

Like a swimming fish, he dodged and weaved, defusing each attack.

She seemed completely at ease throughout.

It's actually her!

Silky Kirk.

Xu Chuan had anticipated that the commotion he had caused would attract attention from all sides.

He anticipated that Xiao and Grandpa Zhongli would most likely arrive.

But he never expected that Skykirk would appear in the Abyss of the Rocks and happen to save him.

But then I realized that Skykirk did indeed pass through Mondstadt when she embarked on her journey in Luminous.

It's not impossible for them to come to Liyue now.

Xu Chuan's tense nerves gradually relaxed, but he did not waste this hard-won time and seized the opportunity to recover his strength.

Click—!

The spikes attacked from an unexpected angle, shattering the last layer of golden light protecting him.

If all the golden light hadn't been gathered in one place, I'm afraid I would have had another hole in my body.

If Xu Chuan really gets tricked this time, he'll probably have to travel through time again.

This brief delay allowed Skykirk to seize the opportunity presented by the sneak attack.

She clenched her fingers, and the spikes trembled violently in her palm, like a snake being pinched at its vital point.

"Who exactly are you?" Skirk crushed the spikes, her tone turning cold.

"Why does it possess the devouring power of the star-devouring whale?"

There was no response.

Silky Kirk was originally just curious about the strange changes in the Abyss of Rock.

The pillar of light that shot into the sky contained a powerful force that startled her.

Thinking about this power, perhaps it can become an aid on my path to becoming stronger.

Upon arriving to investigate, she first noticed this familiar power.

The Star-Devouring Whale.

After some observation, Xu Chuan's memory surged, and he already had an answer in his mind. He quickly locked his target onto one person.

That guy must be a friend of Master Silky, a ruthless person who sewed the flesh and blood of the Star-Devouring Whale into his heart and devoured the remnants of demons everywhere.

Why doesn't he just honestly devour the remnants of the demon god, but instead sets his sights on himself?

Xu Chuan then realized that when he activated the Heavenly Nail, it unleashed a power powerful enough to flatten the rocky abyss.

This guy was most likely attracted by this power.

And then, by sheer coincidence, she discovered herself in a state of extreme weakness.

It's likely that they want to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to devour their own power.

Speaking of which, that guy, like the Star-Devouring Whale, imitated the appearance of the Evil Knight and even wanted to catch up with the Evil Knight.

However, in his pursuit of power, influenced by the curse of immortality and the numerous remnants of demon gods he devoured, this guy completely lost his mind.

Thinking about it this way, the fact that the other party attacked me seems quite reasonable.

Whoosh-!

A sudden gust of wind arose.

A figure landed beside Xu Chuan, moving so fast it seemed to burst out of thin air.

elf.

The young immortal, dressed in dark robes, held Pu Yuan in his hand.