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For example, he is very curious about how "Qi Nan" will deal with these enemies under these circumstances. Will he turn into light energy to dispel these monsters and black mud, just like he activated the "Lumen Stone" catalyst?

In the center of the three beast-hunting dogs, one large and two small, "Qi Nan" seemed to be getting a little impatient.

It pouted and stomped its foot in dissatisfaction.

"Hmph, I'm not playing with you guys anymore."

After saying that, its figure vanished in an instant, just as it had appeared.

"Huh... they ran away already?" Han Fulai asked, his mouth slightly agape.

It ran away so irresponsibly, what should be done with these bleeding dogs?

The heads of the three beast hounds simultaneously turned to another target: the only living person present, Han Fulai.

"Being a bystander is indeed risky..." Han Fulai smiled wryly.

Putting aside the "Qi Nan" matter for now, if this bastard has the same damage mechanism as in the game—Han Fulai, this "hero" who relies on the Jade Shield to maintain his prestige, is no match for them at all!

But the ancient Chinese martial arts manual of the Han family says – if you can't beat them, call for reinforcements!

Without hesitation, he looked up to the sky and shouted, "Immortal Xiao, save me!"

This demon-slaying sage, who is always at your beck and call, has always been regarded by Han Fulai as his talisman. It is also the source of his confidence to leave his "bodyguard" Jiang Xue and follow "Qi Nan" alone into the deep abyss of layered rocks.

In Han Fulai's mind, he actually had two "bodyguards" with him in the lower level of the Giant Abyss. Jiang Xue wasn't by his side, but he still had Xiao.

Chapter 145 True Gods, True Saints, and True Immortals; Those Who Understand Confucianism and Taoism are Wise Men [4k5]

Han Fulai's voice was full of energy and echoed all around.

Although the beast hounds opposite could not understand human language, they could tell that the human's shouts and howls were the same as their own, and they immediately tightened their formation and became more vigilant.

The three beasts and one human stared at each other for several seconds—nothing happened.

The green figure that Han Fulai was expecting did not appear.

Xiao didn't come!

This shouldn't be happening, right? As a representative of the Liyue Immortal faction, he has a contractual relationship with Zhongli and Ganyu, and is already considered "one of their own" by the Immortals. Moreover, Shenhe is his fiancée, so it's only natural for the Immortals to help their own son-in-law. Even if they don't pass on their martial arts and magical treasures to him, they'll at least ensure he doesn't die easily at the hands of demons.

Moreover, only he has the ability to resolve the "karmic obstacles" that have plagued Xiao for many years using the "Dao" he brought from China. Before this matter is resolved, even from the darkest perspective, he still has great value to the immortals, doesn't he? Besides, Xiao, as the Great Sage Who Subdues Demons, has the responsibility of subduing demons and eliminating evil spirits. Protecting him while eliminating demons is a win-win situation, isn't it?

Could it be because he was involved in the power struggle in Liyue that Zhongli specifically instructed the immortals not to show any bias?

Han Fulai had no time to continue speculating, because the lead beast hound had already pounced on him.

The beast hound had no patience to wait for its prey to contemplate life. Seeing that Han Fulai's shout posed no threat, it wouldn't give him any more chances. With a swing of its claws, it suddenly grew enormous, striking the jade shield and leaving three dark yellow claw marks!

Damn it, this guy is a bloodthirsty rock-loving dog!

As far as Han Fulai knew, the Beast Hounds possessed a peculiar ability known as "Demon Devouring," which, simply put, meant they could devour elemental energy. Depending on the type of elemental energy they preferred, the Beast Hounds were categorized into different breeds; some were fond of rock, others of lightning… but they all shared a common trait: upon encountering their preferred elemental energy, they would enter a "Demon Devouring" state.

Although Han Fulai created the Jade Shield by cosplaying the Rock King and using Fairy Power, an energy different from elemental power, the Jade Shield itself still carries the Rock attribute—after all, it is a move by Zhongli, the Rock God.

Although the nature of energy is different, the products of energy conversion are the same. Whether it is diesel or gasoline, the engine does the same thing: make the car run.

Therefore, the hound's claws left marks on the Jade Shield, and it dug out the rock element energy from the Jade Shield.

The bleeding dog in front of him seemed to be on steroids, launching several consecutive attacks on Han Fulai within a few seconds. Its speed was so fast that it even left afterimages in the air.

Compared to now, its previous movement speed was practically unparalleled.

This is the "Demon-Obsessed" state. In this state, the attack power and movement speed of the Beast Hounds will be greatly increased—in other words, they will become stronger when they eat something delicious.

Han Fulai, who was wielding the Jade Shield, was exactly the delicious prey.

Han Fulai cursed inwardly, thinking that the black mud and bloody dogs in the giant abyss were probably planted by miHoYo's cunning planners!

Although the Beast Hound's claws failed to shatter his jade shield, all of the Beast Hound's attacks would inflict an "erosion" effect that ignored the shield. The result of this "erosion" ability was that the target's health would continuously decrease.

Although Han Fulai had no health bar above his head, he could feel his immortal power disappearing with the attacks of the beast-like hunting hounds. This "erosion" was likely manifesting as the depletion of his internal energy.

When Zhongli went to great lengths to help him in the Salt God Ruins, he directly modified his heart, binding both the energy from the demon god's remnants and the immortal power to it. In other words, this energy became his "life force."

The crisis is not just about the depletion of energy, or "vitality".

He had been keeping his Jade Shield active ever since he met "Qi Nan". Currently, the shield can be maintained for about twenty minutes. After running at full speed with "Qi Nan" for fifteen minutes and being consumed by a lot of black mud on the way, his Jade Shield can now only last for less than five minutes.

If he cannot defeat these bleeding dogs within the duration of the Jade Shield, then he will face not only the "corrosion" ability, but also real "bleeding".

At the same time, two smaller beast-like hunting dogs vanished into the void in front of Han Fulai.

Just as he realized something was wrong, the two young beasts from the Beast Realm appeared out of thin air behind him, their claws also growing larger as they struck the Jade Shield.

The jade shield immediately shook.

"Tsk, the shield definitely won't hold at this rate."

He was already starting to regret leaving Jiang Xue to watch over Zhiqiong and Qi Ding. If Jiang Xue were here, she could probably take care of these bastards with a few swift sword strikes.

Han Fulai now faces a choice—fight, or flee?

That's right, running away is also an option. Han Fulai didn't have any reason to fight these bloodthirsty dogs anyway.

But Han Fulai rejected the option after thinking for less than half a second, because he couldn't escape now.

Without Qi Nan to guide him, and with Zhiqiong and Jiang Xue not by his side, he was completely lost in the deep abyss of layered rocks, wandering around without knowing what he might encounter.

Even if he wanted to run, he could only return to the location where Jiang Xue and the others were.

However, there is a lot of black mud on this road. On his way back, the duration of the Jade Shield will run out, and he will be caught between the bleeding dogs and the black mud.

Therefore, his only option is to fight.

When it comes to the conventional combat method for dealing with bleeding dogs in the game, it is naturally the so-called "permafrost build".

The ice and water elements react to create a freezing reaction, which can imprison these powerful and mobile beast hounds that can burrow into the void. Then, unleash a furious attack while they are frozen.

Unfortunately, Han Fulai didn't have the freezing team of Shen He and Xing Qiu by his side—of course, if Shen He were here, he probably wouldn't even need elemental reactions to finish the battle. After all, Shen He is better at grabbing an enemy's head and slamming it into the ground three times than drawing talismans and chanting incantations.

As for physical attacks... with his few fancy sword skills, there's no way he could hit these bleeding dogs running around everywhere.

In fact, none of the various magical powers or salt god abilities he currently possesses can hit these incredibly mobile enemies. On the contrary, pure martial arts might be able to land a counterattack while parrying the bleeding dog's attacks.

"Sigh, even a monk needs to know martial arts. I must study hard with Ah He when I get back..."

Han Fulai concentrated his immortal power on the back of his right hand and began to silently recite the contract with Gan Yu. A golden three-leaf knot began to appear on the back of his hand.

His backing isn't just limited to the Demon-Slaying Great Sage Xiao. Even if Xiao is unable to rescue him for some reason, Gan Yu will absolutely not let anything happen to him.

He used the contractual connection as a signal to ask Gan Yu for help.

As long as Gan Yu's remote assistance arrives, it will be time for him to retaliate!

As a former Genshin Impact player, he knew very well that when these bleeding dogs entered the "Demonic" state, their elemental defense would also drop significantly, which was equivalent to putting the points that were originally allocated to defense into attack and speed.

If we can take this opportunity to launch a Geo attack on these bleeding dogs, we can wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Coincidentally, Han Fulai only knows this one Geo elemental attack, and it's a wide-range attack that enemies can't dodge with mobility—the signature move of the Geo Archon, "Heavenly Star".

There's nothing that can't be solved with a single "Heavenly Movement" attack; if there is, then just use another one!

However, this trick cannot be used casually.

The last time he used "Heavenly Movement" was when he fought the Sea God at the bottom of the sea. At that time, he used the principles of philosophy to activate the energy of the earth's veins and quickly ascended to the state of a demon god, which is why he used the ultimate technique of the Rock King Emperor.

Moreover, at that time, he was blessed by Gan Yu's "Heavenly Flower of Descending Masses," which helped repair his damaged body. Without Gan Yu's "Blood Locking Charm," Han Fulai might have already died at the bottom of the sea.

Now that he possesses the remnants of the Salt God, his meridians have been greatly enhanced, allowing him to unleash this move even without connecting to the earth's veins. Although its power is far inferior to when connected to the earth's veins, and its range is only about ten meters, it's just right for dealing with these bleeding dogs.

However, once this move is used, his energy will be completely depleted, and he will quickly revert to being a weak and ineffective office secretary.

Beneath this perilous, towering abyss of rock, losing one's fighting ability is undoubtedly a dangerous thing; no one can guarantee that new monsters won't appear next.

Therefore, he still needs Gan Yu's support.

With Gan Yu's "Descending Heavenly Splendor" blessing, he could confidently unleash a "Heavenly Movement" on these guys without worrying about being powerless to protect himself afterwards.

Han Fulai gestured with his right hand, and the black-tasseled spear was already in his hand.

He then activated the power of the Salt God, using marble to mold the black-tasseled spear into a spear shield, and engaged the attacking bloodhound.

Although his marksmanship was indeed flashy but impractical, he had at least laid some foundational knowledge through sparring with Shen He. While it wasn't great for direct attacks, if he increased the defensive range of his gun, he could still hold his own against these bloodthirsty dogs.

Fortunately, Zhiqiong didn't see Han Fulai's predicament of struggling to make ends meet, otherwise this "Hero Han" would probably have collapsed on the spot.

Defense alone cannot defeat the Beast Realm Hounds, but Han Fulai is merely stalling for time. He knows that it takes time for Gan Yu to sense his plea for help and transmit the "Heavenly Splendor of Descending Masses" to him, so his current strategy is to defend and wait for reinforcements.

If we hold firm, there will be a way.

Han Fulai held the position for one minute.

Two minutes.

three minutes……

Gan Yu's support was slow to arrive. He had activated the contract mark on the back of his hand several times, but Gan Yu did not respond at all.

This shouldn't be!

If Xiao is unable to come to help him because of the Geo Archon's orders, Gan Yu, as his contractor, is definitely not subject to this ban! They are staunch allies, comrades who want to change Liyue together, and accomplices in the "Liyue's Radiance" plan. Anyone might not help him, but Gan Yu would never!

Han Fulai had absolute trust in Gan Yu.

If even Gan Yu's remote support has been lost... Han Fulai has already considered a possibility.

He recalled that during the process of descending into the mine in the elevator, he remarked that it was difficult for outside light to penetrate the Abyss, as if the Abyss was separated from the outside by a layer of seawater.

Jinwu provided them with a "Luminite" catalyst because the darkness in the Layered Rock Abyss was unusual, limiting the illumination range of ordinary elemental mining lamps. Moreover, according to Zhiqiong, the terrain of the Layered Rock Abyss would change inexplicably.

In addition, there were the black mud and monsters he had witnessed with his own eyes...

This demonstrates that there is definitely unusual energy beneath the layered rock abyss.

Han Fulai understood perfectly.

To be honest, it's not worth mentioning. He had experienced a similar situation once before in the cave heaven of the True Lord of Qixia in the Minghai Sea. If the bottom of the giant abyss of layered rocks is a world isolated from the outside world, just like the immortal cave heaven, then his experience would have a reasonable explanation.

His distress signal was blocked by some force beneath the massive abyss of rock!

He's essentially holding a phone with no signal; no matter how many times he calls or tries to reach someone, they can't answer.

In other words, he is now truly in a state of isolation and helplessness.

He can only rely on himself.

The berserk hounds continued their relentless attacks on him, and his jade shield was already on the verge of collapse.

The beast hounds, with their keen combat instincts, could sense that their prey's desperate resistance had reached its limit.

The lead beast-realm hound let out a low howl, and the two beast-realm cubs also howled before disappearing into the void once more.

This is the prelude to an attack; they are preparing to launch a deadly combined strike. This will break through the opponent's defenses in one fell swoop.

Han Fulai had stopped thinking about what would happen after this battle.

Whether we're weak, incapacitated, or in danger, we have to get through this first.

He simply gave up on defense.

Han Fulai planted his gun and shield in the ground and raised his right hand high.

He closed his eyes and visualized Zhongli's figure in his mind. Not the old man Zhongli who strolled the streets drinking tea and walking his birds, but the Zhongli from 3,700 years ago, the Liyue War God who wielded a long spear and carved out a bright and clear world!

"True gods, true saints, and true immortals are all well-versed in Confucianism and Taoism, and are all virtuous men."

Han Fulai read it in a low voice.

The Geo Archon, one of the seven ruling powers of the mortal realm, the wise and enlightened ruler of Liyue, the progenitor of all the immortals, the Geo King who embraces and unites the three religions, and who forges the principles of Liyue with the heart of philosophy.

All these images converge to form a silhouette of a person wearing a white robe and a hood.

Although he is the "successor of the Emperor", unfortunately he has never had the chance to see Zhongli in the form of the Liyue War God, nor can he imitate the "Immovable Mystic Stone Form" of that boundless killing power back then.

But it doesn't matter.

He could not truly become Zhongli, nor was Zhongli himself.

He is Han Fulai.

Han Fulai's power surged and gushed, and his immortal power, like a golden edge, enveloped his entire body.

The Beast Hound's four legs were bent in the air, its entire body taut like a drawn bow, and the rock elemental power it had absorbed condensed into a spiral arrow in front of it.

This is its most powerful attack—"Cracking Rock Crystal".

To Han Fulai's left and right, two young beasts from the Beast Realm simultaneously burst out of the void, their bodies spinning like tops as they launched a "Hunting Charge" towards Han Fulai.