Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

"During the War of the Demon Gods, corpses littered the fields, lives were lost, infectious diseases spread everywhere, many people lost their lives, and this plague continued to spread by using the dead as a breeding ground."

Later, someone discovered a way to stop the spread of the plague: purifying the air and burning corpses.

The first people to do this were the [Hall of Rebirth]. Our ancestors, as insignificant human beings, spent a long time driving death back…”

"Were there no gods protecting humanity back then?"

"Of course! Back then, it was the Emperor who protected our ancient ancestors, defeating many demon gods, which led to the Liyue we know today..."

Getting carried away, Hu Tao imitated a storyteller's tone, reciting the story she had heard since childhood.

"At that time, Liyue was plagued by a great demon in the sea and a malevolent dragon dwelling in the mountains. The Geo Archon summoned the immortals to restore peace and order to the world. Legend has it that before setting out on his campaign, the Archon said:"

Though I have no desire to vie for power, I am aware of the suffering of the common people. I only wish to cleanse the world and protect this corner of the floating world…

As Hu Tao spoke, her voice changed, becoming low and serious.

Jiang Bai listened carefully and gained a deeper understanding of the Rock King Emperor.

"So, the Rock King Emperor is such a deity?"

The phrase "sweeping away all directions and protecting a corner of this floating world" alone is enough to show how benevolent this god is, and the current peace and prosperity of Liyue is enough to show how great his achievements are.

Hearing the praise in Jiang Bai's tone, Hu Tao raised her little face, extremely proud.

Their emperor is one of a kind in heaven and earth!

"Of course, I'll find you some books another day. There are many books about the Emperor in the study..."

The people of Liyue have a passion for collecting all sorts of items related to the Emperor, and she was no exception.

Her collection of books about emperors from ancient times to the present is enough to fill an entire bookshelf!

"it is good......"

Jiang Bai nodded, his thoughts returning to the patterns on the ruins.

If that's the case, then these ruins and their guardians must all belong to the same demon god.

As the demon god was defeated, his people died one after another, and with their passing, their former homeland turned into ruins.

The demon god that the ruin guardians worship must be the one that is now being suppressed by the rock god beneath their feet!

As for why he would live in a place where his god was suppressed, Jiang Bai could come up with a whole host of reasons even with a child's toe: there was nowhere else to live on the continent, it was the closest place to his faith, and he was trying to help his god break free from the seal...

Jiang Bai believed he had grasped the truth and planned to discuss his observations with Mr. Zhongli when he returned.

Mr. Zhongli must be quite surprised by his keen observation skills!

The two chatted as they walked and soon arrived at the largest island in the middle.

"I don't know where the Rock of No Form is either, but maybe we can see it if we climb to the top of the mountain." Hu Tao pointed to the top of the mountain, which is the highest point in the area and should have a good view.

Instead of searching aimlessly, it's better to go up and take a look.

Without looking up, Jiang Bai could see the towering mountaintop, where a massive rock spear plunged into the deep sea at an angle, its sloping arc providing a path for climbing upwards.

From a distance, Jiang Bai could even see the ruins of some buildings.

Clearly, there have been many buildings on this site throughout history.

"it is good."

Jiang Bai had no objection. Hu Tao didn't even know where the Rock of No Form was, so he knew even less.

Climbing up will give you a complete view of the surrounding terrain, and the scenery from a high vantage point should be quite beautiful!

"Let's go!" Hu Tao cheered and ran ahead first. The little ghost crawled out of her body and happily spun around.

"Master, you're so energetic!" Jiang Bai followed behind her, slowly climbing up the mountain path.

He was a little mentally exhausted from manipulating too many rock pillars while fighting the Ruin Guard.

"As the seventy-seventh head of the Hall of Rebirth, the guardian of the realms of life and death, and the maintainer of the balance between yin and yang, one cannot afford to be weak!"

Hu Tao turned around and made a face. "You're already exhausted after just one Ruin Guard? Jiang Xiaobai, you need to train more!"

Jiang Bai's lips twitched.

Jiang Xiaobai? What a strange name.

"Yes, yes, the hall master is right..." Jiang Bai replied perfunctorily.

He has only been exposed to elemental power for a short time, otherwise how could he be so tired from creating a few rock pillars?

Halfway up the mountain, Hu Tao, who was happily making his way forward, suddenly stopped. His body quickly became ethereal, and he teleported across a distance of more than ten meters to Jiang Bai's side, pulling him behind a large rock.

"What's wrong, Master?" Jiang Bai asked, looking puzzled.

Aside from at the funeral, this was the first time she had ever seen Hu Tao look so serious. Could it be that there was some danger ahead that she couldn't handle?

"Danger ahead! There are three Abyss Mages!"

If you encounter one, it's relatively easy to deal with, but if three appear together, and their colors and attributes are complementary, then dealing with them becomes very difficult.

"Abyss Mage?" This was the first time Jiang Bai had ever heard of such a monster; just from the name, it seemed like a formidable opponent.

He cautiously peeked out from behind the rock and, sure enough, saw three figures dancing around a torch.

These abyss mages have humanoid bodies, only much smaller. They have two long ears, and their faces, whether naturally formed or masked, are either bird-beak shaped or masked, with two holes for their eyes, revealing pure-colored pupils.

They were also wearing human clothes with patterns on them, but Jiang Bai couldn't see what the patterns were because they were too far away.

Each abyss mage carries a staff representing their own attribute, presumably used to draw upon elemental power for attacks.

"That red one is the Fire Abyss Mage, that blue one is the Water Abyss Mage, and that light blue one is the Ice Abyss Mage," Hu Tao poked her head out and introduced to Jiang Bai.

"They can instantly summon a shield to protect themselves when they sense an enemy, and they can also teleport short distances. If you are accidentally attacked by a water abyss mage and then by an ice abyss mage, you can easily be frozen and temporarily lose your ability to move, which is very troublesome."

"Not only that, they also coordinate their attacks; if you can't break their shields and finish them off quickly, they will resummon their shields."

"This is indeed a tricky situation..."

Although it was a bit tricky, these monsters were blocking their only way, and they couldn't just stop moving forward because of that.

"Master, what should we do?" Jiang Bai had no experience dealing with this kind of monster, so he naturally had to ask Hu Tao for advice.

Chapter 34 Let's do it this way first, then that way.

Walnut rested her chin on her hand, clearly deep in thought. "We can use elemental reactions to break their shields, but my fire can only quickly destroy ice shields; other shields break very slowly, and the damage it deals to fire shields is greatly reduced..."

"What about my Geo element?" Jiang Bai couldn't think of any element that countered Geo. Could it be Grass?

"The rock and wind elements do not have any opposing attributes. These two attributes are quite special, and their elemental reactions are relatively simple."

"What makes it special?"

"When fire and lightning collide, the fire element overloads, resulting in an explosion. It extinguishes fire when it encounters water, evaporates fire when it encounters fire, and melts fire when it encounters ice, but ice cannot extinguish fire. Ice freezes water, just like water. It conducts electricity when it encounters lightning. Fire continues to burn when it encounters grass, and grass becomes active when it encounters lightning..."

Hu Tao rattled off a long list, which sounded a bit complicated, but it was actually quite similar to various natural reactions.

For example, water and fire are incompatible, but fire can melt ice, which is in line with the laws of nature.

"Wind and Rock are relatively simple; the Wind attribute can only react to other attributes besides Rock and Grass."

Geo elemental reactions occur when it collides with other elements to create crystals. When we encounter these crystals, a corresponding shield is generated to protect us. Different elemental shields can reduce elemental damage of a certain element, but they cannot form Anemo or Grass shields...

"Can it still crystallize?" Jiang Bai asked in surprise.

He studied it for several days but couldn't even figure out the elemental reaction!

Indeed, burying oneself in research is not a good idea.

Walnut conjured a ball of flame. "Try conjuring some rock element."

Jiang Bai condensed rock element, and when the two collided, a fiery red crystal appeared.

Jiang Bai curiously reached out and touched it, and a protective shield similar to that of an abyss mage enveloped him.

The shield was semi-transparent, with a reddish hue reminiscent of fire elements.

He tried it out, and it didn't affect his movements or his attacks at all. On the contrary, all of Hu Tao's attacks were blocked by the shield, and Hu Tao couldn't even put her hand inside the shield.

However, it has a limited duration and can only withstand a maximum number of attacks.

Even so, it is still a very good ability.

"Here's what we'll do. You go and distract them. I'll take care of that Ice Abyss Mage first, and then I'll come help you," Hu Tao said, offering her idea.

Since it's difficult to deal with three of them together, we should take them down one by one.

After dealing with the Ice Abyss Mage, the remaining enemies were easily dealt with, one by one.

As for how Jiang Bai will withstand the attacks from the other two Abyss Mages, with the Crystal Shield, he can still hold out for a while.

"no problem!"

Now that a solution had been found, Jiang Bai decided not to delay any longer.

Enveloped in a crystal shield, he shouldered his weapon and charged forward.

Attracted by the commotion, the three abyss mages dancing around the torch immediately summoned a protective shield to shield themselves.

They floated within the protective shield, waving their staffs and chanting words Jiang Bai couldn't understand.

Among them, the Fire Abyss Mage teleported to Jiang Bai's side, and with a wave of his staff, scorching flames rose from the ground, instantly engulfing Jiang Bai.

Jiang Bai, shrouded in a crystal shield and covered with a layer of rock element, remained completely calm. Even though his protective shield was now broken, it could quickly crystallize and form a new protective shield through the reaction of rock and fire elements.

But his goal was to keep the two abyss mages occupied, so he couldn't afford to waste time with just one.

He carried his spiked club and charged straight through the sea of ​​fire towards the water-attribute abyss mage, then swung his weapon and smashed it into the abyss mage's protective shield.

Upon seeing the enemy approaching, the Ice Abyss Mage, who was not targeted by Jiang Bai, used a teleportation technique to create distance between himself and Jiang Bai.

But this had clearly fallen into their trap.

Walnut, whose spear was ablaze with flames, leaped out from the side. The scorching spear slammed directly into the thick ice shield, causing some of the blue-white ice to melt visibly.

Walnut continued her attacks, and the scorching flames melted the ice shield, causing it to shatter quickly. The abyss mage floating within was forced to interrupt his spellcasting halfway through and fell to the ground.

As everyone knows, an Abyss Mage whose shield has been broken is very vulnerable.

Walnut, who is very skilled at dealing with monsters, would naturally not give up this opportunity.

She took a deep breath, and fire element surged within her. As the little white ghost emerged from her body, the scorching fire element, reaching a certain threshold, erupted forth, enveloping the Ice Abyss Mage with a temperature capable of melting everything.

The Ice Abyss Mage struggled in the scorching flames, but almost instantly lost his breath. His body shattered like a rock pillar and vanished into the air.

Jiang Bai, who was not far away, felt the heat wave. Even though he was some distance away from Hu Tao, the scorching flames still made his face turn red, making people subconsciously want to stay away.

Jiang Bai, inside the shield, clicked his tongue. The hall master is indeed the hall master. He could probably burn him to ashes with a single thought.

With a single move, Hu Tao effortlessly defeated the Abyss Mage. She quickly shifted her target, and as the phantom of a butterfly appeared, her body vanished.

The next instant, he appeared next to the Abyss Mage.

Several large and small bubbles rose from the ground, trying to engulf Walnut, but Walnut swept his spear, shattering the bubbles around him.

"I'll take care of this one!"

"Okay!" With Hu Tao sharing the burden, Jiang Bai felt much more relaxed.

Although we don't know what the purpose of these blisters is, it's clear that encountering them will not end well.

He brandished his weapon, bursting out of the bubble's range and charging towards the Fire Abyss Mage who was chanting continuously inside the protective barrier, attempting to unleash a powerful spell.

As the Fire Abyss Mage finished chanting, three bird heads, spitting out flames, appeared out of thin air and locked onto Jiang Bai.

Just as the raging flames were about to touch Jiang Bai, a pillar of rock rose from the ground, lifting Jiang Bai into the air.

Seeing that it had failed to attack Jiang Bai, the Fire Abyss Mage let out a strange cry, and three fire-breathing bird heads followed Jiang Bai.

The rock shield on Jiang Bai's body flickered rapidly, about to shatter in the next second.

The Abyss Mage waved his staff within the protective barrier, continuing to chant unknown words.

The blazing fireball aimed at Jiang Bai in mid-air, and the protective shield around Jiang Bai disappeared and regenerated. He bent his knees, launched himself forward, and swung his spiked club at the Fire Abyss Mage.

The Abyss Mage was startled by Jiang Bai's stance. Even inside the protective barrier, he couldn't help but shrink back. But seeing that Jiang Bai couldn't break through, he let out a strange and arrogant cry.

Chapter 35: Having wings? That's just too outrageous!

The fire array rose from the ground, and even through the crystal shield, Jiang Bai could feel the scorching temperature.