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"Who goes there!"

The figure that suddenly appeared was dressed in full armor and exuded an aura identical to that of the black mud.

He struggled to his feet.

He was muttering incoherent, incoherent words.

"How dare you stop us from purifying the filth in the sky with our sacred blood!"

Who are you?

The dark figure did not answer Kong's question; it seemed that he had lost too much of his mind, leaving only some instincts.

"Those who overstep their bounds must be eliminated!"

As his voice rang out, the dark aura around him grew stronger, and the armor that had been severely injured by Jiang Bai's spear quickly recovered.

He held a long spear and attacked the air again.

In the mine tunnel above, Xiao and Paimon watched as Sora fought against the suddenly appearing enemy.

"What was that black figure? It seemed to be hiding in the ruins nearby, and then it suddenly appeared..."

Paimon rested his chin on his little hand, his brows furrowed.

"It is a person, yet it is not a person."

"What do you mean?" Paimon looked at Xiao blankly.

Xiao looked down and shook his head slightly. "His consciousness is still human, but his body has turned into a demon."

Paimon leaned back, hugging his arms. "It's a monster that's actually a human? How terrifying..."

Unlike Xiao, Kong didn't immediately see through the enemy's true nature. While dealing with the opponent's attacks, he asked:

"Who exactly are you? What does 'holy blood' mean? Why do you call this crystal something filthy?"

The answer was blank, containing only one word.

"die!"

"We can't communicate, let's defeat them first and see if we can purify the situation!"

"Ah."

Under the attack from the air, the black figure was quickly defeated.

Kong originally wanted to spare his life, but this person had lost all biological instincts, and there was no flesh or blood visible even inside his armor.

It was as if the person was completely dead, and their consciousness was attached to the armor. It would either completely dissipate or continue fighting, with no possibility of leaving a breath behind.

Having no other choice, Kong activated the energy of the Lumenite catalyst before he could continue absorbing the filthy power and attack again.

Under the pure light, wisps of black smoke billowed from the armor, accompanied by painful screams.

As if his consciousness had been forcibly torn apart, amidst the intense pain, he actually regained some clarity.

He looked at Kong's long, golden hair and, in a daze, saw another person.

“Strangers… Calamity… No, this is His Majesty’s dark curse… It is our sin…”

"Heavenly Punishment... the nail of judgment... it will never be forgotten..."

Leaving behind these last few words, the dark figure vanished like black mud, purified and gone.

"What do you mean? Your Majesty? What Your Majesty?" Jiang Bai was completely confused.

Kong shook his head. "I don't know. Judging from the situation, the underground anomaly might also be caused by human intervention."

Jiang Bai nodded and looked at the lit-up device next to him.

"Yes, this device connected to the crystal must have been deliberately contaminated by them."

There is too little information at the moment, and it is difficult to glean any useful clues from the other party's few words.

The most urgent task is to purify this black mud.

"Leave these aside for now and look for other devices to clean up all the black mud here."

Jiang Bai and Kong quickly found two more devices. Just as they were dispelling the surrounding black mud, a spatial rift suddenly appeared.

Two abyssal apostles emerged and, without further ado, launched their attack.

"Alright, I knew it! It was your Abyss Cult again."

Jiang Bai had long sensed that the unusual activity in the Abyss was related to the Abyss Cult. These guys in the Abyss Cult were always thinking about letting the Abyss corrupt the entire world.

Jiang Bai was furious at the thought of the potential consequences.

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What a beautiful world! But these guys are only thinking about destroying it!

When Jiang Bai's temper flared, he went straight for the kill.

They had originally planned to torture and interrogate him to see if they could extract any information, but when the Abyss Apostle saw that he was no match for them, he made a harsh statement and then committed suicide.

Jiang Bai turned his gaze to the sky.

"Hey Kong, what exactly is your sister thinking?"

It's hard to say that Kong's sister wasn't behind the Abyss Order's actions against the Great Abyss.

Honestly, Jiang Bai still can't figure out why Kong's sister became the princess of the Abyss Order.

It's understandable that Jiang Bai would want to eliminate Tianli because he has a grudge against Tianli.

But if you're going against the laws of nature, why make it your mission to destroy Teyvat?

Look at the Ice Queen; she also defies the laws of nature, but she never intended to destroy Teyvat.

He shook his head, looking somewhat forlorn.

“Ying is not a reckless person; she must have her reasons for doing this.”

He looked up, as if he could see the vast starry sky through the thick layers of rock.

"While she has her reasons, I don't believe she did the right thing. One day, I will find out what really happened..."

Since meeting Ying, his purpose in traveling has no longer been to find Ying, but to investigate what happened and what prompted Ying's change.

Jiang Bai patted him on the shoulder, "Remember to let me know after you've investigated thoroughly."

“Hmm. I have some guesses about that black knight who appeared earlier. He might be one of Kanria’s men.”

Kong nodded, and casually shared his guess about the identity of the black knight he had just seen.

He didn't know much about Kanria, but so far, Kanria was the source of all the calamities.

"It should be..."

Jiang Bai thought this conjecture was quite reasonable.

Although Kanria has been extinct for 500 years, the black knight is clearly no longer human.

The use of the word "Your Majesty" in his speech perfectly reflects the characteristics of the Kingdom of Kyria.

It's a pity they know so little about Kanria, otherwise they might have been able to deduce his identity in Kanria from the style of his armor.

"Let's light up the last crystal device first."

"Ah."

Under the light of Lumenite, the crystals beside him shone with a blue glow, and the flowing light rose upwards, connecting with the crystals floating in the air.

In an instant, a violent surge of energy erupted, and the floating crystals shone brightly.

An invisible wave spread out, and the previously dull and ominous environment caused by the black mud was suddenly cleared up.

The crystal core, now free of its constraints, spun around as if drawn by some force, and flew straight down into the ground.

"Oh no! Run!"

Amidst the earth-shaking tremors, Jiang Bai grabbed the air and returned to the mine tunnel above.

In my field of vision, the crystal broke through the huge passage and disappeared completely.

Xiao looked at the two of them, "Are you alright?"

"fine."

Paimon craned his neck to peer into the enormous passage created by the smashed crystal.

"The crystal flew away!"

"This crystal has some kind of aggregation property, so it must have merged with other fragments."

Since the Nail of Frost has the property of aggregation, then the fragments that are of the same origin as the Nail of Frost will also have the property of aggregation.

If we follow these fragments, we should be able to find the real nail.

Just as Jiang Bai and his group were preparing to explore further, a hurried sound came from behind, panting heavily.

Upon seeing Zhiqiong arrive, Xiao's figure vanished without a trace.

"Senior, what happened that caused the earth to shake so violently?"

Zhiqiong ran to the group, and in the huge space, the crystal fragments that should have been floating in mid-air had disappeared.

All that remains is the huge cave below.

"The crystal... is gone?"

“We just cleaned up the black mud around it, and then it flew away,” Paimon said, shrugging.

"Senior, this is very important. We must go back and report to Sister Jinwu!"

"I understand." Kong nodded, then looked at Jiang Bai, "I have other things to do, so I won't be traveling with you for now."

He handed his lumenite catalyst to Jiang Bai, saying, "Take this and use it for now. I'll have them make one for me when I get back to the camp."

"Alright, I'll go down first and scout the way for you."

Jiang Bai tucked the lumenite catalyst into his waistband and flew directly towards the huge hole below.

There, Xiao was already waiting for him.

Jiang Bai craned his neck and looked down. The bottom was dark and unfathomable, which could easily trigger a fear of deep valleys.

"Go down."

Xiao was the first to jump down.

"Wait for me!"

The two descended rapidly through the enormous opening. As they descended, Jiang Bai used the light emitted by the Lumenite to examine the tunnel that had been carved out.

The tunnel that was smashed out was quite spacious, going straight up and down, just like the cylindrical mountain wall of Tsurukan Suganayama.

Jiang Bai's thoughts began to wander.

Does this nail have an automatic locking program and an automatic return program?

Otherwise, why couldn't the fallen sky nail be found at Heguan?

The terrain of the Layered Rock Abyss was gradually evolved over thousands of years by mining operations following the impact of the original "celestial star".

The entrance to the Abyss is the huge opening that Tianxing smashed open back then.

Jiang Bai felt that the Heavenly Nail should be able to turn, since if they were to create a road vertically like this, they could find the Heavenly Nail by jumping directly down from the mouth of the abyss.

However, in reality, the Maw of the Abyss and the fragment of the Heavenly Nail are not in the same location; in fact, they are quite far apart.

As Jiang Bai continued to fall, he felt that this cave entrance was several times deeper than the one leading from the surface to the bottom of the abyss.

Finally, the surroundings were no longer barren rock walls.

Jiang Bai flew out of the tunnel and arrived in a huge space again.

As far as the eye can see, there is a huge upside-down palace located on top of the rock wall.

It's hard to imagine what an extraordinary and shocking scene this is.

The entire palace seemed to be built on the top of a cave, making it difficult to tell whether it was originally built there or was forcibly flipped over by some incredible force.

Honestly, compared to the palace that Jiang Bai saw lying across the middle of the canyon, the effect of this collapsed palace was much more shocking.