Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

Who exactly are these "they" referring to?

Does it refer to this civilization?

Or are you referring to something else?

Jiang Bai wasn't sure whether the black mist was created by the people of this ancient civilization or by later people using the two large bells as a setup.

Furthermore, no one can answer the question of when exactly the black mud appeared.

They may have been born because of a dark calamity five hundred years ago, or they may have been hiding underground in the abyss even earlier, only gradually being exposed to people's sight when the crystal was dug out by the miners.

Perhaps these questions will be answered once the black fog is dispelled.

"Boom-"

The terrifying howling sound echoed, just as described in the log.

Xiao has found the big bell.

Jiang Bai quickened his pace and found the large bell buried in black mud.

Jiang Bai carefully examined the inscription on the bell. Even though the bronze bell was rusted beyond recognition, the inscription was still clearly visible.

Unfortunately, he didn't recognize a single one of these characters.

After taking the photos, Jiang Bai rang the large bell.

As the bell tolled, an invisible wave seemed to spread outwards.

He quickly returned to the location of the black mist, only to find that the mist had dissipated, revealing the scene within.

Two towering Abyss Apostles emerged from the crowd, their backs adorned with enormous rings, unlike the ordinary Abyss Apostles.

A dangerous aura emanated from them.

It was these two Abyss Apostles who caused the Fools' squad that had come here to suffer heavy losses and were forced to retreat urgently.

"Who are you?"

"This is forbidden territory. Why have sinners trespassed here?"

To be honest, Jiang Bai was a little disappointed when he saw the two Abyss Apostles.

I originally thought there would be something in the black mist, perhaps the culprit that caused such severe pollution of the abyss, but it turned out to be just two abyss apostles.

"Hmph! I am your princess's own brother, and you don't even greet me?"

Upon hearing this, the two Abyss Apostles exchanged a glance, both somewhat bewildered.

They have been guarding this place for a long time, and the pollution of the Abyss was a plan they devised many years ago.

Does Her Highness have any blood relatives? They weren't quite sure.

Moreover, this person doesn't seem to resemble the princess at all.

Just to be on the safe side, they did not launch an attack immediately.

"You dispel the black mist, what brings you here?"

"I'm here to take over this area. What, didn't you receive the message?"

Jiang Bai could lie with ease, and he even put on a great show, showing no stage fright whatsoever.

If we can manage to trick these two Abyss Apostles and get some information out of them, that would be great. But if we get caught, it's okay; we can just fight them.

Two Abyss Apostles, what can they possibly do to cause trouble?

"Take over? Why?"

"The 'Weaving of Fate' plan seems too dangerous to me, and its success rate is not high, but she won't listen to my advice. There's nothing I can do; as the older brother, I naturally have to protect my younger sister."

"The Abyss has been quite effective in corrupting the Heavenly Nails. I plan to try using the connection between the Heavenly Principles and the Heavenly Nails, and then directly corrupt the Heavenly Principles through the Heavenly Nails..."

Jiang Bai's expression was serious, as if he were truly a good older brother who wanted to protect his younger sister.

All he knows so far is the name of the project, "The Loom of Destiny," and he has no idea what the specifics are, but that doesn't stop him from using it to intimidate people.

“It’s not that easy.” One of the Abyss Apostles shook his head.

"The energy of the Sky Spike is very strong, and under the laws of Teyvat, it has a strong suppressive effect on our power."

"If [Heavenly Principles] had not been weakened, the corruption of the abyss would not have spread so quickly. But even so, the Heavenly Nails have not been corrupted by us."

Jiang Bai frowned.

Has the Heavenly Principle entered a weakened state?

No wonder the Ice Queen dared to act so recklessly; it turns out that Tenryuu no longer has enough control over Teyvat.

This information was truly a pleasant surprise.

Next time you encounter an Abyss Apostle like this, you can try to imitate it again.

"How could this be? You've been sitting here doing nothing?" Jiang Bai looked at them, his eyes full of doubt.

The Apostle of the Fire Abyss narrowed his eyes. "Since you've come to take over this place, why are we here? Don't you know?"

Chapter 608 The True Colors Revealed

Jiang Bai realized something was wrong; his weakness had been discovered.

However, he didn't expect to fool them for long.

We've already obtained some important intelligence. So what if we've been discovered? It's not a loss.

Even with these thoughts in mind, Jiang Bai still wanted to struggle a bit.

If we could find out why they were stationed here, that would be perfect.

"Tsk, of course I know. The contamination of the Sky Nail fragments from above has been thwarted and has failed. Now the fragments are deep underground and about to reassemble. If no measures are taken, this plan will only end in failure."

Jiang Bai did not directly answer the Abyss Apostle's question, but instead threw out other questions to divert their attention.

Hidden in the shadows, Xiao watched Jiang Bai's performance, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

He was also present at the upside-down statue last time, but he only learned that the Abyss Order had the plan of "The Loom of Fate".

They had no idea what the plan was, but even so, Jiang Bai managed to put on a convincing act.

I wonder what Kong would feel if he were here and saw Jiang Bai impersonating him.

Upon hearing Jiang Bai's words, the eyes of the two Abyss Apostles simultaneously turned dangerous.

They were initially misled by Jiang Bai's claim of being a blood relative of the "Princess," but now they were certain that this person was not a blood relative of the Princess and had no idea why they were there.

They are here not for the polluted Heavenly Nail, but for the "Loom of Fate" that he said was destined to fail.

As for the contamination of the sky nails, that was just a side effect.

However, the person in front of me completely reversed the two statements.

But it's worth probing why this person knows about the "Loom of Fate" plan.

Both sides harbored ulterior motives and were certain that the other was an enemy, yet strangely, neither made a move.

"Tell me, why did you fail?" The voice of the apostle from the abyss was filled with a strong sense of oppression, and the two of them subtly blocked Jiang Bai's escape route.

"Isn't it obvious?" Jiang Bai seemed not to have noticed their actions, and spread his hands to show them their surroundings.

"Most of the black mud here has been purified, and even the black mist that shrouded you has dissipated. Isn't that enough to prove it? Moreover, as far as I know, this isn't the first time the black mist has been dispelled. In other words, humans have mastered the method to dispel the black mist."

"Didn't you actively disperse them?"

Lei Shenyuan revealed his weapon; the person in front of him was clearly no longer going to pretend, and there was no point in continuing.

Although polluting the sky nails was not their primary objective, the large amount of black mud gathered here was the result of their hard work over many years.

Now that their years of hard work have been destroyed, how can people not be angry?

Jiang Bai blocked his attack with a single slash, then turned and kicked him hard. The force sent the Abyss Apostle staggering back several meters, his legs carving deep gashes into the hard rock.

At the same time, another Abyss Apostle launched an attack.

Jiang Bai slashed horizontally, the sharp blade piercing through the Abyss Apostle's chitinous armor, which had become one with his body, and black blood dripped onto the ground from the tip of the sword.

There seemed to be a strange power in this blood. Attracted by the blood, the black mud that had been dispersed was about to make a comeback.

Jiang Bai immediately understood why there was so much black mud here, and why the power of the abyss was so concentrated.

It's obvious that this was all the work of those two Abyss Apostles.

But what are they trying to do by gathering so much black mud here?

The contaminated sky nail? But the fragments of that sky nail didn't stay here either.

When he mentioned the polluting sky nails, they didn't react much.

But if there's anything special about this place, it's the upside-down palace.

But what can that long-abandoned palace do?

A host of questions popped into Jiang Bai's mind in an instant.

But no one could answer his questions.

Intense elemental fluctuations gathered at the blade's edge, and leaping arcs of lightning flashed with a dangerous light.

Jiang Bai flashed forward, and the tip of his blade pierced directly through the chest of the Fire Abyss Apostle.

The lightning strike, which would be fatal to an ordinary person, was not fatal to the Abyss Apostle.

The agonizing screams echoed throughout the underground space, drawing in the surrounding abyssal power, which merged with the flames and transformed into solid armor around him.

The reason and consciousness that were originally relatively stable became chaotic under the impact of this energy, and kept releasing various attacks at Jiang Bai.

Jiang Bai didn't understand why these Abyss Apostles could use elemental power while using Abyss power, but that didn't mean that this desperate struggle could be effective in the face of absolute strength.

The surging net of lightning enveloped the abyss apostle, binding him within it like a cage.

boom--

The collision of flames and lightning produced a violent explosion, with smoke and dust billowing and debris flying everywhere.

The rock strata were blasted into a basin-like crater. When the smoke and dust cleared, only a pool of black blood remained underground.

Seeing the destruction the explosion caused to the terrain, Jiang Bai couldn't help but marvel at the power of lightning.

Although his control over the lightning element is still at a relatively shallow stage, the brutality and power of the lightning element itself have already been clearly revealed.

In just a moment of distraction, a deadly attack locked onto Jiang Bai's throat.

Jiang Bai neither dodged nor avoided the lightning elemental apostle that burst forth from the smoke and dust.

boom!

The explosive attack was blocked by the shield and did not harm him in the slightest.

Jiang Bai stepped forward and drew his sword to slash down.

In an instant, the Abyss Apostle froze in place as its smooth-cut head slid off its neck, spraying out jets of dark blood like a fountain.

Jiang Bai flicked the hilt of his sword, and Bai Yuan transformed back into his arm armor.

These Abyss Apostles, capable of wiping out dozens of Fools' squad members, died so cleanly and swiftly.

Looking at the remaining dark blood on the ground, Jiang Bai waved his hand, and fragments of the Heavenly Nail flew over, their pure light directly suppressing everything below.

"good."

Xiao's voice came from behind him. He stood on a clean rock and was quite impressed with Jiang Bai's current strength.

Compared to when he was learning how to use wind elements from him, Jiang Bai has made tremendous progress now.

Not only have they gained more elemental power, but they have also become more adept at combat techniques.

Like a seasoned veteran honed on the battlefield for many years, completely free of the initial awkwardness.

His emotions were unusually volatile, and his tone was tinged with emotion:

"With your current strength, even I can't guarantee that I can defeat you."

The feeling was complicated. Just a short time ago, the other person needed my guidance, but now, after such a short time, I'm not even sure I can beat him anymore.

Chapter 609 Jiang Bai expressed strong condemnation