Sink into the River!

Chi You's roars gradually weakened, and the entire cave began to collapse.

"Hurry! This place is going to collapse!" Ye Li shouted.

Everyone quickly ran towards the passage they came from. The space behind them continued to shrink, and the passage began to close rapidly.

It was clear that Chi You, at the end of its rope, intended to drag everyone down with it.

Seeing the passage about to close, Bronya decisively summoned the Heavy-duty Bunny, aiming its cannon forward and blasting open the continuously closing flesh wall.

The group ran with all their might. The passage behind them had completely collapsed, and the sound of the flesh wall squeezing grew closer.

"Light ahead!" Kiana suddenly shouted.

The four of them quickened their pace and finally rushed out of Chi You's body at the last moment.

The instant they broke free, the passage behind them sealed completely. Chi You's massive body let out a world-shattering wail before slowly sinking into the sea, turning into ruins.

The group stood in a safe place, panting heavily, looking at the mess before them.

"We... succeeded?" Kiana asked, not quite believing it.

"Yes, Chi You has been eliminated," Raiden Mei replied with a smile.

Ye Li gazed into the distance, silently thinking:

"Jilin, your sacrifice was not in vain... Thank you for protecting Shenzhou for so many years... We will meet again."

The wind brushed across the land, as if carrying Jilin's soft reply. The screen slowly began to darken.

Seeing the rapidly dwindling progress bar, the netizens flooded the comments with barrage messages:

[What? I haven't had enough! Is it over already?]

[Jilin (sunglasses.jpg) My Jilin (sunglasses.jpg)]

[MiHoYo's scriptwriters, you have no heart! Couldn't you give our guardian of Shenzhou a better ending!]

[Compared to this, I'm actually more interested in the relationship between Ye Li and Jilin. From their conversation, there are clearly foreshadowing hints!]

[Wait, don't rush, there seems to be a post-credits scene!]

Then, the camera panned, and the screen began to slowly descend, passing through the seabed and into the depths of Chi You's sunken body.

It was dark here, with remnants of Honkai Energy scattering in the air. The surrounding flesh walls were rapidly decaying, emitting a nauseating odor.

In this dead, silent ruin, a figure quietly appeared.

It was a black-haired man, clad in a tattered long robe, with a stern and profound face.

His steps were light, as if unaffected by this Honkai space.

His gaze swept across the surroundings, finally landing on a broken, pitch-black long sword on the ground—it was the weapon Black Jilin once used.

This was the last trace of her existence in this world, and the symbol of her past as Shenzhou's guardian.

He bent down, his slender fingers gently picking up the long sword. The sword still retained the residual warmth of Honkai Energy.

His movements were gentle, as if touching a precious treasure.

"Jilin..."

He murmured in a low voice, a hint of imperceptible sadness in his tone, but it quickly vanished.

The man lightly raised his right hand, releasing some kind of ethereal power, transforming the pitch-black Xuanyuan Sword into a stigma.

"Wait for me..."

He said softly, his voice echoing in the empty ruins, "I will bring you all back."

His figure was gradually swallowed by the darkness, as if he had never appeared.

The camera zoomed out again. Chi You's remains completely sank into the earth, and peace was restored to the surroundings.

However, beneath this tranquility, a greater storm seemed to be brewing.

[MiHoYo, you really know how to hide things!]

[If an ordinary person saw that, they might have just closed the video. Luckily, I'm not ordinary.]

[You're the second type of person.]

[Pun thread, get out!]

[Good news: Jilin doesn't seem to have to die. Bad news: she seems to have fallen into the villain's hands again.]

[Although we can't see that man's face, judging by his aura, he must be the final boss, right?]

[I'm so looking forward to the next part. MiHoYo, I order you to update quickly! I'm desperate!]

[The King of Desperation has arrived, hasn't he!]

[See, you're desperate again!]

In the real world, in an apartment.

After watching the video, Ye Li and Fu Hua fell into a brief silence.

The reason for the silence was simple.

Fu Hua remained silent because she was lost in memories.

Jilin's frenzied appearance in the video left her at a loss.

When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.

And the ultimate outcome of fighting against the Honkai was naturally to escape the erosion of the Honkai.

Remembering her years on Mount Taixu, Fu Hua was grateful that Ye Li had always been by her side.

If it weren't for him back then, she couldn't imagine what would have happened...

On the other side, after watching the Jiuyou chapter, Ye Li was also speechless.

It wasn't for any other reason than extreme embarrassment.

Damn it, this Ai-chan really has a death wish.

For this cabbage-head to expose such a thing, his upcoming actions would surely not escape notice.

Just thinking that his crazy plan from back then would be revealed to the world at some point in the future.

Ye Li could already imagine the bloody storm it would stir up in this world.

"So, as I said before, should I escape to the moon, or escape to Venus?"

"Or, how about escaping directly onto the Star Rail?"

The next day, Ye Li woke up early for school as usual.

Don't get me wrong, only he was going to school.

Although he was reluctant, Ye Li had persuaded Fu Hua to go back.

There was no other reason.

Mainly, if Fu Hua had stayed overnight, he would likely have been targeted by a powerful entity known as 'The Auditors'.

As for the danger of Fu Hua, a girl, going home late at night, Ye Li wasn't worried at all.

Joke.

As the former guardian deity of Shenzhou, our flat...

No...

Even though our Immortal Crimson Kite had lost most of her extraordinary powers, she was still not someone ordinary people could mess with.

So, rather than worrying about Fu Hua encountering a pervert late at night, it was more likely that the pervert would be worried about being crippled by our Immortal Fu using her 'Inch-Punch' to crack his skull open.

Upon arriving at the school gate.

Ye Li did not swagger into the campus as he had before, but instead cautiously hid by the entrance to observe.

After all, the commotion he and Fu Hua had caused when leaving school yesterday was still fresh in his mind. Ye Li didn't want to be bagged and thrown into a river the moment he entered the campus.

Or to encounter weapons like scissors or cleavers in some dark corner.

Fortunately, there was no major issue. The 'Forgetfulness' curse on him was still in effect.

Although some students remembered Fu Hua leaving school with a male classmate, they couldn't recall the boy's name or appearance.

This made Ye Li breathe a sigh of relief and walk into his classroom.

He expected the classroom to be empty, but to his surprise, someone had already arrived before him.

However, upon seeing the face of the person who arrived first, Ye Li's mood soured completely.

Because, this person was none other than————Jilin.