He Lingxuan glanced at the frenzied Vortex Demon God Osial with an indifferent look, then said simply,
"Fall!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless golden Ki Blades rained down from the sky. The power contained in each one was exceptionally strong. The sight of ten thousand swords descending at once even cleared away the darkness that had shrouded the world, bringing light in an instant!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
As he watched the countless golden Ki Blades descend, a trace of humanlike fear appeared in Vortex Demon God Osial's eyes!
But he quickly recovered and drew upon the power of the ocean to form a gigantic barrier of water, attempting to withstand the fall of Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin!
Layer upon layer of seawater, deep as the abyss, formed barriers in an attempt to stop the incoming golden Ki Blades.
But it was quite clear that they were completely useless.
These layers of barriers were like an abyssal sea, capable of swallowing and stopping anything. Yet against He Lingxuan's Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin, they were nowhere near enough.
Soon, the first golden sword reached the barrier. The Adepti, the people watching, the Traveler, and the little white floating creature beside her all held their breath, as if afraid the attack might be stopped by the barrier.
Then, as He Lingxuan stood amid the ten thousand swords in the sky and let out a cold snort, countless golden Ki Blades accelerated.
The first golden Ki Blade pierced straight through the layers of seawater barriers. It was like a hot knife through butter—smoother still, as though nothing stood in its way—as it plunged directly down!
"Whoosh!"
The people watching from afar saw a streak of golden swordlight pierce one of Vortex Demon God Osial's heads, blowing it apart. Then countless golden streaks rained down from the sky, reducing his entire body to pieces!
Then He Lingxuan, standing high in the sky, shouted,
"Gather! Annihilate!"
Several thousand of the remaining golden Ki Blades flew out, swiftly assembling into a gigantic golden Ki Blade. At the command to gather, the many Ki Blades fused together.
A greatsword radiating enough power to annihilate the world stood above the remains of Vortex Demon God Osial!
Everyone except the Adepti was baffled. Why was he doing this? He had already killed Osial, so why gather strength for another attack?
"Could it be? The legends say that when a Demon God dies, the power within them is released and spreads throughout the surrounding area. Is he trying to stop that power from spreading?"
One of the Adepti explained, and understanding dawned on everyone's faces.
Sure enough, the next moment, Vortex Demon God Osial, though already slain, unleashed a terrifying force that had undergone a strange transformation. The instant he died, the power of his authority combined with boundless energy and erupted, seeking to destroy the entire area!
But the golden greatsword, already fully formed, fell at once, eradicating the destruction caused by this force of self-annihilation, which was akin to a law of the world, along with the strange, inexplicable energy!
Even the polluted sea was purified when the greatsword descended!
Whew, that should take care of it. Next comes a precision strike covering the whole world. Good thing my mental strength is pretty strong now. And I have to say, this Yuan-Devouring Scabbard is pretty handy. It certainly makes for an impressive show.
He Lingxuan murmured inwardly, but on the outside, he maintained an air of calm nonchalance, looking exceptionally aloof.
Just as the people on the Jade Chamber thought the crisis was over, an urgent report sent the Qixing into a panic.
"Emergency report! Strange monsters and phenomena have appeared throughout Liyue, and the monsters that were already here have grown stronger to varying degrees. Even the Slimes have mutated!"
Hearing the Millelith soldier's report, Ningguang, Keqing, and the others beside her looked grim.
Even the Traveler and Paimon couldn't help exclaiming in shock.
Everyone had thought that defeating Vortex Demon God Osial would resolve the crisis. Even if the danger had passed, they hadn't expected monsters to mutate across the entire nation. How much damage and how many casualties would that cause?
As one of the Qixing responsible for managing Liyue, Ningguang quickly composed herself and asked,
"How are the casualties? Have the garrisons in each region taken action according to protocol?"
"Reporting! They've all acted according to protocol. However, the casualties aren't serious. Just as the situation was about to worsen, a Geo barrier appeared and protected everyone from the danger. It must have been Rex Lapis! Rex Lapis isn't dead!"
By the end, the Millelith soldier giving the report had become extremely emotional.
"That's good. That's good." Ningguang patted her chest in relief, as though a great weight had been lifted from her heart.
The Traveler and Paimon came over from nearby to ask what was happening.
While they were talking, He Lingxuan gathered the energy within him and rose higher into the sky, standing on a golden greatsword as his white robe and long sleeves fluttered in the wind.
"This should be high enough. Then it's time for Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin to descend upon the world!" He Lingxuan murmured.
The energy within him burst forth. As he activated the Yuan-Devouring Scabbard skill, countless golden Ki Blades began to form high above.
Every second, at least several thousand—and sometimes ten thousand—golden Ki Blades formed, spreading across the skies above Teyvat!
As He Lingxuan's mental strength, powerful enough to cover the entire world of Genshin Impact, spread out, judgment from the heavens was about to begin!
All sin and mutation would be cut down beneath the swords of the sky!
Elsewhere, the group members who had arrived in other nations each used their own methods to deal with the mutated monsters.
This should only be the first stage of the invasion. The foreign monsters had yet to appear in earnest; for now, they were causing the monsters already present in Teyvat to grow stronger and mutate.
In Inazuma, the many mutations that had been held back by the Raiden barrier began to gather together, forming a gigantic Cyclops!
The fusion was far from perfect. Tentacles, claws, and all sorts of other appendages could be seen across its body.
Even a single glance was unnerving; looking closely was worse.
As the people inside Inazuma City watched the Cyclops, powerful enough to destroy the world, many lost the courage to fight, and morale began to falter.
As for the Raiden Shogun, Raiden Ei was currently controlling her to maintain the Raiden barrier protecting all of Inazuma, leaving her no opportunity to attack.
Suddenly, the Cyclops, which had been standing still, began to move. It swung its enormous arm and slammed it against the Raiden barrier!
"Bang!"
The massive backlash from the Raiden barrier left the Cyclops's arm so thoroughly electrocuted that it crumbled. But when it shook its arm, countless monsters that had been clinging to its surface were flung to the ground.
Monsters from the sea soon crawled over the ruined arm and fused with it, restoring it.
It attacked repeatedly. Although the backlash from the Raiden barrier injured it each time, it couldn't deal a fatal blow.
The Raiden barrier continued to weaken...
When a crack appeared in the supposedly indestructible Raiden barrier, people began to panic.
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