Xiao

"Hiss, truly worthy of being an adeptus of Liyue—to actually be able to resist elemental resistance!"

Chen Fan retreated several steps, his entire right arm losing all sensation in that instant. A look of uncertainty and shock crossed his face as he gazed at Xiao in the distance, who held the Primordial Jade Winged-Spear, and at Lumine, who was just picking herself up from the ground behind him.

"However, I won't waste any more time here with you two."

Exhaling a breath of turbid air, Chen Fan offered a faint smile. "My friends, until we meet again."

As his words fell, the Imperanence Chain suddenly unsheathed and shot toward the sky, and Chen Fan, tethered to the other end, was pulled straight up into the heavens along with it.

"Cough, cough—"

Xiao wanted to give chase, but the moment he stood up, he began to cough violently, a trace of blood staining the corner of his mouth.

"Are, are you alright?"

Lumine, having scrambled to her feet, also wanted to pursue, but seeing Xiao's injury, she halted her steps and asked with concern, "Thank you for helping me—"

"I am fine."

Xiao shook his head, sparing no extra words, and with a flicker of his figure, he vanished from sight.

Lumine, who had just been about to say something more, found her words cut short, left standing in the wind in a state of disarray.

"My god! Who is this little guy? How can such a small frame possess such explosive power?"

"If I saw correctly just now, Chen Fan's arm must have been numbed by the impact. Generally, after absorbing a hundred-thousand-year spirit bone, the area where it was absorbed glows when the spirit bone skill is released. Once that light dims and fades, it means the skill is temporarily unusable."

"Does that mean this spirit bone, which possesses some kind of elemental resistance, was actually knocked into a 'system crash' by that single strike?"

"No, they are both one of the Seven Nations of Teyvat, so why is it that Liyue starts off at the peak the moment they make a move?"

"Why do I feel like this Xiao is not much weaker than that 'La Signora' person?"

"Don't tell me Liyue is even more outrageous, and that every single one of them possesses the strength of a god?"

This brief clash left all the living beings of the Douluo Continent in a state of shock!

There was no helping it.

Xiao appeared to be nothing more than an innocent-looking young boy, yet who could have imagined that such immense power could erupt from his small body!

Truly, one cannot judge a book by its cover!

It was simply too absurd!

"Good, good—"

In the Heaven Dou Empire camp, Xue Beng was filled with horror at the sight, but he immediately let out a sigh of relief. "It is fortunate that the Heaven Dou Empire sent our most wise Grandmaster."

"Surely, with his intellect, he will be able to thrive in Liyue!"

However.

As soon as he said this, the expressions of many turned strange. Grand Marshal Ge Long coughed awkwardly. "That—Your Majesty, perhaps you should take a look first?"

Hm?

Xue Beng froze, subconsciously raising his head to look at the light screen displaying Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang's spawn point had been at the archway within Liyue Harbor.

But right now, where in the image was there any archway?

It was a sealed wooden shack, the floor covered in hay, and nothing else.

Looking at Yu Xiaogang again—(as shown in the image above)

"Hiss! Truly worthy of being the Imperial Preceptor of the Heaven Dou Empire, the renowned Grandmaster of the spirit master world. He's already started eating 'royal rations' the moment he arrived, hahaha!"

"My god, the Heaven Dou Empire really doesn't play by the rules. Once you enter a prison cell, you're eating government rations immediately. Surviving for three days and three nights should be a piece of cake, right?"

"You're not wrong! If one hides in a prison cell, it should be easy to survive for three days and three nights!"

After Chen Fan departed, the scene on the light screen became calm, and many turned their eyes to the other screens, immediately discovering Yu Xiaogang standing out like a crane among chickens—

"I have to say, the three sent by the Heaven Dou Empire are all talents!"

"Isn't that the Dean of Shrek Academy? He seems a bit disheveled—wait, what is that huge thing standing in front of him? A spirit beast?"

"Nonsense, there are no spirit beasts in this Teyvat world, but looking at this hunk of iron—it shouldn't be a wild beast either, right?"

At this moment.

Facing the Ruin Guard, Flender's hair was a mess, and he was drenched in sweat. "Damn it, what kind of monster is this?"

"I even flew into the sky and still got knocked down by him!"

"I hit this thing with several spirit skills, and it only left a few tiny claw marks. It's completely ineffective!"

Flender felt like he was going to vomit!

Damn it, he couldn't win the fight, and he couldn't run away.

He could only stand there passively and take a beating!

This is just—

What a disaster!

However, by comparison.

Liu Erlong, who was currently locked in a battle of wits and strength with the Regisvine, was also on the verge of overheating!

"What kind of monster is this!?"

"How is it that my eighth spirit ability didn't even scratch its hide!?"

"What the hell is this thing!?"

Liu Erlong felt like she was about to explode herself.

"No, I can't keep wasting time like this!"

"Time to go!"

Fortunately, Liu Erlong was no fool. Through this exchange, she had realized that the Regisvine was rooted in place, appearing to be some sort of plant.

Therefore.

She immediately activated her Spirit Avatar, the Fire Dragon Avatar, and soared rapidly toward the sky!

By comparison.

The one who arrived safely at Liyue Harbor first, which was truly beyond everyone's expectations, was none other than—A-Tai!

The Titan Snow Demon King from the Far North Forest faction!

Of course.

After entering the Teleportation Gate, all spirit beasts had transformed into human forms, so his true spirit beast nature was not apparent.

"Whew—so this is Liyue, the land of that so-called Geo Archon?"

A-Tai wiped away a bead of hot sweat and looked around curiously. Although he was muttering to himself, his naturally booming, subwoofer-like voice was impossible to conceal.

"Rude foreigner!"

At the sound of the Titan Snow Demon King's booming voice, many Liyue locals changed their expressions, casting unfriendly glares in his direction.

Among them, one burly man even let out a cold snort and retorted without a hint of politeness.

Unfortunately, for A-Tai, there was no such thing as national boundaries; after all, those were constructs of human Spirit Masters, and to him, they were completely irrelevant.

"Now, about this Rite of Descension—hmm, I wonder where it is?"

Completely oblivious to the fact that his earlier outburst had already begun to draw attention across Liyue Harbor, A-Tai scratched his head and looked left and right, his behavior making him look exactly like a thief.

This caused many people to eye him with suspicion, to the point where they looked ready to call the Millelith over to arrest him at any moment.

By contrast.

The position of Tianfeng Douluo from the Spirit Empire faction seemed even more awkward at this moment—

"Where is this place—it's so high up—"

Tianfeng Douluo stood on the edge of a roof, feeling his legs shaking uncontrollably. He peeked down, and the sudden memory of the high altitudes at Stormterror's Lair made his knees go weak...