"Blade Radiance Like Mine, Cutting Down All (Beef) Offal!"

"These people were far too fragile, weren't they?"

Having unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar, Pufferfish Douluo had transformed into a sphere over ten meters in diameter, covered from head to toe in spikes.

With this attack, the Millelith soldiers without Visions were utterly helpless, unable to put up any resistance at all.

At the cruel bottom rung of Teyvat were these people without Visions. They could still hold their own against ordinary incidents, but against this spherical monster ten meters across, the weapons in their hands could not even scratch its skin.

"Hmph. Other than those capable of wielding elemental power, the people of this world are not worth mentioning!"

Tianfeng Douluo did not even need to make a move. With his hands clasped behind his back, he swept his gaze over the Millelith soldiers around him, who seemed prepared to die, and sneered. "It seems that the so-called Tianquan and Yuheng Star are aboard the Jade Chamber."

"Come on. Kill those two, and we can escape directly!"

"Alright!"

Pufferfish Douluo answered, and his bloated Martial Soul Avatar immediately rolled toward the Jade Chamber's main hall like a bowling ball.

However.

At that moment.

A streak of purple light suddenly shot out from the Jade Chamber, hurtling down toward Pufferfish Douluo!

"Blade radiance like mine, cutting down all (beef) offal!"

"What is that?!"

The sudden ambush caught Pufferfish Douluo off guard, but his bowling-ball-like charge was impossible to stop. With a thought, the spikes covering his body abruptly thrust outward and collided with the purple light.

Bang!

Purple light clashed with blue light, making the Jade Chamber tremble violently.

Amid the upheaval, Pufferfish Douluo was blasted backward like a cannonball. He flipped through the air and crashed heavily onto the ground, skidding back on his knees until Tianfeng Douluo raised a hand to stop him.

Looking again at Pufferfish Douluo, his entire body was billowing with charred black smoke. Even Tianfeng Douluo behind him could clearly smell something like grilled beef offal—

Ah, pfft!

What was he thinking?!

"Cough, cough!"

On the other side stood a figure with long purple hair, twin tails on either side styled like cat ears, a purple dress, and black pantyhose.

It was none other than the Yuheng Star, Keqing!

However.

Her face was deathly pale, and she had to use the longsword in her hand as a cane just to barely remain standing.

"It's you again!"

Feeling the burning numbness across his skin, Pufferfish Douluo suddenly looked up. The instant he recognized Keqing's face, his expression shifted before turning into a cold sneer. "Looks like Heaven wants you dead!"

Previously.

Keqing had taken part in the pursuit of Tianfeng Douluo and fought him, only for both sides to suffer injuries.

The Electro Gnosis possessed tremendous offensive power. In the main storyline, someone had even used his Anemo Archon's Eye and his friend's Thunder God's Eye to block the strike Raiden Shogun had intended to use to kill the Traveler.

Of course.

Although it had merely been an ordinary slash, it was still enough to demonstrate its terrifying power.

As a rank ninety-seven Douluo, Tianfeng Douluo had a deeper understanding of his Martial Soul. Moreover, as a veteran Titled Douluo, his combat experience far surpassed Keqing's.

Furthermore, after observing the previous stages, he had realized that aside from their ability to wield that peculiar elemental power, the people of Teyvat were no different from ordinary people.

Armed with that information, Tianfeng Douluo fought Keqing to a standstill, with both sides suffering injuries. However, due to the differences in their combat systems, Keqing ultimately lacked endurance. Fortunately, Gaming and Yun Jin later came to her aid, allowing them to drive off the injured Tianfeng Douluo.

After that, Pufferfish Douluo had attacked Keqing, only to fail at showing off and have his entire palm electrocuted into a twisted mess.

How could Pufferfish Douluo possibly forget that score?

"You despicable outsiders really are—impossible to get rid of!"

Keqing took a deep breath and laboriously straightened herself. "You've even made it onto the Jade Chamber!"

"You talk too much!"

Enemies meeting face-to-face were especially quick to anger.

After serving as an elder of the Spirit Hall Empire for so many years, when had Pufferfish Douluo ever had his palm directly electrocuted into a twisted mess?

He snorted coldly and stopped wasting words. The seventh and ninth Spirit Rings behind him suddenly lit up!

Seventh Soul Skill, Pufferfish True Body!

In an instant!

Pufferfish Douluo once again transformed into his ten-meter-long spherical Pufferfish True Body. The spikes around his body began to swell and detach one by one, until they finally shot forth like a volley of countless arrows.

It was his ninth Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Spikes Pierce the Heart!

"Die!"

Keqing had been injured by his ninth soul skill, Ten Thousand Spikes Pierce the Heart, before. Even the slightest scrape against the skin came with potent poison.

Yaoyao had never seen this kind of poison before and had no way to treat it for the time being.

Perhaps only the well-traveled and knowledgeable Tighnari had a cure.

"You coward who hides in the shadows! You were lucky last time. This time, even if I die, I'll drag you down with me!"

Although Keqing had received Yaoyao's treatment, less than thirty percent of her strength remained.

She had already been in a subhealthy state from working at high intensity year-round. Not to mention that she had been injured after fighting Tianfeng Douluo, then severely wounded and knocked unconscious in Pufferfish Douluo's sneak attack. She had only just awakened under Yaoyao's treatment.

"Blade out, shadow follows!"

The Vision at the back of her neck immediately shone with violet light. Gripping her weapon, she swung her sword, carving out a dazzling purple streak.

In an instant.

She and her sword became one, turning into a stream of violet light as she evaded Pufferfish Douluo's ninth soul skill and shot toward him with a howl.

"Not good!"

Pufferfish Douluo's expression changed drastically. Yet faced with Keqing's speed, he had nowhere to dodge. He could only grit his teeth. "Eighth Soul Skill, Blood-Spike Hardened Armor!"

In an instant, his bare Martial Soul Avatar glowed crimson, forming a solid blood-red armor over his entire body.

And at that moment!

Keqing's radiance had arrived!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

United with her sword, Keqing flickered past like lightning.

The instant Pufferfish Douluo was struck by the first blade of sword light, his body abruptly froze. The next moment, streak after streak of blinding violet light burst from within the blood-red armor covering his body.

The next moment, dazzling purple light erupted alongside Pufferfish Douluo's anguished, despairing scream. "No—"

[Spirit Hall Empire faction contestant Pufferfish Douluo has fallen. Rest in peace!]

In an instant!

All living beings across Douluo Continent heard the announcement, their expressions changing in shock as horror filled their eyes!

"Another level ninety-five Titled Douluo... has fallen?"

"My god... wasn't this Yuheng Star in poor condition? Her face is so pale and bloodless, yet she actually... managed to kill a level ninety-five Titled Douluo in return?"

"Wait, what is Tianfeng Douluo of the Spirit Hall Empire doing?!"

"Cough, cough!"

After unleashing an Elemental Burst slash that killed Pufferfish Douluo, Keqing's face turned even paler. The moment her Elemental Burst ended and she exited the state of becoming one with her sword, she dropped to one knee with a thud. One hand gripped her weapon tightly, using it to brace against the ground so that her entire body would not collapse.

"Damn, what terrifying explosive power..."

Tianfeng Douluo looked on with uncertainty.

Naturally, he had seen the earlier scene. At the same time, he believed that he himself would not have been able to withstand Keqing's Elemental Burst. And Pufferfish Douluo had even used his eighth soul skill for defense.

Instinctively, Tianfeng Douluo had thought he should have been able to endure it.

After all.

He had witnessed the defensive power of Pufferfish Douluo's eighth soul skill before. At the time, despite having two or three more levels of Soul Power than Pufferfish Douluo, he absolutely could not break its defense without using his ninth soul skill.

Yet he had never expected it.

Yuheng Star's Elemental Burst was so fierce that it directly carved Pufferfish Douluo into a thousand pieces and dismembered him?

Good thing I put Pufferfish Douluo in front of me just now—

With that thought in mind, Tianfeng Douluo flashed forward like the wind and kicked Keqing away.

Pfft!

Keqing was still forcing herself to use her weapon to prop herself up. She had never expected Tianfeng Douluo to be so shameless as to flash over and send her flying with a kick.

In an instant.

Her entire body slammed heavily into the main hall of the Jade Chamber. She spat out blood with a cry, all color draining from her face. Her head buzzed violently, and she nearly fainted.

"What a pity. You were merely at the end of your strength."

Tianfeng Douluo smiled faintly. "But don't worry, Pufferfish. I'll make this Yuheng Star accompany you in death!"

As his words fell, he raised a hand and struck a palm toward Keqing's forehead.

"You—"

Keqing's expression changed drastically, but she had no strength left in her body. Just as she tried to say something, she felt the world spin around her. She fell to the ground, her consciousness about to sink into darkness.

But just then.

A small, warm hand pressed against her back, gradually bringing her back to her senses.

"Yaoyao?"

Keqing froze when she turned and saw who it was, then her expression changed drastically. "Didn't I tell you to take Gaming and Yun Jin and retreat first?"

"Why are you—"

Keqing was speaking when she suddenly seemed to realize something and whipped her head around.

There, she saw it.

The palm Fufeng Douluo had meant to strike her forehead with was now locked in midair as if frozen.

A pitch-black chain that pierced almost straight through his radius and ulna, emanating a chilling gleam, had been nailed into the wall of the Jade Chamber.

"Hiss—"

Fufeng Douluo only felt his arm go numb, while even his spiritual sea roiled violently. He nearly passed out on the spot. "Chen Fan, why are you here?!"

He did not even need to look up.

Fufeng Douluo had seen Chen Fan's martial soul before!

But he could not understand it. Both were outsiders, both were contestants—so why was Chen Fan on the Jade Chamber?

"Bibi Dong protected you before. Now, why don't you ask her whether she can still protect you?"

Chen Fan gave a faint smile and tugged on the Impermanence Chain in his hand. Fufeng Douluo immediately dropped to his knees with a thud, clutching his endlessly bleeding wrist as his heart turned ice-cold—

> We're screwed!