Several months earlier.
Deep within the Sea of Quanta.
A man lay in a cloud of bloody mist, his flesh mangled beyond recognition.
His brows were tightly furrowed. Though his eyes were closed, he could still sense Teyvat sinking.
The black sphere surrounding Teyvat had originally floated just above the Sea of Quanta.
As time passed, Teyvat gradually sank into the Sea of Quanta.
"Hold on... you have to hold on... just a little longer..."
Immersed in the Sea of Quanta, Xiu Yuan grew anxious. He feared Teyvat would sink completely before he could reach it.
The Sea of Quanta's corrosion spawned unique monsters within a world. These monsters had no emotions or desires; they were born purely to destroy.
They slaughtered every living being, tainting all life with the Abyss and assimilating it.
Once every creature in a world had been assimilated into a monster, that world would be completely consumed by the Sea of Quanta, becoming nourishment for it.
Now, Xiu Yuan worried whether they could survive the attacks of countless powerful monsters.
Soon, Xiu Yuan sensed the Dendro Archon's death.
He had bestowed the Dendro Archon's Gnosis, so the instant the Archon died, Xiu Yuan sensed it.
"Has the Dendro Archon already fallen..."
The Anemo Archon, Barbatos, fell right after the Dendro Archon.
Soon, the Cryo Archon, Pyro Archon, Thunder God, and Hydro Archon fell in succession.
Xiu Yuan's brows tightened.
"Only Morax is left... you have to hold on... just a little longer... just a little longer..."
The next instant, Xiu Yuan's eyes snapped open, and he shot out of the Sea of Quanta.
The moment he emerged, Life Force restored his mangled flesh.
He flew high into the sky and glanced sideways. Half of Teyvat had already been swallowed by the Abyss; now, only half