Super Beast Armament

"O key that holds the power of the stars, reveal your true power before me. Barbara, who made a pact with you, commands you-release the seal!"

Jean stopped in the doorway of the church room and quietly watched her younger sister inside.

Her mind went blank.

What was all this?

How could her sister recite such embarrassing lines? There was no need to guess. This had to be another one of that Simon Pegg's... no, Ye Xuan's schemes.

As the words fell, starlight flashed, and Barbara's outfit changed in an instant.

Barbara had just struck a pose when she looked up and unexpectedly found Jean in the doorway.

"Ah! Sister! What are you doing here? How come you didn't make a sound when you walked in?!" Barbara trembled in fright.

Jean suppressed her shock and asked, "Did Ye Xuan give you that? What does it do?"

"It can do all sorts of things! Lord Ye Xuan really is wonderful." Barbara's eyes sparkled.

Jean frowned slightly. "Why did you go to Ye Xuan, and why did he give this to you?"

"Lord Ye Xuan said only a girl with a pure heart could form a contract with the Star Wand, so he gave it to me. He told me to practice hard. If I can't beat a Fatui Harbinger within a year, he'll take the Star Wand back."

Jean's heart hung in suspense as she asked in a low voice, "He... didn't do anything else to you, did he?"

Barbara shook her head. "Lord Ye Xuan only had me sing a song. He also said I was lucky and came at the right time. Just two days ago, he dealt with the trouble of his power disturbing his mind."

Jean breathed a long sigh of relief. No wonder she had felt that Ye Xuan was different from before when they met today.

Since she was already here, she decided to give Barbara a few more words of advice.

"Barbara, if you run into trouble, come find me at the Knights of Favonius anytime."

Barbara's eyes lit up. "Actually, there's something I wanted to ask you, Sister."

"What is it?"

Barbara held the Star Wand out to Jean and picked up the camera Ye Xuan had given her with her other hand.

"Lord Ye Xuan said beautiful things should be shared with everyone. He wants to see what other people look like as magical card girls. Sister, you wouldn't refuse, would you?"

Jean: "..."

Meanwhile.

Ye Xuan rubbed his nose and sneezed.

"Achoo-looks like someone's talking about me again. Could it be Peach?"

Ronova promptly poured cold water on him. "Director Hu is still trapped on the boundary between life and death. She has no time to think about you."

Ye Xuan immediately feigned anger. "Why, you, Ronova! You're here with me, but your heart's on Hu Tao's side. Have you been secretly keeping an eye on my little wife?"

"Wasn't it you who told me to keep an eye on Hu Tao's safety at all times?" Ronova replied coolly.

Ye Xuan paused. "I think I did say that."

"Enough of that. Hurry up and draw," Ronova urged him.

"All right, let's see how my luck is today. Great mother, please grant me power."

A red light descended from the void, and a single object fell out.

Ronova raised an eyebrow. "Just one this time? Good. Saves us from having to tidy up a pile of odds and ends. Do you know how to use it?"

"How could I not know how to use this?"

What had landed in his palm was a Super Beast Lock.

Ye Xuan had been missing one all along. Even when he had the corresponding power before, he had been unable to complete his Super Beast Armament.

The moment he put on the Super Beast Lock, crimson armor rapidly spread up his arm and over his entire body. A blue visor covered his face, leaving only his mouth exposed.

The surging Super Beast Energy hidden deep within his body erupted in an endless stream, guided by the lock.

The Tiger Talisman helped harmonize it from the side, but a closer examination revealed that it was merely assisting. The two streams of Super Beast Energy would not have rejected each other in the first place-they were brotherly powers from the same source.

The Super Beast Energy slowly melded into one and stabilized.

Ye Xuan's Super Beast Energy in his normal state had now reached 5.5 Black Holes.

At the same time, he also fused with Huo Linfei's growth potential and Miao Tiaojun's unlimited potential.

Everyone knew that five Black Holes was a crucial threshold.

Now that Ye Xuan had crossed that line, he was qualified to activate Nebula Form.

Of course, to a boy in his twenties, Nebula Form paled in comparison to another ability.

"Super Beast Armament! Phantom Qilin God!"

Ye Xuan poured all his Super Beast Energy into the ground beneath his feet, and an intricate totem on the ground blazed to life.

Crimson flames shot into the clouds. The towering, colossal Phantom Qilin God manifested from the void amid the flames and merged with Ye Xuan.

Layers of red-and-gold armor encased its body, and a pair of qilin horns rose from its head. Golden flames flickered in its eyes as a deep rumble spread in all directions: "Fire Cloud Technique."

A terrifying fireball slowly took shape in the Phantom Qilin God's palm. Its destructive pressure swept across the sky and earth, and all of Mondstadt could clearly feel its power.

The people in the streets panicked, looking up at the fiery light suspended in midair.

What were that giant and those flames? The sun?!

Mondstadt had only just survived a catastrophe. Was another disaster about to strike so soon?

"That direction... is it Ye Xuan?"

Diluc's expression changed, and he hurried toward the fiery light.

Venti, who was beside him, secretly rejoiced when he saw Diluc leave. His chance had come to slip over to the Angel's Share and mooch some wine.

He was certain Ye Xuan would never destroy Mondstadt. Most likely, he was just testing out a new power. It was a trivial matter, nothing to worry about.

But just as he took a step, he ran into Jean, who was returning from the Church of Favonius. She spotted his sneaky behavior at once.

"Lord Barbatos, where are you planning to go?"

Venti immediately put on a proper expression and said gravely, "I was just about to go see what's happening. It would be troublesome if Ye Xuan's power went out of control."

Jean looked at him. "In that case, let us go together."

She was no fool. If he had really meant to investigate, why would he have been standing at the entrance, looking around? He had clearly been checking whether anyone was watching him.

Venti groaned inwardly and could only go along with her.

The Knights of Favonius were not the only ones who arrived at the scene. Members of the Fatui were also mixed in with the crowd of onlookers.

Inside the Phantom Qilin God, Ye Xuan chuckled. "Oh, quite a crowd showed up."

Jean took half a step forward. "Lord Ye Xuan, what are you...?"

"Just testing my power, and giving Barbatos a warning while I'm at it."

Venti was taken aback. How did I get dragged into this?

"While I'm staying in Mondstadt, if he dares sneak a drink, I'll blast the City of Mondstadt with a Fire Cloud Technique."

Venti immediately panicked. "Ye Xuan, you can't do that!"

Ye Xuan spoke at an unhurried pace. "Come to think of it, what have I done wrong for you to disrespect me so much? You won't even call me uncle?"

A thought occurred to Venti. "If I call you uncle, can I drink?"

"No."

For the time being, there were no other channels for collecting Wish Power in Mondstadt, so putting pressure on the Anemo Archon was the best option.

The amount of Wish Power obtained depended on three things: the number of people, the strength of their obsessions, and the strength of the people providing it.

For the sake of his plan, Venti would just have to suffer a little.

Watching Venti look as though he had lost both his parents, La Signora, who was hidden in the crowd, felt a secret thrill.

She had always hated the Anemo Archon for his inaction.

But now the Anemo Archon was no longer alone, and obtaining the Gnosis had suddenly become much more difficult.