Epitome Invocation: Time (The End)

After repeating the lyrics from the beginning, Tang Wang began to sing the chorus very seriously:

"The tide rises and flows into the distance, eventually washing away the darkness."

"The moon sets, frost falls—a long, sweet dream, until tomorrow's radiance!"

"Waiting through the long night to awaken and dispel this haze--"

"May the moon accompany you, forever, amidst a sea of dreamlike flowers."

When the music ended, the two La Signora who were listening applauded.

"Hmm... this is a passage I haven't heard before." Columbina sat up in bed. "But, Tang Wang, your singing is truly unique."

"I advise you not to sing the high notes anymore," Ronava sighed. "The beginning of your singing was quite pleasant. How come as soon as you get to the high notes—"

"Screech, screech..." The sound of shattering glass echoed around each of them.

Before anyone could react, the space they were in had completely vanished.

They returned to Mondstadt, which was shrouded in snow and wind, and saw the figure floating in mid-air.

"Everyone, I'm very sorry." He first bowed to the crowd, "It was my blind arrogance that caused you unnecessary trouble."

"Now, I will restore Mondstadt to normal."

After he finished speaking, light gathered again in his hand. The raw materials that were originally used to construct the world now restored the Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds to its original form.

Using this medium, Kang Jie, with a terrifying power beyond their comprehension, once again dispersed the snowstorm that shrouded Mondstadt. And so, in the Windrise, the winds of hope and the melodious strains of a harp resounded together.

Time kept rewinding, and eventually, Mondstadt returned to its rightful state.

"Now, some things should be returned to their rightful owners." After doing all this, Kang Jie's figure slowly descended.

The azure light detached from his body and swiftly flew back to the Stormterror's Lair. Thus, the once mighty dragon finally regained its rightful power.

Then, a ball of white light condensed in front of Kang Jie.

"It's quite poignant," he said, "after the white light left his body, he immediately appeared much weaker. " The Lawrence Clan squandered their entire fortune, ultimately just to enslave the Mondstadt people once again."

"They see their short-term sacrifice as an investment, hoping that I, the new head of the family, can bring them a return of over 200%..."

"That's why I was able to so easily deceive those old foxes, making them willingly give their lives."

As he spoke, he walked step by step to Tang Wang.

However, during this time, Ronava and Columbina, one on each side, nervously gathered their Elemental Power. Dark red fire and transparent water echoed in the surrounding space, radiating a terrifying pressure.

"He meant no harm." As he spoke, Tang Wang gently placed his hands on Columbina and Ronava's shoulders.

"Yes, we are no longer enemies." Kang Jie nodded again. " Tang Wang, please rewrite my destiny."

"... This so-called Epitome Invocation will bring about the status of the Descender?" Tang Wang suddenly understood the key to the problem.

"That's right." The former nodded vigorously. "I believe that only you can make it truly useful—"

Before he finished speaking, a layer of Shadow Domain enveloped Tang Wang's body. A terrifying suction force followed, and the light was instantly swallowed up by Tang Wang's body.

Immediately afterwards, a voice echoed in his ears:

"... If I am destined not to achieve great things, let others take my authority and use it to build a towering edifice to the heavens."

When he regained consciousness, Tang Wang was surprised to find that the "Sands of Time" slot in his Artifact inventory had been replaced with a "bound" five-star Artifact.

Most importantly, the Artifact's appearance was that of a white sundial bound by countless black chains—he had never seen such Artifact before.

"What is this thing...?" Before he could figure it out, Tang Wang's consciousness was pulled back to reality by several painful groans.

"Cough cough cough..." In front of them, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Kang Jie knelt down in agony, black blood flowing uncontrollably from his mouth.

" Kang Jie!" Linaya rushed over immediately, "Are you alright?"

Without a word, she grabbed Kang Jie's arm. As soon as her shimmering rock Elemental Power touched his body, Linaya's expression immediately turned sorrowful.

"What... happened?" Even so, she tried in vain to heal his injuries.

"It's no use..." he coughed up blood repeatedly, "This is punishment for those who overstep their bounds."

"Having lost my status Descender, everything I've done before will come at a price."

Upon seeing this, Eula and the rest of the Knights of Favonius, who had been furious, were suddenly stunned.

"Aunt Eula..." Gently shaking off Linaya's hand, Kang Jie looked up with difficulty and gave Eula a smile. "Give me a decent ending, okay?"

In that instant, Eula's thoughts were pulled back to the past. She seemed to still remember how this child grew up step by step, rose to his current position, and gradually became a stranger in her eyes.

"... In terms of results alone," then, after scanning the surroundings, the Acting Grand Master Jean spoke in a gentle yet firm tone, " Kang Jie, you are still a hero of Mondstadt."

"Is... is that so..." His voice grew weaker and weaker. In Ronava's eyes, the young man's life force was now no different from that of a centenarian. "That's wonderful."

"I... a long time ago, I also thought about becoming Knight of Favonius."

"But now, it's too late to say anything..." Finally, he managed to raise a finger and point to his neck, "Aunt Eula, kill me."

And so, witnessed by the warm sun overhead, the blue-haired Spindrift Knight finally drew the Bloodtainted Greatsword from the Vision.

A glimmer of tears glistened in the corners of her eyes, and her movements were more resolute than any metal could.

With her usual elegance, she sliced the blade across the neck of the man on the ground. Black blood splattered, dancing in the sunlight, greedily devouring the light.

His body, however, vanished as specks of light under the brightest sunlight—a phenomenon typically seen only by elemental creatures and Abyss monsters.

"Ding ding~ ding ding ding ding~" Suddenly, melodious piano music echoed in the Windrise. The figure of a giant dragon swept across the sky, drawing a curtain on Mondstadt's crisis.

After that, it took the Knights of Favonius to complete their initial patrol of Mondstadt over a period of about three days.

Their conclusion was that Kang Jie had not caused any casualties; in fact, he had even brought many missing Mondstadt residents back into the Mondstadt City.

Therefore, at his funeral, the Acting Grand Master Jean himself appeared and posthumously conferred upon him the title of " Honorary Knight ".

" Tang Wang, Albedo," Venti said calmly as he played his harp Mondstadt City, "This marks the end of the first leg of your journey."

"However..." His gaze swept towards Tang Wang, "Your Teyvat adventure has only just begun!"

"Now, return to your companions and test your newly regained abilities."

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Dear readers, with this, the Mondstadt arc of this work has successfully concluded. Since this book has not been promoted, I will directly start a new book that picks up where this part of the story left off.

Title: In Genshin Impact, Epitome Invocation

The new book is expected to start updating tomorrow. If you are interested in the plot, or just want to chat with the author, you are welcome to join the book club.

Mysterious little number: I spent 66 Original Resin to get two Artifact with 47 stats each, then equipped them to my level 00 Odette, only to find that her talent level was only 39.

Answer to the group entry question: 120

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