In one week, Jiang Xiaofeng explored the entire Hallownest.
Many places that required the talisman to open, or places that were simply off-limits, were all brute-forced by Jiang Xiaofeng.
Behind the blue-blooded gate of the Abyss, the giant Lifeblood, the Grimm Troupe summoned by Jiang Xiaofeng, and the White Lady of the Queen's Gardens.
Jiang Xiaofeng killed the giant insect and extracted its Lifeblood for the Collector to study.
In the Grimm Troupe, Jiang Xiaofeng extracted the Nightmare God from the body of Troupe Master Grimm and devoured it.
The White Lady was dug up by Jiang Xiaofeng along with the spherical house and stored in the crystal that Cloud Retainer had once given him, which could hold living beings.
"Okay, I take back what I said."
" The Cloud Retainer is quite something."
Jiang Xiaofeng gave the four little ones the amulets he had collected on his journey to hunt the gods of Hallownest, and let them distribute them among themselves.
Among them, the Eldest's magic came directly from Jiang Xiaofeng's Void, so the Second took some of the talismans that were effective against soul magic.
The Eldest only took the Grimmchild amulet that Jiang Xiaofeng had stolen from Grimm.
The Third is Chi Dragon, and apart from being composed of Void Power, its spellcasting and other abilities are not as helpful as those provided by the amulet.
Therefore, the Third only took the Sprintmaster Amulet and a Stalwart Shell.
The Third Third, unaware of how to use the Stalwart Shell, felt they could strengthen his armor as Chi Dragon after Jiang Xiaofeng told him their names...
The remaining amulets were all taken by the Fourth.
The talismans collected by the four-person group, along with the talismans Jiang Xiaofeng gathered along the way, totaled exactly forty in the game.
Moreover, the four little ones are not limited by the number of amulet slots.
Therefore, the Fourth can adopt the "reckless" playstyle in the game.
However, none of this has much to do with Jiang Xiaofeng.
Jiang Xiaofeng has already brought his Eldest to the Abyss and opened the birthplace.
"..."
After the Eldest jumped in, it took him quite a while to climb back up and hand the Void Heart to Jiang Xiaofeng.
Jiang Xiaofeng: "..."
"I don't need it, you can keep it."
The Eldest shook his head.
"I don't need it either."
" The Void God is not suitable for me."
Is there such a thing as being "suitable" or "unsuitable" for becoming a god?
Seeing that his Eldest was determined not to take the Void Heart, Jiang Xiaofeng simply put it away himself.
"Alright, the four of you can basically go anywhere in Hallownest now."
"The four of you have grown up now, it's time for you to have your own things to do."
"Explore this world properly; it's not the chaotic world I made a mess of."
"Beyond Hallownest, there are other kingdoms."
"Of the four of you, I'll stay in this world."
"Go for it, my children."
After Jiang Xiaofeng finished speaking, he turned around, opened the Starry Sky Gate, and left.
Goodbye, Father.
The Eldest bowed deeply in the direction Jiang Xiaofeng had left, even though Jiang Xiaofeng could no longer see him.
Jiang Xiaofeng returned to Teyvat, and under the big tree in the Windrise, wiped away non-existent sweat from his face.
"My goodness, I finally got rid of the four little ones."
"I really don't know how to deal with having to carry it with me every day."
Jiang Xiaofeng took out another Void Heart.
Hmm... it doesn't seem any different?
Jiang Xiaofeng affixed the amulet to his chest.
A miraculous scene unfolded--
The blackness on the Void Heart was slowly absorbed, leaving behind a circular amulet somewhat similar to the Hollow Knight's mask.
" Kingsoul?"
Jiang Xiaofeng held the white talisman above his head, facing the sky.
"It looks pretty, but what's the point?"
Jiang Xiaofeng shook his head and pressed the Kingsoul Amulet against his chest.
The Void Power seeped out and absorbed the Kingsoul.
"Take it out whenever you might need it..."
Jiang Xiaofeng jumped onto the top of a big tree, took out a cell, and threw it to the Hydro Slime below.
Seeing the Hydro Slime suddenly go berserk and swallow its own kind whole, Jiang Xiaofeng nodded.
"That's good. That way, even if someone else finds the cells, they won't be able to research anything."
"If we encounter it, we absorb it. The pure energy it absorbs drives us crazy. Now, the cells' deterrent effect on the Teyvat is comparable to the T-Virus."
"But..."
Jiang Xiaofeng waved his hand and injected Void Power into the berserk Hydro Slime, watching as the Void Power devoured the cells inside the Hydro Slime.
" The Void Power can also solve this problem."
"Very good, we have both the virus and the antidote under our control."
Jiang Xiaofeng opened the Starry Sky Gate and jumped straight in.
In a secret realm, Ying had just defeated the last Fatui's soldier and was questioning the Delusion about his origins when the Scaramouche appeared.
"I didn't expect you to find this place. Well done."
Unlike the original trajectory, although Sangonomiya Kokomi still foolishly accepted the help of strangers, the existence of the Delusion was widely used due to Teppei's sudden rise.
This is why the Resistance has far more members using the Delusion than in the original timeline.
Although the return of Orobashi led to its discovery earlier than originally planned, many people have already grown a full head of white hair.
Teppei believes that it was his fault that led the Resistance to believe that the Delusion was as good as his Void Eye, and thus began to use it widely.
Teppei, out of curiosity about the power of this so-called new Vision, secretly obtained one to try it out. However, just as he was about to activate the Delusion, the Void Eye, which he had kept in his arms, jumped out and swallowed the Delusion.
That's why Teppei didn't notice anything unusual about the Delusion.
So Teppei channeled his anger towards himself onto the battlefield, only to be ambushed by Kujou Sara with a sneak attack and is currently recovering from his injuries.
Ying took the initiative to destroy the Delusion Factory.
Orobashi met Teppei, a human who had been granted power by Jiang Xiaofeng, and also encountered Traveler who could manipulate Elemental Power without the Vision, leading Orobashi to believe for a time that Ying was also a demon god.
Although the misunderstanding was later cleared up, Orobashi still gave Ying the respect she deserved.
" Orobashi no Mikoto, the Traveler..."
Orobashi still retains its serpentine form and rests inside the Sangonomiya.
Ying went to deal with the Delusion Factory, while Orobashi pondered the current situation on Watatsumi Island.
Upon hearing Sangonomiya Kokomi's words, Orobashi temporarily stopped meditating with his eyes closed.
He lazily opened his eyes and asked, "So, what do you, the current human goddess priestess, have to say about the matter of Watatsumi Island resisting Inazuma's Vision Hunt Decree?"
Sangonomiya Kokomi choked for a moment, then spoke again.
" The Vision Hunt Decree has robbed people of their desires, so the people of Watatsumi Island, under my leadership, have formed Resistance to fight against the Shogunate Army."
"Whispering sound."
Orobashi laughed dismissively.
"What does the Vision Hunt Decree have to do with our Watatsumi Island in the slightest?"
" Sangonomiya Kokomi, do you really think that everyone within the Resistance shares your views?"
"Perhaps you really are naive and haven't grasped the situation."
"The current Resistance is no longer driven by the motivation of a hot-blooded recruit like yourself, a modern-day human-god priestess, who can sustain their fighting spirit with a few words of encouragement."
"You live in the Sangonomiya, and know nothing of the outside world."
"Are you aware that the land on Watatsumi Island has become barren and unable to grow crops?"
"Do you know that the current Resistance is no longer an army resisting the Vision Hunt Decree, but an insurgent army fighting for land?"