Jiang Xiaofeng popped out his flying head.
"Thanks for your contribution."
Jiang Xiaofeng said it flatly, then began possessing him.
The man had already been knocked unconscious by the powerful electric current and could not resist at all.
Soon, Jiang Xiaofeng finished possessing the Vision wielder's body.
Jiang Xiaofeng tested his strength and felt slightly disappointed.
"Not even as strong as a Fatui Agent... a bit of a loss..."
"But considering how this guy fought, that doesn't seem strange."
"He was just relying entirely on his Vision's power to make trouble."
Jiang Xiaofeng breathed fire from his mouth and burned his old body.
Then, starting at his neck, a scarf, armor, trousers, and tattered straw sandals appeared one after another.
After some thought, Jiang Xiaofeng decided to change into a fresh set of clothes.
After all, he would not look quite so strange in new clothes.
Then Jiang Xiaofeng took out the Vision, wanting to check its condition.
When he retrieved it from behind his body and looked, the Vision was still shining blue.
"This is..."
Jiang Xiaofeng seemed to think of something and began mentally controlling the Vision before him.
"Pop."
A small bubble of water appeared out of thin air before Jiang Xiaofeng and quickly burst.
"So that's it... my possession can actually fool a Vision's perception of its owner..."
Jiang Xiaofeng murmured as he looked at the still-glowing Hydro Vision.
"..."
"But what use is that to me?"
"Sooner or later, I'll go to Inazuma to absorb the Hydro Hypostasis. The elemental power this Vision contains is clearly a little underwhelming."
"Still, it could serve in an emergency."
Jiang Xiaofeng spread his hands and put the Vision in his backpack.
Once he finished tidying up, he kicked open a chest that had appeared at some point, took the Mora, and headed toward the cavern behind the ruins.
"Huff..."
As soon as Jiang Xiaofeng entered, he heard an extremely deep, muffled breathing.
The Primo Geovishap was sleeping.
Looking at the pale blue crystals on the Primo Geovishap's body, Jiang Xiaofeng smiled.
"Cryo, of all things..."
With that, Jiang Xiaofeng stood on the platform, took out the Gilded Yumi, drew it fully in one motion, and fired.
"Roar!"
The Gilded Yumi embedded itself straight into the Primo Geovishap's head, making it scramble up and roar in pain.
Jiang Xiaofeng spread his wings, took out Acceptance, and charged...
Jiang Xiaofeng found that after absorbing four scrolls, he seemed to have... grown visibly stronger?
Acceptance pinned the Primo Geovishap's claw straight to the ground.
Burrow underground? Impossible! Ground Shatter would smash it right back out!
When the Primo Geovishap tried to unleash its breath, he released Magic Missiles and Lightning Bolt to disrupt it, then blocked every bit of its breath with Thunder Shield!
Finally-
While the Primo Geovishap was on the verge of collapse, Jiang Xiaofeng put on the Hayabusa Gauntlets and leaped onto its head.
The Primo Geovishap suddenly reacted, rolling frantically to shake Jiang Xiaofeng off.
But it was too late.
"Muda muda muda muda!"
"Muda!"
"Crack!"
Jiang Xiaofeng smashed the Primo Geovishap's skull apart by sheer force, crushing its head.
The Primo Geovishap collapsed to the ground, twitching, and slowly turned to ash.
"That was careless. I should've left the corpse intact."
Jiang Xiaofeng put away Acceptance, collected the forty dropped cells, and opened the Ley Line Blossom.
Two pieces of juvenile jade, several Flowers of Life, and a circlet.
Still nothing of much use to Jiang Xiaofeng.
Jiang Xiaofeng put them in his backpack, tossed the juvenile jade into his head, and prepared to head for The Chasm.
These were merely minor diversions on this journey, nothing significant.
After confirming there was nothing else good along the way, Jiang Xiaofeng flew straight toward The Chasm.
Soon, Jiang Xiaofeng arrived in front of The Chasm.
Two Millelith stood guard there.
Jiang Xiaofeng could not be bothered to greet them and flew straight in.
He soon found the tunnel he had used to leave back then and slipped inside.
Before long, Jiang Xiaofeng returned to the place he had still been thinking of leaving a dozen or so days earlier.
Jiang Xiaofeng emerged from the cavern and happened to spot several Treasure Hoarders.
They stared at Jiang Xiaofeng for several seconds.
Then...
"You made the wrong choice!"
"Bang!"
Jiang Xiaofeng did not even want to explain anymore and kicked each of them into the underground river behind them.
Then Jiang Xiaofeng spread his dragon wings and flew toward the entrance to The Chasm's underground mines.
Jiang Xiaofeng had a clear purpose for this trip, so he did not waste time harvesting cells on this descent into the mines.
Soon, Jiang Xiaofeng smashed through the passage that originally required cannon fire to open and charged straight through!
Jiang Xiaofeng soon found the location of the thing that closely resembled the sphere inside the strange ice on Dragonspine.
Jiang Xiaofeng drew the Cursed Sword and shattered the pedestals buried in the black mud.
Then Jiang Xiaofeng plunged the Cursed Sword into the patch of ground where the black mud was thickest!
The black mud there slowly flowed toward the Cursed Sword and was gradually absorbed by it!
Jiang Xiaofeng nodded.
The Cursed Sword was definitely the most mysterious weapon in Dead Cells.
Not even the Abyss Trident was as mysterious.
Jiang Xiaofeng told the Cursed Sword, "Once you've absorbed enough, come find me below."
Then Jiang Xiaofeng jumped down through the fissure.
Ever since the Cursed Sword had disobeyed Jiang Xiaofeng, leaping out of his hand to absorb the Abyssal power on Aether, Jiang Xiaofeng had realized that it could probably fly independently of him, just like Nightblood.
In that case, he might as well let it go play.
Naturally, Jiang Xiaofeng was not afraid of the Cursed Sword running away or finding a new owner.
Quite apart from the fact that Jiang Xiaofeng could return the Cursed Sword to his backpack at any time.
In any case, Jiang Xiaofeng did not believe anyone else could control these abilities of the Cursed Sword...
Jiang Xiaofeng jumped down the fissure and saw the place shrouded in black mist.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. The Fatui really put their lives on the line for Liyue."
"Childe, you really... couldn't you have done a better job cleaning up? Aren't you just screwing over your teammates..."
Shaking his head, Jiang Xiaofeng headed toward the two bells.
The upper bell first...
Jiang Xiaofeng spread his dragon wings, activated Wings of the Crow, and manifested his half-dragon form to keep from getting snagged on the rock walls, then shot straight out.
After flying for a short while, Jiang Xiaofeng spotted the red Waypoint.
Jiang Xiaofeng stopped beside the Waypoint, poured his power into it, and activated it, then took out the War Spear he had not used in ages.
"Time to squeeze out the last of your worth."
Jiang Xiaofeng hurled it hard at the Ruin Grader standing at the ruins' main entrance, piercing its eye dead-on.
Jiang Xiaofeng flew up to the twitching Ruin Grader, popped out his flying head to briefly take control of it, and put it in his backpack.
The more of these heavy mechs he collected, the better.
Ideally, once he collected a few more, he could just-join the glorious evolution!
Ahem, getting sidetracked...
Jiang Xiaofeng flew to the upper level of the ruins and rang the bell.
Then Jiang Xiaofeng slowly descended and looked at the Ruin Guard sitting against an iron gate in front of the rock wall near the ruins.
Jiang Xiaofeng picked up the War Spear and walked over.
Before the Ruin Guard's eye could light up, Jiang Xiaofeng thrust the War Spear clean through it.
Then Jiang Xiaofeng lifted the Ruin Guard and jumped down into the underground river.
Looking at the blue-hued Black Serpent Knight wandering aimlessly, Jiang Xiaofeng threw the Ruin Guard at him.
Then Jiang Xiaofeng activated the Vine Rune, stirring the vines on the Ruin Guard.
At the same time, Jiang Xiaofeng breathed fire from his mouth.
The vines on the Ruin Guard multiplied instantly and were soon set ablaze.
The Black Serpent Knight only had time to raise his arms to block before he was pinned beneath it.
Finally...
Jiang Xiaofeng raised his hand and released a Lightning Bolt.
Teyvat's elemental reaction, "Overloaded," caused the entire Ruin Guard to explode!
"..."
Jiang Xiaofeng glanced at the broken spearhead that had flown to his feet, thought for a moment, and picked it up.
"I'm not some bleeding heart."
"But I avoid doing so many bad things as much as I can."
"All I ask is a clear conscience."
"Though there isn't really anything I should feel guilty about."
Then Jiang Xiaofeng turned, walked over to the Waypoint, and left.