The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

After all, being able to instantly elevate the strength of legion members by a level is a significant boost to combat effectiveness.

If that's the case, then the man in black robes must have once served in the Kanria army.

"The White Swan Knights. You're a knight of Kanria?!"

As he heard the black-robed man's powerful singing, a thought flashed through his mind: he had indeed heard such a roar during his time in Kanria.

The black-robed man had only one response to Kong's surprise and doubt—an even more ferocious attack than before.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Kong Jian countered each move, and the ground beneath their feet cracked and flew up as they stepped on it, accompanied by continuous cries and roars in the air.

Countless pebbles were thrown up by the collision of these two enormous forces, even obscuring the view, but were then swept away by the gale generated by the instantaneous teleportation of the two figures.

Ember's head swayed back and forth following the two entangled figures below, while Hisa beside him had long since given up on treatment.

Now she can only judge the intensity of the battle by the shockwaves emanating from the air and the increasingly fragile prisms.

"What happened to Your Highness?!"

"Don't just stand there! Go and see!"

"Is there a problem with the channel node above?!"

Unlike Yu Jin's calm demeanor, the abyssal monsters inside the stronghold had already become agitated by the loud noise and the strange occurrence.

Those closer to Kong's location are rushing over at top speed. Those farther away are simply teleporting over.

"Om-"

Space was torn open, and an abyssal apostle hurriedly jumped out. But before it could figure out what was happening amidst the continuous tremors and strong winds, a needle-like pain surged from between its eyebrows.

"boom!"

The surrounding air swirled into countless iron fists, violently blasting the Abyss Apostle away. In its original spot, Kong and the black-robed man, who had been nowhere to be seen, reappeared.

"Stop... You're strong, but you should use your power to restore Kanria, not fight among yourselves!"

Kong gripped the hilt with one hand and braced the blade with the other. With a burst of strength, he pushed the stone greatsword off the bladeless sword.

"Thump!" Kong's strength was clearly superior. The man in black robes was forced to retreat step by step by Kong's exertion, and finally stopped his retreat by planting his greatsword in the ground for support.

"Ho..."

The man in black robes was now speechless; his breath, his vision, and everything he saw were all a crimson red.

"Gululu!"

Strands of blood flowed down his arm toward the stone greatsword, eventually pooling on the ground along with the arrow to form a crimson stain.

"Your Highness, what happened?!"

The apostle, which had just been thrown back by the shockwave, ran over, its arm blades gleaming coldly, and looked warily at the still panting black-robed man.

"Hoo... It's nothing. The remnants of our homeland have a slight misunderstanding about us." Kong took advantage of the black-robed man's moment of respite to move his numb wrist.

The mysterious figure before them possessed extraordinary strength. It could only be said that none of the Kanriyans who survived the great cataclysm five hundred years ago were simpletons.

"Qiang!"

The man in black robes raised his blood-stained greatsword from the ground once more. He glanced around; dozens of abyssal passages seemed like eyes staring at him, each representing an apostle who was about to arrive… or rather, a sinner of a higher level.

Three exceptionally powerful auras emerged from the abyss passages. Immediately afterwards, even more twisted demonic creatures emerged from these passages, all of them possessing four arms and carrying magical arrays.

"How about it? Don't make a pointless resistance." Kong raised his bladeless sword, pointing it directly at the black-robed man in the distance.

The black-robed man, surrounded by the abyssal monsters, remained standing, showing no sign of trembling or uttering a word.

He was simply observing the monsters around him until he found the chanter he hoped to see.

"Above the Abyss..."

Among the abyssal monsters, eager and ready to fight, the man in black robes saw the figure that matched his memory.

"???"

Yuan Shang, who was dozing off at the back, suddenly woke up with a start. His heart had inexplicably clenched just now, completely waking him up.

This body... is permitted to be discarded!

"boom!!!"

The space behind the man in black robes instantly turned white, and a hurricane appeared behind him as he ran.

"Boom!"

The battered prism finally reached its limit, and the pyramid-shaped building, which looked as if it had been cut in half, began to collapse completely.

The cracks widened, the tightly fitted bricks flew about, and the huge prism fell backward due to the recoil from his stride.

In an instant, Yuan Shang saw a large, bleeding hand appear before him. Everything was so slow; the hand was covered in blood, and he could even see the blood slowly drifting backward.

But he couldn't do anything. His thoughts could travel at an unlimited speed, but it took time for his will to be transmitted to his body and for him to take action.

Yuan Shang suddenly felt like bursting into tears, because he understood that this was his own personal recurring theme!

It turns out that in the face of true strength, all fancy tricks are useless. Now, forget about opening the abyss passage, he can't even move his eyes to the top of the abyss.

"Are you going to die..."

"Nope!"

After a familiar voice, the slowed-down footage quickly returned to normal.

"boom!"

"what--"

A deafening roar of compressed air mingled with Yuan Shang's screams. Without a doubt, like the previous apostles, he was blown away by the shockwave.

"Thump!" He landed back on the ground. Yuan Shang shook his dizzy head. After his vision cleared, he saw Yu Jin, who was holding hands with the black-robed man.

"You... are so strong."

The man in the black robe let out a muffled gasp, his voice mingled with the sound of wind and carried a faint, fishy odor.

"My opinion is the same as that blond guy's; you'd better stop right now."

"I don't know what secret technique you used, but your strength far exceeds your physical body. Can't you see your body protesting?"

"Your body is the result of hard work and training. If it's ruined, it's the same as being dead."

Yu Jin looked up at the shattered Adam's apple beneath the black robe, and at the arm interlocked with his own, but with the forearm severely twisted and broken, and offered his advice.

This man's injuries were not caused by a lack of effort; they were caused by his physical body being completely unable to keep up with his strength and speed.

At this rate, they won't even need to lift a finger; the man in black robes will kill himself.

"Can you... tell?" The man in black robes could still speak with difficulty, but he still had that emotionless look on his face.

The excruciating pain of his body being torn apart seemed to have no effect on him at all.

"However... the body... can be replaced... but... Yuanshang... must be taken away..."

"Buzzing—"

A piercing buzzing sound suddenly rang in Yu Jin's ears, causing him to instinctively cover his ears.

“Chachacha!!!”

Then, the buzzing gradually faded away, replaced by restless whimpering.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

Yu Jin pounded his chest a few times to finally get some peace and quiet.

"A mental shock? Such a strong consciousness!" After picking at his ears, Yu Jin finally realized what that thing was.

The mental impact was incredibly strong, even stronger than he had anticipated. It was also the strongest mental attack that Ember had encountered since arriving in this world.

"Watch his head! Something's fishy!"

Seeing Kong rushing off to intercept the man in black, Yu Jin called out a reminder.

Chapter 688 Fearless Abyss

2024-05-25

"Brain?" Kong, who had been teleporting, heard Yu Jin's words behind him and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

Immediately afterward, as if he had sensed something, he instantly crossed his arms to cover his head.

"Pfft!"

The bent arm did nothing to stop him, and he slowly lowered his bulging veins, his once handsome face now covered in blood.

"Hiss—" He stopped in his tracks, half-squatting on the ground and quickly patting his head.

"Quickly... protect Yuan Shang... it can't... be captured..." Suppressing the pain in his mind, Kong hurriedly ordered the surrounding monsters.

But then, the apostles' reply brought him back to his senses.

"Your Highness, Yuan Shang... has been captured!"

What pain? It doesn't exist anymore!

Wiping the blood that almost dripped into his mouth, Kong quickly stretched out his arm to the man in black robes.

"Release Yuan Shang, or I won't be polite!"

However, the man in black robes could no longer hear what Kong was saying; his thinking began to slow down, and his five senses gradually failed him.

Under the overload of two shocks to consciousness, the body's brain was a complete mess, and the eyeballs and eardrums had long since torn apart due to the terrifying acceleration.

The man in black robes had anticipated this phenomenon. He squeezed the Abyss in his hand; as long as the chanter was captured, everything would be worthwhile.

"Let me see... the method for purifying Hilichurls..."

The consciousness extended along the arm, but just as it was about to invade Yuan Shang's body, it suddenly rebounded.

"what happened……"

The man in the black robe was puzzled, but those outside knew perfectly well—Yuan Shang took off his robe and slipped out.

It means slipping out literally. Because Yuan Shang was afraid that his movements would be discovered by the man in black robes, he simply slid out from under the hem of his robe.