Lu Bu, the Thunder General, is my adoptive father in Genshin Impact.

The evil spirit planned to capture Yae no Miko as a hostage. Just as it pounced on the fox, Miko transformed into lightning and created distance, leaving a Killing Cherry tree in place.

This time, Sesshomaru finally came in handy, unleashing a lightning bolt that struck the evil spirit. Although it didn't cause much damage, the brief stun was enough for Xiao Yi to make a move.

With a speed far exceeding that of the evil spirit, Xiao Yi rushed between it and the fox, simultaneously raising his thunder halberd and thrusting it fiercely into the evil spirit's chest. The evil spirit, having lost its left arm, barely managed to parry the attack.

"This is my brother's technique..." Chong exclaimed in astonishment, "How are you so skilled at it?!"

Before the inner furnace of the Imperial Shadow, purple and red sparks burst forth wildly.

After Miyamoto Jiro's death, Xiao Yi inherited his elder brother's lifelong skills. He wielded his spear with a wide and sweeping style, yet without leaving any openings for the enemy to exploit.

The reason why the evil spirit broke through Miyamoto Jiro's spear encirclement was entirely due to the physical suppression brought by the evil spirit's power and the nature of the demon sword to cut through all things. However, Xiao Yi's physical strength is far higher than its own, and the purity of the lightning element in the Fangtian Halberd is also better than that of the demon sword. At this moment, the evil spirit has no advantage at all.

All it can do now is barely defend itself and prevent the halberd from piercing its body.

Fortunately, Chong was very familiar with Miyamoto Jiro's spear technique and was able to counter his moves and survive. Otherwise, he would have been pierced by the sharp halberd tip or split in two by the sharp crescent blade within a few rounds, at which point Xiao Yi would have had enough time to destroy the core of the Shadow Furnace.

Xiao Yi, on the other hand, remained calm and composed. The difference in combat power between him and Chong was, to put it another way, equivalent to that between Lu Bu and General Pan Feng in the same period. Losing would actually be a difficult thing for him.

But he was a cautious man, and instead of acting rashly, he used his elder brother's techniques to launch a feint attack while quietly searching for the safest way to defeat his opponent.

It's now!

Chong suddenly noticed that Xiao Yi's way of wielding long-handled weapons had changed. It was no longer the familiar spear technique, but a technique similar to naginata, the essence of which was quite exquisite.

"The origin of the Shadow?!" Yae no Miko blinked. "I've heard of it before, but I didn't expect it to be this advanced. I'm starting to suspect you're my best friend's illegitimate son."

Although she had secretly investigated Xiao Yi, Fox was unaware of the system's secrets and only felt that this man was constantly challenging her worldview.

If the authority to manipulate lightning can be borrowed from the gods through some kind of magic, then the result of diligent study and hard work in martial arts is definitely hard-won.

However, Xiao Yi's skills are so proficient and steady that they have reached the level of "being able to pass on the knowledge without permission," a level that most ordinary people would find difficult to achieve even in their entire lives.

Faced with the sudden change of tactics, the evil spirit could not react in time. Just now, it had been deflecting the attacking halberd to avoid excessive consumption of the demon sword, but now it was completely unfamiliar with the opponent's routine and could only block it by force.

Xiao Yi thrust his sword at the heart of the evil spirit, but the spirit raised its blade to block the attack, just as Sha Luo had done before when she parried its attack with her own blade.

sizzle-

The point where the demon sword and the halberd made contact suddenly disintegrated into crimson lightning that scattered in all directions.

The demon sword is nearing its limit!

Xiao Yi gritted his teeth and said, "I will repay you for all the harm that Saro suffered!"

Ping!

Like the sound of shattering glass, the demon sword broke in two, and at the same time, the halberd pierced into the evil spirit's abdomen, and a large amount of lightning element directly poured into the evil spirit's body.

The halberd formed from condensed lightning element deals far more damage than a red-hot iron rod.

"Ugh!!!"

Xiao Yi raised the strung-up evil spirits towards the core of the Shadow Furnace, then leaped out with a burst of power, the two of them transforming into a streak of purple lightning as they crashed into the advanced machine.

Xiao Yi pinned Chong to the core of the Yu Ying Furnace, and the latter continued to increase the output of lightning. The dazzling light of the sky illuminated the entire factory, penetrating Chong's body and reaching the core of the Yu Ying Furnace.

"Say goodbye to your save point, you damn monster!" Xiao Yi shouted angrily.

In this inescapable and certain death, the evil spirit actually laughed painfully.

"Ugh—Narukami-ko, you've fallen for my trap! You thought I only bound myself to Mikage's Heart? I had a backup plan, a backup plan, ahhhhhh!"

Before it could finish speaking, the Mikage Furnace Core was about to overload and explode violently. Xiao Yi calmly jumped back onto the platform, picked up the fox around the waist, and ran outside.

Rumble!!!

The shockwave blew the two of them hundreds of meters away, landing on the soft mud outside the factory. Xiao Yi looked back at the factory built against the mountain, where a dazzling purple light shone through the black smoke.

"Is it over?" he asked.

"Whether it's over or not, stop hugging me first..." Yae no Miko complained.

Xiao Yi then realized that he was lying on the ground with the fox wrapped around his waist, while the Divine Child was buried face down in the mud in the opposite position.

"Oh, sorry." Xiao Yi stood up and helped the fox up, then stepped back to maintain a gentlemanly distance.

“It’s been centuries since I’ve been this disheveled,” Yae no Miko complained, brushing the dirt off her clothes before her expression turned serious again.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Yi asked.

“I can sense that the evil spirits within the earth's veins are still flowing; this matter is not over yet!” The divine child twitched his ears in surprise.

Xiao Yi recalled the words Chong had spoken before his death.

It turns out it was all true; the evil spirit really did have a backup plan, so even if the furnace core was destroyed, he wouldn't die.

He couldn't help but rub his forehead.

(Xiao Yi: Brother, this guy is like a piece of chewing gum, I can't shake him off.)

(Miyajiro: I know you want to ask me where Tsubasa's backup plan might be, but I have no clue either. You should ask the wise fox woman.)

“I understand now, that guy connected to the second area,” Yae no Miko said suddenly, “It’s the source of the evil god, the skeleton of the great serpent Orobas.”

"Should we go and grind the giant snake to dust now?" Xiao Yi asked, seeking opinions.

"No, it's too late." Yae no Miko took out the golden pill from her bosom. "Go back and save Shin'yōju and Kage."

Xiao Yi looked around and gazed at the small hill that had been leveled and turned into a large pit.

"Is there any way to get back quickly?" Xiao Yi asked. "The horses were all scared away by the explosion of the lightning, and the driver is everywhere..."

(Miyajiro: Hey, hey, that's going too far!)

Yae no Miko's expression suddenly became unusually serious. Xiao Yi had never seen the usually composed fox woman like this before. She must have come up with a good idea but was struggling with whether or not to do it.

"My divine child, who possesses both beauty and wisdom, just tell me what you've come up with," Xiao Yi urged anxiously. "To save Miss Ying and my godfather, I would go through fire and water, and do anything without complaint!"

“In my plan, you are not the one who will be my slave,” the divine child replied strangely.

Xiao Yi: "?"

(Miyamoto Jiro:??)

(film:???)

Yae no Miko continued, "I have a way to quickly return to Inazuma Castle by riding a fox."

Xiao Yi: "Ride?"

(Miyajiro: A fox?!)

(Shadow: Tanuki!!!)

Chapter 75 Red Hare? Pink Fox!

"Miss Yae no Miko, the fox you mentioned, could it be yourself?" Xiao Yi had already roughly guessed the truth, but he still cautiously probed.

"I had no choice but to do this to save my good-for-nothing best friend." Yae said lazily. "I've already used up enough energy today, and now I have to carry you all the way to Inazuma Castle. Tell me, how are you going to repay this debt of gratitude?"

"Stop saying weird things and hurry up and transform, Sister Fox!" Xiao Yi urged. "I'll do anything after this is over!"

Yae no Miko's eyes flashed with lightning, and a soft fox tail slowly emerged from behind her—one, two, three, four, five… until a total of nine tails appeared.

At first, the tail emitted a pale purple glow, but after being exposed to air for a while, it returned to normal, turning pink and fluffy, looking very soft.

Then lightning began to swirl around her, eventually enveloping her completely. The unstable lightning seemed as if it could explode at any moment, or as if it would disappear at any instant.

Bang! ! !

The beautiful lightning suddenly disappeared, and a giant fox appeared in front of Xiao Yi.

She was nearly three meters long, much larger than a typical horse or wolf. Her soft fur fluttered in the wind, making her look majestic. However, her fur color was the same soft light pink as before her transformation, which greatly reduced the sense of oppression.

If it were gray or fiery red, this body type would have a cool feel, but the current color is like painting a tank pink, which doesn't give off any sense of majesty.

(Video: I miss it so much, cough cough...)

(Xiao Yi: You're practically on your deathbed right here, so please say less and wait for us to come back.)

The fox didn't open its mouth, but Xiao Yi heard the voice of the Eightfold Divine Child: "What are you standing there for? Come on up. You're really lucky. Even Shadow has never experienced this kind of service."

(Video: I must try it after this is over.)

Without saying a word, Xiao Yi immediately jumped onto the back of the giant pink fox, feeling the softness of the fox compared to a saddle.

"If you keep lying there rubbing against me, I'm going to give you a shock," the fox warned.

"I thought it wouldn't affect you." Xiao Yi sat up straight. "Let's go, let's set off... Holy crap!"

As a member of the Thunder God's retinue, Yae no Miko is a non-combatant, similar to a mage or priest. Xiao Yi thought she wouldn't run very fast, as she was a fox demon and should be about as fast as a military horse. However, she was surprised to find that she was as fast as a pink wind.

It's like sitting on the roof of a high-speed train.

"It's so exhilarating! This speed really allows us to travel a thousand miles a day!" Xiao Yi exclaimed.

A large amount of air rushed into his mouth, reminding him of when he was a child, opening his mouth to a high-speed electric fan and experiencing the joy of swallowing the wind.

Along with this joy came the rapidly changing scenery around him. The divine child used some secret technique to make Xiao Yi feel very stable, without the slightest feeling of being shaken off.

He finally understood why his older brother enjoyed driving so much; riding something fast and constantly moving forward aroused a strange pleasure in a man's heart.

“Divine Child,” Xiao Yi exclaimed, “I can…”

"Don't talk about anything that's not serious." The divine child had a bad feeling and threatened, "Be careful, or I might lose focus and drop you on the ground."

"It's a serious matter, really. I'm heartbroken over my brother's death, and it reminded me of his teachings," Xiao Yi said with a smile. "He said that when you're sad, you should sing loudly to release your emotions, so can I belt out a few songs?"

(Miyajiro: Though unknown to others, I still bloom proudly. Ah, I am the flower of winter!)

The eldest brother has already started.

The fox couldn't see Xiao Yi's expression, but it didn't sound very sad from his voice. Nevertheless, since Miyamoto Jiro's death was a fact, it shouldn't make things too difficult for Xiao Yi.

"Go ahead and sing, but don't get your head near my ear while you're singing, or else... humph!"

Xiao Yi took a deep breath and summoned the Thunder Halberd to liven up the atmosphere. He raised the Fangtian Halberd high.

"A fierce fox sweeps across the mighty wind, crimson clouds reflect the azure sky, the vast plains are a place to gallop freely, and the smoke of war rises on the horizon..."

From a distance, an unidentified object was seen moving at high speed in the wilderness, with strange things that looked like lightning rods flashing on it. If someone happened to see this, a new Inazuma ghost story would probably be born soon.

The more the god listened, the more uneasy he felt. This person seemed cheerful, not at all like someone who had lost a relative or friend.

She didn't have time to think too much, so she focused on the task at hand and quickened her pace.