I'm in the Teyvat running group

Moreover, Mondstadt residents often have a surprisingly good track record selling alcohol. It's said that a major reason for this is that Mondstadt residents themselves often have a couple of drinks when discussing projects, resulting in them being tipsy while negotiating alcohol deals. Ironically, this often leads to successful deals by sheer chance. This kind of amusing situation is quite common in Teyvat.

So Falgar's behavior isn't surprising. But the good news is that Nata's Holy Night Pilgrimage isn't solely based on combat strength. Many events require skill and special abilities. For example, the Trial of the Suspended Woodman even includes tests on identifying herbs and climbing. These tests give many younger contestants confidence and also provide them with opportunities to defeat stronger opponents. If you are extremely strong in a particular area, then winning the final championship and defeating a legend is not impossible.

Of course, the core combat events are still necessary, which is why the Night Watchers are selected for the war. Genshin Impact-level strength is the minimum requirement for participation, although many of the final victors are at the peak of the ninth ring.

Legendary characters are not allowed to participate in combat events by default, since this is just a training-style selection process.

As for the event that Falga signed up for... it was eating. The purpose of this event was to select the biggest eaters. Falga was said to be able to eat the equivalent of twenty people's worth of food in one meal, but after hearing this, Yunxiu had no hope that he could win.

Vulcan Mavica can eat the equivalent of thirty people's worth of food in one meal, while Vanessa can eat the equivalent of fifty people's worth of food in one meal. In fact, these kinds of big eaters are not even the champions in competitive eating contests. Vanessa won the championship last time, but this time there are supposedly several people who can eat even more. These people are the chosen ones to be the champions.

If Yunxiu were to participate in many of these projects, he would likely be able to win, such as ancient text identification, antique appreciation, magic development, and array engraving. However, he is not very interested in these things. After all, as a master in many areas, it would be a bit much for him to compete with these children for these things.

As Yunxiu continued looking at the various registration forms, he suddenly sensed a strange touch from the side. Before he could turn around, he saw two bull horns pressing against his staff, a head of pink hair, and wearing distinctive socks and sleeves. It was the girl from the Land of Wolu who had somehow found him.

"Oh, it's Vanessa. What brings you here?" Mavica patted Vanessa's head and smiled. "Are you going to have another overtime eating contest with me? You beat me last time, so I probably can't beat you anymore. You're the real rising star in all eating contests!"

"No, no... Lord Vulcan, I have other things to do today." Valesa shook her head awkwardly before speaking seriously, "I want to participate in the core competition, but my strength is not enough right now. I asked my master, and my master and Marani said that the best way now is to find a master to improve myself."

"Oh... but I'm not very good at your fighting style, and of course, I don't really know how to teach students either."

"Lord Vulcan, I wish to become an apprentice of this Lady Yunxiu... I saw in the Spirit Realm that she has extensive training in magic and professions, and also has many disciples..."

Ah...me?

Yunxiu looked at Varesha with a headache. This was truly unexpected. Although he didn't mind taking on a few apprentices, the sudden appearance of Varesha was really catching him off guard.

However, with Vulcan right there, refusing was out of the question. He would accept the job and see how it went. If it didn't work out, he could just hand it over to his apprentices to teach. Of course, if the talent was good enough, he could accept the job himself. It didn't necessarily have to be in spellcasting; other talents were also acceptable.

Just like Zhiqiong, whose surveying skills are strong, wasn't she also taken in as a disciple by Yunxiu? However, Zhiqiong's talent for cultivation is actually quite good, only slightly inferior to those geniuses.

Among Yunxiu's disciples, there are already Genshin Impact level beings, and their Fate Constellations are not bad. One of them even has the level of three-color and three-gold, laying the foundation for advancing to the Legendary realm. Of course, there are no more talented ones yet.

"There's no need for formal apprenticeship... Um... For the sake of Lord Vulcan, I'll accept you as a nominal disciple for now." Yunxiu stroked her chin, looked at Valesa and smiled, "Although you're not my direct disciple, I can still teach you whatever you want to learn. However, I don't have any crucial tasks for you to do right now. Of course, if you're willing to continue learning from me, then becoming my direct disciple isn't out of the question."

This is Yunxiu's principle for accepting disciples. If he personally teaches a disciple, he will definitely give the disciple a career to pursue. Zhiqiong has a surveyor's association, and Qiming has a diviner's association. The remaining disciples will not have bad treatment, but they are only registered. Valesa is the same. As for how far she will develop in the future, that is not something Yunxiu can decide.

"Yes, Master! I will definitely study hard!" Valesha shook her horn and respectfully performed the apprenticeship ceremony for Yunxiu in front of the God of Fire. She also served the apprenticeship tea in the style of Liyue. Since tea could not be found for the time being, wine was used instead, which had a unique flavor.

Vulcan wanted to continue watching, but she had other things to do, so she left after witnessing this.

Yunxiu then helped Valesa up, deciding to first assess the skill level of her apprentice.

After a quick appraisal, Valesa's stats appeared before Yunxiu. Starting with a 28-point purchase method, she wasn't far behind Xiangling and Xingqiu. Perhaps this level was necessary to obtain the Eye of God…

However, Yunxiu has also seen that some players using the 22-point purchase method possess the Eye of God. Of course, attribute points can be compensated for later, so this doesn't prove anything.

The class is a variant of the Monk called "Thunder Fighter". It sacrifices the ability to wield weapons, but has an extra bonus to unarmed attacks, and it's not low. Strength and Dexterity are the main attributes, both at 22 points. However, because the skill itself can use the modifiers of two attributes, it is slightly stronger than a class that only has one mastery.

The main-hand attack is 1D10, which is average, but it comes with 2D4 penetration and 2D6 lightning damage. At the same time, the attack speed is extremely fast. Not only does it have a talent similar to the Tidal Wave, but it can even burst 300% attack speed for a short period of time, which is quite good.

Because of the "Dual-Handed Mastery" feat, attacking with both hands simultaneously reduces the damage of a single hand to 75%, but attacking with both hands together results in 150% damage.

At the same time, there is also the powerful skill "Shock Punch", which can directly unleash an explosive spread, and can even achieve the effect of "hitting a cow through a mountain". Yunxiu felt it briefly and found that its defense-breaking ability is extremely strong. At least those with AC30 or less would have a hard time blocking two punches from Valesa.

In that case, "Divine Power" and "Cat's Grace" would be the most suitable, as these two should provide the greatest boost...

Divine power is the strongest, directly making your basic attack bonus equal to your character level, granting you a +6 strength bonus, and adding 1 temporary life per caster level. Varetha is at level 15 of the eighth ring, which means an additional 15 life and a temporary +6 strength bonus, raising her strength to 28 points in one go.

Based on the correction coefficient of the 8th ring, 15 points of health would amount to more than 10,000 HP, which is not a small amount. Valesa's current HP is only around 80,000. Because she is a Strength and Agility build, her Constitution is slightly worse.

Cat's Grace simply grants a 4-point increase in Agility, but Varesha can't learn it. However, Yunxiu can craft an amulet or ring for her. This is very easy for Yunxiu, an archmage. He can now easily craft all magical equipment of the seventh ring and below. He can even combine Bull's Strength and Cat's Grace, giving Varesha a double bonus of 4 points in both Agility and Strength.

You can also use a weakened wish to apply a "Mastery of Critical Strike" feat, which directly doubles the critical strike chance, thus increasing Valesha's combat power by at least 100%.

While it's certainly impossible to directly clash with a level nine competitor, an level eight competitor should be invincible, at least in head-on combat.

Vanessa's four-color double-gold constellation also indicates that her comprehension is actually quite good, and she is likely to be the next generation's leader. However, considering her strength, perhaps Vanessa's coming to become an apprentice this time is also a small calculation. After all, who else but herself could find so many useful methods for her in such a short time?

"That's fine. I'll copy these spells down for you, and you can study them on your own. If you still have any questions, feel free to ask me." Yunxiu casually crafted a charm of the strength of the bull and the elegance of the cat and handed it to Valesa. She then used a Weakening Wish to grant her the Mastery of Critical Strike feat and handed her several key spells.

This is actually a test. If Vareza can quickly understand and learn all of this, he certainly wouldn't mind teaching her more. But if she can't even grasp this, then for the sake of Lord Vulcan, this is all he can give her for now...

However, it must be said that Valesa did not disappoint Yunxiu. At least on the third day after obtaining the item, the bull warrior found Yunxiu and began to demonstrate his training.

"Master, Master, I defeated Marani head-on today!"

Chapter 337 The Girl's Fame Spreads Across the Country

Defeating Marani? That's quite an achievement.

Yunxiu casually clicked and found a video of Marani fighting Vareza. The battle didn't seem special. Vareza simply seized an opportunity and quickly unleashed a combo, easily putting Marani into a special state.

Marani clearly hadn't encountered a similar situation before. Although she had fought Valesha before, Valesha's combat power wasn't as strong as it had been then, so she naturally didn't have these inexplicable methods. Moreover, many of Yunxiu's spells were indeed useful, and some were even directly added to equipment, which were rare even in Nata.

A ring with double enhancements requires a very high cost. According to D&D, it would cost at least 300 to 500 gold coins, which would be hundreds of thousands of Mora in Genshin Impact.

However, Vanessa's methods were too simplistic. Even with Yunxiu's help, she only managed to get past Marani by sheer luck. She would have a hard time getting past the next few hurdles.

After giving Valesa a few more pointers and arranging her new training and spell learning, Yunxiu began preparing for her next steps. After the Holy Night Pilgrimage of Guihuo ended and the Night Watchers War began, she would definitely go underground to see what was going on.

So now all we need to do is wait for it to end. As for Vanessa...

Yunxiu felt that she definitely wouldn't be able to reach the later stages, since dealing with monsters was essentially a PVE situation, and Valesha's barrage of skills would definitely be extremely effective.

However, dealing with people is a PVP battle. Everyone just needs to get information about Marani, and they can quickly come up with a way to deal with her. Then it will be a complete head-on confrontation.

Sure enough, Varesa felt unwell the next day. Her opponent that day was Ifa. Ifa quickly noticed Marani's condition, found a way to deal with it, and immediately spread out to prevent Varesa from attacking her. Although Varesa eventually managed to defeat Ifa with her strong stamina and combat power.

But the next opponent is... Ginic, which is basically hopeless.

No matter what, Valesa's combat power is no match for Ginich. Even Yunxiu herself doesn't dare to guarantee that she can beat Ginich. Yunxiu is very clear about Ginich's combat power. Although he is not at the level of super masters like Falga, he is definitely not inferior to people like Liuyun Jiefeng.

Yunxiu's own combat strength is basically on par with Liuyun Jiefeng, but his advantage lies in his versatile methods and extremely strong defensive capabilities. Therefore, even those at the level of Falga and Capitano would find it difficult to kill him, but naturally, he has no way to deal with them.

This is also the problem with the protective school of magic. Yunxiu's output ability is actually a bit lacking. He has developed so many spells, but there aren't many powerful output types. Occasionally, there are one or two, but they are basically wide-range spells used to clear monsters and deal with small monsters, because the output of legendary spells is often conceptual.

Pure damage spells are relatively rare among legendary spells.

Yunxiu actually only developed one legendary offensive spell.

This is the product he named the "entropy annihilation singularity".

The development of this spell is extremely difficult, so its effects are also excellent. Due to the laws and various spell effects, this spell is quite abnormal.

The first is the instant death condition, which means the target must perform a DC35 constitution saving throw. If the target fails, the target dies immediately, regardless of any immunity, resistance, or "avoid death" traits.

This is actually quite terrifying. For example, a situation like Fryna's "curse of immortality" can be completely destroyed by this spell. Of course, Fryna's constitution can easily pass this immunity. Yunxiu had previously observed Fryna's condition. Although her constitution modification value was relatively low among all the data, it was still 26 points.

The gods themselves have extra blessings, the dice will roll at least 8 by default, and with Funina's own high-level luck aura, she can easily get a save every time.

即死没有效果以后，法术本身并不会消失，而是会被转化为爆破的奇点，所有一公里内的目标受到10D20+200的力场伤害和15D20+40%生命值的元素伤害。

This damage directly affects the target's "existence value," thus ignoring all damage resistances and immunities. Furthermore, it deals percentage-based damage, making it incredibly terrifying. If the damage reduces the target's health to 0, their body will disintegrate at the level of basic particles, turning into primordial energy and dust, impossible to resurrect by any spell below the twelfth rank.

In other words, at least one twelve-ring prayer spell and resurrection spell are required to revive, and problems with the ley lines must also be dealt with. Even Yunxiu himself has to find a way to revive.

Then, a "real-world scar" will appear in a spherical area with a radius of one kilometer centered on the target.

All non-legendary objects in the area are automatically reduced to dust. Legendary items also require a DC40 resistance check; failure results in permanent loss of magic.

The terrain will also be permanently altered, turning into a peculiar "desert" that is absolutely smooth and completely magic-free.

Although it is the only offensive spell, its destructive power is quite terrifying. Yunxiu herself has only used it once or twice, both times when dealing with monsters, and later she used some additional spells to recover.

As for other various spells, Yunxiu has practiced quite a few, but she is actually stuck in many areas when it comes to developing offensive spells.

When he was developing his own spells, he also referenced the spells of many other powerful people. However, many spells developed by powerful people were only suitable for themselves, and on the other hand, they had many peculiar limitations. For example, many spells in Mondstadt even need to be cast in conjunction with the Wings of Wind. Although Yunxiu had a license—he was personally taught by Amber back then—he really knew how to use them.

However, he is not as skilled at using it as those people, because he can fly himself.

Therefore, in this aspect, Yunxiu mainly referenced the spells of two people when developing magic.

The first is Frynn's large-scale spell that summons water spirits to attack. The spell itself doesn't seem that powerful, with a maximum of only 15D8 elemental damage + 12D8 impact damage. However, it can summon almost infinitely and stack infinitely. Theoretically, once you start stacking it, you can summon hundreds of thousands of water spirits.

In previous battles, Funina even summoned more than 500,000 water spirits at once, single-handedly defeating an entire monster army.

Although Yunxiu's own summoning spells were only so-so, he had actually learned quite a few crowd control spells. Moreover, in terms of spell sustainability, Yunxiu could definitely be considered a top-tier Teyvat, and his elemental energy was not far from the legendary peak, so his ability to maintain it was absolutely terrifying.

However, Funina's specialties are quite outrageous, almost unimaginable to Yunxiu.

First, there's the "Grand Entrance" feat, which seems to have been created by Funina herself. It deals 300% damage during the spell's duration and also restores an additional 1D6 health to Funina with each attack. Just how terrifying is that? Keep in mind that Water Spirits have hundreds of thousands of health! And each attack counts as an independent attack.

In other words, once Funina activates this skill, her health regeneration rate is hundreds of thousands of points per second. No wonder she dared to fight him while standing under the influence of the black pool in Orobas.

Yunxiu quickly swindled all the spell runes and information from Funina. After studying them, he concluded that it was probably not something a normal person could develop. Even Ergolia didn't have this thing. He really didn't know what Funina was thinking.

However, there are still many spells that can be referenced. As a defensive mage, Yunxiu naturally does not need to heal, but damage amplification and summoning involve knowledge of spellcasting and transformation. Yunxiu can only try to make up for it with her own methods.

Another single-target attack spell, Yunxiu initially thought it was inspired by the "Unthinking One Slash," whose greatest advantage lies in its powerful and terrifying output.

However, the biggest problem is actually the sword technique itself, which is quite obvious. It requires extremely high attainments in willpower and Dao heart, and doesn't even require any magic. As long as your Dao heart attainments are high enough, you can really unleash countless damages with a single, thoughtless slash.

The same principle applies to Tsukihime's strike back then. Once Tsukihime attains enlightenment, she can unleash massive damage instantly.

But this is naturally not something that ordinary people can do, and Yunxiu doesn't have many solutions in a short period of time.

So Yunxiu later chose to refer to the Emperor's "Heavenly Movement of All Phenomena" spell, but he didn't actually learn it very well. However, after pondering for a while, he discovered that some of the more important runes in the spell could be applied, so he finally extracted some runes and used them in his own spell.

However, it has not been fully developed yet.

This is also why legendary spells are difficult to develop and teach. The reason why some universal legendary spells are so powerful is that they were actually developed by countless powerful mages. It is already not easy to develop a legendary spell.

Developing a universal legendary spell is even more difficult. Many of them even involve the participation of true god-level mages, just like many spells are related to the goddess of magic, Mystra. Yunxiu had even seen the Karssardon spell she used in a certain timeline, which was also related to Mystra, but this was a very bad thing.

The Karthusian magic caused the collapse of the world and many horrific accidents.

This is the problem with the spell itself.

However, as time went by, the Holy Night Pilgrimage was gradually coming to an end. Although many 'outsiders' had joined, it was not much different from the historical ones. Of course, due to the expansion in scale, several other unique contestants were added.

Even Mavica began to teach the method of "severing the three corpses" step by step, just so that a few of her subordinates could also become minor transcendents.

To be honest, although Yunxiu still doesn't know how the Emperor developed this method, and although the Emperor's explanation was quite mysterious, Yunxiu's thinking is definitely not that simple.

However, the advantage is that it works, although creating a transcendent through the Three Corpses Severing Method might bring a problem: many people might wonder if there will be more and more Teyvats? But that is obviously impossible.

First of all, this method is extremely difficult to cultivate. Even a genius like Rene only completed it after becoming an apprentice and building upon this foundation. Initially, Rene did not actually succeed in cultivating it. This transcendental method is simply too difficult, and even a genius could not achieve it without the guidance of the Emperor.

Even with guidance, Liyue has produced very few immortals over its long history. Even someone as gifted as Li Qinglian couldn't succeed in cultivating, let alone others.

Yunxiu estimated that even with the current spell system, the promotion of the Three Corpses Severing Technique, and even the guidance of some immortals, it would be questionable whether a thousand successful cultivators could emerge in the entire Teyvat.

Therefore, this issue can be considered secondary.

The champion of this year's eating contest was still Varetha. Although it is unknown why learning magic increased her appetite, she still won by 20 points. In terms of combat, Varetha made it to the top 32, but that was all. In the round-robin tournament, she was ranked last because she did not beat almost everyone.