I'm in the Teyvat running group

Herota was desperate. Of course, he had a conceptual defense, but as a demigod, his status was basically on the same level as Yixiao Daotian. However, his law "knowledge" was somewhat helpless when facing Yixiao Daotian's pure "force". It was not that he could not deal with it, but in this situation, it was impossible to deal with it.

The warrior is a very magical class. In the early stages, the warrior's abilities can be said to be very strong, but as other classes gradually increase their abilities, the warrior begins to weaken again. This weakness lasts until the higher levels of the legendary class.

For example, at this stage, something like the [Advanced Deflection Field] is enough to counter most warriors. This thing can deflect 100% of direct attacks, making them impossible to hit. This is quite troublesome. Simpler concepts like defensive spells or preventing warriors from touching the target are also perfectly acceptable.

But once warriors enter the realm of the legendary high-level, and possess sufficient legendary resistance and artifacts to compensate for their weaknesses, especially at the demigod stage, when they begin to comprehend all sorts of powerful laws, it becomes a completely different story.

At this point, the only way for a mage to defeat a warrior is to either not fight him or find a warrior friend—this is no joke. Most mages cannot maintain strong protective spells at all times, while a warrior can instantly send you to the resurrection chalice or magic circle as soon as he touches you.

Even Yunxiu isn't always able to maintain a large number of powerful protective spells. However, on the one hand, the powerful warriors of Teyvat are his friends, and on the other hand, he spends most of his time in Liyue Harbor, a place under the Emperor's protection, so of course nothing will happen to him.

What if he's away from home? When Yunxiu sleeps away from home, he's usually in a city. If not, he's mostly with his powerful demigod wife...

The current situation is exactly what the Helotati is facing.

His counterattack was blocked by a large number of other powerful figures who controlled the field. Even though his combat power was pushed to the limit, in this battlefield that was completely sealed off by the Moon-Slicing Technique, he was almost being unilaterally beaten by the Sky-Shifting Technique.

A range of ten kilometers is practically nothing to Yixiao Daotian; a single step forward is enough to instantly traverse the ten-kilometer distance.

Sensing aura and energy was commonplace for him. Even if Helota Emperor turned himself into a tiny dot and hid in space, he would be instantly smashed out by this demigod with terrifying power. Even if he wanted to learn from Yunxiu to use force field walls and spatial magic for defense, it would be impossible. The power of this demigod's hooves was so terrifying that they could shatter space layer by layer!

Space was smashed to pieces under his hooves like layers of paper; even a 12th-ring force field spell was no match for him!

If it were an open environment, without so many blockades and controls, Hailuotadi would certainly be confident in using conceptual defense, teleportation, and attacks to gradually wear down Yixiaodaotian's attack.

However, in this sealed-off environment, with only a 10-kilometer radius, even dodging and weaving is impossible. The earth's veins and everything else are completely blocked, leaving us utterly powerless to fight back!

This isn't a fight; it's a one-sided beating!

"Enough!" The Helota Emperor, who had been beaten to the point of being unrecognizable, roared. His voice was as unpleasant as a twisted tin can being stomped on: "Why are you targeting me? If it's just because of the hatred between Sora and Luminosity, then everything can be discussed as long as I'm willing to relinquish my rank, right?"

"What did my colleague leak to you? The secret of the World Tree? Information about that one?"

"Or... why would the Five Great Sinners use emptiness to obtain the power of the Abyss?"

Chapter 507 Kong Ying Joins Forces to Kill the Sinner

Yunxiu raised her hand, and Yixiaodaotian temporarily stopped its attack, but it still firmly trampled on this demigod who should have been very powerful.

Hot air emanated from his nostrils, and the divine beast's body shone with a beautiful light. This was the terrifying combat power of the first immortal of Liyue during the Demon God War. Even though he had only been resurrected for a few years, he had quickly caught up with the current top tier and become one of Liyue's true trump cards.

To be on the safe side, Yunxiu had Funina and Liuying block the Genesis Center, at least enough to keep the Sage from entering so that Xiaoyue could open a portal to get there.

Meanwhile, the combat force that Yunxiu found was Old Ma. Objectively speaking, Skok and Ying together would be enough, but neither of them were available. Ying's one-on-one combat ability was not good at dealing with a demigod like the Sage who had many tricks up his sleeve. If Falga or Serene were used as substitutes, it wouldn't be very effective either. Falga was good at going on a rampage on the battlefield, and Serene was good at both, but he was too familiar with the Sage, who knew his methods well.

Old Ma was strong and from a different era than the Sage, and given his formidable combat prowess, Yunxiu recruited him.

“Your colleague did leak your information, but he couldn’t find you either.” Yunxiu looked at the Chief Mage of Kanria, who was beaten beyond recognition. “As for how to find you… I’ve already told you. Since this is the best battlefield you chose, then it’s also the best battlefield I chose.”

"Was that necromancer's research institute part of your conspiracy? Why didn't you make your move there?"

"That's a joke. If it were a conspiracy, wouldn't you see it? Everything at the research institute is operating normally; it's just that Dean Sesos happens to be away these past few days." Yunxiu smiled and looked at the sage. "Besides, if I really had been lying in ambush there, with your caution, you should have noticed it immediately, right?"

"As for why we set up an ambush here... While the ruins of Kanria are indeed a secret, they're not that secret. Finding this place isn't difficult. After the problems arose at the research institute, I knew you would come here."

“Did I do something wrong? No… I didn’t do anything wrong. I searched for the body, probed for information, and made many preparations here…” Hailota’s sinister voice came out. He considered it carefully for a moment before continuing, “I can confirm that I did not do anything wrong.”

“Yes, you did not make a mistake. If it were me, I would have made the same choice.” Yunxiu nodded: “Resuscitation in the research institute will definitely lead to entanglement. Using the energy of the dead zone to cover up in the ruins and rely on backup plans is the best way. Even if we are ambushed, we can escape using our old methods.”

“But I’ve been preparing to kill you for a long time.”

"reason?"

"If I were to talk about the greater good of Liyue or Teyvat, you would definitely say I'm being pretentious and empty-headed."

"Isn't that right?"

"If I were to say it's for Sora and Hiramisu, since they're my wives, wouldn't you think I'm being petty?"

"Stingy? That's in line with your style, but it's probably not that simple, is it?"

“It’s simpler than that. I just want to kill you.” Yunxiu shook her head and said, “I really dislike those so-called reasons for doing things for the greater good or because we have no other choice. You people, including you, Dotore, and Tilvett, are all like that. The knowledge and information you have may indeed be very important, but to me, none of that matters.”

"Then what is the most important thing?" Emperor Helota sighed and said, "Why did they use Kong's body five hundred years ago? How did the Five Great Sinners defeat Ilmin at the last moment? How was Kong initially seduced? Who is the real mastermind behind it all?"

“These are important, but they are not what I want.”

"That……"

"Your absence is very important to me."

Yunxiu shook his head. A man and a woman walked out from behind him. They were the twins Kong and Ying. The two siblings had completely different powers, one black and one white, one light and one dark. They looked coldly at Hailuota Emperor, who was being suppressed by Yixiaodaotian. The long swords in their hands once again flared up with terrifying flames!

"Use this sword, otherwise it might be difficult to break through his conceptual defense." Yunxiu handed her magic sword to Kong. Although her brother-in-law's strength had recovered considerably, it was still somewhat insufficient.

Kong nodded and took the magic sword from Yunxiu's hand. For a warrior who was proficient in dual-wielding, wielding a sword with both hands was not a big deal. Although Yunxiu's magic sword did not add any attack power, its characteristic of solidifying all laws and returning to nothingness was enough to allow him to strip away all the sage's defenses.

Seeing the twins descend, Yixiao Daotian nodded and moved his four hooves away. Hailuota Emperor had already been beaten to the point of having almost no power to fight back.

Kong walked quietly to the sage, without saying a word, and directly pierced the sage's heart and brain with the sword in his hand.

The desire for revenge made this prince of the abyss want to say many things, but in the end he didn't utter a single word. Blazing abyssal flames rose from his body, and a strangely shaped artifact appeared behind him. A large number of thread-like things entered the sage's body and tried to absorb it, directly sucking his status away until it disappeared completely.

The body that never belonged to him fell to the ground, and a ball of light emerged from the corpse. Instantly, it was enveloped by a stream of light that intertwined with grass green and ice blue in the air, and landed in Kong's hand.

“Ying…” Kong handed the ball of light to Ying: “Purify it.”

Ying took the ball of light, gently rubbed it, and the black light was purified into pure light energy, disappearing into the world.

Kong's body gradually began to exude a special aura. A strange yet quite pure power was constantly emanating from his body. Although this prince of the abyss had not yet recovered to his former status, with the enhancement brought by the lunar ley lines, he was not far from his peak.

If he could eliminate one of the Five Great Sinners, or acquire some more through other means, he could completely return to his former level, a level truly comparable to the world's best.

Kong and Ying walked out quietly. Kong handed the magic sword back to Yunxiu. Looking at his brother-in-law, he didn't say a word. He just patted Yunxiu's shoulder and then opened a spatial gate and disappeared.

Yunxiu chuckled. He knew his brother-in-law's personality all too well, and that was enough.

"Just in case, let's not rush to put it away. Let's seal this space first, and continue with the sealing of Citrali." Yunxiu looked at the space in front of her and said, "Although we have made full preparations this time, the death of this person may not really be as we expect... After sealing him, we can use time magic to delay the seal."

Xiaoyue, Sitella, and Nico nodded, and streams of light were released from their hands, tightly binding the space in front of them together. Finally, it turned into a small cube and fell into Yunxiu's hand.

After carefully examining the contents of the small cube, Yunxiu didn't say much, but handed it to Ying: "Keep it safe, but my suggestion is to just hand it over to the Emperor for safekeeping..."

Ying was already used to Yunxiu's bad habits. Finding a great master to manage these things was his usual practice, or rather, this was what Yunxiu had always been doing. If he could use 100% of his strength, he would definitely try to use 120%. If he only used 90%, that was his own problem. It would be too much of a loss to let the opponent escape.

"Next time you need something to loosen up your muscles, you can call me again." Yi Xiaodaotian transformed into human form, jumped up, patted Yunxiu on the shoulder and laughed, "It's even more interesting than the one during the Demon God War. At least back then, it was hard to find such a good punching bag."

Xiaoyue didn't say much, but nodded and left with Yixiaodaotian and Vilette.

Nasita vanished in a strange stream of light, and as for Nicole... she disappeared the instant she finished what she was doing, and even Yunxiu didn't notice where she went.

Sylvia and Ying did not leave; they stood beside Yunxiu.

"Let's go back for dinner." Yunxiu smiled, pointed casually, and opened a spatial portal. The next moment, they were back in the backyard of Wanmin Hall.

Xiangling brought three large bowls of dragon beard noodles from the kitchen of Wanmintang, filled with meat and fried eggs, sprinkled with chopped green onions, and poured two spoonfuls of chili oil. Yunxiu ate with great relish. The taste was indeed incredibly comforting, especially after coming back from a fight and eating a big bowl. The joy was indescribable to outsiders.

He and Ying sat on the steps at the back of Wanmintang, eating two large bowls of noodles while sweating profusely.

After finishing a large bowl of noodles, Yunxiu took out a plate of fried mantou slices and the meat sauce that Xiangling had made from the kitchen. She poured the meat sauce into the bowl, threw in the mantou slices, and added two large spoonfuls of pickled vegetables. Yunxiu slurped down another large bowl of noodles.

Then he opened the two bottles of soda, and with a flick of his hand, several ice cubes materialized out of thin air and fell into the bottles, instantly turning them into two bottles of chilled soda. He handed one bottle to Ying, then tilted his head back and drank his bottle completely.

He tossed the bowl aside, let out a long sigh, and sat quietly on the steps, smiling as he looked at the figure at the alley entrance: a giant cat with a paw print bag around its neck, a peculiar toy in its mouth, and eight or nine children sitting haphazardly on its back...

Um……?

"I remember... there were only six children at school today?" Yunxiu looked at the several unfamiliar children on Qi Liangliang's back with some surprise and asked, "Who are these?"

"They must be the children of the powerful figures in the Chamber of Commerce. Many people get along very well with the kids." Ying smiled as she looked at her own child on Qi Liangliang's back and waved to greet them. "The children have their own little cliques... but An Xing and the others have never bullied the other children."

"Dad, these are my classmates, they came over to play today!" Yun Anyan jumped off the cat with a somersault. "They're all kids from the Chamber of Commerce! This one's Uncle Victor's, this one's Uncle Ives's, and this one is..."

"And this last one, this is Uncle Xingqiu's... uh, his younger brother?"

Younger brother? Yunxiu blinked. Xingqiu's father must be over fifty years old this year. He's really still vigorous for his age!

Chapter 508 The Emperor's Ten-Year Talk on Subduing Demons

Yunxiu was well aware of Xingqiu's family situation, after all, they were childhood sweethearts.

In recent years, due to Li Qinglian taking on disciples, Xingqiu's strength has indeed improved by leaps and bounds, and he has long since entered the legendary level. Although he is still at the high level of legendary, he is far from reaching the peak of legendary.

However, because his master bestowed upon him a decent divine sword, his strength is actually slightly higher than Chongyun's. This is not because Chongyun's master is incompetent, but because the two have different cultivation methods. As a Taoist priest, Chongyun's main task is indeed to subdue demons and monsters, but he also devotes a large part of his energy to disaster relief, praying for blessings, searching for ley lines, and adjusting the climate.

This is actually quite similar to the Emperor, who was also originally a sorcerer, and fighting was not his forte.

Of course, while he wasn't the most skilled fighter, he was the most capable. This only shows how formidable the Emperor was; it doesn't mean that most people could be as powerful as him.

Just like among the mages of the Protection School, there aren't many who play as defensively as Yunxiu... Of course, most mages of the Protection School do play similarly to him.

Yunxiu made a few casual remarks but didn't really care. It wasn't a big deal how the children played, as long as they didn't cause any trouble. In particular, they seemed quite happy playing with the cat, Qiliangliang, and besides, Qiliangliang wasn't the only animal in Yunxiu's house.

After Ayaka Kamisato settled in Liyue, she brought Taromaru with her. This powerful Vibrating Blade Dog also lives here, along with the pack beasts and several cat and dog demons that Yunxiu had enlightened in the demiplane. Now, they are basically training with Kira and Taromaru. Some of the stronger ones have already reached the level of Genshin Impact, at which point they can transform into humans.

However, most of the powerful animals who cultivate themselves don't like to transform into human form. Yunxiu's family has five cats, three dogs, and one otter that can transform into human form, but most of them usually maintain their animal form and many still stay with their own kind.

To be honest, Yunxiu had initially considered whether animals would become closer to human society after cultivating to the level of demon beasts. However, after enlightening a lot of people, the final conclusion was that demon beasts still preferred to stay with other demon beasts. Humans were often just wishful thinking. However, most of the time, they were still willing to give him face and play with the children.

The next morning, Yunxiu, unusually, didn't sleep in. Instead, she and Ying went to the Yanshang Tea House, a place Zhongli usually liked to visit in the mornings.

Sure enough, as soon as I arrived at the second floor of the Yanshang Tea House, I saw Zhongli sitting with Xiaoyue, Lao Ma, and Huang Ming drinking tea at a table in the corner.

Four kinds of pastries were laid out on the table, all of which were the latest new products of Yanshang Tea House: water chestnut cake with glaze, osmanthus lotus root, snow dumplings with shredded icicles, and shrimp and jade dumplings. Four old men, who looked to be twenty or thirty thousand years old in total, sat together, all with smiles on their faces. Judging from their expressions, they seemed to be arguing about something.

Yunxiu and Ying leaned closer to listen and found out that Lao Ma and Xiaoyue were arguing about who contributed more to the battle to kill the Sage...

"Without my blockade, how could you possibly have caught Old Ma and started beating him up?" Xiaoyue looked at Yixiaodaotian, who was beaming with excitement, speechless. "You think you could catch him in an open field?"

“I really can… When I fought him, I found that his speed was a big weakness, and he didn’t have your space-based teleportation ability, so I could catch him.” Old Ma looked at the people present with a smug look and said, “As for a head-on battle, apart from the Emperor, even you, Old Bear, are slightly inferior to me.”

“I am indeed not as good as you, but you probably can’t beat me either.” Huang Ming chuckled as he poured Xiao Yue a cup of tea and pushed a plate of pastries over to her. “However, Lao Lu’s magic is also very important. As far as I know, high-level mages have the ability to use space briefly. Without Lao Lu helping you seal the space, it would be quite difficult to catch him.”

"That's true... but this was definitely the most enjoyable fight I've had recently." Old Ma twisted his shoulders, but then saw Yunxiu walking over with Ying: "Yun boy, Liyue can be really weird sometimes. We were just talking about you, and here you are. Want something to eat? The Emperor is treating today."

“If the Emperor is treating, I’ll have to make sure I eat something, and besides, I really didn’t eat anything.” Yunxiu pulled Ying down to sit, and before he could even speak, Zhongli called over a waiter and brought out about ten plates of various snacks.

Yunxiu was quite unceremonious. In recent years, as Zhongli spent money more and more often, he became more and more familiar with treating others to meals. Although he still often overspent, simply spending more money and forgetting to pay are two different things. However, the 292 Mora he spent on his first treat is still firmly preserved in Yunxiu's demiplane.

After casually eating a few plates of snacks, Yunxiu gestured for Ying to place the small cube containing the Sage's spatial barrier on the table.

"Your Majesty, please take a look. I'm not sure if he's completely dead... so this 'packaging' is the best solution I can think of."

Zhongli picked up the small cube and looked at it. It was a product created by Nico, Tsuki, and Sitella. Theoretically speaking, it is almost impossible for anyone in this world to escape unless they have truly reached the level of the Four Kage. Even for the Seven Rulers, it is quite difficult unless they are among the top few.