Original God's Dark Priest

As the weapons in their hands changed, Ying and Sicock's expressions became stunned.

The four runes on the Edgeless Sword are different, namely the red rune representing fire, the blue rune representing ice, the white rune representing light, and the purple rune representing darkness.

The rune that Ying just touched was the dark purple rune, which was the one representing the dark attribute.

This is a greatsword with an exaggerated shape. The blade is very long and wide, which gives people a feeling of a very wide attack range. At the same time, it is also extremely powerful.

A barb sprouted from the thick sword spine, but surprisingly, its weight seemed to maintain the original weight of the Chalk Sword, and Ying did not feel it was heavy when holding it in one hand.

The hilt is also slightly longer than before, and there is a ring similar to a hand guard on the hilt, which seems to be designed for close combat to prevent the sword holder from being injured when the weapons come into contact.

"The Dark Flame Demon Sword Basada (The Chalk Sword·Revised)." Ying murmured these words, and the moment the mark was activated, this information appeared in her mind.

Si Ke Ke's eyes flickered slightly: "Looks like there's no need to look for it."

Ying nodded, that was indeed the case, there was no need to look for it.

After confirming the effects of the other three runes, Ying roughly explored the new abilities he had gained and immediately went to call Paimon.

The most urgent task is to recover your own soul fragments; abilities and the like can be explored slowly later.

The three of them quickly headed to the Layered Abyss to find the mastermind hiding there.

At Fontaine, the forging of weapons was completed and everyone went back home. Saphir returned to Liyue. She still remembered about Sikirk. Ying was being targeted, and although Sikirk was watching her, she was not worried. But if the opponent's target was not Ying, could Sikirk, as the target, still protect Ying in front of an obviously much stronger enemy?

This needs to be questioned.

So, Saphir decided to return to Liyue first and wait and see what happened.

It was almost dusk when Ying and his companions arrived at the Layered Rock Abyss. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the mountains and ridges of the Layered Rock Abyss were dyed with a layer of light gold, making it look like a fairyland.

However, the three people who came here knew very well that this was not a paradise, but rather closer to hell.

"I'm in the Layered Abyss again." Looking at the scenery in front of him, Paimon's eyes were full of nostalgia, "Every time I come here, it's for something important."

Si Ke Ke confirmed the direction, turned to Ying and said, "Go in from here, and you will reach the space in your dream. Although it is also the secret realm of the abyss, it is someone else's territory, so you still have to be cautious."

She was not joking. Although she was confident in her own strength, Si Ke Ke did not think that she was invincible. On the contrary, she had a considerable degree of awe for the strong people in this world.

Because this is the world where her master, the evil rider Surtloch, came from, the man she had no confidence that she could defeat.

Not to mention that there is Alice and her group of monster friends here, including Saphir, who even Surtloch dares not underestimate, and Rhinedot who devoured the Ruler of Life Naberis. None of these women are easy to mess with.

In Silk's eyes, the world is not simple at all.

"Don't worry! I'll hide behind Ying!" Paimon said honestly, "Ying, don't force yourself."

Ying put her hands on her hips, her face stern: "I will teach this robber a lesson."

"Let's go, think more about the special training, maybe it will be useful." Silkock had no objection to this. She was not a pushover, or rather, she was not a good person, and did not mind revenge or something like that.

The three of them entered the abyss rift, and just as Si Ke Ke had guessed, the rift was full of ambushes. As soon as the three of them landed, overwhelming spikes shot towards them.

Seeing this scene, Paimon's eyes widened: "There are so many spikes! Be careful, don't get pricked by them!"

Looking at the spikes shooting towards his face, Si Keke's expression remained unchanged, while Ying's eyes became a little deeper.

The next second, a bladeless sword appeared, and then flames wrapped around it: "Flame Demon Sword·Plants (Zhaofeng Blade·Kai)."

A strangely shaped one-handed sword was condensed from the flames. Its blade was like flowing fire, emitting a strange red glow. The whole sword looked like still flowing magma.

The next second, Ying held the sword across his chest and stabbed forward three times in an instant in a defensive posture.

"Instant Shadow Three Absolute Slashes!" Integrating the essence of Tengu Tiao, Ying slashed forward with three sword energies, which defeated the spikes the moment they touched them, clearing a large area.

Seeing Ying's move, Si Keke couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. She seemed to have figured out something. Ying's accumulated experience was finally leading to a breakthrough.

In the blank space created by Ying, the three of them quickly broke through and continued to rush forward. A group of Hillbillies appeared in front of them.

Ying saw these hillbillies without even frowning, and directly drew his sword and stepped forward, gathering strength in his hands as he took a step. When they were almost at the same distance, Ying suddenly drew his sword: "Break the Army, Whirl and Slash!"

Her body spun around, and the blazing sword energy spread out, covering the vast space and killing all the Hilichurls.

Different from previous sword-drawing techniques, the Spinning Slash has a larger range, greater power, and can also move the body.

Seeing that Ying had rushed such a long distance after killing the Hillilman, Sicock and Paimon looked at each other and quickly followed Ying's pace.

After defeating the Hilichurls, the noise caused by the few people finally attracted the Abyss Mage hidden in this abyss.

"Who are you? Don't disturb our research!" The Abyss Mage questioned in a stern manner as soon as he appeared.

Seeing that the few people did not answer, the Abyss Mage thought he understood something: "Are you... also attracted by this strange power?"

"Like dust accumulated in an empty room..." Silkcock shook his head slightly, disdaining the existence of these Abyss Mages, "Just step over it."

After saying that, she clenched her right fist, and a long sword with a broken blade appeared in her hand. It was the weapon that had accompanied Si Ke Ke for countless years: Cang Yao.

This was the gift from the White Mountain, an unsullied blade as pure as the white star at dawn. But now, in Silkok's hands, it was stained with a dark blue color.

Si Ke Ke held the sword and stood casually in the same place. When the Abyss Mage attacked, she dodged the attack and the blade of the sword in her hand showed patterns like glass fragments.

The next second, there was a sharp explosion, and the bodies of several Abyss Mages who attacked her withered like shattered ice sculptures.

Paimon was frightened by this scene and quickly hid behind Ying.

Ying stroked her friend's head comfortingly, then stared at the other abyss mages who were frightened by Silkok without blinking.

"Heh..." Ying grinned slightly. She did not miss the fear and despair in the eyes of the Abyss Mage. Of course, more importantly, there was the determination to fight to the death.

Seeing these Abyss Mages looking at him with ill intentions, the smile on Ying's face gradually widened: "Am I being treated as a soft persimmon?"

"Teach them a lesson?" Silk shrugged, his weapon sheathed.

Ying didn't reply, but the weapon in her hand was already stained with a layer of dazzling white light, and then it exploded.

In less than a breath, the sword in Ying's hand had grown to nearly five meters. She swung the huge blade in her hand with all her might: "Thundering Thousands of Troops Defeat!"

The sword blade slashed at the Abyss Mages in an unavoidable manner, followed by the second strike, and finally, the sword blade hit the ground, and the explosion in the sky triggered colorful rays of light that shot out, dazzling everyone's eyes.

The explosion subsided, the smoke dissipated, and only a few branches of the earth veins remained in the place. The Abyss Mage had long disappeared.

"Not even any ashes left?" Si Ke Ke looked at Ying.

Ying also put away her weapon at this time and looked at her hands: "I didn't control the strength well."

She was a little dazed. She had been chasing after Saphir, eager to become stronger and hoping to help him.

However, the distance between her and Saphir was growing larger and larger, from a small canal to a chasm, from a short distance to the wilderness.

From being visible when looking up to being as invisible as a mayfly looking at the sky.

The person was getting farther and farther away...until he could no longer be seen.

But today, she personally felt the feeling of breaking through the limit. This feeling was wonderful, as if something that had been ignored suddenly caught her eyes and was then captured by her.

This is a road. When she sets foot on it, she can see that at the end of the road, there is a figure that she has been looking up to for a long time, and it has not gone far.

"Suddenly you're silent? Are you feeling a little emotional?" Si Keke noticed Ying's mood and teased her a little.

Ying nodded slightly: "I seem to understand something. Not quite, but I have a direction."

"Having a direction is a good thing, better than being aimless." Silkcock stopped talking and walked forward.

She was surprised at Ying's sudden growth, and was also analyzing how such a transformation happened.

After thinking about it, she felt that this was the work of Safire.

The four weapons are by no means a coincidence, and the teaching of Ying has never been slackened. It’s just that Ying’s growth is still lacking something, that is, the emotional impact and the perception in her heart.

Now, all of this has been completed. There is no need to think about how it was completed. It must have come from certain scenes in her memory.

Sicock took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. This guy Saphir... really has a good plan.

From the first time we met until now, that guy has been making money and has never suffered any loss.

It's really like the master pretends to be the disciple to make money, and the master and the disciple are almost taking advantage of her.

Si Ke Ke was very upset. She was determined to make that guy pay some interest this time, otherwise she would feel wronged.

They cursed the shameless Safir countless times in their hearts, but they didn't show it on their faces. Soon, they reached the end.

"It seems there is no road ahead! Is this where the bad guy is hiding?" Paimon looked around and found that it was indeed a platform with no exit, just as Ying said. "Such a thick fog, I can't see anything clearly."

The environment and everything else are right, and now everyone can be sure that they have come to the right place.

Silk turned around and looked at Ying: "Before, you were attacked here and lost some soul fragments."

It's a question, but the tone is affirmative.

"Can you sense where that part of the soul fragment is?" Silkock asked again.

Ying closed her eyes and began to feel, trying to imagine the light that was escaping from her body at that time. It seemed to be nearby, but her exact location was not clear.

After trying for a while, Ying opened her eyes helplessly and shook her head: "No, I can only feel that it is nearby, but I can't sense the specific location."

"It seems that the other party has also made preparations and concealed its breath in advance, otherwise there should be a stronger resonance between the souls." Si Keke made a quick judgment. This was common sense to her.

At this moment, behind the few people, doors to the abyss opened and countless spikes stretched out from the doors.

Paimon saw this and yelled, "Wait a minute, watch! Those spikes are back!"

Si Ke Ke took two steps forward and raised his head. "When you attack a rat, you should be careful about what you are doing. This is what I mean. When you counterattack, be careful and observe the opponent's movements first.

Since the other party has taken your soul fragment, he must do something with it. Maybe it is hidden in a certain attack move. Try to find it out."

Although he said this, Si Ke Ke already knew it in his heart.

"Targeting Ying? What is there about her that is worthy of others' targeting? That girl can't be sold for a good price even if you sell her for a hundred pounds." Safir's complaints were very rude, and his tone was full of disgust.

Si Ke Ke remembered that she answered like this at that time: "Ying is an Adventer. Adventers always have something special about them. Maybe that guy saw this in her."

"Is there any value in the Adventer? Does using bones to make the Heart of God count?" Saphir said as if jokingly, and then paused, "You know what, she is really a bit special."

"What?" Silk looked at Saphir, waiting for an answer.

Saphir did not answer directly, but looked at Si Ke Ke steadily: "It's not Ying who is being targeted, it's you."

"Me?" Sicock frowned. She didn't want to believe that this would be the answer.

Saphir was somewhat certain: "Maybe it's not targeting you personally, but the guy should be targeting the 'Virtual Realm Force'. Ying's body is very special. She can purify the abyss erosion on others. This ability is very valuable in Teyvat.

But, you know the law of conservation of energy, right? Energy will not be created out of thin air, nor will it disappear out of thin air. Where did all the virtual forces that Ying purified go? It can't be that she decomposed them into water and oxygen, right?"

"You mean... her ability is not to purify, but... to devour?" If Si Ke Ke still doesn't understand, she has no point in staying in the society.

The memories ended, and Si Ke Ke calmly observed the spikes all around her. She could easily dodge the spikes' attacks on her, and she could also smash those that she couldn't dodge.

But Ying’s soul fragment might be mixed in it. If she breaks it, won’t Ying never be able to find it again in this lifetime?

Si Ke Ke couldn't let this happen, so she pretended not to notice that the other party was trying to drive her away by attacking, and followed the other party's intentions, gradually coming to a certain position.

She knew that the most critical moment of this game had arrived.