Genshin Impact: I am the Great General of Liyue

After making preparations, Ying followed Xiao into the cave entrance.

After passing through an opening that could only accommodate one person at a time, the group entered a huge space.

Evil energy permeated the surroundings, reducing visibility, but distant objects were still clearly visible.

It was truly a hidden world. Ying originally thought it was just a small cave, but it turned out to be a huge space.

The light wasn't dim, and everything inside was clearly visible.

But none of that is the point. The point is...

"The evil aura here is enough to make my hair stand on end!"

As he spoke, Paimon couldn't help but shudder.

After observing the surrounding terrain and situation, Xiao took out the Negative Status Purifier and used it on Ying and Paimon respectively to ensure that everything was foolproof.

"I will use the 'Jingyao Nuo Dance' ritual to sever the 'karmic obstacles' of this place. You should try your best to remain calm and peaceful, and be careful not to be disturbed by the evil thoughts of demons and gods."

"Jing Yao Nuo Dance" uses "Jing" to mean pacification or stability, so "Jing Yao" means to pacify evil spirits.

Nuo dance, also known as ghost play, is a type of dance in which dancers wear masks resembling ghosts and gods and various costumes. It is a dance performed to ward off plagues and epidemics and to express peace and prosperity.

People beat drums and gongs, accompanied by deafening noise, while several dancers performed a dance together.

Xiao's "Demon-Slaying Nuo Dance" is different from the "Nuo Dance" performed by ordinary people. It is more like "martial arts" than "dance".

Donning the exorcising mask, one reveals the form of a "Guardian Yaksha," a being that strikes fear into the hearts of all evil and vanquishes demons and monsters. Gaining immense power also brings immense suffering. This form is known as the "Demon-Suppressing Nuo Dance."

After putting some distance between himself and Ying and Paimon, Xiao put on the Nuo mask and emitted a huge amount of evil energy and wind element.

The pattern on his right arm radiated a wind-elemental glow, drawing attention.

Xiao's speed at this moment has clearly surpassed that of the wind elemental dragon Dvalin, who is corrupted by the abyss, lacks power, and is tainted by poisonous blood.

If Xiao's speed attribute is double S-rank in its normal state, then after activating the Jingyao Nuo Dance and fully utilizing its internal energy, Xiao's speed can reach at least triple S-rank.

Unfortunately, Sister Tongzi wasn't there, so we couldn't analyze the specific attribute values.

As its speed increased, Xiao's power also increased dramatically.

With its increased power, Xiao's speed becomes even more astonishing.

It's important to know that strength and speed attributes complement each other. The stronger the strength, the greater the initial speed and destructive power; the stronger the speed, the greater the maximum speed and agility.

For example, if your strength is only C, but your speed is S, then your initial velocity may be no different from that of an ordinary person, but as you continue running and accelerate, you may run faster than a motorcycle.

As they ventured deeper into the cave, Xiao, wielding the [He Pu Yuan], casually annihilated several slimes corrupted by evil energy.

Watching Xiao wield his spear and display ghostly dance moves, Paimon remarked that the combat depicted in the comics was still too conservative.

"The Demon-Suppressing Nuo Dance... Is this the power bestowed upon the Guardian Yaksha? Speaking of which, Xiao only wears a mask in front of demons, while that 'Star-Catching Celestial Lord' always deliberately shows himself in a mask..."

Hearing Paimon muttering to himself and uttering a name of a deity he had never heard before, Xiao turned around in confusion.

"The Celestial Lord Who Seizes Stars and Planets? I've never heard of such a deity before."

Seeing Xiao look over, Paimon explained, "He's a shameless liar. Let's focus on the battle first, and we'll talk about this later!"

Seeing this, Xiao didn't ask any more questions and continued walking forward.

Despite having Ying's help, Xiao was still showing signs of fatigue after clearing out monsters along the way.

After walking a while, Xiao stopped to investigate and found that all the monsters had been eliminated. He then took off his mask and used the negative status purifier.

"The sheer number of creatures tainted by 'evil spirits' is truly extraordinary... If we hadn't come to eradicate them sooner, the consequences would have been unimaginable. What is this 'Star-Picking and Star-Grabbing Heavenly Lord' you mentioned earlier?"

Seeing that Xiao was interested in this matter, Paimon happily took over the conversation.

"Let me tell you!"

After Paimon finished recounting the story of "the Celestial Lord Who Seizes Stars and Stars," Xiao started making sarcastic remarks.

"Those people... actually fell for such a lie as a 'wishe-granting immortal'..."

Seeing this, Paimon asked, "Then, as immortals, do they have the ability to grant wishes?"

“The Liyue of the past would never have made such demands of us without working for them. What the early inhabitants of Liyue needed thousands of years ago was the power to protect this land they lived in.”

"But for people in this era, it's certainly more appealing to be a celestial being who grants wishes..."

After Paimon finished speaking, Xiao's face showed a slight dissatisfaction, but he was not unhappy about the actions of a mortal.

"But no matter how weak this era may be, it has nothing to do with me. I will only follow the Emperor's original will."

Seeing the expression on Xiao's face, Paimon looked at Ying guiltily and whispered, "Paimon seems to have said something wrong again..."

Feeling guilty, Paimon began to think hard and try to change the subject to make Xiao feel less uncomfortable.

You work so hard to subdue demons and monsters, but you're not as popular as a conman who can win people over with just a few words. Anyone would feel bad in that situation.

Although Xiao's values ​​don't really care about the desires of these mortals, Paimon seems to care more about his own affairs than Xiao himself, and therefore feels very uncomfortable.

After a moment, Paimon seemed to remember something and changed the subject.

"Ah...oh right! That fake immortal was carrying a 'Treasure of Freedom from Taboos,' and he even used that to exorcise demons!"

"Such a thing? Hmph... idiot. Exorcising demons without eliminating them, no wonder all the monsters gather here. If this continues, it might get out of my control... I must retrieve the 'Unfettered Talisman' from him."

Seeing that Xiao said he would take care of this matter, Ying immediately became interested and decided to do the same.

(I originally planned to hand it over to the Chiiwa army, but since Xiao is going to make a move, I can't just sit here and wait to die! It's definitely not because... I want to spend more time with Xiao or anything.)

Thinking this, Ying said, "Just taking it back isn't enough, is it? I want to teach him a lesson."

"As expected of my good partner! Paimon thought the same thing, we must teach that guy who tricked us a lesson! Luckily, we have a real immortal here... If Xiao makes a move, he will never dare to impersonate an immortal again!"

At this moment, Xiao suddenly objected, saying, "No. I only slay demons, not mortals."

Seeing that Xiao had such a big misunderstanding, Paimon retorted, "I didn't tell you to kill him!"

Xiao realized he had misunderstood, so he slightly turned his gaze away and let out a soft breath.