Genshin Impact: Rise of the Desert

“Originally, his continued slumber would have been best for everyone,” Erinas said slowly. “This Abyss Apostle is the Abyss Princess’s most devout follower, possessing unparalleled power…”

Ivan stared intently at the Abyss Apostle, and sneered, "Invincible? I only believe in human capability!"

He Zhong had already charged forward with his scimitar when Nanka activated the power of [Magic Rock Summoning], pulling a crocodile out of thin air and throwing it at him.

To transform into a [Magic Rock Servant], you need to integrate the soul of an animal into your body, and the crocodile is the animal with the best adaptability.

The crocodile's soul merges into the human body, and the body is transformed into a "Calamity," which is then controlled by its master.

That's what they say about "Akhmar's Beard," but Ivan doesn't know the specifics.

"He obtained power from the Abyss Princess that transcended the world, defeated the [Sword of the End], severely injured [Gold], and came here to hunt down [Ishtar]..."

Ivan paid no attention to what Erinus said, his eyes fixed on the Abyss Apostle.

The Abyss Apostle did not speak, but simply raised his right arm high.

As the river drew ever closer, the Abyss Apostle swung his right arm down with incredible speed.

Most people would probably have sent it.

Unlike others, He Zhong lost his father at a young age, leading him to blame all his misfortunes on the Abyss Apostle who killed his father. He spent twelve years training hard, all to break this one move.

As He Zhong stepped on the ground with his left foot and spun around to dodge the Abyss Apostle's arm blade, he placed two curved swords behind his waist. The two sword hilts collided and connected with each other, forming a long sword with blades at both ends.

The longsword gathered ice element, drawing a beautiful arc of ice before striking the Abyss Apostle in the waist. Due to inertia, it spun several times in the river before coming to a stop.

The ice element comes from the power of [Blazing Sun Ice]. During the physical transformation, a massive amount of ice element was injected into the blood vessels, and the survival rate was only 20%.

While gaining immense power, one also becomes inseparable from death.

At this moment, the crocodile that Nanka had thrown to the ground quickly crawled to the Abyss Apostle and bit down on its boot.

Just as it was about to unleash a death roll, the Abyss Apostle suddenly kicked out, turning the modified crocodile, whose body was covered in metal parts, into a bloody pulp.

South Carolina fainted before she could even let out a scream.

As a [Demon Rock Servant], his own soul merged with the crocodile's soul, and then a portion of it was cut out and placed into the body of the Evil Spirit.

The spirit was shattered, and a part of Nanka Cairang's soul was also separated from the spirit.

At this point, the [Demon Rock Servant] will fall into a coma, waiting for the soul to re-enter the body.

At this moment, the river had just finished circling and released its force.

The next moment, his hand holding the knife was grasped by a black hand filled with water element.

"I don't know why you hate me, but it doesn't matter anymore," the Abyss Apostle muttered to himself, grabbing the hand in the river and violently throwing it away.

The person was thrown about eighty meters into the river and embedded in the wall, impossible to remove.

It took the Abyss Apostle 20 seconds from awakening to severely injuring the entire Secret Realm Exploration Team.

"Finally, those annoying bugs are gone!" The Abyss Apostle's voice seemed somewhat joyful as he turned to "look" at Ivan and Erinus.

Although he had no eyes, Ivan felt that he was being watched.

"Erinus? Hehehe... How's it going, scientific creation? How's it like being a dog of the gods?" The Abyss Apostle's voice was mocking. "And you, you reek of... the stench of gods that makes me want to vomit!"

Afterward, the Abyss Apostle ignored them and instead focused his attention on the three luminous beings that had initially been beside him.

The Abyss Apostle slowly stepped into the luminous body, his hand trembling as he reached out: "Ishtar! Your divinity will finally be mine... Princess! I, the Abyss Apostle! The mission is finally complete!"

Just then, Ivan moved.

Ivan clung to a sliver of hope: what if the Abyss Apostles abandoned them and left?

However, this Abyss Apostle, a vengeful spirit from the depths, refers to the spherical luminous object as "divinity."

Ivan believed that absorbing divine essence was no different from physical modification.

After undergoing physical modification, the gilded creature will become extremely hungry and will need to consume large quantities of [Holy Beasts]. The more it consumes, the stronger its modified body will become.

The Sacred Beast is a monster that mutated after consuming the corpse of the Crimson King. Overall, the Gilded Beast and the Sacred Beast are related.

This means that after absorbing a god, one needs to consume a god, or something with divine qualities.

Ivan learned from the notes that Erinus was an alchemical life form and did not possess divinity at all.

The only ones present who possessed divinity were the three gilded ones.

"It's time! The Golden Experience!"

Ivan threw the two scimitars into the air, and as they fell, he delivered a powerful side somersault kick to the hilts of the two scimitars, sending them spinning and flying towards the abyss.

Yuan Zhong suddenly stopped, tilting back slightly to dodge the flying knife's attack.

He looked at Ivan, who was running towards him, with surprise and some doubt: "Follower of God, what makes you think you can stop me?"

"You dog! You're nothing but a dog of the Abyss Princess!"

"To be the princess's dog is the greatest honor!"

It floated towards Ivan from the abyss, its water blades on its arms becoming even more solid. At the same time, a layer of water also adhered to its body.

This is an Abyss Shield that is far more durable than ordinary shields! Only high-ranking Abyss personnel like Abyss Apostles can wield it.

Ivan was itching to fight. His body emitted a faint golden glow.

"Serve the abyss!"

"To subdue the enemy's power!"