Genshin Impact: Awakening in the Darkness

“As you know, there are precedents for demon gods like Xuanqing splitting their souls to create another version of themselves, but the flaws are significant; if one suffers, it can easily implicate others. I don’t see that in you.” Jin Xuan’s words became increasingly clear in the empty cave.

“Xuanqing is ‘Order,’ not just governance, and is fundamentally different from the beings of Teyvat. How can you be so sure that Xuanqing isn’t an exception?” Xuanyue retorted.

“You’re right. Then do you dare to reveal your soul?” Jin Xuan did not argue with his rebuttal. “The soul cannot be faked. Do you dare?”

Xuan Yue fell silent.

“Looks like he can’t release it, right?” Jin Xuan laughed as if he had expected it. “I know him too well. In order to prevent you from discovering the truth, he bound your soul to himself, which also confirms what I said.” Jin Xuan walked towards him step by step, Xuan Yue’s figure reflected in his golden eyes. “So, you are me from the future, and you stumbled into this place by accident.”

"You...you're really perceptive." Xuan Yue felt as if he could see right through her. Even though she hadn't said anything, it was as if he had revealed everything to her.

"Boom boom boom!!!"

The deafening roar of artillery fire came from nearby, reaching their ears. Jin Xuan immediately produced a gun out of thin air, and without further explanation, flew away. Xuan Yue also sensed something was wrong and followed Jin Xuan closely.

When they returned to their territory, war had broken out and people were fleeing in all directions.

"This is an enemy attack! Impossible! The enemy couldn't possibly have broken through the defenses here." Jin Xuan summoned his spear and flew into the air, smashing the falling rocks.

Xuan Yue remained silent, deep in thought. Since he had been tricked into arriving here, did that mean this ancient magic array could also transport others back to the past?

"It's been a long time, my dear brother." At this moment, a familiar voice pierced his eardrums, and Xuan Yue finally realized who they had missed.

That Jin Yu, a descendant of the Jinpeng clan who defected and fell into depravity in his early years, defied convention and lived for over ten thousand years.

Xuan Yue wasn't the only one surprised; Jin Xuan, who was suspended in mid-air, was also taken aback.

"Are you surprised that I'm still alive, or surprised that I can come back?" Jin Yu revealed his true form, with silver-white hair and a pair of black eyes with white pupils, exuding an obvious eeriness.

"I'm surprised you're actually willing to give away your bloodline." Jin Xuan's spear was pointed directly at Jin Yu, his killing intent fully revealed. "What, do you hate me so much that you want to exterminate your entire clan!"

Jin Yu wasn't annoyed. He just stared at Jin Xuan with a wide smile on his lips, seemingly lost in thought. He didn't dodge the shot; he just kept watching.

After a long silence, he finally spoke: "I'm so sorry, brother, I've disappointed you. I didn't bring these meteorites here. If I told you I just got here, would you believe me?"

"You think I'd believe that, Jin Yu? You sent messages to the enemy and killed dozens of your own people. Each and every one of these things is enough to get you killed a hundred times over!"

“Then…brother…” Jin Yu still smiled, grasped the tip of Jin Xuan’s spear, and pointed it directly at his chest: “Kill me.” His tone was calm, as if he were talking about something insignificant.

"!" Jin Xuan couldn't believe it. Looking at his younger brother in front of him, apart from his face, everything else was really different.

"Hehehe, what a show! Why don't you just stop here?" A strange voice rang out, and the space around them began to distort.

"Heavenly Thunder Wrath!" Xuan Yue struck directly down into the space before anyone could react, instantly raising clouds of dust.

"Jin Xuan, send a message to Xuan Qing!" Xuan Yue shouted immediately, hoping that everything was still in time.

"Oh, so you didn't leave. You left a clone here?" The voice sounded again: "But it doesn't change anything. You are too weak." Clumps of mist spread out, and darkness began to envelop the sky.

"This is [the Abyss]..."

—At this moment in Liyue—

"Mark Hughes, how's the situation!" Ping'er and Mark Hughes had searched through more than a dozen ley lines and cleared them all, leaving only this one near the mountain.

"Alright, leave the rest to me. You go and support Hargentus. I don't think she can hold out for much longer."

"Okay, then be careful." Ping'er knew that the longer time passed, the more difficult things would become for them.

Watching Ping'er's departing figure, Mark Hughes murmured, "I'm sorry, Ge Chen..." Then, he walked towards the ley line...

The battle on Morax's side is fierce. There is no doubt that Ocel is indeed a major threat to Liyue. Even someone as strong as Morax cannot completely suppress him in a short time.

"Hahaha, Morax, considering how long we've been fighting, I'll tell you some news," one of Oser's heads popped out and said, "Your dearest friend, whom you've been longing for, is probably not coming back." A smug satisfaction shone in his eyes.

"What do you mean?" Morax's tone remained calm, but the hand holding the Rainbow Spear was tightening its grip.

“What do you think, your allies… do you think you can keep up?” Ausel’s leaders looked at Morax, who was standing in mid-air, with a provocative gaze, staring directly into his eyes with the air of victors.

"Then let's finish this quickly! Let's fight to the end!" Countless rock spears fell from the sky.

"Ugh!" Gui Zhong wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looking at the powerful dragon in front of him who was temporarily suppressed by the Yaksha Immortals and Ming Hai, and thought helplessly: (In the end, I still have to use that move? A Yue and A Qing, am I going to never see you again...?)

"A bunch of ants!" Chi Yi lashed out with his tail at Minghai Qixia Zhenjun, then used his claws to grab at several Yakshas, ​​letting out a furious roar: "You few think you can stop me? Wishful thinking!"

"Sand Locks!" Gui Zhong used his source power, turning gravel into chains and fine sand into cages to imprison the dragon and restrict its movements: "My power is indeed inferior to yours, but I am still a demon god. I can imprison you for a while until Morax and Noyavis arrive."

"Royavis, the war god of Liyue? Hahahaha, he can come back? That's the biggest joke in the world." Chi stopped struggling for the time being and just laughed wildly: "You don't know yet, do you? I teleported that demon god's soul back millions of years ago. I heard that the great war back then was so devastating that it caused the entire Teyvat lineage to be severed. A demon god who is less than 200 years old, to come back alive is simply a pipe dream!"

These words struck like a bolt from the blue, hitting everyone present in the heart. Their Ah Yue was gone forever...

Meanwhile, Xuan Yue, Jin Xuan, and Jin Yu were also suffering greatly, completely unable to eliminate the power of the abyss.

"This is going to be difficult." Jin Xuan spat out a mouthful of blood. Looking around, he saw that the casualties were heavy and many of his clansmen had already evacuated. At least they had bought enough time. The enemy on the other side had not fully emerged, but the blood-red light had an indescribable eeriness.

"Why is Xuanqing taking so long? Logically, given his speed, he should have arrived long ago." Xuan Yue's white clothes were already soaked in blood, not much better off than Jin Xuan's. Fortunately, he possessed the power of purification, which allowed him to suppress the enemy's attacks.

“This space is very abnormal. At the very least, the other party must have sealed off this place. Otherwise, with your power, Your Majesty would have broken through the seal and teleported back long ago.” Jin Yu said weakly. Compared to Jin Xuan and Xuan Yue, he was still able to stay conscious only by his willpower. He no longer had the strength to fight.

“Then, A-Qing is outside. As long as we break through the opening…” Xuan Yue thought of something and prepared to gather her strength, but was stopped by Jin Xuan.

"Ah Yue, I have a plan. Listen, no matter what happens later, don't intervene, or you might not be able to return to your timeline." Jin Xuan stared seriously at Xuan Yue, then turned to look at the dark shadow in the abyss.

"Tsk tsk tsk, I'm getting sleepy. I didn't expect you could let my clone play with this for so long. You've got some skills. You'd better just obediently become my nourishment, that way you'll suffer less. Hahahahahaha." The shadowy figure began to laugh.

"Hahahaha." Jin Xuan started laughing, his laughter merging with that of the dark figure.

"why are you laughing."

"I laugh at you, so blinded by your own predicament, unaware that you've already fallen into the trap. It's time to close the net." Jin Xuan's eyes emitted golden light, like the sun, illuminating the entire world, dispelling all darkness, leaving nowhere to hide...