Genshin Impact: Awakening in the Darkness

The peaceful night sky was shattered by a series of whooshing sounds.

In mid-air——

"Impregnable!" Morax immediately activated his shield, blocking Xuan Yue's sword energy, and then immediately retaliated.

"Morax, you're cheating!" As soon as Xuan Yue saw that her attack had been blocked, she instantly teleported to dodge Morax's Rock Rain.

"Don't even think about escaping!" Barbatos unleashed his ultimate attack, flashing towards Xuan Yue and Morax. A hurricane, carrying Morax's rock rain, attacked Xuan Yue.

The moment they met, Xuan Yue's figure suddenly vanished.

"what!"

"Watch out behind you!" Xuan Yue suddenly appeared behind Barbatos and slammed Barbatos into the mountainside with a sword.

"That was really hard." Ergolia and Hibarak sat together, eating fruit from their plates, looking up at Barbatos being beaten, unable to bear to watch.

"It looks painful." Buyer repaired...

"Look up!" Raiden Shin reminded them to look at the purple lightning shooting straight down from the sky; it was Raiden.

"At this moment, the time of annihilation!" This blade shot straight towards Xuan Yue.

"No! Why is it all me! Spread your wings!" Xuan Yue quickly spread her golden wings, turning into a blur as she fled into the distance.

"This road is blocked." In front of Xuan Yue, the wind and snow of Barnabas and the attacks of the Thunder Cinema formed an encirclement.

Xuan Yue immediately changed direction, but ended up crashing into Morax again.

"Justice prevails!"

"Not good!" Xuan Yue tried to break through downwards, but...

"Little Xuan Yue, I'm sorry." Barbatos was already lying in ambush there, the Song of the High Heavens was playing, and the encirclement was complete.

(It's over!) Xuan Yue cried out in his heart. He was definitely going to be eliminated now, and he could only play defensively.

Xuan Yue closed his eyes, but just as the attack was about to strike, a crack appeared behind him, and an ethereal, almost broken hand patted his shoulder and then pulled Xuan Yue into the crack in an instant.

The four attacks converged, raising clouds of dust and obscuring the situation.

"How is it?" Fox Palace asked Raiden Shin beside him.

"I can't see clearly, but Xuan Yue should be out of the game." Raiden smiled helplessly. After all, given the situation just now, Xuan Yue couldn't have escaped the encirclement.

“Not necessarily,” Buyer said. “Xuan Yue dodged the attack just now.”

"Oh my! How did you dodge that!" Shibarak exclaimed in shock, while Ergolia beside him was also somewhat incredulous.

"I just saw a crack appear out of thin air behind Xuan Yue, and he slipped into it, thus avoiding the attack," Buyer explained to everyone.

“I’ve never heard of Xuan Yue having this authority before.” Ergolia’s words brought Raiden to his senses.

"Perhaps... it wasn't Xuan Yue's, but someone else's..."

"What?" Hibarak was even more confused.

(Could it be that person?) Ergolia also recalled what Xuan Yue had said back then.

The scene shifts to the battlefield, where Morax frowns. The smoke and dust haven't cleared yet, but Xuan Yue is still nowhere to be seen.

"Hey, where's Xiao Xuan Yue?" Barbatos asked in confusion. Logically speaking, Xuan Yue should have been eliminated, but the fact that he wasn't in the rest area meant that he was still on the battlefield.

"He's gone," Lei Yingdong said.

“That’s impossible.” Barbatos looked at Barnabas, who also shook her head to indicate that she didn’t sense his presence.

At that moment, a crack appeared not far away.

"Watch out, rock spear!" Morax was the first to attack the crack, and the other gods also grabbed their weapons. Even the other gods nearby were ready to fight.

A black figure emerged from the crack, easily dodging the rock spear's attack. It was the dead of night, and the figure was as elusive as a ghost.

"Watch out!" Lei Yingdong swung his sword without thinking, aiming straight for the black shadow's path. It did hit, but it was deflected and the attack became even stronger.

“What…is this thing…” Barbatos was a little scared.

"The heavens are in turmoil!" A meteorite from Morax fell from the sky, briefly illuminating the area with golden light. Then, they saw the face of the dark figure clearly—it was Xuan Yue. However, his original white robe with silver trim had turned black with gold trim, his blue eyes had become deep purple, and even his hair was black. Compared to Xuan Yue's gentle demeanor, this appearance seemed cold and aloof…

"No! This is Xuan Yue?!" Ergolia exclaimed.

Raiden was deep in thought, and Shibarak was so shocked that he stopped chewing. Buyer lay down on the edge of the cliff to get a closer look...

As for the heavens—

"Ahhh! Morax is Xuan Qing! You better watch out!" Barbatos frantically shook Morax's arm.

"..." Morax indicated that he also wanted to, but it seemed impossible to receive the signal at such a close distance.

"The world is frozen in an instant," Xuan Qing's purple eyes flashed, and the Shao Yin Sword emitted a chilling aura. Time in this area seemed to freeze, and everyone held their breath.

"A fleeting moment in eternity, a thousand-foot cliff disappears as the years wither and the reflection in the pool fades!" This sword strike, carrying endless chill, cleaved Morax's meteorite in two, broke through the magic array, and shot straight into the sky. Fortunately, nothing else happened; only a faint blue light appeared in the darkness.

"..." At this moment, Jueyunjian was quiet.

"Shadowless, Severance." As expected of a Shadow Warrior, she launched the first attack on Xuan Qing.

But at this moment, the body was controlled by Xuan Qing. He flashed into the black hole, causing the attack to miss, and then appeared behind Ying, unleashing a sword strike. Ying quickly blocked, but was still slammed to the ground by the force of the attack.

Shadow is out.

"..." Xuan Qing didn't say anything, and glanced indifferently at the three remaining gods on the field.

"Enemy, eliminate." The cold and ruthless words came from Xuan Qing's mouth. Before Morax and the others could react, Xuan Qing had already rushed towards Barnabas, who was closest to him.

"Impregnable!" Morax immediately shielded himself, Barnabas, and Barbatos, as well as the other gods outside the arena: "Everyone, Xuanqing's condition is very wrong! I need your help to control him!" Morax held the Rainbow Piercing Spear and met Xuanqing's sword head-on.

"What's going on! Why are we suddenly being asked to go on stage?" Urgolia was a little confused, still holding the unfinished cake in her hand.

"I'm ready to go." Hibarak had already drawn his greatsword, ready to go up and help, but was stopped by Fox Palace: "The situation has changed now. This is not a friendly spar, but a duel to the death. You are human. Without the physique of a demon god, you cannot withstand a single blow from Xuan Yue. You should stay in the rear."

"I'll listen to you, you all need to be careful."

"Haha, of course we still value our lives." Raiden Shin took out the naginata from Raiden, Ergolia took out her sword, and Buyer took out the Thousand Leaf Dream, and flew into the battlefield.

Xuan Qing's attacks became increasingly fierce, and even with Morax providing cover, Barbatos and Barnabas still couldn't get close to him.

"Ling Hong!" The attacks of ice and fire were launched at Barbatos and Barnabas respectively.

"This moment, the time of death."

"Pure water, obey my command."

Returning to the battlefield, Ray and Agoria stood in front of Barbatos and Banaba respectively, shattering the ice and fire of the attack.

"Quickly finish this!" Morax sensed that Dao Xuanqing's attack power was weakening and his eyes were gradually dimming, which was not a good sign.

"This place is the temple of wisdom!" A thousand leaves of dreams enveloped this world, releasing a rich grass element. Although it had no offensive power, it could lock onto Xuan Qing's location.

"We'll lend a hand too!" Li Shui and Xiao Yue worked together to set up a trapping formation. Although it was a temporary setup, it was enough to trap Xuan Qing for a moment.

(We need to find a way to lure him over there!) Raiden was pushed aside and sent a telepathic message to Morax, who was locked in a fierce battle with Xuanqing. Morax nodded inadvertently and then distanced himself from Xuanqing.

Xuanqing was very clever, a fact Morax knew all too well. That's why he would feign an escape, while the other gods were tasked with stopping him. Only in this way could Xuanqing sense something in the place he was heading, thus luring him there.

As expected, Xuan Qing, who had not originally intended to pursue, stopped holding back when the other gods kept blocking him. He used a single sword strike to knock Barbatos and the others away and chased after Morax.

"Here it comes! Activate the formation!" Morax's rock pillars rose up, trapping Xuan Qing, who had just landed in the formation.

"Don't even think about it!" Xuan Qing raised the Shao Yin Sword again, but this time... he didn't strike. The sword fell from his hand, his hand went limp, and his body slumped to the side. Just as he was about to hit the ground, Xuan Yue woke up...

"Phew~ This big iceberg is getting harder and harder to deal with. But what's going on?" Xuan Yue asked, puzzled.

"Xuan Yue?" Morax took a closer look, breathed a sigh of relief, and released Xuan Yue.

"It's me, and Xuanqing is back! My Qing just saved me, otherwise I would have been out of the game. But Qing seems really tired, so I knocked him out and let him sleep for a while..." Xuan Yue smiled, clearly very happy.

(Well done.) The other gods who flew over and heard this cheered inwardly.

"Wait, what's going on here?" Xuan Yue turned around and saw the gods in their disheveled state, including Morax, whose robes were torn and whose body was covered in wounds of all sizes.

(Is Xuanqing really that powerful?) Xuan Yue was somewhat incredulous.

"Xuan Yue! You've finally been brought back!" Ergolia said, sounding somewhat aggrieved.

"Little Xuan Yue, next time Xuan Qing comes out, remind me to stay far away." Barbatos was on the verge of tears. He knew that every time he used elemental diffusion or ranged attacks, Xuan Qing would lock onto him directly. He didn't know how many times he had been knocked to the ground. It hurt so much.

"I'm completely convinced." Lei Yingdian is alright; she can accept defeat.

"Xuan Yue, your other side is truly amazing," Lei Dianzhen praised without reservation.

"Wait, what happened to you guys? It's one thing to bully me, but why did you gang up on my Qing?" Xuan Yue said, standing up for Xuan Qing.

(We've been bullied, haven't we!) the gods thought to themselves, but unfortunately, someone's heart was already on their side. Besides, with so many of them, no, so many gods involved, they still couldn't defeat one? Who would believe that!