Genshin Impact: Awakening in the Darkness

"You cannot escape from the Abyss." The cold voice, carrying an oppressive aura, penetrated the depths of that space.

"Damn it!" Abyss stopped fighting with Heavenly Principle and tried to turn around and escape.

"Escape? How can you escape?" An invisible net trapped the will of the Abyss within. They once again transformed into mist, spreading all around.

The figure moved, raising his right hand and clenching it tightly in his palm. Screams echoed through the space. Then, "Heavenly Principle" emerged and flew to his side.

"It really is you." Tianli showed no surprise at the arrival of the person, or perhaps it was expected.

The newcomer's hair was golden at the ends and black with white highlights in the middle. His divine attire resembled stars, shimmering with light. His eyes were covered by a white cloth, making him appear holy, while he carefully protected the golden bird egg in his hands.

"It's him." She caught a glimpse of the figure out of the corner of her eye. How could she not recognize him? She was sure that the others, Time, Life, and Death, would recognize him too.

"He's back." [He] spoke, unusually.

"..."

“Xuanqing…”

Morax and Barbatos struggled to look up at the figure.

“The earth veins are temporarily sealed off, they can’t get in.” Xuan Qing said as he carefully placed the egg into his sea of ​​consciousness, picking up the Shao Yin sword in his hand. “I’ll go, I’ll meet him.”

In that space, the abyss bumped against walls everywhere, like being imprisoned in a cage, the kind that's completely sealed off.

"Don't waste your energy, the ley lines have been closed, and what awaits you is only the end of the world."

"Little brat, you're quite the joker! You've only imprisoned my consciousness, but my avatars have already infiltrated every part of the earth's veins. They're like seeds; it's only a matter of time before they sprout." The Abyss attempted to bewitch the god before him with its power, telling him that its efforts were futile. "Do I need to tell you that in this short time, the veins of the seven kingdoms have already been corrupted? Even if you unleash divine punishment, it will be to no avail!"

“So,” Xuan Qing said quietly, letting him finish speaking, “first of all, you’ve got one thing wrong.”

With the Lesser Yin enchantment, lightning flashed and struck directly at the Abyss: "I'm here for revenge."

"Aaaaaah!" The will of the Abyss was easily extinguished, but Xuanqing's sword did not stop. The fire element, carrying the wind element, directly ignited the consciousness of this space.

"Why! Why could you hurt us!" The will within the sea of ​​fire was fleeing, even when Xuan Yue and Tian Li joined forces before, they were not in such a sorry state.

"You are the will of the Abyss, its manifestation, and I am the master of Order, representing its wrath." Shao Yin condensed grass elements, forming a grass-based domain that made the fires burn even more fiercely.

"Ah! Since that's the case, let's perish together!" The abyss, enveloped in burning mist, completely sealed the entrance. Those outside couldn't get in, and those inside couldn't get out. "You'll perish with us!"

Xuan Qing made no comment; he was unusually calm. He continued to ignite, burn, evaporate, and explode—a series of elemental reactions. Although the Abyss Will was weakening, he had learned to hide, no longer confronting it directly, intending to simply erode its soul and power.

"Time's up." Xuan Qing stopped. His current attack methods could no longer harm the remaining Abyss Wills, but they had bought enough time.

"What."

While the Abyss was still in a daze, a chilling coldness struck the space, and a sword cleaved a crack in the air.

Who is it?! [Heavenly Justice]? No, impossible! She doesn't have that kind of power.

Xuan Qing put away Shao Yin and flew out of this space through the gap in the crack. 〖Abyss〗 finally caught its breath and glanced at the scene outside.

Guess what he saw: a man holding a sword, his white robe stained with blood, his eyes purplish-red, with the same face as Xuan Qing, and in his hand was Xuan Yue's Shao Yang sword.

“They’re getting impatient,” said the blood-stained Xuan Qing to the blindfolded Xuan Qing.

"Hmm." The two Xuanqing held hands and released energy waves together, causing the space in this world to ripple.

"What are you trying to do!" Abyss, growing impatient, finally left his hiding place, sensing a devastating threat.

"Leave this area immediately." [Heavenly Principle] waved his hand, signaling the maintainers to leave this area.

Barbatos and Morax had already been transferred back to their territory, and Barnabas and Raiden had also been sacrificed and relocated to the outside world.

The instant they left the Yin-Yang Heavenly Compass barrier, a space tore open, and crimson sword energy slashed straight at the Abyss.

"You shall all be executed." The one who emerged from the space was Xuan Qing, the "Divine Punishment," or more accurately, Xuan Qing from ten thousand years ago.

"Damn it!" The will of the Abyss tried to dive back into its own space. But it was too fast, and a spatial ripple was waiting for it to crash in before it could stop.

"Aaaaah!" Another scream rang out.

"This road is blocked." A figure dressed in a black and red robe and with a pair of dragon horns on his head, Xuan Qing, the "Divine Punishment," let a wisp of ashes dissipate in the wind.

The remaining will of the abyss dared not act rashly this time, but the ripples in the space increased, and countless divine punishments appeared here. The pressure here was no longer something that ordinary beings could withstand.

Even Xuan Qing, who had initially clashed with him, had his white strip removed. His eyes, one blue and one purple, glowed with the light of a magic array, and the black stars were stained with blood, radiating an eerie aura. He was the "Divine Punishment" representing this era.

Xuan Qing, his white robe stained with blood, surrounded by a mist of blood, is synonymous with the Other Shore. He is the "Divine Punishment" of the era of the Demon God War.

They are all Xuanqing.

“487 times,” Xuan Qing, the current Divine Punishment, said, “There are 487 Divine Punishments here. This is the limit of this world, but not our limit.”

"Madman! Run! We have to run away!"

"You cannot escape." All the Divine Punishments spoke in unison. Half of the Divine Punishments were restraining the Abyss. When the Abyss tried to mobilize the other Abysses in the ley lines, it found that all those Abysses were suppressed.

"What have you done? What have you done!"

"I'm tired of this kind of scene." The future Divine Punishment Xuan Qing was not interested and did not want to answer.

"Then there's no need to explain."

Above the Abyss, the nail of judgment, formed by the power of divine punishment, is gradually taking shape.

"Abyss, here, the past, present, and future have converged; you cannot escape." Now, under the leadership of Xuan Qing, they visibly obliterated the will of the Abyss, and the nails of divine punishment descended, sealing this world.

But the matter is not over yet. The abyss has already attached itself to the bodies of all living beings. If it is not resolved,

"It's up to you now." The divine punishment Xuanqings from the future had already retreated and returned to their own timelines, while the present Xuanqing looked at the shadows of the past and said, "Whose turn is it?"

"..."

There was silence.

In the end, the timeline was restored, and all the Xuanqing who did not belong to this era returned to the right track.

"Aren't you leaving yet?" Xuan Qing said, looking at his own white robe stained with blood. "If you go back now, you can still make it in time."

"Did we manage to protect them this time?"

Xuanqing took out the golden bird egg and said, "It's been protected, but it just means we have to start all over again."

Do you remember?

"At least he's still alive."

This time, there was no one around, so he left.

Following Shao Yin's guidance, Xuan Qing found that body, just like before, lying there. It was the beginning of his nightmare, but finally, it was over.

All seven kingdoms survived, albeit with heavy casualties. Without its own will, the Abyss's spread slowed, giving Teyvat ample time.

Xuan Qingrong returned to his body, back to the space where he had been sleeping, and continued his cycle of rebirth. This time, however, he carried a golden bird egg in his arms.

(Xuanqing, why do we have to leave one of us? We had so many happy times together.)

(You said, if we were to enter the cycle of reincarnation together, you could accompany me to see the seas calm and the rivers clear, and I could accompany you to travel the world. Then, instead of becoming gods, we would hide ourselves among the lights of a hundred homes, so that no one would know that their gods were among them. Hahaha, wouldn't that be so much fun!)

(Xuanqing, please don't leave me behind... please...)

Okay, I'll stay with you.

Amidst the myriad lights and butterfly shadows, one can discern the movement of the chess pieces and the final outcome of the game.

——To be continued——

The main storyline is coming, hehe.