"In my understanding, once something is tainted with the aura of the Abyss, its only fate is to be consumed by the Abyss," the Pyro Abyss Mage said, glancing at Dvalin.
"And you are the only exception I've ever seen."
"Clack, clack, clack!" The crisp sound of armor clashing was so distinct in the Domain, where only the wind howled, that it immediately drew the attention of the Abyss Mages and Dvalin.
Everyone looked towards the sound, only to find Yu Jin skipping rope nearby.
"What are you doing?" The Pyro Abyss Mage found Yu Jin a bit hard to understand. Why was he skipping rope at a time like this?
"Exercising. Do you want to try?" Yu Jin reached directly into the Pyro Abyss Mage's elemental shield as if it didn't exist.
In his hand, there was a neatly stacked pile of jump ropes.
The Pyro Abyss Mage stared intently, nearly popping its eyes out. What did it see? It saw the Abyss!
Flowing stars were the rope's casing, and silent madness was the handle at its end. The jump rope itself was an unspeakable taboo!
"Your Majesty! What took you so long! I've been waiting for you, Your Majesty!" The Pyro Abyss Mage unceremoniously hugged Yu Jin's leg. What The Order, what Prince, were they as thick as this leg?
"Scram, scram, scram! Why are you acting like a human?" A very distinctive way of cursing, truly befitting Yu Jin.
"Hey! What are you doing!"
"Do you really want to betray The Order?"
"What did you see?"
Seeing the Pyro Abyss Mage flung far away by Yu Jin, the other Abyss Mages immediately surrounded it. They occasionally expressed profound disdain for the Pyro Abyss Mage's spineless words just now.
"See for yourselves." The jump rope Yu Jin had just conjured was still in the Pyro Abyss Mage's hand. It tossed the Abyss jump rope away and then went to draw circles by itself.
The blow it received today was quite significant. The Abyss, which it believed to be omnipotent, had been thwarted twice in a row. It needed some quiet time to reflect.
"This is... the power of The Order!"
"Why is it so gentle? Isn't the power of The Order supposed to be very chaotic?"
"So pure..."
After a burst of chatter, Dvalin saw three more Abyss Mages drawing circles on the platform. Including the Pyro Abyss Mage, a total of four Abyss Mages — red, purple, blue, and white — were drawing circles.
This scene utterly silenced Dvalin. He had lived for thousands of years, what kind of scene hadn't he witnessed? Apologies, he had truly never seen this scene.
"Then... then this thing can't be removed?" Durin's sobs occasionally reached Dvalin's ears, forcing him to break the silence.
If he didn't ask clearly soon, he would be annoyed to death!
The Pyro Abyss Mage heard Dvalin's question, put away its staff for drawing circles, and thickened its elemental shield. Then it said:
"It definitely couldn't before, but now I don't know." The Pyro Abyss Mage glanced at Yu Jin beside it. The guy who could knead and flatten the forbidden power of the Abyss as he pleased was right here, and Dvalin was still asking it?
"Why are you looking at me? Of course I —" As soon as Yu Jin spoke, it drew everyone's attention. He deliberately prolonged his voice, keeping everyone in suspense.
Both the Pyro Abyss Mage and Dvalin hoped Yu Jin would give a positive answer.
"I can!" Yu Jin did not disappoint them, giving a very confident affirmative answer.
Anyway, it was just a matter of the Principle of Causality. If one time wasn't enough, he could just use it a few more times. The Golden Order was useless in many ways, but it was unmatched in its ability to keep all things unchanged.
"But are you sure you want me to act? Actually, you have another option..." Yu Jin finished speaking and then quietly leaned in again.
"What option?" Dvalin asked impatiently. He had thought it was a blessing that Yu Jin could deal with this poisoned blood, but he didn't expect there to be other options?
Since when was the Abyss so easy to remove? Dvalin looked at Yu Jin, wondering if he should go out and explore.
"This poisoned blood has been with you for five hundred years. With a flick of my hands, it's gone. Don't you feel a little regretful?" Yu Jin said, gesturing the action of the Principle of Causality, indicating that the process of removing the poisoned blood would be very fast.
"No." Dvalin shook his head decisively. For five hundred years, this poisoned blood had tormented him to death. He just wanted to quickly get rid of it and fly freely.
"Look, you've now shattered the resentment in the poisoned blood. Most of its power has dissipated. If you release the restrictions again, find someone to fight, and exhaust your power, wouldn't that solve it?" Yu Jin seemed not to have heard Dvalin's refusal, speaking to himself.
"Who should I fight? Is it you?" Dvalin looked at Yu Jin, involuntarily taking a few steps back.
He wouldn't just be looking for an excuse to kill him, would he? Dvalin suddenly had this peculiar thought.
Yu Jin felt Dvalin's gaze, which contained a hint of fear, and thought he was worried about him destroying Mondstadt, so he comforted him:
"Relax! Mondstadt will be fine. Both I and Lanssangx are very strong, strong enough to control you!"
"What, Lanssangx?" Dvalin's ears twitched, catching the key information.
"Hmm, actually, I originally wanted you to fight Lanssangx. But if you insist on fighting me, I don't mind stretching my muscles." Yu Jin nodded. He admired creatures who dared to climb to great heights.
"Lanssangx... what is her relationship with you?" Dvalin savored Yu Jin's words, discovering a blind spot within them.
"What relationship..." Yu Jin stroked his chin, and under Dvalin's eager gaze, he said, "I suppose I could barely be considered her superior and elder."
"Superior and elder?" Dvalin repeated Yu Jin's answer a few times. He seemed to be thinking about something.
"How about it? Do you want to show off your might in front of Lanssangx?" Yu Jin leaned next to Dvalin again, speaking seductively.
"Yes! I agree!" Dvalin spread his wings, and dazzling wind flowed over his massive dragon wings.
He completely forgot that after the corrosion of the Abyss, he was no longer truly himself.
"Is this really okay?" The Pyro Abyss Mage saw Yu Jin and Dvalin chatting enthusiastically and raised its question.
Is the Abyss that easy to remove?
"Don't worry about the details! If I say it's okay, it's okay!" Yu Jin waved his hand, just as the Pyro Abyss Mage feared.
Normally, the corrosion of the Abyss integrates into the essence of life, completely changing its form.
To cleanse it is almost impossible—unless there is a power that can delve into the essence of life and "pull out" what doesn't belong to life itself.
Of course, that's just under normal circumstances. Now, not only is there Yu Jin, but there's also Lumine, that special little one.
No matter who acted, removing the corrosion of the Abyss would be a piece of cake.
As for why Yu Jin went to the extra trouble of making the Stormterror and Lanssangx fight.
Mainly, he wanted to see the difference in strength between the two world dragons, and he was curious about what normal creatures looked like after being corroded by the Abyss.
And most importantly, the time was ripe for holding the Radahn, oh no, the Dvalin festival!
Radahn (Dvalin, with his poisoned blood restrictions removed), the heroes (Lanssangx, etc.), and Jerren (Yu Jin).
The actors are in place; now we just await the auspicious day!
When Yu Jin first arrived at Redmane Castle, he heard Jerren, the castle's lord, shouting about Radahn's deeds from a high platform.
Radahn, the strongest demigod. He once sealed the starry sky. Because of him, the stars no longer rotated, and because he sealed the stars, those malevolent meteors from space would never again descend upon The Lands Between.
However, after the elden ring shattered, Radahn and Malenia engaged in a cataclysmic battle in Caelid.
Malenia fell unconscious after unleashing the scarlet rot, and Radahn became a beast that only gnawed on corpses.
To give this strongest demigod a grand send-off, Radahn's festival was thus born.
Jerren's atmosphere was well-rendered, Yu Jin's blood boiled, and Radahn was also not very resistant to being beaten.
Anyway, when Yu Jin pressed Radahn into the water for a bath, he was in a terrible mood.
Therefore, this special, simplified version of the "Radahn Festival" in Teyvat—also known as the Wind Dragon Festival—came into being!
"Warriors! The battle festival begins!" Yu Jin mimicked Jerren's tone, letting out a deep, trembling sound that once again drew everyone's attention.
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