The three continued northward, steadily closing the distance to Nantianmen.
Originally, the surrounding scenery was quite pleasant, with birds singing, flowers fragrant, and a cool breeze.
But as they went north, Makoto also noticed something was amiss.
It was the silence.
It was too quiet.
It was broad daylight, yet it was so quiet there wasn't a single sound.
It was as if no living creature had ever set foot here.
It was very strange.
Li Sinan couldn't help but ask, "Strange, it seems like all the animals have disappeared along the way."
"Also, have you two noticed the temperature rising?"
"It feels much warmer here than in Liyue."
Makoto naturally also noticed the anomaly Li Sinan mentioned.
This temperature increase wasn't caused by the sun's rays, but by the high temperature emanating from deep within the ground.
Morax, walking at the very front, spoke without turning his head, "By universal rationality, we have entered the territory of the Ancient Geovishap."
"That creature has a very strong territorial awareness, so other animals dare not stay here for long."
"As for the rising temperature, it's not hard to understand."
"Ancient Geovishaps themselves contain immense heat, and they affect the temperature of the area they are in."
Upon hearing the words Ancient Geovishap, Li Sinan's expression turned somewhat grim.
"How terrifying, just thinking about it makes the Ancient Geovishap seem so terrifying."
"No wonder there are no other living creatures here besides the three of us; it turns out Ancient Geovishaps attack anyone who enters their territory!"
"Then we'd better leave here quickly, let's go, let's go!"
Li Sinan urged Makoto and Morax to leave quickly.
But just at that moment,
the ground shook violently, and an Ancient Geovishap emerged from deep underground.
Its roar was like rolling thunder, deafening.
When it saw Makoto and his group trespassing on its territory, the Ancient Geovishap grew even angrier, spitting out several fireballs from its mouth.
These fireballs varied in shape and size, like a meteor shower filling the sky, rapidly descending.
Li Sinan looked up at the dense fireballs in the sky, at a loss.
Because he didn't know where to hide.
A net of fire descended from the sky, with nowhere to hide!
Fortunately, Makoto reacted quickly, immediately using Earth Core to form a Yu Zhang Shield, standing in front of Li Sinan and blocking all the fireballs.
Li Sinan originally thought he was doomed, but when he saw Makoto block the fireballs for him, his expression was filled with gratitude.
"Big Brother Makoto, thank you."
"If it weren't for you, I'd probably be done for."
Li Sinan had a look of someone who had narrowly escaped death.
Morax, standing nearby, had a somewhat complex expression.
He had originally intended to cast a barrier to protect Makoto and Li Sinan,
but he was unexpectedly surprised to find that Makoto could use Earth Core.
This made Morax feel very incredible,
because looking across the entire Teyvat continent, there should be no one else besides him who could use Earth Core.
But why could Makoto?
Never mind.
Morax did not delve deeper into this point.
After all, everyone has secrets, even Morax himself.
For a moment,
Morax took a deep look at Makoto, thoughtfully.
Immediately after, Morax raised his head, his gaze fixed on the attacking Ancient Geovishap.
The next second, he slowly raised his hand, aiming at the Ancient Geovishap.
His golden pupils grew brighter and more dazzling, and a powerful aura erupted from his entire body.
That aura was like mountains roaring and seas raging, like the sky falling and the earth rending.
The powerful pressure caused the rampaging Ancient Geovishap's movements to suddenly pause, its body stiff.
It was as if an invisible hand was holding it down, preventing it from moving.
The Ancient Geovishap's body contained dragon bloodline.
This bloodline inherently possessed a hierarchy.
The fact that its body was stiff meant that there was a more powerful dragon present.
Instinct made it kneel in submission!
No,
not just one!
There was more than one dragon with a purer bloodline than it in the vicinity!
The Ancient Geovishap let out a heart-wrenching roar, completely different from its previous cries.
If before it was anger and aggression,
then now there was only endless fear and reverence.
"Omni-ubiquity."
As Morax chanted in a deep voice,
a dark golden meteor appeared in the sky, smashing directly towards the Ancient Geovishap.
That meteor was too terrifying.
Even before it touched the Ancient Geovishap's body,
one could clearly see the Ancient Geovishap's scales rapidly petrifying, then flaking off.
When the meteor struck, the Ancient Geovishap directly turned into dust, scattered by the wind.
Li Sinan was too surprised to speak at the sight.
"Wow, wow, wow, Big Brother Morax, you're amazing!"
"You can even summon a meteor and directly smash the Ancient Geovishap to death."
"Speaking of which, my brother seems to be a very capable person too, somewhat similar to Brother Morax!"
Makoto, standing nearby, was also somewhat moved internally.
He knew very well,
this was just the power displayed by the Lord of Geo in his identity as Morax, a consultant of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
It was far from Morax's true power.
If he used his full strength, perhaps the entire Nantianmen terrain would change?
At this moment,
a Ley Line Blossom grew from underground.
Makoto had previously killed Ancient Geovishaps, but he had never seen Ley Line Blossoms.
Because those Ancient Geovishaps were all corrupted and controlled by the Fatui.
However, this Ancient Geovishap was a pure monster, so a Ley Line Blossom would appear after defeating it.
Makoto also stepped forward and directly expended stamina to activate the Ley Line Blossom.
Expending stamina was like entering sage mode; no wonder the stamina cap was 160.
If this happened a few more times, his body would be hollowed out.
As the Ley Line Blossom slowly opened, many items fell onto the ground.
There were four-star artifacts, some experience books,
and a golden-yellow stone,
Pristine Jade.
These are five-star materials used for character ascend, which usually need to be Crafted.
The fact that it could be obtained here indicated Makoto's good luck.
"Big Brother Makoto, that stone in your hand, can I see it?"
At this moment, Li Sinan looked at the Pristine Jade in Makoto's hand and spoke weakly.
Only when he saw ores did Li Sinan's eyes become excited and bright.
"Of course." Makoto handed the Pristine Jade to Li Sinan.
The moment he received the stone, Li Sinan suddenly looked up.
"I think I'm starting to remember some things..."
...Originally, I planned to update five chapters today, but my mindset became problematic, so I'll just update four chapters today. If I force myself to add more, what I write won't be readable.
Finally, regarding the subsequent plot,
I've seen many readers hoping for the plot to accelerate, and I'm also laying the groundwork for that aspect of the story.
It's very difficult to accelerate the time in a reasonable and natural way, but I'm trying my best.
However, I still need to arrange the plot after Shenhe appears.
That's all for now, everyone get some rest early.
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