Light, omnipresent light.
Xingqiu covered his eyes. He only saw Chongyun, carrying a ball of light that flickered like a flame, heading straight for the Ruin Hunter on the distant ground.
Then, a dazzling, immense light erupted from the dim underground.
The brightness illuminated the entire cave, and as far as the eye could see, there was an endless white light.
Even though Xingqiu covered his eyes with both hands, the light penetrated through his palms and eyelids, turning into a striking red that went straight into his eyes.
Xingqiu's entire Vision was now a vivid red. Not only that, in the direction of Chongyun, he could clearly feel a continuous wave of heat sweeping over him.
Although not as scorching as real flames, it was enough to make the surroundings become extremely hot.
Xingqiu covered his eyes and took a few steps back. His heart was now filled with doubt. Are Exorcists really that powerful?
And judging by Chongyun's appearance, it was as if he had turned himself into a bomb.
The vast underground cave became incredibly silent. Xingqiu's ears only heard a faint buzzing sound, making him wonder if it was his imagination.
Soon, the blinding crimson gradually dissipated, and the rising heat also lost its intensity. Xingqiu lowered his hands and opened his eyes.
The underground became dim again. Fortunately, the light that had just erupted did not seem to cause too much DMG to ordinary objects.
The faint blue fireflies around, like candles in the wind, still flickered, and those inexplicable red lanterns still illuminated the surroundings in a red hue.
Xingqiu immediately saw Chongyun, covered in flames and staggering. Without thinking, he immediately ran over.
"You really turned yourself into a bomb?!" Xingqiu exclaimed in horror, seeing the scorched ground around Chongyun and the motionless Ruin Hunter beside him.
The Ruin Hunter now looked like any common rubble, devoid of life, and the previously faint, eerie aura had also vanished.
"Haha… see… my Pure Yang Body is still quite formidable!" Chongyun looked even more miserable at this moment.
Not only were there small yellow flames Burning on his head, but his Exorcists robe was already tattered. The only thing that seemed relatively intact on him was the still clear Vision at his waist.
"Alright, alright! You're amazing!" Xingqiu helped Chongyun lean against a overturned stone slab and quickly nodded in agreement.
Seeing the flickering flames on Chongyun's head, Xingqiu flicked his finger, and a jet of water shot out, dousing the flames.
The flames immediately vanished, but soon they flared up again, flickering as if mocking Xingqiu.
"There's something wrong with these flames. Why can't they be put out?" Xingqiu decided to stop being subtle.
Seeing how small the flames were, he simply raised his palm and started patting them repeatedly.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
Sure enough, the flames were extinguished, and at the same time, Chongyun gained a new hairstyle.
"Stop patting! This is my leaked Yang energy, not some flame!" Chongyun pushed Xingqiu away, speaking with a speechless expression.
The flames that had been flickering on Chongyun's head were indeed his leaked Yang energy.
Earlier, Chongyun had first eaten a handful of Jueyun Chilis, and then completely expelled the evil being in front of him. His excitement was, understandably, immense.
This manifested externally as Yang energy leakage, forming Yang fire.
"Pure Yang Body? Such abundant Yang energy?" Ember flipped over from behind the stone slab, observing Chongyun with a look of astonishment.
He had been secretly observing from the sidelines the entire time. Leaving aside other things, the tacit understanding and trust between Xingqiu and Chongyun alone were enough for him to commend.
As for Chongyun's subsequent "Exorcism Bomb," it completely refreshed Ember's understanding of the Pure Yang Body.
There was actually someone whose physique was so good that he could directly Eruption Yang energy from his body!
"That's right, Senior, you may not know this. The Pure Yang Body is a physique rarely seen in a thousand years!" Xingqiu wiped the dust from his face and said, shaking his head.
"It's not that amazing. This physique is quite troublesome in everyday life," Chongyun said, scratching the back of his head a little awkwardly.
In a way, Chongyun was indeed right. Those with a Pure Yang Body have Yang energy flowing around their bodies.
More specifically, they are prone to getting heated, with blood rushing to their heads, leading to an uncontrolled surge of Yang energy that drastically alters their temperament.
Chongyun himself suffered greatly from this.
Therefore, when Chongyun travels, he avoids direct sunlight, hot water, hot food, spicy flavors, thick clothes, arguments, and anger… It could be said that the points Chongyun needs to pay attention to in his daily life could fill three pages of paper.
However, these sacrifices were worth it. Chongyun looked at the lifeless Ruin Hunter. The icy aura within it had long vanished. Seeing the immense power of his Pure Yang Body against evil beings, Chongyun felt a surge of exhilaration.
All the numerous trivialities of daily life vanished at this moment.
"A Pure Yang Body, huh. It's really quite effective against these strange things," Ember poked at the Ruin Hunter. He was also curious where this thing came from.
Before he tore down the main gate, this place was a completely enclosed space.
For this Ruin Hunter to have gotten in, Ember guessed it was probably due to a problem with Khaenri'ah's spatial technology, accidentally dropping it here when deploying Ruin Hunters.
"That's natural. For evil beings, the Pure Yang Body is the most fatal thing," Xingqiu also ran over.
No matter what, he also contributed to eliminating this Ruin Hunter, so he had to see the formidable enemy he had defeated.
"Is that so? The Pure Yang Body is rarely seen in a thousand years. But the resentment here has accumulated for more than a thousand years."
Saying this, Ember kicked the massive Ruin Hunter on the ground, and under Xingqiu and Chongyun's astonished gazes, pointed to the distant ground.
The familiar dark green mist, which Xingqiu and Chongyun knew well, spread from the entire ground, completely dimming the surrounding light.
Then the mist gathered, eventually forming a Ruin Guard.
"Not only is the Pure Yang Body miraculous, but this 'evil being' is also quite miraculous," Ember shook his head and said with emotion.
No matter where, the soul, or rather, the will, is a truly existing power.
Most of Lordran's magic comes from the application of soul power. The Lands Between is similar; whether it's magic or Prayer, what is consumed is the caster's willpower.
In Teyvat, however, it's a bit different. People here don't seem to have such a deep understanding of the soul.
The power of will on this land mostly manifests in forms similar to natural phenomena.
Whether it's the various monsters that pop out from Ley Line nodes when they are congested, or the fallen stars from a while ago, or even the thousands of years of accumulated resentment before them, it is all the same.
Moreover, the manifestation of power is not various magic, Prayer, or sorcery, but rather the creation of true physical entities.
It must be said, it is indeed miraculous.
"A Ruin Guard?" Xingqiu looked up at the Ruin Guard, which was no different from the previous Ruin Hunter. Although surprised, he was not flustered.
It was just a Ruin Guard, much easier to deal with than a Ruin Hunter, even if it had been enhanced by an evil being.
"Indeed, an evil being that required such a grand formation to suppress couldn't possibly be eliminated so easily by me," Chongyun also stood up.
Although the previous burst had consumed most of his Yang energy, if he was careful, he should be able to deal with the Ruin Guard in front of him.
"Still quite energetic."
Ember saw that Xingqiu and Chongyun still had energy left and couldn't help but praise them. However, he immediately changed his tone and shouted at the surging black clouds in the distance:
"One isn't enough for me to fight. Hurry up, I'm in a rush."
A powerful aura swept through. If the dark clouds above their heads only visually oppressed Xingqiu and Chongyun, then Ember's aura psychologically pressed down heavily on them.
It was then that the two realized that Ember was stronger than they had imagined.
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