"Abyssal fiend! Pay the price for everything you've done!"
Images of her friends flashed through Lumine's mind, her fury and sorrow coalescing into an even greater power.
She gripped her sword with both hands, the golden and pink light spiraling along the blade, converging into an unprecedentedly massive Pillar of Light that she savagely brought down!
Sensing the imminent threat of this attack, the Temporal Husk abandoned its arrogance and moved with lightning speed. Gripping its pitch-black longsword with both hands, it drew upon all surrounding Abyss Energy, condensing it into a ravenous, purplish-black vortex that crashed head-on into the Pillar of Light!
Buzz—BOOM!!!
At the instant the two ultimate forces collided, time seemed to freeze for a fraction of a second. Then came a cataclysmic explosion beyond description!
A colossal sphere of energy rapidly expanded, engulfing both Lumine and the Temporal Husk. Immediately afterward, a devastating shockwave surged outward, annihilating everything in its path!
The Dark Sea, an ancient realm burdened by the wrath of defeated gods and fragmented Laws, wailed under the collision of Transcendence-level forces!
Crack... crack... crack... BOOM!!!
Centered on the point of impact, the very fabric of the Dark Sea's space—land, sea, and sky—began to shatter.
Massive continental plates fractured like shattered glass, plunging into the seething, chaotic void below.
The pitch-black seawater evaporated completely, revealing the twisted, turbulent currents of raw Law beneath. The sky cracked into a spiderweb of fissures, resembling a mirror on the verge of shattering completely.
This battle had shattered the entire Dark Sea!
Amidst the shattered void and raging energy currents, the figure bathed in golden and pink light stood firm, unyielding.
Lumine's sword once again pointed toward the purple-black shadow swaying amidst the crumbling continent.
In the Player World, the battle between Lumine and the Temporal Husk was set up as a boss stage to give players a sense of participation.
Players could control an ultra-enhanced version of Lumine, joining the fray with power beyond comprehension.
During this battle, players witnessed what true "big numbers" meant!
Even a single attack from Lumine dealt damage that C6 Mavuika, even with Superb Support, couldn't even dream of achieving!
Correspondingly, the Temporal Husk's health bar was absurdly high, spanning ninety-nine full segments! Its total HP was unbelievably massive.
But... this creature had already revealed its health bar...
To the players, once you show your health bar, even a god can be killed!
After being tormented by the Abyss for so many versions, the players finally felt they could claim their vengeance with interest. Their emotions surged to unprecedented heights.
One player, freshly entering the battlefield, was startled by the Temporal Husk's sweeping, purple-black sword force that nearly covered half the screen. Panicked, they frantically pressed the dodge button.
They quickly discovered that when Lumine dodged, she left behind golden afterimages, moving at speeds beyond imagination.
Chen Xiyao was frantically operating the computer. After playing Genshin Impact for so long, she wasn't quite as clumsy with the controls as before.
Lumine's controls were simple, and the sheer satisfaction of dealing massive damage was unparalleled.
"This responsiveness! It's so smooth!"
Her normal attacks were no longer simple sword strikes. Instead, she unleashed dazzling blades of light infused with golden Stellar Power and pink divine energy, each strike carrying the force to tear through space itself.
Her charged attack instantly unleashed a colossal golden-pink Pillar of Light, obliterating everything in its path, including the Temporal Husk's shadowy tendrils.
Chen Xiyao eagerly pressed the ultimate skill button, which now glowed brilliantly and charged with lightning speed.
The screen was instantly engulfed in blinding light!
In-game, Lumine hovered in the air, her wings unfurling behind her, expanding into a pair forged from pure light and hope.
Raising "Unrelenting Will" high, golden and pink energy converged upon her like rivers flowing to the sea, transforming into a cataclysmic torrent that surged toward the Temporal Husk.
The entire screen trembled as the Temporal Husk's health bar visibly emptied in a single massive chunk.
"Holy shit! The effects! The damage! Mihoyo's finally treating us right!"
"For Venti! Take this!"
"This strike carries Rola's spirit!"
Chen Xiyao was completely immersed, shouting as she identified with the Traveler in this battle.
She was no longer a mere observer; she gripped the sword herself, becoming the Traveler who swung the blade of vengeance at the Abyss.
As the fight progressed, the Temporal Husk's health halved, triggering its Berserk Mode. It summoned countless Abyss Eyes, unleashing a screen-filling barrage of nearly unavoidable attacks.
But Chen Xiyao soon discovered a prompt: by pressing a specific key combination, Lumine could deploy a massive pink energy barrier, completely isolating the destructive energy outside.
Ripples surged across the barrier, shielding the virtual yet memory-laden world of Teyvat behind it.
The scene was breathtaking: Lumine's tiny figure standing firm against a storm of purplish-black attacks, single-handedly warding off the Abyss's onslaught with her sword.
After successfully withstanding the onslaught, Chen Xiyao gazed at the powerful yet solitary figure on the screen, a wave of indescribable emotion and heartache washing over her.
At that moment, the Traveler, carrying the initial and final blessings of her friends, had finally lived up to their expectations...
The Dark Sea.
The battle between Lumine and the Temporal Husk had reached its final act.
Here, time flowed differently than in the Player World. The Temporal Husk and Lumine had been locked in mortal combat for an entire day—a full day!
This law-shattered realm endured unimaginable devastation.
The already fragmented landmasses crumbled further into dust, while spatial rifts, like unhealing scars, crisscrossed the void.
The figure shimmering with golden and pink light clashed with the purple-black shadow that clung like a parasite, their battle raging from the shattered earth to the boiling void, then back to the frozen temporal nodes amidst the twisted currents.
The Temporal Husk wielded bizarre and formidable power, manipulating local time flow to accelerate its attacks to blinding speed or create domains of near-stasis, attempting to disrupt Lumine's rhythm.
The purple-black Abyss Energy radiating from its body carried intense corrosive properties, relentlessly eroding the golden-pink flames surrounding Lumine.
Yet Lumine's will, like a crystal forged through a thousand trials, burned ever brighter.
The Goddess's energy not only granted power but also imbued her with the resilience forged through eons of accumulated wisdom and unwavering guardianship.
Lumine suppressed her fury and sorrow, channeling them into the resolute determination that burned in every strike of her blade.
The golden Stellar Power focused on offense, tearing through any obstacle, while the pink divine energy prioritized defense and purification, dispelling the Abyss's corruption and reinforcing her own stability.
The prolonged battle pushed both sides to their limits.
The Temporal Husk's form gradually lost its initial solidity, becoming increasingly flickering and indistinct.
The radiant flames enveloping Lumine had dimmed considerably. Her breathing grew subtly labored, her sword arm trembled slightly, and the skin between her thumb and index finger had split, blood trickling down the hilt, evaporating before it could drip to the ground.