At the same time, Wangshu Inn.
A young man stood silently on the eaves, his hands behind his back, like a stone statue.
His short, cyan hair swayed in the wind, and a cinnabar mark on his forehead looked uniquely charming.
His crimson-gold eyes were as calm as still water, as if they had been dormant for a thousand years.
Around his neck, he wore an exquisite yet majestic Conqueror of Demons staff.
Most striking were the immortal beast patterns tattooed on his arms.
These patterns subtly exuded an inviolable power that repelled all evil.
The young man looked no older than twenty,
but he was, in fact, a guardian yaksha who had lived for two millennia,
known as the Conqueror of Demons,
Xiao.
...
As usual, Xiao stood atop Wangshu Inn, silently guarding the bustling and prosperous Liyue.
But at this moment, he seemed to sense something amiss and slowly cast his gaze downward.
He clearly saw, a thousand meters away,
a group of Treasure Hoarders surrounding a man and a woman.
It was not hard to tell that the Treasure Hoarders had ill intentions towards these two.
Soon after, the Millelith arrived in time to control the situation.
Xiao thought the matter was resolved and was about to withdraw his gaze,
but just then, he witnessed a sudden turn of events.
Three Fatui soldiers entered the fray, violently attacking the Millelith.
Xiao didn't understand when the Fatui had infiltrated Liyue,
but he knew those Fatui had undergone modifications to their bodies, and ordinary people probably couldn't handle them.
Indeed,
Xiao watched as the Millelith appeared helpless and retreated step by step before the Fatui.
In the end, all the Millelith fell.
Given the circumstances, Xiao naturally would not stand idly by.
The current Liyue was the result of the Geo Archon's thousand years of effort, and Xiao would not allow anyone to disrupt its peace.
He placed his yaksha mask on his face, then took a deep breath.
At that moment, Xiao had undergone a complete transformation,
as if invisible shackles had been released.
His extinguished golden eyes once again became scorching hot, like an unquenchable lamp in a storm!
Following this, black karma slowly emerged around Xiao.
Accompanying the immense pain was the release of power.
The next second,
Xiao transformed into a wisp of green smoke and vanished from his original spot.
...
As Xiao took action,
Ganyu also received news from the Millelith and rushed to Wangshu Inn.
However, by the time she arrived, all the Millelith had fallen.
At the same time, she saw three Fatui soldiers slowly approaching Makoto and Ningguang.
Without time to think, Ganyu immediately drew her Amos' Bow, ready to shoot and save them.
Blue light continuously condensed on the bow and arrow, and a powerful aura erupted from Ganyu.
Finally, a blue flower bloomed brilliantly at the tip of the arrow.
Just as Ganyu was about to release the arrow,
she saw the outlander named Makoto, holding Ningguang in his arms, quickly take a large step back.
During his retreat, several illusory figures of Makoto appeared.
Moreover,
Makoto also left a lotus flower behind!
Ganyu was extremely surprised to see this.
Because wasn't this his skill, Mountain Shaker?
Throughout all of Liyue, only he and his master Cloud Retainer could use this skill.
Why could Makoto use this skill??
Furthermore,
Ganyu also noticed that
when Makoto used "Shan Ze Lin Ji," it was slightly different from hers.
When Ganyu uses "Shan Ze Lin Ji," she leaves an ice lotus behind.
Makoto, however, left a golden lotus.
Although both were lotuses, Ganyu could clearly feel that
the lotus left by Makoto contained an extremely terrifying aura within it.
As a half-human, half-immortal beast, Ganyu couldn't help but feel a pang of trepidation when facing that aura!
Her instincts told her that the golden lotus was very dangerous!
However, the Fatui clearly did not have Ganyu's keen perception.
They merely glanced at the golden lotus, then directly strode past it.
In their eyes, that golden lotus was just a life-saving skill, not worth guarding against at all.
But the next second, the golden lotus bloomed magnificently, simultaneously erupting with dazzling light.
The sea of light instantly engulfed the three Fatui officers, their bodies turning into dust, continuously dissipating.
When the light receded, there was no sign of the Fatui, only a burnt, smoking Electro Hammer.
For a moment, the Millelith all wore dumbfounded expressions.
They couldn't even deal with one Fatui officer just now,
yet that outlander named Makoto dealt with three Fatui officers?!
And it was an instant kill, leaving no trace behind.
This was simply incredible!
Ningguang, hiding in Makoto's arms, was also stunned. She hadn't expected Brother Makoto to be so powerful.
One lotus flower eliminated those three bad guys!
Brother Makoto is amazing!
Ganyu, to the side, fell silent.
She wondered,
if it were her using "Shan Ze Lin Ji," could she achieve such terrifying DMG as Makoto?
The answer was clearly no.
Ganyu was very curious,
how many secrets did this outlander named Makoto hide?
...
On a distant high mountain,
Xiao stood quietly, then removed the mask from his face.
He witnessed the entire battle process just now.
He also found Makoto's displayed power to be very unbelievable.
"An outlander without a Vision, yet capable of using element power."
"I think I should report this matter to the Geo Archon."