Chapter 85: The Last Glance

The power of Primordial Jade Winged-Spear is not something a demon residue can resist.

This divine weapon forged by the Emperor easily pierced the body of the Great Serpent.

However, Xiao didn't get the result he wanted. The black strange crystal butterflies rushed towards the wound of the Great Serpent one after another, turning into strands of black power. Just between breaths, the wound Xiao had just pierced recovered.

Xiao narrowed his eyes. There were countless demon residues on the ground of Liyue. He didn't know how many he had dealt with, but it had been a long time since he encountered one with such intact body and powerful regenerative ability like today.

Dodging the tail of the Great Serpent, Xiao flickered to the side of Wang Daoyi.

Looking at Wang Daoyi's godlike appearance, a strange disdain flashed in Xiao's eyes. "Not at all a like!"

Wang Daoyi turned his head slightly. "What?"

Xiao shook his head. "Nothing, what's with this guy? How could there be such an existence in Qingce Village!"

Xiao surveyed the entire Liyue. He was familiar with where demon residues would appear. The only thing he needed to pay attention to in Qingce Village was the lingering regret of Chi. As for the Great Serpent in front of him, it was impossible for it to be a remnant of Chi.

"The Great God Orobashi of Enkanomiya, probably brought over by the Fatui!"

After answering Xiao's question, Wang Daoyi clenched his right hand, and the geo elements surged, forming a shield around the two.

"My attacks aren't strong enough, and it's too close to Qingce Village. I can't use the Celestial Star to smash it. I can only rely on you, Demon Conquer!"

While fighting the Great Serpent, Wang Daoyi had always avoided some large-scale attacks to prevent Qingce Village from being affected. Despite his godlike demeanor, he hadn't forgotten that his goal was to protect Qingce Village.

Xiao nodded, feeling the shield around him. He smirked, much worse than Zhongli Shield. With a hint of imperceptible sarcasm, he emitted a cyan light from the Primordial Jade Winged-Spear in his hand, turning it into a cyan light attacking the Great Serpent once again.

This time, the target was not the body of the Great Serpent but its head.

The Great Serpent roared, and black crystal butterflies fluttered, shooting black light beams towards Xiao turned cyan light.

Xiao didn't dodge. He knew that these black lights couldn't touch him.

Sure enough, the geo scriptures behind Wang Daoyi moved, and golden light beams shot towards those black lights. The two kinds of light met in mid-air, turning into scattered specks of light.

The next moment, Xiao appeared above the head of the Great Serpent, stabbing with Primordial Jade Winged-Spear. The huge snake pupil of the Great Serpent was pierced.

Although creatures of the Great Serpent's level didn't rely solely on their eyes to observe the world, the pain of being pierced in the pupil still drove the Great Serpent into a frenzy.

Scales all over its body stood up, and the huge snake head fiercely smashed towards the ground, trying to crush the tiny bug on its head.

Unfortunately, in a flash of cyan light, Xiao returned to mid-air.

The head of the Great Serpent touched the ground, emitting a loud roar like a meteor landing, and flowers, grass, and soil splattered out like bullets leaving the barrel.

Inside Qingce Village, feeling the huge commotion brought by the battle, everyone looked at the battlefield with worry, silently praying to the Emperor of the Rock.

Keqing looked at Xiangling's worried expression and gently held her hand, comforting her softly, "Don't worry, Wang Daoyi is very strong. He fought with the executive of the Fatui before and even shattered Tianheng Mountain. We're just worried if the aftermath of their battle will affect this side!"

Xiangling nodded, holding Guoba and saying nothing, still looking worriedly at the battlefield.

On the other side of the battlefield, in the bamboo forest, a group of adventurers dressed in adventure attire, their eyes filled with fear as they felt the huge noise. They were the treasure-hoarders that sneaked into the garrison. After the plan to attack the monsters went wrong, Baoer became increasingly uneasy and took her people to flee. They didn't run back towards the main force of the treasure-hoarders, so they weren't treated as experimental subjects by the Doctor, which was considered to have saved their lives.

At the center of the battlefield,

The Great Serpent lifted its head from the ground, swaying. Even it felt a bit dizzy after the impact just now.

"Ha, how pitiful. How can someone as noble as you behave like a wild beast!"

Seizing the opportunity, Wang Daoyi's eyes flickered with golden light, and behind him, the Geo Scripture swiftly turned, condensing a gigantic rock spear in the sky, with mysterious runes engraved on it.

The next moment, before the Great Serpent could recover from its dizziness, a cyan light flickered. Xiao's face had unknowingly put on a mask, and his flickering figure seemed like a strange sacrificial dance. The sharp wind whistled, carrying tremendous power, and Primordial Jade Winged-Spear pierced through the seven inches of the Great Serpent.

However, the body of the Great Serpent was just too massive. Even if it was a vital point for serpents, it was difficult to demonstrate on it.

The pain of being pierced through the seven inches made the Great Serpent roar towards the sky, and the loud sound waves made the leaves in the bamboo forest flutter.

Wang Daoyi's eyes narrowed. The gigantic rock spear in the sky was like a celestial weapon from ancient novels, descending with a howl, aiming at the blood-filled mouth of the Great Serpent roaring towards the sky.

Under the enhancement of the divine posture, the rock spear accurately hit the gaping mouth of the Great Serpent, carrying immense kinetic energy. The rock spear pierced through the lower jaw of the Great Serpent, nailing its head to the ground.

"Not bad!"

Xiao praised, then turned into cyan light and attacked the Great Serpent again.

Wang Daoyi's indifferent face froze for a moment. Was this praise? Why did it feel like mockery!

It always felt like someone had mocked him with this phrase before.

But the next moment, these scattered thoughts were suppressed by the divine form, and his face returned to indifference.

The Great Serpent, with its lower jaw nailed down, writhed in pain, and its huge snake body was like a whip of a deity, thrashing around. The nearby bamboo forest, already in tatters, turned into ruins completely.

"Are you plowing the land?"

Mocking, Wang Daoyi controlled the geo elements to form chains, firmly binding the body of the Great Serpent. The various sealing runes inscribed on the chains shone brightly, firmly suppressing the rampaging Great Serpent.

Xiao urged the Anemo elements, sweeping up endless gales, dispelling all the black crystal butterflies in the sky, to prevent these butterflies from regenerating and causing accidents.

Then a cyan light soared into the sky and broke into the high altitude.

The next moment, endless cyan light bloomed in the sky. Wang Daoyi raised his head, as if seeing a giant golden-winged eagle descending from the sky,

And on the ground, the struggling Great Serpent was the prey of this golden-winged eagle.

The cyan light descended from the sky, crashing onto the head of the Great Serpent nailed to the ground.

"Boom!!"

The violent airflow swept across the entire battlefield. Even Wang Daoyi could only support the golden light to avoid being blown away by the airflow.

After a long time, the raging wind subsided, and the dust settled.

Wang Daoyi saw Xiao holding Primordial Jade Winged-Spear, standing on the ground, blood dripping from the hand holding the spear.

And opposite him, the body of the Great Serpent was raised high, with only a small part of its huge snake head remaining, connected to the neck.

Under the gaze of the two, the Great Serpent was still wriggling slowly, its powerful life force still not extinguished.

"Not dead!!!"

Wang Daoyi's figure flashed, appearing in front of Xiao, and layers of light screens instantly enveloped the two.

However, the anticipated counterattack did not come.

Looking up, the body of the Great Serpent was raised high, and in the only remaining eye, the once blood-red pupil had faded, turning into pure white.

The Great Serpent turned its body, looking into the distance, as if looking at something.

Wang Daoyi frowned. That's... the direction of Inazuma? No, it's looking at Enkanomiya! 

Suddenly, he realized that the Great Serpent was looking at his home, or rather, at its people!

Endless sadness and longing circulated in the pure white eyes of the Great Serpent. It seemed to want to say something, but never had the chance.

A drop of crystal-clear tear fell from the only remaining eye of the Great Serpent.

The next moment, the colossal body collapsed, splashing up clouds of dust, and then the lifeless snake body dissipated into countless specks of light.

Only a gem-like tear remained, proving that it had once existed.

(End of this chapter)