However, to be safe, the Golden-Faced Fire God still used his strongest power. After all, his opponent was a Qilin.
A scorching layer of Demon-Slaying Divine Fire formed a shell of flames around his body.
"Do you see? This is my true power!"
"This Demon-Slaying Divine Fire is the strongest power between heaven and earth!"
"Hahahaha! So what if you are a Qilin?"
"Today, I will put you, this demon, in your place! Don't worry, I will be very gentle!"
A massive demonic aura burst forth from the Golden-Faced Fire God's body. The power of the Demon-Slaying Divine Fire was displayed to its fullest extent. The current Golden-Faced Fire God was like a giant tentacle monster, surrounded by terrifying flames. The nearby mountains began to shake from his power.
The red-clothed fox demon was shocked. "He still had power he hadn't used?"
Just how many demons has this guy killed?
Looking at the arrogant Golden-Faced Fire God, Ganyu simply said softly, "Power that does not belong to you is, in the end, an external force. I have already said it. A Qilin is not afraid of this kind of flame. In my eyes, your Pure Yang True Fire is merely the fire element. Let this one blow send you to your oblivion."
As she spoke, an even more intense cold aura erupted from her body. Ganyu's body became even more Qilin-like, and her skin took on a crystal-blue hue.
An arrow forged from the pure Cryo element slowly appeared. A vortex of ice churned in the sky.
At this moment, one side was scorching flames, the other was freezing frost. The world was painted in these two colors!
"Putting on a show! Die!"
Over a hundred whips of fire lashed out at Ganyu all at once, coming from all directions. It was an unavoidable attack.
At least, in the eyes of others, this move was completely undodgeable.
But just as the whips of fire got close to Ganyu, they slowly extinguished. Her side was like an absolute domain that not even flames could approach.
The little boy in the distance was dumbfounded.
"Our family's Pure Yang True Fire was extinguished just like that? That doesn't seem right." His mother had once told him that the Demon-Slaying Divine Fire, the Pure Yang True Fire, was the most powerful flame in the world. Yet, it had been frozen! This… was this the power of a Qilin?
On the city wall, the two fox demons' eyes sparkled like little stars.
"She's too strong! I want to become that strong, too," the purple-haired fox demon said with great envy. She was also a Cryo user.
When the frost extinguished the flames, the Golden-Faced Fire God finally understood that the previous arrow had just been to make him lower his guard or to keep him from running away.
This arrow was the fatal one.
A thick killing intent had already locked onto him, and escaping now had become a pipe dream.
Almost in an instant, the deadly arrow was fired.
The ultimate cold caused the fiery sky to rapidly turn to frost.
"This old man doesn't want to die! Demon-Slaying Divine Fire, block it for me!"
At the critical moment, the Golden-Faced Fire God used all of his power on defense.
Unfortunately, although the flames held for a moment, they only managed to stall the arrow for less than a second.
Absolute strength had completely crushed him.
BOOM!
The flames shattered, and the arrow flew towards the Golden-Faced Fire God like a deadly viper. At that moment, he recalled the time he had plundered his master's spiritual blood. At that moment, he thought of many things. But in the next moment, the arrow arrived before his body.
The pain did not come, because the protective flames had blocked the attack.
"Hahahaha! Your arrow's power was reduced after all! This old man is… urk!"
Just as the Golden-Faced Fire God was about to say he was fine, he found that his very blood had been frozen.
The arrow had clearly been blocked outside his body. Why was he still hit?
He looked down and saw that a huge hole had appeared in his abdomen at some point.
The third stage of Armament Haki: internal destruction!
"How can this be? I clearly blocked it," the Golden-Faced Fire God's vision quickly dimmed. His life force had already been completely destroyed. It was only at the end of his life that he understood: a Qilin was an existence on a completely different level from the demons he knew.
[Ding! Congratulations on completing the 4-star Multiverse Mission. You have received a mission reward of 100,000 points.]
[Hint: You may choose to return immediately or remain for a short while.]
[Note: The maximum time you can remain is five minutes.]
Because the time was short and the side effects of her Qilin transformation were appearing, Ganyu couldn't do much more. She simply took the Golden-Faced Fire God's magical artifact and vanished from sight.
The red-clothed fox demon looked at the empty space and said in surprise, "Where did she go?" She looked around and finally confirmed that the other party had really disappeared. What a pity she couldn't talk to her.
However, the battle was not yet over. There were still a large number of frozen Daoists on the ground. If they weren't dealt with, they would all freeze to death! And so, the fox demons of Tushan could only get busy.
When Ganyu returned to Yuehai Pavilion, the group's system notification sounded.
[Ding! Congratulations on being promoted to a Level 2 Group Member. You can now accept independent missions, and your member benefits have been increased!]
After glancing at the system panel, Ganyu closed it.
She packed up her things, told the secretaries she had something to do, and left Yuehai Pavilion.
Everyone thought she was just going out for work, but they didn't know that Ganyu just wanted to leave this place.
In the grotto-heaven of the Jade Chamber, Su Han was accepting his reward for the mission.
[Ding! Congratulations to member Ganyu for completing the 4-star Multiverse Mission. As the Group Leader, you have received an additional reward: 20,000 Points.]
[Ding! Congratulations to member Ganyu for completing the 4-star Multiverse Mission. As the Group Leader, you have received the primary mission reward: The Demon-Slaying Divine Fire, Pure Yang True Fire.]
"I didn't expect this to be the reward!" Su Han said with a smile, claiming it.
The Pure Yang True Fire from the world of Fox Spirit Matchmaker was definitely a top-tier flame, a holy power on the same level as the Purification Power he had mastered. Moreover, this power could be passed down through his bloodline. This meant that his descendants would also possess the power of the Pure Yang True Fire in the future. Not bad at all.
Su Han opened his palm and subconsciously activated the power. A scorching flame rose from his palm, the golden flames dancing in the air.
Just then, Su Han felt a slight difference. The convergence of the Pyro element in his body seemed to have gotten faster, about twice as fast as before.
"So this is the benefit of the Pure Yang True Fire?" Su Han muttered to himself. He felt that its power should be more than just this.
He spent the entire afternoon immersed in researching the Pure Yang True Fire. It was only in the evening, when a frantic Ningguang came looking for him, that Su Han realized something was wrong.
"What did you say? Ganyu is missing?"
"Mm. After she completed the mission at noon, my people saw her say she was going out. But she hasn't come back, and she's not even responding in the group chat. It seems she has muted the group's messages."
Looking at Ningguang's anxious expression, Su Han was also taken aback. He never thought the Cocogoat would leave without saying goodbye. Why?
If it was because everyone had seen her Qilin form, that shouldn't be the case.
"Were there any signs before this?"
"Uhh, now that you mention it, Ganyu has been a bit off since this morning, always spacing out by herself," Ningguang slowly recalled what Baiwen had told her.
When she had gone to Ganyu to report on her work, the normally astute and capable Ganyu was just staring into space. It had given Baiwen quite a shock at the time, because Ganyu had never done such a thing during work before.
This is serious, was Su Han's first reaction.
For Ganyu to leave without a word, something that had a major impact on her must have happened. Otherwise, with her personality, she would never do such a thing. But what could have happened? Su Han couldn't figure it out. After all, they had been so busy lately that they only saw each other in the morning and at night.
"How about this? I'll go and look for her. Maybe she's there," he said.
"Huh? Where would she go?"
"There's only one place she could have gone."
Jueyun Karst. That was Ganyu's home, a place she hadn't returned to in a thousand years. If something had happened, that was the only place that could calm her down.
Su Han gathered his things, preparing to go out with his Tessusaiga.
The nearby Shenhe asked, "Do you need me to go with you?"
"No, this is something I have to do by myself. Since I won't be here to sleep with you tonight, you have to be a good girl and tie your red ropes." Su Han said with a smile, then leaned in and kissed her on the cheek.
Although it was just a light touch, Shenhe was very pleased. She nodded obediently and said in a low voice, "I know. You be careful on the way." Her beautiful eyes were full of gentleness and concern.
Su Han waved his hand and left.
In the grotto-heaven, Klee saw him appear, fully armed, and asked in surprise, "Is big brother going on an adventure? Klee wants to go too!"
"Big brother isn't going on an adventure today, but has something to take care of. Klee has to be a good girl and listen at home. Maybe tomorrow, big brother will bring you a small gift."
"Okay! Klee will be obedient!" The little sun gave a sweet smile, her heart full of anticipation for the gift.