Seeing Osial slowly advancing towards Liyue Harbor with Beisht in his arms, the people on the Jade Chamber could not stand idly by. Ningguang immediately activated the amplification array on the Jade Chamber, generating countless gemstones that shot towards Osial.
The Crux Fleet, under Beidou's command, also continued to fire cannons. For a time, the overwhelming attacks slowed Osial's advance, but only slowed him.
Osial's DEF was clearly superior to Beisht's. The new Guizhong Ballista could compensate for quality with quantity when dealing with creatures below the Adeptus level, but against a God-level Osial, the power of the new Guizhong Ballista's bombardment was somewhat insufficient; it couldn't even break his DEF.
Seeing this, Vigilant Yaksha's mask instantly appeared on his face. Wielding the Primordial Jade Winged-Spear, his Yaksha power erupted instantly, and he rapidly advanced towards Osial at an imperceptible speed, moving back and forth like two wind wheels, continuously leaving lacerations on Osial's body.
The flowing blood stained the surrounding sea, and Osial let out a painful wail. As his six heads roared skyward, the Sea of Clouds instantly became turbulent with wind and clouds, and three enormous whirlpools appeared before Osial.
Subsequently, these three whirlpools shot from the sea surface straight into the sky, forming three massive sea tornadoes.
One of these sea tornadoes was heading directly towards The Crux Fleet. The massive sea tornado carried a terrifying suction force, attempting to engulf the entire Crux Fleet. Several reconnaissance ships closest to the sea tornado, due to insufficient propulsion, were utterly defenseless and were directly swept high into the air by the sea tornado.
The sturdy sailing ships, in the face of the sea tornado's terrifying power, were like paper, instantly shattering. Beidou, seeing this, quickly ordered full speed ahead, to escape the sea tornado's pursuit with all her might. However, the sea tornado moved very quickly and gradually caught up with The Crux Fleet, occasionally sweeping in ships with insufficient power.
At this moment, Beidou on the Alcor could only watch helplessly as her painstakingly assembled fleet suffered heavy losses, but she couldn't afford to grieve. She could only order The Crux Fleet to scatter and flee, to avoid being wiped out.
The other two sea tornadoes, one advanced towards the south of Liyue Harbor, and the other towards the north of Liyue Harbor. Of the three sea tornadoes, none were released in the direction of the Jade Chamber. Osial's objective for this trip was very simple: he was headed for Liyue Harbor. As for the Jade Chamber, it was not his target for this attack.
Cloud Retainer, Mountain Shaper, and Moon Carver on the Jade Chamber, seeing the situation, flapped their wings and rushed towards the two sea tornadoes heading for Liyue Harbor. As for the sea tornado in Beidou's direction, no one paid it any mind.
Ningguang, seeing Beidou's Crux Fleet suffering heavy losses from the air, also felt her pain, but her own power was utterly helpless in the face of the astonishing sea tornado.
She could only look at Yuto and hastily said, "Yuto, please..." Before Ningguang could finish speaking, Yuto's figure had already vanished.
At this time, The Crux Fleet, under Beidou's command, had already fled the sea tornado in three directions. As for which direction the sea tornado would advance, that was entirely up to luck.
And the direction the sea tornado ultimately chose was precisely where Beidou's Alcor was. As the largest, best-equipped, and fastest-sailing ship of The Crux Fleet, Beidou actually felt a sense of relief when she saw the sea tornado heading towards her Alcor.
If the sea tornado pursued ships in other directions, her side would indeed be safe, but the other ships would likely be in grave danger. Those ships' sailing speeds couldn't compare to the sea tornado's movement speed. If it pursued her direction, with the Alcor's sailing speed, there was at least a chance of escape.
However, Beidou's idea was quickly proven wrong. As time passed, the sea tornado's range grew larger and larger, and its suction force became stronger and stronger. Headwinds coupled with adverse currents caused the Alcor's sailing speed to become slower and slower. Even with Beidou's frantic urging, the sea tornado still drew closer and closer to the Alcor.
Even the most experienced sailors, when facing such a natural disaster, would eventually break down. Especially the female crew members on board, who had already begun to cry bitterly and let out desperate wails.
As the captain of the Alcor, Beidou, however, calmly walked to the stern, watching the sea tornado drawing closer and closer to her. She fearlessly raised the Serpent Spine in her hand, and the Electro Vision hanging at her waist instantly glowed brightly.
Beidou recalled the battle where she once slayed the Haishan beast. It was after that battle that she gained the Vision's recognition. Give up? That's not my style!
Beidou directly summoned the power of the beast and lightning, creating a Thunderbeast's Shield around herself. The accompanying crew members were instantly astonished to see their captain like this. Is Sister Beidou trying to cleave the sea tornado in half with one stroke? Isn't that a bit like a praying mantis trying to stop a chariot?
"I am Beidou! The leader of The Crux Fleet! The Dragon King of Liyue! Watch closely, this is the power that slays Haishan!"
Beidou, gripping the Serpent Spine, ran quickly. After several leaps, Beidou used the pivot point at the stern of the ship to leap high into the air and directly struck down towards the roaring sea tornado.
Under the immense force, the sea tornado was cut with a deep crack by this strike, but the next moment, like trying to cut water with a knife, which only makes it flow more, Beidou's hands, gripping the Serpent Spine, felt as if they had been heavily struck, and she lost all strength. The Serpent Spine was swept into the sea tornado, disappearing without a trace.
Beidou looked at her powerless hands and let out a self-deprecating laugh. In her last moments, she turned to the crew of the Alcor and said, "Brothers... quick... retreat..." But the next moment, Beidou felt a warm embrace. Her body felt light and airy. Is this... the world after death? It's not bad at all?
But then, Beidou heard many people constantly calling her name. Beidou opened her eyes and found herself being carried in a princess carry by Yuto back to the Alcor, while her brothers were desperately shouting her name nearby. Seeing their captain regain consciousness, the crew members were overjoyed.
Beidou stared blankly at the handsome face holding her, clearly still not having reacted. Yuto then said to Beidou, "As expected of Sister Beidou, I admire your courage."
He then gently placed her on the deck, turned to face the approaching sea tornado, and his originally playful expression instantly became serious as he quickly formed hand seals.
"[Ice Release: One-Horned White Whale!]"
In the stunned gazes of the Alcor's crew, a giant one-horned ice whale suddenly leaped out of the sea, directly smashing the massive sea tornado in half. The ice whale also completely shattered due to the sea tornado's power, and simultaneously, a torrential downpour and hailstones fell from the sky.
The crisis averted, the crew members who had narrowly escaped death let out enthusiastic cheers. And Beidou, looking at the back of this powerful man, couldn't help but be a little entranced.
Seeing that the crisis on the Alcor had been resolved, Yuto turned his head to greet Beidou, but before he could speak, a figure lunged at him.
Beidou wrapped her arms around Yuto, and the sudden force from Beidou buried Yuto's head directly into her full chest. Goodness! A face wash?!
The boisterous Beidou didn't pay any attention to this at the moment, crying and laughing at Yuto, muttering things Yuto didn't understand.
Yuto's hands were awkwardly unsure where to go, so he simply gave up, letting Beidou vent her emotions freely, while he himself was immersed in the warmth of the 'face wash,' unable to extricate himself.
Beidou's loss of control lasted less than a minute. She seemed to suddenly come to her senses, quickly pulling away from Yuto, her face already flushed red without her realizing it.
Yuto secretly sighed in his heart, then said to Beidou, "Yuto, your mission is complete. Immediately gather the remaining fleet and withdraw from this sea area. The upcoming battle is no longer something you can participate in."
When Beidou heard Yuto's words, she wanted to argue, but she looked back at the Jade Chamber floating in the sky and the formidable Osial, then surveyed her remaining fleet. She immediately realized that Yuto was speaking the truth and nodded silently.
She then immediately turned to issue a retreat order to the fleet. When Beidou looked back again, she found that Yuto's figure had disappeared. Beidou sighed inwardly, only able to watch, hoping that this crisis would end soon.
The other two sea tornadoes were quickly quelled with the efforts of the three Adepti, causing no substantial damage to Liyue Harbor.
Yuto returned to the Jade Chamber and said to Ningguang, "I've already arranged for Beidou and her crew to leave. This is no longer their battlefield."
Ningguang nodded. Now, all the soldiers on Guyun Stone Forest had been evacuated from the sea, and Beidou's The Crux Fleet had also withdrawn. In a sense, Ningguang had no more worries if she were to use the ultimate weapon.
Yuto stood on the Jade Chamber, looking at Osial's position, and quickly formed hand seals.
"Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Jutsu!"
Three massive dragon-head flames shot out from Yuto's mouth in a 'pin' formation, flying towards Osial. Two of them accurately hit Osial, and the one that missed was detonated in the air under Yuto's control.
The terrifying high temperature caused Osial's massive body to twist frantically. As such a huge God twisted and struggled, the sea once again churned with towering waves.
Seeing this, Yuto calmly formed hand seals again.
"Water Style: Great Waterfall Jutsu!"
To the astonished gazes of Ningguang and others, the seawater along their coastline surged simultaneously, forming a tsunami hundreds of meters long and dozens of meters high. It was taller and wider than the tsunami Beisht had just stirred up, but this time, it was not approaching Liyue Harbor from afar, but rather striking outwards from Liyue Harbor.
The tsunami released by Yuto swept away the waves caused by Osial like a fierce wind. Not only that, but when the tsunami fell, it was like a waterfall, crashing heavily onto Osial's trunk.
Osial was clearly the overlord of the ocean, but during the Archon War, he was suppressed at the bottom of the sea by the Geo Spears thrown by Lord Rex Lapis. Now, he was injured by the surging seawater. One could say it was truly ironic.
Seeing Yuto display his divine power, the Adepti and Ningguang were not to be outdone, unleashing all their abilities to bombard Osial.
Osial reflected on his life. He was clearly The Vortex Vanquisher at the top of Teyvat's food chain, yet his life had been nothing but humiliation.
He had been living well in the ocean, but then he was informed by the Heavenly Principles that he had to participate in the Archon War. After that, he was sealed for over two millennia by the even more powerful Morax. Just when he finally broke free, he not only lost three heads but was also directly smashed back by a nuclear weapon.
After several months of biding his time, his wife, Beisht, couldn't stand it and wanted to vent her anger for him, but she was beaten half to death. When he came out again to show his might, that terrifying human and the nuclear weapon flying in the sky appeared again. Was there no end to this?
Thinking of his humiliating life, Osial suddenly felt a desire for death, giving up resistance. He embraced his wife, Beisht, behind him to protect her from injury, while he himself moved forward against the attacks of the crowd, without any resistance or attempt to dodge or fight back.
After Yuto noticed Osial's strange behavior, he immediately realized something and quickly stopped everyone from continuing their attack. "Stop attacking! Osial is seeking death!"
Cloud Retainer: "From the moment he chose to be an enemy of Liyue, our relationship with him became one of endless struggle. Since he wants to die, wouldn't it be best to grant his wish?"
Cloud Retainer's words made Yuto roll his eyes: "Have you forgotten who Osial is? He is a God. Have you forgotten what happens when a God dies? If he dies near Liyue Harbor, Ningguang, you might as well consider relocating the city and moving back in two thousand years."
At this moment, everyone remembered that the remnants and malevolent resentment of a dead God would turn Liyue Harbor into a living hell. In the two millennia since the Archon War ended, the Yakshas had paid a huge price to achieve the peace in Liyue today. They absolutely could not repeat the same mistakes.
Osial, seeing that the attacks had stopped, sneered, "Humans, if you have the guts, kill me here! Today, there is only one outcome: kill me, and I will curse the city created by Morax, hahahahaha."
At this moment, Ningguang's face became exceptionally grim. As the saying goes, the soft fear the hard, the hard fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don't care about their lives. This described the isolated Osial at this moment. The Qixing and the Adepti, because they had too much to protect, dared not clash head-on with such a God.
Ningguang quietly asked, "Mountain Shaper, I hear you are skilled in sealing arts. Is there a chance to suppress and seal him again?"
Mountain Shaper shook his head and said, "Osial is now intent on dying. Even if I could re-seal him, I couldn't stop him from committing suicide."
Ningguang: "If he is slain, do you have a method to seal the God's resentment?"
Mountain Shaper gave her a look. If there were a way, why would Lord Rex Lapis need to have the Yakshas deal with evil? He said irritably, "There is no other way!"
Ningguang then turned to Yae Miko, who had been watching from the side, and asked, "Guuji, I heard that the Grand Narukami Shrine once had a method to seal Orobashi's God's resentment. I wonder if it can be used in Liyue?"
Yae Miko shook her head and said, "The Guuji who sealed the God's resentment in Inazuma back then was not I, but Kitsune Saiguu. But she died in the catastrophe five hundred years ago. My current abilities are less than a tenth of Kitsune Saiguu's, so I'm afraid I am powerless."
Could it be... that there really is no other way?
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