After hearing Yuuko's words, Balladeer fell silent, remaining quiet for a very long time.
He couldn't even be bothered to struggle anymore.
Because he knew that no matter how much he struggled, he still couldn't escape Yuuko's overwhelming suppression.
Moreover, having just driven the lightning element to its limits, sacrificing his life to become the lightning element itself, he could no longer survive.
Even if Yuuko didn't make a move next, Balladeer would still perish.
Realizing this desperate situation, Balladeer stopped struggling.
At this moment, Balladeer suddenly burst into laughter:
"Hahahahaha! Yellow Fox, you clearly possess such power, yet I never expected you to be so foolish!"
These words made Yuuko frown again: "Is this your final message?"
After speaking, Yuuko raised his right hand, clenched it into a fist, and prepared to smash it down again, sending Balladeer off for good.
This time, however, Balladeer looked completely indifferent.
He even sneered:
"Yellow Fox, oh Yellow Fox, do you know that your existence will eventually be destroyed by that absolute ruler in the heavens?"
"You, too, will eventually walk the same path as me, hahahahaha!"
These words caused Yuuko's fist to pause slightly.
At this moment, Yuuko recalled the conversation he had with Raiden Ei inside the Plane of Euthymia.
Back then, Raiden Ei had also mentioned that absolute ruler to him.
"That absolute ruler in the heavens you mentioned, is it Heavenly Principles?"
However, Balladeer seemed unable to answer this question anymore.
Because the purple light on Balladeer's body was constantly flickering.
More and more cracks were appearing on his body, and through the cracks shone an even more dazzling purple light.
Balladeer's entire body emitted an extremely dangerous aura.
Balladeer's body could no longer hold up.
Click! Click! Click!
The next moment, his body seemed to shatter like an eggshell; the cracks multiplied suddenly, emitting strange cracking sounds.
Following that! Balladeer's entire body was burst open by the internal lightning, exploding outwards!
A lightning storm with a radius of dozens of meters was generated!
Inside this terrifying lightning storm, it seemed as if every living creature would be ruthlessly annihilated.
Any creature on the ground that witnessed this lightning storm would tremble with fear!
The exploding lightning did not dissipate immediately.
Instead, it lingered in place, forming a circular lightning storm that continuously flashed with terrifying lightning power!
Due to this massive lightning storm, the sky actually gathered patch after patch of dark clouds!
This made the entire surrounding area dark and oppressive.
Originally, changing the weather in Inazuma was something only the Raiden Shogun could accomplish.
Now, Balladeer's self-destruction actually achieved a similar effect!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh.
At this moment, rain began to fall from the sky.
This made the vicinity even gloomier; aside from the circular thunder storm still maintaining the explosion, there was no other light in the area.
After a while longer, the lightning within the lightning storm finally began to slowly dissipate.
Until all the lightning vanished.
Only then was the bombed area revealed.
That area had been blasted into a massive crater.
Everything that was once within its range had been swept away and reduced to ashes by the terrifying lightning storm.
Whether it was soil or trees, they had all turned into nothingness under that storm.
Below the crater, a purple piece emitting a faint violet glow appeared.
This was the lightning element Gnosis.
After Balladeer self-destructed, this piece dropped out.
The next moment, a hand imbued with the earth element picked up this piece and held it.
Yuuko looked at the lightning element Gnosis in his hand.
Then he closed his eyes, quietly sensing his surroundings.
After a long moment, he opened his eyes and gently let out a breath: "This time, he's truly dead."
In any case, Yuuko no longer sensed Balladeer's presence.
Moreover, it was likely impossible for Balladeer to survive the self-destruction he just underwent.
At this moment, Yuuko turned his head and looked behind him.
Behind him, a voluptuous pink figure was walking over.
That was the scum woman named Yae Miko.
Yae Miko's beautiful face was currently displaying an expression of deep shock.
She walked up beside Yuuko and sighed helplessly:
"Mister Yellow Fox... you really manage to shock me every single time..."
It goes without saying that Yae Miko naturally witnessed the battle that just occurred.
That battle also changed many of Yae Miko's original perceptions.
Originally, Yae Miko had estimated Yuuko's strength to be quite high!
But after that recent fight, she realized she was still wrong!
Yuuko's strength was far, far greater than her internal estimate!
At this point, Yae Miko said helplessly:
"I wondered before how that stubborn Ei could be dealt with by you so quickly..."
After speaking, Yae Miko showed a look of schadenfreude: "It looks like Ei suffered quite a bit too, huff huff huff~"
One can only say she truly lives up to the name scum woman... laughing gleefully while a friend suffers... Afterward, Yae Miko looked at the lightning attribute Gnosis in Yuuko's hand and smiled:
"In that case, this Gnosis should be handed over to the person suitable for it. Mister Yellow Fox, consider this Gnosis compensation for the trouble we've caused you recently."
These words caused Yuuko to be slightly stunned: "Such an important item, you're just giving it to me?"
Yae Miko spread her hands:
"This is a hot potato. Ei doesn't need it right now, and if I keep it, it will cause me endless trouble. So why not toss it to the omnipotent Mister Yellow Fox..."
"Ahem ahem ahem, just pretend I didn't say what I just said."
"I can't pretend I didn't hear what you just said..." Yuuko grumbled helplessly.
Then, after thinking for a moment, Yuuko sighed and stopped declining.
After all, he already had a Geo attribute Gnosis in his hand.
Having one more lightning attribute Gnosis didn't seem like a big deal... Meanwhile, in the nation of Liyue, far away from Inazuma.
At the Liuli Pavilion, one of the more famous teahouses in Liyue.
Currently, two distinguished guests were seated in its VIP room.
One of them was Zhongli, the mortal vessel of Rex Lapis, the guardian deity of Liyue.
Zhongli was currently sitting in one of the seats, picking up the teacup on the table, gently blowing on it, and then taking a slow sip.
He looked extremely relaxed and content, clearly having mastered the art of slacking off.
And the person sitting opposite Zhongli.
Was a woman wearing a deep blue dress, with waist-length white hair.
This woman had a pair of heroic phoenix eyes, and thin lips with a strange color that was both pink and blue.
Her appearance was stunning, and combined with the noble and icy aura she exuded.
She gave people the feeling that she could step on all living beings in the world.
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