Under the blessing of the three Adepti, the three Guizhong Ballistas, shaped like ballistas, transformed into repeating crossbows, launching a continuous rain of attacks at Osial in the sea.
Osial, having just broken free from its seal, was adapting to its remaining power when the dense barrage from the Guizhong Ballistas directly struck its five heads.
Osial angrily shook its five heads. Though the Guizhong Ballistas' attacks at this moment couldn't easily harm it, they caused it pain, and its massive size made evasion impossible.
However, just as Osial seemed suppressed by the Guizhong Ballistas' firepower, a sudden change occurred on the Jade Chamber.
At the edge of the platform supporting the Guizhong Ballistas, several black portals suddenly opened, and a group of fully armed Fatui skirmishers poured out, mixed with many elites like Debt Collectors and Cicin Mages.
The Fatui's objective was clear: the Guizhong Ballistas controlled by the Adepti.
Seeing this, Keqing immediately led the mobile Millelith to support the Adepti, preventing the Guizhong Ballistas from being destroyed by the Fatui.
And seeing the imminent battle below, Lumine immediately jumped down to help.
Though Adepti generally don't harm mortals, in this special time, Ganyu also drew her bowstring, aiming at the portal created by the Fatui, and with a single arrow, instantly froze both the portal and the people within it.
As for Streetward Rambler and Vanquisher of Evil, one's current form wasn't suitable for combat, so it was better for her to stay and provide Adeptal energy support, while the other's destructive power was too great, and the outcome for these mortals would be too tragic if he acted. Thus, they chose to continue observing, conserving their strength for the God in the sea.
Aside from these two, and Paimon cheering beside Lumine, the only ones on the Jade Chamber not engaged in battle were Ryan and Ningguang.
But Ningguang had to control the Jade Chamber to maintain the platform in front, so she naturally couldn't participate in the battle.
Ryan, however, watched Osial, who was gathering strength, and the feeling of excitement within him was still hard to suppress; in fact, it intensified further as Osial grew angry under the Guizhong Ballistas' suppression.
"..."
Instinctively swallowing, Ryan suddenly felt an urge to eat amidst the intense excitement.
The God's oppressive aura and the wrath from thousands of years of sealing felt like a supreme delicacy, stirring Ryan's heart.
"Hmm?"
While stabilizing the Jade Chamber's front platform to prevent it from being destroyed by Osial's attacks, Ningguang suddenly sensed something and looked back at Ryan not far away.
Not just Ningguang, Ganyu also loosened her bowstring, and Granny Ping and Xiao's attention shifted back from the God.
Ryan slowly ascended, the tail behind him emitting a faint glow. Then, he raised his right hand towards Osial, making a grasping motion in the air, and pulled it towards himself.
Accompanying Ryan's movements, wisps of strange black energy emanated from Osial, transforming into black threads that flew towards Ryan.
The black threads wrapped around Ryan's tail, continuously being absorbed by it.
In a trance, Ryan saw towering tsunamis and a gigantic Geo spear descending from the sky.
Boom—!
Then a loud bang startled Ryan awake. Ganyu, standing nearby, grabbed Ryan's shoulder, allowing him to land steadily after losing his balance. The black threads connecting his tail to Osial also broke off completely.
Ryan quickly checked the source of the loud noise and found that Osial, enraged after being fully attacked by the Guizhong Ballistas, had unleashed its divine power, destroying the platform constructed in front of the Jade Chamber that carried the Guizhong Ballistas.
All the Fatui were knocked into the sea by this strike, while Lumine, Keqing, and a host of Millelith were caught by the Adepti and brought back to the Jade Chamber.
"The Guizhong Ballistas are destroyed; it will be difficult for us to effectively suppress and counterattack," Cloud Retainer said helplessly after landing, wiping her wings, which had shed some powder, fortunately not too much.
Just now, with ample Adeptal energy, the three Guizhong Ballistas combined their efforts to successfully injure Osial, which was why it suddenly unleashed its divine power in anger to destroy them.
"Ganyu Senior Sister..."
Discovering the Guizhong Ballistas destroyed, Ryan could only tug on Ganyu's sleeve, who had just caught him, and whispered something to her.
"I... have another plan."
Unable to suppress the God in the sea with the Guizhong Ballistas, Ningguang took a deep breath and made a decision.
"Ryan and I also have a plan," Ganyu suddenly interjected at this moment.
"Oh? What are your respective plans?" Mountain Shaper immediately inquired upon hearing there were two plans.
"I will abandon the Jade Chamber and use it to strike Osial."
"The Lord's seal in Guyun Stone Forest was clearly only temporarily opened; Osial has not fully broken free. Once it suffers a heavy blow, it will naturally be re-sealed."
Ningguang spoke first, explaining her plan, then looked at Ganyu and Ryan.
She didn't want to abandon the Jade Chamber unless absolutely necessary, so she also had some anticipation for their plan.
Seeing everyone looking over, Ganyu directly took out her bow.
"Our plan is similar to Miss Ningguang's," Ganyu explained, while Ryan also quickly pulled out his qiankun bag and rummaged for a pill.
"The Jade Chamber holds significant meaning for Miss Ningguang, so please allow us to try first."
Ganyu finished speaking and looked at Ryan.
This plan was what Ryan had just quietly mentioned to her.
Ryan immediately picked up the pill, and Ganyu held Ryan's hand, grasping the pill with him.
Then, the two stood side by side, drawing Ganyu's bowstring together, aiming at Osial in the sea, who was gathering more divine power, preparing to destroy the Jade Chamber in one fell swoop.
"Heavenly tribulation as a chisel, nine heavens' thunder forging profound light."
Ryan softly chanted a spell, then released his hand with Ganyu.
The next moment, the pill, infused with Adeptal power, shot towards Osial like a Frostflake Arrow, instantly flying in its direction.
[Three Heads Eight Arms Pill (3 Stars): Grants the power of three heads and eight arms for a short period after consumption. Can be gilded.]
Ryan had refined a total of three of these pills; he consumed two during his battle with Tartaglia, and the remaining one was here.
Just like that, the Adeptal power belonging to Ganyu gradually retracted from the pill, allowing it to fall smoothly from the sky, accurately landing on the sea surface where Osial was located.
Osial felt no threat from the pill and it didn't hit him, so he ignored it completely, raising his head to continue gathering divine power. A water sphere, whose mere sight gave an incredibly heavy feeling, was being condensed.
Sealed for thousands of years, his power had already weakened significantly in the seal, otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to accumulate it for so long.
Rumble—
However, at this moment, violent lightning suddenly appeared, dancing between the clouds in the sky, which had become overcast due to Osial's appearance.
Before long, a bolt of heavenly thunder, thicker than Osial's neck, struck down towards it.
Whenever Ryan underwent tribulation for pills in Jueyun Karst, Cloud Retainer would always guard nearby, uneasy, but she would never help resist the tribulation lightning.
Because the first time Ryan underwent tribulation for a pill, she learned something: the stronger the participants in the tribulation, the more terrifying the power of the lightning tribulation would be.
If she didn't interfere with Ryan, he would at most suffer superficial injuries; once he was struck down by lightning, she would just take him out of the tribulation lightning's range.
But if she went up to endure it with him, one lightning strike could cause Ryan to start emitting the scent of roasted meat.
Thus, the heavenly thunder accurately struck Osial, instantly dispersing the divine power it had gathered...