Travel through Teyvat and spend your life with Linghua

Chapter 158 The Mystery of Wuwangpo

Xinyang clenched his fists tightly, his face filled with resentment. He spat forcefully on the ground, his frustration surging like a tide. "It's so frustrating! I never thought I'd be toyed with like this." His voice was tinged with irritation and resentment. The feeling of being manipulated filled Xinyang with frustration.

Linghua looked at Xinyang, patted his shoulder gently, and said softly, "It's okay. At least this experience has reminded us. We must be careful next time." Her eyes were filled with concern and encouragement, like a ray of warm sunshine, shining on Xinyang's gloomy heart. Linghua's voice was gentle but firm, like a gentle breeze, calming Xinyang's anger slightly.

Xinyang listened to Linghua's words and nodded slightly, trying to calm himself down. He took a deep breath, trying to suppress the anger in his heart and calm himself down.

As they continued along the deep valley, the fog grew thicker and thicker. It seemed to come alive, entwining itself with threads and seeping into the very bones of the human body. With each step, it felt as if they were entering a mysterious and unknown world. The fog permeated the valley like a vast curtain, enveloping everything. It seemed to hold countless secrets, stirring both curiosity and fear.

Suddenly, a sharp whistling sound echoed in my ears, like a blade slicing through the air, stinging my eardrums. Then, countless black bats, accompanied by blue flames, rushed out from all directions. They were like a black cloud, frantically swooping down on everyone. The bats' wings flapped the air, making a whirring sound, and the blue flames flickered eerily in the darkness.

"Everyone be careful!" Walnut shouted loudly, his voice full of tension and vigilance.

Chongyun swung his greatsword, and the blade flashed blue rays of light in the air, driving away the bats that were surging towards him.

Xinyang subconsciously wanted to create a wind barrier, but seeing that there were countless will-o'-the-wisp fires around the bats, Xinyang had to give up and instead took out the West Wind Sword and worked together with Lingren and Linghua to resist the swarm of bats.

Yidou also pulled out his mace and held it in front of the group. However, the bats seemed oblivious to him and rushed madly at his mace. For a moment, the scene was in chaos. Yidou swung his mace, making a whirring sound, and he roared loudly, trying to scare the bats away.

The bats grew in number, their attacks intensifying. Blue will-o'-the-wisp flickered in the air, as if poised to unleash a catastrophe at any moment. The will-o'-the-wisp flickered with an eerie light, sending shudders down your spine. The blue flames seemed to possess life, constantly dancing, as if seeking an opportunity to strike.

Xinyang, Lingren, and Linghua looked at each other, and seemed to have reached some kind of tacit understanding when their eyes met, and then they nodded.

Xinyang and Lingren simultaneously channeled their elemental powers, rapidly gathering water and wind in their respective hands. As the elemental powers continued to condense, a massive water ball gradually formed between Lingren's hands, its surface shimmering with a faint blue light.

Xin Yang then injected wind elemental power into the water ball, causing it to spin and hum. Then, the two of them simultaneously exerted their power, fusing the wind and water elements together to form a giant water ball.

The water ball flew into the air, and when it reached a certain height, there was a sudden loud noise, and the water ball exploded, turning into a torrential rain, accompanied by howling winds.

The sudden downpour swept away all the bats, and the strong wind made it impossible for them to fly normally. At the same time, the rain also wet the will-o'-the-wisp.

Xin Yang then quickly cast the Wind Barrier, creating a transparent wall of wind that enveloped everyone, protecting them. The Wind Barrier emitted a soft glow, giving people a sense of security.

However, Xin Yang did not put himself and Ling Hua into the wind barrier together, but chose to stay outside. Ling Hua tightly grasped the Mist Cutting Sword in her hand, her hand trembling slightly, obviously a little nervous.

Xinyang and Linghua held hands. Linghua took a deep breath and gently waved the Mist Cutting Sword. Suddenly, a strong cold current surged from the Mist Cutting Sword, sweeping through like a cold wind.

Wherever the cold current passed, the air seemed to freeze, and the temperature plummeted. Bats dancing in the air were instantly frozen into ice sculptures, the ice gleaming coldly in the moonlight.

The powerful cold current continued to spread, freezing all the bats present into ice sculptures. The entire space became silent, with only the frozen bats swaying in the wind.

After the cold wave swept through, the air was filled with a chilly atmosphere, making people feel a chill.

After the battle, Linghua looked at the countless ice sculptures in front of her and couldn't help but sigh: "I was just worried about what to do if I didn't have enough strength. I didn't expect that with the addition of your wind element, the power would be so great." There was a hint of amazement and surprise in her voice. She stared at the bats frozen into ice sculptures, and an indescribable sense of accomplishment surged in her heart.

"I didn't expect that, but these bats are really weird. They seem to feel no pain and they rush and bite like crazy." Xinyang responded, frowning slightly, with a hint of doubt and vigilance in his eyes.

The others nodded in agreement. "Indeed, these bats are behaving strangely. They seem to have no sense of pain and only care about attacking us. Perhaps they're under some influence, or perhaps they're being controlled?"

"No matter what, we can't let our guard down and must be careful to deal with what happens next." Linghua reminded, her eyes sweeping across the surrounding environment, vigilantly observing whether there were other dangers lurking.

At this moment, the ground began to tremble violently, as if a gigantic monster were writhing beneath the surface. Countless massive tree roots, thick and twisted, burst forth from the earth, charging at the crowd with bared fangs and claws, like ferocious pythons.

Seeing this, Xinyang immediately picked up Linghua and jumped into the air, using the bamboo star to help Linghua stabilize her body in the air.

Kurumi and Ayato below jumped nimbly to avoid the attacks of the tree roots, while looking for opportunities to counterattack.

Looking at Chongyun again, for some reason, there were only a few tree roots attacking him, so Chongyun could deal with them easily.

As for Yidou, he was the most unfortunate. The tree roots surrounded him tightly, and Yidou could only wave his mace randomly to resist.

Xinyang held Linghua tightly in mid-air, anxiously looking at the people below. Linghua also looked nervous, holding the Mist Cut tightly in her hand, ready to strike again at any moment.

"Yidu! Hold on!" Xinyang shouted.

Xinyang wanted to go down and support Yidou immediately, but was worried about Linghua's safety.

Linghua saw what Xinyang was thinking and said gently, "I'm fine. Put me down first and let's go save Yidou together." Xinyang nodded, and then the two rushed towards Yidou together.

Below, Ichito was locked in a fierce struggle. He swung his mace with great force, but the sheer number of roots gradually wore him down. Kurumi and Ayato, though doing their best to dodge, struggled to reach Ichito and offer him support. Seeing Ichito's plight, Chongyun attempted to rush over to help, but the few roots attacking him hindered his progress.

Upon landing, Xinyang immediately unleashed the power of wind, attempting to blow away the tree roots that had trapped Yidou. The powerful wind caused the roots to sway violently, but they remained tightly wrapped around Yidou. Xinyang then concentrated the wind element on the West Wind Sword and attacked again, successfully slicing through a large area of ​​roots. However, the roots quickly grew back, even more numerous than before.

Linghua also waved the Mist Cutting Sword again, and a stream of cold air shot towards the tree roots. However, this stream of cold air only slowed down the movement of the tree roots.

"This isn't going to work!" Hu Tao shouted, "We have to find the weakness of these tree roots!" Everyone fell into deep thought, trying to find a way to break through. Just then, Xin Yang suddenly realized that this attack was different from the previous one. There were no will-o'-the-wisp fire around these tree roots, which meant...

"Humbug, try it with fire."