Chapter 85 – Dainsleif

Just as the Hydro Herald was about to strike Lumine, Qiu Bai instantly teleported in front of her.

With just a single finger, he blocked the combined slash of the Hydro Herald’s two blades!

“Who… are you?!”

“This is impossible!”

Seeing his attack blocked by the other party with just a finger, the Hydro Herald’s voice was filled with shock.

No matter how much strength he exerted, the seemingly frail scholar before him remained completely unmoving!

Paimon quickly flew over upon seeing this.

“Hmph, you bad guy.”

“With Qiu Bai here, let’s see what you can do.”

Paimon looked at the bewildered Hydro Herald and taunted him with her hands on her hips.

Lumine looked at Qiu Bai, a smile also appearing at the corner of her mouth.

“I see you don’t understand at all.”

“I have something good to show you here.”

A faint smile appeared on Qiu Bai’s lips.

He extended his left hand, waving a finger in front of the straining Hydro Herald’s face.

Then, this finger of Qiu Bai’s began to emit an even more eerie black aura.

The space touched by the black aura felt suffocating.

The Abyss Herald sensed the aura emanating from this finger.

He was so frightened that cold sweat broke out, rapidly retreating backward.

Opening a portal, he vanished without a trace.

“Heh, you run quite fast.”

“If I wanted to destroy you, you would have disappeared long ago.”

Qiu Bai stroked his chin, smiling as he looked at the spot where the Hydro Herald had vanished.

“Qiu Bai, you’re amazing!”

“What was that black aura? Even though I was standing so far away, it gave me a suffocating feeling.”

Paimon, watching the vanished Abyss Herald, hurriedly flew over to Qiu Bai, asking curiously.

Her earlier feeling was not much different from the Abyss Herald’s.

“That black aura of Qiu Bai’s…”

“It seems he used it during the battle with Osial.”

Lumine looked at Qiu Bai, carefully recalling that at the time, Qiu Bai was still in the form of the Adeptus of the Two Principles.

Standing high in the sky, facing the attack of the ancient Demon God, he extended one hand, emitting an eerie black aura.

This black aura directly dissipated the Demon God’s attack.

And the black aura in Qiu Bai’s hand at that time was extremely similar to the one he had just used.

“That is my Divine Power.”

“It is the Divine Power of me, the God of Yin and Yang.”

Qiu Bai looked at the somewhat confused Lumine and Paimon, chuckling lightly as he explained.

“The Divine Power of the God of Yin and Yang?”

Paimon still looked at Qiu Bai with confusion.

Seeing this, Qiu Bai simply pointed with his finger, and a huge rock in the distance instantly turned into black light particles and vanished.

“Wow!”

Paimon exclaimed in shock, staring blankly at the direction where the giant rock had disappeared.

Lumine also widened her eyes, somewhat stunned as she looked at the stone that had vanished into thin air.

“Qiu, Qiu Bai.”

“Please, never point your finger at Paimon in the future.”

Paimon looked at Qiu Bai, speaking with some fear. She was truly afraid that an unintentional point from Qiu Bai would make her disappear from Teyvat.

“Hahaha.”

“Little Paimon, I can definitely control my Divine Power, don’t be afraid.”

Qiu Bai looked at the frightened Paimon and said with a smile.

Then, his hand emitted an eerie black aura as he reached out to pat Paimon’s head.

Paimon fearfully closed her eyes, curling her little feet together and tightly placing her two small hands on her chest.

After a while, Paimon felt a warm sensation on her head and curiously glanced at Qiu Bai, who was patting her head.

Looking at her own hands, she was completely fine—she hadn’t disappeared, and that strange feeling of suffocation was gone too.

“Whew, you! Couldn’t you have warned me before experimenting?”

“That was really scary, you know!”

Paimon took a deep breath, then angrily put her hands on her hips and turned away with a huff.

“Hehe…”

“Don’t worry, Paimon. Qiu Bai would never harm you.”

Lumine looked at the angry Paimon and comforted her with a smile.

“But that Abyss Herald was really strong.”

“I never expected there to be such powerful Monsters in the Abyss Order.”

Paimon waved her hand dismissively and spoke to Lumine with a puzzled expression.

“We’re almost at the exit of the ruins.”

“Let’s hurry up and leave. I don’t want to stay in such a creepy place for another moment.”

Paimon shook her head and said to Qiu Bai and Lumine.

The three of them then headed toward the exit of the ruins. As soon as they stepped out, they saw someone.

A man wearing a mask, with a cloak behind him and golden hair—it was Dainsleif.

“Our reunion… came sooner than I expected.”

“Judging by your appearance, you must have encountered the Abyss Herald inside the ruins.”

Dainsleif looked at the three of them and spoke slowly.

“But who is this?”

Dainsleif asked curiously, looking at Qiu Bai.

“He, he is…”

Paimon was about to explain Qiu Bai’s identity.

“I am the Consultant of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, Qiu Bai.”

“Nice to meet you.”

Qiu Bai waved his hand and, before Paimon could finish, explained to Dainsleif with a smile.

“Right… he’s the Consultant of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, Mr. Qiu Bai.”

Paimon looked at Qiu Bai, who seemed to be hiding something, and scratched her head.

“I see.”

“Can I trust him completely?”

Dainsleif crossed his arms, glanced at Qiu Bai, and then spoke to Lumine.

“Yes, you can.”

“I trust Qiu Bai.”

Lumine placed a hand over her chest and said to Dainsleif.

“Yeah, yeah! Qiu Bai is super, super strong.”

“He’s an incredibly powerful ally!”

Paimon looked at the somewhat wary Dainsleif and clapped her hands.

“In that case, I’ll continue.”

Dainsleif looked at Lumine and Paimon, who seemed to trust Qiu Bai completely, and glanced curiously at Qiu Bai.

“I’m still investigating the Abyss Herald.”

“I didn’t expect to run into you here.”

Dainsleif extended a hand and explained.

“Actually, there’s something even stranger deeper inside the ruins.”

Lumine furrowed her brow, looked at Dainsleif, and then recounted everything about the inverted Statue of The Seven and the twisted way of death inside the ruins.

“An inverted statue… holding Abyssal energy?”

“No, I’ve never encountered anything like this in my battles against the Abyss.”

“But… I have a guess.”

Dainsleif looked at the three of them and explained.

“And that Abyss Herald you mentioned couldn’t even withstand a single finger from Mr. Qiu Bai.”

“Hehe… interesting. I’ve never seen such a weak Herald before.”

“This is a rare opportunity. Let’s chase after it together.”

Just as Dainsleif was about to move, he was stopped by Qiu Bai, who was standing behind him.

“Dainsleif, no need to go through all that trouble.”

Qiu Bai’s voice came from behind Dainsleif.

“Huh?”

“You’ve missed the best opportunity, and now you won’t be able to catch up.”

Dainsleif frowned, feeling somewhat annoyed by this person who had intervened midway.

“Hehe, come and hold onto me.”

“I’ve already found the trail you’re investigating.”

Qiu Bai looked at the three people and said with a smile.

Lumine and Paimon didn’t hesitate for a moment before grabbing onto the hem of Qiu Bai’s clothes.

Seeing the trusting expressions on Lumine and Paimon’s faces, Dainsleif fell into thought, then walked over and also grasped the hem of Qiu Bai’s clothes.