Naganohara Fireworks.
Yoimiya stared dumbfounded at the image that suddenly popped up in the Diary.
"Su Xuan really went to Tenshukaku. Look at this angle, he can actually fly?"
"No wonder he could make a round trip between Inazuma City and Ritou Island in just half the night."
But even if he could fly, that was no reason to challenge the General.
Just as Yoimiya wanted to run outside to gaze at Tenshukaku, the Diary abruptly lit up with a burst of light.
A miniature light screen appeared on its own, just like it did after some major event.
However, the light screen from the Diary was strange. It showed images, but no sound could be heard.
A figure slowly appeared in the light screen.
"This is... Su Xuan..."
...
Rumble—
As Su Xuan prepared to land in Tenshukaku, thunder boomed overhead.
Inazuma City, which had been clear and sunny, was suddenly shrouded in dark thunderclouds.
The roar of the thunderstorm was like the Raiden Shogun's fury, sending Inazuma's citizens scrambling back to their homes.
Purple lightning shot up from the ground, and a graceful figure suddenly appeared on Tenshukaku's rooftop.
"Outsider, your journey ends here." The Raiden Shogun gazed coldly at Su Xuan hovering in mid-air. "You, who hail from beyond this world and wield power from beyond this world..."
"Are the enemy of eternity."
The halo of Thunder's Triple Strike suddenly manifested behind the Raiden Shogun.
Lightning erupted from the Shogun's body, surging straight to the heavens.
Myriad purple streams of light blazed forth, too dazzling to behold.
A long blade slowly rose from the ravine.
Su Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Outsider, journey, beyond the world?"
Su Xuan stared fixedly at the Raiden Shogun as she drew her blade, silently wrapping himself in a layer of energy shield.
But he noticed no trace of the Diary near the Raiden Shogun.
It must have been Raiden Ei in the Plane of Euthymia sharing it with her.
After all, the connection between Raiden Ei and the Raiden Shogun was special. They could share a Diary replica.
[The indifferent figure before me, who doesn't even give a chance to speak and draws her blade on sight, is the puppet general created by Raiden Ei to uphold eternity.]
[The Raiden Shogun in the hearts of Inazuma's people.]
[The puppet, built on the foundation of eternity, won't consider anything else.]
[Just like how the Vision Hunt Decree and Sakoku Decree might harm Inazuma is beyond this general's scope.]
[The situation now is the same.]
[The Raiden Shogun won't consider the damage our battle might cause Inazuma City. She only knows I carry too many uncertainties, making me the enemy of eternity.]
[So, she must eliminate me.]
[I doubt even Raiden Ei right now could talk her out of it. That might be why Raiden Ei hasn't shown up yet.]
[No matter. The Raiden Shogun's martial prowess is identical to Raiden Ei's.]
[The test results won't differ much.]
[That said, while the Raiden Shogun can't consider other factors, she does have some major advantages.]
[For example...]
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The women sweatdropped.
No wonder he went to test her blade proactively. It was all just to snap this photo?
"Enemy of eternity, I shall end your journey in Inazuma." The Raiden Shogun raised Musou Isshin high.
In the blink of an eye.
Purple lightning was already upon Su Xuan.
Ignoring the energy ripples surging from Su Xuan's shield, the Raiden Shogun slashed forward with Musou no Hitotachi without hesitation.
A flash of dazzling purple blade light streaked past as the Raiden Shogun's figure crossed Su Xuan's.
She sheathed her blade expressionlessly, and violent thunder erupted around Su Xuan.
A soaring purple thunder pillar instantly engulfed him.
Boom boom boom—
The rampaging thunder triggered purple lightning serpents across the sky.
The earth-shaking roar made every living creature on Inazuma's land tremble in fear.
This scene left the women stunned speechless.
Anyone who took that slash would probably be incinerated to ash by the violent thunder.
Liyue Jade Chamber.
Ningguang, Keqing, and Ganyu exchanged glances. Ningguang pointed at the Diary before them.
"Ours is still here, so does that mean..."
"Look, he's fine after all..." Keqing exclaimed, pointing at the image.
Su Xuan had just mentioned that the Raiden Shogun's martial arts were no different from Raiden Ei's.
This proved that although the Raiden Shogun was a puppet crafted by the thunder god, her strength was on par with a deity's.
"To take a god's slash head-on and come out unscathed, what kind of power is he using?"
...
The thunder faded.
Sensing the anomaly behind her, the Raiden Shogun slowly turned. Upon seeing Su Xuan standing unharmed before her, her brows furrowed slightly.
She closed her eyes.
Then, with a flicker of purple light, she opened them again. "I'm very curious. What exactly is this power from beyond the world that you wield?"
"Raiden Ei?" Su Xuan was slightly taken aback.
The Raiden Shogun would never ask him something like that. She would simply follow up with another slash upon seeing him unharmed.
Which meant that after the Raiden Shogun's Musou no Hitotachi, she had switched consciousness with Raiden Ei.
"Yes." Raiden Ei nodded lightly.
Earlier, Raiden Ei in the Plane of Euthymia had planned to pull Su Xuan straight into the Plane of Euthymia during his meeting with the general.
But her attempt had no effect on him.
Recalling Su Xuan's warning that the battle with the general might impact Inazuma City.
Raiden Ei had persuaded the Raiden Shogun with the rationale [Facing power from beyond the world will firmly uphold the heart of eternity], allowing her to step forward and meet Su Xuan.
"I'm not sure how to answer your question."
"Or rather, I don't know how to explain psychokinesis to you."
"You can think of it as an intangible energy created through mental power, capable of controlling surrounding objects."
"This power is a kind of superpower."
After hearing Su Xuan's explanation, Raiden Ei fell into brief contemplation.
"I see. So it's energy born from mental will."
"No wonder you withstood the general's Musou no Hitotachi. This also explains why I couldn't pull you into the Plane of Euthymia."
"Your mental will is no weaker than mine or the general's."
Every slash from Raiden Ei or the Raiden Shogun was a Musou no Hitotachi.
But the reason behind the slash determined its power.
The mental will of Raiden Ei and the Raiden Shogun had a massive impact on Musou no Hitotachi's might.
Faced with this opponent whose mental will matched theirs, the slash's power had been greatly limited.
"Phew!" Su Xuan said leisurely. "I've already tested the Raiden Shogun's blade. Now that you're here, let me try yours."
"By the way, you can get a feel for my psychokinesis too."
"Come on, let's switch spots and keep fighting."