Qiu Bai watched Lumine, lost in thought. He hadn't expected that she could resonate with his power.
By the time they reached Inazuma, with Lumine three elements plus his yin-yang energy, she would surely be formidable.
"Lumine, feel it for a moment."
"What can you do with my power?"
Qiu Bai asked with curiosity.
"Alright, I'll try."
Lumine nodded, then slowly opened both hands. Black energy emerged from one hand, while white energy flowed from the other.
"This white energy seems to be able to heal wounds."
"And this black energy seems to have strong offensive properties."
Lumine explained as she looked at Qiu Bai.
"When these two powers are combined."
"They generate an extremely powerful force."
Lumine said with pleasant surprise as she looked at her hands.
Qiu Bai felt somewhat disappointed by her words.
He had thought the Traveler might transform into a male, but apparently that wasn't possible.
It sounded like she had received a severely downgraded version of his power. Yet judging by her expression, she seemed to think this power was quite strong.
"Is it a significant improvement for you, Lumine?"
Qiu Bai asked curiously.
"Yes, very significant."
"I feel that now if I faced Childe, I could defeat him with ease."
Lumine smiled as she replied.
"Also, I can sense that..."
"Your power, Qiu Bai, doesn't seem to be elemental energy."
Lumine said with astonishment.
"By common understanding..."
"Indeed, it's not elemental power."
Qiu Bai explained with a smile.
"The semi-finals are beginning! Will the Traveler and Rongshi please come to the stage!"
Lumine, who was about to say something more, was called back by this announcement.
"I need to compete now, Qiu Bai."
"I'll go ahead first."
Lumine smiled and nodded at Qiu Bai before walking toward the combat platform.
"Go, Traveler!"
"Paimon is cheering for you!"
Paimon excitedly stomped her feet as she watched the Traveler walk away, cheering her on.
"These semi-finals came too quickly."
"It was just the preliminaries a moment ago."
Qiu Bai mouth twitched upon hearing about the semi-finals—they had only fought a few matches and it was already the semi-finals.
The Traveler, wielding the Dull Blade, defeated her opponent in just a few moves. Then she walked back toward Qiu Bai.
After a while, another announcement was heard.
"The finals begin!"
"Will the Traveler and Qiu Bai please come to the stage!"
The sound of beating drums came from the distance.
"It's our turn."
"Let's go, and let me see your newly acquired power."
Qiu Bai smiled at Lumine beside him.
Lumine nodded in response. She was also eager to test her new power.
"Hey you! Go easy on the Traveler!"
Paimon shouted as she watched the two walk away.
"Here they come!"
"The great hero and Mr. Qiu Bai."
"Who do you think will win?"
"I bet on Mr. Qiu Bai!"
"He's so handsome!"
"I bet on the great hero."
The contestants who had already been eliminated didn't leave. Instead, they gathered around to watch. Mr. Qiu Bai skills had made them eager to see his match with the Traveler.
Qiu Bai strolled toward the combat platform. The Traveler approached from the other side.
"Use all your power, Lumine."
"Let me see your newly acquired abilities."
Qiu Bai spoke calmly as he faced the Traveler.
Lumine nodded, holding the Dull Blade.
The blade emanated black energy as she thrust it directly at Qiu Bai!
Qiu Bai brow furrowed slightly as he extended a single finger. Clang!
With just one finger, without even using divine power, He had blocked the tip of Lumine sword!
Qiu Bai remained motionless, one hand behind his back, his expression serene.
"Your power has indeed increased considerably."
"However, attacks of this level still pose no threat to me."
Qiu Bai smiled as he spoke to Lumine, who was struggling against his finger.
Hearing Qiu Bai words, Lumine frowned. With lightning speed, she flashed behind Qiu Bai!
Anemo elemental power enveloped the Dull Blade, making it look incredibly sharp. Looking closely, one could see black energy emanating from the wind-infused sword!
Then Lumine slashed down!
A massive gust of wind swept across the entire combat arena!
"My dress!"
A pure-looking young woman below the platform blushed as she held down her skirt.
"I didn't expect that the Traveler's elemental power could be infused with yin energy."
"However, that won't work against me."
Qiu Bai smiled slightly as he watched the black Anemo sword energy slash toward him.
Then yin energy appeared at his fingertip, which he flicked toward Lumine sword energy.
In an instant, Lumine black Anemo sword energy was completely annihilated by Qiu Bai tiny bit of yin energy.
"This guy!"
"Didn't he say he would go easy on the Traveler?!"
Paimon stomped her feet angrily as she watched the battle from below.
Lumine was shocked to see her attack instantly vanish as she stared at Qiu Bai. She had already guessed that her attacks would be ineffective against him. But she never imagined that Qiu Bai would so effortlessly counter her attack.
"The power of a god?"
Lumine bit her lip, gritted her teeth, and raised the Dull Blade, charging rapidly toward Qiu Bai.
"It's time..."
"Just watch my performance."
Qiu Bai muttered, then a flash of light appeared in his hand, and the Chaos Sword materialized.
Seeing the Traveler charging toward him, he rushed forward as well!
"This, this guy is even using a weapon!"
"Traveler, dodge quickly!!!"
Paimon voice cracked in fear as she saw Qiu Bai charging toward Lumine with his sword.
Lumine was startled to see Qiu Bai rushing toward her. She hadn't expected him to get serious, but suddenly she noticed his expression. He seemed to be winking at her.
In that instant, Lumine understood Qiu Bai intention.
"So that's it?"
Lumine smiled, raised the Dull Blade, and slashed toward Qiu Bai.
Clang!
Qiu Bai blocked Lumine attack by holding his Chaos Sword horizontally. Sparks flew at the moment their weapons collided.
Whoosh!
With a flick, Qiu Bai sent Lumine flying into the air!
Lumine did a somersault in mid-air, plunged her Dull Blade into the ground, and retreated five or six meters.
Then she used Geo power to lock Qiu Bai feet in place!
The Dull Blade was now infused with both Anemo power and yin-yang energy!
The sword instantly grew several times larger, accompanied by a powerful force that swept across the entire arena!
Lumine raised the now-massive sword and slashed toward Qiu Bai!
"My goodness!"
"Look, everyone! The great hero has no Vision, yet she can use two types of elemental power!"
"What is that black and white energy?!"
"It looks like the divine power the Adeptus used when defeating Osial!"
The spectators below watched in astonishment.
Even Beidou and Kazuha were stunned by this sight.
They never would have imagined that the Traveler could wield two types of elemental power, plus another power that appeared black and white!
It looked similar to ink painting on paper.
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