In Mondstadt, Su Xuan habitually sat at the open-air Good Hunter Tavern.
Putting aside everything else, the wind of the Mondstadt land truly brought a gentle comfort.
On the table in front of Su Xuan, there was a cup shaped like a trophy, with strange engraved patterns on its body.
The blood-red liquid swirling in the cup looked quite eerie.
This was the reward Su Xuan had just received after going all in.
[Imperial Arm: Demon Manifestation: Essence of the Devil]
An extremely terrifying Ice Imperial Arm, made from the blood of a super dangerous species said to reside in the far north.
Upon consumption, one gains the ability to freely control ice. The effect is directly proportional to the compatibility between the consumer and the Imperial Arm.
Capacity: Unlimited.
After reading the description of the Imperial Arm, Su Xuan looked at another skill reward.
[Mahapralaya Padma]
Time Frozen skill.
The effect of this Frozen manifests as people and other objects within the skill's area of effect stopping movement, their state maintained at the moment the skill is used.
The person using the skill can still move freely, thereby using this opportunity to attack enemies who cannot dodge, or to avoid enemy attacks, organize defenses, etc.
In essence, it freezes the surrounding environment, causing people or objects in the vicinity to be unable to adapt to the Frozen state and fall into temporary immobility.
Mahapralaya Padma itself belongs to a Frozen-type skill, and its appearance also brought Su Xuan Frozen-type skill abilities.
Demon Manifestation: Essence of the Devil, with its unlimited blood, was categorized under the item section.
In summary, Mahapralaya Padma had already brought Su Xuan power and attributes not inferior to, or even stronger than, the Essence of the Devil.
Continuing to drink the blood of the Essence of the Devil would not bring him any further improvement.
This item was clearly not prepared for him.
"Tsk! My golden finger is quite thoughtful, even knowing to give some benefits to the Diary Copy Holders."
Was this an auxiliary function of the "matchmaker" system?
However, upon reflection, there was nothing wrong with it.
After all, all Diary Copy Holders would eventually become Su Xuan's people, so occasionally giving them some benefits wasn't an excessive thing.
Although the people of Teyvat rarely received power from outside their world, the system's gifts certainly had no such restrictions.
For example, with the [Imperial Arm: Demon Manifestation: Essence of the Devil] in front of Su Xuan, if they drank it, there would only be a distinction between the strength of the effect, and it would certainly not be possible for them to die on the spot from being unable to bear it.
His thoughts concluded, Su Xuan didn't delay, immediately taking a photo and uploading it to the diary.
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[After leaving the Goth Grand Hotel, I acquired another rather magical trinket.]
[It's the blood contained in this trophy-like cup in the photo.]
[After drinking this blood, one will gain the power to freely control ice.]
[Of course, this power to control ice is distinctly different from the elemental power converted by a Vision.]
[Using a Vision, an external magical organ, to convert elemental power means that once the Vision is separated from the body, one will lose control over elemental power.]
[The Vision Hunt Decree in Inazuma has already provided a very clear answer to this, and some people who lose their Vision even experience a collapse of will.]
[However, Demon Manifestation: Essence of the Devil is very clearly different from a Vision.]
[Once consumed, the power becomes the user's own power.]
[Furthermore, the user can also exert even more powerful ice control abilities as they themselves grow stronger.]
[They can even freely develop this ability based on their own desire for power.]
[For example, a power I have currently developed in my hand.]
[Extreme Ice Hell...]
[Mahapralaya Padma.]
[It can freeze the time of all surrounding objects in an instant, bringing them into a static state.]
[Saying it this way might seem a bit one-sided.]
[In fact, it can be understood that the activation of Mahapralaya Padma has a different effect from the activation of general ice-attribute abilities.]
[There is no Frozen process, no way to dodge; in just an instant, people will feel that the entire surrounding environment has fallen into stillness.]
[To break this situation, one can only increase their own resistance to Frozen; there is no other way to escape the influence of this move.]
A group of Liang Zai's heads were filled with question marks again.
Another undodgeable move?
Users of the Ice element are quite common in Teyvat.
The use of the Cryo element involves distinct traces of wind and snow, and a freezing process.
During the freezing process, there are many ways to prevent or break the freezing effect.
A group of beautiful women finally discovered that Su Xuan had proposed an ice attribute power that they could understand, but then he told them:
Mahapralaya Padma, with a mere lift of the hand, without even a chance to react, can freeze one's senses.
Unless the person has extremely high resistance to freezing, they cannot break free from the situation.
But who can determine what standard counts as high freezing resistance?
However, what made many beautiful women observing the diary eager to try was that this terrifying skill was not exclusive to Su Xuan.
As long as one drinks the blood of Demon Manifestation: Essence of the Devil, they can gain the power to control ice.
Through continuous self-improvement and understanding of ice-attribute abilities, one day, they will also be able to control such an abnormal ability.
Furthermore, the blood of Essence of the Devil has no conflict with a Vision.
This is just like the Fatui Harbingers; the combined blessing of a Vision and a Delusion gives them two elemental powers.
Users of any elemental Vision can safely consume it to obtain the power to control ice for themselves.
It's like gaining an additional ice-attribute power unique to oneself, in addition to being able to use the power of a Vision.
Hmm... I remember Rosalyne's Delusion is Cryo-attribute.
I originally wanted to ask her if she was willing to try consuming the Essence of the Devil to see the effect.
Unfortunately, she has already left Mondstadt with her subordinates and is on her way back to Snezhnaya.
Sigh... It seems I can only look for someone else...
Rosalyne: "...?!"
Rosalyne, sitting in the carriage, rolled her eyes in exasperation.
She even suspected that Su Xuan had already possessed the Demon Manifestation: Essence of the Devil, but just didn't want to bring it out too early to tempt these Diary Copy Holders.
Having been tricked before, Rosalyne's first reaction was that Su was once again tempting the Diary Copy Holders.
However, even knowing it was a tempting trap, Rosalyne still wanted to actively take the bait like crazy.
After all, this was truly her own power, and it could even grow stronger over time with accumulation and development.
If it weren't for Su Xuan mentioning that she had already left Mondstadt and was on her way back to Snezhnaya,
Rosalyne would definitely turn back to Mondstadt and beg Su Xuan for a cup of blood to drink.
"Alright, you've blocked my way back, so I can't do anything."
Rosalyne muttered to herself with a hint of resentment.
Since Su Xuan had already said it, if she were to turn back now, wouldn't that be slapping Su's face?
Rosalyne wouldn't dare to do such a thing.
"But it's fine. The next time we meet, I'll use every trick in the book to make you bleed gold."
Rosalyne propped her chin and began to ponder: "When I go back this time, I'll contact Arlecchino and see if he's a Diary Copy Holder."
"If he is, I'll have to find a way to get him to join me in draining Su Xuan dry."
"Hmm... It's decided then..."
After recording everything, Su Xuan put away his Imperial Arm and, as soon as he stood up, saw Lisa waving at him from not far away.
"Why are you here?" Su Xuan asked as he approached.
Lisa smiled sweetly: "Early this morning, Jean was watching your movements from the entrance of the Goth Grand Hotel."
"She wanted to see you but didn't know how to initiate it, so she asked me to find you."
"Now, she and Eula are in my laboratory."
"Is she that anxious?" Su Xuan teased.
Lisa feigned helplessness, sighing: "Isn't it? Without you to help her with massages and relaxation, the stress keeps her tossing and turning, unable to sleep."
Su Liangzai's eyes dropped.
Lisa wanted to pull Su Xuan onto her Rose Witch's carriage again.
He quickly interrupted: "Let's not talk about that for now, I was actually looking for you all too."
"I have a few things I want to give you."
"Is it the blood of the Essence of the Devil you just mentioned?" Lisa swallowed, suddenly a little nervous.
Of course, she believed that Su Xuan would not harm them, nor did he have any reason to harm them.
However, when words like "devil" and "blood" flashed in her mind, a sense of inexplicable panic inevitably arose in her heart.
Panic, nervousness, anticipation, and craving, these various emotions intertwined, and even a genius Rose Witch couldn't maintain her elegant composure at this moment.
"You can drink this if you want. Besides that, I previously gathered some theoretical knowledge about alchemy and mechanical constructs in Dragonspine that I want to give you."
"Also, the purified heart of Durin; the dragon flesh within it is a very rare alchemical material."
"Besides these, I also have an understanding of the Skyfrost Nail's structure, which I'll give to you as well."
"I think it should be enough for you to research for a while."
Upon hearing this, Lisa stood rooted to the spot, unmoving.
This man was truly generous; after a trip to Dragonspine, he actually gave such precious research materials directly to her as a gift?
It even included the structural theory of the Skyfrost Nail.
That was a "Divine Punishment" from Celestia; could she really possess such knowledge?
"You don't need to be so surprised." Su Xuan smiled: "It's just theoretical knowledge; it doesn't mean you can necessarily create it."
"I think even if it's affected by materials and other factors, with your ability, you should be able to expand your understanding and knowledge through this theoretical knowledge."
"And create other things along the way."
"So there's no need to think about all sorts of strange things; you can't create the Skyfrost Nail."
Lisa, having snapped back to reality, let out a "Pfft" of laughter.
She directly linked her arms with Su Xuan's, her proud chest pressing firmly against him, and she smiled charmingly: "With you around, I don't need to be so excellent."
"I think instead of having such knowledge, it's better to research positions."
Su was completely flustered by the Rose Witch.
For a moment, he didn't know how to respond.
Seeing this, Lisa pursed her lips, and as if pressing her advantage, she smiled:
"The Essence of the Devil is indeed precious, but compared to exclusive things, precious blood still needs to take a back seat for now."
"Let's go, before we head to the laboratory, come with me to the library first."
"Before I drink the blood of the Essence of the Devil, I want something else first."
Su Xuan: "?"