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[Genshin Impact] Chapter 491: The Harvest (2-in-1 Chapter)
🕑 Added 2025-06-22 06:29:00 +0000 UTCTiny golden sword-intent particles, under Nolan’s control, locked onto the black particles that made up the black serpent and collided with them one by one with pinpoint precision.
This kind of operation was only manageable within the his domain: Starsea Manifestation
Without the Starsea Manifestation, even someone like Nolan would struggle to mentally lock onto each minuscule black particle and launch attacks against them.
As a vast number of black particles were obliterated by the sword intent, the black serpent began to panic. Up until now, it had merely been sealed.
But if all the black particles were destroyed, that would effectively mean the destruction of its soul—true annihilation.
The black serpent hastily reformed its soul form and opened its enormous maw, releasing a wave of invisible soul-shattering resonance!
Everywhere the soul shockwave passed, all the golden sword-intent particles were instantly crushed, as if nothing in existence could withstand it.
Even the golden barrier surrounding the “Sword God of Lumine” cracked like a spiderweb under the force of the soul shockwave.
It gave the impression that it could collapse at any moment.
Nolan withdrew his mental power, forming a shield around himself to protect Barbara and Noelle as well.
The soul attack struck immediately after—like silent thunder crashing against the mental barrier!
Nolan felt his head sink as though an entire mountain had been pressed onto his spirit. Truly, this was a foe of godlike power.
Since the black serpent had reformed its physical body, he ramped up his mental output to withstand the attack,
And at the same time, lashed out again with psychic threads toward the black serpent!
“Damn it!”
Faced with so many mental threads, the black serpent didn’t even have time to dodge—it had no choice but to revert back into its particle state.
Seeing this, Nolan’s lips curled into a faint smile.
More and more sword-intent particles materialized around the “Sword God of Lumine,” dispersing and locking onto every black particle in pursuit.
In this dispersed form, the black serpent might still be able to affect weaker lifeforms—
By flooding its black particles into another creature’s body, then reforming to devour their soul, or similar tactics.
But against Nolan, who maintained full-area protection, this kind of indirect, ineffective method—
Was nothing more than slow suicide.
The black serpent clearly understood this as well. Before the psychic threads and sword-intent particles could strike again, it quickly reformed into a physical body.
This way, the scattered, low-damage sword particles couldn’t inflict serious harm.
“You don’t have any chances left.”
Nolan gave a faint smile, as if he had already predicted the serpent’s next move.
With a mere thought, the sword-intent particles from the “Sword God of Lumine” shifted freely, forming a massive sword that vanished into thin air—
And reappeared, already plunged into the black serpent’s soul!
“Damn you!”
The black serpent screamed in soul-rending agony. Oppressed by the Starsea Manifestation, it stood no chance against Nolan.
Just as it prepared to counterattack, dozens of translucent psychic threads surged forward, binding the serpent in an instant.
With full force, they crushed it once more!
As the black serpent exploded into black particles again, the golden greatsword also disintegrated into sword-intent particles, which pounced on the nearby black particles like starving wolves.
Perhaps due to the close proximity, the black serpent had no chance to react—within moments, more than half of its essence was devoured.
It barely managed to reform into a soul form again, but it was visibly smaller and much weaker—drastically so.
It didn’t even seem to have the strength left to utter a single threat.
Seizing the moment, Nolan landed a final blow with his psychic threads, sending the black serpent into a stunned state!
[You Have Defeated A Powerful Enemy. Obtained 129,789 Adventure EXP.]
Seeing the notification pop up on his character panel, Nolan finally let out a breath of relief. At last, the black serpent was defeated.
Of course, he hadn’t delivered a killing blow. After all, slaying a being from the divine realm carried the risk of an uncontrollable power surge upon death.
To truly kill such beings, one had to let time gradually wear them down—that was the only safe and clean way.
For now, he would follow his earlier plan and imprint a “Command Seal” on the defeated ancient god.
This way, even if it someday broke free from its seal, it would still be unable to harm humanity.
Moreover, the “Command Seals” he set almost always included clauses requiring obedience to his commands. That way, if Teyvat ever faced turmoil from factions like the Abyss Order or the Fatui...
He had essentially gained a god-tier entity he could command at will—whether to assist in battle or to guard the nations he held deep bonds with,
It was incredibly useful either way!
“Phew… is it unconscious now?”
Through the synchronized vision from the “Sword God of Lumine,” Barbara saw the terrifying black serpent fall into a motionless state and finally let out a small sigh of relief.
“Hehe, that’s right,” Nolan nodded with a smile.
“In that case, Mr. Adventurer… could you let go now? My waist’s getting a little sore…”
Noelle looked down at the hem of her skirt covering her soft legs wrapped in semi-transparent black stockings, her face blushing as she spoke softly.
Hearing Noelle’s words, Barbara also realized that she was still being held in Nolan’s arms. “Ah—how embarrassing!”
She quickly nodded in agreement with Noelle.
“…Alright.”
Nolan looked a bit regretful—no more excuse to keep holding them.
But seriously, Noelle, are you being real when you say your waist hurts? You’re wearing heavy armor—if anyone’s sore, it should be my arms!
Nolan chuckled inwardly.
Before letting go, though, he had a mischievous urge to tease these soft and gentle girls.
So, through their clothes, he lightly pinched Barbara’s waist and the soft flesh of Noelle’s arm where her armor didn’t cover.
“Eek! Stop it, you’re awful!”
The sudden tingling sensation startled them both. Once they realized what had happened, their delicate and fair faces flushed with embarrassment and annoyance.
They turned away with pouting expressions, acting as if they didn’t want to speak to the annoying Honorary Knight anymore.
[Noelle Has Developed Good Feelings Towards You, Obtained 220 Affection Points. Current Affection Level: Lv.9 (890/900)]
[Barbara Has Developed Good Feelings Towards You, Obtained 240 Affection Points. Current Affection Level: Lv.8 (0/800)]
If they weren’t still inside the giant water bubble, they probably would’ve run away from embarrassment…
Looking at Barbara and Noelle’s cute faces, Nolan felt energized once again.
But seeing that Noelle was just ten points away from max affection and still didn’t get the full reward—it made him itch with anticipation.
He sighed to himself for no real reason: Is this karma for teasing girls…?
After that brief reflection, Nolan didn’t dawdle any longer. It was time to set a “Command Seal” on the black serpent. Otherwise, if it woke up again, he’d have to knock it out a second time. What a hassle.
He gave a brief explanation to Barbara and Noelle, then vanished on the spot, teleporting directly to the unconscious soul form of the black serpent.
[You will obey my commands absolutely.]
[You will not commit evil. You will not harm humans. Stay in the domain and do not leave without permission.]
He placed a whole series of Command Seals to restrict the serpent’s behavior, ensuring it posed absolutely no threat to Teyvat.
Once that was done, he left it alone, withdrew from the Starsea Manifestation, and returned to the merfolk ruins with Barbara and Noelle to continue searching for any treasure that might be hidden here.
Thanks to “Moonveil Tianquan”—a constellation ability granted by maxing Ningguang’s affection—
Nolan could detect any treasure within a radius of over 100 meters, no matter how deeply hidden it was, even if it couldn’t be found with mental detection.
Before long, they left the hall where the black serpent had been defeated and began searching for treasure in unexplored areas.
After all, this domain wasn’t limited to just the entrance corridor and the main hall—there were also paths branching off to the left and right.
Nolan first led the two girls to explore the left path.
There weren’t many valuable treasures along the way—just a few ordinary chests—but there were plenty of monsters.
Things like Hydro Slimes and fish-like water spirits were common, as the entire domain was submerged and brimming with Hydro energy.
Naturally, lifeforms related to the Hydro element still existed here. Even after thousands of years, their numbers remained high.
And they weren’t weak either—most were around level 60–70, comparable to the enemies on the third floor of the Spiral Abyss.
On that note, the “Sword God of Lumine” on the other side had already finished clearing the third floor monsters during Nolan’s battle with the black serpent.
Altogether, he had earned about 180,000 EXP, and now his EXP bar displayed:
[Adventure EXP: 936,092]
Nine hundred thirty-six thousand—just short of his goal of reaching one million EXP.
Still, that wasn't a big issue.
With so many monsters still left in the domain, defeating just a few more during exploration would easily be enough to level up!
-- Noon, Bisha Plains --
Two ducks with snowy white feathers were playing in the water, grooming each other affectionately.
Suddenly, a dark shadow appeared beneath them.
The two ducks thought it was some terrifying monster trying to eat them and panicked, fleeing in a frenzy.
Not long after they swam off, the shadow below grew larger andpop—a giant bubble surfaced on the water.
Inside, three figures could be seen clearly: one man and two women—none other than Nolan, Barbara, and Noelle.
After defeating and successfully subduing the black serpent, Nolan had continued exploring the domain with the girls, clearing out monsters and searching for treasure.
It was only around noon that they finally completed the exploration. Thanks to the “Moonveil Tianquan” granted by Ningguang’s max affection skill, they found a considerable number of chests.
These mostly contained Mora, artifacts, and weapons—mostly of low quality.
Altogether, they collected over three million Mora, which was impressive considering most Mora in treasure chests were single-denomination coins.
Split among the three, that was one million Mora per person!
The real value, however, lay in the artifacts and weapons. Though there were no five-star quality items, the combined worth exceeded fifteen million Mora.
It was a serious haul by any measure.
And since Nolan had done most of the heavy lifting in this domain, Barbara and Noelle felt too embarrassed to take a share of the loot.
So he stored everything in his Wonderland Store House, which expanded by 15 square centimeters in size thanks to the added value.
Well… better than nothing.
More importantly, after defeating so many monsters in the domain, he had finally gathered enough EXP to level up:
[Adventure EXP: 1,085,224]
With over 1,085,000 EXP and only 950,000 needed to level up, he had more than enough left over.
Having waited for this moment, there was no reason to hold back any longer—it was time to level up.
As he flew back to shore with Barbara and Noelle, Nolan channeled a large portion of his EXP into his level:
Lv95 (0/950000) → Lv96 (0/960000)
On the surface, all that changed was one number in the level bar—95 to 96.
But internally, Nolan felt a wave of warmth like never before spreading through every cell of his body—
And even into the depths of his soul.
It was like being immersed in a hot spring, wrapped in the soft embrace of countless girls, their gentle fingers massaging him… It was incredibly pleasant.
But the sensation faded quickly, and before long, his body and soul had completed the strengthening process:
---
Name: Nolan Walker
Level: Lv96 (0/960000)
Race: Human
Titles: Honorary Knight, Outstanding Citizen of Liyue, Legendary Adventurer, Honorary General of Watatsumi Island
Innate Talent: Entangling Affection
Skills:
- Lumine’s Authority: Divine Level Lv.10 (Starsea Manifestation, Boundless)
- Musou no Hitotachi: Divine Level Lv.10 (Musou State)
- Abysswalker: Arcane Level Lv.10 (Deep Space Warp)
- Flowing Sky Shot: Awakening Lv.10 (Frostglow Arrow)
- Anemo Manipulation Lv.10 (Max Level)
- Martial Arts Lv.10 (Subtle Mastery)
Specialties:
- 【Descender】
- 【Maiden Savior】
- 【Monster Slayer】
- 【Abundant Life】
- 【The Gospel of the Sky】
- 【North Wind】
- 【Harmony】
- 【Spiritual Threads】
- 【Millennium Body】
- 【Blue Vortex】
- 【Battery Body】
- 【Elemental Immunity】
- 【Command Seal】
- 【Spiritual Core】
- 【Thoughtless Thunder】
- 【Blessing of the World Tree】
Adventure EXP: 135,224
---
Looking at the remaining 130,000 EXP on his character screen, Nolan felt a bit disappointed—his EXP bar was empty again.
Thankfully, the “Sword God of Lumine” had already reached the fourth floor of the Spiral Abyss, and the ones in the Beast Realm and other nations were actively hunting strong monsters too.
Plus, he still had several ruin and domain coordinates given by Havria. With that, reaching the next level shouldn’t be far off.
And perhaps—just perhaps—level 100, the domain of the Archons, was within reach. He was curious what specialization that would grant.
The higher the level, the more powerful the specialization. Reaching level 100 meant stepping into the divine—surely the racial trait it granted would be incredible.
As Nolan and the two girls stepped onto the shore, he dispersed the giant water bubble and shook off the idle thoughts in his head.
He was just about to suggest they go to Liyue Harbor for lunch and take a short break before heading to the next domain…
When suddenly, he noticed a familiar figure leaning against a tall green bamboo on the left-hand path.
Black-haired, handsome, calm and composed—it was none other than Zhongli.
(End of Chapter)
Comments
Msos
Thanks for the three chapters 👍
