Genshin x Minecraft: Building the Temple of Virtue Chapter 604 604: 604: The New Mod Opens, Hu Tao Is Invincibl

The goblin of the Final Castle possessed more HP than any boss that had appeared in the Twilight Forest.

Its combat power was overwhelming as well.

A Master-tier staff, a full warlock set, plus a tachi blade,

combined with its 1024 HP, in a one-on-one fight, even Zhongli would likely need to burn through more than a dozen Totems of Undying just to be confident of killing it.

Unfortunately for the goblin, this world had never been about duels.

Ryen and his group had always favored collective beatdowns.

They would only charge once their own firepower and numbers reached a level of absolute suppression.

After spending so long with Ryen, everyone had more or less absorbed his philosophy of survival first, victory second.

High HP and strong defenses didn't an the goblin had any chance of turning the tables under concentrated fire.

At most, it only ant it would be beaten to death for a slightly longer ti.

And that wasn't necessarily a good thing.

This ti, thanks to Ryen's Ti Stasis spell and the team's dense, coordinated firepower, no accidents occurred.

The goblin struggled briefly, then collapsed.

It never even got to use the White Fox tachi blade.

As for the Master-tier staff…

Aside from casting Summon Phoenix and Dragon Breath at the start, Ryen never even saw what its other spells were.

But honestly, those two alone,

One summoning a phoenix, the other breathing dragon fire,

were already cool enough.

For a brief mont, Ryen was tempted to quietly keep the staff for himself.

But he had already promised it to Hu Tao.

Besides, Hu Tao was his anyway, so whether the staff was his or hers didn't really matter.

More importantly, the staff didn't have Ti Stasis. Compared to Ryen's Absolute Frost, it wasn't even close.

And besides…

A true wizard should wear white.

Otherwise, how could one be called Gandalf the White?

As for the tachi blade, it had already been promised to Yae Miko,

though Ryen wasn't even sure whether she actually knew how to use a katana.

When the goblin fell and dissolved into blue smoke, its equipnt dropped gracefully like a gift package.

At the sa ti, a long-absent system notification appeared in Ryen's mind.

The information this ti made him stand there, rubbing his temples in a daze for quite a while.

When he finally ca back to himself, he saw Ganyu and the others looking at him with a mix of worry and excitent.

Ryen smiled faintly and nodded.

"It's open."

In the next instant, cheers erupted.

Even Hu Tao and Yae Miko, who had just obtained a Master-tier staff and a tachi blade, cheered louder than if they'd gotten loot.

Ryen carefully reviewed the rewards displayed in his mind and sighed in contentnt.

"System… you actually have a conscience."

This ti, the new content wasn't just one mod,

There were three.

With the Twilight Forest fully cleared, everyone's attention naturally shifted to the new mod.

The Twilight Forest itself would be refreshed anyway, so staying any longer was pointless.

Without hesitation, Ryen led everyone back to the main world.

Seated in the living room, Ryen didn't imdiately begin sorting through the new mods.

They were excellent, perfectly in line with the system's newly discovered "kind-hearted" image.

It had even given Ryen so very generous personal rewards.

But as expected, the mods were also extrely troubleso.

Organizing them properly would take ti.

He'd need to set aside a full day just to plan things out.

"Hu Tao, check what abilities your staff has first."

Ryen turned to her.

Hu Tao pouted.

"Is now really the ti to worry about the staff?"

"What else would it be?" Ryen shrugged. "Things have to be done one at a ti."

Hu Tao sighed helplessly, took out the staff, and began listing its abilities.

"Summon Phoenix, Dragon Breath, Weakening Curse, Fire Ring… and one more…"

She scratched her head, puzzled.

"Transcendence? What kind of spell is that?"

Ryen's expression changed instantly.

"Are you sure it says Transcendence?"

Hu Tao rolled her eyes.

"Hey! My eyesight isn't that bad!"

Ryen pressed his lips together. After a brief silence, he looked at Hu Tao with a complicated gaze.

"Darling… this staff is dangerous. You might not be able to handle it. Why don't I, "

"Not a chance!" Hu Tao hugged the staff protectively, glaring at him.

"How can you rob from your own woman?!"

"But yours is mine anyway," Ryen said calmly, spreading his hands.

Ganyu covered her mouth and laughed softly.

"In that case," she said, "this Transcendence spell is probably sothing as abnormal as Ti Stasis."

Ryen stopped joking and nodded seriously.

"Strictly speaking, as long as you're holding this staff, no one in this world can kill you."

"Not even ."

"In terms of survivability, it's ten thousand tis stronger than my Ti Stasis."

"Good thing the goblin didn't get to cast it earlier. Otherwise, we'd have been in real trouble."

"As for Weakening Curse and the other attack or control spells, those aren't worth discussing."

"But this Transcendence spell, I need to explain its effect to you carefully."

Everyone straightened imdiately, eyes fixed on Ryen.

The last ti he'd been this serious about a spell was when he explained Ti Stasis.

Clearing his throat, Ryen spoke slowly.

"Transcendence is an advanced spell classified under healing magic, but in truth, it can surpass even Master-tier spells."

"Once you cast Transcendence, you enter a Transcendent State for twenty seconds."

"During that ti, you are beyond reality."

"Do you understand what I an?"

Zhongli frowned slightly, clearly confused.

"Beyond reality… what does that an?"

"Literally," Ryen replied.

Ryen spread his hands and explained calmly:

"To transcend reality ans to detach from it. You're standing here, but you no longer exist within this world."

"Everything in this world becos irrelevant to you."

"No damage can affect you. You gain a complete invisibility-like effect. You cannot interact with objects, cannot use your staff, but at the sa ti, you also cannot attack enemies or cause any destruction."

"In simple terms, you are completely severed from this world."

"For those twenty seconds, even if the world itself were to explode, you would remain perfectly unhard."

"Stepping on TNT? Zero damage."

"Even if the Heavenly Principles were fighting you, once you activate Transcendence, she cannot harm you."

"To put it bluntly: twenty seconds of absolute invincibility for retreating."

At once, everyone felt a chill crawl up their scalps.

Their eyes locked onto the staff in Hu Tao's hands, burning with barely restrained excitent.

Twenty seconds of invincibility.

What could that an?

For them, it ant far too much.

Although being unable to deal damage while invincible sounded like re escape utility, in reality,

Just the fact that she couldn't be attacked during that ti was already terrifying.

Zhongli alone could think of over a dozen counterplay strategies that could be executed during those twenty seconds.

Ningguang looked at Ryen with complicated emotions.

"Are you sure this spell is only an advanced-tier one?"

Ryen shrugged.

"The most outrageous part is sothing I haven't told you yet."

"The cooldown of this spell is less than twenty seconds. Which ans, "

Keqing shuddered, staring at him in disbelief.

"As long as the staff has enough mana… Hu Tao can remain invincible forever?!"

Ryen nodded.

"That's exactly why I said this advanced spell is absolutely broken in terms of survivability. It's even more absurd than Ti Stasis."

"You're transcending the world itself. Even if reality collapses, as long as you're still in the Transcendence state, nothing can happen to you."

"That's why I said earlier, holding this staff, no one can hurt you. Not even ."

"And don't assu Transcendence can't be used offensively just because it can't deal damage directly."

"Imagine fighting the Heavenly Principles. Hu Tao can't overpower her."

"She summons a fire phoenix, follows up with Dragon Breath, then imdiately enters Transcendence."

"When the effect ends, she unloads another spell combo and goes straight back into invincibility."

"Even if it doesn't kill her, it would disgust her to death."

"This spell may only be advanced-tier in classification, but its effect surpasses Master-tier magic."

"The key point is its short cooldown and low mana cost."

"One activation costs just fifty mana."

"Compared to Master-tier staves that store thousands of mana, that's practically nothing."

"This Master-tier staff, like my Eternal Frost, revolves around a single core spell."

Silence filled the living room.

Only the steady rhythm of breathing could be heard.

After a long while, Yae Miko leaned over toward Hu Tao and said with a mischievous smile:

"Director Hu, don't you think this White Fox suits you perfectly? How about we trade?"

"No!"

Hu Tao imdiately shielded her staff, glaring at everyone.

"This was given to by Ryen! No one's touching it!"

Yae Miko sighed softly.

She had found the space-infused staff quite appealing earlier.

But now…

It suddenly felt rather underwhelming.

"Two Twilight Forest explorations, two goblin kills."

"Two Master-tier staves. Two warlock sets. Two blades."

"One Ti Stasis. One Transcendence…"

Ningguang shook her head with a wry smile.

"That goblin really was a walking treasure chest."

"But this is also far too dangerous. From now on, we should personally handle goblin runs."

Everyone nodded solemnly.

If they didn't co in person, how could they ensure they were the ones getting the Master-tier staves?

Those spells were simply too irresistible.

"All right," Venti said, finally pulling his gaze away from Hu Tao's staff and staring straight at Ryen.

"Shouldn't you tell us about the new mods now?"

Ryen shrugged.

"All I can tell you for now is that there are three new mods."

"As for the rest…"

He paused, then smiled.

"Shouldn't you be heading to Suru now? It's already the third day. Lumine is waiting for you."

"…?"

Venti fell silent, staring at Ryen in disbelief.

"Wait, seriously?! We just unlocked new mods, and you're sending us off already?! At least tell us what they are!"

"Nonsense. If I tell you now, you won't want to leave. Handle the important business first."

"Are new mods not important business?!"

"You've got ti to argue with , you've got ti to move out and finish things quickly."

Rolling his eyes, Ryen continued calmly:

"Hurry up and go. I need ti to integrate and study the mods anyway."

"By the ti you're done and co back, I should be finished too."

"Then I'll tell you everything."

"Perfect timing for everyone to get so rest as well. A full week of nonstop exploration really drains the mind."