Chapter 32

At the edge of an unknown region within the Serenitea Pot, the air carried a static charge that stung the skin. A withered forest of Thunder Sakura Trees twisted and stretched beneath an unceasing purple-black thunderstorm, their branches charred black like terrifying claws. Each time the vault of heaven was torn apart, it was accompanied by deafening blasts and blinding flashes, illuminating the dead woodland like a ghost realm. The chaotic magnetic field lashed out at the intruders like an invisible whip; Keqing's Electro Vision hummed and trembled at her waist, while Jingyi leaned pale-faced against a relatively stable Bedrock Key, every breath carrying a faint sensation of electric current. Raiden Ei stood beneath the largest dead Thunder Sakura Tree, her posture as upright as a blade. She extended her hand, her palm gathering pure and majestic lightning—a radiance that practically overwhelmed the raging tempest. However, when she attempted to channel the Electro element into the withered branches— "Zzzt!"