Holy Smokes, Genshin!

In the throes of a near-death illness, I jolted awake—only to realize I had traversed realms myself!

By the Statue of The Seven at Starfell Lake in Mondstadt.

A dashing fellow, as handsome as the readers, was abruptly roused from his slumber.

He surveyed his surroundings and the slacking-off deity statue beside him, sinking into deep contemplation.

"Holy smokes, Genshin!!"

"I was playing Honkai: Star Rail, how did I end up in Teyvat?"

Jiang Chen looked around in bewilderment at the Statue of The Seven and the magnified environment and lake.

It all looked so familiar; wasn't this Starfell Lake, where he would always come down to catch fish every time he passed by in the game?

By the lake, there were still Dandelion Seeds waiting for the handsome folks to pick.

Jiang Chen hastily got up, leaning on the statue for support.

Transmigrated right next to the Statue of The Seven, Jiang Chen was at a loss for words.

As Jiang Chen stood up, a slight sting suddenly pricked his right hand that touched the statue.

'Ding...'

Huh?

"System?"

As the saying goes, a single 'ding' and you're ready to soar.

He heard it now!!

So, was this the prelude to taking off?

However, the anticipated continuation of the sound did not come; instead, there was only a panel.

'Data loading...'

'Starting to load panel...'

With the appearance of this progress bar, Jiang Chen's eyes instantly lit up.

'Spiritual Foundation Acquired: Karna.'

'Beginning fusion.'

As the last two prompts appeared, it seemed as though something had been added within Jiang Chen.

A scorching magical force filled Jiang Chen's entire being.

Then, Jiang Chen's vision blurred, and he seemed to see the Sun God's son from Indian mythology.

At that moment, Jiang Chen's originally jet-black hair began to turn white.

A flood of information poured into Jiang Chen's mind as if it were free.

The pain directly brought Jiang Chen to his knees, collapsing once again.

Simultaneously, a terrifying power began to emerge throughout Jiang Chen's limbs and bones.

In just an instant, Jiang Chen felt as though a sneeze could have killed his former self.

Feeling the dense power within him, Jiang Chen was utterly shocked.

"Is this the power of Karna?"

Muttering to himself, Jiang Chen willed it, and a spear composed of lightning appeared in his hand.

Calling it a spear, but wasn't it more of a greatsword?

Grasping the spear's hilt, Jiang Chen channeled his internal magical energy.

In the next moment, the magical energy extended from the hilt in his hand to the spear's tip.

The spear's tip suddenly elongated, then grew double edges!

This was the Unbroken Excalibur!

If Jiang Chen wished, it could even transform into various weapons.

Spear, bow, even flying projectiles and armor.

It would change according to your needs.

After all, Karna was capable of possessing several classes. And the Noble Phantasm Jiang Chen acquired naturally came with it.

Moreover... this Unbroken Excalibur contained immense power.

Compliant with death, it was an EX-ranked anti-god Noble Phantasm.

The kind that comes with a sure-kill attribute.

"So, am I invincible now?"

Feeling the tremendous power within him, Jiang Chen suddenly felt a sense of anticlimax.

Invincibility came too quickly.

He didn't even have time to savor the thrill of becoming stronger.

With a snap, it was instantly maxed out.

Looking at the Noble Phantasm in his hand, Jiang Chen willed it, and it transformed into armor, attaching itself to his body.

The same armor as Karna's.

"Hmm!!"

"Not very good-looking, let's change it!"

With those words, Jiang Chen altered the armor on his body according to his own ideas.

After some tinkering, Jiang Chen discovered that, as long as he wished, it could take any shape.

In that case, let it replace his original casual clothes.

After all, he didn't want to dress oddly.

This was Teyvat, and although there were many strange armors, Jiang Chen still preferred to wear his own clothes.

Having accomplished all this, Jiang Chen couldn't be more satisfied.

In addition to the power, Jiang Chen also found that he had gained a storage space.

A space where he could stash anything.

However, his Noble Phantasm wasn't kept in the storage space but within his own body.

After all, the Noble Phantasm was one with Jiang Chen.

That was all there was to it.

"Is this system a bit of a weakling?"

"And then?"

"That's it?"

"Just giving me a template and a space backpack?"

"Nothing else?"

"No quests?"

Jiang Chen looked at this shabby system, feeling puzzled.

Glancing at the Statue of The Seven beside him.

Could it be that he needed to explore Teyvat and touch the Statue of The Seven like the Traveler?

"Look, there's a Statue of The Seven ahead."

"Wait, there's someone there too."

Just as Jiang Chen was lost in thought, a familiar voice came through.

Wasn't that Paimon's voice?

Jiang Chen was all too familiar with Paimon's voice.

Turning his head, he indeed saw a golden-haired mute bride and a white-haired flying loli looking over from across the lake.

Jiang Chen turned to face Lumine and Paimon.

Was this the beginning of the story?

When Paimon saw Jiang Chen, she was struck with awe.

"Wow!!"

"So handsome!!"

"Is this the legendary person as handsome as the readers?"

"Lumine, did you see that?"

"He's so handsome!!"

Even Paimon was taken aback by Jiang Chen's good looks. Faced with Paimon's inquiry, Lumine indicated that she had seen him.

Indeed, he was handsome.

"Hello there!"

Although Jiang Chen was quite surprised inside, he still greeted them.

Hearing Jiang Chen's words, both Lumine and Paimon were taken aback.

Looking at the distance, after a moment's thought, Lumine took a step back, then accelerated and leaped high over to them.

Seeing this, Paimon hurriedly followed.

Lumine jumped over from the opposite shore.

Luckily, it wasn't too far, or else Lumine might have ended up in the lake.

Starfell Lake wasn't very large, and Lumine's physical prowess was strong.

That's why she could make the leap.

After all, even though her powers were still sealed and not yet unlocked, her physical strength was still somewhat present.

'Thud!'

Lumine landed heavily on the island and nearly stumbled.

But she quickly steadied herself.

"Hello!"

Once stable, she then greeted Jiang Chen.

Seeing her robust demeanor, Jiang Chen couldn't help but be amused.

"Lumine, that was too dangerous!!"

"What if you fell into the lake?"

Paimon flew over and began to nag like a mother hen.

Hearing her, Lumine rolled her eyes.

"Or should I just swim over?"

If she didn't do that, would she have to strip and swim over?

She wouldn't do that.

Paimon was left speechless by her retort.

Alright!

That made a lot of sense; if she didn't jump over, there really was no other way.

Paimon didn't dwell on the matter too much and instead turned her gaze to Jiang Chen.

"Hello there~!"

"I'm Paimon, and this is Lumine."

"May I ask your name?"

The mouthpiece of the gods not only introduced herself but also Lumine's name in the process.

"Jiang Chen!"

Faced with Paimon's inquiry, Jiang Chen also introduced himself.

Hearing the name Jiang Chen, Paimon was somewhat surprised.

Was he from Liyue next door?