Chapter 119: Ningguang's Request

Gazing up at the towering Divine Sovereign, the Sea God swallowed nervously, a sense of fear rising in his heart. The Vortex God Osial, on the other hand, was completely stunned, his five serpent heads staring blankly at the surreal scene before him.

Hey, hey, hey! Is this a joke?! Even during the Archon War, there was never such a powerful deity. Where did he come from?

Suddenly, Osial seemed to recall something. Two or three years ago, there had been a strange and powerful deity wielding the power of lightning at Guyun Stone Forest, alongside Morax. Could it be the same person standing before him now?

"Hmph!" Yun Fan extended his right hand and made a grasping motion in the air. Following his movement, the Divine Sovereign crouched slightly, and two massive fingers descended upon the Sea God, lifting him up like a tiny shrimp.

"Roar!!" The panicked Sea God let out a series of roars, activating his authority over the ocean. Massive water tornadoes, like dragons sucking water from the sea, rose and slammed into the lightning-constructed hand of the Divine Sovereign.

However, before the water could make contact, millions of volts of high-voltage electricity surged from the Divine Sovereign's palm, coursing through the Sea God's damp body. In the next moment, a piercing, agonized scream echoed over Guyun Stone Forest. Overwhelmed by excruciating pain, the Sea God relinquished control of his authority, and the water tornadoes, now devoid of divine power, collapsed back into the sea.

"This is too tragic!" Lumine couldn't bear to watch and silently covered her ears. For some reason, she felt a pang of pity for the Sea God. The screams were so heart-wrenching, they could truly be described as "tear-inducing and heart-breaking."

"Yun Fan..." Keqing's emotions were complicated. She had thought that even without the protection of the gods, Liyue could continue to thrive under the care of its people. But reality had dealt her a harsh blow.

The Millelith and the adepti of Liyue had fought with all their might but were unable to defeat the demon god. Yet, in Yun Fan's hands, the demon god was nothing more than a plaything, utterly powerless to resist. So, what was it that humans could truly take pride in?

"Void Grasp!"

A faint smile curled on Yun Fan's lips as he clenched his right hand. In an instant, endless lightning surged, and the Sea God in the Divine Sovereign's palm was bound and tormented by divine thunder. His flesh and blood slowly disintegrated amidst the dazzling lightning, and even the corrupting energy released upon the demon god's death was purified by the righteous, demon-destroying thunder.

"Your turn."

Yun Fan waved his hand, letting the wind carry away the dust left on the Divine Sovereign's palm. Under Osial's terrified gaze, another massive hand reached out toward his five serpent heads.

"Lord Divine Sovereign, please wait!" Just as the lightning hand was about to touch Osial's body, a voice called out to stop Yun Fan.

"Hmm?" Yun Fan frowned slightly and turned his head in confusion.

Ningguang had somehow made her way to the front of the Jade Chamber. Seeing Yun Fan turn to her with a scrutinizing frown, she couldn't help but shiver. Despite her fear, she gritted her teeth, bowed deeply, and made a humble request to Yun Fan.

"Lord Divine Sovereign, the Tianquan respectfully requests that you leave the Vortex God to us to deal with."

"Oh? Why?" Yun Fan paused his actions, looking at the nervous Ningguang with a calm expression.

"Lord Divine Sovereign, although we are not as mighty and unparalleled as you and Rex Lapis, we still wish to prove ourselves. We want to prove that even without the protection of the gods, the people of Liyue can protect our homeland in our own way," Ningguang said resolutely, her eyes meeting Yun Fan's, filled with determination.

"Is this what you all think?" Yun Fan didn't immediately agree to Ningguang's request. Instead, he turned his gaze to Lumine, Keqing, and the other Millelith soldiers on the Jade Chamber.

"Lord Divine Sovereign, I share the Tianquan's thoughts," Keqing was the first to step forward, bowing to Yun Fan just like Ningguang.

"Lord Divine Sovereign, I am Fengyan, the chief instructor of the Millelith. On behalf of all Millelith soldiers, I humbly request that you grant us this opportunity," Fengyan, clad in armor, bowed slightly, his spear held to his chest, speaking with conviction.

"Then... I'll join too!" Lumine awkwardly spoke up. After all, she wasn't from Liyue, but before coming here, she had promised Keqing her help. How could she go back on her word now?

"Very well. In the name of the Divine Sovereign, I grant your request," Yun Fan withdrew the Divine Sovereign's hand from Osial and sent a telepathic message to the Vortex God.

"Vortex God Osial, I will give you a chance to survive. Do you see those humans on the flying pavilion? If you can defeat them, I will spare your life. If you fail... heh..." Yun Fan's cold laughter sent a chill down Osial's spine, and his five heads nodded repeatedly in understanding.

"Then, the stage is yours."

With these words, the towering thousand-foot-tall Divine Sovereign dissolved into countless beams of light, dissipating into the heavens and earth. The released energy illuminated the entire Guyun Stone Forest, and even residents of Teyvat thousands of miles away could faintly sense it.

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"This is truly an incredible power. I need to calm down..." On the great tree at Windrise, the bard Venti shook his head with a bitter smile, opening a bottle of fine Dandelion Wine and gulping it down.

After half the bottle, Venti's emotions finally settled. The overwhelming sense of threat he had felt was something he had only experienced from the deity on Celestia. He never expected that the silver-haired youth, who had once been his equal, had now grown to such heights.

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"My, my, what a terrifying power. Even from thousands of miles away, it makes the Electro energy within me tremble with the desire to submit."

In Inazuma, at the Grand Narukami Shrine...

Yae Miko stood beneath the Sacred Sakura, one hand gently caressing the tree's branches, her eyes gazing into the distance.

When she saw the "Thunder Giant" dissipate, the anxiety in her chest finally subsided. At the same time, she cast a complicated glance toward Tenshukaku.

"Ei, I can't help but feel like you might be a fake Electro Archon."

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"Has he grown to such heights?" The Tsaritsa of Snezhnaya rose from her throne in disbelief. Feeling the tremors in the contract, her beautiful face was filled with surprise.

With an ally so powerful, perhaps the plan to dethrone the Heavenly Principles could be moved up sooner than expected.