Genshin Impact: Starting with Jing Yuan's Character Card

Yun Fan: ???

For a moment, Yun Fan was also stunned. He didn't remember ever using the phrase "My body is radiant" in front of Griseo. Where did she learn that line?

After a brief moment of thought, Yun Fan turned his gaze to Zhongli, who was meditating with his eyes closed beside him. It must have been... him, right?

After receiving Griseo's command, the knight's deep eyes beneath his helmet glowed red, exuding a terrifying aura of solemnity and killing intent.

In the next moment, the knight raised his greatsword above his head. Multicolored ink gathered on the blade as Griseo's Herrscher genes activated their creative power. The heavy greatsword, empowered by energy, gradually grew longer and wider until it became a colossal sword tens of meters wide and hundreds of meters long.

"Slay."

Griseo whispered softly. In an instant, the knight's greatsword erupted with a brilliant blue light. As the word left her lips, the sword descended with an unstoppable force, aiming straight for the weakened Vortex God Osial.

"Roar!"

Osial let out a roar of defiance, struggling to escape the range of the greatsword's attack. But in his current state, he was powerless to do so. Once the mighty Vortex God, the first general under the Sea God, he was now meeting his end in such a pitiful manner.

Hum—

As the sword fell, silence enveloped everything. Osial's body disintegrated in the light. He did not return to his seal but was utterly annihilated by this attack, which was powerful enough to split space itself.

"Sigh, I guess I'll have to clean up again. I really am destined for a life of labor," Yun Fan muttered to himself with a hint of helplessness.

Griseo didn't possess Yun Fan's lightning power, which could purify the resentment of demon gods. Therefore, the pollution caused by the death of a demon god was inevitable.

Moreover, the knight's sword strike had not only slain Osial but also split the sea beneath him in two. The tremendous force of the attack had stirred up massive waves. If left unchecked, they would likely reach the coastal villages of Liyue, causing unnecessary casualties.

With a slight movement of his mind, Yun Fan summoned two types of energy in his palms: ice and lightning. With a gentle wave of his hand, the energies flew out.

The lightning energy, capable of vanquishing evil, flew toward Osial's remains, purifying the lingering resentment. Meanwhile, the ice energy surged toward the raging sea. Upon contact, the waves transformed into towering ice mountains, glistening under the sunlight.

"Is it over?"

Seeing the dark clouds disperse and the tsunami turn into shattered glaciers, everything finally returned to calm. Keqing let out a sigh of relief, sheathing her Lion's Roar and collapsing to the ground, breathing heavily without a care for her appearance.

"Yes, it's over!" Lumine also sighed, then clenched her fists. The feeling of being filled with power was something she hadn't experienced in a long time.

"This power... it's hard to let go of," Ningguang murmured, watching as the Blessing of the Stars dissipated into specks of light in her hand. Although the power wasn't hers, losing it still left her with a sense of emptiness.

In fact, everyone on the Jade Chamber who had been empowered by the Blessing felt the same way, especially the ordinary Millelith soldiers who couldn't control elemental energy. The strength granted by the Blessing of the Stars was something they might never achieve again in their lifetimes.

"Thank you, Princess Griseo and the adepti, for your assistance in protecting Liyue. Without your help, we would not have been able to defeat the demon god so easily."

Ningguang smiled gracefully, stepping forward to bow respectfully before the adepti and Griseo.

Xiao, indifferent to Ningguang's gratitude, simply closed his eyes and nodded slightly. As for Ganyu, she wasn't sure what to say, as her half-human, half-adeptus nature made her position somewhat ambiguous.

"Hmph! No need for flattery. If you want to thank anyone, thank Lord Divine Sovereign. If it weren't for him giving you this opportunity, those two demon gods would have already been slain," Cloud Retainer snorted. This wasn't because she had any issue with Ningguang but rather due to her personality.

If there was anyone she had an issue with, it was Yun Fan. This guy had returned to Liyue but hadn't visited Jueyun Karst to see her or Shenhe. Was it because he had been too busy fooling around outside and didn't dare face Shenhe?

"Hahaha, no need to be so polite, Ningguang. I didn't contribute much, so I can't accept your thanks with a clear conscience," Madame Ping chuckled, shaking her head. Her kind face showed a hint of relief.

"Oh? So you're saying that even without our help, you were confident in defeating the demon god?" Unlike the others, Moon Carver immediately seized on the key point in Ningguang's words, his deer-like eyes widening as he looked at the Tianquan with interest.

"To be honest with the adepti, I did have another plan. Please, follow me." Ningguang turned slightly, gesturing for the adepti to follow her.

The adepti exchanged glances, but seeing that Griseo had already entered the Jade Chamber, they had no choice but to follow.

When the adepti arrived at the Jade Chamber's armory with Ningguang, the array of items displayed before them left even these well-traveled "old-timers" slightly astonished.

"These are... mountain-splitting cannonballs... No, these aren't ordinary cannonballs. They're infused with various elemental energies. No wonder they could pierce the Sea God's defenses," Cloud Retainer said, her gaze wandering over the boxes. Could all of these contain elemental-infused cannonballs?

"Adepti, these are my trump cards. I spent billions of Mora to create them. In the most dire circumstances, I would have detonated them and let the Jade Chamber crash down, sealing the demon god back into its prison!"

Hearing Ningguang's words, the adepti fell silent for a moment. Indeed, if things had gone as Ningguang described, it might have been possible to seal the demon god back. Of course, this was only theoretical. Without actual practice, no one could say for sure if it would work.

As the group remained silent, Xiao, who rarely spoke, opened his sharp, pale green eyes. It seemed as though he had received a message from someone, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes, unnoticed by the others.

"The demon god has been dealt with. Let's put this matter to rest for now. More importantly, we should consider the future of Liyue and where it should go from here," Xiao's cold voice broke the awkward atmosphere.

"The Conqueror of Demons speaks wisely. We adepti cannot linger in the mortal world for long. It's time to consider the future of Liyue," Mountain Shaper nodded in agreement. Xiao's words echoed his own thoughts.

"Hmph! Isn't it obvious? Lord Divine Sovereign should inherit the position of Geo Archon. Liyue needs a new god to lead it!" Cloud Retainer snorted, her tone tinged with frustration. If Yun Fan became the Geo Archon, maybe he'd stop fooling around and stay in Liyue.

"Lord Yun Fan has no interest in such matters," Xiao shook his head, denying Cloud Retainer's suggestion. Not long ago, while purifying the remnants of demonic resentment and karmic debt across Liyue, Yun Fan had made it clear that he would not inherit the position of Geo Archon. What he wished to see was a self-reliant Liyue, a nation governed by its people.