Gu Chen twirled the spear, nodding repeatedly in admiration. "What a fine weapon!"
The spear, forged from the spine of the evil dragon Durin, transmitted power far more effectively.
With this spear in hand, Gu Chen's combat strength had greatly increased!
[Tartaglia]: Great, now that Mr. Gu Chen has a proper weapon, let's rationally analyze his current strength.
[Zhongli]: From what's shown in the video alone, Mr. Gu Chen's physical body is already capable of battling Dvalin. But Dvalin was tormented by poisoned blood and constantly influenced by the Abyss Order, so he was far from his peak state. Thus, we can conclude: Gu Chen equals a weakened Dvalin.
[Zhongli]: And now, with a suitable weapon whose destructive power is obvious at a glance, in my humble opinion, even Dvalin at his peak would likely not be Mr. Gu Chen's match.
[Dvalin]: So I've become a unit of measurement now? (Amber, save me)
[Venti]: So yeah, I didn't mean to mock you—I'm just stating facts.
[Dvalin]: Sigh, these youngsters nowadays are all so outrageous. I can't take it! (flips table)
[Tartaglia]: My blood's pumping! I really want to spar with Mr. Gu Chen from his previous life! @[Gu Chen], what's Mr. Gu Chen's strength like now? (Venti-style starry eyes of anticipation)
[Gu Chen]: Hard to say.
[Kaeya]: "Hard to say" means spill the details!
[Tartaglia]: Mr. Gu Chen, there's a location function—send me your position, I'll come find you right away! (excited)
[Gu Chen]: My advice? Don't come. I'm afraid I won't be able to hold back and might kill you. (Keqing-style refusal)
[Tartaglia]: You're overthinking it, Mr. Gu Chen. I'm the Eleventh of the Fatui Harbingers, after all—I do have some strength!
[Kaeya]: Translation: "I'm pretty tough."
[Signora]: Childe, know your limits! As your colleague, I advise you not to go courting death. Do you really think you're a match for Mr. Gu Chen?
[Tartaglia]: Sigh, you don't get it. As a martial artist, I crave battling the strong too much. No, my hands are itching—I just want to throw down with something!
[Lyney]: From Mr. Tartaglia's location, you're in Liyue, and Mr. Gu Chen's group has already bid farewell to Mr. Albedo and is heading to Liyue. High chance you'll run into each other there!
[Tartaglia]: Really?! Awesome!
[Amber]: Little tip: They've already arrived in Liyue!
In the video.
Gu Chen and the other two had reached Liyue.
After Paimon introduced the nation, the trio asked passersby about the start time of the Rite of Descension.
Conveniently, it was today at noon.
And this year's host of the Rite of Descension among the Qixing was none other than Tianquan Ningguang!
Seeing this, Zhongli's heart skipped a beat.
This is bad!
[Ningguang]: I figured I'd appear on screen eventually, but I didn't expect it to be during the Rite of Descension.
[Keqing]: You rarely speak up in the group!
[Ningguang]: From the reactions of Miss Lumine, Miss Jean, and others, combined with my intelligence, this world's Mondstadt seems much like the Mondstadt from the video's previous life. The processes may differ, but the causes and outcomes are largely the same. And this year, I'm hosting the Rite of Descension, while Miss Lumine is currently at Watatsumi Island. What does that tell you?
[Keqing]: The video can predict the future?!
[Ningguang]: Yes. The Mondstadt arc has already proven that the previous life mirrors this one, so we can watch what's coming for Liyue now that they're arriving.
[Zhongli]: ...Makes sense.
[Signora]: Haha!
[Tartaglia]: What're you laughing at?
[Signora]: Thought of something funny.
[Zhongli]: ...
Speechless.
Can't the current Qixing be a little less sharp?!
The other group members were just treating it like a story, but with you spelling it out like this, what then?
Zhongli's expression darkened.
He knew his hopes were futile.
The world never lacked smart people. Perhaps from the start, these clever ones had already vaguely guessed, just waiting for confirmation.
And now, with Ningguang openly stating it in the group, it proved she was absolutely certain.
"Previous life's me... Draw on your 6,000 years of composure and experience— you must handle this sudden change!"
Zhongli could only pray that his past self would step up.
Meanwhile, both the Extraordinary Group and Ordinary Group chats had exploded.
There were plenty of smart people in the world, and once the topic was out in the open, the impact was explosive.
[Tartaglia]: Haha, being able to see bits of the future means we can check for flaws in our plans!
[Keqing]: @[Tartaglia] Don't even think about stirring up trouble in Liyue. If you're caught, it'll be a diplomatic incident!
[Tartaglia]: Whatever (Zhongli-style tea-sipping)
[Collei]: Th-this is way too explosive!
[Chongyun]: This seems even more outrageous than Paimon with her buff muscles punching Dvalin and kicking Fatui! (Paimon-shocked)
[Paimon]: I get you're trying to say it's exaggerated, but you didn't have to describe it like that about me. We're just online friends—you're crossing the line! (Keqing-pouting)
[Kaeya]: Paimon, take a look at this? (Paimon-leave it to me)
Seeing the emoji Kaeya sent, with Paimon's muscles ridiculously exaggerated, it hadn't seemed like much before, but now it fit perfectly. Paimon's eyes rolled back as she nearly fainted.
[Lumine]: Paimon's dead after seeing that!
[Kaeya]: Huh?
[Paimon]: I'm still alive! Also, the Rite of Descension has started—stop bullying me and watch if Rex Lapis gives you your answer!!
Reminded by Paimon, Lumine snapped back to attention.
In the video, the trio had arrived at Yujing Terrace.
At noon, Tianquan Ningguang, exuding an air of elegant opulence, glanced at the time and announced, "The auspicious hour has arrived!"
Ningguang began the ritual.
As power surged into the incense burner, a beam of light shot skyward from it.
Suddenly, dark clouds roiled in the sky, red lightning flashing.
This unexpected sight stunned everyone on Yujing Terrace.
In the next instant, a black shadow plummeted from the heavens, crashing onto the terrace and knocking over the incense burner.
Regaining their senses, they saw it was a half-dragon, half-qilin creature!
Tianquan Ningguang stepped forward in shock, inspected it, and sternly declared, "Rex Lapis has been assassinated! Seal the area!"
[Ningguang]: ???
[Keqing]: ???
[Cloud Retainer]: ???
[Ganyu]: Rex Lapis!!!
[Demon Conqueror Great Sage]: Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
[Hu Tao]: Huh?
[Raiden Ei]: ?
[Furina]: Huh?!
[Nahida]: How could this happen?
[Rahu Dragon King]: Good riddance! (Venti-style confetti)
[Osel]: Good riddance! (Venti-style confetti)
[Tartaglia]: Wait, no way—the Geo Archon just died like that?!
[Venti]: Waaah, Morax, my old friend! How did you die like this? You died so miserably!! (straining to hold back laughter, choking voice message 8s)
—Big shots, mind tossing some data my way? (Klee-pleading)
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