In the real world.
Liyue, beneath Qingyun Peak.
Osel, sealed under the sea by Morax's Geo Spear for over a millennium, felt long-buried joy surging within.
Morax was dead!
In the video, he was breaking free!
Sure, it seemed temporary, but taking a godless Liyue was child's play for Osel!
A Liyue without Morax had no right to stop a god!
"Hahahaha... Morax, taste my vengeful fury!"
In the video.
After spotting the Jade Chamber moving through the sky, Lumine and Paimon gave chase.
They quickly boarded and asked about the situation.
From the Jade Chamber's heights, they beheld the terrifying sight afar.
Black clouds roiled, gales howled—like doomsday before a storm, shaking the soul.
Qingyun Peak rumbled below, a massive shadow slithering beneath the waves.
Boom!
The sea exploded. The ancient, baleful god revealed its horror once more.
Five heads like dragons or serpents, body deep blue as water.
Osel roared skyward, reveling in freedom.
"You... came too?" Demon Conqueror Great Sage Xiao eyed the panting Lumine and Paimon in mild surprise.
"Huh? It's you. The adepti are on the Jade Chamber too?" Paimon blinked, astonished.
Ningguang nodded. "The adepti say that in this crisis, immortals and Qixing should set aside grudges and fight together."
"Got it. So what's the defense plan?"
"T-That vortex god... just glancing from here makes it hard to breathe!" Paimon fretted.
Osel's distant malice was bad enough, but his colossal form was outright terrifying.
"Some Millelith recruits can't even stand. Ancient gods' pressure is brutal on mortals—but that's why we can't let that thing near Liyue Harbor's civilians!" A purple figure approached, sword in hand—sharp, decisive, heroic.
Paimon puzzled, "Who're you?"
"I'm Keqing, Yuheng of the Liyue Qixing."
After introducing herself, she pressed on. "I've heard plenty about you two. An honor. No Mr. Gu Chen with you?"
"Yuheng Star, huh." Paimon cottoned on, then shook her head vigorously, grinning at Lumine. "Gu Chen wanted to temper Lumine, so he didn't come. But he'll show at the critical moment—he won't let her get hurt!"
Lumine's cheeks flushed. "Don't worry about him—he's fine!"
"I see..."
Keqing glanced at Lumine a bit longer, smiled, then grew solemn. "The adepti just discussed—this battle might not be winnable. Steel yourselves!"
"Adepti, Qixing, Millelith... all this power can't beat a god?" Paimon grew anxious, muttering, "So scary... The Archon War two thousand years ago was against things like this..."
The adepti looked grim.
They were immortals, masters of arts beyond mortals—even Vision holders paled before them.
Long-lived as they were.
Yet gods were an uncrossable chasm!
Unless the god willed death, no army of Millelith would suffice—just fodder!
[Osel]: @[Ningguang] @[Keqing] See the power gap now? Surrender quick. When I rule Liyue, your positions stay the same. Deal?
[Ningguang]: In your dreams!
[Keqing]: Bah! I'd follow Rex Lapis to the end before serving you!
[Osel]: Sigh, don't you get it? Those who adapt thrive. (Disappointed)
[Tartaglia]: I get it, that's why I'm in jail. (Qiqi · Lying down)
[Osel]: Can't count on you. @[Gu Chen] Help out—offer stands! You're not even Liyue folk, right?
[Gu Chen]: Well, since you put it that way...
[Ningguang]: Mr. Gu Chen!!
[Paimon]: Whoa, Gu Chen, you aren't helping Osel, are you? (Paimon · Shocked)
[Osel]: Haha, come on! (Hu Tao · Blowing kiss)
[Gu Chen]: After careful analysis, Osel's got good odds, but he'll be weakened after winning. Perfect time to off him—then I can be Liyue's emperor. (Hu Tao · Sly grin)
[Kaeya]: Osel as the wedding dress maker, Gu Chen wears the bride—flawless! (Applauding)
[Ningguang]: ...
[Rahu Dragon King]: Excellent! Kid, you've got tyrant potential. Liyue's small potatoes—team up and split the Seven Nations? (Rahu Dragon King · Roaring)
[Gu Chen]: I declare: Teyvat enters the Two Saints Era! (Wink)
[Rahu Dragon King]: (Klee · Yay!)
[Paimon]: Battle's this dire and you're memeing? Even the Endseekers can't handle Osel!!
The decisive battle raged in the video.
Endseekers across positions fired arrow barrages like rain at Osel.
His godly power formed an invisible barrier.
The arrows rippled it, few piercing to harass his body.
The more they struck, the angrier Osel grew.
Enraged, he summoned colossal waves—gales whipped, seas vortexed into bottomless abysses visible from above.
"Roar—"
One head reared, gathering godly power from the depths and spewing.
The elemental torrent struck in a blink.
Boom!
The Jade Chamber's Endseeker battery was obliterated, the chamber swaying like a leaf in the wind.
[Paimon]: Good thing the adepti are here, or the Jade Chamber would've crashed! (Paimon · Shocked)
[Kamisato Ayaka]: A sealed ancient god is still this terrifying...
[Dvalin]: Key point: Osel's temporary unsealing after years and he's this strong. Imagine his peak?
[Osel]: @[Ningguang] @[Keqing] Impressed by your bro Osel yet? Surrender while you can!
[Beidou]: Don't count your chickens!
[Hu Tao]: Your Hall Master has arrived!