"Wielder of the Geo Authority, with bedrock as bone and contract as law, establishing mountains and rivers, defining rites and laws, minting Mora, protecting Liyue for three thousand seven hundred years without fail!"
"The Jade Shield is indestructible, the Stone Stele stabilizes the earth, and the Planet Befall descends from the sky, petrifying Mydei and shattering all resistance!"
"Once the oldest of the Seven Archons, now abdicated from the divine throne to wander the mortal world, with a character as firm as rock and a grace as vast as the heavens, a promise kept is worth a thousand gold, eternal and Unyielding!"
Heimdall swung his hand sharply, his tone impassioned:
"This is the Lord of Bedrock from the continent of Teyvat, the incarnation of contract and history—the God Morax—Zhongli! Making an entrance!"
Everyone was a bit dazed by this introduction; they had never heard of things like the Seven Archons, Liyue, or Teyvat.
But the only thing they understood was...
["Hey, hey, hey! Heimdall, have you lost your mind?!"]
["Isn't Morax one of the 72 Pillars of Solomon's Demons?! How could he be a fighter for the human side!"]
["If that's the case, then Morax is a traitor to the Divine Realm!"]
["Execute the traitor!!!"]
The Gods' side of the spectator stands instantly became rowdy, with minor Gods bickering and looking for trouble.
Heimdall was in a bit of a bind; he was just an ordinary referee following a script, so why vent all their resentment on him...?
In the center seat of the Gods' side, a withered old man dressed in ancient Greek style curled his lips into a delighted smile.
He was none other than the King of the Greek Pantheon—Zeus.
"Ho ho ho ho, things have turned out like this. What should I do? Well, in that case..."
"In that case?"
Beside him, the elegant and poised Hermes, looking like a butler, couldn't help but show a hint of confusion, curious about what Zeus would do.
"In that case, let it continue. Things are starting to get interesting."
Zeus widened his eyes, which were hidden under thick white eyebrows, and a flash of excitement and pleasure glinted in his dark pupils.
He never cared about Ragnarok or whether humanity was destroyed; he only cared if this battle could entertain him to his heart's content!
Over at the Norse Pantheon, Odin was surrounded by a heavy atmosphere of low pressure; even the two usually talkative ravens on his shoulders didn't dare to breathe loudly right now.
"Eh~? Brun-chan is really amazing, actually managing to persuade a God to fight for her~"
Not far from Odin, a green-haired man rested his arms on the table, cupping his face as he looked toward Brunhilde on the other side of the stands, his light tone completely ignoring Odin's oppressive aura.
While the Gods and humans were in heated discussion, a slender figure slowly walked out from the human fighter's entrance.
Due to the lighting, no one could see the person's face under the shroud of shadows at the exit.
But...
It was certain that this Morax, one of the 72 Pillars of Solomon's Demons, was actually...
["Huh?! Since when did Morax become a woman!?"]
["Heimdall, you must be playing us for fools! You'll pay for this later!"]
Heimdall wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and squinted through his goggles toward the human fighter, also feeling a bit dazed.
Could everything he just read have been made up by Brunhilde to intimidate them?
Although he wanted to say that...
Tap... tap... tap...
Seeing Zhongli fully reveal her form, the kings of various pantheons all straightened their backs.
"Hey, hey, hey, for real? This ancient aura, this divinity, this attire... this isn't some trick those guys from the East pulled on purpose to trip us up, is it..."
Shiva applied a bit of force with his four arms, instantly crushing a corner of his chair, as his eyes widened in disbelief.
Zeus was also stunned at first, but then he walked to the edge with excitement, cupping his hands like a megaphone to shout down below:
"Ohhh~ Pretty little girl, do your best~ Do your best~"
Zeus kept blowing kisses to the person on stage, causing everyone present to have a metaphorical black line across their foreheads.
In the next second, a powerful killing intent locked onto him, causing his pupils to shrink sharply, and he involuntarily looked toward a corner of the spectator stands.
Under a patch of shadow, a graceful figure stood with arms crossed, looking over with an indifferent gaze, those orange eyes filled with flames that could burn everything to ash.
"If you dare do something so disgusting to my Li again, I don't mind burning all of Greece to the ground."
Clang—!
A greatsword forged from orange flames suddenly appeared, hanging over Zeus's head.
Zeus's stature suddenly ballooned several times, turning into a muscular old man, and he threw a punch toward the flaming greatsword above him.
Intense sparks flew between the muscular fist and the flaming greatsword; they seemed evenly matched, but in reality...
Pfft...
Blood began to splatter from Zeus's hard fist, but it was instantly Vaporized by the high temperature, turning into steam.
"Xin Yan, wait until after the game is over to make your move..."
"Tsk, I'll let this old geezer live a bit longer then."
Hearing the voice echoing in her ear, Xin Yan curled her lip and withdrew the flaming greatsword.
Zeus lost the force he was resisting against, and his fist slammed into the ceiling of the observation room.
Boom—
Rocks fell, and dust drifted through the air.
The Gods in the center seats of the Greek Pantheon now looked somewhat disheveled.
Ares, the God of War, swallowed hard; it was the first time he had seen his old man in such a pathetic state.
Who exactly was that mysterious woman who attacked...
"Ho ho ho ho, truly interesting. Even I am getting excited. It's decided... I'll be the one going out in the next round!"
Zeus walked out from the rubble, his eyes flashing with the light of excitement.
Right now, his blood, craving battle, was boiling; he felt he had found an opponent who could make him fight with all his might.
So it could be said that Zeus was indeed getting ahead of himself (picks nose).
Over by Xin Yan, light suddenly flashed, and several people appeared out of thin air in the spectator stands.
They were all beings from Teyvat belonging to Liyue, including Adepti and humans.
"The Group Owner sister pulled everyone over, huh? Well... it's not bad to have it a bit more lively."
Xin Yan nodded as she looked at the newly arrived Guizhong and the others, then quickly walked over to sit beside them and watch the battle together.
On the field, Thor looked indifferently at the slowly approaching Zhongli, still maintaining that same calm demeanor.
Zhongli carried an elegant birdcage, with one hand behind her back, walking to the position opposite Thor as if strolling through a garden.
Her beautiful eyes, adorned with amber eyeshadow, lifted slightly to glance at Thor, and then she gave a slight nod as a sign of respect.
["It's over! Why is the one representing our human side a little girl!"]
["She's even in the mood to walk a bird! How are we supposed to win!"]
Hearing the disheartened words from the human side, Xin Yan's brow furrowed, and a single glare from her immediately silenced them.
"Ahem, since the fighters from both sides are in position, I declare the first round of Gods vs. Humanity—begin!"
After saying that, Heimdall instantly retreated from the center of the field to a relatively safe spot.
After the start was announced, Thor rested the giant hammer Mjolnir on his shoulder, gazing indifferently at the opponent.
He didn't take any defensive stance; his eyes were full of indifference and the arrogance belonging to a God.
Since the opponent was a woman, he would allow her to make the first move.
"Well, since your Excellency is so generous, then I shall not decline."
Zhongli's steady tone and crisp voice formed a contrast, giving people a sense of someone far beyond her years.
The birdcage in Zhongli's hand dissolved into amber specks of light, and the slender hand that had been holding it lifted slightly toward Thor.
Hum—
Several Stone Pillars filled with the Geo element rose from the ground, locking Thor in the middle.
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