Genshin Impact: Legend of the Emperor

Zhongli looked calm, as he had expected his identity to be revealed.

Ever since he met this malicious Taoist, Zhongli noticed that he would immediately look away when his eyes met his, but he would always secretly observe him from time to time. Zhongli knew that this person might have discovered his identity.

While Chongyun was debating with Taoist Sun Chonglou, Zhongli was not idle. Instead, he used his divine power to observe and analyze the altar behind Taoist Sun.

What is the purpose of this altar? Why did Sun Daoist set up an altar here? Why did Sun Daoist not panic at all when he knew that the incomparable Rock King Emperor was coming? Is the altar behind him his only support?

Zhongli kept these doubts in his heart and stood up as the King of Rock.

If he could persuade this misguided citizen of Liyue with words, Zhongli would still be willing to protect Chonglou as a citizen of Liyue. But if he still refused to change his ways, Zhongli would have no choice but to use thunderbolts.

Taoist Sun looked at Zhongli with a complicated expression and said, "Greetings to the Rock God."

Zhongli sighed and asked, "Do you still hold a grudge against me?"

Since Sun Daoren called him Rock God instead of Emperor, it means that he no longer considers himself a Liyue person.

Taoist Sun shook his head and said, "After I died, I also wondered why the emperor with great magical powers and unparalleled fighting power did not appear when I was most desperate, and I also felt resentful."

"But now, Liyue is just an old friend in my memory, and I can't say I have any hatred towards Lord Yanshen."

"When I was young, I thought the Emperor was omnipotent, so I resented the Emperor for not showing up in time. But now I know that gods are just creatures that are slightly more powerful than mortals."

"Gods - can bleed too!"

Zhongli nodded in agreement and said, "You are right. There are even more powerful gods than gods. The gap between gods and mortals in Teyvat is not as big as people imagine."

"On this continent, there are many people who, although not called gods, are as powerful as gods."

“But since I have signed a contract with Liyue, as the god of Liyue, I will protect Liyue until the last moment.”

Zhongli took out the Guanhong Spear and pointed the tip of the spear straight ahead.

Zhongli: "Since you have already taken the opposite side of Liyue, then be prepared to be my enemy!"

Facing Zhongli's spear, Taoist Sun opened his arms as if to embrace him, without any fear on his face.

Taoist Sun: "Lord Yanshen, since I dare to stand here, I must have my own confidence. Aren't you curious about why I went through so much trouble to enter the underworld?"

Zhongli and Sundao both had their own plans, so they tacitly did not act immediately, but instead began to delay time.

After using his divine power to investigate the altar behind Sun Dao Ren, Zhongli discovered that the altar was somehow connected to an unknown and powerful being outside the world. The strength of the being was so great that Zhongli had no confidence in severing the connection between the being and Teyvat.

Even if we kill the Taoist priest and destroy the altar, it will only be a temporary solution and not a permanent cure.

Since he knew he was no match for his opponent, Zhongli would not fight hard, so he quietly notified Mond's old friend.

(Zhongli: "Liyue is in danger. Bring helpers to help me.")

Seeing that Zhongli had no intention of taking action immediately, and instead pretended to listen, thinking that this was a good opportunity to delay time, the Taoist suddenly felt the urge to talk and began to tell about his miraculous experiences in the twelve years since his death.

Taoist Sun: "Twelve years ago, after I died, I was left with only a lonely soul wandering in the wilderness of Liyue. I was unwilling to go to the afterlife, but the days of being a lonely ghost were extremely miserable."

"Then by chance, I left Teyvat and went to a world full of evil demons."

"In that world, gods and Buddhas have disappeared, evil spirits are wreaking havoc on the world, and some evil spirits even occupy high places and seize the fortune of a country to strengthen their own power. The people there are in dire straits every day."

"There, I exorcised demons and helped the needy. I was in danger many times and escaped by luck, but in the end I was betrayed by the mortals I rescued and almost died."

"Thanks to the help of the Shadow Emperor, I turned that dirty world into the Dark Realm, and I became a general under the Shadow Emperor."

Zhongli asked: "Shadow Emperor, is your goal to bring Shadow Emperor to Teyvat?"

The Taoist said: "That's right, the Shadow Emperor controls the dark side of the world and is the king of countless shadow worlds."

"Under the rule of the Shadow Emperor, the underworld of Teyvat will be more prosperous and powerful, instead of being divided into pieces like it is now, with the dead souls waiting to die and the laws of life and death broken."

"When the Shadow Emperor comes to Teyvat, completes the laws of life and death, and recasts reincarnation, Teyvat may be able to reach a higher level."

Zhongli said: "It sounds good, but what does it have to do with you, and why are you working so hard?"

The Taoist said: "Because after the Shadow Emperor recasts the reincarnation, I can be resurrected in Teyvat."

"Lord Yan Shen, do you want to revive your fallen comrades and immortals?"

"When the Shadow Emperor's reincarnation is incomplete and the laws of life and death are intact, resurrection is not impossible."

Zhongli was silent. He thought of his old friends who had passed away, Guizhong, Fushe, Mi Nu, Yingda, Fanan, Tongque, Yixiaodaotian Zhenjun...

Do those old friends who have passed away have a chance to come back again?

It has to be said that Zhongli was indeed moved. Over the past thousand years, the most severe wear and tear on Zhongli was the heartache of losing his old friend.

In this Teyvat, even if you are a god, there are still many helpless and unacceptable things.

but--

Zhongli shook his head and refused.

Zhongli: "I really want those friends to return."

"But if I really agree to your request and choose to revive those friends, how can I face those old friends who died fighting for Liyue?"

When Grandma Ping heard that the Shadow Emperor could resurrect the dead immortals, she lost her previous calm expression and looked struggling.

During the Demon God War, Ping Lao Lao and Gui Zhong were old friends. At that time, Ping Lao Lao was still called A Ping. She had a good relationship with Gui Zhong. It was because of Gui Zhong's death that she became disheartened and turned into an old lady and lived in seclusion in the downtown of Liyue.

When Danhan heard that Zhongli chose to refuse, she breathed a sigh of relief and her eyes became determined.

Grandma Ping thought: "Yes, even if Guizhong is resurrected, will they have the face to see her again?"

"However, since perfecting the laws of life and death and recreating reincarnation can revive the dead, perhaps we can achieve it through our own efforts."

"At least we have something to work towards, so we are not in complete despair."

Grandma Ping looked at the altar behind Taoist Sun, and she also discovered the power in the altar. That power was full of darkness and oppression, even inferior to the power of the Emperor.

“I hope Liyue can survive this disaster smoothly.”

When Sun Daoren saw Zhongli's response, he did not show any surprise on his face. Instead, he nodded in agreement and said, "That's right."

"If you really agree, Lord Yan Shen, I would be disappointed."

……

For a moment, the atmosphere fell into silence.

The sarcastic man tried hard to find a topic to delay time, but he didn't know what to say.

The Taoist said awkwardly: "How about we practice first and go through the motions."

……

Lu Changsheng looked at the zombie in front of him with a confused look on his face.

How did things turn out like this.

It turned out that Sun Dao Ren suggested that it was not a good idea to continue the stalemate, so why not let the two sides have a competition? If Liyue wins, he will leave Teyvat immediately. If Sun Dao Ren wins, Liyue will not stop Sun Dao Ren's conspiracy.

Although both sides knew that this frivolous competition was purely for the purpose of delaying time and determining the winner in a timely manner, neither side would abide by the agreement.

This competition was entirely proposed unilaterally by Shang Dao Ren and was not approved by the God of Contract, nor was it considered a violation of the spirit of the contract.

But both sides tacitly agreed not to disrupt the competition.

According to the agreement between the two parties, this competition is a best-of-five series. Sun Dao Ren's side sent out five zombies, while Liyue sent out Lu Changsheng, Hu Tao, Xing Qiu, Chong Yun, and Ye Lan.

In the first match, Lu Changsheng faced the purple zombie

In the classification of zombie levels, the strength from low to high are: purple zombie, white zombie, black zombie, green zombie, hairy zombie, flying zombie, Ba zombie, and general god.

The purple zombie that Lu Changsheng faced was the weakest zombie in Taoist Sun's hands. Not only was its body not as vulnerable to swords and guns as zombies, but its movements were also very slow. It could be said that it was just a scary-looking corpse with no killing power at all.

As soon as Lu Changsheng stepped onto the stage, the purple zombie came over, hopping and making a humming sound.

This purple zombie moved very slowly. It suddenly fell flat on its face while jumping, and it couldn't get up for a long time.

Even the Taoist priests were too lazy to command it, so they let it do whatever it wanted.

As soon as Lu Changsheng stepped onto the stage, he was still a little scared when he saw the horrible appearance of the zombies, but he thought that he was after all an immortal disciple and he couldn't bring shame to the reputation of his immortal master, so he pretended to be calm and stepped onto the stage.

As soon as he got on stage, Lu Changsheng suddenly remembered that his masters didn’t seem to have taught him any means of attack. ! !

So the frightened Lu Changsheng and the slow-moving purple zombie began to circle the arena and started the long Qin King circling the pillar.

Although the two parties below had their mouths twitching when watching these two noobs pecking at each other, it just happened to be in line with the intention of both parties to delay time.

The jumping zombie suddenly fell to the ground and couldn't get up at all. It could only struggle on the ground.

Lu Changsheng mustered up his courage, poked hard with the spear in his hand, and ended this boring battle.

The second battle is between Xingqiu and Bai Jiang.

Among the Liyue group, apart from Lu Changsheng who has the weakest strength, the second to last is Xingqiu. Although Xingqiu's strength is not weak, he is not as good as Ye Lan, who has been fighting wits and courage with the Fatui for many years, and he does not have the same exorcism methods as his friends, so he is the second to appear.

Xingqiu was full of fighting spirit. He picked up the three-foot-long sword in his hand and recited a poem:

"It is my duty to slay all the evil spirits and demons and clear up the world."