Genshin Impact, Teyvat's own beloved immortal.

"Ah~ it really is you!"

"Hmm? Miss, you know me?"

The goddess smiled, her eyes crinkling, "Such a gentle forest ranger, it's almost hard for me to bring myself to do it~"

Tina felt something was wrong and rushed towards the door, but it was too late.

A bolt of lightning struck him from behind, and Tinari's vision went black as he collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

"Master! What did you do to my master?"

Just then, his apprentice, Kolei, returned from his forest patrol. Upon seeing this scene, he cried out in surprise and immediately drew his bow and arrow, shooting at the divine child.

The goddess vanished instantly, and a few breaths later, her voice rang out behind Kolei.

"Since you've seen it, then you'll have to make do with sleeping with your master for a while."

Her hand rested on Cole's shoulder, and Cole instantly felt a tingling sensation and fainted in the goddess's arms.

"Hehe~ This child is quite cute. The mission here is complete, now it's time to go capture your master's master~ Hmm? What's this?"

Suddenly, the divine child noticed that black, scale-like patterns were appearing on Kolei's body, emanating an evil aura as repulsive as an abyss.

"I've never heard of this before. I'll take it back and show it to Rikuo."

Under the leadership of the Divine Child, Rikuo's suicide squad quickly completed the kidnapping mission of several important scholars of the Life Theory, including Nafis, one of the Six Great Sages.

Their virtual terminals were removed to prevent the unsuspecting group of thirty from using them to locate the missing individuals.

At the same time, on the other side.

As the scribe of the Order of the Church, Elhesen recently noticed that some changes seemed to have taken place within the Order.

The Great Sage Azar seems to have reached an agreement with some force and is carrying out a mysterious plan.

In his quest for the truth, Al-Hysen has been investigating on his own for a long time.

Things are finally starting to look promising.

The force that secretly contacted the great sage Azhar was none other than the infamous Fools!

It remains to be seen which foolish executive dared to cause trouble in Sumeru.

But El-Hysen would definitely not stand idly by.

As a rational scholar, his instincts compelled him to find out what shady business the Church and the Fools were currently engaged in.

After finishing lunch, Elhesen left the restaurant and quietly turned into a deserted path, where he strolled alone.

Suddenly, he stopped and said coldly to those behind him, "Come out, I've found you."

Lu Sheng walked up to Elhesen in a generous manner and praised, "As expected of Secretary Elhesen, your insight is amazing."

"Who are you? What's your purpose in following me?" Elhesen asked bluntly.

Lu Sheng said frankly, "It's nothing, I just wanted to borrow something from you."

"My what?"

"It might sound a little scary... I... want to borrow your head for a while."

Before he finished speaking, Lu Sheng had already teleported to Elhesen's side.

Even though Elhesen had considerable strength in Sumeru, his strength was simply no match for Rikuo, who had fought his way out of the Inazuma Shura Field and had been personally trained by Thor.

The chief clerk lost consciousness before he could even draw his weapon.

Compared to Inazuma, Sumeru is just like a kindergarten.

Right now, the only one in Inazuma who is qualified to make Rikuo take her seriously is probably the Doctor's slice at his peak.

The matter was quickly completed, and Lu Sheng transferred Elhesen into the Dust Song Pot. There, he used creation magic to sculpt an identical human head based on Elhesen's face.

The realism was so great that it would have scared Paimon so much he would have screamed.

Elhesen was not dead, he had just fainted.

After all, I'm not some kind of demon.

There are only two situations that could make Lu Sheng want to kill: either there is something to gain, or he encounters a despicable person.

If someone is worthless, Lu Sheng won't bother with them at all.

There was nothing of interest in Elhesen, nor was he a despicable person; there was no need to kill him.

Moreover, once his plan is completed, Sumeru will lose all its high-ranking members, the Grass God, the Great Sage, and the World Tree will cease to exist. At that time, a capable person will be needed to step forward and stabilize the situation.

El-Hysen is the perfect choice.

Sumeru Chapter: Chapter 104: The Secret Hidden by the Gods

Having completed the task assigned by the doctor efficiently, Lu Sheng did not linger for a moment and went straight back to the factory of Jing Shan Palace, where he threw Elhesen's head at Sandonne's feet.

At this moment, the doctor had already left the Pure Land Palace and his whereabouts were unknown, leaving only Sandone in the factory.

Even the ruthless Sandonne was astonished to see Elhesen's head.

According to intelligence, this Grand Secretary is a rather troublesome opponent. Sandoni didn't even think that Rikuo could succeed, but he returned with Elhesen's head in such a short time.

Sandonne's opinion of Lu Sheng immediately rose several notches.

It's truly frightening that this woman has such a ruthless person under her command.

Fortunately, that foolish woman didn't know how to cherish talent, and instead forced such a talented person to her side.

Sandonne could understand Lu Sheng's feelings. Geniuses always hope to have their talents released. It is understandable that he would choose to betray the lady when he felt that his talents were not being recognized.

Moreover, the crystallized bone marrow factory has already received a large quantity.

The construction of the divine body can now proceed smoothly again.

In this way, the possibility that this person was deliberately sent by the lady to cause trouble is much smaller.

The credibility of Lu Sheng's statement increased dramatically.

"Incredible, you actually did it, I'm so happy."

Sandonne kicked away the head at his feet, his contempt turning into admiration.

"And what about the life theory school?"

Lu Sheng told her directly, "Don't worry, no one will oppose the Church's plan to create a god anymore."

"What?" Sandonne's surprise and delight reached a new level. "So fast? You've finished both things?"

"Of course, in order to prove my ability, I must take it very seriously, after all, it concerns my future."

"Good good!!!"

Sandonne could not hide his excitement.

I've really struck gold!

Such a useful person will surely become my most capable subordinate after I become a god!

"From this moment on, you are one of my men. The captaincy I promised you is effective immediately! You can throw away that mask you have now. This is a new one. Wear it, and my men will recognize your identity. You have the authority to command them. However, if you want them to do something, you'd better inform me first to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings."

"Yes, sir."

Riku readily changed out of the mask the lady had given him; from that moment on, he was the captain of the seventh seat, "Puppet."

He was the highest-ranking official below the CEO, only one step away from becoming the CEO.

“The Doctor has gone out on business, don’t worry, I’ll let him know.” Sandone smiled slightly, turned and looked at the busy construction team, “Choosing to join me will be the best decision you’ve ever made. Keep your eyes wide open, the day this masterpiece is completed will be the day you rise to the top with me! At that time, you will be the first servant of the gods on earth.”

Lu Sheng silently looked at the divine body under construction and thought to himself, "The day of becoming a god is indeed not far away, but who will become a god in the end is still unknown."

"It will take some time to complete the divine body. During this period, we have an important task to do. If we want this big guy to become an existence that surpasses the seven gods, we are still missing one thing."

"What is it?" Lu Sheng asked curiously, since everything that should be there should already be there.

Sandonne said calmly, "Some secrets are deliberately concealed by the high and mighty gods. Do you know why they do this?"

Lu Sheng shook his head.

“Because they are afraid!” Sandonne spoke of the gods with utter contempt, as if he didn’t take them seriously at all. “The secret they’ve hidden is something that could overturn the world! Those gods keep silent about it so that the lowly mortals in their eyes won’t know about that power!”

She suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Have you heard the story of Nibelungen, the Dragon King?"

"Who?"

Lu Sheng pretended not to know.

“Hehe, anyway, we’ll overthrow those hypocritical gods sooner or later, so it doesn’t matter if I tell you this secret now.” Sandonne slowly revealed, “In the beginning, the continent of Teyvat was the domain of dragons. Until the primordial beings descended, after a forty-year war, the primordial beings overthrew the dragons’ rule and established a kingdom of gods and men.”

"Nibelungen was the original king of this continent. After he was defeated, he was forced to leave this world to escape the pursuit of the Primal Beings. After a long time, the former king returned to Teyvat with the dark power he had acquired from outside the world and fought against the Primal Beings again. Although he was defeated again, he also severely injured the Primal Beings with the dark power, almost killing him."

Riku feigned extreme surprise, echoing Sandonne's astonished speculation: "The power of darkness... could it be the Abyss?"

“Yes, and not entirely.” Sandoni was quite pleased that Lu Sheng could guess this level of the abyss, proving that he wasn’t stupid, but he certainly couldn’t guess the deeper levels.

“The abyss is indeed terrifying, but the fear it brings is not enough to make the gods unite to keep the secret.” Sandonne took a deep breath and slowly uttered, “What truly frightens those gods is the unparalleled forbidden knowledge hidden within the abyss!”

“Forbidden knowledge?!” Lu Sheng exclaimed (reading aloud).

“That’s right. Just a little bit of it is enough to make a god fall. You should know that the Grass God of today is not the Grass God of five hundred years ago. The reason why the Grass God of the past disappeared was because she accidentally touched forbidden knowledge and was corrupted.”

"This is what truly terrifies the gods and Sky Isle. The main reason for the destruction of Kanria was not because they used the power of the Abyss, but because they touched something they shouldn't have—the forbidden knowledge they obtained from the Abyss."

"The dark beast tide that nearly destroyed all seven kingdoms was a disaster created by 'Gold' Rhinedot after he mastered forbidden knowledge. And this was merely a small part of the damage caused by forbidden knowledge."

"Now you should know why the gods would rather die than let this secret slip away, right?"

Lu Sheng's face turned deathly pale, and he exclaimed, "Forbidden knowledge... how terrifying!"

Sandone smiled knowingly. The hook had been cast, and the other party's curiosity was firmly intrigued. Now it was time to pull up the hook and reveal her true purpose.

"That's right, this is the capital that can shake the laws of heaven. I happen to know a place where forbidden knowledge may exist. Come with me to explore it; we might find something unexpected. If a divine body can be infused with the power of forbidden knowledge, after becoming a god, it will possess power surpassing the seven gods, and even capable of overturning the laws of heaven!"

"Where to go?"

"The Tomb of the Red King".

Sumeru Chapter: Chapter 105: The Crimson King, the Flower Goddess, and the Tree King