Cross through Teyvat, and you'll become stronger by taking the hits!

"Hmm... So what should we do now? Ragnarok, do you have any way to revive me?"

"I still need to go find my little pigeon!"

After learning of his birth, Lu Li looked at himself, who was still in a soul state, and didn't know what to do for a moment.

He didn't know how long he had been dead and was worried that Columbia had already received news of his death.

I can't imagine how sad she must be; she might even lose her appetite...

"In other words, you should call me father-in-law, since I am someone's son."

The Nibelungs clearly didn't like the name "Lonely".

"Okay, Xiaobai."

Lu Li nodded seriously.

"..."

"In a state of soul awakening, resurrection is not impossible..."

"But this is a rare opportunity. I think you should take this chance to reshape your soul and expel the abyss from your body."

After a moment of silence because of the new title, Nibelungen still made the suggestion to Lu Li.

"This one? It's simple, just watch carefully..."

"I said, 'Let there be light!'"

Lu Li nodded knowingly, then raised his hand, attempting to unleash the principle of regression.

"..."

Where is the light?

A moment later, Nibelungen came over to look at Lu Li's hand and then asked him a question.

"...I didn't do it right just now, let's try again."

Lu Li felt a little embarrassed, then obediently raised his hands and struck the signature pose of the principle of regression.

"The principle of regression!"

"..."

Then nothing happened.

"My system seems to have malfunctioned—!"

Lu Li covered her face and let out a scream.

"Don't be so surprised. You are only a soul now, so it's normal that you can't use your abilities from when you were alive. Once your soul is reshaped, you can find a new recipient to be born into."

Nibelungen remained calm in the face of Lu Li's reaction.

"Okay... so what should I do? Reshaping a soul sounds dangerous, doesn't it?"

Lu Li had no choice but to accept the system failure and, somewhat uneasy, checked with Nibelungen for confirmation.

"Hmm... I left behind a time-traveling cage in Teyvat, which allows us to go back thousands of years to before you were born."

"At that time, your soul may be reborn."

Nibelungen pondered for a moment, and then offered this suggestion.

"Huh? We have to go back thousands of years? What about my little pigeon? No way, I don't want to go!"

Upon hearing that he had to travel back thousands of years, Lu Li immediately shook his head.

"..."

"Don't you want to go back five hundred years and see what she was like when she was just born?"

Nibelungen remained silent for a moment, then his eyes darted around, and he flew to Lu Li's ear with a mischievous grin, whispering a reminder.

"...!"

Lu Li admitted that he was somewhat tempted!

"And you don't need to worry, this is not a one-way ticket."

"When you become the new primordial being, traversing time will be the simplest of powers."

Noticing Lu Li's interest, Nibelungen continued to explain.

"Hmm...good idea."

Lu Li finally nodded.

"But why are you telling me all this? Although I like you a lot, I don't know why you like me."

After agreeing, Lu Li suddenly asked Nibelungen a question, and casually grabbed it by the scruff of its neck and lifted it up.

"Because you are the brightest light under the starry sky, the convergence of infinite possibilities, the child of the stars, the last star born, the posthumous child of Pangu, the primordial being of the future, the exile of the radiant golden threads..."

"Stop, stop, stop! There's no room for so many people here! Get to the point!"

Hearing the long string of names coming from the Nibelungen, Lu Li quickly interrupted it.

"Good, because you are the one who can defeat the great enemy of the shadows and fight against the dark fate; you represent the future."

Nibelungen then succinctly explained the reason.

Although Nibelungen ultimately fell into the swamp, his greatest goal in life was to fight against the Dark Ones and protect everything in Teyvat.

"Lonely...you're still thinking about Teyvat even at the very end..."

Lu Li couldn't help but wipe away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes, and decided to believe Nibelungen's explanation for the time being.

"...You're the first person I've ever met who wiped away his father-in-law's tears."

The Nibelungen, held in someone's hand, remained silent.

"Hehe..."

Lu Li then stuck out his tongue and released Nibelungen.

"Anyway, since you've agreed, let's set off."

"The previous rituals have given me enough power to open the Moon Gate."

After escaping from Lu Li's grasp, Nibelungen spoke to him.

Then, it spread its wings, and pure white light gathered in front of it.

The next moment, a circular passage slowly opened.

Lu Li felt that the Moon Gate looked somewhat familiar...

……

"Brown...is dead?!"

To Winterburg, Glubbov.

Upon receiving the intelligence report about Nata brought back by the captain, Dadalia was so anxious that he slammed his fist on the table and stood up.

"No, no, no, this is impossible..."

"He was so tough, so strong... even Morax couldn't have killed him, how could he... how could he have died in Nata...?"

Then, D'Artagnan quickly shook his head.

"Young Master... this is what the Captain saw with his own eyes."

"Lord Brûl burned himself to ashes in order to fight against the azure crystal nails that fell from Sky Isle..."

The Fool soldiers responsible for delivering the intelligence could only report it truthfully.

"Sky Island...?"

D'Artagnan pursed her lips.

That hateful Sky Island! They actually killed my good brother!

Once Her Majesty the Empress's plan succeeds, I must avenge my good brother!

……

Meanwhile, inside the Winter Palace.

The Ice Queen Anastasia also received a formal report from Capitano on his operation in Nata.

The fact that the Kingdom of Night was willing to change its rules to accommodate the soul within the heart was already a great favor to Capitano, so he couldn't bring up the matter of the Heart of God again, and thus the attempt to seize the Heart of the Fire God failed.

But that wasn't what Anastasia cared about; what she cared about was...

You mean, while the plan to overthrow Sky Island was still in the planning stages, a powerful figure, suspected to be a reincarnation of the Nibelungen, possessing the ability to resurrect demons, easily clearing the abyss, and single-handedly withstanding the Heavenly Nails, was so easily let go by the Fatui? Without even trying to persuade him to stay?

Did you know that a thief broke into our house?

On the throne, the Ice Queen, with her grey-blue hair and elf ears, turned her head to the side, her light blue eyes with star wedge patterns looking at the [clown] Piero.

"It was [the young girl] Columbia who submitted her retirement application."

Piero explained the situation to Anastasia truthfully.

"..."

So they were looking for an opportunity to elope...

This couple set me up!

Anastasia's usually calm expression underwent a rare change.

If I had known she was from the Frostmoon Child, I would have been on guard much earlier!

……