I, the Rock King Emperor with 21 billion in power, have joined the chat group.

The chaotic noises did not bother Zhong Li in the slightest.

Since it was something that had already been decided, since it was a plan that had already been made.

Since it has been a thousand-year-long hope and a hundred-year-long preparation, at this moment, there is no option to stop.

A massive aura of water elemental energy began to spread throughout Liyue Harbor. Even ordinary people without the Vision of God could feel the rich water element in the humid air.

The [Chain of the Mortal World] on the offering table in front of Zhongli began to emit a faint golden glow, and the glass lily seemed to accelerate time, blooming at its most vibrant moment. Even the [Forging Iron Gathering] over there moved without wind, slowly emitting a fluorescent glow, and flew into the air, level with the other two offerings.

Between heaven and earth, a pale golden light began to ripple continuously between the three offerings.

After a few breaths, the three offerings seemed to form a circle, slowly floating in the air above the Jade Capital Altar.

Something invisible in the air began to gather within the circle on the altar.

Little by little...

Beneath the circle, Zhongli stood with his hands behind his back, his face calm.

......

Let's go back in time a little.

Lonely Cloud Pavilion.

When Keqing received Gan Yu's message that someone might be trying to revive the Demon God, she was startled.

With a quick wit, she immediately led more than half of the Thousand Rock Army that could be mobilized in Liyue Harbor toward Lone Cloud Pavilion.

She quickly requisitioned the Southern Cross Merchant Guild's armed merchant ships and traveled alongside the merchant Beidou.

[Fins transform into the Dark Sea, tail touches distant mountains]

"Until the wind and waves subsided, and the horizon was bathed in rosy light, the sky was clear and the waves were calm..."

Accompanied by this song, the armed merchant ship of the Southern Cross finally arrived at the land of Lonely Cloud Pavilion just as the sun was rising in the sky.

When Keqing, along with many members of the Thousand Rock Army, Captain Hokuto of the Southern Cross Merchant Guild, and Xiangling from the kitchen of the Manmin Hall, arrived here, they found the place completely calm.

Apart from a few hopping slimes, the Hilichurls already lying on the rocks, and some other weak monsters, there was nothing special about the place.

But Ke Qing dared not slack off in the slightest.

Captain Hokuto of the Southern Cross Merchant Guild nodded slightly in agreement with Keqing's assessment.

Beidou is a dashing woman dressed in a fiery red cheongsam and wielding a greatsword.

Her long, white legs were accentuated by boots that reached all the way to her inner thighs, making her look heroic and dashing.

Her expression was defiant, and her eyes were full of wildness and freedom.

"Hey, Miss Keqing. There's something ominous here! Even someone as oblivious as me can sense it."

“Yes, I know. We acted quickly and split up to investigate. According to the information provided by Gan Yu, the enemy who wants to release the Vortex Demon God this time should be those Fools.”

After saying this, Ke Qing quickly assigned tasks to the troops and led several hundred Thousand Rock Army soldiers forward.

Meanwhile, Hokuto, along with Xiangling, some sailors, and a portion of the Chiiwa army, headed towards another island in the opposite direction.

In less than ten minutes, after Keqing killed a Hilichurl with the Dragon's Roar from the Box, she saw the talisman affixed to the rock of Lone Cloud Pavilion in the distance.

There are thousands upon thousands of talismans with a pale golden glow, even without counting them all.

The radiance converged into one, shining brightly like a real golden mansion under the glow of the rising sun.

"These... are all Unrestricted Talismans??? Damn it!! The Fools actually mastered the method of making Unrestricted Talismans, and they've already made so many!"

Ke Qing was utterly astonished by this scene. She subconsciously used her Divine Eye to gather power, and a lightning strike instantly swept across several talismans.

But something unexpected happened.

Of the talismans her longsword pierced, only the first one was truly penetrated. By the time she reached the second talisman, the golden light emanating from the talisman itself had already deflected the lightning strike.

"Impossible..." Ke Qing looked at the longsword in her hand and was certain that this was her sword, the Dragon's Roar from the Box, which could cut through iron as easily as it could and had effortlessly killed the Rock Helmet King.

It was also confirmed that the power of her Divine Eye remained precise, without any waste.

Her face darkened, and she gazed into the distance in other directions from Lonely Cloud Pavilion.

Then you can see that under the sunlight, several towering peaks are covered with golden light.

The faint golden light gathered together and transformed into a pillar of light that led straight to the heavens.

"This is bad."

Looking up, Ke Qing muttered to herself, "This is really bad."

Then, as expected, she saw these golden lights gradually converge into dazzling rays of light under her gaze, and then gather in front of the sea in the center of the Lonely Cloud Pavilion.

Wow!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The seawater was violently and continuously churning.

The ground where Keqing was standing was also shaking continuously.

Waves spread outwards from the location of Lonely Cloud Pavilion to the surrounding sea.

Wow!

Whoosh!

The air seemed to thicken instantly.

White mist appeared above the Lonely Cloud Pavilion without anyone noticing.

Everyone's palms and clothes were covered in traces of water vapor.

The intense atmosphere had reached its peak.

Then, the next second.

A roar that seemed to reach the heavens filled the air, and it was as if only this one loud sound remained between heaven and earth.

The cry kept echoing in Keqing's ears.

"Ughhhhhh!!!"

Chapter 50 Development (2)

"Ooh~~~!"

The howling that echoed through the sky reached the ears of everyone in the Lonely Cloud Pavilion.

Huge waves of seawater began to surge outwards.

Like a fountain, pillars of sea and sky rose from the middle of Guyun Pavilion.

The air was whistling, and the world was trembling.

An eight-headed, azure-blue serpent coalesced within the sea pillar. Its azure-blue body stretched for a thousand meters, adorned with wondrous patterns that defied description.

The ground of Lonely Cloud Pavilion could tremble with a single movement of this giant sea serpent.

Ugh!

The enormous eight-headed monster howled at the sky once more.

The once boundless blue sky and wilderness are now filled with thick, dense clouds.

It is formed by the spontaneous convergence of water vapor evaporating from the sea.

Oser, the Whirlwind Demon, is a colossal sea monster who wields the power of water and whirlpools. He was one of the most powerful Demons in the Liyue Ocean during the Demon Wars thousands of years ago.

At this very moment, it has been resurrected!

Standing in the Lonely Cloud Pavilion, I looked up at the enormous demon god and felt the boundless power contained within its body.

Ke Qing gritted her teeth, her heart heavy.

This is the power of the demon god, unmatched and uncontrollable.

At that moment, she felt a little ridiculous.

She once believed that human power could always contend with the power of immortals, that the age of humans had arrived, and the age of immortals had passed.

But at this moment, seeing the demon god's imposing figure, her belief wavered slightly.

----No!

This wavering lasted for less than a second before Keqing quickly put it out of her mind.

With a cold expression, she ordered the Thousand Rock Army behind her, "The eight-headed giant serpent before us is the vortex demon god Osel, who was suppressed in the Lonely Cloud Pavilion by the Rock King Emperor a thousand years ago. It is not something we can defeat with our current strength. So, don't waste time, quickly return to the Southern Cross Armed Merchant Ship."

Her orders were issued extremely quickly, which saved many of the Thousand Rock Army's lives.

Just seconds after the Thousand Rock Army and Keqing retreated, the vortex demon god unleashed a torrent of water towards the land of Lone Cloud Pavilion.

In an instant, the surging waves of the sea flattened the entire ground.

All monsters, Hilichurls, and even the Geo Hypostasis, formed from high-level elemental energy, were all rendered powerless by this all-annihilating spit.

It was subsequently submerged by floodwaters and sank into the sea.

Standing aboard the armed merchant ship of the Southern Cross, Keqing looked at the surging vents and waves in the distance and exhaled a long breath.

Then she turned around and saw Captain Hokuto of the Southern Cross.

She returned to the merchant ship almost immediately, just like Ke Qing.

The captain's defiant gaze swept upwards as he looked at the eight-headed demon god roaring menacingly in the distance.

She gently licked her lips with her scarlet pink tongue, a smile playing on her lips, a hint of fear yet still unwavering: "It is far larger and stronger than the sea beasts I killed back then. As expected of an ancient demon god, the sea beasts I killed were nothing more than harmless little snakes compared to it."

"Now is not the time to praise your past glory." Keqing spoke softly, interrupting Beidou's reminiscence: "Captain Beidou, I know that you are the person in the entire Liyue Harbor who knows the most about sea creatures, without exception. No one has killed more sea creatures than you, and no one knows these elemental behemoths in the sea better than you."

"So, can you tell me if you have any way to deal with this demon god in front of you?"

Beidou shook his head with a slight smile: "Impossible, Miss Keqing. A demon god is a demon god. Sea beasts are simply incomparable to them. Sea beasts are beings that humans can resist with their own strength. With courage, strength, passion, and fine wine, people can overcome fear and fight against sea beasts. But the thing in front of us is not a force that we humans can currently contend with. At least my team can't, and neither can my strength."

“Understood.” Keqing’s eyes sharpened, and she bit her lip lightly before immediately issuing the order: “Captain Beidou, in my capacity as Yuheng of the Seven Stars of Liyue, I order you to return to Liyue Port at the fastest speed in the Southern Cross Armed Merchant Ship.”

"And then?" Beidou looked at Keqing with a hint of amusement.

"In Liyue today, Ningguang of Tianquan Star was attacked and fell into a coma, the Geo Archon was assassinated and died, the Fatui people harbored ulterior motives, and the Outer Order Apostles were hiding in the shadows, watching with predatory eyes. Many immortals, because of Ningguang's assassination, have a deep prejudice against the Seven Stars in Liyue Harbor, especially against you, who said those words at last year's [Invitation Ceremony]."