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

In the distance, the Vortex Demon and the Dust Demon, which had paused for a moment, began moving toward Liyue Harbor again.

In about ten minutes at most, those demons will arrive in Liyue Harbor.

This land, which took 3,600 years to build, and all the Liyue people living there, were buried in the sands and the sea.

"Aren't they going to attack anymore?"

Zhongli looked at Gan Yu, whose hands were trembling and whose palms were bleeding as he held the bowstring, and shook his head slightly.

"Is this the arrow of rebellion you wish to shoot at the god you admire?"

His gaze swept past Gan Yu, who was biting her lip and remaining silent while aiming and firing, and landed on the traveler who was panting heavily to the side. He calmly said, "Traveler, is this all the power you have?"

Frosty arrows kept shooting at the pale golden barrier surrounding Zhongli's body.

However, it couldn't even shake the barrier in the slightest.

No matter how the Traveler attacked, or how they changed their rock and wind attributes, they remained completely unmoved.

This is an absolute gap, an absolute difference.

They were travelers from another world, and a Qilin who was half human and half immortal.

I used all my strength and energy, but I couldn't cause the slightest harm to this being before me.

Even the slightest movement or change of posture is impossible.

This sense of despair overwhelmingly struck the traveler's heart.

Since she came into this world, she has never encountered a situation like this in any of her revived memories.

She had a feeling that even if she regained her perfect power, even if she and her brother, who was of one mind with her, joined forces to fight the enemy, she probably wouldn't be able to get the Rock King Emperor in front of her to pay her even a little more attention.

Compared to that so-called "upholder of the laws of nature," the Rock King Emperor before them was already stronger to an incomprehensible degree.

"That's so unfair," she couldn't help but mutter to herself.

"Since you're all exhausted, why don't you take a short rest?"

Zhongli sighed softly and gently touched the ground with his hand.

A pale golden seat appeared beneath Gan Yu's feet, and Gan Yu herself was instantly unable to hold onto the longbow, her body involuntarily sitting down on the seat.

The same was true of the travelers next to them.

She sat down next to Gan Yu against her will.

A jade-like stone table appeared in front of the two of them.

Then, purple clay teaware, white jade and glass teapots, and pastries exuding a rich fragrance of glass lilies slowly floated up on the stone table.

"You two have done well enough. Your decisions, your beliefs, especially yours, Gan Yu, I look forward to your future growth. As for now, you can take a short rest."

"Have a drink and some pastries. These pastries are a new flavor recently introduced by Liuli Pavilion. I tried to recreate it, and it should be even better at restoring energy than the original."

"You must have been very tired just now."

Zhong Li's voice was gentle, like an old father instructing his naughty daughter to eat properly.

Such everyday family life, so heartwarming.

However, the traveler and Gan Yu's eyes held a hint of solemnity and despair.

Because, in their eyes, the sandstorm grew thicker and the waves became more turbulent.

The Dust Demon, clad in loose robes and with its bare, crystalline toes resting on the head of the Vortex Demon, was already close at hand.

The distance is at most a hundred meters.

Chapter Fifty-Nine: The Final Act, Part One

"Zhong Li, Zhong Li, how long have we known each other?"

"It's been about two thousand years."

"Zhong Li, Zhong Li, how long have you liked me?"

"It's been about a thousand years."

"Huh?? It's not two thousand years??"

"Well... at first, I regarded you as my master."

"Oh??? What kind of apprentice peeks at their master while he's bathing??"

"Please forgive me for my youthful ignorance."

.......

"Zhong Li, Zhong Li, how long have we known each other?"

"It's been about three thousand years."

"Zhong Li, Zhong Li, how long have you liked me?"

"It's been about two thousand years."

"Huh?? It's not three thousand years??"

"It happened so long ago that I can't remember it anymore."

"Have you become much more reserved than before?"

"Really? There are a lot of miscellaneous tasks. Maybe it's because I've grown up."

"I don't really like this kind of growth; you've lost many of your charms."

"Oh, really? Then what do you like about me? Maybe I can change it back."

.....

"Zhong Li, Zhong Li, how long have we known each other?"

"Hmm... It's been more than four thousand six hundred years. Don't worry too much. Your health is very poor now."

"Zhong Li, Zhong Li, how long have you liked me?"

"For four thousand six hundred years, from the moment I appeared in this world, from the first moment I saw you, from the first moment I heard your voice, from the first whiff of your fragrance, I have loved you."

"Oh dear! Oh dear! What a scumbag! Lying is no good. I remember you once said that you didn't like me at first."

"Hmm... I was just shy before. I've always loved you, forever and ever."

"Even if this world perishes, even if you lose your lifespan, I will pull you out of the river of time and continue to love you. This is our final [contract], and also our first [contract]."

"Ah~~! Thank you. I look forward to the day I die, when you will pull me back from time. I will feel like I have just had a long and beautiful dream, and in the blink of an eye, I will see you again."

"Hmm... This is an absolute, inviolable [contract]."

......

In a daze, Zhongli recalled stories from a distant past, and she was slightly lost in thought.

With a slight shift of his gaze, he saw the two demon gods who had already moved to this place.

The power they carried stirred up sandstorms and stirred up waves.

It completely covers the entire Liyue Harbor.

Only the Jade Capital Pavilion, this small place, is completely unaffected by wind, sand, waves, and sea fog.

For the two demon gods, the distance of 100 meters was less than two steps.

However, it was like an insurmountable barrier, stopping them outside Liyue Harbor.

The eight-headed demon god and the dust maiden in flowing robes, nine pairs of eyes simultaneously fixed on Zhongli.

Their eyes held a hint of fear and an endless rage toward the living.

“Be a little quieter,” Zhongli said calmly, his words devoid of much emotion. “According to this final contract, you will need to wait a little longer.”

After saying this, He stretched out a palm and gently pressed it down on the two demon gods.

An unseen force was suddenly applied to these two demons.

This power rendered both demons completely unable to stand up. The Dust Demon lay sprawled on the ground, utterly unable to move.

The Vortex Demon God, its enormous body was curled up like a small snake, unable to move an inch.

Zhongli's voice seemed to be speaking leisurely from the horizon to the ears of the demon god and Gan Yu.

"This is the last one."

"The most chaotic moment has finally arrived, Qingli, Guizhong, I'm coming to pick you up."

Then they saw the three offerings, which formed a circle and emitted a faint glow, fly higher and higher.

Until it reached a height that seemed to be as high as the stars.

Then a beam of bright light shone down from the circle.

Above the starry sky, a strange pattern resembling a circular doorway coalesced.

Gan Yu stared intently at the door-like pattern, which seemed to depict strange lines. With just one glance, Gan Yu seemed to see the ever-changing world, the seven gods flowing, and the principles of heaven sitting upright.

Then, in the next second.

Her eyes couldn't take the strain, and a trickle of blood seeped out.

The traveler sitting next to her, however, took a happy sip of his tea, but his body showed no change whatsoever.

"From a purely rational perspective, this is not something you should be watching right now." The Emperor's voice gently rang in Gan Yu's ear: "Even immortals stronger than you cannot watch for too long."

After giving this reminder, Zhongli flashed and, step by step, as if treading on steps in the air, walked to the door of the celestial starry sky.

He gently pushed open a crack in the door.

Gan Yu, who originally wanted to look up again, was instead met with a sudden pressure.

This force made it impossible for her to lift her head.

"You really can't watch right now. If you don't want your mind to go crazy, please stay quiet."

Zhong Li's voice remained as calm as ever, unchanged from his usual self.

It's as if he wasn't the one who caused chaos in Liyue Harbor, separated the immortals, and unsealed the two demon gods.