Feeling the demonic aura erupting from the Golden House, Wang Daoyi poured himself a cup of tea and continued reading his book.
Since Morax gave him the task of intervening only when all else failed, he couldn't be bothered with the battle between the Tartaglia and Lumine.
While flipping through his alchemy analysis, Wang Daoyi extended his divine consciousness, especially paying attention to the movements on the sea.
"Although I can't intervene with the power of the Gnosis, I can still help protect the people nearby in my normal state!"
Thinking to himself, Wang Daoyi believed that as long as he didn't use the power of the Gnosis, it would be fine to offer some protection to the people nearby, without disrupting Morax's plan or affecting the judgment of the Seven.
"Xiangling has the Vision, and there's also Gouba with her, so it should be fine to protect Master Mao."
"The biggest danger is the pier near the sea!"
"I wonder if in reality, Ningguang would make the decision to move the Jade Chamber!"
As he contemplated, Wang Daoyi suddenly closed the book in his hand and turned to look at the Golden House. The powerful demonic aura that was once emanating from it was dissipating.
"How could this be so fast!" A hint of doubt flashed in his eyes. As someone who had battled the demonic aura before, Wang Daoyi was well aware of its power.
It had only been such a short time, and Lumine had already defeated Tartaglia?
Has Lumine become this powerful already?
While Wang Daoyi was puzzled, deep inside the Golden House...
As the demonic aura gradually dissipated from his body, the purple elemental particles flew into the void and dissipated. Feeling the faint pain in his internal organs, Tartaglia couldn't help but smile bitterly.
During his fierce battle with Wang Daoyi at Tianheng Mountain, he wasn't just superficially battered. Coupled with the immense burden of the demonic aura, he couldn't maintain this state for too long.
On the other side, Lumine also sensed that something was amiss. Judging from the imposing aura Tartaglia had just displayed, he should have been a very powerful opponent. Yet, after just a few Wind Blades and attacks from Starfell Swords, the demonic aura began to dissipate.
This powerful demonic aura seemed somewhat anticlimactic.
Seeing Lumine's skeptical gaze, Tartaglia blushed, feeling somewhat embarrassed. He had just boasted about defeating the opponent easily, but now he had been easily defeated by her.
"If it weren't for that guy, Wang Daoyi, hmph, how could you have defeated me so easily today!"
Tartaglia's body went limp, but he kept up his tough talk.
Lumine, neither angry nor rebutting, recalled that Wang Daoyi had mentioned before, during their time at Harbor, that he had fought Tartaglia. It seemed that this "fight" had kept Tartaglia from fully recovering.
"But, thinking about it carefully, you couldn't have taken the Gnosis before me. In that case, the Geo Archon probably didn't really fall, did he?"
As Tartaglia spoke, a look of realization appeared on Lumine's face.
"What do you mean by that?"
Tartaglia showed a knowing smile and said slowly to Lumine, "The ritual claiming that the Geo Archon was assassinated and fell seemed fine at first glance, but upon closer inspection, as the oldest demon god, the Geo Archon also holds the title of the God of War. Who else could have assassinated the Geo Archon without anyone noticing?"
Attracted by Tartaglia's words, Lumine also showed a thoughtful expression.
"You mean, the Geo Archon faked his death?" Paimon flew out from somewhere, expressing a conclusion, "But why would he do that?"
Stretching his wrist, Tartaglia gave a cold smile.
"Although I don't know why he did it, it doesn't matter."
One by one, bright yellow talismans appeared around Tartaglia, dancing around him.
"Taboo-Breaking Talismans, there are so many?" Paimon exclaimed in surprise, and Lumine also showed a guarded expression.
"Yes, Taboo-Breaking Talismans. These powerful talismans not only allow mortals to meet immortals, but also can break certain seals!" Controlling the Taboo-Breaking Talismans, Tartaglia's face was gloomy, making it difficult to fathom his intentions.
"Although I don't want to do this, for the goal of the Cryo Archon, I have to force the Geo Archon out." Tartaglia's face grew colder and colder, as if he had made his final decision in his heart. "Even if it means sacrificing some innocent weaklings, it's worth it!"
The next moment, dozens of Taboo-Breaking Talismans emitted dazzling light, forming a towering column of light, then dissipated, as if something had been released.
"What did you do?" Lumine felt a sense of unease and asked sharply.
After the Taboo-Breaking Talismans dissipated, Tartaglia seemed to have exhausted his strength and collapsed to the ground.
"Hahaha, of course, I released the demon gods that were once suppressed under the Guyun stone Forest by Morax. Otherwise, how could we force the Geo Archon to come out!"
Releasing the demon gods?
Lumine's eyes showed a hint of shock, suppressing the unease in her heart, she glanced at the defenseless Tartaglia, but in the end, she didn't deliver the final blow. Instead, she rushed out of the Golden House with Paimon.
On the other side, Wang Daoyi sensed the majestic demonic aura emanating from the Guyun Stone Forest direction.
Compared to this aura, the remnant residue of the giant snake at the Qingce Village seemed more like a defective product.
"Hmm? Just one Osial should be enough. You lonely ghosts, stay obediently under the Guyun Stone Forest!"
With the Gnosis in hand, Wang Daoyi clearly sensed that some of the demon god remnants that were suppressed by Morax were surging madly through the opening created by the Taboo-Breaking Talismans.
They followed behind Osial, trying to break out of the seal.
A cold smile appeared on his face as he communicated with the Gnosis. The seal in the Guyun Stone Forest began to operate slowly, and the immense suction force passed through the huge body of Osial, pulling back many demon god remnants attached to him, and re-absorbing them into the seal.
Feeling the seal starting to operate, Osial's huge divine body trembled slightly, bursting out with immense power, breaking out of the seal through the gap opened by the Taboo-Breaking Talismans.
Endless hydro elements gathered, the clear sky was obscured, and torrential rain poured down from the sky. The huge divine body of the demon god stretched freely on the sea surface of the Guyun Stone Forest.
He hadn't stretched his body so freely in a thousand years. The narrow space, which had imprisoned him for a millennium, finally let him out.
"Morax!!!"
Whether it was anger or resentment,
The emotions of the demon god affected the hydro elements in the world, boiling obediently according to the will of the demon god, turning into a vast curtain of rain, enveloping the entire Guyun Stone Forest, and rapidly spreading towards the Liyue Harbor.
In the distant dark outer sea,
As if sensing something, the huge multi-headed monster slowly woke up, looking towards the direction of the Liyue, revealing a surprised expression. Its massive body swam swiftly towards the Liyue.
Outside the Liyue Harbor,
The Palace of Glistening Jade and the immortals were originally in a standoff. Sensing the immense demonic aura emanating from the Guyun Stone Forest, they looked at each other and rushed towards the Guyun Stone Forest direction without saying a word.
Although they didn't see eye to eye, their contract with the Geo Archon was to protect the Liyue, and nothing was more important than that.
As Lumine, who had rushed out of the Golden House, saw the huge floating pavilion flying towards the Guyun Stone Forest, she couldn't help but notice it.
(End of this chapter)