Chapter 201

Takumi held Istaroth's face with both hands. "How dare you complain about your master? Believe it or not, I'll turn you into an elf right now!"

Istaroth panicked and quickly hugged Takumi's arm pitifully. "Master~ I was wrong, please don't be angry."

Takumi rubbed Istaroth's face hard. Smart people are playful and know how to act cute. Asmodeus, on the other hand, was different. Even if she nearly fainted, she would still hold back without saying a word, showing her stubbornness.

"Hmph, resurrecting Phanes is just for convenience."

Istaroth rubbed her face with both hands. "Convenience for doing what? How so?" She couldn't help but complain in her heart, *Convenience for doing what? It may not be something serious.*

Takumi ignored Istaroth and explained, "Don't you realize that the Teyvat universe lacks a true villain now?"

"There are many things that I can't bring to light. After all, I am a benevolent and humane new ruler of the heavens. I can't do bad things without justifiable reasons."

Istaroth understood. "You mean, you need someone cold and ruthless, whose strength is second only to yours, to play the bad side while you play the good side?"

At that, Istaroth, the God of Time who had seen countless dark sides of humanity, couldn't help but feel that her master was 'truly sinister.'

Takumi spread his hands. "Isn't that just a normal white glove scenario?"

"Even the biblical pantheon works like this. God delegates inconvenient tasks to Satan. Not only does it get the job done, but it also perpetuates the idea that God loves all living beings.

"In reality, all the world-destroying disasters are God's doing, and Satan has never been responsible for any of them."

Takumi's golden eyes emitted divine power as he spoke, and the 'Original Ring' and 'Abyssal Ring' slowly emerged behind him.

A 'Ring of Ouroboros' appeared in his hand.

"Do you know what this is? This is my confidence in being able to resurrect Phanes."

Takumi held the 'Ouroboros Ring' in his hand, his voice brimming with confidence.

Istaroth and Asmodeus blinked, trying to comprehend the aura emanating from Takumi's body, which seemed to come from this mysterious item.

Istaroth was shocked. "Could this be Ouroboros, one of the two great truths of the world?"

As one of Phanes's shadows, she held some knowledge of Phanes.

The 'Ouroboros Ring' in Takumi's hand emitted a glow, and invisible, immaterial waves slowly spread throughout the entire 'Teyvat Universe.'

Almost in an instant, it enveloped the entire universe.

"In addition to representing infinity, Ouroboros also represents infinite possibilities. In this world, nothing is absolutely impossible. As long as the possibility is not zero, Ouroboros can turn the infinitesimally small into something infinite."

The most powerful authority he possessed was now the 'Ouroboros Ring.'

The combined power of the 'Original Dharma Ring' and the 'Abyssal Dharma Ring' could not compare to this authority.

"Original master, I summon you to appear before me now."

Takumi used the 'endless possibilities' to its fullest extent.

*Buzz, buzz—*

The moment 'Ouroboros' was activated, everything in the 'Teyvat Universe' was silently covered, even beyond the perception of the 'Main God' and the 'Supreme God.'

Intangible and insubstantial, indescribable elements, imperceptible to any existence except Takumi, began gathering from the far reaches of the universe to Sky Island.

Colorful auroras formed tangible entities in the temple, shaping themselves into a ten-meter-long eggshell in the blink of an eye.

Encapsulated within this eggshell were all the traces left behind by Phanes in the Teyvat Universe.

These traces were things that could not be stored in the 'memory of the world.'

No matter what, anything that has existed will leave behind traces, even if it is not remembered by the world.

By gathering all the traces of Phanes and reorganizing the fragments, a brand new Phanes would reappear.

The moment the colorful auroras and the intangible elements were absorbed by the eggshell, cracking sounds began to echo.

More and more cracks formed on the eggshell until it shattered into fragments, dispersing like fireworks.

A woman with her arms wrapped around her knees appeared amidst the colorful aurora.

She looked exactly like Istaroth and Asmodeus, only more mature.

The eggshell fragments flying around like fireworks turned into light, which quickly returned to her body, transforming into a white holy garment.

Upon seeing her, Istaroth and Asmodeus swallowed nervously.

"She's truly been resurrected."

Istaroth spoke with an unnatural tone, then exchanged glances with her master, feeling both amazed and fearful. The master's power was truly all-encompassing.

The fluctuations of consciousness within Phanes gradually strengthened. She slowly opened her eyes, and an aura far surpassing even Asmodeus's current power radiated from her.

Her eyes were not golden but a deep black.

Two contrasting temperaments—indifference and kindness—flowed through her gaze.

After a moment of astonishment, Phanes stood up and looked at Takumi, her expression complicated, her lips pressed tightly together.

"It's truly unexpected that the person who would inherit my legacy would be someone so much more powerful than I ever was."

With her strength, she could instantly sense her environment just by extending her consciousness.

Teyvat was still Teyvat, but it was nearly a hundred times more powerful and had become a miniature universe.

There were also strange subordinate planets that must have been absorbed by some supreme power.

His strength was at least a hundred times that of hers, and he had resurrected her.

Takumi looked at Phanes with his golden eyes. "Kiana?" Other than the difference in eye color and age, they looked exactly the same.

Phanes was puzzled. "Kiana?"

Takumi shook his head. "No, I suppose not." He then said domineeringly, "Woman, I resurrected you, and now I give you two choices. First, become my follower.

"The second option is to let me train you to be my pet."

"Choose."

Istaroth had a nonchalant expression on her face, and her fear of her original master, Phanes, had reduced by more than half.

Was there even a need to choose? Phanes was not a fool. She would never stubbornly resist someone she couldn't possibly defeat.

But... the original master, Phanes, had now become the master's follower, meaning she was on the same level as them? *Hehehe.*

How exciting.

Phanes looked at the domineering 'young man' and then at her two shadows, easily seeing that they had long since been swayed by his favor. She pressed her lips together.