Chapter 273

Zhongli gently blew on the tea leaves floating in his teacup and took a sip.

During this period, many monsters and people from the lower realm had become 'third-level gods,' almost over fifty in number. Compared to the 'third-level gods,' even more had become 'quasi-gods' and entered the 'divine line.'

After all, there was a time difference between the lower world and the main world. There were at least a thousand holders of the Vision in the lower world, or beings with the qualifications to become gods. At least one in a hundred Vision holders could light up their fourth life star and become a 'quasi-god.'

That would mean at least a dozen 'quasi-gods' in each lower realm. Thus, although less than three months had passed in the main world, at least ten years had passed in the lower world, and at least thirty years had passed in the chosen world.

The number of 'quasi-gods' had already exceeded 10,000 and was still increasing rapidly.

Zhongli watched as Hu Tao excitedly chattered and danced about her experiences, nodding occasionally.

Currently, a large portion of the Vision holders in the main world had already lit up their fourth destiny star—even Ningguang and Keqing were about to light up their tenth star in preparation for their ascent to godhood.

After all, when they had annexed the 'Inuyasha World,' the seven stars and eight gates had left a strong mark, and the faith there seemed almost endless.

As for Hu Tao, her role in maintaining the order of life and death in Liyue and the underworld had contributed greatly. Moreover, Hu Tao's promotion of the underworld in Liyue had led to people's perceptions of life and death becoming more open-minded.

Thus, it was no surprise that Hu Tao had lit up the 'Fourth Life Star.'

"You don't know, Zhongli—I've become a quasi-god. It's really unimaginable that I, Hu Tao, could one day become a god!"

Hu Tao clasped her hands together and patted the stone table in excitement.

"Although becoming a god is very appealing, the most important thing is that our world, Teyvat, is so vast! There are so many subordinate worlds, yet, as someone from the main world, I feel like a country bumpkin who doesn't know anything."

"Not only that, but our world actually has such a large pantheon of gods. There are so many gods in each world! There are even countless 'quasi-gods!'"

"And I heard from a messenger from the underworld that more than a dozen new gods are coming to the underworld."

"I just learned that gods are also divided into levels—from the lowest, third-level gods, to the highest, the creation gods... Oh, that's Tianli. Our Emperor of Liyue, the Geo Archon, is ranked as a second-tier main god!"

"Even though the main gods are only third-level gods, I heard from friends in the lower world that the main gods are already like kings of gods in myths and legends."

Zhongli listened to Hu Tao's enthusiastic chatter. King of the Gods? How had he not known? Was he truly deserving of such a title?

He shook his head inwardly. Was the main god truly that unreachable in the eyes of the lower gods?

"Keqing, Zhongli, I've shared these secrets with you. Isn't it quite interesting?"

Hu Tao patted Zhongli's shoulder, holding her head high.

"You have a Vision too, so you should hurry and light up the fourth life star, or come with me the next time I go ghost-hunting. It's a great merit."

Zhongli nodded. "Thank you, Hall Master Hu, for sharing these secrets and for your guidance."

Hu Tao waved her hand dismissively. "Hey, there's no need to be polite with me. You're our guest here at the afterlife."

Zhongli set down his teacup. "So, how do you feel about becoming a 'quasi-god,' Hall Master Hu?"

Zhongli could clearly see that the 'rules of the underworld' had already entangled around Hu Tao. It seemed that she would likely become the 'god of the underworld' once she fully ascended.

Hu Tao crossed her arms. "It doesn't feel that different. The elemental power has increased a lot. I also learned a lot about 'Kangkang' and got caught up in it."

Remembering something, she clapped her hands together. "By the way, after becoming a 'quasi-god,' I gained the world's asylum and became qualified to operate in the underworld. Being able to freely enter and exit the underworld is amazing."

Zhongli nodded, his expression calm. "It is indeed quite powerful."

Just as Hu Tao was feeling a bit proud, her eyes lit up, and she spoke excitedly.

"Wow! A new god has appeared, and it's a first-tier main god! Wait... hey, hey, hey! There's an unreasonable second-tier Holy God too!"

Zhongli paused for a moment, then quickly looked at the 'Blueprint of the Gods.'

Recently, many lower-level gods had been appearing, but first-tier main gods were the incarnations of rules.

He couldn't be certain what the future would hold for the gods, but for now, everything was ordered by Lord Tianli.

Eleven new main god thrones appeared within the divine lineage of the Gods Blueprint.

This change instantly made the entire 'divine system' erupt with excitement.

Although there had been many promotions to 'second-level gods' and 'third-level gods,' they were all within the realm of understanding of everyone in the divine system. The appearance of eleven new main god thrones, however, was extraordinary for the lower gods of the pantheon.

Since they had entered the pantheon, there had been no new main god thrones. Now, there were suddenly eleven new thrones, as well as a strange god's throne symbolizing the judgment seat of the divine system.

Moreover, these thrones had not been promoted from 'Second Level Gods' or 'Supreme Gods' but had appeared out of nowhere.

King Douya: "Ah? Eleven Lord Gods suddenly appeared? What's going on? Is something happening in God's Domain?"

Butterfly Shinobu: "What nonsense are you talking about, Big White Dog? How could anything happen in God's Realm?"

Alice: "Hey, isn't this obvious? Anyone who participated in that plan would understand what happened."

Yae Miko: "Oh, it's incredible! It seems like a very significant world has joined our Teyvat universe."

Leosli: "Hiss... Indeed, an incredible world must have joined. Eleven main gods and a Holy God appearing at once? I can't even imagine it."

Ningguang: "By the way, was your country involved in this?"

Yae Miko: "It wasn't us in Inazuma."

Jean: "Not us in Mondstadt either."

Navia: "We in Fontaine didn't receive any missions."

Keqing: "Could it be Snezhnaya?"

Childe: "Did Snezhnaya receive a mission? Why didn't I know about it?"

Lumine: "Alright, alright, let's not speculate here. Eleven main gods and a Holy God comparable to Phanes? Even if all seven nations worked together, it would be a mess. There's no way they would entrust such a mission to us."

With that statement, the group fell silent.

Everyone's cheeks twitched. Lumine was the only one in the group bold enough to refer to Phanes by name.

"I'm curious about what kind of world it is. Wait, I'll ask my brother to help me @ and bring two new main gods into the group to ask."