Chapter 146

Ningguang and Keqing were still wondering who had interrupted the Emperor when he was about to speak.

And the visitor had even called the Emperor by his first name so arrogantly.

When I saw the appearance of the visitor, I was slightly surprised. He was very handsome, and his temperament was hard to describe, but you would feel from your soul that he was very noble.

Except for Cloud Retainer, who had met Takumi, the other immortals were also very surprised. But when they felt the faint divine aura emanating from him, they understood that this was no mere human but a noble god.

Zhongli gave a slight salute, saying, "Lord Takumi."

Lord Takumi!

The Immortal Yakshas, everyone in the Seven Stars, and the Eight Sects were extremely shocked.

What kind of existence could make the Rex Lapis address him as 'Lord' and still be respected so much?

Especially the Immortal Yakshas, who knew that the Rex Lapis was the oldest of the Seven Archons and had dominated during the Archon War.

However, the immortals quickly recovered from their shock.

What time was it now? The Rex Lapis had gathered them to conquer another world, and it was clear that this was a god from 'Celestia'.

Zhongli looked at the shocked members of the Seven Stars and Eight Gates and said calmly, "This Lord Takumi is the god of Celestia, the ruler of time, and the supervisor of the 'World Devouring Plan'."

With that said, Takumi, who had already reached his seat, poured himself a cup of tea.

Everyone came back to their senses, their eyes filled with awe. They lowered their heads, trying not to look directly at this god, who held a higher position than the Rex Lapis.

Although Celestia is in the sky, it can be seen with the naked eye on clear days. Everyone in Teyvat knew that there were gods more powerful than the Seven Archons living on Celestia, but no one had ever heard of a god from above coming to the ground.

The ruler of time? Just by hearing the title, you knew this was a god in charge of 'time'.

Time—the most mysterious force in the world.

Takumi waved his hand towards Zhongli and looked calmly at Qixing and Adepti, who was gathered there. "Everyone knows what kind of world we are conquering this time, correct?"

Seeing the Seven Stars and Eight Gates looking too nervous, Zhongli spoke gently, "Feel free to speak. You all are vital to the plan, so there is no need to be restrained."

"Let me outline my plan first, Lord Takumi," Zhongli began.

He had calculated a detailed plan for conquering the "Feudal Japan World" countless times and selected the most direct plan that could ensure success.

"From the information available, the world of Inuyasha is one where order has completely collapsed after the collective disappearance of the gods.

"Monsters account for the majority of power in that world. Some monsters even have strength comparable to lower-level demon gods, and some have god-like authority.

"While humans have protective forces like miko and exorcists, they can only maintain their survival to a limited extent, and they are no match for those powerful monsters.

"It can be said that the world is in true chaos, with no unified order to restrain humans or monsters.

"The level of chaos is comparable to the Archon War. The gods there have not acted, and I think they may have truly withdrawn.

"Thus, in my view, we must use the most powerful means and strongest will to establish an order that monsters, humans, and gods must abide by."

As Zhongli spoke, his golden eyes seemed to carry a hint of killing intent.

"Any monsters, humans, or gods who cannot abide by this order will be suppressed."

He had led Liyue to destroy many demon gods; he knew better than anyone that, in a world without order, only power could suppress everything and make everyone follow his contract.

Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun looked at Zhongli, who seemed to evoke the same aura as during the Archon War, and couldn't help but recall the fierce Emperor of those times.

"Yes, what the Emperor said is exactly my thought."

Moon Carver and Mountain Shaper also nodded, swallowing nervously.

After weariness and losses had faded, memories of the Archon War surged back.

Though they had not seen the Emperor's divine power since that war, and he now looked like an ordinary mortal in Liyue Harbor, they could never forget the image of the Emperor unleashing boundless power—his "World-Suppressing Rock Spear" falling from the sky to suppress all demon gods.

Ningguang recovered from the intense aura emanating from Zhongli. As the largest Tianquan star among the Seven Stars, she quickly added, "When the order in that world collapsed, we, the Seven Stars and Eight Sects, obeyed the Emperor's will and re-established Liyue in that world, just as Inazuma had done—letting monsters and humans coexist peacefully."

Keqing took a deep breath, expressing her opinion.

"The humans in that world were originally governed by gods. The descendants of the god named Tenshou ruled the world. Isn't it natural for the true god—the Emperor—to rule now?

"With our foundation in Liyue, we will surely win over the hearts of the people in that world in the shortest possible time."

Yun Jin, the leader of the Qianyan Army, hurriedly said with determination, "If there are monsters that harm humans, feed on them, and refuse to coexist peacefully, our Qianyan Army will directly attack and eliminate them."

Their Qianyan Army was the strongest force that had always protected Liyue—they cleaned up countless monsters endangering the people every year.

To them, monsters from other worlds were no different from those they had faced before.

The Cloud Retainer smiled, saying, "If the Seven Stars, Eight Gates, and Qianyan Army are so determined, how can we immortals lag behind?

"The major monsters cannot be dealt with by ordinary humans. Though numerous, they lack the discipline to truly challenge us. We immortals will still suppress them."

"Even if we can't suppress them, isn't there still the Emperor?"

As followers of the Rex Lapis, the immortals could draw upon his power. They were confident in their ability to suppress even the greatest monsters.

They doubted that any god from that world—where the gods had supposedly disappeared—could compare to a true Archon from Teyvat.

Zhongli had already expressed his determination, and the Seven Stars and Eight Sects voiced their support for his will.

There were loyal Emperor followers in Liyue. Whatever the Emperor decided, they only needed to state their stance and implement it.

After discussing how to establish a 'contract' and 'order' in the new world, everyone gathered in the square outside the temple.

Takumi looked at Zhongli and smiled. "I will open the door to the new world now. Project your will into it, and give Inuyasha's world a little shock."

Zhongli nodded. "Just as I intended."

He knew that opening the 'Gate to the World' would give the Seven Archons an opportunity to make their presence felt in other worlds.

Takumi stretched out his hand.

'System, let's get started.'

The location was set.

'System, begin to open the dimensional coordinates of the world of 'Inuyasha'.'"