In the hands of the Ninth Herrscher, even with zero rated power—something she could not use—she only needed the first rated power to send gravitational waves straight through a planet's core, triggering massive planetary devastation and even shattering the entire planet.
In theory, every Herrscher who matured possessed the power to destroy a planet. And now that the golden Ninth Herrscher had appeared, her potential was enough to make even an Emissary of Destruction take notice.
The Ninth Herrscher had only just arrived in the world of Honkai: Star Rail, yet she might already draw the attention of the Aeon of Destruction.
But that was precisely the problem. The previous times the Aeon of Destruction had taken notice were all cases of Chen Luo bringing people over to scam him for power. The Aeon of Destruction might not think much, but that did not mean he had no brain. He might notice something suspicious.
Therefore... putting on an act was necessary.
"So, how about it? I took one Emissary of Destruction from you, then gave you back another one. To keep the plot from completely spiraling out of control like a runaway horse, wasn't that thoughtful of me?" Chen Luo said obediently.
Thoughtful, my ass!
"So shouldn't you tell me where it would be more suitable to stage this scene where the Ninth Herrscher gets hunted down by Paradise adventurers?" Chen Luo turned a deaf ear to the World Consciousness's insults.
Don't you have that library ability? Go flip through the Akashic Book yourself. Why are you asking me?
And you're the one giving an Emissary of Destruction back to the Aeon of Destruction. What does that have to do with me, the World Consciousness?
"Isn't it because using the library ability means I have to space out, while asking