Old-timer, Long Time No See

Of course, Chen Luo could have chosen to ask the other party to extend the time, which was indeed possible, but Chen Luo ultimately gave up on that.

After the truth comes out, it will be quite easy for Yun Lian'er to come and play in Different World if she wants to.

"If you want the other party to exist for a longer period of time, you can choose a task with a longer process, such as spending a day with me. Of course, the phantom summoned by this Soul Summoning Bell has a time limit."

However, before the mission is completed, Chen Luo can also forcibly repatriate the other party.

Moreover, even though the other party has its own consciousness after being summoned, Chen Luo can still force it to complete the task that he wanted to accomplish after summoning it.

It's like Chen Luo summoned Yun Lian'er to give the Childe a good beating. Even if Yun Lian'er didn't want to go, she had to go.

Of course, one can't go too far, otherwise the phantom itself can choose to self-destruct. However, the upper limit of "excessive" self-destruction is a bit high, and unless you do something crazy or cause trouble, you generally won't reach that level.

In short, the rules for the Soul Summoning Bell are very flexible, and there are many uses that can be developed.

As expected of a random item, it's terrifying.

Yeah, I feel like this word has been overused, but it's really awesome.

"That's great! With this kind of gadget, wouldn't we be able to call for help whenever we encounter a strong enemy while traveling?" Lumine said enviously.

"No, you might have misunderstood." Chen Luo shook his head.

"What's the meaning?"

"Childe is unlucky this time. The five cards he drew are all overpowered, each capable of easily defeating him. But actually, the Soul Summoning Bell has a very wide range. If you're unlucky, it might even summon Paimon- level powerhouse," Chen Luo said.

"What? There are actually people who can't beat Paimon?" Lumine exclaimed in surprise.

"Hey, what do you mean?!" Paimon stomped his foot in the air, annoyed by Lumine's antics.

"Of course," Chen Luo nodded.

For example, Paimon can't beat Paimon; if the two of them fight, it'll just be a bunch of weaklings pecking at each other.

Furthermore, since Chen Luo and Paimon's discounts didn't reach 50%, it's normal that the summoned phantom Paimon couldn't defeat Paimon.

But Chen Luo really does have a chance to summon Paimon.

Unfortunately, the Soul Summoning Bell does not yet have a designated function, so it cannot be used to summon a specific person.

Meanwhile, the Childe finally jumped onto the device where the Geo Archon was located and stood on the other's claws.

"The Gnosis of Morax..." The Childe stood on Morax's claws. His right hand crackled with lightning from the Evil Eye, and at the same time, he used the power of the Archon bestowed upon him by the Tsaritsa, directly plunging his hand into the chest of the Geo Archon.

Although Chen Luo was very curious about how the other person managed to insert their hand into the other person's body without damaging it, it seemed that the issue he needed to focus on now was not that.

The Childe's power clashed with the remaining power of the Archon's Remains. A gust of wind arose, Chen Luo was unharmed, but Paimon almost sent flying.

"I'll accept it..." The Childe withdrew his hand from the Archon's Remains and looked at his hand with confidence.

Then... the Childe's smile froze on his face, because Childe hands were empty.

This is not because the Childe made a mistake and failed to retrieve the Gnosis. Such a mistake would be impossible for Childe.

Then the Childe does not have the Gnosis can only be another reason—there is no Gnosis in the Archon's Remains at all.

"Childe, you've only gotten a lonely one," Chen Luo remarked from the side.

Chen Luo's voice also attracted the Childe's attention.

"How unexpected. So your goal was also the Gnosis? Someone beat you to it," the Childe said with a sly smile.

"Don't talk nonsense, Childe. You know me. If I wanted the Gnosis, I could have killed you just now and the Gnosis would still be mine." Chen Luo took the initiative to shift the blame.

"..." The Childe was speechless.

"Childe, you know me. If I can obtain the Gnosis, it will prove that I can see the Archon's Remains, and then I won't have to accompany Zhongli wander around the world." Lumine followed closely behind.

"Um, that..." Seeing Lumine and Chen Luo so quickly shifting the blame, Paimon was at a loss for what excuse to come up with.

"Alright, you don't need to say anything more. I believe you because you can't do it." Before Paimon could even come up with an excuse, the Childe had already believed him.

"Wow, Childe, you really are a bastard," Paimon said angrily.

"Thinking about it carefully, you really have no chance of obtaining the Gnosis before me, nor do you have any reason to hide it from me after obtaining it," the Childe said slowly.

Because if Chen Luo had wanted to, the Childe might have been forced to his knees by that woman named Yun Lian'er just now.

Although the other party has disappeared, the Childe has also been greatly exhausted, while Chen Luo and Lumine are maintaining their best physical strength.

"..." After hearing the Childe master's words to himself, Lumine couldn't help but take another look at Chen Luo.

Although the other Lumine don't know, Chen Luo does have Gnosis. Regardless of whether it's real or fake, Chen Luo definitely has one.

"Since the Gnosis wasn't taken away by someone, could it have never been in the Archon's Remains from the beginning?"

"Thinking further, could the Archon's Remains itself just be a smokescreen?" the Childe pondered.

"Huh? You mean... the Geo Archon didn't die, and the immortal body he died in was fake?" Paimon exclaimed in surprise.

"I'm afraid that's true. After all, although you always say that the most likely person to assassinate the Lord is us, the Fatui, and that it's all a conspiracy by Fatui, the problem is that as the Snezhnaya's Harbinger in Liyue, I naturally know that although we want the Gnosis, we're not at the point of assassinating the Geo Archon."

Because we can't beat them.

"Besides, I am the strongest among all the Fatui in Liyue. Do you think I don't know whether I killed the Geo Archon or not?"

Of course, the Childe was not sure if he could defeat the Geo Archon when his combat power was at its full strength.

After all, he was a powerful figure who could rival the Empress.

The Geo Archon has always been fulfilling his divine duties, brimming with divine power, unlike the Anemo Archon next door who, having had his heart stolen by the Lady, does nothing of substance.

Although the Childe really wanted to fight the Geo Archon, he still didn't get to fight him, did he?

"This is interesting... As expected of the guardian deity of the commercial capital, he is also very proficient in [trickery outside of contracts]. We have all been played by this Geo Archon."

Upon closer examination, the death of the Geo Archon is indeed quite suspicious.

"It seems that we have no choice but to activate the backup plan now," the Childe said with a sigh.

"A backup plan?" Paimon asked, seemingly unconcerned.

"I didn't originally want to use this plan because it would affect the weak. In the end, the world belongs to those of us who strive to become stronger. I usually don't bother with the boring and weak. Unfortunately, as Harbinger of the Fatui, I can't be picky about the methods. It's like how children sometimes have to learn to eat carrots they don't like," the Childe said with some helplessness.

Childe still prefers straightforward battles, but of course, he'll skip the kind of straightforward beating he just got.

However, the Childe felt that the battle just now was quite helpful to him. Fighting against strong opponents does indeed lead to faster progress.

If possible, the Childe would really like to fight the other party a few more times, provided that the other party is not the real body.

The intensity just now was just right—enough to beat them but not kill them either.

You can continuously improve in battle.

"So, what exactly do you want?" Lumine looked at the Childe with some wariness.

"I want to... awaken the sleeping demon god Gu Yun Pavilion," the Childe said.

"Demon?" Paimon muttered the word.

"The Osial, the Vortex Archon was defeated by the Geo Archon Morax during the Archon War and was suppressed in the sea by a rock spear."

"If a former demon god were to attack Liyue Harbor, which has lost its divine protection, do you think the Geo Archon, who has tricked us all, would still be able to sit back and watch the show peacefully?"

As a qualified villain, the Childe did indeed answer every question.

"But... but the Archon War ended 2000 years ago. In this world where there are only seven gods, how are you going to deal with the ancient demon gods..."

"Speaking of which, I must thank Mr. Chen Luo next to you. The 49 Hundred Taboos Scroll he sold me yesterday were a huge help. To be honest, when I saw him take out so many Hundred Taboos Scroll, for a moment I suspected that he was the Geo Archon himself, otherwise where would he get so many Hundred Taboos Scroll?"

"However, recalling that the other party first appeared in Mondstadt instead of Liyue, and that their personality didn't seem like that of Geo Archon, I ruled that out."

"Although I originally planned to use the previously copied Omnipresence Over Mortals to awaken him, the effect would probably be better if we had the original Omnipresence Over Mortals." After the Childe finished speaking, a large number of Hundred Taboos Scroll suddenly appeared around Childe and began to rotate.

"A copy of The Omnipresence Over Mortals? Come to think of it, we did discover that the Fatui were researching that." Paimon recalled.

In fact, what Paimon chose to take away from the Jade Chamber was information about the Fatui' imitation of the Omnipresence Over Mortals, which is why this thing couldn't be sold for money.

"That's right, we did make a copy. The one we gave you was just a byproduct of this research. However, after we had a more perfect Hundred Taboos Scroll, I abandoned those copycat Unrestricted Paths," the Childe said.

"With so much Hundred Taboos Scroll power gathered together, plus the power bestowed upon the regent by the Empress... if the power of the Rock Spear could only be temporarily released, it might now be able to completely break the seal."

"Chen Luo ..." Lumine squinted and turned to look at Chen Luo.

This is all your fault! Aren't you going to do anything about it?

"Don't look at me. Although I know that the Childe is Fatui and would never do anything good, he has given me far too much," Chen Luo said helplessly.

For Chen Luo now, the Mora are secondary, but even now, the Primogem the Childe gave him are generous enough.

"It's too late to stop it now. Why do you think I answered all your questions earlier? It was to buy time, of course," the Childe said with a smile.

Although the Childe likes direct confrontation, Childe is not stupid.

Meanwhile, outside Liyue Harbor, as the effects of the Omnipresence Over Mortals and the power of the Fatui Harbinger continued to be unleashed, countless waterspouts shot straight into the sky. Near the Gu Yun Pavilion, a huge shadow was surging in the sea.

"Let's wait and see. Will this kingdom, devoid of its gods, be swallowed up once again by the malice of antiquity?"

Suddenly, the Childe's figure was swallowed by a ball of soft water, which carried Childe straight into the sky and flew directly to the top of the Golden House.

Childe did use this move just now, but because the entire Golden House was surrounded by the Crimson Lotus Barrier, Childe could only move within the area covered by the Crimson Lotus Barrier.

"But if you also want to drown with the people of Liyue, then have fun." After disappearing, the Childe's voice echoed throughout the Golden House.

"Chen Luo, think of something quickly," Lumine said anxiously.

Lumine had a feeling that something bad had happened, and something serious at that.

"I'll think of a way? What way can I think of?" Chen Luo rolled his eyes at Lumine.

Do we need to think of a way to deal with a demon god? Of course, we just go up and fight him.

Anyway, you can't just do nothing and reseal the other person back into the sea.

So when in doubt, just fight it out.

"This is all your fault! Aren't you going to take responsibility for cleaning up the mess?"

"Wow, people should be reasonable! Didn't you hear what the Childe just said? He's also researching the Hundred Taboos Scroll, and he's quite successful at it!"

"But the Hundred Taboos Scroll he's using now was given to him by you," Lumine emphasized.

"Hmm, alright, alright, let's stop arguing here. Let's go out and see what's going on. You haven't even seen the Demon God yet, how do you know if he's scary or not? Besides, you two Hundred Taboos Scroll." Chen Luo said to the two of them.

After all, the existence of demon gods sounds terrifying, but you only know how terrifying they really are when you see them.

"So, do you need me to give you a ride now?" Chen Luo asked, opening an imaginary channel.

In the original world of Honkai Impact 3rd, the Herrscher of Void's abilities can still be used to open imaginary channels, rather than simply spatial power.

For example, the Teyvat Continent.

"Of course." Lumine nodded.

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Chapter 365 Old Master, Long Time No See

"It seems that Childe Master really did use the Hundred Taboos Scroll to break the seal on that Vortex Archon. Fortunately, the Vortex Archon is still in the sea and hasn't landed in Liyue Harbor yet." Lumine, who came out of the Imaginary Space, found herself standing on the Jade Chamber. But what attracted her most was not the Jade Chamber, but the huge thing in the sea.

Standing atop the Jade Chamber, one can see a colossal water serpent with several heads moving from the direction of the Gu Yun Pavilion towards Liyue Harbor.

The enormous heads of the Vortex Archon were like towering columns of water, inspiring awe and fear. Even from a distance, one felt a sense of unease, as if it were difficult to breathe. This was the oppressive aura of the ancient demon god.

Even the oppressive aura of ancient demon gods is harmful to ordinary people.

"How did you get here?" asked Moon Carver as he slowly walked over from behind the Jade Chamber.

"That was Chen Luo's ability just now, right? Where is Chen Luo?" Before Lumine could answer, Shenhe asked first.

It seems that Shenhe He is more concerned about whether Chen Luo has come than Lumine...

"Well... Chen Luo was supposed to come along, but before we even started the transmigration, he said he was going back to get someone. I don't know who he was going to get, but he really just brought us here and didn't come himself," Lumine said, shaking her head.

"Call someone?"

"Venti, you drunkard, wake up! If you keep sleeping, you won't be able to drink the Wind God's Liquor for three days." Chen Luo dragged Venti out of the bar and said to him.

"Ugh... You're trying to kill me by not letting me drink the Wind God's Liquor for three days!" Venti exclaimed in shock.

"But where is this? No, wait, that in the distance... if I'm not mistaken, it should be a demon god, right? This is Teyvat Continent, isn't it?" The previously drowsy Venti instantly sobered up, but looking at the huge Vortex Archon with many heads in the distance, Venti asked uncertainly.

The main reason is that the Archon War on the Teyvat Continent ended more than 2,000 years ago. How could there still be such things as demons and gods? Shouldn't those things be either dead or suppressed?