Chapter 209

The onlookers all looked at the water and noticed that it was still surging strangely.

The water surface quickly churned up completely, and a large number of trees emerged from underwater, intertwined, and grew rapidly, transforming into a terrifying Wood Person in just a few seconds.

The giant Wood Person appears to be underwater from the lower half, while its upper half floats above the surface. Even though it is only half a body, its massive size completely covers the entire harbor, blocking out the sun and plunging the entire harbor into shadow.

"This..."

Furina looked up at the giant Wood Person and was stunned for a moment.

And this is just the beginning.

After Nahida summoned the Wood Person, Ying immediately took action, lightning flashing on her body, and a huge phantom of the Raiden Ei General appeared behind her.

Although it wasn't her usual fighting style, she learned it after fighting Li Yue. Essentially, it was just the application of Elemental Power, so it wasn't difficult. The main thing was that the way it was presented looked spectacular and was very impactful in terms of its momentum.

If it were a real fight, Raiden Ei would definitely not choose this mode, but the reason he did it this time was entirely because of Li Yue's request.

After Raiden Ei summoned the giant phantom of the Raiden Shogun, Li Yue also began to act. He stood still with his arms crossed, and the ground began to shake again. A large number of rocks under the water began to rise and pile up together, transforming into a giant Geo Element Gundam.

The Geo Element Gundam, which was used several times in the Gundam SEED world, has reappeared on the Teyvat continent.

Just a dozen seconds later, three giants of different styles appeared on the sea outside the dock below Port of Lumidouce, and all three giants looked down at Furina.

Meanwhile, Furina, who was being stared at, was completely dumbfounded.

Huh? I'm fighting three gods? Really?

369. Senior Furina, I've come to learn from you.

No, something seems off here!

The challenge I wanted wasn't like this. I meant exchanging words in the courtroom, how did you three gods suddenly... just turn into this?

So, the challenge you're referring to is fighting with force?!

The three giants successfully shocked Furina, who stood frozen in place, completely bewildered.

To sum it up in one sentence: Me, fighting three gods?! Really?!

This isn't a joke... no, this is practically suicide!

Not only was Furina stunned, but all the Fontainian present were also stunned. In the 500 years since Furina became the Hydro Archon, they had never seen such a grand scene. Three super elemental giants surrounded them. Even if they were not gods and had never seen anyone else like them, they understood that these were giants summoned by three gods to fight. Such a spectacular scene truly shocked them.

The entire dock went from cheering to complete silence.

"Hydro Archon, you can prepare now."

Li Yue broke the silence by speaking.

"Huh? Me?"

Furina snapped out of her daze and pointed to herself.

"That's right, as a god, I accept your challenge. Now it's your turn to prepare. After all, you don't want to involve your people, do you? At least come out onto the water and fight me."

"Ah... yes... no... that's not right!"

Furina nodded in agreement with Li Yue's statement that the people of Fontaine must not be involved in the battle, but then immediately shook her head.

Just kidding, I never said I wanted to fight the three of you. If you want to kill me, just say so!

Of course, she could never say such a thing.

"Wrong? What's wrong with it?"

Li Yue stepped forward, and the Geo Element Gundam behind him moved slightly. Furina quickly took a step back and then spoke anxiously.

"Gentlemen, it is true that using force to demonstrate one's strength is indeed proof of power, but... times have changed!"

"That's right, times have changed!"

Having figured out how to fool her, Furina calmed down a bit.

"In this day and age, people only crave more and more excitement; simple physical confrontations can no longer satisfy those hungry souls!"

"It seems so."

After hearing what Furina said, the people of Fontaine nearby also realized what was happening and started talking.

"Simply fighting is really boring."

"Yes, especially criminals on trial who always demand to defend their honor through duels; we're getting a bit tired of seeing violent duels."

"That's right, that's exactly it!"

Furina was very pleased with the Fontainian's cooperation and immediately nodded.

"Especially since you've all come to Fontaine, you should experience the unique features of Fontaine, right? How about we hold this challenge, this duel, in Fontaine's courtroom?"

After speaking, Furina put her hands on her hips, waiting for Li Yue's reply. If Li Yue agreed, she could get through this first hurdle.

"Unfortunately, I have no interest in the courtroom."

But how could Li Yue possibly accept such a challenge?

"Hydro Archon, let our duel begin right here!"

As Li Yue spoke, he raised his right hand, Geo Element Gundam behind him drew out the physical anti-ship sword from its back. The huge physical anti-ship sword was at least forty meters long.

"Wait! Wait!"

Furina's hard-won confidence was shattered again.

"No need for that!"

If a fight really breaks out, she'll be finished. So no matter what, a fight absolutely cannot happen.

"I'm sorry, I have no interest in Fontaine's so-called trial."

"It's not a trial, it's mainly about showcasing yourself, defending yourself in court, and demonstrating your wisdom and charisma! Isn't that much more interesting than fighting?"

"To showcase personal wisdom and charm?"

Li Yue seemed to be persuaded by Furina. Seeing Li Yue hesitate, Furina quickly pressed her advantage.

"That's right, that's right. It's about showcasing personal wisdom and charisma. After all, duels are just a display of strength. In this era, it would be too boring to just show strength."

What you said is indeed very interesting.

Li Yue looked at the people of Fontaine around her.

"Do your people think the same way?"

"That's right, Your Majesty, we think so too."

"Yeah yeah."

The Fontainian watching were also quite bold, responding one by one. Because of Furina's actions over the past 500 years, in their eyes, a god was more like a national celebrity than a symbol of a country's military power. Therefore, they were not afraid of Li Yue, and responded to Li Yue question.

Li Yue and Nahida didn't seem to care about this attitude of not taking gods seriously. One of them wasn't a god at all, and the other had just become a god, so they didn't care at all. The only one who looked somewhat like a god was Ying.

As a former Thor, although she was relatively easygoing with ordinary people in Inazuma, she still considered herself a noble person. How could she possibly appear in a foreign court? Wouldn't that mean she would be judged by others, especially since this trial would be watched by these Fontainian? For a god, that would be an insult!

In Inazuma, Li Yue had conducted a trial against Ying, but she had accepted the blame. So why should she go to court in Fontaine?

Clearly, Shadow refused to join this courtroom showdown.

Li Yue, of course, wouldn't let her go to court; he looked around.

"So it seems that you Fontainian prefer a different kind of competition to the duels you're used to seeing, right?"

"That's right, Your Majesty, we want to see a duel that's different from the usual one."

"Hmph~~"

Seeing the conversation between Li Yue and the Fontainian, Furina thought she had it all figured out, but Li Yue's next sentence left her dumbfounded again.

"You want to see a different kind of duel because you're used to ordinary duels. But you've definitely never seen a duel between gods, have you? A duel of power and strength between gods, a duel where strength and wisdom coexist. This is no ordinary duel."

As soon as Li Yue finished speaking, the Fontainian were all stunned, and then they started discussing among themselves.

"That's right, we've never seen a duel between gods before."

"This is much more interesting than a court trial!"

"Yes, yes, the duel between our gods of Fontaine and the gods of Liyue is between a new generation of gods. Who is stronger will be determined as soon as they compete!"

The Fontainian were intrigued by Li Yue's words, and they all wanted to witness a duel between the gods.

"Duel! Duel! Duel!"

Some people even started shouting, and then it escalated into everyone waving and shouting for a duel.

"Since everyone is so supportive, then let me, the junior Rock King, have a good chance to learn from you, the senior Hydro Archon."

Li Yue pointed at Furina, and Furina immediately crashed.

370. Miss Furina, an ordinary person

The battle between Liyue's new Geo Archon and Fontaine's Hydro Archon is far more interesting than any other duel!

The Fontainian simply couldn't refuse this unprecedented duel between gods, so they all supported the duel between the Hydro Archon and the Rock King.

But could Furina fight Li Yue? No! She doesn't have that ability, you know that!

Furina was just an ordinary water elemental spirit cursed by the Hydro Archon. She herself had no power. Furina asked her to help become the Hydro Archon, but in the end, she gave her nothing. She didn't give her power, she didn't give her authority. Furina took everything related to the Hydro Archon to the mirror world, so that she could cut herself off in the future to entertain Neuvillette and make Neuvillette happy so that she could use her Ancient Dragon Authority to modify the bloodline of the Fontainian so that they would not dissolve in water.

Therefore, when Furina could no longer escape her fate of dueling with Li Yue, she had no choice but to admit defeat.

Fighting is impossible, absolutely impossible. If a fight really broke out, Li Yue to death. So she would never give Li Yue a chance to make a move.

The Hydro Archon's outright surrender shocked the Fontainian. They never expected their Hydro Archon to surrender so readily. This not only meant the Hydro Archon lost face, but also left the Fontainian with nothing to watch. However, they seemed used to this. In Fontaine, this wasn't the first time the Hydro Archon, Furina, had suffered a setback. They had witnessed Furina's humiliation at the opera house, so they were already accustomed to it. They were only slightly surprised by Furina's decisive surrender. They wondered why Furina had given up so easily, but unfortunately, the meeting of the gods was about to begin, and Furina had no time to answer them.

The Fontainian often see deities too easily, which has led to a very low level of reverence for them. They have even become accustomed to the deities showing themselves in public, since the Hydro Archon of Fontaine is simply not worthy of respect.

In this situation, the Hydro Archon conceded defeat, and the first meeting between the gods on the dock came to an end. Next came the formal meeting between the gods in the conference room.

Court of Fontaine, the group that had traveled by boat from Port of Lumidouce to Court of Fontaine sat here, preparing for the meeting between the gods.

"Lady Furina, this is your dessert."

A tiny Mermaid carried a plate of desserts and placed them one by one in front of the gods.

"Please try this; it's a specialty dessert from Fontaine."

As the hostess, Furina gestured for Li Yue and the others sitting at the round table to taste the food.

After surrendering at the dock, they didn't speak again on the way. It wasn't until they arrived at the Court of Fontaine that she spoke again. Perhaps she felt safer back home, since Neuvillette's office was right next door, where her dear godfather was.

Of course, Neuvillette didn't show up at all. As the Hydro Dragon King, he was thinking of judging the gods, especially since he hadn't regained the Ancient Dragon Authority yet, so it was really inconvenient for him to show up now.

There were only four deities in the entire conference room: Furina, the host, and Li Yue, Ying, and Nahida, who were guests.

After the desserts were served, Li Yue simply glanced at them and didn't do anything else. After all, it wasn't like he hadn't seen or eaten them before. Because of Li Yue, Ying and Nahida had both eaten these desserts. In the world of ordinary people, these desserts weren't anything to be curious about for either of them; they were just desserts.

However, even though it was just a rather ordinary-looking dessert, both Ying and Nahida liked it, so they both happily ate it.

Seeing Shadow and Nahida fight, Furina laughed and then started eating dessert, which was her favorite.

Watching the three of them happily eating dessert together, Li Yue began to wonder what to do next.

At the dock, Li Yue used the Fontainian to force Furina to admit defeat and abandon the boring courtroom duel. Indeed, for Li Yue, courtroom duels were very boring, especially the courtroom in Fontaine, which was more like a performance than a courtroom. Li Yue had no intention of participating in such a farcical performance.

Considering that Fufu is also a pitiful and unlucky child, Li Yue won't go too far with her, but she still needs to make her laugh a little.

Seeing Furina enjoying her meal, Li Yue smiled, then placed her hands together below her nose and rested them on the table, her voice becoming deep.

"Furina, thank you for your hospitality, but after accepting your hospitality, may I ask you a question?"

"Forehead..."

When Furina, who was eating dessert, heard Li Yue's question, she was startled and stared at Li Yue stiffly.

"Please speak."

After being forced to admit defeat by Li Yue at the docks, Furina is now somewhat afraid of Liyue. Her experience at the docks made her realize that this foreign god would not act according to the rules of Fontaine, so it was impossible to expect him to follow Fontaine's rhythm. If pushed too far, he might even take action directly.

Therefore, Furina didn't dare to say anything more, and she even became frightened when she heard Li Yue speak.

"I heard about it when I was in Liyue. As the God of Justice, Senior Furina can judge anyone, even gods from other countries."

Ah!! It really did come!

Furina looked at Li Yue sitting directly opposite her, and her whole body stiffened.

When Li Yue arrived in Fontaine, she was worried that he would bring up this point, because that was what Charlotte had told her before. She was very worried that Li Yue would cause trouble, and now Li Yue had finally brought it up.

Not only that, after Li Yue finished speaking, Nahida and Ying, who were eating desserts next to her, also stopped eating and looked at Furina together. This made Furina's pressure rise again. Being stared at by three gods was too much pressure for her.