Zhongli: I've Got Plenty of Archon Remnants! 6k

Clemento's words were exactly Bai Ye had expected.

"I'll deal with you ruthlessly in a moment," Bai Ye thought to himself.

There was no need for this guy to know the rest of the story.

However, Wanyan's words left Bai Ye somewhat bewildered.

So they've made me the reincarnation of the Salt God? If that's the case, then I could be the reincarnation of many other Gods.

He didn't want to be seen as the reincarnation of some god.

What good would it do to admit that he is the reincarnation of some deity? It would be better to hope that he can actually resurrect his teacher.

Bai Ye took out his sword.

"I am merely using this sword to unleash the power of the Salt God," said Bai Ye to Wanyan and Clemento.

"I knew it! Come on, give me this sword!"

Clemento rushed forward impatiently, almost snatching the sword from Bai Ye's hand. Bai Ye didn't stop him, but looked at him with a mocking gaze.

"Haha, watch me..." Clemento also wanted to swing his sword around to unleash the power of the Salt God.

He discovered that something could indeed turn into salt, but instead of the things around him, it was his own arms that were turning into salt.

"Ah..."

Clemento screamed as his arm turned into salt crystals that scattered on the ground.

He had lost his arm and lay on the ground, rolling around and screaming in agony. Bai Ye picked up the broken sword.

Some things are truly not for just anyone to touch. After this sword, Bai Ye, drew out the Gods power within, anyone who wields it will suffer the Gods backlash. This backlash is something even Gods wouldn't tolerate, and the power it unleashes might not even be as strong as its original form.

Clemento's ability to wield the broken sword without actually consuming salt suggests that Huyrria's power was still merciful, as Clemento himself was not strong enough to unleash much of its power.

If he were to use the bone fragment he obtained from the Bai Ye, the current human would probably be torn to pieces by now.

Bai Ye put the sword away.

Then he looked at Wanyan beside him.

Wanyan still looked fervent.

"What's going on with you!?"

Did I not make myself clear?

"As expected, you should stop hiding it from me. Lady Huyrria, if you weren't your reincarnation, how could you have manipulated such power without suffering any harm?"

Wanyan said excitedly.

Bai Ye looked at Wanyan speechlessly, then pointed inside.

"Come, look at that last space. If I were Huyrria, I wouldn't say anything, I'd just wipe out all of you believers first."

"Lady Huyrria is a merciful Gods! Even if you are her reincarnation, you can't say that," Wanyan argued with Bai Ye.

"You wait, the day I use the power of the Rex Lapis again, then let's see if you'll mistake me for the reincarnation of Morax. You, go and see for yourself first."

Wanyan followed Bai Ye's instructions and went into the last room. However, as soon as she entered, Bai Ye heard Wanyan shout.

It was even louder than Clemento, who was lying on the ground and rolling around.

"Shi, what exactly is inside?" Wanyan quickly ran out and asked Bai Ye in a panic.

Once inside, she saw one humanoid figure after another, transformed into salt. All the figures tried to escape, and at the very back, there was a classic assassination scene.

"This contains a record of a betrayal. Because their god was too weak, a group of people wanted to escape their god and use the god's head as a gift to meet the Rex Lapis."

Unlike Morax, Bai Ye doesn't offer any tenderness or a gentle excuse for betrayal.

The reason they killed the Salt Demon God prematurely, unable to bear seeing their own god killed, was simply to use the merit of killing their own Gods as a pledge of allegiance. These subjects of the Salt God were only trying to survive longer at the hands of other Gods, and then they killed the Salt God to curry favor.

"This, this is impossible..." Wanyan couldn't believe it at all.

How could their ancestors and the Gods they worshipped do such a thing?

Indeed, everything inside told her that this was the case.

Wanyan looked at Bai Ye as if she had grasped at a straw.

"You, you are the reincarnation of Lady Huyrria. You, you must be able to tell me that all of this is a lie, right? Those assassins were actually sent by Morax, weren't they?"

"I've already said I'm not. And don't you really want to believe the truth?"

A cold expression appeared on Bai Ye's handsome face.

I'm just a fourteen-year-old boy, why should I care about everyone's feelings? Especially since Ai Xian isn't even my friend.

"No..."

As if her soul had been ripped away, Wanyan collapsed onto the ground.

Bai Ye turned his head away and stopped looking at her.

However, Bai Ye down, he still had some questions. In his mind, he asked Hagintos, "Teacher, there's something else I'm curious about. When Huyrria was facing assassination attempts by her own people, was she really completely unaware? If she wasn't aware at all, then this Gods is incredibly incompetent, isn't she?"

"I think she wasn't unaware," Hagintos thought for a moment, then said to Bai Ye. "She probably wanted her people to live forever in a state of stagnation and avoid battle. In the end, she brought her last people here, but even at this point, she still couldn't protect them. So she wanted to give them a final way out, and perhaps she knew about this death. The only thing she didn't know was how much power Gods would unleash when it died."

"Unfortunately, she's a Gods, and she's from the wrong era," Bai Ye commented. Then, somewhat curiously, he asked Hagintos, "By the way, teacher, if you were in this situation, what would you do?"

"I, your teacher, will not die so unjustly. I will make it a grand and spectacular end," Hagintos said with no small amount of pride. However, after a few smug laughs, she said honestly, "But before that, I will definitely send my people out so that they can find a suitable home."

"As expected, even Gods are lovers."

Bai Ye made a joke about his teacher.

Then he looked at the two people lying on the ground. Wanyan was stunned and disoriented, while Clemento had already come to his senses.

Having lost both arms, he stood up and looked at Bai Ye with a sinister gaze.

At this moment, he realized that the short man before him was not the kind of qualified Bounty Hunter he had initially imagined, willing to serve him. This guy was a gluttonous beast that intended to devour everything.

"Were you planning this all along?" Clemento questioned Bai Ye.

"Yes, you're not wrong." Bai Ye nodded in agreement with Clemento's words.

Clemento said to Bai Ye, "Ye, I admit you schemed against me. And you even tricked me out of my arm. However, I am not an ordinary Snezhnaya merchant. Behind me, I have the support of the Fatui."

After saying this, he twisted his body and pulled a firework from his pocket. He placed it on the ground and stomped on it hard, and it immediately burst into a dazzling light.

"This is a signal to contact the officials of the Fatui. Now, let's see how you plan to live!"

His eyes began to anticipate a look of panic from Bai Ye.

However, Bai Ye remained seated.

Wanyan spoke weakly:

"I told him you were Fatui before we set off."

"This..."

Clemento instinctively sensed that this was a trap.

Before he could react, two hooks appeared in Bai Ye's hand and bound Clemento.

Seeing this reaction, Wanyan realized that things were no longer under her control.

Bai Ye she could think it through, gusts of wind appeared in the space of the ruins. In that instant, she felt more than ten short swords pointed at her.

Wow, these Debt Collector are pretty fast.

Unfortunately, I am Anemo Vision.

Before the people sensed their Bai Ye released her elemental power.

A whirlwind formed beneath his feet, lifting him into the air. Simultaneously, the suction force from the Bai Ye revealed the true forms of the Debt Collector. Seeing the exposed Debt Collector, Bai Ye stomped down hard.

After stepping on it a few times, he moved to the other side.

Footsteps echoed from within the ruins as the Fatui filed up the stone steps they had come from.

Seeing a large number of Fatui suddenly appear in the ruins, Wanyan was filled with panic.

When Bai Ye saw this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the Fatui took the bait. If they had left, Bai Ye probably wouldn't have been able to find them. Bai Ye felt it was a huge loss to let the Fatui leave Liyue and return to Snezhnaya unscathed.

After causing so much trouble, you still want to leave?

"With so many people, where are your executioners?"

"I spoke to the Fatui," said Bai Ye.

As he was saying this, a Water Arrow shot towards him from the air.

Bai Ye quickly dodged.

After he dodged in this way, a figure reappeared in front of him.

The water glistens.

Bai Ye hurriedly dodged away.

Tartaglia appeared before him.

Several crossbow bolts quickly appeared in Bai Ye's hand and were fired at Tartaglia.

"Depend on..."

When Tartaglia saw this height, and then looked at Bai Ye's Anemo Element Genshin Eye and the mechanism it had released towards him, he immediately recognized Bai Ye's identity.

Someone had blocked his way earlier, and he hadn't even seen them clearly yet. Now that he was standing in front of him, Tartaglia immediately recognized that this was Bai Ye, with whom he had fought many times.

He was also tempted to curse at this.

Why are you so persistent, Bai Ye?

Wherever I go, you appear there too.

Seeing that Tartaglia had recognized him, Bai Ye stopped pretending and took off his cloak, revealing his true appearance.

Bai Ye's face appeared, Tartaglia immediately heard several muffled groans.

Did he release any hidden weapons?

Tartaglia then turned his attention to his subordinates.

Then he discovered that the voices were coming from either the Mirror Maiden or the Elegy of Falling Stars.

What kind of attack is this?

He was filled with doubt.

However, he couldn't care less about that right now; Tartaglia instantly realized that this was a trap.

Bai Ye alone is no match for him, so his appearance here must mean that he has a backup plan.

"It seems I've been outmaneuvered by you."

As soon as he finished speaking, several Fatui responsible for covering the rear let out screams of agony. Tartaglia looked over and saw a large number of Millelith swarming towards the exit of the ruins.

"When the Ministry of Civil Affairs was handling the case, all those involved were required to squat down with their hands behind their heads."

Yelan walked at the front, and strands of silk appeared in her hands. The threads shot out and bound the members of the Fatui's Clan.

The Millelith is larger than in the last battle, and without the need to maintain the Rite of Descension, they have more manpower available. However, the number of the Fatui under Tartaglia's command is much smaller than before.

From the very beginning of the battle, the Fatui were at a complete disadvantage.

"Tsk, looks like I only have one..." Tartaglia looked at Bai Ye, wanting to quickly fight and capture Bai Ye. But before he could finish speaking, he saw Bai Ye floating in mid-air and really wanted to curse.

Why can't you use a different method to attack me? If you have a chance, fight me head-on! Why insist on aerial combat?

Just as Tartaglia was about to start cursing, Yelan had already pushed through the crowd and stood in front of D' Tartaglia.

"The last battle isn't over yet, let's settle this one!"

Yelan said to Tartaglia.

Tartaglia immediately retaliated, this time wielding a one-handed sword instead of a bow and arrow.

"No more bows and arrows?"

Yelan asked Tartaglia.

"My bow and arrows broke recently, so I've had to use a one-handed sword that I'm not very familiar with," Tartaglia said to Yelan.

However, after saying this, he raised his hand and fired several crossbow bolts at Tartaglia from the white Bai Ye sky. He also warned Yelan, "Yelan, be careful. Tartaglia is least familiar with bows and arrows. He is much stronger than before."

Upon hearing this, Tartaglia's expression changed.

"You rascal, how do you have all sorts of information?!"

As he spoke these words, his aura shifted, and he launched an attack on Yelan.

Yelan instantly felt the onslaught of Tartaglia's furious attacks.

Only then did she realize the truth of Bai Ye's words. After Tartaglia his weapon, his strength actually increased significantly. Yelan Lan, who had held a slight advantage in their last battle, could only defend herself against Tartaglia's attacks now.

Seeing this, Bai Ye couldn't let Yelan just get beaten up like that.

A grappling hook instantly appeared in his hand, flying straight towards Tartaglia. Tartaglia seemed to sense something and quickly dodged to the side. Bai Ye swiftly arrived beside Tartaglia' Tartaglia, simultaneously unleashing a wind elemental attack.

The water-attribute divine eye on Yelan's body also emitted light.

The influence of the water element and the wind element began to spread, scattering into countless tiny water droplets that attacked Tartaglia's entire body relentlessly.

Meanwhile, the man in white took out one mechanism after another from his pocket and launched an attack on Tartaglia.

Although he changed his weapon, Tartaglia's strength only increased slightly. It was absolutely impossible for him to go from fighting Yelan one-on-one to being able to attack both Yelan and Bai Yelan at the same time.

Moreover, the current situation on the battlefield is even more unfavorable for the Fatui.

Seeing this situation, Tartaglia had no choice but to resort to his last resort.

Fatui Delusion, Delusion Unleashed...

As Tartaglia floated in mid-air, his momentum increased significantly once again.

He's going to fight with all his might.

Tartaglia charged at Yelan, delivering a powerful, water-blade-like slash aimed at Yelan's head. Faced with such a formidable attack, Yelan was no match and immediately dodged to the side.

Bai Ye released a swarm of mechanical wooden kites, each equipped with threads capable of cutting through steel. After tumbling around a few times, Yelan saw Bai Ye's attack and also released her own threads.

The two of them worked together to successfully release a net made of silk threads.

They wanted to use this net to ensnare Tartaglia.

However, at this moment, Tartaglia had already activated his Fatui Delusion and was fighting desperately.

He saw the net of threads weaving towards him, and Tartaglia let out a long howl, causing a ripple to appear beneath him.

A wave rose, and a giant whale made of water elemental material leaped up and charged towards the giant net.

Nets cannot restrain whales. Yelan's silk threads and Bai Ye's mechanical kite were all submerged.

Tartaglia began attacking Bai Ye and Yelan with water blades one after another.

Yelan and Bai Ye initially tried to dodge, but seeing Tartaglia's outburst like this wasn't a good idea.

"Bai Ye, do you have any ideas?"

Yelan tried to charge at Tartaglia, but the barrage of attacks made it impossible for her to succeed several times.

However, if things continue like this, Tartaglia might be able to escape unscathed.

It's such a huge loss that Bai Ye and Yelan planned for so long, only to have Tartaglia escape in the end.

This is also why Bai Ye has consistently avoided aerial combat against Tartaglia. They're here to encircle others; how can they succeed if they're afraid to engage in direct combat?

He spoke to Yelan:

"Yelan, you hold Tartaglia back for a bit, I have a plan."

"Good."

Yelan didn't say anything, but after hearing what D' Tartaglia said, she immediately rushed out and fought desperately against Yelan' Tartaglia, who was dressed in the Fatui Delusion.

"Everyone else, stay away!"

Bai Ye flew through the air and shouted to the Millelith, Fatui and were now binding prisoners.

After shouting, he began to pick up the mechanism in mid-air and start making it.

On this battlefield, only the one-on-one duel between Tartaglia and Yelan remains for now.

"What? You don't actually think this guy can influence the course of the battle from the sky, do you?"

Tartaglia closed in on Yelan in an instant and spoke to her. Water vapor appeared on Yelan's body as she nimbly dodged Tartaglia's attack.

"Whether it can have an impact or not, I think you know better than I do."

When it comes to verbal sparring, Yelan is no match for Tartaglia.

"Really? That depends on whether you can reach that level."

As Tartaglia continued his attacks, he spoke to Yelan.

Deep down, he knew that Bai Ye wouldn't waste time in the sky. He was definitely preparing something, and if he wanted to leave smoothly, he had to act quickly.

"Ha!"

He began using near-teleportation to appear around Yelan and attack her repeatedly. At first, Yelan could still rely on her eyes to detect Tartaglia's movements, but later, she could only rely on her intuition.

After several attacks back and forth, Yelan felt that her stamina was exhausted and she could no longer launch a counterattack.

Tartaglia also discovered this place.

He shouted again.

Yelan felt ripples appearing in the water within a dozen meters around her feet.

She wanted to hide, but at that moment she could hardly move.

Are they going to rely on their own bodies to take the brunt of this water whale's attack?

Just then, Bai Ye's voice rang out above them.

"Come on, taste my attack."

Bai Ye attached a mechanical arm with a broken sword to his left hand and pressed it against the water ripples.

As the arm shattered, the water instantly surged.

Yelan instantly felt the water around her become heavy.

Upon closer inspection, salt crystals were beginning to form in the clear water.

The water contained a lot of salt, Tartaglia instantly realized that the whale she was about to release was unable to come out because of the weight of the salt.

The Bai Ye attack is not over yet.

He has a bone hanging from his other robotic arm.

It slammed down on Tartaglia.

"Is this guy going to fight me head-on?"

Upon seeing Bai Ye's attack, Tartaglia's eyes widened.

Is this courting death?

He instinctively swung his sword to meet the attack.

Just a second before they collided, he instantly realized that Bai Ye would never be able to fight him head-on without relying on anything.

As he was thinking this, a tremendous force suddenly came from the tip of the sword.

Before he could react, the force sent him flying.

Tartaglia only stopped when he slammed heavily against the stone wall.

"Now, everyone, surrender!"

Bai Ye shouted loudly.

Seeing this, the Fatui also lost all desire to continue fighting.

Outside the ruins, Zhongli watched the battle below with Xiao.

"This is the power of the Gods Huyrria and the Gods Bifron."

Xiao said in surprise.

"Yes, that's right."

Zhongli nodded gently.

He was also surprised by Bai Ye's power. Not only was he not affected by the Gods, but he was also able to use the Gods's authority.

This ability is truly terrifying.

"If only we could gain more power..."

Zhongli looked toward Guyun Domain outside Liyue Harbor.

At this moment, Guyun Domain.

A certain sealed-away Gods shuddered.

What happened?!