Mission: Seize the Anemo Gnosis!

[Fourth Stage: This is a comprehensive stage, divided into a preliminary phase and a follow-up phase!]

[Preliminary Phase!]

[Mission: Seize the Skyward Harp!]

[Mission Type: Competitive!]

[Number of Participants: Unlimited]

[Note: This mission is unique. As soon as one person completes it, the mission will automatically end, and all other factions will lose eligibility to participate. However, if it is not completed, the difficulty of the next mission will skyrocket. Please take note!]

Seize the Skyward Harp?

Hearing this, Chen Fan's heart jolted. "Wait!"

"This mission... shouldn't it have appeared before Dvalin was cleansed?"

"How could it appear now, after Dvalin had already been cleansed?"

Chen Fan frowned. After a brief moment of thought, he seemed to understand something and looked up at the sky.

Could it be...

Had the Teleportation Gate discovered something, and so... combined some of the stage missions?

"No, that's not right!"

Chen Fan suddenly remembered what Lumine had said earlier, while they were cleansing Dvalin!

"So..."

"Are these so-called stages actually connected?"

"Because of the Douluo people's interference, did... some unknown changes occur in the original world of Teyvat?"

Chen Fan hadn't forgotten.

Lumine had been meddling all over Mondstadt just to meet its Anemo Archon and find out whether he was the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles, hadn't she?

But earlier...

Lumine had heard the term "Sustainer of Heavenly Principles" from one of the participants. Perhaps...

That was why?

Before Chen Fan could figure out what was going on, the imposing voice rang out again!

[All factions, send Spirit Masters into the Teleportation Gate. This competitive mission will end upon completion. Countdown: 180 seconds...]

He jolted, snapped back to his senses, and took a deep breath. Turning around, he looked at the Silver Dragon King, whose eyes met his.

"Well? Are you confident?"

The Silver Dragon King had no time to worry about anything else. She looked at Chen Fan gravely.

She was surprised, too, that the Star Dou Great Forest had been selected as a faction. So, this...

"Don't panic."

Chen Fan wasn't sure whether something had changed in this instance, so he needed to observe things further...

"Seize the Skyward Harp? What kind of mission is this? My esteemed ministers, what are your thoughts?"

The Heaven Dou Empire.

Xue Beng was at a loss. He instinctively turned to look at Marshal Ge Long, Tang Xiao, and the other Titled Douluo.

Sea God Tang San was still lying there unconscious, so naturally, this heavy responsibility had fallen to Xue Beng.

"Your Majesty, I believe we should send someone exceptionally fast to complete this mission!"

As soon as Xue Beng asked, the renowned Grandmaster, Yu Xiaogang, immediately offered his opinion. "Since it says 'seize' rather than 'snatch,' that means it isn't in anyone's possession, but stored at a fixed location."

"We only need to find a Spirit Master who's exceptionally fast!"

The instant Yu Xiaogang finished speaking, a particularly hostile gaze fixed on him.

In a flash!

He felt a chill run down his spine. Turning stiffly, he saw Tang Xiao glaring at him, eyes narrowed and murderous.

That look seemed to say, "Say that again. I dare you."

Yu Xiaogang: "..."

"Uh... Your Majesty, I didn't say anything!"

Tang Xiao snorted and said coolly, "Your Majesty, my uncle has just completed the third stage's mission. He's exhausted and his Soul Power is depleted, so he's in no condition to assist. I ask that Your Majesty show him some mercy!"

Tang Xiao couldn't say he had much respect for the Heaven Dou Emperor, so...

"Never mind."

Xue Beng managed a strained smile, then looked around at everyone. "Which of you ministers can relieve me of this burden?"

They looked at one another, but not a single person spoke.

Xue Beng's expression immediately turned ugly.

He opened his mouth, about to say something, when...

[The Spirit Hall Empire faction has dispatched the participant "Guibao Douluo." The Teleportation Gate is now closed!]

The imposing voice rang out once more.

Then.

A screen of light unfolded in the sky. It flickered softly, and the scene appeared!

Guibao Douluo's figure materialized on a platform.

After stepping through the Teleportation Gate, Guibao Douluo had felt the world spin around him, then found himself drifting down onto a flight of steps.

"Is the Skyward Harp that thing at the end?"

Guibao Douluo looked up. As an agility-type Titled Douluo, he immediately spotted his target at the top.

Of course.

He also saw the Knights of Favonius patrolling below the stairs.

"What was that sound?"

"Something's happening?"

"Stay alert!"

Guibao Douluo chuckled. He was just about to summon his Martial Soul and reveal his Spirit Rings when...

Whoosh!

A sudden whistle of air made Guibao Douluo's expression change. But, true to his name, the agility-type Titled Douluo dodged the incoming sword.

"It's you again!"

Guibao Douluo looked up, his pupils contracting.

The one who had ambushed him... was Lumine!

Lumine gripped the Dull Blade in her hand and pointed it at Guibao Douluo. "Who are you people, exactly?"

"And what do you know?"

"Tell us everything!"

As soon as she finished speaking, several figures flashed into view, surrounding Guibao Douluo from behind in an instant!

He turned around.

There stood the red-haired Diluc, the eyepatched True Monarch of Crossing the Sea, Captain Jean, and some bard!

"What?"

The sudden turn of events left Guibao Douluo utterly dumbfounded!

Everyone on the Douluo Continent was just as stunned!

"Holy shit!"

"Wh-what are the people of Teyvat doing!?"

"My god, how did they know we were sending someone over?"

Yu Xiaogang couldn't help laughing gleefully at the sight. "Those people from the Spirit Hall Empire are in for it. After all, Mondstadt City is governed by a legendary god!"

"You..."

Guibao Douluo was dumbstruck, too!

Come on, who camps out at someone's spawn point?

He was only going to grab the Skyward Harp. Was this really necessary?

"Are you looking for this?"

Captain Jean smiled at the bewildered Guibao Douluo. From around the corner, Barbara emerged, holding the Skyward Harp.

Guibao Douluo's gaze sharpened. The Seventh Soul Ring behind him suddenly blazed, and he shot toward the Skyward Harp like a ghost!

"Careful!"

Diluc immediately raised Wolf's Gravestone and swung it down at him.

But...

Guibao Douluo was simply too fast. As an agility-type Spirit Master, he was impossible to stop in time!

"Whoosh!"

The Cryo Vision on Kaeya's body shimmered, and two blades of ice shot toward Guibao Douluo, striking him squarely.

"Hmph!"

Guibao Douluo merely grunted. Without slowing, he slammed Barbara aside and snatched the Skyward Harp!

[The Spirit Hall Empire participant "Guibao Douluo" has successfully seized the Skyward Harp. Follow-up mission triggered: Seize the Anemo Gnosis!]