The Emperor Once Said Before Going to War: "Did You Bring Mora?"

The Sky Screens on both sides had finished syncing. What the people of Teyvat saw was now the same as what those on Douluo Continent saw.

A storyteller appeared on the screen.

[Isn't that Tian Tie Zui?]

[Yeah. Weren't we supposed to be watching a ranking of the Emperor? Why did it turn into Tian Tie Zui?]

Su Yun had been leisurely watching the Sky Screen. He froze when he saw the comments flash past.

Then a message appeared in everyone's minds.

[Sky Screen Bullet Comment Function activated. Sky Screens in both worlds are now connected. Worlds currently available: Douluo Continent, Teyvat.]

(PS: I've only read Douluo 1, 2, and 3; I haven't read 4 or 5. But I heard Di Tian gets turned into a warship. The second ranking will bring in Douluo 2 from a parallel timeline.)

[Paimon: Whoa, what is this? Has anyone seen the Traveler? He's been gone a week—no, ten days!]

[Paimon: Stomping anxiously.jpg]

[Lao Suannai: Little Paimon, the Traveler's missing?]

[Nahida: Little Paimon, don't worry yet. The Sky Screen spans all of Teyvat. The Traveler might see your message.]

[...]

As Su Yun watched a long string of messages follow, a bad feeling crept over him.

The damn Sky Screen connected the two worlds? And Time Stop in Teyvat is over?

A terrifying thought struck him... Don't tell me my reward later will be bringing Paimon here?

After thinking it over, that would make sense. Little Paimon had traveled with him for so long. She had stayed by his side ever since he crossed over.

Right now, Su Yun's greatest wish really was to bring little Paimon here.

After all, Snezhnaya was next in the main story.

If those experts were right and little Paimon was a part split off from the Heavenly Principles, just like Furina...

When the time came to make a choice, it would hurt.

[Su Yun: I'm here, I'm here. I crossed over to another world. Wait until I can bring you here.]

[Paimon: Ah! Another world? Does it have good food? Sandrone's disappeared too, and Arlecchino's been looking for her.]

Sandrone, who had been sipping tea at her leisure, froze. Arlecchino was looking for her?

[Sandrone: I crossed over with Su Yun.]

[Arlecchino: Finally found you. Without you, there's no one to host the tea parties.]

[Rooster: Ahem. Arlecchino, we're in a meeting. No slacking off on the Sky Screen.]

[Columbina: @Arlecchino, what's the meeting about? Is there cake? I can't get used to the food here on Douluo Continent.]

[Arlecchino: We're discussing whether to build Dottore a grave like Rosalyne's.]

[Pantalone: Ahem. Arlecchino, the whole continent can see the Sky Screen. Mind your words here.]

[Su Yun: One more thing: another continent can see it too.]

[Dugu Bo: ...]

[Yu Xiaogang: Are you all gods from another world? Can any of you lift a curse placed by a god?]

A curse placed by a god? Who was this Yu Xiaogang, to have a god curse him?

[Nahida: A curse placed by a god from another world? You could try asking the Traveler. Pay him about 60 Primogems, and he'll help you figure something out.]

[Klee: Oh! Then can I spend Primogems to have the Traveler take me fish blasting?]

[Jean: Klee!]

[Klee: Ah, Acting Grand Master Jean! Klee doesn't know anything!]

Luckily, the Sky Screen caught everyone's attention just then. Otherwise, Klee might have found out what being grounded from afar felt like.

The view on the Sky Screen pulled back until it settled on a table.

Seated at the table was a reassuring figure seen from behind, savoring his tea.

"Legend has it that before setting out to war, the Emperor once said: ..."

[Su Yun: Did you bring Mora?]

[Su Yun: Don't kick at C2!]

[Keqing: Traveler!]

After drawing a wave of ire from afar, Su Yun imitated Zhongli and took a sip of tea.

He used the old Liyue method, though: sipping from the edge.

"My young friend, what does 'don't kick at C2' mean?"

Zhongli looked at Su Yun in confusion. He really had said, "Did you bring Mora?"

But "don't kick at C2"... That was genuinely hard to understand.

Su Yun nearly choked on his tea.

"Ahem. That? I just said it offhand. Don't mind it, don't mind it. Let's watch your moment of glory."

The scene shifted. Against a black backdrop, a golden silhouette appeared like the first light of dawn.

As a lilting erhu melody sounded, Zhongli emerged from the rock of Liyue's Boundless Mountain, dressed in flowing black-and-gold robes.

His expression was calm, and in his hand he held a Heavenly Star shaped like a Luban Lock.

As though he held mountains and seas in his palm, his presence struck at the heart of everyone before the Sky Screen.

He merely stood there. There was no battle footage; a single look was enough to make them feel his power.

After all, what ordinary person wore a dragon embroidered on his clothes?

Even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's uniform wasn't that brazen.

[Why do I feel like the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's title of "number one Beast Martial Soul under heaven" could go to someone else?]

[Yu Tianheng: Whoever posted that, this is obviously a God-Level Martial Soul! God-Level Martial Souls aren't part of the rankings! The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan still has the number one Beast Martial Soul under heaven!]

[See? The Upper Three Sects are the craftiest. The moment someone stronger shows up, they put him in the God-Level Martial Soul category. That way no one can take their top spot.]

Inside Wanmin Restaurant, Yu Tianheng stared at the comments through gritted teeth.

"Why do we have to post under our names while they get to stay anonymous?"

Yu Tianheng was furious. He couldn't even find the person responsible.

He had no idea who had said it.

Dugu Yan brushed her long hair back, growing even more dissatisfied with Yu Tianheng. He seemed a little childish to her.

"Who would've thought Xue Ke found herself such a good teacher?"

Dugu Yan had assumed the man who was always drinking tea was a Soul Saint at most. He looked far too young.

Who could have imagined he was above even a God King?

Dugu Yan looked at the strength rating in the upper-right corner of the Sky Screen:

[World-Class (???)]

"So above God King is World-Class? Then what do those three question marks mean?"

In the Star Dou Great Forest, Gu Yuena couldn't make heads or tails of it.

But that wasn't important. The Sky Screen clearly intended to upgrade Douluo Continent into a God Star.

How else could it sustain power at this level?

Inside the Clear Sky Sect.

The Asura God had long since abandoned his arrogant sprawl and was sitting properly.

He had wanted to transcend the Divine Realm for ages. Yet so many people had now arrived on this unremarkable Douluo Continent, including two who stood above God Kings.

He remembered that boy named Venti from earlier... No, that old monster. His strength was World-Class too, with three question marks after it.

Could those three question marks mean their true strength was still hidden?

"Gulp." Asura swallowed with difficulty.

He had thought himself invincible under heaven, only to find there were visitors from beyond the sky.

Fortunately, judging by the Sky Screen, neither of those two was the sort to kill as casually as cutting grass.