Facing the terrifying pressure Aether brought to bear on him, Li Qiuzhi curled his lips slightly and answered with an aura every bit as powerful.
The stone paving beneath his feet turned into a starry sky, spreading suddenly like thick ink dropped into water as "mental imagery" replaced "phenomena."
His inner world, Myriad Stars of the Sea, activated!
But Li Qiuzhi only maintained it beneath his feet as a deterrent, without extending it toward Aether. After all, this was his future brother-in-law, and Lumine was here too.
He could not strike first. It would be bad if Lumine blamed him for clashing with her brother.
But if Aether attacked first, there would be no helping it. He would have to fight. He could not let Aether think he was a pushover.
Aether watched Li Qiuzhi calmly. Naturally, he would not be intimidated so easily.
He produced a silver-white Sword different from the one he had used earlier, shaped like a four-pointed star. Its appearance alone gave the impression that it was no ordinary weapon.
"Lumine, have you decided to let your journey end on this tiny planet?"
The blond boy asked in a low voice.
He felt that his little sister might have grown foolish after sleeping for several hundred years. Teyvat was just one of the countless stars they had traveled to.
They would travel to even more wondrous and beautiful worlds in the future. Stopping here to find a man and fall in love was sheer stupidity!
Unless they became gods, how long could the humans of Teyvat live, however powerful they were? Did they really think they could stay together forever?
A measure of anger rose in Aether's heart.
"No one's journey is going to stop here, Brother. Both Li Qiuzhi and Paimon are my most important