Zhongli said, "Of the original alliance of three gods, only I remained in the end. I united their people, and the power of their faith surged, greatly increasing my strength as well. In the end, I swept away Osial in the sea, the lord of the Yakshas at Qingxu Pool, the Chi of Qingce Village, and the other gods in one fell swoop.
"Across all of Liyue, not a single god other than me remained. Thus, I attained the Geo Archon's divine seat.
"If the God of Salt, Havria, had come to seek refuge with me, she might have ended up like Guizhong, with the other gods finding an opportunity to eliminate her first, or she might have been sealed away. Even in the best case, she would have ended up like Guoba, with her intellect greatly diminished."
Yucheng said, "Mr. Zhongli, you still haven't told me what Osial's authority does. Do you think I should absorb it?"
Zhongli said, "Osial's authority is part of the authority over the ocean. After absorbing it, you could breathe underwater like a sea beast and freely stir up raging whirlpools and tsunamis on the sea. You might even gain the ability to control sea beasts.
"As for whether you should absorb it, speaking in terms of universal rationality, I truly do not know. This is also the first I have heard of a human body absorbing a god's power.
"If you were an ordinary human, I would not think a human constitution could withstand the power of such authority. But you are different. You achieved combat strength on par with a god before even reaching twenty, something else I have never heard of.
"Moreover, as you are now the Regent of Inazuma, if you successfully master the power of that authority, you could