Raise the Sword of Rebellion Against a God!

The bet Ningguang brought up again left Keqing's mind blank. For a moment, she could neither judge the situation nor easily make a decision.

After all, her last defeat had made Keqing less rash than before.

She also had a clear understanding of the Temporal Traveler's abilities now, and realized he was a powerful being beyond her imagination.

But Keqing soon recalled the rumors about the Raiden Shogun.

She was said to rank among the strongest of the Seven Archons, and to be one of the most powerful beings in the world.

Keqing found it impossible to believe that the Temporal Traveler could defeat even a powerful god like her.

After turning it over in her mind, Keqing gritted her teeth and spoke, hoping to avoid the tragedy of being publicly humiliated:

"I agree. You're on! Don't you dare regret it!"

As the saying went, being trapped in a losing bet wasn't scary; stopping was.

If you didn't dare gamble, weren't you betting that you would lose?

No matter when, people needed the courage to go all in!

Recalling those famous sayings passed around in gambling dens, Keqing regained her confidence.

She already had to hold the Rite of Descension in a cat-ear maid outfit anyway. So what if she had to dance in public in a maid outfit too?

And if she won, wouldn't she get to watch Ningguang hold the Rite of Descension in a maid outfit, humiliated instead?

While Keqing and Ningguang were engaged in their contest, Childe and La Signora were also watching the video intently nearby.

"This guy called the Sword Saint is really strong. He moves so fast even I can barely follow him." Childe looked at the video, excitement showing on his face. "It would be great if I could fight someone that strong."

"You..."

As for Childe's remark, La Signora had known what crap he was going to spout before he even opened his mouth.

She suspected that if he went to Inazuma, he might even have the nerve to challenge the God of Electro.

La Signora suspected he would most likely end up being cut down by the Electro Archon in a single slash.

Come to think of it, for some reason, when La Signora imagined being cut down by the Electro Archon, she felt a chill run down her spine.

But she didn't think anything was wrong with her. Perhaps the wind on the Jade Chamber was simply too strong.

The video continued.

After the Sword Saint saved Yoimiya and her father, he took them from Inazuma City to Ritou.

When he entered Ritou, a great many of its soldiers actually greeted him with respect.

Then the current ruler of Ritou, the head of the Kamisato Clan, which oversaw the Yashiro Commission, formally appeared in person.

"Lord Sword Saint, welcome back."

Kamisato Ayato spoke respectfully, seemingly holding the Sword Saint in high regard.

"Mm, I'm back." The Sword Saint nodded calmly. "How is recruitment for the force attacking Inazuma City going? Is everything going smoothly?"

"Everything is going smoothly." Kamisato Ayato nodded firmly. "When we called for the Resistance in the Yashiro Commission's name and spread the news that you would serve as their general, Lord Sword Saint, a great many volunteers immediately came from all over Inazuma. Some were dissatisfied with the shogunate's policies and oppression, while the others came purely because they were drawn by your strength and prestige."

"Heh, just as I thought," the Sword Saint said with a laugh. "No matter the era, people always like to follow the strong and hope to join the winning side. No matter how many times Watatsumi Island has called for recruits to resist the shogunate in the name of a righteous cause, few have answered, because no one believes the frail and powerless Watatsumi Island could possibly defeat the Inazuma Shogunate."

"Yes, just as you say." Kamisato Ayato voiced his agreement. "Conversely, when they heard that a powerful figure like you, Lord Sword Saint, would lead the Resistance and challenge the shogunate's authority, many answered your call and rose in rebellion, even though they had yet to be pushed to their limits by oppression."

"Then what we need to do next is simple."

The Sword Saint smiled wildly. "Together, let us raise the sword of rebellion against the god who sits so high above us in the heavens! We shall tear away Narukami Ogosho's ugly facade and bring down that ignorant being unworthy of being called a god!"

The moment the Sword Saint finished speaking, all of Ritou answered his call.

The Resistance members gathered from all over Inazuma cried out excitedly, ready to begin this confrontation with a god.

[Holy shit! Is this for real? The Sword Saint actually wants to challenge the Electro Archon?!]

[Does he intend to slay a god as a mere mortal?!]

[Can this footage really be broadcast? Won't Inazuma be furious over this video?]

[I wonder how the Raiden Shogun herself will react when she sees this video...]

[Fight! Fight! I want to see rivers of blood!]

"He's really going to challenge the Electro Archon?"

In a room in Liyue.

Ronova couldn't help opening her mouth wide as she watched the video.

She had never imagined that a mere mortal would actually have the courage to oppose the Seven Archons.

In any nation and any era, this would be the ultimate act of defiance!

At least, if something like this happened to Ronova, she would be too angry to sleep and would stop at nothing to turn all those rebels to ashes.

"Challenge the Electro Archon? What are you talking about, Ronova?"

Mo Fan had finished cooking in the kitchen, and as he came out, he happened to hear what she said.

Puzzled, he walked over and saw the video playing in Ronova's hands.

"???"

His face instantly turned ashen. He hadn't expected to be exposed again so soon.

"This time it's an exposure video about Inazuma." Ronova didn't notice that Mo Fan's hands and feet had gone cold. She silently showed him the video and said, "Come to think of it, why does this Sword Saint want to challenge the Raiden Shogun? Does he want to abolish the Vision Hunt Decree and Sakoku Decree too?"

"Maybe the reason is simpler than that."

After calming himself as much as possible so that another round of exposure videos wouldn't throw him into disarray, Mo Fan quietly spoke.

"What do you mean, a simpler reason?" Ronova asked, puzzled.

"Maybe he simply wants to fight the Raiden Shogun." Mo Fan waved a hand and gave his answer.

"That would be far too foolish." Ronova looked skeptical. "How could a mortal possibly defeat a god? Even the most powerful gods of old couldn't shake the present-day Seven Archons."

"That's true in principle, but some things can't be explained by reason."

Mo Fan sighed.

His battle with the Raiden Shogun had been one of the most perilous fights of his long cycle of reincarnations.

Had he not gone through more than ninety reincarnations, bringing his strength to the limit an individual could reach, and made thorough preparations in advance to restrain the Raiden Shogun at the risk of his life, he would most likely have been killed instead.

Of course, he couldn't tell anyone any of this, and he didn't even want anyone to know.

Unfortunately, this exposure video was clearly going to reveal the whole truth and bring everything long buried to light.