Chapter 216

According to his identity as the Highness of Narukami Island.

It was very necessary to hold the lifeline of Watatsumi Island in his hands.

This was to avoid the situation of a resistance army appearing again. After all, whether Watatsumi Island even existed was in the hands of the Shogunate; how could they possibly cause any trouble?

Of course, if nothing happened on Watatsumi Island itself, the Shogunate wouldn't intentionally cause trouble.

This power must be placed in the hands of the Raiden Shogun; human will is too easily corrupted and is not reliable at all.

Just look at the current Tenryou Commission and Kanjou Commission.

Considering these issues, Luo Li prepared to follow the process in his memory.

Although he could dismantle it violently, he couldn't guarantee that mistakes wouldn't happen.

If this place was too fragile and he broke it with a little force, wouldn't Watatsumi Island above be finished?

In this light, Luo Li prepared to be a bit more honest.

Otherwise, looking at Kokomi's teary-eyed expression later would truly be hard to justify.

"I remember the distribution of Byakuyakoku is divided into four parts."

Luo Li flew toward the Dainichi Mikoshi in the center while recalling his memories.

"The central Dainichi Mikoshi, and the three floating islands surrounding the center: The Narrows, Evernight Temple, and The Serpent's Heart."

"Besides that, there are the three hidden small islands on the edge: Tokoyo no Kuni, Yachimatahime's Locus, and Yachimatahiko's Locus."

"However, what I need to do now doesn't involve those three hidden small islands for the time being."

If he remembered correctly, the three floating small islands were related to the Three Realms Gateway Offering in his memory.

And now, the timeline shouldn't have reached that point yet.

Thinking about the problem, Luo Li soon arrived outside the Dainichi Mikoshi in the center of Byakuyakoku.

The so-called Dainichi Mikoshi, only when close, would one discover it was built on a huge altar.

Due to hundreds of years of evolution, the former Byakuyakoku had long been uninhabited, and the only things left were the Ruin Guards from the armed legions of Khaenri'ah.

Therefore, it was very quiet all around, with only the sound of a small waterfall flowing down from the top of the Dainichi Mikoshi.

However, what was peculiar was that when Luo Li was about to approach, he found that the originally bright Dainichi Mikoshi suddenly changed rapidly.

The bright "artificial sun" above extinguished in an instant, and the surroundings returned to darkness.

Looking around, the faint glow of the glowing plants dotted the countless floating islands like a fairyland.

For Luo Li, such a scene was definitely a rare and beautiful sight, but if an ordinary person were here, they would definitely panic at the current situation.

Because after losing the light, the Bathysmal Vishaps, who hid in the dark and hated light, gradually walked out from the corners, revealing their fangs and ferocity.

"Tsk, someone actually arrived at this place before me?"

Luo Li was somewhat surprised. The conversion of the Dainichi Mikoshi was not an active conversion, but required human manipulation.

That is to say, someone had just converted Byakuyakoku into Evernight.

"Interesting, let me see who this pioneer is."

Luo Li was not afraid of any conspiracies or traps ahead; there was almost no existence in the entire Teyvat that could pose a danger to him.

Without any pause, he prepared to enter the core control layer of the Dainichi Mikoshi from beneath the ancient building covered in water stains.

During this, he encountered a small trick, namely the barrier protecting the core mechanism.

Naturally, the so-called barrier could not hinder his steps. In just the blink of an eye, he easily crossed into it without destroying the barrier.

In an instant, as if it had changed suddenly, a place that appeared empty to the outside world suddenly had a large group of people.

Through the barrier that looked like ripples in the water, Luo Li saw two parties confronting each other at the core of the Dainichi Mikoshi.

Oh no, using confrontation might not be appropriate; the correct term should be negotiation.

One party was the Abyss Order, which was very easy to identify; their human-but-not-human, ghost-but-not-ghost appearance was unique in all of Teyvat.

And the blonde boy at the very front was even more impossible to misidentify.

As for the other party, to Luo Li's surprise, it was actually a shrine maiden wearing a mask and protected by many Bathysmal Vishaps.

"It's actually her?"

The shrine maiden who appeared in the Three Realms Gateway Offering and stood on the same side as the Bathysmal Vishaps.

Luo Li had initially thought it was the Abyss Order playing tricks again, but he didn't expect to see this scene.

Seemingly disturbed by the sudden arrival of a stranger, both sides cast their gazes toward the entrance at almost the same time.

"Sorry, it seems I've disturbed you, but don't mind me. I'm just a traveler passing by, here to take some things."

Luo Li's tone sounded very friendly and relaxed, as if he were really someone who had walked into the wrong place.

However, paired with his abrupt appearance here alone, it seemed very eerie.

"Who are you? Why are you here? The barrier outside didn't trigger an alarm?!"

In the Abyss Order formation, a Pyro Abyss Mage let out a surprised ghostly shriek.

Luo Li did not answer the question, but roughly looked over. Besides the Abyss Mage, there were quite a few Abyss Heralds.

He just swept a glance at them and then focused his gaze on the blonde boy who had become vigilant.

"Don't look at me like that, making it seem like we're enemies. My relationship with your sister is actually quite good, Aether."

Although they had only met a few times, and this was their first face-to-face conversation, Luo Li acted very familiar, and his tone was very sincere.

Hearing his sister's name, the blonde boy named Aether instinctively met his gaze.

Aether knew this person—one of the two Highnesses who stood alongside the first Raiden Shogun five hundred years ago in Inazuma. His identity was noble, and his strength was powerful.

When Khaenri'ah was destroyed, this person had a hand in it.

Although he had never caused harm to the people of Khaenri'ah.

However, none of this mattered. According to the Abyss Order's intelligence sources, Aether learned that Lumine seemed to be very close to him.

The other party had provided help many times during his sister's journey.

"Your Highness, this person is very dangerous!"

The Abyss Herald beside him intentionally or unintentionally half-blocked Luo Li's line of sight and whispered a reminder to Aether.

Aether naturally knew. Even now, he wasn't very afraid of the Seven Archons, but he couldn't fathom this person's bottom line.

Just looking at him gave one a sense of horror, as if a great terror was coming.

— Author's Notes —

PS: The previous chapter was banned; it is estimated that it will be released tomorrow.