Chapter 26

【Purple-black flames coalesced into a single-handed longsword.】

【Su Bai and Aether stood in a standoff for several seconds.】

【The rain in the sky, however, grew lighter at this moment.】

【Until it stopped entirely.】

【The two struck simultaneously.】

【In a battle where they were evenly matched, every collision of their power cancelled the other out.】

【It was as if they were hollowing out all the power within their opponent's body.】

【Only when one’s power was completely dissipated would the victor be decided.】

【“Su Bai, I understand your intentions.”】

【“But Teyvat is not as you imagine it to be.”】

【“Lumine has her own mission and meaning for her journey.”】

【“No one can stop that.”】

【“So you should know something, yet you refuse to say it?”】

【The two fought while they talked.】

【Aether’s renewed silence made Su Bai’s expression darken.】

【“What exactly is the end point?”】

【“I don’t know.”】

【Aether’s blank response made Su Bai’s eyes sharpen.】

【“I can only say that I am not sure what the result will be.”】

【Bang!】

【The two swords touched, and the two forces were neutralized once more.】

【Su Bai and Aether pulled apart simultaneously.】

【The two seemed much calmer than they had been in the previous fight.】

【“Forget it.”】

【“Since you don’t want to respond to anything I ask, and you don’t want to return to Lumine’s side.”】

【“I’ll just have to bring you back after I severely injure you.”】

【“As for the plans of your Abyss Order, you can explain them to Lumine yourself.”】

【Energy erupted from his body.】

【Purple-black light surged from the longsword in Su Bai’s hand.】

【The light shot straight up into the sky.】

【Seeing this, Aether couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.】

【This guy...】

【Is he afraid he won't be able to end the fight in one go?】

【However, at that very moment, an anomaly occurred.】

【The power erupting from Su Bai’s hand seemed to be absorbed by some force in the sky.】

【The pillar of light shot straight into the heavens and vanished without a trace.】

【“What is this?”】

【In the distance, Enjou also widened his eyes: “This... this...”】

【“What is going on?”】

【“What does Master Su want to do? My god, he...”】

【The gaze turned back to Su Bai.】

【At this moment, not just Enjou, but even Aether was stunned by the scene before them.】

【Where did Su Bai go?】

【How did he disappear from where he was standing?】

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Chapter 31: Su Bai lands on the island, all of Teyvat is shocked

Where is he?

The sudden scene left all the viewers dumbfounded.

Su Bai clearly wanted to end the battle as quickly as possible and unleashed all the power in his body.

But why did his power shoot straight into the sky, and why did it never return?

The most bizarre thing was Su Bai himself; he just suddenly vanished.

Su Bai’s house.

The intense battle had kept Furina’s nerves on edge.

Originally, she had been sweating for Su Bai as he charged up his attack.

The opponent’s sudden disappearance dealt a heavy blow to Furina.

It was like a punch meant to be powerful hitting a pile of cotton.

She had been nervous for so long.

She was still looking forward to seeing what the outcome between Su Bai and Aether would be.

And Su Bai is gone?

“This...”

“What happened?”

Furina stared blankly, frozen.

Suddenly, she seemed to remember something.

She widened her eyes and said: “No way, you wouldn't be like us in Fontaine...”

“We had some trouble in Fontaine a while ago.”

“Some people suddenly disappeared after touching the Primordial Seawater.”

“Did you encounter something like that too?”

Furina scrutinized Su Bai carefully.

She realized with a start: “I get it, you must have been swallowed by the power of the Abyss.”

“Your imagination is truly rich.” Su Bai responded simply.

Although he didn't know what was going on.

It probably wasn't being swallowed by the so-called Abyss.

Heaven knows what kind of plot the system wanted to use to build his image as a great, shining hero.

Aether: “Su Bai... is he dead?”

Lumine: “Brother, what are you talking about?”

Dainsleif: “Was it because he couldn't bear the power of the Abyss, causing his body to completely turn into nothingness?”

Raiden Ei: “Could that be the case? That would be a pity, the story had clearly reached its climax.”

Enjou: “A pity for Master Su.”

Aether: “???”

Enjou: “Ahem, I meant... um... as expected of the Prince, only you could defeat the Reincarnator.”

Paimon: “Su Bai shouldn't have made a vow to Lumine; he insisted he wouldn't die until he brought Aether back. Sigh, now it’s come true.”

Lumine: “Hey, what is going on? Where is Su Bai?”

Su Bai: “I am here.”

Lumine: “No... I mean... what happened to him in his past life? He wasn't really swallowed by the Abyss, was he?”

Lumine felt incredibly restless.

I never imagined that one day, my emotions would be broken by a story.

Lumine: "Men only know how to fight, fight, fight—what's so good about fighting? And brother, traveling is just traveling; can't I reach the end with anyone? It just can't be Su Bai accompanying me, you have to block it—are you sick in the head?"

Aether: "..."

Yae Miko: "It's over, the little sister is truly angry this time."

Lisa: "How terrifying Lumine is; I never expected her to care so much about the story of her past life."

Jean: "Lumine, I know you're very agitated, but please don't be agitated yet; the Su Bai of the past life didn't die, he woke up again."

Lumine: "Eh, really? It's really true, he didn't die."

Aether: "..."

Still alive?

He is actually still alive.

[Su Bai lies before a great gate, slowly opening his eyes.]

[Everything around him is extremely bright.]

[Countless rows of stone pillars float in the air, with thick clouds deep below.]

Venti: "Ehe, he really went to a magical place; is it heaven?"

Consultant Zhongli: "Hmm..."

Nahida: "Why do I feel that row of stone pillars looks so familiar?"

Apep: "The Nail of Cold Heaven?"

The Nail of Cold Heaven?

Even if they haven't seen it.

But as people of Teyvat, those who know history clearly understand what the Nail of Cold Heaven represents.

That is the punishment that descended upon Teyvat from Celestia.

It can be regarded as material substance for "divine punishment."

What do rows of Nails of Cold Heaven represent?

The people of Teyvat cannot fail to understand where Su Bai has arrived.

Teyvat.

Celestia.

Paimon: "Wow! Su Bai... Su Bai was actually summoned by Celestia..."

Venti: "As expected of Mr. Su Bai; to celebrate you being summoned by Celestia, how about we have a drink?"

Consultant Zhongli: "It is very strange; he used such powerful Abyssal energy, yet he wasn't punished by the Nail of Cold Heaven and instead went directly to Celestia."

Alhaitham: "This is a good opportunity to learn knowledge."

Arataki Itto: "What! How can you all say Su Bai was summoned to Celestia?"

Kuki Shinobu: "Boss, can we please stop talking?"

Kamisato Ayaka: "So excited; as long as Mr. Su Bai pushes open that great gate, we will be able to know what Celestia really looks like, right?"

Enjou: "He can even go directly to Celestia like this? Lord Su is mighty."

Venti: "Lord Su is mighty."

Qiqi: "Lord Su... mighty..."

Furina: "Lord Su is mighty."

Klee: "Lord Su is mighty! (Scatters flowers)"

Jean: "Klee, you can't just say things like that."

[The long corridor connecting to the great gate.]

[Su Bai stands quietly.]

[Looking around at his surroundings.]

[Purple-black flames rise involuntarily from his hands.]

[However, the Abyssal energy turns into a wisp of purple-black aura and is absorbed by the Nail of Cold Heaven.]

["This is..."]

["My power was absorbed?"]

[Su Bai is stunned for a moment.]

[However, the next second.]

[A sound suddenly comes into his mind.]

[The Sustainer is dying, the Creator has not yet arrived, but the world will not burn again, for you shall ascend the Throne of the Gods.]

Everyone: "???"

The Sustainer? The Heavenly Principles?

The Heavenly Principles are dying?

A new Heavenly Principle is being born?

The continent of Teyvat explodes in chaos instantly.

No wonder everyone says the Heavenly Principles have been silent for a long time.

So this is the truth?

Yae Miko: "No way, no way; could it be that the beginning part was really Su Bai ascending the Throne of the Heavenly Principles in Celestia?"

Raiden Ei: "Su Bai... will become eternal..."

Charlotte: "This... this is a big... this kind of thing shouldn't be made into a special report; our newspaper wouldn't dare."

Furina: "Eh!!! Su Bai became the new Heavenly Principle? No, no, no... this..."

Neuvillette: "Furina, what's wrong with you? Are you home now?"

Furina: "No."

Neuvillette: "That's good then."

Thump!

Lumine suddenly collapses to the ground.

Muttering to herself: "Su Bai, is the new Heavenly Principle?"

Paimon: "..."

"Hey, Lumine."

"You're very strange."

"If Su Bai were really the Heavenly Principle, how could he appear in Teyvat in this life?"

"I think you're going crazy."

Right!

Paimon's words finally wake Lumine up.

If Su Bai really became the Heavenly Principle.

Then at this moment, he should be in Celestia in the sky.

Paimon: "I'm telling you, you don't need to be so excited; if Su Bai became the Heavenly Principle, how could he be talking to you in the live stream?"

Su Bai: "What a fuss over nothing."

Lumine: "Ugh! How did you two end up on the same side?"

Keqing: "Did no one notice that Su Bai's Abyssal energy was absorbed by the Nail of Cold Heaven?"

Tianquan Ningguang: "It should have been purified."

Cloud Retainer: "No, I don't feel it's that simple."

Moon Carver: "After Su Bai's Abyssal energy was absorbed by the Nail of Cold Heaven, it seems that was when the sound came into his mind."

Ganyu: "It's like a mechanism being triggered."

Cloud Retainer: "Did the Nail of Cold Heaven absorb the Abyssal energy and then activate some kind of mechanism?"

Nahida: "Could it be that the Abyssal energy was converted by the Nail of Cold Heaven in Celestia into some kind of power that Celestia can use?"

[Venti: "Traveler, when you set off on your journey again, you must remember the meaning of the journey itself."]

["The birds, the songs, and the city-states of Teyvat."]

["The Tsaritsa, the Fatui, and the monsters are all part of your journey."]