Seeing that Felina could not accept his terms and had taken an unwavering stance to continue fighting, Zhongli frowned slightly and spoke again.
"In that case, I will take another step back."
"I will allow them to leave, and I will not place a mark on their souls."
"But you must be the one to place a mark on their souls! Additionally, you must sign a contract with me: if they ever attack Liyue, you will be obligated to detonate the mark and kill them!"
Zhongli's gaze l...
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"You must really be itching for a beating," Kaguya said coldly, giving Yamori a sidelong glance. "In situations like this, it's often because you've been spoiled. Looks like I'll have to give you a good thrashing to teach you a lesson."
It was meant to be a powerful statement, but coming from someone who looked as young as Kaguya, it felt a little less convincing.
Yet, for some inexplicable reason, when Yamori was glanced at by this black-haired girl, it felt like he'd been pricke...
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After entering outer space, the Eternal Snowfall's Wisdom Cube engine operated at full power, with the spaceship cruising through the cosmos, leaving a tail flame tens of kilometers long.
Within just a few hours, the red planet Mars could be seen outside the porthole, along with Saturn in the distance, appearing as though it were wearing a straw hat.
"Our current speed is four times the third cosmic velocity! Commander, I underestimated the engine's power at the time, meow," Akash...
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Iroha Isshiki woke up early, pulling open the curtains to let the sunlight flood into her bedroom.
She couldn't quite remember what time she fell asleep last night. In any case, even as she drifted off, the sound of her parents arguing and her mother throwing things hadn't stopped.
Her mother's personality had worsened over the years, starting a few years ago. She was always cold and irritable, frequently picking fights and berating others. Iroha remembered a recent incident where...
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In the Tribunal that resembled an opera theater, every seat in the audience was filled. The God of Justice sat at the highest point, watching as the sinner was judged for their crimes.
Before the god, the sinner's desperate attempts at excuses were laid bare. As the trial progressed, the sinner's hysterical ugliness and all the evidence of their crimes were fully displayed before the audience.
The angered cries of the spectators reverberated throughout the Tribunal.
"Kill hi...
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"Eriri, you're here!" Seeing Eriri and her group appear before her, Erina's face lit up with a bright smile.
Standing next to her, Nakiri Alice looked curiously at the large group of beautiful women and girls that had suddenly appeared. Her gaze lingered particularly on Eriri, whose beauty made it hard for Alice to look away.
"Hey, hey, Erina, are these the chat group members you mentioned yesterday?" Alice tugged at Erina's sleeve and asked directly, paying no mind to the three b...
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"Ugh…"
Struggling to open her eyes and lift her head, Aponia stared at the outstretched hand of Selene. A deep sense of regret flashed through her azure eyes.
The silver-white gauntlet that came into view was engraved with intricate, ornate patterns. Through the hollowed-out golden floral designs, five slender, delicately pink fingers could be seen, their nails flawless and perfectly sculpted, gleaming with a polished luster, gently tucked within the thin shell of the armor.
...
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Above Kyoroch, the second-largest city in the empire, a colossal blue crystal gate appeared in the sky.
The gate was so enormous that everyone who saw it could only think of one thing:
This was the Gate to the Divine Realm where the gods resided.
Countless people in this world looked up at the massive gate, which had appeared alongside the ethereal balance and was undeniably real.
"Good heavens! A god! It's truly a god! The gods really exist!"
"The God of Justice...
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After half a month, once again, a beam of light that connected heaven and earth appeared for the entire world to see.
This power's dimensional level was far too high; even gods could not comprehend exactly what it was.
The people of Fontaine, who had not witnessed divine power since the darkness of Khaenri'ah's Cataclysm, stood dumbfounded, staring at the enormous beam of light that linked the heavens and the earth.
In their ears echoed the voice of their Fontaine deity.
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Mrs. Yukinoshita and Haruno didn't stay long in the Saekano world. Not long after dinner, Eriri directly opened a world portal and sent them back to the OreGairu world.
However, Akino and Yukino didn't return with them. Yukino decided to stay and attend Yumenosaki Academy.
Since Yukino didn't have many friends at Sobu High School—aside from Yui Yuigahama, who occasionally reached out to her—she had always been somewhat isolated.
Thus, coming t...
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Although she was only the second-generation Hydro Archon who inherited the position of Lord of Hydro and the god's authority of Egeria, the god's authority contained Egeria's entrusted will and a wealth of information.
The moment she inherited the god's authority, she immediately created the Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale and found the newly born second-generation Hydro Dragon Sovereign, Neuvillette, devising a series of plans thereafter.
She awaited the day, five hundred ...
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Time moved from late autumn into early winter.
The northern cold front swept across the flat Eastern European plains, over the Black Sea, bringing the first snowfall to Constantinople.
Snowflakes drifted down in abundance, blanketing the city in silver.
The shipgirls, undeterred by the winter chill, still wore their casual clothes, while the few ordinary residents of the city wrapped themselves in thick down jackets.
At the aerospace base, the shipgirls of the Vanguard...
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Noah looked at the sweat-drenched Barbatos, the corners of his lips curling into a smile.
Barbatos's inner thoughts were clear as day to him.
This slacker actually wanted to do some serious work? Of course, it wasn't because he truly wanted to work but because he saw benefits, which made him suddenly diligent.
Before this, over ninety percent of Barbatos's divine power was used to maintain Mondstadt's environment. Given that Mondstadt truly didn't face any major issues—oth...
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Although it was mysteriously hot during the night, Kotomi Izumi still managed to sleep comfortably until her alarm rang.
It was Saturday. Normally, Kotomi's habit was to laze in bed until 8 AM, eat breakfast, then return to her room to nap until 11 AM. After lunch, she would watch some anime, take another two-hour nap, and then...
She would lie in bed, torn between getting up to write or staying in bed to read manga.
One part of her brain would say she needed to get up and w...
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"Extermination of entire bloodlines?"
Hearing this, Li Sushang froze for a moment.
Despite her youthful appearance, looking no older than eighteen or nineteen, Li Sushang was actually a native of 16th-century Ancient Shenzhou. She was the only daughter of Qin Suyi, the seventh disciple under the Immortal Phoenix Fu Hua, and Li Shen, the master of Yijian Manor.
During her sword training trials, she had a chance encounter with Otto Apocalypse. Later, Fu Hua—conspired against...
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No… It was too early to draw any conclusions.
A thorough investigation was necessary. If the god was real, as the root cause of the empire's corruption, I would undoubtedly be judged. However, if the god was nothing extraordinary, I certainly wouldn't tuck my tail between my legs and flee.
Prime Minister Honest's eyes darted shrewdly as he glanced toward General Budo, the loyalist standing among the military leaders.
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Noro turned around, his wide-mouthed mask standing out conspicuously in the dim light.
In truth, Kaguya had always been curious about how he could see. His mask had no openings, and there weren't even any holes where his eyes should be. How could he possibly see? Moreover, in the original work, his head was shriveled, and his eyes and nose were completely gone. He shouldn't be able to see anything.
Could it be that he was relying on his hearing?
If that were the case, it wou...
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"Wanting to save a loved one, to seek freedom and happiness, is only human nature!"
"My two friends—what have they done wrong?"
Felina stared intently at Zhongli. "The Archon War has long ended; why must you insist on eradicating them completely?"
Her forceful questioning rang with conviction, but to Zhongli's ears, it merely brought a faint, disdainful smile to his face.
"Focalors, I once thought that as the god of a nation, you possessed great wisdom. But now it se...
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"Burn to ashes like weeds," Selene declared.
Buzz—Buzz—Buzz!
An endless expanse of pale blue diamond-shaped barriers instantly covered the skies. In the next moment, a radiance akin to a solar flare eruption burst forth, enveloping the entire Northern Hemisphere in an unparalleled conflagration of light and heat.
This was a temperature that surpassed everything known, a force so overwhelming that even the brilliance of Calamity's Extinction could not compare. It...
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The Goddess of Flowers, Nabu Malikata, was not a pure Archon born from a primordial fragment.
During the War of Thrones, she stumbled upon a shattered piece of Phanes' Primordial Law Ring. This fragment carried the complete Law of Flowers and a small portion of water elemental authority from the Light Realm Force of the Dragon King Nibelung.
Malikata's original identity was that of the Seelie, a race integral to humanity's growth but not as prominent as the Archons.
This sto...
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It had been three days since Eriri and her companions returned to the Saekano world, and during this time, Antilene and Ibiruai (Evileye) had fully integrated into the household.
Eriri had even taken the time to use the Lord God's fragment she had preserved to transform Antilene into a reincarnator no longer bound by the control of the Lord God Space.
However, for now, she had no intention of immediately entering the Lord God Space to accept its arrangements or trave...
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An even denser surge of elemental energy raged through the ley lines.
Boom!
Dark clouds rapidly gathered over the region, while multicolored auroras illuminated the skies.
Scholars and adventurers exploring the area sensed the sudden spike in elemental energy and quickly retreated.
Even Vision bearers would feel a drunken stupor in such environments, let alone ordinary people without elemental affinity—for them, it was a lethal poison.
Far away, in Sum...
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Fontaine Court, Tour Station
Furina had been restless these past few days, unable to eat or sleep. She felt like she was about to collapse.
Too many strange things had been happening lately. Could it be that Fontaine's long-prophesied calamity was drawing near?
She had just heard about a massive upheaval in the desert region adjacent to Fontaine. In a hurry, she rushed to the station, planning to take the next ship to investigate.
Even if she couldn't do anything about...
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Early morning, on top of the naval base.
A Royal maid with long silver hair, dressed in her maid uniform, stood in front of the bedroom door. Holding a tray in one hand, she took a deep breath and knocked rhythmically three times.
Knock—knock—knock!
"Commander, it's 7:20 a.m. I am here to assist you with washing up and breakfast."
After receiving permission, Belfast opened the door and entered.
As the Royal Head Maid, she bore the responsibility of t...
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The sky was dark, with heavy clouds obscuring the sun, as if ink was spreading across the heavens. The oppressive atmosphere was suffocating, and icy rain fell steadily from above, splashing into puddles and scattering droplets like tiny flowers.
South of the CCG headquarters lay a vast field filled with gravestones. Some of the stones were weathered and eroded, their inscriptions difficult to discern, while others appeared newer, their surfaces still smooth and legible.
This fiel...
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As expected, things unfolded exactly as Felina had predicted.
Although rescuing Osial was an incredibly dangerous act that would bring great trouble to Felina, Beisht managed to suppress her urges for about half a month after Felina left.
But in the end, reason is inevitably eroded by time.
As she watched the stone spear pierce through her husband's body, pinning him to the ocean floor, and felt the anguish he endured, Beisht's heart ached in ways words could not express.
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Kotomi Izumi originally planned to lie down on the bed without wearing anything, but considering that Arisu Sakayanagi was still in the room, she casually put on her pajama top and covered her legs with the blanket.
Little did she know that this seemingly casual outfit made Arisu lose all focus on her book.
At this moment, Arisu was pretending to read, but her eyes never stayed on the pages. Instead, she kept sneaking glances at Kotomi, who was brushing her hair beside her.
...
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After a long while, Noah emerged from the Sanctuary of Surasthana, his lips curling into a satisfied smile.
He licked his lips as though savoring lingering sweetness and flexed his fingers, seemingly lost in the moment of his earlier experience.
Of course, the encounter didn't go all the way to the final step. He had enjoyed the gradual sense of possession and chose not to rush things. Consuming everything at once would feel no different from swallowing a fruit whole without savor...
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In the depths of the sea, Osial was urging Felina to quickly take Beisht away.
If Morax discovered her, Beisht's strength wouldn't be enough to withstand even a single strike from Morax's stone spear.
However, Felina only smiled in response.
"Don't worry. I've imbued Lady Beisht with my 'Water' aura, a power unique to me," she said.
"This power has altered Lady Beisht's aura, making her indistinguishable from the surrounding seawater to others' senses."
"With thi...
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"Red Brick Warehouse! Red Brick Warehouse! Senpai, don't you want to see Yokohama's Red Brick Warehouse?" Iroha Isshiki excitedly exclaimed on the other end of the phone.
"Sorry, I went to see the Red Brick Warehouse with my parents this summer, and I've been there plenty of times before. Honestly, I'm not that interested, at least not this year."
"Then let's go to Fujisawa City! I want to see the lighthouse on Enoshima!"
How did this conversation jump from Yokohama's Red Br...
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