Genshin Impact: I am the Great General of Liyue

The young master's body gradually rose into the air. Water element enveloped his lower body, and with a flash of purple light, he donned the Demon King's Armor Lower Armor. Next, he donned the armor on his hands, and then the armor on his body.

After fully donning the Demon King's armor, the pure white gemstone on the mask was stained purple by evil power.

The power surged throughout his body, and a laser beam shot out from the gem in the mask, heading towards the ceiling.

The impact alone sent Ying, who was already quite far away, flying several steps back.

The young master stretched out his palm and pulled the weapon that had been stuck in the ground back into his hand.

Donning the Demon King's armor, the young master's voice, like that of the debt collector, changed. It was as if he'd activated a voice changer, making his voice even more dangerous and terrifying.

"Well done! But everything comes at a price!"

With that, the young master plunged his weapon into the ground.

The marble floor was instantly destroyed by the power of purple lightning.

There is another space beneath the ground.

Ying felt her feet slip and she fell.

Seeing that Ying was about to fall, Paimon desperately flew towards her, trying to grab her and lift her up. But he was accidentally hit by a falling rock, then slammed into another falling rock, hitting his head and falling to the ground where he was buried under the rubble.

Fortunately, he usually eats a lot and has gained a little weight, so he's quite resilient. Paimon wasn't knocked unconscious. He poked his head out from the rubble, struggled to pull himself out, and then flew towards Ying.

Ying struggled to her feet. But before she could catch her breath, she sensed a murderous aura behind her.

The falling boulder raised a huge cloud of dust, but the dust did not obscure the dazzling light emanating from the young master's mask.

The young master landed slowly, and his powerful force once again emanated, blasting away smoke, rubble, and fragments of the floor, clearing a new battlefield.

The young master spoke while fighting Ying.

"You got the Heart of God before me, didn't you?! Did you act faster than me? Or... was the information about the Golden House deliberately leaked to me? Whatever it is, hand over the Heart of God now, or I'll have to come and get it myself!"

"Wait a minute, the heart of God is not in our hands!"

After donning the Demon King's armor, the young master became even more powerful, but he also struggled to think and completely ignored Paimon's words.

Ying dared not confront him directly, constantly dodging and parrying. Just as Ying could no longer hold on and was about to use the Alliance Jade to summon Huiyuan, the young master also collapsed from exhaustion.

After the Demon King's armor was removed, the young master, panting heavily, said, "It's time... I calmed down. That Demon King's armor really put a lot of strain on my body, leaving me no chance to stop and think... But upon closer inspection, you really don't have the possibility of obtaining the Heart of God before me. Wherever the Heart of God goes... it should be none of your business, right?"

"Yes, we already said we didn't take it!"

Ignoring Paimon's shouts, the young prince said to Ying, "Traveler, the strength you displayed today is even greater than the lady's assessment of you in Mondstadt. Why is that?"

Although Ying knew the answer, she did not reply.

(This is because it is gradually regaining its former strength.)

Ying thought this through without showing any sign of thought or doubt on her face.

"Judging from your expression, it seems you already have an answer in mind? Sigh, but if it's a secret you can't tell me, then I can only reluctantly suppress my curiosity. Ha... I'm already quite satisfied with this battle. People who both strive to become stronger are friends, even if this friendship can only take the form of mutual struggle..."

Seeing that the young master's murderous intent had completely disappeared, Paimon boldly offered his evaluation.

"What a strange view on friendship."

Ignoring Paimon, the young master continued talking to himself.

"But now, I have to temporarily set aside my conversation with my confidants and return to my mission. Since the Heart of God wasn't taken away by someone, could it be... that it wasn't even in the Immortal Ancestor's Dharma Body from the beginning? And thinking further, could the Immortal Ancestor's Dharma Body itself just be a smokescreen?"

"Ah, you mean to say..."

After Paimon finished speaking the first half of his sentence, Ying continued with the second half.

"The Rock King Emperor is not dead?"

"I'm afraid that's true. Hmph, that's... really interesting."

As he spoke, the young master clapped his hands and praised him.

"As expected of the guardian of the commercial capital, he is also very skilled in tricks outside of contracts. Sigh... In that case, we can only activate the backup plan."

Paimon asked doubtfully, "A backup plan?"

The young master ignored Paimon and continued talking to himself.

"I didn't originally want to use this plan because it would affect the weak. Ultimately, the world belongs to those of us who strive to become stronger. I usually don't bother with the boring and uninteresting weak. Unfortunately, as the Humanity Executive Officer, I can't be picky about the 'methods.' It's like how children sometimes have to learn to eat carrots they don't like."

"So, what exactly do you want to do?"

This time, the young master finally responded to Paimon.

"I will awaken the sleeping demon god of Lord Guyun."

"A demon god?!"

Upon hearing those two words, Paimon exclaimed in shock.

"The 'Whirlpool Demon God,' Oser, was defeated by the 'Geo Demon God,' Morax, during the Demon God War and was imprisoned in the sea by a rock spear. If a former Demon God were to attack Liyue Harbor, which has lost its divine protection... do you think the Geo Archon, who has played us all for a fool, would still be able to sit back and watch the show?"

"But...but the Demon God War ended two thousand years ago! With only seven gods remaining in the world today, how are you going to deal with the ancient demon gods..."

"Of course, the means to 'awaken' have already been prepared."

As he spoke, the young master took out several Unrestricted Talismans, activated them, and arranged them around himself.

"Ah! That's the 'Treasury of No Taboos'! I... I remember now! We did discover that the Fools were studying it..."

Ying looked at the young master cautiously and said, "I have personally witnessed the research, and you are even trying to replicate it."

Because the True Lord Yingting Liuyun Jiefeng had explained that this kind of talisman was used to fight demons during the war between demons and gods, he dared not approach the young master easily. Moreover, even from a distance, he could still feel a burning sensation from the flow of energy. If he were to easily touch the activated Wujinji Talisman, he might be instantly blasted to ashes.

After Ying finished speaking, the young master began to explain.

"That's right, the one I gave you was merely a byproduct of this research. With so much unrestrained power gathered together, plus the power bestowed upon the executor by the Queen... temporarily unsealing the power of the Rock Spear's suppression isn't something impossible. Originally, for me, reaching this point and using the power of an ancient demon god was already quite uninteresting and didn't align with my creed. However, the thought that not only that Rock God, but you all also have to deal with this... is actually quite interesting..."