Genshin Impact: Demon God of Shura

"That's easy. Since only one demon god can exist, can't we just abandon our demon god identity?"

Lan Tian smiled and looked at Gui Zhong and the other two.

"what!?"

Upon hearing Lan Tian's words, not only Gui Zhong and Maxius, but even Morax and the others looked at Lan Tian with disbelief, and couldn't help but begin to have doubts in their hearts:

Can one simply discard this identity of a demon god?

Seeing this, Lan Tian didn't say much. He used another of his demonic powers—the power of construction—and conjured a steaming cup of tea in front of everyone's table before explaining:

"I forgot to mention, my Authority of Construction is an authority bestowed upon me by the ley lines. This is something I only recently learned from the ley lines. In other words, besides serving as the Ruler of Judgment, I am also the monitor and guardian of the ley lines throughout Teyvat. This means that in addition to being able to sense any external power through the ley lines, I can also guide the native souls of Teyvat back to the ley lines. At the same time, I can also allow souls to temporarily attach themselves to my body. My Authority of Construction uses the Heart of God to mobilize the power of the ley lines to create anything except living things. If my strength allows, creating a few immortal-level bodies shouldn't be a problem..."

boom!

Undoubtedly, everyone present was once again struck dumb by Lan Tian's words.

"Blue Sky, you...you're amazing..."

Gui Zhong stared blankly at the blue sky and spoke.

"But Master...why are you helping us? Aren't you already a ruler of the mortal world?"

Marcius scratched his head, looking at the blue sky with some curiosity.

"I'm curious too, Blue Sky. Could you tell me your role and perspective in helping us?"

Buyer also cast a curious glance at the blue sky and asked.

Upon hearing this, everyone, including Morax, turned to look at Lan Tian, ​​curious about his identity in helping them.

Seeing everyone turn to look at him, Lan Tian smiled slightly, slowly stood up, and shouted in a strong and clear voice:

"I, Rolsheus, the God of Asura and the God of Judgment, am willing to come and protect you as a friend and the Demon God of Asura, in accordance with the covenant I made with you!"

clang!

As soon as he finished speaking, Lan Tian immediately summoned his Torrent Armor, clenched his right fist with the knuckles facing inward, and slammed it hard onto his breastplate, producing a crisp sound of armor clashing. He looked solemnly at everyone present.

Everyone was clearly taken aback by Lan Tian's words, and they were deeply shocked by them. The crisp sound of armor clashing echoed in their minds along with Lan Tian's words.

"Ah... old friend..."

Morax reached out and patted Blue Sky's shoulder armor with some relief, a rare smile of satisfaction appearing on his usually calm face.

He really found the right person for his old friend.

"Thank you for your help... Blue Sky."

Gui Zhong placed his right hand half-clenched on his chest, looking at the blue sky with some emotion as he spoke.

"Master... thank you..."

Marcius looked at the blue sky with some gratitude, but inwardly he felt fortunate:

[My master certainly didn't choose to stand aside; he truly lives up to his reputation!]

"Lord Shura..."

Luo Xue interlocked her fingers in front of her, gazing at the blue sky with adoration.

"Thank you very much, God of Asura."

Yixiao Daotian Zhenjun rose and bowed gratefully to Lantian. The other immortals followed suit and bowed to Lantian. Even Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun, unusually, did not show any arrogance and solemnly followed Yixiao Daotian Zhenjun and the other immortals in bowing to Lantian.

"Thank you for your help, Blue Sky!"

With a gentle smile on her face, Egolia pulled Fukaros to her feet, placed one hand on her chest, and nodded to the blue sky in gratitude.

"Brother Blue Sky!"

Fukaros crossed her arms over her chest, her heterochromatic blue eyes sparkling with admiration.

Buyer and Raiden Shin smiled and followed Agoria to their feet, nodding their thanks to the blue sky. Raiden Shin, who had originally intended to thank the blue sky from his seat, stood up somewhat blankly after seeing his sister stand up, and followed Raiden Shin's example, nodding his thanks to the blue sky.

"Stop! Stop! That's enough, everyone! I can't take that responsibility!"

Seeing everyone bowing and thanking him, Lan Tian had a sudden inspiration and, as if possessed by a drama queen, immediately put on a flattered look and waved to everyone.

“Hahahahaha~”

Lantian's sudden dramatic outburst broke the serious atmosphere and instantly amused everyone.

……

"Alright, enough joking around. I'm going to tell you all the information I've gathered."

After everyone had laughed for a while, Lan Tian straightened his face again, looked seriously at everyone who had returned to their seats, and began to speak.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately suppressed their smiles and looked at Lan Tian with serious expressions. When Fukaros saw that Egolia's expression had become serious, she also immediately put on a stern face and looked at Lan Tian, ​​which Lan Tian found rather cute.

“Morac, Guizhong, we are aware of our situation. There are many demons not only on land but also at sea. The demons on land are relatively easy to deal with, as I have set up defensive formations on Guixiuli's two city walls. However, the demons at sea are the most difficult to handle…”

"Hmm... Master, didn't we encounter the aftermath of the battle between the sea demons when we returned to the east? Weren't we unharmed that time?"

Marcius was the first to raise his hand and voice his doubts.

“This time is different. Before, it was only affected by the aftershocks of the battle, not by a direct attack from the demon god. And if I’m not mistaken…”

Having said that, Lan Tian turned his head towards the direction of the Teyvat continent map that had just been constructed behind him, raised his hand and pointed in a direction, and spoke.

“The outer city wall of Guixiuli in the east is very close to the coastline. Standing at the city gate, we can easily spot the attacking demons and have either Morax or I intercept them. But what if they form a group and land in the direction of Tianheng Mountain, which Morax created himself, and launch a surprise attack? Once the demons cross Tianheng Mountain, they will be able to see the outer city wall of Guixiuli across the vast plain in the southeast. At that time, Morax or I will have no choice but to cross the outer city wall in the southeast of Guixiuli and fight them on the vast plain near the wall, where the sea of ​​glass lilies used to be. And if the battle starts here…”

"The outer walls of Guixiuli will be affected by the aftermath of the battle, and in more serious cases, the walls may even be destroyed."

Morax calmly continued Lan Tian's words.

"This……"

After listening to Blue Sky and Morax's explanation, Marcius looked solemnly at the direction of Tianheng Mountain that Blue Sky was pointing to.

"Therefore, we need to station the Thousand Rock Army and the Asura Palace here at Tianheng Mountain to form the Tianheng Mountain defense line. Moreover, we must have the combat power to hold off several attacking demon gods for an hour. This means that either Marcus or Gui Zhong needs to go and guard the Tianheng Mountain defense line. Gui Zhong, Marcus, do you have any objections?"

"I have no objection, Master!"

Marcius said solemnly.

"Me too, Lan Tian, ​​but I think my newly developed mechanical techniques can be used to defend the Tianheng Mountain defense line."

Gui Zhong nodded, but then offered a suggestion that Lan Tian hadn't considered, which made Lan Tian's eyes light up.

"In the end, could it be..."

"That's right. I have followed the steps in the blueprint you gave me to develop and assemble this mechanical creation, and I named it - Return to the End Machine! To be precise, it is the second generation Return to the End Machine, because the first generation Return to the End Machine was too cumbersome. I also improved the Return to the End Machine with the help of Liu Yun, which is why the second generation Return to the End Machine came into being."

Having said this, Gui Zhong put his hands on his hips with a hint of smugness, playfully raised his eyebrows at Lan Tian, ​​and then turned to look at Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun opposite him with a smile. Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun, on the other hand, turned his head away with a touch of arrogance.

"This is a huge help! Gui Zhong, once the Gui Zhong machine is deployed on Gui Xiu Li's city walls or the Tian Heng Mountain defense line, it will be a troublesome presence for some demon gods!"

Lan Tian excitedly slapped his palm with his fist, nodded towards the finish line, and praised him.

"Unfortunately, the energy problem for the operation of the Returning Machines has been a long-standing issue that I, Maxius, and True Lord Liuyun and Fengjie have been trying to solve, but we haven't been able to. After all, we can't have Maxius or me use all our divine power to control hundreds of Returning Machines to attack the Demon Gods at once, can we? I reckon that before the Demon Gods even get up there, the Returning Machines on the Tianheng Mountain defense line will be shut down because our divine power is exhausted, right?"

Gui Zhong held his forehead with some frustration and helplessness, looking like he had a terrible headache.

Lan Tian simply smiled and said calmly.

"I already have a solution to the energy problem of the Returning Machine, you can see."

As everyone watched, Lan Tian flipped his right hand, and a deep blue crystal, about the size of Lan Tian's palm, appeared and floated on his right palm, constantly reflecting the sunlight and a powerful force.

Before anyone could gasp in surprise, Lan Tian spoke first to explain:

"This is an energy stone I specially created, inspired by the crystalline minerals that enveloped my body at birth. I infused it with some of my own and the earth's ley lines' power, and I named it—Energy Magic Crystal. I estimate that just one Energy Magic Crystal of this size would be enough to power a Returning Machine to work non-stop for a month."

After saying that, Lan Tian gently tossed the energy crystal in his hand to Gui Zhong. Gui Zhong was still a little dizzy when he subconsciously reached out to catch the energy crystal.

[The energy problem of the Returning Machine that had troubled him and Maxius had been solved by the blue sky's authority over its construction?]

Not only Gui Zhong, but also Maxius, Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun and others stared blankly at the energy magic crystal in Gui Zhong's hand, with similar thoughts to Gui Zhong.

"Liu Yun, you can also take a few Returning Machines from the Minlin area where your immortals reside for deployment. I estimate that your area is also coveted by some demon gods. If even the Returning Machines cannot withstand the attacks of the attacking demon gods, then you can choose to communicate or directly crush the Asura Token that I distributed to the immortals. Morax, stationed at Guixiu Li, or I myself, will immediately rush to the Minlin area to support you upon receiving the news. However, I suggest that you do not do this unless absolutely necessary, because it also means..."

"More than half of the immortals have been killed or wounded, and Minlin... is about to fall as well."

The True Lord of Lishui Dieshan solemnly conveyed what Lantian wanted to say. Upon seeing this, all the immortals lowered their heads and fell silent, including Ergolia and the others, making the atmosphere in the inner courtyard extremely heavy.

However, at this moment, Lan Tian raised his hand, clenched his fist, and spoke, breaking the heavy atmosphere.

"Don't worry, even if the Demon God breaches Minlin's defenses, I have a final defensive measure: I will deploy one of my Asura clones to the Minlin area! Similarly, I will also deploy one Asura clone to guard the Tianheng Mountain defense line!"

Swish!

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately raised their heads and looked up at the blue sky, their eyes filled with hope.

That's right! As the God of Asura, Lan Tian has the talent of creating an Asura clone. Even if Minlin falls, we can rely on Lan Tian's Asura clone to safely evacuate to the Guixiuli area.

"Egolia."

Seeing that his problem was almost solved, Lantian turned to look at Ergolia and Fukaros.

"Blue Sky, please speak freely."

Upon hearing this, Egolia smiled sweetly at Lantian and said softly. Fukaros, who was beside her, also nodded in agreement with Lantian.

“According to the information from the ley lines, there is almost no chance of a demon being born in your area, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be any demons invading your area. I suggest… immediately prepare all the pure water knights for battle, and have your recently assembled massive naval fleet ready to support Buyer or us at any time.”

"Understood, Blue Sky."

Upon hearing this, Egolia and Fukaros nodded solemnly towards the blue sky.

Seeing this, Lan Tian nodded slightly in response to the two, then turned his gaze to Buyer beside Ergolia and continued:

“Buyer, although your demons are not as numerous as ours, they still pose a considerable threat. I suggest you go back and immediately contact your friends, the Crimson King Ahmar and the Flower Goddess Nabu Marikata, and have them prepare for battle. Your demons are also very powerful. If you find it difficult, you can contact me, and I can send an Asura clone to assist you.”

"I understand, thank you for your help, Blue Sky."

Buyer nodded solemnly at the blue sky in response.

"Shin, Kage, your situation is similar to that of Buyer, but I estimate it won't be a big problem for you. According to the information on the ley lines, the number of demons that can withstand a single strike from the Thunder Shadow's Wuxiang is quite limited. But remember to make sure to prepare for the sea defenses in the southwest and northwest of Narukami Island, because the attacking demons will mainly come from these two directions."

"Understood, Blue Sky."

"Don't worry, I will protect my sister."

The two sisters, Leidian and Lantian, nodded to the blue sky at the same time.

Lan Tian nodded in response to the two, then looked at Luo Xue, whose nameplate on the table read "Shura Guard Luo Xue," and said:

"Luo Xue, come with me first. I need to equip the Shura Hall with bows and arrows. After you come back with me, immediately go and notify all the Shura Knights who are out on guard to assemble in the main hall of the Shura Hall."

"Understood, Lord Shura!"

Luo Xue stood up and responded.

"Very well, gentlemen, the meeting is adjourned! Do as I say, and I will personally intervene if necessary, because this is a battle concerning our future! We will win!"

Lan Tian stood up solemnly and addressed the crowd.

"Must win!"

Everyone stood up in response to the blue sky.