Zhao Chuan was enveloped by the illusion of the Water God's true tears. He saw a tear filled with endless grievances, loneliness, helplessness, and five hundred years of pressure slide down from the corner of Funina's eye.

That single tear contained unspeakable sorrow and pain, as if it bore the weight of the entire world.

Meanwhile, Funina sat on her throne in despair, her eyes vacant and lifeless, devoid of their former brilliance.

Her body trembled slightly, as if she were enduring immense pain and pressure.

Zhao Chuan sensed the loneliness and helplessness deep within Funina's heart, and he couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

Just then, Zhao Chuan's eyes were enveloped in blue, and he was lost in her memories.

In the prophecy of Fontaine, everyone born in Fontaine is born with an indelible original sin.

One day, the sea level in Fontaine will rise, submerging and dissolving all the people of Fontaine, leaving only the water god weeping on his throne. Only then will the sins of the people of Fontaine be washed away, and the truth will be revealed.

In memory...

What Zhao Chuan saw at this moment was when Egolia was still the water goddess.

Her retinue of pure water spirits all envied the lives of humans.

However, due to racial limitations, such aspirations cannot be realized unless they become human.

After hearing the water sprite's plea, Ergolia decided to grant the water sprite's wish.

She abused the life-creating power within the Primordial Sea of ​​Conception, imbuing the pure water spirits with her blood, causing them to take on human forms and appearances. (This also explains the danger Zhao Chuan faced earlier at the bottom of the Primordial Sea of ​​Conception, where his life force was being drained.)

However, due to the limitations of this artificial blood, if these humans come into contact with a sufficiently concentrated concentration of primordial womb water, the power within their bodies will break free from its constraints and return to the womb water, causing their physical form to dissolve.

In fact, Ergolia did not have the right to create human life, so Ergolia and the pure water spirit who had already taken human form repented to the heavens.

Nevertheless, Tenryu was still outraged by such a violation of the Teyvat Law and handed down its judgment on both parties.

These water sprites were all branded with "original sin," and Ergolia's actions were the reason the prophecy became fate.

Seeing this, Zhao Chuan fell into deep thought, truly unsure who was right and who was wrong.

So under Egolia's rule, she helped the exiled Fontaine convicts establish a new home, which is now Mero Peterburg.

This new home is also where she hides her "secret"—the primordial womb.

Melo Petersburg continued to develop and became home to the sinners of Fontainebleau.

Seeing these things in his memories, Zhao Chuan understood why there were buildings in that secret realm. If they were built by the Fengdan people, how could they not be decomposed by the water? Now it seems that they were built by the former water god.

In the subsequent war, Tenri summoned the seven gods to go to Kanria to resolve the disaster there.

Ergolia died in this cataclysm, and one of the pure water spirits, Fukaros, succeeded her as the water goddess.

From the very beginning, Fukaros devised a plan to deceive the divine and created her human form, Furina, to separate her divinity from her humanity.

Frynn will replace Fucarus in Fontaine and play the role of the water goddess for five hundred years in an attempt to deceive all of Teyvat and the laws of nature, making everyone believe that Frynn is the true water goddess.

Fucarus concealed his divinity and the heart of God within the Cardinal of Decree.

Fucarus used the trials that took place at the Opiclie Opera House to transform the people's faith in the water god into a powerful force, so that on the day of disaster, he would have enough power to sentence himself to death and destroy the water god's throne.

She invited the newly born water dragon Navelette to serve as the Supreme Judge of Fontaine, so that when the day of execution arrived, the power to control the water element could be restored.

Seeing this, Zhao Chuan was shocked by Fukaros's wisdom and courage, and also felt sorry for Funina who had created this for the sake of the plan.

Five hundred years passed in this way, but not long ago, Leosley led travelers to visit the restricted area of ​​Mero Petersburg.

Within the restricted area, there is a large sluice gate that protects the primordial crater below.

Leosley confirmed that if the sluice gates were breached, all the Fontaines would dissolve.

As a precaution against the prophecy, Leosley drew inspiration from the legends of Remuria and built the Veengolay.

According to legend, some time after Egolia was created as the heart of the primordial sea, King Remus of Remuria found the prophet Sybil, who had transformed into a golden bee, and together with the golden bee and the great ship Fatuna, established his own kingdom at sea.

However, Remuria fell under the prophecy and sank into the abyss.

Now, Zhao Chuan has witnessed the reality before his eyes.

On the very day the prophecy came true, Furina was brought to trial by the citizens of Fontainebleau for deceiving the people about her true identity in an attempt to force her to reveal her secret.

As predicted, Furnessa was found guilty in what was Fontaine's most historic trial.

Shortly after the verdict, the Star-Devouring Whale from the Abyss stormed into the opera house and attempted to engulf the Fontaines who possessed the primordial energy of the womb.

In its moment of crisis, its actions were stopped by the prince in his armed form, and it was subsequently defeated by Navelette and the Traveler.

And so, the real prophetic disaster began.

As Fucarus had planned, she sentenced herself to death, destroyed the throne of the water god, returned complete control over the water element to Navelette, and freed her human form, Funina, from the constraints of responsibility.

Zhao Chuan used his abilities to see the future that was about to come.

Navelette then used her power over the water element to give the Fontaines real blood, turning them into true humans and thus "forgiving" their original sin.

During the battle with the Star-Devouring Whale, Navelette separated the energy of the Primordial Ocean from its body, allowing him and the Traveler to subdue the Star-Devouring Whale.

During the battle, the surging water elemental energy caused the deep seas of Teyvat to churn, and as prophesied, it flooded the entire Fontaine.

However, since the people of Fontaine had transformed from water sprites into real humans, the flood did not dissolve anyone in the water.

The image ended, and Zhao Chuan returned to the darkness. But soon he found himself back in the opera house, only to find it deserted. The only person standing before him was Fukalos, who looked exactly like Furina.

"You are!"

Zhao Chuan asked, puzzled.

"You must be Zhao Chuan. Thank you. Because of you, Funina hasn't given up and doesn't feel lonely. I will return the power to the Dragon King. From now on, Funina will be Funina, and the Water God will be erased from this world."

Fukaros stepped forward, took Zhao Chuan's hands, and smiled gently.

“Fukaros, there are other ways. I will break the sword above your head for you. We will definitely think of other ways to break the language barrier.”

Zhao Chuan dared not admit that this was true.

"It's no use. This is the last resort, the only way. Only Vilette can reverse it. You've seen the future of history, haven't you? It's unchangeable. Even you can't withstand the erosion of the primordial seawater, can you?"

Fukaros explained with a smile, but cruelly told Zhao Chuan that this was the truth.

"But... I really can't accept it. Even though we only met once, you and she are one."

Zhao Chuan's vision gradually blurred, and countless tears fell. As an outsider who had come here, he had no idea how many tears he had shed.

"Alright, Zhao Chuan, be good. My half of the divine essence will still be inside Funina's body. She is still herself, so don't worry. Time is running out, and her sentence is about to end."

Fukaros smiled and released Zhao Chuan's hand, taking a few steps back.

"Zhao Chuan, please take good care of Funina for me."

As soon as Fukalos finished speaking, the longsword fell precisely from the sky.

Fucarus collapsed to the ground, and moments later vanished into thin air, flying into the distance.

Just then, Zhao Chuan's memory ended, and he finally understood everything and returned to the real world.

At this moment, the primordial sea of ​​fetuses has begun to spread, surging towards the city of Fontaine like a raging tide.

Zhao Chuan looked back and found himself still inside the opera house, but the scene around him sent a chill down his spine.

The once bustling stands are now completely empty, leaving only silence and darkness.

On the opera stage, Luminous and Navigette remained unconscious, lying there motionless.

Zhao Chuan understood that perhaps it was his arrival that caused the timeline to deviate.

His gaze turned serious, and his heart was filled with a sense of responsibility.

He knew he could no longer delay and had to take immediate action.

Zhao Chuan took a deep breath, took firm steps, and walked out of the opera house.

He walked on air, his body floating lightly in the air, as if he were one with heaven and earth.

He looked down, and as far as his eyes could see, the sea was relentlessly swallowing the city.

Zhao Chuan stared at this scene, a strong determination welling up in his heart.

He wants to protect this world and safeguard those innocent lives.

He sighed deeply, his eyes flashing with a dazzling white light, like brilliant stars in the night sky, radiating a breathtakingly powerful aura that shook the entire world.

The sky was now shrouded in endless darkness, but Zhao Chuan was like a ray of light in that darkness, radiating the clearest and purest aura, moving heaven and earth and inspiring their reverence.

At that very moment, Zhao Chuan suddenly let out a thunderous shout, a sound as powerful and awe-inspiring as thunder.

This shout seemed to have exhausted all his strength, and then a huge and pure white energy burst forth from the sky, like a giant cage.

The white light illuminated the entire sky, dispelling the darkness without a trace.

This sudden turn of events left the people, who were still in a state of panic, stunned. They all looked up at the sky, their eyes filled with astonishment and disbelief.

Zhao Chuan returned to the ground, raised his hands, and white spiritual power emanated from them, like stars twinkling in the darkness, maintaining the white power in the air until the white light enveloped the entire Fengdan City, forming a barrier, like a giant white eggshell, blocking the water of the primordial fetal sea from the outside.

He knew this was only a temporary respite, and according to the power of prophecy, everything could be reversed once Navelette awoke.

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