Genshin x Minecraft: Building the Temple of Virtue

Although she didn't know what was going on with the Raiden Shogun lately, who seemed somewhat indifferent to her people's lives,

Ayaka had grown up hearing tales of her, and still firmly believed that the Raiden Shogun cared for her people.

Moreover, the storms in Inazuma were so powerful that even a blind person could sense their strength just by sound.

They weren't comparable to the small thunderstorm they were witnessing now.

However, Zhongli shook his head.

"Indeed, it doesn't compare to Baal's (Raiden Shogun's) thunder, but being in Inazuma, the General can manipulate the ley lines there, and controlling Inazuma is effortless for her."

"If it were somewhere else, the effect would still surpass the arsenic–lead–iron singularity, but it wouldn't be as terrifying as in Inazuma."

"Furthermore, in terms of quality, this blood-colored lightning feels far stronger than Baal's normal lightning."

"It can threaten weaker demon gods, but Baal is an Archon, one of the strongest of all the demon gods."

"And the 'Musou no Hitotachi' is the pinnacle of martial arts."

Hearing this, Paimon blinked, curious.

"Everyone keeps talking about this 'Musou no Hitotachi'?"

Ayaka, noticing the name Baal for this demon god, was a little intrigued—after all, in her memory, the Raiden Shogun's true godly name is Baal.

She didn't ask further, just smiled lightly and explained:

"The General once used the Musou no Hitotachi to instantly defeat the demon god Orobas. That strike, with undiminished force, cleaved through the Eight Brewing Isles…"

"Leaving behind a landmark in Inazuma, the Musou Gorge, famous to this day."

"The Musou no Hitotachi is the supreme technique every Inazuman samurai aspires to witness, but everyone who has seen it… has died."

Paimon gasped.

"Wow! So strong! Ryen! Are we going to face such an enemy? That's way too dangerous!"

She blinked and added in a fawning tone:

"Maybe I should stay behind to help with logistics!"

"Don't even think about it!"

Ryen pouted and retorted,

"I never said we'd definitely fight her. Even if we did, I'm strong enough, okay!"

"But Ryen used to be strong, and now you haven't fully recovered your power!"

Paimon muttered quietly.

Ryen glared at her angrily.

"Say another word, and I'll have you fight the Raiden Shogun!"

Paimon immediately fell silent.

"Seriously!" Ryen said, annoyed,

"We haven't even started fighting, and you're already letting your imagination run wild, ruining your own courage! I never said we were going now!"

"Once we go to the Twilight Forest, get the Shield Staff, find two advanced staffs, and bring the Lich Barrier,

we can rotate them! We could withstand ten strikes from her! Paimon should remember that!"

"Ten strikes from the Musou no Hitotachi, which no one in history has survived—imagine the respect we'd get afterward!"

With Ryen's words tempting her, Paimon's eyes lit up.

After a moment, she whispered,

"So… if we survive the Musou no Hitotachi, will everyone respect me when they see me?"

"That, of course!"

This time, Ayaka answered for Ryen, covering her mouth as she chuckled lightly:

"If Paimon could withstand the General's Musou no Hitotachi, she would be regarded by all the samurai in Inazuma as the ultimate achievement."

"She'd even be sung about in the streets and alleys! Who knows, people might even offer her delicious food as she walks by."

Hearing this, Paimon immediately perked up, standing proudly:

"To withstand the Musou no Hitotachi and save all of Inazuma from peril—who else but Paimon?!"

"Just wait, Inazuma! Your Paimon Queen is coming to rescue you!"

No one had ever seen such an easily persuaded little creature, and everyone couldn't help but laugh.

Paimon imagined walking through the streets, with everyone calling her "Paimon Queen" and furiously offering her food—so much that she couldn't even eat it all!

Just thinking about it made her drool.

After a while, she wiped her mouth and curiously asked:

"By the way… Zhongli's Jade Shield is really strong too—could it withstand the Musou no Hitotachi?"

Zhongli thought for a moment.

"In general reasoning, it wouldn't…"

When Zhongli said it wouldn't withstand it, he meant standing still and letting it hit him—of course it couldn't survive.

After all, the Musou no Hitotachi is the ultimate strike, capable of cleaving a continent.

No matter how strong he is, there are limits.

Paimon scratched her cheek and mumbled:

"Then, since you're called the Geo Archon, could you defeat the Raiden Shogun?"

Hearing this, Zhongli smiled lightly but didn't answer.

Ayaka also felt awkward.

Asking such a question in front of the Geo Archon himself—how torturous!

Doesn't Paimon have any sense of why Zhongli is called the Geo Archon?

Fortunately, Xiao, as the first disciple of the Archon's kitchen, spoke up:

"You must understand, Orobas was originally a Liyue demon god.

Back when the Four Great Demon Gods gathered to attack Liyue, Orobas watched from afar.

He saw the Archon single-handedly defeat all four demon gods, so… he fled Inazuma.

And Orobas himself was not even as strong as those four demon gods.

"During the demon god wars, Liyue had the most demon gods, and the battlefield there was the most brutal.

But they were all eliminated by the Archon—demon gods in Liyue either fled, were subdued, or were killed.

Only Liyue's own demon gods remained.

"And this is why the Archon is recognized as a Geo Archon."

"Baal simply reached the peak of swordsmanship, but the Archon himself embodies martial arts.

He possesses skills beyond the extreme—swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks, and tridents, all mastered to perfection…"

Nearby, Yixiao nodded in agreement:

"You all don't know the Archon's true strength. He hasn't fought at full power for a long time, so it's understandable that later generations haven't seen it.

But we witnessed him on the fields of Guili Plain taking on the Four Great Demon Gods.

Barbatos should have seen it too."

Venti nodded appreciatively, clearly impressed.

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