Genshin Impact: Starting Guide - End of the World Qi Bao

"Who said we had to convince that broken puppet? I meant, we had to convince the real Thor, the Thor movie."

The divine child, upon hearing these words, seemed to think too highly of the person before her. Everyone knew that Inazuma Raigin was Raiden Shin, but very few knew the true Raiden Shin, who had died in the battle of Kanria. Her younger sister, the warrior Raiden, was forced to become the new Raigin, and perhaps unable to let go of her sister's death, she ultimately retreated to the Pure Land of One Heart to uphold 'Eternity'…

The goddess sighed, recalling unpleasant memories.

"Little one, how much do you really know?"

Jue Xi smiled and said.

"I know you're over five hundred years old, Lord Kuji."

Upon hearing this, the Divine Child was both amused and exasperated. "This little guy, you can't just say things like that! It's made me feel less sad all of a sudden," the Divine Child said helplessly.

"You little rascal, you're so naughty! Don't you know it's impolite to casually reveal a girl's age..."

Jue Xi, however, simply reached out her hand.

"Heart of God."

The divine child directly raised his hand and patted Juexi's hand, saying.

"Dream on! You have to do that first before I'll give you the Heart of God."

"Then, Lord Chief, could you please help me settle my lovely little Qiqi and this drunken social outcast?"

Wendy immediately reacted.

"Who are you calling a social outcast! Say that again!"

The divine child then noticed Miss Wendy and Nana. Little Nana was quite cute, but this Miss Wendy... she felt like she had seen her somewhere before but couldn't quite place her. The divine child asked.

"This Miss Wendy looks really familiar. Have we met somewhere before?"

Wendy was also looking at her, lost in thought.

"hiss……"

Wendy suddenly remembered. Many years ago, at a gathering of the gods, Raiden really had a personal samurai by her side. According to Juexi, that samurai must be her real sister, Raiden, the current Raiden. What a pity. And the pink-furred fox that samurai was holding back then must be the Yae no Miko before her. Looking at the expectant expression on the Miko's face, Wendy made a decision…

"Hey~"

Jue Xi slapped Wendy on the head.

"Lord Kuji, please don't worry about her. Just make arrangements for these two, and then take Kiana and me to see the Thunder General."

The divine child stopped dwelling on the matter and, after explaining it to his subordinate priestess, Kano Nana, led Juexi and Kiana to the castle tower.

Chapter 103 First Meeting with the General

The Divine Child led Juexi and Kiana to the entrance of the Castle Keep and stopped. Juexi asked.

"What? Aren't you going in to see your Thor?"

Upon hearing this, the Divine Child, unusually, abandoned his usual fake smile and sighed, saying with a hint of melancholy in his expression.

“Little one, you know perfectly well that the Thunder General inside the castle tower is just a puppet, and I haven’t seen her for a very, very long time…”

Looking at the pitiful state of the Divine Child, Jue Xi couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy. This sly fox, though stubborn, was surely the most important person to her in the end… Jue Xi replied earnestly, looking at the Divine Child now.

"Don't worry, even if I can't change Inazuma's situation today, or persuade her to cancel the Eye Hunt Order, I can definitely let you see the real Raiden General, not that cold puppet."

The Divine Child hesitated for two seconds, looking at the serious Jue Xi in front of him, and then chuckled.

"Little guy~ You're really funny. I haven't been made to laugh like this in a long time. It's really funny that you suddenly look so serious. What, were you moved by my acting skills, Master Ji? I really didn't know that 'Traveler' was such an easy-going type."

Kiana, angrily stepping between the two after hearing this, glared at Yae no Miko with a cat-like face. Juexi immediately shielded Kiana behind her again, laughing hysterically. Juexi was genuinely afraid that Kiana might get upset and beat the Miko half to death…

The divine child certainly enjoys watching the drama unfold.

"Oh my, the little guy is really lucky. It seems that this lovely Kiana is the type who likes to protect her own."

Kiana replied.

"Even if you praise me, you can't laugh at the captain."

Jue Xi was also saying this.

"Haha, if it's inconvenient for the priestess, then just leave her here. Qi Bao and I will go inside. You can go back to Narukami Shrine and wait for us."

Upon hearing this, the divine child immediately turned to leave, saying...

"Then I'll wait patiently for good news, little one!"

Juexi and Kiana walked directly into the castle tower. The Divine Child must have secretly spoken to the guards, Narukami Army, to allow them to pass without hindrance...

After taking one step, the divine child turned back and looked at the castle tower, muttering to himself.

"I entrust my god to you..."

Juexi and Qibao entered the castle tower, while Kiana continued to complain.

"Captain, you're really something. You have such a good temper, and when you're trying to comfort her, she laughs at you."

Jue Xi thought to herself, "This scoundrel is really arrogant." However, she wore a malicious expression on her face and said with a smile.

"Haha, Qibao, it's okay, she's just joking. She's just a sly fox, don't worry about her. Besides, Qibao, if you want to stand up for me, just take it out on that Thor later."

Kiana sensed something was wrong; whenever her captain laughed like that, it meant something bad was about to happen.

The two soon arrived at General Raiden's room. Kiana, seeing the "Raiden Mei" with purple braided hair, understood why the captain had given her that meaningful smile earlier. Before, it was just the same voice; this time, the same appearance and the same world as hers were completely different!

The Thunder General slowly opened his eyes.

Are you the variables of "eternity"?

Chapter 104 "Peace" Talks?

Juexi was just joking.

"I never expected that the general, who rarely leaves his home, would actually know that I am the variable?"

General Leidian did not make a move immediately. She looked at the Eye of God at Juexi's waist and said calmly.

"Outsider, I sensed it when you killed Oser before you crossed the thunderstorm. Your Eye of God is a fake. It can drive ice elements without the flow of elemental power. You are an exception, and exceptions are eternal enemies."

Jue Xi also asked the question.

"So you plan to embed me into a statue?"

General Thunder seemed to be thinking for a moment, and then said.

"I hope you can leave Inazuma. If you leave, I'll pretend nothing happened."

Jue Xi was stunned after hearing this. Who knew that this dead puppet actually had a brain and wasn't so inflexible? Looking at the answer from this "Thunder General," Jue Xi was surprised.

"I've long heard of the power of Wuxiang's One-Sword Technique, and I really want to try it out. Besides, I'm curious: in a duel before the emperor, the winner gets a chance to turn the tide, while the loser is punished by the gods. If you, General, lose, will you punish yourself by the gods?"

"rude……"

General Lei Dian's eyes and braid glowed with a faint purple light... She pulled the "Dream One Heart" sword from her chest. Jue Xi felt something was off. Could a doll's eyes and braid light up? She had never noticed before. Could this be Lei Dianying?

Jue Xi looked at Lei Yingdian, who was about to make his move, and said.

"Wait, aren't you going to invite me to the Pure Land of One Heart?"

The "Thunder General" was also a little puzzled, and instead of directly swinging his sword at Juexi, he asked her a question.

"How do you know about the Pure Land of One Heart? Have you met the Divine Child?"

Jue Xi, upon hearing the person before her address that scumbag fox god as "Child," confirmed her identity. She thought to herself, "Wow, I'm really influential. It's Lei Ying personally receiving me, not that puppet." She had originally planned to fight the puppet, but being pulled into the Pure Land of One Heart to have a proper talk with Ying seemed to have saved her a lot of trouble.

Juexi replied.

"Um... I'm not sure what to call you, but I'll still call you General. It might sound a bit strange, but I know that the person in front of me is the real Thunder General, Thunder Movie, not that puppet. I've already met with Lord Kuji, so can we put the sword away now...?"

Lei, brandishing the knife in his hand, said disdainfully.

"What's wrong? Why are you suddenly so respectful? Weren't you just challenging me to a duel before the Emperor?"

Jue Xi explained.

"Let me make it clear beforehand that I'm not afraid of you, General, but you should put away that 'Dream of One Heart' for now. My initial plan was to play a game with your puppet, and then you, Shadow, would definitely pull me into the Pure Land of One Heart, so I could talk to you. But I didn't expect you, Shadow, to actually come out and wait for me in person."

Shadow didn't know why she wanted to see him in person; she just felt a sense of familiarity with him, and she even had a strange urge to meet him after sensing his presence. Now it seemed he even knew the name of this sword, which couldn't have been given to her by the Divine Child. So she had been keeping an eye on things ever since Juexi and the others arrived on the island. First, she went to the shrine magistrate to find the two youngsters from the Kamisato family; then she went to Narukami Shrine to find the Divine Child, and finally came to find her. Shadow sheathed her weapon and said.

"Hmph, you know quite a lot. In that case, then, 'Eternal' enemy, tell me, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Jue Xi sighed and said, rubbing her forehead.

"General, Shadow, my name is Mu Juexi, you know that, right? Stop giving me weird nicknames, just call me Juexi. And the person next to me is Kiana."

"Ha, boring, Shadow."

Hearing Ying's words, Juexi understood that Lei Shen meant she could just call her Ying, and didn't need to call her General.

Jue Xi thought for a moment and then said.

"Well... Shadow, I'm not here for anything major, just to take your 'Heart of God' and then stop you from carrying out that Eye Hunting Order. Inazuma is facing serious internal and external troubles right now. Internally, there's the resistance on Sea Inquisition Island, and externally... I'm a 'Traveler,' an executor sent by the Fools. Uh, I might do something bad to Inazuma. Maybe, maybe. Oh, right, the first broken doll you made might be back in Inazuma now; it's called 'Scattered Soldier.' I might do something bad to Inazuma, but he definitely will..."

Kiana was afraid of interfering with her captain's plans. Although she was very curious about this "Mei" as soon as she entered, she didn't say a word for fear of affecting her captain. Now, hearing her captain's words, she was speechless, wondering if her captain really had a plan? And why was he being so direct? In front of her. Ying listened to Juexi's words and spoke seriously.

"Juexi, right? Have you... always been this brave?"

"what?"

Jue Xi was somewhat puzzled, but seeing Dao Ying's glowing purple eyes and the darkness spreading around him, she knew that a fight was still going to happen. Jue Xi took Kiana's hand and snapped her fingers. The three of them instantly appeared in the 'Theatre of Domination,' but Jue Xi had already transformed it into a place with mountains, water, a beach, and a large villa, a far cry from its former gloomy state, now bathed in sunshine.

Even Shadow, one of the Seven Gods, was shocked by the scene before her. After all, she was just a country girl. There wasn't even a stool in her Pure Land of One Heart. She wondered how she had lived there for hundreds of years... Shadow said, "I can use my powers here, but I can't enter the Pure Land of One Heart."

"Jue Xi, is this your power? Space?"

Jue Xi didn't know how to answer either, since he had many kinds of power. After thinking for a moment, he replied.

"This is just one of them. I've already said, Shadow, I'm not refusing to fight you because I'm afraid of you."

The fighting spirit in Shadow's eyes grew stronger, as if he was no longer the current ruler of a nation, "General Thunder," but had reverted to the Thunder True Guardian, Lei Ying. Shadow spoke.

"Juexi, let's have a proper competition. I haven't encountered an opponent as strong as you in a long time. I'll only consider your opinion if you win. So, let's go."

Ying once again took out "Dream of One Heart" and pointed it at Juexi. Juexi also looked helpless. He raised his right hand, holding something in his hand. The next second, he produced a sword emitting black energy called "Sword of Domination".

So, are we still going to fight?

Chapter 105 "Mortals" Stand Shoulder to Shoulder with "Gods"

Jue Xi thought that this was her first time fighting a serious god. Given Lei's personality, he wouldn't hold back, although she was sure she wouldn't lose.

As expected, when Lei saw the sword that appeared out of thin air in Juexi's hand, he immediately swung his own blade. Without the slightest hesitation, the blade light of "Dream of One Heart" struck directly at Juexi. Juexi simply raised his "Sword of Domination," blocking the attack without using any fancy swordsmanship or Honkai energy.