In Teyvat, it all begins with rescuing the grass god.

But after listening, Rhodes couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

The ability to reverse the power of the abyss.

Why does this sound so familiar?

"Could my body also be a manifestation of spiritual light?"

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This guess is highly improbable.

But upon closer examination, it does seem to make some sense.

Then, considering that when I opened my eyes, I happened to be in the middle of nowhere in the desert.

Rhodes came to a conjecture.

He may not be a body at all, but rather his current body is a result of the arrival of his soul.

perhaps.

Before his soul arrived on the continent of Teyvat, his current body was actually just a ray of light wandering in the desert. Then his soul descended and attached itself to this ray of light. Relying on the memories left in his soul, the originally amorphous ray of light automatically constructed Rhodes's previous body, and even perfectly replicated that college student's physique. Therefore, this gave Rhodes the illusion that he had been transported to another world.

This also explains why he has the unique ability to purify the power of the abyss and convert it into elemental power.

His ability to speak the language of Teyvat without a teacher and to use the power of Hermanubis, a demon god, without any side effects, might all be because his true form is aura.

After all, the light was separated from the Flower Goddess's body. Even if it didn't leave Rhodes with any power belonging to the Demon God, it was still transformed from the body of the Demon God and had a strong capacity to contain the power of other Demon Gods. The subconscious of this light may also still retain a part of the Flower Goddess's memories, but Rhodes didn't realize this and simply regarded his uniqueness as a special case of transmigration.

As for the conjecture that the Eye of God is a shackle that binds oneself.

This might be due to a problem caused by his soul not belonging to the continent of Teyvat, but it's hard to confirm at this time.

Based on this guess...

The Great Tree King's current situation is exactly the same as Rhodes's.

They are all bodies made of aura; they are all external consciousness, not the consciousness of the aura itself.

Clarify the idea that you are a manifestation of spiritual light.

Now, another problem faces Rhodes.

Oasis Queen Nabu Marikata, the Flower Goddess.

She is different from the Great Tree King and the elemental daemons of Teyvat.

She is a very special demon god who does not wield elemental power.

As for the power wielded by the Flower Goddess.

It's the power of spiritual light that can reverse the abyss.

If Rhodes remembers correctly, this power should be called the Light Sphere Force.

Based on this idea...

From a biological perspective, Rhodes is not human at all, but an elemental being composed of light-elemental forces.

This explains why his elemental powers naturally possess self-healing abilities.

Because this is a characteristic of elemental organisms.

"After all that, it turns out I'm not human."

These interconnected speculations left Rhodes depressed all day, until Hazard arrived and met Tinari, which eased his mind somewhat.

Since that day when I told Azhar about the imminent return of the Great Tree King.

Rhodes then ignored him.

Every day, all we did was bring him food and water at fixed times to keep him from starving.

However, after learning that the Great Tree King was still alive...

Hazard became like a walking corpse.

Let alone food and drink.

They don't even know when they need to use the toilet.

He sat on the ground all day, repeatedly muttering, "She wasn't dead after all, she wasn't dead after all."

Tinali visited once during that period.

He had originally come to tell Rhodes that he had received a vacation from Nafis, but seeing Hazard's current state, Tinari felt pity for him.

He didn't ask why Hazard had become like this.

They didn't ask who the person Hazard mentioned who hadn't died was.

He only sighed softly.

They took good care of this former great sage, who, even in exile, always presented himself as a dignified scholar, and even fed him and gave him water.

In the words of Tinari.

As someone who was once a sage of the Academy, even if he were to leave, he should do so with dignity and not embarrass Sumeru in front of outsiders.

Rod did not stop him.

Hazard's health was already poor, and according to Nafis, even if he were to live peacefully, he probably only had one or two years left to live.

Now that he knows the news of the Great Compassion Tree King, and given his severely damaged mind, he probably doesn't have many days left to live.

No matter how heinous his past crimes may have been.

Hazard is about to die, so giving him a dignified death shouldn't be a problem.

that's it.

Tinari stayed with Rhodes to take care of Hazard until the agreed departure time.

Both the lady and Mond's delegation were punctual.

The moment the two groups met, they saw intense hostility in each other's eyes.

Especially when Wendy saw the lady, he didn't say anything, stuck out his tongue, and then simply hid behind Abedo, the militant of the Mondstadt delegation, and stayed with Klee, who was still a child.

"Mr. Rhodes has quite a few guests."

Despite being at a significant disadvantage in terms of physical strength, the lady showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, she openly displayed her malice towards Mondstadt, her eyes fixed unabashedly on the pitiful-looking Wendy.

She understood the situation very clearly.

This is Mount Sumeru, not Mondstadt.

If the Mondstadt people attack her, the official envoy sent by Winter Solstice, without any provocation on her part, the Ice Queen's rebuke will not lessen just because the Mondstadt Wind God has returned.

"So it's Lady Zhidong."

"It is an honor to travel with you. If I have offended you in any way, please forgive me."

The spokesperson for Mondstadt is Kaia.

Compared to women.

He didn't show any malice; in fact, he was all smiles, making it impossible to guess his true thoughts.

Just as both sides were exchanging sarcastic remarks...

Rhodes stepped forward and stood between the two groups, directly interrupting any potential conflict between them: "Gentlemen, we should get going. If we leave too late, there won't be any dinner left when we reach Hope City."

"Humph--"

"please--"

Amidst the differing voices of the lady and Kaeya, the expedition, composed of the Winter Solstice envoy and the Mondstadt envoy, embarked together on their journey to Hope City.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 197: The Plan Has Changed, Increase the Force

Chapter 197 The plan has changed, so we've increased our efforts.

Rhodes and his companions traveled in a carriage pulled by camels.

Actually, with their abilities...

There is absolutely no need for this inefficient mode of transportation.

But what can they do when they're representing their respective countries?

Moreover, Tinaari also had to carry Hazard on his back.

If he were to carry him from Sumeru City to Hope City, given his heat intolerance, even if Rhodes transformed into a refrigerator, he probably couldn't save him.

"They seem to have some kind of grudge against each other."

Sitting in the carriage, Tina, who was feeling uneasy, was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief when Rhodes's ice elemental power took effect. She also had time to start talking to Rhodes about the hostility between the lady and the Mondstadt envoy.

no way.

It's so obvious.

Even an outsider like Tinali could see it.

It was just that the situation wasn't right, otherwise they definitely would have started fighting.

"They."

"The feud is huge."

Rod laughed and said, "It's precisely because they have such a deep grudge that I'm bringing them together."

"what?"

Tinari exclaimed in surprise, "This isn't a good idea."

Even though he did not hold any official position in the Sumeru government.

But he also knew very well that it was not a good thing to have two opposing camps locked in such a conflict, especially on Sumeru's territory.

"Nothing bad."

“Some people want to interfere in the internal affairs of Sumeru just because of its strong national power, and it just so happens that her enemies have also arrived.”