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But... given Su Hao's speed and strength, he shouldn't have arrived so late.

But in the chat group, he said he was on his way. What's going on?

Ying was a little confused. She didn't quite understand what was going on, because Su Hao's travel speed was usually not that slow.

Just as Ying began to ponder, Tartaglia, not far away, suddenly burst into wild laughter: "Hahahaha, as expected, you are very strong."

"It's just that the timing isn't right. To be honest, if I could, I'd really like to fight you, but right now... sorry, I have to complete the Empress's mission first!"

As he said this, D'Artagnan moved, gripping his spear tightly, and surging lightning element gathered at the tip of the spear.

Ying realized what was happening and tried to stop it, but it was too late.

Tartaglia vanished from his spot, and the next moment he reappeared in front of the barrier, suddenly thrusting towards the [Rock King Emperor's Immortal Body].

"Crack... Bang—!!"

The powerful force directly destroyed the barrier protecting the [Rock King Emperor's Immortal Body].

"Hmm?" Dadalia was somewhat surprised, because he hadn't expected the barrier to be so weak, breaking through with just a touch.

Within this barrier, D'Artagnan could sense the presence of Su Hao and Ningguang, indicating that it was likely set up jointly by the two of them.

I didn't expect this barrier to break so easily. Is it just for show? Or is its defensive capability simply weak?

"The Heart of God! I accept it!" D'Artagnan was overjoyed. All that planning over the years had been for this moment!

A chill emanated from Tartaglia's hand as he used the Empress's power to reach directly into the Rock King Emperor's immortal body, intending to extract the Heart of God.

Chapter 457 Su Hao, who arrived late

"What?! Stop him!!! The Traveler!!!"

Paimon was clearly shocked by this scene, and at the same time, he was secretly anxious, thinking, "Why hasn't Su Hao arrived yet?!"

Even Paimon found it very strange, since the Traveler had already delayed for two minutes.

Given Su Hao's speed, he should have arrived here quickly. Why hasn't he come yet? Could something have happened on the way?!

Ying immediately gripped the bladeless sword, wind element surging around her, and she leaped high into the air, charging towards Tartaglia.

"Hahaha." Dadalia laughed loudly, inserting one hand into the body of the Rock King Emperor, and then said, "I'm afraid Su Hao has only just realized that I'm in the Golden House."

"This contains his and Ningguang's seal. To be honest, I was really startled when I sensed this seal."

"But now that the seal is broken, it's time for me to leave. I'll accept Morax's Heart of God!"

Then, Tartaglia withdrew his hand from the corpse of the Rock King, and his expression became somewhat strange.

D'Artagnan slowly opened his hand, but his palm, which should have contained the heart of God, was now completely empty.

"..." D'Artagnan was shocked; he seemed to have difficulty accepting reality for a moment.

Where is the Heart of God?! Where is Morax's Heart of the Geo God?! Why isn't it here?! Where did it go?! Did Su Hao take it?!

No... Su Hao would never do that! He would never desecrate the corpse of a dead god. Only someone like himself would do something so rebellious.

That is to say...

Just as D'Artagnan was thinking of something, the fire attack came.

Distraction during battle is a major taboo, but Tartaglia didn't care anymore. He condensed a lightning element shield around himself and let Luminous knock him away.

"Success?!" Paimon, seeing Tartaglia sent flying and without the Heart of God in his hand, looked at Luminous with a hint of delight: "Traveler!!! Well done!!!"

“No, that’s not right.” Ying frowned, looking at the [Rock King Emperor] not far away, and fell into a brief moment of contemplation.

"I see, I see, so that's how it is?"

At this moment, Tartaglia disarmed himself in mid-air, took a deep breath, and said slowly with an extremely solemn expression, "Truly worthy of being called the Rock God Morax."

"To be honest, I was initially very confused as to why he died, but now I see... Was this all part of his plan?"

"Using my fake death to allow Liyue to fully enter the era of humans and immortals would be a good thing for both the Seven Stars and the immortals."

"Now I finally understand why the immortals remained so calm despite how things turned out this way. So that's why."

Tartaglia wasn't a fool; after discovering that the Rock King's corpse contained no Heart of God, he immediately figured everything out.

He had considered this possibility before, but more than that, he hoped that he could successfully obtain the Heart of Geo, leave Liyue, and return to Winter to begin a new quest.

Now that the plan has failed, I have to start the original plan again.

To be honest, Tartaglia didn't want to do this originally, because if this were discovered, it would be tantamount to Liyue declaring war on Winter.

But now the die is cast and the arrow is on the bowstring. Tartaglia knows why the Rock King faked his death, but he doesn't accept it!

Since the other party is unwilling to cooperate, then don't blame him for releasing the Vortex Demon God Oser and the Eight Dragons, a demon god with combat power.

"I've really been tricked."

Tartaglia sighed, then slowly stood up, looked at Luminous and Paimon not far away, and said, "This victory belongs to you."

"It's a pity we can't continue fighting. If we meet again next time, let's have a good spar."

"That despicable Rock King Emperor, he actually schemes against even his own people. He is a truly terrifying character. No wonder he is the oldest demon god who has lived to this day."

"But for a moment, I felt that this was the natural thing to do, and I can only say that I was too naive."

Paimon scratched her head, not quite understanding what D'Artagnan was talking about, and couldn't help but ask, "What did you say happened to the Rock King?"

"Why would the Rock King Emperor scheme against even his own people? Isn't he dead?"

Paimon was very confused. In her memory, the Rock King Emperor had already passed away, and his body was here. She, the Traveler, and Zhongli had all begun to prepare for his farewell ceremony.

So now Tartaglia is saying that the Rock King is faking his death and is still plotting against his own people?

"Sometimes, it's better to be simple, Paimon."

D'Artagnan sighed, took a glass bead from his person, and crushed it without saying a word.

“Buzz——!!!”

A portal resembling an abyss rift appeared behind Tartaglia.

Tartaglia sighed helplessly, looking at Luminous and Paimon, and said, "Consider this a friendly reminder, don't return to Liyue Harbor, because I have something to do next..."

Before D'Artagnan could finish speaking, a terrifying pressure suddenly came from afar.

Feeling the familiar pressure, Ying's expression relaxed. She knew Su Hao had arrived, so she didn't need to do anything more.

D'Artagnan's expression also changed slightly. Was Su Hao locking onto him with that familiar oppressive aura?! He had to leave immediately!

Just as D'Artagnan was thinking this, he felt an immense sense of crisis coming towards him from behind, and a purple blade of light pierced through the Golden House and was heading straight for him.

This caused D'Artagnan's expression to change drastically, and before he could say anything, he entered the portal.

Of course, the purple blade of light also rushed in.

"what!!!!"

Tartaglia's screams came from inside the portal; he had clearly been hit.

Of course, the portal disappeared just like that.

"Su Hao?!"

Upon seeing the purple blade of light, Paimon immediately knew that it was an attack unleashed by Su Hao.

"…………" Ying then turned her gaze to the doorway and noticed that Su Hao, Ella, and Black Ella had arrived together. Her expression became somewhat subtle.

"Sorry I'm late." Su Hao looked at Ying and Paimon and casually lied, "I ran into Arecino on the way. She stopped me for a moment, but in the end it was good, the body was not taken away."

Su Hao looked at the corpse of the Rock King Emperor not far away and thought it was great that it hadn't been taken away.

"I see. No wonder you guys took so long." Paimon didn't suspect anything; instead, she nodded seriously, then said angrily, "As expected, this guy is a bad woman too."

"I thought she was a good person. She even had Linnie and Lynette pass on the message to us. It seems that Linnie and Lynette passed the message on to us themselves and it has nothing to do with her."

Paimon was furious. She even stomped her foot in mid-air because, in her opinion, if it weren't for Arecino stopping Su Hao, Ella, and Black Ella, Dadalia could have been captured easily without him escaping.

Ying looked at Paimon with a subtle expression, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

Ying had already noticed some problems, and she felt that there must be a reason why Su Hao was taking so long to arrive.

But the reason for this is definitely not Arecino; the other party deliberately arrived so slowly.

"Alright, alright." Su Hao effortlessly passed the buck to Arecino. He looked at Luminous and Paimon and said, "Reinforce the seal, and then we'll return to Liyue Harbor and tell Keqing and Ningguang the news."

As he spoke, Su Hao looked ahead and stretched out a hand. Rock elemental power gathered from all around, forming a seal around the [Rock King Emperor].

Unlike the previous seal that was easily broken by Tartaglia, this seal is much stronger, equivalent to one that even a demon god's full-force attack cannot break.

After finishing this task, Su Hao clapped his hands and said, "Let's leave here first. The Thousand Rock Army outside has already woken up."

"Let's head back to Liyue Harbor now."

With that, Su Hao prepared to leave the Golden House with Ying and Paimon.

"and many more!!"

At this moment, Paimon suddenly shouted, "Wait a minute, Su Hao, shouldn't we be chasing after that guy D'Artagnan now?"

"By the way, it seems like he was about to do something big!!! Tell us not to go back to Liyue Harbor!"

"Although I don't know what he's up to, if he's going to prevent me and the Traveler from returning to Liyue Harbor, it must be something incredibly serious!"

"And he said that Emperor Yan is not dead?! Is that true or false?! Su Hao, do you all know about this?"

Paimon's mouth rattled off a whole bunch of words like a machine gun. She was in such a hurry that she didn't even notice Ying's subtle little glance.

Su Hao, knowing Paimon's personality well, chuckled and said, "Don't rush. We're returning to Liyue Harbor now precisely to deal with Tartaglia, aren't we?"

"He's escaped now, but he'll definitely go back to the Northern Bank. Even if he leaves Liyue Harbor now, the Fatui of the Northern Bank won't be able to escape for the time being."

"We're heading to the Northern Bank now to arrest those guys."

Ella also looked at Paimon and added, "The Northern Bank doesn't have legs to run away. Although we don't know what D'Artagnan wants to do, as long as we control the Northern Bank, he will still obediently come back."

Black Ella nodded, then gave a rather malicious smile and said, "Perhaps, the Doctor will have one more cellmate."

The Doctor here is naturally the young Doctor who was imprisoned in Liyue Prison.

"That seems to be true." Paimon's mind seemed to clear up after hearing that.

But when she touched her head, she felt like she had forgotten something. She felt something was wrong, but she couldn't pinpoint what it was.