I, from the Celestial Empire, have parachuted into Teyvat.

This is reality, not some TV series, movie, or anime. Nobody's going to talk to you about martial ethics or waiting until you're fully prepared before fighting. That's not respecting the opponent's strength; that's being an idiot.

War has never been about martial ethics.

As for why arrogance didn't reappear only after fully unleashing its power?

Perhaps it was blinded by anger, or perhaps it was overconfident in its own power? While this certainly fits its name "arrogance," only asking it directly would likely reveal the truth...

Chapter 501 I'm becoming more and more interested in you

Before the swamp, Ivan, separated by the Star Silver barrier, gazed silently at the Arrogance encased in solid ice in the center, somewhat lost in thought.

"command......"

Suddenly, Xiang Feng's voice came from behind, pulling Ivan back to reality from his thoughts.

Ivan asked, "Is everything ready?"

Xiang Feng said, "Yes, all departments have made preparations according to your instructions."

"it is good."

Ivan nodded, his gaze returning to Arrogance, frozen in the center of the swamp.

As one of the original destructive beings, Pride could not be so easily frozen to death, but being encased in ice also caused Pride to lose all mobility.

It can be said that arrogance is now a prisoner completely at the mercy of others.

Ivan could have directly used the power of the Heart of the Wind God to try to completely eradicate Pride, but Ivan did not rush to act.

Because some key questions have not yet been answered.

Next, Ivan will use the power of Thor's Heart to pull Pride into his mind domain and talk to him. There is basically no possibility of any problems with Pride in Ivan's own mind domain, but just to be on the safe side, Ivan still asked everyone to prepare in advance for the possibility that Pride might escape due to an unexpected event.

"Ivan, are you really going to do this?"

Standing before the swamp, Jean looked at Ivan, still feeling somewhat worried.

Ivan said, "Only arrogance knows the answers to those crucial questions... Don't worry, everything will be fine."

After saying this, Ivan nodded to everyone, and then a flash of purple light appeared on his right hand, summoning the Heart of Thor from within his body.

Taking a deep breath, Ivan closed his eyes, and the power of Thor's Heart was activated. In an instant, Ivan's consciousness rushed toward Pride, who was trapped in the solid ice.

At the same time, Ivan's body also lost control and fell down. Jyn, who was prepared, caught Ivan's body and then, with the help of others, laid him flat on the open ground to the side.

......

Arrogance suddenly opened his eyes, looking around warily, and all he could see was a vast white world.

"No need to look anymore, this is not reality, this is my mental realm."

Suddenly, a voice came from ahead. Arrogance looked up in the direction of the voice and saw Ivan's familiar figure standing quietly not far ahead.

Looking at Ivan, Arrogance's eyelids twitched slightly, then he narrowed his eyes.

"It's you? This is your mental domain? You pulled me in?"

Ivan nodded and said, "That's right, I brought you in. As a sentient being, you should understand the characteristics of the mind realm, so I advise you not to have any other futile thoughts."

Arrogance stared intently at Ivan's face, remaining silent for over a minute.

A minute or so later, Arrogance exhaled a breath of stale air, as if suppressing his inner emotions, and his tone became calm.

"You really surprise me, I've said that many times... What's that weapon that froze me called?"

"Extreme Cold Bomb".

Ivan smiled slightly and continued, "To be honest, although your power has not fully recovered, if you were to unleash all your power, it would probably be a difficult battle for us."

Hearing Ivan's words, Aoman slowly clenched his fist: "That's right, although my original power has not recovered much, it is still about 20% of my peak strength, and my body has recovered to one-third of its peak strength. It's just a pity..."

Ivan picked up where the arrogance left off, and continued, "Unfortunately, the battlefield is never ruthless."

Arrogance raised its head and said, "As the first being of destruction, I was born from the initial arrogance of the beings in the world of the Imaginary Tree, yet I never imagined that I would ultimately fail because of arrogance..."

At this point, arrogance looked at Ivan again.

"You didn't pull me into your thought process just to see my defeated expression, did you?"

"That's natural."

Ivan shrugged. "I brought you here because I have some questions I want to ask you."

"First, I want to know how you woke up from your slumber."

He gave an arrogant sneer and said, "Why would you ask that question?"

Ivan stroked his chin and said, "Ever since I learned about your origins, I've been very curious. You were severely injured in the battle a thousand years ago and fell into a deep sleep. If you had a way to accumulate power on your own while asleep and awaken, it definitely wouldn't have taken so long. If you couldn't accumulate power on your own, then your awakening is quite suspicious..."

"Your observation skills are indeed very sharp."

Arrogance continued, "That's right. The battle a thousand years ago severely injured me. During my slumber, I was indeed unable to accumulate power on my own to awaken. I was quite surprised to be able to awaken. During the initial period after I woke up, my thoughts and perceptions were all in a state of chaos. I don't know exactly how I woke up, but in a daze, I saw a figure."

Ivan frowned and asked, "A human figure?"

"Yes, a figure wearing a white dress and a half-mask."

Upon hearing this, Ivan was instantly startled, and his expression involuntarily changed slightly.

He chuckled arrogantly, "Judging from your expression, you should know that person, right?"

Ivan remained silent and did not respond.

Ivan did indeed know that person.

A white dress, a half-concealed mask...

PhD!

Have the Fools ever been to the depths of Teyvat?

Was arrogance awakened by the doctor?

Why do the Fools awaken the destructive beings who are enemies of the Imaginary Tree world?

At that moment, countless questions surged wildly in Ivan's mind.

It was at this moment that Ivan realized that there was probably a deeper secret hidden behind the awakening of arrogance.

Putting those questions aside for the time being, Ivan looked up at Pride and asked his second question.

How many of the original Destroyer Creatures were there?

"Heh, you seem quite interested in our destruction of life."

Ivan looked up and said, "You can consider this my personal interest... if you really believe me."

Pride sat cross-legged on the spot and whispered, "Including myself, there were seven original destructive beings: Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, and Lust. In some worlds, we are called the gods of emotions; in others, we are known as the Seven Deadly Sins..."

Ivan raised an eyebrow: "The Seven Deadly Sins... So that's how it is... You just told me this information without holding anything back?"

He burst into arrogant, unrestrained laughter: "As the destructive power continues to sweep across the Tree of Imaginary Numbers, you beings on its 'leaves' will eventually find out. And..."

Arrogantly, he looked at Ivan, his red eyes narrowing slightly.

"I'm becoming more and more interested in you."

Chapter 502 A Secret Web Spanning a Thousand Years

With a flicker of divine thought, Ivan's consciousness returned to his physical body.

The first thing Ivan saw when he opened his eyes was Jyn's concerned gaze.

"You're awake? How are you? Are you alright?"

Looking at Qin's face so close to his, Ivan moved his head slightly and felt as if he were resting his head on something soft. He subconsciously reached out and touched it, and Qin's face instantly turned a little red.

"This is my thigh..."

Hearing Qin's mosquito-like buzzing, Ivan sat up abruptly, then met the faces of the people around him, who, like Qin, were filled with concern and confusion.

Xiang Feng asked excitedly, "Commander, you're awake? How are you?"

"The situation is... alright. Perhaps Arrogance knows that any struggle is futile, so it's been relatively cooperative and has told me everything I wanted to know."

"In that case, Commander, when shall we execute it?"

Ivan paused for a moment, then looked up and said, "No, let's not execute Pride for now."

Everyone was stunned when they heard Ivan's words.

Xiang Feng asked, puzzled, "Not execute them?"

Ivan nodded and said, "Arrogance may still be useful in the future, but now is not the time to eliminate it."

As he spoke, Ivan's gaze returned to the arrogance frozen in the ice of the swamp, and his thoughts drifted back to a few minutes earlier.

......

"Alright, I've asked all the questions I wanted to ask. Goodbye... oh no, I should say goodbye forever."

Ivan waved his hand, preparing to dispel the mental space, when arrogance suddenly called out to him.

"Wait a moment."

Ivan looked up at Arrogance.

"Is there anything else you want to say?"

“Of course.” Arrogance tilted his head slightly. “You asked me a few questions, could I also ask you a few questions at the end?”

Ivan raised an eyebrow slightly, thought for a moment, and then nodded.

"it is good."

"You planned to eliminate me after you left, didn't you?"

"I think we both know the answer to this question."

The arrogant red hand extended two fingers: "Second question."

"Where does the power you intend to use to eliminate me come from?"

Ivan frowned: "Why did you ask that question?"