I'm in the Teyvat running group

There are not many bards to begin with. Even since entering Teyvat, Yunxiu has only seen two bards who are truly legendary or above: Venti and the Oni girl, Inazuma.

Even with their own developed spell system, the number of bards is not large. A bard with legendary equipment, close to Genshin Impact level, cannot possibly have a lower status in a team than an eighth-ring warrior.

This is also quite interesting, because warriors are indeed the least valuable. Legendary and above are another matter, but most warriors below legendary level cannot compare to other classes of the same level in terms of value. Of course, combat power is another matter. This is mainly because there are just too many people in the warrior class, which is a class that relies on physical strength, especially after the emergence of the magic system.

How many warriors are there? Teyvat currently has nine major classes and over a hundred minor classes, but warriors make up about 40% of them!

Especially with the widespread adoption of magic, there are more and more warriors. Unless you can fuse magic to develop your own unique combat skills, warriors don't actually have enough options.

Conversely, some less popular professions have the fewest, such as the Mechanist and the Bard, which are extremely rare. The Mechanist is relatively more common, probably because Teyvat itself has many technical methods and many people have a need for them. However, the Bard is not that important most of the time. Bards are only needed to assist in certain situations, and without unique skills, the Bard's strength is actually quite average.

One of the key reasons why Venti is the most powerful bard is that his various methods are simply too terrifying, especially his ability to transcend timelines, which is often even more terrifying than that of an archmage specializing in alteration.

Such bards are very rare, even among bards.

Chapter 334 A Hundred Paths Tempered at the Sacred Banquet

However, when it comes to Wendy and the bard, we can also talk about the professions of the gods themselves.

Yunxiu later had many conversations with the Emperor and learned that the Emperor was actually a Taoist priest in his youth, a profession similar to a wandering knight. The Emperor developed the "Severing the Three Corpses" technique based on the Taoist priest's skills, and his three bodies cultivated in different directions. However, his Rock King Emperor incarnation should actually be considered a powerful variant of the "Holy Warrior".

In other words, they possess both extremely strong defense and combat power, as well as some special methods to fight against evil monsters.

This was not unexpected for Yunxiu, because his own father was in a similar profession. Tian Shu Xing naturally studied the immortal techniques of the Emperor's lineage, so this profession was not surprising at all.

Many of the immortals are also wandering knights, which fits the situation of the Emperor's clones.

As for what the other body is, judging from the situation of Li Shui Die Shan and Xiao Yue Zhu Yang, Yun Xiu thinks it might be a mage. After all, the Emperor is very knowledgeable about spatial magic, which is something that many people cannot do, but the Emperor has done it.

Raiden is a variant of a monk, while Raiden Shin is a variant of a mage. The spells of Raiden Shin, Hosaigu, and Baichen are almost from the same lineage. Of course, some elements from the Liyue mage system were later added. Yueji herself is closer to Raiden Shin. The one who actually inherited the spells of Raiden Shin and Baichen is Yae no Kiko.

However, she only recently broke through to the legendary level, and Yae no Miko is still quite a distance from Tsukihime.

What's most interesting about Inazuma is that there are many professions for sorcerers. Many powerful demons cultivate this path to explore the potential of their bloodline. Of course, the ancestor of this bloodline is the powerful demon Bai Chen and the group of demons under her command. Bai Chen herself has never married. As for Fox Palace and Eightfold Divine Child, they both have their own parents. Bai Chen is only responsible for teaching them.

Nasita and the Great Tree King share the same profession: a variant of the sorcerer. Many of their abilities actually come from the World Tree, which can be considered a kind of bloodline in essence.

Most of their abilities are based on this, just as the structure and knowledge of the world itself come from the power of the World Tree. However, due to the Faith Institute, Sumeru is arguably the place with the highest concentration of Teyvat mages. If most places in the world have two warriors out of five people, here there are two mages out of five people.

Moreover, the proportion of priests and mechanics is not low, but there are not many professions that focus on physique and strength.

Although the research center on the mainland is gradually shifting to Inazuma and Liyue, Sumeru naturally has its own advantages. Located at the very center of the mainland and connecting the other six countries, it is arguably the most suitable place for exchange and communication. Therefore, Sumeru City is still a gathering place for a large number of scholars offline, and its development of magic is second only to Liyue.

Frynn is a variant of the water mage. The legendary weapon in her hand looks like a sword, but it is actually a magic sword. It cannot be used to cut people, but it is almost invincible when used to cast spells.

As seen in many previous battles, Funina can unleash massive area-of-effect spells that cover tens of kilometers at a time. She is unique in terms of boosting her status and dealing damage over a wide area. However, Fontaine itself has many warriors but relatively few mages. Occasionally, a few Fontaine mechanics can be seen, perhaps because of the Fontaine Academy of Sciences.

Because the development of this timeline is more reasonable, the Fontaine Academy is more prosperous than the original timeline. Interestingly, the Fontaine Academy is the most commercialized of all these research institutions. Many of the happy water and other products that Yunxiu drinks are made by the Fontaine Academy. They have even started to replicate various snacks from Yunxiu's memories.

As for why, it's probably because soft drinks are just too profitable...

As for Nata's fire god, Mavica, he is a powerful barbarian warrior, a true god of war. Whether it is combat power, combat skills, or even understanding of combat, he can be said to be second to none among the seven gods. Yunxiu actually wanted to test just how terrifying a powerful legendary warrior really was.

So he tried to "partner" with Vulcan, creating an avatar to test Mavica's strength.

As a result, with both sides displaying their legendary strength, Yunxiu's projection was destroyed by Mavica in less than three minutes.

Yunxiu tried various methods, such as spatial isolation, multi-layered defense, and invincibility, but none of them could restrain Mavica's attacks. Various control and slowing spells also failed. There were even cases where newly cast control spells were directly destroyed by a single slash using brute force.

Then, once the attack began, a simple action, like a tidal wave (Mavika called it a continuous critical hit), unleashed forty-five strikes in one go, directly shattering all of Yunxiu's shields. As he forcibly refreshed his shield and blinked, he was instantly followed up with dozens of close-range strikes, directly shattering Yunxiu's projection.

Yunxiu had never encountered such a powerful warrior before; it was almost beyond his comprehension!

Even Diluc doesn't have such terrifying continuous output. Although Diluc has Steel Flame, which is similar to continuous critical hits and can unleash twenty or thirty strikes at once, Diluc doesn't have this kind of invulnerability and uncontrollability.

You can see this from the time Diluc fought Lady. Diluc is actually not very strong in terms of control or resistance. His attack power is sufficient. However, Vulcan is a near-perfect warrior. He has perfect immunity to control and speed. Although his output is probably not the highest among his peers, it may require charging to reach its maximum.

But the total output is truly terrifying!

Moreover, the oppressive force is unparalleled. Yunxiu has never seen a war god with such terrifying oppressive force. If we simply talk about combat power, most of the seven gods are actually on the same level.

However, the sense of pressure is often not closely related to combat strength.

Just like how, among the Seven Gods, the one who put the most pressure on Yunxiu was not Maweika, but actually the Great Compassion Tree King. This is because the pressure from the Great Compassion Tree King was entirely mental. Even though Yunxiu had strong resistance, the mental pressure from the Great Compassion Tree King was still extremely difficult for Yunxiu to resist. The Little Auspicious Grass King also had this ability, but Yunxiu could withstand the Little Auspicious Grass King's pressure.

However, it can also be seen that Little Lucky Grass Queen was actually able to deal with the skirmishers independently in the original timeline battle, because her mind control was very effective against the skirmishers. In fact, the skirmishers fought under her mental pressure the whole time. The moment Little Lucky Grass Queen pulled him back to reality was extremely terrifying.

It is precisely because of this terrifying understanding of the world and space that the Little Auspicious Grass King can play such an important role in the spiritual realm and the void.

The impact of a powerful warrior like Mavika is truly unprecedented. Even the Emperor has a warrior side, and the experience he brings is completely different.

The Ice Queen—Yunxiu wasn't entirely sure what her profession was, as he'd only seen her a few times at a few divine banquets. However, Yunxiu sensed that her profession didn't seem like a normal one, and might not even be any of the professions he knew.

Yunxiu had only ever seen this kind of situation with the dragon race before.

The dragon race is a completely different system, with no concept of professions. However, the dragon race is exceptionally powerful, and its own combat system is very unique. However, Serania did not use the dragon race's system, but rather the angel system, which is the same model that Lemuria used to follow, and which Rene also learned.

The angel system is actually somewhat similar to pure spiritual upgrade, and there is a theory that one can become a transcendent being simply through the spirit. However, this method of cultivation for transcendent beings has great flaws. Not only can one not retain their physical body, but it may also affect the final transcendence. This is why Yunxiu does not recommend transcendence in this way.

Of all the training systems for Transcendent beings in Teyvat, the best is still the "Severing the Three Corpses" cultivation method.

The Three Corpses Severing Cultivation Method is truly perfect. The one created by the Emperor is a genuine method that allows for the transcendence of the three bodies into one, something that no other cultivation method can achieve.

Yunxiu still doesn't know how the Emperor created this thing, because it must be much stronger than the angel's cultivation method. You know, the angel from Liyue most likely learned this magic, otherwise it's impossible to explain why she was able to appear during the Demon God War while she was imprisoned and help the Emperor fight several battles.

The only explanation is that the angel learned how to sever the three corpses and created a clone of one of them. This clone helped the Emperor fight the war, which was also a way of repaying a debt of gratitude.

Therefore, the relationship between Zibai and the Emperor cannot be so simple. Since the Emperor's creation of this method must have occurred before the destruction of Haibopolia, and given the existence of Langya at that time, what was the Emperor's mindset when he viewed Langya's destruction?

Even Zi Bai must have encountered some huge change, and may even have been killed by Tian Li.

That nail from the bottom of the giant abyss is very likely the one used to deal with Zibai.

As for how Zibai survived the nails, judging from the current hints, it is very likely that Istaru and the Emperor acted at the same time. As for why Istaru helped the angel, Yunxiu doesn't know either.

Because Istar also helped the people of Fuchishita Palace overcome their difficulties.

Chapter 335 The Mystery of Time and Shadow: A Powerful Figure Appears

One thing that makes Ishtar difficult to understand is whose side she's on.

Currently, the major ruling states each have their own territories, and Ishtar is involved in Mondstadt, Liyue, and Inazuma. In fact, the Abyss Palace even lists Ishtar as the first among the gods, the so-called "God of the Eternal World".

Another interesting point is that in that book, Iris is ranked second. Of course, as the guardian of the borders of Teyvat, Iris certainly deserves that title, but it also shows that Ishtar is actually quite restless, because Iris's famous saying is—"I can say whatever I want, and the laws of nature can't control me."

It is now almost certain that the ancient civilization of Arcadia in Mondstadt is related to Ishtar, because Venti's identity as one of the Thousand Winds, coupled with the fact that the ancestors of the Gunnhilds family came from the ancient civilization of Mondstadt, makes it almost certain that the relationship between the Gunnhilds family and Venti was likely orchestrated by Ishtar.

In addition, the names of the palaces in Yuanxia and Langya are also mentioned, making the palace more unique and prosperous.

Nata is the territory of the Death Ruler, and judging from the current situation, Winter should also be her territory. Sumeru and Fontaine are the territories of the Life Ruler. As for the Sky Ruler, it seems to be outside of it for the time being. Although there is already news of the Sky Ruler's betrayal, who can the Sky Ruler turn to?

Only the four Adventists are above the four Shadows in Teyvat, which limits the scope to the second and third Adventists, namely Nibelungen or the mysterious Third Adventist. Based on the information Yunxiu has gathered so far, the Third Adventist is likely an incarnation of herself from one of her timelines, which means it can only be Nibelungen.

The fourth being is Luminous, and at least I haven't heard any news from Luminous to me. Luminous wouldn't hide anything from me.

As for the claim that Paimon might be the ruler of the Void, Asmodé, and has recognized a new master, this possibility can be disregarded. Both Yunxiu's own investigation and the original timeline of Genshin Impact have essentially ruled out this possibility from the outset.

While many conspiracy theories may suggest this, what needs to be considered is: what has the highest priority in Genshin Impact's own text? The answer is the main storyline and the one or two sentences displayed on the loading screen. These are official statements from the developers, and among these messages is the line "Paimon is the best partner."

This is the official setting, so there is no such thing as a master-servant relationship.

Based on all the information available, Paimon's two most likely identities are: first, a relationship similar to that between Columbia and Kutar, in which Paimon is actually a small fragment of Tenri, or a clone, who tore off a piece of himself after Tenri saw the Traveler awaken and begin his journey, transforming it into Paimon and dropping it beside him.

As for the second possibility, it's rather outrageous: Paimon could very well be that archangel!

Before the original seven kingdoms in Genshin Impact, each kingdom was led by an angel. Above these seven angels was an archangel, Koitar, who was the so-called "first angel." He later disappeared. Considering Paimon's situation, it is understandable that he lost his power and degenerated to this point.

Although there are claims that "Koytar has lovers," the stories in the epic poems are probably only reliable in terms of names. The existence of angels is certain, but what they did is hard to say.

Of course, another possibility is that Paimon is indeed the Ruler of the Sky, but the current Ruler of the Sky is no longer her consciousness. Her body has been controlled by other consciousnesses, and Paimon is a newly derived consciousness. This is also possible.

For example, Ajo, who was next to Ineff and Kinich, was actually like this. Originally, they were both the consciousness of the Dragon Lord, but after a long time, their actual feelings were completely different. Their bodies gave birth to new consciousness, or their memories disappeared and they had new ideas.

Memory is one of the key elements in shaping the consciousness of the Teyvats, and this is a recurring theme in all the stories.

In fact, the information within the ley lines is a kind of "memory." The resurrection of Gui Zhong by Yunxiu and the others through this Night Watcher War is a kind of memory revival. Although the Demon God is dead, as long as she does not have the status of a Descendant, she will definitely leave her traces in the ley lines. Therefore, by extracting the traces and memories from the ley lines, a soul can be shaped and resurrected in the end.

Of course, resurrection itself requires a huge flow of energy and information. The Night Watchers War in Nata had an extremely large flow of information and energy. There were even cases in history where legendary strongmen in Nata were resurrected during the war.

This matter is currently being pushed forward at a rapid pace. In the past few days, Yunxiu has noticed that many friends have come to the council office, including the team dispatched by Zhidong, led by "Captain" Capitano. The team includes the young master and several other powerful individuals, and the scale is quite impressive. It seems that Empress Zhidong has indeed gone all out this time...

Most of the strong individuals were already quite familiar with each other because they had previously fought together in the Dead Zone. Several of the Fengdan members even brought a few board games to play with everyone, including some pretty good tabletop RPGs, and even one written by Yunxiu himself.

Even Falgar has joined the tabletop RPG game, currently rolling dice with Capitano and Elhesen, making Clarind, who is acting as the host, roll her eyes.

The three of them had incredibly bad luck when rolling the dice. Despite Clarind having greatly relaxed the restrictions, they still suffered four consecutive major defeats, forcing them to resort to combat to resolve the issue. This also resulted in a significant waste of time, but the time constraints prevented them from timing their attacks well.

The final result was that even the host couldn't handle the situation and had no choice but to tear up the card and start over.

Three legendary men were thus blocked by a trick plant in the game's mechanics. But in reality, we know that when faced with this kind of problem, "plant communication" and "persuasion" can solve the issue, although of course, some luck is required...

The people at the other table were incredibly lucky. Even Minagi, who was new to tabletop role-playing games, easily achieved several major successes. Although this dog girl was taciturn, she clearly had good relationships with the legendary powerhouses from several other countries. However, Yunxiu was quite surprised that this girl was a skill-based player who didn't like combat when playing tabletop role-playing games.

Many times, she relied on various skill cards and other methods to progress through the story, something Yunxiu herself hadn't expected.

This dog girl's fighting style is actually quite open and aggressive. Yunxiu had fought against an invasion from the Dark Sea with her before, and she still vividly remembers her powerful combos and fighting style.

This person was mentored by Lei Yingdong in the study of swordsmanship. He has truly grasped one aspect of Lei Yingdong's swordsmanship and explored it to its extreme. It can be said that he is about to begin to condense his own laws.

As the pinnacle of Teyvat swordsmanship, Ray the Movie has reached the pinnacle in many aspects of her swordsmanship, such as "sharpness," "power," and "severing." These can be considered among the most powerful laws, and most humans, even legendaries, could not possibly learn and master them all.

Just like how Tsukihime's research focuses on "power" and "speed," Tsukihime's swordsmanship is top-notch in both speed and power. Her skill level is even comparable to that of the hunchbacked guy corrupted by the abyss. Her crazy sword fighting is arguably the ultimate swordsmanship that Yunxiu has ever seen. This level of skill is what Lei Movie brought us.

Minagi's swordsmanship focuses more on "severing" and "explosion." Her swordsmanship emphasizes the ultimate power of severing in two with a single, charged strike, which can be seen in several battles.

Her swordsmanship was so skilled that she could easily cleave a legendary peak-level demon in two with a single strike. If the demon wasn't the type that could regenerate its body, then that one strike might be fatal...

Of course, she needs someone to assist her, because in most cases she can only manage a few strikes. This is where she falls short of Lei Yingdian, who can easily hack and slash for hundreds of years. Just like the battle in the Dark Sea before, several legends fought hard but couldn't defeat such a powerful enemy.

However, the fact that Lei's movie could annihilate Bushgalo with a single strike from thousands of kilometers away is terrifying.

Legends and gods may seem to be only one level apart, but in reality, they are quite different. Of course, the gods in the movie are not ordinary gods either. It's hard to say whether an ordinary god could defeat someone like Capitano.

Most of the legendary powerhouses who came to help Nata this time are also very important in their own countries. The likes of Tsukuyo Tsukuyo, Falga, Capitano, and even Minagi all have the power to ascend to godhood at any time once a god falls, just like Funina and Fukaros before them. In essence, they are candidates for godhood in their respective countries.

Interestingly, Nata's Holy Night Pilgrimage this time did not actually prohibit foreigners from participating, so many powerful individuals who came to help in the war also participated in the competition...

Even Falgar signed up to join in the fun, supposedly because the champion would receive a barrel of Nata's special wine.

Chapter 336 Grand Gathering, Ancient Name, Girl's Heart

In Mondstadt, everyone Yunxiu knows drinks alcohol. In fact, Mondstadt is undoubtedly the most developed and consumes alcohol in the world.