Skirk was the first to cut to Orion's side, immediately slashing open a spatial rift behind him.
It was Skirk's private Abyssal Power space.
Orion was knocked directly into the Abyssal Power space by the two of them. Lumine and Skirk, having missed their initial strike, immediately switched positions, turning with a pose that looked remarkably like Kirito's UGO, flourishing their swords, and then returning to an offensive stance.
But the next moment, the two of them froze, because Orion didn't pay any attention to them as they passed by; instead, he used his hands to hold the spatial rift open to prevent it from closing, only letting go after a few seconds once Paimon had flown in.
Lumine and Skirk exchanged a glance and sheathed their swords.
This was definitely one hundred percent problem-free, alright.
The two walked over to Paimon and Orion. Lumine even went up and poked and prodded Orion all over before nodding: "It doesn't seem like there's any difference."
"The difference is huge, okay." Orion slapped away Lumine's wandering hands: "Before, I was just in the transition period from childhood to adolescence. Now, I'm properly in the adolescent stage! I've become much stronger!"
Just the core temperature of my main body's flame bullets has risen to eighty million degrees.
Lumine didn't care about that: "Didn't you say before that you could walk sideways anywhere in Teyvat? If you've become stronger and can still walk sideways, what's the difference?"
Orion:... That actually makes some sense.
Paimon didn't pay attention to whatever Orion was muttering. He flew around Orion once and said: "You don't seem to have been injured at all, so I'm relieved."
Orion patted Paimon's little head: "Paimon is still the best to me! Unlike my good apprentice, whose head is only filled with thoughts of snuggling with a Shota."
"That's biased," Lumine argued: "I can snuggle with my Shota Master even if he grows into an adolescent Master."
Skirk ignored their bickering, walked over, grabbed Orion's hand, and began to perceive his condition. A moment later, he looked at Orion suspiciously: "How is there nothing left? Logically, after absorbing so much Abyssal Power, you shouldn't have consumed it all at once."
Orion lifted his clothes, and a slit suddenly opened on his body. Inside, besides the blue light, some black energy could be vaguely seen.
"My main body, the saucer, can store things. I can carve out individual compartments inside and store different things in them. The Abyssal Power I absorbed in the universe is also stored in there."
Lumine and Paimon watched curiously, while Skirk reached out to sense it, his eyes widening immediately.
It could only be described as vast.
"Just how much power did you absorb in the universe..."
Orion closed his midsection, only to find Lumine still staring at him.
"What are you looking at?" Orion asked.
Lumine straightened her back and rubbed her chin: "In the future, if we go camping outside, can you sleep in the wild while we sleep inside your belly?"
Skirk, Orion:...
Orion said expressionlessly: "Then you won't be able to hold your little Master all night."
"Then never mind." Lumine rejected her own proposal at light speed.
Orion suddenly clapped his hands: "Oh right, speaking of the little Master form, now that my main body has successfully reached the adolescent stage, I have a rough understanding of some of my characteristics."
After speaking, Orion turned around and transformed into a Shota.
Lumine's eyes instantly turned red, and she was about to pounce, but fortunately, Paimon grabbed her scarf, restraining her with a snake-like suffocating grip.
Orion showed off his childhood form, then turned again. His height suddenly shot up by two heads, transforming into his adolescent form, leaving the three women stunned.
Orion, about 1.45 meters tall, already looking quite handsome but still with some childishness on his face, said: "This is my, let me think how to put it... 'current stage appearance'. It's like when my main body was in its childhood stage, it took on the human form I just showed. And now that the main body has reached the adolescent stage, this form is the current stage."
Lumine became visibly disappointed: "Although the adolescent form is not bad, is my Shota gone?"
Orion shook his head: "Not at all. Currently, I can exert power close to my main body in both the adolescent form and the childhood form; I'm just telling you that I've become stronger."
Skirk walked over, grabbed his hand again to check, and asked: "So your adult form truly has power limitations?"
"Yes. To be precise, the Giant Spider is the main body, the childhood form and adolescent form are manifestations, while the Giant Wolf form and adult form are just mimicries. That's about the feeling." Orion tried to summarize it.
In other words, in terms of combat power: Main Body Saucer Giant Spider > Shota = Adolescent > Adult = Giant Wolf.
The Giant Wolf form is a mimicry created after obtaining a fragment of God power from Andrius, similar to how ORT created a Grand saint graph for itself in the original work, though there are slight differences.
The difference between the adult mimicry and the Giant Wolf mimicry is that the adult mimicry is a degraded version of the main body. All of the main body's abilities can be used, but they are all weakened. For example, flame bullets can only be fired at one million degrees; any more than that and the mimicry body won't be able to withstand it.
The Giant Wolf mimicry, on the other hand, was finally combined with his Ideal Fluid through Abyssal Power. Now, it's more like it has become a part of his skills. For example, the Elemental Skill can summon Wolfy, and the Elemental Burst can transform into a Giant Wolf. It's equivalent to being bound to the Anemo Element. The God power has been modified by Orion into a part of his skills, completing the attack methods that the Ideal Fluid was lacking.
After perceiving him, Skirk let go of his hand: "I think I roughly know what your growth mechanism is."
Orion reverted to his adult form, looking shocked: "How do you know? I haven't figured it out myself after living for so long."
Paimon asked: "Isn't it just growing with age?"
Lumine also raised her hand: "Is it absorbing energy? Didn't Orion grow after absorbing Dvalin's energy?"
Skirk shook his head: "I suspect it is 'mastering power'."
As he spoke, he stroked Orion's belly with his finger: "The energy he devoured in the universe wasn't just Abyssal Power. Nuclear energy, Authority, wish power, the list goes on. And even if we only talk about Abyssal Power, its content has long exceeded the amount absorbed from Stormterror. Yet he hadn't grown from before until now; it was only when he arrived in Teyvat that he grew. I believe the essence is that you were previously just blindly collecting, but after arriving in Teyvat, you became more and more proficient at mastering the energy within your own body. Using Abyssal Power to mimic the Cryo element, learning the Anemo Element on your own, and learning some ways to use God power from the remains of a God—finally, in the decisive battle, two or three types of power mixed together to become your own power. This might be the reason for your growth."
Upon hearing this, Orion also began to ponder. It really seems to be the case. His last growth seemed to be after trying to simulate his main body's ability, "flame bullet," using Abyssal Power.
But Lumine suddenly raised her hand to ask a question: "But that's not right. Doesn't Orion know a bunch of God Authorities? Why didn't those make him evolve?"
Orion could answer this question himself: "If Skirk's theory just now is correct, then it's actually normal that I didn't evolve. Because those Authorities aren't essentially things I have mastered; it's just that I killed the previous owner and the usage rights were temporarily transferred to me. In fact, I have tried to combine different Authorities into stronger power, but failed because I couldn't integrate the Authority power."
Lumine put her hands on her hips and looked at Orion: "Then I never see you training. Why are you hoarding so many things in your belly? You don't take them out to use; can they breed if you pile them together?"
This sentence choked Orion. He actually had a rough direction. When he knew that the black energy was Abyssal Power, he felt that he could slowly digest the various powers and Authorities he had swallowed in his belly through Abyssal Power, rather than just staying at the stage of brute force.
As for why he didn't think about practicing, first, it was because he needed to save the Damselettes of Mondstadt, and second, it was because he was lazy.
Mobile game hoarders all have a strange characteristic: I probably can't hoard gacha resources, but I won't drink a single stamina potion.
Over 1,500 Golden Apples in FGO, battery power in Zenless Zone Zero never dropped below 2300, stored stamina in honkai: star rail won't be lower than 2,000, in honkai impact 3rd, even the Bronya swim ring is still kept, the double coupons in Honkai Gakuen 2 must be full, not a single serum has been used in Punishing: Gray Raven, sanity potions must wait until the last day to be consumed, and in Girls' Frontline, I always consume stamina potions automatically before idling to clear stamina.
A porcelain rooster, an iron fairy crane, a glass mouse, and a glazed cat.
And that Fragile Resin, I panic if it's less than thirty.
The only place where he is diligent is with disposable items; when playing Zelda, he will personally pick up every wooden arrow he shoots.
It's fortunate that these Authorities and other powers are not disposable; otherwise, Orion wouldn't even touch them, having long since put them in a box as exhibits.
In this small territory of Teyvat, as long as Great King Fa hasn't awakened, it's not impossible to speed-run it with brute force.
However, now that he roughly understands the way he grows, Orion also has a general plan for the future.
First! Learn from Skirk how to use Abyssal Power to mimic other Elemental Powers, and strive to learn how to let Abyssal Power corrode other powers.
Second! Travel normally, slowly awaken more Elemental Powers, or obtain more God powers. This way, he can use the Abyssal Power of a certain element as a binder to synthesized different types of power into a stronger power. Once the Crafting is almost done, take it and fuse it with the Authorities snatched from other worlds to synthesized even stronger power. Repeating this cycle, as he masters his powers more and more proficiently, he can also grow stronger and stronger.
Third! Urge Lumine to properly complete the main storyline, and then pull more cards! Let more waifus descend into Teyvat!
Good luck, Lumine, our happy life is in your hand
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