Time returns to a little earlier, Orion took advantage of Lumine and Paimon walking in front with their hands full of food, while he huddled in the back with the other girls to set a trap for them.
"Let me tell you, when it's almost time for the Rite of Descension to start, all of you find a way to run to a place with no people, and then take the opportunity to return to the Miliastra Wonderland!"
You have to know that this plot segment is a key node. Originally, Lumine wouldn't be suspected much because he had participated in the preparations for the Rite of Descension. Now, because he has a master like himself who isn't afraid of seeing the gods of various nations, even if he really encountered the so-called Sustainer of Heavenly Principles, he would dare to shout: "Go! Orión-zard!" and then sit back and enjoy the results.
What? You ask what if the master in his normal state can't beat the four shadows of the Heavenly Principles? Isn't there still Gigantamax that hasn't been used yet?
To add some urgency, Orion decided to let everyone sneak back to the Domain Hall later, and then he himself would kill Lumine's Pass, cutting off all extra factors!
At that time, the only variable would be to find a way to get Lumine captured by the Millelith, which would be much more controllable.
But Yunli was unhappy when she heard this: "How can that be? I went through so much trouble to run this far to watch the show, what am I supposed to watch if you change the channel on me midway?"
Orion gave a crooked smile: "Don't worry. Once you return to the Domain Hall, just go find Skirk. I used items from the Gate of Babylon to modify the functions of the Miliastra Wonderland Pass. Now, that communication earring of Lumine's has a live streaming function."
As the time neared for Ningguang's cutscene, Orion took out a tissue to wipe Paimon and Lumine's mouths: "There are so many people here, stop eating, you look like starving ghosts! Anyone who doesn't know better would think I abuse you two every day!"
"Hehe! It's just that there's too much delicious food, isn't it?" Paimon laughed shyly.
Orion held Lumine's shoulder and pointed to the small incense burner on the side: "That incense burner can be used for making wishes. It is said that wishes made there will be blessed by Rex Lapis, you know?"
"Really?!" Lumine went to help the people of Liyue prepare for the Rite of Descension every day, so naturally, he heard the people of Liyue praising Rex Lapis daily. Now, he and Paimon could be considered half-fans of Rex Lapis.
Moreover, Rex Lapis is said to be male, while the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles is a mysterious white-haired woman, so it's clearly not the same thing.
Now, upon hearing that there was a matter of divine blessings for wishes, Lumine immediately went to make a wish with Paimon. Lumine wanted to find his brother, and Paimon wanted to be able to travel with Lumine, Orion, and the others forever.
Taking advantage of Lumine running off to make a wish, Orion quickly said: "Let a group leave now! Those who aren't good at lying go first! Who is coming with me?"
Noelle raised her hand first: "Me!"
Thus, Orion and Noelle ran off first.
When Lumine and Paimon returned, they discovered two people were missing: "Eh? Where are Master and Noelle?"
"Ah, well, someone was calling for help over there just now, so Noelle went to help with Orion." Yunli explained. Lumine nodded upon hearing this; it was their style.
At this moment, Shenhe suddenly said: "Last time I returned, Master asked me to deliver some things to Bubu Pharmacy. I just saw them, let me go over there."
"Ah? Oh, okay, come back quickly."
Shenhe also ran off.
After a while, Big Griseo suddenly picked up Griseo: "Griseo needs to go to the bathroom, I'll take her there."
Griseo followed suit: "Toilet, submit to me!"
"Stop submitting, stop submitting."
Big and small Griseo also ran off.
Immediately after, Anaconda suddenly lowered her head and asked Clara: "Eh? Did we not turn off the [Solar Flare Explosive Constraint Disintegrator] when we came out this morning?"
Clara nodded with a blushing face: "We, we seem to have."
"What is that?! It sounds so dangerous!" Paimon was shocked and urged the two to hurry back home. She didn't want to go back in the evening and find that their house had been blown up and they had nowhere to live.
Finally, Yunli stood on her tiptoes and said: "I think I saw people from the Guhua Clan. As the Grand worship, I need to go say hello. I'll go over first!" Then she also ran off.
On the scene, only Paimon and Lumine were left, which was like the Herrscher of Corruption looking at Kaiya—staring at each other with big eyes.
"Why did everyone run away?" Paimon made a classic shrugging, confused gesture.
At this moment, Ningguang looked up at the sky and then shouted: "The auspicious time has arrived! Respectfully invite Rex Lapis!"
Everyone's gaze focused over, and they saw Ningguang casting a spell with her hands, several golden lights of the Geo Element condensing in her hands. As she turned around, the golden light was also struck into the incense burner.
The offering table trembled, and the incense burner hummed, as several streams of golden light shot into the sky! In an instant, the wind and clouds over Yujing Terrace changed, dark clouds gathered, and countless golden heavenly thunders flashed along with them.
Countless foreign friends who came to visit appeared extremely excited. They didn't expect the Rite of Descension to have such a grand display! Several people from Fontaine were even whispering to each other: "Do you think that every time Lord Furina makes an appearance, he needs to have this kind of display too?"
"That's true, I'll write a letter to the Palais Mermonia to make a suggestion when I go back."
However, the seasoned Liyue veterans all sensed that something was wrong. In the past, when Rex Lapis appeared, even if it wasn't purple, blue, green, and misty, it should at least be filled with thousands of rays of rosy light and auspicious colors, right? What the hell were these black clouds twisting and gathering over Yujing Terrace, and the golden thunder continuously charging from afar?
Black clouds and cold winds fill the sky, Rex Lapis's power is boundless.
On Yujing Terrace, Ningguang's expression became increasingly grave as time passed, until thousands of heavenly thunders converged into one beam. With a crisp sound like a hammer and chisel striking each other echoing between heaven and earth, the golden thunderbolt suddenly descended!
Countless golden thunders struck the incense burner. Where thunder and fire met, Overloaded reactions occurred from time to time, and the lid of the incense burner was blown, clattering non-stop! Golden electric light flowed from the legs of the incense burner into the ground, climbed over the railing of Yujing Terrace, and crawled downwards, golden and magnificent.
It was very strange. Normally, the voltage near a lightning strike is as high as 100 million to 1 billion volts, yet Ningguang was standing right next to the incense burner protecting her eyes, and nothing happened to her. This lightning strike did not seem to be a natural occurrence.
Suddenly, it seemed like a dragon's roar sounded within the thunder, followed by the sound of a giant object falling to the ground.
The stone platform shattered, and smoke and dust rose everywhere. When the tribulation clouds in the sky dissipated, everyone looked up again and was immediately panicked, and the voices of the people became chaotic.
A huge creature covered in brown scales, with a pair of golden dragon horns on its head and long, bright golden dragon manes, lay fallen beside the incense burner. Its dragon body, tens of meters long, was coiled in disarray, destroying all the offering tables that had been arranged in a Bagua shape around it.
Only one place, only one offering table remained intact. That was the Kun hexagram representing "Earth," which was also the "Death Gate" among the Eight Gates!
Ningguang waved away the smoke and dust, looking at the scene before her in disbelief. She took two quick steps, reached out her hand near the dragon body of Rex Lapis to sense it, and then stepped back in disbelief, her breathing somewhat rapid.
But soon, the sense of responsibility as the tianquan star forced her to calm down. She turned around, waved her hand, and shouted: "Rex Lapis has been assassinated, seal off the entire venue!!!"
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