Phanes's brow furrowed slightly: "Modeling?"
"Could it be that someone looks very much like me?"
She was no Old Timer; of course she understood what Modeling meant.
Even if she didn't, the world would tell her. Born with innate database access rights—that was her.
If she went over to Little Garden, she would at least be certified with the Gift of [Omniscience].
Hermes shook his head, offering no explanation, and instead smiled, saying: "Welcome back. Ronova and the others have missed you very much."
Indeed.
If not for the sake of his four lovely goddesses, Phanes would have likely had to wait until these four Sustainer of Heavenly Principless increased their power to a certain level before they could pull her back themselves.
But that would have taken more than just a short while... Phanes gave the man before her a deep look, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with his words.
They missed me?
How come I can't tell?
It seems that compared to my resurrection, they care more about your feelings, don't they?
However, none of that mattered. In this short time, she had already gained a deep understanding of this land favored by the stars.
She felt a sense of disappointment toward her former subordinates, wishing they had more ambition.
As lifeforms she had personally created, possessing extraordinary talent and deep foundations, how could they be so unpromising?
In this world, it was one thing not to hold the top spot, but how could they now barely manage to maintain a first-rate level, nearly failing to hold their ground?
Back then, when they rebelled against her, they were so meticulous, using all sorts of endless methods, each more elaborate than the last.
And now?
Now that the crisis is gone, they've all just decided to lie flat?
The lifelong competitive Great King Phanes shook her head at the sight.
The only one who could earn a bit of her respect was actually a cook... "Xiangling, oh Xiangling, you are now the backbone of all Teyvat. You must keep up the good work!"
Phanes muttered silently in her heart.
In her eyes, Xiangling was much more motivated than those slacking Archons, and her upward momentum was the strongest.
As the goddess who once governed Human Realm Power, she also had deep attainments in things like 'willpower.' vision, in essence, was a result of her exploration of willpower.
She knew very well how powerful the essence of willpower could be.
And to be able to adapt willpower into a variant—Gourmet Willpower—Xiangling's talent was beyond doubt.
Deeply exploring the path of gourmet food and the path of willpower, she even joined forces with many Star Lords to establish the Gourmet Association... All of this constructed Xiangling's path as a Star Lord, allowing her to go further and further, with her potential growing higher and higher.
In Phanes's eyes, as long as Xiangling didn't go astray, her future achievements would definitely not be inferior to those Star Lord groups exploring the rules of national destiny combined with Immortal, God, and Martial paths.
Morax? A rigid and stubborn old stone!
Barbatos? A wisp of first-class wind between heaven and earth, a complete playboy.
Focalors? Always wavering between cowardice and recklessness.
Barnabas? A naive and romantic little girl.
Mavuika? Her fighting spirit is quite vigorous, but unfortunately, her foundation is too poor.
The Raiden sisters? Together, the two of them are barely passable.
As for Nahida? If she hadn't won by default, carried by the Secretary-General of the Heavenly Principles, Buyer—that Great Compassion Tree King—Phanes highly suspected this infant-stage Archon would have stayed in the Sanctuary of Surasthana until the end of time.
Looking through the original seven nations of Teyvat, the only one who could catch her eye was actually Xiangling, this little chef?
In the world of Teyvat, could only she, Phanes, and Xiangling be called heroes?
Hermes looked at Phanes's ever-changing expression and couldn't help but laugh. This was the lifelong competitive Great King Phanes!
"Alright, Phanes, why are you getting upset with those little ones who aren't even Star Sovereigns?"
"But, Lord of Heavenly Principles..."
Phanes bit her lip, hesitating. She just wasn't satisfied.
These Archons were all born from her own essence; how could they be so lacking in ambition?
They need to toughen up!
"Alright, Phanes, we sisters have finally reunited after so long. Let's go catch up properly first."
Seeing that Phanes still wanted to say something, Istaru stepped forward with a smile and pulled her former leader away.
The other three goddesses also lent a hand with excitement.
They felt that with the return of this eldest sister, they seemed to have completed something. The speed at which their strength was increasing was almost eerily fast.
Hermes watched the five sisters depart with a smile and couldn't help but praise: "The version-updated five sisters of Phanes... it feels like they're cheating a bit too hard!"
With Phanes as the core hub, the strength of Istaru and the other four goddesses had essentially received a massive power-up!
The Prehistoric Greatness's Method of Severing the Three Corpses to Attain the Dao at least followed some basic laws.
But the five sisters of Phanes were cheating quite blatantly. This was truly stepping on one's own left foot with the right to fly straight into the heavens!
Hermes even added fuel to the fire by giving Istaru and the others the authority of Sustainer of Heavenly Principless... In the world of Prehistoric Greatness, that would be a [Saintly Seat]!
"The Prehistoric world has the Three Pure Ones, and my Star Crown Court has the five sisters of Phanes..."
The corners of Hermes's mouth curled up, and he made up his mind to see if he could strengthen them even further!
According to this level of power-up, these five sisters truly had the potential to accompany him in conquering the myriad realms.
Having made his decision, Hermes turned his attention back to Kikyo's side.
Mm.
The progress over there was generally smooth, though Nigouzi looked a bit disheveled right now.
"Kikyo, you jerk! I haven't even settled the score with you yet, and you're already making a move?"
Beneath the Tree of Ages, Inuyasha, his body smoking and his Fire Rat Robe in tatters, gritted his teeth as he confronted the priestess who had reappeared in the world.
Pure Beauty Kikyo also frowned. Looking at the version of herself in this world, who was shrouded in resentment, she felt a subtle sense of strangeness.
However.
She naturally wouldn't explain anything to Inuyasha. As a Dog Demon, he was thick-skinned and wouldn't die from a beating.
"I clearly didn't go to dig up her spiritual bones or use Urasue's method to craft a body. Why does she still look like this?"
The two Kagome Higurashis looked at each other.
This newly appeared Miss Kikyo, in her red and white shrine maiden outfit, clearly had the exact same features, but she somehow looked more beautiful than the two of them. Just which shrine did she go to for her training?
We want to go learn there too!
Plus that incredibly black and smooth waist-length hair, and eyes as crystal clear as black jade... "How can we be so beautiful and elegant!" *2
"Inuyasha, only your blood can appease the resentment of this body."
The priestess's voice carried a slight tremor, as if she were trying hard to suppress a struggle within her heart, but in the end, her voice turned cold as she said:
"In life, I could not bring myself to shoot you down, which ultimately left behind this hidden trouble. I died harboring hatred for you. Even though I am now resurrected, this breath of resentment still entangles my soul!"
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