"Greetings, Geo Archon… Azhdaha…"
Shamena spoke respectfully, though her injuries made it hard to bow.
"What happened?"
Zhongli's gaze fell on her wounds.
Severe.
And Venti looked unusually tense.
"A Death Demon God… calling himself the Lich King…"
"He came to seek revenge on Lord Rexasis."
Venti quickly explained.
"What?! Someone dares provoke Lord Rexasis?!"
"Have I been quiet for too long?!"
Azhdaha roared in anger.
"Death… Demon God…"
Zhongli repeated slowly.
Everyone's expressions tightened.
If even Zhongli took this seriously—
It meant trouble.
"Yes."
Shamena confirmed.
"Where?"
"We leave now."
Zhongli said decisively.
"The Elven Forest."
Shamena opened a portal at once.
Zhongli and Azhdaha stepped through first—
Venti and Shamena followed.
"…Are we too late?"
Zhongli frowned.
The battlefield was silent.
Only shattered bones covered the ground.
The elves were cleaning up the aftermath.
"Geo Archon… Azhdaha… Anemo Archon…"
Ipgia quickly approached.
"Where is Lord Rexasis?!"
Shamena asked anxiously.
"…We don't know."
"He took the Death Demon God away himself."
Ipgia's voice was filled with guilt.
"What do we do now?"
"That Death Demon God… is he really that dangerous?"
Venti asked seriously.
"Yes."
Zhongli nodded.
"My elder once mentioned him."
"His authority is… immortality."
"He was only defeated back then because of the Sword of War."
"And even then… barely destroyed."
"Now—Rexasis lacks both his full strength and that weapon."
Silence fell.
"…Immortality?"
Venti was stunned.
"Isn't that… completely broken?"
"What should we do?"
Shamena's voice trembled.
"Based on what I know…"
"Rexasis would never fight near populated land."
"He would choose the sky… or the sea."
Zhongli analyzed calmly.
"I can still fight…"
"I'll try to locate him."
Shamena gritted her teeth.
"Don't forget—"
"I'm here."
Ipgia placed her hand on Shamena's back.
A surge of life energy flowed.
Within seconds—
Shamena's injuries healed significantly.
But Ipgia staggered, exhausted.
"Go rest."
Shamena caught her.
Venti used wind to gently carry Ipgia away.
"I'll scout ahead."
"Leave the battle to you two."
Venti activated his divine form.
"Understood."
Zhongli nodded.
Azhdaha cracked his knuckles impatiently.
Meanwhile—
Over the ocean.
Ren Kai was… losing patience.
"HAHAHAHA—"
"You look tired."
"Can't keep going?"
"Why resist?"
"You've lived long enough…"
"Why not just die?"
"Hehehehe…"
Even while being beaten—
Uralis kept talking.
"THIS TIME I'M DEFINITELY KILLING YOU, YOU ANNOYING PIECE OF—"
Ren Kai snapped.
He summoned his Perfect Susanoo—
And slammed Uralis into the ocean floor.
Then—
He stomped him repeatedly.
Yet—
Uralis kept talking.
"Harder!"
"Don't stop!"
"This massage is great!"
"Hehehehe…"
"…."
Ren Kai had tried everything.
Even the black rods of the Rinnegan—
Useless.
"…Fine."
"I'll use my trump card."
His progress was at 63%.
He needed more.
Elsewhere—
Venti and Shamena searched relentlessly.
Dozens of locations.
Hundreds of miles.
Still nothing.
"Damn it! Where is he?!"
Azhdaha was pacing furiously.
"Stay calm."
"My elder once crushed that Death Demon God."
Zhongli remained composed.
"Yes… he reduced him to bones…"
Shamena added.
"When I find him—"
"I'll grind those bones into soup!"
Azhdaha growled.
Back to the battlefield—
After over an hour—
Even Ren Kai felt fatigue.
"Sage Art: Chibaku Tensei."
A massive gravitational core formed.
The ocean surged.
Seabed rock and water compressed—
Forming a massive sphere.
Uralis—
Temporarily sealed.
"…Finally."
"Some peace and quiet."
Ren Kai exhaled.
But the sphere—
Was already trembling.
"It won't hold long…"
"…Time to raise my progress."
"Shadow Clone Jutsu."
Three clones appeared.
"You play Tobirama."
One clone pointed.
"No, YOU play Tobirama."
The other argued.
The third just watched.
"…Seriously?"
"Rock-paper-scissors. Now."
Ren Kai sighed.
"Rock—paper—scissors!"
"…Fine. I lost."
"I'll be Tobirama."
The loser transformed.
Another became Izuna Uchiha.
The last—
Hashirama Senju.
Ren Kai himself—
Took the role of young Madara.
The "battle" began.
Madara vs Hashirama—
Slow, deliberate strikes.
Like two old rivals testing each other.
Meanwhile—
Tobirama and Izuna went all out.
"Damn you, Tobirama—die!"
Izuna shouted.
"You filthy Uchiha brat—I'll kill you!"
Tobirama snapped.
"…Stop adding extra drama."
"I can't get into character."
Ren Kai deadpanned.
"…Ahem."
"Begin."
Tobirama coughed.
Steel clashed.
Izuna activated the three-tomoe Sharingan.
Tobirama shut his eyes—
Then was kicked away.
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