Asmodues opened her eyes and was initially startled to see an unfamiliar face. However, upon sensing the connection between them, her expression returned to its usual coldness.
"The fifth descender, huh? You've inherited everything from her?"
Saying this, she stood up and looked directly at the newly appointed Heavenly Principle.
At the same time, she noticed an unprecedented sense of comfort in her body, even the Abyssal power that had been devouring her was gone.
This surprised her, but she quickly understood.
"The ability to purify Abyssal power! No wonder she chose you."
"Yeah, as soon as I arrived in this world, I was by your side. Before I could even get my bearings, I became the new Heavenly Principle, completely bound to the fate of this world. It's quite frustrating."
Indra sighed deeply and spread his hands.
Although he was feeling pretty good at the moment, he had to maintain appearances.
After all, to get by in life, one must put on a bit of a show.
"Since you've inherited everything from her and possess the ability to purify Abyssal power, this world will definitely be safe."
Asmodues relaxed.
Having dealt with Abyssal power for thousands of years, no one understood its insidious nature better than her, except for Phanes.
It was because there was no way to deal with such power that Phanes gradually perished.
If the new Heavenly Principle had no solution, she would also follow in Phanes' footsteps and vanish.
"I'm not just aiming for the world's safety. I want to elevate it, transforming it from a mere bubble to the only eternal world in the Quantum Sea."
Indra confidently placed his hand on Asmodues's shoulder, exuding an air of dominance.
Through the the divine seats, he conveyed his abilities as the new Heavenly Principle and the plan to elevate Teyvat by annexing other worlds.
Of course, he concealed the existence of the system, presenting its powers as his own authority.
Receiving this information, Asmodues was astonished.
Annexing other worlds to fill Teyvat's deficiencies and infinitely evolving the world through such domineering means was beyond her imagination.
Moreover, she also received information about the three worlds and the benefits Teyvat would gain after annexing them.
Asmodues's golden eyes gradually changed from shock to fervor.
Successfully annexing those three worlds would solve most of Teyvat's current problems and extend its existence by 500,000 years!
To her, that was nearly equivalent to eternal existence.
The new Heavenly Principle's power was incredibly strong, far surpassing Phanes at his peak.
"Asmodues, as the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles, you can be considered my subordinate, right?"
Indra called back the white-haired, golden-eyed goddess who was in a state of fervor.
Seeing her so enthusiastic, it was clear she would be a staunch loyalist.
"Yes, your will is my will. Please use me as you wish," Asmodues gazed intently at her new master.
Her mind was now focused on one thing: following her new master to achieve greatness and recreate glory for Teyvat.
Teyvat was truly fortunate to have such a powerful new master, a blessing accumulated over countless millennia by Phanes.
"What do you mean by 'use you as I wish'?" Indra's right eyes got up as he scanned Asmodues's perfect, golden ratio body.
"Huh?" She was confused.
"Ahem, I mean, the most important thing right now is to summon the Seven Archons to Celestia for a meeting. Only they can help execute the grand plan of world annexation."
Indra quickly looked away, coughing awkwardly.
He wasn't a complete lecher.
Despite Asmodues's unparalleled beauty and divine aura, he still had his priorities straight.
Once the serious business was taken care of, he could talk to her privately about the daily life between a Heavenly Principle and his subordinate.
"I'll summon them right away," Asmodues expression instantly became authoritative.
She wouldn't tolerate anyone dragging their feet on such an important matter as perfecting and elevating Teyvat.
She knew there were two-faced individuals among the Seven Archons, and if anyone defied the will of the Heavenly Principle, she would replace them without hesitation.
"I'll summon them. The current plan doesn't require all the Archons. You just need to stay by my side and follow my lead," Indra hurriedly grabbed Asmodues's arm.
It gave him a cold sweat.
If she went and discovered the mess and schemes in Sumeru, Fontaine, Snezhnaya, and Inazuma, she'd probably be enraged and start killing on the spot.
"Yes," Asmodues nodded. "Your will is my will."
Indra used the " System" to contact the lower divine seats and notify the Anemo, Geo, Electro, and Hydro Archons to come to Celestia for a meeting.
"Alright, while we wait for them, I'll rearrange the layout of Celestia."
Hehe, a summons from the Heavenly Principle, this will definitely shock them.
Even among the original Seven Archons, only Morax had ever truly seen Phanes. Even Barbatos had never seen him in person.
During the post-Archon War era, Asmodues had distributed the divine seats and Vision gems on Phanes' behalf.
Moreover, the Vision gems weren't particularly extraordinary.
They were just tools in the system for absorbing and storing faith power to stabilize the leylines of a nation.
Their primary role was to take over stabilizing the leylines when the Heavenly Principle was critically injured and unable to do so.
Now, as the new Heavenly Principle, he could directly control Teyvat's leylines, making the Vision gems almost redundant.
While obtaining a Vision gem allowed one to use the nearly infinite faith and leyline energy within, at most, it would only elevate them to a low-tier Archon level.
To the Seven Archons, Vision gems were just commemorative tokens of their victory in the Archon War.
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In Mondstadt.
At the Angel's Share tavern.
"Master Diluc, just one more glass. I'll only have one more glass today to soothe my sorrow over parting with the Traveler. Please~"
The green-clad bard clasped his hands together, pleading with the red-haired man silently polishing glasses behind the bar.
"You've already used that excuse three times to get free drinks, and you always want the best ones," Diluc said expressionlessly.
If he didn't know that this shameless bard was Barbatos, the Anemo Archon, he would've had the barkeep throw him out.
"Just one last time, really the last time. Please, Master Diluc~" Venti shamelessly tried to act cute when his usual tactic failed.
"..." Diluc's eyebrows furrowed deeply, but he remained unmoved. Not even an Archon could freeload drinks from Dawn Winery.
Otherwise, if he opened this precedent, his business would suffer due to the Archon's drinking habits.
"Fine," Venti sighed despondently.
As he was about to head out to busk for Mora, his expression suddenly changed.
His light blue eyes widened in surprise.
"No way..."