A colossal pillar of light connecting the heavens and earth was visible across the entirety of Teyvat.
"What is that? The light is covering the entire Mt. Yougou!"
"Idiot, that has to be the Shogun! Who else could possess such divine power?"
"Yes, it's the Shogun!"
"Eternal glory to the Shogun!"
The citizens of Inazuma cheered wildly at the sight of the immense pillar of light.
At the Kamisato Estate, Kamisato Ayato, who had been discussing the Shogun's summons with his sister, looked out the window, awestruck by the light illuminating the entire Narukami Island.
"Sister, the Shogun has purged Inazuma of its corruption. We must follow her will of 'Eternity' and make Inazuma even more beautiful and prosperous than Liyue," Kamisato Ayaka said, her gaze firm and clear.
"Indeed, the Kamisato family will rise along with Inazuma. If our parents were still alive, they would be proud," Kamisato Ayato replied with a warm smile.
In Liyue,
Ningguang stood in the Jade Chamber, her white hair flowing down to her waist and her golden silk qipao gleaming. She gazed at the light pillar stretching towards the sky from across the sea.
"It has begun, hasn't it? Truly something to look forward to," she mused.
"Yes, if the Lord of Geo himself hadn't told us, who would have believed it?" Keqing, with her hair tied into her distinctive cat-ear style, replied, her face filled with astonishment.
On top of Mt. Aozang, Zhongli stood with his hands behind his back, his golden eyes fixed on the distant spectacle.
"The metamorphosis of Teyvat has begun. May everything proceed smoothly," he said.
"Hmph, Inazuma got lucky, securing the first world to devour. How fortunate," Xianyun snorted as she approached Zhongli.
"Indeed. The first world is relatively simple. Even if we had sent any of the adepti, they could have completed the task. Inazuma did get a good deal," Moon Carver agreed.
"You truly have nothing better to say. The task of devouring worlds is calculated based on the world's culture, mythology, and other factors. Besides, this was decided after discussions between the Lord of Geo and the other gods," Xianyun retorted disdainfully.
"The world of 'Akame ga Kill!' was assigned to Fontaine. Given the rampant corruption there, it requires the presence of a god of justice."
"And the world of 'Inuyasha' is the most formidable, with yokai not inferior to archons. That is why it has been entrusted to the strongest nation among us, Liyue. Hmph," Xianyun said proudly, lifting her crane-like head.
Zhongli shook his head at the adepti's bickering. They always appeared to disagree but deeply valued their friendship.
His golden eyes held a glimmer of hope. If they could devour a third world, granting Teyvat the power of reincarnation, could he meet his old friends once more?
In Mondstadt, Fontaine, and other nations aware of Celestia's 'World Devouring Plan,' people watched the light pillar with varied thoughts.
Those in the three nations unaware of the plan looked on in confusion, worry, excitement, and curiosity at the extraordinary phenomenon.
A certain golden-haired traveler, who had just arrived in Liyue Harbor, blinked in bewilderment, looking into the distance.
"Look, look, Lumine! That huge pillar of light, it's so terrifying! It's lighting up the entire sky!" Paimon exclaimed, tugging at Lumine's hair.
"Ow, don't pull my hair! I can see it too!"
"Across the sea... that's Inazuma, right? Such power must belong to a god," Lumine said, swatting Paimon's hand away.
"It looks so strong. Could I have fought against it if my power weren't sealed? Mondstadt's god, Venti, seems much weaker. I wonder how strong Liyue's god is."
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Meanwhile, in the Demon Slayer World.
Night had fallen.
A towering mountain where the abandoned shrine of the Raijin was established, suddenly engulfed by a massive blue pillar of light descending from the sky.
Purple thunder flickered within the pillar of light, its booming echoes resonating through the heavens and earth.
Boom, boom, boom —
The radiance turned the entire night into day, the thunderous roars awakening those already asleep, who hastily opened their windows to witness this miraculous scene in awe.
At the foot of the unnamed mountain, a demon clutching a night watchman's shoulder, under the radiance, screamed in agony, releasing the equally screaming night watchman.
"Ah, ah, help, demons—"
"Ah, ah, lightning, it hurts, I'm dying, it hurts so much, I don't want to die—"
Bathed in light, the demon's body erupted with blue lightning, continuously ravaging it, emitting thick black smoke, until it ultimately turned into humanoid ashes amid wails and screams.
"That's... Mt. Oorai! Lightning! It's Lord Raijin's divine miracle! Thank you, Lord Raijin, for your protection!"
The surviving night watchman bowed in gratitude towards the miraculous descent from heaven, his life indebted to the deity who saved him.
The Demon Slayer Corps, originally preparing to rush out to save people, stood dumbfounded at this extraordinary miracle.
"Sister, has a deity descended?" The butterfly-patterned uniformed girl, who was adept at slaying demons, excitedly tugged on the sleeve of her companion.
"It must be a deity. Lightning, thunder... I've asked the villagers before; that used to be a shrine dedicated to Lord Raijin." The girl with faint purple eyes, dressed in a butterfly-patterned kimono, gazed blankly at the mountain in the pillar of light and the dilapidated shrine faintly visible atop the mountain.
She used to believe that there were no deities in the world at all, but now she believed that there were indeed deities in the world.
"A deity has appeared! We must inform Lord Sama."
Meanwhile, not far from Mt. Oorai, in the town.
The main hall of the Eternal Bliss Sect.
"Elder, a miracle has occurred outside. A huge pillar of light fell from the sky, illuminating the entire earth like daylight!"
A disciple of the Eternal Bliss Sect opened the curtain, and golden light poured into the temple.
Seated on a cushion, a man with hair as if splattered with blood, his pupils showing colors, smiled gently and said, "Alright, I know. Let's see what miracle has occurred."
In his heart, he sneered. Gods? There were no gods in the world. Over the centuries, he had broken into countless shrines and consumed countless shrine maidens who were supposed to be gods.
Yet he still lived well. For these humans, he, the Elder of the Eternal Bliss Sect, was their god.
And their progenitor, the Great Ancestor of the Demons, was their true god.
Stepping out of the Eternal Bliss Sect shrine, he widened his eyes at the pillar of light illuminating the entire earth, connecting it to the sky.
For some reason, fear and dread filled his heart, as if giant hands were about to fall upon him.
Hiss, hiss, hiss...
Tiny bolts of lightning appeared on his skin.
"What is this? Blood demon art!"
Purple lightning continued to ravage his skin, burning smoke rising from his body, and he fearfully discovered that his body could no longer regenerate under the influence of lightning!
Not only that, but his body was now immobilized.
Fear surged from his soul.
"No! It's this light!"
He reacted in terror. Just when he thought he would inexplicably turn to ashes under this eerie light, the lightning that ravaged his body gradually weakened.
The light that illuminated heaven and earth slowly dimmed, eventually dissipating, replaced by the looming shadow of a gigantic torii gate in the sky above Mt. Oorai.
It seemed like a gateway to the heavenly realm of the gods.
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