When Takiko, the old obsession,

found Phoenix, he was sitting on the highest roof of the entire St. Freya Academy, holding a half-carved flower in his hand and patiently modifying the curvature of the flower.

He heard Wuliangta Jizi's voice coming up, but he had no intention of looking back. Wuliangta Jizi quietly sat down next to him, watching the red-haired god turn the stiff-lined flowers into life bit by bit.

Between the whole world, there was only the rustling sound of the knife edge rubbing against the stone, and a reassuring silence filled Wuliangta Jizi's heart, making people unable to bear to speak to break this beautiful scene.

But unfortunately, time waits for no one.

"Mr. Phoenix, I want to talk to you about Raiden Mei." Himeko said.

The rustling stopped, Phoenix put down the stone, and turned his head to look at the strange yet familiar red-haired Valkyrie beside him.

"Before that, let me tell you a story." Phoenix put away the flowers and looked towards the distant east. The dazzling golden sunlight shone on his body, coating him with a layer of gold.

"Demon gods have no relatives and friends, but the Demon God of Thunder is an exception. Baal and Balzebul are twin demon gods, one civilized and one martial, and the sisters share the throne of Thunder God."

"When Inazuma was at her most glorious, Balzebul drove back the thunder with a naginata . , Baal sits in charge of the castle tower to protect all people, and the two sisters govern the rice wife together. The world only knows the God of Thunder, but they don’t know that the God of Thunder is actually two people. It’s a beautiful scene, isn’t it?”

Phoenix paused and continued, “After that, Kanrea tried to invade the abyss, and the heavenly nail was sent down to destroy Kanrea. The beast tide swept across the Teyvat continent, and the earth's earth was polluted. The seven rulers of the world gathered on Sky Island to jointly resist this catastrophe."

"Did it succeed?" asked anxiously.

Phoenix was silent for a moment, "It succeeded, but it also failed. We all lost too much."

"Logically speaking, Sky Island summoned the seven gods, and the two sisters shared the throne. Logically speaking, they should all arrive, but only sister Baal arrived. "

Phoenix showed a bitter and stiff smile. Even the God of War was quite frightened when he recalled the situation at that time. "The seven rulers of the world lost half of their combat power at once. The Great Merciful Tree King protects the World Tree, so naturally he can't go there. On the battlefield, both the Water God and the Wind God were not good at martial arts, and lost most of their combat power in one fell swoop. Even though Baal, the God of Thunder, had a secret magic sword, it was still difficult to resist them. "

"Those beasts of the abyss are cunning people, and the four gods responsible for fighting guard the four sides. , Wind God and Water God assisted, but the God of Thunder still became the easiest gap to open."

He did not say any more, and there was no need to say any more. Wuliangta Jizi did not speak, even though Phoenix had tried to slow down his tone, she still listened. The lingering fear behind the words came out.

If you think about it, you know that once the defense line where Thor is broken, the other three rulers, including those who are not good at martial arts, must fill the gap. They must not retreat, because once they retreat, the world will be destroyed.

What a huge pressure that is.

"That was the first time we saw Baal cry. The Demon God said that she regretted it. She knew in her heart that she should practice martial arts instead of relying on her sister. But before disaster strikes, who can predict when the end will come?

" The Demon God of Thunder was also the two youngest among the first seven rulers, and everyone was willing to help. Until that time, no one had the energy to help, and they all had to face it alone."

"Everywhere you look, it's all killing. The inexhaustible enemy, the Thousand Ways of Thunder and Light, will eventually be destroyed in the abyss."

Wuliangta Jizi couldn't help but patted Phoenix on the shoulder. Although Phoenix didn't mention Vulcan, he should know by elimination that he was on the front line. Combat strength.

Just because I know it, because I have seen it, I don't want anyone else to have to kneel down on the ground for similar reasons, crying and hating my past.

The scariest thing is never getting what you ask for, but what you could have.

Wuliangta Jizi sighed, she knew that she didn't need to say anything more.

"In a week, Kiana and the others are going on a mission. Do you want to go with them?" Wuliangta Jizi asked.

Somehow, she didn't want to watch Phoenix sit on the roof day after day, even though he probably didn't care.

Maybe it's because it looks like a caged bird.

Then, Wuliangta Jizi looked at the red-haired god, and her eyes instantly lit up with undisguised curiosity and expectation.

"Will there be a strong person worthy of me fighting?"

"Uh..."

Jizi really couldn't say that there would be a strong enemy worthy of the Demon God. Fortunately, Phoenix waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will go. "Remember to prepare a set of clothes for me, this one is quite out of place."

Of course this is not true, he just wants to experience the specialties of this world. But speaking of it, what is generally called Valkyrie, so what should he be? God of War? Or a male Valkyrie?

It’s really weird, but it’s also very interesting. It will definitely be interesting to take Zhen Martial God to see it next time.

On the other side, in the Teyvat continent,

"Old man! It's not good! Phoenix is ​​gone!" The wind elf plunged into Guiliyuan, waving his short arms around the rock god, and kept talking: "It's only for a moment. , disappeared in a flash, there was no breath of Phoenix in the wind, will he go back to the Sea of ​​Ember?"

Morax listened patiently, and waited until the wind elf finished speaking, then said, "Don't worry, He should have gone to other worlds."

"Other worlds?" Wind Elf was stunned for a moment, then slapped his head, "I almost forgot about it, but luckily you reminded me. I was really scared and didn't say anything. "

Yan Shen recalled for a while and said, "At the party after the Demon God War, when he got drunk for the first time, he also mentioned that he had participated in a war in a certain world where seven dead souls fought for a wine glass contaminated by human evil. "

" I also remember that later on, he went out a few times and brought back a few more from somewhere. Wasn't he used to make swords later?" The wind elf clicked his tongue, "That cup was really hard and burned all the time. It took more than a hundred years for it to melt."

Rock God chuckled, "Yeah, so instead of worrying, it's better to wait and see if Phoenix will bring back some specialties from another world."

"That makes sense. Speaking of which, Ruo Tuo is going. "?" asked the wind elf.

Yan Shen's expression was a little stiff, and he held his forehead helplessly, "Recently, the call of the Seven Saints has become popular in Liyue. Ruotuo and Fushe are studying a perfect way to defeat Mi'u."

"This is interesting. When you retire, call Phoenix. Let's play two games together." The sylph turned around a few times in anticipation, the two dull hairs on its little white hat fluttering in the wind.

"If you and I join forces, we will definitely be able to get a lot of good wine from Phoenix."

Yan Shen sighed, "You obviously want to drink."

"Hey, don't expose me."

Regardless of the fact that a certain lost demon god has been thrown away here Behind the two damaged friends, on the other side, Phoenix is ​​fighting a terrifying food that is said to come from China.

"Mr. Phoenix, eat more, it's good for your health." Fu Hua pushed up his glasses expressionlessly, and a strange joy flashed in his eyes blocked by the lenses.

Everyone looked at the red-haired boy sitting across the table and the large plate of cold Houttuynia cordata in front of him.

Phoenix's eyes were straight, and he looked at the dinner plate in horror, "Is this trying to kill me?"

This feeling was like the terrible taste of yuba after applying the mucus from the fish scales to the yuba and then fermenting it in a cool place. Phoenix remained motionless, his eyes wide open, and he did not even dare to continue chewing.

Wuliangta Jizi watched helplessly as the beautiful red eyes of this red-haired demon from another world gradually began to glow with water.

"It tastes worse than... than the food made by Balzebul..." After saying that, Phoenix picked up the glass of dark water at hand and poured it into his mouth without looking at it. The next second, his face turned ashen. The red-haired demon fell down with a ferocious expression.

Wuliangta Jizi blinked and looked at Fu Hua, "What is this cup?"

Fu Hua pushed up his glasses, "Oh, black garlic juice."

Oh... hmm? Black garlic sauce? Wuliangta Jizi glanced sympathetically at Phoenix, who was lying "peacefully" with his eyes closed, and looked away with the idea of ​​seeing out of sight.

"Hey, what did this guy do again? Huh? Who are you?"

[Phoenix] sat up, complained and looked at the people around him warily, frowning and said impatiently.

"Who are you?" Theresa spoke first, already making preparations for an attack.

"Me? Just call me Ariel. Don't confuse me with this stupid god." [Phoenix] said nonchalantly, stood up, dusted himself off, and sat down on the chair in a dazed manner. He crossed his arms and looked at everyone.

"Mr. Ariel, what is your purpose?" Theresa asked cautiously.

Ariel raised his eyebrows, as if he was not used to this perspective, and sat on the back of the chair, looking down at everyone.

"Let's make a deal. I can help you get rid of the girl's consciousness." Yale looked at Leiden Meiyi, with a trace of ridicule flashing in his cold red eyes.

"You guy..." Kiana was the first to lose her composure and was about to stand up to argue with Ariel, but was stopped by Wuliangta Jizi.

"Jizi!"

Wuliangta Jizi's expression was serious and solemn: "What do we need to pay?"

"Smart question, but, no, I will never tell you my request before you agree." Yale said They say complimentary words, but in fact they do the most unreasonable things.

As expected, Theresa was the first to express her refusal, "Our answer is that if you are unwilling to tell your request, we will never agree."

Raiden Meiyi was a little confused. Is there any consciousness left in her body? Do I have a dual personality?

Ariel let out a long oh, frowned, looking embarrassed, and muttered, "Then this is going to be difficult... We can't let that stupid demon know about this."

Theresa suddenly said: "How about that? After signing the contract, we will never tell Mr. Phoenix in any form the content of the subsequent exchanges, what do you think?"

"Contract..."

Yale narrowed his eyes, "Who has the power of the contract?"

"No, it does not. It’s not in anyone’s hands,” Theresa said.

But Yale smiled. He obviously had the same face as the red-haired one, but his smile gave people a completely different feeling, looking cold and stiff.

He was originally a phantom of the past, and because he cared about his friends, he left an obsession in this body.

"That's the best."

"Listen, I want you to pull the gods down one day in the future."