Chapter 447: The Sustainer Immediately Bows Down

Chapter 447: Chapter 447: The Sustainer Immediately Bows Down

For a full ten minutes, silence reigned.

Everyone was waiting to see what proof Su Ran had been talking about.

Where was the proof?

Then a teleportation portal suddenly appeared, instantly putting everyone on guard.

The Sustainer of Heavenly Principles emerged from within.

"I am the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles. Are you the one who awakened me?"

The Sustainer fixed her gaze on Su Ran.

As for the others, she paid them no attention.

Whether it was the last survivor of the Crimson Moon Dynasty or the current Hydro Archon, they were insignificant in her eyes.

"What should I call you?"

Su Ran was curious whether this really was the legendary Ruler of the Void.

"My name is unimportant. I am merely one of the maintainers of the Heavenly Order."

"Are you the Descender who opened the sky?"

After the appearance of the peculiar transport ship in Liyue, the Sustainer had realized that Teyvat had been invaded.

And the man standing before her was very likely the invader.

Thus, once she had ensured the safety of the World Tree, she immediately rushed here.

Quite a lot seemed to have happened in Teyvat while the gods were asleep.

And the man before her gave her an extremely unusual feeling.

"It was me."

"I don’t think keeping the world sealed off is necessarily a good thing, so I opened a passage to the outside."

"If you have any objections, feel free to tell me. I’ll treat them as if you were farting."

"..."

Arlecchino’s heart had long since been tense to the extreme.

Snezhnaya wanted to overthrow the Heavenly Order.

And now the guardian of that very order was standing right in front of them.

How could she not be nervous?

You were the one who brought the Heavenly Principles here?

Arlecchino looked at Su Ran with profound resentment.

That’s not how you throw your teammates under the bus!

The Seven Gnosis weren’t even all assembled yet, and he’d already awakened the Heavenly Principles.

Wasn’t this simply courting death?

"Restriction is also a form of protection."

"Can you imagine the destruction that the Abyss could bring?"

Compared to her encounter with the twins back then, the Sustainer was much more inclined to reason with Su Ran.

"I only know that it isn’t as terrifying as Nihility."

"As for protection, I don’t think anyone would attack the residence of a Pathstrider of Erudition unless they belonged to the forces of Destruction."

"And as for the Abyss, I’ve never taken it seriously."

The others had no idea what Nihility or Destruction were.

Even the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles was no exception.

But Erudition was something Navia and Arlecchino vaguely remembered.

They had heard the term before.

"How can you guarantee that?"

The Heavenly Principles were already extremely weakened.

With the Abyss lurking as another hidden enemy, the Sustainer truly did not want to provoke an unnecessary conflict.

Even though Su Ran had not displayed any obvious strength, her instincts told her that if they fought...

She would undoubtedly lose.

And it wouldn’t merely be her alone.

Even if every god sleeping on Celestia were awakened, they might still not be able to win.

"On the strength of this."

Su Ran remained seated on the sofa and raised a hand.

A faint glow appeared in his palm.

The Sustainer, puzzled, reached out and touched it.

The next moment, her pupils contracted.

She took a step backward and stared at Su Ran in utter disbelief.

"Sometimes, the power of Memory really is convenient."

"It can eliminate troublesome explanations and unnecessary conflicts one by one."

"What do you think, Sustainer?"

"..."

The Sustainer fell silent.

Her silence only made everyone else more curious about what that glow contained.

What exactly had she seen that could leave the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles so shaken?

"Will Erudition protect this world?"

Within that glow, the Sustainer had seen many things.

The current state of the universe.

The might of the Aeons.

And, most importantly, the identity of the man standing before her.

An Emanator...

So there were beings like this in the universe?

"Erudition won’t protect this world."

"That is Preservation’s responsibility."

"Unfortunately, Qlipoth’s gaze won’t fall upon this place."

"But don’t worry."

"The Emanator of Erudition is right here."

Su Ran’s expression practically said:

You people are out of date.

The Sustainer remained silent for a while.

"Does the Genius care about ordinary people as well?"

Could an existence beyond their understanding truly care about the lives of ordinary mortals?

Compared to the gods of Teyvat, these so-called Emanators seemed much more like gods themselves.

"Not particularly."

"But if too many ordinary people die, it’ll affect my ability to enjoy my life."

Su Ran’s meaning was simple.

He didn’t particularly care whether mortals lived or died.

But if too many of them died, it would disrupt the order of the world.

And that could eventually affect his own quality of life while living here.

Therefore, he wouldn’t allow it to happen.

"Then from this moment onward, the order of Teyvat shall be defined by you."

Since things had already reached this point, the Sustainer no longer wanted to waste brainpower on the matter.

"You don’t want to struggle or resist a little?"

Her surrender had been far too straightforward.

That actually left Su Ran feeling somewhat unsatisfied.

Especially since this Sustainer looked remarkably similar to the Herrscher of the Void.

It would have felt wrong if she didn’t become a little arrogant first.

"A war without any chance of victory isn’t worth fighting."

"If the Emanator is truly as powerful as you claim, then futile resistance has no meaning."

"Moreover, Celestia suffered tremendous losses during the calamity five hundred years ago."

"And the Heavenly Principles have long since fallen silent."

The Sustainer was already preparing to return and recuperate when Su Ran called out to her.

"I need a group of loyal hounds."

"Are any of you interested?"

"..."

What exactly are you saying?

Focalors and Arlecchino held their breath.

They desperately wished they had managed to cover Su Ran’s mouth in time.

They had no idea whether those words were provoking the Heavenly Principles.

But their hearts were already pounding like they were about to have a heart attack!

"Not every god will necessarily accept this opportunity."

"But I will convey your message to them."

With that, the Sustainer opened a teleportation portal and departed.

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