Genshin Impact: I, Heavenly Principle, Will Make Teyvat Supreme

No… It was too early to draw any conclusions.

A thorough investigation was necessary. If the god was real, as the root cause of the empire's corruption, I would undoubtedly be judged. However, if the god was nothing extraordinary, I certainly wouldn't tuck my tail between my legs and flee.

Prime Minister Honest's eyes darted shrewdly as he glanced toward General Budo, the loyalist standing among the military leaders.

The empire had only two strongest individuals, and Budo was an unwavering servant who only obeyed the young emperor's commands. Now was the time to eliminate this fool.

If the emperor sent him to investigate and he happened to die, so be it—plans could always be adjusted.

…

Northern Imperial Border.

Near the imperial army encampment, towering ice mountains hundreds of meters high stretched across the horizon, forming a small glacial region. Within the semi-transparent glaciers, one could vaguely see countless humanoid shadows.

Those were the allied forces of tens of thousands of tribes, frozen within the ice.

Esdeath, once a general of the empire and now its strongest warrior, stood at the forefront. Behind her was one of her Three Beasts, Liver.

The man, who resembled a refined old gentleman, turned back to gaze at the glacier, which had ended the 300,000-strong alliance of the tribal armies like a force of gods and demons.

"No matter how many times I see it, General's power remains worthy of admiration."

Draped entirely in white and dressed like a naval admiral, with ice-blue hair cascading to her waist, Esdeath radiated an ominous bloodlust that came naturally from her countless kills. She gazed at the golden clouds, which were slowly fading from the sky, a smile of anticipation and fervor tugging at her lips.

"Heh… Compared to that divine power that just descended, my strength is no more than that of a rabbit before a lion. For a moment there, I actually felt fear… Heh, hahahaha."

"This is exhilarating, truly exhilarating. Killing these tribal weaklings has grown boring. How long has it been since I felt such excitement? Hahaha…"

Her words claimed she had been afraid, yet her arms wrapped around herself as though savoring the feeling. Her ice-cold, beautiful face flushed with an uncontainable excitement.

"That's right—I am already the strongest among humanity. How could mere humans ever satisfy me?"

Her ice-blue eyes burned with fervent intensity as she looked toward the direction where the scales and the divine gate were slowly fading.

The soldiers watched their general in her maddened state, swallowing nervously. Though they were filled with admiration and fervor for their god-like general, her words seemed to imply she wished to challenge the gods.

One of the Three Beasts, Nyau, who loved dissecting small animals and collecting women's faces, clasped his hands behind his head and said, "That's our general for you. Challenging a god… It's something us mortals wouldn't even dare dream of."

Liver, ever the gentleman, added, "In any case, whatever General orders us to do, we will follow without hesitation."

Another of the Three Beasts, Daidara, a warrior who had been defeated and then sworn loyalty to Esdeath, licked his lips with bloodthirsty excitement: "That's right. Our lives already belong to General."

Esdeath listened to her subordinates and replied as though it were the most natural thing in the world: "As the weak who have been defeated by me and conquered, your lives are already under my control. My words are the supreme command."

The Three Beasts lowered their heads in loyalty and said in unison, "Yes."

Esdeath glanced back at the glacier where she had casually buried 300,000 tribal coalition soldiers. Her ice-blue eyes, burning with fervor and anticipation, turned toward the direction where the divine miracle had disappeared.

"The tribes are nearly eradicated; they can no longer pose a threat. Now, notify the entire army—we're returning to the Imperial Capital."

The Three Beasts replied in unison: "Yes."

Esdeath traced the black mark on her chest with her finger, a chilling smile curling at her lips. "A god… Hehehehe, just how vast is the gap between me and a god? Show me."

Would challenging a god result in death? If so, it would only mean she was too weak—a natural outcome.

But it had been far, far too long since she'd encountered an opponent who could satisfy her lust for battle.

Even General Budo of the Imperial Capital's Guard could not withstand a single blow from her.

As Esdeath issued her command, the empire's million-strong army, which had subdued the tribal rebellion, began to mobilize.

"General's orders: Mission accomplished. The tribal rebellion has been crushed."

"The Imperial Army will now withdraw to the capital."

The voices of the million soldiers roared in unison, shaking the heavens and the earth.

"Understood—!"

…

Kyoroch

As the origin of the divine miracle, a 200-meter-tall blue crystal gate, resembling a guillotine, stood proudly at the heart of this city, the second-largest in the empire.

The original buildings of the city had been seamlessly displaced outward, as though this massive stretch of land had always existed here.

Behind the divine gate loomed a colossal opera house, towering 300 meters high and covering an enormous area. At the entrance of the opera house stood a 200-meter-tall statue of a goddess.

The goddess held in her hands the very same scales that had disappeared from the sky moments earlier.

This divine miracle drew over a million people from the city, surrounding the area so tightly that not a single gap remained. Yet, not one of them could set foot onto this newly emerged land.

It was as if the land ahead marked the boundary of the divine realm—without the god's permission, no one could cross it.

The miracle of the god lay right before their eyes.

The Path of Peace, the religious group that ruled the city, instantly declared the God of Justice, Focalors, as their patron deity. They prostrated themselves reverently before the miracle.

The Path of Peace had never explicitly named their deity, nor did they claim dominion over any particular god. Instead, they preached that all gods in this world were manifestations of their god.

The founder and leader of the Path of Peace was undeniably a shrewd man.

He possessed innate abilities to heal wounds, foresee the future, and even read minds. The development of Path of Peace to its current state relied entirely on his charisma.

In the original timeline, he had even foreseen the marriage between Tatsumi and Mine.

When the true god, Focalors, descended, he immediately converted to the God of Justice on the spot.

His religious order thus became one that truly worshipped a real god. The spies sent by the empire to infiltrate and dismantle Path of Peace no longer concerned him.

Previously, he lacked the power to deal with them. He had foreseen a future where Night Raid would help him remove the spies who were corrupting and abusing the female believers of the Path of Peace.

However, he had not foreseen the descent of a true god.

Of course, he did not believe himself capable of predicting the arrival of such a magnificent deity.

At that moment, cries of astonishment rang out continuously.

"Ohhhhhh—"

"The Divine Gate! The god has descended!"

"A god!"

"The God of Justice!"

…

Furina had been granted a conduit of divine power by her godly persona, Focalors.

Now able to wield divine power, she and Neuvillette were the first to step through the World Gate.

The moment they passed through the gate, their vision spun. When it returned to normal and they opened their eyes, everything had already changed.

With her newfound divine power, Furina could clearly sense the differences between this world and Teyvat.

The air carried an energy completely unlike elemental power.

What unfolded before her eyes was a vast sea of people, kneeling as far as she could see.

Having never seen such a scene, Furina was initially startled, but her performer's discipline allowed her to immediately slip into character.

"Hahahahaha—"

Furina let out a bright, confident laugh, spreading her arms wide as the divine power within her surged.

Buzz—

An intangible and immaterial force instantly lifted at least 200,000 kneeling people from their positions.

"Hahahaha, stand up, my people!"

"I am Furina de Fontaine, the incarnation of the God of Justice who has descended upon this world."

"Here, bring forth your cries for justice and grievances to me."

"Let the god listen to your pleas, let the god permit your wishes, let the god judge your deeds, and let the god define all your rights and wrongs."

"Be bold and without restraint—tie all your hopes and bonds to me, the God of Justice."

"I shall listen to them one by one."

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