If an astrologer possessing divine authority were to observe the constellations in the sky, they would be astonished to find that several of them were slowly shifting positions.
Ningguang and Keqing, who had been sorting through the accumulated governntal affairs of Liyue over the past month, suddenly noticed their Visions emitting a radiant glow.
Their consciousnesses were drawn into an endless starry expanse, where they could hear the voices of countless people from the otherworldly Liyue, including even prayers directed toward them.
Ningguang was taken aback but remained composed. "What is happening? Where are we?"
Keqing snapped out of her initial daze and responded solemnly, "I don't know what exactly is happening either, but I am certain that we are in a state of pure consciousness."
At that mont, their respective constellations radiated light, instantly establishing a connection with them.
"That is my Constellation, grez."
"And this is my Constellation, Alioth"
Just as they were beginning to suspect divine involvent, their Constellations transmitted an imnse amount of information to them.
Ningguang pursed her lips, showing little shock—after all, she had experienced events far more astonishing than this.
"So, this is how it is… Genshin… It turns out that we have already beco true allogenes. Our Constellations have now reached the Fifth Stella Fortuna, and their forms have also changed."
Under their watchful gazes, their constellations began to shift, gradually reconfiguring themselves into humanoid shapes.
Only those qualified to beco gods and who had already embarked on the path of divinity would have their Constellations manifest in a humanoid form—this was the projection of a god's true essence.
Keqing, regaining her composure, her violet eyes shimring, suddenly perceived sothing new erging in her mind—sothing called the Divine Pantheon Blueprint.
"Ningguang, I just saw sothing in my mind. What about you?"
Ningguang nodded. "The sa for . We have now beco candidates for divinity. The voices we are hearing belong to those we have saved—prayers directed toward us. This is the power of faith that belongs to the gods."
They had followed Rex Lapis and the adepti in conquering another world. No matter how they tried to explain, the people of that world had always regarded them as immortals.
Unexpectedly, that very perception had now propelled them onto the path of becoming true gods.
Ningguang, composed once more, smiled. "I have long known that this day would co—I just didn't expect it to arrive so soon."
Keqing nodded. "Our efforts have been acknowledged by the gods of Celestia, and they have granted us the opportunity to ascend to divinity."
The two of them began exploring the Divine Pantheon Blueprint within the vast expanse of the stars.
"So, our divine system really is called the Teyvat Pantheon, and there are so many candidates for divinity."
"Yet, more than 99% of the divine seats remain vacant."
"Doesn't that an our chances of becoming true gods are incredibly high?"
As rulers, they understood all too well what such a high number of vacant positions signified—this was a divine system in its infancy, desperately in need of gods to uphold the world's order.
"Lord Rex Lapis holds the second-highest position among the Primary Gods, just below the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata of Suru. Does that an that among the Seven Nations, Liyue can only rank second?"
"I thought we would be first."
"The Supre God... that must refer to the god residing on Celestia, like the one overseeing the World Assimilation Plan."
However, when Ningguang and Keqing saw the Divine Pantheon Blueprint and beheld the Creator—Heavenly Principle at its center, they were utterly shocked.
"That god is actually the Heavenly Principle?!"
"We are witnessing the true form of the Heavenly Principle!"
So, that great being was none other than the Heavenly Principle. No wonder even Rex Lapis had shown such reverence.
They were now among the rare few who had seen what the Heavenly Principle truly looked like.
It was as if a poor girl from ancient tis suddenly realized she had once spoken with the Emperor himself. Even with all the shocking events they had experienced, their hearts began to race.
Thump, thump…
Then, in that otherworldly realm, the one whom Rex Lapis had sought divine approval for the deification process must have also been that very god.
Back in the Jade Chamber, Ningguang and Keqing's consciousnesses gradually returned. As they opened their eyes, they could see the sa astonishnt and joy reflected in each other's gaze.
They had grown stronger as divine candidates. More importantly, they could now wield the power of faith—an ability exclusive to true gods.
The Genshin divine candidates—now quasi-gods.
...
At the sa ti, in different locations:
Shenhe, who was training within the adeptal realm of Xianyun, and Yanfei, who was in Liyue Harbor assisting with legal investigations, both experienced the sa phenonon.
Driven by the collective force of countless prayers, they had each ignited their fourth Stella Fortuna, officially becoming divine candidates and joining the ranks of the Teyvat Pantheon.
However, they still required more ti to fully ascend.
After completing the rewards granted to Liyue, Noah returned to Celestia.
His next step was to summon all the gods of the Teyvat Pantheon to the Pantheon Hall, marking the first divine assembly in Teyvat's history.
Just as Noah was about to issue commands through the Divine Pantheon Blueprint, Istaroth erged from the World Gate, her expression tense and anxious, as if she had done sothing mischievous in secret.
In this universe, nothing could escape the mind-reading power of the Heavenly Principle. Understanding exactly what Istaroth had done, Noah feigned ignorance and put on a stern expression.
"Little Istaroth, why do you look so guilty? What mischief have you been up to behind my back? If you confess now, the punishnt will be lighter. If you resist, it will only be worse."
At that mont, Asmoday, who had been surveying the Teyvat Universe with closed eyes, suddenly opened them, his golden gaze sharp and oppressive. He frowned.
Mischief behind the Master's back?
Istaroth hurriedly scurried over to Noah, looking pitiful.
"What do you an? I didn't do anything bad! I just brought back your shrine maiden and pet dog, that's all."
As she spoke, three figures nervously stepped out of the World Gate.
Inukimi and Kikyo looked visibly tense and uneasy. They had assud that the Supre God had personally sent for them, believing it to be a summons from the Creator.
But now, it seed… soone had acted on their own.
...
Kago, dressed only in her schoolgirl sailor uniform, stood in panic, unsure of what to do.
She had once been an ordinary high school student, but after passing through the sacred statue of A-no-Minakanushi-no-Kami in her ho, she had traveled back five hundred years to the Age of Divine Rule. Through a series of extraordinary events, she had co to learn that she was, in fact, the shrine maiden of A-no-Minakanushi.
Then, just a few days ago, she had been found by the Ruler of Ti, who inford her that the god she served wished to see her. And so, she had been brought here.
Was this truly the legendary divine hall where A-no-Minakanushi-sama convened all the high gods of Takamagahara? It was so vast, so wondrous, so sacred…
At this mont, the Grand Hall of the Gods had expanded to an imnse scale, housing tens of thousands of divine thrones. For every seat recorded in the Divine Pantheon Blueprint, a corresponding throne was present here.
Each throne hovered in the sky, arranged in strict hierarchical order, and emanated a unique divine radiance belonging solely to its respective god.
The convergence of so many divine lights intertwined, forming an overwhelming aura of divinity.
Noah propped his chin on his hand, glancing playfully at the guilty-looking Istaroth. With a teasing smirk, he said, "You don't actually think that bringing along a few companions will help share the burden of my wrath against you, do you? Let tell you—no way. And today, you're in big trouble."
Istaroth's face changed drastically, but she didn't dare resist. If she did, her master would only beco more excited, and things would end up even worse for her.
Noah grabbed Istaroth's arm and pulled her directly into his embrace.
"Ah! Master! Please have rcy on !"
Asmoday's golden eyes watched as her master was punishing Istaroth. She couldn't help but recall her own first ti. Even her usually cold and indifferent face showed an unnatural expression.
Although at first, there was an inexplicable sense of pleasure, the longer it went on, the stranger it felt. By the end, even her body felt overwhelmingly fatigued.
It was only after looking through Istaroth's mories that she understood why she had felt so exhausted.
This was their master attempting to reproduce with them.
However, given their current life form, the chances of producing offspring through human-like reproduction were exceedingly low. After all, they were the embodints of laws themselves. It was impossible for them to give birth to other laws—only divine power could be used to create.
But their master had declared that he would not create offspring through divine ans. Instead, he insisted on following the human thod of reproduction.
Yet every ti left them so utterly drained… Asmoday, who had never feared anything before, felt fear for the first ti.
Inukimi was not shocked that the Creator was engaging in such an act with the Supre God. After all, she was a demon, and human moral concepts did not apply to her.
In her view, the strong could do as they pleased with the weak.
Besides, was the world itself not created by the Creator?
Kikyo, though a human, was a shrine maiden who served the gods. She was inherently a divine concubine, offering everything to the gods.
No matter what a god did to a shrine maiden, it was natural.
Of course, shrine maidens also chose their gods—it was not as if they would serve just any deity. It was a mutual devotion.
Though she felt shy, she did not find it shaful in any way.
In mythology, was it not through such a union that the All-Mother and All-Father of the gods, Izanagi and Izanami, gave birth to the many deities of the heavens?
She even held a slight anticipation—wondering if she could one day bear a child imbued with the divine power of the god she served.
But Kago was different.
As a modern high school girl from the 21st century, still in the early stages of romance, witnessing such an intense scene shocked her to the core. She covered her face with both hands, desperately wanting to find a place to hide.
But this was the Heavenly Principle—there was nowhere for her to escape.
Her heart pounded wildly as she listened to the sounds echoing through the space.
Ahhh! Two divine beings are actually doing this so openly—wuuu…
What do I do? How do I get out of here?!
The girl's face was flushed red, her ears burned, and even her head seed to be overheating—like a CPU about to fry.
Noah looked at Kago, who was acting like an ostrich trying to bury its head in the sand, and smirked playfully.
Kago had already witnessed the era when Zhongli ruled the mortal world and established the laws of contracts through his divine statue. She had also co to understand him through Istaroth and interacted with Kikyo, learning that she was Kikyo's reincarnation.
However, Istharu, using her ti authority, severed the ti paradox between them, allowing the two to exist as completely separate individuals.
Through her experiences and stories with Kikyo, Kago gradually realized that in her past life, she had been the shrine maiden of A-no-Minakanushi, serving as a divine concubine to the god.
For an ordinary modern high school girl, this revelation was imnsely overwhelming.
It felt like sothing out of a fairy tale, a legendary myth—an irresistible poison drawing her in. As she continued to experience more of the divine era firsthand, she naturally accepted the fact that she was a shrine maiden ant to serve the gods.
After all, Kago ca from a family of shrine priests. Though the lineage had declined due to A-no-Minakanushi's lack of followers, she was still well aware of the various traditions of shrine maidens.
Noah curled a finger toward Inukimi, and the yokai joyfully walked over, joining Noah's "ga."
Inukimi was beyond ecstatic. As a demon-turned-immortal, rely becoming a pet of the Creator God was already an unimaginable fortune. Now, being cherished in the way of a shrine maiden and divine concubine, it felt like bliss had struck her like a bolt from the heavens.
However, a re celestial dog demon like her and Istaroth were not enough to satisfy Noah's desires. In reality, with his power, he could indulge in pleasure for ten thousand years without ever feeling fatigue.
His gaze fell upon Asmoday, who had previously been cold and indifferent but now bore a hint of fear in her eyes. Without hesitation, he pulled her closer.
Kago, listening to the sounds around her, felt sothing strange within herself. Almost involuntarily, her fingers parted slightly, opening a tiny gap to peek through.
And in that mont—her entire worldview shattered.
The so-called "gas of the gods" were not at all as unbearable as she had imagined. Instead, they possessed an indescribable, almost divine beauty.
Unconsciously, she beca srized, even as her sense of sha soared to its absolute limit.
After all, gods were the embodint of laws themselves. In the eyes of mortals, no matter what a god did, it was inherently sacred.
Before she realized it, she had been watching for over an hour.
But Noah was not going to leave Kago and Kikyo standing there just to observe.
He stepped down from the throne and approached the two of them.
Kago panicked.
Kikyo, on the other hand, understood—her god wished to bestow his favor upon her.
"Though you are both still re mortals, you may join as well," Noah declared.
Wrapping his arms around their waists, Kikyo naturally leaned into his embrace, while Kago was so flustered that her mind completely shut down.
By the ti she regained her ability to think, there was no turning back.
"Ah—!"
...
Three cycles of day and night later.
Asmoday and Istaroth bore traces of exhaustion in their eyes. Only Esdeath remained in a state of exhilaration—this level of intensity had yet to push her limits, and she eagerly awaited Noah to treat her with even greater force.
Inukimi had fallen into a deep, blissful sleep beside the throne.
As for Kago and Kikyo, they now stood by Noah's side, dressed in priestess robes woven from divine power, their faces flushed with embarrassnt.
After all, they were still ordinary transcendents for now. The strength given to them had only been at the level of a normal human, and with divine power restoring them, they suffered no lingering effects.
However, they had also been forced to participate in a three-day ga—one so elaborate and varied that it completely reshaped their understanding of the world.
Noah gently patted their heads. "I have granted you the right to contact , but don't reach out to without good reason."
Kikyo and Kago nodded, then reluctantly stepped into the World Gate, returning to their own world.
Inukimi's figure also gradually faded as Noah sent her back to her palace in her world.
"Alright, we've had enough fun—it's ti to get down to business."
Behind Noah, the Primordial Law Ring and the Abyss Law Ring slowly erged, radiating an aura of supre authority.
The unclaid thrones in the Grand Hall of the Gods began to fade, leaving only those belonging to the gods who were already present.
"All Primary Gods and Dragon Kings, assemble in Celestia for the conference."
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