Chapter 17
Abyssal Cult? That's an Insult to Me

Power beyond the gods?

When Su Xuan pulled out the strange potion, the whole Teyvat was in an uproar.

Abyss Order.

Zhongli and Ganyu looked at each other, master and servant.

Could just a single potion grant power beyond the gods?

Zhongli was about to question the validity of this claim.

If a single potion could grant power beyond the gods, what was the point of the Abyss Order? Wouldn't that make them look like fools?

"Your Highness, this fifth arrival is the most boastful person I've ever met."

"You make a good point, Ganyu. I was thinking the same thing."

Deep within the Abyss.

Raiden Shogun's eyes lit up as she stared at the potion in Su Xuan's hand.

"Could this be the main reason for the Hilichurl mutations?"

"Those mutated Hilichurls actually possess power beyond the gods?"

Raiden Shogun was skeptical.

But what if the potion in Su Xuan's hand truly held such power?

That would mean the power contained within this potion was far stronger than the power of the Abyss.

"This is insane, Amber, just drink it."

Raiden Shogun watched Amber, who was bewildered on the screen, with anticipation.

Whether or not the potion in Su Xuan's hand truly possessed the effect he claimed, as long as Amber drank it, the truth would be revealed.

Teyvat continent.

The newly landed Scaramouche was stunned.

"If what the fifth arrival says is true, how terrifying would his own power be?"

"My master instructed me to..."

Scaramouche remembered the mission entrusted to him by Tsaritsa, and his head spun.

This return to Teyvat was likely to be his demise.

The Tsaritsa's private chamber in the Tsaritsa's Palace.

The elegant and noble Cryo Archon, Tsaritsa, scowled.

"Hmph!" she snorted coldly.

"What a joke, casually granting a normal girl power surpassing ours, the Archons."

The Tsaritsa muttered under her breath, then fell back into her cold silence.

If this were true, everything she had painstakingly worked for all these years would become a laughingstock.

The fifth arrival clearly wanted to deceive the innocent Amber, to make her drink the potion and guarantee she would become a mutated Hilichurl.

【Hu Tao】:"A single potion, and it has power beyond the gods?"

【Hu Tao】:"I'd rather believe that the Moshang Palace was infiltrated by assassins who wanted to kill me than believe Su Xuan's lies."

【Collei】:"Amber, you absolutely must not believe his words. Do you remember what happened to me back then? This thing is definitely not good."

【Collei】:"Amber, why don't you respond? I'm so worried about you."

【Faruzan】:"Hey, I'm not hiding anything from you. Your grandfather didn't die."

【Amber】:"Grand Master, really? You're not lying to me?"

【Faruzan】:"It seems like Su Xuan's words have had a big impact on you, but your grandfather really didn't die. He went into seclusion in Liyue."

【Ningguang】:"Grand Master of Mondstadt, are you talking about a Liyuean who became successful in Mondstadt and uses a wind glider?"

【Ningguang】:"Liyue did have such a person a few years ago, he was elusive. Even his old friend, who wanted to find him, had to post a missing person notice on the bulletin board."

【Eula】:"Amber, that must be your grandfather, so you absolutely must not believe the fifth arrival's words."

【Amber】:"That's great, my grandfather is still alive."

【Collei】:"Amber, you don't have to worry about your grandfather now."

【Paimon】:"But Amber on the screen seems to be truly convinced by Su Xuan, wouldn't she really listen to his words and drink the potion?"

【Paimon】:"I bet that if she drinks that potion, she'll turn into a mutated Hilichurl."

This is why Su Xuan's emotional value collection is so fast.

The exposure of the future on the screen will cause people's emotions to fluctuate, and communication within the chat group can also cause significant emotional fluctuations.

Amber was still basking in the joy of receiving news of her grandfather.

Paimon's few words instantly cast a shadow over Mondstadt City.

If Amber really drank the potion in Su Xuan's hand, she would become a mutated Hilichurl, she would raise the butcher's knife against her comrades in Mondstadt.

"No! My future self, you absolutely must not accept Su Xuan's potion."

"You have to stay sober."

Staring at the screen, Amber was ready to cry.

Why did she encounter the fifth arrival, why did the fifth arrival insist on dragging her along to clean up Mondstadt?

This was too cruel for Amber.

【Amber stared at the potion in Su Xuan's hand, her eyes filled with longing.】

【"If I drink this, I can gain extraordinary power, can I surpass the gods?" she asked, her voice dazed.】

【Su Xuan nodded.】

【"Could it be that your Abyss Order uses this kind of method to make the Hilichurls so strong?"】

【"If I drink it, will I become like those Hilichurls?"】

【Su Xuan let go of his hand that was on Amber's chin.】

【He took a few steps back, retreating several meters.】

【"Abyss Order?" he chuckled, his voice laced with a hint of disdain.】

Zhongli: This bastard is mocking the Abyss Order?

【"Don't lump me in with them."】

【Su Xuan spread out his arms.】

【Two twisted, rotating black swirls suddenly appeared on the ground to his left and right, and then two white Hilichurl Kings, each five meters tall, slowly rose from the swirls.】

【Like the mutated Hilichurls, the Hilichurl Kings were completely white, with purple and yellow accents on their left and right sides.】

【Based on their colors, the Hilichurl King on the left was the Geovishap Hilichurl King, and the one on the right was the Electrovishap Hilichurl King.】

【After appearing, they stood motionless, like static guards, one left and one right, beside Su Xuan.】

【The enormous figures loomed over Amber, frightening her into trembling.】

【The Knights of Favonius had a hard time dealing with even one mutated Hilichurl Brute.】

【If they encountered a mutated Hilichurl King, Amber couldn't imagine what kind of terrifying disaster they would bring to Mondstadt.】

【However, what shocked Amber was Su Xuan's assessment of the mutated Hilichurl Kings.】

【There was no pride or excitement on his face, only a fleeting disgust that flashed across his eyes.】

【Su Xuan pointed at the Hilichurl Kings beside him and said, "These kinds of monsters don't require advanced summoning techniques."】

【"They don't have individual consciousness, they need to rely on my collective consciousness control to give orders and execute commands."】

【"Compared to the Valkyries created by the Stigmata potion, these monsters are nothing but scraps."】

【"Amber, I think you understand what I mean now."】