At the Grand Narukami Shrine, Yae Miko rolled her eyes repeatedly as she munched on grapes.
Come to think of it, she had been the one to create this chat group. But ever since she invited Lumine into it, Lumine had become the most high-profile connection in the group.
And she always had such explosive things to say—often startling the other group members. Truly, no sense of restraint.
Yae Miko was even considering starting a new group.
Although any god in the pantheon could form a group, whether other members were willing to join was another matter entirely.
She had been able to create this one and attract many Genshin because of her identity as a divine being favored by a Primary God. That connection had encouraged the others to join.
Now that more members had ascended to godhood and the third-level gods were all working under their own respective Primary Gods, they each had their own backing. Even if she made a new group, they might not want to join.
After all, if there's already one group, why join another?
And what could she say? That Lumine had stolen her spotlight as the top connection?
That would just make her look petty across the entire pantheon.
Yae Miko quickly typed in the group chat:
[Yae Miko: Aiya~ as expected of our dear Lumine. So envious of a little sister with a Supreme God for a brother.]
[Lumine: Tch. Why does that sound so sarcastic? Who wants such a jerk of a brother? I'll give him to whoever wants him. Just seeing him ticks me off.]
[Nurarihyon: Hisss If I had that kind of stress, I'd be grinning for ten thousand years.]
[Toga: Ten thousand years? I'd laugh until the end of the universe.]
[Kagome: Does Miss Lumine really hate her brother that much?]
[Mitsuri Kanroji: Yeah, every time she mentions him, she's complaining.]
[Alice: Tsk tsk. You two naive little girls are getting it all wrong. Lumine is totally just showing off.]
[Alice: She gets to yell at a Supreme God like he's her pet. That's badass, right? Isn't that right, Lumine?]
[Lumine: What?! Alice, don't just make things up!]
[Lumine: I'll sue you for slander! This is defamation! Everyone, don't listen to her—she's lying!]
[Yae Miko: Tsk tsk…]
[Shinobu Kocho: Tsk tsk…]
[Fairy Inukimi: Tsk tsk…]
[Lumine: Stop it! Are you all parrots now?!]
[Xianyun: What are you chatting about? Let this god take a look.]
[Yae Miko: Oh? Our always-silent Xianyun is finally speaking up!]
[Kanae Kocho: Yeah, we haven't seen you in a while, Xianyun.]
[Mitsuri Kanroji: Last time you were super active in chat, then disappeared. We thought you got mad at us. We've all been worried!]
[Kikyo: Yes, we thought someone in the group might've offended you.]
[Xianyun: Nonsense. This god adores chatting. I've simply been swamped with official duties, rebuilding Guili Assembly in Liyue, hence my silence.]
[Yae Miko: Rebuilding Guili Assembly? Planning to restore the city?]
[Xianyun: Precisely. Primary God Guizhong wants to rebuild a central divine city. With Liyue's environment improved, the Guili region is now more fertile than it was in ancient times. The plan is to revive its former glory.]
[Kagome: Primary God Guizhong?]
[Xianyun: Yes—the God of Dust.]
[Xianyun: Lesser gods only know divine titles, not true names, so many in the pantheon don't actually know who their superiors are.]
[Xianyun: Oh right, I saw in the chat—you're all trying to figure out who the eleven Primary Gods are?]
[Lumine: That's right. I was about to ask my brother.]
[Xianyun: You're all making a common mistake.]
[Yae Miko: Oh? What do you mean, Xianyun?]
[Xianyun: Since the newly joined worlds all have Primary Gods or higher, it naturally follows that there would be quasi-gods. Just look at the newly appeared unfamiliar quasi-gods.]
[Yae Miko: Ah, I see now!]
The group members quickly began reviewing the new additions to the pantheon.
Yae Miko, Shiori Takamiya, and Mana Takamiya were instantly added to the group.
[Mana: Huh? A chat group? Wow! So many gods!]
[Shiori: What is this group?]
[Toga: Ahem Quasi-gods, scroll up and you'll understand.]
[Xianyun: You two, explain the situation of your world.]
Mana and Shiori had automatically been pulled into the divine system when the Date A Live world merged with Teyvat.
Coming from a modern world, they quickly grasped how the Divine Pantheon Blueprint worked.
As newcomers, they didn't recognize anyone in the system and were too shy to reach out.
Still, they had been added to a few groups, though none had any true gods in them. They watched others introduce their worlds and even tuned into livestreams.
[Shiori: So everyone was curious about us?]
She then proceeded to answer the questions posed by the group and explained everything she knew—though she wisely kept personal details private.
[Lumine: Hisss The Kabbalah?! And she's a guardian angel of a core concept?! Holy crap!]
[Toga: Is that Kabbalah thing really that powerful? Even Miss Lumine's shocked?]
[Yae Miko: The Kabbalah… could it be…?]
Those who had visited modern worlds had, to varying degrees, picked up modern theological knowledge.
[Alice: Big white pup, powerful doesn't even begin to describe it. That thing is TRUTH itself. No wonder, no wonder—this time, Teyvat's struck gold!]
After Alice explained the concept of the Kabbalah in the chat, the members all collectively gasped.
Even some third-level gods working in the underworld were so shaken they nearly miswrote names in their death registries, breaking into a cold sweat.
[Kanae Kocho: If it's truth, then why are the guardians of those core concepts only Primary Gods? Shouldn't they be Supreme Gods?]
[Alice: Who knows?]
[Lumine: Actually… I do know.]
[Yae Miko: Oh? How so?]
[Lumine: According to what Shiori said, their power doesn't really surpass the level of a Primary Gods—barely scraping the threshold, maybe.]
[Lumine: They're weak in terms of raw power but have overwhelming potential. If someone that weak sat on the Supreme God's throne, the other Supreme Gods would revolt. Rank must match strength.]
[Lumine: Take me, for example—I have potential equal to or even greater than my brother, but I wasn't strong enough, so I started from a second-level god and am climbing up.]
The chat group instantly fell silent again.
Everyone in the group knew that Miss Lumine had the potential of a Supreme God.
After all, if her brother was a Supreme God, it was unlikely the sister would be far off. That much was evident even from the Divine Pantheon Blueprint.
Lumine ranked first among all second-level gods in terms of power, and an empty throne had already been added among the seats of the Primary Gods. It was obvious that she was eligible for promotion.
[Xianyun: As a former Descender, the Traveler naturally has such potential.]
Only those veteran gods knew some of the hidden truths of Teyvat, though even they didn't know much.
[Toga: Ah~ truly envious of Miss Lumine. Not only does she have powerful backing, but she also has potential, and a future as a Supreme God.]
[Nurarihyon: Don't get me started. I've been jealous of her since before I even became a god.]
[Kagome: If you admire her so much, why don't you go cling to her, Toga?]
[Toga: C'mon, is that how you all see me?]
It's not that he didn't want to cling to a strong backer—he was self-aware. With his current potential, he might reach second-level godhood at best. A Supreme God was simply out of reach.
Yae Miko, Shinobu, and Fairy Inukimi all smiled knowingly.
When it came to connections, they were technically women of Lord Heavenly Principle himself.
But they didn't want to rely on that. While the benefits were great, they didn't want to risk disappointing him with greedy behavior.
That would be like trading a watermelon for a sesame seed.
They all understood that only true personal strength could earn the respect of other gods.
No one who had become a god was lacking in intelligence.
...
Meanwhile, in the Primary Gods' private chat group.
This group had been founded by Istaroth for the sake of convenient communication among Primary Gods.
She had invited the Dragon King and a few other Primary Gods—though most of them just lurked.
Not all Primary Gods were in the group. The Abyss faction was excluded. Not because Istaroth looked down on them, but because, aside from their ruler Aether, the three Abyssal gods really weren't fit to be here.
When the new Spirit gods ascended to the Primary Gods thrones, Istaroth pulled them into the group.
[Istaroth: Come, come! Everyone come greet our new Primary Gods. They may still be weak for now, but they're future Rulers.]
[Greater Lord Rukkhadevata: Welcome to the pantheon, sisters. Don't hesitate to reach out if you need help.]
[Zhongli: Should you face difficulties, I will lend my strength.]
[Furina: Welcome, welcome! If you visit Fontaine, I'll treat you to tea. Also, I'm the weakest in this group, please take care of me~]
[Trasista: Welcome, everyone.]
[Venti: Aiya, future Supreme Gods! Let me, Teyvat's finest bard, sing and dance for you!]
[Raiden Makoto: Welcome, new sisters.]
[Raiden Ei: Welcome.]
[Guizhong: With eleven future Supreme Gods joining, my status here is shrinking...]
[Paimon: Guizhong, did you even have a status in this group?]
[Guizhong: Dearest Lady of Death... I'm just making myself known so you all don't forget me. sobs]
[Kurumi Tokisaki: Ara ara~ Hello everyone. Please take care of me~]
[Kotori Itsuka: Uh, um, hello everyone.]
[Yoshino: S-So many people... H-Hello, everyone.]
[Nia Honjou: Whoa~ Woooow, there are so many gods in this pantheon!]
The gods: "..."
Raiden Makoto, embarrassed: "If Phanes had said that line, she might've actually scared someone to death."
[Nia Honjou: Did I say something wrong?]
[Focalors: Yeah... that kind of statement from that person could make us start prepping for layoffs.]
[Nia Honjou: Huh?]
[Kurumi Tokisaki: Pfft, hahaha! So that's what you meant.]
The group quickly became lively again, as most of the Primary Gods began to show themselves.
After learning about Kabbalah, they all realized that the new gods were destined to become future Supreme Gods—their future superiors.
Don't underestimate gods; they weren't foolish.
...
Celestia Garden.
Ever since the truth of the Kabbalah began radiating across the Teyvat Universe, the Garden became its Eden—the core convergence of that truth.
The World Power released by the Kabbalah was stored here.
World Power was the true life force of a world, an omnipotent energy. When combined with Kabbalah, it could truly achieve omniscience and omnipotence.
Noah looked at the golden energy in his palm.
Before this, he wouldn't have dared touch World Power. Even a slight disturbance could be slow suicide for all of Teyvat.
"Omnipotent energy... tsk tsk. If there's enough World Power, creating a whole dimensional world would be a piece of cake."
"Unfortunately, its quality is too low. Only in Teyvat can it be truly omnipotent. In higher-quality truth universes, it would be suppressed."
Noah waved his hand, releasing the golden energy into the air. The World Power instantly merged with the environment.
Once no longer under his control, the energy would be absorbed by Teyvat's instinctive will.
Of course, it could be extracted again, but doing so would slightly lower Teyvat's overall quality—an action he avoided.
So whenever the Kabbalah released World Power, he would intercept and absorb a portion directly into his body.
World Power absorbed into his body became the famed "Genesis Power."
He could now emulate God: "Let there be light."
Noah looked toward the various Spirits now setting up their homes within the Garden.
Their power was still too weak. Their strength would grow only alongside the Kabbalah.
Even though he was the Kabbalah's master, he couldn't boost their power—unless he shared his own Heavenly Principle power, which wasn't part of the Kabbalah.
But now that the Kabbalah was synchronized with Teyvat, its growth had accelerated tremendously. It wouldn't be long before those Spirits reached Supreme God status.
As for Mio Takamiya, she was already a lesser god. And as the guardian angel of Eden and a minor god herself, her growth was even more astonishing.
The Kabbalah had already fed some of its power back to her, giving her about 30% of Phanes' strength.
Just like with the Kabbalah, the stronger it got, the stronger she became.
Back on Earth, her power was already surface-level. Now that she was rooted in Teyvat, she could destroy planets with one hand.
It was only natural to grant her the title of Holy God.
Noah opened the system interface and looked toward the next major worlds he needed to conquer.
"Next step... improve the quality of truth in the Teyvat Universe."
"Phanes, summon the Primary Gods to the Pantheon for a meeting. I also need to restructure the divine system."
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