"Destruction's Emanator, Phantylia."
Hearing this name from Levi, Xueyi showed no surprise on her face.
Because the moment the other party revealed her power, she had already more or less guessed her identity. She was none other than Phantylia, the Lord Ravager who had invaded the Luofu some time ago.
Moreover, although Levi had never publicly admitted that he was the one who dealt with Phantylia and caused the disturbance in the Ancient Sea back then, this information had already become something of a consensus among the various departments of the Luofu.
So, basically, when he pulled that ball of flame out of the greatsword, she had already begun to suspect that the ball of flame was Phantylia, who had disappeared without a trace.
However, Phantylia had behaved far too peacefully during this period, making it impossible for her to determine for a while whether the other party really was Phantylia.
It was only when she spoke just now and displayed her power, in her own words, to "scare them a little," that Xueyi truly confirmed Phantylia's identity.
What she had not expected was that someone as powerful as Phantylia, an Emanator who had destroyed countless worlds, had actually failed to escape from Levi and had instead been imprisoned inside the greatsword in his hands.
"Phan-Phan-Phan-Phantylia?!"
Compared with Xueyi's calmness, Sushang and Guinaifen were extremely, extremely shocked. They hid at a neither-near-nor-far distance from Levi.
They poked their heads out and stared at the ball of flame in his hand.
It was hard to imagine that this was the legendary Phantylia, the Lord Ravager who had destroyed so many civilizations.
Sushang wanted to go closer and take a look.
Guinaifen wanted to go closer and take a few high-definition photos to use as video thumbnails.
She had already thought of the title.
"Adventures in the Exalting Sanctum, Part One: Encountering Phantylia."
But thinking about how Phantylia had looked as though she wanted to swallow her just now, neither of them dared to get too close.
With no way to take high-definition photos, Guinaifen could only grit her teeth and take a few blurrier ones instead.
Click! Click! Click!
Glancing at Guinaifen, who was clicking away at him, Levi thought for a moment before saying, "Don't get me in there."
"Got it!"
Turning her head toward Xueyi in front of them, she said, "I think you should have guessed why I came to the Exalting Sanctum too."
"I've kept this guy sealed inside the sword the whole time, and now I've gotten to the point where I don't even want to touch the sword anymore, so I was thinking of finding her a new home."
"Why go to all that trouble?"
Before Xueyi could speak, Phantylia spoke first, "You should all know very well that the seal here can only control these weak fragments at most. It can't control a complete existence at my level."
"Besides, will sealing me here really let you rest easy? Heh, as long as I'm still on the Luofu, I'll always be a hidden danger to the Luofu."
"So why not let me leave? I can swear to the Aeons that after leaving, I will never set foot on the Xianzhou Luofu again."
"How about it?"
After Phantylia's voice fell, the air around them fell silent.
Other than the rustling of leaves stirred by the wind, there was no other movement in the Exalting Sanctum.
After a long while, Xueyi moved her gaze away from Phantylia and gently shook her head at Levi. "As she said, the Creation Furnace cannot seal a Heliobus at her level."
A Heliobus at the Emanator level was probably several times stronger than the Great Heliobus, Huo Ran, that had once appeared on the Luofu.
All the Heliobi currently within the Luofu were fragments that had scattered after the Great Heliobus Huo Ran was defeated back then.
If they wanted to seal a Heliobus at the Emanator level...
"We'll probably need to seek help from the craftsmen of the Xianzhou Zhuming."
In short, at present, aside from Levi's place, there was nowhere on the Xianzhou Luofu that could store Phantylia while also preventing her from escaping.
Levi sighed and shook his head, then stuffed Phantylia back into the greatsword.
Returning to that pitch-black space, Phantylia's flame transformed into the shape of a woman. She raised her head and looked upward.
A meaningful smile curled at the corners of her lips.
"We still have a mission to carry out here. Please leave as soon as possible."
———
After leaving the Exalting Sanctum, Levi walked ahead and led the way, followed behind by the still somewhat frightened Sushang, along with Guinaifen, who was looking through the footage she had shot and thinking about how to edit it.
Looking at Levi walking ahead while humming a song, Guinaifen suddenly had an idea when she felt that she did not have enough footage.
"Levi."
Hearing her voice, Levi turned his head toward Guinaifen, who was giving him a strange grin.
"Help me out, will you~"
"Hey, don't stop!" Sushang hugged her arms and cautiously watched their surroundings. Seeing the two of them stop, she spoke softly.
———
[The Next Day]
After waking up, Qingque discovered that Levi had somehow already returned.
Remembering the suffering she had endured last night, she reached out and gave his raised butt a slap.
Only after seeing a red mark appear did she nod in satisfaction.
After getting dressed, Qingque opened her Jade Abacus to check the current time, but suddenly saw a video notification.
"The UP host you follow, Guinaifen, has updated."
"Interviewing a Luofu Celebrity Today, the Trailblazer Levi?"
Looking at the title, Qingque clicked on it without hesitation.
Guinaifen's pretty face appeared on the screen, along with Levi's serious face, while the trembling Sushang stood in the background as a backdrop.
"Today, we're lucky enough to interview the Luofu's biggest, big-big-big-big-big... celebrity, the Trailblazer... Mr. Levi! I'm sure everyone already knows about his achievements, so there's no need for Guinaifen to say much, right?"
"Come on, Mr. Levi, say hello to everyone."
Guinaifen's voice came from the video first, followed by Levi's deep voice, "All evil will be brought to justice!"
"Pfft!"
Qingque had just taken a sip of water and immediately sprayed it back out.
She stared wide-eyed at Levi in the video, then looked up at Levi on the bed, who scratched his butt and was still fast asleep.
That really did sound like something he would say.
In the video, the smile on Guinaifen's face almost broke as well. She coughed twice, then hurriedly continued, "Guinaifen won't waste any more time. Let's start the interview!"
"What's your favorite color?"
"Tsk~ So it's this kind of interview."
Qingque shook her head. What was the point of asking such harmless questions? Guinaifen still didn't understand what those people online liked to watch.
Just as she was about to put away her Jade Abacus and go out to buy some food, Levi's voice came from it.
"Women."
"Pfft!" Qingque almost choked on her own saliva. She stared wide-eyed at the serious-looking Levi in the video. "What the heck?"
She dug at her ear.
"What the heck did he just say?"
She hadn't heard wrong, had she?
'Women?'
Her gaze shifted to the barrage comments above.
"????"
"????"
Countless question marks practically covered the entire screen.
"Is this the bearing of the Trailblazer? (I'm loving it, I'm loving it)"
"Little Levi, I am women, love me!"
"Airhead girl steams airhead girl!"
The last barrage was posted by Qingque after she saw it.
Turning her attention back to the video, she saw that the expression on Guinaifen's face had once again become almost impossible to hold together. She tried to laugh several times, but every time she saw Levi's serious expression, she forced it back down.
"Then I'll ask the next question."
"What number do you like?"
"What number?"
"Yeah, what number."
Hearing this question, Levi could not help falling into thought. After a long while, he gave his answer.
"Number 76."
"..."
[T/N: New fanfic chat—"Genshin Impact: Retiring Early from the Fatui". A solid read, definitely give it a try. Have a great day~]