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Once Narcida makes a move, with the combined strength of the two of them, he might even be at a disadvantage. You have to know that the fragment that came today is the most powerful and selfish one of the Doctor!
However, he wasn't in a hurry. A battle isn't about comparing strength on paper. The battlefield is unpredictable, and anything can happen. Combat experience is also a very important factor.
[Doctor] has lived for countless years and experienced countless battles. How can a young man like Lu Lin compare?
But what he didn't know was that Lu Lin wasn't using his full strength.
The two fought for five minutes, with Lu Lin relying solely on his physical abilities and martial arts skills, along with his water elemental power and the [Doctor]'s abilities.
His martial arts skills can be described as a wide range of styles, including those of Liyue and Inazuma, and he even learned a few moves of Mondstadt swordsmanship from Jean.
Coupled with his increasingly abnormal physical abilities, this level alone is enough to put him on par with the Doctor.
If Lu Lin were to use all his trump cards, killing the "Doctor" segment would be effortless. However, that would alert the other "Doctor" segments, making it more difficult to eliminate them all.
The battle between the two lasted for ten minutes. The Doctor was unable to defeat Lu Lin, and Lu Lin was also unable to defeat the Doctor. The scene was at a standstill for a moment.
But Nasita wouldn't let the situation remain stagnant. She seized the opportunity and acted decisively, her divine power surging like a vast river, mobilizing the elemental power of the entire Pure Good Palace.
Such power was so overwhelming that even the Doctor wouldn't want to take a direct hit.
Just then, a blazing flame burst through the door, and Rosalind's icy voice, like shards of ice in the dead of winter, rang out: "Dottore, what's gotten into such a sorry state? You're already struggling because it's just a little grass god?"
She taunted and asserted her authority, confronting Nasita directly.
"Hmph! Rosalyn, we don't need you meddling in our business!" [Doctor] sneered.
Although he said he didn't want to meddle, the pressure on the Doctor had clearly eased a bit since Rosalyn appeared and confronted Narcida.
Correspondingly, Lu Lin's situation was not so good.
[Doctor] originally intended to guard against Narcida, so he did not go all out. Now that Rosalyn is there to support him, he has no more scruples and his attacks on Lu Lin are becoming more and more intense.
The previously evenly matched situation suddenly began to tilt, and Lu Lin gradually fell into a disadvantageous position. If this stalemate continued, it seemed that defeat was only a matter of time.
"Stop! Doctor!" Just then, Narcida spoke up, "I think we can have a good talk!"
"Talk? Your reliance doesn't seem very strong. What's there to talk about now?" The Doctor, holding the advantage, was naturally not going to give up easily.
"If you don't want to talk, that's fine too. I'll destroy the Heart of God right now!" Nasita's expression was calm, but her words shocked everyone!
Chapter 382 The Death of the Doctor
"Are you crazy?" Even the slightly superior Doctor couldn't help but twitch his eyelids upon hearing Narcida's words.
He withdrew from the battlefield, and the two sides temporarily ceased fighting.
Destroying the Heart of God is not as simple as destroying an energy device!
The Heart of God represents the seven ruling systems of the mortal realm established by the principles of Heaven, which is the core key to her rule over the continent of Teyvat!
Destroying any of the hearts of God is a great provocation to this system, and will directly awaken the sleeping principles of Heaven!
Although the Doctor is insane, one thing is undeniable: his loyalty to Her Majesty the Empress and his hatred of justice.
He temporarily ignored the Empress's order to act leniently because a general in the field may disobey the emperor's orders, not because he wanted to rebel or break away from the Fools. He did not realize the importance of this order.
Although in the Kingdom of Winter, the foolish people are among those who are at the forefront of resisting the laws of nature!
However, the time is not yet ripe. The Ice Queen's process of collecting the seven divine hearts is not yet complete, and it is definitely not a good time to awaken the laws of nature.
Nasita understood this principle, which is why she used it to threaten the Doctor.
Clearly, this threat is effective.
[Doctor] has no doubt that Narcida has the ability to destroy the Heart of God. He has studied this thing; to put it bluntly, it is an energy device, and destroying it is not difficult.
“Since we can’t have an easy time, then you shouldn’t expect to have an easy time either!” Nasida’s expression was serious, not feigned.
The harsh words coming from such a cute and adorable mouth as Nasita seemed a little lacking in force, but the Doctor dared not gamble, because the slightest mistake could lead to total defeat!
"Hehe, I never expected a god who has never held power to have such courage. It's truly admirable! You've won this round, but we have a mission to complete and won't give up so easily. See you next time!"
The doctor was quite decisive. Seeing that things were not going to work out, he prepared to withdraw and make a new plan.
"Wait!" Narcida called out to the Doctor again, "I know your goal is the Heart of God, how about we make a deal?"
"Oh? What deal?"
"Use the heart of God to exchange for the complete withdrawal of the Fools from Sumeru, tell me all the information you know about the principles of Heaven, and leave Azar to me!"
"This deal sounds like a great deal for me. Would the Grass God really be so kind?" [Doctor] was clearly tempted.
Now that Nasida and Lu Lin have joined forces, the difficulty for him to obtain the Heart of God has increased dramatically. It would be even better if Nasida could voluntarily hand over the Heart of God.
As for the plan to create a god, it can already be declared a failure. God may not be created, but the heart of God must be obtained.
The premise of disobeying the emperor's orders is that the established goal can be achieved. If he disobeys the order and fails to complete the task, he will not be able to withstand the wrath of Her Majesty the Empress.
So now that we have the opportunity to directly obtain the Heart of God, why not take it?
But he also knew that Nasita's request wouldn't be that simple, and there would definitely be more to come.
As expected, Nasita spoke again.
“We have little confidence in the character of the Fools’ executives, so I have an additional condition.”
I've heard that you, [Doctor], have mastered a technology that allows you to slice yourself into many different slices from different periods of your life, each slice representing an independent, thinking personality?
"The Grass God's information is truly accurate!" A hint of surprise flashed in the Doctor's eyes.
"My request is simple: I don't trust your promises, I only trust the strength that's on the table. You must remove all your pieces and leave only one."
Only when your strength is weakened can I confidently give you the Heart of God, ensuring you won't regret it later.
Upon hearing this condition, the Doctor frowned slightly, then nodded decisively: "Agreed!"
Eliminating the other fragments would indeed affect his strength, and it would take some time to recover. If he were alone here, facing a powerful opponent like Lu Lin, he certainly wouldn't agree.
However, there is also a lady named Rosalyn supporting them from the side. Even if her strength is not as great as theirs, it should not be underestimated. It should be enough to ensure that they can retreat safely after obtaining the Heart of God!
He wasn't worried about whether Nasita would go back on her word. After all, Nasita was the goddess of Sumeru, and she had to protect the country of Sumeru. She wasn't without ties, and she couldn't afford the price of going back on her word.
Unless she can simultaneously kill both the [Doctor] and the [Lady] executive officers!
Ha! If she had that kind of ability, why bother with a trial? She could just take action directly.
These thoughts flashed through the Doctor's mind, and he instantly completed the deduction and weighing of options, agreeing to Narcida's conditions.
"Then, let's begin!"
"No way! Dotore, you bastard, how could you betray me!" The big shots had reached an agreement, and Hazard, who was the bargaining chip in the deal, suddenly panicked!
He started cursing at the Doctor, but was knocked unconscious by the Doctor with a single slap!
"It's really noisy!"
As promised, the Doctor delivered the information about the principles of Heaven to Narcida and began to erase his own fragments.
Throughout the entire negotiation, Lu Lin remained silent, as if he were merely a silent henchman. In reality, however, he was monitoring the Doctor's every move, including the current process of cleaning the slide.
The system has issued a mission to kill the "Doctor," and there is a string of numbers at the end of the mission log.
The number represents the number of slice clones of the "Doctor," which number in the hundreds. Each time he eliminates a slice, the number decreases...
When the number drops from hundreds to 1, it signifies that the Doctor has killed all his other slices, leaving only this one, the most powerful and selfish.
"I have fulfilled my promise. Now you can give me the Heart of God, right?"
Having personally killed all of his own fragments, the Doctor's aura weakened slightly, but he was still very powerful, at least enough to fight Lu Lin to a draw.
This time, Nasida didn't speak, but Lu Lin took a few steps forward.
Seeing this, the Doctor's heart skipped a beat. He realized that Nasita had actually gone back on her word. How dare she?!
His doubts will never be answered!
[Critical Moment] Activated! Time Stops!
He conjured up a massive seven-elemental force bomb and smeared it directly onto the Doctor's face.
After three minutes had passed—
boom!
A huge explosion occurred in the Jing Shan Palace, but Lu Lin had already made arrangements with Naxida and Rosalin. The three of them worked together to create a barrier to block the aftershocks of the explosion!
The wicked Doctor didn't even have time to think about why before his consciousness was completely torn apart by the frenzied power of the seven elements, turning him into dust!
The numbers on the mission panel have reached zero; [Doctor] is confirmed dead!
Chapter 383 System Upgrade, Great Compassion Tree King
Killing one of the Doctor's slices is not difficult for Lu Lin; the difficulty lies in finding all of his slices and ensuring that none are missed.
So Lu Lin directed this great show.
Knowing that Narcida had successfully forced the Doctor to kill all the slices using the Heart of God in another timeline, Lu Lin's plan was to create similar conditions to allow Narcida to complete the negotiations.
If the disparity in strength between the two sides is too great, negotiations are impossible and there is no need to negotiate.
Therefore, Lu Lin deliberately concealed his strength at the beginning and had Rosalin stand up to support the Doctor, in order to create a situation where the strength difference between the two sides was not significant, and the Doctor's side had a slight advantage but could not change the situation.
Only under such circumstances would the Doctor make a deal in order to obtain the Heart of God.
He never expected that Lu Lin's methods would be so bizarre and powerful, and that his teammate Rosalin had long since taken on Lu Lin's form.
The lack of intelligence made him confident enough to agree to Narcida's deal. After he killed all the slices, Lu Lin then took the last head, and the mission was complete!
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the random mission: Kill the Doctor. Rewards include 10 million Mora, 10,000 points, 10,000 experience points, and one use of the "Creation from Nothing" keyword. The new keyword is now "Clear and Flawless".]
【Pure and Flawless】: The owner can clear away all negative forces and emotions, restoring them to their purest and most flawless state!
[Ding! (I) Congratulations, host, your system level has increased to level 4.]
[Reward host entry: Ukiyo-e Shadows.]
[Rewarded entry: Lotus Dance in Graceful Form.]
[The Dust Song Pot's usability has been expanded, its functionality and permissions upgraded, and the items in the system's redemption shop updated!]
【Ukiyo-e Shadow】: The host can give each member a special tattoo. Tattoos have the effect of stimulating interest and enhancing enthusiasm.
【Lotus Dance Graceful Posture】: Enhances the wearer's physical flexibility and dance expressiveness.
The moment the Doctor was completely eliminated, a series of system notifications sounded. Lu Lin had completed this rather difficult kill mission, and the experience points he received allowed him to successfully level up.
This upgrade has undoubtedly brought tremendous benefits to Lu Lin. The open area of the Dust Song Pot has expanded again, and its area may be larger than that of Mondstadt, Liyue, and Sumeru combined.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the Dust Song World or the Dust Song Continent now.
The functions of the Dust Song Pot have been enriched, and the various items in the exchange shop have been updated, encompassing everything imaginable.
Lu Lin didn't look at those functions in detail, but just glanced at his host panel.
[Host: Lu Lin]
Number of resident members: 35
System Level: 4 (1000/100000)
[Host terms: critical moment, insightful and wise, miraculous healing, skillful and dexterous, elegant and charming, creating something from nothing, impervious to all laws, turning the world upside down, a fleeting glimpse into the past]
[Elemental attributes: Ice, Fire, Rock, Electro, Grass, Wind, Water]
【Points: 81200】
The experience points required to upgrade to the next stage are 100,000, which will definitely be a long accumulation process.
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With the battle over and the [Doctor] executed, Sumeru has entered a new stage of development.
After eliminating the "Doctor," Nasita left the Pure Good Palace and officially began to take over the power of Sumeru.
First, the crimes of the great sage Azar were brought to light, including his collaboration with the Doctor in forbidden research and his attempt to seize the throne.
Little Lucky Grass King may not have enough prestige, but she is, after all, a deity of Mount Sumeru and, in law, the ruler of Mount Sumeru. Therefore, although there were some twists and turns in this power transfer, it was generally smooth.
She had studied how to govern a country and lead the development of the Sumeru people for five hundred years and had achieved many results. Therefore, after taking over the power of the Order of the Teachings, she quickly became familiar with all aspects.
Two days have passed in the blink of an eye.
Lu Lin has been quite busy these past few days. Nasida is a novice at this, and she's just starting out, so he can't help but offer some advice.