Chapter 450 The Masterless Eye of God
"Yes, it's a martial arts tournament I'm hosting, and there will be many people participating who want to show off their skills."
Seeing Ying and Paimon's confusion, Beidou nodded and explained.
"There are two important rules for participating in the competition. The first is that you need to be famous. Ordinary people who don't even know martial arts don't need to join in the fun."
"Of course, when it comes to fame, no one is more famous than you. After all, you are a great hero now."
Beidou said as he raised his hand and patted Ying's shoulder.
Stopping the Fatui executive from destroying the Immortal Ancestor's transformation, blocking the threat from the sea twice, and being an all-powerful adventurer who always responds to requests, this traveler already had a great reputation in Liyue and even received the blueprint for making a treasure-hunting compass.
"Hey, you make me feel embarrassed~"
Paimon said as he scratched his head.
Upon hearing this, Ying, who was standing by, crossed her arms and looked at Paimon speechlessly, as if to say, "What's it got to do with you?"
"Haha, and the second rule is also very simple, that is, the contestants cannot possess the Eye of God, otherwise the gap in strength will be too great."
Beidou couldn't help but laugh at Paimon and Ying's reactions, and then he talked about the second rule.
There is a very pessimistic fact in Liyue. Except for a very small number of gifted people, most people who have practiced martial arts for a lifetime may not be able to beat a ten-year-old child who has just obtained the Eye of God.
Of course, that is in the case of a head-on competition. If there are no rules or restrictions, it would be quite easy for a more experienced martial artist to bully an ignorant child.
"Although I don't have the Eye of God, I have elemental power..."
After hearing this rule, Ying wanted to remind someone with some uncertainty.
"Haha, I know you are very confident in your own strength, but don't underestimate Liyue, where there are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers."
"A great hero like you who saved Liyue coming to participate in the competition will definitely attract stronger players!"
Beidou interrupted Ying, she was now very much looking forward to the upcoming martial arts competition.
"But we really aren't here to participate in a martial arts competition..."
Paimon scratched his head and spoke speechlessly.
"Don't be so hasty to refuse. I have prepared a very valuable prize for this martial arts competition. It is... an ownerless Eye of God!"
Hearing that Ying and Paimon still seemed uninterested, Beidou also told them the prizes for this martial arts competition.
"Actually, I provided it. As long as the winner of the fighting competition can awaken this God's Eye, then this God's Eye will belong to him."
Fengyuan Manye on the side added.
"The ownerless Eye of God? Is there such a thing?"
It was the first time that Ying and Paimon had heard of such a thing, and they looked at Maplebara Manye with some surprise.
"Well, after the holder of the Eye of God passes away, his Eye of God will become a dim and empty shell. To this day, no one knows its function."
"But I think that since the empty shell remains in the world, it may have a role in inheritance."
Kaedehara Manye nodded and explained.
"Well, even so, to be honest, I'm not interested at all. We'd rather know how to get to Inazuma."
Although the reward of the Ownerless Eye of God is somewhat special, Ying is not very interested in it.
She doesn't need the Eye of God at all.
"It's just going to Inazuma, no problem!"
"If you win, the reward will be either the ownerless Eye of God or a boat ticket to Inazuma. How about that?"
Hearing that Ying still wanted to go to Inazuma, Beidou immediately suggested it.
It just so happened that after she returned to Liyue this time, she had originally planned to go to Inazuma again.
She was not in Liyue when Osel attacked before because she was transporting some things to Inazuma. It was also at that time that Kaedehara Manye boarded her ship.
"It turns out that it's so easy to negotiate..."
"Then we'll have to give it a try first."
Ying had no choice but to nod and agree to participate in the competition.
"But besides the matter of going to Inazuma... Mr. Kaedehara Manye, you should be from Inazuma, right? Can I ask you some questions about Inazuma?"
After agreeing to participate in the competition, Ying couldn't help but ask Kaedehara Manye, who was obviously an Inazuma person.
"Of course, but I am just a wandering samurai, so I may not know the answer you want."
Kaedehara Manye nodded in agreement.
"Oh, you're also a wandering warrior, what a coincidence!"
Fengyuan Manye's words made Ying's eyes light up.
"Excuse me, do you know Miss Liu Bai?"
Just when Kaedehara Manye was wondering what was special about the wandering samurai's identity, Ying couldn't wait to ask.
"Liu Bai... a Liyue person? Unfortunately, this is my first time in Liyue, and the only Liyue people I know are those on Big Sister Beidou's ship."
Kaedehara Manye stroked his chin and thought seriously for a while, but could only shake his head.
Since Inazuma had been in seclusion for some time, he had hardly seen any foreigners when he was in Inazuma.
"Liu Bai? Traveler, are you referring to the one who killed the vortex demon god Osel with one sword a few months ago? I've heard Ningguang talk about her, and I've always thought it would be great if I had the chance to make friends with such a powerful heroine!"
Fengyuan Manye had never heard of it, but Beidou's eyes lit up.
Although there are rumors among the people that the Whirlpool Demon was killed by a passing female hero with a single sword, when Liu Bai said his name, only the Traveler, Paimon, the Jueyun Immortals, and the Liyue Seven Stars heard it, so the name "Liu Bai" did not spread like "Traveler".
This is also the reason why Fengyuan Manye has never heard of this name.
"Yes, she calls herself a wandering samurai and is heading to Inazuma, so I wanted to ask if Kaedehara Manye knows her."
Ying nodded and explained.
"He calls himself a wandering warrior, and possesses the power to kill a demon with one sword..."
"I'm very sorry. Maybe I'm just ignorant, but when I was in Inazuma, I had never heard of any other demon god-level power besides the General."
Fengyuan Manye thought about it for a moment, but could only shake her head. She knew nothing about the person Ying and Beidou were talking about.
The one who is closest to the devil is the chief priest of Narukami Taisha Shrine who is a follower of the devil. But putting aside whether the chief priest has the ability to kill the Uzumaki devil with one sword, it is unlikely that she will leave Inazuma and call herself a wandering samurai, right?
"Is this so..."
Ying nodded with some regret.
……
Just when Ying and Paimon went to participate in the Southern Cross Martial Arts Tournament hosted by Beidou, Liu Bai received a special commission.
Two or three months have passed since Ba Che attacked Liyue Harbor. During this period, Yun Jin has performed her new play "The Goddess Splits the Temple" many times. The popularity in Liyue Harbor has not diminished, and the audience below the stage is always packed.
But in this case, many eyewitnesses said that there was a scary headless monster mixed in with the audience, and ordinary people could not see him at all.
Only at the climax of the opera will he appear waving a cheering stick in his hand. He seems to be shouting without a head, but he can't make any sound because he has no head, which is particularly creepy.
As the opera was at its climax, not many people noticed him, and those who noticed him were nearly frightened to insanity, and when they finally calmed down, they found that they could no longer see the headless monster.
And there was more than one sighting, with several people noticing it at almost every show.
Some people said that it was the resentment of the monsters that were destroyed by the goddess in the opera, and some people said that it was the ghosts of people who died tragically in an accident and returned to the human world to watch Yun Jin's opera...
But no matter what, this incident has brought some impact on the performance of Yunhan Society, but it has not yet reached the level where it can be reported to Qianyan Army, so the commission was posted to the Adventurer's Association.
Liu Bai's task is to find out who is playing tricks.
……