Genshin Impact: I, Heavenly Principle, Will Make Teyvat Supreme-Chapter 171: God Has Returned! But Not the One We Knew

Ever since the great Three Faction War among the biblical God system, the Four Great Satans, and the twelve-winged governors of the Fallen Angels—which resulted in the deaths of the biblical God, the Satans, and most of the Fallen Angel leadership—

Heaven, the Underworld, the Human World, and the realms of other gods had fallen into a delicate balance.

No one dared to break the peace or trigger another war.

The main reason was that Heaven had lost the ability to create pure angels due to the death of the biblical God.

On the Underworld side, half of the noble devil clans had gone extinct, leaving no heirs, while the surviving families struggled to continue due to the rarity of pureblood devil births.

The Fallen Angels, too, were left with only a handful of twelve-winged leaders trying to maintain order after most of their lower ranks had been wiped out.

With all three factions struggling to sustain themselves, they shared an unspoken agreement not to revisit war. Even without formal treaties, they all carefully upheld the fragile peace.

Each faction feared that starting a new war would result in the extinction of their own race.

Thus, all three shifted their hopes to the Human World.

Humanity, after all, was a mysterious species. Faith could empower gods, and humans could be reborn as devils, angels, or fallen angels.

Each faction turned to the Human World to recruit exceptional individuals into their own camps.

They divided territories through silent understanding or structured competitions, avoiding interference and trying to claim talented humans for themselves.

Of course, that was just the surface. Secret attempts to assassinate humans who joined the enemy side were not uncommon.

After the death of the biblical God, the sacred system he left behind developed a "bug."

Miracles that were once granted only to believers were now indiscriminately given to all humans.

These miracles took the form of Sacred Gears—powerful artifacts, some of which were even capable of killing gods and Satans: the Longinus.

The Underworld's devil clans and the Fallen Angels prioritized converting humans who had awakened Sacred Gears.

In response, the Four Satans collaborated to create the Evil Pieces—a system that allowed easy reincarnation of humans into devils to bolster the Underworld's strength.

With these developments, the world had slowly found peace again. The Four Great Satans who had worked so hard to restore and strengthen the Underworld finally felt some relief, thinking they could enjoy a period of calm.

But then, a sudden crisis loomed over the entire Underworld.

The entire realm trembled, and spatial ruptures appeared near the world's edges.

Such rifts meant the catastrophe was not limited to the Underworld. It would likely affect all realms connected to the world.

Inside the Gremory estate, the current Satan and successor of the title Lucifer—Sirzechs Gremory—was diligently managing Underworld affairs.

His elegant expression darkened instantly.

He stood up so fast his chair toppled behind him.

"The Underworld is trembling! And spatial ruptures at the boundary? What is happening!?"

As the strongest in the Underworld, and one who had surpassed even the original Lucifer, Sirzechs could clearly sense the vast aura shrouding the Underworld.

And that aura did not originate from within their world.

"Beyond the world... the Dimensional Gap... what is going on out there?"

Even in ancient texts, there were no records of external forces causing the world itself to quake.

"Outside the world... Could it be... the Great Red?"

A crimson magic circle appeared beneath his feet—and in the next instant, he vanished.

When Sirzechs reappeared, he was already at the edge of the Underworld, where the world membrane lay.

"What...?!"

Sirzechs could hardly believe what he saw.

The world membrane was twisting and snapping back repeatedly, causing space-time to break apart and reform again and again.

A terrifying aura poured through the distorted membrane into the Underworld.

This aura was so overwhelming that even the slightest contact could reduce a top-tier devil to ash.

Three magical arrays suddenly appeared nearby, and the remaining three Satans emerged.

"Sirzechs, what is going on? Why has the world boundary turned into this?"

The speaker looked like a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old girl with jet-black twin-tailed hair—her cheerful demeanor betrayed by the cold sweat trickling down her temple. She was Serafall Leviathan, one of the Four Great Satans.

Sirzechs snapped back to his senses, his expression grave.

"I don't know. Suddenly the entire Underworld began shaking. Clearly, something has gone wrong outside our world."

"Outside the world? There's nothing in the Dimensional Gap aside from the Great Red and the Infinite Dragon God. Could it be... they're fighting?"

Ajuka Astaroth, who inherited the title of Beelzebub, looked grim.

"Come on, don't joke about that. I just finished all the prep work and was about to go on vacation. Now this?! A battle between those two?!"

Falbium Asmodeus clutched his head, his pupils trembling.

"The Great Red and Infinite Dragon God are beings even the biblical God feared."

Sirzechs quickly added, "We're not yet sure it's a fight between them. Even if it were, the impact shouldn't be this severe. We're talking about full-scale space-time ruptures."

"This kind of anomaly only happens when the entire world is affected."

Ajuka said seriously, "First, we need to find out what's happening in the Dimensional Gap."

Sirzechs took a deep breath. "That's why I intend to open a small window and look inside."

As he spoke, he cut open a slit in the world membrane.

And in that instant, a suffocating pressure surged into the Underworld.

"Get back!" Ajuka shouted in terror.

But it was already too late. In that brief moment, Sirzechs caught a glimpse of the battle of creation unfolding in the Dimensional Gap.

It was like an ordinary person being struck by a speeding train—the four Satans were instantly blown away by the sheer force.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Floating mountain ranges at the Underworld's edge were obliterated by the four Satans, who were sent crashing through peak after peak.

And it didn't stop there. The invading aura crushed the surrounding mountains into dust, sending boulder-sized debris flying like a meteor shower deep into the Underworld.

But the Underworld wasn't the only one affected in that moment.

Heaven, Takamagahara, Olympus, the Celtic God Realm, Asgard... all were feeling the tremors.

...

Heaven

Heaven in this world wasn't a single-layered realm as typically imagined. Instead, it was structured around the concept of the biblical God's Seven Days of Creation. Of course, this doesn't mean Heaven was literally created by the biblical God.

This world may contain some god-made realms, but its foundational layers are all natural worlds born of the cosmos.

Heaven is divided into seven layers.

From lowest to highest, drawing closer to the Human World:

The First Heaven is where angels reside and live—a few naturally born angels and mostly humans reincarnated as angels.

The Second Heaven is an observation zone for monitoring celestial phenomena and analyzing the threads of fate. It also serves as a prison for angels who have committed crimes. This layer is an endless darkness filled with astral instruments that resemble stars. These instruments are similar to Teyvat's "Stella Fortuna," but they cannot determine destiny—they only observe it.

The Third Heaven is the true "paradise" where the souls of believers in the biblical God reside after death. Here grows a low-grade Tree of Life. Though it looks like a towering tree, it is, in truth, nothing more than a seed that hasn't yet sprouted.

The Fourth Heaven is the Garden of Eden, where the Tree of Wisdom grows. This tree can awaken intelligence, unlock potential, and grant miracles—though it has no effect on Seraphim.

The Fifth Heaven is Heaven's research domain, dedicated to studying divine arts, magic, faith-based power, and more.

The Sixth Heaven is the domain of Seraphim with ten or more wings and currently serves as Heaven's central command.

The Seventh Heaven is the biblical God's residence. It houses the core "System" that sustains the biblical god system. No one except twelve-winged angels may enter.

If any foreign object enters, the System automatically teleports it elsewhere in the world.

Not even chief gods from other pantheons can force their way in.

...

Sixth Heaven.

Seraphim Headquarters.

A twelve-winged Seraph with golden hair and a kind-looking face sat with a troubled expression.

This was Michael, the current supreme leader and strongest being in Heaven.

He was deep in thought, contemplating how to bring the other two biblical factions—the exiled fallen angels and the devils of the Underworld—to the negotiating table to discuss peace.

Currently, the biblical system existed in a fragile balance, but external threats that could disrupt this balance were countless.

The three factions of the biblical system had to make peace and focus on development. If they didn't, the biblical faith would grow increasingly weak.

If it became so weak that it couldn't even defend its hold on the Human World, the other divine realms would surely take notice and begin encroaching.

Eventually, the three biblical factions would fall into complete decline.

Although the modern multiversal coalition and international accords prevented global-scale divine wars like those of ancient times, the threat still remained.

More subtly, the other realms could pressure the biblical factions into surrendering their stake in the Human World through diplomacy and peaceful means.

The angels depended heavily on human faith for their power. If they lost control over the Human World, their fate would be sealed.

Ever since God died in that war, the entire divine System had shut down.

During that time, angels could no longer collect faith into Heaven, nor could they bless or perform miracles for humanity.

During that period, two-thirds of humanity's faith had already been lost.

If it hadn't been for Michael standing against opposition and uniting the Seraphim to forcibly reboot the "System," even the remaining faith would have vanished completely.

Now, he carried the burden of usurping divine authority, acting in God's place.

But he was still only a Seraph. He couldn't care for all that remained, nor could he fully manage the System.

This led to numerous vulnerabilities.

Most critically, the System began bestowing miracles indiscriminately upon all humans.

It could no longer discern the sincerity of faith, granting blessings regardless of devotion.

Even worse, some divine powers ceased to harm devils or fallen angels. In some cases, they even empowered them.

As a result, many once-faithful humans were labeled heretics.

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But there was no other choice. If this course hadn't been taken, the collapse of human faith would have brought far greater suffering.

"God, what should I do?" Michael looked up with pure devotion toward the dwelling place of the biblical God.

Even knowing the God he worshipped had died, his faith remained unwavering.

He had not set foot in the Divine Residence since committing the sin of hubris by reactivating the System with the Seraphim.

And yet, as if the long-dead God heard his earnest prayer, the half-functioning System instantly came to life.

Its processes surged to flawless operation.

HUMMMMMMMM—

Where once even receiving the faith of tens of millions had been difficult, now, in an instant, the devotion of over three billion believers surged into the System.

Not only that—the Tree of Life, dormant since God's death and planted in the Third Heaven, erupted with incomprehensible power.

The Divine Residence where the System resided glowed with miraculous light. Beams of faith shot upward, piercing through all of Heaven.

Divine energy was instantly distributed and categorized, flowing into the bodies of all angels in the System.

Michael froze, stunned. As the overwhelming power filled him, he snapped back to awareness.

Joy mixed with reverence lit his face.

"God... Have You returned?!"

Other Seraphim instantly appeared beside him at headquarters.

"Michael! Has God returned?!"

The speaker was a twelve-winged female Seraph like Michael—a woman of flawless beauty and divine figure.

Though perfect in appearance, a glance into her eyes revealed her emotional impulsiveness and tendency to jump to conclusions.

Other Seraphim joined in, their voices excited and fervent:

"Yes! I can feel God's presence!"

"Who else could fully control the System like this?!"

"God must have returned to the Divine Residence! Let us go pay homage!"

But just then—

RUMBLE—!

A powerful tremor shook all of Heaven.

An unimaginable aura blanketed the entire realm.

The angels, still caught up in their fervor, were abruptly struck down by the descending presence.

Even the mighty Seraphim at headquarters were not spared.

Michael was forced to his knees, shocked. He looked up.

"This aura—it's divine... but this isn't the God we know!"

"What is happening?!"

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