Douluo; Zhongli Adventures in Mortal World with Paimon

"I have heard of this lord's name, but I have never met him."

Diluc crossed his arms and spoke very honestly.

"Hiss—"

The Demon Bear, Yue Guan, and the others once again drew in a sharp breath.

They had initially thought that a powerful figure like Diluc would be on par with Zhongli.

They never expected that in the eyes of this powerful figure, the Martial God was still referred to as "lord"...

Just how terrifyingly powerful must the Martial God be?

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, Diluc's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Is Paimon here?"

Paimon had disappeared along with Zhongli. Since Zhongli was in this world, Paimon should be here too, right?

Diluc was quite fond of Paimon.

Even though the little one had given him some rather unflattering nicknames.

Like "Darknight Hero" and such.

Hearing this, Yue Guan and the others exchanged strange looks.

"Sir, Paimon is the Martial God's Martial spirit. Naturally, she is by the Martial God's side," Yue Guan explained.

Diluc was stunned and looked at Yue Guan in confusion.

"Spirit?"

Also, how could Paimon become Zhongli's spirit?

Weren't they two separate individuals?

As for Diluc's question, the four of them were even more baffled.

This is the Douluo Continent!

A supreme expert like him actually doesn't know what a spirit is?

Wait, when he attacked the Hilichurls earlier, it seemed like he didn't have any spirit rings...

In their near-death state, they hadn't paid much attention or thought too deeply about it.

Now that they were out of danger, it suddenly dawned on them.

"Sir, a Martial spirit is... blah blah blah..."

As time passed, Diluc finally understood the relationship between spirits and humans.

At this moment, his expression was quite colorful.

As expected of a god, always full of tricks~

Barbatos sings for a living, Morax presides over funerals...

And now, in this different world, he quickly learned to adapt to the local "specialties."

Impressive, truly impressive.

"No wonder Venti has been searching for him all over the world but couldn't find him. So this is the situation."

After sighing inwardly, Diluc finally remembered the main issue.

Those Hilichurls were not something he could handle.

Even if he managed to win by luck, he would still be severely injured.

But for the Geo Archon, it shouldn't be a problem.

In this world full of unknowns, he couldn't afford to be seriously injured right from the start.

Of course, this was under the assumption that ordinary people wouldn't be harmed for the time being.

If these Hilichurls were to attack villages or the like, he would still charge in without hesitation.

As long as there was no immediate threat, there was still time to think about how to deal with these mutated Hilichurls.

"Can you take me to see Morax... I mean, Zhongli?"

"Only he can handle those Hilichurls."

Diluc spoke with a grave expression.

Although he was no longer a knight, he still adhered to the knight's code, protecting those who needed to be protected.

Hearing this, Yue Guan thought for a moment and then agreed.

These Hilichurls were too powerful.

Even titled Douluos like them were no match for them.

In the end, they would still have to turn to the Martial God Douluo for help.

Such a powerful, destructive, and unstable element had to be eliminated.

Otherwise, it was unknown how much disaster it would bring to the continent.

"Alright, let's set off now!"

In the end, Yue Guan agreed to accompany Diluc to Heaven Dou City, while Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear would first return to Spirit Hall to report.

They would also seek reinforcements from Spirit Hall. As for these Hilichurls...

Gui Mei and Yue Guan were inseparable, so naturally, Gui Mei would accompany Yue Guan to Heaven Dou City.

Having Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear return would be enough.

The two of them didn't dare delay and rushed back to Spirit Hall at full speed.

Those Hilichurls had to be eliminated.

Although they believed in Zhongli's strength, they trusted their own eyes more. These Hilichurls weren't so easy to kill.

Therefore, having more reinforcements would be good.

Most importantly, they were afraid that the Pope and the elders wouldn't believe them!

At Zhongli's residence, there was now a long-term guest, which brought some life to the otherwise "lifeless" Zhongli household.

Qian Renxue had come to Zhongli's residence because she heard that Zhongli had brought back a tall, curvaceous beauty, which left her feeling quite unsettled.

When she arrived at Zhongli's residence, she noticed something was off.

Zhongli and this woman named Xianyun didn't seem to have that kind of relationship. Instead, it seemed more like a superior-subordinate dynamic...

Thinking this, Qian Renxue left feeling somewhat ashamed.

At this moment, Zhongli, Paimon, and Xianyun were eating. The food had been prepared by Xianyun herself.

Of course, she found it troublesome and used some kind of machine. She just threw the ingredients in, waited for a while, and then the food was ready.

From the way Paimon was devouring the food, it was clear that the machine-made food was quite delicious.

Just then, Zhongli subtly glanced toward the door and waved his hand, causing the door to open.

Seeing this, Yue Guan, already accustomed to such things, walked in with Gui Mei and Diluc.

When Zhongli saw Diluc, his eye twitched slightly. This guy...

"Darknight Hero..."

"No, Master Diluc, what brings you here?"

Paimon, seeing Diluc, flew over in excitement.

She also greeted Yue Guan and Gui Mei.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei were utterly confused.

Diluc didn't know Zhongli but knew Paimon?

What was going on?

Were they dreaming?

"Hello, Paimon."

Because there were "outsiders" present, Diluc didn't expose the relationship between Paimon and Zhongli.

"I pay my respects to the Geo... I mean, Consultant Zhongli."

Originally, he wanted to address him as the Geo Archon, but because of the "outsiders," Diluc simply called him by his name.

"Diluc of Mondstadt, hmm... I've had your apple cider and dandelion wine a few times, brought to me by Venti. Quite excellent wine."

"Consultant Zhongli, if you like it, I can arrange for some to be sent over in the future."

"Master Diluc, as expected of the wealthiest man in Mondstadt, you speak with such grandeur!"

Paimon gave Diluc a thumbs-up and added, "If only you could send me some snacks too."

After saying this, Paimon blinked at Diluc and rubbed her little hands together.

If Diluc knew why he had ended up in the Douluo Continent, he wouldn't be making promises to Paimon.

If he didn't turn around and leave on the spot, it would only be because of his good upbringing.

"If there's still a chance, you can eat to your heart's content!"

Diluc said with a straight face.

Even Morax couldn't find a way back. As a mere mortal, could he really return?

"And this is?"

Diluc noticed a very dignified and elegant "big sister." Calling her an aunt would be too much.

"I am not the Cloud Retainer Adeptus!"

Diluc: "..."

Paimon, Zhongli: "..."

"So it's the Liyue adeptus, Cloud Retainer. Diluc pays his respects to the adeptus!"

Diluc cupped his hands and bowed to Xianyun.

This adeptus seemed to have a few screws loose.

Unexpectedly, besides Zhongli and Paimon, there was another adeptus from Liyue who had also crossed over to this world.