If he knew what the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles was thinking, Nolan would have said that he had simply hidden himself well. Before growing strong enough, he had never done anything significant that would draw Celestia's attention.
Now that he had complete control, Nolan had no interest in wasting words with her. He directly ordered:
"Calm down. Then tell me in detail about the current situation of Celestia and Teyvat."
The Sustainer had no way to refuse. She could only recount everything she knew.
First, the "Heavenly Principles" had been wounded in a great war and had been asleep for several hundred years, with no signs of awakening.
Second, the erosion of the Abyss was growing increasingly severe. If this continued, the barrier of the "False Sky" would eventually be penetrated.
At that point, Teyvat would face a full-scale invasion from the Abyss, and the continent itself would risk annihilation.
The overall situation was more or less what Nolan had already suspected.
In his view, however, the Abyss was likely just another civilization comparable to Teyvat.
Otherwise, it would not have failed to invade successfully after all this time.
From that perspective, the Abyss posed little threat to him.
When the time came, he could simply venture beyond Teyvat and deal with it if necessary.
"Take me to see the 'Heavenly Principles,'" Nolan said after gathering the essential information.
He intended to control the Heavenly Principles as well.
That way, when they eventually awakened, there would be no risk of them obstructing Teyvat's connection to interstellar society.
"…Yes."
The Sustainer clenched her teeth, glaring at him in fury. But she had no choice. In the end, she could only lead him onward.
The Heavenly Principles were indeed slumbering within the palace at the center of the island.
The palace was equipped with numerous defensive systems. Even if the Sustainer were absent, it could still repel most intruders.
However, with the Sustainer leading the way, none of the defenses interfered with Nolan.
They walked through the palace, which resembled a royal court, until they reached the grand hall.
Following the Sustainer's gaze, Nolan looked toward the rear of the hall.
There, upon what resembled a throne, sat a figure wearing a crown, resting their chin in one hand.
Her eyes were closed—clearly in deep slumber.
That made things convenient.
Since she was already unconscious, there was no need for Nolan to knock her out again.
His eyes turned golden as he confirmed her identity:
[Level: 146]
[Affection Skill Potential: Gold]
[Heavenly Principles: The ruler of all laws within the world of Teyvat, the embodiment of the world's will. Within Teyvat, she is omniscient. Within the limits of Teyvat, she is omnipotent. Currently in a wounded and dormant state.]
She had Affection Skill potential. Female.
Omniscient and omnipotent?
Nolan stared at the information panel in surprise.
Though it specified limited omniscience and omnipotence—confined within Teyvat—it was still absurdly powerful.
By his understanding, as long as one was within Teyvat and had a lower level than the Heavenly Principles, it would be impossible to defeat her.
Omniscience meant she would know everything about her opponent.
Omnipotence meant she would possess infinite countermeasures.
Unless someone vastly surpassed her in raw strength, defeating her would be impossible.
Fortunately, she had remained asleep all this time.
Otherwise, the moment Nolan first transmigrated into this world, the Heavenly Principles would have known of this visitor from beyond.
From the Heavenly Principles' perspective, she might very well have suspected him of being an agent sent by the Abyss to sabotage Teyvat from within—and simply erased him on the spot.
Fortunately, Nolan's current strength far surpassed that of the Heavenly Principles. Even if she were to awaken, he could handle it with ease.
After confirming that the Heavenly Principles had yet to awaken, Nolan walked toward the throne without hesitation.
Moments later, he stood before her and casually infused the prepared Command Spell into her body.
With that, Nolan completed his control over the Heavenly Principles.
After placing the Command Spell, he paused in thought. Then he decided to heal her completely and allow her to continue guarding Teyvat.
In the future, whenever Teyvat encountered minor troubles, it couldn't always fall to him to intervene personally. With the Heavenly Principles present, most issues could be resolved by her.
At a single thought, golden dandelions spread outward from Nolan as the center, radiating in all directions.
This healing power, now fused into the "Void Star Sea," had already reached a world-class level. Combined with his strength—surpassing that of Emanators and invincible beneath the Aeons—
Under normal circumstances, there was virtually no injury he could not cure.
The Heavenly Principles' primary issue was severe soul damage from the ancient war, compounded by corruption from Abyssal power.
The Abyssal force contaminating her was unprecedentedly powerful—likely something only an existence on the same level as the Heavenly Principles could wield.
Thus, aside from slowly purging it through slumber, she had no other means of dealing with it.
In the past, Nolan would have had no way to handle such immense Abyssal power.
Now, however, he could forcibly expel it.
Golden healing energy poured into the Heavenly Principles' body, immediately clashing violently with the Abyssal corruption within her.
The fierce confrontation lasted less than a second.
In the next instant, all Abyssal power was crushed and forced out, dissipating into black smoke as it scattered into nothingness.
Before long, Nolan had completely cleansed the Abyssal corruption from her body.
With the Abyssal energy gone, the golden healing power turned to repairing her damaged body and soul.
A few minutes later, the Heavenly Principles slowly awakened.
Seeing the faint confusion in her eyes, Nolan spoke first.
"I was the one who awakened you. How do you feel?"
"I have never felt so at ease. However… if you intended to heal me, was it truly necessary to control the patient with such means?"
The Heavenly Principles looked at him calmly.
"Please forgive me. Considering your identity and position, you might interfere with my plans going forward. So I chose this method.
"Don't worry. As long as you continue guarding Teyvat as usual, I won't casually issue commands to you."
Nolan spread his hands lightly.
In truth, he controlled both the Heavenly Principles and the Sustainer mainly because they were too powerful. It was impossible for their relationship to instantly reach maximum affection.
If the Heavenly Principles suspected that he, a visitor from beyond this world, posed a threat—and if she failed to deal with him directly, she might turn her attention toward others.
That would be troublesome.
He had many lovers living in Teyvat. With all their abilities and protections, they were generally safe.
But nothing in this world was absolute.
If the Heavenly Principles, being omniscient and omnipotent within Teyvat, happened to possess the perfect countermeasure, that would be a problem.
So he chose the simplest solution—
To control her.
(End of Chapter)
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