Chapter 44 – The System with Subpar Performance

“So that’s how it is, but I still hope Zhongli can return sooner.”

“After all, with everything so chaotic outside, who knows what might happen.”

Listening to Qiu Bai’s explanation, Hu Tao finally felt a bit reassured.

“Hehe, so the Director is worried about Zhongli.”

“Don’t worry, Director, he’ll be fine.”

Qiu Bai chuckled lightly, looking at the concerned Hu Tao before him.

How could the God of Rock possibly be in danger? After all, the masterminds behind all this were him and Zhongli.

“Ah, forget it, forget it.”

“You and Zhongli are exactly alike.”

Hu Tao waved her hand, putting on an indifferent expression.

“Then I’ll prepare a room for Qiu Yue first.”

Hu Tao smiled at Qiu Yue as she spoke.

“Come with me, Qiu Yue.”

“I’ll show you to your room.”

Qiu Yue glanced at her brother beside her.

“Go ahead, Qiu Yue, don’t cause any trouble for the Director.”

“If you have any questions, just ask the Director.”

Looking at his sister who was watching him, Qiu Bai slowly spoke.

Only after receiving Qiu Bai’s signal did Qiu Yue nod and follow Hu Tao toward the attic.

“Oh, Director!”

“There’s something I need to attend to, so I’ll be heading out for a bit.”

Hearing this, Hu Tao stopped in her tracks and looked back at Qiu Bai with some confusion.

“Qiu Bai, it’s so chaotic outside right now, maybe you shouldn’t go out.”

Hu Tao looked at Qiu Bai with concern, afraid something might happen to him.

“Don’t worry, Director, I’ll definitely be fine.”

Qiu Bai gave Hu Tao a reassuring smile.

“Don’t worry, Hu Tao, my brother will be fine.”

Qiu Yue also looked at Hu Tao beside her and spoke softly.

“Alright, alright, but you must come back early.”

Hearing Qiu Yue say that, Hu Tao couldn’t bring herself to stop him any further.

“Then I’ll be off.”

With a creak, Qiu Bai pushed the door open and walked out.

“Goodbye, brother!”

Qiu Yue watched her brother’s retreating figure and bid him farewell with a smile.

“Mhm…”

“Then let’s go take a look at your room, Qiu Yue.”

After that, Hu Tao took Qiu Yue’s hand and headed toward the attic.

Once outside, Qiu Bai stretched lazily, and just at that moment—

A voice from a thousand years ago echoed in his mind.

“Ding! The Strongest Demon God System requests to rebind with the host!”

Hearing this familiar sound, Qiu Bai was momentarily stunned.

“System, didn’t you automatically unbind a thousand years ago?”

“Why are you back now?”

Qiu Bai asked inwardly, both bewildered and puzzled.

Bewildered because he never expected the system could request rebinding again.

Puzzled because the system had clearly told him a thousand years ago that he no longer needed it, so why was it back now?

“The system didn’t want to either!”

“But the system didn’t meet its performance targets and got sent back!”

“Wah wah wah ┮﹏┭”

“Host, you have no idea how long it took the system to return here.”

The system’s mechanical voice surprisingly carried a human-like tone of grievance.

Hearing what the system said, Qiu Bai’s mouth twitched violently.

Good grief, you didn’t meet your targets, you slacked off and got sent back, and you actually have the nerve to feel aggrieved?

If I were your boss, I’d definitely fire you.

“Please, host, take the system in!”

“The system won’t slack off anymore, and it’s decided to give the host a consolation gift!”

Qiu Bai listened and heard there was a consolation gift. Damn, free stuff not to be taken—that wasn’t Qiu Bai’s style of doing things.

“Alright, System, I’ll take you in.”

“Binding!”

With a thought, Qiu Bai bound with the system again after a thousand years.

And this system was the same one from back then—old acquaintances. Thinking carefully, whose system runs off after just boosting combat power tenfold?

Which system doesn’t help the protagonist become invincible?

At this thought, Qiu Bai’s mouth twitched again. It seemed quite reasonable that the system’s performance wasn’t up to standard.

“Thank you, Host!”

“I love you so much, Host!”

“Ding!”

“Please open the consolation gift pack, Host!”

With a thought, Qiu Bai opened the gift pack.

“Ding! Host has obtained the Yin-Yang Chaos Sword!”

Weapon Star Rating: Ten Stars!

Qiu Bai examined this longsword carefully. It was very different from the sword he formed with his own Divine Power.

The sword was about three feet four inches long, its surface alternating between black and white, neither fully black nor white, giving off a chaotic feeling.

At first glance, one couldn’t help but exclaim, “Damn, what a show-off sword!”

Sword Description: Condensed from Teyvat’s Law of Yin-Yang. A single slash can affect the heavens and earth, unleashing strange phenomena! This sword continuously transforms according to the host’s power!

Note: Can only be wielded by those possessing the Godhead of the Yin-Yang Demon God.

“Damn, that’s insane. System, you’re awesome!”

Even a thousand years of mental fortitude was broken by this sword.

“Ten stars? Does Genshin have weapons of this level?”

Seeing the weapon’s star rating, Qiu Bai couldn’t help but twitch his mouth. This was the first time he’d encountered a ten-star weapon.

“Ding!”

“Host need not be surprised.”

“Completing the tasks provided by the system will yield even richer rewards!”

Qiu Bai stroked his chin. There were rewards for completing tasks? Not bad.

But it had been so long since he last opened the system panel—he really wanted to see his current stats.

“System, open the host panel!”

Identity: Teyvat’s Creation, Demon God Morpheus

Current Gender: Male

Divine Power Level: High-Rank Demon God Peak. Note: Demon God strength is divided into: Ordinary, Low-Rank, Mid-Rank, High-Rank, Top-Rank!

Yin-Yang Divine Power: Spatial Teleportation, Yin-Yang Avatar, Flight.

Demon God Authority: Power of Yang: Resurrection, Recovery, Purification, Repair Erosion.

Power of Yin: Destruction, Curse, Soul Communication, Soul Destruction.

Yin-Yang Power: Gender Transformation.

Weapon: Yin-Yang Chaos Sword!

Qiu Bai stroked his chin, surprised that his current strength was so formidable.

However, when he saw the Divine Power level, his mouth twitched. He hadn’t expected his current strength to only be High-Rank Demon God.

“System, what level is Morax’s current strength?”

Qiu Bai asked curiously in his mind.

“Ding! Answering Host: Half-Step Top-Rank Demon God.”

The system replied.

“What?!”

“Damn, what a veteran actor. Truly worthy of a god who’s lived six thousand years.”

Hearing this, Qiu Bai couldn’t hold back. He thought he was stronger than Morax now.

Although his Gnosis seemed to still be present, he had been eroded for thousands of years.

Qiu Bai’s mouth twitched. Even with Erosion and the Gnosis, Morax was still stronger than him.

“It seems I’m not invincible yet.”

There’s still the Heavenly Principles above.

“System, assign tasks.”

“Quickly. You wouldn’t want your boss to know you’re slacking off at work, would you?”

Qiu Bai said somewhat slyly in his mind.

“Ding ding ding!!”

“Mission: Use the Authority of the Demon God to curse the Segments of the Fatui Harbinger, The Doctor!”

“Reward unknown.”

“Dear host from Japan, please calm down!”

Curse The Doctor? Qiu Bai found it somewhat amusing inwardly.

After all, he had never used this ability before.

“Dottore, let’s use your body for the experiment.”

Far away, countless miles outside Liyue Harbor, The Doctor suddenly halted in his tracks, shuddering all over.

“What’s wrong with Lord Doctor this time?”

“Shut up!”

Slap!

A crisp sound rang out.

“What are you doing~~! Ouch~!”

“Wah wah wah wah wah…”