Mm... it depends. [If his opponent was worth it? Most likely. Zhongli, at full strength, probably would've killed him easily, and he'd desperately craved that fight. That he didn't get it bothers him far more than becoming Public Enemy Number 1 of Liyue.] But I haven't accomplished my goals yet.

[He uses those abilities sparingly, because he can. The vast majority of the time, he never has to worry about revealing the layers of his power. To find someone strong enough, not only to challenge him, but to force him to use his full strength, and even then be uncertain of his victory--there's little else that truly satisfies him. A peaceful life is no longer an option for him, and even if it was, he wouldn't want it.]

But accomplishing those goals, and doing what I want to do, requires that kind of immense power. [As did surviving, back when he was a teenager, both in the Abyss and in the Fatui. He knew another way of living, once, but those memories feel like they belong to a different person now. There are many reasons he doesn't use his old name, and that's one of them.] I don't mind the risk, but I'll accept nothing less than being slain by someone strong enough to warrant it.