Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

Chapter Thirty-Nine: Zahaka's Madness Far Exceeds Imagination

No one knows how Zhongli created such a powerful celestial star, but when the pure celestial star, which did not belong to the mortal realm, flew out of Zhongli's domain and slammed into Zahaka's palm, even this fallen dragon king could not help but let out a painful howl.

The celestial star that slammed into the dragon's claw carried not only unparalleled weight and impact, but also released extremely pure rock element the instant it made contact with its opponent. The most stable and stubborn element in the mortal world showed its most powerful side at this moment.

Even the dragon claw, filled with the power of the abyss, was completely petrified at this moment without any surprise, and even the abyss, which was like a deadly poison, was directly solidified without any resistance.

Everything around was rapidly transformed into piles and piles of elemental crystals. At this moment, it seemed that everything at the place where the celestial star fell had been assimilated by the rock element!

"Roar!"

The painful dragon roar echoed in everyone's ears. Zahaka, who had not expected to be attacked like this, immediately tried to use the power of the abyss to expel the rock element that had invaded his body.

However, it failed.

Geo is an extremely stubborn element, and the geo released by the celestial body is far more stubborn and difficult to expel than ordinary geo.

Even the power of the abyss would have to spend unimaginable time and effort to corrupt or expel this part of the rock element.

He doesn't have time to do that!

Zahaka noticed this almost immediately. Zhongli, as expected of one of the seven most ancient gods in the mortal world, could still cause great trouble for his opponent even when using the rock elemental power, which was almost at an absolute disadvantage when facing the abyss.

This is something that not just anyone can do, or even among the demon gods, very few can do it. Otherwise, Teyvat wouldn't have had to pay such a heavy price when facing the Abyss each time.

Since we can't eliminate the impact in a short time, let's just give up!

Knowing very well that this was not the time for hesitation, Zahaka made the decision almost instantly, and then the petrified dragon claw was severed at the root, even though he knew it would take a long time for the claw to grow back.

After all, he couldn't possibly face the strongest of the Seven Gods while injured.

not to mention......

"The wind is picking up~"

Wendy's cheerful voice reached everyone's ears, accompanied by the unique song of the wind, and a gentle breeze suddenly blew up on the elemental-sparse border of Teyvat.

The wind Wendy summoned entwined itself around the gap leading to the abyss like the gentlest ribbon. This breeze seemed so light, yet even the highly corrosive abyss was unable to break through its blockade for a moment when faced with it.

Teyvat and the Abyss have clashed to the death more than once or twice. The Seven Gods have lost countless lives because of the Abyss. Under such circumstances, how could the Seven Gods on the front line not have some special means to deal with the Abyss?

As the two oldest of the Seven Gods, Zhongli and Wendy naturally have the most and most effective methods.

Zahaka knew this too, which is why he hoped to take down Su Feng as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, it seems he was still one step behind and ultimately failed to achieve his goal before reinforcements arrived.

"Hmph! You lackeys who bully others in my territory by relying on the might of the heavens? So now even the little hounds know how to huddle together for warmth?"

"But a lackey is a lackey. Do you really think that the few of you together can stand against me? What a foolish and ignorant idea!"

It's one thing to be in a bad situation, but it's quite another to lose face. Even knowing that he had no chance of breaking through the obstacles in front of him, Zahaka still chose to make outrageous remarks.

"A sheer cliff!"

Under Zhongli's command, brilliant and enormous rock ridges appeared one after another, gradually surrounding the breach in the rock dragon's remains. Surging rock element burst forth from the numerous rock ridges, and with the resonance and connection of the ridges, a barrier engraved with countless complex runes quickly and completely surrounded the huge breach.

As Zhongli swiftly and decisively sealed the breach temporarily, Wendy plucked the strings of her guitar. As the beautiful music resonated, the gentle breeze that had been blocking the abyss's advance slowly began to merge into the barrier set up by Zhongli.

The rock is unmoving and unchanging, stubborn to the extreme.

The wind was free-spirited and extremely lively.

But with the cooperation of the ancient gods of wind and rock, these two almost diametrically opposed elements were perfectly matched at this moment.

The rocks formed the strongest barrier to block the most powerful impacts, while the ceaseless winds became the softest armor, completely eliminating the effects of any impact.

It was as if the endless abyss had been so easily and temporarily dissolved in that instant—even with the power of the abyss, when faced with this seemingly impenetrable barrier, it could only choose to erode the barrier's foundation little by little over a much longer period of time; breaking through this barrier in a short period of time was virtually impossible...

"boom!"

However, just when Su Feng thought the problem of the abyss was temporarily solved, a tremendous tremor suddenly enveloped everyone, and the barrier that the two gods of wind and rock had just released together began to tremble violently at this moment!

"what happened!"

Not only was Su Feng's eyes wide, but even Zhong Li couldn't help but show a bit of astonishment. After the astonishment, he revealed an extremely solemn expression.

Soon Su Feng also learned what Zhong Li was so concerned about.

A huge, menacing horn, resembling a twisted spiral, pierced directly into the barrier constructed by Wendy and Zhongli.

Without a doubt, this giant horn belongs to Zahaka, the fallen dragon king who is currently wrestling with them.

Perhaps because the force used was too terrifying, or perhaps for other reasons, some cracks have appeared on this giant horn. For a dragon, a giant horn that is a symbol of status and power, if broken, could even cause it to fall into a deeper slumber.

No, not only that, if someone were to take advantage of the situation at this time, it wouldn't be impossible for Zahaka to pay the price with his life again.

But such a painful price naturally yielded even more remarkable results—the barrier jointly established by Zhongli and Wendy was in turmoil. Not to mention the barrier, even the remains of the rock dragon, which was used as a foundation and was embedded in the boundary of Teyvat, trembled violently at this moment. Su Feng even suspected that if this continued for a few more times, the repaired boundary would probably shatter completely!

Chapter 40 Zahaka: Bottom line? Tch! I don't have one!

"Justice prevails!"

Su Feng noticed that the entire boundary seemed somewhat unstable. Zhong Li, who had previously been the one to repair this place, was naturally even more aware of this. He carelessly tore open this section of the sky again, and then the brilliant golden light once again illuminated the entire boundary.

However, this time it was different from the previous celestial star. Perhaps sensing something, Zhongli actually smashed down a giant celestial star that was several times larger than the previous one.

"boom!!!"

The shockwave caused when this enormous celestial star slammed into the rock dragon's body was no less than the shockwave caused when Zahaka directly crashed into the barrier.

However, when the celestial star struck this time, it did not bring the effect of completely transforming everything around into pure rock element and freezing everything, as it had shown before.

The terrifying rock element brought by Tianxing was completely absorbed into the enormous rock dragon remains beneath everyone's feet!

When this surging rock element was completely integrated into it, the rock dragon's remains, which had begun to tremble, were stabilized once again. The rock dragon's remains, which had already gained some vitality under Su Feng's infusion of light energy, showed even more vitality after receiving this power.

If Su Feng hadn't already penetrated deep into the rock dragon's remains and sensed that this massive body was indeed dead, he might have thought that the rock dragon could come back to life!

No, the rock dragon is indeed still alive, it just abandoned this body.

"Roar!"

Perhaps sensing that Zhongli had once again solidified the boundary, Zahaka let out another angry roar.

Soon it began to ram its massive body against the boundaries of Teyvat again and again, seemingly blinded by rage and disregarding the damage to its body, the power it might expend, and the inevitable slumber that would follow.

Time and time again, even if it's often completely futile, or even just a waste of time and energy, I'm willing to do it all.

"wrong!"

"This guy is stalling for time while trying to distract us! His main objective isn't here at all; he's just using this as a cover for something else!"

At first, Zahaka did cause a lot of trouble for everyone, after all, maintaining the already dilapidated borders of Teyvat is not an easy task, especially now that Zahaka is completely willing to take everyone down with him.

This is very abnormal. You have to understand that if beings of the Seven Gods level were to fight seriously and want to determine a winner, even ten days or half a month would be considered fast. If they were evenly matched, it would be normal for them to fight until the end of time.

Without an absolute advantage, any being of demon god level would carefully consider how to use every bit of their power. Wasting it or acting irrationally would never happen to a normal god.

Although Zahaka has fallen, he has not become stupid. His current actions are completely ineffective. Even if he didn't want to retreat and simply stayed here, it would be much better than this chaotic situation. After all, the Abyss forces are much larger. If he could keep the two gods of Wind and Rock, plus Su Feng, here, that would be the greatest contribution.

If the Abyss Order or something causes trouble, no one will be able to stop them quickly enough.

But Zahaka didn't do that. He frantically pushed his body, which was filled with endless abysses, to the edge, as if there was no future.

"Hmph! You only just realized it now?"

"late!"

When Su Feng finally snapped out of his daze and exposed Zahaka's trick of stalling for time, Zahaka, who had seemed to have gone mad, suddenly roared angrily.

However, it still charged towards the boundary again without regard for its own energy expenditure. This time, it did not care how severe the backlash its body would suffer. Even though the increasingly terrifying impacts had broken its bones, it still had no intention of relaxing.

Zahaka paid a heavy price, but he also got a satisfactory result—the rock dragon's remains, which were already barely embedded in the Teyvat border, were on the verge of collapse. If the three of them hadn't done their best to stabilize it, the enemy might have succeeded!

This is an open conspiracy, a scheme that they have no choice but to accept even though they know it's just a way to delay them.

After all, if this place really falls, Teyvat might be finished.

But this was just the beginning. Just as Zahaka said, Su Feng and the others discovered it a little too late.

The next moment, the entire Liyue began to tremble violently, as if the whole land was turning upside down. This violent earthquake swept through Liyue and several surrounding countries in an instant.

The sudden earthquake left ordinary people completely bewildered, and in just a short time, countless people in several countries suffered injuries.

But for the three who were still guarding the border, the so-called earthquake was not the main point. What really made their faces change and even frighten them was the abnormal movement of the entire earth vein!

Yes, the so-called earthquake was just a byproduct. What was more serious for Teyvat now was that the ley lines suddenly started to go berserk. Even the oldest member, Zhongli, recalled the worst-case scenarios for a moment.

"Morax!"

At that very moment, a familiar roar emanating from the distant earth veins made Zhongli understand why the earth veins were moving.

Ruoduo has actually fully awakened, and judging from his current appearance, he may even be able to completely escape his predicament!

"Your target from the very beginning was the Dragon King Nagata?"

Su Feng, who had also heard the roar of the Dragon King Ruotu, looked at Zahaka, who was now wearing a ferocious smile, with a terrible expression.

"Of course. As my descendant, as the successor of the Rock Dragon, how could that bastard submit to the false High Heaven and this pathetic creation of High Heaven?"

"Since he doesn't want to take on the responsibilities of a dragon, then he has no reason to exist!"

Zahaka spoke arrogantly, as if the Dragon King Ra was nothing more than a brat who had secretly taken his phone to play games and could be disciplined at will.

No, perhaps it's more than just giving someone a lesson...

"Damn you, fallen one, how dare you try to possess my body!"

"Get out of here!"

Soon, the painful roar of the Dragon King Ruotu once again traveled along the earth's veins and reached everyone's ears. Upon hearing this, Zhongli's expression changed drastically.

He initially thought that Zahaka had at most joined forces with the Abyss Order to release the sealed Naga King Ra, but he never expected that he would actually try to seize Naga King Ra's body.

No, what it desires is not merely the body of the Dragon King Ratna; it wants to reclaim its identity as the Rock Dragon King, the embodiment of the earth's veins!

If it were to succeed, it would use its ley line avatar to deliver the final blow to the already crumbling Teyvat!

He sought to possess the body of his blood relative, murdered the 'mother' who gave birth to him, and utterly destroyed all life and the world he once loved.

This is everything that the fallen dragon, Zahaka, desired and plotted.

Chapter 41 Let's see what it looks like when stars shatter!