Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

It's not that I don't want to do better, it's that I really can't do better.

In fact, the current boundaries of Teyvat were basically established by the original being. Even a demigod of average strength cannot even make minor repairs, let alone silently plug such a large gap in the boundary like Zhongli did.

When the abyss invaded the Sumeru region, the lives of three gods—the Flower Goddess, the Tree King, and the Water God—were poured in. Even so, the resulting seal was far less stable than the boundary constructed by Zhongli. In fact, it could be said that the seal would become unstable if there were any slight mishap. If the Flower Goddess and the Tree King hadn't left behind more than one contingency plan, there would probably have been problems long ago.

Even if Liyue hadn't encountered the Fallen Rock Dragon King, the boundary constructed by Zhongli would likely still have been able to effectively keep the power of the Abyss out without any major problems.

Unfortunately, this once-solid seal has now completely lost its effectiveness.

After being corroded by Zahaka and destroyed by Sufeng, the once huge and sturdy remains of the rock dragon have developed huge cracks. The precarious state of the entire rock dragon remains clearly indicates that it is only a matter of time before it is completely destroyed.

Therefore, what Su Feng needs to do now is to plug this huge gap in another way; otherwise, the attack launched by the Abyss from here will still be enough to completely destroy Teyvat.

Moreover, he didn't want to become a gatekeeper, standing guard here all day to fight against the invasion of the abyss. So, finding a way to repair the seal or simply setting up a new, solid barrier was Su Feng's only option at the moment.

"Fortunately, I also gained new power, otherwise it would have been a real problem."

Thinking about this, Su Feng couldn't help but feel a little fortunate. Although it wouldn't be impossible to set up another wind wall using the power of wind, considering the breadth of this gap, Su Feng felt that if he really had to painstakingly set up a wind wall like before, he might be trapped here for several years.

Fortunately, he is not the same person he was before.

Looking at the mangled remains of the Rock Dragon at his feet, which could only be described as a complete mess, Su Feng couldn't help but feel a little emotional. He had been marveling at the Rock Dragon's enormous size, but after a battle, this huge body was practically destroyed.

Of course, the reason why the rock dragon's remains are like this is mainly because Su Feng extracted most of the rock dragon's power from it. After losing this magical power that maintained the remains, all that remains of the so-called dragon body is just a large piece of relatively hard stone and a small amount of ore that still retains some rock dragon power.

Hmm... if I had to make a comparison, it would probably be like the corpse of the giant serpent Orobas on Hachiyū Island, right?

However, it was very enjoyable when I was smoking it before, but now I'm afraid I'll have to pay back double.

Thinking about this, Su Feng felt somewhat helpless, but he still had no choice but to prepare to work hard.

After all, he had benefited greatly from this place before, and now this was merely a small way of giving back to Teyvat. Moreover, at least for now, Su Feng didn't dislike this world, so he wasn't particularly willing for the Abyss to completely destroy Teyvat.

After making some preparations, Su Feng opened his arms again, and under his control, the surging gravity core took shape once more. However, this time Su Feng carefully controlled the range of gravity precisely to the remaining part of the rock dragon's remains.

Under the influence of gravity, the massive rock dragon remains were gradually peeled away from below and sucked into the gravity core. At the same time, Su Feng gradually inputted pure light boundary power into the gravity core, mixing it with the rock dragon remains that were being continuously tempered.

Under the powerful gravitational pull, the light force originating from Su Feng began to condense together with the extremely compressed remains of the rock dragon. When this condensation and compression reached a certain level, a mysterious change began to occur within the core.

Su Feng certainly sensed the changes within the gravitational core, but he did not stop these changes from occurring; in fact, he continued to intensify them, promoting their further spread.

More and more rock dragon remains and more light force were continuously transported to the center of the gravity core. As time passed, the huge rock dragon remains that were originally left were gradually consumed, and the gravity core, which had almost devoured the entire rock dragon remains, gradually expanded.

"Om~"

Finally, after the last remnant of the rock dragon was absorbed into the gravity core, accompanied by a barely perceptible hum, the gravity core, which had expanded considerably, finally calmed down and then began to gradually dissipate under Su Feng's control.

Finally, a gem radiating a dazzling bright yellow light gradually appeared where the gravitational core had disappeared.

The massive remains of the rock dragon, once comparable to the entire Liyue region, are now reduced to a gem no bigger than an adult's fist. Upon seeing this gem, Su Feng, who appeared quite exhausted from expending light energy for an extended period, couldn't help but smile slightly.

He can indeed draw almost endless energy directly from the imaginary space, but he has to expend his own energy to output that energy.

Having almost never exerted this much effort since birth, he was now feeling an overwhelming sense of exhaustion.

It's a pity that now is not the time to rest.

Su Feng forced himself to stay alert and raised his hand to take the bright yellow gem into his palm—after gathering the remains of the entire rock dragon and the almost endless power of the light realm, this gem could already be called a terrifying artifact.

Rather than calling it a divine artifact containing boundless power, it would be more accurate to describe it as a... false Herrscher core forged by Su Feng using his own power and certain remaining properties from the Rock Dragon's remains.

If someone could completely fuse with this gem, it wouldn't be impossible for them to become a pseudo-Herrscher. This gives us an idea of ​​the power and authority this gem contains.

What Su Feng needs to do next is to use this gem and the light spikes behind him to rebuild a barrier strong enough to withstand the Abyss. He believes that with the effect of this gem, it will be almost impossible for the Abyss to break through Teyvat's defenses from here.

Chapter 44 Zahaka Faces a Difficult Decision

Su Feng, who was on the border trying his best to build a passable barrier using the newly forged gems, could put that aside for now and then turn back time a little.

Zhongli and Wendy, having left the border, quickly arrived at Rota Dragon King's side. However, by the time the two appeared in Wendy's wind, Zahaka had already completely taken control of Rota Dragon King's body.

It must be said that compared to the primordial Rock Dragon King who has existed for countless ages, Rota Dragon King's body appears much smaller—Zahaka's remains are almost the size of the entire Liyue, but Rota Dragon King's entire dragon is at most only half the size of Minlin.

Although this is an extremely terrifying size for mortals and even most demon gods, compared to Zahka, Rodra can only be described as small. After seeing Zahka's true form, Wendy's Rodra might even give the impression that Rodra is underdeveloped.

But Wendy quickly dismissed this unreliable idea and looked seriously at the enormous figure in front of him, whose dormant body was constantly moving—regardless of whether Rodra was underdeveloped or not, its current identity was still that of the embodiment of the land and ley lines of Teyvat.

The greatest threat to Teyvat at present is not its size, but the status represented by the Naga of Rahu.

No matter how weak he is, Naga King Rota can still be regarded as the earth itself. If Naga King Rota, who has such a status, chooses to perish together with Teyvat, he can undoubtedly fill the last shovel of soil for Teyvat, who is already buried up to his neck.

It doesn't even need to do much; it just needs to plunge the last remaining ley lines in Teyvat into complete chaos and riots, and then the entire Teyvat will naturally collapse.

Zahaka, who now controls the body of the Dragon King Ra, is clearly capable of doing such a thing, and he is indeed happy to do so—even if both bodies are destroyed, as long as his soul still exists, he can make a comeback.

At most, it will just sleep for a few thousand or tens of thousands of years. If it can really drag Teyvat into the abyss, then time will have no meaning for it.

That's why Zhongli and Wendy rushed over immediately. They knew that Su Feng's side was also in great danger, but even if the Abyss broke through the boundary, it could still be forced back. However, if the Dragon King of Rota couldn't stop it immediately, the entire Teyvat would explode.

Then there really won't be any chance left.

Fortunately, it's not all bad news for Teyvat right now.

The wind wall that Wendy and Su Feng had worked so hard to stabilize was still functioning perfectly. Although it was unclear how Zahaka had managed to break through Zhongli's seal, the wind wall Su Feng had erected still completely isolated it from the outside world, especially the ley lines.

It was precisely because they failed to access the ley lines immediately after breaking the seal that Zhongli and Venti were able to appear here. Otherwise, they would be considering whether they could bring their people with them through the destruction of Teyvat and see if they could drift in the void and find a new place to live.

So when Zhongli arrived at the scene immediately, he decisively opened his arms, and then a brilliant bright yellow light shone from his body.

As the dazzling light gradually faded, Morax, clad in divine armor, reappeared in the world, and Barbatos, who was also now adorned in his familiar divine armor, spread his pure white wings beside him.

The two oldest gods chose to face the world's threats together at this time.

Before Zahaka could roar again, massive rock spears rained down from the sky, while the winds from all directions continuously merged into the still sturdy wind wall.

Morax and Barbatos worked together seamlessly—Morax, who was better at combat, faced Zahka directly and tried to suppress him again, while Barbatos did his best to maintain the wind wall that separated the inside from the outside, preventing Zahka from touching the ley lines and taking the opportunity to detonate the entire Teyvat.

Thousands of years of living together have enabled the two to make quick decisions and cooperate seamlessly without needing to discuss them. Sure enough, these two guys may seem unreliable in some ways, but they are always extremely dependable when problems arise.

One after another, the rock spears imbued with the divine power of Morax slammed into Zahaka's body. Even the sturdy dragon scales shattered continuously under such an attack, and the divine power contained within the rock spears relentlessly suppressed everything in his body.

Morax, seemingly unconcerned about the cost, appears to want to suppress Zahaka once again in this manner. Worse still, if this continues, Morax doesn't seem to be without a chance of success.

After all, the connection between this place and the ley lines has been severed, and it is clear that Rota, who has been sealed for thousands of years, is unlikely to be a match for Morax in terms of his own power reserves.

"Roar!"

Unexpectedly, Zahaka, who had been suppressed as soon as the fight started, roared again.

He hadn't expected Morax and Barbatos to return so quickly, nor had he anticipated that the worn-out Rota Dragon King would become so weak after losing the support of the ley lines.

If the wind wall hadn't blocked the ley lines, it would have used the power of King Rahu to plunge the entire land of Teyvat into chaos and collapse immediately.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in the real world. The wind wall, originally built to isolate the ley lines and facilitate the resealing of the Dragon King Rota, bought everyone a little more time. But now, with Morax's obstruction, Zahaka cannot do what he wants until he defeats the Wind and Rock Gods.

However, given the current state of his body, it would be almost impossible to do so. Years of sealing and wear and tear have weakened the power of the Dragon King of Rota to an extreme degree. Although Zahaka's soul carries a portion of that power, if he were to truly inject this power from the abyss into the Dragon King of Rota's body, he would likely lose his status as the Dragon King again very soon.

After all, the power of the Abyss is resisted by Teyvat, and it would be almost impossible for the Leyline to fall into chaos after losing its identity as the Rock Dragon King.

However, if Zahaka doesn't do this, he'll be left with nothing but waiting to die, and he still won't be able to do anything.

This was undoubtedly a difficult decision for Zahaka, whose plans seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

Chapter 45 Disasters come one after another without end

"Roar!"

Zahaka ultimately did not immediately unleash the abyssal power contained deep within his soul. Instead, he struggled to control the body of the Dragon King Rota and fight against Zhongli. He was attempting to break through the blockade of the two Seven Gods under the suppression of the Rock God's divine power.

Unfortunately, this is too difficult for Zahka now—although he is the more ancient King of the Rock Dragons, the Teyvat of today is not the Teyvat of the past, and moreover, he is not using his former body.

Although it did suppress the will of the Dragon King Ruoduo, the Dragon King Ruoduo's soul, though broken, continued to resist. The constant resistance prevented it from fully utilizing the power of this body. Moreover, even if it could have fully utilized its power, it was now trapped in this small wind wall, unable to utilize the ley lines, and had to fight against the two Seven Gods.

Even Zahaka couldn't accomplish such a difficult task.

But for some reason, he never intended to give up, and it seemed as if he was waiting for someone's support at any time?

"boom!"

Just as Morax was firmly suppressing Zahaka and preparing to seal him again or even completely eliminate him, another terrifying tremor suddenly spread throughout Liyue. Morax, who was focused on suppressing Zahaka, naturally felt this tremor filled with moisture.

"Ausel? The Abyss Cult!!!"

Morax immediately sensed what had happened from the fluctuations, and a surge of rage filled his heart. However, after glancing at Zahaka in front of him, he could only grit his teeth and focus on dealing with this greater threat.

Now, it all depends on whether the people of Liyue Harbor can hold out... This is no longer a test where I have a backup plan. I hope those kids won't let me down.

No! They will not let themselves down, they definitely won't!

At this moment, Morax, while relentlessly attacking Zahaka who seemed to be getting agitated, was also sincerely hoping that his child would live up to his expectations.

After all, this time it really wasn't a test.

Of course, this also made Morax even more ruthless in dealing with Zahaka. Compared to Morax, who was already somewhat reckless, Zahaka, who was already inferior, had an even more difficult time.

......

Before the Abyss Order broke the seal on Oser, or more accurately, before Zahaka took over the body of the Dragon King Rota, Ningguang, still sitting in the Jade Pavilion, was preparing yet another document to mobilize resources and personnel—at this time, the general situation of the Laminar Abyss had been directly sent to her.

After learning that the Wind God's Familiar had ordered the mortals to retreat and that the Demon Slayer had been sent to inform the Wind and Rock Gods, Ningguang knew that the problem was far more serious than she had imagined. If things weren't handled properly, the entire Liyue region and even a larger area could be in danger.

After all, the abyss is not a place that operates on reason.

Therefore, immediately after receiving the news, Ningguang ordered the gathering of all available forces to prepare for the construction of a sufficiently long defensive line near the Laminariat.

However, Ningguang soon realized she was overthinking things.

Just as she began to gather troops and supplies, a sudden and massive earthquake struck. The violent quake easily turned half of Liyue Harbor into ruins, and countless people were buried under the collapsed buildings.

The earthquake, which lasted only a short while, had already caused unimaginable damage to Liyue.

But even so, it was probably not the most important thing. When the towering body of the Dragon King Ratna appeared behind the wind wall, everyone who had run out of the room because of the earthquake saw his power.

That would absolutely be something capable of easily destroying Liyue.

Upon seeing him, everyone couldn't help but have this thought.

Fortunately, he was firmly blocked behind the wind wall, and when the rock spears rained down on him in front of everyone, the panicked people of Liyue gradually calmed down.

Since Prince Yan has made a move, there's not much of a problem!

This is the image that Morax has built in the hearts of the people of Liyue over thousands of years. The mortals of this land trust and worship him so much that even in the face of the most terrible disasters, they will not feel any fear as long as they are led by Morax.

So when Morax appeared on the horizon, almost all the people of Liyue were energized. They wiped away their tears and resolutely threw themselves into the task of saving others.