Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

Whether it was wear and tear or Zahaka taking over his body, it brought the already crumbling consciousness and soul of the Naga King Rota to their final end.

Moreover, Zahaka had already taken up residence in the body of Nagato, and in order to protect the entire Teyvat, there was only one best option—to destroy Nagato along with Zahaka.

Zhongli ultimately made the same choice. The only difference was that Ruotu Dragon King, who perhaps remembered everything at the last moment of his life, was extremely magnanimous and allowed Zhongli to extract all the essence that belonged to him after his death.

As for how to deal with this source, that's Zhongli's own business.

Anyway, don't expect Naga King Rahu or Zahaka to awaken from this source.

Zhongli has now brought out this source.

"What do you need me to do?"

After seeing the gem that emitted earth-shaking vibrations, Su Feng looked at Zhong Li with some curiosity.

“You can use the purest ‘power’ from outside the world. I hope you can nourish this gem with that power.”

Soon, Su Feng heard a plea from Zhong Li that puzzled him greatly.

"You mean imaginary internal energy?"

Su Feng was quite puzzled by Zhong Li's request, but he still followed his instructions and guided a portion of imaginary internal energy from the core of the Herrscher, which was then scattered into the world.

"Buzz!"

After sensing this power, the already radiant gem suddenly became even more dazzling, and then continuously absorbed the imaginary energy into itself.

After witnessing this scene, Su Feng knew he had done the right thing, so he introduced even more imaginary energy on a larger scale into this world and sprinkled it onto the gem.

Su Feng continuously tossed imaginary energy onto the gem, which absorbed it without hesitation.

As it continued to absorb power, the bright yellow gem gradually grew under everyone's watchful eyes, until it finally could no longer absorb imaginary internal energy when it reached a height of about one person.

Only after confirming that the thing was finally 'full' did Su Feng look at Zhong Li with a hint of doubt.

Su Feng hadn't refused Zhong Li's request earlier out of trust, but now that the matter was done, he needed an explanation.

"I hope the new Rock Dragon King can at least see some trace of Ruoda—although he didn't show it at the last moment, I could feel his resentment caused by the decline of his clan."

"Moreover, Teyvat needs the Seven Dragon Kings. Roda's departure means that Teyvat will once again give birth to the Stone Dragon King, but..."

"Teyvat doesn't have that power right now, which is why it needs your help."

"With the remaining essence of Ruoduo as its core and purer power from outside the world as its supplement, this core skipped the long gestation period of tens of millions of years and grew rapidly."

Before Zhongli could finish speaking, Wendy joined their conversation and explained the situation, which could be seen as her supporting Zhongli and confirming that what he said was true.

"Buy me some drinks later!"

Su Feng didn't care much about this matter. He already had a certain degree of trust in Wendy and Zhong Li, and besides, it wasn't a big deal.

Anyway, the imaginary energy within the universe is endless for him; at most, he's just a pumper, and he can just extort more money from Zhongli later. Right now, he's more interested in the 'Dragon King' in front of him.

"But speaking of which, is this the new Rock Dragon King?"

"Isn't it a little small?"

Su Feng looked at the gemstone in front of him with some curiosity and asked his question.

"The birth of the Rock Dragon King is naturally not so simple and casual. I need to send it deep into the earth's veins to be forged by the earth and wait for decades or even hundreds of years before it can be born with complete intelligence and authority."

"At that time, it was the complete King of Rock Dragons."

Zhongli earnestly revealed this secret, and upon hearing it, everyone immediately lost interest in this 'Rock Dragon King'.

Decades or centuries is a bit too long.

Let's wait until this brand new Rock Dragon King has truly grown up before making any decisions.

The last meeting between the god and the dragon

This was the final farewell between the god and the dragon before everything was resolved.

"Morax, judging from how tired you are, I must have caused you a lot of trouble!"

After Zahaka's soul was brutally crushed into pieces by Morax, the Dragon King Rota, finally freed from his suppression, looked at his old friend who had appeared in this space of consciousness.

"Indeed, Liyue suffered heavy losses this time."

Even Morax couldn't completely control his emotions when facing the Dragon King Rota. His golden eyes flickered with memories of the past—although he didn't know how the Dragon King Rota was recalling those faded memories, it didn't stop Morax from recalling the past after hearing the other's familiar voice.

At that time...

"It's really quite something. I never imagined that I would forget so many things in the end, nor did I expect that I would cause such a big mess."

"I'm sorry to trouble you, but controlling me now probably won't be as easy as it used to be, will it?"

As he recalled everything, the voice of the Dragon King Ruoduo seemed to reveal a trace of helplessness and sorrow. Everything he had experienced was not what he had hoped for, but when faced with a terrible fate, he had no chance to resist. In the end, he could only become a puppet manipulated by fate.

The only thing that made him happy was that in the end he didn't actually do something that even he himself couldn't accept.

"This time it was actually much easier to handle than the last time. At least I did get a lot of help this time, so there was no need to fight you for a long time like last time to subdue you."

Perhaps because they were talking about the past, Morax's voice also carried a hint of reminiscence. Upon hearing this, the Dragon King Ratna trembled and then transformed into a robust young man who appeared before Morax.

"If I hadn't helped you back then, you wouldn't have been able to seal me so easily. After all, I am the embodiment of the earth's veins, the most solid guardian of the earth. If I could be subdued by you so easily, wouldn't I have no dignity left?"

King Ratna seemed somewhat dissatisfied as he uttered these words. His voice was initially filled with pride, but before he could finish speaking and Morax could offer a token response, his voice began to tremble.

"..."

"Morac, the Rock Dragon race is about to be destroyed once again, and the earth is about to lose its darling and guardian once more!"

Although he was not particularly concerned about the survival of the dragon race, nor did he care much about his own life or death, it all stemmed from the fact that the Dragon King of the earth was filled with emotions that no other being could understand about the earth, which had already endured countless hardships.

What He was worried about was not anything else, but that His departure would sadden His dearest friend and cause the earth that had given Him birth to suffer even greater harm.

"..."

Sensing the change in King Ratna's emotions, Morax fell silent once more, his bright golden eyes fixed on his dear friend, awaiting his next words.

Morax believed that since the Dragon King Ratna had said that, he must have his own ideas and ways of dealing with it.

“Condense the purest essence and power I left behind—there’s no need to preserve my body. Extract all the purest power from the earth and condense it into a gem as much as possible.”

"The Seven Dragon Kings are indispensable to Teyvat, but Teyvat can no longer afford the resources required to create another Dragon King!"

The body that the Dragon King Ratna had conjured seemed to gradually become transparent, but he himself did not care. He continued to earnestly tell Morax about his arrangements for the afterlife.

"My power is indeed severely worn down, but the most crucial authority is still intact. I will condense these usable elements into a gem, which can temporarily replace my role for a period of time."

"This way, at least for the short term, Teyvat won't have to pay the exorbitant cost of creating another Elemental Dragon King."

"If it can be nourished by a certain amount of the power of the Wild Light Realm, this precious jade can be used as the starting point for nurturing the next Rock Dragon King. At that time, the earth will need much less energy."

What Naga King said was very serious; this was the best way he could think of to alleviate the current terrible situation.

He doesn't care how his body will be treated at all. Even if such a suggestion is almost equivalent to being ground to ashes for mortals, he doesn't care. After all, what is most important to King Ratna is to reduce the burden on the earth as much as possible.

"I see."

"I will do as you say."

After listening to Naga King Rota's rambling for a long time, Morax finally gave his response, and Naga King Rota felt much relieved after receiving Morax's affirmative answer.

"That's good."

King Nagato felt a great weight lifted from his shoulders, and then, having put down his heaviest burden, he looked at Morax with an indescribable expression.

"I think you're pretty worn out now. I remember you never used to listen to me like this. You probably would have just slapped me and tried to delay my departure."

“In the past, you would have almost never agreed to such a proposal when I made it.”

"Does wear and tear actually have the function of improving one's temperament?"

Even though his body was becoming transparent at an even faster rate, King Ratna still uttered those words in a rather unconventional way, and Morax, who had been silent before, was somewhat helpless in the face of King Ratna's teasing.

"I've just experienced more things. Rocks may be stubborn, but it's inevitable that they will become smoother under the baptism of time."

Morax offered a weak defense of himself—was he really that short-tempered before?

At most, he might just grab a rock spear and smash it on the head of the demon that offended him during or before the Demon God War; at most, he might kill or seal away a few demons or even more monsters...

Well, thankfully, not many people know what he was like before.

Morax still couldn't find a reason to refute King Rota, and seeing Morax's speechless expression, King Rota couldn't help but burst into laughter.

It seems that he has finally made his almost omnipotent best friend suffer a little bit of a loss he can't keep to himself?

If it were in the past, Morax might have already charged up with his rock spear and started a physical debate. However, this time, King Rata is about to perish, body and soul, so there's no need to worry about Morax's physical threat.

This feels really good!

King Ruoduo, who was about to reach the end, couldn't help but feel happy.

"My friend, do you know what has made me happiest since I came into this world?"

The Dragon King Ruoduo, whose body was now just a blur, laughed heartily. But before Morax could answer, he pointed to his own dimmed eyes and answered the question directly.

"The happiest thing is meeting you back then. You gave me the eyes to see everything in the world, and you also made me understand so many things."

"My dearest friend, I'm so sorry I can no longer walk with you, and I'm also so sorry for causing you so much trouble before I leave."

"May you continue to win in the years to come, my friend, and may you never have to experience loss again."

As the last sound faded, the body of the Dragon King Ruoduo finally disappeared completely, and with the last fragment of his consciousness also vanished, this pure space of consciousness collapsed instantly.

The next moment, Morax opened his eyes again, and this time what he saw was the enormous dragon king's body that had completely lost all life.

"My old friend... I'm so sorry."

"And... goodbye."

Chapter Fifty-Four: What are the plans for the Wind and Flower Festival?

"Speaking of which, Su Feng, did you detect any trace of my brother at the border? And what exactly is the Abyss like?"

After chatting for a while, Ying suddenly remembered something and asked Su Feng, who had just returned from a trip to the Teyvat border, if he had noticed his brother's whereabouts from the Abyss.

After all, Sora is now elusive, and Ying has only seen him once so far, at the Blue Water Plain. Now, this brother who has evolved into a riddle man is ignoring his cute little sister at all, which is infuriating!

She absolutely had to teach Kong a lesson.

This time, we won't rest until we break his legs!