Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

"Roar!"

However, the evil gods here had lost all their escape routes. Despite being astonished by Su Feng's strength, another enormous evil god, with white bone wings but whose true form resembled a scorpion, roared again, and the long tail hook behind him suddenly stabbed towards Su Feng.

"Sa!"

Undoubtedly, the enormous tail hook didn't even touch Su Feng; he merely swayed slightly and disappeared from the spot once more.

"yarrr!"

When Su Feng disappeared again, a certain evil god, which looked remarkably like a lamprey, suddenly opened its enormous mouth, which seemed to be a bottomless pit.

The ear-piercing screech, accompanied by relentless sound waves, enveloped the small area Su Feng had marked out. This evil god, who once possessed similar power over sound waves, hoped to use this method to find Su Feng, who was supposed to be moving rapidly—or at least cause him some trouble.

Unfortunately, he still miscalculated.

"Pfft!"

Unaffected at all, Su Feng reappeared and directly cleaved the noisy seven-gilled eel in two with a single sword stroke.

He originally planned to deal with the scorpion first, but the even uglier and noisier lamprey was too eye-catching, so Su Feng simply changed his target.

From this perspective, the lamprey did indeed achieve its goal—luring Su Feng out at the cost of its life and changing his course of action.

"Sa!"

Su Feng's terrifying power finally triggered panic among the evil gods. They realized that in the face of an existence of Su Feng's caliber, they were not much different from the mortals who faced them.

The only extra effort Su Feng might need to make is spend a little more time wielding his sword.

"Danger...continues...death...inevitable..."

Intermittent sounds came from one of the evil gods, clearly indicating that Su Feng was putting immense pressure on these guys. After realizing that no single one of them could possibly be a match for Su Feng, they immediately began to coordinate more closely.

"Unite...or...be utterly annihilated...revenge..."

"The price... has already been decided... there's no going back..."

An even more cryptic voice emerged from the mouth of yet another evil god, but this time the voice seemed to carry a hint of threat.

"..."

The chaotic evil gods seemed to fall into a brief silence when faced with the simultaneous threat from Su Feng and his companions, but these terrifying beings quickly became active again.

This time, however, their twisted bodies intertwined and then, to Su Feng's astonishment, began to merge.

No, is that really so unethical?

Su Feng was completely dumbfounded after seeing this scene, especially when he realized that the power of these evil gods was actually starting to merge together, he couldn't help but shudder.

The reason Su Feng reacted so strongly was mainly because the behavior of these evil gods was... roughly equivalent to a group of mortals throwing a party in public!

After all, for demons, power is everything. To merge their powers together and even unite them into one new life form... this is a deeper level of behavior than the fusion and reproduction of mortals.

A large group of evil gods gradually merged their power and even consciousness together—such a thrilling scene was something Su Feng, a mere newly born Herrscher, had never witnessed before.

In fact, these evil gods merged together quite quickly, and by the time Su Feng recovered from the sudden shock, they were almost finished.

What appeared before Su Feng was a huge fleshy ball covered with all sorts of tentacles and eyes.

Su Feng could also sense that the numerous evil gods had lost their own will after merging with each other. What appeared before Su Feng now was a completely new life that had integrated everything of all the previous evil gods.

When this new life, born from the convergence of many evil gods, opened its vast array of eyes, it couldn't help but feel somewhat bewildered.

It is a completely new life, but it also inherits everything from the many evil gods of the past.

The resolute decision made by the evil gods caught Su Feng off guard by the birth of this new evil god. He never expected that those evil gods would have such a resolute will.

Are those guys really just clinging to life?

The question popped into Su Feng's mind, but he quickly lost interest in thinking about it, because the evil god in front of him was the one he needed to deal with immediately.

“I am Mana, the God of the New, the God of Chaos, the God of Destruction… the God of Birth.”

The newly born evil god overcame its initial period of confusion with unimaginable speed, quickly finding itself a new name and... proclaiming its mission.

After the remnants of the old era came together, they unhesitatingly revealed their final ambitions—they disliked the old world and longed to burn it to ashes in a raging fire, and then reshape a new world from the remaining ashes.

This is the final roar of the defeated who have been abandoned by the laws of nature, and the god of destruction and creation named Mana is the result of their long-planned scheme.

Originally, this new god should have been conceived in the ruined Inazuma, grown in the blood of the Thunder God, and matured amidst the lamentations of the heavens. But now, facing Su Feng, the evil gods, having discovered their own powerlessness, could only choose to bring forward their plans in the end.

Fortunately, the original Mana was still born.

Now, the result of numerous schemes and bloodshed is ready to launch a revenge against the cold-blooded laws of nature, a revenge born of the losers' resentment.

Chapter Twenty-Four: Should the Divine Child be punished after the war?

The being named Mana was by no means one of those weaklings that Su Feng could easily deal with.

As the product of the complete fusion of many evil gods, his power is not simply an addition. When the original fragmented powers of the evil gods were integrated into his body and formed a new power, he even surpassed the Thunder General!

The frenzied will combined with the filthy power was even enough to withstand the gale and thunderstorm stirred up by Su Feng for a short time!

Although Su Feng's power was still enough to break through the opponent's defense in the end, even such an unstoppable wind could only leave deep enough wounds on his body at most.

But for Mana now, even cutting him into pieces wouldn't drag him into the abyss of death.

Su Feng even discovered that he had lost the powerful ability to purify and suppress the filth released by it. Now he could only gradually wear down its existence through his own power.

Even after cutting these filths off Mana's body and suppressing and sealing them, the opponent could return the suppressed filths to his body in a way that Su Feng could not even detect, simply by moving his tentacles slightly!

Judging from the current state, if we cannot deal with the filth that has almost become the foundation of Mana's existence, then we will not be able to kill him completely.

While thinking about this, Su Feng casually summoned another violent gust of wind mixed with thunder. The powerful attack once again broke through Mana's defenses and fell on his body. His sturdy body seemed so fragile in the face of the sharp wind and terrifying lightning. In fact, his entire huge body disintegrated under this attack.

However, Su Feng did not think that his attack would do anything to the opponent.

Indeed, just as he had guessed, after the terrifying wind and thunder passed, Mana, who had seemed to have been reduced to a cloud of mist, recovered. In fact, the hundreds of eyes on his body opened at the same time, bursting out with terrifying purple light. Along with this light, an even more frenzied will rushed towards Su Feng.

"Well!"

Even Su Feng, who was backed by the 'cocoon', couldn't help but groan when faced with the chaotic will of so many evil gods gathered together, attempting to destroy and reshape the world.

This will was so terrifying and so chaotic. Even though it had been greatly weakened by the 'cocoon', just the little bit that peeked through made Su Feng very uncomfortable.

"This is troublesome. If this continues, we'll just have to keep dragging this out."

After shaking his head to clear his dizzy consciousness, Su Feng realized that if things continued like this, he would really have no choice but to use the long passage of time combined with his infinitely available imaginary internal energy to slowly wear down the guy opposite him.

After all, even the most intractable filth and madness will eventually be exhausted. If he keeps grinding away, he will surely be the one to win in the end.

However, Su Feng was somewhat dissatisfied with this point; he didn't want to waste time with this ugly and terrifying evil god.

So we need to find a way to get rid of them.

……

Just as Su Feng was caught in a tug-of-war with Mana, the general who was controlling the sacred cherry blossoms and the earth's veins under the sacred cherry tree at Narukami Shrine also encountered trouble.

As Mana appeared, the filth that had been lingering around Inazuma also emerged from the earth and began to stir. This filth, aided by the evil spirits that were very common in Inazuma, began to attack any living thing. Even the filth that had been absorbed and sealed by the Divine Cherry Tree began to riot at this moment.

If the general hadn't discovered the unusual activity of the filth in the first instance and immediately injected a large amount of elemental power into the Divine Cherry Tree to forcibly suppress the filth that had already accumulated to its limit, the filth that had been accumulating in the Divine Cherry Tree for so long might have immediately caused a major disturbance to everyone.

"Hmph! We shouldn't have let that fox be in charge. He even postponed such an important event as the Divine Cherry Blossom Purification. He must be severely punished afterward!"

The general, exhausted from losing a large amount of elemental power in an instant, couldn't help but rebuke the fox, saying that leaving a fox to guard the house always caused problems, especially if the Yae no Miko hadn't failed to perform the Divine Cherry Blossom Purification in time...

"No, if the Great Purification of the Divine Sakura had been held on time, we would probably be in even more trouble now. You see, the Great Purification of the Divine Sakura doesn't completely purify all the impurities. Apart from a small portion that was indeed purified, the vast majority of the impurities were just scattered throughout Inazuma. If that were the case, the entire Inazuma would probably be filled with these activated impurities now."

"That would make our situation even worse now."

However, just as the general was trying his best to mobilize the power of the earth's veins to fill his own gaps, Ying, who had been meditating in the Pure Land of One Heart, suddenly opened her eyes. While she was mobilizing her own power to help the general stabilize the Divine Cherry Tree, she also made a slight defense for the fox.

The Divine Cherry can indeed purify filth, but it takes a long time. The most important function of the Divine Cherry's Great Exorcism is to help the Divine Cherry purify a small amount of filth while temporarily rendering the rest harmless to buy more time.

If the Great Purification Ceremony of Divine Sakura had been held in its current state, the entire Inazuma area would likely be instantly covered with activated filth again.

If that were the case, it would likely be another massive disaster affecting the entire Inazuma region.

"Hmph! Even so, that fox was really a bit presumptuous, and it still needs to be taught a lesson."

With Shadow's help, the pressure on the general's side was finally reduced, but she still harbored resentment towards the fox—even though, according to Shadow, she should be glad that the Divine Cherry Blossom Great Exorcism was not held in time.

But the tree was not satisfied; ensuring the safety of the Divine Cherry Blossom was of paramount importance, so the general continued to diligently perform his duties.

With the cooperation of the two, the Divine Cherry Tree finally suppressed the sealed filth again and began to absorb the filth that had spread throughout Inazuma by utilizing its dense network of Thunder Cherry Blossoms that covered the entire Inazuma.

Although the Divine Cherry Blossom can only accommodate a limited amount of filth right now, there is still room if you squeeze in a little.

But if we leave this filth unattended, it will harm our own people.

Therefore, both the Shadow and the General chose to give up more elemental power to help the Divine Cherry suppress and purify these impurities.

"Of course we'll teach the Divine Child a lesson later, but right now it's more important to deal with the current situation."

Shadow remained noncommittal about the general's idea of ​​teaching the divine child a lesson.

But as she said, teaching the fox a lesson is something for later; right now, it's more important to ensure that no more accidents happen on Inazuma's side.

Especially after the fluctuations generated by Mana appeared in the general's perception through Su Feng's blockade, their expressions became much more serious.

"A terrifying power; I am no match for it."

"Those losers seem to have prepared some very dangerous tactics; we need to be careful."

Although all the general could feel at the moment was a negligible aftershock, he still sensed the opponent's formidable power.

The general, who never chose to lie or conceal anything, readily admitted that he was indeed no match for Mana.

"It is indeed a terrifying power. If we were facing this opponent now, it would be very dangerous."

Shadow, who also felt that power through the general's body, also acknowledged this. She was now somewhat grateful that the Divine Child had indeed brought over a powerful ally; otherwise, Inazuma would probably be in real danger today.

"He seems to be at a stalemate, maybe we should try to help... Wait! What's this!"

After sensing that Su Feng and Mana were locked in a stalemate, Ying was about to try to have the general control the ley lines to remotely assist Su Feng when, before they could even take action, a dark mist suddenly erupted from the Divine Cherry Tree behind them.

Once the black mist seemed to break free from the constraints of the Divine Cherry Tree, it rapidly spread throughout Inazuma. In the blink of an eye, the entire Inazuma was completely enveloped by this eerie black mist.

Chapter Twenty-Five: The Invincible General Falls Once Again

"What the hell is this!"

By the time the general realized what was happening, the eerie black mist had completely obscured the sky, turning the previously clear sky pitch black in an instant.