Genshin Impact: Demon God of Shura

Even though Blue Sky is now a peak demon god, he was still terrified by the sheer size of the seafood army.

Because there are just too many of them.

Even though Lantian doesn't have trypophobia, she's about to get it.

Lan Tian's lips twitched involuntarily, then he turned to Morax and the others who had just arrived at the city wall after receiving the news, and said with a helpless expression:

"Morax, you stay here and guard the place. I'll go down and investigate."

"It's impossible."

Morax nodded calmly in response, but Blue Sky still keenly noticed that Morax's expression was somewhat unnatural.

As expected, even though he wasn't intimidated by the sea monster's attack, Morax still hated seafood from the bottom of his heart.

Lan Tian muttered to himself, feeling both amused and exasperated, as he leaped off the city wall and whistled in the air.

Howl—!

As the whistle of the Blue Sky fell, Little White, clad in heavy ice-blue horse armor, neighed loudly below the city wall behind Morax, Guizhong, and the others, responding to its master's call, and galloped rapidly toward the direction of the Blue Sky.

Under the watchful eyes of the people of the territory below, as well as the Thousand Rock Army and Asura Knights who were gathering and waiting for orders, Xiaobai leaped onto the towering outer city wall and began to scale the walls, leaving hoofprints made of ice on the surface of the wall as he passed.

Under the astonished gazes of the crowd below, Xiaobai leaped high into the air as soon as he reached the city wall, soaring over Morax, Guizhong, and other demon gods below, and steadily catching the blue sky as his figure began to fall.

"Ice, lend me a hand!"

Blue Sky pulled on Little White's reins, raised his right palm towards the air in front of Little White, and used his divine power to quickly condense an ice path in the air.

And Little White, sitting under the blue sky, landed steadily on the edge of the ice track in the next second.

Then, Xiaobai began to run wildly down the slope as if it were flat ground, quickly approaching the seafood army that was still constantly landing on the beach.

As Lan Tian's figure gradually disappeared into the distance, Gui Zhong finally managed to lift her jaw, which was about to hit the floor, and turned to the calm Morax, blankly speaking:

"Morax, when did Blue Sky get such a cool mount?"

Upon hearing this, Morax crossed his arms and said calmly:

"My old friend acquired your mount two years ago, when you were secluded and dedicated to studying mechanical arts."

Gui Zhong said goodbye to Lan Tian in the courtyard two and a half years ago, then turned around and went into his room to start studying mechanical arts.

Gui Zhong devoted himself to his research for two half-year periods before finally emerging from seclusion to stroll around the streets of Guixiu. There, he happened to encounter the Shura Iron Cavalry responsible for delivering the order, which led to the scene where Gui Zhong, Morax, Heulia, and several other demon gods came to the city wall together.

"Incredible. No wonder I found Lan Tian's ice-blue heavy armor unfamiliar, and his strength has also increased."

Gui Zhong looked as if he had suddenly realized something, then crossed his arms, appeared deep in thought, and murmured:

"Since it's a mount from the blue sky, it should have a name, right..."

Hearing this, Heureia covered her mouth and chuckled a few times. She then leaned close to Gui Zhong's ear and whispered:

"Blue Sky's mount is named Little White~"

Upon hearing this, Gui Zhong was taken aback, then asked in confusion:

"Xiaobai? This doesn't seem like a name Lantian would come up with."

Gui Zhong's eyes darted around, and then he rubbed his chin and began to analyze:

"Let me guess... Besides Luo Xue, only Fukaros would choose such a cute name~"

After saying that, Gui Zhong winked at Heuria in front of him, looking playful with an "Is that so?" look.

Heuria smiled and nodded to Gui Dian, everything understood without words.

Upon seeing this, Gui Zhong cheered and excitedly grabbed Morax, begging for praise.

Seeing Gui Zhong's bright, light blue eyes staring at him with a charming look that seemed to be asking for praise, Moraxton sighed helplessly and rubbed his forehead, but still praised Gui Zhong a few times in a somewhat stiff tone.

Upon hearing this, Gui Zhong's eyes darted around, and he suddenly had a little urge to tease Morax, this old relic.

So, Gui puffed out her cheeks and feigned displeasure, saying in a coquettish tone:

"Morax, are you just brushing me off? Hmm?"

Faced with Gui Zhong's somewhat resentful gaze, Morax was clearly at a loss for words and coughed lightly a few times, looking rather flustered.

"Ahem... I didn't mean to brush you off at all, Gui Zhong..."

Seeing Morax's somewhat flustered expression for the first time, Gui Zhong couldn't help but burst out laughing, unable to hide her coquettish expression.

"Pfft~ Hahahaha... Morax, you look so funny, hahahaha!"

Gui Zhong, clutching his stomach and laughing heartily, even had tears welling up in his eyes from laughing.

Heuria, who was watching the drama unfold, was much more reserved, covering her mouth and chuckling softly.

Upon seeing this, Morax immediately realized that Gui was ultimately provoking him, and with a touch of helplessness, he uttered that classic line:

"Sigh... I feel a little tired..."

……

While Gui Zhong and the others were playing around, Lan Tian rode Xiao Bai to a thick ironwood tree near the coastline where the seafood army was located, and gently tapped the trunk:

"Shadow, tell me in detail what you discovered."

"Yes, Lord Shura."

A sharp young voice rang out, followed by a masked figure clad in light armor and wielding a standard deadly hunting blade in his right hand. The figure dispelled his stealth state and gracefully landed beside Xiaobai from the treetop, revealing his form.

And this figure was none other than the Asura General, Shadow, who was famous for his elusive nature and commanded the Shadow Branch Hall.

Incidentally, from the moment each Asura Knight's Asura armor and standard weapons were forged, the blue sky imbued them with a trace of divine power.

Each Shura Knight can resonate with their exclusive Shura Armor and standard weapons through the Shura Token issued by Blue Sky, thereby enabling them to use some special skills mastered by Blue Sky.

For example, the Shura Knights have quick reaction and mobility, the Shura Guards have heavy shield defense, the Shura Archers have excellent marksmanship, the Shura Dark Guards have stealth capabilities, and the Shura Dragon Guards have flaming battle axes, etc.

If there's anything most similar to this in later Teyvat times, it's the Evil Eye of the Fools.

However, compared to the Evil Eye, which constantly increases the user's combat power at the cost of consuming the user's lifespan, the Shura Armor is much gentler in its use and does not cause any side effects to the user.

The only limitation preventing the widespread use of the Shura Armor is that only official combat personnel of the Shura Hall are qualified and have the authority to use it.

The Shura armor provided to the prospective Shura Knights is ordinary armor forged by the logistics department using the most common materials. Even if they possess the Shura token issued by Blue Sky, it is useless because the armor does not contain Blue Sky's divine power.

"Reporting to Lord Shura, these seafood appeared on the coastline during several sudden, large-scale waves, seemingly to escape something terrifying, but Shadow Redemption cannot provide any specific answers."

Shadow knelt on one knee, his right hand gripping the hunting blade, which was deeply embedded in the grass. He stood straight and respectfully reported his observations to Blue Sky.

Judging from the resolute upper half of the Shadow's face and the unique purple pupils belonging to the Yaksha clan, it's easy to deduce that this Shadow is quite handsome.

"It's alright. After all, these seafood came from the dangerous deep sea, so you naturally can't know what happened at the source."

Blue Sky used its divine power to lift Shadow, who was kneeling on one knee, and gave the order:

"You should return to Guixiu immediately and inform Luoxue to be ready to fight at any time. My intuition tells me that there is more to this unusual seafood rampage than meets the eye."

"I obey the command of the God of War, Asura!"

Shadow accepted the order and immediately set off in the direction of Gui Xiuli behind him. Then, his figure, which had entered Shadow Mode, slowly dissipated in the sunlight, leaving only trails of dust and not even a footprint.

This shows that Shadow is a secret guard skilled in stealth and espionage.

After watching the shadows depart, Blue Sky dismounted and leaped onto a patch of grass now teeming with seafood. He casually picked up an octopus covered in slime, examining it from head to toe as he pondered:

From a purely rational perspective, these ordinary marine creatures shouldn't easily leave the ocean; they are extremely dependent on the marine environment...

Lan Tian casually tossed aside the octopus that was trying to crawl onto his face, and then picked up a sea cucumber-like reptile from beside his feet.

With a gentle pinch on both sides of the other's mouth, the tiny mouthparts of this sea reptile appeared before Lantian.

Looking at those tiny mouthparts, Lan Tian immediately understood that these seafoods were fed by planktonic microorganisms, which were not inherently aggressive.

After all, the oral cavity of this sea reptile is at most about the width of Lantian's index and middle fingers put together.

Moreover, these teeth, which look somewhat ferocious, are not hard to the touch; they are soft and cannot kill a person at all.

The reason they were able to climb from the ocean to Guixiuli was probably because of the thick mucus secreted by their bodies.

Lan Tian casually tossed the sea crawler in his hand aside and turned to look at the Guixiuli city wall in the distance behind him.

However, as they continue to penetrate deeper inland, and with the passage of time and the depletion of their moisture, their final fate will be nothing more than returning to dust...

Lan Tian, ​​with a solemn expression, shook his body, dislodging some of the seafood that had crawled onto his ice armor. Then, he took to the air and gazed at the distant horizon.

"Perhaps some huge changes have occurred beneath the seabed, causing them to lose their home and thus be forced to leave the place they depend on for survival, even resorting to beach landings."

Lan Tian, ​​his expression grave, picked up the Asura Edict from his waist and contacted Morax, who was far away in Guixiuli:

"Morax, these seafood seem to have been forced to come ashore because of the commotion on the seabed. I plan to go to the seabed to investigate. Gui Xiuli, I can only leave this to you."

As he spoke, Lan Tian remotely instructed Xiao Bai to return to Gui Xiu Li, and at the same time replaced his Ice Crystal Armor with the Torrent Armor.

[Understood, old friend. Take care on your journey.]

Beware of those demons in the sea, Blue Sky.

Morax's calm voice and Gui Zhong's somewhat worried voice came from the edict.

"Don't worry, although I still have some power that I can't break free from the shackles, the Ocean Demon God and the others can't stop me in my current state."

Blue Sky responded confidently, then flew a short distance towards the sea level before putting on the Shura Nuo mask, plunging into the water, and diving towards the seabed.