Genshin Impact: Demon God of Shura

Guixiuli, south of the Asura Palace, the underground Asura Martial Arena.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!

"Your strength is acceptable; keep it up."

"Understood, Lord Shura!"

With a crisp clang of weapons clashing, two armored figures were sparring on the arena before the eyes of the many Asura Knights.

To be precise, one figure remained motionless in place, while another figure attacked the other from different directions and angles.

The motionless figure was naturally Lan Tian, ​​while the other figure was naturally Lan Tian's personal bodyguard, Luo Xue. The two were currently engaged in a martial arts duel.

It was less of a martial arts competition and more of a friendly exchange between master and disciple.

Lan Tian is the master, and Luo Xue is the apprentice.

Yes, after Lan Tian returned, Luo Xue became his apprentice. Now, besides being Lan Tian's personal bodyguard, Luo Xue is also Lan Tian's second apprentice, that is, Marcus's junior sister. However, Marcus is in charge of logistics, while Luo Xue is in charge of combat.

Zheng!

After catching Luo Xue's sweeping attack from behind with a backhand slash, the blindfolded Lan Tian commented:

"Your strength is impressive. It seems that your hard work over the past year has brought your marksmanship to a new peak."

"That's because you taught me so well, Master! Hehe~"

Luo Xue put away the spear in her hand and the Nuo mask on her face, blinked playfully, but in her heart she was constantly marveling at the power of the blue sky.

When the strength is roughly equal, even with his eyes covered, Lord Shura can perfectly receive every attack, as if he were not blindfolded. It is hard to imagine how astonishing Lord Shura's full power would be.

Just as Lan Tian announced the end of the competition, a petite white figure suddenly rushed into Lan Tian's arms.

"Brother Lantian, you're amazing! You managed to withstand such a powerful attack."

That beautiful figure was none other than Fukaros, who was watching from below the Shura Arena alongside many other Shura Knights.

"I am, after all, a god. If I can't even withstand this little attack, then I would be unworthy of my pride as the God of Asura."

Removing the blindfold from his eyes, Lan Tian affectionately ruffled Fukaros's hair and chuckled softly.

Amidst the cheers of the Asura Knights, Lan Tian, ​​accompanied by a somewhat embarrassed Fukaros and Luo Xue behind him, left the Asura Arena on the first basement floor of the Asura Palace and returned to the center of the main hall on the first floor.

In the solemn Asura main hall, besides the majestic and domineering throne in the center and the azure carpet extending from the throne to the entrance of the hall, the surrounding area was filled with weapon racks, which were hung with all kinds of weapons and armor.

On both sides of the carpet are thick stone pillars connecting the floor and the ceiling. In addition to the exquisite and majestic carvings, the pillars are also adorned with a fierce and domineering Asura mask embroidered in the center, with two swords crossed behind it. The azure blue banners, along with the domineering white patterns on them, add a solemn and dignified touch to the entire hall.

"Is this the force under your command, Brother Blue Sky? It's so majestic and oppressive. I don't even dare to speak out of turn. It's like being watched by several powerful gods. Even though there aren't two rows of Asura Knights on guard, the oppressive feeling is stronger than that of two rows of Pure Water Knights on guard or the feeling in the Thousand Rock Army camp."

Walking on the thick carpet, Fukaros subconsciously tightened her grip on Lantian's arm, and said with a slightly restrained expression, which made Lantian and Luoxue, who were standing beside her, both smile faintly.

Pinching Fukalos's pretty cheek, Lantian explained with a smile:

"The Asura Palace can be said to be the second largest organization after the Thousand Rock Army. The purpose of the Asura Knights is not only to cooperate with the Thousand Rock Army to maintain the security of the territory, but also to solve many problems that the Thousand Rock Army under the Demon God cannot solve or to fight dangerous monsters. This means that every action of the Asura Knights is always accompanied by great danger and sacrifice, but this also creates the unique fearlessness and bloodthirstiness of the Asura Knights."

"Amazing..."

After hearing Lan Tian's explanation, Fukalos couldn't help but feel a deep respect for the Asura Knight.

At the same time, they cast a look of awe mixed with a hint of confusion at Luo Xue behind them. Luo Xue, seeing this, simply smiled and shook her head.

"Don't be puzzled by us. Ever since Lord Shura rescued us from the clutches of the Dream Demon, we are all willing to serve as sharp blades in Lord Shura's hands in order to repay his life-saving grace."

As she spoke, Luo Xue gave the two of them a standard and solemn military salute and shouted the unique slogan of the Asura Hall:

"Asura is with you!"

"Asura is with you!"

Upon hearing this, the many Asura Knights training outside the Asura Palace simultaneously saluted Lan Tian and the other person and shouted in unison.

"Asura is with you."

Lan Tian returned the salute with a military salute, a chivalrous gesture, and said solemnly.

......

After leaving the Asura Palace, the three of them chatted and laughed as they arrived at Gui Zhong's house.

“Gui Zhong, it’s time to go. We agreed that Morax and I would take you to visit the immortals in Jueyun today. Morax is already waiting outside.”

As soon as Lan Tian finished speaking, Gui Zhong, looking somewhat embarrassed, pushed open the door and appeared before everyone.

"I'm so sorry, preparing gifts for the immortals took up so much time, so..."

"Alright, alright, Sister Guizhong, we know. Let's go now, Brother Lantian and the others have been waiting for you for a long time."

Fukaros smiled and grabbed Gui Zhong's hands, interrupting him.

"Hehe, let's go, everyone."

"Ok!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lan Tian conjured a flying sword, carrying the group of people towards the western city gate of Guixiu.

After greeting Maxius, who was teaching his people how to cook on the streets of Guixiuli, Blue Sky and his companions picked up Morax, who had been waiting for them, at the city gate and flew together towards Jueyunjian.

Along the way, the group started chatting in small groups.

"Come on, open your mouth, take a small bite, ah~"

"Ah~ Mmm... Delicious! Brother Blue Sky, what is this? It's so delicious!"

Lan Tian smiled and gently wiped a bit of cream from the corner of Fukaros's mouth, saying affectionately:

"This is called a puff pastry. It's a dessert I made on a whim when I visited Inazuma a while ago. It's really delicious."

"It's really delicious! Brother Blue Sky, I want more~"

After finishing the cream puff that Lantian had given her, Fukalos's eyes lit up as she sweetly pleaded.

"Alright, alright, eat slowly, it's all yours. Also, Luo Xue, if you want to eat, sit down and eat, don't stand there and sneak some."

Upon hearing this, Luo Xue, who was behind the two, quickly licked the cream off her lips, scratched her head somewhat embarrassedly, and then sat down on the other side of the flying sword to savor the puffed cream puffs on the plate.

Behind the three were Morax and Gui Zhong.

"Blue Sky's desserts are really good! I'm starting to wonder if Roltheus or Maxius is the god of the hearth. Mmm, so delicious!"

"Hehe, besides being highly skilled in martial arts, my old friend also enjoys studying other crafts. Cooking is just one of his many hobbies."

Morax held a plate of puffed cream puffs and sat with Gui Zhong, eating and chatting.

"I thought that the Asura Gods, who were born for war, were generally warlike, but I didn't expect that Lan Tian, ​​the Asura God, would be so easy to get along with. If you didn't know better, you would think he was some carefree demon god."

Gui covered his mouth and chuckled softly.

"According to my old friend, a god of war who is born for battle does not necessarily have to be warlike, but someone who is warlike is not necessarily a god of war."

Morax explained in a very methodical manner.

Amidst laughter and chatter, the group arrived at the outer edge of the ethereal Jueyun Pavilion and met the two True Lords who had come to greet them after hearing the news.

"Long time no see, Lord Shura, Your Majesty the Emperor. Welcome back to Jueyun Academy."

"Long time no see, Xiaoyue, Gechen."

"Everyone, long time no see."

After greeting the two immortals, Lan Tian and Morax flew to Qingyun Peak on their swords.