Genshin Impact: Awakening in the Darkness

In the blink of an eye, Joavis had been in seclusion in his cave for 15 days.

That day, Joavis finally opened his eyes.

"Hmm, he's recovered quite well. His strength has returned, and even improved a bit." Joavis reached out and touched the jade pendant at his waist, remained silent for a long time, and then walked out of the cave.

(Perhaps I should look for Morax first.) Joavis thought to himself as he took out the stone and telepathically asked Morax, "Where are you?"

"You've emerged from seclusion. Perfect timing. I'll have Xiaoyue bring you here," Morax's voice came from the stone.

Ruoyavis waited in place for a long time, when a celestial beast in the form of a deer flew over and said, "You are the Night Demon God, Ruoyavis."

Joás nodded. "Let's go."

The two did not talk much along the way until they reached their destination. Yaoyue led Ruoyavis into a cave in a high mountain forest. Ruoyavis then discovered that there were many celestial beasts sitting there. No, they were all in human form now. According to human terms, it would be more appropriate to call them immortals.

"Let me introduce you. This is the recently born demon god, Ruoyavis, whose power is also related to Ruoyavis. The immortals here are Minghai Qixia Zhenjun, Xiaoyue Zhuyang Zhenjun, Lishui Dieshan Zhenjun, Yixiao Daotian Zhenjun, Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun, Gechen Langshi Zhenjun Ping'er, Ruo Tuolongwang, the demon god of dust Guizhong, and the demon god of the stove Maxius."

"Why does the name of the Dust Demon God sound so human?" Joavis asked.

"Haha, you noticed? I chose this myself. My demon name is Hargentus," the girl next to Morax said with a laugh. "Royavis, do you want me to choose one for you too?"

“No need. It’s just a name. If I really had to choose a human name, I would prefer Xuanqing,” Ruoyavis said.

“Xuanqing… that’s a cleverly chosen name,” Morax mused.

“Didn’t you say you had important matters to discuss? Don’t worry about me,” Joavis reminded him.

"It's nothing much, it's just that the people in the territory are suffering from a lack of food. The land has little fertility and can't grow more crops," Li Shui replied, shaking his head to express their helplessness.

“Morax, I remember the land on the seaward side of your territory is quite good. Why don’t we relocate the humans there?” Joavis suggested.

"No, that's the territory of the Vortex Demon God, Oser. Our forces are still consolidating; we can't afford to make a big move," said Liu Yun, the beautiful woman sitting next to Gui Zhong.

“Hmm…then we have to settle for second best. There’s a place to the southwest of here where I sensed strong life force in the soil, enough to alleviate the current needs of the humans in our territory.” Noahevis paused for a moment before speaking again, “but the demon god there is a bit difficult to deal with.”

“We are familiar with that place you mentioned. We’ve fought them more than once over territory, but humans are clearly not suited for further conflict now, so our current fighting force consists only of us,” said Xiaoyue.

"Let's discuss the battle plan," Morax said. "Humanity can no longer wait. We must prepare for battle. Liu Yun, Gui Zhong, prepare to inform the warriors twice, then we will begin the battle!"

"Yes!" the immortals replied in unison.

In Joavis's eyes, Morax's majesty commanded the respect and awe of all the immortals, and he truly deserved the title of King of Rocks.

"Joavis, wait." Gui Zhong called out to Joavis, who was about to leave after the meeting ended.

Jojavis looked at Gui Zhong, who was half a head taller than him, but didn't stop, though he didn't say anything.

“Our current territory is called Liyue. Would you like to go and see the local customs and culture?”

“Hargentus, I want to remind you first. As a demon god, getting too involved with humans now will come at a much greater cost later,” Noavis said coldly.

“But…” Gui Zhong was interrupted by Ge Chenlang City True Lord Ping’er before he could finish speaking: “Gui Zhong, he is just a newborn child. It’s too early to take him there now. Let’s go sightseeing first, and then bring him some things so that he can experience the wisdom of modern humans.”

Gui Zhong hesitated somewhat after hearing Ping'er's words, then sighed upon seeing Ruoyavis's indifferent expression and his lack of response, and agreed to Ping'er's suggestion. The other True Lords didn't speak much to him, only glancing at him as they passed by before leaving.

At this moment, Morax came out. "Why not go?" He was clearly asking Gui Zhong the same question.

"Demons and celestial beasts have long lifespans, while humans live for less than a hundred years. Getting too involved with them is not worth it; in the end, you'll only hurt yourself." Joavis turned to look into Morax's eyes: "Morax, I also want to give you some advice: be prepared. This is a war. Even the friend you're talking to right now could fall the next second. I still hope you can be ruthless."

"Haha, my friend is joking. I am the Demon God of Rock, but my heart is not made of rock. If I were truly heartless, wouldn't I just be a walking corpse locked by power? Power that doesn't know why it fights has no room to grow."

Soyavis stopped talking, lowered his head to think about Morax's words, and after a long while nodded: "You're right." Then he left.

However, instead of returning to his cave, Ruyavis flew towards the border of the territory where the war was about to begin. It was already dusk, and he stood on a hilltop not far away, gazing in that direction, and murmured to himself, "Three demon gods, their familiars... controlled... their power is still considerable." He sensed this until night fell, and then teleported to Liyue.

(Oh no, I forgot to set coordinates for my cave. Now it's going to be difficult to navigate, since everyone here is human.) Noavis thought to himself, annoyed. Just then, a human youth wearing armor walked over: "Little friend, are you lost? Where are your parents?"

Upon hearing this, before Joavius ​​could react, the young man shouted loudly in all directions, "Whose child is missing!"

"Wait, no!" Joavius ​​was startled and hurriedly tried to stop him, but he was still too small to stop the young man.

"Who! Whose child is missing!" At this moment, Gui Zhong and Ping'er flew over quickly. When they saw Ruoyavis, they were first surprised, and then they couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Wait, Lord Guizhong, why are you laughing?" The young man in armor was completely bewildered. Ruyavis sighed as well.

"Hahaha, no, this is my child. Looks like he's here to see me. Thank you for your help," Gui Zhong said to the young man with a smile. Ping'er, standing to the side, was already doubled over with laughter, unable to straighten up for a long time, her shoulders still trembling.

After waving the young man away, Gui Zhong suppressed a laugh and said to Noah, "Didn't you say you wouldn't get too involved with humans? Then why did you come here and get mistaken for a lost child?"

“Hagentus, I suggest you forget about this as soon as possible, or I can let you taste the bitterness of eternal night,” Joavis said coldly.

"Alright, alright, phew... let me catch my breath. Okay, tell me how you got here." Gui Zhong took a breath and said with a smile.

"I went to check out the opponent's territory and was planning to teleport back to my residence, but somehow I ended up here," Joavis said.

"It seems we just happened to be there," Ping'er said with a smile. "If it weren't for us, you might have been mistaken for a lost child and asked around from house to house. Haha, although I am quite curious."

"Songchenlang City, stop laughing just yet. I need to tell Morax something important beforehand, but since you're here, I'll ask first, whose territory is that?" Joavis remained expressionless, his face expressionless.

“We have fought against the Dream Demon God and his retinue for many years. Although we have taken a lot of territory from him, we haven’t taken the most fertile lands. Moreover, this demon god is ruthless, which is why the Emperor will not have any objections to your proposal,” Ping’er replied.

“Alright, I can tell you that, according to my perception, the Mirror Demon God and the Mountain Demon God have appeared in that person's territory, along with their retinues. Their retinues are essentially being controlled; it's likely that the Mirror Demon God has copied the authority of the Dream Demon God.” Gui Zhong and Ping'er's expressions became much more serious after hearing Ruoyavis's words. Ruoyavis paused for a moment before speaking again: “Then I'll ask you to tell Morax to change the battle agreement. I need to break through to the ranks of high-level demon gods as soon as possible within the next two months, so that I can fight against the other demon gods.”

"!" Gui Zhong exclaimed in surprise, "You've only been born a short time, and you're already breaking through so quickly!"

"I am the Demon God of the Night. Cultivating in the darkness, combined with the power of the night in nature, makes my cultivation twice as effective. At this rate, it should take about two months. I'll be going now." After saying this, Noavis immediately took to the air and flew away. Under the cover of night, no one noticed.

Gui Zhong and Ping'er were no longer in the mood for fun and immediately rushed back to their cave to discuss the matter with Morax and the other immortals, change their battle plan, and tell Morax that Ruoyavis was about to break through. However, Morax lowered his head and pondered for a while after listening.

“Morax, do you think there’s something wrong with Joavis?” Mark Hughes asked.

"Well, according to what Gui Zhong and the others just said, Ruo Yavis is about to break through to the advanced demon god level. But as far as I know, Ruo Yavis was only born 20 days ago. At that time, he was already able to fight against advanced demon gods. But if he is at this speed, it makes me feel that he is recovering rather than breaking through."

“Oh, is there any basis for this statement?” Ruoduo chimed in, joining the conversation.

"Rodha, if you and I had used up all our divine power, and even used up power close to our origin, how long would it have taken to recover?"

“Without the earth’s assistance, I would need about eight months to recuperate, but with the earth’s assistance… it would be about four months.” Morax nodded after hearing Jota’s words.

"If time is of the essence and you use your authority to recover quickly, how much can you recover in two months?"

"You and I are both top-tier demon gods. If we fully recover for two months, we will naturally reach the top level of advanced demon gods... Wait, are you saying that kid is also a top-tier demon god?" Ruo Tuo asked in astonishment.

"It's just speculation. We'll know in two months. If it really is a top-tier demon god, we'll have gained another great general," Morax said.

"And Morax, if it's really as you say, if Avis is a top-tier demon god, then why would he hide his identity? And as far as I know, you didn't sign a contract," said Xiaoyue.

"No, we signed an agreement, but it only stipulated that I would provide him with accommodation and he would voluntarily stay to help me. The terms of the agreement did not mention that he had to fight for Liyue."

"Looks like another one who's all bark and no bite," Narumi Kika said with a laugh.

Gui Zhong and Ping'er exchanged a smile.