Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

A tremendous roar, accompanied by a terrifying aura that enveloped the entire Yuanxia Palace, erupted instantly. In that instant, everyone's heart felt as if it had been clenched tightly by a hand, and some of the weaker dragon lizards had already fainted under the unbridled pressure that expressed its malice to all life.

"What...what's going on!"

Just moments ago, Su Feng was relieved that there was only one tower left to deal with, but now he was shocked to see the source of all this—the location of the third tower. However, Su Feng no longer needed to consider how to destroy the third tower.

Because right there, a terrifying rift piercing through the sky and the earth had appeared. The enormous rift seemed to occupy everything, and endless abyssal power was surging into the Abyss Palace through that huge crack.

The chaotic aura emanating from these abyssal forces alone was enough to make Su Feng somewhat dizzy.

Clearly, with the sheer number of them accumulating, Sanatana's already insane abyssal power, capable of driving people mad, has even begun to affect Su Feng.

What shocked Su Feng even more was the sight of the crack that pierced the heavens and earth gradually appearing above the entire Yuanxia Palace.

The previously dim Yuanxia Palace was much brighter at this moment—but for Su Feng, this was by no means a good thing, because this time the brightness brought to Yuanxia Palace was not from the Great Sun Imperial Carriage, but from the huge black sun that was already hanging in the sky.

Yes, that was the Black Sun. Its illusory presence brought a sliver of light to the gloomy Abyss Palace, but the price for this insignificant light was everything!

Now, Su Feng looked up at the black sun that was already enough to influence the entire Yuanxia Palace simply by gradually approaching the dimension where the Yuanxia Palace was located, and at this moment, his eyes flashed with seriousness and solemnity.

What follows is going to be a fierce battle.

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Wendy! You're going to die if you don't come soon!

"boom!"

"Order everyone to leave this place! Retreat to the sea—including all the samurai still on Haigi Island!"

"Summon all civilians in Inazuma to evacuate to Narukami Island!"

"Order the shogunate army to prepare a naval defense line, and conscript soldiers, samurai, and shrine maidens to prepare a second line of defense on Narukami Island."

"Have the Divine Child perform the ceremony to activate the Raioa Network... Shadow, prepare to block the thunderstorm on Narukami Island!"

"Finally... activate the shelter beneath the desolate sea, and notify everyone to prepare!"

As Su Feng faced the phantom of the black sun in the Abyss Palace, Haiqi Island on the sea was also affected by the powerful force of the black sun.

The terrifying mental pollution that accompanied the black pillar of light spread throughout the entire Haiqi Island in an instant.

If it weren't for prior preparations to evacuate all civilians, this would probably have driven most people into a frenzy.

Even so, many of the samurai on Haiqi Island have lost their willpower and fallen into madness or fainting. Fortunately, most of the samurai have good willpower, and the impact of Hei Ri's frenzied consciousness after being weakened by many factors is not too great.

Even so, Zhen immediately issued a series of orders to prepare to completely clear out the entire Haizhi Island.

Although I don't know what the situation is at Yuanxia Palace right now, just looking at the huge black pillar soaring into the sky at the entrance of Yuanxia Palace and the faint shadow of the black sun, I know that this is a big problem!

She died on the battlefield of Kanria back then, and the revenge of the Crimson Moon against the Black Sun is still vivid in her mind even now!

If the Black Sun really does reappear this time, then the problem will be huge. It's even uncertain whether the Crimson Moon can stand up and fight against the Black Sun this time.

In this situation, it is necessary to prepare for the worst.

"Shin, you leave too!"

"Leave this to me; after all, I'm better at fighting!"

As Shin issued a series of orders, Kage stepped forward. Now, having drawn her dream from her heart, she stood before Shin, solemnly watching the entrance to the Abyss Palace that was constantly leaking the abyss's aura, while urging her sister to leave quickly.

Upon seeing this scene, the memory of seeing Shin for the last time resurfaced in her mind. Even though Shin had been resurrected, the nightmare from the past had not disappeared.

It is precisely because he has truly been resurrected that Shadow, who fears experiencing separation again, is even more worried and fearful.

She would never allow that to happen again. She was late before, but now she was standing right here.

Since that's the case, there's absolutely no way she can back down; she won't allow herself to lose everything again.

"Impossible! The Black Sun is absolutely beyond our control. Sending you to face it alone is sending you to your death!"

"Besides, Inazuma is right behind me now, where can I run to?"

Without even thinking, Zhen rejected Ying's suggestion.

Having fallen once, she knew Black Sun's strength very well. Shadow might be very strong, but there was still limited power she could offer when facing Black Sun.

She couldn't just stand by and watch her sister go to her death.

"So let's face this together, because Inazuma is behind us!"

Shin knew his younger sister's personality very well, so he didn't give Ying any chance to refuse. After hearing Shin's words, Ying fell silent, but soon she tightened her grip on Dream Isshin.

Since that's the case, let's face it together!

But let's let her test the other party's quality first!

Thinking of this, Ying raised the long sword in his hand, and then endless thunder began to echo between heaven and earth.

.......

"Boom!"

Purple lightning continuously rained down from the sky, and the raging sea of ​​thunder released all-destroying heavenly light, scattering it across the rampaging abyss.

When the lightning strikes, even the dark and terrifying power of the abyss will inevitably be annihilated.

Even so, Su Feng, who was controlling the sea of ​​lightning, looked with a solemn expression at the abyss sea, which was still spreading rapidly despite the continuous stream of lightning.

The power that Black Sun could control and wield far exceeded Su Feng's imagination. Even though he had not yet been able to enter the dimension where the Abyss Palace was located, the abyssal power he released was already hundreds or thousands of times greater than what Su Feng had encountered before.

At this moment, Su Feng truly had no room for maneuver, because Black Sun didn't need to display any more authority—simply relying on the immense abyssal power capable of submerging the entire Abyss Palace was enough to leave Su Feng helpless.

Just like now, although the lightning that Su Feng unleashed with all his might had annihilated countless abyssal forces, it still couldn't even stop the opponent's actions.

Only now did Su Feng realize just how vast the gap was between him and these former Primordial Four Shadows.

The two sides are simply not on the same level in terms of available energy reserves.

Perhaps... the so-called moon goddess is not a metaphor for authority and duty, but a real adjective—these goddesses are the moon itself.

The Black Sun is, of course, the Black Sun itself, a truly colossal quasar-level entity. The humanoid body it manifested was merely an avatar; the celestial body hanging in the sky was its true form.

How can you compete with an entity on the scale of a celestial body—or even just the size of a planet or its satellites—in terms of energy output over a short period of time?

This is absolutely the worst possible choice.

But now Su Feng can do nothing. Although his power can spread throughout the entire Yuanxia Palace, doing so means that his power is extremely thin. Such thin power is absolutely impossible to stop the surging abyss waves in front of him!

However, if Su Feng were to gather all his power together, he would face the situation of being outnumbered. Now, Black Sun intends to use its advantage in energy output to completely drown Su Feng.

Even if they can't drown Su Feng in a short time, they should keep him busy and unable to protect Yuanxia Palace.

Once Black Sun can completely take over the Abyss Palace, it will only be a matter of time before he returns to Teyvat. At that time, he will naturally have plenty of time and energy to deal with Su Feng, which is the biggest problem Su Feng is facing now.

"Wendy, are you done yet? I can't hold on much longer!"

Faced with the layers upon layers of abyssal power, Su Feng was indeed about to reach his limit. The upper limit of his energy output was there, and the power released by the Black Sun was indeed exceeding his tolerance limit.

If Wendy doesn't get things sorted out by now, then Fuchishita Palace is truly doomed.

Once Black Sun completely controls the Underworld, all the backup plans will be useless. At that point, everyone will just want to go back to Teyvat and fight another 'Kanria War'!

"Okay, I'm all set!"

Fortunately, just when Su Feng was about to give up, Wendy's heavenly voice finally rang in Su Feng's ears. And with Wendy's roar, the next moment the Great Sun Imperial Carriage released a dazzling light that enveloped the entire Yuanxia Palace.

Chapter Thirty: Coral Worms to Open Your Eyes

Only by personally controlling the Great Sun Imperial Carriage can one truly understand just how terrifying this spectacle, secretly constructed in Ishtar, really is.

Previously, Venti thought that what was hidden inside the Great Sun Chariot was only a huge amount of light energy. However, after completely taking control of this huge wonder according to the method given by Ishtar, Venti realized that his idea was completely wrong.

The so-called power of the light realm was merely stored as a side effect; the Great Sun Imperial Carriage actually possessed control over the Coral King Insect.

In fact, the main reason why such a huge amount of light energy could accumulate in the entire Abyss Palace was due to the Coral King Insect, a subordinate of Orobas.

To the humans of the former White Night Kingdom, these followers of Orobas could transform the primal power of the Light Realm into a gentler elemental force so that humans could survive on this land. But in reality, it was still just a tiny, insignificant power of the Coral King.

The Coral King's most powerful ability is to integrate and transform the chaotic forces from outside the world into the power of the Light Realm—these seemingly small corals are extremely rare 'environmental modification devices' throughout Teyvat.

Given enough time, they can even transform a wild world into a habitable one!

This is definitely not something a Dragon King could possess, and the Coral King Beetle is definitely not just a member of Orobas's retinue.

In Wendy's opinion, something that could convert other alien energies into light-based energy most likely came from Sky Isles.

Wendy even suspects that the original Teyvat who modified the Teyvat may have used Coral Kings.

In other words, Orobas had already made contact with Sky Island before it even made contact with the White Night Kingdom. If that's the case, then the secrets hidden behind this are unimaginable.

However, now was not the time to pursue these past secrets. Wendy quickly put this matter behind him, and what he really cared about was what he could do with the Great Sun Imperial Court now.

The first function of the Sun Chariot is to give Venti a certain ability to control the Coral Kings. Although these things are also familiars of Ourobas, Venti can still command these seemingly insignificant insects by using the Sun Chariot.

These insects, which appeared mechanical to Venti, spread rapidly throughout the entire Abyss Palace under his control. When they encountered alien energies that did not belong to Teyvat, they would stop, absorb these energies, and transform them into Teyvat-usable Aspect Force in a way that Venti could not understand.

What is the greatest alien energy in Yuanxia Palace right now?

Of course, it belongs to the violent abyssal power of the Black Sun!

Faced with the raging abyssal power that could corrode and infect even gods, these coral polyps rushed forward without hesitation. Coral polyps, which have almost no strength, were bound to die violently when faced with the abyssal power, but this was never a problem for them.

They cared nothing for loss or death; the coral polyps that continuously emerged from the power of the light realm formed shimmering, fluorescent waves in the Abyss Palace, crashing against the abyss sea that was engulfing everything.

Even if it was only for a moment, the commands deeply engraved in their bodies still drove them to complete the conversion of the very little abyssal power.

Perhaps a single coral polyp can do very little, but the continuous wave of coral polyps released with the support of the Great Sun Imperial Court is not to be underestimated. When Su Feng faced it, the almost unstoppable expansion of the abyss was actually stopped in front of the coral polyps!

The abyssal power was continuously devoured, while the increasingly heavy light force was transformed. Before the Black Sun had fully descended, the corals were already able to stand firm against the abyssal waves.

The fact that the spread of the abyssal power has been temporarily contained is the best news for Su Feng right now.

"You actually had this trick up your sleeve?"

Su Feng, who had been forced to retreat in a sorry state by the Abyss Force, was overjoyed when he saw the fluorescent coral defense line. He had been wondering what kind of backup plan Ishtar had left for them, and whether they could stop the ever-expanding Abyss tide.

Su Feng was even considering where to build their next line of defense after the fall of Yuanxia Palace, but the current situation is much better than he imagined.

Su Feng knew, of course, that it was unrealistic to expect to defeat Black Sun by relying on coral polyps—although the fact that coral polyps could absorb and transform Black Sun's abyssal power was enough to make people's eyes pop out, in the end they were just a bunch of small insects.

Now that Black Sun can't intervene and can only rely on Abyss Power to deal with the situation, it can certainly rely on the Coral Worms' special attack against alien energy to curb the spread of the Abyss. However, Black Sun can easily wipe out large swathes of Coral Worms by simply using a little of its power to target them.

These coral polyps can be used to stabilize the crumbling front, but that's all they can do in the current situation; they can't do much more.

Just like how the coral polyps have only temporarily stopped the abyssal force from spreading, they can't do much more.