Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

Yes, this thing really is a storage device, a tuner, and an atomizer. Su Feng seriously suspects that the so-called Sky Nail is actually a 'humidifier' used by Sky Island to decorate and maintain an environment suitable for the survival of beings with light-elemental power.

As a result, those guys on Sky Island have started smashing their own humidifiers down.

What kind of absurd plot is this, where a 21st-century tablet becomes a supercomputer from World War II?

After barely figuring out what the Heavenly Nail was all about, Su Feng was truly dumbfounded.

Judging from these unorthodox methods, Sky Island seems to be... acting in an inappropriate manner and almost all of them are dead, so they probably have to choose one of two options?

Tsk, I must have a serious talk with Wendy about this later. This time, I absolutely cannot let that guy get away again. He won't get any drinks until I explain things clearly!

Chapter Thirty-Five: The Boundary Has Been Breached

After learning a little about the Sky Nail he had acquired, Su Feng couldn't help but sigh. Unfortunately, now was not the time to play with his newly acquired toy—there were more important things to deal with.

So Su Feng quickly focused his attention on the mysterious space that he had temporarily opened a gap in, but when he sensed the situation in the space, he couldn't help but frown, and even his whole demeanor became much more serious.

"Don't enter this space yet."

Upon noticing the anomaly, Su Feng immediately told everyone present not to enter the mysterious space, and his words drew everyone's attention to him.

"what happened?"

Xiao was the first to ask—he could sense his elder brother's presence in this mysterious space. Although he didn't believe Fushe was still alive, he was unwilling to accept that even the last remaining trace or the only relic would be destroyed as a result.

So he was the most anxious one after Su Feng issued the warning.

"The Abyss has already broken through the boundary. If it weren't for this independent space blocking it, we might be facing the army of the Abyss right now."

Su Feng's expression turned quite serious. The Abyss's actions, or rather, the actions of that Fallen Dragon King, were far faster than he had imagined. The fact that the opponent had broken through the blockade was indeed beyond everyone's expectations.

If Zhongli hadn't used some means to set up such a mysterious and strange space, Teyvat would probably be facing a massive invasion from the Abyss again!

"what!"

Everyone was shocked to find the situation so dire that their expressions changed drastically. Xiao and Dain, in particular, had personally experienced the great catastrophe five hundred years ago and were well aware of just how terrifying the Abyss invasion was.

"..."

"The situation is probably very bad. You should withdraw first, and at the same time, get everyone out of the Abyss of Laminaria and re-establish a defensive line."

"Also, the Geo Archon and the Anemo Archon are waiting for our news on the ground. Go and inform them quickly!"

With a solemn expression, Su Feng ordered everyone else to retreat. When facing an endless abyss, no one can remain uninvolved, but those with low strength can only play a very limited role.

Rather than letting others stay here and fight to the death against the first wave of invasion from the abyss, only to sacrifice themselves heroically, it would be better to have them quickly notify others and establish a usable defensive line as soon as possible.

This way, at least in the worst-case scenario, we can hold out for a while and wait for reinforcements from the entire Teyvat.

"..."

"I understand!"

Although unwilling, Xiao reacted first when he saw that Su Feng's body was once again flashing with dazzling light energy.

Having experienced countless bloody battles over the past thousand years, he knew very well that this was not the time to hesitate. So, in the next moment, Xiao's figure disappeared from everyone's sight. Since Zhongli and Wendy were on the ground, his most important task now was to quickly notify the two of them to come and provide support.

If Su Feng could get help from these two oldest of the Seven Gods in the first instance, the pressure on him would definitely be much less.

"Take care of yourself!"

"Take care of yourself!"

After Xiao, Yelan and Dain also made a decision. After saying this, they decisively rushed towards the back.

They also have a lot to do, especially Yelan, who needs to notify everyone to evacuate the underground part of the Layered Rock Abyss and then build a defensive line on the surface that can at least hold out for a while.

"Huh? Everyone just left like that?"

"But...but...do we really want Su Feng to face the abyss alone?"

Paimon, who had finally come to her senses after her companions left one by one, became anxious. Although she did not understand how terrible the invasion of the Abyss was, the solemnity and determination shown by everyone was enough for her to know that this must be an extremely terrible disaster.

But now, just leaving your partner alone to face such a terrible disaster doesn't make sense. Shouldn't everyone retreat together?

Thinking of this, Paimon was almost in tears.

"Paimon!"

At this moment, Ying pulled Paimon into her arms, and Paimon, who was being hugged, hugged Ying back, tears welling up in his eyes.

"Ying, let's take Su Feng with us. We can't leave him here alone!"

Upon hearing Paimon's absolutely truthful voice, Su Feng, who was gathering his light energy, paused slightly, but quickly resumed his normal movements. Paimon and Ying, who were anxious, naturally did not notice this slight change in Su Feng.

"Paimon is really worried—although we haven't talked much, she definitely considers you a companion."

While gently patting Paimon's back, Ying earnestly looked at Su Feng, who was now completely enveloped in light.

"I'll be fine. Although the Abyss did break through the boundary, the barrier of Teyva is still largely intact. Those guys just managed to drill a hole in it at most."

"The power that the abyss has infiltrated is limited right now, and I can hold out for a short time."

No one could see Su Feng's expression as he was enveloped by the power of the light, but his voice carried an indescribable fluctuation, which was naturally noticed by Ying.

"But... is it really okay?"

"It's too dangerous for you to be alone!"

Perhaps because she has become a simple, insignificant life capable of love and hate, Paimon's emotions are expressed very purely. Now she truly regards Su Feng as a newly acquainted friend, and she is genuinely worried about him.

"Of course, no problem. Don't forget that the two Seven Gods are guarding up there. I just need to hold out for a while until they come to our aid."

"You should leave here now. Those guys are about to break through space and escape. I can't guarantee your safety in the battle later."

"If you really want to help me, then go do something else you can do."

"But remember, your own safety comes first."

After a pause, Su Feng offered some words of comfort to Paimon, and Ying couldn't help but smile after receiving Su Feng's response.

"Then we'll leave here for now, but remember, you must come back safely!"

Holding Paimon, Ying earnestly said this to Su Feng. With her keen senses, she could feel that although Su Feng seemed like a normal person, he was always surrounded by a thick barrier.

But now this barrier seems to be starting to show signs of weakening.

However, Su Feng himself did not seem to realize this, and Ying, who had already regarded Su Feng as her friend, did not mind helping her friend.

Unfortunately, Ying, who has now lost most of her power, is unable to face this terrible situation with her friends. In fact, if she were to stay, she would only be a hindrance.

All she could do at this moment, besides offering her blessings, was to make some insignificant contributions to her friend in other ways—Ying unconsciously tightened her grip on the longsword.

Although we don't know exactly how difficult the so-called abyss is to deal with, we can tell from the attitudes of others that this is definitely a huge disaster.

Since that's the case, then let's go. Does she, who has traversed the starry sea, have any fear of challenges?

Thinking of this, Ying immediately quickened her pace to leave. She needed to get back up there as soon as possible, and she couldn't hold Su Feng back right now.

After everyone else left, Su Feng fell into silence. Enveloped in the thick light barrier, he gently pressed his palm against his chest—although there was no heartbeat there, Su Feng seemed to vaguely sense a tremor from it.

This seems to be a completely new feeling?

Feeling this flutter in his heart, Su Feng's lips seemed to curve into a beautiful smile, but this smile was quickly wiped away.

Su Feng liked this feeling, but now was not the time to indulge in this change. There was still a tough battle ahead, and he needed to adjust his state a bit.

Even if it's just to respond to his 'friends,' he has to put in some effort right now!

Chapter Thirty-Six: The First Encounter with the Fallen Dragon King

The mysterious space beneath the Sky Spikes is actually a two-way insurance policy—it can protect those inside Teyvat from coming into contact with this vulnerable boundary and causing trouble, and it can also prevent beings from outside the boundary from breaking through the weak point and directly invading Teyvat.

Actually, there used to be an alarm system in this space that could alert Zhong Li to a problem, but it is clear that the alarm system has been destroyed, otherwise Zhong Li would not have been unaware of any abnormality until now.

This is quite normal, because after taking over the Sky Nail and inspecting it, Su Feng also learned how this mysterious space came to be.

Because in reality... this space was actually a chaotic space created by the mixture of the power of the Rock Dragon used as a foundation stone and the power of the Sky Nail. However, Zhongli later used the power of the Sky Nail to sort out and modify this space to a certain extent before placing it here as the last line of defense.

Since the power of that fallen dragon king has been used, it is obvious that trying to completely stop him is wishful thinking—if he can dig open his former body, he can also use the power of the rock dragon that constitutes this space to give Zhongli a vicious backstab.

"Tear!"

Just then, a piercing sound suddenly came from below, and when Su Feng looked over, he saw a sharp claw tearing through space.

It's the Beast Realm Hound again.

It has to be said that these monsters with the power to corrode the boundaries of Teyvat are incredibly convenient. Although their actual combat strength is not top-tier in the Abyss, they are definitely the most hardworking tool dogs in the Abyss. Whenever the Abyss wants to cause trouble, they will definitely send a few Beast Hounds over to weaken the boundaries of Teyvat first.

"Well!!!"

Being the vanguard of the Abyss's invasion of Teyvat sounds impressive, but unfortunately, the reality is far worse than it sounds—just like now, when the first Beast Hound finally managed to tear open the boundary of Teyvat and leaped into the Abyss of Laminaria, it was naturally greeted by the combined light-elemental power of Sky Nail and Su Feng.

A mere Beast Hound, which might struggle even against a moderately strong mortal, crashed right into the artifact that suppressed and repaired the world on Sky Island and a Herrscher, swaggering around in its path—this was definitely the most unlucky Beast Hound in the last few hundred years!

"Buzz!"

After the first crack was opened, Su Feng decisively activated the Light Dimension Power that had been accumulated to its limit. With the help of the Light Nails, the pure Light Dimension Power seemed to transform into a long river hanging in the sky and poured directly into the spatial crack.

In an instant, pure and immense light energy poured onto the pack of beast hounds and even more abyssal monsters that were practically shoulder to shoulder in the mysterious space.

Undoubtedly, the power of the abyss and the power of the light realm clashed violently. These two forces, which were absolutely irreconcilable, became entangled at this moment and began to annihilate each other, directly unleashing unimaginable and terrifying destruction.

Both the Abyss Force and the Light Dimension Force possess extremely strong power and a continuous replenishment. The energy unleashed by the conflicting forces instantly formed wave after wave of terrifying impacts. When faced with this impact that seemed to be two worlds colliding directly, the first to suffer were naturally the various Abyss monsters that were directly filled in as cannon fodder.

Their fragile bodies were completely annihilated in the first instant, and the few remaining fragments were simply scattered to who-knows-where when faced with the spatial rifts caused by the impact of the two enormous forces.

Not a single dreg was left.

Countless monsters vanished without a trace in the first wave of impact, yet this conflict, which nearly destroyed the entire mysterious space, was merely a greeting between the two sides.

"Insignificant insects, kneel before the power of the abyss!"

Deeper inside, a majestic yet insane voice suddenly rang out, and when Su Feng looked in the direction of the sound, he was met with an indescribable scene of terror.

It was a vast land—a land where even Tianheng Mountain was only a small protrusion, a vast expanse of yellowish-brown and dark brown intertwined.

However, the vast plains are merely the scales on its body, the deep ravines are merely the wrinkles on its body, the towering peaks are merely the thorns on its body, and the murmuring rivers are the blood it has shed...

Upon seeing the dragon horns, which still shone like gold and stone and remained unyielding, Su Feng finally understood what he had been seeing.

That was the Rock Dragon King, who was used as a cornerstone to fill the gaps in the world.

No wonder Zhongli used him as the cornerstone for repairing the world. His body was simply too enormous. After seeing his remains, Su Feng even suspected that his body was larger than the entire Liyue!