Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

Within the consciousness of the Dragon King Ruoduo, the enraged dragon king was desperately resisting the erosion from a soul of the same origin. Endless rage and resentment drove him madly to expel the intruder from his body. However, the wear and tear and the long period of sealing had made his soul and will quite fragile. It was almost impossible for a fragmented soul to resist the invasion of a complete soul.

Having made complete preparations long ago, Zahaka did not take long for his dark will to completely squeeze the broken soul of the Naga King Rota into a small crevice. The Naga King Rota's weak and powerless resistance did not even have much effect on him.

"Pathetic and useless weakling, you think you can be called the King of Rock Dragons?"

"Is this all you've gained by bowing and scraping before the false heavens? You've long since lost the pride of a dragon, and you're utterly unworthy to be the King of Rock Dragons!"

"Since that's the case, I might as well lead the dragons to reclaim our world!"

Zahaka arrogantly delivered his verdict to King Rota, but all he received in return was the unrestrained mockery of King Rota, who still refused to submit. Even though King Rota was at a complete disadvantage, he still had no intention of surrendering or accepting his fate.

"A world that belongs to us? That's incredibly presumptuous. This world has never belonged to anyone."

"Teyvat has never belonged to us, nor to the false High Heavens. From its birth until now, there has only been Teyvat dragons, but no Teyvat dragons."

"Besides, where does your dragon arrogance come from?"

"Those souls you devoured are still struggling within you. How can you, who swallowed your own kind and offspring, bear the name of the Rock Dragon?"

The voice of the Dragon King Ruoduo was filled with sorrow, resentment, unwillingness, and grief.

After their souls coexisted in one body, King Ratna finally noticed Zaha's abnormality.

Within this dark soul lingered not only the power of the abyss, but also the struggle of the dragon.

That was the struggle of many rock dragon souls. Even now, the dragon souls that Zahaka has not yet digested have turned into twisted black strands that entangled around Zahaka's soul, expressing their pain.

Teyvat was once a world where dragons roamed freely. Not only did many dragon lizards and the highest dragon kings run rampant on that vast land, but many true dragons also roamed freely.

However, after the birth of the Dragon King Ratna, he never saw a single real dragon again.

King Ratna once thought it was because the heavens had slaughtered all the true dragons, but after seeing Zahaka's soul, he tragically discovered the truth.

The Rock Dragons did not die at the hands of Takada, but were tragically swallowed whole by the former Rock Dragon King, the Fallen Demon Dragon!

This corrupt dragon, in its pursuit of greater power, spared not even its own offspring and kin. All the true dragons were transformed into part of itself, and they were given more power through pain and torment.

How could a once unrestrained and arrogant dragon have fallen to such a state?

That's hilarious!

Perhaps that's why I was reborn from the earth's veins?

The Dragon King Rota sadly understood why he was reborn from the earth's veins in his most primitive form instead of being born and growing up again from the rock dragon herd, and why all he saw after his birth was the already declining dragon lizard clan.

Because all the true dragons that were capable of becoming the Rock Dragon King had completely died out, the so-called Rota Dragon King was merely the first Rock Dragon that Teyvat reborn after the complete extinction of the Rock Dragons.

Thinking of this, the grief in the heart of the Dragon King Nagata intensified.

"This is a necessary sacrifice. Once I reclaim our world, they will naturally be reborn into that wonderful world. Their current sacrifice is for a greater goal."

However, Zahaka seemed quite indifferent to the grief of the Naga King Ratna, even taking it for granted.

Even after uttering those words, he no longer paid any attention to the roar and resentment of the Dragon King Ruoda. After all, he had more important things to do now and didn't have time to discuss whether he had made a mistake with a 'loser'.

He is not wrong, nor can he be wrong!

......

On the other side, the three people still at the border looked extremely grim after hearing the roar of the Dragon King Ratna. Although they didn't know how Zahaka had managed to do it, now was not the time to think about such things. Now it was their turn to face the worst-case scenario.

"I'll handle things here. You all go and deal with King Ruoduo!"

Su Feng made a decision instantly—Zahaka has now opened up two battlefields, and whether it's the border or the Rota Dragon King's side, it could easily drag the entire Teyvat into a terrible abyss of destruction if they're not careful. But the more this is the case, the less they can afford to panic.

Those beings in the heavens cannot be relied upon, since no one can be certain that they are still conscious, or even if they are conscious, it is uncertain how much power they can retain.

Relying on the other seven gods to come and help is even less likely—those with decent combat strength are far away, but those closer cannot be relied upon. At least in the short term, there is really no support other than the three of them.

Since that's the case, we'll have to split up. He'll handle this side, while Zhongli and Wendy will deal with the Dragon King Rota. Anyway, Zahaka's soul is no longer in this broken body, so he can handle it by himself.

Moreover, he has almost finished his preparations. If he succeeds next, dealing with a dragon body that is already half-crippled and remotely controlled by part of its consciousness will not be a problem.

"Okay, I'll take care of things with Ruoduo as soon as possible!"

Su Feng made a decision immediately, and Zhong Li and Wendy naturally knew that now was not the time to hesitate. Although they didn't know what gave Su Feng the confidence to handle things alone, he still agreed immediately. Then, Wendy, who had been prepared, summoned a gust of wind that swept the two of them up and they disappeared into the border.

They had to get back as quickly as possible, otherwise the manipulated Naga King would surely cause a huge mess.

After seeing Zhongli and Wendy off, Su Feng took a deep breath and faced Zahaka again, who was still using part of his mind to control his body and confront him.

"Your plan will not succeed."

After calming his inner turmoil, Su Feng softly expressed his opinion in a cold, emotionless voice.

Although Zahaka's scheme did catch everyone off guard—no one expected that this fallen dragon would plot to seize the body of its successor, and no one expected that it would actually succeed!

But now is not the time to ponder how he managed to do all this; Su Feng must now stop the Dragon King's actions on this side of the border without any backup.

Or perhaps what he needs to do is not just stop him from breaking through the boundaries of Teyvat, after all, it's impossible that Zahaka is the only dragon on the other side of the Abyss who wants to cause trouble.

"You tiny insect, how can you possibly stop me now?"

"This world is already broken and your struggles are as vulnerable as weeds uprooted from the soil."

Perhaps because he had already taken control of Jothu's body, Zahaka's voice was now filled with arrogance and pride. He was certain that no one could stop him now, and Teyvat's death was officially on a countdown—measured in seconds.

"Humph!"

"You're nothing but a stray dog. Do you really think you can do anything by becoming a lackey of the abyss?"

"Now let me tell you just how vulnerable the so-called abyss really is!"

After he finished speaking, a dazzling light shone from the massive remains of the rock dragon beneath Su Feng's feet. Endless rock dragon power was extracted from the dragon's body, and as this primordial rock dragon power, which surged forward like a river, gathered around Su Feng, it was gradually transformed into a slightly eerie dark purple power under Zahaka's dumbfounded gaze.

"What power is this!"

Zahaka sensed the immense power surrounding Su Feng and was horrified to discover that, for the first time, the power of the Rock Dragon was utterly unfamiliar to him, the former King of Rock Dragons.

Or rather, the transformed power of the Rock Dragon is no longer the power of the Rock Dragon at all; it is... a more mysterious, higher-level power, and under this power, even it seems so fragile and helpless.

"Tyrant of the abyss, witness the shattering of stars!"

Then, the world went dark.

Chapter 42 A simulated black hole is not something anyone can contend with.

As part of the Imaginary Tree assessment mechanism, Herrschers who theoretically possess endless Honkai energy all have terrifying power. It is even certain that any Herrscher, given enough time, could easily destroy a world.

There is no doubt about it.

If any Herrscher does not encounter an opponent worthy of their match, the unique nature of their power makes it far easier for them to destroy the world than for any other Herrscher of the same level. In other words, Herrschers are ruthless weapons specifically designed to target civilizations and even the world.

Inhuman, incapable of compromise, and driven by various 'reasons' to destroy civilization and the world, these are terrifying weapons awaiting defeat—this is the true essence of a Herrscher.

If Su Feng's situation wasn't special, then theoretically he should be in the same situation.

However, the discussion about the nature of Herrschers is not important now. What is really important is that Su Feng finally managed to pry the core of the Herrscher of the Star out of the cocoon and into his own hands with the help of a large amount of rock dragon power.

When another core appeared in his body, a brand new power also fell into his control. After acquiring this new power, Su Feng immediately used it on his enemies.

Under Su Feng's control, the surging gravity formed a distorted point on the boundary of Teyvat, and with this dark point as the center, everything began to distort.

The rock dragon remains beneath Su Feng's feet, from which a large amount of power had been drained, were the first to give way. The once-solid scales were extremely fragile in the face of the gravitational core, which was powerful enough to distort light. Countless broken scales and petrified limbs were gradually sucked into the seemingly tiny core. However, this pitifully small core was like an insatiable glutton, endlessly devouring everything it could absorb.

Soon, the remains of the rock dragon, which were used as a foundation to fill the gaps in the boundary, were riddled with huge holes. As soon as the obstruction in front of them disappeared, the power of the abyss immediately seeped in.

However, these infiltrated abyssal forces soon became the second victim.

The gravitational core, already showing some signs of becoming a black hole, carelessly absorbed the abyss filled with deadly poison. The abyss, capable of corroding everything, was equally powerless against the simulated black hole core.

This gravitational pull, millions of times stronger, is enough to restrain the power of the abyss, and what follows is endless attrition. Even the more ethereal time cannot escape the binding force of this gravitational pull and will be affected. The power of the abyss will be rapidly worn away in the distorted time.

"No! How can this be! I don't believe it!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Zahaka roared in disbelief. The power Su Feng suddenly displayed completely exceeded his expectations. Sensing the danger, he disregarded any losses and unleashed a massive amount of power, summoning a continuous abyssal tide.

Since he couldn't figure out what was going on, he decided to simply overwhelm them with sheer sheer volume—he didn't believe that Su Feng, who had previously only managed a back-and-forth fight, could suddenly gain overwhelming power, nor did he believe that there was such a thing as absolute invincible power in the world.

He has sacrificed so much for this plan. If the plan succeeds, he will not care about the damage to his body. If the plan fails, then the damage to his body is equally unimportant.

Moreover, now that he has successfully taken over the body of the Dragon King Ra, it is no longer important whether this body, which is on the verge of collapse due to its collision with the boundary of Teyvat, can still be used. That is why he simply put everything on the table and prepared to gamble big with Su Feng!

At the very least, we must widen this gap to allow more abyssal power to flow into Teyvat. Even then, this crumbling world will still not be able to hold on!

"Oh? So even the proud Dragon King struggles in his final moments?"

However, when faced with Zahaka, who was fully prepared to fight to the death, Su Feng, who was very satisfied with the power he had just acquired, instead revealed a mocking expression.

For Herrschers, the accumulation of Herrscher Cores is not as simple as one plus one equals two.

Leaving aside the powers brought by the Herrscher core, the mere fact that he could draw twice as much energy from the imaginary space within the same period of time was enough to give Su Feng an unimaginable boost.

The Herrschers' powers are specifically designed for destruction, and the only thing that can limit their destructive efficiency is their energy output.

Well, another issue is that an overly fragile body and overly obvious powers may lead to overly obvious drawbacks.

Theoretically, a multi-core Herrscher can make up for these two shortcomings. Therefore, the addition of a Herrscher core naturally brings a multiplied improvement. So, once the Herrscher of the Star core appeared in Su Feng's body, many things were already resolved.

The wind blew once again on this desolate and broken border, but at this moment the seemingly gentle wind became the strongest chain, completely binding Zahaka, who was originally preparing to continue struggling. The wind formed by the ideal fluid was simply not something that Zahaka's already riddled-with-holes body could break through in a short time.

"Roar!"

Zahaka, who was originally prepared to sacrifice his body to break through the boundary, was now completely restricted by the gentle breeze, and even his roar sounded weak and powerless.

"A pointless struggle!"

Su Feng glanced at Zahaka, whose soul was no longer in this body, and coldly uttered this sentence. Then, the simulated black hole that was originally just blocking the gap at the boundary suddenly expanded.

"Well…"

The bound Zahaka only had time to let out a half-groan before being directly sucked into the simulated black hole. The gravity, which was completely beyond his ability to withstand, easily tore his already broken body apart. Even the abyssal power accumulated in his body was directly absorbed and completely destroyed.

After completely tearing Zahaka's body apart, Su Feng did not immediately eliminate the pseudo-black hole in front of him. Under his control, the pseudo-black hole, which had been gradually expanding, slowly began to move towards the abyss world. Everything in its path was torn apart and compressed by the enormous gravity. The abyss that had been surging in was now as easily erased as pencil marks on white paper by an eraser, leaving not even a trace.

Once the pseudo-black hole had completely left the boundaries of Teyvat, Su Feng simply released control over it. After losing control, the pseudo-black hole immediately became even more violent, spreading its power recklessly like a black sun even in the pitch-black world.

Giant rocks, abyssal silt, monsters, twisted plants... a considerable area of ​​the abyss was pulled up and sucked into the seemingly endless center of the black hole by the terrifying gravity of the pseudo-black hole—before the light boundary power provided by Su Feng was completely exhausted, this pseudo-black hole perfectly became the best gatekeeper for this boundary of Teyvat.

However, this has little to do with Su Feng. What he needs to do now is try to repair this boundary of Teyvat, otherwise the Abyss will return once the pseudo-black hole disappears.

Chapter 43 Forging a Core as a Barrier

Repairing the borders of Teyvat is no easy task; otherwise, Zhongli wouldn't have chosen to use the remains of the former Rock Dragon King as a foundation to build a not-so-stable defense.