Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

The powerful storm that Su Feng transformed into swirled above the desolate Abyss Lake. Its unique power seemed to cause a few ripples in the surging Abyss Sea, but these ripples quickly disappeared.

Su Feng was caught off guard as he suddenly broke free from the abyss's power, but he quickly regained his composure and looked around.

But all he saw was deathly silence.

Beneath this deathly silence, only the Demon Heaven remained.

Chapter Twenty-Three: The Dragon Delivers Itself According to the Plot

The biggest difference between the Abyss Realm and the Light Realm and the human world is that the so-called orientation of these two places is more about the dimensional changes in terms of power. Their so-called up and down is not so much about the up and down of physical space, but rather about the up and down of dimensions.

Now, Su Feng has achieved a dimensional shift through this long passageway and has truly entered the Abyss Realm.

In fact, Su Feng is not feeling well right now—because of the difference in dimensions, the biggest difference between these two places and the human world is that the power of the light realm or the power of the void realm are extremely concentrated.

In the Abyss Realm or the Light Realm, the power of the Void Realm and the power of the Light Realm are like water in the ocean, carrying everything. Su Feng is now like a fish that has been pulled from a freshwater lake and thrown into a saltwater lake.

Such drastic environmental changes were even life-threatening. Fortunately, Su Feng was extraordinary. If it were an ordinary being of the Light Realm, even with god-level power, it probably wouldn't have been able to withstand such a drastic change.

At the same time, the enormous lake where Su Feng is currently located, composed entirely of abyssal power, also illustrates many points.

The Abyss is indeed a very powerful force, but in reality, the Abyss Force and the Void Force are not the same thing. In essence, the Void Force and the Light Force represent the purest power of the sea and the tree, but the Abyss is a tool that has been trained to target the world itself.

For beings of the Light Realm, the Abyss is a deadly poison and pollution, but for beings of the Pure Void Realm, the Abyss, shrouded in negative emotions and a small amount of Light Realm power, is not something to be easily approached.

Or rather, this power, which could corrupt and pollute pure Void Realm life at any time, is also highly toxic to the Void Realm.

Even those lives that have been infected and captured by the abyss are absolutely unable to accept such a massive amount of abyssal power.

Because that in itself means a countdown to death. After all, the Abyss doesn't care whether you're already using its power. As long as you haven't merged with the Abyss, it won't work.

Therefore, this huge lake composed of pure and dense abyssal power also answers Su Feng's question about why, despite the fact that such a massive amount of power had gathered in the passage leading to the abyss beneath the Crimson King's Tomb, no one from the abyss side was controlling the impact on Teyvat.

The answer was simpler than he expected—it was simply because the abyssal power accumulated here was so immense and terrifying that even those powerful beings corrupted by the abyss would absolutely not be able to withstand the erosion and pollution of such a large amount of abyssal power.

Simply put, the power of the Abyss is poisonous to everyone, but no one knows how such terrifying Abyss power accumulated here in the first place. As a result, on the Teyvat side, due to the size of the passage, even so much Abyss power could not break through the autonomous resistance of the Crimson King's Tomb. On the Hollow Realm side, because there was too much accumulated power, no one was willing to control this power to actively attack Teyvat.

This is very interesting.

Su Feng never expected that in the end it would be the Abyss that suffered the first setback; otherwise, given the current situation, Sumeru would definitely not have been able to remain stable until now.

However, this situation does not offer much help to Su Feng in dealing with matters in Teyvat.

After all, while the abyssal power temporarily accumulating here does block the invasion of the abyss to some extent, it also means a much greater threat—if one day a powerful being in the abyss were to mobilize the immense abyssal power here, enough to flood the entire Sumeru in an instant, then breaking through the blockade of the Crimson King's Tomb would be a simple matter.

Therefore, we must not place all our hopes on the mercy and negligence of our opponents; this passage connecting the two worlds absolutely needs to be dealt with.

But how do we deal with this problem?

Although he had decided to resolve the passage connecting the two realms, after looking around and finding the massive abyssal power lake and the otherwise unchanged void realm, he couldn't help but scratch his head.

How could he possibly resolve the situation where there was nothing left but a massive amount of abyssal power?

There isn't even a single living abyssal creature to be found here. He can't even figure out what's going on. As for eliminating all the abyssal power here... well, that's way beyond his capabilities. Even if it were the Heavenly Principle, such a massive amount of abyssal power would be a headache. He's just a minor Herrscher, how could he possibly have such abilities?

Just as Su Feng was clutching his head, racking his brains for a solution to the problem, a dark figure silently appeared behind him in the equally dark sky. This dragon-like figure was silently approaching Su Feng's location, and the black flames burning on its claws hinted at its malice.

"Roar!"

A huge and ugly figure appeared silently behind Su Feng, and Su Feng seemed to be trapped in the abyss and unable to adapt to the environment, which prevented him from noticing the dark figure preparing to attack in time.

"Invaders from another world, prepare to die!"

The shadowy figure, realizing it was about to succeed, suddenly let out a malicious laugh, and with that laugh, its burning claws instantly pierced through Su Feng's body.

However, the next moment, Su Feng's body, pierced by its sharp claws, turned into a bubble and disappeared from the spot. After seeing this scene, the huge golden dragon that had revealed its form suddenly widened its dragon eyes.

"A dragon that has fallen into the abyss? How interesting. I never expected that there would be a dragon in the abyss that would dare to provoke me?"

"Don't you know that Zahaka is dead? I personally destroyed his body."

Su Feng, who had reappeared, stood in front of the evil dragon with great interest, arms crossed, casually examining the dragon in front of him. Although it was golden in color, it still looked incredibly ugly.

Compared to the fallen Earth Dragon King I had encountered in Liyue, this evil dragon before me had not a single feature that could be described as beautiful.

Whether it's the golden scales flowing with the terrifying poison of the abyss, the twisted horns devoid of any beauty, the ugly and terrifying beak, or the wings that look like tattered cloth, all of these make this huge yet tiny evil dragon look like it has no imposing presence that a dragon should have.

The only thing that could be considered decent is the opponent's strength.

But it's clear that this hideous dragon can't compare to the fallen dragon king who once fought against Su Feng, Wendy, and Zhong Li at the same time—not to mention, the huge difference in their physical strength alone is enough to explain everything.

The evil dragon that appeared in front of Su Feng was not even as big as a single scale of Zahar!

While size is not always the absolute measure of strength, this conclusion is not wrong when it comes to dragons.

"Hmph! That foolish and arrogant fellow is doomed sooner or later. What's there to care about a mere defeated usurper?"

Perhaps because he heard a familiar name, the ugly dragon seemed to display unimaginable arrogance and resentment for a moment, but he quickly realized what he was doing being so proud in front of his enemy, especially since that old relic who never looked at anyone directly was already dead.

However, the dragon, quickly recovering from its instinctive arrogance and jealousy, finally realized the key point of Su Feng's words.

"You killed Zahar?"

The dragon nearly popped its eyes out of their sockets in that instant.

However, he quickly realized that this was no joke, so he subconsciously took a deep breath, and then black flames filled with the abyss aura suddenly spewed out from his mouth and nose.

After unleashing its strongest breath at Su Feng, the evil dragon turned and ran without hesitation.

Don't joke around. Although I really dislike Zahar, that old-fashioned guy, as one of the original dragon kings, Zahar's strength after falling into the abyss is no joke.

He was just a small evil dragon. How much strength could a dragon that was sent to guard a deep abyss lake that hadn't moved for who knows how many years could possibly have? Now, a being who had once fought against Zahar and even killed Zahar was in front of him—even if the other party had become weak due to going deep into the Void Realm, that was all he could handle.

Just kidding. Although he has the arrogance that Long Ying should have, he's not stupid.

Why aren't you running away? Are you just going to stand there and wait to die?

Chapter Twenty-Four: The Abyss Isn't Easy Either!

"Why are you in such a hurry to run away? Let's continue our conversation. After all, I'm quite interested in you guys too."

However, the moment the dragon turned and ran, his body, which had already begun to accelerate, suddenly became dizzy. When he regained his senses, he reappeared in front of Su Feng—everything was exactly the same as before. Su Feng was still standing in front of him, and he had returned to the place where he had launched the sneak attack. Even the scorching breath from before had disappeared.

It was as if time had been reversed.

If it weren't for the power depleted from his body confirming what had just happened, the dragon might have actually thought he had just experienced a reversal of time.

Of course, it doesn't matter to the dragon now whether it's a reversal of time or not. After all, Su Feng easily got him under control. So what if it isn't? Could he possibly escape?

"Roar!"

"Invaders from another world! You will not be able to coerce me! I, and even the Dragon King's most loyal and beloved descendant, will not be made to submit!"

After returning to Su Feng's presence, the dragon knew it was doomed—the difference in strength between them was obvious without needing to be elaborated. Regardless of how Su Feng achieved this, a small dragon like the dragon was definitely not going to escape.

Since that's the case, let's just pretend for a bit and then surrender decisively.

How could a weak, helpless, and pitiful dragon like him possibly deal with such a being that seems capable of going toe-to-toe with the Dragon King? He should hurry up and go cause trouble for those big shots!

With this in mind, the dragon's mind was already full of scheming, after all, preserving his own life was the most important thing.

Meanwhile, Su Feng, who had silently penetrated the dragon's consciousness using his power of knowledge, couldn't help but smirk after sensing the dragon's thoughts. This guy was still trapped in the illusion he had created and hadn't broken free yet, but now his mind was full of crazy ideas.

This guy actually wants to negotiate with him?

Besides, how could he possibly believe what a dragon said? Isn't this the kind of power of the Law of Consciousness that he can now slightly utilize precisely for this kind of situation?

Although the power of the Law of Consciousness has not yet fully fallen into his hands, even the most half-baked power is not something that such a small evil dragon can handle.

Therefore, Su Feng paid no attention to the dragon's words, which were full of scheming and lies. He easily and silently broke through all of the dragon's mental defenses and then easily dug out all the secrets in its mind.

After completing this step, Su Feng ignored most of the dragon's messy affairs, such as plundering power, treasure, or women. He accurately found what he was looking for—how exactly the guys in the abyss planned to use this passage.

And then...and then Su Feng found himself in vain.

In reality, the Abyss is not a monolithic entity, and even the former dragons who fell into the Abyss because of Nibelungen, the dragon king, and their hatred of the laws of nature are not a monolithic entity.

In reality, it would be a good thing if the various forces driving the power of the abyss didn't all come together and end up exploding their own brains first.

After all, the sources of power in the abyss are far too diverse.

Even with Teyvat in front of them, it wouldn't make a difference. After all, not all Abyss forces are sworn enemies of Teyvat, not to mention the Abyss Order, which openly wants to use the Abyss to achieve its own goals and is acting as a traitor.

Moreover, the situation in Teyvat is indeed very bad right now. Since the Abyss has indeed gained a considerable advantage, it can certainly go all out. It's just that Nibelungen did a great job in completely crippling the Sky Isles and the Sky Isles. Otherwise, Teyvat might be able to try to launch a counterattack now.

However, considering the existence of Nibelungen... even if these abyssal forces below are overthrown, it will probably be useless if there is no powerful being to oppose it, since this dragon king who wanders among the stars is the greatest threat to the entire Teyvat.

If it cannot be defeated, Teyvat will never be at peace.

Forget it, there's no need to think about things from so long ago. Let's focus on how to handle the situation right now.

Su Feng quickly refocused his thoughts and began studying the information about the enormous abyss lake in the dragon's mind.

In fact, those on the Abyss side were not unaware that there was a passage connecting to the mortal world beneath this Abyss Lake.

Long ago, a few souls would occasionally float out of this lake—clearly, these souls came from the Crimson King, though it's unknown whether they were those poor wretches who tried to pass through the Bottomless Hall but failed—but that was a long time ago.

Invading the mortal world is not so urgent for many beings in the abyss. Moreover, mobilizing the abyssal power in this huge abyssal lake is not a simple matter. Even a being of the level of the Fallen Dragon King Zahar would have to pay an unimaginable long time and a more terrible price if he personally took action.

Even the strongest beings who are already in the abyss do not want the abyss to become their everything—if that were the case, no matter how strong they are, they would only be completely eroded into an empty shell by the abyss. In this respect, the abyss has never shown any discrimination.

Obviously, controlling such a massive abyss lake inevitably involves being corrupted by the abyss, and who in the abyss would be willing to sacrifice themselves for others? In the end, they would likely be corrupted by the abyss while also facing the first wave of retaliation from the mortal world, and their 'colleagues' would definitely take the opportunity to sabotage them!

Even the strongest person wouldn't fare much better in this situation.

Moreover, there are more than one channel through which the abyss invades the mortal world, so why insist on tackling this tough nut?

And so, this mortal passage was temporarily put on hold, and then, unbeknownst to many, a vicious dragon was randomly thrown over there to serve as its guard.

In short, things aren't easy for those on the Abyss side either!

Having extracted most of the information from the dragon's brain, Su Feng couldn't help but sigh. However, the problems on the Abyss side were obviously a good thing for Teyvat, since only in this way could Teyvat hold out for a longer period of time.

With this in mind, Su Feng finally began searching for the last piece of information he cared about most in the mind of this evil dragon that he had almost ruined—Nibelungen.

After all, Su Feng wouldn't miss the opportunity to learn about his greatest enemy, which was hard-won.

Then let me see what kind of being you really are!

With this in mind, Su Feng began to delve into the deepest memories of this evil dragon.

Chapter Twenty-Five: Weapons Without Wisdom