Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

"boom"

Without a doubt, the pure wind element and the pure grass element were torn together, and terrifying gales and vitality spread outwards like fireworks at this moment.

Fortunately, all of this happened high in the sky; otherwise, this single attack would have been enough to easily create a huge, deep crater on the ground.

“Appepp, you don’t need to do this. We’re here to help you.”

Nasida wasn't surprised that Su Feng easily blocked Apep's breath, but seeing Apep recklessly squandering his elemental power made her even more worried about how long Apep could hold on.

If this continues, Apep will definitely collapse due to consuming too much elemental power!

"enough!"

"Insignificant god! Are you looking down on me?"

However, Nasita's persuasion seemed to ignite the anger that Appepp had been building up due to his suffering. He angrily rebuked Nasita while once again drawing upon the vast elemental power within his body.

At the same time, all sorts of terrifying elemental life forms gradually emerged from his body. When Narcida saw those proliferating life forms that had become terrifying and abhorrent due to the torment of forbidden knowledge, even she couldn't help but hug Su Feng tightly in front of her.

These horrific proliferating creatures alone demonstrate just how terrible the torment and harm Apep had endured.

"Insignificant God! This is everything I have ever seen, this apocalyptic world is me, is you, is the inevitable future of this world!"

"In the inevitable future, in a world where even mint and sweetflowers cannot grow, how long can your remains be preserved?"

Apep's voice was filled with sarcasm and sorrow, symbolizing that the abyss and taboos that had entangled with him for thousands of years had left behind many things. Even though the taboo knowledge that was once like a leech had been completely eradicated, Apep still managed to retain a little bit of the memory he had once seen.

But there's always a way out in life!

"You, who symbolize the possibility of life, have begun to doubt the possibility of life? This doesn't seem like something the Emerald Dragon would do!"

"How much of the past you, immersed in apocalypse and destruction, can you still remember, the past when you and your children and subjects once surged across that verdant land? As their king, you are consumed by hatred and apocalypse, even turning them from victims of the apocalypse into the apocalypse itself, but your subjects have not chosen to give up!"

Nasita was not discouraged when faced with Apep's ridicule. She took out the pure fire and showed Apep the fruits of the efforts of the Great Tree King and many elemental beings.

"Look at this; it is proof of the efforts of your subjects."

"Faced with this, what kind of rebuke can you possibly utter?"

At this moment, the entire world seemed to fall into a deathly silence, and Apep, who had been constantly gathering elemental power in preparation for a desperate fight, also fell into complete silence. Even the surging elemental power gradually subsided.

Sensing that Apep's elemental power had gradually subsided, Su Feng also lowered his arm. With his movement, the gravity core that had been silently prepared in the dark also dissipated and subsided.

If Apep really wanted to continue the fight, Su Feng might have had to try to use a simulated black hole to wipe out Apep and a large area of ​​land around him all at once!

If they put in a lot of effort, they might be able to limit the impact of Appepp to a certain extent, but by then the desert might not be habitable anymore—this is the best outcome Su Feng can think of.

However, since Appepp doesn't intend to completely turn against him, Su Feng naturally doesn't need to take that risk.

Just as both sides gradually put aside their armed standoff, Appepp opened his mouth wide.

"Little gods, since you want to save me, do you dare to come in? Enter the world inside my belly?"

Apep's almost mocking voice echoed once more in the empty sky, and the bottomless dragon's mouth now seemed to mock him as well.

Chapter Sixty-Three Healing

Apep was indeed mocking Nasida and Sufeng.

He didn't think these two guys would dare to enter his body. Having been corrupted by forbidden knowledge and the abyss for a long time, his way of thinking had undergone a huge change. And when most of his power and these things were removed together, Apep became even more insane and ferocious.

The fact that he can still manage to say a few words now is only because of the elemental connection between the fire in Nasita's hands and the elements of his offspring and relatives. Otherwise, he would have preferred to fight to the death on the spot.

Regardless of whether we can win or not, we have to make the first move!

But it was clear that Apep's mockery and threats were of little use, because after he opened his mouth, Su Feng and Nasita looked at each other and then plunged down without hesitation. Then, to Apep's surprise and astonishment, the two entered his inner world.

......

As the Grass Dragon, Apep is not weak. Even now, in its weakest state due to various reasons, it still possesses extremely powerful strength. However, pure strength is not Apep's greatest strength.

What is truly terrifying about it is the possibility of life and the eternal evolution and adaptation that it symbolizes.

Although both are top-tier elemental creatures of the grass attribute, Narcida and Apep are almost two extremes.

Nasita focuses more on the spiritual aspects of life. Both consciousness and dreams belong to the realm that seems to have little to do with the grass element. The so-called cyber grass god is not just a joke.

After all, the Great Tree King even created the Void Network, so Narcida could be said to have grown up online.

Apep is different. The realm of life he possesses fits the stereotypical image of the grass element in people's minds. Not to mention, a small world and ecosystem has gradually formed within Apep's body. If judged by an ordinary person, Apep is more like a top-level grass-type being than Nasita.

Of course, whether Nasita is the Grass God or not is not something that needs to be judged now. After entering Apep's body, both Su Feng and Nasita are more concerned about Apep's current situation.

The ecosystem within him has been severely damaged—no, to be more precise, the world within Apep's body has been completely destroyed, with endless life forms constantly seeking pure elements everywhere.

These proliferating life forms conceived from Apep's body have now become extremely wretched destroyers—struggling to adapt to the increasingly terrifying apocalypse, they have transformed into their current ugly form, but have also gradually become the apocalypse itself.

Apep has actually lost control of the lives within him to some extent, and these lives that survived the apocalypse have even become a drag on Apep.

"These lives... I can hardly imagine what they have gone through."

Upon seeing the various bizarre, proliferating life forms gradually emerging from Apep's body, Nasita couldn't help but hug Su Feng tightly. She seemed terrified by everything in this little world inside Apep's body.

Or perhaps she was worried about the future of Teyvat. After all, if the Abyss were to win in the end, Teyvat would probably end up in a worse state than this place!

"There's no need to worry so much. Now that we know the bitterness of failure, let's not let failure fall on our heads."

"Just try to prevent Teyvat from ending up like this."

As Su Feng continued his journey into Apep's body with Nasita, he naturally sensed Nasita's emotional changes. The 'bracelet' Nasita gave him had, to some extent, connected their consciousnesses, so Su Feng could easily perceive these emotional changes.

"I know... it's just that I was a little flustered after suddenly seeing these elemental life forms transformed into this."

Nasita's emotional turmoil did not last long. After all, although she was young, she had been working hard to become a qualified grass god, and letting her emotions become too intense was clearly not something a qualified god should do.

Although the two were surprised by the terrible state of the proliferating life forms within Apep's body, it was clear that some of the proliferating life forms that had bred within Apep's body were no match for them. Su Feng simply had a gentle breeze surround the two of them, which was enough to completely isolate any proliferating life forms that attempted to approach or attack them.

Before long, the two arrived at the most important center of Apep's inner world—the Heart of the Oasis.

The Heart of the Oasis is the source and core of Apep's power. As long as the Heart of the Oasis can be restored and activated, Apep will be able to stabilize his body again. The spark in Nasita's hand, which is modeled after the Heart of the Oasis, is such a starter used to activate the Heart of the Oasis.

However, Su Feng couldn't help but frown after seeing Appepp's Oasis Heart.

Because around this Oasis Heart, a bunch of seaweed-like creatures were running rampant, and these creatures, which clearly belonged to the leaders of the proliferating life forms, were obviously the trouble they would have to face when they rebuilt the Oasis Heart.

“I’ll handle these things. You go and rebuild the Heart of the Oasis.”

Su Feng had no liking for these twisted, crawling things. With a wave of his hand, he stirred up tornadoes inside Apep's body—the gale instantly took over the large plaza where the Heart of the Oasis was located, and the many Oasis Watchers who had gathered there were naturally blown away by the gale in an instant.

While Su Feng was overthrowing those disgusting Oasis Watchers, Nasita arrived in front of the Oasis Heart, which had withered beyond recognition.

“Appepp, the former Grass Dragon, I don’t know what kind of pain and despair you went through, but I do know... that life is not something that can be given up so easily.”

"Perhaps to you, we are usurpers, outsiders who have usurped this land after defeating you, enemies that need to be fought... But life itself is not wrong."

“Think back on what you’ve been through. The conflict between us isn’t insurmountable, but the abyss keeps trying to engulf this world. Even if it’s just for the sake of these people who sacrificed themselves for you, perhaps you should consider it.”

Nasita, holding up the 'fire' in her hand, presented her idea to Appepp. However, Appepp did not respond to Nasita's persuasion, nor did he know how to respond.

Beneath this silence, the 'fire seed' gradually began to glow, and immense elemental power slowly flowed out from it, while more and more things hidden within the fire seed gradually came to light.

Those are the traces left by the elemental life forms that once flowed out from here—their past experiences, emotions, memories, and much more are hidden within the 'spark,' and the key spell that the Great Tree King once inscribed within this 'spark' is activated at this moment.

The underground ley lines that spanned the entire Sumeru region came alive at this moment, and the elemental beings that had died on the earth finally returned here through the ley lines.

The elemental power within the 'Spark' is indeed powerful, and the 'Spark' modeled after the Heart of the Oasis is indeed very useful, but what can truly awaken the Heart of the Oasis and truly save Apep has never been the elemental power that is readily available everywhere.

Those elemental beings who left here, yearning to find a way to save their 'homeland', their knowledge, emotions, memories, and desires are the key to healing the Grass Dragon.

Chapter Sixty-Four: Let's just observe from the sidelines.

The experiences of countless elemental beings were incorporated into Apep's body—though it was a long journey, these elemental beings who had once left returned to their homeland, and everything they brought back filled the void in their world.

As endless power and desire were filled, the once nearly dark Oasis Heart gradually began to expand and become full again, with bright light gradually emanating from it, and immense power also began to burst forth into every corner of Apep's body along with the activity of the Oasis Heart.

The crumbling body tissues were stabilized, the voids were filled, the volatile emotions were calmed, and the struggling proliferating life forms gradually subsided... As the immense power was gradually filled in, Apep's condition visibly stabilized.

"Appepp, how are you doing now?"

After the flame in her hand had completely released all its power and turned into nothingness, Nasita looked at the completely different Oasis Heart and asked with concern. Although the surrounding situation had improved a lot in a visible way, Nasita was still a little worried about whether Apep's condition could stabilize.

"My body has stabilized again, so at least you don't need to worry about my body collapsing and destroying your tiny kingdom."

Although he felt much calmer inside, Apep's voice was still somewhat strained. Even though Nasita had saved him, one could still tell from his voice that he harbored some hostility towards her.

"That's enough. I don't care whether you hate the laws of nature. The only thing that matters to me is whether you will affect Sumeru. That's all."

Apep had no thanks for Nasida, but Nasida didn't need Apep's thanks either.

In fact, she never expected Apep to express her gratitude. After all, this Grass Dragon had personally participated in the war that Tenri had once waged to shape the world. It was somewhat unrealistic to expect this dragon, who had once fought against Tenri so fiercely, to put aside his hatred.

Nasita saved him mainly to prevent the Dragon King's 'blood' from splashing onto Sumeru; she didn't care what choice Apep would make.

Whether Apep chooses to remain dormant or storm Sky Island now makes no difference to Nasita, as long as Sumeru still exists.

“Little Buyer, little god... How interesting. Compared to me, you have almost no loyalty to the principles of heaven.”

Apep naturally mocked Nasita's undisguised indulgence of him, a person who defied the natural order, but upon hearing this, Su Feng's lips also curled into a hint of sarcasm.

"To be honest, how dare you mock Nasita? It's not surprising that she's disloyal to the laws of nature, but what have you gained in return for your loyalty to the Nibelungs? That dragon king doesn't care about your lives at all."

"Or rather, those of you who have been forced to undergo certain changes amidst the great upheavals of the world are also among those targeted by His purge. What good is your loyalty, no matter how loyal you are?"

"In the end, wasn't it your Dragon King who abandoned you first?"

If the Teyvats' side is a case of subordinates betraying their leader due to his incompetence, then the Dragon Horde's side is a case of the top leader planning to eliminate everyone, including their underlings and rivals, without exception.

Is it Teyvat that's in a worse situation, or the dragons that's in a more tragic situation...? Never mind, big brother, stop laughing at second brother!

"..."

"I sensed a trace of the Dragon King's aura from you before. Have you fought the Dragon King before?"

Apep then focused the attention on Su Feng, and Su Feng did not hide anything from him.

"That's right. Although I only projected a little bit of my power onto an unknown dragon, that guy did attack me."

Su Feng readily admitted this, even subtly threatening Apep in his tone. However, the Grass Dragon didn't pay much attention to it—Su Feng had already inadvertently demonstrated his strength, and that was enough.

Dragons are beings that speak with strength. Even Apep, the Grass Dragon King, is well aware of this. In fact, he feels more hatred than resentment towards the Heavenly Principles—the difference in strength is there, so what can you do if you're not convinced?

In comparison, Appepp was more concerned about the fact that the Nibelungen were still alive.

"The Dragon King is still alive? But I saw him with my own eyes..."