The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

Tinnitus didn't affect him that much, which is why Wendy could hear deeper things in the tinnitus.

He understood perfectly well that if the tinnitus sound from earlier lingered in his mind for too long, it could cause unwanted growths to develop in his brain.

"What is it?" Ember thought for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "It's something that purifies the abyss, of course!"

As they spoke, the blackness on the sphere in front of them gradually faded. Beneath the darkness, twinkling starlight dotted the silver-blue curtain, revealing a scene of the starry sky.

"This is..." Diluc looked at the magnificent object before him, which resembled a miniature version of a star sphere, and began to recall the information he had seen.

Unfortunately, he couldn't find any relevant information. It seems that apart from astrologers, almost no one studies the starry skies of Teyvat.

Therefore, knowledge about the starry sky is scarce, both in academic circles and among the general public.

"Good...good, stable abyssal power!" Abyss answered Diluc's doubts. It looked at the sphere before it, its eyes revealing a deep longing.

Such a stable and gentle abyssal power was something it had never even heard of, let alone seen.

Even an organization like the Abyss Order, which has mastered the use of the Abyss, must be extremely careful when dealing with it. As for stabilizing the power of the Abyss, that's simply out of the question.

Those who sought to control the abyss were all, without exception, swallowed up by it.

"Here you go!" Yu Jin waved his hand, and the miniature starry sky flew directly into Yuan Shang's body.

"Wait..." Before Yuan Shang could say anything, the pure abyssal power began to flow through its body, transforming it.

The external abyssal power resonated with the abyssal power that already existed within Yuan Shang's body, and his body began to undergo some strange changes.

A white light enveloped Yuan Shang's body, and then the fire elemental force in the air seemed to be attracted by something, rushing into Yuan Shang's body.

The intense fire elemental energy turned the surroundings crimson, and even the air, which had been still, began to stir again.

"What...what's wrong with it!" Yuanyou felt the scorching heat before its eyes, and the staff in its hand had begun to emit a faint blue light.

If anything happens to Yuan Shang, it will do everything in its power to save him.

"Don't worry, Yuanshang is just evolving!" Yu Jin's gaze pierced through the dazzling white light and saw Yuanshang inside.

Yuan Shang's strength was already among the top of all the abyss mages, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to travel the world with his three companions to slack off.

Now, with the pure abyssal power given to it by the embers, Abyss's strength has reached a new level, and its body is beginning to find its way in a familiar direction.

The white light grew larger and clearer, transforming from a halo into a blurry human figure. Strangely, however, the more they looked at the figure, the more familiar it seemed.

Before long, the transformation on the abyss was complete. The white light dissipated, replaced by an uncontrollable madness and an all-consuming heat.

The immense aura spread out completely, causing everyone to squint their eyes.

Once Yuan Shang became familiar with its newfound power, it quickly absorbed the aura and heat into its body.

Its narrow, fierce eyes, its robes fluttering even without wind, and the circular, spiraling insignia floating before it—all these elements unmistakably revealed its identity: an Abyss Singer, a high-ranking member of the Order!

"Whoosh—" Diluc and the others drew their weapons almost reflexively. The humming sound of the vibrating blades echoed once again across the small hill.

"You...you are Yuan Shang?" Yuan You asked with some surprise and uncertainty after seeing Yuan Shang's drastically changed appearance.

The man before him, Yuan Shang, exuded an aura of authority, much like Yuan Huo had before. Yuan You feared that Yuan Shang might become like that as well.

"Seriously? It's just a change of appearance, is it really that big of a deal?" Seeing everyone's wary attitude, Yuan Shang immediately abandoned his idea of ​​showing off.

It then casually tossed the scroll in its hand into Yuan's right hand and made a shrugging gesture.

This move brought a sigh of relief to both Diluc and his group, as well as to the other group.

Yuan You, with his short, delicate arms, caught the scroll that Yuan Shang had thrown at him, feeling incredibly fortunate. Fortunate that Yuan Shang was still the same Yuan Shang he always had been.

The Codex is a taboo subject for the Abyss Chanter, and the only person in the Order who would so casually toss it over is probably Abyss.

“Sorry, you know. To us humans, you look far too alike.” Diluc saw Abyss’s movements and sheathed his weapon.

His words were just rhetoric, of course, but none of that matters, as long as no conflict arises.

Ember looked at Abyss, comparing it to its previous appearance in his mind, and then asked curiously, "By the way, do all the Abyss Apostles and the like in your order evolve like this?"

Yuan Shang was taken aback for a moment, then thought for a while before replying, "Most of them are, but a small portion are born directly."

"So they can evolve too?" Yu Jin asked, glancing at Yuan You and the others who were fiddling with the scriptures behind Yuan Shang.

“Of course.” Yuan Shang nodded.

"Now that I've reached this level, Kenna will definitely bring them with me."

"After all, they are the only ones in the cult that I get along with."

As he finished speaking, Yuan Shang's eyes held an unparalleled determination.

Chapter 176 Variables

2023-09-17

Yuan Shang quickly adapted to its evolved body. Then, with a thought, a spatial rift containing starlight appeared before everyone's eyes.

The abyss passage still emanated an unsettling aura. However, this time, the feeling upon reaching the top was different from before.

It could sense a certain power within its body resonating with the abyss passage before it. It was precisely because of this close connection that it could so easily exert the power of the abyss.

"Speaking of which, where does this thing lead?" Just as Yuan Shang was immersed in his strange feelings, Yu Jin came over.

He gazed curiously at the starry sky within the abyss passage, seemingly quite interested. He had entered the abyss passage once before, but how should I put it...

Anyway, Ember felt that it probably wasn't a proper abyss passage. A proper abyss passage wouldn't tear space apart like that, would it?

If the Abyss Order really does achieve teleportation in this way, then Ember can only admire their incredible strength.

"Where does it lead?" Yuan Shang asked, a look of reminiscence and emotion in his eyes. It seemed he had been away from the Order for a long time, and it was time for him to return.

“Leading to a dark, lightless underground.” Yuan Shang pondered for a moment, then summarized the cult’s stronghold.

That place is underground, the closest Teyvat can get to the abyss. Endless rocks and damp air forever shroud the stronghold.

Yuanshang disliked that place by nature; in its view, its experiences on the earth were far more memorable.

"Oh? Does that mean we can use this passage to reach the core location of the Abyss Order?"

Qin looked at the abyss passage beside Yuan Shang, her face showing more worry than joy.

The joy stemmed from the fact that humanity had finally found the hideout of the Abyss Cult, this inhuman organization; the worry was that their workload would increase again.

Qin seemed to see a barrage of documents raining down on her. Informing other nations of the news, consolidating their military strength, determining the attack location…

All other tasks, without exception, would have to go through her. Even the commander of the expedition might have to return because of this.

"Don't even think about it!" Yuan Shang thoughtfully reduced Qin's workload. Its expression turned serious, and it immediately rejected Qin's suggestion.

Everyone was taken aback at first, but then quickly realized what was going on. Yuan Shang was, after all, an abyssal demon; it was impossible for him to stand with humans. Qin's idea was nothing but wishful thinking.

However, Yuanshang quickly shattered everyone's expectations. It explained, "The Order's abyssal passages are essentially traversing through the earth's veins, not true teleportation."

The level above the abyss is higher, and its understanding of the abyssal passage is also greater. In addition to the power of the abyss, it can also sense the deeply hidden power of the earth's veins within it.

“You know about ley lines; they contain all sorts of things. We abyssal monsters are protected by the power of the abyss, allowing us to move freely within them, but you humans are different.”

As it spoke, Abyss glanced at Jean and Diluc, and as for Luminous, it felt a little scared. This was another new feeling it had after ascending to the Abyss Singer.

“If you go into the ley lines, the stagnation inside will burst your brains.” After saying that, Yuan Shang even made an explosion gesture.

Diluc nodded with some regret. He didn't think as much as Jean; he was simply disappointed that he couldn't destroy the Abyss Order with his own hands.

The ley lines record everything that happens on Teyvat, and the silt within them is the "time" of this land.

These memories and changes, stored for an unknown period of time, will inevitably enter a person's mind when traversing the earth's veins.

Even a fraction of the earth's ley lines, only one-thousandth or one-ten-thousandth, is enough to overwhelm the brain. At best, it turns one into an idiot; at worst, it causes instant death.

"Regardless, thank you anyway." Diluc nodded slightly to Yuan Shang and expressed his gratitude.

Yuan Shang's contribution to this operation was immense. Whether it was pinpointing the location of the Abyss Fire or ultimately disrupting the teleportation of the Abyss Passage, it played a crucial role.

"It seems there are still a few guys in the Abyss Order who aren't so bad after all," Diluc said with a hint of wistfulness, glancing at Abyss Above and Abyss Right behind him.

He never dreamed that one day he would develop a slight liking for the monsters of the Abyss Order.

"That's true. Although I hate you humans, there are still a few I can get along with." Yuan Shang looked at Diluc with a "you just realized that?" attitude, while chattering on about its past experiences.

"Om~"

Not long after Yuan Shang finished speaking, the abyss passage beside him emitted an even more rapid buzzing sound.

“It seems we should leave.” From the frequency of the abyss passage, Yuan Shang could discern some kind of information contained within it.

The buzzing sound just now was the cult inquiring about what had happened. It seems that Abyssfire's failure to arrive at the designated location on time after opening the abyss passage aroused suspicion.

"Goodbye, come visit again anytime." Yu Jin waved to Yuan Shang politely.

Upon hearing Ember's words, Yuan Shang paused in its advance. Although Ember hadn't done anything to it, the abyssal power within Yuan Shang would involuntarily contract when it approached Ember, which also affected it somewhat.

"Definitely!" Yuan Shang had barely finished speaking when he picked up his three little friends and ran into the abyss passage without looking back.

This left Yu Jin somewhat puzzled. That's how people usually say goodbye to guests, right? Why was Yuan Shang so flustered?

Could it be that I just violated a taboo of the abyssal demons? Yu Jin felt he had found the answer. It seemed he would have to talk to Yuan Shang later.

What constitutes a taboo is very important, especially in interactions between different species.

"Hmm~" Wendy couldn't help but hum an unknown tune as he watched Yuan Shang leave. Collaboration is always exciting, and this collaboration with Yuan Shang made him exceptionally excited.

He saw a glimmer of hope, which is why he decided to sing a song.

"The Sky Harp hasn't been returned yet?" Ember's focus was different; he looked at the Sky Harp emitting blue light in Wendy's hand and asked in shock.

Don't they know that Tvalin is almost fully recovered?

"What are you saying? Dvalin isn't healed yet, and we still need the Sky Harp!" Paimon flew up to Ember and shrugged, wondering if Ember had been sleeping too much lately.

Ember scratched his head, as if they really didn't know Dvalin was almost healed. He'd completely forgotten to tell Wendy and the others.

"By the way, I have something to tell you."

"what?"

"Dvalin will be better soon."

"Huh?!!" ×5

The stark contrast between the crowd's stunned expressions and Yu Jin's composure was striking. Seeing everyone's jaws drop in astonishment, Yu Jin glared and said:

"What do you mean? You don't believe in my abilities? With me here, cricket venom is a piece of cake!"