The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

It was a greatsword, its blade weathered beyond recognition by time. Yet, even so, the greatsword still stood there, straight as ever.

Yu Jin felt an itch to pull it out as soon as he saw it. Wasn't this thing just an invitation to him to go and pull it out?

As for what happens after it's pulled out, sorry, Ember has never considered that question.

"Wolf's Territory... there's actually a place like this?" Xiangling looked around. This giant pit was tightly enveloped by dense forest. Ordinary people would find it hard to imagine that there was such a magnificent building here.

"This is where the Wolf King sleeps." Looking at the huge pit in front of him, Razer also felt a little excited.

Despite having visited many times, Razer was still captivated by the intense wolf breath and cold winds that permeated the area.

The air here is thick with the scent of wolves; even the breeze seems to carry their howls.

"Good, good! It seems your wolf king is doing quite well, even sleeping with his people." Yu Jin looked at the scene on the stone platform at the bottom of the giant pit below and immediately clapped his hands.

On the large plaza at the bottom of the pit, which was also paved with rocks, lay many wolves of various colors, their eyes slightly closed, as if they were sleeping.

Are wolves this lazy? They don't even get up when the sun is high in the sky? Yu Jin looked at the sun hanging in the sky and criticized this kind of slacking off.

“It’s not for sleeping. Wolves come here when they’re injured,” Razer explained, noticing Ember’s gaze.

The wolf king's scent not only makes the pack feel comfortable, but it also helps them heal their injuries. This is why Razer has come here so many times.

"Let's go down," Razer said to Ember and Xiangling as he saw the wolf pack move again.

This place is different from the dense forest we saw before. Perhaps because wolves often come here, Path Six winds its way down from the top.

Following the path down, the group arrived at a corner of the wolf altar. From here, the wolves lying there recovering from their injuries appeared as tiny gray dots.

This altar is so large that it's more than enough for the dragon to roam freely.

"call!"

A biting cold wind blew up, carrying with it fine snow that seemed to have come from nowhere, obscuring the view in the distance.

The sudden chill almost made Ember think he was back in Dragonspine Snow Mountain. Fortunately, the cold didn't last long.

As the cold wind dissipated, a gigantic wolf, over ten meters long, emerged from the wind.

The giant wolf was entirely blue-green, and its flowing braids moved without wind, resembling ice crystals under the sunlight.

At this moment, it was shrouded in a faint blue light, making it look somewhat illusory.

However, as the blue light dimmed, the illusion vanished along with it. Standing before them was a real, gigantic wolf, the Wolf King of the Wolf Territory.

Ember looked up at the giant wolf. Wasn't it said that demon gods would lose their bodies but retain their intelligence? How come it retained two intelligences?

Is he so lonely that he developed a split personality?

It's not surprising that he thought that way; in Ember's eyes, Boreas before him was two intertwined beams of light and shadow.

A blot of blue and white, a wisp of flowing breeze. Two souls intertwined, it really does look like a case of dissociative identity disorder.

If I had to say, the lady and the wolf king bear a slight resemblance. The lady lived for another five hundred years after her original memories were sealed away.

Although the simultaneous awakening of two memories would overwhelm the mind, the woman's soul was essentially intact.

But the Wolf King is different. Two completely different souls are intertwined, and they get along so well, which is truly rare.

To compare it to the woman again, in Ember's eyes, her fiery soul had sprouted sharp spikes, as if something was stabbing her soul fiercely.

The Wolf King, Ember, raised his eyes as if using binoculars to examine the object closely. Hmm, very round, very complete. It seems the two souls are still chatting!

"Tsk tsk tsk, what a loser. It's one thing to be no match for ordinary people, but now they can't even beat wolves." Yu Jin shook his head and mocked the woman from a distance.

"So, have you two reached an agreement?" After his sarcastic remark, Ember returned to the main topic.

Chapter 227 Ancient Secrets

2023-10-12

"Two of you?" Boreas' wolf eyes narrowed slightly. It lowered its head and sniffed at the embers.

However, it couldn't smell anything.

“That was a long time ago. Now we are one, inseparable.” Boreas raised his head again, as if reminiscing about the past.

"Two? Are there two wolf kings?" Xiangling, holding Guoba, looked around. But there was only Boreas, the wolf, in front of her.

Even the other ordinary wolves withdrew from the altar plaza when the Wolf King appeared. Now, only Ember, Xiangling, Razor, and Boreas remain on the vast stone platform.

“There can only be one Wolf King.” Razer shook his head. In his memory, Boreas had always been the leader of the Wolf Pack of the Wolf Territory.

Moreover, according to the old wolves in the pack, Boreas had been protecting the wolves of the Wolf Territory for a long time.

It is it that established the rules of this land, allowing wolves and humans to live in peace.

“Your eyes are very sharp,” Boreas said slowly, looking at the calm-faced Ember.

It didn't actually know what the face beneath Ember's armor looked like, but judging from Ember's relaxed appearance, it must be quite at ease.

In contrast, the thing in the human girl's hand was different.

"Ah! Guoba, don't move!" Xiangling hugged Guoba even tighter.

Xiangling found it strange; Guoba was usually very gentle. But ever since it came to Benlang Territory, it had become somewhat irritable.

Not only did it breathe fire in the forest for no reason before, but now it's trying to break free from her embrace, something that has never happened before!

Could it be that the food she's been cooking lately doesn't suit the taste of the crispy rice crust?

Xiangling hugged the rice crust tightly, thinking about how to improve the meals during her trip.

"Hehe, no need to be so nervous. I'm a loser just like you." Boreas looked at the menacing Guoba, and a rare smile appeared on his huge wolf mouth.

Unexpectedly, the demon god from another land also chose to integrate his power into the earth. This feeling of finding a fellow traveler was quite nice for Andrius, who had become one with Boreas.

Naturally, his mood affected Boreas.

As Yu Jin watched Boreas's tail twitch slightly, he felt a pang of emotion. It seemed that the remnant will of the Demon God had truly merged with Boreas before him.

"Who...who is it?" Razer looked at the wolf king, his eyes filled with curiosity. Many wolves in the pack were curious about the wolf king's past, but since the wolf king was mostly asleep, they didn't want to disturb it.

“Andrius,” Boreas replied softly, looking down at his completely different subjects.

Andrius is the king wolf of the North Wind, while Boreas is a wolf who fought alongside humans a thousand years ago.

When the wolf spirit that had guarded the verdant land met the king wolf that had endured a thousand years of wear and tear, a new wolf king, "Boreas," was born.

After their broken souls merged, the new will born was stronger than before, and thus it could descend into the world.

"It was the demon that once vied with Barbatos for the throne, and it knew that the fierce north wind could only extinguish life rather than nourish it. In the end, it merged its power into the earth to melt the ice and snow."

Boreas also felt proud when he spoke of this experience. The experience was etched into his very soul.

After hearing Boreas's words, everyone fell silent. They never expected that such a thing had happened in the ancient Mondstadt.

It turns out that not all demons are as ferocious and evil as they are in the stories.

"Wow...how amazing!" Xiangling looked at Boreas, her eyes shining. This trip to Mondstadt had not only brought her new experiences but also allowed her to hear such fascinating secrets; it was truly worthwhile!

“What I have is nothing compared to what you have, something far greater than mine.” Boreas’s tone changed slightly.

Ember looked at the icy mist rising around Boreas and understood. It seemed that Andrius's consciousness was now in control.

But do they really never fight? Ember looked at the wolf king, who was seamlessly switching between Andrius and Boreas, and scratched his head.

"Guoba?" Xiangling followed the wolf king's gaze and saw Guoba, who had calmed down again in her arms.

"Guoba? Haha! What an interesting name." Andrius's wolf mouth opened even wider, and a chilling mist even spewed out directly from its gaping maw.

“It certainly wasn’t called this before, but since it doesn’t have any objections, I can’t say anything.”

"Guoba... was he a demon god before?" Xiangling seemed to realize something. She looked down at Guoba, who scratched his round bear ears shyly.

"As far as I can tell, yes." Andrius nodded as he looked at Guoba's goofy face.

"It did more than I did. I simply merged my power into the earth, but it probably merged its consciousness into it as well."

Andrius sighed deeply after speaking. He had left his soul behind to see where Barbatos would lead this land.

However, what it didn't expect was that Barbatos would simply abandon its responsibilities, and it itself would turn into a remnant soul over time.

If it hadn't eventually merged with Boreas, it probably would have disappeared from the world long ago.

"The rice crust is so amazing!" Xiangling was not afraid at all after hearing Andreus's words. Instead, she excitedly picked up the rice crust and spun it around.

"Hehe, when we get back to Liyue, I'll definitely make Guoba a big meal!" After wandering around for a while, Xiangling put Guoba down.

She had wondered before what Guoba was. It might be a mutated slime, or it might be a mechanical beast of some immortal... But Xiangling never imagined that Guoba was actually an ancient demon god!

Does this mean she has a demon god companion?

Thinking of this, Xiangling straightened her back. The world is vast, and she could go anywhere!

"Don't overthink it. Guoba's strength is weak and can't withstand your abuse." Yu Jin looked at Xiang Ling and immediately understood what she was thinking.

As for why? Well, it's because Ember is like that all the time! But Ember is genuinely powerful, while Guoba right now can probably only light a fire and cook some vegetables.

"Ah~, how could this be!" Xiangling's momentum suddenly weakened considerably. In a fleeting moment, she even figured out how to make the Stir-fried Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard with Exploding Flame Tree Flowers.

Unfortunately, now it's just a dream.

"Having talked so much, shouldn't we talk about you now? This strange fellow with the very sharp eyes?"

Andrius narrowed his eyes. He couldn't see through the embers, but this inability to see through them was itself very abnormal.

"Me? What's there to talk about?" Ember pointed to himself, then continued:

"I'm just an adventurer, so let me tell you about those ancient secrets instead. They're really interesting!"

As he spoke, Ember even took out his letter of authorization and showed it to Andrius.

Andrius stretched out his enormous wolf paws and squinted to examine them closely.

Soon, it put down the power of attorney in its hand and rubbed its eyes—the power of attorney was too small and it was difficult for it to see.

Xiangling, who was standing to the side, nodded in agreement. Although Yu Jin was strange, he was not as strange as the Demon God.

Ancient secrets—just hearing about them is exciting enough, not to mention that Xiangling herself is an adventurous girl.

She travels all over the world in search of ingredients, partly because of her profession, and partly because it's her nature.

"Heh, ancient secrets?" Andrius sharpened his claws. "There are many things that cannot be told to ordinary people."

"So, pass my trial! Prove that you are not ordinary!"