The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

2023-11-24

“Life springs from death, and life springs from life,” Yu Jin murmured a few times.

This was a phrase the Ancestral King often uttered. In fact, when the golden trees on the ground were flourishing, the Ancestral King's body had already decayed to the point where only his skeleton remained.

He has many decaying divine bodies, and these deer-like skeletons were placed in various places in the underground forest by the ancestral spirits.

Birds, beasts, insects, fish—all things in the world. When life dies, new life arises from their bodies, and their souls flow into the decaying flesh of the deer, awaiting the next cycle of reincarnation.

This is how life arises from death.

In the borderlands, all creatures, whether human or beast, sprout buds. People on the surface loathe them, but those underground flock to them.

The ancestral spirits are constantly looking forward to the moment when new buds sprout, both in their bodies and in their souls.

Through countless budding processes, even a naive deer-beast will grow stronger and stronger, and get closer and closer to the Ancestral King.

The King of Ancestral Spirits has no physical body; He is everything in nature. Therefore, everything in nature can become Him.

This is life arising from life.

"Why do I suddenly find that ugly deer somewhat attractive?" Yu Jin chuckled softly as he recalled the azure giant deer he had seen in the consciousness space.

"Hoo... Sprout! Little ones! Use your own power to cleanse the dragon that destroyed you!" The curved sword in Yu Jin's hand stood still in front of him once again.

The azure world vanished instantly, returning to the embers of the sword.

"Watch closely! Destruction alone is no skill! Creation and destruction are equally simple for gods!"

"Eat my Flowing Water Sword Technique!!!"

With a roar from the embers, the azure water blades once again rippled from the sword. Compared to the previous torrential "rain," this time it resembled a continuous waterfall.

"A thunderous shock...!"

Ruoduo once again plunged his limbs deep into the earth. A surge of purple lightning instantly coursed across his entire body.

Its tail stands tall, and the almost endless elemental power from the earth's veins gathers at the tip of its tail.

The entire world turned a brilliant purple. In the sky behind Ruo Tuo, countless shimmering purple lightning orbs condensed.

From a distance, it looks like many deep purple stars have appeared in the sky.

"Cough cough cough..." The stunned young master suddenly felt a sweet taste in his throat, and amidst a hoarse cough, bright red throat blood splattered out.

The young master stared at the scene before him, his eyes trembling. The mere leakage of elemental power had already corroded him to this state; what about the embers at the very center?

He squinted and looked into the distance, and saw a leaping figure in the lightning.

With each leap, a waterfall of azure water flowed forth. The water rippled through the air at a snail's pace; it was hard to imagine that such an attack could harm a dragon larger than a mountain.

Turning his head to look at the stragglers beside him, he was naturally much better off than the young master, being a puppet and holding a much higher position.

The soldier stared at the brilliant purple sky, his face contorted with emotion. It was the first time the young master had realized that this puppet, besides being arrogant, could also have such complex expressions.

"Hurry, Morax, use your move now! I can't hold on much longer!" Purple lightning kept exploding around Oser's body.

At this moment, he was constantly squeezing towards the Jade Pavilion, as if he wanted to use the Jade Pavilion to shield himself from harm.

“Hoo…” Zhongli took a deep breath after looking down at the still lively embers and at Ruo Tuo, who was absorbing the power of the earth veins opposite him.

The rock dragon has been buried deep beneath the earth for thousands of years, its body deeply connected to the earth's veins. Now, Ruoduo seems even more ferocious than before!

"Stand still and don't move!" Zhongli shouted in a low voice. Then he spread his hands out, and the jade tablet, which had been flickering, suddenly burst out with a heavy, corundum-like light.

The light then expanded until it enveloped Osel before stopping.

"How can you still be so strong?" Ausel shouted when he saw the indestructible jade tablet in front of him.

"Hehe, strong, isn't it?" Zhongli sighed a few times. "You only have this last bit of residual light left. You're not like me; you've already been reborn."

"Pretty much, though I hate this color." Oser scratched his body with his tail, leaned against the Jade Shield, and yawned.

He looked into the distance, where Ruoda had already made a new move.

"Whoosh!"

All the lightning orbs floating in the sky fell down.

The purple stars were as swift as the lightning that composed them; in a flash of purple light, they struck the rippling waterfall.

"boom!"

The ball of lightning passed straight through the waterfall without causing the slightest ripple. Soul and matter, without a special medium, do not interact arbitrarily.

A burst of purple light erupted, scorching the earth black. Amidst the swirling lightning, a waterfall cascaded down.

"Crash!"

The waterfall cascaded over Ruoduo's body, causing his swaying giant tail to stop moving instantly.

The moment the waterfall cascaded over Ruoduo, a refreshing sensation permeated from the outside in.

Most of the soul water from the waterfall sprayed back onto the earth to begin another cycle of germination, while a portion flowed into Rota's body.

A torrent of soul surged within Ruoduo's body, leaving his crumbling soul in a blank void.

The water of the soul flowed in a circle, turning into mist that rose up and also permeated the soul within.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, anger surged within him once more. However, what Ruoda didn't notice was that this time, the anger arrived a little later than before.

Just as the enraged Rota was about to attack again, he saw a new waterfall cascading in front of him.

"Wow~"

Blue-green water droplets splashed everywhere, and countless creatures were born wherever they were poured.

Then the flow of water became continuous. Ruoduo raged and trembled amidst the billowing mist.

However, his movements became incredibly sluggish. When the stream of soul water struck Ruoduo, he inevitably fell into a dazed state.

As the time it took for Jodo to regain consciousness grew longer, the torrents of his soul became increasingly turbulent.

The first death is the source of the soul's flow; it is from death that power is obtained.

The budding of every life can nurture the growth of many more. The flow of the soul thus becomes ever more turbulent, drawing strength from life itself.

In the end, the initial torrential rain had evolved into a vast ocean that submerged everything.

"Hiss—, so prolific." Yu Jin looked down at the Flowing Water Sword in his hand, which was radiating a dazzling light, and suddenly felt a toothache.

"Hehe, that's about enough, let's do it again!" Looking at Ruo Tuo, who was dazed and shaking his head in the distance, Yu Jin swung his sword again.

The light from the curved sword poured out, bursting forth and transforming into a vast, churning ocean.

"Boom!" The blue ocean spread across the land, but it did not destroy anything.

The blue ocean flows by, and in the mudflats it leaves behind, countless creatures such as grass, trees, birds, beasts, insects, and fish roam the earth.

"Bang!" The surging ocean blotted out the sun. Although the torrent composed of souls had no weight, Ruoduo's body was involuntarily pushed backward.

That familiar coolness came with such ferocity this time; the water surged and crashed through Ruoduo's body, giving him a feeling of bloating.

His mind went blank again, and Ruoduo's crazed eyes closed tightly. Then his entire body collapsed to the ground, causing the earth to tremble once more.

"Wash up and go to sleep, you're so energetic." Yu Jin sheathed the Flowing Water Sword and stretched.

Under the scouring force of the soul torrent, Ruoduo's soul, on the verge of collapse, is like a reef in a river. The sand and impurities within that soul will be washed away by this torrent.

What remains will be the most resilient and profound part of the soul.

Chapter 313 The Flame of Creation

2023-11-24

The azure ocean surged past the sleeping Ruotu and rushed toward the desolate land.

The vast ocean, which was once enough to block out the sky, became shallower and shallower over time, eventually turning into mudflats that covered the entire land.

Under the sunlight, the streams of water formed by these souls reflected a bluish-green light.

As the mist rises, life comes to life on the barren land.

Unfortunately, although they are alive, they have no "weight." This is because they lack a body, and also because they are not complete life forms.

Soul and body are both indispensable for life.

"So many..." Yu Jin looked around and found himself in a dense jungle.

Countless creatures ran past him and then passed right through his body.

"Phew... I'll have to be more careful next time." Yu Jin took a deep breath. The reproduction of life takes time. And just now, he seemed to have used too much force.

"呲-"

The sound of rolling flames echoed within Ember's body. His entire form radiated immense light and heat.

"sieve!"

Ember instantly soared into the sky. He looked down at the prosperous land below and took a deep breath.

"You idiot, give it your all!!!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The raging flames echoed within the embers' body, crashing against his breastplate like a series of muffled blows.

Flames erupted from Ember's body, quickly engulfing his entire form. At that moment, Ember appeared as if he were dressed in flowing lava.

"Make it bigger!"

With a loud shout, the lava on his body and the flames wrapped around him burned even more fiercely!

The figures floating in the sky seemed to have vanished, leaving only a burning flame.

The flames emitted a soft glow and a series of lazy "beep" sounds.

Then the flames began to expand, the soft orange-red light spreading slowly like a curtain descending from the sky.

As the light swept across, the monotonous, transparent spirits beneath the earth gained their own colors and bodies.

The cries of all things suddenly erupted, and that vitality that existed only in the eyes of the masses but was so frivolous finally descended into the real world.

The primordial fire was the source of all things, the origin of all light and heat.

“Creation and destruction… are equally adept.” Zhongli glanced at the sky as he watched the world come back to life.