The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"No way, so heartless? Dain, have you forgotten the time we went to the outhouse together?" Ember suddenly leaned on Dain's shoulder and said in a surprised tone.

"leave me alone!"

Ember's words broke Dain's defenses. Dain's face, half of which was covered by a mask, twitched, and she immediately pushed Ember away.

"When did you two become so close?" Paimon flew over to Ember and Dain and circled around them.

She remembered that she and Ying and Dain hadn't been separated for that long, right? How come Ember and Dain's relationship had developed to the point where they could even squat in the toilet together so quickly?

However, Paimon thought again that with Ember's personality, it might actually work.

"Haha, it seems your condition has improved quite a bit, Dain. It would be even better if you hadn't dragged Ying into this!"

Upon hearing Yu Jin's words, Kong first chuckled lightly, then his tone suddenly turned icy cold.

At the same time, the weapon in his hand began to be covered with a strange, deep purple aura, just like the power of the upside-down statue.

"Get involved?! If it weren't for Dain, I wouldn't know where you'd be? This is all the irrelevant stuff you wanted to say to me on our first meeting?"

Ying's eyes widened, and she stepped forward excitedly, wanting to confront her long-lost brother.

She had so many questions she wanted to ask.

"Wait, he's possessed by evil spirits. He might not be your brother anymore." Shen He stopped the impulsive Ying.

In her perception, the Abyss Apostles behind Kong were more like demons than Kong himself!

"..."

Seeing Ying's questioning expression, Kong fell silent. He simply answered evasively, "Ying, the fact that I am your brother will never change."

"Take my advice, don't get entangled with Dain, he's my [enemy]."

"Then stop saying things I don't understand, please come back, brother." Ying shook her head, stretching out her palm with hope, hoping that Kong would come back.

"No, this is what I must say, Luminous. Don't stop me with Dain, don't stop the Abyss."

Kong stretched out his palm, and a huge abyss passage appeared behind him.

“Ying, I have reached the end of my journey. You should also leave your own mark in your own eyes, just like me.”

Kong solemnly warned Ying as he retreated into the abyss behind him.

His purpose in coming here was to clarify these things with Ying; rescuing the Abyss Apostle was secondary.

Now that he had achieved his goal, he naturally wanted to leave.

"Hmph! Want to escape?"

"Chongyun, give us a high-flying attack!"

"Xingqiu... Xingqiu, be careful, don't let the light blind you."

"Ah! My eyes!"

He casually stuffed whatever he had cooked before into Chongyun's mouth, and the latter immediately burst out with a bright flash of light that was many times stronger than when he had subdued the evil spirits of Jingshi!

Unfortunately, the first victim seems to be Xingqiu, who is closest to Chongyun.

But none of that mattered anymore; endless light shone brightly within the small secret realm. All around was a vast expanse of white; nothing else could be seen.

Even the abyss passage, which resembled a network of starlight in the night sky, was completely swallowed up by the surging white light.

"Eat my personality correction fist!"

In the white light, only Ember was still able to move. He quickly rushed in front of Kong and delivered a personality-correcting iron fist to him.

Kong, with his eyes tightly closed, suddenly felt a chill rise from the tip of his spine to his brow.

Before he could think any further, Kong quickly raised his weapon and held it diagonally in front of him to block, covering the blade with a thick layer of forbidden power.

Any normal person, upon sensing the twisted and insane forbidden power emanating from the air weapon, would likely keep their distance.

But Ember was no ordinary man; his iron fist showed no restraint, slamming straight into the empty blade used for parrying.

"when--"

A piercing sound of steel scraping against steel rang out amidst a burst of light, but the light was so intense that even the sparks generated by the collision were swallowed up by it.

"Well--"

With his eyes tightly closed, Kong suddenly felt an overwhelming force emanating from his arms, which were gripping his weapon.

His steps were relentlessly retreating. With each step back, Kong could feel the force dissipating, shattering the ground beneath his feet.

Nevertheless, the force unleashed from the air could not match the force transmitted from the Ember Fist.

As he retreated step by step, Kong's arm began to twist. Even though he tried his best to block Yu Jin's fist, the blade beneath the iron fist was getting closer and closer to his body.

"Crack!"

Kong reached the limit of what he could withstand, and then a long-lost stinging pain and weakness appeared in his arm—he had broken it.

Chapter 385 Strongman Locks Up Man

2023-12-30

"boom!"

In the vast expanse of white, the earth suddenly trembled a few times, much like when the boulder fell to the ground earlier.

Kong rolled on the ground, unable to see anything or know how many rocks he smashed through.

He has only one thought in mind right now: to regain his balance as quickly as possible.

"drink!"

Holding his breath, he channeled the seven-colored elemental power flowing within his body, transforming it into a continuous source of life force to heal his injuries.

For someone of Kong's strength, regenerating a severed arm is not difficult. Let alone a mere fracture.

Soon, the stinging pain in his empty arm subsided, and he adjusted his posture in mid-air.

"laugh--"

Kong plunged his one-handed sword into the ground, abruptly stopping himself.

Although the light seemed to have dimmed somewhat, Kong remained unfazed. He raised his weapon and warily surveyed his surroundings.

Seeing the shallow fist imprint on the blade of his sword, Kong Zai couldn't help but feel secretly alarmed.

This weapon has been with me since I awakened, and it has undergone countless enhancements and incorporated countless rare minerals.

Finally, it was tainted by the power of the abyss for hundreds of years. Don't be fooled by its unassuming appearance; I can confidently guarantee that it is one of the most powerful weapons in Teyvat.

Yet, even this sturdy weapon developed a mark. Although the mark was faint and wouldn't affect the weapon's performance.

"What are you looking at?" Just as Kong was searching for Ember's whereabouts, a voice that sent chills down his spine suddenly came from behind him.

"Om-"

The vortex of wind gathered in his hand, and its powerful force directly lifted up the surrounding rubble.

The enormous storm was now firmly held in Kong's grasp.

Without much hesitation, Kong sent the storm formed in his palm directly towards the embers behind him.

"slow."

Ember reached out and grabbed Kong's wrist, then squeezed hard, the powerful force directly obstructing the flow of elemental energy within Kong's body.

"Oh!"

Deprived of its power supply, the vortex of wind was unable to explode and dissipated in the empty palm.

"Stay put!"

Yu Jin pulled Kong closer to him. He used his hands and feet, supporting Kong's upper body with his arms and hooking his legs around Kong's lower body.

Then, maintaining that position, he flipped over and jumped, pinning him down.

The embers have now locked the void.

"open!"

Go ask your sister if she'll release him or not!

"If you don't let go, I'm going to get serious!"

"Come on! Give it a try. It's been so long since I've arm-wrestled, my hands are itching."

"Drink-"

Feeling the weight and warmth behind him, Kong shouted – he was going to use all his strength now!

Then he kept quiet without saying a word.

Where's your ultimate move?

Yu Jin craned his neck to look around, but found nothing.

"No more," Kong replied without batting an eye. He hadn't known what he'd found until he tried.

The embers had actually severed the flow of power within him. He had been charging up his power for so long, yet the immense power within him remained completely undisturbed.

However, Kong did not give up hope. He continued to struggle, hoping to break free from the shackles of the embers with the strength of his own body.

"release!"

"Not loose!"

"release!"

"Not loose!"

……

Intermittent sounds of arguing echoed through the secret realm, lingering for a long time.

Even after the light faded, the arguing continued.

"..."

Everyone fell silent as they watched Ember and Sky rolling around on the ground.

"Ying, what are you standing there for? Kong is right here, come and help!"