The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

This is the initial life force of the Golden Tree.

One of the many facets of the furnace. In the past, life was intertwined and inseparable.

The power of the furnace, originally contained within all life forms in the border region, is now being displayed by people from another world.

Golden Tree was also curious as to why guiding the power of the Forge into the Teyvat human body was so smooth.

Perhaps the material that constitutes them, like the power of the life furnace, is something that can differentiate all things?

The golden tree thought for a while and then stopped thinking about it, after all, it was just a tree and didn't have a brain.

Right now, all it wants to eat is meat! And it wants roasted meat!!!

“Okubo, you…”

Mori Kenji was both surprised and delighted to see the devastating scene unfold before him. He hadn't expected his partner to have such a trick up his sleeve; it was truly unexpected.

But before he could finish speaking, a sharp pain shot through his feet.

Then, Mori Kenji was horrified to discover that his body was no longer under his control.

His body stiffly moved a few times, and with each movement, Mori Kenji's controlled body became increasingly agile.

In the end, it was no different from what Mori Kenji himself controlled.

Once on the ground, "Mori Kenji" moved forward without saying a word. If one had excellent eyesight, one could even see the thin branches extending from his heels and stretching straight into the ground.

"Weird...monster!"

"This... what kind of divine eye is this?!"

"What monster?! What God's Eye?! Anyone who dares to back down! I'll kill them first!"

……

Seeing "Okubo" gradually retract the dragon tail behind him, the members of the resistance were all terrified.

Their elemental attack was wiped out so easily; in their minds, there was no one else who could have done it except for the true possessor of the Eye of God.

Affected by this, the rebels trembled slightly. If it weren't for the squad leader's final roar, they probably would have fled on the spot.

Seeing "Mori Kenji" slowly approaching, the squad leader immediately hardened his heart. Nothing could boost morale more than killing an enemy right now.

Despite feeling nauseous and dizzy, the squad leader mustered his strength and activated the Evil Eye at his waist once more.

"Die!!!"

The abundant fire elemental energy in this place converged on the rebel squad leader's blade, instantly transforming it into a massive, blazing blaze.

"Mori Kenji" stopped in his tracks. He took a deep breath, inhaling both the normal air and the black smoke drifting around him.

What swelled was not Mori Kenji's chest cavity, but his chin.

The skin on Mori Kenji's chin rapidly changed and expanded, roughly resembling a toad, but upon closer inspection, it was quite different.

The skin of that huge throat pouch was not as smooth as a toad's skin; on the contrary, it was extremely rough and covered with fine reddish-brown scales.

"boom!"

A fan-shaped sea of ​​fire erupted from Mori Kenji's mouth, leaving trails of slowly flowing lava on the ground in its wake.

The Throat Sac of the Hundred Forms of the Forge—one of the prayers of the ancient golden tree. It can form a huge throat sac that breathes fire as it walks.

By accumulating energy, the time it takes to exhale can be extended.

This is the initial life force of the Golden Tree.

One of the many facets of the furnace. In the past, life was intertwined and inseparable.

The entire resistance force before them was engulfed by the sea of ​​fire. Even the huge fire blade of the resistance squad leader was reduced to a tiny flame in the fierce flames.

The flames dissipated, and there was no longer any living creature in Mori Masatoshi's sight.

"Hahaha!"

The restraints on their bodies instantly disappeared, and Mori Kenji and Okubo immediately collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

"O...Okubo..."

"I...I don't know either."

The conversation ended before it even began. Mori Kenji had no choice but to suppress his doubts. He struggled to his feet, staring in disbelief at the empty, charred ground.

Could the flames just now have burned a person to ashes?

Mori Kenji didn't know, and didn't want to know.

"Let's go and take a look at the village!"

Mori Kenji pulled Okubo up from the ground, and together they walked into the burning Hiki Village.

……

"Pfft-"

He pulled the sword blank he had taken from the blacksmith, and the gushing blood instantly stained the Hannya mask on Washizu's face.

"I forgot to leave any survivors." Washizu touched the sticky blood on his face and belatedly muttered.

However, he acted without hesitation, taking the unused katana that had just been pulled from the corpse and then turning to look for his next target.

As they reached the outskirts of the village, the flames began to spread. It wouldn't be long before they completely engulfed Hiki Village.

"Hasn't it dug this far yet?" Washi looked around and didn't see any of the villagers he had sent out to dig firebreaks, so he figured they hadn't dug this far yet.

"Then I'll help!"

Washizu instantly appeared at the edge of the sea of ​​fire, sheathed his sword, inhaled, and slashed upwards!

The three movements were executed in one smooth motion, using the simplest stance in Kendo, but the resulting commotion was anything but simple.

"Buzz!"

The air seemed to groan as it was cleaved apart by Washizu's powerful swing. Although less than a tenth of the blade's power was transmitted into the air, the resulting air blade was still enough to slice through and toss the soil on the ground.

"Crash!"

Countless grains of soil flew into the sky and then quickly fell back down, creating a "rain of stones" in this small space.

Even the flames that were almost touching Washizu retreated a bit due to the raging wind that tore through them.

The flames continued to spread, but when they approached Washizu again, they suddenly deflated.

The flames grew smaller and smaller until they disappeared completely.

Washizu's attack not only tore a trench in the ground, but also blew away the nearby withered grass, fallen leaves, broken flowers and branches.

A fire that has run out of fuel will naturally not burn.

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

"The Eye of the Wind God? There's actually someone in this village who possesses the Eye of the God?"

A figure leaped out of the darkness. Nojima Kazunari looked at Washizu, who had sheathed his sword, and said with an expression of appreciation.

“I thought you would continue to lie on the ground.” Washizu Hannya’s eyes, beneath his exposed face, scrutinized the man whose armor was in disarray.

Pirates? Only a fool would believe that.

"You can leave now. This place has nothing to do with you." Nojima Kazunari pointed to the darkness outside Hisaki Village and said to Washizu.

"Heh, so it seems to be a few members of the resistance?" Washizu sneered, his hand already on the hilt of his sword.

"It seems that one of the conditions for obtaining the Eye of God is 'having a rich imagination'." Nojima Kazunari drew his sword, a forced smile on his face.

"Haha, sorry, I don't have the Eye of God."

"As for Hikimura, I'm the village head here. Tell me, does it have anything to do with me—"

Before Washizu could finish speaking, he transformed into a blur and sped toward Nojima Kazunari.

"when!"

Swords clashed, sparks flew. Nojima Kazunari was just about to catch his breath when he felt the sword in his hand being uncontrollably sent flying upwards.

Washizu thrust upwards with force, and Nojima Kazunari's weapon was completely out of his control.

Taking advantage of Nojima Kazunari's wide-open goal, Washizu immediately kicked him without any mercy.

"boom!"

Blood splattered on Washizu's thigh armor, and Nojima Kazunari's body tumbled into the trench that Washizu had just cleaved open.

"The Eye of God? You have someone like that?"

After glancing at the dangling glass bead in his hand, Washizu tossed it away and then swung his sword to slash at it.

"Click!"

The blade shattered, and the "Eye of God" flew away to who knows where.

"But even with the Eye of God, I can't save you."

Carrying the broken sword, Washizu walked toward the trench where Nojima Kazunari was.

Chapter 417 Hikimura, a man with superhuman abilities

2024-01-15

"Cough cough! So strong!"

"How could you not have the Eye of God!"

Nojima Kazunari slowly pushed himself up from the trench. He looked at Washizu, who was wearing a Hannya mask, and it seemed that the legendary demon Hannya had descended into the world.

Nojima Kazunari took a few steps back, raised his hand to feel around his waist, and when he touched the familiar glass bead, his mind immediately calmed down.

It seems that the fake Eye of God that Nathan obtained is very similar to the real Eye of God, even perfectly mimicking the fact that the Eye of God cannot be separated from its owner.

Washizu noticed Nojima Kazunari's subtle movements and sneered inwardly.

"Pay the price, you beast!" Washizu didn't give Nojima Kazunari a chance to use his elemental power. He pushed off with his legs and suddenly increased his speed.

"Don't be too smug, you only succeeded by sneak attacking just now!" After spitting out the bloody phlegm, Nojima Kazunari's entire body was covered with surging purple lightning.

He took a deep breath; at that moment, he could already see Washizu's figure.