The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

The Abyss Apostle felt a little uneasy under the Doctor's gaze, but given how quickly he had agreed, the Abyss Apostle still extended his hand and shook hands with him.

"Let me give you a heads-up: you can experiment on me, but if I sense any danger, I'll leave immediately."

Although the Abyss Apostle didn't believe any experiments on the ground could touch upon its own nature, it still gave the Doctor a heads-up, just to be on the safe side.

"Haha, of course." Beneath the doctor's smile lay a sinister glint in his eyes. The fact that the Abyss Apostles, as experimental subjects, could escape at any time greatly displeased him.

"You better not let me find a way to restrict your teleportation!" The Doctor looked up at the Abyss Apostles, already thinking about how to drastically modify them.

Chapter 615 The Stream of Light Rising from the Ground

2024-04-18

Regardless of what kind of deal the Abyss Apostle and the Doctor made, it did not affect Ember's progress in the Layered Rock Abyss.

He is no longer confined to the deepest part of the Laminariat, but has wandered to other unknown places.

"Why is it this thing again? Throwing things from high places is not a good habit." Ember climbed even higher and saw the Frost Nails that the Abyss Baptists had previously feared like tigers.

However, the nail now seems to have been attacked, no longer hovering in mid-air as before, but instead crashing to the ground.

The azure light appeared so dim in the face of the rainbow stones scattered among the embers. But now, the power of the Frostfire Nail was no longer being released outwards as before; it surged all the way into the ground.

Therefore, the reason why the Nail of Frost is now dim is not only because it hit the ground, but also because it has found a new target to attack.

So who is the target of this attack?

"boom!"

Ember delivered a powerful punch to the ground, creating a large crater without causing a landslide or other accidents.

Looking down, with his excellent eyesight, Ember saw the mechanical serpent being tortured by the blue light below.

Blue light descended from above, and as it touched the giant serpent of the ruins, countless sparks erupted, illuminating the entire space.

There's a reason why the Frostfire Nail so eagerly "hosted" the giant serpent of the ruins—the power flowing through the serpent's pathways and mechanisms wasn't elemental power, but abyssal power.

The two highly powerful forces collided continuously, causing the giant serpent to tremble from the shock, while also causing a slight change in the space around it.

For example, a blue disc suddenly flew out from some folded space.

"Stars and dragons spread out, swiftly descend with majesty. All demons and evil spirits, dispel the thunder..."

"Where did the frisbee come from, and where did the sound come from?"

Ember's attention immediately shifted from the trembling, grotesque snake to the rapidly rising disc above his head.

Along with the frisbee came a chanting sound that seemed quite familiar to Ember.

"Interesting? Is it trying to fly straight up?" Ember glanced into the distance at the light trailing a blue flame.

This thing must be the legendary "treasure" of Liyue. It seems to be able to bypass the thick layers of soil in the Rocky Abyss and create a spatial passage directly to the surface.

"Unfortunately, it won't be that easy." Yu Jin crossed his arms and sighed.

Going down the towering abyss is easy, but going up is a different story. It's a troublesome place, teeming with resentment.

Humans, monsters, other races... they're usually fine, but now that such a conspicuous target has appeared above their heads, how could they not notice it?

As expected, the blue light rose faster and faster, but the light at the exit became smaller and smaller.

Some humanoid black and red resentment began to materialize and cling to the blue light.

"Go out...go out, I want to go out..." They had been in the Abyss of Layered Rocks for a long time and wanted to go out and see the world.

The blue light flickered a few times, but still maintained its upward trajectory. However, as more and more resentment crawled out from the nearby void and clung to the blue light, the rising beam began to fall.

"Tsk tsk tsk." Yu Jin shook his head, then bent his knees.

"Want to get up there? You'd be better off coming over and helping me move some Hilichurls!"

"boom!"

This time, Ember held back, and the ground he was standing on completely collapsed, with the half-buried Frost Nail falling down with the collapsing soil.

It struck the convulsing giant serpent of the ruins squarely. In an instant, the serpent's erratic movements ceased—it was now completely paralyzed.

Unfortunately, no matter what changes occurred to the giant serpent in the ruins, Ember would never give it a second glance.

He strongly suspected that the complex network of tunnels beneath the abyss of layered rocks was likely dug out by this giant iron serpent.

It's a miracle that Ember didn't dismantle it into pieces, given how much it can dig.

The blue light gradually became clearer in his eyes, and Yu Jin realized that this thing was not a plate, but a much larger magic circle.

On this magic circle, there were several familiar faces of the embers.

"I didn't expect to run into an acquaintance here?" Yu Jin braced his hands under the magic circle, stopping his fall.

"ember?!"

When Ye Lan heard Yu Jin's voice, she was first startled, and then overjoyed.

"Where are you? Help us get out of here!" Ye Lan looked around, but apart from the black and red spatial barriers around her, she couldn't see any embers.

“I’m down there.” Ember reached out and tapped the area below the magic circle.

Hearing the noise, Yelan looked down and saw the large face of the ember pressed against the ground—this magic circle was transparent, allowing a direct view of the scene below.

"Wait a moment, I'll take you to a safe place right away." Seeing that Ye Lan had noticed him, Yu Jin didn't waste any more words and said that he was about to take them to a safe place.

Upon hearing this, Ye Lan breathed a sigh of relief. With Yu Jin's help, she shouldn't have to worry about not being able to get out.

However, to Ye Lan's surprise, the surrounding scenery did not extend forward, but instead rushed backward.

"Ember! What are you trying to do?!"

"We'll take you to a safe place!!!"

Amidst shouts and screams, the blue streak in the sky was pulled by Ember and flown into the upside-down city.

"Boom!"

The building hanging upside down at the top trembled several times, and then, in the disappearing stream of light, several figures gradually stood up.

"Bang bang bang!"

Several disruptive arrows flew and hit Ember, thoughtfully washing away the dust that had settled on him.

"Hey! You're being so enthusiastic as soon as we meet? Is it really necessary?" Yu Jin saw Ye Lan gritting her teeth and shrugged, looking like it was none of his business.

"Fine! You don't have to help me then!" Ye Lan snorted and put her weapon away after seeing that Yu Jin had taken several devastating arrows without getting hurt.

Actually, she wasn't angry that Ember didn't help. What really angered her was that not only did Ember not help, he also pulled them back to the ground!

Anyone would be angry in this situation.

"I mean, you guys in Liyue actually have such a cool place?" In the distance, a horned man who was much taller than the others exclaimed with a laugh.

He had arrived at the edge of the upside-down city and was eagerly trying to jump down, but a masked woman kept pushing him back, preventing him from doing so.

"Cool?" Ye Lan frowned when she saw Yi Dou's excited expression.

"This place is anything but cool. If you see anything strange, it's best to stay away."

Ye Lan also came to the edge of the building. She looked down, wanting to see what the "cool" scene that Yi Dou had mentioned was all about.

"..."

Then she fell silent.

Ye Lan rubbed her eyes, now wondering if she was dreaming. Only in dreams could such a bizarre scene of "the giant abyss of rock being illuminated" appear.

Below the crowd, countless rainbow stones emitted a seven-colored light, illuminating the originally dark ground as bright as day.

Moreover, everyone could see an extended "band of light" rising from below, reaching their location.

"Ember! What have you been doing here?!" Ye Lan turned around, clenching her fists as she asked Ember.

Damn it, the pitch-black, layered abyss is starting to glow! This must be a dream!

"Nothing much, just made this place a little cooler." Ember gave Ichidou a thumbs up; great minds think alike!

Chapter 616 Keep it a secret my ass

2024-04-20

Chapter 616 Keep...my bullshit secret

"You mean... you were originally in charge of exploring the Layered Rock Abyss?" Yu Jin pointed to Ye Lan, who was sitting cross-legged opposite him, and asked as if to confirm.

“That’s right, this place should have been my responsibility, but I sensed something unusual recently, so I came in to check!” Ye Lan glanced at the people around her.

Immortal, half-immortal, idler, two rice-dwelling women—you wouldn't believe it until you investigate!

When did so many people infiltrate the Abyss of Layered Rocks?

"Strange activity? I'm truly sorry." Ember naturally assumed it was caused by his carelessly discarding rainbow stones underground and packing up Hilichurls.

"It's not because of you, it's because of something else." Ye Lan shook her head, then stroked the Taiwei Instrument Plate beside her and exhaled.

"Now, these strange anomalies should disappear."

Unconsciously, a smile appeared on Ye Lan's lips. After finding the Taiwei Instrument Plate, the faint tremor in her heart disappeared.

Everything she does now is not only to pursue so-called "excitement," but also to protect the safety of Liyue.

"And what about this one? How did this famous lawyer from Liyue end up in this godforsaken place, the Rocky Abyss?" Ember turned to look at Smoke.

As Liyue's top lawyer, Yanfei's reputation is known to everyone, and Yujin has naturally heard of her as well.

The main reason was that he had heard that Yan Fei was half-human and half-immortal, which made Yu Jin very curious about how an animal-form immortal could have offspring with a human.

Unfortunately, Yan Fei's parents had long since traveled far and wide, making it impossible to ask them for help.

"Haha, I didn't expect that the equally famous Mr. Yu Jin would know me?" Yan Fei seemed a little surprised.

Ember is also quite famous in Liyue. If Yanfei hadn't been so busy, she probably would have already paid a visit to this legendary and "unique" adventurer.

"I came here because of a commission. But now that commission should be considered complete." Yan Fei looked down at the Taiwei Instrument Plate next to Ye Lan, at the will she had accidentally found in the book. Was it finished?

"I see." Yu Jin nodded, puzzled. He now realized that being a lawyer wasn't easy.

This is the kind of work that adventurers would do, yet it requires the help of a lawyer.