Genshin Impact, starting from becoming the God of the Ocean

Su Zhe noticed that the ancient rock dragon lizard did not come this way, but instead stayed where it was.

Of course, it might not even need to lift a finger, because as time went on, more and more rock dragons emerged from the ground and joined the battle.

Sensing something was wrong, Keqing immediately ordered the Thousand Rock Army to retreat.

After retreating about two kilometers, the rock dragon lizards finally stopped their pursuit.

"Phew~ This is too much, even more than when we came before."

Paimon patted the little bun and said.

"Strange, why aren't they chasing us anymore?"

The sheer number of rock dragon lizards just now was nearly a thousand, a dense, overwhelming force; there was simply no way to fight them.

Even if Su Zhe were to intervene, he might not be able to handle it, since these rock dragon lizards are all very strong and can burrow underground.

"Actually, this isn't the first time this has happened," said the commander of the Thousand Rock Army who returned with them. "We discovered that the activity range of this group of rock dragon lizards is limited to Tianqiu Valley and they won't move any further."

"What's the deal with that ancient rock dragon lizard?" Su Zhe asked. "Has it appeared before?"

"No, it has never come out of that giant pit before. This is the first time. We don't know why. Maybe the reconnaissance team angered it last time. That guy is not easy to deal with."

When the ancient rock dragon lizard was mentioned, the captain immediately showed a look of lingering fear.

"It seems that the human wave tactic won't work. We need to figure out why they're here."

"Su Zhe, do you have any good ideas?"

Ke Qing asked.

Su Zhe stroked his chin. Perhaps due to the power of the Rock God, his perception of the earth's veins had become extremely sharp.

Just now, he vaguely sensed something unusual about the flow of power in this land, and the change was moving towards the Tianqiu Valley. In other words, the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard appeared here to stop them rather than kill them.

"We need to go over and check the situation."

In this kind of situation, having too many people can easily lead to problems, so Su Zhe did not bring Qianyan Army along, but only Ying and Keqing.

By using the power of time to conceal their presence, they were not discovered by the rock dragon lizards along the way.

When they arrived at the site of the previous battle, the ancient rock dragon lizard was gone, and the flow of earth vein power became more and more obvious, and it was coming from underground.

Su Zhe did not linger and continued on to the giant pit where the ancient rock dragon lizard had appeared.

“It’s back here again.” Paimon peered down curiously. “Strange, is there something important here? It was like it was guarding this place, trying to stop us from coming.”

"Wait, could there be... could there be an even more terrifying monster down there? Ugh~"

As he spoke, Paimon's expression turned frightened.

Su Zhe didn't know if she was genuinely scared or a professional actress, but according to unreliable sources, this girl had once saved Ying from General Lei Dian.

Actually, he had asked Paimon before if he remembered anything before he met Ying, and Paimon said he didn't remember, that he had forgotten everything before, and then he chuckled.

There is definitely something down there.

Su Zhe reached out and touched a large expanse of earth to make his senses clearer.

"There are traces of elemental power flowing."

After carefully sensing it for a while, I realized that the power elements contained primarily water, which corresponded to the elemental properties exhibited by the ancient rock dragon lizard below.

Although rock dragons are born from rocks and are mainly composed of rock elements, their appearance also exhibits characteristics of other elements because the earth's veins contain seven elements.

It's like fighting an Ancient Rock Lizard in a game; sometimes you get water resistance, and sometimes you get ice resistance.

What? You haven't played much?

Then you must not be someone who likes to inflict damage.

Otherwise, the Ancient Rock Lizard of Liyue and the Inazuma doll would definitely be frequent visitors.

"Have you noticed anything?"

After a while, Ke Qing asked.

Because the flow of power originated underground, she didn't sense anything.

"Could there really be a monster?" Paimon scratched his head. "You just said... power flow, could it be that the monster is absorbing power? Trying to come out from underground?"

Su Zhe looked up at her and said, "What you said has reminded me."

"Huh? W-what's wrong?"

Su Zhe softly recited: "The stone of Taoyu can illuminate the eight directions. It shines like stars in the sky, unparalleled in its vastness. The heavens move and all things change, mountains and seas take shape. Stars are born in the wasteland, as bright as the blazing sun. The bright moon falls from the branches, and the dragon roars in the southern sky. The blazing sun shines for a moment, but the heart of the rock remains unmoved."

Ying tilted her head: "What's this?"

"It tells the story of the Dragon King Ruoduo and the Rock King Emperor."

After Ke Qing finished speaking, she saw the three people looking at her, so she coughed lightly and said, "I have a friend who likes to listen to storytellers tell the story of the Rock King Emperor. She told me about it."

Paimon scratched his head: "Keqing's friend? Is she also one of the Seven Stars?"

"No, she... um, don't worry about the details. Su Zhe, were you trying to say that this matter is related to the Dragon King Ruo Tuo?"

"It's not certain yet; we need to verify it to be clear."

It's pretty much confirmed that these rock dragon lizards are all 'subjects' of the Naga King, and their activity is definitely related to him.

"Traveler, Keqing, that big guy down there is yours."

"how about you?"

"I want to see how it affects the flow of power. Don't worry, if you can't beat it, I'll step in."

"Need not."

After Ke Qing finished speaking, she threw out a lightning mark, then quickly flashed over, caught up in mid-air, and used the same trick to easily jump down.

As for Ying... she took out a small Wind Wing from her backpack.

This is a modified version, designed to make it easier to navigate through areas where you can't get down in the wild, using the Wind Wings instead.

Roar! ! !

When Luminous flew down, Keqing was already fighting with the Ancient Rock Dragon.

"Go, Keqing!"

Paimon also began his 'battle'.

After observing for a while and confirming that there would be no immediate problems, Su Zhe then carefully sensed the flow of power within the earth's veins.

"It has indeed weakened."

As the ancient rock dragon moved, the flow of power noticeably slowed down, perhaps just as Paimon said, it was 'transferring' power.

Su Zhe discovered that this huge sinkhole was like a natural sedimentation tank, with very obvious fluctuations in the earth's vein power.

Under normal circumstances, this could not have been caused by an earthquake; it may have already existed.

Perhaps it was the people of Tuozi who were consciously planning all of this, in order to restore Tuozi's energy and help him break free from the seal as soon as possible.

Considering that Tuozi Ge can absorb more than one type of power, there are likely several other power transmission points centered on the Fulong Tree.

The problem is, even if you know it, and you stop the transmission of power, what if Tuozi tries to break out? If Zhongli isn't there, he can't stop him!

"Forget it, if he really comes out, that's Rock God's business, what does it have to do with me, Su Zhe?"

Thinking this, he jumped down from above, landing squarely on the Ancient Rock Lizard that was fighting Keqing and Luminous.

The latter was in the middle of a fierce fight, grudges from a thousand years ago, and was preparing to collect some interest from the two humans in front of it. As a result, Su Zhe stomped on it and stomped it into the pit.

The ancient rock dragon lizard roared, spewing jets of water from its body. Unfortunately, Su Zhe would be more wary if it made thunder, but as for spewing water, go ask the water goddess and see if she can outspray me.

Despite being propelled by the water column, Su Zhe grabbed the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard by the tail and threw it out. Then, using the gauntlets transformed from the Rock Hypostasis, he unleashed a hundred Ora attacks.

"No matter how many times I watch it, I always find it incredible."

Keqing clicked her tongue in amazement as she watched the ancient rock dragon lizard utterly powerless against Su Zhe's fists.

Who would have thought that the little whale we met in the Guyun Pavilion waters would become such a powerful Liyue master in the blink of an eye?

Moreover, even immortals couldn't exert such strange strength with a human body, right?

"Is there?"

Ying and Paimon were completely oblivious, having already witnessed the intense hand-to-hand combat between Kyogre and Dvalin back in Mondstadt.

As they were talking, night suddenly fell, and Su Zhe, in his Kyogre form, swallowed the half-dead Ancient Rock Lizard.

It's elemental life force, after all, and its protein content is six times that of ordinary sea monsters. Why not take it?

When the night ended, Keqing and the other two looked closely, but the huge dragon lizard had disappeared.

"Huh? Where did it go?"

Su Zhe walked towards them and shrugged: "They died and then returned to the earth."

"Oh."

The three had no doubts.

Su Zhe continued to examine the flow of the earth's energy. Sure enough, once the ancient rock dragon lizard died, the transmission of water elemental energy completely stopped.

"It seems my guess was right. However, this is a place where the earth's ley line power is concentrated. If left unattended for a while, another ancient rock dragon lizard will grow and continue to transmit power."

Ke Qing was taken aback: "Then what should we do? Should we seal this place off? And what about disrupting the cycle of the earth's ley lines?"

"Destruction is unacceptable, as it will affect the entire Liyue ley lines. Liyue was already somewhat devastated due to excessive mining."

Su Zhe pondered for a moment, "I think we need a professional to come up with a solution. This is the first time I've encountered something like this, so let's do it this way."

“Now we’ll split into two groups. Keqing and I will go find the remaining locations where the power is transmitted. Traveler, you go back to Liyue Harbor and ask Mr. Zhongli if he has any ideas.”

"Zhongli?"

Keqing asked doubtfully, "Although he is very knowledgeable, he is just an ordinary human, right? This matter may very well involve the Dragon King Ruotu. Does he really have a way to deal with it?"

"Give it a try, it's better than doing nothing, right?"

Su Zhe smiled slightly.

Old man, you dump everything on me and think you can go off and slack off? No way!

We can just set up a stall together. Anyway, Liyue isn't mine. Let's see who gets anxious first.