The seas at the edge of the world were still turbulent, but for Dvalin, the former overlord of the Sky, and Osial, the Vortex God, these were nothing.
"Is this the Dark Sea?" Osial poked his head out, glancing at the shimmering light band.
"Beyond this light band, it is," Yu Jin said, sitting on Dvalin's head and nodding.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Osial only watched for a moment before excitedly swimming in, as if not at all worried about the dangers within.
"Follow him, Dvalin," Yu Jin patted Dvalin's head. The latter then followed Osial, flying into the boundary between the Dark Sea and the continent.
The scene of the seven distinct elements they had seen before appeared in Osial and Dvalin's Vision.
But with Osial and Dvalin present, new information emerged this time.
"Why do I feel somewhat relaxed?" Dvalin moved through the world of elements.
The elemental power, visible to the naked eye, brushed past Dvalin's body, surprisingly making him feel comfortable.
This was a sensation he had never experienced within Teyvat. As the apex of elemental beings, Dvalin was highly immune to elemental power, and he had indeed visited some places within Teyvat with unusually high elemental concentrations.
But those places had never brought him any sense of relaxation or comfort. If anything, staying in areas with high elemental concentrations, Dvalin always felt like something was crawling on him, always wanting to scratch.
Danger was certainly not a concern, but it was definitely not comfortable either.
But why did he feel comfortable at the edge of the Dark Sea, where the elemental concentration was so high?
"Are you a dragon? Like Azhdaha, that fat dragon?" Osial asked, his eyes squinted as he bathed in the ocean of elements.
This Dark Sea was quite exhilarating.
"Hmm, I suppose so," Dvalin nodded.
"Then that's it," Osial took a deep breath, then choked and coughed a few times. "Cough, cough, cough! What fierce Light Realm Power!"
"Light Realm Power? What is that?" Yu Jin scratched his head, as if something new had appeared.
"Oh? It's rare for there to be something you don't know? Then let me, Osial, explain it to you properly!" Osial became greatly excited seeing Dvalin and Yu Jin's bewildered expressions.
Haha, another chance to show off.
"No, actually, there's still a lot I know," Yu Jin shook his head unhurriedly.
He then took out several sheets of white paper covered in writing from his embrace. Yu Jin flicked his hand, and several pages flew before Osial's eyes.
"Dvalin, close your eyes! You must not look!" Yu Jin said, then lay on Dvalin's dragon head, covering his eyes.
Dvalin felt the palm on his eyelids and rolled his eyes helplessly. Yu Jin's small palm, trying to cover his eyes? That was quite a stretch.
However, Dvalin obediently closed his eyes. Anyway, he wasn't interested in the little secrets between Yu Jin and Osial.
"What is this?" Osial used his tail to remove the paper stuck to his face, then squinted to examine it closely—the paper was too small for Osial; he couldn't see anything without squinting.
On the first line of the white paper, it was clearly written: "[The Primordial Usurper]Phanes..."
Osial closed his eyes. The white paper on his tail was soaked by elemental power and became part of the sea.
"Yu Jin, if you want me dead, you can just say so, there's no need to go through all this trouble," Osial opened his eyes again, looking at Yu Jin with a determined expression, as if ready to die.
"Wow, is this thing really that powerful?" Yu Jin was incredibly surprised to see Osial's reaction.
He had initially thought Andrius was just scaring him. Trying it out on Osial today, he didn't expect it to be quite effective.
"Is this a question of whether it's powerful or not? This is a question of where I should find a place to be buried!" Osial's five heads began to twist, looking like he was having a sudden seizure.
"What's wrong with you?"
"What's wrong with me? I'm going to die! Later, give my essence to Beisht again and tell her I love her." Osial twisted around, but nothing came out.
"What's going on? Where's my power?" Osial looked shocked. Could it be that Celestia had already made a move so quickly?
"Think carefully, where does your Current power come from?" Yu Jin pointed at Osial's reddish body with a serious expression, then continued:
"Besides, this is the Dark Sea, right? If the people from above can see me, I'll take their surname, okay!"
Upon hearing this, Osial's frantically twisting body suddenly stiffened. Apparently, it seemed to be true!
"So, you were deliberately trying to scare me?"
"Smart. I have more here. Do you want to take a copy for Beisht to see?" Yu Jin said, and a thick stack of white papers appeared in his hand.
Written densely on them was precisely the "before sun and moon," which was absolutely forbidden by Celestia.
Osial's ten eyes immediately widened. This wasn't white paper; these were clearly large nails!
As long as one left the Dark Sea, with just one sheet of this paper, one could claim a Skyfrost Nail. Who could withstand that?
It seemed no one on the ground could withstand it. Realizing this, Osial gasped in cold air.
"Go away, go away! Give this thing to whoever you want, I don't want it!"
Osial was still planning to take Beisht on a trip to Teyvat; he couldn't get involved with something so terrifying.
"So, what is Light Realm Power?" Dvalin had already opened his eyes, but he had been watching Osial and Yu Jin bicker. Now he couldn't hold back and interrupted.
"Right! I'm curious too, I really don't know this," Yu Jin nodded, putting the thick "before sun and moon" back into his pouch, agreeing.
"Well..., I don't know too much about it," Osial pondered for a moment, then explained as he moved deeper:
"The world's powers are roughly divided into three types: Human Realm Power, Light Realm Power, and Void Realm Power."
"Uh..., can it be roughly divided like this?" Osial said, scratching his head with his tail, looking unsure.
"Human Realm Power is related to humans, things like consciousness, beliefs, memories... these are all part of Human Realm Power."
"Light Realm Power is the most primitive, most barren, and most volatile elemental power."
"As for Void Realm Power, I don't know much about it. The Abyss, forbidden things, powers from beyond the world... they are all it. This thing is very sinister, it's best not to touch it at all."
After Osial finished speaking, he glanced at Yu Jin, paused, and added: "Yu Jin, you do as you please. I'm mainly talking to Dvalin."
"Aha? So this is primitive Light Realm Power then?" Yu Jin looked at the elemental power permeating the Sky, understanding.
"Yes, isn't Dvalin a dragon? He is the apex of elemental beings, so of course he feels an affinity for primitive Light Realm Power."
Osial looked at Dvalin, speculating.
"Then why doesn't Teyvat's elemental power feel like this?" A new doubt arose in Dvalin's mind.
"The elemental power within Teyvat? That has been mixed with the Human Realm," Osial chuckled a few times.
"Think about it? How do Visions come about? Why do Gods all love humans?"
"Even the elemental power dispersed in the atmosphere has gone through the Ley Line circulation. Ley Lines, those are things that store all memories."
Osial crossed the light band and entered the Dark Sea.
Countless giant waves and elemental Current continuously pounded Osial's massive body. However, the Five-Headed Sea Dragon showed not the slightest tremor.
Coupled with Osial's steady tone, at this moment, he finally had a semblance of the Vortex God.
"So, how do you plan to find your wife?" Yu Jin looked at the churning sea, asking the showboating Osial.
"I don't know?"
Osial held his head high, but unfortunately, let alone Beisht, he didn't even see a single hair.
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