This new world welcomed its first living being.
It possessed intelligence.
It possessed immense strength.
And it possessed the ability to reproduce.
The newborn young dragon roamed freely between heaven and earth.
It absorbed the power of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, gradually growing larger.
But it was lonely.
Because it was the first lifeform.
There was no one it could communicate with.
So it could only grow silently within this vast world.
At first, its body length was barely ten meters.
As time slowly flowed onward, it continued to grow.
Every night, it would climb to the top of a mountain and gaze up at the brilliant starry sky, reverence shining in its pupils.
It seemed to sense that something existed in the void beyond.
Meanwhile, the plants on the earth told the story of spring passing into autumn.
Year after year passed.
The young dragon grew even larger.
Its body was pitch black, its scales fine and orderly.
It had no limbs, moving like a serpent.
Yet the aura surrounding it felt immense and ancient.
Facing it was like facing a prehistoric creature.
That year, its body length had reached dozens of li.
When it lay quietly among the mountains, it seemed as if its body had merged with the landscape itself.
Rumble…
Another rainy season arrived.
Watching the lightning flash across the sky, the dragon understood something.
Another lifeform was about to be born.
So it waited patiently.
After some time—
A smaller dragon, less than ten meters long, appeared nearby.
This younger dragon was entirely purple, with lightning arcs dancing across its body.
It controlled the power of the Electro element.
The thunder dragon addressed the first lifeform as "King."
In the dragons' understanding:
The King was the first inheritor of the Primordial power, the one who held the Primordial Authority.
Chat Group Reactions
Kaeya:
"So the first dragon king is Nibelung, and the second is the Electro Dragon King?"
"But wait—people always talk about the Seven Dragon Kings."
"If we include Nibelung, doesn't that make eight?"
Apep:
"No idea."
Albedo:
"There's no need to dwell on that."
"Every Teyvat timeline appears to have slightly different history."
"In this video, it seems that Nibelung exists above the seven dragon kings."
Nilou:
"They look so intelligent."
"And they keep worshipping the stars at fixed intervals."
"It's like they know Gu Chen died in the void." 😲
Azhdaha:
"In this episode, the Sect Leader is essentially the creator of everything."
"We don't know if it was intentional."
"But the dragon kings are clearly grateful."
"Just like we feel gratitude toward the earth that nurtures us."
Venti:
"I feel like the Sect Leader will return in a very unexpected way." 🤔
Zhongli:
"When dragon kings fall, they eventually return."
"For someone of his scale… his return is inevitable."
Paimon:
"Now I understand that keyword!"
"If the dragons admire him like this…"
"Then Focalors probably admired Creator Gu Chen at the beginning too!"
Focalors:
"Just watching the video already makes him seem incredibly great." 😊
Xingqiu:
"Time is accelerating."
"More lifeforms seem to be appearing."
Chongyun:
"When do we finally see humans?"
Sustainer:
"No idea. Probably a long time from now."
Birth of the Dragon Kings
After the second young dragon was born, the third appeared even sooner.
Nibelung didn't wait long before the Fire Dragon King came to greet him.
By then, Nibelung had grown into a colossal creature.
When he looked at the younger dragons, his gaze carried both strictness and gentleness.
Like an older sibling watching over younger ones.
A few years later—
Among the forests, spiritual plants gave birth to the Dendro Dragon King.
She was the ruler of vegetation, with absolute control over Dendro power.
Azhdaha:
"That must be Apep, right?"
"She looks tiny."
"But tiny dragons are cute." 😏
Apep:
"Say that to my face." 😊
Osial:
"Azhdaha, go ahead."
"You'll realize your full body is about the size of Apep's head."
Azhdaha:
"I don't get it."
"What kind of desert soil grows dragons that big?!" 🤨
Dehya:
"Sumeru's desert doesn't grow people…"
"But maybe it does grow dragons." 🌸
A Growing World
As the seasons passed, the world was no longer inhabited only by dragons.
Mountains gradually filled with beasts and birds.
The oceans gained fish and sea creatures.
Sustainer:
"History might already be wrong from this point onward."
Kaeya:
"It's been wrong since the beginning."
"The entire universe formed from Gu Chen's death."
Heizou:
"If only we had historical records."
Sustainer uploaded:
📜 "Byakuyakoku Collection"
Sustainer:
"These are human historical records."
"Some parts are distorted, some inaccurate."
"Use them as reference."
Xingqiu:
"According to these records…"
"The Primordial One and his Shades created birds, beasts, fish, plants…"
"And finally humans."
"No wonder you said history became strange here."
Lyney:
"I mean… we should've expected this."
"If Gu Chen's death created a world…"
"Creating plants and animals would be easy."
"As for humans…"
"Maybe those monkeys in the mountains are the beginning."
Albedo:
"Monkey evolution into humans?"
"It's possible."
"But normally that would take millions of years."
"If Primordial Blood is involved, the process might accelerate."
Heizou:
"Maybe a monkey accidentally touched golden blood one day…"
"And suddenly evolved into a human."
Sucrose:
"That's unlikely."
"Most surface dragon blood has already finished evolving."
Nilou:
"This conversation suddenly became very high-level." 😵
Collei:
"I don't understand any of it."
"But that's fine."
"I'm just waiting for Gu Chen's resurrection!" 🎉
The Age of Dragons
Dragons could speak.
Few understood their language.
Luckily, the video provided subtitles.
This world had clearly become a paradise for dragons.
As time passed, more species appeared.
Eventually, the dominant race of the world became dragons.
From the Dragon Kings' conversations:
Nibelung's bloodline was closest to the Dragon Ancestor.
The seven elemental kings came next.
Other strange-looking dragons possessed impure bloodlines.
These dragons barely resembled true dragons.
But Nibelung and the kings didn't reject them.
Apep:
"No. I definitely reject them."
"I just didn't say it." 😏
Azhdaha:
"What kind of statement is that?!"
Dvalin:
"So I'm being expelled from dragonhood now?!"
Azhdaha:
"Why didn't Morax sculpt me more handsome back then?!"
Dvalin:
"…"
Zhongli:
"That's not my fault."
"You were simply too fat." 😌
Nibelung Leaves the World
One day—
Nibelung looked up at the stars.
A strange impulse stirred within him.
After long contemplation, he said:
"I will go search for the traces of the Ancestor."
The seven dragon kings did not object.
Instead, they felt excited.
So Nibelung left the world.
He traveled through the cosmic sea.
He saw blazing suns.
He saw drifting skeletons in space.
He drifted farther and farther from his world.
Eventually—
He saw a golden waterfall in space.
It was power collapsing.
An incredibly majestic sight.
The energy was so overwhelming that Nibelung dared not approach.
He could only bow in silent reverence before moving on.
Everywhere he looked, he saw traces of the Ancestor.
The empty void had been turned into a dazzling universe by the dismantling of the supreme being.
The more he saw, the deeper his awe became.
The Red Corruption
After a long journey—
Nibelung encountered a bone wrapped in crimson mist.
The red aura felt ominous.
Yet it called to him.
It tempted him.
It promised power.
Nibelung shook his head.
He sensed danger and turned away.
But later—
He saw more bones covered in the same red corruption.
These bones drifted through space.
When they touched stars, dramatic changes occurred.
The red power began invading the stars.
Some stars were consumed.
Some resisted and evolved.
Some exploded entirely.
Return to the Dragon World
Nibelung returned and told the seven dragon kings everything he had seen.
The outside universe consisted of the Ancestor's remnants.
The dragon kings were stunned.
But life continued as usual.
Until one day—
Nibelung looked up and saw a white light falling from the sky.
It crashed into the world with tremendous force.
It was an egg.
Before he could investigate—
The egg hatched.
From it emerged a winged being wearing a crown.
Its gender was impossible to determine.
Chat Group Shock
Heizou:
"That's Phanes, the Primordial One, right?"
"According to the Byakuyakoku records… the war is about to begin?"
Azhdaha:
"I have a question."
"If the entire universe formed after Gu Chen's death…"
"Then what exactly is Phanes?"
"He doesn't seem native to Teyvat."
"Did he come from another universe?"
Albedo:
"Interesting…"
"So Phanes might also have deep ties with Gu Chen?"
Thoma:
"So… is it basically children fighting over their father's authority?" 😨
Nilou:
"That sounds strangely familiar!"
Charlotte:
"That's a huge headline!"
Sustainer:
"Your train of thought is honestly ridiculously outrageous." 😑
Abyss Prince:
"Whatever!"
"Clearly someone was jealous that the dragons resembled the Dragon Ancestor and wanted to eliminate them." 😏
Enjou:
"That might actually be the truth."
The War Begins
The foreign being arrived.
He created four shining shadows.
He created humanity.
He used his eggshell to seal the world away from the universe.
This enraged the dragon kings.
They couldn't understand his actions.
War erupted immediately.
Nibelung led the dragons to drive out the intruder.
Phanes and his four shades fought the dragon kings.
The sky collapsed.
The earth shattered.
Kaeya:
"The Byakuyakoku records say the war lasted forty years."
"But this battle is so huge we can't even measure the time here."
Azhdaha:
"The Fire Dragon King was suppressed beneath the ocean."
Yanfei:
"I don't understand."
"Why did Phanes immediately clash with the dragon kings?"
"They were the native rulers of the world."
Focalors:
"From a justice standpoint…"
"The Primordial One seized everything belonging to the dragons."
"But this world doesn't operate purely on justice."
"In the end, it's simply about whose fists are stronger." 🤔
Tartaglia:
"Hehe."
"Skill issue." 😏
Defeat of the Dragons
After an unknown span of time—
The dragon kings lost.
No matter how unwilling they were, they had to accept reality.
With humiliation and fury, they bowed to the heavens.
But Nibelung could not accept this outcome.
In his eyes, the outsider was a thief.
The dragons had failed to protect what their Ancestor left behind.
Furious and ashamed, Nibelung stared at the false sky.
He would never give up.
So he left the world again and returned to the cosmic sea.
Corruption Returns
But the universe had changed.
The once-beautiful starry sea had become ominous.
More and more corrupted entities were approaching.
The seductive voice returned.
Last time, Nibelung resisted.
But now—
With anger and hatred in his heart—
His mental defenses were weaker.
His eyes slowly turned crimson.
Terrifying power surged through his body.
He closed his eyes and accepted the corrupt power.
Back in the world—
Another outsider appeared.
And war began once more.
Chat Analysis
Heizou:
"Wait!"
"The Byakuyakoku records say humans must not give in to temptation."
"That must mean this corrupt power!"
"Look at Nibelung in space—he's going dark!"
Zhongli:
"Logically speaking…"
"Phanes likely knew those corrupted powers outside the world were extremely dangerous."
"So he used his eggshell to isolate the world."
"But the dragon kings didn't understand this."
"They believed everything came from the Ancestor and insisted on worshipping the stars."
"That contradiction probably caused the conflict."
Apep:
"If dragons die from corruption, that's their problem."
"What does that have to do with him?"
"Mind your own business." 😒
Paimon:
"Uh… that's harsh." 😳
Kaeya:
"She's not entirely wrong."
"But it seems Phanes was trying to protect the entire world."
"That corruption looks terrifying."
"Unless Gu Chen revives…"
"Everyone else can only hide from it."
Thoma:
"So who's the Second Descender?"
Kaeya:
"No idea."
"But I'm more interested in the Third Descender."
"The Gnoses were made from Gu Chen's bones, right?"
Azhdaha:
"Wait."
"If Nibelung gets corrupted and returns…"
"Would the new world mistake him for the Third Descender?"
Heizou:
"…Huh?!"
Osial:
"…Huh?!"
Dvalin:
"Bro, that's a wild theory."
Sustainer:
"In the past, history only had minor deviations."
"But now…"
"This is basically an entirely different Teyvat."
"…Though honestly, anything seems possible now." 🌌
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