Inside the top-floor suite of the Palais Mermonia.
On the wide bed, Furina, small compared to Gu Chen's tall frame, leaned comfortably against his chest.
The video was filled with far too many mysteries.
Why had the being everyone naturally called the "Primordial True King" fallen?
What exactly was that ominous red corruption?
Why did Phanes fight the Dragon Kings?
And what happened after Nibelung returned?
Furina was extremely curious.
She looked up at Gu Chen and asked:
"After Nibelung came back… could he defeat Phanes?"
Gu Chen shook his head.
Furina blinked in surprise.
"Even after absorbing that strange power he still couldn't win? Is Phanes really that strong?!"
"Who knows," Gu Chen said with a smile.
"Phanes holds many authorities right now. Being powerful would be normal."
"That makes sense…"
Furina thought for a moment, then continued:
"But you're still the most amazing. Just one hair falling from your body can evolve into an entire world—and even create Dragon Kings like Nibelung!"
"Of course!"
Receiving praise from Furina, Gu Chen nodded proudly.
With a smug look he said:
"Right now, I'll grant you the chance to pay homage to the Primordial True King—"
Before he could finish—
Furina rolled her eyes, grabbed something under the blanket, her cheeks turning red.
"What did you just say?" she demanded.
Gu Chen immediately corrected himself with a serious expression.
"I said that even a majestic being like the Primordial True King would still bow before our Furina."
"That's more like it!"
Furina squinted happily and leaned back into his arms.
"I'm really curious what you'll look like when you revive…"
"…Actually, you're already very handsome."
The Second Descender's Defeat
The Second Descender ultimately failed to defeat Phanes.
After losing, the figure vanished without a trace.
During the battle, a portion of land sank into the deepest ocean.
There was no time to examine what happened in Enkanomiya at that moment.
Soon after—
Nibelung returned.
War erupted once again.
With the support of that corrupt power, Nibelung could now fight Phanes evenly by himself.
The world once again descended into destruction.
The remaining Dragon Kings watched Nibelung in silence.
He had changed.
He was no longer the Dragon King they once knew.
Now he looked more like a creature controlled by hatred and distortion.
Even with his terrifying new power, Nibelung still lost to Phanes.
His escaping energy polluted the earth, staining the sky blood red.
Phanes exhausted his power to erase the corruption.
Then he stared at Nibelung's corpse for a long time.
Finally—
He took the body away.
Chat Group
Azhdaha:
"Holy—are they really going to turn Nibelung's bones into the Gnoses?!" 😨
Kaeya:
"That's kind of absurd."
"But since Nibelung left Teyvat and returned later, being considered the Third Descender actually makes sense."
"Though honestly, carrying that thing around sounds unlucky." 😂
Lumine:
"Now I understand why the Archons all gave away their Gnoses."
"They each found reasonable excuses."
"Venti even put on a little performance." 😏
Venti:
"Ehe!"
Dvalin:
"So you knew everything but refused to explain, making everyone guess?!" 😡
Paimon:
"Do you think the Cryo Archon collecting Gnoses might be trying to revive the Third Descender?" 🤔
Heizou:
"That actually sounds reasonable."
"But if he revives… can he defeat Celestia?"
Xingqiu:
"The Sustainer said she's half-crippled already."
"If the Third Descender revives, it might work."
Albedo:
"If Celestia is indeed weakened, it's possible."
"But whether the Third Descender in our world is really Nibelung remains uncertain."
Aether (Abyss Prince):
"I used to think I understood the world well."
"But now it's becoming more confusing than ever." 😐
Dainsleif:
"The source of everything is Mr. Gu Chen… or rather, the Exposure System." 🤷
Kaeya:
"Looks like we're approaching the Archon War era."
Decline of the Dragon Kings
After Nibelung's failed revenge, the world slowly returned to stability.
The ancient Elemental Dragon Kings gradually declined.
Some had fallen.
Some had hidden themselves.
But they never forgot—
The usurper in the sky had stolen their authorities.
To them, this was an insult to the Ancestor.
An act of blasphemy.
So the dragon kings hid, waiting for another opportunity.
Meanwhile the world changed dramatically.
New beings began appearing—
Gods (Archons).
Favored by heaven, they possessed authority and power.
During the early era when there were still few gods, chaos frequently occurred in the sky.
Chat Group
Yoimiya:
"I wish we could see more."
"But the scenes are skipping too quickly."
"I think I saw a goddess's corpse turning into the moon?" 🤨
Kaeya:
"And that chariot-looking thing falling from the sky looked terrifying."
"I wonder how it compares to Planet Befall? @Zhongli"
Zhongli:
"Difficult to say."
Venti:
"Why are there still thousands of years before I'm born?!" 😭
Osial:
"You think you're impatient?"
"In a few thousand years I'll be pinned under the sea by an old man's stone spear." 😡
Keqing:
🎉
Ningguang:
🎉
Osial:
"What do those emojis mean?!" 😡
Kokomi:
"So the Great Serpent Orobashi is going to be killed by the Shogun again?" 😵
Gorou:
"That's… kind of tragic."
Kaeya:
"Hehehe. Time for some historical corpse whipping." 😏
Time Marches Forward
Like rivers that constantly flow forward…
History also moves inevitably ahead.
The land in the video revived and withered again and again, marking the passing of countless years.
Then—
The Archon War arrived as expected.
The earth was filled with slaughter.
And the ominous forbidden power continued spreading.
Kaeya:
"Wow. King Deshret really went all out."
"He directly copied Nibelung and tried absorbing forbidden knowledge from outside the world."
"That's basically the same red corruption, right?"
"That's pure suicide!" 😲
Buer:
"So it will be forgotten again…" 😔
Nahida:
"Don't cry, big sister." pat pat
Azhdaha:
"Honestly, the relationship between you two feels more like mother and daughter."
Nilou:
"If that's the case, what about the first Sage?" 😏
Kaeya:
"OHHHH~"
Osial:
"Wow… that's a new perspective." 👍
Nahida:
"Stop slandering me!" 😤
Zhongli:
"By the way… where is the Sect Leader right now?" 🤔
Lyney:
"The timeline is getting closer." 🤔
Paimon:
"A key moment might be the Khaenri'ah catastrophe."
"If the forbidden knowledge Deshret used is that red corruption…"
"Then maybe Khaenri'ah was the same?"
"Oh! Those two meteors that just flashed by—could they be the Traveler twins?"
Lumine:
"I have a question."
"Aether and I came from outside the world."
"So what is our relationship with the Primordial True King?"
"Are we from this universe… or another one?" 🤔
Aether:
"Why are you even thinking about that?!"
Dainsleif:
"Because if we clarify it…"
"We might know whether you're the successor of the Primordial True King."
"By seniority, even if you don't call him father, you'd at least call him uncle or senior." 😏
Aether:
"Ridiculous!"
"This episode has nothing to do with me!"
"Say that to Neuvillette instead!" 😡
Neuvillette:
"…Sigh."
Focalors:
"Don't sigh. I'm just as stressed as you." 😩
Rhinedottir's Experiment
The scene shifted to a nation.
A hooded woman stood beside several cultivation tanks, watching them carefully.
Even without seeing her face, one could tell she was female.
Inside the tanks, twisting flesh pulsed with thick ominous energy.
She was cultivating the flesh through alchemy.
Another tank sat on a nearby table.
Alice:
"Oh! That's Rhinedottir!"
Albedo:
"…My master."
Kaeya:
"Anyone want to explain what she's doing?"
Albedo:
"As Miss Skirk once said, my master pursues extremes."
"She's currently cultivating what people call evil seeds."
"Durin came from this."
"Elynas of Fontaine, and even myself, are her creations."
"As far as I know… Elynas was summoned from the cosmos and given a body."
"Like Durin, both were curious and joyful about the world."
"But their existence naturally harmed the world."
"And everyone knows what happened afterward."
Heizou:
"The technology of Gold is terrifying."
"She can create beings this powerful."
"Wait—look inside the tank!"
Inside the cultivation chamber—
The flesh wriggled while surrounded by faint red mist.
The red energy wrapped around it.
During the process, the flesh seemed to undergo some kind of sublimation.
Rhinedottir muttered hoarsely:
"Simulated Ancestor flesh truly attracts forbidden energy…"
Her voice carried excitement and madness.
Collei:
"'Ancestor' means Mr. Gu Chen… and the forbidden energy is that red corruption…"
"What is she trying to do?!" 😱
Venti:
"No doubt about it—she's a mad scientist."
"Similar to Dottore."
"People like them are obsessed with research."
"Rhinedottir is complicated. She pursues extremes and ignores everything else."
"Unfortunately, her creations always bring disaster."
Albedo:
"…I'm sorry. My master… sigh."
Paimon:
"Isn't Rhinedottir part of the Hexenzirkel too?"
"That group seems powerful and mysterious!" 😲
Alice:
"Hehe!"
Nilou:
"Alice throws bombs…"
"Rhinedottir makes monsters…"
"Are all witches that dangerous?" 😅
Venti:
"Whenever people praise the Hexenzirkel, they end up realizing how powerful I am." 😏
Kaeya:
"What are you even saying?"
Alice:
"We once boldly planned to challenge the Anemo Archon."
"But he tricked us into having tea together instead." 🤷
Dvalin:
"Wow, the bard actually has some skill." 👍
Birth of Elynas
Rhinedottir stopped moving.
The flesh in the tank swelled rapidly.
The evil aura grew stronger.
She only watched expectantly.
"Grow… grow…"
"How far can a bloodline similar to the Ancestor evolve?"
"If only I could extract the sacred blood of the planet's core…"
After whispering, she disappeared into the darkness.
The flesh continued expanding.
Within seconds—
It became mountain-sized.
Neuvillette:
"Elynas!"
Sigewinne:
"Oh my! So that's how Elynas was created!" 😲
A voice echoed faintly:
"Go…"
"Go…"
"Go see the world…"
Elynas's Tragedy
The newborn Elynas wandered into the ocean.
He was filled with curiosity and joy.
But he couldn't understand why the people there attacked him.
Confused, he didn't fight back.
He only thought quietly.
Eventually—
Watching fish and shrimp flee from the polluted waters around him…
He understood.
This world did not welcome him.
No—
It was his existence that brought harm.
Elynas felt sad.
He had become a disaster.
So he didn't resist.
He died where he stood.
His consciousness still lived.
He could have revived.
But he refused.
His corpse was so enormous that it became like an island in the sea.
Egeria Creates Humans
Elsewhere—
A pure water spirit gazed longingly at the Water God.
"I want to become human…"
Faced with such a request, the Water God could not refuse.
She thought for a long time.
"The sacred blood that evolved all life… it might work."
She dove deep into the ocean.
Far below the seabed, she arrived at a dreamlike sea.
The water there shimmered with unreal colors.
The Water God respectfully bowed to it before drawing up the water.
She merged it with the pure water spirit.
Through her power—
The spirit slowly transformed into a soaked human girl.
She succeeded.
But she knew…
A great disaster would soon fall upon her.
Celestia's Judgment
BOOM!
The floating island in the sky unleashed divine punishment upon the world.
On the land—
The Water God Egeria, veiled in light fabric, knelt devoutly before the heavens.
Behind her, countless humans knelt as well.
They seemed to be atoning to the sky.
Everyone watching suddenly realized something.
This scene was exactly what appeared on the first stone tablet in the Fontaine lore series.
Egeria had turned pure water spirits into humans.
This was the Original Sin of Fontaine.
Awakening in the Primordial Sea
As Egeria prayed—
The scene shifted into the cosmic void.
Far from Teyvat, countless bones drifted through space.
Two opposing forces seemed to be battling endlessly.
Suddenly—
BOOM.
A deep, distant sound echoed through the void.
Like a drum.
Like a heartbeat.
BOOM.
Another pulse.
The lights of the cosmic sea twisted.
Space distorted.
The scene instantly shifted deep beneath Teyvat.
Inside the Primordial Sea—
That mysterious heartbeat sounded again.
The sea briefly churned… then calmed.
Deep within the lowest depths—
Golden liquid began boiling.
Ancient power slowly gathered.
The golden substance condensed…
Gradually forming a tiny dragon-shaped creature, no larger than a loach. 🐉
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