In fact, Su Yuan suddenly felt that Azhdaha was actually quite pitiful…
Over the past five hundred years in Fontaine, although Furina had been constantly acting, forcing smiles, and was often misunderstood, at the very least she still interacted with all kinds of people, and Neuvillette was always by her side…
Azhdaha's current situation was actually quite similar to that of Focalors—both had been alone for a long time.
But at least Focalors could still participate in the trials of the Court of Fontaine, whereas Azhdaha was sealed underground, truly in a world without sunlight.
If Azhdaha were still able to communicate, and if he could willingly offer a portion of his own blood essence like Neuvillette had, then his power would be diminished slightly, and the extent of his erosion might be reduced too.
Would that mean he could finally be freed from the seal?
But then, Su Yuan suddenly thought of a rather odd question...
Azhdaha's body size was vastly different from Neuvillette's.
Wouldn't his blood essence be... a lot?
Even just a small portion—would it be enough to blow him up?
As Su Yuan was lost in these thoughts, he and Zhongli smoothly arrived at the base of the Dragon-Queller Tree.
Zhongli looked at the seal at the entrance and said,
"The seal doesn't appear to have been damaged. Let's go inside and take a look."
As he spoke, Geo energy surged in Zhongli's hand.
Immediately, one corner of the seal shattered.
Su Yuan followed Zhongli through the breach in the seal and laid eyes on the sealed Azhdaha.
Su Yuan couldn't help but marvel—
The Azhdaha in the game's weekly boss fight had clearly been toned down.
The one before him now was practically a true living mountain!
No wonder some ancient records in Liyue claimed that whenever Azhdaha turned over in his sleep, a massive earthquake would ripple through the land of Liyue…
However, Su Yuan also started to feel a bit worried.
Considering the sheer size of Azhdaha's true form, even just a tiny bit of his blood essence might be enough to make Su Yuan's body explode...
"Azhdaha, it's been a long time," Zhongli said, looking at the colossal figure before him.
"Who… are you?"
Azhdaha's voice rumbled like the earth itself.
"Though I do not recognize you, there is a familiar aura about you…"
Watching this, Su Yuan felt a deep, indescribable sorrow.
Azhdaha didn't seem to be in a frenzied rampage due to erosion, but he had clearly lost his memory—he couldn't even recognize his old friend and comrade, Zhongli...
"Honorable Azhdaha, greetings," Su Yuan said respectfully.
Su Yuan took a step forward, bowed respectfully to Azhdaha, and spoke:
"I am Su Yuan—'Su' as in Tiramisu, and 'Yuan' as in crumbling ruins…"
"This time, I came here together with Mr. Zhongli—no, with Morax—because we wish to ask for your help and seek your consent…"
"May I ask… would you be willing to share a portion of your ancient dragon blood, or rather, your power as the Geo Dragon Sovereign, with me?"
"In doing so, the burden of erosion upon you would undoubtedly lessen significantly…"
"Perhaps then, you wouldn't need to remain sealed away in this sunless underground forever. Perhaps you could one day rise to the surface and see Liyue Harbor as it is now… see the people of today…"
Though Su Yuan himself also felt that what he was saying was a bit presumptuous—after all, who walks up and just says, 'Give me some of your power'—he still chose to speak his heart.
But Su Yuan felt that, given Azhdaha's current mental state, it was probably difficult to engage in any deep, rational discussion—so he had no choice but to speak frankly and directly.
"'Yuan' as in 'crumbling ruins,' you say?"
Azhdaha murmured thoughtfully, then turned his gaze toward Zhongli:
"And you are… Morax?"
"I feel like… I'm starting to remember something…"
Hearing this, Su Yuan felt a surge of hope—he was getting closer to his goal!
He hadn't expected things to be going so smoothly!
But then, Azhdaha's next words completely threw Su Yuan off:
"Yes! Crumbling ruins!!"
"You despicable humans! Mining the ores, ravaging the ley lines that I rely on to survive—you destroyed my home and turned it into nothing but broken walls and shattered stones!!"
"And you too, Morax!!! You usurper! You have stolen the great power of our ancient dragon clan!!!"
"Unforgivable!!! Inexcusable!!!"
The Geo Dragon Sovereign roared, his whole body trembling and twisting violently, his aura overwhelming as he tried to break free from the seal Zhongli had placed on him!
Su Yuan was at a loss for words.
Azhdaha had indeed started to remember something, but why were they all bad memories?
Su Yuan glanced at Zhongli with a worried look.
Noticing this, Zhongli spoke:
"Don't worry, Azhdaha won't be able to break free from my seal…"
"From what I can see, Azhdaha's mental state is worse than we thought. It looks like our negotiation has failed…"
"Su Yuan, let's go. It's better to leave Azhdaha here alone to calm down for now…"
"Regarding your desire to obtain the power of the Geo Dragon Sovereign, it's best to put that aside for now and look for other methods…"
Su Yuan nodded, realizing that was probably the only option.
He then turned and followed Zhongli, preparing to leave the place where Azhdaha was sealed…
But in the next moment, both Su Yuan and Zhongli heard a sound like chains breaking and rocks crumbling…
They turned back to see that the golden chains made of Geo elemental energy wrapped around the Geo Dragon Sovereign, along with the many tall, sturdy rock spires standing around him, were all slowly shattering and breaking apart…
"Zhongli, didn't you say that with just Azhdaha's power alone, he couldn't break your seal?" Su Yuan asked, a bit alarmed.
"That is not Azhdaha's power…"
Zhongli spoke with a somewhat grave tone, and Su Yuan quickly saw—and felt—that Azhdaha was now emanating waves of pitch-black and crimson-red energy...
There was no mistaking it: the power of the Eerie.
It seemed Azhdaha had been corrupted and taken over by Eerie force—only that could explain how he was able to use Eerie power to so easily erode Zhongli's seal!
Su Yuan clenched his teeth.
He knew it.
The rules intel he received on his right hand that morning had mentioned the conditions under which Azhdaha might become Eerie state—and sure enough, it wasn't just some harmless detail.
It was actually happening!
"Zhongli, do you remember what I told you this morning?"
Su Yuan turned to Zhongli and said:
"Excessive mining of ores and deep damage to the ley lines—if that surpasses a certain threshold, it's highly likely that Azhdaha will fall into Eerie state…"
"But didn't Liyue ban such activities a long time ago?"
"Could it be that someone is secretly engaging in illegal ore mining again???"
But then, Su Yuan suddenly realized—Zhongli seemed to be completely ignoring him…
"Zhongli? Zhongli?? Zhongli???"
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