Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

Chapter 370: Thunder Mound

"Thousands of years ago, our ancestors said, 'I understand the anger of betrayal, and I understand a century of loneliness, but the only thing I cannot comprehend is that it was such a puppet who ascended to the throne of godhood!'"

Dou Koda looked at Dongfang Lei.

"Today, the people of Linglang only know that Lei Zun brought them peace and prosperity. But who remembers the countless lives lost in those mass graves? A murderer driven by rage, committing heinous crimes, suddenly becomes arrogant and becomes a so-called guardian. It's simply ridiculous."

"But Ling Lu is indeed where he is today because of Master Lei Zun."

Little Dongfang Lei retorted in a low voice.

"Yes, I don't deny that, but I've also said that the fundamental reason my clan left Ling Lu was entirely due to her. Boy, if you wish to pledge allegiance to her in the future, I won't stop you. But if we ever meet on the battlefield, I will show no mercy!"

"After that, he sent me back to the city and advised me not to say anything about him. It was not until I became a member of the Linglang Guard and participated in the defensive battle against the barbarians that I brought up the matter with my seniors." Dongfang Lei looked at Ye Lan.

Ye Lan nodded and folded his hands quickly. "Yes, to be honest, I was also surprised when I first heard your story. But fortunately, you listened to his advice and didn't tell the people around you immediately. Otherwise, you would also be regarded as a heretic, let alone become one of the Four Extremes."

"Yes, I was grateful for your care back then. I was also grateful to Senior Huang. If he weren't a barbarian himself, I'm afraid you would have immediately tried me as a barbarian spy."

"Hmph, who knows." Ye Lan smiled and continued to look forward.

At this time, Kailin spoke again: "Um, what's the matter with the puppet you mentioned? Could it be that Li Xueyan was not human before she became Lei Zun?"

"Come to think of it, Nayuka seemed to have said the same thing at that time." Zixuan echoed from the side.

Ye Lan, on the other hand, chuckled softly, "Sorry, I can't answer that question. In Linglang, everything about Lord Lei Zun's past is taboo. Although everyone knows about it, no one dares to discuss it publicly. If you're truly curious, you can ask Lord Lei Zun yourself when you see him. Of course, the other guardians, including Lord Tianlang, should also be aware of this."

"Is that so?" Kailin pondered and subconsciously looked at Tianlang beside her.

At this moment, Tianlang seemed to notice her gaze, turned around, crossed his hands and made a "no comment" gesture, but a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"I'm sorry, I told you before that instead of me explaining it, you should ask it yourself."

"Uh, are you really not afraid that we will be struck by lightning?" Karen's eyes were cold and she looked helpless.

Soon, following Ye Lan's footsteps, they finally emerged from the forest. As the faint light faded, what came into view was not a peaceful sky or a towering palace, but a desolate field shrouded by crimson thunderclouds. The charred earth was littered with broken weapons, each one rusted by the passage of time. Some were so unrecognizable that their original appearance was unrecognizable.

And within the thunderclouds, a rather majestic crimson palace broke through the clouds, towering majestically between heaven and earth. Because of the dark clouds, it looked as if it was suspended in the air.

At this time, Ye Lan stopped and said, "Welcome everyone to the 'Thunder Graves'. Beyond this mound is Lord Lei Zun's 'Red Sky Palace', also known as the Thunder God Palace."

"A palace built above a cemetery?" Looking at everything in front of her, Kailin's eyes were waiting. At this moment, she suddenly thought of the Blood Mausoleum Palace of the Blood Princess Li Xueqi, because it was also built next to the cemetery like this place.

Of course, she wasn't the only one who thought of this.

"Should I say they are indeed 'sisters'?" Mo Yan quipped in a low voice.

"It seems you have the same idea." Karen put her hands on her hips.

"Thousands of years ago, this place was the central battlefield of the six major tribes and the birthplace of the Wrathful Thunder. As the lightning descended, countless lives were lost, and the battlefield was transformed into a pure land, eventually forming this chaotic thunder mound."

Ye Lan's boot sole crushed a charred bone fragment, the crisp crackling sound particularly piercing in the dead silence. The wasteland spread out before everyone like a charcoal drawing trampled by a giant god.

Crimson lightning streamed through every crack in the cracked earth, pulsing like a vein. The remnants of soldiers peppering the ground weren't rusted, but forged into hideous metal thorns by the intense heat, their halberd tips pointed towards the floating Red Sky Palace in the center. Most terrifying were the charred corpses that remained in a charging stance: some, holding shields to the sky, transformed into humanoid lightning-struck trees; some, arms outstretched, roaring, their chests bursting with crystal-like thunder quartz; and finally, strange sculptures of cavalrymen and warhorses, carbonized into one, as if attempting a last-minute charge into the sky.

"Is this... really a battlefield?" Karen said hesitantly.

It was also at this time that they began to understand the concepts of the so-called judgment and punishment, and rebirth in the Pure Land.

"It's very miserable, right? There is no doubt that this land has now become what people call a forbidden area. Except for us contractors, almost no one will come here." Ye Lan said softly.

At this moment, Kailin stood there in a daze, looking at everything in the chaotic thunder tomb. She couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart. All the tragic scenes here were undoubtedly a silent indictment of the tragedy that happened thousands of years ago.

"Is this really what a guardian should do..." she said worriedly.

Ye Lan, on the other hand, smiled gently: "Don't jump to conclusions, because at the beginning, everyone had the same idea as you. Okay, let's keep going, this is not a place to stay for long."

However, just as the words fell, a red light suddenly rose not far away, and this sudden change made Ye Lan and Dongfang Lei instantly alert.

"Is there anyone here?" Dongfang Lei held his iron spear horizontally and looked towards the place where the red light rose in the distance.

"That shouldn't be the case. This is a forbidden area. No one would stay here for long except for the contractors." Ye Lan drew out the chain sickles and said solemnly, "Let's go and take a look."

With that, she sprinted like a shadow towards the red light. Dongfang Lei and the other soldiers followed closely behind. Mo Yan and the others followed suit.

"Hey, why don't you wait for us!" Karen shouted from behind.

In the distance, the elemental power in the wreckage continued to flow and gradually gathered on a small extraction device.

"I can't believe that that sycophant has such a method." Dou Kouda said with his hands folded as he looked at the extraction device in front of him. At this time, standing next to him was Phantom.

"The doctor said that this place is filled with elemental power transformed from the anger of Thunder Lord thousands of years ago. Only this element is most suitable as a catalyst for awakening the Animée. However, this place is very close to the Thunder God Temple, and it is easy to alarm Thunder Lord if we are not careful." Phantom said, looking at the castle in the distance that was almost floating in the clouds.