Can Istaroth's Ability Prevent Erosion?

I just don't know if I can have any effect on this little girl, given her appearance.

Upon seeing the little girl Dragon King Azhdaha Ruotu, Bai Ye found himself with a strange sense of leisure to think to himself.

However, this is obviously impossible.

This is merely a manifestation of Tuozi Ge's evil thoughts; it will not be affected by Bai Ye's alluring charm.

"No, I need to get rid of this idea in the future. I can't think about whether I can seduce every girl I meet."

Bai Ye thought to himself at this moment.

After thinking this through, he turned his gaze to the little girl that the Dragon King Azhdaha had conjured up.

He wanted to see what this Dragon King Azhdaha was planning to do.

He said something that made me feel the pain he was experiencing.

What is he planning to do?

Just as he was thinking this, Bai Ye sensed a change in his surroundings. He even felt a change in his own state.

A surge of resentment seeped into his body.

The hatred seemed to well up from the bottom of my heart.

Bai Ye felt as if he had become the Dragon King Azhdaha.

Moreover, it was the imprisoned Naga Dragon King Azhdaha.

What is he planning to do?

Seeing the black energy enter Bai Ye's body, Guoba was shocked and walked over.

Arriving beside Bai Ye, he opened his palms, preventing the surrounding Geo element from getting close to Bai Ye.

At this moment, Guizhong looked at Zhong Zhongli anxiously and said, "What... what happened? I was just about to stand with Bai Ye. But I was driven away by that black energy. Zhongli, will Little Bai Ye be alright?"

His eyes flashed with anger.

Zhongli, didn't you say Bai Ye had no romantic feelings? How could she be corrupted by Dragon King Azhdaha's evil thoughts?

Zhongli slowly descended, then looked at Bai Ye, who was currently unconscious, and gave Guizhong a reassuring look.

After a quick glance and assessment, he said to Guizhong, "Don't worry, Azhdaha Tuo's evil intentions are intended to corrupt Bai Ye. However, how could Azhdaha Tuo's power possibly corrupt his soul? The evil intentions will gradually wear him down, and eventually everything will be over."

If there were any real danger, people would probably be coming to Celestia by now.

These were all part of Zhongli Li's plan, so he wasn't worried.

This is also a good opportunity to show Bai Ye how to handle such situations in the future.

Let him suffer a loss first.

It's better to be prepared to suffer losses now than to be at a loss in the future.

Zhongli thought to himself.

"But I'm still worried. Besides, I don't think Bai Ye will wait until Azhdaha's evil thoughts dissipate before he's freed from his confusion. As my student, he must have already seen through it all. I'm afraid he'll end up fighting Azhdaha's evil thoughts." Looking at Bai Ye's soul space, which was entangled by Dragon King Azhdaha's evil thoughts, Guizhong tried his best to squeeze in.

"My soul has long resided in the Bai Ye Soul Space, and my soul has long been tainted by the Bai Ye's aura. Although this soul space is meticulously arranged, it is still possible to enter it. Azhdaha, open it for me!"

Guizhong stared at the black mist, trying desperately to tear open a gap.

She gritted her teeth, trying her best to tear it apart.

The dark, swirling space was on the verge of collapse, but it was still just short of allowing Guizhong to enter.

Just as she was looking anxious, Guizhong heard the sound of a knife ringing out beside her.

Guizhong turned around, 'Dreamy Musou' appeared beside her.

However, this is not a physical manifestation of 'Dreamy Musou', but rather a long sword formed from the remnant soul consciousness of Makoto, which resides within 'Dreamy Musou' and is condensed into the sword spirit.

"Oil."

"It was Makoto Shinji's voice that said it."

"Good."

Guizhong nodded slightly, then gripped his longsword and slashed down at the black mist.

She opened a crack and stepped into it, carrying a long sword.

Being sealed away is a truly unpleasant experience.

Bai Ye discovered that he was completely unable to move his body.

This is completely different from being deprived of your Seven Senses, which means you can't feel anything at all. But this feeling is that you can feel everything.

The Ley Line rippled, the rocks trembled, the soil smelled, and one could even faintly hear the voices of people outside.

This made Bai Ye want to leave this place.

At that time,

Words continued to whisper in his ear.

Humans are constantly destroying your habitat.

It is attacking the ley Ley Line on which you depend for survival.

You were the one who redeemed those humans, and now they are trampling on you at will.

They are traitors.

We must eliminate all these humans.

Bai Ye felt agitated.

There was even a real urge to rush out and wipe out all of humanity.

But,

He always felt a vague sense of unease.

There's a problem; some parts are incorrect.

At this moment, Dragon King Azhdaha continued to persuade him with his evil intentions.

"This is what I experienced: I protected those ants, only to be betrayed by them and suppressed by those ant gods. How laughable, truly laughable."

As Bai Ye listened to him say this, she slowly lowered her head.

Seeing Bai Ye lower her head, the little girl's appearance made the Dragon King Azhdaha burst into laughter.

"My resentment, my malice, no one but me can withstand it. Now, let's see him turn to the dark side like this. Morax, I don't know why you look at this ant like that. Do you intend to make him your successor? It's ridiculous, it makes me laugh."

At that moment, Bai Ye raised his head again, which had been lowered earlier.

"No, what you said is wrong."

"Oh? Is there something wrong with what I said?"

Seeing that Bai Ye had not been completely influenced by him, Azhdaha Tuo was still quite surprised.

"Humans are not ants, nor do they merely accept your protection. Even the true Dragon King Azhdaha wouldn't speak of you like that. He genuinely experienced human emotions, contracts, and reciprocation back then. Both parties were in a contractual, equal position. Not to mention Morax, since you call him a traitor, do you even remember the contract you made back then? Do you even remember your mindset at that time?"

Bai Ye said earnestly.

Although he was under tremendous pressure, he still persevered.

"You've forgotten, haven't you?"

"Perhaps humans cannot possess the power of you or the Gods, but we still have our own power. The people of Liyue have never been weaklings who can only accept the protection of the Gods. Even during the Demon Archon War, the people of Liyue did not just stand by and watch you fight, did they? They still used their own abilities. So how can you say that humans are ants?"

"Are you a being that possesses only power and no emotions?"

Despite the pressure, Bai Ye once again approached Azhdaha Tuo's evil thoughts.

"Come here, look at me. Have you forgotten how to have feelings when you're with people?"

He spoke with malice toward Dragon King Azhdaha.

"I am a guardian of the Ley Line, and I don't need that kind of emotion."

"If you don't need emotions, then take a look at my power."

Bai Ye clenched his fists, bent down, and punched the little loli that was the manifestation of Dragon King Azhdaha's evil thoughts.

The little girl stumbled from the impact.

"How could you swing your fist?"

I can hardly believe my evil intentions.

"As long as I want to speak."

Bai Ye said this seriously, then threw another punch at her.

At this moment, the evil thought also came to its senses.

She opened her fist and delivered a punch to Bai Ye's lower abdomen.

Don't underestimate this little girl; with just one punch, Bai Ye immediately felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.

But he couldn't care less about that now. Despite the pressure, he reached out and grabbed the arm that was hitting him, and with his other hand, he delivered a powerful punch to the face.

The evil thought immediately retaliated with a kick.

The two of them started fighting.

Bai Ye has no martial arts skills, and Tuozi Ge usually fights using his fat, dragon-like body; now that he's in human form, he doesn't have any particular fighting style either.

The man and the Dragon King immediately started a chaotic brawl.

Fortunately, no one saw it at first, oh wait, someone saw it soon enough.

Just then, Guizhong crossed the soul space and arrived beside Bai Ye.

Having spent so long with Bai Ye, Guizhong possessed a strong aura of Bai Ye. Carrying her knife, she quickly found Bai Ye's side.

"Don't panic, my disciple, your master is here!"

Upon witnessing the battle, she immediately realized that her guess was correct.

Guizhong may not understand anything else, but she knows her apprentice very well.

She saw the evil thought that was pinning Bai Ye down and beating him, so she kicked him.

That kick came with her anger.

The evil thoughts of the Dragon King Azhdaha flew out.

"Teacher, you've come at the perfect time."

Seeing the evil thought fly out, Bai Ye stood up happily.

It's a bit embarrassing to lose a round of wild punches.

Then, he chased after the evil thoughts and launched an attack.

In the Guizhong, they all came together.

The master-disciple doubles match begins.

"Sigh~"

Watching Bai Ye and Guizhong beat up the 'little loli', Makoto let out a long sigh.

Although she knew it was a battle, she had absolutely no desire to participate.

This master and apprentice pair are characterized by their complete lack of moral integrity.

After a period of continuous beatings, the power of the evil intent began to gradually weaken.

Final,

It transformed into a wisp of black mist once more and departed from Bai Ye's soul space.

Bai Ye also turned her gaze back to her own body.

As the black aura dissipated, Guizhong still said with unsatisfied satisfaction, "That bastard left before I even had my fill of beating him. Later, when he returns to his true form, Bai Ye, let's fight him again."

"Good."

Bai Ye, equally clueless, nodded in agreement without a second thought.

Just then, the black energy dissipated from Bai Ye's body and was about to fly away.

However, before it could leave, a wisp of white smoke appeared and headed straight for that direction.

Then, the two merged together, eventually becoming a chaotic mass of color.

After going through a series of back-and-forth movements, this chaotic energy finally returned to Azhdaha's body.

At this moment, Bai Ye walked up to Zhongli.

Guizhong appeared and made a face at Zhongli.

"Hmph, if it weren't for me this time, Little Bai Ye would probably have suffered a great loss."

"It seems I misjudged the situation. I'm sorry, Bai Ye."

Zhongli frankly admitted his mistake.

He did underestimate Bai Ye.

"No."

Bai Ye quickly replied.

He dared not be angry with Zhongli.

He doesn't care about the gods of Liyue, but he can't afford to offend Hu Tao, who is Guest Official of the Hu Tao.

It's as if Hu Tao never dares to provoke Guizhong.

At this moment, the smoke and dust completely dissipated, and the eyes of the Dragon King Azhdaha opened again.

However, compared to before, his eyes were no longer muddled, but had become incredibly clear.

"Morax".

He greeted Zhongli.

"Hmm, it seems you've regained your senses."

Zhongli nodded slowly.

"Yes, at least I've vented all those evil thoughts, and I'm still quite rational now." Dragon King Azhdaha nodded his head.

"Evil thoughts have vanished, and the memories left behind by good thoughts allow me to recall some past memories. Although not many, they are enough to maintain temporary stability."

This action caused the surrounding rocks to fall continuously.

Seeing this scene, the Dragon King Azhdaha immediately shrunk his body, eventually becoming several meters tall.

He then looked at Bai Ye, his eyes expressing gratitude.

"Thank you, young man, for helping me clear away the evil thoughts. But if there's a next time, remember to hit me gently. The memory of that pain is still throbbing."

"Hahaha."

Upon Guizhong appearing, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Looking at the Guizhong, Dragon King Azhdaha still couldn't quite believe it.

He hesitated and said, "Guizhong, you're actually still alive?"

"Hmph, of course, I won't die so easily."

Guizhong said proudly.

"This attitude is indeed the Guizhong one."

Azhdaha nodded.

"Azhdaha, I've almost recovered too."

Guoba then walked over to Azhdaha's side.

Seeing the Guoba reappear, Dragon King Azhdaha exclaimed in surprise and delight, "Makoshort, you've recovered too!?"

"Yes, the last bit of strength is on your side. I can feel my strength returning." Guoba smiled and nodded.

To the naked eye, Bai Ye and the others saw Guoba's body growing larger and larger.

Two meters, three meters, four meters...

While recovering, Guoba said to Dragon King Azhdaha, "We are all recovering, except for you, Azhdaha."

"My body Erosion, and I'm afraid there's nothing I can do about it." Hearing Guoba say this, Dragon King Azhdaha couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Memories and emotions are constantly fading. It's only because all of you are here that I can regain some of my senses. After you leave, I'm afraid my condition will worsen. You can't stay here forever, and even if you stay, it's probably just a temporary fix. Sooner or later, even if you all stay here, there will be no way to clear it away."

"I see..."

Zhongli nodded slightly.

"It's Erosion and tear, there's nothing I can do about it," Bai Ye said, shaking his head helplessly.

At that moment, he thought of something and asked Zhongli.

"Wait, Mr. Zhongli, if I were to obtain Istaroth's powers, do you think I could stop the Erosion?"

Zhongli thought for a moment and said to Bai Ye, "Perhaps, but I'm not entirely clear about Istaroth's powers either. You can ask Barbatos about this; he might know more about it than I do."