Zongman: A journey through time starting from the Supreme

"Diakarabian finally gave up his life and even his power, so at the end of the story, the Demon King is more like a hero."

Just as Barbatos wanted Saigo to remember all the stories that happened in Mond, he told him incessantly about his life and everything he had experienced.

Saigo did not interrupt him, but just listened quietly, being a qualified listener.

At this time, noise was heard again in this half-ruined royal city. A group of people with weather-beaten faces staggered back to the city from the deep snow-covered mountains.

Barbatos pointed at the blond woman in the lead and said happily:

"…That was Gunhild. She was dissatisfied with the tyrant's cruel rule, so she left the royal city with some people and eventually got lost in the deep mountains covered with blizzards."

"They prayed in the mountains, and were heard by a benevolent wind spirit."

"...With their prayers, the wind spirit gained strength and sheltered her and her followers in the deep mountains covered with blizzards."

Barbatos had a look of playful pride; the wind elf in his story was exactly himself.

He was just a wisp of wind among thousands, insignificant.

It was through the prayers of a group of wanderers seeking freedom, led by Gunhild, that he gained the 'power of man' and thus acquired strength.

"She's looking for you."

Saigo looked at Gunhild. She had a dignified appearance, a serious face, and long golden hair as beautiful as the morning light.

At this time, Gunhild was walking back and forth in the city, as if looking for someone.

"Well, she is looking for me, but now is not the time for her to find me. Wind elves love playing hide-and-seek the most."

"…Come with me, I'll take you somewhere."

Barbatos stood up and called out to Saigo cheerfully, motioning him to follow.

This former wind spirit, now the wind god, is quite free and easy. He seems to care about nothing and just pursues the free wind.

For the sake of this free poetry, he could give up even his own life and the so-called position of the God of Wind.

Saigo stood up and followed Barbatos' pace.

Not long after, Saigo, listening to the sound of the wind, and Barbatos came to a temple that was almost ruined.

"This is the Temple of the Thousand Winds. Our ancestors in the past worshipped the God of the Thousand Winds here."

"…But they are worshipping the wrong God. The God of Thousand Winds is the God of Thousand Winds, and the God of Wind is the God of Wind."

"'The wind brings stories, time makes them germinate'. The ancients mistakenly worshipped time together with the wind god."830

Barbatos didn't care about the dirtiness of the temple. He sat down on the dusty stone slab of the temple and continued to pluck his strings.

"Just wait here, you will see the person you want to see soon."

“…I want to write a poem here, write those nameless people into the story, and let them be blown by the wind to all parts of the world.”

"Even after thousands of years, people will still remember their silly and happy adventures."

Barbatos said in an aria-like voice.

Then, he looked at Xixiang again, blinked and said: "...I have completed your request. You must tell me the stories of other regions when the time comes."

"…If, I mean if, I could have a glass of wine while telling the story, it would be even better."

Saigo stared at the statue in the Thousand Winds Temple, where he could already feel the flow of time.

After hearing Barbatos' words, Saigo looked at the wind god and smiled, "...people always exchange wine for stories."

"...But you want the storyteller to bring you wine."

Barbatos said "Hey hey", he was very thick-skinned and didn't care about Xixiang's words at all.

While Saigo and Barbatos were talking, the flow of time in the temple suddenly became chaotic.

In the chaotic flow of time, Saigo saw a beautiful and elegant figure emerging.

Saigo knew that it was the ruler of time - Istaru! .

Chapter 105 The Third Throne, Zarathustra!

In front of Saigo, a turbulence of time appeared in the Temple of Thousand Winds.

And in the turbulence, a beautiful goddess can be vaguely seen floating in it.

The goddess's face could not be seen clearly, and her whole body was stirred by the turbulence of time and space, making people guess that her real body was not in this time and space.

But just from the chaotic flow, one can get a glimpse of her general appearance.

She has beautiful white hair and her facial features are blurry and unclear, but one can generally tell that she is a rare beauty.

She has a slender figure. Even if she is wandering in the turbulence of time and space, you can still see her long legs and smooth skin.

The ruler of time was wearing clothes of a style completely different from that of the continent of Teyvat, with a sense of technology. The long cloak-like clothes fluttered in the wind.

And between his hands, fine sand symbolizing time is flowing gently.

"Istaru, the eternal god of the people of the abyss, I think this is not the first time we have met."

Seeing Istaru's true form, Saigo spoke slowly.

Istaru said nothing, her golden eyes gleaming with a faint light as she glanced at Barbatos.

The Wind God, who was playing the piano, noticed his gaze. He stood up and said with a brisk smile, "...Hey, I'll wait for you outside the temple."

"... Zarathustra, don't run away! You promised to tell me a story!"

As he spoke, the wind god disappeared along with the breeze and left the temple.

There was no air flow in the entire temple.

Because the wind god could hear distant voices from the wind, Istaru stopped the flow of the wind in order to prevent Barbatos from hearing the next conversation between her and Saigo.

If Barbatos heard what the two said next, it would not be good for him.

"You are an existence from outside this planet, from outside this world. This is the second time we meet."

"…In the chaos of time, I sensed your presence. Because of your appearance, the time of the entire world has changed."

"Even the 'principle' has undergone unknown changes."

Istaru's voice came from the turbulence of time and space. Her voice was like that coming from behind a veil, with a rustling mosaic feel.

The two had first met in the Abyss, where Saigo had noticed the phantom appearance of the ruler of time.

"It seems that you have read "The History of the Sun and the Moon" and know the past history of this world〃〃."

"...Then let me ask you, are you the 'Third Throne'?"

There was a hint of nervousness and an imperceptible excitement in the words of the Ruler of Time.

Saigo roughly guessed what Istaru was thinking from her emotions and verified his own guess.

It seems that in that battle, the Second Throne finally defeated the First Throne.

And Istar suspects that he is the 'Third Throne' from a foreign land. If Saigo is really the Third Throne, and he is also interested in the continent of Teyvat.

Then, in order to gain the right to rule this world, Saigo must go to Sky Island and overthrow the second throne.

Although to the First Throne, both the Second Throne and the Third Throne are invaders.

But Istaru, who was once involved in a great war with the Second Throne, would rather see the fall of the Second Throne.

"The Third Throne? It's fine if you want to call me that."

"…But I am more concerned with the 'reason' you have received."

After Saigo finished speaking, he stared at Istaru closely.

Even the turbulence of time and space could not completely block Saigo's vision.

"you……"

Just as Saigo thought, when Istaru heard the word "reason", her pupils shrank. This answer was beyond her expectations.

"Sure enough, your four rulers of life and death, time and space, split up because of that 'reason'."

"...Now it seems that 'reason' is still on Sky Island, controlled by the Second Throne."

Saigo showed an expression that said, "As expected."

This world is just as he thought. It also contains fragments of the Mother of Evil. The power that possesses all authority is the foundation for the First Throne to create the continent of Teyvat.

The power that people in this world cannot understand is called "Heaven's Law" by them.

Seeing the time in front of him in power, Saigo felt happy.

As one of the two elements in Zoroastrianism, the Mother of Evil is at the extreme of evil and is opposed to the God of Good.

However, this duality is completely limited to the concept of "good and evil", so that although the Mother of Evil and the God of Good have full power, they also lose the possibility of further development.

But after the death of the Mother of the Evil God, after her spirit and power fell apart, those who obtained some of her fragments in later generations used this insignificant power to derive more endless possibilities!

It’s not that the Mother of the Evil God doesn’t have the ability to manipulate life and death and time and space. As the one with all-powerful authority, the Mother of the Evil God certainly has such power.

It's just that the Mother of Evil was able to do all this because she took "evil" as her foundation and derived the power of "evil".

The Mother of Evil can manipulate phenomena but cannot control the essence.

This is because the mother of evil is confined to the category of "evil", which is the duality of Zoroastrianism and the worldview of Zoroastrianism.

The Mother of Evil cannot transcend the limitations of this worldview.

The Mother of Evil could not change when she was in her complete state, but now her power is broken and most of it has been obtained by Saigo.

As Saigo reorganized this power, he was able to add something else to this duality.

For a moment, sparks of wisdom collided in Xixiang's mind, and countless ideas emerged.

He even suspected that it was precisely because he could not go any further that the Mother of Evil God chose this self-destructive method to break down and reintegrate his spirit?

Of course, this is just Saigo's idea.

As his mind raced, Saigo became even more certain that his original thought was correct, and that it was right for him to come meet the ruler of time.

He slowly opened his mouth and said: "¨"...The 'reason' on Sky Island is no longer important to me."

"...I am more interested in the power that you four rulers possess."

"Istaru, give me part of the source of the power of time that you hold. If the power of the other three rulers is also with you, give them to me as well."

"...In return, I can take away the 'Crown of Reason' and even help the original person to regain the throne! (Money is good)"

When Saigo deduced that each world contained fragments of the power of the Mother of Evil by traveling to different worlds.

He concluded that the continent of Teyvat was the "First Throne" transformed by the power of the fragments of the Mother of Evil.

However, in the records of "Affairs before the Sun and the Moon", the First Throne split into four shadows, namely the four rulers of life and death and time and space.

This made Saigo feel strange, because the power of the Mother of the Evil God should not be divided into such a clear dual realm.

If the First Throne was divided into two major rulers, it would be normal for Death and any one of Time and Space to appear.

But if all the opposing and unified forces of life and death, time and space appeared, that would be abnormal.

Now that he had seen the Time Ruler Istaru with his own eyes, Saigo finally confirmed his guess.

The power of the Mother of Evil has new possibilities, and this is exactly what Saigo needs.

As expected, no matter how weak a person is, his existence can bring about unpredictable changes.

Chapter 106: Flower of Life, Feather of Death, Sands of Time, Cup of Void

Istaru, the Goddess of a Thousand Winds, obviously did not expect that Saigo wanted to see her just for this matter.

One of the four shadows of the First Throne, the ruler who controls time, was stunned for a moment before he could not help but speak:

"...Third Throne, why do you need the power of our life and death time and space? This power is not that strong for you, right?"

Istaru was shocked.

Once when Saigo was fighting against Lei Dianying, he summoned a shadow of the 'Great Devil of Aging'.

Even though it was just a shadow, the supreme power it emitted was enough to sweep across the continent of Teyvat.

It is enough to sweep away the continent of Teyvat, the dark sea, and the islands in the sky.

If Saigo is willing, with the power of the aging demon who has fully recovered his spiritual power, he can completely sweep across the galaxy universe. What he symbolizes is the "aging" in the development of the universe and living things.