Sacrificing Myself: Nine Transmigrations (Genshin Impact)

[Ding! Congratulations on successfully completing your third reincarnation.

Please select three skills to inherit: Extinction, Great Heavenly Flame Emperor, and Demon Scales Cloak.]

"The third life is over..."

At that moment, Elliot felt completely different.

It was as if he had aged several years in an instant. The youthful vigor he once had was now gone. He no longer cared about powerful abilities or extraordinary techniques—he just wanted a peaceful life.

That was all he wanted.

"I don't want to inherit anything. I don't want to reincarnate again," Elliot said tiredly.

[Ending the cycle prematurely will lead to unforeseeable consequences. Please choose carefully.]

"What kind of consequences?"

[A new personality will inhabit your body and continue the nine reincarnations in your place.]

"Then let him."

[That personality may also revisit the reincarnation worlds you've already experienced.]

Elliot froze, his expression darkening.

"What do you mean? He'll go to the parallel worlds I've already been to?" he asked in a low voice.

[Yes.]

Bang!

Elliot slammed his fist into the ground in frustration.

If it affected the worlds he had already been to, it would be a disaster.

Qiqi, Hu Tao, Shenhe...

They could all fall for someone pretending to be him.

No.

Not could.

They definitely would.

Elliot knew how important he was to them. If someone showed up looking like him, they would believe in him completely.

But from the system's response, he learned something else too.

If he completed all nine reincarnations, he might be able to return to his original world.

"Six more lives..."

Elliot clenched his teeth and looked at the three skills.

Extinction: Releases an energy sphere that expands by 500% to 3000% upon reaching its target. Instantly ignites the area and burns away the surrounding air within five seconds, forming a vacuum.

Great Heavenly Flame Emperor: Sacrifices lifespan to unleash flames ranging from 5,000 to 10 million degrees (lifespan consumption varies based on range, temperature, duration, etc.).

Demon Scales Cloak: Armor crafted from the scales of a Flaming Demon Dragon. Grants immunity to fire-based attacks and doubles fire-attribute damage.

All three were powerful.

"Extinction" could directly create a vacuum. "Great Heavenly Flame Emperor" could rival the sun in temperature—the sun's surface is only about 5,500 degrees, and its core reaches 15 to 20 million.

No wonder it consumed lifespan to use.

After a moment of thought, Elliot chose the third skill.

For offense, he already had gun skills and Black Flame. For mobility, there was Flame Flash.

What he needed now was defense.

In his second life, he had been hit three times by arrows while saving Xiangling. If he had possessed the Demon Scales Cloak then, things might have been different.

[You have chosen: Demon Scales Cloak. Initiating next cycle...]

[Success!]

[New Quest: Make Xiao laugh from the bottom of his heart.]

[Transferring...]

As light enveloped him, Elliot reappeared on the outskirts of Liyue.

"This quest is even harder than the last..."

He frowned, resting his chin on one hand, deep in thought.

It wasn't because Xiao was male.

It was because...

Xiao hadn't smiled in over a thousand years.

Even his favorite almond tofu only barely tasted acceptable to him. Among mortals, it was just passable.

So one could imagine...

How hard this would be.

Three thousand years ago, the Archon War engulfed Teyvat, shaking the continent.

The war was a struggle among Archons vying for the positions of the Seven.

Not long after the war began, a youth named Alatus appeared—later known as Xiao.

At that time, Alatus had not yet become an Adeptus.

An Archon discovered his weakness, took control of him, and made him his first general.

Back then, Alatus was young, naïve, and powerless to resist.

Following the Archon's orders, he slaughtered countless mortals, monsters, and even gods.

His hands were stained with blood—his sins countless. He crushed dreams, killed without hesitation.

Worse yet, the Archon had him devour the dreams of his defeated enemies.

The taste was sweet—irresistible.

But stealing someone's final hope after taking their life caused him unbearable pain.

Still, he had no choice.

Under the Archon's control, Alatus's innocence was destroyed. He was turned into a killing machine.

He lost all feeling, all warmth.

Eventually, he stopped expressing anything at all.

Calm, merciless, brutal, cold, deadly, ominous...

These became his only labels.

Then, one day, Morax confronted the Archon on the battlefield.

In that moment, a ray of light pierced through The Abyss.

Alatus, imprisoned and swallowed by darkness for so long that both body and soul were decaying, finally saw that light when his master fell.

Morax gave the reborn Alatus a new name:

Xiao.

A new name signified a new life.

In foreign lore, "Xiao" symbolizes a soul forged through pain and suffering.

It suited him perfectly.

To repay the Geo Archon's kindness, Xiao signed a contract to protect Liyue for a thousand years.

Compared to the small-scale wars in Mondstadt, the Archon War in Liyue was devastating.

Morax, with overwhelming power and countless Adepti at his side, emerged victorious.

The defeated Archons were sealed deep beneath the rock.

Even in death, their resentment turned into demons and monsters.

They ravaged the land, stirred up tempests at sea.

Not all Adepti were suited for battle, so the brutal task of eliminating the demons fell to the Yaksha, warriors skilled in combat.

This is why most Adepti bear titles like "Mountain Shaper" or "Cloud Retainer."

Only Xiao is known as the Great Saint of Demon Subjugation.

His duty: to slay demons and purge evil.

Originally, there were five Guardian Yaksha.

But after years of slaughter, the dark energy corrupted them.

By the time peace arrived, three were dead, one had vanished...

Only Alatus—Xiao—remained by the Geo Archon's side.