Can Ronova be revived? Essence of Hallowing of Soil

In the new story of Genshin Impact, I did not expect that Ronova would really be removed from the story in the new plot. Before leaving, she also activated the nails in every region of Teyvat. The good news is that we do not need to fear being hit by the nails. The bad news is that the Holy Soil phenomenon and the Abyss beneath the nails are also going to come out. It seems that our earlier analysis of the preview was still too conservative. We actually thought that after both sides finished fighting, they could sit down and talk.

After all, the Tsaritsa has said that death is not the enemy of love, and the Death in the Lunar Arcanum is also described in a mostly positive way. Yet this time, Ronova really went down one road all the way to the end and was directly beaten until she was removed from the story. Then let us have an article today to explain the impact after the Celestial Nails have been unsealed.

I believe everyone is very curious about what exactly Ronova did before she left the story. Before that, though, we first need to understand the concept of the Holy Soil phenomenon. The so-called Holy Soil is, in fact, soil that contains high concentrations of primordial elemental power from the three realms, and it is also what Teyvat originally looked like. But in that era ruled by the dragons, every inch of Teyvat's land was Holy Soil, and it was not suitable for foreign life forms like humans.

Later, the Heavenly Principles came to this world, defeated the dragons, and carried out a drastic transformation of Teyvat. Among these changes, one key measure was decomposing the original Light Realm power into the seven elements of the human realm as they are now, making Teyvat more suitable for human survival.

The Holy Soil phenomenon is a process in which land gradually returns to its original state under the influence of Light Realm power. This process has two biggest impacts on humans. On one hand, humans without a Vision cannot adapt to elemental power, and in severe cases, they may even develop rejection reactions and die directly. On the other hand, Holy Soil is also unsuitable for many plants and animals created later by the Heavenly Principles, and these are the main food sources for the nations of Teyvat. After the land undergoes the Holy Soil phenomenon, it can no longer produce enough food, and large-scale famine is almost unavoidable. In fact, the current Snezhnaya is already a land with severe Holy Soil phenomenon. The ubiquitous severe cold and blizzards are all effects brought by the Holy Soil phenomenon.

Back then, the angel faction and the foreign travelers once wanted to use the remains of the Ice Dragon King to create a new Primordial Human to replace Nibelung's position, but they did not expect that at that point in time, Nibelung had not died, which led to the experiment going out of control. The entire Snezhnaya was turned into a Holy Soil of primordial ice by the power of the Ice Dragon King. It was only later, relying on the Heavenly Principles' descent of the Celestial Nail, that the rampaging wild elements were suppressed, allowing some parts of Snezhnaya to barely remain suitable for human survival.

The neighboring nation of Natlan had a similar experience, except that its Holy Soil phenomenon was caused by the awakening of the Pyro Dragon King, which sheltered the Pyro Dragon race and led to their massive reproduction. The dragon race and the Holy Soil can be said to share a relationship where one prospers together and one suffers together. So when later the phlogiston-rich land of Natlan was destroyed by the Celestial Nail, the Pyro Dragon race could only take the path of degeneration.

The Eitr that Ronova used to unseal the Celestial Nail also originated from the experiments of the City of Gold. It was the result obtained by the people of the City of Gold through researching the authority of life stolen from the primordial angels. It possesses the power to reorganize all life and to evolve all living things, and this is something that the Heavenly Principles absolutely does not allow humans to grasp. The City of Gold was doomed to destruction precisely because it inquired into the knowledge of evolution.

Among the Six Sins of the Sumeru Akademiya, this is the first sin, and it is also the sin of human evolution. Injecting such a forbidden thing into the Celestial Nail is roughly like throwing a hand grenade into a police station, which will definitely provoke a strong reaction from the Celestia system. And in the story, we have already seen that the Celestia system is quite rigid, even more rigid than Ronova. Maybe even this single charge alone is enough for it to sentence all the humans in Teyvat to death. In this way, Ronova could make the feeling of death descend upon Teyvat together with the Holy Soil phenomenon.

From this, it can be seen that Ronova really broke down completely. I suspect that the protagonist's few words were too damaging. She herself had never possessed freedom, was also deprived of her power by the rigid mechanism of Celestia at a critical moment, and in the end, was beaten to the brink of death by a group of mortals. The unwillingness and grievance in her heart had probably long accumulated to the limit.

Moreover, in the Natlan story, the Lord of the Night also said that Ronova had once given up on herself because of the Heavenly Principles. Now it seems the word used by the Lord of the Night was very accurate. As for her ending, it can only be said to be very regrettable, and it reminds me of Melanta in the Temple of Space. Melanta represents the depression of the Ruler of Space, and in the end, because of depression, she violated her own rules and walked toward destruction. However, after all, the foreshadowing in the Lunar Arcanum has not yet been fully resolved, so I personally lean toward Ronova still having a chance to return.

In Nod-Krai, we learned what the Death card represents. The Death card represents painful death and complete ending, but it also represents rebirth. From my own personal perspective only, my impression of Ronova still leans more toward the positive side, because the Traveler is actually not a child of Teyvat, and the shackles on Ronova do not really exist when she faces the Traveler. In other words, if Ronova wanted to, she could completely destroy our bodies and leave us unable to wake up again. She also warned us many times not to get involved in Snezhnaya's affairs, because Snezhnaya, on the verge of ruin, is like a drowning person, and the Traveler, as a Descender, is actually that life-saving straw. It is just that when it comes to the issue of Paimon, we ultimately cannot give ground.

Of course, the above is only my personal opinion. Once the Celestial Nails of every nation are successfully unsealed, the wave of the Holy Soil phenomenon will definitely kill many people. When Ronova did this, she truly gave up on herself, just as the Lord of the Night said. It is easy to imagine that if Ronova's final move really takes effect, then the first to bear the brunt will obviously be Snezhnaya and Natlan. Snezhnaya has the most severe Holy Soil phenomenon, and even with the suppression of the Celestial Nail, not every place is suitable for human survival.

And Natlan is a nation where humans and dragons coexist. Once the Holy Soil phenomenon returns, then the dragon breathes in the wild, and the dragon companions among the tribes will also evolve stronger power. At that time, will they still be willing to submit to humans? Not to mention that Natlan's Celestial Nail also bears the duty of suppressing the Abyss. It is really a land that has suffered many disasters.

This quest also confirmed that there is indeed a Celestial Nail in Inazuma, located beneath Mt. Kanna, where the Thunderbird once roosted. Yae Miko might have already guessed something through divination, which is why she said she wanted to ask Sangonomiya Kokomi for help. Beneath the sea surface of Watatsumi Island, inside Enkanomiya, hides the Coral King Worm, a magical creature that can decompose wild elemental power into the gentle elements of the human realm. Perhaps in the future, it can also become one of the keys to solving the Holy Soil phenomenon. I hope that the mess Ronova left behind can be perfectly resolved in the end. Otherwise, just thinking about the troubles that the Holy Soil will bring later on gives me goosebumps.

This short article ends here. The impact of this quest on every Traveler is a bit too great. In future articles, we will provide more analysis on more content! Remember to keep following our articles and our site's merchandise. See you next time!