The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

"Your Majesty, please have mercy!" Chen Li suddenly shouted.

"Huh? You think I was only talking about her and not you? You'd better explain what you are." Xilin stood in mid-air, and the spear attacking Cheng Lixue instantly transformed into two sub-aerial belts, binding her firmly.

Although Xilin was blunt, she seemed genuinely interested in hearing why Chen Li had spared Cheng Lixue's life.

"Your Majesty, I am your companion Honkai Beast from 5 years ago."

"Huh? What nonsense are you talking about?" Xilin looked at Chen Li as if he were an idiot.

"If you don't believe me, you can ask the gods directly. They can prove that what I'm saying is true! The world we live in is a cycle, which happens every 5 years! Every cycle will give birth to a Herrscher of the Void and her companion Honkai Beast. I am your companion Honkai Beast from the last cycle!" As Chen Li spoke, he used spatial teleportation to instantly teleport to the vicinity of the Herrscher of the Void and then hugged the Herrscher of the Void's leg.

"5 years, Your Majesty, do you know how I spent those 5 years?"

"...Let me ask God to verify this." Sirin was somewhat skeptical.

When a lie is lied to a certain extent, the other party has to consider what to do if the lie turns out to be true.

Moreover, Chen Li also possesses similar Herrscher of the Void powers to himself.

"Respected God, is this creature before me truly my familiar from 5 years ago?" Sirin respectfully asked the Honkai consciousness.

"God? God?!"

"Can you hear me? God, where are you? Why aren't you responding to me?" When she realized that the god who had always guided her as her grandfather in how to use the power of the Herrscher and how to destroy humanity could no longer respond to her, Sirin admitted that she panicked.

Chen Li, who was wearing a leather case, curled his lip.

It would be bad if you could get in touch with them.

Foolish pufferfish, your old man has been knocked offline. What are you going to do now?

135

Chapter 135 Your Taixu Sword God is great, but now it's mine!

"If you're happy, this is yours. But what do you want to do with it, Dad?" Xilin asked after throwing Cheng Lixue, who was tightly bound by the Void Spear transformed into the Void Belt, in front of Chen Li.

Although the Honkai consciousness could no longer communicate with Sirin, and Sirin naturally could no longer verify the accuracy of Chen Li's identity with the Honkai consciousness, seeing that when the Taixu Sword God fell, this Houmu disregarded everything and stood in front of her, it can be said that he was deeply affectionate and righteous.

Moreover, the power it possesses is indeed very similar to its own power as the Herrscher of the Void, only much weaker...

Therefore, the Herrscher of the Void accepted this Honkai Beast that was her companion from 5 years ago.

Because when Sirin first met God on the moon, God really did tell her about things that happened 50,000 years ago, and Sirin vaguely remembered that God mentioned something about reincarnation.

I don't remember the exact details, but it was roughly the same.

As for the title "Dad"...

Considering this old man's advanced age, his rather unique appearance, and the fact that he shielded me from the Taixu Sword God... fine.

Although in the end, his act of blocking the Taixu Sword God for her was of no use at all, he was able to gain Xilin's initial trust because of it.

"I want to learn that move from earlier, I think it's called something like the Great Void Sword God, right?" Chen Li said excitedly.

"Tch, instead of spending time learning that kind of thing, you'd be better off learning from me how to control the power you already possess, similar to that of the Herrscher of the Void. How did you manage to live for 5 years without learning how to use this power?" Sirin looked at Chen Li with some disbelief.

Although Sirin is very prone to arrogance and suffers setbacks many times because of this personality, she never reflects on her mistakes because she gains new strength after each setback. However, she has a strong learning ability.

For example, after Sirin was severely injured and near death from being bombed by Anti-Entropy's atomic bomb, she was taken to the moon by Bellenas for a period of training and was able to control her power more precisely.

Therefore, Xilin found it difficult to understand Chen Li's situation.

5 years... even a pig...

"Your Majesty, you may not know this, but 5 years ago, Honkai Beasts like us could only grow rapidly and learn their power by staying by the side of our Herrscher, thus transforming into the most powerful weapon in our Herrscher's hands..."

"Is that so?" Sirin didn't remember God mentioning this to her.

"Yes, Your Majesty, yes! Just by staying near you, I can become more proficient in using the power of the Herrscher of the Void. Once my proficiency reaches 100%, I can become your strongest signature weapon!" Chen Li nodded with great certainty.

"Then why are you so bad at this game?"

"...Your Majesty, as you know, you were defeated not long after I was born, and I lost my Herrscher at a young age." Chen Li instantly became dejected.

"..." Celine's smile vanished.

Celine also lost her mother when she was young.

"Then why not Bella?" Sirin asked after a moment.

"Bella? Who?"

"My companion Honkai Beast."

"What? You have a new companion Honkai Beast? But that makes sense, every Herrscher has their own companion Honkai Beast. I don't know why the Herrschers of this civilization don't have this ability in their companion Honkai Beasts, but Your Majesty, would you like to see my precious treasure?"

"What baby?"

"It will be your exclusive weapon in the future."

“Okay, let me see.” Celine became interested.

"Ta-da!" Chen Li pulled out a giant pair of scissors, as tall as a person, from the chest pocket of his Houmu suit, leaving Xilin stunned.

However, considering that the other party is the companion Honkai Beast of the Herrscher of the Void, it seems normal for it to have some spatial manipulation ability, so I didn't investigate further.

“These scissors…” Celine placed her hand on the scissors, and indeed felt a connection with them.

"However, this pair of scissors is still in its embryonic stage. I need to wait until my Herrscher of the Void power proficiency reaches 100% before I can infuse it with a soul," Chen Li said, sparing no effort in trying to convince her.

The reason why Xilin was unable to use the Myriad Manifestations Judgment artifact was because Chen Li had not granted her the right to use it.

Chen Li felt no guilt whatsoever for deceiving a little girl.

Because the real Sirin is already "dead".

The person standing in front of Chen Li now is actually Sirin's Herrscher personality.

Kiana isn't the only one with a Herrscher personality; Sirin does too.

When the Honkai consciousness borrowed the body of a small Honkai beast and induced Sirin to exhaust almost all of her Honkai energy to activate her spatial ability and transfer to the location of the gestating Emperor-class Honkai beast Ashva, it led Sirin into a special space.

Here, Sirin's Herrscher personality tears apart Sirin's original personality and completely takes over Sirin's body.

Gentleness and kindness were easily torn apart by hatred and corruption, and what Schicksal needs to face next is the complete Second Herrscher, Sirin.

It was through this transformation that Sirin gained the authority to directly communicate with the Honkai consciousness.

My dearest Queen, if you truly wish to live again, you must first die.

After seeing Chen Li put the scissors back into the bag that resembled a four-dimensional pocket, Xilin looked at Cheng Lixue.

“You’re the apprentice of the person who almost seriously injured me, right? Teach my retinue how to use a sword from now on, and I can spare your life,” Xilin said to Cheng Lixue.

"..." Cheng Lixue simply glanced at Xilin without saying a word.

“Pretentious.” Sirin snorted coldly, then opened her palm, revealing a feather imbued with the power of the Herrscher of the Void.

“Your master used these feathers to invade my consciousness. Now these few remaining feathers belong to me, and I can use them on you again.” Xilin picked up a feather and looked at Cheng Lixue.

Cheng Lixue's pupils contracted.

Feather Crossing the Dust!

The next moment, a feather floated past Cheng Lixue, and Cheng Lixue's eyes instantly became lifeless.

"Alright, the rest is up to you. Now, let me see who I should use this new toy on?" Sirin fiddled with the other feathers of Feather Dust, as if she had found a new toy.

After Sirin decided on her target, a huge imaginary teleportation channel suddenly opened up in front of her. At the other end of the channel was a white-haired Valkyrie standing on the snowfield, fighting against a Honkai Beast and wielding a huge lance.

Two imaginary giant hands reached out to grab Cecilia. Just as Cecilia noticed the attack and tried to stop it, a feather imbued with the power of the Herrscher of the Void floated past her eyes. Cecilia instantly lost consciousness and stood frozen in place, only to be grabbed by those hands and dragged back into the imaginary passage.

Seeing this scene, Chen Li deeply felt that Xilin's defeat was not unjust.

Cecilia, who was being held in both arms, had the Sixth Divine Key slip from her hands and fall to the ground, but Sirin didn't even think about it.

After Cecilia was captured by Sirin, another imaginary portal was opened.

This time, Sirin captured a man named Siegfried.

Siegfried, wielding the Heavenly Fire Greatsword, quickly sensed the giant imaginary hand emerging from the unfolded imaginary teleportation portal. He tried to defend himself, but Feather Dust drifted past again.

And so, Siegfried was also captured by Sirin.

This time, Chen Li felt even more heartbroken, because Sirin also ignored the Heavenly Judgment that slipped from Siegfried's hands.

You're playing a game where you don't pick up the loot that drops from the boss? Is that how you play the game?

However, seeing that even Cecilia and Siegfried were easily hypnotized and lost consciousness by Yu Duchen, Chen Li suddenly had a bold idea.

Driven by this audacious idea, Chen Li boldly asked Xi Lin for the Feather of Dust-Crossing that controlled Cheng Lixue.

Whether it was because Xilin was really easy to fool, or because gaining Xilin's trust was difficult and Chen Li had already passed that hurdle, in any case, the feather really ended up in Chen Li's hands.

"Bella, you look a bit disheveled. Let me help you. I've been wanting to try out my new toy." Bella, the humanoid Honkai Beast who was fighting Siegfried, heard Sirin's voice.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I was careless just now. Please give me a chance. I will definitely clean up the rest of the ants." Bella immediately assured Sirin, because she didn't want to disappoint her queen.

"After we've finished cleaning up the ants, we'll return to the Tower of Babel. I have a new companion to introduce to you."

"Okay, Your Lady Queen."

Meanwhile, Chen Li had already begun learning swordsmanship from Cheng Lixue.

Chen Li didn't know how to use the Feather Crossing Dust technique, but seeing Cheng Lixue start practicing swordsmanship silently with a broken sword after being released, Chen Li didn't dare to make a move.