Honkai: It’s broken, I have become the Herrscher of Corrosion?

"Cheng Lixue!?"

Theresa saw this familiar face on Hyperion.

"Were you sent by Grandpa to capture Kiana?"

As soon as these words came out, Kiana and Bronya immediately became alert. Seeing the tense atmosphere around them, Cheng Lixue showed a speechless expression:

"Lady Theresa, although we are both S-class Valkyries, I am not a monster like Yulan Dell. Do you think... I can capture a Herrscher in front of two Herrschers, even if it is a Herrscher who cannot fully use his power... do I have the ability to do so?"

“…Ah, Lixue, I’m sorry, I was too cautious…So, the purpose of your coming here is…”

Cheng Lixue thought for a moment:

"That's right. Lady Theresa and I know each other, but we know very little about each other. You only know that I am from Shenzhou, but you don't know that Taixu Mountain was my home for a long time before I became a Valkyrie."

"I didn't even know that my master was your student."

Kiana scratched her head, and then seemed to have an epiphany:

"The class monitor... is your teacher?!"

Cheng Lixue shook his head:

"It's higher than the average teacher-student relationship. My life was saved by my master. He also taught me to read, write, and learn martial arts. In today's terms, for a long time, my master was not only my teacher, but also my only guardian."

Seeing the two people in front of him with unbelievable expressions, Cheng Lixue couldn't help but smile:

"In terms of age, I am only a few years younger than Theresa, so we are of the same generation. The elders of the elders are people of the same age as us, so anyone would be surprised if something like this happened to them."

Seeing that the tense atmosphere had eased a lot, Cheng Lixue looked at Kiana again, his expression becoming serious:

"Qiana, Master now exists in the depths of your consciousness in a special way with the help of Yu Duchen, right?"

"...Well, but since the monitor doesn't have control over Yu Duchen, she is still sleeping so that she can help me at the critical moment. I need her..."

Cheng Lixue breathed a sigh of relief, then raised his hand:

"No need. I feel relieved to know that Master is still safe. Since Master thinks it is more important to recuperate now, we shouldn't disturb her here... Since the purpose of your coming to Taixu Mountain is to find the things that Master left behind, let's go together. Although I haven't been back for a long time, I am more familiar with it than you..."

Cheng Lixue looked into the distance and frowned, feeling that he had forgotten to say something important.

The three of them walked up the stone steps of Taixu Mountain, sharing what they had seen and heard with Fu Hua as they walked.

Bronya looked at the surrounding environment and couldn't help but complain:

"Looking for martial arts secrets in the mountains. Bronya thinks... this is something that can only happen in games. And... even if the squad leader has left any treasure, it's probably been taken away."

"Maybe it's just like what you said...but the treasure left by the monitor may not be visible to ordinary people."

"The place where Master practiced is higher up on this mountain. If she has anything left, it is most likely to be there. Taixu Mountain is far away from the mundane world, so the possibility of it being moved away is very small."

"Oh, by the way, since Senior Cheng Lixue is the monitor's disciple, then... the Taixu Sword Qi..."

Cheng Lixue smiled bitterly:

"As Master's disciple, I naturally know the Taixu Sword Qi, but... I'm afraid it won't be of much help to you."

"Master should have told you that the Taixu Sword Qi has five elements: heart, form, intention, soul, and spirit. Because you are a Herrscher, you are born with the ability to control a huge amount of Honkai energy, so you learn the spirit element that is difficult for ordinary people to master very quickly. However, in order to ensure that such a huge amount of Honkai energy does not get out of control, what you really need is the [Sword Heart]."

"The Heart Essence is divided into four realms: Still Water, Dustless, Mirror, and Void. I am dull by nature, and after years of practice I have barely broken through to the Dustless realm, so I can't help you much."

"She is already an S-class Valkyrie if she can barely break through the Dustless Realm. If she reaches a higher realm, could she... be able to fight against Youlan Dell?"

"Only those who have mastered a higher realm can know. With Youlan Dell's personality, if she were to meet seven senior brothers and sisters, I'm afraid each of them would be an opponent worthy of her full effort."

"Does the squad leader... have other disciples?"

Cheng Lixue showed a trace of disappointment:

"That was 500 years ago. 500 years ago, Master founded a school in Taixu Mountain and accepted seven disciples, known as the Seven Swords of Taixu. Among the Seven Swords, except for the sixth senior brother who is a male and has just broken through the Wuchen Realm like me, the attainments of the other six senior sisters are all higher than mine."

"Of course, even if Sixth Senior Brother has a similar level of mind to mine, I am definitely not his match. His attainments in external skills are far superior to mine. Among the Seven Swords, the only one who can definitely beat him is the strongest Fifth Senior Sister."

Kiana was immersed in General Cheng Lixue's story, but Bronya discovered a problem:

"Since this happened 500 years ago, how did you know this?"

"Ah, you are still quite alert... That's right, after all, I still represent Destiny, and Lady Theresa and the people of Anti-Entropy are still against Destiny."

"The reason why I know the secret from 500 years ago is, of course, that a person who has lived for more than 500 years told me."

"…You mean, Otto!"

"It was him. Although I, like you, believe that the probability that what he told me is the truth is basically zero, the easiest lie to believe is 90% truth plus 10% lies. There is no need for him to lie to me about these non-critical information that will not affect the current situation... That is..."

Not far ahead, a red feather appeared, and its shape was very similar to Yu Duchen's feather. Kiana stepped forward, put it on her forehead, closed her eyes, and followed the heart formula taught by Fu Hua to let the information in the feather flow into her sea of ​​consciousness, but in the end, she got nothing.

"There seems to be some kind of seal on it... After the feather came into contact with my consciousness, it automatically popped open."

Kiana handed the feather to Cheng Lixue with a look of regret. Just as Cheng Lixue took the feather, unusual noises were heard around him. Dozens of Honkai beasts appeared not far away.

The three of them immediately started fighting, but these Honkai beasts were no match for them. In a short while, only one Honkai beast was left, which was fleeing in panic.

When Bronya aimed the gun at the Honkai beast, a cold light flashed, and the Honkai beast fell to the ground, unable to get up again.

In front of the three of them, a beautiful black-haired woman in ancient costume appeared. Although the move she used to knock down the Honkai Beast with a sword just now looked like an ordinary sword, in Kiana's memory, it actually overlapped with Fu Hua's figure, and there was no difference.

She put away her sword, looked around and then looked at the three people:

"I wanted to ask if the three of you were okay, but judging by the current situation, I underestimated your abilities."

Kiana thought for a long time about this sudden appearance before speaking:

"Ah...Excuse me, who are you..."

"I'm Lin Chaoyu, and I'm considered... the guardian of this Taixu Mountain. This place is full of true energy, and monsters often cause trouble, so the immortals set up a barrier here to prevent outsiders from accidentally entering..."

Lin Chaoyu's gaze passed over Kiana and Bronya and fell on Cheng Lixue.

"Excuse me...what is your relationship with Chi Yuan?"

Cheng Lixue walked up to Lin Chaoyu, bowed slightly, and saluted to her:

"Chi Yuan's eighth disciple Cheng Lixue has met the senior sister. I never thought that I would have the opportunity to meet the senior sister again."

"Even... in such a large-scale illusion."