The Collapse Begins in Changkong City

Siegfried said in a low voice, "Walter, help me." Walter nodded upon hearing Siegfried's words.

Enraged, Siegfried, with the help of Welt Young, unleashed six bursts of Heavenly Fire, which evolved into the Annihilation Blade.

Second Herrscher, accept the wrath of my full-force attack!

After witnessing Cecilia's death, Fu Hua made up her mind.

Fu Hua used the first rated power of the Feather Dust to burn countless memories. When the memories were almost burned away, Fu Hua opened her eyes and said, "Sword God of the Void."

Sirin was somewhat surprised. "Why does this weapon have such great power?"

After taking the full force of Jie Mie's attack, Xilin emerged covered in dust and grime. "Cough cough, I didn't expect these two moves to hurt me." She coughed up blood as soon as she said this.

Siegfried collapsed to the ground after unleashing his devastating attack.

After witnessing Cecilia's death at the hands of Sirin's ultimate attack, Kiana's anger flared. "I must avenge my mother," Kiana thought, and began to gather the remaining power of the End within her.

But I still can't transform into the Herrscher of the End. "Can I only unleash one more attack with the remaining power of the End in my body?" Even if it's just once, I'll give it my all.

Just as Kiana was about to launch the attack, she noticed that Jiuxiao next to her was acting strangely.

"Jiuxiao, what's wrong?" Kiana asked worriedly.

"I feel great now." Dead spots reappeared in space.

Let's go back to the time when we saw Cecilia die in the Nine Heavens.

I am clearly the savior, but why can't I do anything?

"That's because you're not strong enough. If you were strong enough, that Valkyrie wouldn't have sacrificed herself." A strange voice came from the depths of Jiuxiao's consciousness.

When Jiuxiao blinked again, she found someone in front of her who looked exactly like her.

Who are you? Why do you look so much like me?

"My name is Tianqi."

Wow, what a powerful name! Another Wu, you wouldn't happen to be my hidden strength, would you?

After hearing this, Apocalypse said with some amusement, "Why do you think I am your hidden power?"

Jiuxiao said matter-of-factly, "I am the savior, isn't it normal for me to have some hidden power?"

Apocalypse chuckled, "I can indeed give you power, but you have to make a deal with me."

"Whatever the deal, I, as the embodiment of the savior, will not shirk my duty."

"A trade? All I need is a quarter of your life! Pretty good deal, right? After all, with just a quarter of your life, you can save everyone who's still alive. So, do you agree to my terms?"

"A quarter of a life?"

Every mistake you make costs you a quarter of your life. Once you've traded your life for that one, that quarter of your life is no longer yours.

"Of course, even if you refuse this deal, I will spare your life. But I can't worry about the others."

Tianqi said this to Jiuxiao, after all, Jiuxiao is now Tianqi's host. Although her death will not affect him, he will not be able to see the story of this host in the future. Therefore, Tianqi still has to protect Jiuxiao.

"I agree. It's just a quarter of a life. Considering this, what can I do to save more lives? Here you go! Human lives. Besides, it's my duty." Jiuxiao agreed to the deal without even thinking.

"Is it that easy?"

Jiuxiao was extremely disappointed to see Tianqi come to an end like this.

Apocalypse scoffed, "Do you think it's so hard to take a quarter of your life?"

"I thought you were going to pull out some kind of parchment like a magic contract, make me sign it, then make me swear some oath, and then take a quarter of my life. There's no sense of ritual at all, thumbs down!"

Apocalypse was somewhat speechless. "Shouldn't a normal person be very concerned about the impact of losing that part of them?"

"Alright, I'll remind you one last time, Jiuxiao, remember this: humanity is not worth saving, savior." Leave the rest to me.

"Then I'll leave it to the other me."

.........

time back to now

When Jiuxiao opened her eyes, her aura surged dramatically. Four holy marks appeared behind her.

Jiuxiao stepped forward and stood in front of Xilin.

Everyone who witnessed this scene was shocked.

Kiana and the others sensed that Jiuxiao's current strength was no weaker than Xilin's, or even stronger.

"You are Xilin." Two circles, one black and one red, appeared around Jiuxiao.

“Every time, I am Xilin,” Xilin replied to Jiuxiao with great seriousness.

"Then let's fight!" An endless aura of death appeared and attacked Sirin.

"Don't underestimate me," Sirin said, releasing a mist that symbolized death.

The two exchanged a punch.

The space seemed to crack open the moment the two fists collided.

"Flame" Sirin's flames surged towards the heavens like a ferocious beast.

Jiuxiao smiled dismissively and returned the move to Xilin.

When Xilin saw her own power returning to attack her, she raised her hand and neutralized the attack.

Having just recovered, Seele rejoined the battle.

With Mei continuously injecting Honkai energy into Bronya, dozens of Moon Thrones were manufactured at the factory.

"It's finally done," Bronya said, sounding a little exhausted.

"Bronya, you've worked hard." Mei showed concern for Bronya.

Bronya managed to withstand the "full coverage attack of all Moon Thrones".

"It's that kind of attack again. Do you think this kind of attack can hit me?" Sirin felt that the same attack could not possibly hit her when she was prepared.

After seeing the Moon Throne, Jiuxiao and Xier nodded to each other.

Seele preemptively used all means to control Sirin.

As soon as Xilin was brought under control, Jiuxiao immediately attacked Xilin's core.

Kiana saw this opportunity and said to Sirin, "Feel this bullet from the end!" Instantly, she poured all the power of the end into the bullet.

With a snap, a bloody hole was punched into Sirin's core.

Just as Jiuxiao was about to unleash his attack, Bella blocked it, but Jiuxiao's power was too great and Bella was sent flying.

With a whoosh, Sirin's five gems—Void, Lightning, Wind, Fire, and Death—were taken out.

Sirin felt her strength greatly diminished, and her life began to slip away at an alarming rate.

When Bella took the blow for Sirin, the simulated core inside her body shattered completely.

Bella begins to transform back into a dragon-type Honkai Beast.

Apocalypse didn't know why his attack only produced five gems. "My attack was clearly meant to take out all her gems, so why do they seem to be fixed inside her body?"

The others finally stopped when they saw Celine being defeated.

I appeared before Sirin.

I felt a pang of pity seeing her like this and wanted to use my life force to heal her. However, I discovered that although she still had the gem inside her, her life force was draining away very quickly. As soon as my life force entered Sirin's body, it was all gone in less than a second.

Celine grabbed my hand. "Don't bother, I'm already exhausted."

Ahem, I'm sorry, brother, I can't keep that promise.

Even though I knew I could bring her back to life, I still couldn't help but shed tears. "It's alright, as long as you're alive."

"Okay, brother, don't cry. It will make me sad if you cry." Xilin wiped the tears from my eyes with her hand.

"I only hope there will be a next life, brother. If there is a next life, I must be your wife," Xilin said, as if she had used all her strength to say these words.

"There will definitely be a next life," Xilin said contentedly, lowering her hand after hearing my words.