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The two simply ignored each other, one talking and the other listening.

"...Later, I joined the Firemoth, intending to save the world with everyone."

"...Is everything you said true?"

"of course it's true!"

"It sounds like a fairy tale..."

"What about Kiana?"

“My story isn’t as beautiful as yours… In fact, I was born in a laboratory, an individual created by someone to realize their own ambitions. The first time I opened my eyes, all I could see was a cold culture chamber.”

As Kiana finished speaking, she noticed that Alicia's expression remained unchanged; she was simply savoring the memory of what had happened.

So she relaxed and continued, "Everything I have now started from a gift from someone else. Even this name is the same; it originally belonged to the girl who provided the genes to create me. But later, she and my father were shot down from their plane while being chased by enemies in order to rescue me from the incubation chamber..."

Kiana concealed her identity as a Herrscher and recounted her experience from Siberia to St. Freya.

"Although I can't tell you why, I did hurt them at that time, and I even killed my best friend... Even at the last moment, she was still telling me to live and defeat all the enemies."

"Before that day, I had never thought about how to face an invincible enemy. I even simply believed that as long as I was willing to work hard, I could definitely do it..."

The giant flaming sword in the distance suddenly disappeared, and at the same time, an invisible barrier appeared, as if severing heaven and earth, blocking the restrictive enchantment from entering.

This time, however, the invincible invisible barrier was no longer absolute; the power of constraint rose again, and with the endless influx of Honkai energy, the barrier and the enchantment gradually fell into a kind of dynamic equilibrium.

Kiana looked at it for a moment, then looked away: "In fact, there are indeed many enemies in this world that cannot be defeated. I have always considered myself the fighting genius of my family, and I have never faced those truths directly—but now I think I can face them."

Suddenly, fiery red flames spread across her body.

Herrscher armor appeared, a tattered white cloak fluttering wildly, and the Flame King Sword suddenly bloomed in her hand.

"I'm really happy that Kiana is willing to tell me these things, but I have no intention of standing idly by in this battle." As she spoke, the Black Abyss White Flower appeared in Alicia's hand.

“Black Abyss White Flower… I really miss it, but I wasn’t there back then,” Kiana said with a melancholy smile. “My beloved mother never really met me. But since you were its first user, we really are destined to meet.”

"A girl as cute as Kiana is bound to be destined for someone!"

"Haha... I'm going to fight now. No matter the outcome, I still want to thank you for being willing to listen to what I have to say."

"Um……"

"Then I'll tell you the secret you've always been curious about."

"Huh? Wait a minute, if that's the case!"

"—I am a Herrscher. From the moment I was born, I have been a Herrscher."

After saying that, Kiana turned around, activated the power of the Herrscher of the Void, and disappeared from the spot.

Volume 1: Chapter 204: I will use the power of earth fire to deal with the Herrscher.

Bai Yan finally understood what Kevin had gone through back then.

Under the protection of the barrier, and with a Herrscher controlling things from behind, he could only defend himself.

This kind of defense cannot just block the attack; it must also suppress the erosion of one's body by the spreading barrier.

Unlike Kevin, Bai Yan's physical body would find it difficult to withstand the restraining power without the protection of energy.

He activated his ultimate ascension early on and went to great lengths to confront the eleventh Herrscher.

The stalemate couldn't last long. Bai Yan, who was familiar with the other form of the Heavenly Fire Judgment, was also ready to unleash the Calamity Annihilation.

"Kevin definitely used the Annihilation form, but the result probably won't be very good."

“The law of restraint is a bit too strong; Judah is far from that level. Is it because the user is not strong enough?”

"Perhaps once Theresa comes to her senses, she can simply activate her Gluttony Mode and devour enough Honkai Beasts, and maybe she can do it too..."

The invisible barrier temporarily halted the spread of the enchantment, allowing Bai Yan to catch his breath on this side of the barrier.

However, he could clearly sense that even the barrier that isolated everything was crumbling under the attack of the power to restrain things.

Qi Shanlin's power, like that of a leek-like creature, is likely superior to that of a lawbearer.

"There's no other way, let's give it a try first." With that, Bai Yan raised the Heavenly Fire Judgment.

In an instant, the power of the Divine Key erupted once more, and the intense heat and dense flames enveloped the body.

From a distance, the originally fiery red flames suddenly turned bright, transforming into a pale, dazzling light.

Under the blue sky, the dazzling white light seemed to rival the sun in brilliance.

Just then, Bai Yan removed the barrier and launched a full-force attack.

"—Heavenly Fire Calamity Annihilation!"

The already blinding white light exploded again, almost swallowing the heavens and earth, causing people to almost go blind at that moment.

At this moment, the core of the Flame Law was suddenly activated, unexpectedly resonating with the flame runes on the gate deep within Bai Yan's soul, causing the latter to burst forth with tremendous light.

The next moment, the rune flash suddenly went out.

At the same time, Bai Yan felt the temperature of his soul rising.

"At a time like this..."

Without much thought, Bai Yan continued to draw upon the power within his body, releasing the power of the sacred pillars of fire and earth.

A layer of crystals slowly condensed on the surface of his body.

The crystals have no discernible composition and disappear very quickly.

Immediately afterwards, the Herrscher, seemingly enraged by the blow, suddenly experienced a surge in the power of restraint!

The restraining barrier struck again, and this time Bai Yan was unable to suppress it.

A faint light enveloped him, giving him a chilling sensation on his scalp.

but.

The moment the light screen struck, the previous experience of physical collapse did not reappear; there was only a feeling of weakness.

Bai Yan subconsciously looked at his hands.

"My body has been strengthened, and my resistance to power, or rather Honkai energy, has increased significantly. My idea was right after all."

Bai Yan has always regarded the power of the so-called "gate" as a path to becoming stronger.

However, when he repeatedly inscribed the runes for the first time, he had a doubt.

The "door" is not a source of power, but a mechanism to prevent oneself from dying suddenly.

The opened "door" is an opportunity to understand its essence; only by fully absorbing the runes can one be qualified to access true power.

This is Bai Yan's guess.

The body must be able to bear everything, including weapons, energy, and so on.

It not only requires a huge capacity, but also some energy or special substances that are harmful to the human body.

Like the Valkyries. Despite their resistance to Honkai energy, their lifespans are all shortened.

Such wear and tear can only mean one thing: they are not truly able to withstand the power called Honkai in all dimensions, but are fighting Honkai at the cost of their lives.

Fusion warriors did a great job in this regard, truly enabling humanity to evolve in a certain direction. However, the success rate of the surgery was so low that fusion warriors could not be further promoted.

At this moment, Bai Yan's body can withstand the erosion of the restraining power, which is the first step to successfully continue the plan.

The fusion of the fire runes was an accident; he hadn't expected that the further release of the Heavenly Judgment would enable him to absorb the runes.

This may be because his ultimate sublimation and the Flame Law are somehow connected. After all, this skill, which he used to fight desperately, also started from forcibly fusing with the core of the Flame Law of the current civilization.

Just as the barrier spread out again, Kiana arrived.

This force, far stronger than the human-machine barrier Otto left outside the church, caused the Herrscher weapon to disintegrate the moment Kiana made contact with it.

"This—is a truly troublesome ability!"

At this moment, she also realized how terrifying this Lawbringer was, far more so than Otto, whose thoughts had strayed to his grandmother's house.

A ruthless killing machine and a person obsessed with using the machine to achieve their own plans are completely different types of adversaries.

Bai Yan looked at the Divine Key in his hand and found that it was gradually withdrawing from the form of annihilation.

With its current strength, it is still unable to reach its full potential.

With Bai Yan's resistance, Kiana only shared a portion of the power, which is why the Herrscher armor was not further dispelled.

The Flame King Sword in her hand had disappeared, but the decorations on her body had not yet been worn away.

"Leave the barrier first and prepare for the next step according to the plan. You don't need to hold them off here—don't worry, I'm confident." Bai Yan didn't turn around, but continued to release his power to fight against the barrier.

"..."

Kiana watched his retreating figure, then looked at her empty hands.

It's unbelievable that just one Herrscher has such power. What is this four-core Herrscher of all?

She couldn't help but recall a phrase Bai Yan, who used to secretly tutor her late at night, often said: "Knowledge is power."

At that time, I was only focused on following the path that the other person had paved for me. When I reached some difficult parts, I gradually became unprepared and never realized the meaning of those words.

Since we can all pass anyway, we can relax a bit now, right?

I was never pressured, nor was I criticized before that incident.

That's why I never feel sleepy when I'm facing that person, even when I'm looking at exercises written in black and white.

Kiana hadn't quite grasped the concept when she realized that the person had known she was a Herrscher from the very beginning, but it's only now that she's gradually come to her senses.

—Armor is for looking cool; the real power should belong to the Valkyrie herself.

"I understand!" Kiana clenched her fist, then turned and rushed out of the barrier.

She hovered in the sky, pondering what she was best at.

"I'm fairly proficient with the Void Sword God, but this Herrscher hasn't revealed its true form yet. According to Dr. Mei, it shrinks its barrier when severely injured. Therefore, if Fu Yan inflicts even more serious damage, it will be forced to shrink again..."

Kiana's eyes narrowed, and wisdom seemed to take over at that moment.

"Ha, the forced contraction will inevitably reveal its location, and then it will be my turn!"

When she left the barrier, Bai Yan activated the power of "Earth" and then the power of "Fire"—as well as the black hole belonging to the Herrscher of Rock.

Volume 1: Chapter 205: The World Serpent is About to Get Lively

Modern civilization, a paradise in the past.

"No record?" Raiden Mei looked at Alicia with suspicion.

“That’s right! No matter how Mei searches, she will never be able to find any records of the final battle between the Eleventh Herrscher and the previous civilization.”

"I see, it was deliberately deleted for secrecy. Then who gave the order to delete it?"

"Mei is so smart, she understood the reason so quickly!?"

So what's the truth?

Alicia smiled mysteriously and took out a photograph from somewhere.

However, no matter what, Raiden Mei's front is not visible.

Looking at the expression on the pink-haired girl's face, she seemed to understand.

"Then I'll find it myself." He said, turning to leave.

"Hey, hey, hey? Why don't you hold on a little longer?" Alicia asked hurriedly.

However, Raiden Mei didn't turn around; she simply turned her back to her.

If someone familiar with her were here, they would notice a look of shock on Raiden Mei's face.

She guessed part of the truth.

"I remember other fusion warriors saying that the Herrschers of the previous civilizations were all killing machines without exception."

"Especially before humanity understood the catastrophe of Honkai, the losses it caused were incalculable."

"Then, as those who fight against the Honkai, why did you react that way after learning my identity? This is vastly different from the history you speak of..."

Alicia blinked, several thoughts racing through her mind.