Collapse, women's clothing strategy Qiyana, then

“No, you and Otto have similar motives, and you happen to want to see his plan for yourself... and now you have a greater advantage than him, so I think it is necessary to stop you in advance.”

Kiana harbored no hostility whatsoever; on the contrary, she genuinely hoped that Bai Yan wouldn't become the next Otto.

The three Valkyries who knew the truth looked at each other, a strange sense of absurdity creeping over them.

Upon hearing this, Bai Yan's expression immediately turned deadpan: "You think I'm going to resurrect someone?"

Kiana said earnestly, "To be precise, it's about changing the past. I... although I don't really have the right to say that, I think she wouldn't want you to do that..."

As she spoke, her gaze lowered.

The atmosphere of the trial suddenly faded.

Even Theresa lost all her momentum, let alone Himeko, who had treated this as a farce from the beginning.

Himeko sighed and exchanged a glance with Ragnar: "That child..."

Ragnar immediately showed a sad expression and slowly shook his head; Rita, standing beside him, also acted with ease.

Durandal was the only one who didn't react, which made Himeko sigh that this strongest Valkyrie was indeed unyielding.

but.

The composed Bronya raised new questions.

Bronya believes that Bai Yan's gains in the parallel world should be more than what he said.

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized what was happening, and the courtroom became serious once again.

Theresa snapped to attention and slammed her gavel down: "That's right, what else did you gain in the parallel world? Tell me the truth!"

"..."

Bai Yanren is numb.

Is this retribution for being a suckling duck?

—I will never again say who is more suitable to be the Lawyer of Reason!

"It's gone! It's really gone!"

However, the skeptical gaze lingered.

It wasn't until Raiden Mei spoke up: "I believe you didn't get anything else, but I still have a question for you."

"what is the problem?"

"Since Kevin is in charge of the World Serpent over there, with his power, he should be able to deal with the vast majority of Herrschers in this era. Yet, in your testimony, it seems he did nothing. Why is that?"

"It's very simple. In his view, nothing in the current civilization is qualified to cross the end, so he puts all his energy into the Stigmata Project. I participated in a battle to stop his project, and as a result, the three of you were all easily defeated by him."

Bai Yan then showed a look of deep apprehension: "Kevin in the [Karma Demon] state is already this terrifying. It's unimaginable how powerful the next stage [Salvation], which is theoretically possible according to the data, will be. There's absolutely no way to deal with it."

Durandal asked instinctively, "Even if you tried your best, would that be the result?"

The unsuspecting crowd was puzzled.

Then she realized she had almost let something slip, so she simply kept quiet.

“I don’t think Lu Yiqi would risk her life,” Bai Yan stared at her, his tone somewhat resentful. “People from parallel worlds have little to do with me. It’s already righteous of me to take action.”

"Strange, why didn't I get the full picture of the Stigmata Project when I was in World Serpent?" Raiden Mei asked.

“Mébius is different from Kevin, who can be stopped by anyone leaking any plans; she doesn’t have that kind of lingering effect.”

At this point in the discussion, the interrogation of Bai Yan was once again suspended.

Bai Yan briefly explained the Stigmata Project. Although everyone was strongly opposed to it, they still wanted to confirm it with Mebius later.

"Is that all right? I already told you I didn't mean to cause trouble."

"To be honest, everyone doesn't need to be too sad. As long as we defeat the Honkai in the future, such things will not happen again."

"Instead of reminiscing about the past, let's choose a day to go to the World Snake and find out what it's all about."

They quickly changed the subject, and Bai Yan also wanted to go to the Land of Bliss to find out what was going on.

In particular, Kevin's absence in the previous civilization.

however.

The minute after Bai Yan got up and left the defendant's seat, a loud, carefree voice came in.

"Huh? How come you're all here? I've been looking for you for ages—that's perfect, I've fixed the old antique up and it's as good as new, now let's look for that person, Kiana knows him too."

The Herald of Knowledge walked in first, followed by Fu Hua.

Fu Hua is in good condition, and her body has been returned to her by the Herrscher of Knowledge. However, her memories cannot be recovered; most of them are kept by the Herrscher of Knowledge.

Upon hearing these words, Bai Yan felt a chill run down his spine once again.

He suddenly remembered that when he had formed the Thousand Herrschers, the Herrscher of Knowledge had accidentally barged in and seen him in women's clothing.

At that time, his appearance was very similar to that of people in the pre-civilization era.

Now he finally understood why the Lawbringer of Knowledge had such an attitude back then.

She knew the plan revolved around Kiana, which means that Dr. Mei not only deduced the whole truth later, but also told Hua some of it.

The Herald of Knowledge, seeing himself in that state, mistakenly believed that Fu Yan was behind it all...

Kiana tilted her head in confusion: "Looking for?"

“Yes,” the Herrscher of Knowledge said inexplicably, “The old antique may not remember, but I do. She’s Fu Yan from the previous civilization. She took out the thousand Herrschers beforehand and then conducted a trial on you behind the scenes. I left in advance to avoid disturbing her.”

Kiana: "..."

Volume 1: Chapter 213: Paradise's True Trump Card

Calm down, must be calm.

At this moment, Bai Yan's brain was spinning rapidly, as if his consciousness had also undergone an ultimate sublimation.

First, create an absolute defense barrier for your brain, and then analyze the current situation!

First of all, Rita and the others knew about their cross-dressing and that they would become stronger in that state.

Secondly, relying on his memories from his past life, he successfully fabricated a trip to a parallel world, deceiving all the people closest to the truth.

Finally, based on the first two conditions, what Bai Yan needs most now is to figure out how to plug the loophole of the Thousand-Man Lawyer.

— It seems that there's no need to block [the road]!

Let them find it slowly; all I need to do is erase all of Fu Yan's characteristics from myself.

Yes, let's find an opportunity to evolve our special move again, so that Kiana can't recognize it.

This means absolute defense is no longer usable...

Then let's use the move that Walter used to slow Kevin down and test on Bronya.

In the realm of the mind, he used a super-enhanced version of this technique to stall the consciousness of the previous civilization.

The swordsmanship style also needs to be changed back.

When she played Fu Yan, she had some of the air about her master, Jing Liu.

Even their attacks have become sharper.

this is not good.

Bai Yan also felt that he should reflect on his actions.

After becoming stronger, he became arrogant and was no longer as cautious and timid as he used to be.

The swordsmanship also changed from a gentle, subtle influence to a fierce, torrential downpour.

It needs to be changed!

She cannot be like Bai Yan, nor can she be like Fu Yan.

While Bai Yan was deep in thought, at least three people's eyes had already turned to him.

"Xiao Yan, you're daydreaming," Rita gently reminded him.

"Oh? To be able to block my powers under these circumstances, you're quite impressive, young man." The Herrscher of Knowledge said with considerable surprise.

Soon, he looked up and saw three meaningful glances and a curious treasure hunter.

"You know what, Mebius's eye is really sharp. This guy looks at least 60% like that Fu Yan! Hey, don't stay silent, your sister also looks quite like that Fu Yan. Mebius used to think that was a younger version of Fu Yan. Do you have any clues about this?"

Bai Yan shook his head: "Apart from my sister, I have never seen anyone who resembles her. Perhaps what you saw was just an illusion, or perhaps the Thousand Herrschers imitated one of the people who left the deepest impression on you."

"Nonsense! Me, afraid of her?! She's just a little stronger than Kevin was back then, defeated a few more Herrschers, and is... a little more familiar with Dr. Mei, right? What's so great about her!"

"Xiao Shi," Fu Hua reminded him.

"I'm just stating the facts," the Lawbringer muttered to himself.

Upon hearing her words, Kiana carefully examined Bai Yan.

To him, that blunt and frank gaze was more terrifying than a real trial.

"It really does look alike..."

Despite this, Bai Yan maintained a calm expression.

What does Fu Yan's situation have to do with me, Bai Yan?

“That’s strange. If the people from the previous civilization have survived until now, then why did she never make a move before? Especially the Destiny Incident three years ago, where was she?” Bai Yan asked.

"Hmm..." The Herrscher of Knowledge also fell into deep thought. "That makes sense. Perhaps that Herrscher of a Thousand was trying to gain my trust, even playing hard to get, but he didn't expect me to fall for it."

The trail seems to have reached a deadlock.

Neither Kiana nor the Herrscher of Knowledge could find a way to locate that person.

After all, from the perspective of the Herrscher of Knowledge, since Kiana is safe and sound, Fu Yan should also be still alive.

The two disappeared together during the original battle of restraint, and only the Heavenly Judgment was found at the scene.

Almost everyone thought they were dead, except for Mei.

But that's just Mei's opinion.

"Sigh, let's just go to World Serpent. Speculating here won't solve anything," the Herrscher of Knowledge said, waving her hand.

“That’s true.” Kiana nodded.

So everyone dispersed for the time being to go back and make arrangements for their work later, so they could find the time to go.

The outer ring meeting is over, but the inner ring meeting is still to be held.

Durandal dragged Bai Yan directly into the training room, followed closely by Rita, Ragnar, and Yutu.

"You really arrived in a parallel world?" Durandal asked.

“Of course,” Bai Yan patted the wrinkles on his shoulder and said leisurely, “there’s no point in lying about this.”

"The Fu Yan that the Herald of Knowledge speaks of is not you?"

"No. Moreover, judging from what the Herrscher of Knowledge said, she must also be carrying some kind of mission, otherwise the Herrscher of Knowledge wouldn't always be looking for her. And the things passed down from the previous civilization are often of great importance, and I can't risk losing more than I gain just because I want to hide that matter."

Durandal nodded upon hearing this.

She acknowledged this point, after all, Bai Yan had once risked his life against the Herrscher of the Void for Kiana's sake.

“But what if Xiao Yan is responsible for the Stigmata Project?” Rita suddenly asked.

"Sister Rita, do you really see me as that kind of person? I've said before that the Stigmata Project isn't a good way out."

"Um……"

Rita nodded, realizing she had probably been overthinking things.

She immediately felt a chill run down her spine, and when she looked at Bai Yan, she saw that he had given her a meaningful look.

"..."

After the minor incident, everyone prepared properly.

Snakes in the world are located in remote areas and are often unknown to people.

Raiden Mei was already very familiar with this place, so it was assumed that she would lead the way this time.

The two groups of people arrived at the entrance to the World Serpent and waited for a short while.