Collapse, survive

"Give me peace."

Seeing that the seal leading to the depths had been opened, Ling didn't stand on ceremony with Chi You. The reason she hadn't completely eroded her before was simply because she couldn't tell what Chi You's current situation was, whether he retained the consciousness of Dan Zhu and Cang Xuan, just as she could coexist with Yae Sakura. The vitality of fused warriors was just that tenacious.

But as the seal was broken, the condition of the two cores deep within Chi You's body became apparent, and Ling no longer wanted to make peace with Chi You.

A black torrent surged from her body, like a waving tail, yet it pierced the earth and spread across Chi You's body. Before the giant beast Chi You, sealed for thousands of years, could awaken and unleash its power to advance towards the Divine Continent, its body was "corroded."

The bell also disappeared into the depths, vanishing from the group's sight.

Only Himeko, seemingly possessed by a demon and utterly powerless, held the Xuanyuan Sword and forcefully plunged it into the earth, no longer aiming it at Fu Hua.

"Huh, huh..."

Himeko, panting, felt the increased age, power, and near-original form of the Holy Mark genes within her body, and stopped her rampage.

Ultimately, it's just a key of control.

She is no longer in imminent danger of being corrupted by the Honkai and turned into a suicide soldier. Now that she is healthy in body and mind, she can still fight against it.

but……

Although Chi You's control was shattered by the bell, Ji Lin...

Raiden Mei stepped forward and, together with Kiana who had also run over, helped Himeko up and sit down to the side. Fu Hua then seemed to come back to her senses.

"What the hell is going on?"

Kiana was in a hurry, Himeko was acting strangely, and the class president was acting strangely too.

Xing was even more anxious. What's wrong with Ling? This is so strange!

They were all in a hurry, but Himeko smiled and said, "I think that's probably an old friend of the immortal."

Although they met again, one of them was already half-possessed by demons.

"Should we ask the dean?"

Raiden Mei, no longer wanting to be Fang Jie's messenger, quickly brought in Theresa.

Bronya shook her head: "It won't work. Bronya has already tried, and as... that sword was drawn, the communications were disrupted."

She couldn't say for sure that it was Ling who did it, but there was no doubt that the alternate dimension within Chi You's body after his awakening had cut off all communication with the group, making it even difficult for them to leave.

As they explained, Kiana and Hoshino finally understood.

"What? We've gone inside a monster's belly?"

Xing immediately understood why Fang Jie had been so easily driven away; he clearly didn't want to get involved.

"Don't worry, this actually makes it easier for us to eliminate it."

Himeko had recovered and further suppressed the Stigmata personality. By distinguishing the concentration of Honkai energy, she located the heart of Chi You, which was also the seal outside the Xuanyuan Sword.

It's amazing.

The will of Chi You, attempting to manipulate her body, aims to guide them to break the seal.

But with the bell's intervention...

What heart?

Eat me and you'll sever your divine path!

As a colossal beast, Chi You can be described as cunning, possessing a terrifying physique and powerful vitality. It constantly devours continents to increase its size, swallowing cities whole in one bite.

It was also a bug-level Honkai Beast that was once created through the Spark Project.

Fu Hua watched all of this, and finally managed to dig out some remnants of her remaining memories. She looked at Himeko, and then at the Xuanyuan Sword.

And the sword was also glowing. As Chi You stopped entangled, his former will and longing emerged. The bright light was majestic and gentle, revealing a black-clad girl in golden robes.

She bowed deeply in the direction of Fu Hua: "Chi Yuan, you've finally arrived."

Even though he had been dead for thousands of years, everything that remained finally awaited the arrival of the person who was meant to come.

Fu Hua looked dazed as she gazed at her. Her intuition told her that she and this friend were friends, but she could no longer recall the image or voice of this friend.

She felt a sense of loss.

Xing silently observed.

……

……

"I can't see it anymore."

Even Ling has a temper. When Fang Jie asked Raiden Mei to relay a message, she simply flipped the table.

The information network built by Fang Jie still possesses the power of "eating," and he would need to repair it if Ling damaged it, but it's probably unnecessary.

"What does Rin want to do?"

Yae Sakura was nowhere to be seen either, so he turned to ask Fang Jie.

She didn't quite understand, but Ling clearly had an ulterior motive.

"She's probably looking for a way of survival similar to that of the Memory Makers. She caught that unlucky guy from the [Flowing Light Memory Court] and studied a lot of things about him."

The world allows consciousness to be matched with new containers, and resurrection is not an impossible thing.

Among Chi You, Cang Xuan and Dan Zhu burned everything, forming two seals, but they also left their traces. Just look at Ji Lin; after fighting Chi You for thousands of years, his will still remains.

Well, he's just become a bit darker.

It's okay, no matter how dark it is, it can't be darker than the demonic body.

In a sense, this can be considered a symbiotic relationship with Chi You. Ling is preparing to erode the latter and separate the former. On this journey to the Land of the Dead, she will also take some past events with her...

Prove that you are a bell, not an erosion.

"Let her be. She's not stupid. If she can't do it, she'll definitely ask me for help."

Otherwise, why would they back down? The two of them were quite determined to fight back.

Yae Sakura seemed to understand, but she knew that Rin was doing something to save them.

“We’ll go to World Snake to wait for her. I believe many people will visit later, so we’ll go ahead and pave the way.”

Fang Jie was pleased to see Ling's change and believed in her.

Yae Sakura nodded: "The Paradise of the Past, I'm really looking forward to it."

Raven had mixed feelings about the Paradise of the Past, probably because she had never been received by Alicia. Her gaze towards Yae Sakura was complicated.

"receive."

She put down her wine glass and swiftly accelerated the spaceship toward the place she was supposed to be, delayed by the hesitant bell and the uninvited star.

Fang Jie was looking forward to going to that place. He had heard that the gray snakes had already uploaded everything about themselves into it, and he wondered what kind of encounter would occur.

But bringing along a cute girl is always a good idea, otherwise what if you end up as a raven?

……

……

The weather is fine and sunny; yes, it's always been this beautiful here.

The flawless fairy girl opened her hazy pink eyes, her pupils seemingly containing stars. She blinked, then got up and stretched in one smooth motion.

The pink dress swayed with her movements as the girl walked to the vanity, looked in the mirror, and a smile naturally appeared on her face.

"Wow, it's another beautiful day. My face looks great, my lips look great, and my hair looks great too!"

The girl looked at herself in the mirror and said that her pink hair was a little messy because she had just woken up, but that was no problem. After all, a beautiful girl always looks best no matter what hairstyle she has.

The girl hummed a song as she drew back the curtains.

"Wow~"

Bright sunlight streamed into the room, raising the temperature. She smiled at the sun and said, "Today is another happy day. Hmm, although it's been a long wait, it's really something to look forward to!"

She's always in a good mood, and lately she's been even better.

Her smooth, glistening feet stepped onto the clean floor, and then she used her delicate, white feet to pull out a pink mechanical weighing device from under the bed. This was a machine that Baitwick had researched; it had wheels for easy movement and could accurately measure weight.

Very good, perfect posture control, presentable.

The girl tried to step on it, looking down at the displayed data with an unchanged expression. After a moment, the machine was cruelly kicked back, and it was estimated that it would be a long time before she could see the light again.

"Hmph? You've definitely lost a lot of weight again. It must be because you've been getting impatient waiting?"

The voice of a fairy echoed in the room as the girl changed her clothes, put on her shoes, and prepared to go out and continue waiting.

No matter when or where, visitors to the beautiful girl will always see a flawless version of themselves.

Even if you're not a pretty girl, well, you can still have a romantic encounter.

Will do.

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P.S.: I'm useless, so let me have my intermittent bursts of enthusiasm and updates. I'll take it easy for now.

Chapter 168 is matching you with a worthy hero.

"I always thought Uncle Yang would like this style, deliberately turning off the lights and immersing himself in darkness during meetings, but at my age, isn't it too much for you not to even turn on the lights for me?"

In the deepest, darkest passageway, Fang Jie complained to the raven that was leading the way.

"Sorry, but this is the World Serpent."

Raven's tone was one of complete indifference; she had already resigned long ago, even though she had led the way to this point, she insisted on leaving on her own.

"The paradise of the afterlife is just ahead."

Generally speaking, the final place for the trials of World Serpent executives is a secret. Kojima Boom Crow was once sent there by the Riddler's Gray Serpent, and then promoted and received a raise to become an executive of World Serpent.

But Fang Jie was clearly not there to become a cadre. He wasn't interested in the World Serpent; he was only there for the Paradise of the Past, or rather, for the heroes.

The gray snake was powerless to stop it; all it could do was offer a warm welcome and then, without even turning on the lights, let the raven lead the way…

We have reached the end of the passageway.

In the impenetrable darkness, Yae Sakura gazed around. Fang Jie hadn't told her much about the Paradise of the Past, leaving her to explore it herself.

He believed that Yae Sakura would be well received here, and he was also looking forward to what he would encounter.

"Wait a moment."

He grabbed the raven, preventing her from moving forward.

"Let me go first."

"I understand, please."

The raven had intended to enter first as a gesture of goodwill, to demonstrate that it was harmless and not a trap, but Fang Jie...

He straightened his clothes and landed in the Paradise of the Dead in his best appearance. Compared to the Simulated Universe, or Silver Wolf's hometown, or even places like Pinocchio where virtual reality intertwines, the Paradise of the Dead is a paradise that is just as good, developed based on the power of the Herrscher and the high-tech capabilities of the Hero.

Here, life is merely a series of information expressions, and the world is a flowing collection of information that can be easily read, manipulated, and changed.

Raven also received the preliminary human modification for the Fusion Warrior here, becoming a World Serpent executive with 'animalistic abilities', and her Stigmata genes are enough to maintain a certain level of rationality in the Imaginary Flood.

Of course, it is a fictitious torrent of past paradises.

The fusion of humans and Honkai Beasts, the fusion of humans and machines, the fusion of humans and quantum mechanics...

For 50,000 years, the World Serpent has been secretly seeking to explore the future of humanity, and has indeed expanded many possibilities. However, all of this is based on the framework of Honkai, which naturally restricts it.

Of course, even though they were confined and considered themselves primitive cave dwellers, only able to grope their way around by watching the light cast shadows from outside the cave, these Earthlings still managed to explore some of the scenery outside the 'cave,' even if it was just conjecture or hypothesis.

In contrast, Kiana, who has become the Herrscher of the End and is burdened with the 'Cocoon', only needs to make a slight move to cause a commotion at the edge of the galaxy. And then there's Yingjie, who saw that possibility and ultimately paved the way for its arrival...

What are you guys even looking at?!

Fang Jie tidied himself up to avoid being overwhelmed by too much information from the Paradise of the Past.

Although the heroes probably don't care, or even welcome it, Klein, the only designated worker in the Paradise of the Past... probably won't make a sharp explosion, but Fang Jie doesn't like to bully honest people.

"Let's go."

He was looking forward to seeing what kind of scenery he would see when he took this step.