Starting from the Collapse World, I became the behind-the-scenes boss

At Theresa's request, in addition to searching for the Xuanyuan Sword, they should also look for any sacred marks left by Ji Lin during their trek into the Nine Netherworlds.

As for the latter, there is no simpler and more convenient way than asking Ji Lin himself.

"I'm sorry, she's deeply possessed by evil, and there's nothing I can do about it."

With his head slightly lowered, Ji Lin spoke sincerely.

She had also encountered the symptoms of Honkai erosion and knew that it was an incurable disease.

Not to mention herself, even Cangxuan and Danzhu were helpless in this matter.

"I see..." Upon receiving the reply, Shihen couldn't help but sigh deeply, then he perked up and said, "That's how things are, Ancestor Ji Lin need not worry about it."

"mark……"

Seeing the dejection on the boy's face, Mei couldn't help but call out in concern.

"Huh? Wasn't it said there would be some kind of holy mark?"

Kiana asked, puzzled.

"Sacred Mark?" Upon hearing the white-furred ball's words, Ji Lin gently shook his head. "I did indeed possess a Sacred Mark, but it disappeared along with my original body."

Stigmata are powers mediated by bloodlines, and naturally can only remain within the physical body.

What she relied on was merely a small amount of Honkai energy left behind by the Xuanyuan Sword.

"It's alright, I expected this to happen."

He spoke softly, and Shihen gave Mei and the others a forced smile.

This is the truth.

Since his debut, he has come into contact with many Stigmata holders, but he has never seen the phenomenon of Stigmata inheritance.

As for Yae Sakura from the original timeline... strictly speaking, what she inherited should be the Herrscher core.

Seeing that Shihen and the others had come to their senses, Ji Lin turned his gaze back to Fu Hua and said with a smile, "I'll leave the rest to you, Fu Hua."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Lin's figure disappeared, and the Xuanyuan Sword split into two balls of light that condensed in Fu Hua's hands, gradually transforming into a pair of black and gold gauntlets, with several pairs of crimson decorations resembling bird feathers extending outwards from the ends.

The Void Grasp, acquired!

"..."

Looking at the incredibly familiar boxing gloves in her hands, Fu Hua was momentarily speechless.

If you were to ask whether the Void Grasp is any good, the answer would definitely be yes.

After all, it's a weapon made of Soul Steel, so it's durable.

She's been using the same pair of boxing gloves for thousands of years.

But the problem is... she already has this!

"Huh? The Xuanyuan Sword can transform?"

Kiana was immediately astonished to see the boxing gloves on Fu Hua's hands.

"...I don't know the principle either, perhaps it's because of the special material."

Fu Hua could only give vague answers.

Having finally managed to appease Ji Lin and stop him from pursuing the matter further, she couldn't very well reveal her identity now, could she?

"What should we do with all these Xuanyuan Swords?"

Shihen pointed to the remaining twenty-seven golden ancient swords on the ground and said.

This is nearly half of the world's snakes.

Although only a thousand of these were ever produced, the Fire-Chasing Moths used them as consumables, and very few have survived to this day.

Moreover, even the World Serpent didn't actually put much effort into collecting these things.

It would be better to use that time to produce more gray snakes.

"That's all you need to do."

As she spoke, Fu Hua waved her hand, and the twenty-seven Xuanyuan Swords instantly transformed into points of light and merged into the Taixu Grip.

For the Key of Domination, one is one thousand, and one thousand is one; there is no difference between the two.

Even if all the Keys of Domination are collected, the power of the Void Grip will not be increased in any way.

In other words, a single Key of Domination can exert the same power as a thousand Keys of God.

This is why the World Serpent doesn't bother collecting it.

That's terrible.

"Hey! Why did you take them all?!"

Upon seeing this, Xing immediately started shouting.

Although she has fewer people on her side, she still has mechs!

"Class monitor, please give Xing a Xuanyuan Sword. We still need the power of anti-entropy to fight against Chi You."

Shihen spoke up to offer advice.

Objectively speaking, the tactical mech squad led by Xing is indeed quite capable; at least they can handle ordinary Honkai Beasts without any problems.

Upon hearing this, Fu Hua pointed her finger, and five Xuanyuan swords flew out and landed in front of Xing.

She's given away quite a few Keys of Domination already, so she doesn't care about giving away one or two more.

"Hmph! At least you have some discernment."

Xing nodded in satisfaction.

Rumbling--

Suddenly, the ground shook, and several rocks from the top of the cave wobbled and crashed down.

Upon seeing this, everyone's expressions darkened simultaneously.

Undoubtedly, this change indicates only one thing—Chi You has become active!

Chapter 188 Chi You's Prestige

Despite the precarious state of the Nine Netherworld, which seemed on the verge of collapse at any moment, Shihen and his group quickly emerged from the cave under Fu Hua's guidance.

With a few steps, the bright sunlight immediately shone down, instantly dispelling the lingering chill on everyone.

Well, if you can ignore the waves that keep rolling around.

"Hey? This doesn't seem to be the way we came in?"

After looking at the rocky cliffs in front of her, Kiana belatedly asked.

They entered the Nine Netherworld through an underwater cave, but it was clearly an uninhabited island.

"Idiot! There's definitely more than one path to the Nine Netherworlds!"

Xing said with a proud look on her face.

But the island beneath her feet shook violently the next second, almost causing the girl to lose her composure.

"What's going on? Didn't we already escape from the Nine Netherworlds?!"

Xing couldn't help but grit her teeth and ask.

The information she received from Anti-Entropy was only about finding the Xuanyuan Sword and the Ji Lin Sacred Mark; she knew nothing else.

In fact, she still doesn't understand why there are so many Xuanyuan Swords.

"Haha~ Little one, didn't you hear what Hen and the others said? There's a Judgment-level Honkai Beast sealed beneath the Nine Netherworld!"

Kiana immediately felt a sense of schadenfreude.

Although she didn't understand what "Judgment-class Honkai Beast" meant.

St. Freya's textbooks mostly mentioned lower-level Honkai Beasts and various Emperor-level ones, with only a few words about Judgment-level Honkai Beasts. How would she know what those were?

"Xing, haven't you heard of Chi You?"

"I ask with concern," Seele asked.

"This kind of thing..." Xing glanced at the concerned looks on everyone's faces and immediately raised her little face, "Of course I know!"

bang——

The sound of huge waves crashing filled the air.

"coming soon!"

He shouted in a deep voice, his gaze fixed on the surging sea.

"What's coming?"

Looking at the endless waves before her, Xing's voice trembled slightly.

Even though it was a clear, sunny day with little wind at sea, the sea kept churning and roaring, as if some enormous creature was lurking beneath the surface.

"Judgment-class Honkai Beast, Chi You."

Shihen answered succinctly.

As the boy finished speaking, the sea, which was already as still as boiling water, changed again, and a huge wave suddenly rose up and crashed towards the island where everyone was.

Looking at the waves that were at least thirty or forty meters high, Xing couldn't help but take a step back and fall to the ground with a thud.

Thirty or forty meters may not sound like much, but when such waves actually appear in front of them, everyone can't help but think of the same word—"blinding the sky and blocking out the sun."

This is the prestige of the Judgment-level Honkai Beast Chi You.

Even before it has truly made its appearance, the mere aftershocks are enough to cause a disaster akin to a natural catastrophe.

If that wave were to crash over us, the small island might be fine, but those of us made of flesh and blood might not be.

Without any hesitation, Kiana pulled Shihen behind her, Mei gripped her katana with both hands, Seele summoned Heavy Bunny, and Bronya's expression... oh, this one didn't change. The gray-haired loli simply stood silently in front of Seele.

Looking at the black and gold gauntlets in her hands, Fu Hua hesitated for a moment.

With her strength, it wouldn't be difficult for her to disperse that wave.

But in doing so, her identity could no longer be hidden.

Seeing the resigned expressions on everyone's faces, Shihen's lips twitched. He then controlled more than ten Titans to turn their cannons around, and hundreds of missiles shot out.

Just as the missile was about to pass through the waves, a fireball the size of a pigeon's egg suddenly flew from the side and struck the missile.

boom--

In an instant, the missile exploded, along with hundreds of other missiles around it, tearing the waves apart completely.

In the end, all that remained on the group were countless water droplets the size of beans.

Seeing this, Fu Hua was slightly taken aback, then quickly realized what was happening and nodded gently to Shi Hen: "Well done, Shi Hen."

Being able to calculate the missile's trajectory in such a short time and interfere with it with a hand cannon, even she had to admit that the other party was an absolute genius.

It's important to understand that even a difference of just 0.1 seconds would have resulted in the missile piercing through the waves, while they would have been flattened by this near-catastrophic force.

In response to Fu Hua's praise, Shi Hen simply shook his head and said, "Chi You has already arrived."

As the curtain of water formed by the waves receded slightly, a giant, dark brown island, not much smaller than St. Freya, appeared before everyone.

This is Chi You, a legendary Judgment-class Honkai Beast that can devour the continent and swallow everything.

Compared to this one, the other Judgment-class Honkai Beast, Benares, is somewhat inferior.

As some netizens have commented, Beibeilong was able to become a Judgment-class Honkai Beast because of its great strength, while Chiyou was only a Judgment-class Honkai Beast... simply because the highest rating that Destiny gives to Honkai Beasts is Judgment-class.

If this were during the era of the Moths Chasing Fire, Chi You would undoubtedly deserve the assessment of being a figure from the end of the Dharma era.

"Are you kidding me?"

Xing, who had just stood up, swayed again upon seeing only a glimpse of Chi You's body, and nearly fell to the ground.

Can something that's even bigger than a floating warship really be considered a Honkai Beast?

"Roar~~~"