Honkai Simulator: Start with Confessing to The Herrscher of Finality

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Raiden Mei and Bronya never imagined there existed monsters in the Sea of Quanta coveting their world's civilization.

Even Welt Yang was unsure of this creature's origin, but he could sense its inherent danger. After all, no one understood safety better than him.

"I used the remaining power of the Herrscher of Reason to construct this labyrinth, keeping the monster at bay outside our world. Its fear of the Herrscher Core's residual strength ensures we are temporarily safe here."

"Is there no way to directly confront that monster?" Raiden Mei couldn't help but ask.

"Yes," Welt Yang replied, "With the complete authority of the Herrscher of Reason, it would be entirely feasible. However, my body can no longer withstand such immense power."

If the Herrscher Core were water, then the Herrscher's body is the vessel holding it. A cup with only a one-liter capacity cannot contain two liters of water. To fully harness the Herrscher's power, the only solution is to change the vessel.

Bronya's eyes narrowed, realizing the implication, "...Mr. Welt means..."

"I hope you can inherit this power, but first, I need to see your resolve once you obtain it."

Within the World Serpent's Elysian Realm,

Xia Chen held the weapon Sakura had provided and practiced the sword technique she taught him.

The Frozen Sky Prison.

Although he had connected with Sakura's consciousness through Rin, memorizing this sword technique, it didn't mean he could perfectly unleash its power yet. Currently, he attentively listened to her guidance.

"Without the influence of Honkai, there wouldn't be much difference between the sword techniques I teach and those you've learned elsewhere. A blade is a tool for killing; rigid stances aren't necessary."

Sakura patiently explained to Xia Chen, "However, due to the limited amount of Honkai Energy humans can withstand and utilize, various methods are needed to enhance their capabilities. Everything you're learning now aims to improve your Honkai Energy output effectively."

"I'm not aware of how advanced current Honkai weaponry has become, but this sword technique allows a brief surge of Honkai Energy output comparable to an Archon-level Honkai Beast."

Xia Chen couldn't deny being genuinely surprised by Sakura's revelation.

The Archon Honkai Beasts represent the highest level of life forms currently known in this world. Apart from the elusive Anarchy-level Honkai Beasts and extraplanetary Planetary Honkai Beasts, Archon Honkai Beasts stand at the pinnacle of the ecological chain.

These beings embody the purest form of Honkai life, wielding an immensely terrifying amount of Honkai Energy.

Sakura's sword technique allows a person to briefly match the Honkai Energy output of an Archon Honkai Beast, which is truly astonishing.

Xia Chen directly asked, "Can I clarify? Is what you mentioned achievable after becoming a MANTIS fusion warrior?"

"No, it was before I became a MANTIS."

Sakura looked at Xia Chen and explained, "I know you might doubt my words, but in reality, it involves simple deception and reconstruction. Honkai Energy itself influences fundamental laws. By using the sword technique to deceive and reconstruct the world's rules, akin to a Divine Key, one can achieve similar effects."

A Divine Key deceives the Imaginary Tree.

Similarly, Sakura's taught sword technique uses Honkai to deceive the world. When the concentration of Honkai Energy reaches a certain threshold, it enables the wielder to exert power akin to controlling Authorities.

For instance, freezing time.

After Sakura's explanation, Xia Chen began pondering deeply.

It was possible for non-Herrschers to access Herrscher Authorities, such as through Divine Keys. However, Sakura was unique among those he had encountered; she could touch these Authorities even without possessing a Herrscher Core.

"Let me give it a try."

Following Sakura's lead, Xia Chen attempted the Frozen Sky Prison technique. Despite expending large amounts of Honkai Energy, he couldn't instantly freeze time like Sakura did.

"That's not right."

Xia Chen took a deep breath, striving to grasp the sword technique Sakura described. He swung his blade again, but still failed to achieve the desired effect.

Sakura remained patient, knowing this wasn't something one could master within just a day or two. Even she had spent considerable time learning from Cocoon initially.

"I'm going to see Dr. Mobius now," Sakura said apologetically to Xia Chen. "Feel free to rest or move around here, but for safety, please don't enter other rooms for now."

"Understood."

Xia Chen nodded and watched as Sakura departed.

Meanwhile, at Dr. Mobius's laboratory:

After obtaining Xia Chen's blood sample, she returned to her original workspace.

Despite her eagerness to study Xia Chen immediately, there were more pressing matters at hand.

Her priority was creating a new body for Hua, capable of accommodating either Hua or the Herrscher of Sentience's consciousness.

Additionally, this presented an opportunity to test her consciousness transfer experiment.

Even for Mobius, transferring consciousness wasn't a straightforward task. The Elysian Realm resembled a pure stigma space, where all data undergoes reconstruction.

A reconstructed body combined with a reconstructed consciousness ultimately forms a reassembled individual.

Mobius herself had limited experience with such experiments.

She summoned Klein as her assistant, and the Book of Fuxi voluntarily offered its help. Despite having a heated argument with Nuwa and Fuxi previously, Mobius held no grudges. In her memory, emotions played a minor role for Nuwa and Fuxi, making it inconsequential to her.

Within this Elysian Realm, ample Soulium, a unique metal with exceptional malleability, was readily available. This material, immune to Honkai's corruption, theoretically allowed for constructing perfect human bodies capable of harnessing the full potential of Honkai Energy without succumbing to its effects.

In essence, if someone's body were reconstructed entirely from Soulium, they could wield immense power even without Stigmata.

Combined with Mobius's proprietary techniques, these artificial bodies closely resembled genuine ones. Apart from not requiring basic needs like eating or drinking, they functioned nearly identically to natural human forms.

Given sufficient Soulium, crafting Fu Hua's body presented no significant challenge.

However, transferring the Herrscher of Sentience into this new form wasn't within Mobius's purview. Although Fu Hua had always experienced good fortune on her operating table, their relationship remained distant.

Truth be told, Mobius maintained distance with everyone.

"It's been ages since I felt this exhilarated." Mobius gazed at her creation, nodding in satisfaction. No one understood how she managed to sculpt the body so swiftly.

As if she had been prepared all along.

"The next part is crucial."

Klein, observing Mobius, couldn't help but ask, "Doctor, if it's just an empty body, I fear it won't achieve perfect compatibility."

This new body naturally lacked the so-called superior transformation factor, which was essential for many of the MANTIS program's strengths.

Mobius chuckled softly, "Of course I know that, Klein."

"And that's why I brought this."

She retrieved Xia Chen's blood sample.

"This is..."

"It's Herrscher's blood, akin to divine blood according to religious beliefs." She let out another light laugh. "Oh my, using a Herrscher instead of Honkai Beast genes for the MANTIS transformation experiment, Klein, our work has only just begun."