The concentration of Honkai energy in his body is rising rapidly. The plague gem in his body has become a bridge for the awakening of the Honkai will, and the already overloaded Honkai energy is released like a tide.
Kiana also felt the changes in Su Jue's body, but she had no intention of giving up and continued to use her body to melt the ice.
However, as Su Jue's body temperature gradually rose, the ice that had been impossible to break turned into water easily. But Kiana couldn't be happy at all. She put her hand on Su Jue's forehead and immediately felt a burning pain.
The will of Honkai will not allow its host to die.
The blood was constantly evaporating and even vaporizing. Qiyana held Su Jue's hand tightly, leaving scars on her fingertips. In just a few minutes, Su Jue recovered from the brink of death.
However, this vitality is more like the walking corpse of a dead soldier. The will of collapse is trying to transform Su Jue into a complete Herrscher, erase his consciousness, and control him into a pure weapon of destruction.
"let go."
"I won't." Tears continued to flow, but this time they didn't even have a chance to fall to the ground before being directly evaporated by the high temperature on Su Jue's body.
There was a fire in her blue eyes. "You once said that you were just a moth chasing the flame. Once you get close to me, you will be burned by the high temperature. But now, when I want to touch you, you have turned into an even more blazing torch."
"But I will not let go, I will hold the torch high and keep moving forward."
"I still have many things I want to ask you, many friends I want you to meet, and many things on my mind..."
As Kiana murmured, Su Jue's gray eyes had already closed, his short light gray hair was stained with a hint of crimson, and a terrifying power was brewing in his body.
"Su Jue...?"
There was no response, and the boy lay quietly on the ground as if he were dead.
The broken ice surface was completely melted, and even the ground began to burn.
But the flames bypassed Kiana, who was closest to Su Jue. Perhaps it was his last act of kindness.
Chapter 2 Final Battle
At some point, the storm that shrouded the sky of Changkong City quietly retreated, and the clear sky was like a blue lake, reflecting the ruined city.
The boundary between the sky and the ground is no longer clear. Perhaps the sky is reflecting the ground, or the ground is reflecting the sky. Only above the sky, like a mirror, the black space is broken into pieces, pulling people back to reality from the illusion.
On the burning ground, Kiana tightly grasped Su Jue's hand and kept calling his name. However, at this moment, Su Jue was trying his best to resist the invasion of the Honkai Will and had no time to respond.
As a being favored by the Honkai will, Su Jue's body is being repaired by Honkai energy, and his body temperature is constantly rising to adapt to the power of the Plague Gem.
The crimson color began to climb from the ends of the gray hair, turning into the red color unique to the Herrscher of Fire.
The flames continued to lick the earth, burning all the debris. The sea water spreading in the city quickly evaporated, turning into pure white mist that rose up, isolating the world like a wall.
Noisy and chaotic roars, unbearable heat, and scorching flames.
But for Kiana at this moment, the only person in her sight is Su Jue.
The world is so quiet, everything is silent.
It was like the beginning of destruction, and also like the dead silence after the curtain fell.
"Get out of the way." A voice like that of an ancient ice cellar sounded, and Kevin fell from the sky to the ground. In an instant, the earth that was melted by the flames was frozen again.
His gaze fell on Su Jue, his murderous intent revealed without any concealment.
What puzzled Kevin was that, from what he perceived just now, Su Jue had clearly lost the ability to resist, and his body was severely corroded. He would be dead without a doubt even without his help.
However, now not only has Su Jue recovered from his injuries, but even the extremely cold power that he had hidden in his body before has disappeared without a trace. That is a power that even the Rulers of the previous civilization could directly seal.
"..." Kiana didn't say anything, but just blocked Kevin with her body and expressed her meaning with actions.
"Then you will die with him."
The Stigmata Project requires the sealing of a living Herrscher. Before Su Jue awakens, Kevin's goal was only to take Mei away and seal Kiana. However, Su Jue was not in the original data of the World Snake. Now he has to choose the worst way to deal with it, and kill the Herrscher completely.
Just taking a step forward, the ice explosion pierced through the ground, tore a crack and attacked Kiana.
Kiana, whose Honkai energy was drained, gritted her teeth and used her body to forcibly block Kevin's attack. But how could she be a match for Kevin who had murderous intentions? Before they even made contact, the icicles had already pierced her skin.
Her face turned pale, but Kiana still stood resolutely in front of Su Jue.
Just as the frost was about to kill her, a figure suddenly appeared in front of her. Kiana only felt a burning sensation on her wrist, and then she was thrown out.
The ground exploded with a loud bang, and the solid earth was torn apart easily like chocolate. A torrent of ice and frost swept in, but was split in front of Su Jue.
The ice explosion split into two and continued to spread, eventually forming a tall iceberg that froze the square again. When the movement subsided, only three deep trenches were left on the ground.
The rescued Kiana fell on the ice in the distance, staring blankly at Su Jue who had just woken up.
"Su Jue?"
She called the boy's name, but even she could see that something was wrong with Su Jue.
Not only did his hair turn completely red, but his eyes also turned orange-red. More importantly, his thin body was emitting a brutal aura.
"Let's go." Using his remaining sanity, Su Jue raised his hand towards Kiana, and the ground suddenly lifted up, sending her to a safe area.
But Kevin did not give him time. In the previous civilization, Kevin had seen too many tragedies caused by the Herrschers. Once there was the slightest mercy, countless people would die.
In his hand, a giant sword burning with flames flew across the distant sky and fell into his hand obediently.
Su Jue is now in a position where he deserves a full-scale fight.
The glaciers melted, pillars of fire burst out from the ground, boiling lava erupted from the ground, and the high temperature hidden in the earth began to spread under the attraction of the power of the Herrscher.
The sword blade turned into a flash of light, stopping Su Jue's control of the ground, and then hot blood gushed out from his chest.
Kiana, who was lifted up, lost her balance. Just as she was about to fall, the foundation that was cut off by the Holy Judge of Skyfire was forcibly fused together by Su Jue.
"Kevin, let her go."
Suppressing his own violence, Su Jue made a request to Kevin, but unfortunately the other party did not respond.
Su Jue must die and Kiana must be sealed. This is the decision Kevin has made.
He raised the Heavenly Fire Holy Judge and pointed the tip of the sword at Su Jue.
The next moment, the burning flames suddenly collided with each other, immediately causing a large-scale explosion. The glacier created before did not last even for a second, and the entire square evaporated instantly.
The violent shock wave swept across the entire city, and those high-rise buildings that had not collapsed completely collapsed and fell into the sea.
Thanks to the barrier of the foundation, Kiana was not injured, but was knocked over by the shock wave and embedded in the long sky wall in the distance.
My whole body felt like it was falling apart and pain spread throughout my limbs.
Before she could get up, the aftermath of the fight between the two men had already arrived.
All that could be seen in the sky was the collision of blue and red lights, but what accompanied it was the buildings being turned into dust and the city being plowed into trenches.
Unlike the large-scale collapse caused by the Herrscher of the Void, Su Jue and Kevin are more like the embodiment of pure destructive power, and every collision is a large-scale collapse disaster.
The long wall of sky that divided the city exploded inch by inch and swept towards Kiana.
"Is this the power of a perfect Herrscher?" Just as Kiana was having trouble resisting, Bianca's voice rang out beside her. The lance pierced into the wall, transforming into a golden shield to protect the two of them.
The explosion swept across the city, chaotic turbulence swept across the land, and the tall sky wall completely collapsed. When the impact was over, except for the place where the two stood, there was no towering building in the entire West City District. Only the seawater in the East City District quickly flowed back and was evaporated by the high temperature.
"Yulandel?"
Bianca held the gun in one hand and held Kiana in the other hand as they fell from the remaining wall of space. As soon as they landed, Kiana broke free from her arms. Su Jue's loss of control was too coincidental, and this experiment was far from as simple as they said. Recalling everything she had experienced, Kiana immediately turned her suspicion to Otto.
She looked at Bianca warily to prevent her from making a sudden move.
But Bianca obviously didn't think too much about it, and said directly: "Come on, I'll take you away."
"I'm not leaving."
Faced with Kiana's refusal, Bianca just shook her head and said, "Whether you agree or not, I will take you away. This is part of the deal."
"trade?"
“Su Jue proposed to use his own strength in exchange for your safety. If you don’t want his efforts to go to waste, the best choice is to leave here.
In your current state, you are simply unable to participate in a battle of this magnitude. Even if you want to help him, it shouldn't be at this time. Your presence will only tie his hands and feet. Once he loses, the World Serpent will surely kill him."
Looking at the exploding city, Kiana fell silent. Yulandel was right. She couldn't help Su Jue now.
Chapter 3 Final Battle
"Changkong City has detected a strong Houkai energy reaction, and the energy intensity has exceeded 1000 boom watts."
"Breaking through 2000 Boom Watts in one second! Still climbing!"
Such an obvious signal of collapse was immediately captured by all major organizations. Even the collapse reaction that gave birth to the Fourth Herrscher was only at an intensity of 2000 Boom Watts, but after just a few seconds, this limit had been broken.
Everyone who knows about Honkai knows that this means an even more terrifying Herrscher is being born.
These organizations that usually pretended to obey Otto's orders now all placed their hopes in the hands of fate, praying that they could quell the disaster as soon as possible like Sky City did.
Unfortunately, even Tianming is busy and overwhelmed at the moment. In the floating island of Tianming’s headquarters, cries for help are heard everywhere.
Looking at the satellite images that had been severely interfered with, Otto frowned in thought.
The World Snake's attack was too coincidental, and Otto even suspected that someone was deliberately trying to lure them in. But what made him even more fearful was that Kevin's strength had exceeded his expectations, which meant that once the World Snake attacked Tianming, he would have no means of stopping it.
What's worse is that the Thousand Worlds Ichijo has not been recovered yet. It is the key item to resurrect Kallen and the only way for him to observe the Tree of Imaginary Numbers. He must find a way to bring the data back before the Herrscher destroys the Far East.
He stroked the golden cube in his hand, thinking about how to deal with it. This feeling of being out of control made Otto a little uneasy. Even if he had made all the plans, everything seemed particularly ridiculous when facing absolute force.
Now the only chips Otto can offer are Destiny and Void Ten Thousand Treasures. The value of the two is enough to exchange for One Thousand Worlds. The problem is how to convince Kevin to accept it.
"The Houkai energy reaction in Changkong City has exceeded 3000 boom watts. Bishop, please give us your instructions."
Secretary Amber's voice interrupted Otto's thoughts. He retracted his gaze and focused on the report submitted by Amber.
The report contained surveillance data taken at close range, with a high-speed camera capturing the figures of Su Jue and Kevin fighting. Looking at the two people on the screen, Otto paused, as if he had discovered something interesting, with a look of surprise on his face.
"Perhaps besides the World Serpent, I have a more reliable ally to choose from."
The Void Wanzang in his hand couldn't help but warn him: "That's an out-of-control Herrscher. If we're not careful, the disaster of the second collapse will happen again."
“Out of control?” Otto showed a meaningful smile. “No, no, no, my reliable ally seems to be enjoying it.”
Xukong Wanzang: “?”
Otto had no intention of explaining to him and gave orders directly to Amber.
"All cities controlled by the Mandate of Heaven in the Far East are on high alert. Execute the evacuation plan immediately. All Valkyrie teams are on combat readiness and are heading to the Far East for support. We must keep this collapse under control."
"Bishop, what is the controllable range?"
"The entire Far East."
"Do you mean to just give up that continent? If that's the case, I'm afraid the World Federation will..."
"Amber, Honkai is an uncontrollable disaster. Even destiny cannot prevent accidents from happening." Otto interrupted her and said in an intriguing tone: "The Herrscher is uncontrollable. All Destiny can do is rescue civilians and eliminate the Herrscher."
"……I see."
After Amber left, Xukong Wanzang couldn't help but transform into Otto. He wanted to ask Otto what he thought, but Otto just gave him a look and shut him up. After so many years, he still couldn't guess what this man was thinking.
"Don't worry, Xukong Wanzang, you are still very qualified to be a gift."
Xukong Wanzang was a little speechless. Is that what I'm worried about? I'm worried that you might accidentally blow up the earth.
……
boom--!
The arc-shaped impact spread across the sky, producing bursts of sonic booms. The flames of Burning Heaven burst out with dazzling light, but the next second the flames were frozen. Kevin slashed with his sword, cutting through the ice layer and Su Jue together.
Su Jue's figure turned into a stream of light and fell to the ground, creating a gully hundreds of meters deep. Kevin took back the Holy Judgement of Heavenly Fire, his expression solemn.
This was the 11th time he had repelled Su Jue. From the casual attacks at the beginning to now almost having to use all his strength to defeat him, even he felt uneasy about Su Jue's growth rate.
This reminded him of the Herrschers of the previous civilization, who also grew rapidly and had great destructive power. But that was due to the highly developed technology of the previous civilization, and the Herrschers of the current civilization should not and could not reach that level.
Exhaling a breath of cold air, Kevin knew very well that this was the terrifying part of Honkai, all human efforts and cognition were just one step closer to it. Only by exerting all his strength at the very beginning could he completely wipe out the Herrscher.
"Raven, evacuate immediately." Raven, who was fighting with Tianming, paused. She suddenly received a message from Gray Snake. When she was puzzled, she saw countless black tides emerging in the sky out of nowhere.
“If you don’t want to die, leave quickly and get away from the Far East.” Gray Snake’s voice was solemn. Raven didn’t care about venting his anger over the children’s deaths and immediately ran towards the direction of the World Snake transport ship.
On the other side, Theresa, who was riding on Kurikara, was about to turn back to rescue Kiana, and also saw the changes in the sky.
"what is that?"
Liuli followed her gaze and her expression suddenly changed, "Go!"
Before meeting the World Snake, Su Jue had described Kevin's horror to her many times. Naturally, she knew that this was a sign of the other party going all out. She no longer cared about hiding, and a large number of silk threads directly pierced into Kurikara's body, temporarily taking away control of Mei.
Accompanied by the dragon's roar, the giant red dragon swept across the sky and flew towards the sea.
