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Chapter 171: Ana \Kill Otto with a Surprise Attack\Brother Becomes SisterAt this time, Lin Ling had recovered, or perhaps more accurately, corrected the memory she had altered. She reached out and touched the little head of the Herrscher of Sentience, who looked like Fu Hua but was actually born anew.She advised earnestly, "Little one, don’t learn everything.""Huh? What kid?!"Of course, the Herrscher of Sentience still thought she was Fu Hua herself and became very upset when Lin Ling called her a kid. "I'm 50,000 years old! I’m your grandma's grandma’s grandma... that’s enough!""Oh, then..." Hearing the Herrscher of Sentience bragging about her age, Lin Ling followed her lead. "Hello, grandma?""You're not allowed to call me grandma!" However, this playful act only angered the other party further. She grabbed Lin Ling's collar and shook it hard. "I’m still very young!"Lin Ling could only nod again, as if coaxing a child. "Okay, okay, you're young, you're beautiful, my Fu Hua is the cutest, I love her the most!...""Hmph~ That's more like it."After hearing Lin Ling’s compliment, the Herrscher of Sentience finally let go of her with a smile. She put the reason for grabbing Lin Ling's collar behind her and just lay down again, playfully lying on Lin Ling's belly. She deliberately pressed down every time Lin Ling's belly bulged up when she inhaled, listening to the change in her breathing."Hehe, this is so fun!" she said, delighted."What's wrong with class monitor?... Why do I feel like the positions between Lin Ling and the class monitor have reversed?"Looking at class monitor who was very different from before, Kiana, Mei, and Bronya, from the same class, looked at each other, their eyes filled with unspoken doubts.But considering that their class monitor had "died" once, maybe her mind wasn’t quite clear after waking up, or..."Forget it, it's a rare reunion today, so don't think too much..."However, after seeing Lin Ling and the class monitor playfully interacting, Kiana also joined in. She and the Herrscher of Sentience each used Lin Ling as a pillow under their bodies, pressing up and down on Lin Ling’s belly."Hey, where did you two come from?" Lin Ling had to hold their little heads with one hand each. "I'm not your pillow! Do you want to crush me to death?""Hmph, you playboy, you should have been crushed by us long ago! See if you dare to provoke others everywhere!?" Kiana pouted, then sat up and said to the purple-haired girl, who was observing the situation with a 'kind' smile on her face, "Mei, come and help! Let's crush her together!""Kiana, just have fun..."However, there were a lot of people at this time, and Mei felt embarrassed to be too intimate with Lin Ling, even though she secretly wanted to get closer to her."Hey, how can this guy be so easy?"Mei didn't come, and Kiana, feeling unsatisfied, stretched out her hand to scratch Lin Ling's itch again."Hahaha, don’t! I was wrong! I won’t be unfaithful again! I’ll send four!... ""Idiot Kiana, your punishment is a punishment for Idiot Lin Ling." However, Mei didn’t come, but Bronya did, bringing Project Bunny with her. "Let’s see if Bronya, the Class Monitor, can stand up a little bit?"As she spoke, Bronya controlled the Project Bunny to raise its huge fist, aiming it at Lin Ling, who was lying on the ground."Ouch! Duck! Are you going to murder your husband?" Lin Ling was so scared that she quickly sat up and hid behind Wendy. "Wendy, I know you love me the most. Help me stop them.""Um... that everyone... um, Sister Bronya..." Wendy replied weakly to Bronya, "Can... I join in?""Wuwu QAQ, Wendy, why are you too~"As the girls continued to play, the beach was filled with a joyful atmosphere for a while.Except... for Ana, who had been acting as a human air conditioner.The excitement was theirs, but she had nothing.She knew she wasn’t worthy of playing with Lin Ling like the others. Because, she was the only bad woman who had hurt Lin Ling and betrayed her...Thinking of this, Ana's face darkened. She lowered her head and bit her lips, then quickly and slowly raised her head and forced a smile. "Well, sorry, everyone, I’ll leave for a while...""Ah, Ana-chan, are you going to the bathroom? I’ll go too!" Trapped in the center of the chaos, Lin Ling immediately jumped up and said she would go with her."Then I’ll go too..." Kiana said she wanted to follow."No need." Mei pulled the corner of Lin Ling's clothes from behind and stopped her. "Give them two some space to be alone."..."Hey, Ana, my Ana~ Where are you hiding~"After passing through a bush on the beach, Lin Ling soon saw a chestnut-haired girl with her back to her."Hey, wife, what’s wrong with you?""Ling, maybe I should call you Tianwen instead?..."Ana didn’t look back, but Lin Ling could hear her voice... with a slight ripple, as if she was sobbing softly...?"Well... then call me Ling, my wife calls me that.""..." Ana was silent for a while. "Ling, do you... really love me? Obviously, I...""Of course!" Before Ana could finish speaking, Lin Ling already gave her answer."But, but, but!..." Ana said three "buts" in a row. At the same time, her long hair, which had turned chestnut, showed signs of turning white again, and the pattern representing the Herrscher of Ice appeared in the iris of her eyes.Bang~But just when the last "but" was about to come out, another warm embrace burst from behind her."Ana~" Lin Ling quickly comforted her. "There are already enough girls with white hair. You should keep this hair color. I like it.""Ling... why?""Because I know what you're afraid of and what you're worried about, but what I want to say is..." Lin Ling hugged Ana tightly. "In a situation where the captain and most of the teammates died in battle and their own lives were in danger, it's understandable whether or not to save people. It's the same for anyone facing this situation. So, Miss Ana, no matter what choice you made, it’s not wrong. If there’s a mistake, it's not your fault, but the Honkai, and this unreasonable world!... And, didn’t you come back later, despite the danger? You saved so many people, which is already very remarkable. If it were me, I wouldn’t have performed as well as you.""Ling..." Ana responded vigorously, "But... even if I go back and don’t find you... I’m sorry for you after all... my love for you may just come from guilt...""Ah, why are you so shy?" Lin Ling turned Ana’s body to face her. "There is no love without reason in the world, and there’s no need to distinguish it so clearly. It’s better to say that human emotions are very complicated. Whether it comes from guilt or gratitude, it’s hard to tell. There’s even Stockholm Syndrome, where the victim develops feelings for the perpetrator. Even more so, even if it seems like there’s no other reason for love at first sight? It’s just greed for someone else’s body. Otherwise, how can you see through another person’s soul when you meet for the first time?""Ling..." Finally, the halo in Ana’s iris gradually faded. She mustered the courage to raise her head and look at the white-haired girl in front of her.Under the dim night, Lin Ling’s snow-white long hair reflected the pure moonlight...Unlike the twisted reconciliation when she became a Herrscher, Ana, who regained her consciousness at this time, finally truly untied the knot in her heart."Ana..."Lin Ling also looked at Ana's soft, slightly upturned pink lips, and the memory of her wild behavior towards Ana during the period of law was suddenly recalled in her mind—or was it a lingering aftertaste? She swallowed her saliva secretly, and her body, especially her head, unconsciously leaned forward..."Hey? So, you confessed to me the first time you saw me, but you were actually tempted by me..."But just as Lin Ling took the rare initiative while sober, a small head popped out from the crown of the tree next to her.It was Senti who had hidden there at some point.Rustle~"And me!""And Bronya."Then several girls appeared from the bushes and behind several large trees on the other side.Since almost all of her power was temporarily sealed by the God-Slaying Spear, Lin Ling didn't realize she had been "surrounded." Needless to say, her whispers with Ana had been overheard."Ahaha." Lin Ling awkwardly scratched the back of her head. "Oh, everyone is here? What a coincidence."...At midnight, in the semi-open cabin built by Bronya, the girls who had been fighting hard for a long time and playing all night finally fell asleep quickly."Ah, I was so busy with the girls... Oh no, I was playing with the girls that I almost forgot about one person."But suddenly, a girl opened her eyes.It was Lin Ling. She had planned to rest with everyone after a long absence, but then suddenly remembered that she have a forgotten brother still stuck in the imaginary space."Hey, hey! Get up."And I don't know if it was a coincidence, but a very energetic girl's voice came to her ears. Lin Ling turned her head and saw that it was the Herrscher of Sentience, who was sleeping next to her."What's wrong?"Lin Ling asked in a low voice. "Speak louder, I can't hear you."The Herrscher of Sentience replied with some dissatisfaction, "What are you afraid of? They’re trapped in my illusion and can't hear us for now.""Is that so? Then why did you call me in the middle of the night?" Lin Ling asked in a normal voice."Have you had enough fun today? Humph, you're too weak. You still can't beat me, even if you become a Herrscher. So, I’m going to take you to a good place! Train you well! Otherwise, you'll keep staying with them, laughing and indulging in women, and all your talents will be wasted!" The Herrscher of Sentience said matter-of-factly, "By the way, let's meet my old friend Kevin. I’m going to get something back from her.""Old attacker~" Suddenly, Lin Ling called the Herrscher of Sentience in a very coquettish voice. "Well, before we go to see Kevin, can I trouble you with one thing~?""Hiss~" Hearing the other party pretend to be charming, the Herrscher of Sentience inexplicably felt his bones go soft, and he shuddered. Then he said with satisfaction, "My lady, tell me. What do you want to talk to me about?""Um~Old Attack, I feel like I didn’t enjoy beating Otto enough during the day. How about we go back again?""WellOkay!" Although they had agreed to settle the grudge with Otto, looking at the charming appearance of his lover, the Herrscher of Sentience couldn’t bear to refuse..."Well... what are you doing?"Looking at the two girls who had just destroyed most of his Schicksal during the day and killed him once each, Otto’s smiling and calm face was slightly uneasy.Coming back at this time, were they trying to kill him again? Phew, fortunately, after what happened during the day, he had secretly transferred his backup body to a hidden corner of the world. It wouldn't be so easy to kill him completely."Hey, Otto." Lin Ling said, "Do you have any extra bodies? Hand them over!"As Otto expected, they were coming for his body. He became more alert and started thinking about how to drive them away, but he was still respectful. "Excuse me, may I ask Miss Lin Ling what you intend to do with my body?""Oh, that’s it. A friend of mine was infected with Honkai energy and won’t live long. Most of their body was transformed into a machine, but it seems like it won’t last too long. So I thought of borrowing a soulium body from you." Lin Ling, relying on Senti’s support, didn’t beat around the bush and directly told him her purpose."It’s truly unfortunate, because..." Otto turned his eyes to his old friend, "You and Miss Fu Hua accidentally damaged my Schicksal headquarters, so my spare body was damaged. I can’t take it out now.""Can't take it out? Really? Well... I have to," Lin Ling's eyes became sharp as she carefully scanned Otto’s body. "Then I’ll have to inconvenience you.""Wait a minute! Actually, it’s not completely impossible to take it out. Please follow me." Otto saw what Lin Ling meant and hurriedly explained, assuring her, "Don’t worry, I won’t set any traps."Hearing this, the Herrscher of Sentience proudly put her arm around Lin Ling’s waist. "Hehe, let’s go, my lady. I don’t think he dares."Then the two followed Otto to a laboratory.Although Otto’s finished body had been stored in a dispersed manner, the corresponding manufacturing equipment wasn’t simple. Due to its large size, it couldn’t be moved away in a short time.Now, one of them was a semi-finished product, an underdeveloped female body similar to the one Lin Ling had seen last time...---------Chapter 172: I Will Return Her to You After I Have Had Enough Fun with Ling"Ah, this," Lin Ling exclaimed, lying in front of the petri dish and carefully observing the little girl floating in the container. "Is it only the female body? Isn't soulium a deformable material?""You say this every time, Miss Lin Ling," Otto explained with a smile. "Soulium is a nano material that can be deformed, but," he continued, "as you said, Soulium is just a material, not a finished product. It takes many processes to turn soulium into a real weapon, not to mention creating an extremely complex body that can be carried and used by human consciousness.""Well... so..."The white-haired girl hugged her chest with one hand and supported her chin with the other, thinking carefully."However, if Miss Lin Ling is not in a hurry~" Seeing Lin Ling lost in thought, Otto added, "Give me plenty of time, and I can prepare another male-looking body for Mr. Chen Tianwu, exactly the same as before."Although Lin Ling deliberately did not say it clearly, Otto had almost investigated the course of this incident and the hidden story behind it. When he connected the relationship between Lin Ling and Chen Tianwu, he could easily deduce who she was seeking a body for."No, I'm in a hurry!" But before Lin Ling could speak, the Herrscher of Sentience urged, "I have something important to do! I don't have time to stay here with you.""It's okay. You can give Mr. Chen Tianwu's body to me, and I will extract his DNA and study it carefully. At the same time, I will travel around the world to find relics of former civilizations and gather enough soulium. Then, according to his physical condition, I will use soulium to replicate his body one-to-one, ensuring that his former body is completely restored.""You don't even have the materials, and you have to find them now?" Lin Ling shook her head. "No, I'm in a hurry too! My wife and I are going on a honeymoon."Just kidding. Although he is her cheap brother, he is also only Lin Ling's relative in this life. How could she completely trust Otto with him? Isn’t that handing over her own leverage?"Yes, yes, we are going on a honeymoon," the Herrscher of Sentience urged anxiously. "Go hurry, or I will tear down your house! The sound of your soulium face squeaking under my fist is so beautiful, I am afraid I won't punch you again when I see you in the future!""Alas~ Since both of you are in a hurry, I can't do anything. A good cook cannot cook without rice. Now, there is only one body.""In that case, brother, I'm sorry," Lin Ling sighed deeply, then smiled, oh no, with a sad face. She clasped her fists to Otto and said, "My brother will be handed over to Dr. Otto. Of course, I will supervise you throughout the process. If you dare to play any other moves, I will tear down your house and kill your other bodies, I am annoyed to see your face. Last time you left a backdoor in my weapon, did you think I didn't know it was you who did it?""Ahaha, it's okay, it's okay," Otto laughed heartily, the black tide, as if what he had done to Lin Ling before was just a trivial little joke.Then, Lin Ling took out the frozen Night Owl from her own space. He had little life left, and his body had been further eroded by the stimulation of frost and Honkai energy, leaving him broken.Then, under the supervision of Lin Ling and the Herrscher of Sentience, Otto took over Night Owl's body and conducted a careful inspection:"Oh, is this the technology of World Serpent? It is indeed an organization that has been passed down directly from the previous civilization. The technology is indeed unique."Otto nodded with satisfaction. He hadn't expected such an unexpected surprise today. He could take the opportunity to reverse engineer the technology of World Serpent. The depressed mood from having most of his headquarters destroyed and being killed twice in a row lightened a little."Don't worry, I will definitely give Mr. Chen Tianwu, oh no, Ms. Chen Tianwu, a perfect body.""What are you happy about, cuckoo, you cross-dressing hentai?" Lin Ling urged impatiently again....It is said that freezing to death is the least painful way to die, because the speed of death from hypothermia is relatively slow, and low temperature will affect a person's senses, causing them to gradually become numb and fall into endless darkness without realizing it...And Night Owl is in this kind of darkness right now.After meeting his long-lost sister again, his life was like a candle in the wind. Under Lin Ling's freezing and life creation abilities, he fell into a state similar to animal hibernation.All physiological activities basically stagnated, and his consciousness returned to darkness...But today, his consciousness revived in a brand new body..."Hmm..."On the mechanical table full of high-tech equipment, a blonde girl who didn't look too old slowly opened her eyes.Then, he—oh no, she saw three heads surrounding her."Hmm?... Where is this? Hmm!?"Chen Tianwu was about to speak when he immediately noticed that although his voice was still hoarse, it was much more beautiful than before."Hmm? My voice?!"Chen Tianwu, noticing something was wrong, hurriedly touched his throat, only to feel a smooth and straight throat, without the bulge that symbolized a man... In an instant, he-her watery dead-fish eyes were full of surprise."Hey, you're awake." The Herrscher of Sentience spoke first. "Congratulations, you've become a girl.""What?!" Night Owl was shocked when she heard this and quickly looked at another white-haired girl she knew, who was also her closest person. "Tianwen! What's wrong with me?""Brother, don't blame me. It's this Otto who has only one body left.""How should I put it?" Otto glanced at Fu Hua, who was laughing nonstop beside him. It wasn't easy to say that she had damaged his body. Otherwise, if she didn't stop laughing, he would still be the one suffering. He had to take all the blame himself. "Just blame me for not being prepared enough. But the good news is that you don't have to worry about your life and health anymore. This body has strength and a lifespan far beyond that of ordinary human organisms, and this Archbishop of Schicksal solemnly promises to provide you with a lifetime free warranty service. In the future, Chen Tian—Mr. Wu... Oh no, Miss Chen Tianwu, no matter what happens to your body, as long as it’s not man-made damage... even if it is man-made damage, you can come to me.""What!?" After hearing the words of the Archbishop of Schicksal, Tianwu was so shocked that she didn't know what to say.At that moment, Otto turned his eyes to Lin Ling. "How is it? Miss Lin Ling, do you think... Are you satisfied?"Lin Ling pursed her lips. "It's so-so, not satisfactory. I’ll give her three stars. If I hadn't beaten you to death, I’m afraid no one would have replaced her body. I would have given her your current body.""Ahaha, three stars?" Otto said humbly, as if he had just received average customer service, like what Lin Ling experienced in her previous life at the treasure shop. "However, as long as I can provide help to Miss Lin Ling, I’ll be satisfied."Finally, Otto was slightly relieved. Although providing expensive lifelong soulium body maintenance for the brother of this peculiar Miss Lin Ling seems disadvantageous, at least as long as he could still offer maintenance and help, it would be like tying himself to her warship, which would make it much more convenient and easier to deal with her in the future. Plus, he wouldn't have to worry about her smashing his equipment everywhere."Oh, right," Lin Ling suddenly remembered something. "Quickly withdraw the attack order on Ana. She has now untied her knot and fully recovered. Moreover, it was through the 'emotion' method you imagined, though the emotion I used is different from what you wanted to use on Kiana last time.""So that's it. Miss Lin Ling is worthy of it," Otto said with a nod. He was not particularly surprised, as he had always been confident in the power of human emotions.While Lin Ling and Otto were calculating each other, Mr-Miss Chen Tianwu, the center of their conversation, was in a particularly complicated mood.After a long separation from her lost sister, her life which had been less than two years old, was suddenly fully restored—and even more. Ana, who had become a Herrscher, had also regained her human consciousness.The three kinds of joy superimposed on each other should have been an exceptionally happy thing.But why did it feel like she had also lost something very important at the same time?However, in general—"Thank you, Tianwen."Chen Tianwu sincerely thanked her sister."You're welcome, brother—oh no, I should call you... Sister."...On the other side, on a deserted island full of Herrscher girls, the girls who had been intoxicated in the illusion did not wake up from their wonderful dream until noon.Then, they all discovered that the protagonist of their dream—Ling—was gone!At the same time, the Class Monitor who had undergone a drastic change in temperament was also missing."How could this happen!?""Could it be... that Ling was controlled by Honkai again, lost consciousness, and fought the Class Monitor?" Kiana guessed anxiously."Could it be... that Ling eloped with Miss Fu Hua?!" Wendy guessed unwillingly."Don't guess. Bronya found something that should have been left by the Class Monitor."At that moment, Bronya picked up a letter full of ancient Shenzhou style from the edge of the wooden house ceiling and spoke."What!?"The girls came over and opened the envelope:[Hi, my dear classmates,During the time I was away, this little guy became more and more unbridled. I won’t mention her flirting with young ladies; you are the ones involved and know better than me. But more importantly, although her strength has increased significantly, I found that she has been using it very poorly after fighting with her. I can tell at a glance that she has missed all the courses I taught and wasted six Herrscher cores in vain. Most importantly, you should also notice that she is not completely free. She has too many cores, and she is still suffering from the erosion of the Will of Honkai, something you can't even imagine. I don’t know when she will lose control, and this is very dangerous. Looking at the whole world now, I am the only one who can save her!So, I will take Lin Ling away to practice hard, and I will return her to you when I have had enough fun (although she may not have enough fun at all, hehe)~(ᕑᗢᓫ∗)˒——Fu Hua, the world’s number one master]Sure enough, it was a letter left by Fu Hua for them."Did the Class Monitor... take Ling away?" Mei looked a little solemn."Mei, don’t worry about the Class Monitor... She’s not an ordinary person. She and Kevin are pioneers from the same era and have mastered the special technologies of ancient civilizations." Having lived with Fu Hua for several months and knowing her details from medical investigations in Shencheng, Kiana explained, "Maybe she’s the only one in the world who can do it."However, despite this, Kiana still felt a little worried. She was concerned that the Class Monitor might be harmed by the runaway Lin Ling and that Lin Ling might be with the Class Monitor... After all, the Class Monitor was the first person she confessed to.Mei nodded. "The Class Monitor can succeed and defeat the headquarters of Schicksal alone after her resurrection, If the most dangerous situation occurs, she should be able to handle it...""By the way," Kiana looked at Mei. "So, Mei, what about you? Are you still going back to World Serpent?""I..." Mei was silent for a while before apologizing to Kiana, "Sorry... Kevin and I have reached some agreements, and I can’t leave for the time being. And more importantly... As far as I know, Kevin has always been very concerned about Lin Ling and wants to capture her. If that really happens, I will definitely protect her in World Serpent. Don’t worry, even if we’re on different sides, I have never and will never abandon you, Ling, or everyone else.""..."Kiana gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with reluctance. But it seemed this was the only option at the moment."In that case, let’s go back to Anti-Entropy with Bronya," Bronya suggested before turning her gaze to Ana. "By the way, Miss Ana, are you coming too?""No..." Ana thought for a moment. "I still want to go back to Schicksal.""But..." Wendy said worriedly, "You’re now a Herrscher. What if Schicksal turns against you when you go back? That Overseer is very bad!""Don’t worry," Ana reassured them. "Schicksal is the place where I was born and raised. It’s my home, and I have many teammates there who are like family. I think I should go back. Moreover, I just received a message from Lady Durandal and Lady Rita. Lin Ling and Miss Fu Hua returned to the Schicksal headquarters last night, and the Overseer personally ordered the removal of the attack order on the fifth Herrscher—me. I was also upgraded to the fifth S-rank Valkyrie of Schicksal. It seems she helped me again. Finally, there's another reason, the same as Miss Mei. If the Overseer truly intends to harm Lin Ling, I can protect her from the inside as an insider.""Okay," Bronya nodded. "I understand. Everyone is protecting Lin Ling in different identities and ways, so I won’t stop you.""Alas~" Seeing this, Kiana sighed deeply and helplessly. "Obviously, we all have the same beliefs and the same goals. Why do we have to separate? I really hope all of this will end soon, so we can rebuild St. Freya Academy together and return to the carefree days of the past..."----Chapter 173: Reunion of 50,000-Year-Old Comrades?"Lin Ling-chan, I'm going to go in and do something with my old friend. You stay here. Don't run around. I heard from Mei that my old friend has been coveting you. Hmph, how can I let him snatch you away?"As they were about to arrive at the World Serpent Base, the Herrscher of Sentience said to Lin Ling."Okay." Lin Ling nodded obediently.Although she wanted to see that woman, she looked at the high-spirited immortal and knew she couldn’t be caught by Kevin just now."Well..." Lin Ling's rare obedience made the Herrscher of Sentience a little worried, so she said to Tianwu, "And you, my elder brother... oh, elder sister, you stay here to watch Lin Ling-chan. Don't let her run around, and don’t run around either. After all, your colleagues don’t recognize you now."Do I need to change my name every time you call me?Night Owl felt a little awkward but nodded seriously. "I will keep an eye on the astronomy."...The Herrscher of Sentience then entered the core territory of the World Serpent alone."Why is Kevin hiding in this place?"She first mocked the base. She didn’t like the style of this base, which seemed like a religious altar."Wow, there are quite a few people underground. It’s strange. The consciousness here is dead, and there must be no emotions. There are only two people who react strongly. No, three. No, there are more?"But soon, with her uninvited arrival, the defense alarm of the World Serpent was triggered, and more and more World Serpent defense forces surrounded them.However, the Herrscher of Sentience they faced only gave her a look, and invisibly, red feathers floated by. In an instant, everyone present was suppressed and fell into an endless environment.Except for the mechas that the World Serpent made from anti-entropy reverse engineering."Oh, since the mecha can’t be controlled, then don’t blame me."Then, the Herrscher of Sentience apologized to herself while excitedly dismantling the mechas into a pile of scrap metal.But she soon got bored."The defensive ability is quite strong. Although, it’s a piece of cake for me. I’ve smashed countless of these little toys."After smashing a large number of mechas, the Herrscher of Sentience looked at the ground, as if she were looking through the huge buildings hidden deep underground. The smile slowly faded from her face.Although she made a big noise on the surface—no, it was a huge noise—the person she expected did not show up at all, as if he didn’t care about her causing trouble here at all."We are old comrades for many years. Why are you so disrespectful?" The Herrscher of Sentience looked back at Lin Ling. "Hmph, I’ve changed my mind—sneaking in is meaningless. I want to break in openly. He is now the leader of an organization, a lord or something. Wouldn’t it make me look inferior if I go to see him? I want him to come to see me on his own initiative!"...On the other side, Lin Ling and Night Owl hiding in a dark corner were also watching from afar.They saw flames rising to the sky and explosions continuously."Tianwen... How about letting me go in and report?"After all, he was also an agent of the World Serpent. Seeing that the organization’s equipment and buildings were being smashed by her sister’s girlfriend, Night Owl suggested with some concern."Sister, forget it. Your brother-in-law, no, your sister-in-law? Ah, it’s a bit strange. Anyway, she is very strong. She’s not afraid even when facing your Lord. Don’t worry about her. Besides, she is having fun. I dare not provoke her. Let her make trouble. Anyway... we don’t have to pay money. And hey, you are like a little girl now. If you run in rashly, you might be killed on the spot by the automatic defense equipment, or be caught by Jackal for experiments. The best case scenario is that you will be refined by the lol**on raven. Or~"Lin Ling looked at the blonde girl beside her and gave her a meaningful look."Is this the ending you hope for, sister?""..." Tianwu looked at her sister who she hasn't seen for several years that now had a smirk on her face. She was a little different from the innocent and cute appearance in her memory.She couldn’t help but frown secretly.What kind of education did Tianwen receive in Saint Freya Academy? How did she become like this?...At this time, inside the World Serpent Base, a lady wearing a dog-head mask was staring at the mecha fragments on the ground and the mysterious woman standing on the mecha pile on the monitoring screen."All the patrol robots were killed by this guy? ... Hey, zoom in for me to see."The operator did as he was told."Is this Hua?! Isn’t she dead? Where did this one come from?" Jackal was shocked when she saw the enlarged and clear face.According to her information, Hua, a comrade-in-arms of the Lord, one of the pioneers of the previous era, should have died in the Battle of Schicksal."Otto's conspiracy?"This thought quickly passed through Jackal’s brain."It must be Otto's doing again. What about the alliance we agreed to? This bastard is addicted to stabbing people in the back, right? Connect me to the Schicksal headquarters! Quick!"But at this moment, the mysterious woman in the camera raised her head, and her eyes met with Jackal behind the screen.Even though they were separated by the screen, Jackal couldn’t help but shudder.Soon, Schicksal’s phone was connected."Oh, my dear World Serpent ally, you called at the right time. I need your help now! The day before yesterday, Fu Hua, your Lord’s former civilization comrade, attacked my Schicksal headquarters. Now we have suffered heavy losses. If you can, please..."But before Jackal could ask, Otto had already cried and asked for help..."Is it my illusion, or does this place look the same?"After returning to Fu Hua, she walked inside the World Serpent for a while and always felt like she had come to a maze. Everything was the same, and she destroyed a large number of mechas by the way."Attention, all units! I am Jackal. The intruder is near the No. 7 channel on the B2 floor! The third mecha regiment will immediately meet and kill without mercy. Repeat, kill without mercy!"Just then, a woman’s voice, Jackal’s, suddenly sounded in the base.After hearing that the other party wanted to kill her, the Herrscher of Sentience laughed: "Oh? This guy called Jackal is so arrogant?""The invaders have arrived at the junction of Channels 5 and 7. Surround her in groups and drive her to the spiral area!"While the Herrscher of Sentience was sighing, the voice of Jackal continued, sounding like she was carrying out some tactics against her."Okay, is this guy stupid? How can she broadcast her own tactics..." The Herrscher of Sentience complained."Hmph, are you scared? If you are, surrender, and I will spare your body.""Oh, so you can hear me.""Everything in this base cannot escape the ears mine, understand? You actually had the audacity to provoke the World Serpent, you are dead!""You are a rat, but you speak the lines very convincingly."After realizing that the other party could hear her and speak, the Herrscher of Sentience was very proud to provoke Kevin’s subordinate with words. Even without words, she was very arrogant and presumptuous in her actions and took the initiative to drill into the sacrifice that the other party had agreed to.Then she easily broke all the traps and strategies of Jackal.Jackal couldn’t help but sigh in shock. "What kind of destructive power is this? Is this still a human?"But even with such a big commotion, Kevin still didn’t move."I can feel his consciousness, sharp and heavy. It must be him. But his emotions are not fluctuating... Maybe he doesn’t know I’m here at all? Or... I didn’t make enough noise! Otherwise... take that dog head off her!"The impatient Herrscher of Sentience showed a weird smile on her face...Not only Fu Hua, but Jackal’s patience had also reached its limit."... This guy. Forget it, don’t think about hiding it. All the assets prepared for capturing the Herrscher, take them out! All! Today must...""No need to waste time.""Huh?"But just when both of them were about to get serious, a voice that seemed like ice and full of majesty sounded from behind Jackal.She turned around suddenly, and she didn’t know when the Lord of the World Serpent had appeared behind her."Lord, Lord?!""I'm here," Kevin said lightly, but this sentence wasn't directed at Jackal. His eyes were focused on his old comrade, 'Hua,' on the screen....The two reunited old comrades then walked out of the base and onto the ground."Where did you find your subordinates? That's interesting," the Herrscher of Sentience asked curiously."She's very useful, and I'm not just talking about her combat skills.""Oh, it's the same old story. To defeat the Honkai, everything that can be used should be, right?"Kevin stopped, but Hua continued walking forward, unaware."Who are you?" he asked her."Huh?" The Herrscher of Sentience turned around in confusion. "I'm Hua, your old friend.""Hua never calls me 'friend.'""Oh..." The Herrscher of Sentience fell silent for a moment. "To be honest, I died a while ago and was shot in the head by Otto. Now I’ve just woken up, and I still don’t understand many things. I remember that we fought side by side 50,000 years ago, so I think... we should be friends.""You and Hua have different feelings," Kevin’s words were brief but it carried a hint of hostility."Yeah, I think so too. When I look back at my old memories, I always wonder: What happened? How did it turn out like this? Well, maybe being reborn has made me see a lot of things more clearly. Think of it this way, Kevin," the Herrscher of Sentience grinned. "I’m a better Hua than before!""..."After hearing this, Kevin remained silent, drawing out the Judgement of Shamash."You understand me so well! I was thinking the same thing."But when the Herrscher of Sentience saw her old friend pointing the sword at her, she wasn’t panicked at all. In fact, she became even more excited!The man raised the greatsword, the tip of the sword pointing at her."Friend or enemy, choose."...In the shadow cast by the giant rock, a young girl with white hair dyed black lay leisurely on the thigh of another white-haired girl, humming a song with her eyes closed. She called it "recuperation."She really needed to recharge her energy—she had just had a competition with the strongest warrior. Regardless of the outcome, at least she had fun. Besides, she had achieved her goal.The world flashed back a few hours:After a battle on the level of a Herrscher, no, it was even more terrifying than the battles between most Herrschers.Suddenly, Kevin stopped his attack."Are you not going to fight anymore?"Seeing this, the Herrscher of Sentience also stopped her actions."Well, that’s it."Kevin put away his sword."Hehe. How about that move 'Sword Transformation·Cloud Eagle'? You must have never thought that I could dissolve the flames of the Shamash like this?" the Herrscher of Sentience asked, referencing the battle they had just fought."Sword Transformation?" Kevin looked confused."Oh, it's the name from our martial arts back then. I changed their names—when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Alas, there were many opportunities, but it’s a pity that the opponent is you. It’s too difficult to seize the opportunity." Seeing that the other party was still in high spirits, Kevin asked, "Do you still want to fight?""No, no. I’m not a martial arts fanatic. This is enough. Now, do you believe that I am the real me?""..." Kevin made an intriguing gesture—he raised his right hand to his heart, then looked at the sky in the distance, but there was nothing there."?" The Herrscher of Sentience tilted her head, not understanding what Kevin was doing."Yes, you are here." He stretched out his hand, and a feather floated into his palm without him realizing when—one ten-thousandth of Fenghuang Down."I’ll give it back to you, Hua," Kevin whispered.The feather slowly floated toward the girl with Fu Hua’s appearance, and she grabbed it. "Hehe, I haven’t told you that I came for it yet, but you guessed it right. Thank you.""Next, what are you going to do?" Kevin continued to ask."I don’t know. I haven’t thought about it yet, and I’m not in a hurry. I’ll tell you once I sort things out. There are favors to repay, revenge to take; I have a lot of partners to take care of, and Honkai is still waiting for me to deal with... No hurry, no hurry. The Ice Herrscher incident just ended, and there’s only so much time to rest. Maybe there will be a chance to fight side by side in the future, old friend."This sentence intrigued Kevin.So, he decided to extend an olive branch to this 'Hua'. "Do you want to join the World Serpent?""Then I respectfully decline. Alas, I don’t even know when you came back, I just got shot by Otto." The Herrscher of Sentience made a gunshot gesture to her temple. "Bang! From now on, I won’t be powerless to anything.""You can ask the feather I gave you. She’ll tell you.""Okay? I will. As for joining you, forget it. I don’t want to be your subordinate. Why don’t I just… build my own organization. Oh no!" At this point, the Herrscher of Sentience suddenly remember something. "I used to have a... School of Taixuan or something. Is it still there? I can’t figure it out; I have to recall it carefully.""That’s fine, I have a few people here who don’t really want to see you." Although he was rejected, Kevin didn’t care much."Hey." The Herrscher of Sentience smiled and turned to leave. She waved her hand with her back to him. "Don’t die before destroying the Honkai, old friend. By the way, let me remind you that the person who asked me to find you was Otto Apocalypse. I heard that you and he have reached an alliance? Let me tell you, don’t believe a word he says. This guy is on good terms with you, but when he turns against you, he’ll ask me to harm you. It’s clear he’s not a good person.""I know," Kevin replied indifferently. He knew all this, but he had his own plans."Oh, by the way."The Herrscher of Sentience suddenly remembered something. She turned to Kevin and said, "One of your subordinates had a minor operation in Schicksal, and I brought her here with me.""...Minor operation?"Chapter 174: Fu Hua: I Don't Like Lin Ling.Senti: This is a lie."Otto wants both Kevin and me to lose, so he can reap the benefits. How could I be fooled by such a trick? Look."The Herrscher of Sentience, lying on Lin Ling's thigh, took out the red feather Kevin had returned and threw it into the air ostentatiously. "It doesn't take much effort for me to get the feather back."Speaking of which, I’ve always been the one resting my head on other people’s thighs. So why is it my turn today?Acting as Senti’s knee pillow, Lin Ling felt a bit emotional for a moment."Yes, yes, yes." She gently touched Senti's little head in her arms, which felt smooth and soft. Her face displayed a doting expression as she added, "My Fu Hua is the best. But, be careful of fraud.""What fraud? Impossible. You also saw the competition just now. Can Kevin's understanding of Fenghuang Down be as deep as mine? But..."The Herrscher of Sentience looked at the floating feather and felt something was wrong."This feather is indeed different from the others... Is there a seal?"As she spoke, she tried to call up the feather, but there was no response."Hmph! I don't believe it——"Irritated by the unresponsive Fenghuang Down, Sentience jumped up from the Lin Ling's arms and grabbed her feather from the sky. At the same time, she manipulated the surrounding Honkai energy to flow into it."Break!""Ziziziziz... Crack!"With the sound of something like glass shattering, a dazzling light suddenly erupted from the feather...When the light dissipated, a gentle and elegant girl with gradient pink and red highlights appeared, exuding a sense of cohesion and peace.The Herrscher of Sentience looked at the newly appeared figure curiously. She noticed that her body was almost completely transparent, as if it might completely dissipate in the air."The energy is almost exhausted? Kevin, how did he get you into this state?" The Herrscher of Sentience reached out and grabbed the right wrist of the phantom.At the moment she touched it, Fu Hua’s body shook slightly—as if frightened."Don’t move." The Herrscher of Sentience held her tightly, not allowing her to break free. "I’ll give you some energy first. You can’t even show yourself. If this continues, you'll turn to ashes and disappear. No wonder Kevin wants to seal you up."The phantom in Fenghuang Down calmed down again, not knowing whether it had no strength to resist or had accepted the other’s touch.The Herrscher of Sentience fed Honkai energy into Fenghuang Down, watching the figure slowly become clearer. After a moment, the phantom opened her eyes."Okay." The Herrscher of Sentience let go of the phantom, clapped her hands, and opened her arms. "Come back."However, Fu Hua’s phantom, now nearly out of energy, did not respond to the girl’s actions, which mirrored her own. Instead, she stared at the girl—who was both similar and different—and frowned slightly. She asked in confusion, "Who are you?""I am the original." The Herrscher of Sentience tilted her head, then sighed a little. "Alas~ It seems your memory has been almost consumed... After all, you are my clone. Seeing you like this is a bit uncomfortable.""I... am your clone?" The 'phantom' repeated the words in a daze, unsure if she was asking the other person or herself."Yes, you are a feather of Fenghuang Down, an individual I copied my personality and thoughts into. For some reason, you ended up in Kevin’s hands. Don’t ask me when I died; I’ve just gotten you back from him. Do you understand?" Without waiting for an answer, the Herrscher of Sentience continued, "If you understand, come back. Give me all your power and memory. I want to know what happened while I was dead.""..."Surprisingly, her "Fenghuang Down clone" remained indifferent, not choosing to merge with her. Instead, she turned to Lin Ling, who was watching the scene, and asked, "Excuse me, who is she?""She? You even forgot her? What kind of blow did you suffer?!"The Herrscher of Sentience was both surprised and helpless. She pointed at Lin Ling, making sure to emphasize, "You can forget everything, but you must never forget her. She is our wife! Or, in modern terms, my wife!""Wife...?"'Fenghuang Down clone' looked more and more confused...Her eyes shifted between the faces of "herself" and Lin Ling, observing them back and forth, a deep meaning in her gaze."Ahem. Let me correct you." Lin Ling then blinked. "Not wife, but husband.""...So that's how it is. You were at that time, huh..."Finally, the 'clone' have figured something out. She sighed softly and thought for a moment. "Is it because of Otto? He really likes to do unnecessary things.""What are you mumbling about?"The Herrscher of Sentience was a little annoyed by the clone's mumbling and poked Lin Ling with her elbow. "Hey, hey, don’t just look at me like I'm just waking up. If you don't know what's going on, you’re just lying to me! No matter how much you talk, you can't escape the fate of being a wife.""Hmph~" Lin Ling pouted in dissatisfaction and retorted, "If I hadn't lost my strength now, I would have pressed you down sooner or later!""You? Even if you regain your strength, you're still not my opponent. Hmph." Senti looked disdainfully at her, then asked curiously, "By the way, why do you want to be the one pressing down?""The one on top is always the one being pressed down. So I want you to be on top, and let me press you more in the future," Lin Ling explained."Really? I don't believe it. Logically, the strong ones are on top, right?"..."Ahem. The moment he killed me..."While Lin Ling and Senti were bickering, Fu Hua coughed twice and continued, "I activated Fenghuang Down's 0th power and transferred my consciousness to a feather to suppress the existence of the Herrscher of the Void.""Hmm?" The Herrscher of Sentience scratched the back of her head. "It seems... that's the case, right? But I remember it seems... seems..."As another "myself" hesitated, Fu Hua added, "That body was abandoned. It has no soul.""..."Finally, the Herrscher of Sentience lost the playfulness on her face. She looked solemnly into the eyes of this other "self," with a hint of hostility in her gaze. "What do you want to say?""Since I'm here—" The "Phantom" asked the same question she had when they first met. "Who are you?""...Look, the scenery is great."The Herrscher of Sentience did not answer Fu Hua's question, instead holding Lin Ling's waist and strolling in the sea of clouds.The wisp of a phantom walked silently, side by side with her.The woman spoke to herself: "I don’t like heights. Looking down from a very high place is intimidating, not good. It's too arrogant. But a little higher, to the clouds... it’s perfect, the sun is nice, the air is great. Looking around, there’s a vast expanse of snow, white waves rolling up and down, a fairyland. By the way, can you see it? You have no physical form. How can your eyes receive light signals? Speaking of which, you can also hear my words, it’s strange. Do you have any idea? How does your auditory system work?""It’s the power of Fenghuang Down," Fu Hua replied bluntly."Oh... puff!" The Herrscher of Sentience paused for a moment before suddenly laughing. "It’s so convenient. If there’s anything that can’t be explained, just blame it on Fenghuang Down. For example, memory—it should exist in my brain, right? When you and I were poked in the head by those seven little bastards, we forgot a lot of things. But you, you’re in a feather, and it doesn’t have a so-called brain. So where does your memory exist? Well, no need to answer, it must be Fenghuang Down.""It should be... When the feather is weak, I can’t remember many things." Fu Hua was as straightforward as ever."That's right!"The Herrscher of Sentience clapped her hands and shouted, finally figuring out some things."You were almost gone when you fell into Kevin’s hands, and your memory must have been damaged. Or something crucial was broken. Just like a bug in a computer program! So you had wild thoughts and thought you were the real one. Oh, this is understandable! Consciousness transfer, memory duplication—it’s always easy to make mistakes, like taking the hostage yourself. Otto and I have both encountered this kind of thing. It’s normal. It will be fine."The Herrscher of Sentience smiled at Fenghuang Down’s clone with relief."It doesn’t matter. I’ll help you. After all, you’re my clone, like sisters. We’re inseparable. When you think it through, return the power to me... Forget it, don’t return it. I’m not a stingy person. I’ve distributed so many feathers. My classmates each have one. Why should I care about you? By the way..."The Herrscher of Sentience looked at Lin Ling and frowned. "Where is the one I gave you? Why can’t I sense it?""Well..." Lin Ling remembered the scene when she kissed Ana forcibly while in the state of law. When they were connected, she gave Fenghuang Down to Ana to help suppress the erosion of the will of Honkai in order to get a conscious "helper." After all, she had been extremely arrogant at that time and wasn’t afraid of Otto reading her memory. "Ahem, I gave it to Ana.""What!?" This made the Herrscher of Sentience a little unhappy. "You gave your things to others just like that?""The situation was special at that time. Ana was eroded by the will of Honkai. I could only kiss her... No, I could only give Fenghuang Down to her to suppress the erosion of Honkai consciousness.""I don’t care! That’s the token of love I gave you! What are you going to give me to compensate me?""Ah this..." Lin Ling was speechless for a moment."No... It’s not like that."But before Lin Ling could think about how to argue, Fu Hua spoke first. "That’s not a token of love. I don’t have that kind of idea about Lin Ling-san.""Hehe!" Hearing this, the Herrscher of Sentience showed a triumphant smile."You can fool others, but you can’t fool yourself. Lin Ling has long been a unique existence in our hearts! Sure enough, something’s wrong with your memory!"Chapter 175: I have it, it's Lin Ling's. Let's make a bet?Outside the World Serpent Base, the fierce battle between the Lord and his pioneer companion finally came to a stop.Then...To the surprise of Raven Jackal and even Gray Snake, they saw the tall man with the cold face, the Lord of the World Serpent, return with a little girl from somewhere...?But no one dared to ask more questions.Kevin didn’t say much. He simply told the little girl, "Reintroduce yourself to everyone."Then, he left...."Hahahaha... What did you say? You’re Night Owl? Are you really Night Owl? Hahaha! How did you become like this? How did you change your gender after a mission? My Miss Night Owl~"When Raven learned that the cute little girl in front of her was actually Night Owl—who had always looked like a dead pig and didn’t care about anything, who had constantly contradicted and choked her during the last mission—she couldn’t help but laugh out loud."Oh! Is this the skill of the Archbishop of Schicksal? I heard that he ruled Schicksal for 500 years by himself. So, it was this skill he relied on? Slurp~"Jackal, like a wolf that had been hungry for three days, saw a delicious lamb. She couldn’t help licking her lips at Night Owl."You..."Night Owl who had always looked like a dying person showed a rare trace of fear on her face. She took a step back and moved away from the two dangerous women. "Sorry, I have other important things to deal with. I’ll leave first."...On the other side..."Oh, really? So you actually like me, Class Monitor. Hehe~ love you! Mua~"After learning about the old immortal's sincerity from Senti, Lin Ling made a heart gesture and blew a kiss to her. "Come to my room tonight~""Hmm..." Fu Hua ignored Lin Ling.However, although she ignored the long-lost teasing on the surface, she was slightly blushing—something the other two couldn’t see."Are you shy? Hehe, shy girls are so cute~ Come here and let me see you!""Bang~"Just when Lin Ling wanted to continue teasing the old immortal, the Herrscher of Sentience took the lead and gave Lin Ling a slap. "What cute? What are you talking about? She didn’t even go to your room in person, so what are you doing?""Ahaha, just a joke, haven’t we always lived in the same room? And, didn’t you say she’s not you? Then it’s you who came?! Why are you angry? Don’t you think you are the same person at heart? So, when I say she’s cute, it means you’re cute!""Ah? Well, hehe~ that’s true." The Herrscher of Sentience put down Lin Ling who had just praised her, and then rubbed the place she had just slapped with a look of heartache. "Does it hurt?""It hurts so much. I don’t have the strength right now. Please release your seal for me... Eh? It seems that it doesn’t hurt suddenly?""Don’t worry, I’ve temporarily sealed your pain," the Herrscher of Sentience explained."You..." Lin Ling touched the bulge on her head. "It’s just treating the symptoms, not the root cause?""Hmph, you playboy, I’m being considerate of you by not beating you up. Don’t stand there, let’s go. We should hurry up.""Go home?"Hearing this, Fu Hua didn’t care about the shyness in her heart and asked the Herrscher of Sentience, "Where are you going?""Of course~" The Herrscher of Sentience suddenly smiled. "Back to Mount Taixu!""Wai? Are you okay? You haven’t said much all day. If you’re not feeling well, just absorb the Honkai energy from me. I finally saved you, and I don’t want to see you disappear.""No need." Fu Hua simply refused."Hmph! Okay! Whatever you say!" The Herrscher of Sentience was a little unhappy. "I don’t understand why you’re so hostile to me. I am you, and you are me. We are one mind and two bodies. You should understand me better.""I--"Without waiting for Fu Hua to speak, the Herrscher of Sentience added, "Let me remind you, don’t say you’re the real Fu Hua. I’m in a bad mood."However, Fu Hua didn’t seem to care about the reminder and still expressed her thoughts honestly: "Maybe you haven’t realized that your situation is not normal.""Hmph." The Herrscher of Sentience snorted contemptuously. "Speak, I’m listening.""Are you really Fu Hua? From what I see, you're not like her. In fact, you’re completely different. Maybe you possess her memories, maybe you woke up in her body—but you are a brand new existence.""Ha, what nonsense are you talking about? I have her body, I have her memories, I’m her..."The Herrscher of Sentience shot back, "Then who else could I be? I think it’s you who’s strange. You’re just a feather, but you act like you’re the real boss. Do you think I didn’t notice? From the start, you always stared at me with the eyes of an elder looking at a child. There’s no need to worry about yourself. But you’re right about one thing—there’s no need to be bound by the old me. I’m a brand new me now. Why should I learn to be like the past? I can just be myself.""Haha." Lin Ling suddenly laughed at the genuine Fu Hua, then pointed her thumb at Senti on the other side. "She’s anxious.""..." Fu Hua didn’t speak."What did you say! Who’s anxious? Ah!" The Herrscher of Sentience grabbed Lin Ling’s collar. "Are you on her side?!""No, I’m fair and selfless, so of course I’m sandwiched between you two. Generally speaking, people who are anxious talk a lot. They talk so much, and you can tell they’re panicking.""Humph! No, I’ve always talked this much, okay!... Uh, but sandwiched in the middle? It’s barely fair, although... I always feel like it sounds a little weird... Oh, I got it! You’re between us, then..." Suddenly, the Herrscher of Sentience’s eyes lit up as if she’d thought of a good idea."What? You’re pregnant?!" Lin Ling pretended to be surprised. "Whose?!""Whose? Of course it’s yours.""Haha, I’m a father!?""You two, stop talking nonsense..." Fu Hua interrupted the conversation, which was gradually going off track. Then, she turned her gaze to the Herrscher of Sentience. "Have you thought of anything?""Don’t you think you’re the real body? Humph," the Herrscher of Sentience said proudly. "Then let’s make a bet. Do you dare?""Bet?""Yes, a bet with little Lin Ling. Didn’t she become a Herrscher? Oh, you don’t seem to know yet, but Lin Ling has become a Herrscher."Fu Hua’s pupils trembled when she heard this."What did you say!?" She locked her eyes on Lin Ling. "Lin Ling, you...really became a Herrscher? What happened?""She did become a Herrscher, and she was still rough with girls everywhere, like she was in heat," the Herrscher of Sentience said angrily. "But after I beat her up and everyone gave her an injection, she’s fine now. Her mind has recovered.""Huh..." Fu Hua finally breathed a sigh of relief."But," the Herrscher of Sentience continued, "She is still a Herrscher, but she has no Honkai energy in her body. She may go crazy again at any time. So, let’s make a bet with her. We’ll teach Lin Ling in our own way and see who can make her fully control her Herrscher power and completely break free from the shackles of Honkai. Whoever does it best will be the real Fu Hua!""Hmm..." Fu Hua fell into deep thought. She held her chin with one hand, her eyes moving back and forth between Lin Ling and her other self. Finally, she nodded. "Okay.""Wait a minute!" At that moment, Lin Ling raised her hand. "I second the motion, but I think it’s not enough. Since it’s a bet, why not make it bigger? How about we add another bet?"

Chapter 176: Joint Fraud"Bet?"As the original proposer, the Herrscher of Sentience turned her eyes to Lin Ling with interest. "What bet?""Of course~" Lin Ling smiled mysteriously, raised her thumb towards herself, then raised her eyebrows at the two identical girls in front of her, and then dragged out the tone, "I~""Hmm?" This time, even Fu Hua herself couldn't remain calm. She looked at Lin Ling and confirmed again in doubt, "You?""Yes." Lin Ling nodded very affirmatively. "It is the beautiful girl named Lin Ling, who is graceful, beautiful, red and green, with white teeth, natural beauty, pure and unworldly, beautiful, bright eyes, and white teeth. Whoever wins will belong to me~ At that time, no matter how you order me, I will never resist and let you do whatever you want. How about it? Isn't it very tempting~?""Oh oh!"The Herrscher of Sentience clapped her hands. "That's great! If I win—no, I will definitely win! In this way, you are not allowed to compete with me for who is the wife! I can play with you however I want!""Ahem, what do you mean by 'play''? Why does it sound so... strange? Forget it, it's not important."But when Senti was a little excited, Lin Ling suddenly patted her shoulder. "I know you all like me and want to possess me, but the loser has a punishment~"Fu Hua and the Herrscher of Sentience turned to Lin Ling. "Punishment?""Meal, high income must be accompanied by high risk," Lin Ling said, looking at the law of winning the voucher. "Are you afraid?""Hmm... What do you think of this, Fu Hua?" Lin Ling frowned again."The real Fu Hua is natural.""I'll let her deal with the winner, but the loser... Hehe." Lin Ling had a strange smile on her face. "Let me deal with it. Isn't that too much?""Let you deal with it?"Fu Hua looked at Lin Ling, her face full of sunshine, confidence, and a hint of an evil smile.In this way, whether she wins or loses, it seems she will benefit? ...Well... Is she tempted by her beauty again? No, that's not right.(.•̀ᴗ-)✧Suddenly, Fu Hua found that the always scheming Lin Ling winked at her playfully.Could it be that she has also noticed the truth? No wonder she didn't feel surprised at all when facing another me whose behavior was completely different, but felt that she got along very well. I always blamed her wrongly before, which made me feel guilty.In this case, I must believe her this time."I have no problem with it either."So suddenly realizing it, Fu Hua nodded solemnly and agreed to this farce-like bet."Wow? I thought you would refuse? But...are you so confident? It's like you will definitely win, which is really annoying." The Herrscher of Sentience raised her head high. "Come on, who's afraid of who! Let Lin Ling-chan see the real power of Fu Hua."After saying that, the Herrscher of Sentience extended her little finger to the two people who were exchanging glances."What are you doing?" Fu Hua was a little puzzled."Hook! Since it's a bet, there must be some proof!"The Herrscher of Sentience looked as if it was a matter of course, and then hooked her finger at Fu Hua. "Do you want to regret it?""Hmm... Hook? Hmm, it seems a bit too frivolous?" Fu Hua said."What? It's just a ceremony!" The Herrscher of Sentience said with an unhappy face. "Also! Don't look at me like an elder looking at a child!""Okay, I'm not angry, I'm not angry. Anyway, she has no entity, there's no way, it's just the two of us." Lin Ling stepped forward and hooked the little finger of the Herrscher of Sentience. "Pin it and hang it, don't change it for a hundred years!""Hehe~"After the pinky promise, the Herrscher of Sentience raised their pinkies that were still hooked together with a proud look on her face. "You don't have a body, you're jealous, right?"Fu Hua didn't feel anything, after all, it was her own body, but watching the interaction between the two children in front of her, Fu Hua held her chin and thought for a while.Then a smile rose at the corner of her mouth."A simple pinky promise is not enough, let's sign some formal written certificates. How about it?""Okay! Just what I want!" The Herrscher of Sentience agreed immediately.Lin Ling looked at the old immortal and secretly gave her a thumbs up.Then~"Ouch!"Lin Ling felt a pain in her finger for no reason.It turned out that the Herrscher of Sentience pulled up her finger and bit it in her mouth.Lin Ling pouted in pain and asked, "What are you doing?"The Herrscher of Sentience put her own finger in her mouth and explained, "Signing and sealing? As the saying goes, we swear an oath of blood. Today we will use blood as a seal. Isn't this a joke? Is it formal enough?"As she said, in order to let the bodyless 'Illusion Fu Hua' participate, the Herrscher of Sentience grabbed Lin Ling's finger and pressed it together with her own on the feather that Fu Hua was staying in.Two bright red fingerprints were printed on the crimson feather.The bet was officially finalized!Everything was done, and the three of them smiled with satisfaction."Sword!"Then the Herrscher of Sentience waved her sword finger, and the strong Honkai energy condensed into a huge flying sword under her feet. She then held the white-haired girl beside her horizontally in her arms."Then next, go home, the target is Mount Taixu!"Then, the two soared into the sky, broke through the sky, and broke through the cloud road, all the way to Mount Taixu in the distant Shenzhou...."Gu~"While flying, Lin Ling's stomach made a strange gurgling sound."What? Are you hungry again?" The Herrscher of Sentience asked.Lin Ling rubbed her shriveled belly. "Well~ I am a little bit.""Really, you only know how to eat, bear it for me!" The Herrscher of Sentience said impatiently.Not long ago, she had a battle with the strongest man in the world, and her physical strength was still a little weak. She was just about to have a good rest.However, although she said she was disgusted, her actual action was to turn around immediately."Eh? Why did you turn around? Did you go the wrong way?" Lin Ling asked."Hey, how could I go wrong? Are you looking down on me? I've traveled all over the world. Not to mention the Shenzhou that I have been guarding for thousands of years, which country in the West have I not been to? I just know there is a city a few hundred miles away. Let's go there to eat something.""Oh." Lin Ling looked apologetic. "I'm so sorry, there should be settlements in Mount Taixu, right? I can just make do with what I have.""That's fine." The Herrscher of Sentience corrected the course again, and then seemed to suddenly remember something. "Haha, I don't know if the spring immortals I planted on the mountain are still there.""From a universal point of view, no one has managed the fields on the mountain for hundreds of years, so they should have been abandoned long ago," the shadow of Fu Hua, who had been following the two of them spoke."You are boring. I was just joking. You are too rigid. Are you an antique there? Besides, I have eaten that thing year after year, and I am tired of it!"...Just like that, while the family of three was chatting, Lin Ling and the others soon came to a mountain covered with mist and clouds, which looked like a fairyland on earth."Huh~ We are finally here." The Herrscher of Sentience put Lin Ling on the ground. "Let's go find something to eat next, little guy, you must be starving, right?""Emm, Class Monitor, you look very tired, eh? Sit here and rest for a while."Seeing that the Herrscher of Sentience was breathing heavily just from flying, Lin Ling realized she was indeed a little tired.So, she guided her to sit on a stone that was neither too big nor too small, then patted her chest. "Call me for anything.""What do you mean by 'anything'? How ugly is that? Besides, I've worked for Otto for hundreds of years; I won't let you starve. You can go to the nearby village to buy some food... Um..."However, when the Herrscher of Sentience fumbled around on her body, she found her pockets and sleeves were empty. "Ah, I almost forgot I had nothing on me when I just woke up. Really, I should have blackmailed Otto more when I left him before.""It doesn't matter." Lin Ling proudly took out a card from her pocket, which looked black but had an air of nobility. "Although you forgot, I didn't. I blackmailed him severely before I left.""Oh, you are worthy of being the person I like. But~" The Herrscher of Sentience added, "With your current strength...""Zizizizi."Lin Ling stretched out a finger, and a thread of electric current wrapped around it. "It's been a day. I've recovered a little bit. Although it's not to the level of regularization again, it's no problem to deal with some ordinary emperor-level or below Honkai beasts.""Well, go quickly. If you really encounter anything, I can come to help you in time. Oh, by the way, bring me some food. After thousands of years, Kevin is still so strong. It's really exhausting to fight him.""Okay."...Because Mount Taixu has a rugged terrain and is located in a remote area, there aren't many people. It only formed a peaceful, small village."You, food, meat, and girls, all hand over, everyone else, leave."But today, a little robber broke the tranquility of this village.Unfortunately, no one took her seriously, after all, she was too cute.An elder came to Lin Ling with a cane and said to her worriedly, "Oh, little girl, are you here for tourism? You are such a rare guest. Oh, the news says that there are unknown disasters everywhere in the world. Aren't your family members worried about you, a little girl?""Give me the food and water," Lin Ling repeated. "Then everyone leave here quickly. A disaster will happen here soon.""Huh? Crow's mouth." The elder frowned. "You are a pretty little girl, why are you cursing us for no reason?""No time to explain, let's go!"Lin Ling urged for the third time. But this aroused the disgust of the old man and other onlookers.Through the game memory of her previous life, Lin Ling knew that with the arrival of the Herrscher of Sentience, the Mount Taixu, which was originally set up by the immortal Fu Hua with many FengHuang Downs, would soon be invaded by the Honkai. The people in the village would either be infected or torn apart by the Honkai beasts.So, begging for alms was just a cover. The first thing she did when she arrived at the mountain was to evacuate the people.Unfortunately, the villagers weren't willing to listen to her."Ah~" Lin Ling sighed. "Do you have to force me to use it?"...Finally, all the villagers left.Moreover, their faces were filled with joyful smiles. Even the old village chief, who had been standing there grumpily, seemed to be ten years younger. He threw away his crutches, carried several bags, and walked briskly.It turned out that although this place was remote, it was not completely isolated from the world. In this world, where technology was more advanced than in Lin Ling’s previous life, some cutting-edge technological products were also common, such as card swiping and transfer equipment similar to POS machines.Then, Lin Ling activated her money ability and used a black card with unlimited overdrafts. With her own strength, she made all the people in this remote mountain village become wealthy households comparable to those in big cities.Besides, she didn’t feel bad about spending Otto’s money anyway~Afterward, after sending all the residents of Mount Taixu down the mountain, Lin Ling went to the kitchen herself, cooked some food with sausages, bacon, and natural seasonal vegetables left by the villagers, and brought it to the top of the mountain.At this time, the Herrscher of Sentience was meditating on a rock at the top of the mountain.Beside her, the genuine Fu Hua was sighing and shaking her head with a serious look on her face."Wife! Come and try the clay pot rice I made myself!"Lin Ling called from afar."Oh!"The Herrscher of Sentience instantly opened her eyes, and her previous peaceful meditation was shattered. She said to Lin Ling angrily, like a pufferfish, "Lin Ling, you are finally here! It’s so hard to chat with this old antique! I’m so angry! You’re much more fun!"...After that, the three of them lived temporarily on this mountain.During this period, Fu Hua and the Herrscher of Sentience each taught Lin Ling in their own way, hoping she could fully master her own power and no longer be manipulated by the Honkai."Lin Ling, the foundation has been laid for the past few days. I should teach you the authentic inner strength of our School.Each School in Shenzhou has its own unique inner strength. However, the essence remains the same, and it is always about practice.If true Ki is compared to water, ordinary inner strength practices the container of water and continuously increases the capacity. It requires repeated hard training, and the progress is extremely slow, with a risk of exceeding the human body's load.The 'Edge of Taixuan' is essentially different from other skills. 'Blade Mantra' cultivates 'plank roads' instead of 'containers'. It draws true qi from all things in the world, so that the internal force in the human body flows like water in a stream—coming and going freely, flowing as desired.This unconventional method is said to have been created by the master of the Taixuan, Jingwei, who was once her.But in fact, it was Dr. Mei from the previous era, based on the precepts of Aponia, the third of the Thirteen Flamechasers...Forget it, now is not the time to talk about these.In short, after the Taixuan Blade Mantra and Sword Form are fully developed, you can draw Ki from the surroundings and make it flow through the meridians without stagnation. It can be as surging as the waves or as trickling as a stream, free and unrestricted.Therefore, compared with other martial arts, the power of Edge of Taixuan is stronger...So, do you understand? In addition to its strong power, the biggest feature of this set of exercises is that the Dantian does not store true energy. It does not directly store Honkai energy in the human body but absorbs Honkai energy from the outside world, using it whenever it’s absorbed.This way, it’s not easy to go crazy, and it can improve your control and adaptability to Honkai energy, while reducing the erosion of Honkai on you. It’s suitable for your current situation.""Ha~"The white-haired girl sitting in front of the red Fu Hua nodded like a chick pecking at rice.After hearing the call of the old immortal, she yawned, nodded dully, and then immediately shook her head. "I understand, but I don’t completely understand.""Pah!""Ouch, it hurts!"Then, the white-haired girl who had been distracted during class was hit on the head by a feather.Although she has no body, Fu Hua can still control the movement of Fenghuang Down's feathers slightly."Be serious, I don’t believe you can’t even understand this! Didn’t you learn my Inch Force at a glance before? If you continue like this, when will you be able to master the power in your body?"Alas~ Although it seemed like I learned it at a glance, in fact, I sacrificed my butt!Lin Ling complained in her heart.But her face remained playful. "Hehe, you also know that my learning ability is sometimes effective and sometimes not, right? Although it’s false, but you did ‘mua’ me, and I ‘mua’ed you to get the nourishment of love. Maybe I will do it again.""You...ah~"Seeing that Lin Ling was still careless, Fu Hua sighed. She began to doubt whether she had been fooled by Lin Ling in the beginning.In fact, she had no way to solve the current dilemma....On the other hand, the Herrscher of Sentience’s teachings were much simpler and more direct."Lin Ling-chan, the reason why you can’t control the Herrscher Core and why your will is affected by the Honkai is because you are not strong enough! There is no power in the world that cannot be controlled! If there is, then keep beating it until you can control it!""Beat? Beat the Honkai? The Will of Honkai? The God of Honkai? That seems a bit difficult?""Who said to beat the God of Honkai? I said to beat you. Of course, you can also change it to a nicer way. In short, it’s about exercising, exercising desperately! Exercise until your body and spirit are strong enough to withstand the Honkai!"Chapter 177: Muscles Need to Be Trained, and the Spirit Needs to Be Trained, So That It Can Be Healthy!Time goes back to when Lin Ling went to beg for alms.On the top of Mount Taixu, the sun passed through the clouds and rose slowly and steadily into the sky.The Herrscher of Sentience stretched out her hand, as if absorbing the sunlight, and the rays flowed down from her fingertips like a golden waterfall.She tried this for a long time with great interest, finally putting her hand down, revealing a childlike innocent smile.However, this face full of innocent smiles turned to Fu Hua. "Tell me what happened after that, the period after I died.""Didn't Lin Ling tell you?""No."The Herrscher of Sentience shook her head. "After I woke up, various major events kept happening, and I didn’t have time to ask everyone properly. I only know a rough idea. Oh, by the way, Otto... After killing me, you really did nothing?""Yes. It was Himeko who did it. She put on the armor that would kill her and stopped the Herrscher of the Void from hurting everyone...""Hey, that’s not right!" The Herrscher of Sentience interrupted Fu Hua. "Sure enough, there’s something wrong with your memory. Don’t try to lie to me. I was with Kiana and the others last night. I know Himeko is still alive!""..."Fu Hua glanced at the anxious child, and a helpless but 'kind' smile appeared on her face. "Don’t worry, let me finish. When Himeko was about to die with the Herrscher of the Void, it was Ling who saved her and even saved Sirin..."Afterward, Fu Hua, who had personally experienced it, told the details of what happened after her death.The Herrscher of Sentience suddenly realized something."Damn it, this little rascal almost fooled me, but it turned out to be all fake? Has he always been thinking about us? Humph~"After hearing the story of 'Fenghuang Down clone,' the Herrscher of Sentience gradually raised her mouth, looking at a small village on the hillside next door, where there was a white figure. She nodded with satisfaction."She is worthy of being the first woman in 50,000 years to make me feel moved in that aspect."Hearing this, Fu Hua’s face flushed.Unfortunately, the Herrscher of Sentience did not notice Fu Hua's expression. Otherwise, she would have definitely laughed at her.She just turned serious. "I finally understand. So, what Kiana said about Lin Ling’s 'like' last night refers to this? It seems that it’s not just Kiana, Wendy, Mei, and maybe other women I don’t know about... Damn! This playful girl has kissed so many people! And there may be some I don’t know about. Damn! I must correct her! And... I was the first one she confessed to—why didn’t she kiss me?! I'm very angry!"However, although she looked very angry on the surface, The Herrscher of Sentience unconsciously touched her cherry lips...And her actions were naturally seen by the real Fu Hua.Looking at the strange scene of herself touching her lips, her expression was a little complicated."Ahem." She coughed lightly. "You should know that I actually fell asleep in the middle of the process, and I don’t know some things? So, can I ask you?""Hehe." Hearing that this old antique had something to ask of her, the Herrscher of Sentience patted her chest. "Don’t worry, I will tell you everything I know!""Lin Ling... Why did she become a Herrscher?""Hmm. How should I put it?" Fu Hua scratched her head. "Is it a love injury? You know, Lin Ling-chan lost her previous memories, but because of her location, she remembered them again. She remembered that when Ana had just officially become a Valkyrie and was on a mission, she passed by and did not save her. Then, coupled with some other reasons, she broke down and became a Herrscher.""... As expected, is it because of the painful memories of the past?""Yes, these Herrschers now are all poor girls who have had painful experiences. Alas, why does Honkai always like to find such people?"The Herrscher of Sentience pursed her lips. "Everyone has mental problems, which makes it difficult for us to deal with them."Fu Hua shook her head gently, indicating that she didn’t know.Alas, if it really doesn’t work, maybe that method is the only way...At the same time, she made the worst plan in her heart."Hmm?!"Suddenly, the two looked in one direction at the same time with vigilance."Over there! It also smells like Honkai! Damn it, you dare to run wild in my hometown! Don’t you know whose territory this is?! It’s just right, I’ve rested for a while; it’s time to stretch my muscles."Speaking, the figure of the Herrscher of Sentience disappeared instantly...Then, she quickly solved all the Honkai beasts in the area."Hey, there’s another one here."By the way, she also found a red feather stuck in the ground.The Herrscher of Sentience stretched out her hand and picked up the feather that was emitting a faint light.As she moved, the light emitted by the feather gradually increased, and another red fiery feather—Fu Hua—emerged from the void."Who are you?" Fu Hua asked."I am your master. Give me back my memory and power."A faint Honkai energy gently touched 'Hua' and was instantly retracted. Fenghuang Down nodded, then dissipated in the air, turning into dots of light that merged with the Herrscher of Sentience."Look at her."After absorbing this FengHuang Down, the Herrscher of Sentience looked at the genuine Fu Hua with a look of disappointment. "It would be great if you were as sensible as her.""..." Fu Hua was silent for a moment, looking at the corpses of the Honkai beasts on the ground in front of her. Fu Hua frowned deeply."Mount Taixu has never had such a strong Honkai reaction. I used the FengHuang Down feathers to set up a formation here to protect the local mountain people. There have been no Honkai beasts invading for thousands of years, but now... Could it be that the Herrscher's arrival stimulated the generation of Honkai beasts inside Mount Taixu? No, Lin Ling has obviously lost most of her power, and this situation should not happen."After speaking, Fu Hua looked thoughtfully at this self who was very different from herself."Ahaha." The Herrscher of Sentience laughed. "Let me see what memory is in this feather?"The Herrscher of Sentience closed her eyes, and after a while, she showed a weird expression, her face twisted as if she had swallowed a large spoonful of salt."Ah... It's Dr. Mei.""They should be some insignificant fragments. I took them out. There is no point in keeping them.""Yes, there is no point. She is carrying out her plan."The Herrscher of Sentience spat in disgust."Huh? It’s funny to say, why should I listen to her? Take the result: mankind was defeated under her leadership and almost wiped out. They even had to hide in the freezer until the end disappeared before they dared to come out. The Ark sent to explore the universe has gone somewhere, and Velaka, who hid in the quantum sea, has no news. The doctor is a complete loser. I really don’t understand why humans follow her lead."Although Fu Hua also disagrees with Mei's somewhat inhumane decisions in some aspects, Mei is not useless.So, when she heard the Herrscher of Sentience overly belittle Mei, she explained for her: "She stood up and took on the responsibility of leading us. People believe in her usefulness and determination.""Well, I just don't trust wisdom. Okay, let's use it like a moth to a flame, with the determination to perish together. Great (good reading). On the contrary, this time, I will never listen to her again, nor will I obey Otto, nor will I follow Kevin."The Herrscher of Sentience clenched her hands and shook them hard towards the sun in the sky."Everything, I will decide for myself! I will reverse all creation and make everything different, just wait and see!"Then, the two of them took advantage of Lin Ling's "demolition" of the entire village to clean up the mountain.By the way, they recovered a lot of Fenghuang Down."How much Fenghuang Down did we find on this mountain? Ten?" After taking back another feather, the Herrscher of Sentience asked Fu Hua.*More than...""But, you see, every piece of Fenghuang Down is my clone, and they all returned to my body obediently, returning my power and memory. But you have been singing against me. Sure enough, what's wrong with you?"Fu Hua understood the implication of her words: "Do you want me to give the power back to you?""No." The Herrscher of Sentience scratched her head honestly, "We still have a bet with Lin Ling. It's not good to absorb you like this, right?""It doesn't matter. Come on, try it – I won't resist at all. You try to absorb me." Fu Hua spread her hands and gave a look of "let you pick it.""Hehe, as long as I don't agree, you can't resist. But~ then~ try it, don't worry, I just want your memory. If it succeeds, I will separate you and continue our bet. Moreover, sometimes, I feel like you are like a sister... Hey, what am I talking about?"The Herrscher of Sentience stretched out her hand and hesitated for a moment. She was worried about some situations that she didn't dare to consider, some situations she had expected.But seeing that the girl who claimed to be the authentic Fu Hua looked so confident that she didn't care, she still gritted her teeth and stretched out her hand."Hey!?"Then, the scene she least wanted to see happened.She explored the piece of Fenghuang Down and touched it with her invisible hand. As the other party said, she did not feel any resistance, but the Fenghuang Down slipped away. She tried again and again, and the result was still the same.This feather and she were like two liquids with opposite polarities; even if they were closely mixed together, they still couldn't blend.The Herrscher of Sentience stared at her hand in a daze. "Why?""Because we are two different souls." Fenghuang Down's voice revealed sadness, but Fu Hua heard a different feeling from it – pity.This clone, whose existence is shaky and has to rely on herself to replenish energy to maintain her existence, is actually pitying herself? She hates pity!"Different souls!?"The Herrscher of Sentience refused to accept all this. She crossed her arms and pretended to be calm, saying, "You represent the past, I represent the present, that's all. It's not such a stupid reason, right? The real reason is that you think you are purer than me – you want me to say that you are a more worthy Fu Hua than me!?"Sentience hesitated for a moment and finally decided to say what she thought were the cruelest words; "Even if you are just a feather."Fu Hua was naturally unmoved. She reiterated: "You should have known that this is the fact.""The fact?! The fact is that all Fenghuang Down except you bow down to me as soon as they see me! The fact is that only you have a problem with your brain, thinking that what you say is right! You are too stubborn! You are the one who can't see the facts! I - you are still living in the past! Do you understand?"The Herrscher of Sentience was furious, "You still regard yourself as a tool of Dr. Mei! Times have changed, we don't have to play MANTIS, we don't have to play Valkyries, we can be ourselves, the real ourselves. Look!"The Herrscher of Sentience spoke faster and faster, just like Lin Ling's "anxious" state before.She waved her hand, and the whole world twisted, and she began to retell her life with Fu Hua. From the first time Canghai City encountered the Honkai attack, to becoming a member of the Fire Moth... and then her instructor became a Herrscher and was killed by Kevin...She began to analyze the failures and regrets of guiding Fu Hua in the past... She told Fu Hua that if she were to choose again now, she could do better!When they were talking excitedly, she transformed this fantasy world into the day when Schicksal led his army to invade the Ming Dynasty five hundred years ago.In the desolate desert, the Schicksal army from Europe appeared in front of the two."This is the beginning of everything now. If that day, we directly killed Kallen and Otto who stood in front of her, everything would be rewritten!" The Herrscher of Sentience was able to say! She stretched out her hand, and Otto, who stood in front of Kallen, was instantly turned into dust!"Look! You can do it!" The Herrscher of Sentience said excitedly."Stop!"But Fu Hua stopped her with a frowning face."What are you doing? You know this is fake." The Herrscher of Sentience pouted unhappily like a child throwing a tantrum. "It's just to satisfy your desire, is that not okay? Besides, this is my illusion! I can do whatever I want!""Don't you understand yet!? Look at what you have done, don't you understand yet?""What do I understand?!" Herrscher of Sentience smiled coldly, "I understand what kind of power I have, I understand what kind of responsibility I have! I understand even more! How to do all this! Not relying on Dr. Mei, not relying on Otto, not relying on Kevin and his World Serpent! I, Fu Hua! Will save humanity in my own way! I will defeat Honkai!""No, I can't let you do this.""You are such a spoiler.""Don't you realize it yet? ...You are not the person herself.""Here you go again. Seeing you are so persistent, I can't bear to point it out: Hey, you are just a feather. You have to accept this reality and can't keep deceiving yourself.""Listen carefully, you are not the owner of this body. You are completely different from me, and there are many unexplainable doubts...""Think about it carefully. Fenghuang Down has been destroyed. You only have a few feather clones. Why can you manipulate consciousness and memory and create illusions?""Fenghuang Down and I have been together day and night, and muscle memory has been left in my body." 'Fu Hua' answered without thinking, "Just like that Welt's clone, he can use the Star of Eden even though he doesn't have the Herrscher Core!""No, you know, it is impossible to exert such a powerful force in that way. You have my memory. You know that the so-called muscle memory is far less than one percent of the original, but you are even stronger than the complete Fenghuang Down. Fenghuang Down, all the Divine Keys are just a dead core, and your power has completely reached the real Herr...""Enough!!"Unwilling to accept the reality, The Herrscher of Sentience interrupted Fu Hua."Your awakening has a reason. A body without a soul cannot give birth to consciousness out of thin air.""Shut up!!""You are not fighting against Honkai. Think about it carefully. All your actions, destroying Schicksal and attacking the World Serpent, are actually executing Honkai's will. No matter how legitimate your reasons are to deceive yourself, your actions will not lie. You will only do one thing: that is destruction.""…" These words made the Herrscher of Sentience who always talked a lot speechless.Then, based on all the analysis, Fu Hua concluded: "Because you are a Herrscher.""..."The Herrscher of Sentience lowered her head and stared at her feet, as if she was seriously thinking about the accusation of Fenghuang Down's clone.But the real Fu Hua knew that this was just her usual way of escaping.She was thinking, looking for a direction to cover up Fu Hua's accusation against her. In this way, she would no longer be the one who made the mistake, and she would always dominate all the conversations."You said I am a Herrscher?"Her long thinking ended."But my belief has always been to fight against the Honkai, right? Would Honkai allow such an apostle to exist? Taking away her power while raising the sword of resistance to her?"She have found a good reason."The Honkai and Herrscher of this generation are different from the past. There are examples you want. Joyce, Welt, Kiana... They all fought the Honkai as Herrschers.""Yes!" The Herrscher of Sentience seems to have found a life-saving straw. "In that case, what does it matter if I am a Herrscher? As long as I stand on the side of humans, it will be fine, right?""What's important is not your thoughts, but your actions. In my opinion, although you think you are fighting for humans, the biggest benefit of your actions is the Honkai. You severely damaged Schicksal and World Serpent, and they are the most determined opponents of Honkai in civilization. Judging from your attitude, you will do the same to Anti-Entropy if you have the chance.""I won't destroy Anti-Entropy... Although, of course... I really don't trust them. They have recruited many individuals with extremely high risks: Kiana, Bronya, Mei, and Seele. The first three have become Herrschers. Can you deny this? Aren't Theresa and Himeko also people with great potential to be a Herrscher? All of this is very likely part of Otto's plan! I don't want to be Otto's pawn! ... No, I'm getting off topic... In short, you accuse me of being a Herrscher, but your evidence is not convincing at all. You want to say that I am a threat, but you can't come up with a reasonable excuse. I want to ask you, are you definitely right? You don't even have a body, and your medium is the Herrscher core of the previous era. If one of us is a traitor, it is obvious that you are more suited than me!""That's definitely not me," Fu Hua retorted."Hmph, it's not you? Why should it be me? I can say the same thing! What's the point of this?"The Herrscher of Sentience suddenly raised her voice, but soon lowered it as if to show goodwill. "Look, there are only two of us here. I could destroy you without any effort, but I have never done so. Why? Because you are my friend, another me. I like you! I will not kill you just because you offended me. Isn't this the ironclad proof that I have humanity?"After saying that, she looked at Fu Hua expectantly, like a student eager to be praised by the teacher."..."Fu Hua was silent for a moment, then bluntly stated her inference. "This is just proof that you don't know who you are. You left me, not because you like me. You just need another person to affirm you and support you.""Ah!!!!!!!!! Really! There is no way to communicate with you!"The Herrscher of Sentience was so angry!"Hmm..."But suddenly, she sensed that Lin Ling was returning."There is no point in our argument except to make each other feel uncomfortable. As the saying goes, a bystander sees more clearly. Let's see the outcome in a bet. Let's use Lin Ling to duel!"…………Time goes back to the present."But how should we train? Is it the same as before in school?"After listening to Senti's opening words, Lin Ling scratched her head."Saint Freya? No, no, no. The intensity there is too light." The Herrscher of Sentience shook her head and waved her fingers. "It's all my fault that I spoiled you too much in the past and didn't really have the heart to train you, which led to your current miserable situation. Your mind is controlled by only six cores.""What?!" Lin Ling raised her eyebrows. "I was trained by you at such a high intensity in school that I had to run to the toilet. Isn't that enough training?""No! It's far from enough!"Senti raised ner hand and flexed her biceps. "The body needs to be trained."Then she pointed to her head. "The spirit also needs to be trained! Only in this way can it be called healthy!"Lin Ling: "Ah, this.""What ah this? Although strength is indispensable to fight against Honkai, a strong will is also needed. Otherwise, the stronger the physical strength, once you become a Herrscher and a puppet of Honkai, the more harm it will do to the world! Do you understand? Look at what you did last time when you tore Schicksal into ruins!"After hearing the words of the Herrscher of Sentience, the real Fu Hua also nodded secretly.It seems that this was not my own self, and the existence of this suspected... Herrscher is not completely unreasonable."Huh? When I came, Schicksal had already been torn into a mess, and I didn't do as much damage as you did," Lin Ling muttered and complained in a low voice."Ahem." The Herrscher of Sentience glared at Lin Ling fiercely.Just now, the old antique used this matter as evidence that she was not Fu Hua to criticize herself, and this girl now also came to interfere.Very dissatisfied, she spoke, "Stop talking! Forget it, let's start now without further delay."The Herrscher of Sentience couldn't wait to take out a red feather.Lin Ling was shocked when she saw this and hurriedly said, "Huh!? Wait a minute, I have another question... Um!..."But before Lin Ling could finish speaking, the Herrscher of Sentience had already gently knocked the feather on her head, causing Lin Ling to suddenly freeze in place, motionless...Chapter 178: Keep Kissing Until You Use the System to Steal What You Want!"Lin Ling, I don’t love you anymore.""Lin Ling, let's break up.""Lin Ling, Mei and I are a couple, and there’s no room for you between us.""Lin Ling, you only saved us to satisfy your self-righteous kindness, just to get our bodies! You scumbag!""The Class Monitor is a good person. You should love her instead..."...In the illusion, Lin Ling was tempering her soul. Although she knew that everything in front of her was fake, she saw those who loved her deeply leave her one by one, saying heartbreaking words to her...Even though she knew it was fake, she felt a mix of emotions in her heart...Gradually, her breathing became rapid, and her expression and movements were full of irritation. Even the rainbow in her eyes—the symbol of the Herrscher of the Stars—began to faintly flash..."Yes! That’s it!"After observing Lin Ling’s transformation into a Herrscher again, the Herrscher of Sentience was not surprised, but pleased. She quickly floated to Lin Ling like a ghost and whispered in her ear, "Lin Ling, if you can get through this level, you can defeat the Will of Honkai and completely master the power of the Herrscher!"The symbols in Lin Ling’s eyes were growing more intense, and the Honkai energy from the entire Mount Taixu began to gather around her..."Enough!"But at this moment, Fu Hua’s angry shout caused all the illusions before her to vanish..."Hey! Old antique, are you crazy?!"Of course, with Fu Hua’s current strength, she couldn’t remove the illusion created by the complete version of the Herrscher of Sentience.Instead, the Herrscher of Sentience saw that Fu Hua, ignoring the danger of disappearing, was trying to save Lin Ling with the little remaining power. So, she quickly took the initiative to cancel the environment.Then, the Herrscher of Sentience stopped Lin Ling—who was about to fall from the sudden disappearance of the illusion—with one hand, and grabbed Fu Hua’s hand with the other, replenishing her energy."I’m not crazy." After receiving energy from the Herrscher of Sentience, Fu Hua’s translucent figure gradually regained its stability, but she angrily told her savior, "But I know that if I don’t stop her, Lin Ling will become a Herrscher who only knows destruction again!""Don’t worry!" The Herrscher of Sentience didn’t share the same concern. She said confidently, "Now all our injuries have been healed, and we’ve absorbed much of Fenghuang Down’s power that we once divided. Before leaving, I also acquired a lot of that thing called the God-Slaying Spear from Bronya. Even if Lin Ling becomes a Herrscher, she won’t be our opponent. I can always defeat her and return her to her original form!""But it’s meaningless to just defeat her..."Having lived with Kiana for several months, Fu Hua knew that the God-killing Spear only temporarily neutralizes the Honkai energy and cannot completely eradicate the influence of the Honkai will."Of course I know!"The Herrscher of Sentience rolled her eyes at 'herself' and said unhappily, "Do you think I’m stupid? But maybe after one or two instances of Herrscherization, she might lose control again. But what if it happens three, four, ten, or even a hundred times!? Just keep making her Herrscherize and keep pushing her back to normal! Eventually, she’ll get used to it! Just like how people with low alcohol tolerance improve by drinking more!" Her approach was as simple and crude as ever."Get used to it? Maybe... but..." Fu Hua shook her head and looked at the weak Lin Ling. "Perhaps before she gets used to it, her spirit may collapse first.""Hmph! No! I believe in Lin Ling! She can do it! Do you know? This little girl arranged everything before she became a Herrscher last time! She never gave up fighting the Honkai, and her will is stronger than anyone else!""...I’m willing to believe in her, but... the risk is too great..."Fu Hua shook her head and added, "Also, please... don’t mix personal feelings into it. Who Lin Ling should be with should be decided by herself.""Where, where is the personal feeling?" The Herrscher of Sentience immediately argued. "And you obviously think the same. I just said it for you. Can you deceive others but not yourself? Don’t you want to monopolize Lin Ling?""I..." Fu Hua turned her head away and said nothing."I, I agree with her approach."At this moment, the weak Lin Ling in the arms of the Herrscher of Sentience had recovered some mental strength. She spoke to the two, "If you can really make me normal and help me recover my strength, I’m willing to try. So next time, you can increase the intensity and make me forget that this is an illusion and think it’s real."Now, the world was in chaos, and Honkai was everywhere. More and more strange and dangerous Herrschers would appear.At this critical moment, how could Lin Ling watch the person she loved fall into danger, only to lie on the ground, crying and complaining that she couldn’t do anything?No, she couldn’t accept that."Look!"Seeing that Lin Ling stood by her side, the Herrscher of Sentience triumphantly pursued her victory, "Lin Ling herself agreed! Moreover, are you going to use the SWARA to help Lin Ling suppress the Honkai? You know that’s also a high-risk move! What qualifications do you have to criticize me? You’re just afraid that I’ll cure Lin Ling first, and you’re worried I’ll become a better Fu Hua than you!""..."Faced with the Herrscher of Sentience’s questioning, Fu Hua remained silent. She looked at Lin Ling who forced a smile despite her weakness, and knew that she had no right to say that the other self wasn’t her own...."Hey, wife, other wife! Look, how do I look in this?"The next morning, in the ruins of the School of Taixuan, which had been preserved in the illusion for a thousand years, a girl’s slightly joyful inquiry came!After a night’s rest, the lively and mischievous Lin Ling had returned. She had accidentally found a very special set of clothes in the room, changed into them, and proudly showed them off in front of the Herrscher of Sentience."Well, not bad. Wearing this, I’m almost as handsome as I was back then."Hearing Lin Ling’s voice, the Herrscher of Sentience came out from the inner room and nodded with satisfaction."Well, it fits well." Fu Hua only nodded slightly."But... Lin Ling-chan, have you changed your personality? I remember you never liked to dress up before. And who are the 'old tops' you mentioned?" The Herrscher of Sentience caught the brilliance in her words."Oh, of course~" Lin Ling looked at the Herrscher of Sentience and then said, "Fu Hua. Ahem, forget it, these aren’t important. Let’s talk about clothes. In the past, Kiana and the others always wanted to dress me in lace, Lolita, cheongsam, maid outfits, cosplay, and so on." Lin Ling shook her head repeatedly and made a gesture. "A little embarrassing~""Is it embarrassing?" The Herrscher of Sentience tilted her head. "I think you’d look quite cute in them.""Cute? Emmm, I prefer handsome."As she said this, Lin Ling suddenly put her hands behind her back, and her eyes became extremely cold and ruthless. "Those who became the devil must be killed!"Fu Hua’s pupils shook when she saw this.She recognized this outfit, because it had belonged to her in the past. When Lin Ling wore with, the simple and elegant green Taoist robe gave Lin Ling who was always laughing and joking an extraordinary aura.But looking at Lin Ling in front of her, Fu Hua, whose Blade Mantra had been broken, couldn’t help but think of her own past.She had been like an immortal in that period, the one who will kill people if they fell and became demons.The Edge of Taixuan·Heart Essence is the first essence to enter, and it is also the most difficult.Its difficulty lies not only in memorizing the special, obscure, strange, and even unknown syllables from the previous era’s SWARA.Moreover, even if you cultivate the Blade Mantra, you must temper it throughout your life. Otherwise, if you waver even a little, the Blade Mantra will break, and you will fall from immortality to the mortal world...But sometimes, this "Blade Mantra," which can greatly enhance the human body, may be better off broken.The Blade Mantra comes from the Project SWARA of the previous era, and the prototype of the SWARA originates from the "Discipline" of the strongest spiritual perception MANTIS—Aponia.It can slowly change a person's body system, gradually enhancing their operability and resistance to Honkai, but it will also subtly alter a person's mind like a "thought stamp."In previous era, the people who implanted the commandments caused the tragedy of the Twelfth Herrscher, which led to the disappearance of the last three cities of humanity.Later, it also made Fu Hua herself become cold and ruthless.Once she was contaminated with Honkai energy, she would kill anyone without hesitation. If it were her at that time, she would certainly show no mercy to the Herrschers like Kiana and Mei now...However, now that she have lost her body, there is only one way to help Lin Ling defeat the Honkai Will. And Lin Ling has not undergone the "SWARA" operation. If she only practiced the Blade Mantra, she should not be changed like she was in the past, almost completely losing my humanity.Fu Hua thought secretly.But she couldn't be sure, because throughout history, there were too few samples of those who cultivated the Blade Mantra to its final level, the Eminence. In addition to herself, who had undergone the SWARA experiment, there was only her genius disciple."Hehe."Fortunately, when Fu Hua was worried, the Lin Ling immediately became playful and smiling again. "How is it? Did I learn it well?""Yes, it's very similar. It's exactly the same as the old antique." The Herrscher of Sentience nodded. "Okay, it's the old antique's turn to teach you today. You should work hard. I want to compete with her fairly."...You never know which will come first, tomorrow or an accident. Two days passed in the blink of an eye.What Fu Hua did not expect was that although Lin Ling could not even recite the formula fluently, she could achieve the state of Taixu in three days, almost like a rocket.When the heart melts into a lake, it becomes still water.When the heart lake freezes, it becomes dustless.When the heart ice is clear, it becomes a mirror...Now, there is only one last level left, and the Blade Mantra energy is completely invisible, which is the state of Eminence..."Good! You are worthy of being the woman I like!"The Herrscher of Sentience was very excited when she saw this. "I thought it would take you several years to cultivate Taixu Blade Mantra. Alas, it seems that I may not be able to beat the old antique. However, I really want to take you back five hundred years and let those little bastards especially Ningshuang who seems to have no energy to do anything see what it means that there are people beyond people and heavens beyond heavens."Fu Hua felt extremely happy, but also deeply afraid.Even Cheng Ningshuang, who was the most talented person at that time, took eleven years to practice the fourth level of Blade Mantra. Lin Ling only took three days.Moreover, she spent the first two days reciting the formula and suddenly broke through the third level on the last day."Ling, your talent... is really... terrifying.""Thank you." Lin Ling, who was wearing a green shirt, just nodded slightly expressionlessly, without any fluctuations in her expression, and showed no interest in anything at all.Of course, Lin Ling did not learn this profound and obscure technique by her own strength.She simply copied it forcefully with the power of the system, but it didn’t matter— as long as it could be used.At the same time, to prevent them from becoming suspicious, she waited until she had memorized the Edge of Taixuan formula before she started practicing the technique.Now, she has been practicing the technique for 24 hours straight, always maintaining the state of Blade Mantra.This allows her to possess powerful power in her body even without absorbing Honkai energy.At the same time, it has made her heart more resilient, or rather, colder, as if her human emotions were gradually fading away."Okay! Lin Ling-chan, come on, it’s my turn to teach you. Try the latest sadomasochistic drama I saw on TV!""Well." Lin Ling nodded lightly. "Please."However, despite the Herrscher of Sentience’s confident illusions, Lin Ling was not moved at all.When the Herrscher of Sentience continued to provoke her with illusions, Lin Ling’s response grew colder and colder.The Herrscher of Sentience, aroused by her competitiveness, said, "Oh? No reaction at all? In that case, let’s try this! Forget that this is an illusion!"Finally, after the Herrscher of Sentience made her forget that this was an illusion, Lin Ling's mind began to waver."I almost became a Herrscher. It seems that my state of mind isn't good enough."The illusion ended, and the trial ended. Lin Ling had failed again.When she regained her memory, she looked at the two girls in front of her who were exactly the same except for their hair color."Now, there is only the last level left. And the stronger the power, the more mental stimulation is required to obtain it."With unprecedented calm will, she thought about how to obtain the last level of Blade Mantra."Time is running out. In this case, I’m sorry."After a moment, Lin Ling made a bold choice.She walked toward the Herrscher of Sentience step by step."Hmm?" Seeing the expressionless, cold, and aloof Lin Ling walking toward her, the Herrscher of Sentience tilted her head. "What are you going to do, Lin Ling?"Lin Ling extended her hand and lifted the Herrscher of Sentience's chin. "I want... you!"In an instant, the powerful cultivation of the Mirror Stage activated, and even the Herrscher of Sentience did not react immediately."Hmm!?"She could only whimper in shock."Hmm??!"Someone was more shocked than the Herrscher of Sentience—that was Fu Hua herself. Seeing her body connected to the person she cared about most, she was filled with emotion.[Ding, system prompt: The host shocked the Herrscher of Sentience, and obtained the power of the Herrscher of Sentience. Current strength is 5.21%]No, this is not what I want.Lin Ling’s bold action did yield good results, but it was not what Lin Ling needed most at the moment.So, she chose to do it again!"Hmm! Hmm? Wait, what are you doing!?"[Ding, system prompt: The host shocked the Herrscher of Sentience again, and resistance to Honkai energy increased by 5.20%]No, it's still wrong. Try again!What if I can’t steal the last Blade Mantra? Then I’ll keep kissing until I steal it!Chapter 179: Overcorrection? The spirit that must be killed if it becomes the devil?The cold prompt sound of the system kept echoing in Lin Ling's mind, announcing the continuous improvement of her abilities in various fields.But at this time, what was even colder than the mechanical female voice of the system was Lin Ling's heart.She calmly and confidently made seemingly endless demands on the powerful "girl" in front of her, who was "weak and pitiful"...Until...[Ding~ System prompt: The Herrscher of Sentience felt very happy and excited, and obtained Edge of Taixuan·Realm·Eminence.]The sudden double change in the system prompt caused a slight fluctuation in Lin Ling's heart, which had been frozen like a mirror."Pop~"After a charming sound, she terminated the connection with the Herrscher of Sentience."You, you..."The Herrscher of Sentience looked at Lin Ling, hesitating and unsure of what to say."Lin Ling..."Fu Hua watching the whole process, finally had the chance to interrupt. Compared to the strange feeling of inexplicable bitterness in her heart, she was more worried about the situation of this person who was particularly abnormal today. "You... Are you feeling okay?""I feel..." Lin Ling closed her eyes, breathed in and out gently, then slowly opened her eyes again and shook her head. "Empty."At this moment, Lin Ling's attitude was more indifferent than calm, as if she had just had multiple interactions with the Herrscher of Sentience, but it was just ordinary physical contact. No, it should be said that it was as if it didn't exist at all.Her heart was even colder than the frost just now, and she had reached the state of absolute nothingness where even frost did not exist—Eminence."Nothingness? This is... the fourth level of Heart Rhythm? How is it possible? Even when Ningshuang started practicing martial arts at the age of two, it took her eleven years to reach it. But you succeeded in three days!? But..."Fu Hua was already extremely surprised, but she always felt something was different. The feeling of Lin Ling's Blade Mantra was different from what Ningshuang gave her after practicing..."Ha, ha... Hey, you guy!"At this time, the Herrscher of Sentience leaned against the wall and panted, "When did you become so... wild? I saw you wearing the clothes of the old antique, and I thought you had become emotionless, but you turned out to be a stuffy person!? Humph, you're not honest~ You have to compensate me!""Okay." Lin Ling still nodded to the Herrscher of Sentience expressionlessly. "Any compensation is fine.""Tsk, anything is fine? Then I want... um... I want to... forget it, I haven't thought about it yet." No one knows what the Herrscher of Sentience thought of, and the color that had just faded became red again..."It's okay, you can think about it slowly. But before that..." Lin Ling stepped forward again. "Come, do it again.""Wait a minute! Although, although I don't hate it. But..." The Herrscher of Sentience turned his head and said proudly, "You little nagging wolf! Let me take it slowly!""No, you think too much." Lin Ling explained calmly. "I mean, test me with the illusion again. This time, please let me forget that it is an illusion, and think it is a real thing.""You guy!" Sure enough, seeing Lin Ling's ruthless look, the Herrscher of Sentience was also a little angry. "Well, then! Reflect on it for me!"After saying that, the Herrscher of Sentience raised her hand angrily and activated her ability.The whole world in front of Lin Ling suddenly became bizarre and strange, and the whole world began to change drastically...But at this time, Lin Ling did not even close her eyes once when facing this scene, as if there was nothing in front of her, just a void."Hmph, I'll increase my strength this time and punish this guy. Hey, old antique! Do you feel that our Ling is a little strange? Emmmmmm, how should I put it? I always feel that she's not as cute as before!"The Herrscher of Sentience looked around at Lin Ling, who was motionless because of the illusion, and then turned to Fu Hua, "I said that the Blade Mantra has side effects. It seems that she is mentally abnormal now?""A little?" Fu Hua shook her head. "No, not a little, she is very strange now. In the past, she kept talking about it, but she never dared to really put it into action. What's more, she obviously practiced the Blade Mantra, but now she actually did that to you..."Speaking of this, Fu Hua unconsciously looked at the lips of the 'other self', which were still a little wet and reflected a faint light."Bo~"Fu Hua couldn't help but purse her lips."Eh~ Old antique?! What are you doing?" The Herrscher of Sentience got goosebumps from Fu Hua's actions.The old antique who always contradicted her and made her angry actually spit at her?Could it be that in addition to Lin Ling-chan, she also has feelings for me? No, aren't we the same person?So, the Herrscher of Sentience showed some disgust. "Old antique, are you a little narcissistic? Why are you drooling at your face?""No, I, I didn't... Um! What is this?!"Just as Fu Hua was thinking about how to explain herself, the new abnormal movement from Lin Ling helped her out.The Herrscher of Sentience was instantly attracted and immediately turned to look at Lin Ling.I don't know what scene Lin Ling's spirit saw in the illusion. Her brows were deeply furrowed, and her face was alternately mad like fire and cold like frost.At the same time, as if receiving a summons, a large amount of Honkai energy in Mount Taixu and its surrounding areas began to gather towards Lin Ling!"Not good!" Fu Hua reacted immediately. Is Lin Ling really going to become a Herrscher again this time!?"Old antique! Don't be in a hurry!"Perhaps because he was afraid that Fu Hua would do something stupid again, the Herrscher of Sentience quickly reached out to stop her and then pointed at Lin Ling. "Look!"Under Lin Ling's feet, who was motionless due to her spirit entering the environment, a huge, constantly moving Tai Chi diagram was formed.In the diagram, two yin and yang 'fishes' constantly competed and devoured each other. Sometimes the yin was stronger, and the yang was weaker, and sometimes the yang was stronger, and the yin was weaker. The expression on Lin Ling's face also changed from crazy to cold with the movements of the yin and yang fish.Finally, the two fish turned faster and faster..."Zeng!"After a strange sound, the two chasing yin and yang fish reached a consensus. They held each other's tails at the same speed and the same size and entered a dynamic balance...Then, Lin Ling's body, which had stopped all movements due to her spirit falling into an illusion, moved again. She had returned from a long illusion...She slowly opened her eyes. The rune symbolizing the Herrscher flashed in her eyes.And this time, it was not the Herrscher of Sentience who took the initiative to remove it, but Lin Ling relied on her own strength and used her powerful spirit to forcibly break the illusion created by the Herrscher of Sentience."Lin Ling... How do you feel?" Fu Hua asked again.Although the Herrscher's pattern bloomed in Lin Ling's eyes, she smiled and nodded in Fu Hua's direction. "Hi, wife, I'm back."'Emotion' is the enemy of the 'Blade Mantra'. If you let emotions stir up trouble in the heart, the Blade Mantra will be damaged.'Emotion' is the resource of the 'Herrscher'. If you let emotions ferment freely in the mind, the mind will be eroded by Honkai.But if at the same time, Lin Ling has both powers at the same time...The violent thoughts brought by the Herrscherization and the absolute calmness of the Blade Mantra state, like yin and yang, are mutually generated and restrained, and finally make Lin Ling a certain degree of balance."Oh! Lin Ling-chan, you turned into a Herrscher but didn't go crazy? In other words, have you finally mastered the power of the Herrscher? In that case! Who of us won?!"Chapter 180: Azure Empyrea Ling vs. Herrscher of SentienceLin Ling held the feather and tried to charge it.But whether she used the Edge of Taixuan to absorb the Honkai energy from the surrounding space and transfer it to the feather, or directly injected the Honkai energy from her body into the feather, all failed.The Honkai energy only surrounded the feather but did not combine with it. In fact, it was like a storm passing through a dandelion, and it might destroy the weak feather if she wasn't careful."Don't waste your energy on me, Lin Ling. There is a more important threat now."Fu Hua stopped Lin Ling's futile actions.Now, there was another furious Herrscher next to them, and what was more terrifying was that this Herrscher had the most powerful body in the world—her own body, which had undergone many terrifying transformations and recovered from all injuries."Yes, don't waste your thoughts!" The Herrscher of Sentience crossed her arms and said proudly. "Fenghuang Down is not that simple. As long as I don't want to, there is no way to provide energy for her!""No, there is another way." Lin Ling clenched the feather in her hand. "That is, take back her body.""Lin Ling, don't worry about me. Leave here first!"Fu Hua hurriedly persuaded Lin Ling to avoid the edge for the time being. Although Lin Ling had mastered the highest realm of Edge of Taixuan, it was still too dangerous to face an enemy with her full strength combined with the power of the Herrscher of Sentience.But Lin Ling had already summoned her weapon—Key of Brilliance. She stood up and blocked Fu Hua's phantom, staring coldly at the Herrscher of Sentience. "No, I will never give up the people around me.""Idiot!" The true feelings of the two, separated by life and death, made the Herrscher of Sentience even more disgusted and angry. "What are you acting for? A melodramatic love idol drama? Disgusting! Fine, if you want to fight, then fight! I will accompany you to the end!!"Instantly, with the voice of the Herrscher of Sentience!The whole world that Lin Ling saw began to bend and twist, transforming into a huge vortex.Strips of light rushed out of it and flew toward the Herrscher...The ground and mountains were full of broken swords of all sizes, and compared to the bizarre scenes on the ground, the sky was even more terrifying. Countless huge swords, as big as mountains, were suspended in the sky, with chains connecting each one...This was the illusion world belonging to the Herrscher of Sentience, and everything was controlled by her."Lin Ling! Old antique!"At the same time, the Herrscher of Sentience's body also underwent a huge transformation. Countless Honkai energy gathered toward her, and her clothes and hair color changed once more.A diamond-shaped crystal appeared on her forehead, emitting a strong pressure and momentum."Since you two are so stubborn, don't blame me for showing you the truth! See, this is the complete Jingwei, the complete Fu Hua, the complete—me!"Lin Ling brought the feather closer to her body and silently began to condense the Honkai energy.Now, with the blessing of the supreme realm of swordsmanship, she could exert powerful strength even without using the power of the Herrscher."Hmph!"Upon noticing Lin Ling's actions, the Herrscher of Sentience became even angrier. "Lin Ling! Do you really dare to fight with me? How do you think you compare to Durandal? How about Kevin? Don't overestimate your own abilities, fool!""..."And Lin Ling's answer was—She swung her sword heavily at the Herrscher of Sentience!In an instant, a huge crescent-shaped sword energy shot toward the Herrscher of Sentience. However, the Herrscher of Sentience didn't dodge or avoid it. When the sword energy reached her, she extended a hand and held it, preventing it from advancing any further."Taixuan Sword Soul? Not bad, I didn't expect you to have mastered turning a swing into an energy blade. When did I teach you this move? I don't even remember it. Did the old antique teach you in the past three days? Tsk tsk, it seems you are really a genius among geniuses."The so-called sword soul is the essence of swordsmanship...Mastering the soul essence means being familiar with the Way of Taixuan, not being bound by form. All weapons can be transformed into Taixuan, making all kinds of weapons resemble swords.Seeing that Lin Ling could master this move in just a few days, the Herrscher of Sentience nodded in praise."But!" she suddenly changed the subject. "You are far behind me!"The Herrscher of Sentience pushed hard, causing Lin Ling's sword energy to fly back faster than when it came.The sword energy then struck Lin Ling's body and cut off a huge sword mountain in the distance.At the same time, a few strands of silvery-white hair slowly fell from Lin Ling's side.The Herrscher of Sentience frowned slightly when she saw this. "Hey, why did you hide them? Don't you have six cores?"Had she not quietly altered her power during the attack, Lin Ling might have been hurt by her own attack.However, Lin Ling said nothing. She simply leaped toward the Herrscher of Sentience and rushed at her quickly.The Herrscher of Sentience gritted her teeth. "Hmph! Don't you want to use your full strength?! Do you look down on me? Damn it!"At that moment, Lin Ling had already reached the attack range. She ignored the Herrscher of Sentience's complaints and swung the Guandao in her hand.But as soon as the blade fell, the Herrscher of Sentience's body become empty air, allowing Lin Ling to pass through without injury.At the same time, three more Fu Hua appeared behind her. She said in unison, "Do you think you have a good eye? Then can you find who I am?"Perhaps bored with fighting in such an absolute and simple manner, the Herrscher of Sentience suddenly summoned several identical versions of herself.Lin Ling frowned slightly upon seeing this and used her final move, Sweeping the Thousands of Troops, to slash at the four Herrscher of Sentience simultaneously.But the Herrscher of Sentience dispersed at the same time. "Hey, hey, no cheating! You can only have one Fu Hua, and you can only choose one of me!""Ling." At that moment, Fu Hua's voice sounded in Lin Ling's mind. "I will help you, the one at your 3 o'clock position."Sure enough, Lin Ling slashed with her knife, and the Herrscher of Sentience extended her hand to block it."Yes, the second move finally revealed who I am. Alright, no more hide-and-seek. Let's try fists and feet. I want to see what the old antique has taught you."The Herrscher of Sentience stretched out her hand and grasped the air, summoning an authentic Qinglong Yanyue Sword."This person values fairness the most. You use a broadsword, so I will too."As if showing off, the Herrscher of Sentience briefly performed a set of sword techniques, although it was only a few swings.But it was also vigorous, and gusts of air rippled around, making Lin Ling, who was not far away, feel pain on her face."Let me show you what it means to show off your broadsword in front of Guan Gong!"After saying that, she suddenly stepped on the ground with both feet and instantly reached Lin Ling's side like an arrow from a bow, engaging in combat with Lin Ling who held a long sword.As expected, with 50,000 years of Fu Hua's memory and body, the Herrscher of Sentience's movements were sometimes circular and fluid, and sometimes explosive and direct—full of momentum.Originally fighting opportunistically, Lin Ling naturally had far less practical experience. Even though the Edge of Taixuan mental method had been practiced to its highest level, she could only defend herself and was unable to fight back.The Herrscher of Sentience seemed like an adult playing with a child, very relaxed."Hahaha, what, is this all you can do?" She even mocked Lin Ling while fighting with her. "Listen, apologize to me now and recognize me as the real Fu Hua, and I might still let you go!""..."Lin Ling's response was to continue fighting!"Hmph! Then take this! Die!"Accompanied by the anger of her rejected goodwill, endless black fog poured out from the Herrscher of Sentience, and in the blink of an eye, it enveloped the area, causing Lin Ling to fall into a shadow illusion where she could not see her hand in front of her face, and her senses were blocked.Taking advantage of the moment when Lin Ling's senses were blocked, the Herrscher of Sentience slowly stepped forward, ready to capture her in one fell swoop!But at that moment, an invisible repulsive force exploded from within Lin Ling, with her as the center, sending out waves in all directions.Instantly, the darkness and even the entire mountaintop were destroyed.Even the Herrscher of Sentience had to temporarily avoid the sharp edge, leaping back into the air.But just as she flew to the highest point in the sky, with no more momentum to carry her, her body began to fall freely."Swoosh!"A burst of air broke through the silence from behind her!Lin Ling appeared behind her without notice. She slashed at her with a blade imbued with the power of wind and thunder."Clang!"The Herrscher of Sentience immediately turned to block, but the long blade in her hand shattered instantly, and she was blasted away, breaking a huge sword mountain behind her."Good! Good! Very good!"A moment later, the Herrscher of Sentience emerged from the smoke and dust.Although Lin Ling's previous attack hadn't hurt her, it had covered her in dust, leaving her looking somewhat disheveled."The power of the Herrscher? Are you finally willing to show your true abilities? The real show is just beginning!"