Takumi used his newly acquired powers to leave the underground base.
As he activated his ability, a dark golden black hole appeared.
He turned around and stepped into it.
At the same time, another dark golden black hole opened up in the void outside.
Takumi's figure slowly emerged from it.
When Takumi appeared in midair, it was as though he was stepping on invisible stairs.
The void rippled slightly.
Then, Takumi simply floated quietly above this world.
Standing in midair, he took a deep breath.
"The air is not bad!"
"No smog or industrial pollution."
Praising the clean air, Takumi looked around.
The sky was a clear blue, giving off a peaceful atmosphere.
It was very quiet, though some occasional sounds could be heard—like things moving.
Takumi could also feel that the world was now saturated with Honkai energy.
All of this power—was his.
Because he was the Honkai. The origin of it.
All the Honkai energy scattered and absorbed by beasts still belonged to him.
But now, it was time to do some cleaning.
This world didn't need so many magical beasts.
Just enough to serve as food.
Also, Takumi wouldn't allow them to use Honkai energy.
Still, it would be a bit of a waste to completely wipe out all Honkai Beasts.
After thinking for a moment, Takumi had an idea.
He snapped his fingers.
Snap~!
With a crisp sound, it was as if a drop of water fell into the void.
In the next moment, black holes appeared under many Honkai Beasts.
These holes swallowed them entirely and disappeared.
Takumi had sent them into imaginary space.
He'd use them as summoned beasts later.
Ones he could carry around.
Of course, he didn't collect all of them.
With Honkai energy spread across the world, Takumi could now perceive everything.
Almost all monsters had become Honkai Beasts—
Countless ones at Saint, Emperor, and even Judgment levels.
Takumi collected every Honkai Beast above Chariot level.
As for the rest, he would later withdraw the Honkai energy and revert them to normal.
They'd serve as food.
After acquiring this world's knowledge, Takumi knew the magical beasts here were edible—
and even quite tasty.
Some could even enhance superpowers.
There were likely tens of billions of Honkai Beasts.
Takumi just collected at least three billion in one go.
No wonder humanity lost!
Realizing the situation, Takumi couldn't help but sigh.
But he didn't dwell on it.
He took everything he could.
Some powerful beasts he let remain—so they could breed.
They'd only serve as food later.
After this, Takumi began reclaiming the Honkai energy.
Purple energy started extracting from all over the world and flowed toward him.
Even from the Honkai Beasts, their energy was pulled away—
returning them to normal, though now weaker.
They would likely recover after resting for a few days.
After reclaiming all the Honkai energy,
Takumi felt much stronger again.
The overwhelming Honkai energy in his body felt great.
Now, the Honkai energy in this world was scarce.
Even if any remained, the beasts couldn't absorb it.
Takumi didn't want all his "food" turning into Honkai Beasts again.
Satisfied with the situation, he nodded.
He looked down at the earth—
Only ruins remained.
The cities were overgrown with plants.
This world was truly tragic.
Destroyed, just like that.
He sighed.
Raising his hand, he began cleaning up the ruined city below.
Since the moment he obtained the Cocoon of the End, Takumi had become omnipotent.
Moreover, he could also use this world's superpowers.
Speaking of which—
Most of the superpowers here were quite weak.
The strongest ones could maybe destroy a city solo.
"No wonder humanity lost."
"Powerful beasts could sink an island and summon endless minions."
"They had both quantity and quality."
"Humanity did achieve early victories through technology, but once it failed and a new system couldn't be built in time, it was too late."
Looking at the ruined city, Takumi stopped thinking about it.
Humanity had lost terribly.
In the end, only a few people were left.
The other bases were all empty.
The last survivors took their lives centuries ago.
There was no hope left.
After some consideration, Takumi began organizing his territory.
By manipulating molecular motion,
he dismantled the ruined city completely.
As for the remnants of civilization?
Unnecessary.
Anything he needed, Takumi could create from scratch.
No need to scavenge.
With his power, the city was enveloped in a terrifying force—
Everything disintegrated and vanished.
Only clean land remained.
Now, Takumi began building his city.
With all the knowledge he had, he naturally knew urban planning.
He didn't need much for now.
Just the basics.
The rest could come later.
No skyscrapers—just a livable house.
With the Herrscher of Reason's power,
Takumi constructed an underground water system.
He also built a few small villas.
Then, he used his construction ability to create some cleaning robots.
After handling those basics,
Takumi descended to the ground.
But looking at the empty city,
he felt a bit dissatisfied.
After thinking for a bit,
he used his powers to rapidly grow trees.
He filled all the empty areas with greenery.
Beneath his home, he made a towering tree over a hundred meters tall.
By the time he finished, the area had become a full forest.
Having gained so many powers,
Takumi now felt omnipotent.
"Mm. Now that's more like it."
A wilderness villa. Nothing wrong with that.
It felt cozy.
Now, he just needed to wait for the chat group's world-hopping function to activate.
Once it did, Takumi could start "recruiting."
"Hey kid, want to immigrate?"
"Come here and you'll get a house and land for free."
Thinking this, Takumi smiled.
Although he was alone for now—
The future was promising.
What he lacked now were people—
Special talents who could help him develop civilization!