"Golden Core Realm…"
Bronya looked dazed as she recalled the details of the tribulation. It was something far beyond the grasp of one human, yet it exists.
The emergence of a powerhouse like Fu Hua is enough to act as a guarantee against the Honkai.
In less than a minute, she traversed the distance of thousands of kilometers and arrived at Schicksal's Floating Isles with ease.
Along with her is Bronya. Her twin drills looked slightly disheveled even with a spell to protect against wind drag.
"I will deal with the hidden Herrscher first."
Fu Hua did not hesitate for long. She decisively went straight to the Herrscher of Dominance.
They knew of the Herrscher's capabilities. Fighting her without any sure-fire way of killing her will only result in her escape. Fortunately, the Herrscher did not force them to take action. She gave Fu Hua enough time to reach the Golden Core Realm.
Sou-!
Ten seconds later, Fu Hua returned to the skies while holding the neck of a female valkyrie.
A foreign force appeared right as Fu Hua was about to strike. The surrounding space began pulling her inside the Theater of Domination.
Unfortunately…
Crack-!
Shiing-!
Shatter-!
Three sword strikes, each imbued with [Eminence], shattered the suction force. The pathway to the Theater was broken off.
Crackle-!
Flames arose around them. Fu Hua had comprehended a series of supernatural powers. The strongest ones are the Dao of Nirvana. Derived from the Dao of Flames and Dao of Life, it is a terrifying force capable of dictating death and rebirth to all life.
Things did not stop there.
Fu Hua's Hersscher Authority began acting up. It is the second biggest change for her.
Due to the elevation of one's life as a True Lord, her Herrscher Core automatically underwent its awakening.
The Herrscher of Sentience is capable of exerting power over "minds". It is important to know that "minds" has another connotation to the honkai world. It is not simply "intelligence" nor "rationality".
It is the soul.
Fu Hua is no longer the Herrscher of Sentience, but the Herrscher of Souls!
Bam-!
The combination of the Herrscher Authority and the Dao of Nirvana caused the Herrscher of Domination's very soul to take damage. The flames of nirvana burned their very souls, spreading to all of her avatars like a plague.
"N…o…"
HoDom's eyes dulled. She still has a lot to accomplish—missions to fulfill. Her slowly receding consciousness betrayed her will to act upon them.
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The avatar's death fed back to the other avatars of the Herrscher of Domination.
Shockingly, bright red flames emerged out of nowhere. It burned all machines and humans alike.
No matter what they did, the fire remained blazing.
It happened so fast they were left with no time to react.
'Death. So it feels…'
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The enemy that made everyone wary was settled by the Golden Core True Lord instantly.
Fu Hua looked at the drifting particles of white light.
"The power to cause great upheaval…"
She sighed under her breath. Her very being is rejoicing over her accomplishment. Her dreams that were so out of reach could be touched by her fingertips now.
Fu Hua suppressed her complex feelings. She thought of the two remaining 'obstacles' over their fight against the honkai.
Thinking of Shi Tian's words, she finally held back on eliminating Otto Apocalypse.
"Against the Herrscher of the End, this power…"
*****
"Hum. It tastes very good!"
Sitting between my legs is Kiana.
A few months ago, we finally decided to utilize the palace's divided spaces for other things. One room was turned into a kitchen. Another turned into a dining room.
Kiana's gluttonous stomach ate whatever I cooked up.
Today's menu came from the demon beast meat of a late fourth grade Moongrass Rabbit.
She ate the poor rabbit in less than thirty bites—all of which were fed to her by me.
"What did you use there?! The sauce tasted like…"
"Ranch dressing."
"Yes. It's that one!"
The Tuna feeding session ensued.
Of course, it is not a Tuna feeding session without it turning… freaky.
Her butt inched closer to my waist. She wore dolphin shorts today. One tug is all it takes to break my self-control.
"I want to drink some water…"
Kiana's mischievous voice entered my ears.
"...Finish the food first."
"Hum."
I deflected her flirting skills for now. I focused on the matter at hand.
The feedback of Tao Gifts kept coming. I deciphered the morse code contained within them.
The highlight has to be Fu Hua eliminating the Herrscher of Domination. From the looks of it, the said Herrscher once attempted to induce Mei's Herrscher Advancement. Her failure stemmed from Mei's Purple Mansion Realm cultivation. It is more than enough to crush all schemes.
The Herrscher of Domination was left to steal the Herrscher of Corruption's authority instead. Since Mei did not enter the Elysian Realm, it had no way of growing by corrupting that place. The entire Fur Elysia arc never happened in reality.
I could only sigh.
With enough power, the future can be changed. It presents choices we dare not imagine in the past. Fu Hua's Golden Core Realm cultivation ensured her absolute dominance over Earth.
I heard about the crucial news of her Herrscher Core "awakening". The Golden Core Realm can forcefully elevate it to the awakened state permanently.
It is the equivalent of having the power of a Nascent Soul Realm in advance.
Once we leave this Bubble World, I can facilitate others' breakthrough in the heart tribulation using the ten pills I refined. Kiana consumed one. There are still nine of them in my planet-sized late fourth grade storage ring.
If I can produce nine more Golden Core cultivators, that will raise our winning chances to 10,000%. Having Bronya and Mei become awakened Herrschers is already the baseline that led to the original future's victory. There is still Fu Hua and me.
Also…
"I have another treasure that can restore the physical body. Do you want to…"
"Um."
Kiana's flirtatious vibe turned serious.
She luckily brought over the late third grade soul tablet where the two Xuanyuans and the frozen Sirin resided. She worried that we might encounter troubles; that it is best to protect them on our side. This happened to be the best choice she made.
I still have the remaining soul restoring pills. The only problem was their physical body. I decided to wait until I got the body restoring treasures.
After two long years of waiting—and three fifth grade treasures—I received the full set of spiritual plants needed to refine body restoring pills.
"I want her to live this life… and to atone for her mistakes."
I nodded at her.
Kiana's feelings towards Sirin are very complex. The two are the opposite sides of the same coin.
Loving Kiana, how could I neglect her wish, more so her other side?
"How should you thank me, then?"
I asked as I took out a slender glass bottle and placed it atop the table.
My words acted like a magic spell. Kiana's seriousness melted away, replaced by her previous mischievousness. She wordlessly took one of the two cups, poured the blood red wine out, and placed it inside her mouth.
Instead of swallowing it, she locked my lips with hers. The precious fourth grade wine flowed to my mouth.
The situation slowly became heated.
My self-control fought my right hand, but to no avail.
The simple tug of her dolphin shorts revealed everything…