Chapter 39: Taixuan Sword God, a Single Sword to Sunder Divinity
[With the help of the 'god', Sirin broke free from the illusion of Fenghuang Down. As she opened her eyes, a powerful shockwave erupted from her, sending even Fu Hua flying back.
The 'god' had told her everything—about the thing that had influenced her thoughts and limited her power. Sirin fiercely crushed a feather from Fenghuang Down. The Herrscher cores floated around her. She used the Herrscher of Reason core to create several large boulders and then used the Herrscher of Flame authority to enchant them.
*"Let me show you the true power of a Herrscher!"*
Facing Sirin with her Herrscher powers fully unleashed, Fu Hua understood that if she let her opponent leave, not even the entirety of Schicksal would be a match for her.
At this thought, Fu Hua closed her eyes. To stop Sirin, her only option was to burn Fenghuang Down.
*"All that has passed..."*
The sisters Cangxuan and Danzhu, dressed in ancient yet revealing attire, and a golden-robed girl holding the Xuanyuan Sword appeared in a flash.
*"...I commit to this sword..."*
Four blurry figures appeared: a red-haired woman with a high ponytail and a blond, bearded middle-aged man stood back-to-back, while Cheng Lixue stood in the middle, looking back.
When Fu Hua opened her eyes, she was already floating in mid-air. Behind her was a great bird of flame, and in her hand was a longsword of dazzling golden light.
*"Fenghuang Down - First Power!"*
The great bird of flame let out a sharp, long cry to the heavens and soared into the clouds.
*"What is that?"* Sirin looked at the scene before her, completely bewildered.
*"Taixuan Sword God!"*
The great bird that had soared into the clouds transformed into a colossal sword blade, descending with an annihilating pressure. This special effect was particularly impressive, having been jointly supervised by Yàqīng and Welt Yang.
*"An empty bluff! The attack of a mere ant..."* Sirin boasted, but she was already secretly using her Herrscher of the Void authority, preparing to tear space and escape.
*"The Divine is the pinnacle of change, the wonder of all things, inexpressible in words, uncontainable by form. This is the fifth principle of Taixuan Sword Qi—the Divine Form,"* Fu Hua, in mid-air, saw Sirin's desire to flee and calmly began to explain.
*"It has no form, nor does it need one. This sword fills space; this sword is space. Therefore, it is omnipresent and ever-victorious. O Herrscher, this sword—"*
The colossal sword blade cleaved the towering Babylon Tower in two from top to bottom.
*"—cannot be stopped."*]
"Is that Cangxuan and Danzhu?" Mobius's impression of these two boisterous lab assistants was still quite deep.
"Why are they appearing too?" This was what Mobius couldn't figure out. Yàqīng had never even met the two sisters, yet he could connect them to the unrelated Fu Hua.
"Every time I see Hua make a move, I can't help but be amazed," Pardo lamented.
***
"Old Timer, you're that cool?!" Senti was indignant. She was the one who asked Yàqīng for a role first, so why was Fu Hua the one to debut?
"The special effects are insane!" Kiana was left speechless by this wave of effects. As expected of the Schicksal Group; only Schicksal had the money to throw at this kind of technology.
Bronya knew that Anti-Entropy also had this level of special effects technology, but they had never used it in their own productions for two simple words: no money. The few minutes of the Taixuan Sword God scene must have cost nearly a million US dollars to produce.
Bronya couldn't help but sigh. Anti-Entropy was fighting for survival, while this unofficial "prince" of Schicksal was just here to enjoy life, completely unconcerned with the budget, only wanting to film his own script.
[Babylon Tower, cleaved in two by the Taixuan Sword God, collapsed with a roar. Faced with the massive blade of flame, Sirin could only use all her strength to try and block it with an imaginary barrier.
*"As long as God is with me, I will never lose to you!"*
*"A mere ant, don't even think of opposing a god!"*
Sirin hid within the barrier, a wild smile on her face.
When the Taixuan Sword God violently collided with the imaginary barrier, the sword blade pierced directly into Sirin's consciousness, shattering the image of the 'god' sitting on the stone throne, which had taken Sirin's form.
*"The Taixuan Sword God, formless and boundless."*
Fu Hua clutched her left arm, blood seeping from the corner of her mouth. She didn't understand. That sword could penetrate any tangible barrier, striking directly at the depths of consciousness—it couldn't be sensed, couldn't be perceived, and therefore couldn't be resisted. It should have annihilated her from the inside out.
*"This sword... I'm certain it hit."*
The longsword in Fu Hua's hand shattered.
Why hadn't the Herrscher disappeared?
There was some immense existence deep within the Second Herrscher's consciousness that had taken the hit of the Taixuan Sword God for her.
*"Could that be the god the Second Herrscher spoke of? The source of all Herrschers, the Will of Honkai itself..."*
After using Fenghuang Down's Zeroth Power, Fu Hua had no strength left. She fell backward limply.
*"Second Herrscher..."*
*"...was it my bad luck, or was it that you were not fated to die?"*
Fu Hua muttered to herself. As she fell, she was caught by a familiar brown-haired man.
*"No, you did very well."*]
"Welt Yang?" Otto smiled. "As expected. As a partner, he wouldn't be taken out so quickly. That would be no fun."
Kallen rolled her eyes at him. She even suspected that it was because of Otto's fun-loving personality that Welt Joyce had left Schicksal to establish his own organization, Anti-Entropy.
***
"The Will of Honkai, which is God, was actually shattered by Hua. Isn't the power scaling broken?!" Pardo turned to look at Yàqīng.
"It's not that easy." Before Yàqīng could reply, Mobius answered for him. "That was probably just a part of the Will of Honkai within Sirin's consciousness. Otherwise, if Fu Hua could kill a god by herself, how would the rest of the story unfold?"
"Is Hua going to be written off?" Pardo asked worriedly.
"Probably not. After all, she's a warrior who survived from the Previous Era," Kevin said uncertainly.
[*"Get out of here, quickly. The power you used has reached its limit."*
Welt Yang appeared again. It turned out he hadn't completely died on the moon. His and Einstein's plan was still in motion. His consciousness had been suppressed by the Will of Honkai until Fu Hua's attack severed the connection between his mind and the Will of Honkai.
And in the real world, Fu Hua, having woken from the illusion, was already heavily injured. The burning of Fenghuang Down's memories had made her forget the name of the person before her, but she still felt he was very important to her.
*"You have to live..."*
This was the last thing Fu Hua said before losing consciousness.
*"No, Master."* Cheng Lixue caught Fu Hua, holding her in her arms. Because of Fu Hua's words, she felt her inner demons break.
*"This time, it's my turn to protect you."*
Cheng Lixue picked up Fu Hua. At this moment, Fu Hua seemed so fragile. She briefly asked about Otto's condition, then handed Fu Hua over, telling Otto to take her and leave.
In the end, only Cheng Lixue's retreating back remained.
*"I will hold off the Second Herrscher."*]
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