"Absolutely not!"
Fu Xuan immediately spoke to oppose it.
Raising her palm, she could clearly feel the heat on her body slipping away.
If it were not for the power of the Path protecting her, she would probably feel no different from standing naked in ice and snow right now.
"In this kind of situation, if we move out rashly, it is very likely the entire army will be wiped out!"
Fu Xuan's analysis was correct.
The Cloud Knights did not have the protection of Path power. If they stayed far away it was fine, but if they got too close, they would very likely collapse halfway there due to losing body heat.
In the current situation, it was most likely that either Levi or Phantylia was preparing some kind of attack.
And this kind of attack was most likely indiscriminate.
Rushing to support them now would not be wise.
Just as the elder was about to argue back, the twisted space in the distance returned to normal. Before they could clearly see what was happening inside, a blinding light suddenly appeared.
Fu Xuan's expression changed. She quickly crossed her hands in front of her.
"Open!"
A defensive formation spread under her feet, protecting the Cloud Knights behind her within it.
Originally Phantylia had been standing there confidently, relying on the fact that Levi could not attack her.
Only when the surrounding temperature suddenly changed did she realize something was very wrong.
Unfortunately it was already too late.
White light completely engulfed her. Under this kind of power, she would probably not even have bones left.
———
Inside the pure white space, Levi pushed open the door and walked inside.
There was nothing inside. The god he had imagined was not there.
That also made sense. This was not the world of Honkai.
Besides, the god Sirin saw was not a real god either.
Levi turned to leave, but suddenly seemed to notice something and stopped.
He picked up a gem from the ground and held it in front of his eyes.
"My… Herrscher core?"
The Herrscher core looked like a ruby, with what seemed like flames burning inside.
He touched his chest, confusion showing on his face.
According to the faint connection he felt, he could be sure this was his Herrscher core.
But why was it behind the door that cut off his connection with the gods?
After thinking for a long time, Levi seemed to understand something.
"I guess I'm still afraid of Honkai…"
After being tortured by Honkai for countless days, how could he just forget it like that, or just stop being afraid.
The fear deep in his heart could only be worn away by time.
Because of fear and dread, he had actively cut off his connection with the Herrscher core, only using the remaining authority in a simple and rough way.
When he first became a Herrscher, he thought that was the normal level of a Herrscher's power.
Of course, Sirin, that useless Herrscher, also played a role in this. If she had not been defeated so easily back in Belobog, Levi would not have realized until now that the authority he had was only incomplete.
The real Herrscher core had been separated by himself behind this door.
He tightened his grip on the core in his hand. A relaxed and carefree smile appeared on his face.
"Am I just too strong…"
Using only incomplete authority to brutally defeat Sirin.
"Or is Sirin just too weak?"
It felt like the second one. He did not feel that he was that strong.
Even fighting Phantylia had taken him forever, and he still could not finish her off.
"But now she should be dead, right?"
He had just used up all his Honkai energy in one go. If she still was not dead after that…
"..."
"Then she can just wait to become my punching bag!"
After absorbing the Herrscher core, Levi laughed loudly and his figure disappeared from this space.
As he disappeared, the space also began to slowly collapse.
———
[Outside]
Levi opened his eyes and found himself lying in the seawater. The tides around him kept pushing him toward the shore.
Because of the attack just now, more than half of the Ancient Sea had instantly evaporated. If it had lasted any longer, Scalegorge Waterscape might really have been burned down by Levi.
As his consciousness returned, the Honkai energy that had been exhausted in his body quickly refilled. Levi opened his eyes and looked around.
Soon he saw Phantylia's figure half-kneeling on the ground, and he smiled slightly.
"I knew you wouldn't die!"
Based on Phantylia's ability to confuse people's hearts and the behavior of her blue flames, her true form seemed very similar to the Heliobi recorded by the Luofu.
And Heliobi were immortal beings...
There were no visible wounds on Phantylia's body, but from her pale face it was clear she was not feeling well.
"You're actually fine!"
Seeing Levi walking toward her with light steps, her tone was full of disbelief.
She could not believe that after launching that kind of attack, Levi had paid no price at all.
"A price? There was one before, but now there isn't!"
Levi kindly helped Phantylia up from the ground, casually brushed the dust off her body, then stepped back two steps and took a fighting stance.
He beckoned to her.
"Come, let's have some close combat after 'exhaustion'!"
'Exhaustion?'
Looking at Levi's healthy glowing face, Phantylia fell silent.
'You definitely don't look exhausted!'
Whooo!
In the distance came the happy cry of the Spirit of Origin. Looking at it swimming through the air toward this side, Levi frowned.
"Get lost!"
Hearing Levi's scolding, the Spirit of Origin let out a sobbing sound again.
Levi had no intention of paying attention to it.
He had originally told it to take Elysia and the others and get as far away as possible, but instead this thing had directly brought them inside.
Did it really not know how dangerous it was here?
Hearing the Spirit of Origin's wronged cries, Elysia, unable to bear it, stepped forward.
"I told it to go in. If you want to scold someone, scold me!"
"Send a set of pictures tonight and I'll forgive you."
"..."
"?"
Sirin, "A dog can't stop eating shit!"
"Elysia, she called you shit!"
Hearing that Levi minded being called a dog but instead redirected the insult toward Elysia, Sirin fell into a long silence.
The faith she held toward Honkai in her heart began to collapse.
Why?
Why would Honkai choose someone like this to be one of its own?
Why did he stop her from destroying humanity, yet Honkai still had not treated him as a traitor and still allowed him to control Honkai beasts?
'Honkai, please tell me, why?'
Unfortunately, back when she had just become a Herrscher, her connection with Honkai had already been cut off by the Immortal Red Phoenix.
She was only complaining.
"Having you as my kind is the greatest shame of my life."
"You think being my kind is shameful? Then I suggest you remember Siberia more… what happened after you became a Herrscher. Review how you went from an unbeatable Herrscher with six cores to what you are now."
It seemed this matter could not be avoided.
Sirin coldly glanced at him, then returned the body to Kiana.
Just after taking control of her body again, Kiana was about to greet everyone.
Suddenly her footing gave way and she fell straight down from the air.
From that height, even falling onto the sea would not be much different from falling onto the ground.
Levi jumped up and caught her.
Because of the fright just now, Kiana did not immediately struggle out of Levi's arms. Instead she grabbed his collar with both hands and buried her head on his shoulder.
Seeing this scene, Qingque took out a handkerchief and wanted to bite it, only to realize she had not brought one.
"Hehe! Levi… I'll remember that name!"
While Levi was dealing with these girls, Phantylia's figure became illusory, leaving behind a flame where she stood.
"We'll meet again very soon…"
The flame flickered as if it was about to disappear.
"You want to leave?!"
"..."