As early as a few hours ago.
Another soul within Kiana's body had already quietly awakened.
She waited for her kin to arrive, waiting for the final judgment.
Until the moment Kiana prepared to shoot herself, the Herrscher of the Void was unable to actively control the body.
Unless the body's owner allowed it, she was still too weak at this stage.
She could only watch in shock as Kiana was tackled to the ground by Mei.
When that Frost Emperor launched a swift and violent attack, the Herrscher of the Void's heart was suddenly filled with regret.
If she died just like this, wouldn't it be a bargain for the humans?
Had she known, she wouldn't have called Benares over.
That fool, how did it cause such a massive commotion!
Not all of this was under the control of the Herrscher of the Void.
Including those nine Honkai Emperors and the massive tide of Honkai Beasts.
But Shuhu, lightning from the heavens broke through the swirling layers of dark clouds, and a beam of golden light pierced straight into the ground.
She only felt her vision blur as a thunderous explosion rang in her ears.
A flash of light, like a fire serpent, broke through the darkness, as if the sky had suddenly split open into a giant maw!
A clap of thunder shook the earth and mountains, and then a crimson Tachi slashed straight down from the maw!
With the momentum of lightning and thunder, it plunged into the core of that Frost Emperor!
Against the pitch-black sky, a dark shadow descended from above. The sound of the impact echoed from the Academy to the heavens, as if a sprout of lightning had been jolted awake from the frozen earth, and a sprout of fury was growing!
Once the Herrscher of the Void's vision cleared, from Kiana's perspective...
A violent and cold Raiden Mei stood on high clogs, holding a Tachi, with two oni horns growing from her deep purple temples.
Her crimson armor exuded a demonic aura, as if she had just crawled out of the Nine Serenities.
Her deep purplish-red eyes clearly bore the marks of Honkai Energy erosion.
Yet they were like a finishing touch, complementing the armor that accentuated her perfectly curved and elegant figure.
She hardly seemed human; instead, she was like the Thunder Empress from the highest heavens, showing mercy to the world and delivering all living beings.
A Mei completely different from before stood tall before their eyes.
"What? How is this possible?!"
The Queen was shocked, unable to believe the scene before her!
Wasn't Raiden Mei right next to Kiana?
How could another Raiden Mei suddenly appear?
A test subject? A clone? Or a twin?
In that instant, the Queen thought of many things, but the Thunder Empress's cold and distant posture reminded her of someone.
Yunduo!
She had the ability to transform into others!
However, she had never transformed into Raiden Mei before, so the Herrscher of the Void hadn't considered it.
"Another Herrscher? Who on earth are you?!"
At this moment, watching the Thunder Empress help Kiana up, the Herrscher of the Void roared silently.
Why is there someone this strong!
This isn't scientific at all!
Are there no restrictions?
"Are you okay?"
The Thunder Empress gently stroked the head of the fallen Kiana, soothing her softly.
"I'm sorry, I'm late."
Looking at the ruined Academy walls, she couldn't help but apologize.
She could have arrived earlier.
But the moment she transformed into the Herrscher of Thunder, the Remembrance deep within Yunduo's mind began to stir, and painful past recollections sent ripples through the depths of her soul.
After clearing all those Remembrance, she rushed over without stopping, arriving just in time to see Kiana being tackled by the Frost Emperor!
Now, it's time to end this!
"I'm fine. Go help Aunt quickly; she's about to be overwhelmed on her own."
Hearing this, Kiana wiped the tears from her eyes and spoke with a stuffed nose.
Not a single second could be wasted now, let alone wasted on comforting her.
Every second lost could mean another innocent Valkyrie dying because of it.
The Thunder Empress turned her gaze and saw Theresa holding Judah high, fighting Benares. But because her heart was with the Academy, she was extremely anxious and had inevitably fallen into a disadvantage.
Furthermore, besides the Frost Emperor killed by Yunduo, there were seven remaining Honkai Emperors.
These Honkai Beasts, born from destruction and slaughter, were ruthlessly trampling the withered grounds of the Academy, hunting down the scattered Valkyries.
Compared to the tiny Valkyries, these mountain-like Honkai Beasts showed no mercy.
Wherever they went, corpses littered the ground, and the defensive lines they stepped into were destroyed one after another.
"...Good luck."
Nearby, the real Raiden Mei saw the Thunder Empress look over and whispered. This was the form she had always wanted to become—a truly strong person!
If possible, she also hoped to become someone like that.
That day wouldn't be too far off.
"Sister Yunduo, good luck. Bronya will wait for you here." Trust reflected in Bronya's gray eyes.
Hearing their encouragement, the Thunder Empress nodded gently, then vanished in a flash of lightning... Chasing, slaughtering, roaring.
Endless lightning filled the dark clouds in the sky, and the deafening roar sounded like an enraged god.
Facing the powerful tide of Honkai Beasts, the faces of all the Valkyries present had originally been filled with despair.
They couldn't even sense the gradually shrinking tide of Honkai Beasts.
But at some point, a shout suddenly rang out across the battlefield.
"Someone, someone has come to help us! Look, everyone!!!"
While fighting the enemy, everyone simultaneously turned their gaze toward the source of the shout.
There, bathed in purple light, stood a calm figure.
Surrounding her, seven Honkai Emperors as tall as giant mountains, which had been trampling the flesh and blood of many Valkyries just seconds ago, now seemed to be under a binding spell; they roared but did not move.
In the center of the seven skyscraper-tall Honkai Emperors, that deep purple figure seemed so insignificant.
But Shuhu, someone saw that the figure moved!
In an instant, her form shifted, and thunder roared!
Shadowless: Tsukuyomi!
Gathered by Narukami and the Thunder Chains, entangled by lightning, they were then immobilized.
These seven Honkai Emperors let out cries of agony!
"—Roar!!!"
They were enraged, trying their best to break out of the prison, their sky-piercing roars stirring up the dust on the ground!
The next second, destructive thunder descended from the heavens, as if it would shatter heaven and earth!
"Boom!!!"
Their roars were completely consumed by the fury of the lightning!
Compared to the lightning, the sounds of the Honkai Beasts now felt weak.
Dark bolts of lightning, earth-shattering and world-rending, like an enraged deity, struck the bodies of the seven Honkai Beasts fiercely!
Explosion!
A violent explosion of lightning!
Tearing gashing wounds into the bodies of these Honkai Beasts, from which blood flowed!
The foul-smelling blood was washed by the rain, sliding onto the soil and emitting a pungent stench!
The Honkai Emperors were in unbearable pain, trying to tear apart the lightning attacks with their mouths, but they only met with an even greater counterattack!
Thunder!
Like an axe-wielding giant of cosmic proportions, with a body formed from the torrential rain, limbs made of dark clouds, and a heart of roaring lightning!
Axe stroke after axe stroke split open the sturdy bodies of the Honkai Emperors!
Every flash of lightning was an axe strike piercing through a Honkai Beast!
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Countless axe strikes, countless strangulations!
It was nothing less than divine punishment!
Seeing this, countless Valkyries were shocked and couldn't believe it. Why was the lightning helping them?
Did gods truly exist?
"It's time to end this."
The figure in purple lightning sighed softly.
Amidst the lightning and thunder, she finally drew her blade!
Wild Flash: Susanoo!
Herrscher energy gathered on the Thunder Empress's blade, the wrathful Herrscher power concentrating at the tip of the sword!
A bolt of lightning sliced through the night sky, and a faint light shimmered from the edge of the universe.
"Boom!!!"
The thunder tolled!
Some saw this beam of light, while others did not; no one could clearly see its existence!
The lightning tore open a rift in space, converging at the tip of the Thunder Empress's blade!
Thunder fell, and in an instant, a purple radiance covered the sky.
St. Freya Academy's night turned into a strange purple light in that moment!
The night was departing, and purple light eclipsed the sun!
In the early hours of the morning, light was seen once again!
Everyone witnessed this scene; the purple radiance was visible even from several kilometers away!
It was as if a cycle of reincarnation had passed, with day and night inverted!
Such a fantastical and majestic phenomenon left everyone present in a state bordering on stupor.
All other sounds vanished.
They heard all the roars subside.
Under the control of the Thunder Empress, they had entered a new world!
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