"Why did the Second Herrscher suddenly wake up?" Sirin was not particularly strong in terms of physical power, so Fu Hua quickly broke free from Sirin's grasp.
Fu Hua looked toward Otto behind her. The man on the opposite side raised a French military salute and said innocently, "You know me, old friend. I cherish my life very much. How could I deliberately provoke the Second Herrscher who willingly indulged in the illusion?"
Although Fu Hua didn't know whether Otto was telling the truth, now was not the time to dwell on it. The Second Herrscher had awakened from the illusion, and her will to fight was clearly no longer the half-hearted attitude from before.
Fu Hua could be certain that the current Second Herrscher would not be in the same state where she could easily defeat her earlier.
"Humans, you will all pay a price!" Hearing Sirin's declaration, Fu Hua no longer hesitated. Fortunately, Fenghuang Down was now free.
She could only burn her memories with Fenghuang Down in exchange for power.
"All things of the past, entrust them to this sword…" At this moment, Fu Hua recalled the Thirteen Flame-Chasers of the Previous Era, the Captain, her father, Cangxuan and Danzhu from five thousand years ago, Ji Lin, the Book of Cangxuan, the Seven Taixu Swords, Lixue…
However, these extremely precious memories that carried countless emotions and stories were now ruthlessly set ablaze by her, one by one. Within the blazing flames, the bits and pieces of the past gradually dissipated, as if they had never existed.
These important memories would be burned by her and turned into sharp swords stabbing toward the Herrscher.
"Taixu Sword God!" In an instant, a dazzling fiery red light shot straight into the sky, unstoppable like a volcanic eruption. The giant sword pierced the firmament with the force of thunder, descending upon the world with endless pressure. Its enormous blade was like a towering mountain peak, awe-inspiring and fearsome.
At this moment, even the Babylon Tower, which stood like a pillar holding up the heavens, appeared dim and insignificant before the Taixu Sword God. This building that had once amazed the world now looked like nothing more than a tiny, insignificant bamboo pole compared to the Taixu Sword God. The powerful aura emitted by the Taixu Sword God seemed to freeze the surrounding air, and the entire world echoed with its shocking might.
Sirin did not foolishly take Fu Hua's ultimate move head-on. She quickly activated her Imaginary state, hiding her main body inside Imaginary Space.
"Tch, bluffing…" Only after doing all this did Sirin dare to mock. Although she didn't know what kind of attack Fu Hua was using, her main body was already hidden in Imaginary Space. Was she afraid of being hit?
"Gods are the ultimate of change, the wonder of all things, and cannot be approached through form. This is the fifth essence of Taixu Sword Qi — the Divine Essence."
"Without form, and needing no form. This sword fills space. This sword is space itself. Therefore, it is everywhere and unstoppable."
"Herrscher, this sword cannot be blocked." Fu Hua's calm tone delivered a death sentence to Sirin.
Sirin's intuition told her that even if she hid in Imaginary Space, she would have no way to avoid this sword.
"There's no way I'll let you succeed like this!" Sirin's current mood was like Nagato after being tricked by Tsunade. Originally, the other party would have left after asking for information, but you just had to say that great nations and small nations would suffer the same pain. Naturally, she had to respond fiercely.
Sirin had only wanted to live forever with her family inside the illusion. In the end, they wouldn't even let her dream. Since they wouldn't let her dream, then no one should live!
The Taixu Sword God pierced toward Sirin with nowhere to hide, but Sirin only felt incredibly calm right now.
"In." This was her reply to the clown God of Honkai who had asked her "Are you there?"
"Help me block one sword." Sirin spoke to the god in a tone that brooked no refusal. After all, she was different from the Sirin in the original plot and had never taken the god seriously at all.
"..." The god did not respond, but it had already consciously drawn Fu Hua's Taixu Sword God onto itself.
The illusory crimson giant sword descended and landed directly on Sirin's body. However, due to its protection, the Taixu Sword God — which could have completely destroyed Sirin's spirit — only severed the connection between Sirin and the god, thoroughly killing the god's consciousness within Sirin's Herrscher body.
"Seriously… I almost died there." Sirin let out a long sigh. If she hadn't remembered that annoying god in the moment of crisis, she really would have died here.
"Taixu Sword God is formless and boundless. This sword can penetrate any tangible barrier and strike directly at the depths of consciousness — the parts that cannot be perceived or recognized."
"Unrecognizable, therefore unblockable. From the inside out, it completely returns to nothingness. This sword has indeed hit you… but why have you not disappeared?"
"I can sense that a powerful existence blocked the sword for you… Could this be the source of Honkai, the god?"
"Second Herrscher, is it my bad luck, or are you simply fated not to die…" Fu Hua's body fell powerlessly backward and was caught by Otto.
Looking at the Second Herrscher who was clearly still completely unharmed, Otto couldn't help but feel troubled. Even the Red Kite Immortal burning her memories had failed to defeat the Second Herrscher?
He had seen that sword clearly just now. If it had struck him instead, he probably wouldn't even have had the chance to transfer his consciousness to another body before dying completely.
"Lord Bishop!" Cheng Lixue had broken through the blockade of countless Honkai beasts below and arrived at the top of the tower. As for Siegfried, Cecilia, and the other Valkyries, they were still fighting on the battlefield below.
The End-level Honkai beast — the Demon Dragon Benares — possessing imitation Herrscher Authorities of Thunder, Wind, Fire, and Death, in addition to its own Judgment-level Honkai beast qualities.
"Cheng Lixue, hold back the Second Herrscher. I'll take your Master and leave."
Without looking back, Otto carried the unconscious Fu Hua and left the top of the tower. Sirin wanted to stop Otto but was immediately entangled by Cheng Lixue who rushed forward.
"Is he worth you risking your life for him like this?" Sirin pointed at Otto, who was already almost out of sight, and said irritably.
Cheng Lixue remained silent, simply gripping the Ruoshui Sword tightly and assuming the starting stance of the Taixu Sword Form.
"I see. You're doing it for that woman he's carrying away, right? What is she to you?"
Cheng Lixue did not answer Sirin's question. Perhaps she herself didn't even know what Fu Hua was to her.
Master? But back then, it was precisely because she had called Fu Hua "Master" that Fu Hua had left her.
But at the very least, Fu Hua was definitely the most important person in her life.
Sirin waited for a long time but still didn't hear Cheng Lixue's reply.
"Fine. It looks like you're the same type of idiot as him!"