Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

The island is surrounded by huge stone pillars engraved with inscriptions, which are the seals that Ji Lin and Dan Zhu once set up.

While Jiuxiao and the others were looking around, the voice appeared again.

"Come on, I'm waiting for you in the center of my heart."

This time it wasn't telepathy; Fu Hua and the others heard it too.

They exchanged glances, nodded to each other, and then Jiu Xiao led them directly to the center of the heart.

There, Ji Lin, clad in black armor, awaited them with a black horse.

As Ji Lin approached Jiu Xiao and the others, he spoke to them as he walked towards them.

"When I was still human, people called me Ji Lin... but Ji Lin is no more. For thousands of years, she has been fighting against the Honkai in endless darkness."

In order to persevere, she had to abandon the love and hope in her heart, merging all her loneliness, fear, and regret into the darkness...

Finally, she disappeared... She became me, leaving me in this boundless darkness...

Why do I have to suffer all of this?

After a thousand years of solitude, only endless hatred remains in my heart. I want revenge on those I once tried to protect.

Ji Lin has disappeared. I am now a completely new being, merged with Chi You. You can call me... Ji Lin Black.

When Ji Lin approached with his sword, Jiu Xiao and the others reacted in different ways.

"A thousand years of solitude... just thinking about it is terrifying. I reckon I'd go crazy in a day." Jiu Xiao shrugged. People who have experienced light, going to suffer the boundless darkness of losing their five senses, probably no one could endure it for more than a few days.

"But why can't it be called Black Ji Lin?" Jiu Xiao asked curiously.

Kiana's face darkened as she listened to Ji Linhei's account.

Kaslana is the protector of the people, and Kiana cannot stand idly by and allow Jilin Black to harm them.

Kiana's tightly gripped Xuanyuan Sword emitted light, and the tenth Divine Key, the Key of Domination, responded to Kiana's will. The Soul Steel that made up the Divine Key began to change itself according to Kiana's will, transforming into two pistols.

"Do you want revenge on those you once protected... No matter what great hero you were, no matter what your reasons are, as Kaslana's successor, I will never allow you to do such a thing," Kiana rebuked Ji Lin Black.

"Heh, quite the fighting spirit. Did Chi Yuan give you that sword?" Ji Linhei raised the Xuanyuan Sword, now corrupted by his own power, pointing it at Kiana, then slowly moved it towards Fu Hua beside her. "The Honkai, the Honkai Beasts, even Chi You... you're the ones who caused it!"

"Ji Lin...this was not our intention..."

Fu Hua tried to explain to Ji Lin Hei, but Ji Lin Hei charged at her on his warhorse. Faced with Ji Lin Hei's attacks, Fu Hua could only dodge.

Jiuxiao wanted to help, but Fu Hua stopped him.

"Don't come any closer, this is a battle between me and Ji Lin."

While fighting Ji Lin Black, Fu Hua talked about various things in an attempt to bring back the Ji Lin of the past.

The wounds of thousands of years have been accumulating on Fu Hua's body. Her body is suffering unbearably, and with the constant loss and burning of memories, without the blessing of the Feather Dust, Fu Hua, who is now unarmed, only has the strength of an A-rank Valkyrie.

Ji Linhei's own strength, combined with Chi You's power and the blessing of the Divine Key, makes her truly powerful, far surpassing a normal A-rank Valkyrie.

"Squad leader, catch!"

Seeing Fu Hua constantly dodging, Kiana tossed the Xuanyuan Sword, which had transformed into dual pistols, to her. Fu Hua gave Kiana a grateful look, then tossed it back.

"Thank you, Kiana. But it has already chosen you, and its power will not be activated in my hands."

The Key of Domination has chosen Kiana, and unless Kiana dies, it will not respond to the will of anyone else. Fu Hua felt that fighting with dual pistols was less convenient than fighting bare-handed.

"Then... then be careful! You really don't want us to get involved?"

Seeing Fu Hua almost get slashed by Ji Lin Hei with the Xuanyuan Sword every time, Kiana, although she usually dislikes the class monitor, would rather not let the class monitor get hurt.

"No need, I can handle it..."

Jiuxiao silently thought to himself, (No, you can't. If I hadn't secretly used my power to change the sword's attack path, you would have taken at least two blows.)

"Red Kite! You still want to act tough at a time like this! You're too arrogant!" Ji Lin Hei shouted angrily as he saw that the group didn't take him seriously at all.

Ji Lin Hei raised the Xuanyuan Sword high, and his warhorse neighed. Then, bursts of lightning erupted from the sword, striking the crowd.

Jiuxiao directly simulated a black hole, swallowing all the lightning, and then said to Fu Hua, who was hiding nearby, "Stop being reckless, hurry up and finish her off! We don't have much time left."

"Well... alright..." Fu Hua finally gave in.

"In that case, Bronya will be too kind." Bronya summoned her Heavy Bunny and charged towards Jilin Black.

"Heh, just like me, a little one! You've got guts, huh? Fine, I'll start with you!" Ji Lin Hei also charged towards Bronya, brandishing the Xuanyuan Sword.

Swah——

A beam of red light shot through the sky, and Ji Lin Hei fell to the ground.

Ji Lin's lower body, along with his warhorse, was completely annihilated by the red light.

"Pfft—" Ji Lin Hei spat out a mouthful of black blood, touching the wound on his waist in disbelief. "What...what is this?"

"Times have changed, Senior Ji Lin."

Bronya directed the dressed bunny to point the cannon at Jilin Black's head.

"Bronya deliberately lured you into attacking me. You stepped into the coordinates I had sent to Huihuo beforehand. Huihuo will attack immediately upon Bronya's command, and clearly you lack the experience and ability to deal with such an attack..."

Chapter 117 Anyway, I'm the one who's having fun.

Everyone received the message from Huihuo on their communicators.

"Chi You's actions have ceased."

Jiuxiao felt sorry for Ji Lin Hei, whose life force was constantly dissipating. He should have been a great hero admired by thousands, but he was harmed by the Honkai and fused with the Honkai Beasts, ending up in this ambiguous state.

Fu Hua removed her hair ornament and quickly walked to Ji Lin Hei's side.

Seeing Fu Hua walk up to her, Ji Lin Hei turned her head away, refusing to look at her; she didn't want Fu Hua to see her like this. But it was just wishful thinking...

"I'm sorry, Ji Lin..."

"What's the use of 'sorry'? You caused the premature birth of the Honkai Beasts, you caused the slaughter of my entire race until only I remained, you caused me to suffer thousands of years of loneliness..."

Chi Yuan... I'm so unwilling to accept this... If I hadn't stood up back then, would everything have been different?

"Sorry... I don't know..."

"Heh, your personality hasn't changed much. Have you seen Lianshan since you came back?"

“Yes… He has been searching for you, but he couldn’t find you, so he asked me to give this to you…” As she spoke, Fu Hua placed the hair ornament that Lian Shan had given her into Ji Lin Hei’s hands.

Red Iris Hair Accessory

Ji Lin Hei stroked the beautiful hair ornament, which resembled a red kite, and for a moment, she seemed to see the Lianshan Mountains...

Lian Shan embraced Ji Lin Hei and spoke to him tenderly and lovingly.

"That's really too much... I've been searching for you for thousands of years. But finally, I've found you."

"So that's how it is... Great, I'm not alone..."

Tears welled up in Ji Lin Hei's eyes without her realizing it. Standing before her lover, Ji Lin Hei suddenly felt incredibly wronged. How she longed to tell Lian Shan about her millennia-long loneliness, but in the end, Lian Shan's only expression was the longing etched on his hair ornament...

A beam of light emanated from the twin Xuanyuan spears in Kiana's hands and entered Ji Lin Hei's body. Ji Lin Hei's clothes gradually returned to golden yellow from their dark black hue... The Ji Lin within the twin Xuanyuan spears was the beautiful, human side of the former Ji Lin that had been stripped away...

The resentment and madness in her eyes gradually faded, replaced by a gentle and compassionate gaze. Ji Lin Black... no, she is now Ji Lin.

"I never thought I'd see you again after all this time." Ji Lin reached out to touch Fu Hua's cheek, but unfortunately, her lower body had been destroyed, and she couldn't reach Fu Hua's face. "I'm sorry, I woke up too late..."

Fu Hua squatted down and gently took Ji Lin's hand, placing it on her face.

"No need to apologize, I'm the one who should apologize."

Fu Hua and Ji Lin were chatting about their last words, and seeing the two familiar faces, Jiu Xiao and the others felt embarrassed to disturb them.

"Speaking of which, Ji Lin always calls Fu Hua 'Chi Yuan'! Did they know each other before?" Kiana asked curiously, pulling Jiu Xiao and Mei along.

"No way... Ji Lin lived several thousand years ago, Fu Hua shouldn't be that old..." Mei replied, somewhat incredulously.

"Let's ask Fu Hua later. Longevity doesn't seem to be too difficult under the influence of the Honkai... But why does Fu Hua seem to be spacing out the next while chatting?" Jiu Xiao curiously observed Fu Hua and Ji Lin.

The two would pause mid-conversation, Fu Hua completely bewildered, while Ji Lin waited quietly for her reply. Then Fu Hua would say, "I don't know..."

Fu Hua looked at Ji Lin apologetically and said, "I'm sorry... I can't remember too many things anymore. I followed Danzhu and the others' advice and had my memories extracted..."

"Oh, I see... Well... little crybaby, I hope you won't secretly wipe away your tears after you regain your memories~"

Ji Lin chuckled and joked with Fu Hua. Then, Ji Lin's hand, which had been stroking Fu Hua, slowly lowered...

With Ji Lin's death, her body seemed to be fast-forwarded, aging rapidly... her skin dried up... and finally dissipated into the air...

Fu Hua adjusted her glasses to prevent Jiu Xiao and the others from seeing her eyes.

"I am very strong now..."

(Image. Fu Hua is secretly crying.)

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Ji Lin died, and Chi You gradually turned back into a stone statue; the two had become one, coexisting with each other...

Jiuxiao suspended everyone in the air, then activated his power on Chiyou's body, releasing a simulated black hole within it.

Having lost its life force, Chi You had nothing but its enormous size and immense destructive energy. In less than three seconds, it collapsed into a small ball the size of a pill.