Honkai Impact 3rd experience, starting with a thousand Herrschers

"How about it? Are you a little surprised? This body comes from another world completely, it doesn't belong to this world, and it's not even the same species as the humans in this world. And my abilities come from another distant world, from a terrible demon, abilities that you can't understand. The only thing you can understand is the power of the Herrscher of Domination, which I've already modified into all sorts of bizarre forms."

"But when you try to use that ability, you'll find that you can't rewrite my emotions, so the conditions for controlling that ability aren't met."

"Because of domination, another name is Thousand People, which comes from people's own disgust, abandonment, fear, escape and despair in real life... You don't even understand emotions, so what right do you have to rewrite these?"

At this moment, the once peaceful and tranquil wheat field around them instantly transformed into an eerie place, and the setting sun suddenly hung high in the sky, turning into a scarlet blood moon.

Those golden ears of wheat withered and fell at that moment, turning into stalks of yellow wheat straw on the ground.

The scarecrow standing in the field slowly twisted itself, and the crows on its twisted body's shoulders circled in the sky, transforming into countless flocks of crows that covered the heavens and the earth.

"Who are you?"

The god's consciousness grew increasingly blurred, and he felt himself falling into an abyss of incomprehensibility.

In his last moments of lucidity, He asked a question to this species that He could not understand at all.

"I'm……"

"Fiddlesticks!"

The scarecrow opened its mouth and let out a hoarse, screeching roar.

The mournful and terrifying screams echoed across the desolate fields.

Cheng Xing opened his scarlet eyes, a sinister and eerie smile on his face that he had never seen before. He said, "System, you really are amazing. You said my emotions couldn't be rewritten, and they really can't be rewritten. Even a corrupted god can't do that."

[You must always believe in your cheat code, in how powerful your father is. I'm not some useless, third-rate system that can't even help its host escape the strongest being in this world. I would never go to a world I can't handle!]

"Ah, how satisfying! I've eaten a god, haven't I? Ah! My body is more satisfied than ever before, even the hope and craving for fear that comes from the scarecrow is so satisfying! It's like being hungry for days and then going to KFC and eating a greasy fried chicken feast! I should say, I'm full."

Cheng Xing, with a wide smile spreading across his face, patted his belly.

"Sigh, I really ate too much. I'm afraid I won't be able to digest it properly for the rest of the time."

Just as Cheng Xing was about to leave, he suddenly realized what he looked like. He then closed his eyes, rubbed his eyelids, and turned his bright red pupils back to black and white. After covering his mouth for a second, he returned to his normal appearance.

"Ahem, I think I got a little too carried away just now... Anyway, the insider is already in my belly, so it's not a problem. Now it's time to go see the other person."

In an instant, Cheng Xing crossed space to see the girl sleeping in the crystal.

This world's...

Kiana Kaslana.

Chapter 154: Obsession

"Kiana! Open your eyes! I am the Herrscher of a Thousand, here to destroy human tyranny and join me in destroying the world!"

In a hazy state, Kiana seemed to hear a sentence, and in an instant, her previously fleeting consciousness solidified.

"I will not lose to your Honkai!"

Kiana thought her consciousness was being eroded by the Honkai's consciousness, causing her to hallucinate. She then shouted at the Herrscher of a Thousand who seemed to be a hallucination of her own.

"Alright, I'm done teasing you. It's time to open your eyes. Don't keep sleeping in like you used to."

"Wait, who are you?"

“Just passing by... Captain, no need to remember him.”

The previously vague consciousness seemed to slowly rise from the deep sea to the surface and gradually return to the body.

It felt as if I could breathe again, feel the air, feel the pulse of life, all appearing in my senses.

Kiana opened her eyes and found herself lying on a patch of green grass, with blue sky and white clouds overhead, fresh air, and a gentle breeze—it was a scene straight out of a dream.

"where am I?"

Kiana stood up, somewhat confused, but then she caught sight of a figure not far away and froze.

"Himeko... teacher..."

The fiery red figure was wearing the same everyday clothes that seemed to come from a long, long time ago, just like I remembered them.

The image of Himeko in his memory seemed to have been fixed on that fiery red armor for a long time, and he hadn't seen her in her usual everyday clothes for a very, very long time.

"Kiana, you have fulfilled your promise to everyone, and you have fulfilled your promise to me. Now live a good life."

Himeko's face revealed her usual gentle smile, an expression she hadn't seen in a long time. It was as if she had seen her teacher's final smile in the previous consciousness space.

"Himeko-sensei!"

Kiana lunged at the red figure, tears welling in her eyes, but what she embraced was only a fiery red phantom. The phantom shattered like a mirror, turning into countless red butterflies that scattered before her.

Kiana tried to reach out and grab the scattered butterflies, but found that she was only grasping illusory phantoms. As the butterflies fluttered their wings, it seemed as if many golden specks of light were scattered on their wings.

Within those rays of light, Kiana seemed to see all her past experiences, her promises to her teacher, her promises to everyone, her embracing others, her rejection of others, and finally, her solitude.

I saw the teacher's best wishes for me.

"You're so cunning, teacher. You always make me want to cry... Thank you... Goodbye."

Kiana stood up again, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, felt her real body, felt the power flowing within her, felt that this environment did not seem fake, and slowly exhaled.

"I'm back."

A tattered, fiery red cloak appeared behind Kiana. The cloak, like wings, carried her into the sky, and then, like a shooting star, she immediately arrived in front of Raiden Mei.

"Mei, I'm back."

“...Qi...Yana…”

The two, who had not seen each other for many years, both shed tears at this moment, but those tears were no longer filled with sadness and pain; for the first time, they contained the taste of joy.

Raiden looked at Cheng Xing standing beside him, then at the two women who had reunited, and said, "You really are gentle, going to such great lengths to save this world."

“I often do what I can, and this is just a small thing that was originally planned to be done... Besides, this might be the scene I once wanted to see.”

Cheng Xing smiled as he watched the reunion, then looked at the fiery red butterfly on his shoulder and whispered something to it.

"Your obsession is over, now go."

The butterfly fluttered its wings, left Cheng Xing's shoulder, and flew higher and higher until it completely disappeared.

"Was that her soul?"

Raiden looked at the direction where the butterfly had disappeared with a complicated expression.

"No, her soul has long since dissipated. It was just a last vestige of her obsession, a mere illusion. Anyone who wants to look at their students should first look at the shadows of their future."

"So, were all the things she said before said by you?"

"Of course, an obsession isn't a soul, is it? How could it still speak and have the ability to appear in front of everyone? I just said the appropriate words based on her last obsession."

"Do you have the ability to save her?"

"This is just the last vestige of obsession. If the soul were still alive, I would naturally have a way to save it. But this soul has been scattered and the obsession has already been finally released. How could I possibly save it?"

Unless that system is willing to do so.

Cheng Xing said this last sentence in his heart, turned around and boarded the spaceship, then said, "Let's go, we don't have much time left. We'll probably be returning to our world soon. Let's spend our last moments together."

"Hmm, I'd also like to try some new dishes and learn some recipes for you to try."

"What do you want to learn? If it's Chinese cuisine, I can be your first teacher."

"Okay, you teach me."

The two boarded the small spaceship and then flew rapidly in another direction of the world.

Cheng Xing also carefully inspected the previous outpost of the people in the sky and found that it was only communicating with the main body and could not request communication at all. So he had no choice but to plant the virus and leave.

However, it's likely that the virus will become ineffective before it even has a chance to develop further.

Because in the later plot, Void Treasury will go to heaven with Old Yang and dismantle this thing.

However, Cheng Xing was unaware of this.

He's now simply enjoying the pleasures of traveling the world with lightning.

"So now that the main body is traveling all over the world, do we really still need to work this hard?"

Vayte slumped in the chair, scratching his fat belly with his wings, looking utterly dejected.

Sigh, there's nothing I can do. In order to maintain the existence of the spaceship, Vayte feels like he's entered a state of sagehood.

"...Aside from work, there's really nothing I want to do right now. Since I'm just idling around anyway, I'll do some research, which is also a contribution to humanity. But you're just going to be lying there, the Herrscher of Reason's powers are still in use right now."

The supervisor seemed to be secretly laughing.

"...I'm so miserable~~"

Waiter weakly uttered these words, then picked up a can of Mirinda with a straw inserted and took a sip.

"It's a pity there was no fried chicken, otherwise it would have been even more enjoyable."

"Why are you so eager to destroy your own people?!"

Chapter 155: The Hero's Resurrection Plan

[This simulation has ended... and is currently being evaluated.]

[Overall, your performance was unremarkable. Aside from the final instance where you used the system's rewards and your own unique abilities to imprison the corrupted consciousness within your body and mind—that was somewhat novel—the rest of your performance was rather uninteresting.]

[Award received... Reward automatically claimed.]

Cheng Xing stared blankly at the display in front of him. When did he claim the reward? What reward did he claim?

"What's going on with the system? Did you swallow my reward?"

[Look at what's inside you! I've shielded you from the Honkai and the consciousness of the Tree and the Sea. Actually, this reward isn't nearly as good as this shielding service, but without it, you'd be in trouble. So, I've given you the rewards for the next world and this world in advance, and now I'm providing the shielding service again. You'd better perform well in the next world and not leave me with absolutely no fun again.]

Cheng Xing rolled his eyes in exasperation. He wasn't a professional actor; how could he possibly create so much entertainment for her? Of course, if he were in a state of mental illness, then he could certainly deliver maximum entertainment value.

But I don't want that kind of dark history!

When Cheng Xing opened his eyes, he found himself still sitting in the same spot as before. This place could be considered a secluded little corner of the Paradise of the Past... Of course, he had created this corner himself.

He plundered some abilities from the Herrscher of Corruption, then infected part of the environment of Paradise of the Past, and created a virtual world of his own.

"This place is truly amazing. Even though it's mostly constructed from data, the time seems so real."

As Cheng Xing spoke, a slice of watermelon appeared in his hand, so juicy it was practically dripping with liquid. The watermelon had no seeds, and with its bright red color and overflowing juice, it was truly a delicious slice.