Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

Cang Xuan said confidently.

"Oh, okay, I understand. Me and helping others, and making lots and lots of money."

"Hmm, not bad, a promising young man."

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Nine Nether Tribe

"With Lord Chi You by our side, we can finally defeat the hateful Youxiong and Lianshan tribes!"

An elder of the Nine Nether Clan said excitedly,

"For so many years! Our three great tribes have fought each other, forging a blood feud! That immortal, however, has sided with the other two tribes, ignoring us! This time, we also have the immortal's help! What do we have to fear from Chi Yuan, Cang Xuan, and Dan Zhu!"

"But Elder... Cangxuan and Lord Danzhu are gods who bestowed civilization upon us. Are we to kill them?"

A young member of the Nine Nether Clan said, his voice trembling slightly.

"Immortals cannot die! So, what we did wasn't exactly... killing them, but merely destroying their mortal bodies and allowing them to return to the ranks of the immortals!"

The elder defended himself.

“Our Nine Nether Clan has always been ostracized. The immortals are unfair to us, so naturally we must resist. The immortals have made mistakes, and they must also pay the price!”

A middle-aged man chimed in.

"But this..."

The young man wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by the elder.

"Alright, stop talking! This is the elders' decision,"

The elder frowned.

"Get out. I thought you had some knowledge, but I was wrong. From today onwards, you will leave the council of elders!"

"I... fine, since you insist on this."

The young man frowned, then sighed and left the tent.

As soon as he came out, a young girl came up to him.

"Youpo, what's wrong? Why did you come out?"

"I have been expelled from the council of elders."

Youpo shook his head and sighed again.

"The immortals have been kind to humanity, yet humanity has betrayed them because of selfish desires. The Nine Nether Clan is not far from extinction..."

To the girl's astonishment, Youpo suddenly grabbed the beast bone from his waist and shouted:

"Youpo is unwilling to betray the immortals, nor can he bear to see his compatriots digging their own graves! He will take his leave first. Please, my people, take good care of yourselves!"

As he spoke, the sharpened animal bone pierced his throat, and he fell straight to the ground.

Chapter Twenty: The Song of Cangxuan and Danzhu (Part Three)

Nordic

"That's enough, now disappear."

"Your knowledge of that Honkai Beast is insufficient to solve it."

"This has nothing to do with you. I will take care of the battle. You just need to complete the Fire Seed Project according to plan."

"Its existence has proven the failure of Project Fire."

"..."

"You are 'Merutina,' right? Then you must defeat this Honkai Beast, even if it means bowing down and begging for my guidance. Isn't that right?"

"...Alright, go ahead and tell me."

……

On the iceberg, two women are arguing, while at the foot of the mountain lies a human village from the early days of civilization.

Now, an unimaginable disaster is about to strike, and the only ones who can become saviors are two people with the same name on the snow-capped mountain.

This event was recorded by later generations as follows:

These are the three long, harsh winters that humanity faces during the Fimbulb Winter.

Strong winds and snowstorms swept from all directions, freezing the earth. Without sunlight, the world lost its warmth. In the biting cold, suspicion and conflict filled the air, and war and malice dominated the world.

People all over the world were hacking at each other with spears or swords, their blood staining the earth red and even their shields cracking.

Hungry beasts roam the wilderness in search of food. People no longer tolerate, understand, or help each other. Siblings kill each other, fathers and sons become enemies, and they slaughter each other in ugly competition. The whole world becomes very uneasy, and evil spreads like a plague.

Nidhogg, the black dragon, soared above the battlefield, its wings emitting a terrifying sound as it greedily devoured the massive tree roots that supported the world. A blood-red light emanated from the sky, staining the sky and the earth a deep crimson.

Stars fell from the heavens, time ceased to exist, the scorched earth trembled and sank into the turbulent sea, all that remained were towering waves, and the universe was left with only a deathly silence and eternal darkness. (Adapted from Ragnarok)

However, the truth as people perceive it is often quite different from reality.

The Honkai Beast—World Tree—possesses terrifying spiritual power and the ability to devour Honkai energy. It wantonly manipulates humanity, plunging early humans into chaos and causing them to engage in meaningless battles against each other.

They no longer believed in Melutina and the black dragon that hovered in the sky; fear and hatred had driven them astray.

But even so, the black dragon still wanted to save them. She bowed her head to her other self and obtained the way to overcome the disaster.

She transformed herself into an enemy of humanity, devouring the corpses of those defeated in war, using hatred to stop humanity's infighting.

Using the legacy of the previous civilization, it destroyed the foundation of the World Tree. The black dragon tore apart its roots and burned its body with black flames. In the end, the Honkai Beast, with only one-tenth of its original body remaining, fled into the ground in a sorry state, waiting for a new opportunity.

Humanity was spared annihilation, yet they do not remember their heroes. They write of the calamity as "the tree that supports and builds the world," and of the heroes as "monsters that devour the world."

However, Heilong had no objection to this. She no longer needed anyone's recognition. Over the long course of time, she only hoped to leave behind the final result.

…………

Shenzhou

After the war in Northern Europe ended, the pioneers in China, who were also involved in the Fire Seed Project, had not yet received any news.

But another conspiracy awaiting them has already begun.

"Nine Nether Tribe? Cang Xuan, what are you talking about?"

Danzhu scratched his head.

“That tribe is extremely warlike. To prevent them from growing stronger and waging war, we deliberately reduced our support there, but we actually gave them the most food. They have no reason to hate us!”

"Danzhu, people's hearts are treacherous. Sometimes, it's not that if you do them a favor, they will be grateful. Quite the opposite..."

Cang Xuan sighed.

“If you give a favor but it is not reciprocated, it will only cause resentment. This resentment may be without any reason, but it does exist.”

It's unbelievable that human civilization, before even making further progress, has already exposed its inherent flaws.

"So this Nine Nether Clan... could they be planning to take revenge on us? But... we haven't done anything to wrong them."

Danzhu said with some grievance.

"That's human nature."

Cang Xuan patted his younger sister's head.

"However, the Nine Nether Tribe may not necessarily attack us directly, after all, we are the ancestors of civilization and have indeed done them a favor."

Perhaps they will protest in other ways.

"Cangxuan, you're going to attend the three-tribe conference soon. Will something happen to you?"

Danzhu suddenly felt a little worried.

"You said it yourself, this is a meeting of three tribes, and Ji Lin and Lian Shan are here too. What can the Nine Nether Tribe do?"

Cang Xuan smiled and shook his head.

"But Danzhu, you must be careful and be wary of them."

"I understand. Then I'll go and suspend the dissemination of some knowledge about pre-civilizations. It seems that Project Fireseed is destined to come to an end."

"There's nothing we can do about it. Our mission is not only to impart knowledge, but also to safeguard the development of humanity."

Cang Xuan shook his head.

"The Nine Netherworlds, the Lianshan Mountains, and the Youxiong tribe—if these three tribes could unite, they could form the rudiments of a civilization. But what I'm worried about is..."

"Worry?"

"No, it's nothing. I must have been overthinking it."

Cang Xuan did not answer the question, but stood up.

"Alright, Danzhu, go quickly, Hua is still waiting for you."

"Okay, I understand, sister."

……

Nine Nether Tribe

"This thing is so interesting! It looks very valuable. Cangxuan will definitely like it!"

Chi You moved his enormous body back into the huge temple that the Nine Nether Clan had built for him.

"Lord Chi You!"

In the Nine Nether Clan, there are nine people with the surname You who serve as elders, which is also the origin of the name Nine Nether Clan.

After Chi You was worshipped by the Jiuyou tribe, he also received the name You Tan.

Besides Chi You, there are eight other elders, making a total of seven, excluding You Po who committed suicide recently.

"Huh? It's the Giant. What's up?"

Chi You recognized the middle-aged man; he was one of the elders, and they usually took turns making offerings to him.

"We have located the Xuanyuan Sword. Youlu has already succeeded and is on his way with the eighty-one stolen Xuanyuan Swords!"

Youju said excitedly, completely unaware that Chiyou's aura was abnormal.