Kiana, do you understand what filial piety is?

"This guy is so strong..." Siegfried muttered softly and shook his numb arms.

"Be careful!" Kiana suddenly shouted, her pupils shrinking. A warhorse, shrouded in purple energy, rushed out from the shadows, its hooves thumping as it galloped towards Siegfried.

Siegfried could only raise his left arm to block in a hurry, and the arm guard collided with the horse's hoof with a loud "clang" sound.

"Any helpers?" Siegfried groaned, staggered a few steps by the impact, and a trace of pain flashed across his face.

"Back off!" Kiana somersaulted into the air and fired her pistols continuously. Bullets streaked through the air.

"Try this!" she shouted, and each bullet hit Hei Jilin's vital parts accurately.

Hei Jilin swung his sword to block, the sound of metal clashing was endless, "Annoying bug!"

Chen Tianwu finally changed the magazine. She knelt on one knee and raised her gun: "Covering fire!"

The dense barrage of bullets formed by the two people forced Hei Jilin back several steps, and the bullets hit Hei Jilin's armor, splashing countless sparks.

Kiana didn't pause for a moment after landing. She lowered her body, tensed her leg muscles, and rushed towards Hei Jilin like a cheetah.

"Cover me!" she shouted without turning her head, with a burning fighting spirit in her eyes.

Hei Jilin snorted coldly upon seeing this, and his sword drew an arc of light in front of him, "Looking for death!"

She swung her sword fiercely at the oncoming Kiana, the wind created by the blade carving a deep gully in the ground. Kiana dodged sideways at the critical moment, and the sword's edge grazed her combat uniform, bringing up a few strands of severed white hair.

"Don't even think about succeeding!" Chen Tianwu seized the opportunity and fired three consecutive special armor-piercing bullets accurately hitting Hei Jilin's sword-holding wrist.

Hei Jilin paused in pain, and Kiana seized the opportunity and kicked her hard in the abdomen with a beautiful roundhouse kick.

"Ah!" Hei Jilin was forced to take several steps back, and an obvious dent appeared on his armor.

"Good coordination!" Kiana winked at Chen Tianwu, a confident smile on her lips. But her smile quickly froze—Hei Jilin suddenly leaped up, his longsword sweeping across at astonishing speed.

Kiana hastily raised her two guns to block, "Oops!"

"Kiana!" Chen Tianwu shouted anxiously, immediately adjusting his shooting angle. But Hei Jilin seemed to have anticipated this, dodging the bullet with a flick of his body and slashing at Kiana's neck with his sword.

Kiana narrowly avoided the attack by leaning back, but the sword energy still left a bloody mark on her collarbone.

"Damn it..." Kiana touched the wound, her eyes became sharper, and the gold in her eyes became more obvious.

"You... you're really merciless!"

"The victor is king, the loser is a bandit!" Hei Jilin mounted her pitch-black warhorse and gazed down at the three men from above. The longsword in her hand shone dimly, and a hint of sarcasm curled up at the corner of her mouth. "A mere ant, you dare dare challenge our majesty?"

The warhorse pawed its front hooves restlessly, raising clouds of dust.

"Kiana! Are you okay?" Chen Tianwu stepped forward quickly, the two guns in his hands were always aimed at Hei Jilin, "The wound is not deep, but it needs to be bandaged..."

"Now is not the time to talk about this!" Kiana interrupted him and wiped away the blood. "Siegfried, are you ready?"

"This time, let's go together, three of us. Let's see if she can still be so arrogant!"

Hei Jilin snorted coldly, and her warhorse suddenly reared up. She raised her sword high, and dark energy gathered on the blade. "You ignorant mortals, I will show you my true power!"

"Now!" Siegfried shouted, rushed out first, and the sword in his hand slashed down with a sound of breaking through the air.

Kiana seized the opportunity, moving to the side like a ghost. She fired both guns, bullets tracing countless trajectories in the air. "Try this!" Hei Jilin simply waved his hand, and a black barrier blocked all attacks.

"Damn it... I need more power!" Kiana bit her lower lip, the golden glow in her eyes growing stronger. She could feel the familiar power awakening within her, but now was not the time...

"Don't be distracted!" Chen Tianwu's voice suddenly rang out in her ears. She slid over to Kiana's side, aiming both guns at the front hooves of Hei Jilin's warhorse: "Take care of her mount first!"

"Understood!" Kiana nodded in understanding, and they both opened fire. Bullets rained down like raindrops, and the warhorse neighed in pain, its front legs giving way as it fell to its knees.

Hei Jilin jumped off the horse lightly, the anger in her eyes even more intense: "You... are looking for death!" Her figure suddenly turned into a black shadow, and attacked the three people at a speed that was difficult to capture with the naked eye.

"Be careful!" Siegfried held her sword in front of the two men, and the huge force caused her shoes to leave two deep marks on the ground.

The space here simply cannot support Siegfried's use of Skyfire. Once she uses Skyfire, not to mention whether her identity will be exposed, such a small space will harm everyone.

"Siegfried!" Kiana's pupils suddenly contracted, and she rushed forward desperately, but was stopped by Chen Tianwu.

"Calm down!" Siegfried's voice was unusually serious. "She's going berserk now. If you rush forward, you'll only get yourself killed!"

Kiana clenched her fists. She could feel the power roaring within her body, urging her to release it, but her mind told her that now was not the time...

"Looks like I still need to make an appearance..." Yang slowly took off his glasses and walked slowly in front of Kiana and Chen Tianwu, raising his hand, "Star of Eden, first rated power... start!"

178 Xilin: Let me say something from the heart

Hei Jilin's body suddenly sank, and her knees slammed heavily onto the ground with a dull thud. Her limbs seemed to be bound by invisible chains, and she couldn't even move a finger.

"This is..." Siegfried's pupils suddenly contracted, and she felt a familiar and powerful gravitational field instantly enveloped the entire space.

"Gravity control..." Siegfried stared at Yang who was standing beside her.

"Are you Walter?" Siegfried's voice was a little tense. She knew this ability very well.

Yang tilted her head slightly, her gaze lingering on Siegfried for a moment: "It seems you know me."

She was not surprised at all that Siegfried recognized her, because she also recognized the Holy Judgment of Heavenly Fire in his hand.

If Yang guessed correctly, Siegfried should have been sent by Siegfried to protect Kiana, and the Holy Judge of Heavenly Fire was also given to Siegfried to protect Kiana.

"Then I won't explain any more now." Yang turned to look at Cang Xuan and Dan Zhu, "Do you have any way to save her?"

Cang Xuan looked at Hei Jilin who was pinned down by gravity and shook his head. "If it was still outside or if our sisters' strength was still there, it would be fine, but now..."

She didn't finish her words, but everyone already knew the result.

Danzhu clutched her sister's sleeve tightly, her eyes red: "It's all our fault for being so useless..."

"I'm sorry, Ji Lin..." Cang Xuan looked at Hei Ji Lin with eyes full of sadness. She had experienced countless such things before, but she still couldn't really get used to it.

Yang's frown deepened.

At this moment, Siegfried suddenly took out a metal syringe from the hidden pocket of his tactical belt. Transparent liquid swayed slightly in the glass tube. "Leave it to me. I have a way."

Cang Xuan raised his head suddenly, a glimmer of hope flashing in his eyes: "Do you have a solution?!"

"Yu Zhe gave this to me before he came here." Siegfried's thumb gently stroked the scale of the syringe, his eyes complicated. "It's said to be able to remove the erosion of Honkai energy. But I'm not sure how effective this thing is."

Yu Zhe told her that with just one injection, even a Herrscher would turn back into an ordinary person in a short time.

But is there really such a useful thing in this world?

At least Siegfried hadn't seen it.

"Let's try our best, even if there's only a sliver of hope." Cang Xuan said, "Ji Lin... was once our most reliable comrade. I can't just watch her like this..."

Siegfried took a deep breath and clenched the syringe in his hand, the metal shell leaving a deep indentation on his palm.

"I understand." She responded in a low voice, staring at the liquid in the syringe with complicated eyes, "But Yu Zhe said that this medicine may cause a severe reaction..."

"It's better than watching her completely fall into ruin!" Danzhu suddenly raised his voice, then seemed to realize his own loss of composure, bit his lip and lowered his head, "Sorry... I just..."

"No need to apologize." Siegfried shook his head, a wry smile appearing on his face, "We are all equally worried about her."

She walked slowly to Hei Jilin and said, "Just bear with it..."

As the needle pierced the skin, Hei Jilin's body trembled violently.

Siegfried's hand was as steady as a rock as he slowly pushed the piston. The moment the liquid was injected, Hei Jilin suddenly opened his eyes wide and his red pupils contracted violently.

"Ah--!" A shrill scream broke the silence. Her body arched like a shrimp, and her hands tightly grasped the stone beneath her. The stone instantly turned into a pile of powder under her fingers.

"Hold on!" Siegfried held her violently twitching shoulders tightly. As time passed, Hei Jilin's screams gradually turned into sobs, and her originally black clothes gradually turned back to their original color.

"It's working!" Cang Xuan was pleasantly surprised to find that the black was fading at a speed visible to the naked eye. "Keep going!"

Siegfried gritted his teeth and injected the remaining potion.

Hei Jilin's struggle gradually weakened, and when the last drop of liquid entered her blood vessels, the black color on Hei Jilin's body finally disappeared completely.

Hei Jilin—now he should be called Jilin—opened his eyes weakly, his confused gaze wandering between Siegfried and Cang Xuan.

"I...this is..." Her voice was as thin as a mosquito's.

"That's great, Ji Lin!" Her voice was as soft as a mosquito's whisper, hoarse from not having spoken for a long time, as if it came from far away. She tried to raise her arms, but found that even such a simple movement exhausted her. Her slender fingers could only curl up weakly.

Seeing this, Siegfried immediately and carefully helped her up and said, "Don't be anxious, take your time."

Cang Xuan also stepped forward quickly, squatting down to look Ji Lin in the eye. She reached out and gently brushed away the sweat-soaked hair on Ji Lin's forehead, a relieved smile on her face: "Can you still recognize me?"

Ji Lin's gaze lingered on the two men's faces for a moment, the mist in her eyes gradually dissipating. She nodded slightly, her voice, though weak, becoming much clearer: "Cang Xuan..." As she spoke, she suddenly began to cough violently, and her pale cheeks flushed unnaturally.

"Don't talk, take a rest first."

"Yeah." Ji Lin nodded slightly. As her consciousness gradually became clearer, she gradually remembered what happened when she was controlled by Honkai.

"I, what have I done..." Ji Lin's voice was obviously trembling, and deep self-blame appeared in his eyes.

"That's not your fault." Cang Xuan said softly, his fingers gently stroking Ji Lin's cheek, wiping away the tears that had flowed from her face. "It was Honkai that controlled your consciousness."

At this time, Yang stepped forward and said solemnly, "Although I don't want to disturb your reunion, Chi You is about to recover. We must deal with it as soon as possible."

"If it's you, there shouldn't be any problem." Cang Xuan turned to look at Yang, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes: "If you can unleash the true power of the Star of Eden..."

"There..." Ji Lin suddenly raised her hand and pointed to a distant spot where a strange purple light flickered. Her fingers trembled slightly, but her voice was remarkably clear: "That's Chi You's core. Destroy it."

"I understand." Yang looked in the direction she pointed, tightening his grip on the Star of Eden, his eyes gradually becoming sharper. "You wait here."

When Yang reached the location of Chiyou's core, she frowned at the overwhelming crushing energy. The pulsating purple energy emanated a suffocating sense of oppression, and the surrounding space was distorted by the powerful energy.

"Is this the core of Chiyou?" Yang muttered to himself, the strands of hair on his forehead fluttering in the energy fluctuations. "What a terrifying Honkai energy, but as long as I can destroy this..."

Yang took a deep breath and raised the Star of Eden. Just as she was about to launch an attack, a black shadow flashed by at astonishing speed.

Yang felt a sharp pain in her chest. Looking down, she saw a slender but blood-stained hand piercing through her chest and pulling out her Herrscher core.

"What?!" Yang turned around in disbelief, and what came into view was a pair of extremely familiar golden eyes...

"The Second Herrscher..." Yang uttered these words with difficulty, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth. The Star of Eden in his hand fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

"Long time no see, traitor."

179 Yang: I am going to play the resurrection match again

The Herrscher of the Void's voice was as chilling as ice. She slowly withdrew her blood-stained hand, her golden eyes flashing with cruel pleasure.

Yang's body swayed and he fell to one knee on the ground. Blood continued to gush out from the wound on his chest, staining the cloth on his body a glaring red.

"Why..." Yang Qiang raised his head, his voice so weak that it was almost inaudible, "You should obviously..."

"Dead? Or is he sleeping in this little girl's body, never to wake up?" The Herrscher of the Void sneered, gracefully shaking the blood off his hands. "How naive! Do you think mere human means can completely destroy a Herrscher?"

She leaned over, her long snow-white hair falling on the side of Yang's face. With a mocking smile, she leaned close to Yang's ear and said, "I've been waiting for this opportunity, to watch that self-righteous performance."

Yang's breathing became increasingly rapid, and her vision began to blur. She reached out with a trembling hand to grab the fallen Star of Eden, but the Herrscher of the Void stepped on her wrist.

"Don't waste your energy." The Herrscher of the Sky looked down at her condescendingly, a twisted joy flashing in his eyes. "You know what? Seeing you like this makes me happier than killing you directly."

She tilted her head and gave an innocent smile, "After all, this is what betrayers deserve."

The Herrscher of the Sky leaned over and lifted Yang's chin with her fingertips. "Look at you now, a pathetic creature who can't even stand up." Her golden eyes flashed with madness. "You are so ridiculous now."

Yang's lips trembled as she tried to say something, but she only coughed up more blood.

Without the Herrscher core, her body couldn't last much longer.

Yang's consciousness began to fade, and all that remained in his ears was the Herrscher of the Void's smiling voice: "It's a pity that you're about to die. You won't be able to witness with your own eyes how the world you fought so hard to protect is destroyed..."

At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps in the distance.

"Stop!" Siegfried rushed over with the Holy Judgment of Heavenly Fire in his hand, and the sword was burning with blazing flames.

At this moment, her eyes were full of anger and anxiety, "Let her go!"

The Herrscher of the Void didn't even turn his head, but just waved his hand contemptuously.

"You're in the way, you little bug. You have no business here." As she finished her words, a spatial rift suddenly opened beneath Siegfried's feet. Her expression froze instantly, and before she could react, she was transported out of Chiyou's interior.

The Herrscher of the Void, who had just awakened, knew very well that his current strength was no match for the power of the Holy Judge of Heavenly Fire.

Therefore, the best way is to teleport Siegfried, who is holding the Holy Judge of Heavenly Fire, away.

"Sieg... Fei..." Yang watched this scene, scratching the ground with his fingers weakly, but couldn't catch even a speck of dust.

"Don't worry, she won't die." The Herrscher of the Sky tilted his head. "I deliberately sent her to a safe place. After all... I will let her, the Kaslana family, witness the destruction of this world with their own eyes."

Yang's pupils began to dilate, and she could feel her life slipping away rapidly. "You won't... succeed..." Yang gasped with difficulty, and blood foam overflowed from the corners of her mouth with every word she spoke.

Her trembling fingers tried to gather the last bit of Houkai energy, but it was in vain under the suppression of the Herrscher of the Sky.