Collapse, Kaslana's Way of Survival

But even if he wanted to temporarily switch to a weapon with cooler special effects, it was too late. Kevin didn't hesitate at all, and swung the greatsword down. A torrent of flames suddenly poured out from the sword and hit Kayno directly. The speed of the attack was so fast that it seemed as if he had no fear of accidentally killing Kayno.

Damn the Black Heart Trial!

At the very beginning, Kainuo was already convinced that what the other party said before about not holding back was true.

He no longer hesitated, and began to use the power of the Ice Ruler with all his strength. The extreme low temperature condensed into bursts of icy mist around Keno.

Kainuo frowned and waved his hand, and the ice mist immediately collided with the flames that were not far from him.

Then, the ice fog dissipated instantly.

Kainuo's eyes widened.

really! ?

Even when Siegfried was out of control before, his ice power was only slightly inferior. Why was it that now he seemed unable to even resist and was defeated in an instant?

Is this the Judge of Heavenly Fire playing Siegfried, or is he using his own power to play himself?

There was no time to resist. Imaginary doors quickly appeared beneath Kayno's feet and enveloped him. Then, another flash of black light passed by, and Kayno, still a little shaken, reappeared nearby.

After staying still for a while and taking a deep breath, Kainuo slowly turned his head to look at where he had just stood.

Although the Heavenly Fire in Kevin's hand was still burning, the flames that had just attacked him had vanished without a trace, as if it were just an illusion. Only the endless gap in the ground and the lava flowing slowly within it showed that the attack had indeed occurred.

It's like the god of fire has descended to earth.

"I should have said from the beginning that I would do my best."

Kevin did not continue the attack, and his voice remained extremely calm, but Kainuo inexplicably felt that he was a little disappointed.

"Since birth, you've never experienced true combat above the Herrscher level, so it's understandable that you underestimated your opponent or even lost your mind. But if you continue like this, there's absolutely no chance you'll defeat the End."

Hanging the Holy Judge of Heavenly Fire to the side, Kevin turned around and looked at Keno again.

"I won't give you any more time to breathe, so you'd better use all your strength. If you can't even defeat me, then you definitely won't be able to defeat the End."

“…That sounds nice.”

After a moment's silence, Kainuo pressed the button on his right wrist to let Yue Hai put on his clothes while grinning, "If I use my full strength, I'll have to use the power of the World Bubble, but using the power of the World Bubble will destroy this area of ​​the Holy Scar space. How can I use it? Jiong? 2 Yaoshan Ling (eight) Yue + Yi full strength?"

Kevin didn't answer, but glanced at the Xuanyuan Sword in Keno's hand.

"Are you still going to use it?"

Kainuo rolled his eyes, loosened his grip, and the Xuanyuan Sword slowly disappeared in the air.

The Taixu Sword Form was good, but without the core Sword Heart, the coordination was far less effective. Normally, that wouldn't have been a big deal, but facing Kevin, arguably humanity's top fighter... continuing this was just too much.

Kevin nodded upon seeing this and raised the sword in his hand again.

Kainuo took a deep breath and looked solemn. He extended his right hand towards Kevin with his five fingers spread out.

End of Chapter 211

Of course, Keno doesn't just want to pose.

The moment his five fingers opened, the holy mark on Keno's chest began to glow slightly red.

Endless Honkai energy surged from the imaginary space toward his stigma, then, with the stigma as its core, flowed into every part of his limbs and bones. The Honkai energy distributed throughout the Moon Skeleton Armor assisted the control devices in their operation, aiding the operation of Kenori's Herrscher's power.

Yu Duchen, the Star of Eden, the Oath of Judah… accompanied by the constantly flickering blue light behind him, one after another, the prestigious Key of God appeared out of thin air as if 3D printed.

Watching this scene, Kevin slowly tightened his hand around Tianhuo, his eyes half closed.

"Jiemie... unsheathed!"

Hotter than the previous flames, even more majestic than before. The sky-covering flames soared from the Great Sword Jiemie, dyeing the originally dark sky a bright red.

But the flames didn't rush directly towards Kayno like last time. Instead, they floated quietly in the sky, growing larger and larger. Almost at the moment when the divine keys behind Kayno were completely projected, the flames rushed forward!

This time, Keno, who was already prepared, naturally would not panic like last time.

The Oath of Judah suddenly grew larger and slammed into Keno's body. A faint golden halo suddenly spread out from it. The area enveloped by the halo was like a restricted area, and all the flames that entered it instantly disappeared.

The corners of Kainuo's mouth curled up into a slightly relaxed smile.

Although the divine grace barrier has not been fully deployed, it is enough to resist most attacks now.

When Kevin, who was standing not far away, saw this scene, his face darkened slightly as if he recalled some bad memories.

"The power of the Herrscher is indeed extraordinary, but there are countermeasures."

As he spoke indifferently, he bent his legs and suddenly leaped into the air, raising the Jiemie Greatsword high above his head.

Although the Oath of Judah only protected one side, he had no intention of switching directions. Putting aside the fact that the Divine Grace barrier could be expanded, his purpose in initiating this battle wasn't to defeat the enemy, but to personally witness whether Keno truly possessed the potential to face the end.

When facing the end, what is needed is not some simple thoughts, but a collision of power and effort.

Therefore, he had to rely on the purest effort to break through this natural defense line!

Just like before!

The pale shell of the Honkai beast grew from his arm. Without a trace of hesitation in Kevin's eyes, he swung down the Jiemie again.

A long and narrow line of fire fell from the sky, easily cutting through the barrier released by Judah like a sharp blade, and rushed towards Keno with the momentum of cutting through the earth.

Kainuo pressed his swollen temples and couldn't help but grit his teeth.

Although it was probably far from a true Herrscher, it was too outrageous to be able to easily cut through this incomplete divine grace barrier!

and……

"Feiyuwan, could you please shut up?" Kainuo pressed his temple harder and harder. "I'll just be there for a moment. Could you please stop nagging?"

“$^*%,￥*!”

"...If you keep nagging me, you'll never see Yaezakura again. If you behave yourself for a while, I'll take you to the afterlife to meet your sister, okay?"

After the big stick and the sweet date were used together, the Scarlet Prison Pill that resided in the core of the Herrscher of Corrosion finally calmed down.

His brain was suddenly freed, and Keno finally breathed a sigh of relief, looking up at the large, scorching flames so close to him.

There was a slight snap of fingers, and the color of the long line of fire instantly changed from red to purple, as if it were diseased.

Kainuo waved his hand lightly, and the flames immediately dissipated with the wind.

Staring at this scene, Kevin frowned slightly, "You cheated."

While it's true that the Herrscher of Corrosion's power could erode everything like a virus, it definitely couldn't be this efficient. Even if the fusion of the Herrscher of Corrosion's core had significantly increased its ability to absorb Honkai energy, it was only for that brief moment that it absolutely couldn't have eroded that patch of flames.

The other party was able to achieve this because they took advantage of this space. The Stigmata Space... this is where the Herrscher of Corrosion can show his prowess.

In response, Kainuo simply shrugged. "I don't think this is cheating. If it weren't for this space preventing me from using star energy, defeating you would definitely be much easier than it is now."

Kainuo was surprisingly confident about himself in the Star Armor state.

"Come to think of it, you actually surprised me." As he spoke, Kainuo flicked the Yu Duchen that he had quietly moved to his hand earlier. "I thought Yu Duchen would have some effect on you, but it turns out that you were completely unaffected."

Not only that, when he counterattacked with the Corrosion Power, he actually activated the Star of Eden. The result was astonishing, Kevin was like nothing happened, not even a shake.

Feeling a little disappointed, Kayno withdrew all the divine keys he had projected earlier.

"But let's not talk about this anymore. Have you admitted defeat? Relying on the Ruler of Erosion's control over this sacred space, you should have no chance of winning, right?" Kainuo scratched his head.

Kevin just shook his head and didn't answer.

He raised Jiemie high for the third time and took a deep breath. The marks of the Honkai Beast grew heavier and heavier on his body. His plastron, arms, tail... At an extremely fast speed, Kevin's degree of beastification instantly surpassed Siegfried's, and he transformed into a standing Honkai Beast!

Unlike Siegfried, despite his ferocious and terrifying appearance, he still looks rational.

So this is the ability that Kaslana has passed down from generation to generation in the stigmata? No way!

When Kainuo thought about how his sister might look like this before a fight, his heart began to twitch.

At the same time, his right hand quietly reached into the imaginary door.

"No matter how fast the erosion is, as long as Jiemie releases flames faster than you, the attack will still be effective." Kevin said, holding Jiemie's hands tighter and tighter. "Witness the so-called artificial collapse of a fusion warrior--"

Kevin's arm, which was waving Jiemie, suddenly stopped and just floated quietly in the air.

Looking at the dead fog drifting out from an imaginary door beside him, Kevin felt the will to destroy everything within it and suddenly fell silent.

"Don't say I have no moral principles." Kainuo flew in front of Kevin and shrugged.

"I let you attack first the first two times, and I waited until you had transformed before attacking the third time. I think I was being very righteous."

"Even when facing the End, it's normal to strike first, right? And I didn't use the power of the Herrscher of Corrosion this time."

Chapter 212 Stigma Plan

Shocked by Kainuo's sweet talk, Kevin fell silent for a moment.

After a long while, he slowly spoke, "I remember saying that what I'm doing on you is a test. I also said that this test is related to whether the Stigma Project will be activated."

Kevin stared at Keno with his icy blue eyes, his voice slow and firm, "Do you think I will approve of your passing the trial if you defeat me with trickery?"

"Why not?" Kainuo spread his hands and shrugged. "It's a fight, so any means are acceptable, right? Since the stigmata space can't use star energy, and I've never really understood your strength, I can only test it and deal with it."

"To be honest, this battle was unfair from the start. If that's the case, why wouldn't I, with my various powers and a natural talent for manipulation, use my own tactics?"

Xing Neng, his most powerful spear, was banned from the start, and even if the opponent truly unleashed his power, he wouldn't necessarily be a match for him in a head-on confrontation. And if he lost, the opponent would rush back to the World Bubble to execute the Stigmata Plan. He was so bored that he was determined to fight the opponent head-on.

Kevin's words sounded righteous, but Keno really didn't believe it. If there really was an enemy who was stronger than him and threatened him with the world, he would fight the opponent like a fool.

To be honest, the other party's implementation of the Stigmata Plan to survive the Collapse is itself a trick.

So Kevin fell silent again.

After taking a deep look at Kaynor, the Honkai beast tissue on Kevin's body quickly retracted into his body under Kaynor's surprised eyes, and the Skyfire Greatsword in his hand was stuck on the ground again.

"You did win, I accept the loss."

As if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders, Kevin exhaled, "As agreed, I will not carry out the Stigmata Project."

"Ask me anything you want to know, and I'll tell you everything—except the part we agreed to."

Kainuo frowned and quickly grasped the key words. His intuition told him that this so-called agreement must be closely related to him.

"Agreement? What agreement?"

"No comment," Kevin said.

He choked at Kevin's answer and immediately wanted to hit him on the head. But considering the strength he had shown earlier and the fact that he had the right to choose whether to answer the next question, Kaino chose to put the overall situation first.

However, he also knew who the consciousness in this stigmata space learned to speak from.

With a sigh, Kaino continued to ask.

"What can you tell me about this agreement?"

Kevin, who had already prepared a lot for today's meeting, was surprised by the question. He went over all the information in his mind and finally said what he could.

"I can only tell you that if you want to find out everything about that promise, you have to go deep into the Paradise of the Past." Kevin looked into Kaynor's eyes and said, "You have defeated me. The gate of the World Serpent is open to you. You can enter and exit the Paradise of the Past at will."

"I can come and go as I please without your permission." Rubbing his temple, Kainuo

He didn't go around in circles and finally returned to that paradise in the past.

Come to think of it, why did Su directly give him the coordinates of the paradise in the afterlife? Was it because the other party also knew something?

Tsk, it seems that the other party is also the Ultimate Riddler, otherwise he would definitely look for him before entering Paradise.

"Okay then." Kayno nodded to show that he understood, then pointed to the scarlet land under his feet.

"Then tell me, why did the Judge say I was special? Why did you test me alone? What's the connection between Mebius and Keno from the previous civilization and my stigmata?"

After a brief silence, Kevin then introduced, "Although you asked many questions, it all comes down to one."

"No comment?" Kainuo asked tentatively.

Kevin was stunned for a moment after being scolded by Kainuo, and a look of nostalgia flashed across his face.

After a pause, he continued, "Not this time."

"Except for the parts I can't share due to that agreement, everything you asked about is related to the Stigma Project."

"The Stigma Project!?" Kainuo was puzzled.

"It's not the inferior product in the World Serpent Files that was made out of necessity, but the real Stigma Project." Kevin explained.

After saying this, Kevin continued to explain without waiting for Keno to ask any questions.

"First of all, I need to explain that the Stigmata Project you're familiar with wasn't originally proposed by Mei. It was actually Mebius who first proposed and implemented it. And the stigmata on your chest is the product of the Stigmata Project."

Keno subconsciously touched his stigma that had suddenly awakened during the crash.

Whether it was Klein's attitude towards this stigma, which was like seeing a stigma in person like Dr. Mobius, or the World Serpent's unusual meaning for it, it was clear that this stigma was special. But he never imagined that it would be related to the true Stigma Project.