Collapse, Kaslana's Way of Survival

「Hmph, you’re good at talking big, but I want to see what you can come up with… Hmm? The aura of the Herrscher!? One—no, two?!」

Ignoring the panicked Herrscher of the Sky, Keno used the power of erosion to gather his consciousness into a ball, while secretly frowning in his heart.

What's going on? Is it so difficult for the Herrscher of Corrosion to converge his consciousness? Why is he consuming so much Honkai energy?

It is obvious that Feiyuwan often ran around in his consciousness before. Is it because he is not familiar with the use of the power of erosion?

Shaking his head, he temporarily put aside his doubts. Using Yu Duchen as his boat, Kainuo followed Xiaozhi and Fu Hua's steps and entered Kiana's body.

[You traitors of Honkai, you will die a miserable death, you... you don't even come here!!!]

Chapter 222 Two Sides

Just considering the power of erosion, the Herrscher of Corrosion was indeed very powerful. Kayno didn't even have to exert much effort. After crossing the deadly darkness and almost negligible psychological defenses, he easily entered Kiana's consciousness space.

Standing on the white snowfield, staring at the ruined tower standing tall in the distance, Keno frowned with confusion in his heart.

What is this place? When has Kiana been here?

Normally, a consciousness space would be a place deeply imprinted in its owner's subconscious. However, although Kiana had lived with Siegfried on the snowy plains for a period of time as a child, it couldn't possibly be here, right?

"This is the Tower of Babel, where the Second Herrscher was born and died."

Fu Hua, who arrived early, saw Kainuo's confusion and began to explain.

"Since she's also inside Kiana's body, it's normal for the Herrscher of the Void's consciousness to have some influence on this space. And it's also perfectly normal for the Tower of Babylon, a major turning point in her life, to remain deeply etched in her memory."

"And if I'm not mistaken, the Herrscher of the Void's consciousness should be hiding in that tower right now."

"Oh, so now we just have to run to that tower, pull her out and beat her up?"

Xiao Shi rubbed his hands together, his eyes flashing with eagerness. "I've been swearing at her for so long!"

"I'm not going to beat her up, but kill her cleanly and efficiently." There was no mercy in Fu Hua's words.

"Oh, that's unnecessary, right?" Xiao Shi's eyes widened. Her originally excited tone now held a hint of pity. "Even though she does look quite fierce, the worst that can happen is we can just hit her harder, beat her so hard that her mother can't even recognize her. This will leave her with a huge psychological trauma and make her afraid to make a scene again. That should be enough, right?"

"It's useless." Fu Hua shook her head. "She might endure it for a while, or even for a very long time, but as long as the time is right, she will definitely seize control of Kiana's body and once again set off a great destruction in this world."

Kainuo looked at Xiaoshi who was still a little reluctant and tried to persuade him.

"I've already said it before. She's different from the Herrschers of your world, and even different from the vast majority of Herrschers born in our world."

"She's not some ignorant Herrscher born innocent, but an executioner who has slaughtered tens of millions of people with her own will. She harbors malice towards humanity. Under these circumstances, we cannot afford to give her a chance to prove herself."

"Besides, if she were alive, it would have an immeasurable negative impact on Kiana. After meeting Kiana, you wouldn't want such a lively and lovely girl to be sad, right?"

"Hey, hey, hey, don't mix in your subjective thoughts when persuading others!"

After loudly retorting, Xiaozhi sighed and nodded reluctantly.

"Okay, okay, I get it. But let me tell you in advance, I might not be able to do it, so you have to come in person when I kill her."

Keno made an OK gesture.

To prepare Xiao Shi mentally, he nodded to Fu Hua.

"Speaking of which, Fu Hua, you're not in good shape right now, right? I'll provide you with Honkai energy, and you'll be able to fight without restraint in a while."

"...In that case, I'll take the lead, and you two will act accordingly."

Fu Hua shifted her gaze from the two people to the giant tower. With a wave of her hand, several feather dust appeared out of thin air and floated around.

As the red light on Yu Duchen flickered, Fu Hua's originally gray hair seemed to catch fire, instantly transforming into the same red and white gradient as Yu Duchen. Her training clothes, which she hadn't had time to change into since she had just left the training hall, also slowly disappeared, replaced by a set of simple Changbai traditional clothing embroidered with red patterns.

Fu Hua bent her legs and leaped into the air, her fiery red eyes fixed on the Tower of Babylon with the indifference of an immortal. She placed her hands on her chest, clasped them together, and with a flash of red light, a vast, raging flame began to gather behind her.

With sufficient Honkai energy and Yu Duchen in hand, she could unscrupulously use her peak strength at almost no cost in this realm of consciousness!

"Taixu - Sword God!"

The moment the flames behind her transformed into a red bird, Fu Hua's momentum surged, and she shouted loudly. As she swung the invisible sword in both hands, the firebird screamed and swooped down towards the Tower of Babylon.

This attack rivaled the might of Kevin in his prime, a strike Keno had witnessed in the Stigmata. A mere tower naturally offered no resistance. The Tower of Babylon was sliced ​​cleanly in half like a piece of tofu, or like a sheep. The aftermath of the Firebird's attack sank into the earth, creating a massive gaping hole.

A violent shaking sensation emanated from her feet. Kiana would have collapsed to the ground. Fortunately, both Kaynor and Xiaozhi were capable of great feats. Together, they flew into the air to watch the action unfold.

"Oh, Kainuo, it's the Taixu Sword God!" Xiao Shi's eyes sparkled. "The Red Kite Immortal's famous unique skill, the moment it's unleashed, the world changes color! Now it seems like we don't even need to make a move?"

"Probably." Kainuo nodded.

"But don't take that comic book setting to heart, even though everything in it seems to be true—and besides, aren't you also a Taixu Sword God?"

"How can this be the same?!"

"Damn it, damn it!"

Emerging from the center of the Tower of Babel, which was broken into two halves, the Herrscher of the Sky, who looked almost identical to the Izumi Elf, trembled all over as he looked at Fu Hua, who had an indifferent expression in the sky.

She already had the memory of facing Fu Hua's attack during the second collapse, and now the nightmare of the past was brought back again. Therefore, although she could use some power in the consciousness space, she was so frightened that she dared not move at all.

But just because she didn't dare to move didn't mean Fu Hua wouldn't do anything.

Although she was surprised by the Second Herrscher's lack of resistance, she would not let this opportunity slip away.

Fu Hua clasped her hands in front of her chest, and the flames of the Great Void Sword God soared into the air once again. Without the protection of the so-called Honkai God, her attack this time would surely kill the opponent directly.

"no, do not want."

Staring at the gradually taking shape of the Firebird, the Herrscher of the Sky's expression was filled with horror. Knowing she would surely perish if she continued like this, she gritted her teeth and cast a hopeful gaze towards Kayno, who was watching the show from a distance, even taking out some sunflower seeds.

"Save me! If I die, your sister Kiana will die too!"

The sound came into Kaino's ears along with the breeze. He paused in cracking melon seeds and looked at the Herrscher of the Sky with an unwilling look on his face, frowning.

"What do you mean?"

Before he could reply, Fu Hua's Taixu Sword God had already gathered its strength. Ignoring the other person's words, she formed her two fingers into a sword and swung it down fiercely.

Under the desperate gaze of the Herrscher of the Sky, the firebird, which turned from red to purple, arrived in front of her in an instant—

And it collapsed and disappeared in an instant.

As a former civilization warrior, Fu Hua was no stranger to this scene. She frowned and looked at Kainuo with a puzzled expression.

She was so focused on accumulating strength that she didn't realize what was happening.

Without any intention of explaining to Fu Hua, Kainuo controlled the space and came directly in front of the Ruler of the Sky.

"What do you mean by what you just said?"

But as if she was frightened by Fu Hua's close attack, she stared at Kainuo with wide eyes, and did not react at all except for breathing heavily.

Kainuo waited for a while, and seeing that she still hadn't come to her senses, he directly used the power of erosion to check her consciousness.

It was during this investigation that he suddenly discovered something was wrong.

"Hiss, how strange?"

Xiao Shi also came over and examined the other person with the power of the Herrscher of Knowledge. She frowned and looked puzzled.

"Are she and that girl named Kiana really two separate consciousnesses? The connection between them is too close, even more so than that of your friend named Xi'er."

"Rather than two consciousnesses, why do I feel like they're more like two manifestations of one consciousness? Like split personalities... No, that description doesn't seem quite accurate."

"No, that description is quite accurate."

Fu Hua also came over. With thousands of years of experience in using Yu Duchen, she was even one step faster than the other two in making an accurate judgment.

Staring at the Herrscher of the Sky who was beginning to come back to his senses, she couldn't help but frown.

"It's like two minds spawned from a single consciousness. Although their ideas differ and are even opposed, they both seem to be the Second Herrscher, Sirin. If one is to be completely killed, the other will perish as well."

No wonder the other party was so unscrupulous when they were outside before. As long as a few people cared about Kiana's life, it would be impossible to kill her.

But Fu Hua still couldn't understand why this situation had occurred. The Second Herrscher she faced back then was arrogant and inhumane, so why would she display two diametrically opposed thoughts, one good and one evil?

The other party is not like one of her comrades who can think in compartmentalized terms.

"Haha, it seems like you guys are already aware of the current situation?"

The Herrscher of the Sky came back to his senses from his state of fear, sorted out his thoughts, and when he saw the sad faces of the people in front of him, he suddenly laughed.

"I've said it before, you absolutely can't do anything to me. I advise you to just admit defeat and surrender. That way, maybe I won't bully that Qi so much in the future—"

The Herrscher of the Sky had just finished speaking when Xiao Shi's fist hit her in the face, interrupting her.

"Really? Aren't you annoying with all this nagging!?"

Xiao Shi rubbed his fists and looked unkindly at the Herrscher of the Void who was covering his face in disbelief.

Patting the shoulders of the two people next to her, she blinked her big eyes and continued her original proposal with a childlike smile on her face.

"So, what if you still consider my previous idea? The idea of ​​beating her up until she becomes autistic and never dares to come out again?"

"After all, we can't kill her, so why not just beat her up like that? Then why don't we come back and visit her and give her our care? Wouldn't that way Kiana would be safe?"

"It's useless. Once the Herrscher Gem of the Void awakens, she will definitely rebel." Kayno frowned.

Xiao Shi's face drooped again.

"I still don't quite understand," Kayno frowned and turned to look at Fu Hua. "The Herrscher of Reason is a living example right there, so the Herrscher Core won't naturally be inclined towards a consciousness that wants to destroy the world."

"If they are two sides of the same coin, then why does this Herrscher of the Void's mastery of the Core so overwhelmingly surpass Kiana's?"

It has always been said that good cannot defeat evil... Why can't the kind-hearted Kiana defeat the evil Herrscher of the Sky?

“This is what consciousness looks like.”

Fu Hua sighed with a sad look on her face.

"The physical tug-of-war relies on strength and weight, plus some way of applying the force. The mental battle relies on the firmness and awareness of the mind, as well as the skill of using the core."

"Compared to good intentions, which may be mixed with various things, the evil intentions born from Sirin's hatred of humans are much purer. And when it comes to the awakening of consciousness, Kiana is definitely no match for Sirin."

"As for the techniques for using the core..."

Fu Hua smiled bitterly and said nothing more.

Kiana only recently found out that she had a Herrscher core.

"So what if we beat her up as I said?" Xiao Shi suggested again, "If we beat her up hard, she'll probably be scared into giving in, right? In that case, let's just beat her up!"

The Herrscher of the Sky glared at her fiercely, the anger on his face was self-evident.

"It's useless." Fu Hua shook her head. "No matter what method we use, as long as Kiana is still weaker than the Herrscher of the Void in the battle of consciousness, there is no way to avoid the risk of her taking over our body."

"Physical pain will only fuel her inner desire for revenge, which will only intensify her evil intentions. Furthermore, before Sirin became the Herrscher of the Void, she was an experimental subject in the Tower of Babylon. The pain she endured is unimaginable to ordinary people. Doing this will only make it more difficult for Kiana to win."

Keno pondered for a moment, then changed his mind and came up with another idea.

"What if her malice becomes impure?"

Fu Hua and Xiao Shi looked over.

"As long as one can think normally, evil thoughts will arise uncontrollably. But at the same time, there is also room for good thoughts to arise," said Kainuo.

"Others' love for her, her love for others. If she has such emotions, then wouldn't her evil intentions be impure? Then wouldn't Kiana be able to... well, just ignore what I said."

Feeling the disdainful gaze of the Herrscher of the Sky beside him, Kainuo suddenly realized that he was extremely wrong.

Not long ago, they were planning to kill her, and even if they showed concern for her later, it was for Kiana. And how could she accept love that was based on her opposition to Kiana's good?

Especially since those with malicious intentions would certainly view everything in the world with the greatest malice. Unless someone could care for them without reservation, regardless of their feelings towards Kiana, it would be useless.

But how is that possible?

"...I have a suggestion."

After looking at Kainuo cautiously, Fu Hua spoke slowly.

Kaino frowned.

"You'd better not tell me you want to kill Kiana."

Fu Hua was stunned and quickly shook her head.

"Of course not. A relative of a comrade once became a Herrscher, so I understand your feelings. Besides, even if Kiana temporarily loses control, you know and can stop her, so I won't suggest such an idea."

Although she sometimes speaks a little bluntly, she is not completely without emotional intelligence.

"My idea is to use Yu Duchen to create an environment, and then put Kiana's shielded memory inside."

"Since Kiana's awareness is not enough, then we will train her awareness. Since Kiana's kindness is not pure enough, then we will let her experience absolute love and work hard to repay it."

"You have also used the power of the Herrscher of the Sky, so we can even train her skills in this area, so that -"

"Shut up!" Kainuo glared at Fu Hua and interrupted her.