A journey into an infinite dimension

After all, he could teach combat, but the knowledge aspect was a bit difficult for him.

It’s not that his knowledge reserves are insufficient, but the way of teaching knowledge is completely different from the way of teaching combat.

"Can I follow my Lord?"

Xue'er blinked, as if she had not expected that Jia Ye would actually ask for her opinion.

"Come along if you don't mind, but you might be bored."

"Then please allow me to serve you, sir."

Bowing slightly, Xue'er said softly.

Chapter 96: About My Use of Yin-Yang Magic in Honkai

"<Shikigami Summoning>"

In a deserted forest, Jia Ye held an old book filled with an ancient charm in one hand, and with the other hand he lightly drew a five-pointed star pattern in the air in front of him, while chanting softly.

Perhaps something was triggered by his movement. In an instant, a red five-pointed star shining with deep light appeared in front of his fingertips, and gradually enlarged while rotating until it reached the size of two Gayes combined. Only then did the rotation stop, and was replaced by a sudden surge of red light.

As if something was trying to break free from it, the five-pointed star suddenly began to tremble violently, and the light it emitted also became flickering in this sudden change. A faint roar began to resound in this silent forest.

A strong wind blew in without warning, and the rustling sound of leaves rubbing against each other was endless. The birds that were originally singing happily suddenly stopped singing the moment the five-pointed star appeared, and at this moment they began to flee in panic as if a disaster was about to happen, as if something that made them feel fear and trembling was gradually awakening.

“——————”

The roaring sound became clearer and louder, as if a devil imprisoned in the depths of hell was cheering for his upcoming freedom.

Xue'er, who was originally standing behind Jia Ye, stepped forward calmly and stood beside him as soon as the incident happened. At the same time, an ice naginata emitting extremely low temperature was held in her hand without her knowing when.

As the culprit who caused all this, Jia Ye seemed not to notice the changes around him, and his eyes never left the book in his hand for a moment.

The book in his hand was obtained from Abe Haruko last night. According to Abe Haruko's memory, this was a practice notebook written by his ancestor, Japan's most famous Onmyoji 'Abe Haruaki'. It recorded all the Onmyoji techniques that Abe Haruaki had learned during his lifetime, his life experiences, and various practice summaries. It was the Abe family's heirloom—in name.

Why nominally? Since that era ended, none of Abe Haruaki's descendants had mastered any of the Onmyoji techniques described in the book. Furthermore, in modern times, few people believed in such unscientific ideas. Therefore, by the time it reached Abe Haruaki, this invaluable training notebook was merely a "relic of our ancestors" that taught various Onmyoji techniques.

As the last surviving member of the Abe family, Abe Harusora is lucky because he confirmed the authenticity of the ancient book by releasing Daji and others from the seal, and because he is the only descendant of Harumi in modern times who can learn the Yin-Yang arts recorded in the book; but he is also unfortunate because his qualifications are not enough for him to learn all the Yin-Yang arts, and because he has set his sights on Jiaye.

So he died, and the training notes fell into Jia Ye's hands, and he gradually mastered them.

As for why Jiaye was able to learn Onmyojitsu, which was not practiced by the Abe clan members who were descendants of Haruaki?

Because reality is not a novel, the Yin-Yang magic passed down by Abe Haruaki is not bound by blood. As long as one has enough talent and spiritual power, or Honkai energy, anyone can learn it.

Yes, the legendary Yin-Yang magic is actually a way of applying Honkai energy. It is better to say that all the non-common sense in this world must be related to Honkai energy. It is not at all like Jiaye's original world, where there are various non-common sense powers such as magic power and inner strength.

As for the reason why Abe Haruzora was able to learn Pieces of Scales and Claws, it was because he seemed to be a rare person qualified for Honkai Energy. Although the degree was very small, it did not prevent him from having the ability to use Onmyoji.

"<Illusory heaven and earth, bound by an ancient pact, I decree: You shall be blinded by chaos; you shall be the prisoner of madness, and I shall be the manipulator with chains in hand—your body shall be my soldier; your soul shall be my servant. In the name of domination, I call upon the twelve celestial generals.>"

After a few breaths, as if he finally reacted to the current situation, Jia Ye put down the ancient book in his hand and looked at the five-pointed star pattern in front of him. There seemed to be some magical and strange patterns flashing in his flaming eyes.

The door leading to the Domination Stage slowly opened behind him, but this time the door did not send the surrounding things into the Domination Stage. Instead, accompanied by Jia Ye's chanting, twelve chains composed of countless silk threads entwined together suddenly shot out from the door and sank into the light pattern.

“————————!!!”

This time, the roaring sound was no longer vague, but became extremely clear, as if something was really roaring in Jia Ye and Xue'er's ears.

At the same time, the sound was faint, and it seemed that there was not just one sound, but as if countless people were making the same sound at the same time.

Ding ding ding ding ding——————

As if it had successfully captured its target, the chain began to retract, and with each inch of the chain being pulled out from the light pattern, the roar gradually became closer and more painful, until finally, the light pattern suddenly shattered, and twelve figures were forcibly pulled out of it at the same time.

The figures have different appearances and postures. Some are forms that should only exist in myths and legends; some look no different from humans; some are like a combination of two different creatures; some are giant beasts in the ocean; and some are not even living creatures.

But without exception, their necks were tightly wrapped and bound by chains, and they were struggling painfully on the ground in front of Jiaye in a kneeling position.

"Is this the so-called 'Twelve Shikigami of Abe Haruaki'?"

Xue'er looked at the twelve Shikigami in front of her, who showed no trace of the majestic presence described in the records, and a hint of strangeness flashed in her beautiful blue eyes.

The era in which she was active was much earlier than that of Abe Haruaki. It was not until she was sealed together with Daji and others that Abe Haruaki became a person who had just risen to fame, so she did not know much about Abe Haruaki.

Perhaps Daji would know something about this, after all, Abe Haruaki's mother is a monster of the same species as her.

Originally, she was a little curious about the legendary Onmyoji who was said to be so magical, but now looking at the twelve Shikigami in front of her, her only feeling was "so weak".

The strongest among these Shikigami is only comparable to them who have just been released from the seal and whose strength has been weakened over the years. They are not even as powerful as them in their night state, not to mention them who have now become Pseudo-Herrschers.

"After all, it's a Honkai beast-like creature created by human hands. It's already quite impressive to be able to reach this level."

Seeing Xue'er's contempt for the Twelve Shikigami, Jiaye simply shrugged and commented calmly.

"Roar!!!"

Perhaps they understood Jiaye's words, and the twelve Shikigami roared at him one after another. Although their voices were different, the indignation contained in them was the same.

They were unhappy with Jiaye for slandering their master, but the result of doing so was only that the chains became tighter.

"His wisdom is not low, but unfortunately, his aptitude is too low."

Shaking his head slightly, Jia Ye had originally been expecting these so-called twelve Shikigami to bring him some surprises, but now it seemed that none of them met his standards.

"Sir, judging from their aura, they seem to come from the same source. Is it possible to merge them back into one?"

After hearing Jia Ye's mumbling, Xue'er suggested.

"It's possible, but it's troublesome and the benefits are not great, so it's not necessary."

Shaking his head, Jia Ye didn't think the effort and reward of this matter were equal.

As the two were talking, the struggles of the twelve Shikigami had become weaker and weaker, and their pupils were gradually covered by a dark color, which meant that their minds had been gradually eroded by the dominating power.

Next, as long as Jiaye gives them a final push, they will completely become "puppets of domination" - this is a completely different concept from the "dominated individual" like Jiaye's clone, and is a real cannon fodder-level combat force in the stage of domination.

There is no need to disperse the Herrscher core, but to use the power of domination to corrode the minds of living beings to create mass-produced cannon fodder. This is the definition of a 'puppet of domination'.

At the same time, this is also one of the manifestations of ultimate dominance.

"Come to think of it, you want to form a force, right? Then I'll give them to you."

Closing the ancient book in his hand, Jia Ye said to Xue Nu.

At the same moment, the last remaining trace of self-awareness in the eyes of the twelve Shikigami was completely swallowed up by the deep darkness. Then the struggling movements stopped, and the chains around their necks disappeared as if they had melted.

"Sir, it's not nice to push something you don't like onto us."

Xue'er said with a helpless smile.

Although they had only been together for a short time, Xue'er had already almost figured out Jia Ye's character. She knew that he was not a cruel and cold person, but rather a proud and arrogant person who was very gentle to his own people, and a little bit black-bellied. So her attitude towards him was no longer as fearful as when she was just defeated.

Of course, this doesn't mean that she will easily cross Jiaye's bottom line, but it would be harmless if she occasionally treated him like a friend.

"Then you don't want it?"

He raised his hand and let the twelve Shikigami transform into talismans and gather in his hands. Jia Ye shook the talismans and asked.

"Of course. After all, most things require sufficient manpower to be implemented."

Taking the talisman handed over by Jia Ye, Xue Nu said this in the tone of an experienced person.

"If you need manpower, you can contact others. Many of them control one or more forces, so they should have no shortage of manpower."

Jia Ye said calmly but heroically as he sent several beacons to Xue'er through the quantum entanglement network constructed by the authority of domination.

"Are they the same people who fought with us?"

Then he sent the beacon to Daji and others who were far away at the moment, Xue'er asked curiously.

"Those? Those are just more advanced puppets. There's only one person who controls them."

Hearing these words, Xue'er's heart suddenly skipped a beat. For a moment, she felt that the person in front of her seemed to be becoming more and more unfathomable.

My lord, how terrifying is his true strength?

Chapter 97 Transaction

In the empty white space, countless stars are twinkling.

The core of the Herrscher of Reason has been obtained by the Third Herrscher.

A man's voice sounded.

[This generation of Walter's consciousness has been erased, he is dead]

A woman's voice sounded.

[The Second Herrscher, the Third Herrscher... The Collapse has finally arrived.]

An old man's voice sounded.

[Fortunately, the Herrscher didn't use the core because of mysophobia.]

A child's voice was heard.

"How arrogant! As expected of a Herrscher, right?"

Rather, we should be thankful that they have mysophobia.

Otherwise our existence would have been discovered.

We are the last barrier of the Ruler of Reason.

[It is an insurance policy that allows humanity to possess the combat power of a Herrscher]

If We Were Erased

Humanity will lose the Ruler of Reason.

[The Herrscher of Reason will return to the embrace of destruction]

It will be more difficult for humans to defeat the Honkai Impact

But why do Herrschers have mysophobia?

Aren't they monsters whose minds have been broken and twisted?

We Never Truly Understood the Herrscher

[It is impossible to determine, because we are just a group of fragmented souls]

Gradually, more and more voices were heard in this space. Men, women, young and old, all kinds of "people" were communicating with each other, covering almost all the stages that humans go through from birth to death.

Whether it is a babbling baby or an old man on his deathbed; whether it is a young girl in her prime or a mature and steady man.

These 'people' are the remnants of the souls of the victims of the first Honkai - the Berlin incident. They were killed by the Honkai but did not die immediately. Instead, due to the special nature of the Herrscher of Reason, the fragments of their souls were left in the core of the Herrscher of Reason.

It was they who brought the first Ruler of Reason back to consciousness just before he was bewitched by Honkai, so they can be said to be the last insurance to ensure that the Ruler of Reason will always be on the side of humanity.

Amidst the conversations of these 'people', a figure gradually appeared in this space, and when he appeared, all the noises slowly became lowered.

He was a young man with indigo hair and blue eyes. He was handsome, and his temperament was gentle and peaceful, but at that moment there seemed to be a trace of unraveling sadness between his brows.

Walter, what do you think?

A voice asked the young man, the first Herrscher of Reason - Walter Joyce.

Your consciousness is perfectly preserved.

[If necessary, you can synchronize your consciousness with ours and be resurrected again]

Although this method is costly, it is better than letting the Herrscher Core fall back into the hands of Honkai.

Just looking for the right time

【You only have one chance】

Joyce did not answer these 'people', but just continued to stare quietly into the void before him, and then spoke softly.

"He has discovered us."

【What----】

The surprised voice stopped abruptly before it even finished speaking because of the black-haired boy who appeared in front of Joyce.

"The remnants of the souls of three hundred thousand victims? The Herrscher of Reason is indeed the only ray of hope left for humanity by the Honkai."

Glancing at the countless stars around him, and finally fixing his gaze on the young man in front of him who could barely be considered an acquaintance, Jia Ye said softly.

"Should we say this is our first meeting, the First Acting Herrscher, Walter Joyce?"

"Shouldn't it be long time no see, old friend?"