K424 of the Collapse World

"I don't deny that."

As he spoke, Otto looked up at the virtual starry sky projected by photons with a meaningful smile, his gaze resting on the dark hole where the moon should have been.

Where Kevin couldn't see, the depths of his pupils still clearly reflected the non-existent silver-white star.

"The contents of the agreement with the gods cannot be revealed casually... You only need to know that the true gods will never become the appendages of a forgery. It only takes a little external interference to break the fragile shackles and return her to the height where she should exist."

"And all we have to do is to fulfill her small wish before that..."

1028 The beginning of the war between gods

The Herrscher girl standing at the edge of the World Ring, with all her might, covers the outer ring world bubble, saving the mortals in imminent danger from the collapse and erosion, and safely sending them to the new home prepared for them by the Alliance...

Shiris, who was watching all this from a higher plane, couldn't help but sigh.

"Even if I have taken away her karma and glory, will she still be a hero..."

As K424, she descended into this world that did not belong to her, flapping her wings like a giant moth to disrupt the established history, causing the girl who was supposed to grow and transform in suffering to embark on a completely different path.

"The same goes for Kiana... If I hadn't stopped her from coming into contact with the other End, I'm afraid she would have been reborn in an instant, leaving the safe civilized world once again and stepping onto the highest stage of this End War."

Talking to herself in her mind, she looked at another civilized settlement that turned into a sea of ​​fire before her, and waved her hand to wipe out the winning Honkai creations of the Herrscher of the End, using her own consumption to keep the forces on the board balanced.

Based on the countless simulated stars in the gap universe, and relying on the power of the end that both sides have that is enough to create the world, they created projections of civilization and collapse in these interstellar spaces and drove them to compete in evolution. This is a new battlefield that Shiris and the Herrscher of the End started long ago.

The situation developed just as the girl had predicted at the beginning. The balance could not be maintained for a long time. The Herrscher of the End steadily accumulated a small advantage, while Shiris gradually became disordered under the increasing pressure...

"If there really is such a great will as 'fate'... how evil is this damn fate to find ways to harm these girls who should have grown up happily, making them go through all kinds of hardships and become the tragic protagonists who bear the entire world on their shoulders?"

When she realized that she would not be able to make up for that slight disadvantage no matter what, Shilis stopped forcing her mind to concentrate on the myriad of emotions in her mind and began to stare at the nearby planet, thinking about everything she saw.

Oh yeah...and that guy!

The other Herrscher of the End who just tried to "kill" Kiana is a psychopath whose thoughts and actions are incomprehensible...

Let's put aside the intricate connection between her and Kiana. If she really longed for the day when the collapse would end and wanted to get rid of the manipulation of those blasphemers in the higher-dimensional world, she would interfere with reality so frequently. Then why did she go around doing so many things? She kept coming to him to show her presence and repeatedly influencing Kiana. Was this the so-called "test" for the savior?

It's inexplicable... It's really inexplicable! I can't understand it at all.

It was difficult to read his thoughts, even the most superficial emotions. Obviously, he always maintained the consciousness barrier of the power of the end...

(In short, whether it’s Kiana or Diana, I don’t care who they used to be, or what connection they have with the End of the Ages in the Old World. But at this moment, I won’t allow you to desecrate their souls in any way!)

Shirley's emotions became a little agitated. She manipulated the thoughts of millions of individual projections at the same time. Two or three of them made small mistakes. The Herrscher of the End immediately seized this flaw. Shirley, who retained her mortal nature in her will, could not defeat the Herrscher of the End, who was as accurate as the law itself, in a long-term war of attrition. With this mistake, the battle of power evolution that was barely stalemate collapsed again. The civilization projection transformed by Shirley's will lost several planetary strongholds, and the planets eroded by the collapse side quickly became stained with a filthy dark purple...

The chessboard tilted completely, and Herrscher of the End launched an attack with all possible means, beginning to attack Shiris's body through the gaps in the defense.

(Tsk... I really thought too simply about using civilization creations to counter Honkai. Using the power of the Herrscher to bless civilization runs counter to the concept of the origin of Honkai, 'destroying civilization'. There's no way we can win!)

While the girl was neutralizing these targeted attacks, she quickly made a decision in her mind.

"In the final analysis, I shouldn't have been dragged into a confrontation that I'm not good at by you in the first place."

The information waves of the sound were transmitted to the other side of the astral world. Shiris suddenly expanded her own appearance. She no longer maintained the density and strength of her body with the golden ratio. Instead, she maximized the energy transmission between her body and the origin of the imaginary tree, allowing her body to absorb energy and matter from the universe to fill her body, causing her body size to expand rapidly...

In a few nanoseconds, the girl's star-sized conceptual body swelled to the size of several galaxies. Compared with the unchanged Herrscher of the End at the other end of the battlefield, the size difference between Shiris and the Herrscher of the End was like that between an adult and a hamster, as if she could crush the tiny Herrscher of the End into a ball with one hand.

Of course, this was just a subjective misjudgment of carbon-based life based on visual size to assess combat power. In terms of the current physical state of both parties, if Shiris really dared to slap her like slapping a mosquito, the end result would inevitably be that Shiris, who had abandoned her original physical strength, would be easily blown up by the perfect Herrscher of the End like a balloon.

Shilis would not go head-to-head with a True God of the same level in such a state of self-destruction. She did not hesitate to expose her fatal weakness and expand her body to a scale that surpassed the galaxy, naturally in order to control them more quickly.

1028 The beginning of the war between gods>>

"Have you ever seen Gurren Lagann Toppa?"

With a playful smile, the girl stretched out her hand towards a star system beside her and made a grasping motion...

Theoretically, although a galaxy looks like a spiral pancake, the dust belts and halos inside it, and the asteroid belts attracted by the gravity of the stars, do not have solid structures that are stable enough to be grasped.

But just now, this eternal and unchanging law of the universe was rewritten under the power of the end.

"I think it can be caught like a pot cake and thrown like a Frisbee... so it should be like that."

The galaxy touched by the hand of God then reconstructed its internal structure and physical rules under the will of Shilis. Tiny meteorite belts were connected together, casting the virtual reflections between the stars, and synthesizing condensed light crystals with the fusion of law energy, covering dozens of planets within the star track, and finally forming a smooth and shining disk, which was firmly held in Shilis's hand.

Holding this huge disk of galaxies whose mass and energy levels were difficult to calculate with numbers, the girl threw it fiercely into the composite galaxy in the middle that served as a battlefield as if to vent her anger.

"Fuck you, StarCraft chess! Go to hell!"

Even if this game of chess continues, Shirley will be waiting for the complete loss, and the only recourse left is to overturn the table, so she might as well take this step sooner rather than later.

After throwing out a galaxy-structured flying disc, she relied on her gigantic body size to pick up several more galaxy flying discs and threw them over, but the Herrscher of the End was unable to stop her—

The power of the end of both sides was constantly in conflict, and the power to interfere with the higher rules of time and space was completely offset by each other's equal power. Therefore, the Herrscher of the End could not attack her with the powerful law energy that was instantly released, and could only follow the normal rules of the universe under the equal power, using the physical effect of the black hole collapse and refraction to cross the distance of thousands of light hours and attack Shiris who had exposed her weakness.

But this is still too slow - the projection of the low-level creature is too fragile compared to the power of the End Herrscher. In this special confrontation, if one of them wants to overturn the table, the other will definitely not be able to stop her.

Under the super-mass blow that shattered the stars, the civilization evolution war that had just taken shape came to an end in an instant. Whether it was the civilization creation projected by the will of Shilis or the collapsed followers differentiated by the Herrscher of the End, they all turned into parts of dozens of planetary ruins at the same time, and the gap dimension created by this law fell into eternal silence again.

The overflowing energy stirred up a turbulent force field in the stellar wreckage, with two

With the Ruler of the End as the boundary, the destructive energy of the explosion extended vertically, forming a relatively vertical stardust halo, as if a door to the world of light was opened in the middle of the crack universe.

As a column of energy in the turbulence pierced through the central star, the collapsed core lost its stable thermonuclear reaction and directly skipped the basic stage of stellar sequence evolution. Under the extreme external energy interference, it produced a strong light like a supernova that illuminated half of the universe. The radiation before the explosion had already caused a small-scale space collapse phenomenon.

But when it was about to undergo a qualitative change of expansion or collapse, the energy inside the huge star quietly disappeared, and was introduced into the palm of a flawless pale hand through the air, and merged into a small piece of woven causal weapon. With these external forces, the power of the origin of the end was slightly amplified...

Then, the repulsive energy of the completely opposite factor instantly deprived the existence of this law, and the tricky energy was also eliminated. But the owner of the palm was not surprised at all, and once again drove the endless energy cycle, launching the root power that was enough to sweep the entire plane, but could not defeat the opponent in front of him.

The remaining matter of the planetary ruins was completely annihilated in the twisted energy tide, and the battlefield of the end once again turned back into empty darkness.

Shirley's previously swollen body had shrunk back to the golden ratio specifications of a star-level Herrscher of the End, and she began a series of close combats with another Herrscher of the End. Putting aside the result of the war of spiritual evolution, the two sides returned to the primitive fight again, continuing the endless battle that was destined to be indecisive, relying on the bombardment of laws and energy.

But this round of confrontation was suddenly paused with Shirley's voluntary concession.

“So… that’s how it is.”

Shiris, who had been doing her best to prevent interference with space, now seemed to not care about the accelerated cracking of the Herrscher of the End after they had distanced themselves. She just frowned and looked at her hand burning with the fire of annihilation, letting the flame die out naturally, and the fiery red cracks on her arm returned to flawlessness.

(Not enough... not enough at all...!)

She had realized what was wrong with this battle...

"I originally thought that, except for that guy who was obviously problematic, the real Herrscher of the End was just a program, a virtual execution will created by the Origin. There was no actual personality transformed from a human being by the Basic Herrscher."

Having said this, the girl raised her head and looked at the Herrscher of the End, who seemed to have stopped moving at the same time.

"But you... have self-awareness, right?"

As the words fell, the deep starry eyes that Silis was staring at seemed to flicker with a starlight...

1029 False God

The ultimate expression of the concept of collapse - the Herrscher of the End, whose existence is relatively worthy of the title of "God's Messenger" in the civilized world.

However, any Herrscher before this would be called a Divine Envoy. So, can the Herrscher of the End, whose existence and power completely surpass the sum of the previous thirteen Herrschers, be considered a "God" itself?

Hillary got the answer to this question not long ago.

From the moment she mastered the power of the end, she already knew where the boundary between God and man lies.

The gods are high above, and humans are humble and insignificant.

Let us ask ourselves, what do those great beings who are worthy of being called Gods have more than the tiny mortal species?

In other words, what kind of qualities does a being need to possess in order to be called a true god?

According to the description of gods in normal myths, gods seem to possess immortal life, unrivaled power, the authority to control everything, omniscient wisdom and a vision that sees through everything... This is indeed the case. Such obvious characteristics can be regarded as the difference between gods and humans.

But if a mortal possesses all of the above characteristics, does that make him qualified to be called a god?

The answer is - not enough.

Eternal immortality, super-common sense vitality that cannot be destroyed by external forces, and the ability to regenerate even if the former is broken can still be maintained as immortal "life"; and the so-called priesthood power and combat effectiveness, as well as perception abilities such as vision and hearing, reaction and thinking and calculation abilities, can all be generally summarized as "power".

——Just like the Herrscher who manipulates Honkai, they can use Honkai energy to attack and defend, or use the energy to strengthen their will and spread their mental power to perceive information over long distances. The extent to which they can do these things depends on the intensity of their own energy, that is, the intensity of their "power".

The characteristics mentioned above can all be summarized as extreme life and power.

If an ordinary human being were given "eternal life" and "ultimate power", he would only become a superman, not a god - yes, even if he was more powerful than the one wearing his underwear outside, a life form with only these two qualities would still be just a superman. He might be close to being a god, but he would never be able to reach the realm of a true god.

Superman, who only possesses eternal life and ultimate power, may be confused by his excessive power and not know what to do; he may also feel bored after living for a long time, be troubled by his "inner demons", or be

Despair and self-destruction may turn into anything in the wear and tear of time...

The reason why God is called God is that the sign of His symbol will never be easily shifted, and His eternal will will never be reversed by external forces.

At this point, the last thing missing from becoming a god has become obvious.

The things that correspond to the external manifestations such as the body and strength are the inner heart.

This is precisely the most easily overlooked aspect of the mythological description. Whether it is the ruthlessness and decisiveness of intervening in mortal things with divine power, or the fact that his thoughts and will remain unchanged for an infinitely long time, the final characteristics of God point to the inner level.

The final piece of the puzzle to becoming a god is consciousness.

Just as immortal life and infinite power correspond to the extremes of body and energy respectively, the consciousness of life must also reach the extreme in order to perfectly control the power and status granted by the former two and become a true god - in a more familiar way, it can also be a saint, a celestial being, or the will of the anti-spiral race, the maintainer of the law of the imaginary world (bushi.

Perhaps some extraordinary beings with "life" and "power" will also undergo inner transformation in the distant future. But before that, they are still just so-called supermen.

Only when one's mind, body, and strength are perfect can one be called a true god. Other than that, demigods or pseudo-gods, no matter what they are called, are just inferior beings.

So back to the point -

Precisely because she knew the necessary conditions for becoming a god, Shilis knew whether she, as the "Rersher of the End", could be considered a so-called god.

This kind of thing... isn't it obvious at first glance?

She has life and power that goes straight to the source, but inside this body covered by powerful strength, beneath her seemingly resolute and fearless will, she is just a girl who is still trying to be strong.

1029 False God>>

Even if she has the power to destroy the galaxy in a snap, she cannot regard the tiny solar system as dust; she will worry about the safety of her family, she will grieve for the sacrifice of her comrades, she longs for a peaceful life after the disaster, but she is also afraid of the silence and loneliness of being alone...

Even though she was infinitely close to a true god, she still loved her tiny homeland, and her relatives and friends who were no different from "lower life forms". No matter what, she couldn't look at everything in the universe with a divine mindset.

The complete and only Herrscher of the End probably had no flaws in consciousness. But Silis's own consciousness had never transformed into perfect divinity. She would never allow herself to take this step before ensuring that the collapse of the world that ended in the collapse would continue.

The self whose mortal nature is greater than its divine nature is not the complete "lawgiver of the end".

——She is very clear about this and is very conscious of it.

Therefore, the moment Shiris dragged another Herrscher of the End into the alien space, she determined that the other party was the true god-level End and made corresponding preparations.

Shirley didn't know how much stronger a true God with a unified mind, body, and strength would be than a false God with only power and life. After all, she didn't have the thoughts of a god, and she didn't know how much strength would be improved after the integration of divinity.

She just followed her own calculations to roughly determine the current power gap between the two sides, and collected more intelligence in this protracted battle. Then, when the opponent broke through the space, she would decide whether to take that step and drag the Herrscher of the End into the abyss of eternal damnation at the cost of herself...

"Even if it is beyond recognition, I must find the way to the future" - this is the oath she made to the two deceased.

The reason why Herrscher of the End had to leave the space once was because the initial calculation was absolutely accurate. Under the premise that Silis launched an attack rashly and hastily created a gap in the space, the slight advantage accumulated by Herrscher of the End gave her a chance to break the barrier once.

Regardless of the influence of divinity, this is an unchangeable result of calculation, a catastrophe that civilization will inevitably suffer.

Shilis originally wanted to see the gap between herself and the true God in this process, and then finalize the final plan to end the collapse. However, in this brief confrontation, she discovered the truth that she had never imagined.

The power of the Herrscher of the End was exactly the same as hers from the beginning to the end. As time went on, she discovered that those seemingly perfect single-element concept particles were not indestructible, and those energy creations that seemed to be without deviation actually had traces to follow. The "True Body of the End" that she imagined might be far superior to her was actually no different from Shiris!

Even the gap between the two sides gradually narrowed. The only advantage of the other End was the experience gap established at the beginning of the battle. The final result caused by this weak factor was still that the Herrscher of the End escaped from the space, but after that moment of escape, if Shiris attacked again, the battle situation would not change. She could completely control the equally incomplete Herrscher of the End in front of her with just her current incomplete state.

Therefore, Shilis could conclude that the other party did not have the mind of God either. Her consciousness Qqun: 543659389. Like herself and the guy in the temple, the current three Herrschers of the End were all mortal consciousnesses that did not fit the body of the End!

The opponent in front of him may have some divinity, but he is definitely not

Complete! Even if he is closer to the "God of the End" than Shirley, he must not have touched the line that causes qualitative change. Fundamentally, he is still an existence of the same level as Shirley.

Possessing her own mortal thoughts meant that she was definitely not a soul transformed by the will of Honkai.

Mainly human consciousness, and only possessing a part of divinity, she had already met this condition before...

After all, isn't the Herrscher of the End in front of us the same Honkai consciousness that first took over K424's body before it was transformed?

——After Shirley's true consciousness was suppressed and forcibly separated from her body and entered K476, the consciousness that remained in K424's body and existed for a while as "Shirley"...

So - who is she?

"I should have discovered it earlier... although it's not too late now."

Looking at the flickering light in the starry pupils of the End, Shiris's eyes began to brew a cruel fighting intention.

"You're not going to say a word? Like - introduce yourself?"

1030 Swinging Scales

Facing Shirley's questioning, the Herrscher of the End responded by causing the surrounding space layer to collapse again, and the fire of annihilation flowing out from the fragments of time and space.

Void and Plague - a rule-based attack that perfectly combines the two powers. The control accuracy is flawless from the inside out, still in line with the external performance of a perfect Herrscher of the End, and even the arrangement of energy particles is as beautiful as a golden cut.

But now it seemed to Hillary that it was just a bluff.