System Upgrade, Ten Thousand Years, Awakening

Honkai Energy replenished. The Honkai God Simulation System can resume operation. The first Herrscher with loyalty reaching 100 has been obtained, and her Companion Honkai Beast has been revived. System upgrading...

A vast expanse of azure stretched out before him. Ripples spread through the void as silver-white radiance drifted from within.

Lu Xueling lay atop the crystal-clear water. Listening to the familiar mechanical voice at his ear, he slowly opened his eyes, only to be stunned by the sight before him.

"How long was I asleep?"

One hundred years have passed in the outside world. The cold mechanical voice replied.

Lu Xueling could hardly believe his ears. "How long?!!"

He had been asleep for so long... then Sirin...

Herrscher of the Void Sirin's vital signs are currently stable. A lifeform with 100% loyalty receives this system's blessing and, like the host, is nearly immortal and indestructible.

Only then did Lu Xueling let go of half his worry. "Then... how long will it take for me to recover?"

The Honkai Energy brought back by Herrscher of the Void Sirin is only enough to support the host's recovery from injuries. It cannot support the immense Honkai Energy required for this system's subsequent upgrade. Furthermore, because the world the host is currently in is extremely weak, the absorption, conversion, and replenishment of Honkai Energy will be exceptionally slow.

Extremely weak?

Lu Xueling grew curious. Just what godforsaken place had he ended up in? "Which World Bubble is this weak?"

Unable to confirm. This world's power system has not come into contact with Honkai Energy. Even its five strongest beings, working together, would be unable to defeat a fully developed Six-Core Herrscher.

"So weak?" Lu Xueling was dumbfounded. "Then... how long until I wake up?"

Ten Thousand Years.

The Honkai God Simulation System's prompt left Lu Xueling completely stunned.

His gaze dimmed. This was truly a cruel figure. Sleep for ten thousand years? Wouldn't Sirin go mad waiting for him?!

"Then... what benefits will there be after your upgrade?"

Since he could not shorten the time, Lu Xueling simply asked about the benefits. At the very least, the compensation could not shortchange him for ten thousand years of sleep and Sirin's long wait!

Compensation: one Herrscher other than Finality and Origin with 100% loyalty (random), one customizable Herrscher Body, unlock Sacred Mark Creation, and grant authority.

After hearing that, Lu Xueling smacked his lips. "It'll do, I guess."

The Honkai God Simulation System was what he had obtained when he first transmigrated. Its ability was simple: simulate the Honkai God.

As long as someone was willing to follow him, whether sincerely or through artificial control, he could grow stronger. That was the first method.

The second was to bring Honkai to his enemies as the Honkai God, absorbing emotions such as their fear and despair toward Honkai.

There was actually a third method... but he had yet to unlock it.

At present, Lu Xueling's abilities were limited to granting followers a portion of Herrscher Authority, C-Class Valkyrie Armor, and... system authority sharing, which required 100% loyalty to use.

For now, only Sirin possessed that authority.

"Looks like I can only keep sleeping..." With a sigh, Lu Xueling closed his eyes and once again fell into a long slumber.

Sirin did not know how long she had slept this time.

The gentle water beneath her was warm and comfortable, while a rich floral fragrance drifted through the air, refreshing her mind.

Within Qian Renxue's body, Sirin's consciousness still held the dominant position. She had argued with Qian Renxue plenty of times over control of the body, but how could Little Golden Mane possibly outtalk the Queen of Honkai?

Whenever she lost, she could only obediently admit defeat.

Rustle...

Leaves stirred softly, as though someone had pushed through the bushes. Light footsteps drew nearer, then suddenly stopped.

"Silver Dragon King? Is that you?"

Sirin did not open her eyes. Her slightly lazy voice drifted out. "Has another thousand years passed?"

"Mm... all right, then I won't disturb you two." The Silver Dragon King's voice carried a trace of apology, followed by another rustle of parted bushes.

At first, Sirin did not pay much attention to the Silver Dragon King's words, because she no longer knew which thousand-year slumber this was.

Wait!

Only then did Sirin notice what was wrong with the Silver Dragon King's words: you two?

The Fierce Beasts generally were not qualified to enter the area around the Spring of Life. Even if one had entered, it could not possibly escape her senses.

Bella was asleep as well. Without Sirin's command, she would not awaken on her own.

Could it be...

Suddenly, Sirin felt someone lift her from the spring, and her consciousness gradually returned.

When she opened her eyes, she saw that familiar yet unfamiliar face.

"...Is this a dream?" Sirin still found it hard to believe.

Lu Xueling tapped her forehead and said gently, "It's not a dream, Sirin... I'm back."

The Honkai Queen's eyes instantly reddened. Her orange-gold pupils brimmed with grievance, reproach, longing, and joy.

Her voice trembled as she suddenly threw herself at him. "Hu... Human... Human!!"

In the end, Lu Xueling stopped Sirin in time, because she was still using someone else's body. If she kissed him... it would feel strange.

He should first use the system's compensation to reshape a body for Sirin.

And while he was at it, he needed to figure out where this place actually was.

"Sirin, wait a moment. I'll get you out right away." As Lu Xueling spoke, silver light flashed in his palm. A huge sphere of light appeared there, eventually expanding to the size of an adult.

"Sirin, just touch it with your forehead."

Sirin nodded and eagerly stretched out her head, pressing her forehead against the sphere as her consciousness began to transfer.

"Little Golden Mane, thank you for willingly sharing a body with me for the past ten thousand years. If you want any compensation later, you can tell the human☆"

Before leaving, Sirin still left Qian Renxue with those words.

As Sirin's consciousness completely transferred away, Qian Renxue finally regained control of her body. The sudden weakness made her lose her balance, and her foot twisted as she was about to fall.

Smack.

Lu Xueling caught her in time and asked gently, "Are you all right, miss?"

Qian Renxue did not answer. She merely nodded before standing off to the side again.

Sirin would need some time to fuse with her new body. Lu Xueling was in no rush, so he began chatting with Qian Renxue. With a local here, he could learn whether this was some planet or parallel dimension.

"Thank you very much for being willing to share with Sirin all these years, even yielding control of your own body to her. No matter the reason, I'm very grateful."

Lu Xueling thanked her sincerely.

But Qian Renxue shook her head. "It was nothing. I had no other choice at the time... I just never expected to get dragged into yet another conflict."

Over the course of ten thousand years, Sirin would awaken for one year every thousand years. Aside from paying rent to the Silver Dragon King, she liked chatting with Qian Renxue and that Giant Dragon.

Yet Sirin never completely trusted her, nor the Silver Dragon King. She had always refused to reveal where she and Lu Xueling came from. Still, she had provided plenty of information about novel things like Honkai Energy and Herrschers.

As for information on the Douluo Plane, Sirin had already read through all of Qian Renxue's memories the moment they became two souls in one body.

There was also Bibi Dong's corpse...

Sirin had specifically had Benares bring it back, and had the Silver Dragon King preserve it carefully so that it would not decay even after ten thousand years.

Naturally, during that time, Sirin had not spared Little Golden Mane all sorts of advice, threats, and temptations. A mother like that was better off without!

This was a selfish wish of Human Sirin's. As someone who had once had a mother, she had at least experienced maternal love. But Little Golden Mane had never had it, and had not even lived long enough to have a servant of her own.

Therefore, Sirin would make that Viper-hearted Madwoman unable to rest in peace even after death!!

Lu Xueling slapped his forehead and smiled. "Right, I still don't know your name, miss. I'm Lu Xueling, Sirin's... exclusive servant."

"Heav..." Qian Renxue instinctively wanted to say those three words, but swallowed them before they left her lips. Her gaze darkened slightly.

She lifted her head a little and caught sight of the patch of sky visible through the dense forest, the sky that had once belonged to her.

The Fallen Angel quietly uttered three words. "Qian Renxue."

"Qian, Qian Ren... Xue?" Lu Xueling froze at once, complicated emotions flashing through his eyes.

Well then, now he understood exactly where the Weak World mentioned by the system was...

Splash—

At that moment, Sirin had also completed the reshaping of her body.

"Ah~ Human, how does your Queen look☆"

Golden high heels stepped out first, followed by a pair of slender legs clad in over-the-knee Black Silk. As the silver light faded, it revealed Sirin's incomparably beautiful face.

Her white hair fell straight to her thighs. She wore that familiar Herrscher Battle Suit, while the Black Cross Headwear on the left side of her forehead glimmered with faint golden light. The Golden Winglets and Subspace Spear added an extra hint of danger to her presence.

Lu Xueling admitted that he stared blankly for two seconds. He had not expected Sirin to choose this appearance.

"Hmph, this Queen knows what you like, human, so I specially made this appearance again☆" Sirin crossed her arms proudly and glanced sideways at Lu Xueling, seemingly anticipating his reaction.

Lu Xueling stepped forward and pulled the truly reborn Sirin into his arms, chuckling foolishly. "My Queen really understands her servant."

Whether she had white hair or purple hair, Lu Xueling liked Sirin herself. It was just that her white-haired appearance hit his preferences even harder.

Returning his embrace, Sirin's eyes could not help growing moist as well. Yet she quickly held it back, half-closing her eyes as she savored this brief warmth.

The Fallen Angel silently watched the Herrscher of the Void and her servant embrace sweetly. A bitter curve formed on her lips, and deep in her eyes was a trace of envy.

Never had she envied a woman as much as she did today.

An angel who could no longer fly truly longed to have someone to rely on, just like an ordinary girl...

Though stranded in a foreign land, Sirin and Lu Xueling still had each other. Yet she had already lost everything.

"Grandfather... I miss you so much..."