Chapter 478
Wait, no, those memories from the Elysian Realm, they've all reappeared now???
Fu Hua, who was pondering how to respond to 'herself', saw a pink-haired woman not far away. Suddenly, upon seeing her, the woman skipped and hopped towards her, and a look of nostalgia welled up in her heart.
"Hi, Hua, do you remember me?"
"Besides..."
Turning her head to look at the embarrassed-looking Elysian Realm Hua, Elysian Realm Elysia asked in confusion.
"Hua, what's wrong with you? If you wanted to come, you could have just come with us. Why did you have to go alone?"
"Could it be—you're shy because you're coming here to see Lin Yu?"
"Wait—what do you mean?!"
Hearing Elysia's words, Hua's longing vanished without a trace.
A look of horror crossed Fu Hua's face as she stared at the smiling Elysia, her body stiffening as she opened her mouth.
"Oh dear, Hua, what's wrong?"
Seeing Hua's stiff body, wanting to speak but not knowing what to say, Elysia gave Hua an even brighter smile than before.
Was there a problem with what I just said?
The problem is serious.
Hey, you old fogey, what's wrong with you now?
My relationship with Lin Yu...
Didn't everyone already know that?
Compared to Fu Hua, who usually dislikes using her powers on Schicksal former colleagues, the Herrscher of Reason doesn't Fu Hua as many mental burdens.
When she wants to see what these people are thinking, she usually just uses her powers to see.
So the gossip about "the Crimson Heron Immortal and Bishop Lin Yu being in love" spread, and the Herrscher of Reason actually knew about it long ago.
However, she always thought that old-fashioned people wouldn't care about these things.
However, now, the Herrscher of Reason feels that he was probably wrong.
"Um, this..."
Seeing Fu Hua's embarrassed face, even blushing and wanting to flee the scene, Elysian Realm Hua cautiously spoke to his true self.
Are you alright?
"Thank you for your concern, I'm fine..."
After taking several deep breaths, Fu Hua asked the Herrscher of Reason.
Who exactly are these "people" you're referring to...?
Ah, this... from Rita Theresa Himeko to Master McAnnielow, everyone basically knows about them, right?
[Only that traitor's apprentice is a bit of a simpleton; he's still confused and thinks he's mistaken, so he hasn't confirmed the matter.]
It's over.
It's all over.
Why did things turn out like this—why didn't you warn me sooner?!
No, I already said that my rascal apprentice stole a kiss from us. That's been public knowledge for a while now.
That was then!
"Sigh, you're just too old-fashioned—I'm telling you, old fogey, if you're still wearing that Daoist robe when you meet your stinky apprentice next time, he'll get tired of us sooner or later."
Lin Yu is not such a superficial person!
And you just said we're charming enough, right?
[Yes, but all men are lustful. You don't think Lin Yu is a saint, do you?]
He even stole kisses from us; his needs in this area must be much stronger than we imagined.
Now, we have to face reality—we're not in great shape, our looks aren't appealing, and no matter what we do, we won't get the highest score. If we don't step up our game soon, our incompetent apprentices will despise us. And now you're actually feeling embarrassed about something so trivial.
[Hey, I can't carry you! I'm so mad—can you let me out? I need to buy clothes! I need to put on makeup! I need padded bras!]
If all else fails, let Elysia do my makeup!
"Ah, Hua, are you... having a conversation with your Herrscher Persona?"
Seeing Fu Hua's suddenly blank expression, Elysia smiled and said to Fu Hua.
"Can I meet her? To be honest, I'm really curious about what your other personality is like."
"... If possible, please don't do it here—"
"Ugh, this is so annoying."
Having forcibly seized control of the body, the Herrscher of Reason stood with her hands on her hips, speaking to Elysia with utmost confidence.
"You should have told me you wanted to see an old friend sooner, Elysia. To be honest, I'm really happy to see you."
"Oh, really? Then wait a moment."
Hearing the words of the Herrscher of Reason, Elysia smiled and took out a communicator, speaking to the people on the other end of the communicator.
"Everyone, I've found Hua. If you want to meet her, come to the coordinates I've given you now."
Unable to regain control of her body, Fu Hua felt a chill run through her heart.
She has forgotten many memories, but she hasn't completely forgotten the memories of her former comrades.
And now, the Herrscher of Reason has seized control of her body, which...
—You little fool, you're ruining my reputation!
And Elysia, what exactly are you asking?!
Asking me how Lin Yu and I met is one thing, but why did the topic immediately veer off to "Hey, what positions do you guys usually use?"?!
Hey, you other me, stop looking at me like that! I'm innocent!!!
Fu Hua, who was not supposed to have this kind of personality, now completely turned into a violent complainer with the combination of the Herrscher of Knowledge's crazy revelations and Alicia's meaningful smile.
When she saw Su leading a group of Flame-Chasers who shouldn't be there, Fu Hua struggled even more fiercely within the Herrscher of Reason.
"Hey, you old fogey, you're so domineering."
Feeling the struggle within her body, the Herrscher of Reason said with dissatisfaction.
"You're usually the one doing all the work. Today we ran into an old friend, so how about we chat for a bit?"
"Oh right, Hua, you can take a good rest today—let's continue our chat, Xiao Shi."
At that moment, Fu Hua felt that she shouldn't have come to this place today.
It's a happy thing to meet everyone who jumped out of the Elysian Realm.
But with so many things being exposed like this, I, I, I...
—Why did things turn out like this? (╯‵□′)╯┻━┻!!!
Schicksal Headquarters, Lin Yu's Room
After communicating with Ling, Lin Yu sat in her room and began to organize the intelligence she had gathered that day.
At that time, after the Nine Nether Incident ended, Lin Yu, who had extracted the [Swaying Scales] gem, could only see a portion of its information.
Other information was blocked by the system with the message: "Subsequent equipment and corresponding skill descriptions are yet to be unlocked. Please reach the second stage first, and this equipment description will be updated."
At that time, Lin Yu not only failed to enter the second stage of the Jewel Wielder, but he was not even Jewel Wielder. He could only barely use the powerful energy of Dimensional Force and fight by fusing multiple energy sources.
Even after he thought he had broken through to the second stage, Lin Yu still couldn't see any new equipment descriptions.
Lin Yu had been too busy since the Third Honkai Outbreak of Changkong City, so he didn't bother to worry about the fact that the introduction to Lin Yu hadn't been updated.
Only now, after he has completely merged his two personalities, has Lin Yu, now a unified individual, transformed from a opportunist who used schizophrenia to avoid the negative symptoms of pearls and jade into a true Jewel Wielder.
Although he still has to be wary of the potential negative effects of the pearls and jade, Lin Yu, who has already reached the threshold of the [Jewel Wielder - Third Stage], is now only one step away from completely transforming into a third-stage Jewel Wielder.
Given enough time, he was confident that he could become a third-stage Jewel Wielder within six months.
Unfortunately, judging from the current situation, Honkai 3rd probably won't give him that much time.
It only took Xiao Yi an ordinary Simulated Herrscher to Herrscher.
Even with Oath of Judah helping Xiao Yi suppress her power growth, this is ultimately just a temporary solution.
If Lin Yu doesn't want to see his daughter become the one who Finality, then he really doesn't have much time left.
That's why Lin Yu felt he had to bring forward his battle with Kevin and then carry out his subsequent plans.
He didn't want Kevin to open the back door, not because he wanted to bully the weak or use the power of restraint to oppress the Asura Kevin.
In fact, after challenging Kevin to a duel, Lin Yu had already planned to defeat Kevin without using the power of restraint in order to prove himself.
The reason Lin Yu didn't want Kevin to activate the later stages now was mainly because he was worried that Kevin's act of activating the later stages to steal the Power of Finality might further accelerate the already rapidly increasing Honkai, thus disrupting his plans.
As for what Lin Yu is really planning to do now, it is naturally related to the valuable intelligence he has.
As he approached the third stage, he gradually came to understand what those pieces of information within the pearl and jade, which he initially couldn't comprehend at all, truly represented.
For the Jewel Wielder Envoys, possessing these 'Twelve Keys of the Supreme God' makes them qualified to fight against the high-level powerhouses in the original world view.
However, if they want to fight those 'Imperial Censors' who inspire instinctive fear just by looking at them, the Jewel Wielder and other warriors must complete an evolutionary step— True Fusion.
Before the True Fusion is completed, the Jewel Wielder the current civilization must go through five stages of "evolution" of the intelligent races that correspond to the five apocalypses in Mayan and Aztec mythology.
These five stages are each divided into five special processes that symbolize evolution.
The first era – symbolizing the "Evolution of Struggle" – Beast Blood.
This era emphasizes the primal, savage, and bestial instincts that organisms unleash in order to survive, transcending reason, surviving through struggle, surviving through victory, and ultimately surviving through evolution—while from those Previous Era times, humanity had already successfully evolved from apes into humans, passing through the first era.
The second era is the [Water Fusion], which symbolizes the "Evolution of Fusion".
In the second era, it is necessary for the two opposing forces and different races to put aside their hatred, coexist and prosper together, and ultimately merge to reach a new state.
However, the emergence of this era is quite unprecedented.
Whether it was the Previous Era or an era even further back, humanity has never been able to reconcile with the Honkai —this is an unavoidable fate in the face of the Honkai that has slaughtered countless compatriots.
Only Elysia, the Origin Herrscher simultaneously possesses the identities of both a "human" and an "Apostle of Honkai," who sees herself as human while understanding that the Honkai came to embrace humanity, managed to barely allow this world to pass through the second era that required mutual understanding.
The third era is "The Wind's Advance," which symbolizes "Evolution of Exploration."
The key elements emphasized in this era are simple: "Not staying in isolation," "constantly seeking new places," and "moving forward without stopping."
Without a doubt, both the heroes of the Previous Civilization who have been fighting hard and the Herrscher of this era who have been fighting hard since Joyce have successfully led this world through the third era.
The fourth era, as for the [Fire Civilization], symbolizes the "Evolution of Civilization".
This era emphasizes that the things created by humankind give humankind power, and humankind uses this new power to create new things. Human evolution and technological innovation promote each other, and together with creation, we transcend struggle and suffering.
And this is the final step in the evolution towards a higher-dimensional life form.
Without a doubt, whether it was this era or the Previous Era, humanity passed through the fourth age of civilization by creating products such as the Divine Key, the Divine Throne weapons, the God-Slaying Armor, and the Titan Mech.
Of course, under normal circumstances, these four eras should appear one by one in chronological order and be experienced by humankind one by one.
However, due to the Cocoon of the Cocoon of Finality, repeated cycles of reincarnation occurred. Therefore, the moment the Cocoon of Finality arrived on Earth, the four major civilizations on this planet were no longer able to follow the timeline as in other worlds.
However, in any case, the four factors representing the four eras—struggle, integration, exploration, and civilization—have finally come together.
When all four factors are satisfied, the civilization of the race to which the Jewel Wielder belong will enter the final stage—the fifth stage, representing the "Radiance of the Sun."
Only at this stage is Lin Yu qualified to access the most powerful, forbidden ability – True Fusion.
From the perspective of pearls and jade, the ability of true transformation refers to the unification of the power of the left and right consciousnesses.
For example, Lin Yu, who is still considered human, only achieved his initial transformation by mastering all the consciousness and power within his body.
Of course, in his simplest true form, Lin Yu would unleash even more terrifying power through the Dimensional Force contained within the pearl.
However, this alone is far from enough to give Lin Yu the capital to challenge the Finality.
True Fusion, in essence, is a product of the mecha worldview. For pilots, True Fusion means completely integrating their own mecha with themselves, thus achieving a unity of man and machine.
However, Lin Yu does not currently have a suitable mecha for himself.