The Melancholy of the Profound Moon

The warrior uniforms that represented the members of the Fire Moth had been completely annihilated by the power of Honkai Energy.

At the same time, the Honkai Beast shell that only appears when Kevin activates Parvati's power does not appear on his face.

Black, alien objects intertwined with Kevin's body, replacing his clothes. The jet-black wings sprouting from his back and the two Honkai Beast horns growing from his head made his already extremely abnormal appearance even more unsettling.

"Chimera...!"

Although Sue knew that her best friend was not a mild-mannered person, she never expected that Kevin would use this forbidden power from the very beginning.

If Lin Yu still possessed his trump card, the Herrscher of Constraint Core, then even if Kevin transformed into the Karma Demon, Su would still feel that Lin Yu had a greater chance of winning.

However, having weakened himself before the battle, Lin Yu was now undoubtedly unable to use the power of restraint for the time being.

Even knowing that Lin Yu wasn't a fool who was digging his own grave, Su still felt that Lin Yu had completely messed up this time.

After the tragic constraint that occurred 50,000 years ago ended, Kevin carried out the Chimera Project and became the "Human Chimera," making him even stronger than before.

After communicating with Kevin during this period, Sue combined the research data left by their companions and made a general judgment.

If Kevin can open a 'backdoor' and gradually take on the Power of Finality they stole, then in just a short time, Kevin's power will have the opportunity to surpass the Herrscher of Finality they faced 50,000 years ago.

While Kevin hasn't unlocked the later stages yet, Lin Yu...

—Lin Yu is now an Awakened One wielding Divine Key Stigmata; how can he possibly go toe-to-toe with the Asura Kevin?!

In fact, ever since Kevin activated the Chimera Power, things have indeed been heading in the direction that Su himself had predicted.

Although Kevin became a Chimera after the Restraint Tragedy, he still prefers to use Parvati's power.

So after activating his strongest power, Kevin immediately condensed countless ice walls to block Lin Yu's path.

These ice walls were certainly very strong, but even without using their rated power, Lin Yu, wielding the Key of Judgment, could easily cut them apart.

However, at that very moment, a terrifying freezing phenomenon also appeared on Lin Yu's body, who had used his katana to cut through the ice wall.

After Parvati's power was used by the Asura Kevin, it was naturally enhanced.

The enhanced ice and snow power froze Lin Yu's body from his right hand to his right shoulder.

Before Lin Yu could react, countless ice spikes suddenly shot out from the sky and attacked Lin Yu.

In the next instant...

—Lin Yu, who was unable to escape the battlefield in time, was pierced through the body by a large number of ice spikes created by Kevin.

Chapter 340. The Fall of the Mysterious Moon

[A note before the main text]

[This part of the story will probably be very slow, and I can't release many episodes in one day.]

On the one hand, I've been really tired lately and can't write much each day; on the other hand, updating too many words a day might result in me not having full attendance this month, which would be a huge loss.

[Those worried about the plot dragging can wait until the finale. If you're worried the finale will also drag, you can wait for the epilogue and the true ending. If you're worried the true ending will also drag, you can wait for the Trailblaze Chapter (it's confirmed that it will be written). If all else fails, you can wait for the ending remarks. The following is the main text.]

Looking at Lin Yu lying on the ground, apart from Griseo was stunned for a moment, almost no one else showed any emotion.

After all, it was only because Griseo had the appearance of a child that she didn't quite understand Lin Yu's strength.

After all, Lin Yu was a little gentle when he extracted the Corrosion Herrscher from her body, and the aura that erupted from Lin Yu's rampage during the personality fusion caused Griseo to faint immediately.

She probably doesn't know how Lin Yu beat up Elysian Realm Kevin.

So, for Griseo, Lin Yu was probably someone very strong, but she didn't know exactly how strong he was.

Kevin, whom she considered ridiculously strong, easily defeated the very strong Lin Yu, and it seems like there wasn't much of a problem... right?

As for the other people at the scene, apart from Hua and Su, the remaining victims had all been brutally beaten by Lin Yu yesterday.

They knew how ruthless this person was. Even if the core of the Herrscher of Constraint was removed, they didn't think that a meticulous person who would plan ahead and set traps would rush in like a fool and be instantly killed by Kevin.

As for Su, who is currently clueless, and Fu Hua, who is not actually too worried, they are even less likely to think that Lin Yu was defeated in an instant.

Putting everything else aside, he didn't even take out the Blank Key.

Charging in without even properly equipping himself—that's clearly not Lin Yu's style.

He will never hesitate to act when the time is right, but he will never act recklessly or without thinking when facing a strong enemy.

Rather than worrying about Lin Yu's current condition as he lay on the ground, Fu Hua was more curious about what kind of skills and power Lin Yu had honed behind the scenes that made him confident enough to defeat a formidable opponent like Kevin, even if he had to abandon his core.

As for Kevin, who had just 'killed' Lin Yu, he was even more aware of the anomaly than the others.

After activating the Chimera Power, he was naturally able to utilize the power of the Chimera Power Honkai Beast contained within it.

Because of this, Kevin, whose mental strength had also been enhanced, immediately sensed something was wrong after piercing Lin Yu's body with an ice spike.

It's not that he felt there was a problem with the 'feel' of the controls.

In fact, based on the tactile sensation he perceived with his mental power, Kevin was certain that he had indeed pierced 'flesh'.

However, this 'body' has one very unusual feature.

That is— the Honkai Energy in Lin Yu's body is truly pitifully small.

From the moment he confronted Lin Yu, Kevin discovered that Lin Yu possessed more than one type of energy, and that the intensity of these special energies was extremely high.

But in the end, Lin Yu's essence is still that of a Honkai Energy warrior who has awakened Stigmata.

He may possess other special energies, but he doesn't have much Honkai Energy within him...

—This is a big problem no matter how you look at it, isn't it?

After realizing this, Kevin was certain that Lin Yu must have a backup plan.

Rather, Lin Yu's reckless actions, besides possibly having some tactical use, might also have been a hint to Kevin —that he possessed a power different from the Honkai Energy system, and therefore had the ability to forge a new path for the future.

However, these were just guesses that popped into Kevin's mind at that moment.

Regardless of his current thoughts, he has to face a reality.

That is...

—Lin Yu's offensive had already begun the moment Lin Yu disappeared.

The 'Lin Yu' who had already fallen to the ground suddenly burst forth with an incredibly dazzling light at this moment.

Others might just think, 'Ah, Lin Yu really did have a backup plan,' but for Kevin, this crimson demonic light clearly reminded him of an experience he would never forget.

In the battle a few months ago, Kevin was hit by the move that Lin Yu called the 'Illusion Lantern - Sword God' and almost became immersed in the environment created by Lin Yu.

Looking back now, if Kevin hadn't barely escaped the illusion created by the Illusion Lantern - Sword God, he might have realized then that Lin Yu possessed more than one powerful energy.

At this moment, Kevin's expression changed slightly as he faced the burst of crimson light.

He was certain that Lin Yu's Herrscher of Constraint was still in Elysia's hands, and the power Lin Yu was using now was undoubtedly not a power related to the [Honkai Energy] system.

However, at the same time, he also felt that his power was being constantly weakened, just as it was within the Constraint Barrier.

Although Kevin, now back to his peak, was undoubtedly stronger than Kevin, who had just emerged from the Quantum Sea Kevin few months Parvati and whose energy level wasn't particularly high, this didn't mean his resistance to this power had increased.

Kevin has indeed become stronger, but Lin Yu didn't just sit around doing nothing for three months.

Over the past three months, Lin Yu has been honing his various skills.

The Phantasm Lantern Barrier that disappears due to overuse is actually a power he frequently trains to maintain.

After he was lucky enough not to die on the spot last time, Lin Yu was able to get a general idea of where the 'boundary' of the Phantasm Lantern Barrier was.

Having become much stronger, Lin Yu actually had to pay a much lower price.

The Void Magic Stone he obtained was indeed divided into seven fragments, rather than a complete Void Magic Stone.

However, in the end, although the Phantasm Lantern Barrier was weakened due to the incompleteness of the Void Magic Stone, the essential power of the barrier remained unchanged.

In other words, as long as the missing strength can be restored, the Phantasm Lantern Barrier will still be the powerful barrier that can create a time-stopping alternate dimension and trap people in an illusion over a large area.

In the original work, the Phantasm Lantern Barrier was in the hands of one of the strongest beings at the time, the "Witch of Lust," Liselotte Verukumesta. It could interfere with space, separate itself from the real world, and completely isolate itself from it.

Within this variable barrier that can erode and merge with the real world, time itself experiences a slight change in its flow rate compared to the outside world.

The Onmyoji Kusakabe Misao, who was trapped in the barrier dimension at the time, experienced approximately three months after entering the barrier in 1945 until his death.

However, to the outside world, a gap of 64 years exists between the suppression of the witch and the recurrence of the incident, from 1945 to 2009.

Furthermore, this barrier was interrupted at the time. If it weren't for the punitive expedition's selfless and fearless battle, this barrier could have eventually covered the entire world through a long period of spellcasting.

As for how Lin Yu completed the incomplete Phantasm Lantern Barrier into its full form, the answer is quite simple.

After he fully awakened the Swaying Scales through personality fusion, he no longer had to worry about not having enough Dimensional Force.

Under the influence of Energy Conversion, Lin Yu converted a large amount of Dimensional Force into magic power in advance. He then used his Study Hard to continuously deduce the essence of the Phantasm Lantern Barrier and used Precision Operation to quickly complete the casting of the barrier. This is why he was able to complete the casting of this powerful barrier in a short period of time.

As for the 'Lin Yu' lying on the ground now, it certainly cannot be the real Lin Yu.

Lin Yu and Su have known each other for so long, and they have also exchanged ideas on how to use their abilities.

Regardless of what Su learned from Lin Yu has mastered Su's energy clone technique in the past two months.

A clone created using the Phantasm Lantern Barrier as a base is naturally more likely to mislead others than an ordinary clone. This is why everyone except the original Kevin felt something was wrong, yet couldn't figure out exactly what was wrong with the clone.

Within this barrier, Kevin's power was constantly being weakened, and he also sensed a huge change in the flow of time.

The warrior, whose speed was already at its limit, suddenly realized that the speed at which he swung his sword...

How could it be this slow?!

With his original power, Kevin could unleash an incredibly terrifying slash with the Greatsword of Annihilation in an instant.

But now, Kevin really felt that his attack speed had become ridiculously slow.

My power was suppressed, but that was definitely not the main reason why my sword-swinging speed slowed down.

... I see.

My thinking time is slowing down, but as my thinking time slows down, my perception of the outside world also slows down, which is why I can feel that my sword-wielding speed is also slowing down.

It seems that Lin Yu had indeed understood the true meaning of this battle before it even began.

This battle, though a clash of beliefs, was also a battle in which Lin Yu showed Kevin the 'future'.

Simply defeating Kevin is not enough to prove that Lin Yu has the power to solve the problem.

To convince Kevin to abandon the Stigmata Plan, a solution that even Kevin finds reasonable is necessary.

Kevin didn't know what Lin Yu's specific plan was, but even Kevin himself, whose sword-wielding speed had slowed down, didn't realize that the corners of his mouth had actually turned up slightly.

The World Serpent does indeed have a way to delay the arrival of the Finality for a period of time, but it's hard to say how long this delay will last.

This method could have originally delayed things for several years, but the Honkai has accelerated to this point, so those few years are now less, and many plans will have to be revised in detail.

But now, Lin Yu hastily created a special barrier using other energy sources, which actually slowed down the passage of time. Doesn't this mean...?

—If the person behind him becomes him, could even the Finality be affected?

Kevin knew the plan was crazy, and he wasn't the type to shift responsibility onto others.

But now, even though Kevin is already enveloped by the barrier, is still on guard around his surroundings, he can't help but start thinking about the possibility of this plan.

If Kevin [Karma Demon], opens a backdoor and gradually steals and bears the power of the Finality, he may eventually surpass the Herrscher of Finality that they faced 50,000 years ago.

However, from the moment he opened the back door, the Cocoon of Finality will inevitably realize that its power is being stolen.

In other words, as long as Kevin or Sue opens the backdoor, then the Finality is a foregone conclusion in the near future.

This is one of the reasons why Kevin is able to steal and bear a portion of the Power of Finality, yet he doesn't immediately open the backdoor.

This was a last resort plan, and once Kevin realized that Lin Yu was a possibility, he certainly wouldn't be so decisive when launching the plan.

And now, Kevin hasn't forgotten that this is only the beginning of this battle.

Less than twenty seconds have passed since Lin Yu used this 'fake body' to unleash his attack.

Such a miracle was demonstrated in less than twenty seconds...

—Lin Yu, you really didn't disappoint me.

However, that's not enough!

Even with this special barrier, I will not change my mind unless there is a new plan that surpasses the Stigmata Plan.

So now, your subsequent moves should be enough to demonstrate even more possibilities, right?

Kevin glanced at the situation outside the barrier and noticed that most of the people outside were still in a state of 'Huh, what happened?'