Chapter 114

"After this is over, you can go to the World Serpent and talk to Mobius and tell her you want to see Origin."

"Origin? Who's that?" Kiana pressed.

"All Herrscher of the Current Civilization, if you still have any doubts in your hearts, you must see her. I can't say more, otherwise someone will get anxious."

Dominion Theater, everyone's eyes were on Bai Yan.

The latter stared blankly at the Remembrance.

Volume 1: Chapter 122: One Person, Multiple Duties

Rita said softly, "Origin, a name I've never heard of before, nor have I ever heard of it from the World Serpent."

Durandal tilted her head in confusion. "The Herrscher of the Current Civilization, who are lost in confusion, can resolve their inner conflicts as long as they see her. Could it be that the Origin has mental abilities?"

Sirin was more direct, asking bluntly, "Who is that? How did you know?"

Bai Yan looked at his own Remembrance, and a feeling of betrayal welled up inside him.

Wait a minute, that line wasn't in the script!

What the hell are you talking about?

Calm down and carefully analyze yourself. Do you have a tendency to sabotage yourself? Otherwise, how could a Remembrance cell rebel?

You dare to talk about Elysia now? If you wait any longer, you might reveal all your secrets.

However, there's no need to worry about that. After all, even Remembrance entities should have a sense of shame. Directly revealing their identities would probably lead to everyone's demise.

As expected, the Remembrance stopped there, quietly watching Kiana without saying anything more, and Bai Yan was slightly relieved.

Suddenly, Kiana's intelligence kicked in.

"It seems I'll have to ask Xiao Yan's brother after I get out."

However, as soon as she finished speaking, Kiana fell into a low mood.

At the same time, she also heard vibrations from the outside world.

Bai Yan looked into the distance and said softly, "It's almost time. This battle may be very difficult, but Kiana must not give up easily."

"I know... I just..."

Kiana turned around and suddenly hugged Bai Yan.

"I will continue to live and find a way to defeat the Honkai; and I will not let down everyone who has never given up on me, but..."

His voice gradually choked up.

Dominion Theater.

Durandal narrowed her eyes and stared at Bai Yan: "You actually really like watching this kind of thing, don't you?"

Bai Yan simply shrugged. "Do you think they don't like it?"

Durandal turned her head and found that the other person and soul were watching with great interest, and the corners of their mouths were almost unable to be curved into a smile.

Why even Rita?

"If Kiana ever finds out that this was all your conspiracy, let's see how you handle it then!"

"Go ahead and talk to her if you dare, and see if she believes you, Otto's henchman."

"Once we recognize each other, your claim will be invalid, Kiana will definitely choose to believe me."

"Fine, then we're breaking off our friendship."

"..."

"Why are you silent? Speak up, say 'we're breaking up'! Don't be a coward! Whoever backs down is a coward."

Durandal's face darkened; she had never seen Bai Yan so shameless.

Sirin then spoke up, "How about we do another one later? Like that teacher or that Raiden Mei, let them fake their deaths too, that would be really fun!"

"As expected of the Queen of Sky, she certainly has excellent taste."

"Heh, you have good taste."

"But I have another idea. After Durandal and Kiana recognize each other, we can team up and exile Durandal into the Sea of Quantum. Then I can use illusion magic to stage a scene where 'the sister you just recognized has left you again.'"

"Great idea!"

Then, Durandal's fist landed on Bai Yan's face.

It wasn't forceful, but the threat was very strong.

"You better behave yourself!" she said sternly to Sirin.

"Tch..." Sirin turned her head away and ignored her.

Bai Yan the opportunity to grab Durandal's wrist and pulled her in front of him.

"Weren't we breaking off our friendship?" Durandal said with a stern face.

"We've broken up, it's just getting to know each other again. Are you free tonight, beautiful?"

Durandal pushed him away and continued looking at Kiana.

"So, I will keep fighting until I defeat the Honkai! By the way, Xiao Yan, you just said that what's on Kaslana isn't strictly speaking a curse. What do you mean by that?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Yan gazed at the sky, her mind drifting to the person who had yet to appear.

In the original timeline, he made it all the way to the end and witnessed the true Finality, but his relatives and friends had already disappeared into the long river of history.

Bai Yan was still worried that this relationship wouldn't be enough to transform Kiana, so she wanted to say her final words.

Even without the necessary trials, Kiana can still reach the furthest point in the Heart Refining stage and completely gain the Cocoon's approval.

"Kiana, Kaslana's ancestor was named Kevin. When he fought against the Honkai, the surname Kaslana did not even exist."

Kiana asked thoughtfully, "What happened to him in the end?"

Bai Yan did not answer immediately.

I want to fabricate a lie, but Kevin might just tacitly approve of it after hearing it.

Furthermore, after meeting Kiana, he chose to help Bai Yan cover up the lie.

After a long silence, Bai Yan finally spoke.

"Then I'll relay his message..."

"The Honkai existed before the Pre-Civilization Era, and it still exists now, never ceasing. Yet I have reached the end of my life. My dearest friend bestowed upon me the title of 'Savior,' but I am unworthy of it. This era failed to completely defeat the Honkai, and could only watch helplessly as civilization wept, but I have exhausted all my strength..."

Dominion Theater, Durandal clenched her fists.

"All I ever knew was that the Honkai ended the Pre-Civilization, but I never thought about what kind of battles the warriors of that era actually faced."

"Even after meeting one strange Herrscher after another, a question arose in my mind: How could the Pre-Civilization have failed? Was it another the Destruction caused by human nature?"

"Bai Yan, how exactly was the Pre-Civilization the Destruction?"

Bai Yan looked at the Remembrance that had just finished copying the lines and nodded with satisfaction, thinking to himself that this was the right way to comprehensively strengthen our future Earth God.

Hearing Durandal's question, Bai Yan said, "The Pre-Civilization was far superior to us in terms of both combat power and technology. In fact, all the plans we can execute today to defeat the Honkai were formulated Pre-Civilization."

"... Didn't the bishop do anything?"

"He'd better not have done anything. Also, I must remind you that with your current strength, Bianca, you can only take one look at Kevin's second form at most. And even with Kevin's full power using the Divine Key, plus the Moonlight Throne activated twice by the Pre-Civilization, the Finality was only shut down for 12 hours."

"What is the plan?"

Durandal's tone was a little urgent. She seemed to have realized something and felt for the first time that her talent and efforts were not enough to support such a mission.

"Look how anxious you are. You should trust the wisdom of our predecessors, eat and sleep well, maintain a regular schedule, and come back to check in when the plan is in progress. That will count as participating in Savior."

"..."

"Don't look at me like that. After this matter is settled, we'll have to see if Otto comes up with anything new. Let's cooperate for now and get rid of that old man before we get down to business."

"No, I feel like you're hiding something from us."

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Remembrance space.

Kiana released Bai Yan, wiped her face, and slowly caught her breath.

"Xiao Yan, what you just said was to prevent me from staying here and refusing to move forward, right?"

"That's one way to understand it."

"You have never directly lectured me. You have always used special methods to let me figure things out on my own or understand them through experience. Only today did I realize that you have actually taught me a lot."

"Then hurry up and call her Teacher Bai Yan!"

"Ha ha..."

The two remained silent for a moment.

Kiana spoke, "I have to go now. Will you see everything that's to come?"

Bai Yan smiled and said, "Kiana, although you think I can't see you now, to be honest, I really can. So behave well, or I'll secretly tease you without you even knowing."

"Uh, are you trying to comfort me?"

"I'm not kidding you, you really can see it."

Kiana gazed into Bai Yan's eyes and found a definite answer deep within them. Her pretty face lit up uncontrollably. "Yes! I understand! I'll do my best!"

"Go ahead, I can keep an eye on all of you, so don't feel regretful."

"But Xiao Yan, how did you see it?"

"Secret."

"Hmm—can't I say?"

"Absolutely not."

"Alright, then I'll go ahead and wipe out a Herrscher of a Thousand to show you!"

"Come on!"

Kiana straightened her back, her aura suddenly rising, and she walked step by step toward the door in front of her.

He pushed open the door, turned his head for one last look, and saw Bai Yan waving at him.

She waved and then walked out the door.

The world is turned upside down, light returns to darkness, Dominion Theater empty.

At an unknown location, Bai Yan stood up.

"It's time to perform the final scene. I hope Kiana can win based on her strength."

The two people and one soul looked at him with indescribable expressions.

Bai Yan spread his arms wide, his fingers outstretched, and golden threads rose into the sky, terrifying Collapse Energy affecting the entire space.

Rumble...

Dominion Theater, the buildings slowly moved, creating an ancient gladiatorial arena.

Kiana stood still, taking deep breaths.

Flames gradually spread across her body; the intense heat emanating from the girl continued to spread.

Dense threads hung down, and the puppets stood in a circle, their movements perfectly synchronized.

"The final curtain call, the Finality of a young girl's life, it's a truly moving farewell," the doll exclaimed in a high-pitched, delicate voice.

As soon as the words were spoken, the puppets scattered all over the ground suddenly jumped high into the air.

"I'll form the head!"

"I'll form a fist!"

"I'll do it..."

One puppet after another merged in, and gradually, a giant, Divine Corpse creation appeared, with all the threads binding it and controlling its movements.

The Divine Corpse opened his arms, as if receiving power from the entire Dominion Theater.