(This book was originally published elsewhere. Due to recent turmoil, You Hui chose to leave and move it here. By the way, You Hui writes out of passion, so the entire book is free to read.)
If you asked a senior high school student what the greatest joy after the college entrance exams was, different people might have different answers. But for him, there was only one answer—
"I can finally play Honkai Impact 3rd!"
The young man who had ground through three chapters of the Elysian Realm from scratch on the night after his exams was now pushing through the new main story with heavy dark circles under his eyes. His fair hands flew across the keyboard as he controlled Kiana and relentlessly slashed at the false god Otto. Aside from the health the Herrscher of Flamescion lost due to her own mechanics, he had not let Otto take a single drop of health from her.
"Here, I forge the path of Tengen! Flamescion, draw your blade!" After deliberately finishing with her ultimate, the animated short Thus Spoke Apocalypse began to play. For the sake of the experience, he had never asked his classmates, who could use their phones, about the plot. At this moment, countless emotions welled up in his heart. "Rest in peace. The captain of the Hyperion hereby offers his highest respect to Otto Apollyon, Schicksal's former Overseer. Of course, if he comes back to life, remember to show his health bar. Liking him and wanting to kill him ten thousand times are not mutually exclusive."
"This chapter's story was really good. If only this captain could take part too. Heh, what am I thinking? You're just someone who can only live in event stories. You can't actually transmigrate to the Honkai World."
Having grinded from midnight to midnight, the young man rubbed his eyes. He planned to sleep for a while before getting up to grind Elysian Realm or Genshin Impact. However, when he returned to the main menu, the announcement window automatically popped up, indicating that there was a new event or game update.
"Survey: If you could transmigrate to the Honkai World, what kind of character would Captain like to be? Reward for answering... ten Expansion Supply Cards?!" His sleepy eyes instantly lit up, and he excitedly opened the survey.
Gender: Male
Bloodline: Kaslana (Shenzhou mixed heritage)
Appearance: White hair, red eyes, pure and adorable little girl (crossed out) little boy
Age: 10
Entry complete. Please allocate your basic points, Captain. Current available points: 400 (Note: Maximum allocation per stat: 80)
Strength: 40 (I want to be a mage)
Agility: 80 (All martial arts under heaven, speed reigns supreme)
Build: 40 (I can still grow taller)
Charm: 80 (The world judges by faces)
Intelligence: 80 (A brain is a good thing. Thankfully, I have one)
Endurance: 80 (A man has to last)
After quickly filling out the basic information, he reached the multiple-choice questions.
What time period would Captain like to transmigrate to?
A. The eve of the battle against Finality in the Previous Era
B. The eve of the Second Honkai Eruption
C. The eve of the Third Honkai Eruption
D. The eve of A Post-Honkai Odyssey 1.0
The young man nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. "C!"
Where would Captain like to transmigrate to?
A. World Serpent base, on Jackal's operating table
B. Schicksal Headquarters, on Otto's bedroom bed (Note: There is a life-sized Kallen body pillow on the bed)
C. Yae Village ruins
D. Taixu Mountain
"First, rule out A and B. Hmm, there's a high chance of meeting Yae Sakura in Yae Village. But what if she's just broken out of the seal and isn't in her right mind? Taixu Mountain is basically untouched by Honkai. As long as Xiao Shi doesn't show up, D it is."
Randomly selecting a set of stigmata from Captain's inventory as Captain's innate stigmata... Selection result: Kallen's Song set.
The young man wiped away some sweat. Most of his crystals had gone toward pulling characters and weapons, while the stigmata had mostly been pulled incidentally when he rolled for weapons. As a result, there were hardly any good five-star stigmata in his inventory. The Kallen's Song set was one of the few valuable ones. Of course, even other five-star stigmata would still be better than four-star, three-star, or two-star ones.
"Wait, Kallen's stigmata? Damn, I should've picked Yae Village!"
Randomly selecting a weapon from Captain's inventory as Captain's starting weapon... Selection result: Starting four-star weapon, Divine Key, Mortal Tribulation Difficult to Cross.
"Wasn't this made together with Black Abyss before? Mm, not bad. At least it didn't give me a USP45 and make my heart and lungs stop."
Generating Captain's Luck value. Captain has repeatedly hit pity while pulling, so Captain is granted 80 Luck points. (Maximum value: 100)
Silently clutching his faintly aching liver, the young man had the urge to turn this third idol of Honkai Impact 3rd into stir-fried cabbage.
What cheat ability (crossed out) ability would you like to possess?
"This can be used too? Pretty realistic. Then I'll choose Artifact Refinement—cough, cough—Bonded Weaponry, the ability to turn companions into weapons."
Character profile complete. Would Captain like to travel to the Honkai World?
"Of course. I'm sick of not being able to enter the main story."
Is it worth it, for an unfamiliar world?
"Heh, who knows?"
Those Valkyries will not know your identity or understand your feelings. You may die as an unknown existence. Is it worth doing this for these two-dimensional girls?
"...I thought I were no more than a bystander, Till I felt a touch so real. If I don't want to die unknown, then I'll work hard and live brilliantly. Starting with innate stigmata and a Divine Key—standard protagonist setup! Uh, are the other Captains the same as me?"
Final confirmation: Have you decided to travel to the Honkai World?
The young man chuckled. Just as he was about to click confirm, a strange sensation came from his right hand gripping the mouse. It felt as though he was not pressing a mouse, but a button that would decide his fate. Could this be real? An absurd thought arose in his mind, only to be immediately dismissed. What am I thinking? Have I gone stupid from playing games? If something this good were real, how could it possibly be my turn? He pressed confirm.
May Captain enjoy the journey through the Honkai World. This time, as a participant, go and turn this imperfect world into the way you want it to be! Also, you are the sole participant in this event. Are you happy?
Noticing the words "sole participant" marked in red, the young man suddenly felt a chill crawl over him. Ai-chan on the screen abruptly vanished, and White Comet appeared. She looked left and right before meeting his gaze through the screen.
"Neko Charm!" A gigantic cat paw passed through the screen and smacked the young man into a spacetime vortex that had suddenly appeared behind him.
"Was it actually real?!"
The young man only felt as though he had entered a fantastical space. His entire body seemed to be bathed in warm sunlight, yet his mood had plunged into an icy abyss.
"My body... is breaking apart?" He watched in horror as countless tiny particles drifted from his body. His limbs, torso, even his brain, all vanished in an instant. The process was so fast that by the time he realized what was happening, his body had already completely disintegrated, leaving him no time even to feel afraid.
Having lost its vessel, his consciousness did not disperse. After all, consciousness could be matched with a new vessel.
He could see nothing, hear nothing, feel nothing. He could not even think. The young man's soul kept sinking through the darkness until it reached the other shore of light.
Shenzhou, Taixu Mountain—
"Yo, Uncle Wang, you're out for a morning run up the mountain so early?" On the mountain path, a young man greeted the dark-skinned burly man beside him.
"Mm, Xiao Li, you look full of energy. Being young really is nice. How about coming to my house for some tea later? My daughter has really been missing you these past few days."
Though the burly man's tone was quite amiable, the young man broke out in a cold sweat for some reason and hurriedly declined. "Ahem, thank you for your kindness, Uncle Wang, but I have something to do today, so I'm afraid I can't accept. How about I visit another day? I'll definitely bring two bottles of baijiu then and drink to our hearts' content with you!"
Though the burly man was displeased inside, the moment he heard baijiu, his craving for alcohol became impossible to suppress. "Just don't let that shrew of mine see it."
"Don't worry, Uncle Wang. At worst, we can go out for a few drinks. By the way, Fuyun Temple is just ahead. How about we go burn some incense? We can pray to the Crimson Kite Immortal for peace this year."
"Mm, just what I was thinking."
Thus, the two chatted and laughed as they arrived before a temple.
Though the immortal had long since departed, the lingering majesty of an immortal still remained here. The two immediately quieted down. The moment they stepped into Fuyun Temple, the young man noticed something unusual. In the center of the ancestral hall, before the statue of the Crimson Kite Immortal, a small white figure lay quietly on the ground, her body gently trembling with each breath.
"Whose little girl is this? Sleeping here before the Crimson Kite Immortal? Aren't you afraid the immortal will blame you? Hey, little girl, wake up." The burly man walked over, picked her up, and lightly pinched the philtrum beneath her nose.
His consciousness gradually adapted to the new vessel, and his senses slowly returned. In the endless darkness, he finally saw a trace of light.
"Stop sleeping. If you keep sleeping, the immortal will blame you."
Who's calling me? In a daze, he opened his eyes.
"The Crimson Kite Immortal is a deity who blesses the people. How could she blame someone so easily? Besides, there's nothing wrong with a child's unintentional mistake. Uncle Wang, weren't you also... Ah, he's awake!"
"You... who are you? Where... is this?" How strange. Why were they so tall? This room was so big too. Was his voice a little strange as well?
"Yo, did you sleep yourself silly? This is Fuyun Temple. Little girl, did you do something bad and fear getting beaten, so you didn't go home all night? Your parents must be worried sick. Uncle Wang will take you home."
"Who are you calling a little girl? I'm a boy. Wait, Fuyun Temple... why does that sound a little familiar?" His head felt muddled as countless images shattered and reassembled in his mind.
"Aha, the little fellow is quite delicate-looking. He'll definitely be popular with women when he grows up. This is Taixu Mountain, Fuyun Temple. Remember now?" the burly man said gently.
"Ta... Taixu Mountain?!" A bolt of lightning flashed through his mind, and he remembered everything that had happened before. He looked around, his gaze finally settling on the statue. "Could that be... the Crimson Kite Immortal?" She looked exactly like the image Dan Zhu had sculpted.
"Heh, you really are muddleheaded. You don't even recognize the immortal?"
The young man stiffly nodded. He realized a fact: it was not that they were too tall, but that he himself was too small right now. Then he suddenly remembered something and looked at the back of his right hand. Three intricate red markings were imprinted there—the stigmata, the three-piece Kallen's Song set.
"I really... transmigrated..."
Author's Note—
Although this book has been posted elsewhere before, the author is still a beginner. Please point out any shortcomings in the writing and such. In any case, please bear with me~
About the protagonist's setup—
Name: Xing. Prefixes & suffixes: Yae, Kaslana, Welt, Joestar (crossed out)
Gender: Male (?)
Stigmata: Kallen's Song (innate stigmata), Yae Sakura (foreign stigmata), more to be added later
Bloodline: Kaslana and Shenzhou mixed heritage
Appearance: White-haired, red-eyed little boy (early stage)
Personality: Warm and enthusiastic
Traits: Strong learning ability, high poison resistance (enough that Kiana's poison cannot kill him), good at games (enough to contend with Bronya)
Ability (cheat): Bonded Weaponry
Ability description: The ability to turn companions into weapons. The weapon type is determined by the target's function. Xing's appearance and clothing will change as well—in simple terms, he transforms—and his personality will also be affected to a certain extent. When transforming someone into weaponry for the first time, Xing will receive a general understanding of his/her/its memories at the instant of transformation—a fleeting glance, etched into his latent memories—and can use all of their abilities with their consent.
Usage restrictions: 1. The other party must agree, and their hearts must be connected;
2. If Xing cannot withstand the memories he receives, the ability activation will fail, or the other party will take control of his body after transformation;
3. He cannot use it on targets far stronger than himself, unless they are willing to lower their energy output;
4. If he develops serious disagreements with the target during transformation, there is a risk that the power will become unstable or the transformation will even be canceled.
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