Chapter Twenty-Five: Lone Star in the Azure Sky (2)

The Emperor-class Honkai Beast Vishnu possesses the ability to endlessly evolve by devouring other Honkai Beasts. Unfortunately, few people can bear its power. Besides Kosma from the previous era and Theresa from this one, no one has successfully merged with it.

"Does this mean I can really be considered Theresa's illegitimate child?" Xing thought to himself.

Because Raven had given him anesthetic beforehand, he felt no discomfort when the needle pierced his body, aside from his innate fear of injections. Yeah, right.

Can you imagine what it feels like to have countless needles piercing your entire body in front of you?

At least Xing couldn't stand it now, so he chose to close his eyes.

Slowly, Xing felt his whole body begin to burn, his heart felt like it was on fire, and a sensation of being swallowed and digested by a monstrous beast filled his mind.

Jackal stared at the screen in disbelief. She had conducted experiments with Vishnu's super-mutation factor countless times before. The test subjects either couldn't withstand Vishnu's genes and their bodies collapsed, or they were assimilated by Vishnu's genes and turned into mindless monsters. But this time, a completely new situation had arisen.

"Her body is resisting? Vishnu's genes are being rejected by her body? Interesting, to think someone could avoid being devoured instantly."

The power contained within Xing's original Stigmata, Kallen's Song, was essentially the same as Seele's. The difference was that Seele's Stigmata corresponded to the power of the Herrscher of Death, while Xing's corresponded to the Herrscher of Binding. Because of this, his mastery over Judas far surpassed that of the current user, Theresa, though Kallen's influence was also a factor...

Now, when invaded by Vishnu's genes, the Stigmata's power was automatically activated, constantly eliminating the invaders. However, Xing only possessed a Stigmata with the power of the Herrscher of Binding, not the Herrscher's authority, nor the Key of Binding. Furthermore, he didn't have a Stigmata's sub-personality like Black Seele to awaken his power. Ultimately, he couldn't resist for long.

But, even though he didn't have his own Stigmata consciousness, but...

The Kaslana family's Stigmata Space—

The white-haired nun raised her hand, and everything Xing was experiencing appeared before her. "A surgery to become a Valkyrie? It's still too early for you. You haven't even tapped into the Kaslana's inherent power, and the chance of success is extremely low."

Specks of purple light gathered around her, and a girl in a purple phantom thief dress and a purple orchid mask appeared beside her. "Since that's the case, why don't I awaken the potential of my successor and help him overcome this difficulty? For a hero still in their growth phase, aid from a predecessor is very important."

(PS: This Fantasy of the Sixth Night is the white-haired nun who entrusted Sakura to Xing earlier.)

The white-haired nun glanced at her. "Kallen Kaslana, your residual echoes should have been spent on transmitting memories, not wasted on something like this."

"I know that, of course. But if you're unwilling to act, then I naturally have to help my successor. And from a certain perspective, he's also my child." Kallen extended her right hand, as if asking for something. "Before that, could you return the 'me' possessing you? It contains memories of Gunslinger Arts."

"I'll return it to you later, alright?" The white-haired nun seemed to sense something and looked up at the void. "How strange. The last time you took action personally was with Sigfried, right? To be intervening again so soon, it's really not like you."

Xing's consciousness space—

So painful, I just want to die.

An invisible giant beast was devouring his body and consciousness bit by bit. He couldn't breathe, and an immense darkness was slowly enveloping him.

I can't hold on anymore, I'm sorry, everyone...

My sister...

"Wake up." A cold voice echoed in his consciousness, and an intense chill directly jolted his awareness.

Reality—

"Who are you?" Xing opened his eyes and saw a cold, white-haired man standing beside the operating table, his large hand placed over his heart. The man's blue eyes were as icy as frost.

"Kevin Kaslana. I am your ancestor." The man's voice was flat, devoid of any emotion. Unlike Bronya's mechanical tone, Kevin's voice was genuinely human, yet emotionless.

He looked at Xing. If it weren't for the bloodline resonance, he would have almost thought he had the wrong person. Where did this pink-haired, purple-eyed girl with fox ears come from? She must be Sakura's descendant. If only Sakura had descendants...

"Ho-ho-ho-Honored Lord?!" Jackal, on the operating table, was so terrified she immediately knelt. She had seen Kevin's appearance in World Serpent's records, and coupled with Kevin's unique aura, she had no doubt that the person appearing now was World Serpent's Honored Lord, the strongest Flame-Chaser of the previous era, the first of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers, the warrior bearing the title of "Savior," the true master of the Seventh Divine Key, the Key of Destruction, and Heavenly Fire Judgment—Kevin Kaslana!

"Stabilize your consciousness, don't lose to it. Immerse your mind in your Stigmata; its power far exceeds your imagination," Kevin said sternly, simultaneously helping Xing to regulate the energy within his body.

Slowly, golden chains extended from the youth's body, and Xing's hair gradually changed from pink to white. His eyes first turned red, then blue. The Stigmata on his right hand glowed even brighter.

"Ahhhhhhh!" His body and soul felt like they were being burned by flames. This pain, seemingly from his soul, made him unable to help but cry out. A dazzling white light enveloped the entire laboratory, blinding Jackal's dog eyes.

"Crack." Amidst the white light, the sound of needles being ejected and shackles falling to the ground echoed.

As the light faded, a white-haired girl lay on the operating table, drenched in sweat. Her heaving chest rose and fell rapidly with her quick breaths.

"I, what is this..." Xing raised his hands, never having felt his skin so fair and tender, like a newborn infant.

"My voice, what happened?" She realized her voice was so clear and crisp.

"My clothes are so tight." The clothes she had been wearing before were now constricting her, clearly outlining the girl's proud figure. Many areas were exposed, though the clothing covering her private parts had done its job faithfully. Fortunately, Kevin was an ice-cold person; otherwise, she feared her chastity might not have been preserved.

Sakura, within the Stigmata Space, felt her head turn greener.

Xing looked up and saw a towering peak. "..."

Damn it, why did I turn into Kallen again?!

"Very good. The super-mutation factor in your body has been completely activated. The rest is just a matter of time to adapt," Kevin nodded with satisfaction, as the Kaslana family would gain another powerful warrior.

Xing sat up from the operating table, his bare feet touching the cold floor. She stood up and stretched her joints. Just as Kevin had said, she now felt immense power.

The girl clenched her right fist and punched towards the wall.

"Boom!" Her fist shattered the air halfway, and the sound of the air being broken almost deafened Jackal next to her. The entire wall was pulverized by her punch.

The Kevin phantom beside her completed his mission and slowly dissipated.

Xing looked at her fist, which had only a small crack, and the wound was rapidly healing.

The girl bowed towards where Kevin had been standing. Thank you, but I will never agree with your philosophy.

She turned her head and gave Jackal outside a harmless smile.

"You, what do you want to do?!" Jackal was terrified. Through the girl, she seemed to see a roaring Parvati.

"Don't worry, I'm not that foolish. Since you dared to perform this surgery on me, you must have been prepared for me to become stronger after its success. I won't break down the door and smash your dog head, don't worry. If I'm going to smash anyone, I'll smash Natasha sister first," the vengeful girl said softly.

Raven, who was collecting her bonus outside, suddenly sneezed.

"Heh, the descendants of the Honored Lord are indeed smart," Jackal quickly regained her composed and calm demeanor.

"I'm hungry, is there anything to eat?" Xing asked Jackal, feeling the emptiness in his stomach.

"Huh?" Jackal was stunned.

"Hurry up and get me something to eat, or I'll smash your dog head! Did you hear me?!" Xing said word by word, his eyes filled with gloom.

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"Natasha! Order me ten, no, fifty five-star luxury meals! Put the bill on Cocolia's tab, got it? Oh, and go to the clothing store and buy me an outfit for a young girl, make sure it's the most popular style among girls right now! Hurry!" Jackal quickly called Raven, the worker bee.

Half an hour later—

Raven stood at the entrance of the laboratory with a pained expression, no, she didn't have a pained expression, she stood there with a look of awkwardness, holding several food containers. Jackal urged her from the side, "Why aren't you going in?"

"Why aren't you going in?" Raven retorted.

"I'm a researcher, shouldn't this be your job?" Jackal turned her head guiltily.

"You're afraid she'll beat you to death, aren't you?" Raven looked at Xing, who was watching her expectantly from inside, and couldn't help but recall the last time she had directly beaten the Crimson Prison Beast to death.

If she punched me, I might die. Raven thought to herself.

Raven suddenly remembered Jackal's emergency measures and whispered, "Hey, I remember your lab has a built-in Honkai Energy deactivation spray system, why don't you turn it on?"

Jackal quickly covered her mouth, "Idiot, keep your voice down. What if she hears you? She just smashed a wall, and the impact caused the spray system to malfunction and it can't be activated. Otherwise, I would have tied her up long ago."

Raven once again felt how unreliable Jackal was.

"Riiip!" The heavily reinforced laboratory door was torn open like a toy by Xing, who had arrived at the door at some unknown time. She looked at the two petrified people outside and smiled happily, "Why didn't you bring it in?" The girl's voice sounded like a devil's whisper to the two of them.

Xing grabbed Raven's arm, who was trying to escape. The force made Raven's face turn pale. "Don't run, Sister Natasha~" Xing pulled the resigned Raven inside. "Hey, you, bring the food in." The girl's voice carried an irresistible pressure.

Another half hour later—

The girl patted her stomach contentedly and said ecstatically, "I haven't eaten this much in a long time."

Raven next to her looked at the mountain of empty plates and secretly rejoiced, This little one is quite easy to please. As long as she has food, she doesn't care about anything else.

Xing turned to look at Raven, who looked like she had survived a disaster, "Sister Natasha, am I considered one of your official personnel now?"

Raven was confused by Xing's question. "I suppose so."

"Then will you all provide meals from now on?" The girl's eyes were full of little stars.

"?" Raven reluctantly made up an excuse and then handed Xing the clothes Jackal asked her to buy. "This is the outfit that dog-headed sister asked me to buy for you, she said you'd definitely like it. Sister Natasha has other things to do, so I'll be going now." With that, Raven ran away as fast as she could.

Xing curiously opened the bag and took out a white dress, a set of lace lingerie, a pair of black pantyhose, and a pair of white high heels.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Xing demolished the remaining three walls. Fortunately, the laboratory was divided into an inner and outer layer, and Xing was in the inner layer.

Raven was prescient. She had seen Xing wearing men's clothing several times, so she knew Xing would definitely be resistant to women's clothing. This was a good way to redirect Xing's animosity to Jackal first.

Actually, Raven wasn't unable to defeat Xing. As an experienced Flame-Chaser, how could she not be an opponent for a newly awakened Flame-Chaser? The problem was that the hyper-evolution surgery she received was a modified technology. It had a high success rate, but the power gained was significantly lower. Xing, on the other hand, had undergone the complete hyper-evolution surgery.

Also, a fragile assassin like her, who had put all her points into speed and attack, was most afraid of berserkers like Xing...

I can be hit by you countless times, but you only need to be hit by me once.

Raven found Jackal and grabbed her, asking, "You're not going to transplant the Gem of Stillness into her, are you?"

The other party calmly replied, "Of course."

Raven was speechless, "Are you really not trying to create a god? Look at how you've strengthened that little one. Forget it."

Jackal, who had just met Kevin, was fired up. "Hmph, foolish. I've already prepared a way to control her. See this bio-chip? As long as I implant it into the girl's brain while transplanting the gem, she'll have to obey my every command afterward." The dog-headed strategist said triumphantly.

Raven scratched her head and pondered, "I remember the Gem of Stillness corresponds to the Herrscher of Death, right? What if that little one destroys her own brain, removes the chip, and then uses her authority to heal her injuries? Do you have a countermeasure for that?"

Jackal's triumphant expression instantly froze. She glared at Raven and said fiercely, "If you dare to tell her this method, you're dead!"

Raven: "..."

How did this person become a World Serpent executive?!