The Emperor Class Honkai Beast Vishnu possessed the ability to devour other Honkai Beasts and evolve without limit. Unfortunately, few people could bear its power. Aside from Cosmo from the Previous Era and Theresa of the Current Era, no one else had successfully fused with it.
Does this mean I can really count as Theresa's illegitimate child now? Xing inwardly complained.
Because Raven had administered anesthesia beforehand, when the needles pierced his body, he felt no discomfort aside from his innate fear of injections. Yeah, right.
Could you imagine the feeling of countless syringes piercing your entire body right before your eyes?
At the very least, Xing couldn't endure it anymore. He chose to close his eyes.
Gradually, Xing felt his entire body grow scorching hot. It was as though fire were burning in his heart, and a sensation like being swallowed and digested by a wild beast flooded his mind.
Jackal stared at the screen in disbelief. She had conducted the Vishnu Hyper-Evolution Factor experiment countless times before. The subjects either suffered physical collapse because they could not withstand Vishnu's genes, or were assimilated by them and turned into mindless monsters. Yet this time, an unprecedented new situation had appeared.
"Her body is resisting? Vishnu's genes are being rejected by her body? Interesting. Someone actually wasn't devoured by it right away."
The power contained within Xing's innate Stigmata, Kallen's Song, was fundamentally 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. That was precisely why his command of Judah far surpassed that of its current wielder, Theresa, though Kallen was also a factor...
Now that Vishnu's genes had invaded him, the power of his Stigmata activated automatically, continuously eliminating the intruder. However, Xing only possessed a Stigmata with the power of the Herrscher of Binding. It was neither Herrscher authority nor the Key of Binding. On top of that, he did not have a Stigmata personality like Dark Seele to draw out his power. In the end, he would not be able to resist for long.
But although he had no Stigmata consciousness of his own...
Kaslana Family's Stigmata Space—
The white-haired Nun raised her hand, and everything Xing was experiencing appeared before her eyes. "A surgery to become a Fusion Warrior? It is still too early for you. You have yet to uncover even the power inherent to the Kaslana Family. The odds of success are extremely low."
Specks of violet light gathered beside her, and a girl dressed in a purple phantom thief outfit and wearing a Violet Iris Mask appeared at her side. "If that is the case, how about I awaken the successor's potential and help him through this crisis? For a hero still in the growth stage, aid from her predecessors 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 lingering echo should be spent transmitting memories, not wasting your existence on something like this."
"I know that, of course. But since you are unwilling to act, then naturally I must help my successor. Besides, from a certain perspective, he can be considered my child as well." Kallen extended her right hand as though asking for something. "Before that, could you return the 'me' you possess to me? It contains memories regarding Gunslinger Arts."
"I will return her to you when the time comes. Hmm?" The white-haired Nun seemed to sense something. She raised her head and looked into the void. "How rare. The last person who made you act personally was Sigfried, wasn't it? You are entering the fray again so soon. That really is unlike you."
Xing's Consciousness Space—
It hurt so much. He wanted to die.
An invisible gigantic beast was devouring his body and consciousness bit by bit. He could not breathe, and boundless darkness was slowly wrapping around him.
He couldn't hold on anymore. Sorry, everyone...
Little sister...
"Wake up." A cold voice rang out in his consciousness, and an overwhelming chill jolted him awake.
Reality—
"Who are you?" Xing opened his eyes and saw an indifferent white-haired man standing beside the operating table, one large hand pressed over his heart. The man's blue eyes were as cold as ice.
"Kevin Kaslana. Your ancestor." The man's voice was calm, devoid of even a trace of emotion. Unlike Bronya's mechanical quality, Kevin's was the voice of someone who truly had no feelings.
He looked at Xing. If not for the resonance in their bloodline, he would almost have thought he had found the wrong person. Where had this pink-haired, purple-eyed, fox-eared girl come from? She was probably Sakura's descendant. If Sakura really had descendants, that would be wonderful...
"M-M-M-M-Master?!" Jackal, standing by the operating table, was so frightened that she dropped directly to her knees. She had seen Kevin's appearance in World Serpent's archives. Coupled with Kevin's distinctive aura, she had no doubt that the person before her was World Serpent's Master, the strongest Fusion Warrior of the Previous Era, the First One of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers, the warrior bearing the inscription of "Savior," and the true master of the Seventh Divine Key, the Key of Destruction, Heavenly Fire Judgment—Kevin Kaslana!
"Steady your consciousness. Do not lose to it. Immerse your mind within your Stigmata. The power it contains far exceeds your imagination." Kevin spoke in a deep voice as he helped Xing sort out the energy within his body.
Gradually, golden chains extended from the youth's body. Xing's hair slowly shifted from pink to white, while his eyes first returned to red before turning blue again. The Stigmata on his right hand grew brighter.
"AAAAAHHH!" It felt as if his body, inside and out, were being scorched by flames. The pain, which seemed to come from his very soul, made him cry out. Dazzling white light engulfed the entire laboratory, nearly blinding Jackal's dog eyes.
"Crack." Within the white light, the syringes were flung away, followed by the sound of shackles falling to the ground.
When the light faded, a white-haired girl lay on the operating table, drenched in sweat. Her ample chest rose and fell rapidly with her ragged breathing.
"I... this is..." Xing raised her hands. Never before had she felt her skin was so pale and tender, like that of a newborn baby.
"My voice, why?" She discovered that her voice had become so clear and sweet.
"My clothes are so tight." The clothes she had been wearing clung tightly to her body, clearly outlining the girl's impressive figure. Quite a few areas were completely exposed, though the clothing around her private parts was still doing its duty. Thankfully, Kevin had no interest in sex, or she might have lost her chastity.
Sakura in the Stigmata Space felt the green atop her head deepen by another shade.
Xing raised her head and saw a pair of towering peaks. "..."
Damn it, why had she turned into Kallen again?!
"Very good. The Hyper-Evolution Factor in your body has been fully activated. All that remains is time for you to adapt to it." Kevin nodded in satisfaction, as the Kaslana Family would gain another powerful warrior.
Xing sat up from the operating table. Her bare feet stepped onto the icy floor, and she stood up, moving her joints. Just as Kevin had said, she could indeed feel tremendous power now.
The girl clenched her right fist and punched the wall with all her strength.
Boom! Her fist exploded the air halfway there. The thunderous sonic boom nearly deafened Jackal beside her, and the entire wall was shattered by that single punch.
The phantom of Kevin, having accomplished the purpose of his visit, slowly dissipated.
Xing looked at her fist. There was only a small tear in the skin, and the wound was healing rapidly.
The girl bowed toward where Kevin had been standing. Thank you, but I will never agree with your ideals.
She turned her head and gave Jackal outside an innocent smile.
"Y-You, what are you trying to do?!" Jackal was thoroughly frightened. Through the girl, she seemed to see a roaring Parvati.
"Don't worry. I'm not that stupid. Since you dared perform this surgery on me, you must have prepared for me becoming stronger if it succeeded. I won't smash down the door and bash in your dog head. Don't worry. If I'm going to bash anyone's head in, though, I'll bash Sister Natasha's first." The deeply vindictive girl spoke softly.
Outside, Raven, who was collecting her bonus, suddenly sneezed.
"Heh, the Master's descendant is indeed clever." Jackal quickly regained her former calm and composure.
"I'm hungry. Do you have anything to eat?" Feeling the emptiness in her stomach, Xing asked Jackal.
"Huh?" Jackal froze.
"Go get me food right now, or I'll bash, in, your, dog, head! Did you hear me?!" Xing enunciated every word, her eyes filled with gloom.
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"Natasha! Order ten servings—no, fifty servings—of five-star luxury cuisine for me! Put the bill on Cocolia's tab, got it? Oh, and go to a clothing store and buy me an outfit for a girl. It has to be a style girls these days like most! Hurry!" Jackal hurriedly called Raven, the working drone.
Half an hour later—
Raven stood at the entrance to the laboratory with a pained expression. No, wait, she did not have balls. She stood there with an indescribably pained expression, carrying several bags of food. Jackal beside her urged, "Why aren't you going in?"
"Why aren't you going in?" Raven shot back.
"I'm a researcher. Isn't this kind of work supposed to be yours?" Jackal turned her head away guiltily.
"You're afraid she'll beat you to death, aren't you?" Raven looked at Xing, who was staring at her expectantly from inside, and involuntarily recalled how Xing had beaten Crimson Prison Beast to death last time.
If she punches me once, I might die. Raven thought to herself.
Raven suddenly recalled Jackal's emergency measures and whispered, "Hey, doesn't your lab have a built-in Honkai Energy Deactivator spray system? Why aren't you activating it?"
Jackal hurriedly covered her mouth. "Idiot, keep your voice down. What if she hears you? She smashed a wall just now, and the impact happened to damage the spray system. It can't be activated. Otherwise, I would have tied her up already."
Raven once again realized just how unreliable Jackal was.
Riiip! The heavily locked and reinforced laboratory door was torn open like a toy by Xing, who had somehow reached the doorway. She looked at the two people outside, frozen on the spot, and smiled happily. "Why aren't you bringing it in?" To them, the girl's voice sounded like a demon's whisper.
Xing grabbed Raven's arm as she tried to run, and the force made Raven's face turn pale. "Don't run, Sister Natasha~" Xing dragged the resigned Raven inside. "Hey, you there, bring my food in." The girl's words carried an oppressive force that allowed no defiance.
Another hour and a half later—
The girl patted her belly in satisfaction and said dreamily, "It's been so long since I've eaten this much."
Raven looked at the mountain of empty plates beside her and secretly rejoiced. This little thing is pretty easy to appease. Once she has food, she doesn't care about anything else.
Xing turned to look at Raven, who seemed as if she had survived a disaster. "Sister Natasha, do I count as one of your official personnel now?"
Raven was completely baffled by Xing's question. "I guess so."
"Then will you provide meals from now on?" The girl's eyes were full of tiny stars.
"?" Raven barely managed to make up an excuse to brush her off, then handed Xing the clothes Jackal had told her to buy. "These are the clothes that dog-headed sister told me to buy for you. She said you would definitely like them. Sister Natasha has something to do, so I'm leaving first." With that, Raven ran off as fast as she could.
Xing curiously opened the bag and took out a white dress, a set of lace women's underwear, a pair of black pantyhose, and a pair of white high heels.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Xing tore down the remaining three walls as well. Fortunately, the laboratory had inner and outer sections, and Xing was in the inner section.
Raven had been very farsighted. Since every time she had seen Xing, the other girl had been wearing men's clothes, she would surely dislike women's clothing. It was perfect for shifting Xing's hatred onto Jackal first.
Actually, it was not that Raven could not defeat Xing. How could an experienced Fusion Warrior like her possibly be unable to handle a newly created Fusion Warrior? The issue was that the Super-Transformation Surgery she had undergone used an incomplete technology. Its success rate was high, but the power gained was much lower. Xing, however, had undergone the complete Super-Transformation Surgery.
And as a fragile assassin who had put all her points into speed and attack, she feared berserkers like Xing the most...
I could be hit by you countless times, but you only needed to be hit by me once.
Raven found Jackal and grabbed her. "You're not planning to implant the Gem of Stillness into her too, are you?"
The other woman answered calmly, "Of course."
Raven was speechless. "Are you seriously not creating a father for yourself? Look at what you've strengthened that little thing into. Forget it."
Having just seen Kevin, Jackal was currently fired up. "Hmph, fool. I prepared a way to control her long ago. See this biological chip? As long as I implant it in that girl's brain while transplanting the gem, she'll obediently follow all my orders afterward." The Dog-headed Strategist wore a smug expression.
Raven scratched her head and pondered. "I remember the Gem of Stillness corresponds to the Herrscher of Death, right? What if that little thing destroys her own brain to remove the chip, then uses her authority to heal herself? Do you have a way to deal with that too?"
Jackal's smug expression immediately froze. She viciously said to Raven, "If you dare tell her this method, you're dead!"
Raven: "..."
How did this person become a World Serpent executive?!
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