Great Void Sword Qi

"You'll have to make a choice sooner or later, Maple," Kevin said calmly.

Zhu Yufeng squinted at Kevin: "You know I'm the one who made the choice."

He wouldn't choose even if forced to, because he doesn't have that thought at the Present. But even if he told Elysia or Lilith about it...

It can't be said that it had no effect, but it's as if he never said it.

There is another way: choose to distance yourself, actively choose to distance yourself from them...

That's no different from suicide.

Think about it, he needs Vill-V to repair and provide his weapons, he needs Mobius's help for his subsequent Hypervariable Surgery, he says he wants to distance himself from them, and now he needs their help again...

It would be strange if he didn't lock himself in a dark room.

As for Elysia, that would be even more terrible. She herself might be heartbroken, but what would hurt him the most was that he was the one who hurt Elysia the most last time. If he did that then, whether Eden would tear him apart was another matter entirely.

As for Lilith... he couldn't think of any way to distance himself from Lilith, since that woman had no bottom line and would almost always find a way to come to him no matter where he went.

So, since we can't resist, why not just give up?

Once you accept the fact that I'm a jerk, what can't I do?

"You made the choice, but I chose who to help," Kevin shrugged, giving a mocking look.

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

Kevin, you big-eyed guy with thick eyebrows, you actually make such an expression... Tsk, I'm so used to your poker face that I almost forgot you're actually a simpleton and can make such expressions.

"It was Feng who made the choice, but I was the one who chose the assist target..." Kosma seemed to be deep in thought.

"Kosma, I'm warning you, Kevin, who's always causing trouble, is enough." Zhu Yufeng sensed something was wrong. Kosma wasn't even pretending this time; he didn't even bother with the reverb and just spoke directly.

"Okay, I understand." Kosma smiled, but no matter how Zhu Yufeng looked at it, she felt she couldn't relax for too long.

( Of the Present, I can't do anything right now. After all, Michael the Present old enough to get Maple arrested. Until then, I'll just wait and see. And... I really need to seriously think about how I should handle things between me and Disaster... Should we seek answers amidst our contradictions, and understand and tolerate each other...?)

Seeing Kosma's expression gradually change from a smile to a serious one, Zhu Yufeng breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, Kosma wasn't focusing on his own affairs the Present.

He was probably thinking about how to handle his relationship with Disaster.

After chatting with Kevin and Kosma, Zhu Yufeng prepared to find Hua to learn the Great Void Sword Qi. Such things are always better done sooner rather than later, especially since he was almost an adult. For an adult to learn the Great Void Sword Qi would be like trying to catch the wind with one's palm—futile and pointless.

He can only continue to repair his body if he undergoes Hypervariable Surgery to modify it.

Because the essence of Great Void Sword Qi cultivation, in addition to improving the ability to control Honkai Energy, also has the function of modifying the body, enabling the body to accommodate and mobilize more Honkai Energy.

Compared to the Fusion Warrior surgery, which is a simple, crude, and extremely risky modification, the Great Void Sword Qi can be considered a relatively mild and less risky modification method.

And before that...

"Maple, what did you and Kevin talk about?" Elysia asked.

Zhu Yufeng's answer was succinct, "His stance remains firm."

Elysia: "..."

As expected, she went too lightly.

"After that, I plan to learn the Great Void Sword Qi with Hua, and after training today, I'll play games with Ying and Ling." Zhu Yufeng told Elysia about his upcoming plans.

I heard that he wanted to learn the Great Void Sword Qi with Hua. Elysia originally wanted to try it too, but her personality was not suitable for Hua to learn the Great Void Sword Qi.

After all, she was interested in everything, so where would she find the time to calm down and condense some kind of sword heart?

Moreover, given her physical abilities and control over Honkai Energy, why would she need to learn this? Wouldn't she rather spend that time thinking about how to beat Kevin up?

The only thing that keeps her going every day, besides weighing herself, is figuring out how to seduce Zhu Yufeng.

So she said, "See you at dinner then~ It's a date, don't be late!"

"Yes." Zhu Yufeng nodded.

Pardo, standing to one side, thought for a moment and felt she needed to find someone to back her up, and that person...

"It's true that Sister Daisy finished dealing with Mobius today. Why don't we invite Amo and the others to chat over dinner?" she suggested.

Elysia: "..."

Phyllis has gone astray... But it doesn't matter, no matter how many people come, it won't affect her getting closer to Feng, except for Kevin... We need to find a way to get him to Mei's side first.

"Feng, speaking of learning the Great Void Sword Qi, I was just thinking about it. Do you think that extending the learning method of Great Void Sword Qi to the entire Fire Moth would increase our chances of winning against the Honkai?" Hua asked.

"Obviously it is possible," Zhu Yufeng said, arms crossed. "But learning the Great Void Sword Qi requires not only sufficient talent but also the ability to immerse oneself in the task. More importantly... for ordinary people, tempering the sword heart takes too long, and what we lack most is time."

"I don't have as many diverse qualities as you all. What I can do, most people can certainly do as well," Hua said.

Zhu Yufeng looked at Hua and said, "Life is but Floating Life, nothing more than failure followed by success. Hua, why do you think Elysia gave you the Inscription of Floating Life?"

Hua looked at Elysia with some doubt. To be honest, she didn't have much time to think about the meaning of her inscription name. In the past, she was just a law-abiding warrior who didn't get involved in the power struggles of those above her or the conflicts and entanglements between her teammates.

After being reborn, what she thought about most was why it was her and what she could do.

"Hua, what you have experienced is unbearable for most people," Zhu Yufeng said. "And you, who have gone through all of this, are much stronger than most people you think you are."

The Immortal Chi Yuan Shenzhou for thousands of years without wavering, her will has never faltered, and her heart has always remained steadfast.

In this respect alone, Hua is enough to surpass most people and is by no means an ordinary person.

"Then... we can start from the Present..."

"Given our the Present identities, how do we begin?" Zhu Yufeng asked with a wry smile. "Mobius is busy enough already. We can't expect to say that this was something Mobius just happened to find, can we?"

Mobius: Yes, I came up with all of these myself. jpg

Mobius already needed to research how to treat Honkai Energy Corrosion, as well as various experiments assigned by his superiors, and the [Chimera Project] he had asked him to do...

Once something like the Great Void Sword Qi is submitted to the Supreme Court and promoted under Mobius's name, it will definitely attract the attention of higher-ups. They will want to know how Mobius discovered it, and they will investigate Mobius's activities and research data during this period...

After all, Mobius has never had a good reputation.

This will expose some things and may have even more adverse effects.

One lie requires countless more to cover it up, until the lie bursts like an ever-growing bubble.