What Honkai Is

The moment text reappeared on the Light Screen in the sky, everyone across the continent looked up, staring at this utterly unfamiliar thing with either curiosity or wariness.

Prologue: Honkai, the Judge of Civilization.

Reminder!

Please watch carefully, then answer the question I pose. The fastest person to answer correctly will receive a small reward, while those who fail will lose one day of their lifespan.

Please proceed with caution. Furthermore, this Light Screen will not force anyone to answer, but if you press the answer button, you must bear the cost of failure.

The instant the words appeared on the Light Screen, everyone on Douluo Continent saw a blue button marked "Answer" in the lower-right corner of their vision.

It seemed they could press it with a mere thought.

This immediately put everyone on the continent on guard. Could someone actually invade their consciousness without them noticing?

Everyone except Lang Lei.

Because he saw a line of text: The lifespan obtained through punishment will belong to the host.

This thrilled Lang Lei.

Just as he thought. There was no such thing as a free lunch, and pies did not fall from the sky. If there were rewards to be gained, there had to be punishments!

He was not afraid that no one would answer. Compared to a Ten Thousand Year Mandragora Serpent Torso Bone, one day of lifespan was utterly insignificant. Doing a few unhealthy things would practically cost that much anyway.

Surely, plenty of people would be willing to take that gamble.

With Douluo Continent's population base, even immortality would not be a problem for him!

Amid his delight, another line of text appeared on the Light Screen, driving the entire continent into a frenzy.

Reward for this round: Ten Thousand Year Mandragora Serpent Torso Bone.

Who in the world could use something like this—a spirit bone—as a reward?!

Spirit Hall, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Clear Sky Sect...

All of them began entertaining thoughts of their own.

No matter what the people of Douluo Continent thought, the video on the Light Screen began without pause. A calm yet imposing male voice rang out:

Honkai, a will born alongside civilization, has the ultimate goal of destroying civilization...

No matter how many years pass, Honkai has always lurked in the shadows, watching humanity's civilization.

"That's Uncle Kevin's voice!" Little Griseo, who had already arrived in Suotuo City, jumped down from the large bird and burrowed into Lang Lei's arms.

Her voice was filled with delight at hearing the voice of someone she knew.

"Mm, I know." Lang Lei stood and looked toward the Light Screen in the sky. The tall silhouette against the pitch-black background gave off an oppressive presence.

Then, the voice revealed a trace of sorrow:

It took away our homeland, took away the people we loved...

It took away the peaceful lives that should have been ours.

Anyone could hear the grief and indignation in the speaker's heart.

Then, the silhouette vanished, and the image returned to darkness. Several lines of text appeared.

Honkai. When civilization develops to a certain level, it will arise accordingly.

Its purpose is to destroy civilization and test humanity.

Those who carry out its duty of destruction are the Honkai Beasts born under the catalysis of Honkai Energy...

And the Herrschers.

Honkai is born alongside civilization. The more humanity's civilization develops, the stronger the will of Honkai becomes.

Honkai may erupt anywhere. Any living creature contaminated by it will be transformed into a Honkai Beast devoid of self-awareness unless it possesses a certain degree of resistance. Most people possess no resistance to Honkai Energy, or only an extremely low level of it...

As apostles of the will of Honkai, Herrschers also possess power far beyond human imagination.

"Herrscher" is the term for monsters transformed from humans with an extremely high adaptability to Honkai Energy—she or he uses the supernatural abilities gained from a "Herrscher Core" (Authority Gem) to wantonly destroy human civilization.

Every Great Honkai with an energy level exceeding 1000 HW gives birth to a Herrscher.

Herrschers possess an extremely strong adaptability to Honkai Energy. Some even possess certain extraordinary abilities from birth. However, there are very few such humans. According to available intelligence, the purpose of Herrschers is to carry out the will of Honkai. They display an intense desire to destroy existing things and are mostly devoid of humanity... At the same time as becoming Herrschers, some illnesses afflicting them are also cured.

Herrschers are known as the agents of Honkai, an elevation of the human lifeform. The abilities possessed by humans chosen to become Herrschers are abilities that ordinary humans can never possess...

At their core, Herrscher Authorities turn unimaginable, nonexistent phenomena into reality. They are the ultimate manifestation of certain physical laws.

For example, the Herrscher of Flame, who can ignite fire from nothing without fuel; the Herrscher of Wind, who can create ideal fluids; the all-pervading Herrscher of Erosion; and the Herrscher of Thunder, who controls electromagnetic force...

Moreover, all Herrschers aligned with Honkai possess the ability to command and summon Honkai Beasts. Like soldiers loyal to their king, these Honkai Beasts are incomparably loyal to the Herrscher who commands them. Therefore, even if two Herrschers appear in the same region, neither can command the other's Honkai Beasts.

This is Honkai. In the face of it, humanity has no choice but victory...

At that point, the text on the Light Screen vanished.

Meanwhile, the continent had fallen into shock.

They had never heard of such a disaster, but even people who could withstand that oppressive feeling had failed. If they faced Honkai, what chance would they have?

This video has finished playing. Question time will now begin.

Question: A level ninety-nine Limit Douluo is roughly equivalent to what level of Honkai Beast?

1. Assault Class

2. Chariot Class

3. Emperor Class

4. Judgment Class

Hint: The later the option, the stronger the rank.

Please choose...

For a moment, the continent erupted into frenzied discussion. Everyone began guessing what level of Honkai Beast the pinnacle of their continent could defeat.

However, most people's guesses were wildly imaginative. After all, they did not know how strong a Limit Douluo was, and the video had not provided much information about Honkai Beasts either.

Thus, most of their answers were nothing more than baseless speculation.

As for the continent's powerful figures...

They were fairly confident in their own strength. If they were honest with themselves, most of them could take on several ordinary people alone.

That would also become the root of their mistake.

Some clever people, however, saw through it. The purpose of this question was to let the people of Douluo Continent better judge their combat strength!

So they gave their answers as well.

After all, it was only one day of lifespan, not much at all. Besides, the reward was a Ten Thousand Year Mandala Snake spirit bone!

What if they got lucky and answered correctly?

I roughly compared their destructive power. An Emperor Class Honkai Beast is about the size of a nine-story building, but its methods of attack are simple. A level ninety-nine Limit Douluo's destructive power could probably reach that level, right?

And considering Douluo Continent might have relatively low "mass"...

So I'll go with that for now.