Chapter 79

"So, even Fused Warrior who aren't psycho-sensory type can use psycho-sensory type special abilities?"

Elysia blinked, then became excited. "That sounds amazing! I've envied Daisy's telekinesis for so long!"

Why do you envy her?

Ai Yue didn't react for a moment. "While telekinesis is very convenient, in terms of pure strength, Desdrobia is far inferior to you, isn't she?"

"Oh, it has nothing to do with ability."

Elysia waved her hand, giving me a "you don't understand" look. "If I could have telekinesis, wouldn't I be able to control the flower petals to surround myself? Wouldn't that be so beautiful!"

"Alright, as expected of you."

Ai Yue shook his head, deciding not to try to understand Elysia's way of thinking.

"On another note, this technology must have limitations, right?"

Elysia then asked, "What's the maximum number of people it can cover?"

Elysia had read the Herrscher of Domination's files and knew that even someone as powerful as the Herrscher herself had a limit of 10,000 splits. So if it was just Fused Warrior, the number of people covered by this special ability would probably be greatly reduced.

"To ensure the strength of special abilities, Fused Warrior of Desdrobia's level can only cover a maximum of thirty people."

Ai Yue said, "However, this is only the current plan. If it can be optimized and improved in the future, the upper limit can still be increased."

"Looking at it this way, Daisy is quite impressive."

Elysia nodded, "As expected of the third strongest among those who display mental perception!"

Although it sounds impressive, there are very few Fused Warrior with the ability to perceive mentally. There were only two in the first batch. In order to expand the combat power in time, most of the resources in the second batch were allocated to the physical enhancement type. Therefore, the entire second batch probably did not have more than ten Fused Warriors with the ability to perceive mentally.

"It's a pity that she can only rank fourth now."

Ai Yue said ruthlessly, "Vill-V is now also a psychic-sensory Fused Warrior. Although her abilities are not worth lending out, her strength is indeed above that of Desdrobia."

"I know, I've included her in my count,"

Elysia laughed and said, "Actually, it's Aponia was ruled out... She's just too amazing, like Kevin, you can't judge her by ordinary standards!"

Ai Yue paused for a moment, then nodded. "What you said does make some sense."

Aponia's abilities are innate; the Fused Warrior surgery merely enhances this "talent" on top of that. Objectively speaking, it is indeed difficult for her to be directly classified as Mental Perception Fused Warrior.

It's important to know that due to Ai Yue's early intervention in the plot, Aponia had already trained and mastered her power to a certain extent before becoming Fused Warrior. Under those circumstances, she was able to easily restrain Fused Warrior of Sakura's level, which is enough to show how outrageous her mental strength is.

"Speaking of Aponia, I'm a little curious,"

Elysia suddenly asked, "If this technology were used on Aponia, how many people could it cover?"

Ai Yue didn't speak, but simply raised one finger.

"One hundred? Or one thousand?"

Elysia's eyes widened in surprise. "Wow, is it really that amazing?"

"Neither. What this action means is,"

Ai Yue said in a serious tone, "Above the Herrscher of Domination."

Upon hearing this, even Elysia's expression froze for a moment.

"Really? Is it true?"

After regaining her senses, the girl lowered her voice considerably, as if afraid of startling someone, "Is Aponia really that powerful?"

"What's impressive about her isn't her mental strength, but her abilities."

Ai Yue shook his head. "Aponia's 'commandments' can take effect as long as the user's mental strength is stronger than the one subject to the Herrscher. Considering that ordinary Fused Warrior only need to face Honkai Beast, Aponia's mental strength can spread out as much as possible under this premise."

"In other words, although there are many of them, their individual strength is still incomparable to that of Herrscher of Domination, right?"

Elysia patted her chest, her tone gradually returning to normal, "You scared me to death, I thought..."

"You think her mental power is so strong that it can cover the entire Earth like the Herrscher of Domination?"

Ai Yue looked at her with a half-smile, as if he could see through what she was thinking. "Although Aponia can't do it, it's more than enough to cover me from where she is now."

Elysia shrank back slightly, but quickly realized, "Wait a minute, I didn't do anything to wrong Aponia, so I don't need to feel guilty!"

"It's okay if I do it. Aponia isn't always watching this area. I'm usually the one who calls her."

Ai Yue smiled slightly, "So you don't need to worry."

"Who's worried!"

Elysia sensed the teasing in Ai Yue's words and glared at him. "Let's not talk about that. You said this technology has a second direction, what is it?"

"You can guess,"

Ai Yue gave a deliberately mysterious smile, "Let me give you a hint, it's the exact opposite of the first technology."

"Completely the opposite?"

Elysia thought for a moment and realized, "The first technology room distributes one person's mental energy among others, so the second technology must be to concentrate the mental energy of others into one person?"

"Very smart."

Ai Yue snapped his fingers and asked, "So, what are your thoughts on this technology?"

Hmm... it seems a bit ordinary?

Elysia said cautiously, "Because you see, even if you concentrate the mental power of several people, the strength won't be very high. I've seen the data. Among the mental perception type in the second batch of Fused Warrior, the combined mental strength of all of them is only about the same as Daisy's."

Elysia's implication was clear—if the technology simply created a few more temporary Desdrobia, then it didn't seem like a big deal.

Ai Yue responded with a subtle smile, as if he were watching a monkey mimicking human behavior.

"What? That smile is infuriating!"

Elysia puffed out her cheeks, feigning anger, "Where did I say something wrong?"

"No, you're right. Based on the information I just gave you, that's roughly the case."

Ai Yue laughed heartily, "However, if Mobius were facing this question, he certainly wouldn't answer directly, but would ask a few questions first. That's probably the difference between the thinking styles of warriors and scholars."

Soldiers are used to following orders and can only summarize and analyze based on the information they have, while scholars, driven by a thirst for knowledge, will always try to uncover more information.

"So what?"

Elysia was no longer angry and asked directly, "What will Mobius ask?"

Ai Yue said meaningfully, "Mobius would ask, 'Can this technology be used by ordinary people?'"

"That's right!"

Elysia then realized, "If it could be used on ordinary people, it seems to have a different meaning!"

Ordinary people are extremely vulnerable in the war against the Honkai.

They lack powerful strength and are unable to resist the erosion of Honkai Sickness. When the Honkai disaster strikes, they are almost powerless to resist and will fall in large numbers.

However, for humanity, population size is extremely important. Before the Eighth Herrscher, the damage caused to humanity by each Honkai disaster was almost irreparable.

It can be said that before Ai Yue appeared, everything the Moth to Fire did was simply to slow down the path of human civilization's demise as much as possible.

But even if it's slow, it will eventually perish. That's why Mobius went so crazy, because without going crazy, there's no way to save humanity. That's why Kevin is so exhausted, because even though the future is certain, he still can't give up hope.

However, once ordinary people possess the ability to resist Honkai calamities, even if it's just the ability to survive a disaster, the future of humanity will quietly change.

If, on this basis, ordinary people are given the power to fight back against the Honkai, then the massive population base will become a powerful force against the Honkai, directly pushing human civilization away from the path to extinction!

Elysia had not forgotten that Ai Yue had once announced a project called "virtual Honkai Beast," a powerful technology that could harness the mental power of Mental Perception Fused Warrior to transform the power of Honkai Beast into one's own.

If human spiritual power could be aggregated to the point where it could control virtual Honkai Beast, then even ordinary people would possess the power to fight against the Honkai.

8

Chapter Eight: You're not even in the Domination Domain. Where are you?

Elysia's idea was not wrong. The most likely application of this technology at present is to help ordinary people master the power to control virtual Honkai Beast.

Of course, Ai Yue also has some new ideas about this, but there is no need to disclose them to the public for the time being.

After Elysia left, Ai Yue put away the blood sample in his hand and then went to the laboratory next door.

There was a huge piece of equipment there. On the surface, it looked like a hibernation pod, but it was much larger than a normal hibernation pod. Countless sparkling crystals were embedded in the surface of the equipment, making it look very dazzling.

If someone observes carefully, they will find that there are many grooves on the surface of this device, which obviously can hold more crystals.

As for its function—

Ai Yue lay down inside the device and then said, "Rose, activate the 'Hacker System' and connect to the Domination Domain."

"Learn."

Prometheus's voice came from the device, and the heavy hatch closed automatically. "'Hacker System' activated, connecting to Domination Domain."

Ai Yue closed his eyes and then felt his spirit plummeting, as if he were falling off a cliff and being pulled into an abyss. After a few seconds, this feeling of weightlessness gradually disappeared, and his spirit returned to stability.

Only then did Ai Yue slowly open his eyes, only to find himself in another world.

He was standing on a piece of ground less than fifty square meters in size. Beyond this area was a chaotic void, as if this piece of ground was just a floating island in the void.

As Ai Yue looked around, countless floating islands, just like the ground beneath his feet, came into view, a scene that looked like it had been violently destroyed.

Indeed, that is the case—the true Domination Domain was destroyed along with the Herrscher of Domination the moment she died. The space that Ai Yue has come to now is actually Domination Domain -like existence that he rebuilt using the core of the Herrscher of Domination.

Due to the lack of a massive spiritual force to support this area, it is not only fragmented but also not very large. Although it appears to be filled with many floating islands, careful observation reveals that beyond Ai Yue's center, about a kilometer away, there is nothing at all.

While this area isn't exactly small, it's nothing compared to the vast world Kevin and the others have seen.

Theoretically speaking, if he could gather 10,000 people capable of bearing the Herrscher Core of Domination, Ai Yue might have a chance to recreate the most glorious scene of the Domination Domain. However, such a domain is of little value to Ai Yue.

The greatest function of the Domination Domain is that it can connect countless individuals and also serve as the ultimate trump card of the Herrscher of Domination. However, regardless of its purpose, it is of little use to humans.

Using the Herrscher Core of Herrscher of Domination, Ai Yue has been able to invent a communication tool that can function normally even in environments with high concentrations of Honkai Energy, completely eliminating the need for communication based on the Herrscher of Domination Domain.

As for combat... the Domination Domain may indeed be very powerful, but its side effects are equally obvious.

While the Domination Domain might be effective against ordinary Honkai Beast, it becomes a weakness when facing powerful Herrscher- level enemies.

This is why the Herrscher of Domination said that dragging Kevin and the others into it was risky, because the Herrscher of Domination would suffer even more severe damage in that place.

Moreover, none of the Herrscher they will face next can be dealt with by the Domination Domain alone.

In conclusion, the Domination Domain is not of great significance to humans. The reason why Ai Yue went to such great lengths to barely restore it was actually to try to apply it to other fields by analyzing the principles of the formation of the Domination Domain.

For example, by constructing Domination Domain, one can attempt to get closer to the culprit hidden behind the Honkai, the Cocoon of Finality.

Theoretically speaking, the power of the Herrscher of Domination alone is clearly not enough to construct Domination Domain. The reason why this space has been able to stabilize must be due to the help of the Cocoon of Finality.

If Ai Yue can fully unravel the mystery, he might be able to trace back to the location of the Cocoon of Finality, and even find some connection with it.

Unfortunately, judging from the current situation, this space is still "dead". The current fragmented and lifeless area is the best proof of this.

Once the support of the special device "Domination Divine Realm" created by Ai Yue is removed, this realm will collapse in just a few seconds. Not to mention communicating with the Cocoon of Finality, it will be difficult for Ai Yue to even play with the creative mode.

Even with over a hundred Herrscher Core of Herrscher of Domination, this device can only operate for less than 12 hours, making it an extremely terrifying energy-consuming monster.

Although given Ai Yue's current status, no one would say anything about this level of expenditure, and it might even seem a bit frugal to Vill-V, for Ai Yue, if something has been proven to be worthless, then no further resources should be invested in it.

Instead of using the Herrscher Core for this purpose, it would be better to use it to make all of Vill-V's Divine Keys.

Thinking of this, Ai Yue couldn't help but sigh, "Rose, how long can this space last?"

"The current duration is less than five minutes."

Prometheus asked, "Should we continue adding Herrscher Core to prolong the existence of the Domination Domain?"

"No need, let it disintegrate on its own."

Ai Yue shook his head. "Disconnect the connection and pull me out."

"Understood, the link with the Domination Domain is being severed."

Ai Yue closed his eyes again, feeling an invisible force lifting his consciousness upward. As his consciousness rose, the image he left in the Domination Domain began to blur, eventually dissipating into specks of light.

As his spirit departed, the entire Domination Domain began to shake. A silent collapse swept from the very edge of the space toward the center, and within minutes, only the floating island where Ai Yue had just stood remained.

However, just as this floating island was about to collapse and disappear, a blurry figure appeared at the spot where Ai Yue had once stood.

It simply looked around, and the collapsing floating island miraculously stabilized.

Then, the figure raised its hand and made a grasping motion, as if it had captured something from the void.

The next second, the previously blurry, indistinct humanoid shadow began to gradually become more defined.