The conversation between the two personalities had already been transmitted into the young man's ears by the system. He had long since grown tired of the Third Herrscher's chuunibyou-like tone.
"System, bring out my second title. Also, I want to borrow the authority of a tiger to intimidate a fox. You know what I mean, right?"
"Understood. Actually, I don't like the Third Herrscher either. Even little Sirin wasn't this unruly when she was with me back then. How dare she ignore us after seeing us arrive? It would be good to give her a little warning."
Just as the Third Herrscher was about to seize control of Yae's body, she felt a gaze.
That gaze was like someone looking at an ant. It also made the Third Herrscher feel that she had no choice but to submit. She sensed that if she refused to submit, death awaited her.
The Third Herrscher seemed to have encountered such a gaze before, but it was only a vague memory, nothing like this time.
The two of them were too close together. The distance of less than five meters let her see clearly what was hidden in those eyes.
"Stand down. It isn't time for you to appear yet. At least wait another two days." This was the first time the young man had seen the system speak to someone else, but it was highly effective. After all, the Third Herrscher was an incomplete Herrscher. Unlike Second Herrscher Sirin, who had gained control over a Herrscher's power and then received God's blessing, making her a Herrscher among Herrschers. Even Sirin had not dared defy Honkai's command, so how could the Third Herrscher dare?
The Third Herrscher, who had initially raised her head high, intending to look down upon all living beings, immediately lowered it. She did not dare defy God's will.
"Yes, God. As your loyal messenger, I will obey your orders completely."
"That's enough. Let this little girl leave with her companions. I'll come back for you in two days."
The pitiful Third Herrscher still did not know that coming back for her in two days did not mean giving her a blessing like Sirin's. It meant beating her up to complete a quest.
"Consider yourself lucky." The Third Herrscher murmured those words inwardly and switched Yae's personality back.
"Everyone, get over here!" Among Honkai's forces, many beings could convey their will without speaking, and Honkai was one of them.
Those dead apostles and Honkai Beasts were even inferior to the Herrscher. They were practically about to kneel on the ground.
"Half of the dead apostles and half of the Honkai Beasts, step forward. The rest of you, follow those three girls. When the time comes in two days, force the Third Herrscher out!"
Most dead apostles and Honkai Beasts possessed little independent consciousness and could only follow orders.
The half that stepped forward was wiped out by a bolt of lightning from the system, leaving behind only traces of Honkai Energy and some unknown little crystals.
"System boss, you're awesome! 666!" The young man was practically about to kneel before the system. Clinging to this powerful backer was simply too comfortable! He had collected so much Honkai Energy so easily, along with the surprise the system had mentioned earlier.
"Watch closely. I didn't trick you. These are the surprises I mentioned. Once you collect enough, your Herrscher Core can grow directly. You won't need to fight anymore." Although it sounded easy when put that way, it would be difficult to actually do.
No monster-killing to level up? The young man's favorability toward the system dropped into the negatives again. Before transmigrating, he would not even touch a game that did not let him kill monsters to level up. As long as he could level up by killing monsters, even if it was not the main method of leveling, that would be fine.
"How much Honkai Energy and Herrscher Experience is here?" He called those little crystals Herrscher Experience, and the system naturally had no objection. In essence, they were the same thing anyway.
"There are 1,300 units of Honkai Energy here. Since Herrscher Experience is difficult to count, I calculate it as a percentage. There is a total of 72% Herrscher Experience here. Host, you need another 28% Herrscher Experience to level up to the Advanced Dead Apostle rank."
"Um... System, can you stop using the dead apostle ranking system?"
"Then should I use the Honkai Beast ranking system?"
"Don't you have a Herrscher ranking system...?" He was completely exasperated with the system. It insisted on making him say it outright.
"The lowest rank in the Herrscher ranking system is Simulated Herrscher. The host doesn't even qualify as a Simulated Herrscher yet. Um..." The system even thoughtfully added a speech bubble to its words. It was really being cheeky.
The young man pulled out his little notebook and wrote in it: On my first day of transmigrating into the Honkai world, the system even used the Herrscher ranking system to mock me.
"Fine, I'll add a few more ranks for you." The system had no idea where this habit came from. Before transmigrating, the young man had never kept a little notebook to record grudges.
After a while, the young man's status panel appeared.
Name: None - Gender: Male - Ability: Power of Lightning (Queen of Thunder's Kirin) - Rank: Beginner Herrscher - Stigmata: Xiao Yun (Shield of Serenity, Wind of Serenity, Sword of Serenity, Shangqing Zhishui) - Life Status: Normal - Age: 17 - Titles: Male of the Honkai World (highly effective against powerful enemies), Herrscher Created by Honkai Itself (Honkai Beasts and dead apostles submit to you to a certain extent)
"Beginner Herrscher...? That's not bad. Then what rank of Herrscher is a Simulated Herrscher?"
"A Simulated Herrscher is a Simulated Herrscher. After Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Herrscher comes Simulated Herrscher, followed by Herrscher. Herrschers are further divided into One-Core, Two-Core, Three-Core, Four-Core, Five-Core, and so on, based on the number of Herrscher Cores they possess or the intensity of the Honkai Energy contained within them. Sirin was Five-Core, and she was even Six-Core for a time."
"According to what you're saying, doesn't that mean I'll never be able to win Sirin over in my entire life?" Discussing ranks really was too depressing. They should talk about girls instead.
"Who knows? Sirin still has more than two years before she fully awakens. Work hard. I don't think you'll have a problem becoming a One-Core Herrscher within two years."
"How many cores will Sirin have when she awakens?"
"She should only have one core. That's the Space Gem she recondensed. The remaining Herrscher Cores are in Schicksal and its opposing force—Anti-Entropy. By the way, the Third Herrscher and the Fourth Herrscher who will appear in two years are both parts of Sirin's peak form. Although neither of them is a complete Herrscher, they truly possess the strength of a One-Core Herrscher. Given Sirin's strength, it isn't strange for half of her to possess strength approaching that of a Two-Core Herrscher."
"Then... what about Yae Sakura?" When he thought about clinging to this beautiful and gentle big sister two days later, he felt a little excited inside... No, wait, it was embarrassment. Shame.
"Yae Sakura...? Five hundred years ago, when she was possessed, she had the strength of a One-Core Herrscher. She became a Simulated Herrscher because of Kallen's death. But over the past five hundred years, the Herrscher Core has automatically absorbed a great deal of Honkai Energy, so she should now be approaching the strength of a One-Core Herrscher. Don't worry. Yae Sakura can solo the Third Herrscher without any trouble. Aside from shooting lightning, the Third Herrscher actually hasn't learned any of the abilities a Herrscher needs."
"Then won't I be completely set two days from now?"
"Otherwise, why do you think I told you to find Yae Sakura? She's a girl you could never win over in your entire life."
"Damn it, get lost. Just watch me win her over one of these days."
"I'll burn incense for you." The system had not even been with the young man for a full day, yet it had already become this cheeky. It was hard to imagine what the days ahead would be like.
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