The Appearance of Jizou Mitama

"What the hell! What's going on?" The young man was already moving fast, but he didn't expect that as his speed increased, the Wind of Serenity truly became wind... He gradually floated off the ground, his running turning into riding the wind (I love language. Also, I know "riding the wind" refers to riding a horse and controlling the wind, but let me misuse it a bit.).

However, suddenly stepping on air was indeed quite frightening, and it also made him violate the principle of "Dao Fa Zi Ran," as well as the "serenity" that this Stigmata couldn't lack, which was a state of a calm mind.

"Shangqing Zhishui can control water and calm the mind. The mind-calming aspect of Shangqing Zhishui is like multitasking; no matter how chaotic things get, one can remain composed. Do you know why I didn't let you learn Shangqing Zhishui now? Because you're not calm enough yet. If you could truly multitask, you would have already reached the realm of Shangqing Zhishui." Xiao Yun wasn't as stern as one might imagine, but she didn't teach like a teacher to a student either; instead, she was more like an understanding older sister.

Even if the young man felt something strange, he wouldn't overthink it. After all, the age difference... seemed unusually large.

"So that's how it is... Shangqing Zhishui... Dao gives birth to One, One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three, and Three gives birth to all things. All things carry Yin and embrace Yang, and the blended Qi achieves harmony... Ah!" As expected, multitasking was something he couldn't do. He only tried for a short while before nearly smashing a pit into the ground.

As a result, he did something even more astonishing—he got up, didn't even bother to brush off the dust from his clothes, and started laughing heartily.

"Wind... I get it, I've thought of my name! I'll call myself Feng Chen! As serene as a gentle breeze, as hidden as fine dust!"

Then, he used wind and thunder together, combined with Time Fracture, and in a few steps, he was in front of Honkai: Crush.

"Dao gives birth to One, One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three, and Three gives birth to all things. All things carry Yin and embrace Yang, and the blended Qi achieves harmony..."

"Sword of Serenity, using stillness to counter movement; all enemies move, only I remain still!" Xiao Yun's voice rang out almost simultaneously with Feng Chen approaching Honkai: Crush.

The Sword of Serenity wasn't a real sword, just like eating isn't just eating rice. The Sword of Serenity was a special way of attacking. A mind as calm as still water; stillness can carry a boat, and movement can capsize it. This was the Sword of Serenity's "using stillness to counter movement."

In that instant, time stopped.

"Detected Host's body instinctively performing the martial arts of the previous civilization's Fusion Warrior, Hua. Since it was accidental, this System is specially providing free learning for the Host. Do you wish to learn?" (Consider the Emperor Protagonist.)

"Learn!" In an instant, images flooded into his mind. Where to exert force, where to retract force, where to advance by retreating, where to retreat by advancing—all were deeply etched into his memory.

"Death Force Breaks the Sea!"

Feng Chen struck Honkai: Crush with his palm, simultaneously using the recoil to push his left foot forward and retreat, then pushing off the ground with his right foot to move forward with another punch.

This poor Honkai: Crush was used as a practice dummy, and these two hits were particularly brutal... For a Honkai Beast like Honkai: Crush, which surpassed Chariot-type but hadn't reached the defense of Temple-class, this outcome was inevitable.

Honkai: Crush's massive body soon fell, cracking and eventually transforming into Honkai Energy and Herrscher experience, which Feng Chen absorbed.

"This..." He had learned some martial arts before crossing over, and he had some exposure to martial arts, but these were far inferior to this move, "Death Force Breaks the Sea." Compared to it, they were like toddlers.

"'Death Force Breaks the Sea' is merely one of Hua's martial arts. Both in the past and present, she is the most unique existence. Her Valkyrie armor has no long-range combat devices; instead, it maximizes close-combat power. Furthermore, 'Death Force Breaks the Sea' is itself an enhanced attack. Before enhancement, it was called 'Inch Force Fiery Wave.' Compared to 'Death Force,' 'Inch Force' can retract freely, making it most suitable for the Host's current combat style, which is no different from random brawling." The System originally just wanted to tease Feng Chen but "unintentionally" revealed some important information.

"Is this Hua a Fusion Warrior or a Valkyrie?" He really couldn't understand this System. It had just said she was a Fusion Warrior from the previous civilization, and now it said she was a Valkyrie. With such a vast time difference, Herrschers couldn't live that long, could they?

"Secret." The System started being cryptic again. It had dug several pits for Feng Chen to jump into and intended for Feng Chen to fill them himself.

"Huh? Where's Yae Sakura?" When Feng Chen opened the map again, the pink dot that should have belonged to Yae Sakura had disappeared. A sense of danger appeared in his heart.

"Boom!"

The sound of the earth collapsing and a heavy object landing occurred simultaneously. A giant, upper-half-only, samurai-like monster floated in mid-air, drawing two katana from the ground. Its pair of sinister purple eyes stared at Feng Chen, and the two katana were crossed at its waist.

Then, it flew out quickly, swinging both katana simultaneously! This action took almost a second, so fast that neither Feng Chen nor the System could react.

By the time Feng Chen remembered to dodge, a cross-shaped wound had already appeared on his chest.

"System, what's going on?" This thing, whatever it was, the System definitely knew. It was filled with Honkai Energy, and no less than the Honkai Energy on Yae Sakura!

"This is Jizou Mitama, the residual consciousness of the Herrscher of Erosion from the twelfth Divine Key! Also, the ability I initially gave the Herrscher of Erosion wasn't this. This is a combination of humanity's Divine Key and the Herrscher of Erosion. I definitely didn't know about this!"

"The consciousness of the Herrscher of Erosion, huh? Then using yours would be..."

"No!" Before Feng Chen could finish, the System interrupted him. "Yae Sakura is inside that Divine Key. If you use my aura, it might cause some misunderstanding."

Jizou Mitama swung its blade again, but Feng Chen dodged it with the Wind of Serenity.

Another swing, and Feng Chen repelled it with "Death Force Breaks the Sea."

The final strike, two blades simultaneously slashing down.

Within the Time Fracture, Feng Chen moved behind Jizou Mitama. However, Jizou Mitama surprisingly turned around as well!

"Warning! The strength difference between the Host and Jizou Mitama is too great. The effect of Time Fracture on Jizou Mitama is severely reduced."

Just as the two katana were about to cut Feng Chen down, Xiao Yun suddenly said, "I'll do it."

Feng Chen's eyes suddenly turned blue, and the blue Stigmata on his left hand's back merged into them.

"Watch closely."

His raised palm seemed like a smooth piece of jade. The moment it touched the katana, it pushed them aside. Jizou Mitama was actually shaken by this power, its entire body shifting direction.

"Shangqing Zhishui: Shield of Serenity."

"Shangqing Zhishui: Wind of Serenity."

"Shangqing Zhishui: Sword of Serenity."

"Death Force Breaks the Sea!"

These four moves were executed almost instantly. Except for "Death Force Breaks the Sea," which was Xiao Yun's first time using it and wasn't yet proficient, the other three moves were performed as if Xiao Yun's own body was executing them.