The Trial. / The Unknown Tower.

Jing Yuan smiled and said, "There are many friends on the Xianzhou. I wonder which type you would like."

Sirin glanced at Bronya.

Bronya, who had been stroking her chin, snapped out of her reverie and took the initiative to change the subject, saying, "That depends on what kind of friends the Xianzhou is willing to become with us."

She steered the conversation back to the topic.

Currently, everyone is still in the exploratory stage, and no one intends to take the initiative first. Sometimes, being the first to act is not necessarily a good thing.

Jing Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Do the representatives from Izumo intend to cooperate with the Alliance, or with Luofu?"

"Luofu."

The Xianzhou Alliance is too large; when it comes to alliances and cooperation, it's better to stick with individual Xianzhou.

"Is this your first time visiting Luofu?"

Bronya's heart stirred, and she said, "Luofu is renowned far and wide, and we have come here partly to see the Luofu Xianzhou."

"Why don't you all stay on the Xianzhou for a few days? To be honest, Luofu is not a place where I can make decisions alone. I still need to discuss this matter with the Six Emperors."

There was no expectation of getting a definite answer right away, so the general's approach was expected and therefore not unreasonable.

It will only take a little longer.

Whether the project succeeds or not is important, but not as important as one might imagine, since it's not the only Xianzhou with this technology.

They don't only have one choice.

The initial conversation was simple; it seemed like nothing was discussed, yet it also felt like everything had been said.

General Jing Yuan had the young boy carrying the sword beside him escort them to the inn that had been arranged in advance, and he also introduced Luofu along the way.

"We had already heard about these things before we came. The Xianzhou is a gathering place for Long-Life Species, which is why we chose it as our primary target."

That sounds a bit strange.

Before Yanqing was leading the way, could say anything, Kiana asked in confusion.

"What's the meaning?"

She hadn't heard Sirin and the others mention this.

Bronya was taken aback. She glanced at Sirin and then at Yomi, equally puzzled. "You don't know?"

"What? What should I know?"

Kiana was a little confused; she didn't understand what Bronya was saying.

"The Stigma."

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Chapter 139 Trial.

What are we talking about?

Kiana's head was filled with question marks. What were they talking about again? Why were they talking about Stigma?

"Gentlemen, what are you talking about?"

Yanqing was also completely confused. Seeing that there were others in their group who were just as confused as she was, she became even more puzzled.

Weren't they together?

Why do some people know and others don't? Are they talking about something very important? Should I excuse myself?

Bronya's gaze lingered on Yanqing, an outsider, for a moment, seemingly concerned about his status. However, considering that this was a time when they needed to build trust, she relaxed her mind and turned back to continue talking to Kiana.

"You should know that once Stigma is developed to its limit, some unexpected changes will occur."

"... change?"

Kiana frowned deeply. She hadn't equipped herself with Stigma, so she naturally didn't know what the effects of Stigma at their maximum potential were.

Mei hadn't mentioned this before, and thinking of this, she couldn't help but cast a questioning glance at Yomi.

I want to ask her how she feels.

"Besides preserving Remembrance and colors, are there any other effects?"

Surprisingly, Yomi also had some doubts and even asked the same question as Kiana.

Kiana felt a sense of relief instantly.

If Mei said so, then it's reasonable that she didn't know, right?

You don't know either?

Bronya was genuinely surprised.

Yomi definitely has Stigma, and like Sirin, it is a very special kind of Stigma.

Are special Stigma different?

Thinking of this, Bronya decided to go see Sirin and ask her what had happened.

However, before she could ask, Sirin spoke up, "After the Stigma is developed to its limit, the physique will undergo a qualitative improvement, and this has been confirmed by multiple tests..."

After a slight pause, Sirin continued, "Besides the abilities we all know about, the increase in lifespan is also terrifying."

Besides those that are well-known...

Before anyone could speak, Kiana herself looked confused and bewildered. "Wait, is this reasonable?"

How come she didn't know that the Stigma had this effect? Could it be that when the Stigma is upgraded to its final stage, it completely transforms a person?

"Crack... This power is inherently illogical."

Bronya couldn't help but complain. Having lived through that era herself, the more she understood about Honkai, the more illogical it seemed.

Leaving aside its corrosive properties.

She had seen quite a few things outside, and in all the time she had been away, she had never seen an energy Honkai energy.

"... What you said makes a lot of sense..."

Kiana's words were cut off, and she gave an awkward smile, recalling the famous saying: Honkai energy do anything.

"These are nothing, what surprises me is that you were unaware of this?"

Wasn't Honkai energy brought by Kiana? Kiana also gave her the Stigma, yet she seems to know nothing about it...

"I didn't equip Stigma on myself, so how would I know what it would feel like... I thought Stigma just increased Honkai resistance and provided some minor boosts, nothing more."

Kiana muttered to herself, "How can you blame me? The system didn't mention that the Stigma had any other abilities, not even Honkai energy resistance."

Let her think about it. What did the description say? It seemed to amplify sword and elemental damage, and also improve the attributes of Stigma through battles.

"That was a leapfrog growth."

Bronya sighed, then asked the probing question, "Didn't you ever think about studying it?"

"Forehead..."

That's a good question.

Kiana looked away awkwardly. Her feelings about the Honkai were complicated; she wanted to stay away from it, yet she also felt she had to rely on it.

Now that I've decided to accept everything, it's time to take some time to properly sort out the situation.

I don't feel anything.

Yomi suddenly spoke, her eyes showing a hint of confusion, just like Kiana's earlier.

"... Perhaps you are tainted with too much emptiness."

Bronya frowned, her thoughts drifting to the void.

Yomi is just like them.

The only difference is that she went too far down the path of nihilism.

I can't understand a word they're saying.

Seeing that they didn't ask her to leave, Yanqing awkwardly stayed where she was. However, even if she had heard everything they said, she still couldn't understand what they were talking about.

He scratched his head, thinking to himself that if it were a general, he would definitely understand what they were talking about.

What's with all this talk about what's reasonable and unreasonable, what's with all this talk about nothingness? I have absolutely no idea what they're talking about.

However, no one cared about the embarrassed young boy at this moment, because Sirin denied Bronya's point of view.

"You haven't passed the trial yet, have you?"

"What trial?"

Bronya thought that the Yomi were affected by the Void, but she was quite surprised that Sirin had a different opinion.

"The final trial of the Stigma."

Sirin only briefly mentioned it, then glanced at Yanqing, who was awkwardly scratching his head, wanting to interject but unsure where to begin.

There are some things that can be said.

Some are unnecessary.

"Yanqing, right? Don't worry about our conversation just now; we were talking about the same thing."

She said to Yanqing, "If we can live forever, then we are what you call Long-Life Species. Perhaps we can be considered one of them. This is one of the reasons why we chose the Xianzhou as our partner. You can tell this to your General Jing Yuan."

"Huh? Ah! Okay, okay!"

Yanqing was still half asleep when her name was suddenly called, and she almost didn't react.

The young boy, still quite young, didn't understand the meaning behind those words; he simply memorized them and planned to tell the general when he got back.

"Hey, that's the inn we've arranged for you up ahead. Look, the Reception Envoy from the Stellar Sea Department is there too."

Bronya nodded and said to the young boy sent by Jing Yuan, "Thank you for your trouble."

"No trouble at all!"

Yanqing led them there and completed the task assigned to him by the general, still keeping in mind what the purple-haired older sister had just said.

After handing the people over to the Reception Envoy, Yanqing politely greeted them and then returned the way she came without looking back.

It didn't take long for Yanqing to return to the Divination Department, where there were now two more people.

"Oh? It's Yanqing's back."

Jing Yuan, who was chatting with someone, smiled as Yanqing Qing returned, "You look so rushed, what happened?"

"General!"

Yanqing greeted him and the other two first, "Grand Tutor Fu Yukong."

"It's nothing, it's just that Miss Sirin asked me to pass on a message, and I'm afraid I might forget it later."

"Oh?"

Fu Xuan, who hadn't paid much attention, looked over and asked, "Did those people send you a message at the last minute? What was it?"

Yanqing recalled Sirin's words and repeated, "Miss Sirin said: If one can live forever, then they should be considered among the Long-Life Species. This is one of the reasons why they chose to cooperate with Luofu."

"Absurd."

Upon hearing this, Fu Xuan couldn't help but ask, "How can nothingness grant someone immortality?"

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Chapter 140 The Unknown Tower.

Fu Xuan's presence here is undoubtedly related to Izumo's preparations to seek cooperation with Luofu.

"Hey, Fu Qing, pay attention to the question."

Jing Yuan was somewhat surprised, but this matter wasn't so important. "The Xianzhou doesn't have a deep understanding of the Void; perhaps it's a different kind of 'blessing' entirely different from the one the Xianzhou received."

"General!"

Fu Xuan was somewhat displeased. Even if they didn't have a deep understanding of the Void, what kind of existence was the Void? Who among them didn't know?

It can emerge from nothingness.