Idealistic Life, Path to Heaven, Brahma. Six Thousand Words

Shennongjia area, outer side.

After the being that controlled this vast area made its move, the Honkai Energy swarm within began to spread and surge outwards like a tidal wave.

The laboratory staff originally stationed nearby were responsible for a project to study the ecology of the area, with the aim of understanding and finding a scientific way to resolve the Honkai Energy phenomenon.

During this period, researchers also use the Honkai Beast in the vicinity as experimental materials for analysis.

The specific Celestial Phenomenon data for Shennongjia were obtained during this process.

However, according to previous experiments and observation records, the Honkai Beast population inside this place is far from this number and quality.

Otherwise, the laboratory would not have been so poorly equipped, even if it had been designed for security reasons.

Now, the Fusion Warrior, who were originally only dealing with multiple Emperor-class Honkai Beast, have to work with Armed Puppet and the Mechanical Force that are about to arrive to deal with this seemingly endless wave.

After entering a complete Soul State, Su Qing'an went against the tide. Under the control of [Nian], his outward appearance became an unobservable void. The rampant Honkai Energy treat him as nothing, and thus he flowed directly with the beast tide towards the distant defense line...

These tasks will be temporarily handled by the Fusion Warrior and the rest of the troops. Large areas near Shennongjia remain uninhabited and deserted. Without considering the possibility of casualties, the pressure from these beast tides is not significant.

His target was the source of this riot, the unknown Honkai creature that nearly killed Fu Hua.

With this thought in mind, the young man took a step forward and traversed three thousand kilometers in just a few breaths, arriving at the peak where the missionary had been before his "death."

This is what it means to transcend the realm of divine speed.

When Su Qing'an's body is no longer hindered by matter, his form of existence and state of life are completely freed from the racial shackles called humanity, and many skills and limits themselves lose their meaning for him.

But this still doesn't mean that he can now travel to every corner of the world at such a speed at will.

Even after breaking free from the original constraints and shackles, the Soul Lifeform itself still need to follow another set of rules that belong to itself.

That is, [reading/reciting].

This is the origin of all frameworks and the core of all operations.

When a Soul Lifeform [thought], it will face true annihilation.

This applies to Soul Essence.

After Su Qing'an fully entered a complete Soul State, he was able to obtain a lot of information and information intuitively or instinctively.

The surgery the boy underwent inside the Prometheus mainframe was essentially to make him aware of the existence of [Thought], and to completely entangle [Thought] with his soul, so that he could naturally enter a complete Soul State.

This is not a very easy phrase to understand.

Because the personality named Su Qing'an and everything in his past are naturally intertwined with and integrated with his own soul.

And [Nian] is just an abbreviation for its complete personality and memory, and its meaning has not changed.

The true meaning of the so-called entanglement as one thing lies in the change in the primary and secondary relationship between the soul and [thought].

Before reaching a complete Soul State and becoming a truly Idealistic Lifeform, even if the personality named Su Qing'an collapses, breaks down, or ceases to exist, it is not a devastating blow to the soul itself, which is the carrier, derivative, or consequential product, or even just a special kind of matter.

In fact, given the unique nature of their souls in the past, extreme emotions and negative outcomes can actually be a good remedy for promoting the improvement of the Soul Essence.

Therefore, the soul will not perish.

It's just that the dominant personality within it died.

In the long run, it is not impossible that a completely new personality could emerge from this as a new concept.

After conceptualizing the definition of "thought" and sublimating the entanglement with the soul into a complete structure and framework, the relationship between the two lost its original priority and returned to the same equality.

That is, when the thought (or thought) perishes, the soul will also perish.

Simply put, after stepping into the forbidden realm, Su Qing'an has completely become a wondrous being in the realm of idealism.

If he were already Soul Lifeform when faced with Seele's death, the avalanche effect he would have encountered would have been incredibly terrifying.

Even if the sword's heart is shattered, it can still live.

But when the [thoughts] held by the Soul Lifeform collapse, not even nothingness will remain.

Because the soul itself is something that cannot be observed by the naked eye, after being completely idealized, even its demise will be exceptionally decisive.

Su Qing'an initially attempted to replicate the Soul State simply to survive within the [Purification] realm and find a way to deal with Fuxi, so he subconsciously and deeply imitated its form of existence.

At that time, he regarded this state merely as a skill, no different from the [momentum], [concealment], and even [Thousand Stars] he had previously deduced.

However, the subsequent chain reaction was completely unexpected.

In the process of researching how to fully enter the Soul State, Su Qing'an gradually realized that this was a taboo act.

Because it cannot be stopped.

The forbidden door that the boy opened in that sea area could never be closed again from the moment he attempted to conduct in-depth research.

In the time that follows, even without studying the Soul State, the physical body will become closer to a complete Soul State in the next experiment.

This means that even if he does nothing, the essence of his life will undergo an irreversible change.

The only difference is the length of time until it actually arrives.

But the outcome was already predetermined.

Su Qing'an did not discuss this matter with Mei. Even without knowing the extent of Mei's sacrifices in maintaining the research progress, he understood that his own situation would likely be difficult to resolve in the short term.

There's no need to mention it so as not to waste the other person's valuable time.

Therefore, the fact that problems can arise from gene transplantation surgery is something I had vaguely anticipated.

Or perhaps this could be seen as him testing his current situation.

If the essence of life is truly undergoing an irreversible change, then one cannot successfully become Fusion Warrior.

But...

Even knowing this situation beforehand, Su Qing'an never expected that the final step would be completed silently during the surgery to preserve her complete personality.

The only good news is that even if the Soul State reaches completeness, or even if one enters this state, one is still a purely Idealistic Lifeform composed of soul and thought.

But Su Qing'an still retains a flesh and blood body, which seems to be proof that he is still human.

However, once one enters a complete Soul State, this still-human body will be one step closer to truly entering a complete Soul State.

This is due to an imbalance.

When the forces of the two are not balanced, the two sides of the scale cannot be kept parallel.

Su Qing'an guessed that if he, as a being of flesh and blood, could successfully activate 100% of Chiyou Gene, undergo deep fusion, and then receive targeted gene modification and weaving to produce a second deep transformation, he could probably achieve a balance with his Soul State form, reaching a harmony where neither could devour or erode the other, thus allowing him to possess both life forms for a long time.

However, this itself has become an unattainable paradox, given that the degree of gene fusion is interfered with to an extremely slow state by the Soul State.

The fusion rate of Chiyou Gene could not keep up with the rate at which the body was completely transforming into a permanent Soul State.

However, based on the information available, without entering the Shennongjia area in a complete Soul State, there is absolutely no way to deal with the Honkai creatures inside.

This is an arithmetic problem that's easy to solve.

After becoming Fusion Warrior and possessing the combined power of the Key of Consciousness and the Godslayer Seat, Fu Hua is essentially on the same level as Su Qing'an. The difference in combat power between the two certainly exists, but it is not significant.

Even so, she almost perished here.

If it weren't for the other Fusion Warrior coming to greet her, Su Qing'an might not have been able to see Fu Hua in this relatively unscathed state.

The meaning of stating this is quite simple.

From an objective standpoint, there is no need to enter a complete Soul State without doing so, and therefore no right to express one's inner emotions.

Thick white fog engulfed the mountains and the surrounding area. The boy wandered through this region, using the wavelength of his dissipated soul to lock onto any anomalies in the vicinity, ignoring all obstacles, and moving towards his goal.

In the blink of an eye, one can traverse several mountain ranges in a single thought. The wavelengths of the soul ripple freely, and in this life form, the utilization rate of the Soul Essence is hundreds or thousands of times better than before.

Previously painstakingly developed techniques become meaningless in the face of self-evident instincts.

While searching his surroundings with his soul, he did not yet discover anything resembling a core or weakness, but he did notice the reappearance of the [door] within his Sea of consciousness.

This made Su Qing'an realize once again that the risks of entering this life form were greater than he had initially thought.

If a fierce battle were to take place under these conditions.

The boy may well be unable to suppress his instinct to take that final step; it is an evolution that naturally attracts All living beings, a sublimation that transcends the level of Fusion Warrior, and a threshold of oneness with heaven and earth and communion with all things.

As a being of Idealistic Lifeform, his ability to elevate the sword heart, a purely spiritual organ, to a higher level stemmed almost entirely from the deepest yearning and desire within his [thoughts].

But that's too dangerous.

After studying Taixu and the [Sword God] for such a long time, Su Qing'an could almost understand the significance of the Sword Heart, this idealistic organ.

First, we need to face up to one issue.

Ordinary people cannot understand [thought], let alone replace the essence of their own life with Idealistic Lifeform through so-called imitation.

Su Qing'an had to admit that he possessed an extremely terrifying secret, or rather, that was the original goal of the Void Sword Qi he cultivated.

In short, Fu Hua created the Void Sword Qi.

In essence, it is a method to free ordinary people from the shackles of self, to temporarily elevate the essence of their lives, and to reach another shore.

Kenshin's purpose is to allow practitioners to maintain their individuality and emotions even in the final stage of their training.

Simply put, it means using the heart of Heaven instead of the heart of mortals to bear the baptism that exists between Heaven and Earth.

Tianxin represents -- Jianxin (the heart of a sword).

Worldly desires represent—personality.

In fact, elevating the idealistic organ of swordsmanship to the level of Manas consciousness does not conform to the concept of Manas consciousness.

According to the theory of these three words, the most reasonable path is to embark on the path of sublimation of the Manas consciousness by taking the [thought] that represents and symbolizes everything about the self.

But first of all, let's not even mention that ordinary people cannot recognize [thought], let alone elevate it.

Even if you reach that level, using [mind] for sublimation is a mistake.

Because this represents the death of the self.

Human beings, with their insignificant selves, attempt to unite with the universe and connect with all things; the ultimate fate they face is self-evident.

Kenshin is a medium and tool used to attempt to solve this problem.

In other words, its existence is not only an effective method for advancement, but also a highly efficient filter that can filter out the trials encountered during the process of "harmony between man and nature and interaction with all things" to the greatest extent possible.

Even such a method cannot achieve perfection.

Because the sword heart can be sublimated to the Manas consciousness, it means that it is still very closely related to the cultivator's self-personality and soul, and can even be said to be inseparable.

Therefore, no matter how talented a cultivator is, they will encounter certain influences and distortions, and their personality and emotions may even be worn down to varying degrees within just a few breaths.

The reason Su Qing'an felt it was dangerous to push open that [door] was that after his sword heart transformed into Idealistic Lifeform, it merged with [thought].

The boy could only understand it as follows: as a mind-based organ, the Sword Heart level was not complete enough to qualify for independent existence within the framework of Soul Lifeform form, and could only be considered a part of [Thought].

This situation is quite interesting.

Su Qing'an cannot guarantee whether he will be able to stand independently after his sword heart reaches the Great Void and becomes complete, because what happened to him was an event without precedent to refer to.

In the worst-case scenario, if he were to ascend to the Void Realm and spontaneously transform into Ascended State, because his [Thoughts] and Sword Heart are united rather than separated, he would lose his original "filter" and accept the grandeur and baptism of heaven and earth with his own personality and insignificant memories.

The outcome is entirely unknown.

As Su Qing'an walked along the winding mountain path, forcibly suppressing his myriad thoughts, he murmured:

"It's really troublesome to have to deal with such a complicated problem so soon after waking up."

"Moreover, aside from being qualified to raise numerous questions, I don't seem to have any solutions to these problems at present."

"Let's deal with things here first."

The boy, sensing the fruitless soul search, glanced at the complex and tangled Celestial Phenomenon in the sky and murmured:

"If the mastermind behind this is Honkai Beast, then even the term 'judgment' is somewhat inadequate to describe it."

Chi You's ability is to devour matter and endlessly replenish his body.

Benares's abilities are immortality and the ability to manipulate Celestial Phenomenon.

It appears powerful, but it is not difficult to deal with.

These abilities all have corresponding limitations and drawbacks, and their owners have ultimately failed because of them.

But as things stand now, this place is even more perfect.

Su Qing'an could vaguely sense that the flow of Honkai Energy in these four thousand square kilometers was governed by some subtle laws. The reason why those strange Celestial Phenomenon that were incompatible with each other could each guard their own territory and be clearly separated was because they were all under the control of one entity. Even the Honkai Energy produced by Honkai Beast that died in battle in the distance would return to the whole of Shennongjia.

This is less a Honkai Beast and more the consciousness of the entire Shennongjia ecosystem itself. Considering the extraordinary number of Honkai Beast here, combined with the information about sealed Gene Ability, it has a strong resemblance to the legendary Divine Kingdom.

Anyone who fights against it in this area will inevitably be at a disadvantage.

If we allow this entity to expand its territory further, even Kevin might not be able to truly burn it all down with the Judgment of Shamash.

The Honkai Energy not be able to match the limits of the Judgment of Shamash.

But what about eight thousand? Or eighty thousand?

There will always be limits.

Moreover, even if Kevin doesn't have a limit, after it has corrupted half the world into the Divine Kingdom, can it still be destroyed by force using the initial methods?

This is an ability that is unsolvable once it develops, and is even quite disgusting nowadays.

Su Qing'an silently infiltrated the heart of the territory in his Soul State, but he still couldn't grasp any information, a feeling that was truly unsettling.

He cleared his mind of distractions, paused for a few breaths in the high mountains, and sorted out his thoughts.

The fact that the rulers of Shennongjia did not choose to launch an attack before Fu Hua even approached the area, nor when the missionaries were initially attacked, illustrates two points.

Firstly, if one does not approach that high mountain, routinely setting foot in the Shennongjia area, or even hunting the Honkai Beast within it, will not attract its attention. This is true as previous researchers have confirmed without encountering any safety issues.

Secondly, it did not intentionally protect the missionaries' will; otherwise, it would have built a tight defensive perimeter beforehand, and Fu Hua's sword would not have been able to touch the missionaries at all.

When combined like this, it becomes much easier to understand.

That is, this mountain itself is a special place for the entity that controls the Shennongjia region.

If the missionary were located elsewhere, even if she died completely, leaving not a trace, it likely wouldn't attract their attention.

This was crucial, but since he was completely unaware of it while inside the mountains, he had no choice but to abandon the idea.

As for why the core of missionaries was swept away by the fog.

Su Qing'an personally speculated that it was probably related to the monster's connection to the Honkai Consciousness.

But it seems that unless the Honkai Consciousness truly reveals its existence and lays out its precise will, it would be impossible.

The missionary's core wouldn't be in a very distant, safe area.

In his view, it is more likely that he is still in Shennongjia.

After all, the possibility of the Honkai Consciousness personally intervening to make the Honkai -side creatures love and help each other is extremely low.

Even if missionaries are indeed very special, this is still true.

The Honkai Consciousness is ultimately just an intelligent system with a large-scale filtering mechanism; it will not overstep its own inherent rules and limitations.

The closer Su Qing'an got to Fuxi at the level of life, the more she felt the vast gap between herself and the Honkai Consciousness itself.

The answer can be found in my past experience of having to Soul Scale to burn away the Honkai links.

After truly entering a complete Soul State, he deeply understood that the two were no longer on the same level.

A human being with definite limits, and a "god" whose existence and limits cannot be measured.

To sever His traces, one must reach the same dimension.

At that time, the Soul Scale was the only way to bridge this distance.

How to put it? He used to know that there was a big gap between him and the other person, but after stepping into another field, his understanding of the same sentence deepened, and he came to completely different conclusions.

As for how big the gap is now, Su Qing'an is not sure.

But he vaguely understood that he would probably have few opponents in any meaningful sense before the Finality.

Because unless there is a corresponding power of restraint, previous Herrscher have never had the possibility of touching the Soul Lifeform.

Given that even the only related power of consciousness is unable to function in this area, Finality can find a way to deal with Su Qing'an.

Because the limits of traditional combat power and destructive force do not represent the level of life's essence.

To give an example, while Honkai Energy can still interfere with the current self, this depends on the will of [Nen].

This is an idealistic system and framework.

Simply put, if the enemy does not have the ability to observe Su Qing'an, then the Honkai Energy not be able to interfere with him.

If you cannot understand it, you cannot interfere with it.

This is the fundamental difference, the constraint of different levels of understanding.

If the Finality is merely a crystallization of all the previous Herrscher Authority, then to Su Qing'an, she is no different from any of the previous Herrscher.

That power may be immeasurable, but its essence still cannot be placed on the same level as idealistic beings. The final result is that neither can do anything to the other. Since neither can break through the enemy's defenses, it will become a 50/50 situation.

However, if the Finality itself is the true embodiment of the Honkai Consciousness, then it's a different story. If it's built on a platform where each other can be observed and interfered with, then the previously negligible differences will become a deadly poison.

Su Qing'an composed himself, and after a period of aimless contemplation, his soul finally emitted an unusual aura.

After a few breaths, we arrived at the corresponding coordinates.

The boy picked up a murky, irregular crystal from a crevice in the distant mountains. He sensed the deathly stillness within, devoid of any lingering soul, and felt that Hua's finishing blow had indeed been very successful.

Su Qing'an collected them all and then withdrew from his Soul State.

He decided to fish for the presence of this place, otherwise a conventional infiltration wouldn't yield much useful information.

But at that moment, Prometheus's voice came through the terminal:

"Mr. Su, the Gene Ability of the eleven Emperor-class Honkai Beast that the Fusion Warrior from all directions are dealing with are undergoing rapid transformation, almost constantly transitioning towards the Judgment-class."

"The unknown existence within Shennongjia is tentatively defined as End-of-Law Level Honkai Beast."

Code name: Brahma.

"Please proceed with support as needed."