Bringing the Parallel Worlds to a Close, Ascending to Godhood Here

Outside of the [Divine Kingdom].

Kevin and SU both stopped releasing the core Honkai Energy within the Divine Key. They stared silently at the scene unfolding within, unsure how to evaluate it.

In the beginning, the boy they both knew had become a colossal figure, like a mountain range traversing the heavens and earth.

I thought this unexpected deformation would eventually have its limits.

When the other party completely sheds its human form.

It seems that no matter what kind of ugly or deformed creature it transforms into, it will all be within the bounds of common sense.

However... the fact that it has evolved into a phenomenon that can cause onlookers to experience cognitive impairment simply by existing here is a completely different level of dramatic change.

Both of them could clearly determine that Su Qing'an was still inside through their instincts and intuition, even through the constantly engulfed corpses of the Honkai Beast and the existence of the [Divine Kingdom] itself, as well as the changes in the magnetic field measured by the instruments.

However, its existence can no longer be recorded by the naked eye or any means in the human world.

Indescribable.

What word should be used to describe Su Qing'an is currently in a phase of transformation?

Was it him? Or it?

Or perhaps, it is Him.

SU, whose eyes had become accustomed to being closed since the gene fusion experiment, opened them. He and his friend beside him gazed at the emptiness, nothingness, thick fog, and deathly stillness within the [Divine Kingdom].

The doctor, with a Bodhi leaf floating between his palms, could not tell at this moment whether his brain and soul had sensed a deadly threat and were automatically avoiding the various hallucinations produced by the other party.

Or perhaps it's simply a matter of not having the right to spy—a much simpler and more direct reason.

Since experiencing that initial enlightenment, he not only gained Gene Ability that Mental Perception Type, but his mental level has also become vastly different from that of ordinary people.

From then on...

SU can perceive the essence that ordinary people cannot comprehend, and he habitually trains this ability by consciously shutting down his vision in order to reach a higher level.

Although this might arouse curiosity in some bored people, leading them to make all sorts of strange speculations, it does not affect his spiritual practice.

But at this moment, SU lowered his eyes and looked at the [Divine Kingdom] that was constantly collapsing and coalescing.

I have come to a profound understanding of just how incredibly far away that other shore I have always longed to reach truly is.

Kevin asked:

"Can't you see what's going on?"

SU silently shook his head, suppressing the trembling and fear that instinctively surged within him, and calmly replied:

"Assuming the [people] inside are willing, this [Divine Kingdom] can naturally physically shield us from their prying eyes."

"If I could, I would wish this were an illusion created by power, but it merely exists here."

Kevin understood the meaning of that sentence deeply.

Su Qing'an did nothing; he simply existed there.

But this is precisely the most terrifying situation.

Let's assume this is an enemy.

That was an opponent that could never be compared to those Herrscher exercised divine authority in human form, or even the so-called Honkai Beast.

All those who have interacted with the Herrscher so far have been like goldfish struggling in a water tank.

At this moment, this genetic modification is like an ancient whale being born outside a tank, allowing them to witness it firsthand, but their naturally limited vision makes it difficult to see the whole picture.

Even if they couldn't comprehend that grandeur, the species in the tank were still dragged into the true deep-sea world by the very existence of the ancient whale, reshaping their views and understanding of the world.

Kevin had previously imagined what level Su Qing'an could reach after undergoing this genetic modification.

He originally thought that the answer he had come up with based on intuition was already exaggerated and terrifying enough.

But no one could have predicted that the boy would leapfrog a dimensional level in one go, thus placing him on a completely different level from his previous enemies.

Apart from Mobius, who had a unique and profound understanding of the Soul Lifeform, the knowledge and imagination of other humans were insufficient to support their prediction of the current outcome.

Therefore, that doctor was never afraid of his experiments being interrupted.

She understood the decision that the higher-ups would ultimately make, but she also understood that no matter how risky and daring those people were, they were still only half-baked compared to herself.

But once Su Qing'an enters this stage, the opinions and views of the world will no longer matter.

For example, even if someone were to choose to stop it now, so what?

Since they are species destined to be kept in aquariums, even if they have the determination and will to break free, they have no right to interfere with the progress of this experiment.

When the outside world cannot observe Su Qing'an, people can only become bystanders separated from him by a barrier.

Apart from witnessing, any form of interference will lose its meaning.

Kevin vaguely understood this fact; his gaze deepened, and his inner emotions became increasingly tangled.

Leaving aside the specific challenges the teacher is currently facing, what kind of monster is the enemy he believes he cannot defeat without reaching this stage?

Kevin had always understood that unless Gene Ability was extremely unique and unparalleled, any Fusion Warrior would be meaningless in front of the opponent.

Let alone engaging in combat, even close contact would result in being forcibly erased by an irreversible force akin to a rule.

Faced with such an enemy, humanity has no room to even struggle or accumulate the possibility of victory.

But that's all.

The man still believed that this was merely a matter of mutual restraint and complementarity of abilities, and not some vague and intangible difference in social status.

He firmly believed that Mei could find a way to deal with Fuxi, just as she had done in the past.

Kevin's resolve was just as strong as the determination in his heart when he stepped into the incubation chamber, preparing for the gene transplant.

The white-haired warrior at that time was certainly aware of how high the probability of death was in this experiment, but he trusted Mei far more than he trusted those cold probability numbers.

Only after witnessing this experiment did the man truly understand the lonely and desperate path that the girl who gave him the answer had embarked on at that time.

If this is a journey undertaken by one person to find a way to deal with the gods.

What will ultimately be the price to pay?

And that is precisely why.

Kevin, who has never liked to rely on others for victory, had to admit it at this moment.

At this moment, I not only hope for the success of this genetic modification from an emotional perspective, but also from a practical standpoint.

"I hope the teacher can succeed."

SU remained silent for a moment, then looked back at the Honkai Beast corpses that were still arriving in the distance, and ultimately couldn't bring himself to stop them. He said:

"Within the sublimation stage alone, he has ascended to an invisible and eerie level, like an ancient god in the epic. The genetic activation he faces is not at the level we have encountered."

"Assuming that Hua used that Soul Link before, and Udu-dust could still barely connect with his consciousness and perceive his self."

"Now, that has become an impossible thing."

"In fact, if one doesn't want to make unnecessary sacrifices, attempting to connect with Su Qing'an in this way should be considered a taboo."

Kevin said softly:

"Fu Hua emerged from her teacher's soul five minutes ago. From it, she retrieved a cluster of Abyss Flower materialized from the [Creation] power. The color of these flowers can be used to determine whether the host linked to her still retains their own self."

"And after that, he severed the connection between the two of them himself."

Even if she wanted to go in, she couldn't now.

SU lowered his eyes to look at the dull, lifeless Bodhi leaf in his palm, and sighed:

"Could a bouquet of Abyss Flower reflect his own circumstances? That might be the only good news."

Kevin asked:

"Is it impossible for the Thousand Worlds One Ride to observe the future in other parallel worlds?"

SU shook his head and corrected him:

"The ability to observe other parallel worlds remains intact; the effectiveness of the Divine Key has not been compromised."

"But no world line has ever reached such an end."

"Logically speaking, this is perhaps not surprising. Parallel worlds are, after all, parallel worlds. Their existence is an objective fact, but it doesn't necessarily mean that they will reflect the path and answer we want to see."

"It's perfectly normal to gain nothing."

"But one thing is very strange. Su Qing'an has appeared in parallel worlds, but the frequency of his appearances and the flow of fate in his branching worlds are very different from the Su Qing'an we know."

"He would be a solitary and withdrawn coffee shop manager; a painter who loves to travel the world to find inspiration; and an enthusiast who pursues extreme sports and enjoys experiencing the thrill of life and death."

"There are many tributaries, but not a single one has become a warrior against the Honkai."

"Because all of these 'Su Qing'an's' died at the moment the Honkai occurred."

Kevin stated:

"As you said, the existence of parallel worlds is simply an objective fact."

Even though the teacher is vastly different from all the parallel universe versions of himself, he is the only reality I can touch.

SU did not refute. Gazing at the faintly floating Bodhi leaf, he suppressed his extremely complex emotions and said softly in a calm tone:

"What I've said above only proves that the 'he' we perceive is a special being."

"But after Su Qing'an inside the [Divine Kingdom] became invisible, he disappeared in all the parallel worlds."

Kevin realized that his comrade, who had been observing parallel worlds for a long time using the Thousand Worlds One Ride, was witnessing something extremely incredible, so he fell silent and continued to listen.

SU continued:

"I have never stopped observing the other world lines, but since this point, Su Qing'an from those parallel worlds has been constantly disappearing."

"I didn't notice the first few disappearances, but after just a few minutes, the frequency increased so much that I had to take notice of this strange phenomenon."

Kevin grabbed the key:

"Disappear?"

"Is it a literal disappearance, or physical death?"

SU replied:

"It's a disappearance at the Karma level."

"Whether it's established interpersonal relationships, life, self, soul, or even all traces left in the world, it all seems to be traced back to its source and corrected from nothingness."

"To that parallel world, he was as if he had never existed for even a single second."

He paused, looked at the faces of those around him, and asked:

Why do you think this happened?

Kevin accepted this chilling reality and pondered:

"This is closely related to the current experiment."

"It seems as if, apart from the version of him that is currently undergoing sublimation, the rest of him has no reason to exist."

SU offered his own guess and answer:

"To be precise, let's assume Su Qing'an is currently becoming High Command being."

"Now he is instinctively pulling back."

Kevin frowned; he couldn't understand the precise meaning of the word in that sentence.

"Pack?"

SU closed his eyes, observing the escalating scene with the aid of the Divine Key, and whispered:

"Yes, you should know that he is not human from this world."

"The initial search conducted by Thousand Worlds One Ride, with him as the origin, yielded no results."

"Later, through other means, it was incorporated into the retrieval database of the Divine Key. Only by using the concept of Su Qing'an as the anchor point for the first data observation could I discover the anomaly I am seeing now."

"I reported this to Dr. Mei, and she didn't seem surprised."

The man remained silent; he was aware of the situation, but didn't care.

For a soldier, it doesn't matter where Su Qing'an comes from, whether he is from this world, or what secrets he holds.

The important thing is that the boy once fought a bloody battle for this world.

Before the Fusion Warrior were even born, he single-handedly shouldered the responsibility of dealing with the Herrscher in high-level battles.

If it weren't for Su Qing'an's existence, the era after the appearance of the Third Herrscher would have been a long period of darkness, forcibly built up with human lives and large-scale weapons.

Whether this move would make the Honkai stronger and make humanity's situation more difficult is not within Kevin's consideration.

Even if it's true, so what?

Is it truly the right history and choice to make greater sacrifices in exchange for a brief period of time?

Kevin only understood that the other person was his comrade-in-arms, and that was all he needed to understand.

SU's whisper reached my ears:

"This means that no matter how special he is, once he steps into and participates in the history and development of this world, even if it's only a small part, a parallel world line with Su Qing'an still emerges from it."

"Even though he wasn't a warrior, he can still prove a lot."

Kevin said:

"This means that no matter how special he was before, he was still within a certain scope and could not escape the rules that inevitably leave a trace, right?"

The man stroked the blade of the Jie Mie, coldly stating:

"This can no longer be considered a genetic modification."

"Although this was not the teacher's original intention, he was undeniably using it to break free from the barriers we could not see."

SU lowered his eyes, gazing at the Honkai Beast corpses that fell like raindrops, dense as river sand, within the [Divine Kingdom], and said:

"Yes, what the Moth to Fire is helping now is no longer just genetic modification, but a large-scale dimensional ascension experiment."

This young man, who had always appeared calm and composed, now revealed a somewhat complex expression. He said:

"Doctor Mobius should have foreseen this."

"This was ultimately an experiment in a plan she had personally participated in."

Kevin said indifferently:

"The higher-ups wanted to interrogate her, but it's pointless now."

Mobius was a guy who took the meaning of "stubborn as a mule" to the extreme.

Even if such a person knew beforehand that they would face questioning and interrogation, they would only respond with a wanton, sarcastic smile.

Moreover, although she is still alive, it will take her at least a few days to recover enough to be able to have a conversation.

As for now...

If the higher-ups were to drag a cocoon of light, still in its embryonic stage, into the interrogation room, it would not only be meaningless but would also appear to lack authority.

And after some time...

Either the world will be destroyed, or the being within the [Divine Kingdom] will deal with Fuxi.

Following this logic, Mobius's thinking would not lead to anything.

He truly embodied the phrase "outlaw" with remarkable vividness.

Prometheus, as an observer, remained silent, directing the subsequent transport of Honkai Beast corpses into the still-shrinking [Divine Kingdom].

It understands far better than either of them how to handle similar situations.

Since Su Qing'an has stepped onto another path and reached a level equivalent to, or even higher than, the Soul Lifeform.

Aside from the forbidden technology that could destroy a planet, the technology possessed by humankind likely poses no threat to it.

It's better to go all in than to give up halfway.

On that day, Prometheus also understood the girl's unspoken meaning.

However, what Su Qing'an sought was the Fourth Ending she desired.

Even if it is merely an emotionless intelligent system, a heartless and tearless mechanical doll, it is still willing to believe in the conviction and emotions that the boy holds for it at this moment.

Distance.

The gray-haired girl gazed at the countless Honkai Beast carcasses scattered across the land and whispered:

"Data shows that the probability of success is 0.0000028232."

"But Prometheus believes you will not lose."

Super intelligent host.

The confluence of tributaries of the Sea of Quantum.

All the clones that replaced Dr. Mei as an external brain eventually reached the end of their durability under the continuous wear and tear of large-scale calculations, ending with the complete cessation of vital signs.

Located at the center of countless neural networks, and subjected to the flow of all kinds of data and information, the girl, who had been wandering alone in that dream for a very long time, finally awoke.

The person slowly opened their eyes, which had been closed for a long time. At first, they were dull and lifeless, but then, in the natural light from the outside world, the color of their pupils spread silently like the juice of crushed wisteria blossoms dripping onto rice paper, revealing a cold charm.

The girl, suppressing her chaotic thoughts, looked up at the final result, her pale lips curving slightly as they slowly parted:

"Found it."

"A way to deal with you."