Kiana is K423, Otto is Insane!

"The Herrscher?"

"Core?"

The people from the Douluo Continent were completely bewildered. These unfamiliar terms made them feel a huge information gap.

Just then, as if sensing their doubts, two lines of annotation appeared on the Light Screen.

[Herrscher: A chosen agent of the Honkai Will of Honkai on a highly civilized planet, possessing the power to destroy civilization.]

[Genes: The fundamental code that determines life forms and capabilities.]

Boom!

Although the annotations were simple, the information they contained was like a thunderclap, exploding in everyone's minds.

Tang San's pupils suddenly contracted.

The fundamental code? Determining life forms? Isn't this... the essence of bloodlines?

This man named Otto actually wants to control bloodlines from their very source!

"Create... life?" Xue Ye's voice trembled; this was beyond his understanding as Emperor.

Dai Hao's expression also turned extremely solemn. As a soldier, his first thought was of the terrifying potential of this technology. If it were possible to mass-produce warriors with powerful bloodlines... what a horrifying scene that would be!

"He's gone mad!" Ning Tian cried out. "This is the greatest blasphemy against life!"

As heirs of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, they valued the inheritance of their bloodline above all else. Otto's actions were undoubtedly a trampling on their most sacred beliefs.

Within the Light Screen, Otto seemed oblivious to the astonishment of the crowd.

He walked to a huge petri dish, where two sets of complex spiral patterns were displayed on the screen.

A group is labeled [KianaKaslana(Original)].

The other group, marked [Sirin(2ndHrrschr)], emitted an ominous purple glow.

"The Second Herrscher, Sirin, the Kong Law User, possesses the power to manipulate space and is one of the most powerful enemies in human history."

Otto's voice carried a hint of intoxication.

"And Kiana Kaslana, the daughter of Siegfried and Cecilia, possesses the most perfect Kaslana and Schariac blood. She is a born saint."

What kind of miracle will be created by combining these two?

He reached out and tapped lightly on the virtual screen.

[Genes fusion program initiated]

A cold, mechanical voice sounded.

Everyone watched as the white Genes chain representing "Kiana" and the purple Genes chain representing "Sirin" were forcibly dismantled, recombined, and merged amidst a torrent of data!

This process was filled with an indescribable sense of violence.

It was as if two completely different souls had been forcibly torn apart and then stitched together into a twisted monster.

"Stop!" Tang Ya couldn't help but scream, her face pale.

Bei Bei immediately pulled her into his arms, but his own body was trembling slightly.

This operation, performed directly on the Life Origin, instilled in them a fear and chill that ran deep within their very souls.

Gu Yuena's eyes were icy cold.

He was... playing with life.

As the Lord of Soul Beasts and Dragon God's Clones, she understood the dignity of life better than anyone else. Otto's actions had crossed her bottom line.

Tang Wulin clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms. He thought of how he had been sealed with eighteen strands of the Golden Dragon King's essence, a fate imposed upon him. But compared to the "life" about to be born before him, his experience was utterly insignificant.

At least, he is real.

And this "Kia T Na" that was created, from the very beginning, she was just a tool.

Rong Nianbing, Ji Dong, Lie Yan, and others—these powerful figures who once stood at the pinnacle of the world—fell into a long silence.

They had witnessed countless acts of evil and madness, but such calmness, such rationality, such... scientific madness was something they had never seen before.

This is more chilling than any demon who indiscriminately slaughters innocent people.

Because there was not a trace of guilt or unease in Otto's eyes.

Only with a thirst for knowledge and a steadfast commitment to one's goals can one succeed.

It was as if he wasn't creating a life, but rather correcting a weapon.

Finally, the fusion was complete.

A new, purple and white Genes chain floated silently in the center of the screen.

[Experimental subject K423, Genes sequence construction completed]

[Start injecting into the culture tank]

The scene changes.

A huge glass cylinder was filled with a pale green nutrient solution.

A small, naked body was curled up inside, with countless tubes connecting her neck and spine, supplying her with the energy she needed to live.

She had long, snow-white hair and a face as delicate as a doll's.

That face...

She looks exactly like the Kiana Kaslana everyone has seen before!

"No..." Xiao Xiao covered her mouth, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"So... the Kiana we know is..." Xu Sanshi couldn't finish his sentence.

"It's fake..." He Caitou finished the sentence, his voice hoarse.

The entire space was deathly silent.

Everyone was stunned by this cruel truth.

That brave, kind, optimistic, and even a little silly girl.

That girl who would fight to the death to protect her comrades.

She is not a descendant of heroes.

She wasn't born a saint.

She wasn't even... a person in the real sense.

She was merely an experimental subject codenamed K423.

A replica stitched together from the Genes of an enemy and the Genes of a hero...

Time was passing rapidly within the Light Screen.

The girl in the growth tank is growing rapidly.

From infants to toddlers to teenagers.

Finally, one day, the liquid in the culture tank was drained, and the hatch slowly opened.

The girl walked out of the culture tank barefoot.

Her eyes were empty, devoid of any emotion, like a newly manufactured doll.

Otto walked up to her, his face still bearing that compassionate smile.

He reached out and gently stroked the girl's cheek.

"Wake up, my child."

"From this day forward, you are Kiana Kaslana."

"You must live on in her place and complete the mission she left unfinished."

His voice was as gentle as a Human Realm whisper, but the words he spoke were cruel beyond measure.

To strip a person of their existence and then replace them with a copy.

What arrogance and cruelty!

"This man... deserves to die!" Niu Tian's voice boomed like a bell, filled with barely suppressed rage.

Tai Tan's massive fist clenched so tightly it cracked, veins bulging.

For these straightforward Soul Beast, such scheming and trickery infuriated them far more than actual combat.

The scene changes again.

Amidst a sea of fire, Siegfried Kaslana found this "daughter".

He looked at the girl in front of him who looked exactly like his daughter but had lost all her Remembrance, his eyes filled with pain and pity.

He didn't know the truth.