Chapter 455
However, as the Previous Civilization gradually fell into a disadvantageous position in the fight against the Honkai, and even suffered a crushing defeat in the War of Finality, she had to face the question of how to continue human civilization. She fell into a deep sleep with the Kindling Project. After the next civilization restarted, she helped Ji Xuanyuan of the You Xiong Clan fight against the Honkai, with Cang Xuan and Zhu Dan carrying out the Kindling Project.
After paying a heavy price, she and Ji Xuanyuan successfully defeated the Judgment-class Honkai Beast Chiyou.
The Kindling Project failed, and Fu Hua accepted the request of Ji Xuanyuan and her other friends to become the guardian of that land of Shenzhou.
She repeatedly stopped Honkai Beast from crossing the border, blocked the Eastern Expeditionary Army using Honkai weapons, and even fought against the Divine Key users of the current civilization. On one hand, she had to fulfill her responsibilities as the guardian immortal of Shenzhou and her companions, and on the other hand, she had to erase some of her memories in order to continue human civilization.
Forget your companions.
Forgetting one's benefactor.
Forgetting one's father.
The conflict between her mission and her own ideas, coupled with her disciple's "demonic possession," left her feeling lost.
Fu Hua's spirit was constantly broken by repeated failures in her struggle against the Honkai.
Despite undergoing numerous trials and tribulations that have enhanced her combat skills, she is actually far inferior to her predecessor from the Previous Civilization.
The superego personality in front of me was wearing the combat uniform of the Fire Moth organization. Its cold and aloof demeanor made it seem as if the only thought in its mind was to avenge Himeko and its father.
"Should I defeat my past self?"
Having finally managed to steady himself from the swaying, Fu Hua couldn't help but grit his teeth and say.
Fu Hua admits that her current self is no match for her past self. Her past self was purer, and her opponent was Herrscher Persona formed from a superego, giving her an advantage in battles within the consciousness space.
In fact, she had just been brutally beaten and was lying on the ground, almost eating dirt.
Fu Hua, looking somewhat disheveled, gave a self-deprecating smile. She knew that at a time like this, her three sisters would definitely believe in her.
This is also why Freya rushed to save her immediately after she became Herrscher.
The excuses they came up with were utterly lame.
They said it was a means to prevent the Honkai Consciousness from taking control and breaching the world of consciousness, which sounds very convincing.
However, even if the Honkai Consciousness does find a way to break through the consciousness world, it doesn't mean they won't be able to develop preventative measures in the future; or they might develop a way to hide the consciousness world so that the Honkai Consciousness can't find it.
There are always more solutions than problems. Thinking of this, Fu Hua couldn't help but chuckle.
"Those three sisters haven't changed much to this day...that's why they've become so strong. On the contrary, I can never face the past, I can't let go of what happened to Himeko, and I'm still clinging to the memories of the past and unwilling to forget them. That's why I fell into the trap of the Honkai Consciousness so easily."
Although I wasn't very close to the three sisters, they were very easy to understand.
The eldest of the three sisters wants to protect everyone, so she hones her strength every moment. Before long, she will be able to surpass her peak self.
The second oldest of the three sisters wanted to shoulder everything and repay the kindness she received from others tenfold or a hundredfold. She could be said to be the gentlest and most innocent girl. However, the contrast between her verbal attitude and her inner thoughts was too extreme. Or rather, Fu Hua didn't know how she had gone astray and developed such an awkward personality.
The youngest of the three sisters was protected by her two older sisters, and that's why she wanted to do her part to help them.
The three sisters seemed to be traveling through a heavy snow. The eldest sister wanted to drive away the wind and snow blocking their way, the second sister took off her clothes and gave them to the other two to keep them from getting cold, and the youngest sister kept quickening her pace, hoping not to cause trouble for her two older sisters and hoping to become like them.
The reason they are so powerful is that simple.
There are so many reasons why I am weak.
There were promises to Ji Xuanyuan, promises to Cang Xuan and Zhu Dan, resentment towards the Fire Moth, and self-reproach for forcing his disciple to kill his master.
Fu Hua sighed softly, then got into position.
Meanwhile, the other version of himself in front of him was also ready to attack.
Facing her past self, whose skills had become more rusty, and the Herrscher Persona formed by her superego, Fu Hua charged forward with the momentum of a tiger descending a mountain, and her opponent charged back without showing any weakness.
The two clashed again, exchanging hundreds of blows in the blink of an eye.
The fierce attack shattered the earth and overturned Mount Tai Xu. The Herrscher Persona, wielding the golden Xuanyuan Sword, continuously inflicted wounds on Fu Hua, making her immortal robes even more tattered.
However, none of those attacks had any real effect. Fu Hua subtly shifted her position, causing the Herrscher Persona's attack to merely tear her robes.
Seemingly realizing that his attacks with the Xuanyuan Sword were too wide and powerful, making him vulnerable to being deflected by Fu Hua's bare hands, the Herrscher Persona immediately abandoned the simple clash of moves and used his dominance to manipulate various kinds of energy.
A blinding flash of lightning illuminated Fu Hua's eyes, flames and storms passed by her, and the Xuanyuan Sword transformed into a pair of golden handguards, covering the hands of her Herrscher Persona.
As Fu Hua closed her eyes due to the blinding lightning and stood still because of the flames and storm passing by, the Herrscher Persona wearing golden gauntlets forcefully pushed Fu Hua's hands away.
The decisiveness and ruthlessness of the Herrscher Persona are qualities I currently lack.
With her hands, which were crossed in front of her chest in defense, being pushed away by the Herrscher Persona, a huge gap was exposed in front of Fu Hua.
The Herrscher Persona clasped her hands together as if in prayer, and then, like a venomous snake suddenly emerging from its hole, her palms pierced Fu Hua's abdomen. Even as Fu Hua twisted her body in the moment of crisis, it was as if a large part of her flesh had been scraped away from her waist.
A large amount of blood gushed from the wound on her waist. Fu Hua, with her eyes tightly closed, suddenly kicked the other person, sending him flying far away.
"They really went all out. Some of their moves aren't my style."
Fu Hua, who had been retreating and creating distance, slowly opened her eyes. Looking at her other self, whose face remained indifferent, she couldn't help but laugh.
Although the opponent is still stronger than me, judging from the opponent's performance just now, I do have a slight chance of winning.
"If you were truly my past self, or simply the superego, I would have absolutely no chance of winning. It's a pity... you are the Herrscher of Domination."
Upon hearing Fu Hua's slightly sarcastic words, the Herrscher Persona, which had maintained a cold expression, finally spoke up.
"Shut up. I don't want to hear anything from a loser. Your life is full of failures. You can't meet your father's expectations, you can't repay Himeko's kindness, you can't join the fight of the Fire Moth, you can't win the War of Finality. Failure, failure, and more failure. You can only lament your failures. You've failed, failed, and failed again..."
"Unable to ignite the flame of human civilization, unable to save the lives of your friends, unable to fulfill the promises made to your friends, unable to protect the commitments you made to your friends, what do you have left besides failure?"
"What do you have besides failure?"
"What else can you do besides fail?"
"Besides failure, what else are you persisting in?"
The denial from the superego, and the denial from the Herrscher Persona formed by the superego, made the battered Fu Hua very quiet.
"—There are many more!"
In the calm, Fu Hua gave her own answer.
Mount Tai Xu was shattered, and behind the shattered Mount Tai Xu, one half is the Previous Civilization's Canghai City, while the other half is the Alliance's Changkong City.
530. When you are fearless, you will be invincible...
At this moment, after the disappearance of Mount Tai Xu, half of the consciousness space is Canghai City, Previous Civilization fallen civilization, and the other half is Changkong City, which belongs to the Alliance.
The current space of consciousness is Fu Hua's mental landscape.
The fallen city was an obsession she could never let go of. When she was at her most desperate, the red-haired woman who appeared in front of her not only saved her life but also redeemed her soul.
The reason she Herrscher Transformation Herrscher Persona, which was formed by her superego, was her repeated failures.
The denial of the superego, the denial of the Herrscher of Domination, is not only a denial of Fu Hua, but also a denial of herself.
The other party's Herrscher Persona formed from negative emotions of self-denial.
Compared to the Herrscher of Consciousness, who had everything planned out by himself from beginning to end and passed away peacefully, the Herrscher of Domination, whose abilities and obsessions far surpassed his own, was more like a mature Herrscher.
Fu Hua tore her robes apart, and after shedding her immortal attire, she was now wearing a God-Slaying Armor called [Shadow Knight: Moon Wheel].
"If it were just a duel between you and me, I would certainly not be able to defeat you. But right now, it is a contest between my mind and my will."
The moment the mental image of the Alliance's Changkong City was formed, Fu Hua already understood the essence of consciousness-based, or Willpower System.
Fu Hua smiled as she looked at the Herrscher of Domination, formed from her past obsessions, her unresolved experiences, and her superego.
"Just as you said, I only have failures, I only have failures left, my life is all failures. My former beloved disciple killed his master, and I was powerless to protect my last disciple. I even caused my last disciple to die while covering for me. I am a complete failure. Not only me, but all the pioneers of the Previous Civilization, including myself, are failures."
As Fu Hua spoke, she walked towards the Herrscher of Domination, while the half of Changkong City behind her began to encroach on Canghai City in front of her.
"But even though we are all losers, we have not given up the fight. Countless failures have not been enough to break us, so how can the formidable enemy before us frustrate our spirits?"
"When you are not afraid of failure and learn from it, no amount of failure can defeat you. When you are fearless, you will be invincible..."
At this point, Fu Hua suddenly understood the true nature of her will to break through her limits.
The Herrscher of Domination frowned. She realized something was wrong. She had defeated her opponent decisively more than ten times, but each time, the opponent got up.
After Mount Tai Xu disappeared, only half of the Canghai City that should have existed remained.
However, even the remaining half of Canghai City was constantly being compressed by the other half of the mental landscape, shrinking to almost one-twentieth of its area in just a few minutes.
"What exactly are you talking about?"
"No, what exactly are you?"
"Hua from Previous Civilization wasn't this resilient!"
"Hua, who is still unable to get over Himeko's death, is not a strong person!"
"Hua, whose mind was shattered by his beloved disciple's sneak attack, could not possibly have such a strong will!"
What exactly are you?
Fu Hua's approach startled the Herrscher of Domination had been in a dominant position.
In her view, the girl in front of her wearing the God-Slaying Armor was not the Hua she knew at all.
As Herrscher Persona formed from the superego, no one understands her better than herself.
However, the mental landscape she supported was still compressed, and as Fu Hua approached, the area occupied by half of Canghai City shrank again.
"I can't understand it. Your heart has been thwarted by countless failures, and your spirit has been shattered by countless betrayals."
On one side was a defeated opponent, disguised in God-Slaying Armor to conceal his wounds and staggering steps, while on the other side was a majestic, unscathed victor who had been dominating the fight.
However, the momentum between the two was completely reversed.
A tranquil mind merges with the still waters of a lake.
The lake of the heart freezes over, becoming dustless.
A heart as clear as ice is a mirror.
The mind and spirit are formless, they are the Great Void.
This is the Sword Heart Technique within the Tai Xu Sword Qi, and also the most difficult Heart's Essence within the Tai Xu Sword Qi.
The Changkong City beneath her feet was expanding, and familiar buildings were gradually appearing around her. Fu Hua did not stop walking.
Fu Hua did not immediately give the Herrscher of Domination an answer, but calmly explained the essence of her will.
"Some people use their will to turn non-existence into existence, some people use their will to turn the impossible into the possible, and I will use my consciousness to... turn the finite into the infinite."
Fu Hua's will is not some fancy thing.
If Freya can create objects that don't exist in reality by distorting reality, Kevin can achieve impossible things by distorting reality, then Fu Hua's will is simple: an invincible will.
"The Herrscher is like a demon in my heart, but also like a clear mirror. Your questioning and denial have not made me more vulnerable, but have instead helped me reshape my mind."
Fu Hua felt her own will, and from the bottom of her heart, she felt an endless power filling her will.
"If it's a contest of willpower, then there is no one in this world who can rival me."
Fu Hua's answer not only failed to convince the Herrscher of Domination, but also instilled fear in her.
When the Herrscher of Domination defeats the opponent multiple times, the opponent loses control of their body in the process of defeating them.
In other words, the Herrscher of Domination can leave the consciousness space at will and imprison the other party in the depths of the consciousness space.
But after the other party's will suddenly erupted, everything changed.
The Herrscher Persona, possessing the power of domination, could not understand what had happened, or why the other party had stood up despite its repeated denials.
Why is it that when faced with the harsh reality presented by oneself, the other party's frustrated spirit is instead lifted up?
In the eyes of the Herrscher of Domination, the enemy before them is nothing more than a non-human in human skin, a monster composed of will.
Even if the Herrscher of Consciousness were to reach its complete form, it would be unable to compete with the opponent's current will. No, at the moment their wills collide, the Herrscher of Consciousness's will would shatter into dust.
The Herrscher of Domination immediately understood the other party's claim of invincibility.
Yes, not only is there no one in this world who can rival her consciousness, but even if you search through countless parallel worlds, you will not find an opponent who can clash with her will.
Even an opponent with a stronger will cannot face a monster with an indomitable will.
The Herrscher of Domination felt that only one-third of the mental landscape she had created remained, and she was terrified of the will monster in human skin before her.
Fu Hua stood there, reminiscing about Himeko, gazing at the shrinking Canghai City, and let out a soft sigh.
At this moment, her position was completely reversed from that of the Herrscher of Domination.
Of course, she had no intention of letting the Herrscher of Domination go. On the contrary, she wanted to kill him as soon as possible and then tell her three disciples and her lovely adopted daughter the good news.