Chapter 456
She has many things she needs to uphold now, and that's why she needs to pull herself together after feeling frustrated.
She has so many things to protect now, and it is precisely because of this that she can face failure head-on and not be afraid of it.
She doesn't need the power to create miracles, nor does she need to be invincible; she only needs her will to not be defeated by any circumstance.
When an invincible will breaks through its limits and then distorts reality, just as Fu Hua herself declared, she forged an infinite and invincible will with her finite will.
The moment her will distorted reality, the battle between her and the Herrscher of Domination was decided.
The Herrscher of Domination, who governs all finite things and precisely controls all phenomena, has encountered a nemesis with an infinite will.
If the Herrscher of Consciousness was arranged clearly and passed away peacefully, then the Herrscher of Domination, who was crushed by Fu Hua's will, passed away in great pain.
She tried to fight back, but under the weight of her boundless will, she was unable to expand her mental landscape, or even move a muscle.
Finally, she and her inner image were crushed by Changkong City, squeezed into a small sphere, and shattered by Fu Hua's grasp.
Goodnight, my other self.
With her left cheek still somewhat swollen, Fu Hua bids farewell to her past self, who was heartbroken by countless failures.
Then she fell silent, watching her mental image gradually fade until it became a completely blank space. She turned around and saw a white figure sitting on a throne.
If the Honkai Consciousness had a mind, it would probably be quite bewildered at this moment.
The Herrscher of Domination initially held a significant advantage in the battle against Fu Hua, but in the blink of an eye, her momentum vanished, and her base's crystal was destroyed by the enemy.
However, the Honkai Consciousness has no heart, and the white figure's appearance is gradually transforming into Fu Hua's. Before long, in this pure white space, a white figure with an outline that is very similar to Fu Hua's sits on an unknown stone throne, confronting Fu Hua.
"FU, there's no need to hide anything from me. I know your consciousness has been assimilated with the Honkai Consciousness of this world, and you can influence it to some extent."
"..."
The Honkai Consciousness did not speak, but its appearance gradually changed into that of a blond bishop, and finally, it changed into a haggard young man.
"It's been 50,000 years. As fellow losers from Previous Civilization, I'm glad you're still alive."
Not really.
The hollow voice appeared directly in Fu Hua's mind.
Or perhaps the information was directly instilled into Fu Hua's consciousness, allowing the two to communicate without hindrance.
[I can't be considered alive right now. I am indeed a fragment of the world's Honkai Consciousness, but to the filtering mechanism of the Imaginary Tree, I am merely an insignificant existence.]
[In the process of the Honkai Consciousness assimilating itself, it also reversed the assimilation of the Honkai Consciousness of this world. However, at the moment of connecting with the Imaginary Tree, it was assimilated by the main body of the Honkai Consciousness.]
An ant cannot move a tree, let alone what I am doing; it's more like a tiny ant trying to change the course of an entire planet.
Through FU's narration, Fu Hua learned about the other person's fate.
"You now..."
[I am the Honkai Consciousness, but the Honkai Consciousness is not me. Do not attempt to save me, for my consciousness has long been indistinguishable from the Honkai Consciousness. I am now undoubtedly your enemy.]
The haggard young man's white figure remained seated on the throne. Even though he had been assimilated by the Honkai Consciousness and no longer possessed his original emotions, he still exuded an aura of dejection.
His distorted will to change reality is no match for the Honkai Consciousness.
He was the first person in the Previous Civilization to possess an extraordinary will capable of distorting reality. Although he may not have been the Previous Civilization, he carried out his insane plan while the Previous Civilization fell silent due to the War of Finality.
He tried, and then he failed. It's that simple.
His physical body was destroyed by the Planetary Honkai Beast summoned by the aura of the Herrscher of Finality, or rather, the entire area was destroyed by that Planetary Honkai Beast, turning into a fissure in the seabed.
His will was devoured by the Honkai Consciousness, and at the moment he successfully assimilated the other party, he was assimilated by the main body of the Honkai Consciousness.
His plan to usurp the divine throne was doomed from the start.
Failure, consumed by the Honkai Consciousness.
Success, assimilated by the Honkai Consciousness.
Even though FU still remembers Himeko and his crazy actions, which were all for the purpose of reviving his benefactor Himeko, he, as Honkai Consciousness, forbids himself from doing anything against his will.
At the same time, his mission as the Honkai Consciousness makes him willing to pay any price to destroy human civilization.
There is no right or wrong. In order to continue, human civilization will inevitably consume a lot of resources, resulting in entropy. The mission of Honkai is to filter civilizations, like pruning the branches of a bonsai tree, removing unsuitable human civilizations.
Whether human civilization is a pest or not, all civilizations are ultimately subject to the test of Honkai.
It's true that human civilization is prone to going astray, and it is indeed related to the Herrscher of Origin on the Order Side, but those are all irrelevant.
He answered with truth, with Honkai Consciousness.
The next moment, Fu Hua, who had declared herself to possess an invincible will, experienced the same feeling that Fu had had back then. Her invincible will had no effect whatsoever, and her consciousness sank directly into a bottomless abyss.
It took FU 50,000 years to climb out of this abyss.
And now, Fu Hua's consciousness is still falling.
The attack of the Honkai Consciousness is like a dimensional reduction attack; no matter how invincible Fu Hua's will is, the two are never on the same stage.
In her battle against the Herrscher of Domination, she overcame herself, and thus defeated the Herrscher of Domination.
But in the end, he was banished by the Honkai Consciousness.
In reality, Fu Hua was like a soulless being; her body fell off the chair like an empty shell.
Aurora, who was about to contact Freya, was stunned and exclaimed in surprise.
"Master Fu Hua!"
The next moment, Fu Hua, who had fallen to the ground, suddenly emitted a red light all over her body.
The white figure, leaning back on the throne, looked at everything before him with some surprise. The abyss-like maw in front of him, which seemed to swallow everything, was illuminated by crimson flames.
An invincible will, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, is reborn.
"Tai Xu—Sword God!!"
Subsequently, Fu Hua used her own flames of will to shatter the abyss, which in turn destroyed the white space, and successfully destroyed her own will as well.
Feeling a sense of regret that its only connection to the present world had been destroyed, the 'Honkai Consciousness' seemed to feel a little disappointed.
531. This strike! Pierced through the stars!
Fu Hua shattered the abyss with her invincible will, and in doing so, shattered her own consciousness space.
The Honkai Consciousness did not expect Fu Hua to be so decisive. In the opponent's consciousness space, it was shattered by the will of the phoenix wrapped in flames, and the connection between itself and this consciousness space was completely severed.
This is the second time the Honkai Consciousness has interfered with reality, but just like the last time, it was stopped by someone else, and it was the same person.
Although the Honkai Consciousness has no emotions, it already looks forward to its next battle with this 'Guardian'.
Even if Fu Hua ruthlessly destroys her own will, her will will be reborn like a phoenix rising from the ashes.
Undefeated, therefore invincible.
The sight of Fu Hua collapsing like a soulless shell nearly made Aurora's heart stop.
She hurriedly relayed the news to her two older sisters, who were equally shocked.
Although the three sisters have a mental link and can communicate through it even when they are awake, the greater the distance between them, the more severe the delay caused by the distance becomes.
At this moment, Freya, who was in Previous Civilization city on the moon, asked nervously.
"Xiao San, how is Immortal Fu Hua doing now?"
"... I... I don't know. Grandma Planck and Mom just arrived and said that Master Fu Hua is in an unknown situation."
Aurora didn't dare say that Fu Hua was already dead, her body was starting to get cold. Planck and Tesla, who rushed over, were also completely dumbfounded by the situation. If Otto and SU hadn't reminded her that Fu Hua wouldn't die, her performance might have been even worse.
At SU's suggestion, she concealed the truth of the matter and only told her two older sisters about part of what had just happened.
Fu Hua's fall did indeed make Freya and Kiana very nervous, but the two quickly calmed down. Kiana was drawing the Allied forces' firepower and was working with Kevin to shift the battle from the Far East homeland to the coast. She couldn't afford to lose focus in the battle for too long. As the commander-in-chief of the lunar conquest, Freya couldn't afford to neglect the battlefield for an extended period of time either.
"Aurora ... never mind, I'll contact SU directly. Remember to keep in touch with Kiana, her communications are being interfered with."
After Freya finished speaking, she stopped her mental connection with Aurora and instead opened the Executive Communication Channel to directly contact SU at the Alliance headquarters.
"SU, don't hide the truth from me. Aurora isn't good at lying. Tell me how Immortal Fu Hua is doing now? What about the other Herrscher Persona within her?"
Although Freya couldn't tell Aurora her butt sticking out, she knew quite a bit about her little sister.
Even though Aurora didn't say what Fu Hua's current condition was, Freya knew that the other party's condition must be very bad, otherwise her little sister wouldn't have been so panicked.
"I don't know either, but Fu Hua's condition is very strange, it's a bit like her consciousness has been destroyed."
"Consciousness was shattered?"
Freya was a little confused, but SU on the other end of the communication channel continued.
"Yes, and it seems very much like she destroyed her own consciousness. Perhaps, in the consciousness space, her battle with the Herrscher Persona was too brutal... But given her personality, even if it meant mutual destruction, she would definitely destroy the Herrscher Persona."
"I understand. I will have Jana influence the ocean Honkai Beast. However, the troops deployed there should remain on high alert. Also, have the Herrscher squad intercept the Humanoid Honkai Beast and Honkai Beast moving towards Changkong City."
Freya immediately sent a message to Jana. Although it was possible for her to personally fight against the Honkai Consciousness, doing so would undoubtedly make Jana a target of the Honkai Consciousness's purge.
Therefore, Freya planned to have Jana simply intervene with the ocean Honkai Beast, without actually persuading them to return all of Honkai Beast.
Openly defying the orders of the Honkai Consciousness with orders but inwardly resisting them.
"Can't Fu Hua wake up?"
"Yes, I just checked, and he won't wake up anytime soon. It just goes to show how strong this opponent is; even Fu Hua had to resort to a suicidal attack..."
After hearing SU's reply, Freya suddenly fell silent for a moment, and then asked.
"SU, do you think Immortal Fu Hua would have to resort to mutual destruction to defeat the Herrscher Persona within her?"
Freya's question also made SU take the matter seriously.
Based on their understanding of Herrscher Persona, not to mention the fully evolved Herrscher in the Honkai Energy environment of the Herrscher of Finality, even Herrscher normally enters the fully evolved form is not so powerful as to be invincible.
As for the Herrscher Persona, if it's just a contest of willpower, apart from the Herrscher of Finality, the Herrscher of Consciousness has the strongest consciousness, but Fu Hua even directly arranged for the Herrscher of Consciousness.
Of course, the Herrscher Persona formed by the superego is indeed powerful, but based on SU and Freya's understanding, the two firmly believe that the final victor will definitely be Fu Hua.
"Impossible."
"That's right. Even if it's the Herrscher Persona formed by the superego, it's absolutely impossible for Immortal Fu Hua to be in such a sorry state."
Even if Freya didn't know Fu Hua's current situation, she didn't believe what SU said.
Freya's doubts did indeed lead SU to other speculations.
You mean?
"Since the other Herrscher Persona within Immortal Fu Hua is a signal tower used by the Honkai Consciousness to interfere with reality, it's not impossible that Immortal Fu Hua will confront that Honkai Consciousness directly in the end."
After all, Freya herself followed Fu Hua's spirit and gave the Honkai Consciousness a boost, so it's easy to speculate in this direction.
SU pondered the matter seriously. Based on his understanding of the Herrscher and his knowledge of Fu Hua, he believed that Freya's guess was very likely true.
"In other words, Fu Hua encountered the Honkai Consciousness, which is why she had to destroy her own consciousness. Theoretically, this makes sense, and only in this way could she break the connection between her own consciousness and the higher-dimensional spacetime where the Honkai Consciousness resides..."
"It seems so. I understand. SU, take good care of Immortal Fu Hua."
For Freya, who is on the moon, the disconnect between the Honkai Consciousness and Fu Hua's consciousness means that her ability to interfere with the real world has decreased, which is very advantageous for the main battle group on the front line who are currently conquering the city.
Freya immediately ended the call. Currently, the Alliance has opened up multiple battlefields, which has indeed made the Alliance feel that its combat power is stretched thin. Moreover, in order to prevent unexpected events, she has split the main battle group into several parts to avoid the total annihilation of the army in the event of a fatal blow. This has also led to the war on the moon being fought very conservatively.
Now that Fu Hua has disconnected the Honkai Consciousness from the network, Freya naturally won't let this opportunity pass.
"All troops, attack!"
Freya bypassed Bianca's authority at the front lines and issued orders to the reserve forces at the lunar base. At the same time, she re-established contact with Aurora.
"Aurora, work with me to stabilize the passage, and then transfer half of the main combat force that was reserved in the Alliance here. I need to resolve this war on the moon quickly."
Freya didn't want any more accidents to happen, although she knew it was bound to happen. But in order to build up her strength to fight off such an accident, she decided to solve a problem first.
The city conquest on the moon is Freya's biggest problem right now. As long as she conquers the Previous Civilization city on the far side of the moon, she can immediately recall most of the main combat team members to Earth. At that time, not only will Humanoid Honkai Beast and large groups of Honkai Beast not have an easy time, but even the coalition forces organized by the World Security Council will not have an easy time afterward.
"Lord Freya?"
Commander Bianca, who was on the front line, was a little confused. According to the original battle plan, both the follow-up troops in the lunar base and the reserve troops in the headquarters were there to prepare for any emergencies.