Chiyou's Moment in the Spotlight

At Theresa's request, in addition to searching for the Xuanyuan Sword, they should also look for any Stigmata left by Jilin during their trek into the Nine Nether.

As for the latter, there is no simpler and more convenient way than asking Jilin himself.

"I'm sorry, she's deeply possessed by evil, and there's nothing I can do about it."

With his head slightly lowered, Jilin spoke sincerely.

She had also encountered the symptoms of Honkai erosion and knew that it was an incurable disease.

Not to mention herself, even Cang Xuan and Danzhu were helpless in this matter.

"I see..." Upon receiving the reply, Shi Hen he perked up and said, "That's how things are, Ancestor Jilin need not worry about it."

"Mark..."

Seeing the dejection on the boy's face, Mei couldn't help but call out in concern.

"Huh? Wasn't it said there would be some kind of Stigmata?"

Kiana asked, puzzled.

"Stigmata?" Upon hearing the white-haired girl's words, Jilin gently shook his head. "I did indeed possess Stigmata, but it disappeared along with my original body."

Stigmata are powers mediated by bloodlines, and naturally can only remain within the physical body.

What she relied on was merely a small amount of Honkai Energy left behind by the Xuanyuan Sword.

"It's alright, I expected this to happen."

He spoke softly, Shi Hen gave Mei and the others a forced smile.

That's the truth.

Since his debut, he has come into contact with many Stigmata holders, but he has never seen the phenomenon of Stigmata inheritance.

As for Yae Sakura from the original timeline... strictly speaking, what she inherited should be the Herrscher Core.

Seeing that Shi Hen and the others had come to their senses, Jilin turned his gaze back to Fu Hua and said with a smile, "I'll leave the rest to you, Fu Hua."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jilin's figure disappeared, and the Xuanyuan Sword split into two balls of light that condensed in Fu Hua's hands, gradually transforming into a pair of black and gold gauntlets, with several pairs of crimson decorations resembling bird feathers extending outwards from the ends.

The Grip of Taixu, acquired!

"..."

Looking at the incredibly familiar boxing gloves in her hands, Fu Hua was momentarily speechless.

If you were to ask whether the Grip of Taixu is any good, the answer would definitely be yes.

After all, it's a weapon made of Soul Steel, so it's durable.

She's been using the same pair of boxing gloves for thousands of years.

But the problem is... she already has this!

"Huh? The Xuanyuan Sword can transform?"

Kiana was immediately astonished to see the boxing gloves on Fu Hua's hands.

"... I don't know the principle either, perhaps it's because of the special material."

Fu Hua could only give vague answers.

Having finally managed to appease Jilin and stop him from pursuing the matter further, she couldn't very well reveal her identity now, could she?

"What should we do with all these Xuanyuan Swords?"

Shi Hen pointed to the remaining twenty-seven Golden Ancient Sword on the ground and said.

This is nearly half of the World Serpent.

Although only a thousand of these were ever produced, the Moth to Fire used them as consumables, and very few have survived to this day.

Moreover, even the World Serpent didn't actually put much effort into collecting these things.

It would be better to use that time to produce more Gray Serpent.

"That's all you need to do."

As she spoke, Fu Hua waved her hand, and the twenty-seven Xuanyuan Sword instantly transformed into points of light and merged into the Grip of Taixu.

For the Key of Domination, one is one thousand, and one thousand is one; there is no difference between the two.

Even if all the Key of Domination are collected, the power of the Grip of Taixu will not be increased in any way.

In other words, a single Key of Domination can exert the same power as a thousand Divine Key.

This is why the World Serpent doesn't bother collecting it.

That's terrible.

"Hey! Why did you take them all?!"

Upon seeing this, Xing immediately started shouting.

Although she has fewer people on her side, she still has mechs!

"Class President, please give Xing a Xuanyuan Sword. We still need the power of Anti-Entropy to fight against Chi You."

Shi Hen spoke up to offer advice.

Objectively speaking, the Tactical Mech squad led by Xing is indeed quite capable; at least they can handle ordinary Honkai Beasts without any problems.

Upon hearing this, Fu Hua pointed her finger, and five Xuanyuan Sword flew out and landed in front of Xing.

She's given away quite a few Key of Domination already, so she doesn't care about giving away one or two more.

"Hmph! At least you have some discernment."

Xing nodded in satisfaction.

Rumble—

Suddenly, the ground shook, and several rocks from the top of the cave wobbled and crashed down.

Upon seeing this, everyone's expressions darkened simultaneously.

Undoubtedly, this change indicates only one thing—Chi You has become active!

Chapter 188 Chi You's Prestige

Despite the precarious state of the Nine Nether, which seemed on the verge of collapse at any moment, Shi Hen and his group quickly emerged from the cave under Fu Hua's guidance.

With a few steps, the bright sunlight immediately shone down, instantly dispelling the lingering chill on everyone.

Well, if you can ignore the waves that keep rolling around.

"Hey? This doesn't seem to be the way we came in?"

After looking at the rocky cliffs in front of her, Kiana belatedly asked.

They entered the Nine Nether through an underwater cave, but it was clearly an uninhabited island.

"Idiot! There's definitely more than one path to the Nine Nether!"

Xing said with a proud look on her face.

But the island beneath her feet shook violently the next second, almost causing the girl to lose her composure.

"What's going on? Didn't we already escape from the Nine Nether?!"

Xing couldn't help but grit her teeth and ask.

The information she received from Anti-Entropy was only about finding the Xuanyuan Sword and the Jilin Stigmata; she knew nothing else.

In fact, she still doesn't understand why there are so many Xuanyuan Swords.

"Haha~ Little one, didn't you hear what Hen and the others said? There's a Judgment-class Honkai Beast sealed beneath the Nine Nether!"

Kiana immediately felt a sense of schadenfreude.

Although she didn't understand what "Judgment-class Honkai Beast" meant.

St. Freya's textbooks mostly mentioned lower-level Honkai Beasts and various Emperor-class, with only a few words about Judgment-class Honkai Beast. How would she know what those were?

"Xing, haven't you heard of Chi You?"

"I ask with concern, "Seele asked.

"This kind of thing..." Xing glanced at the concerned looks on everyone's faces and immediately raised her little face, "Of course I know!"

Thud—

The sound of huge waves crashing filled the air.

"It's coming!"

He shouted in a deep voice, Fu Hua gaze fixed on the surging sea.

What's coming?

Looking at the endless waves before her, Xing's voice trembled slightly.

Even though it was a clear, sunny day with little wind at sea, the sea kept churning and roaring, as if some enormous creature was lurking beneath the surface.

"Judgment-class Honkai Beast, Chi You."

Shi Hen answered succinctly.

As the boy finished speaking, the sea, which was already boiling, changed again, and a huge wave rose up and crashed towards the island where everyone was.

Looking at the waves that were at least thirty or forty meters high, Xing couldn't help but take a step back and fall to the ground with a thud.

Thirty or forty meters may not sound like much, but when such waves actually appear in front of them, everyone can't help but think of the same word—"blinding the sky and blocking out the sun."

This is the prestige of the Judgment-class Honkai Beast Chi You.

Even before it has truly made its appearance, the mere aftershocks are enough to cause a disaster akin to a natural catastrophe.

If that wave were to crash over us, the small island might be fine, but those of us made of flesh and blood might not be.

Without any hesitation, Kiana pulled Shi Hen behind her, Mei with both hands, Seele summoned Heavy-duty Bunny, and Bronya's expression... oh, this one didn't change. The gray-haired loli simply stood silently in front of Seele.

Looking at the black and gold gauntlets in her hands, Fu Hua hesitated for a moment.

With her strength, it wouldn't be difficult for her to disperse that wave.

But in doing so, her identity could no longer be hidden.

Seeing the resigned expressions on everyone's faces, Shi Hen's lips twitched. He then controlled more than ten Titans to turn their cannons around, and hundreds of missiles shot out.

Just as the missile was about to pass through the waves, a fireball the size of a pigeon's egg suddenly flew from the side and struck the missile.

Boom--

In Setsuna, the missile exploded, along with hundreds of other missiles around it, tearing the waves apart completely.

In the end, all that remained on the group were countless water droplets the size of beans.

Seeing this, Fu Hua was slightly taken aback, then quickly realized what was happening and nodded gently to Shi Hen: "Well done, Shi Hen."

Being able to calculate the missile's trajectory in such a short time and interfere with it with a hand cannon, even she had to admit that the other party was an absolute genius.

It's important to understand that even a difference of just 0.1 seconds could result in the missile piercing through the waves, while they would be flattened by this near-catastrophic force.

In response to Fu Hua's praise, Shi Hen simply shook his head and said, "Chi You has already arrived."

As the curtain of water formed by the waves receded slightly, a giant, dark brown island, not much smaller than St. Freya, appeared before everyone.

This is Chi You, Judgment-class Honkai Beast that can devour the continent and swallow everything.

Compared to this one, the other Judgment-class Honkai Beast, Benares, is somewhat inferior.

As some netizens have commented, Bebe Dragon was able to become Judgment-class Honkai Beast because of its great strength, while Chiyou was only Judgment-class Honkai Beast... simply because the highest rating that Schicksal gives to Honkai Beasts is Judgment-class.

If this were during the era of the Moth to Fire, Chi You would undoubtedly deserve the assessment of being a figure from the Apocalypse-class.

"Are you... joking?"

Xing, who had just stood up, swayed again upon seeing only a glimpse of Chi You's body, and nearly fell to the ground.

Can something that's even bigger than Hover Battleship really be considered Honkai Beasts?

"Roar~~~"