Do you think this world is serious?

When Chen Xiuming chose to leave World Bubble, a familiar but not intense drowsiness washed over him like a tide.

This time, Chen Xiuming did not resist the drowsiness and went into a deep sleep, preparing to "skip" the tedious process of traversing the world bubble by sleeping.

However, perhaps by sheer coincidence, a small accident occurred during his journey through the world bubble—

While passing through a special, empty world bubble, they accidentally took away a frail young girl.

That special world bubble existed because of the girl, both to imprison her and to protect her. With the girl's departure, it inevitably and completely disappeared.

Chen Xiuming, who had fallen into a deep sleep, was completely unaware of this matter. Only Kiana, who was dwelling in the golden patterns, witnessed the whole process.

……

An unknown world bubble.

The desolate land was in ruins, and the city was reduced to rubble, with broken walls and ruins everywhere, and no intact buildings in sight.

The night sky was beautiful and dazzling, so dreamlike it was like an unreal painting.

A cool night breeze rustled through the broken walls and ruins, creating a sound that was hard to tell whether it was the fluttering of papers or the movement of living things, and even the shadows in the dark seemed to spread and distort.

Chen Xiuming opened his eyes and was greeted by a dazzling and beautiful night sky. He almost mistook it for a failed attempt to travel through time.

Then, he felt the softness of the jade in his arms and the faint fragrance lingering around his nose.

Following the fragrance, he looked into his arms and saw a black-haired girl with snow-white skin.

If you look closely, you'll notice that the girl's hair isn't just plain black; it also has light blue highlights, giving her a dreamlike quality as if she stepped out of a painting.

At this moment, the girl seemed to have fallen asleep, her expression serene and peaceful, as if seeking a vague sense of "security," curled up in Chen Xiuming's arms.

Chen Xiuming recognized the girl's identity and had recently been in daily contact with "another her" in World Bubble.

The girl's name is "Hilfelaar", and she comes from the [Original World].

For beings in the Sea of ​​Quanta to travel to the Intrinsic World is not an easy task. They not only need to have the coordinates or anchor point of the Intrinsic World, but also need to remove the barrier between the Sea of ​​Quanta and the Intrinsic World.

For Chen Xiuming, removing the barrier between the Sea of ​​Quanta and the Intrinsic World was not a difficult task. When Xilin was at full power output, she was able to temporarily break the barrier between the Sea of ​​Quanta and the Intrinsic World.

The only remaining factor preventing him from going to the [Intrinsic World] is the lack of coordinates or anchor points for the [Intrinsic World], which Seele, who comes from the [Intrinsic World], can make up for.

Instead of waking Xi'er, Chen Xiuming picked her up in a princess carry and looked around to observe the surroundings.

This is a war-damaged city ruin.

The rusty steel bars exposed on the broken walls and ruins show that the city has been in this state for a long time.

Kiana appeared silently at the end, her gaze already fixed on the shadows not far away.

"Watch out, there are enemies."

Kiana did not specify who the "enemy" was, but a hint of doubt and surprise flashed in her eyes.

The "enemy" hiding in the shadows exudes extremely strong Honkai energy. Its non-human form should be classified as a "Honkai Beast," but it feels very strange and distorted to Kiana, completely unlike the form that a Honkai Beast should have.

Chen Xiuming sensed the seriousness in Kiana's words. Honkai energy was instantly released, forming Honkai energy chains, while a purple short spear quietly circled around them.

Recently, his daily indulgence of the three Shaniat sisters has brought him more than just a simple improvement in physical fitness. Both his control over Honkai energy and the range of shape-forming objects have increased significantly.

Chen Xiuming carried Xi'er and paced backward, while simultaneously controlling the Honkai Energy Chains to shoot out towards the shadowy spot not far away.

Holding the sleeping Seele in his arms, he is not suited for close combat.

The Honkai energy chains shot into the shadows, instantly binding the unknown creature shrouded in them.

Immediately, the Honkai energy chains tightened, beginning their struggle against the creature in the shadows.

The Honkai energy chains rattled and creaked, looking as if they might break at any moment.

Chen Xiuming frowned slightly, his gaze fixed on the shadow, as if trying to see the true face of the unknown creature.

However, the shadows were like thick swamps, completely blocking his view and making it impossible for him to see the creatures hidden within.

With a thought, Chen Xiuming's Honkai Energy Spear suddenly shot into the shadows, accurately hitting the unknown creature hidden within along the direction of the Honkai Energy chains.

Accompanied by an indescribable shrill explosion, Chen Xiuming suddenly felt as if someone was tearing his brain apart with a chainsaw. The intense pain ripped through his brain, causing him to let out a groan.

Although Xi'er in his arms was not the main target of the shriek, she was still affected to some extent. She furrowed her brows slightly and gripped Chen Xiuming's clothes tightly, as if she were trapped in a nightmare from which she could not wake up.

The shriek seemed like the unknown creature's last stand, after which there was no further movement. Even the Honkai energy chains that had been struggling against it suddenly loosened, violently pulling the unknown creature out of the shadows.

Upon seeing the true nature of the unknown creature, Chen Xiuming immediately lost his composure.

"Wait... what kind of weird world have I been sent to this time? Is this still the same broken art style?"

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83

Chapter 83: The Product of Failed Evolution.

Chains of Honkai energy bound the unknown creature, suspending it in front of Chen Xiuming, revealing its grotesque and terrifying appearance, evoking an indescribable sense of dread.

The unknown creature can be tentatively called a "Honkai Beast," since it not only exudes intense Honkai energy, but also has scattered fragments of broken silicon-based shells.

As for the general appearance of the unknown creature...

Chen Xiuming didn't know how to describe it, because it looked as if it was haphazardly pieced together from the remains of several Honkai Beasts. Each remains were either connected by a grayish-white substance that looked like plant roots, or glued together by a clay-like substance.

The Honkai energy spear happened to hit the exposed core of this creature, which is why it was able to kill it with one blow.

"What's going on with this world? Why does such a bizarre thing exist?"

Chen Xiuming murmured in confusion, unable to find a solution.

Then, new problems arose one after another—

Is this grotesque creature a Honkai Beast?

If it's considered a Honkai Beast, can Janna devour it?

Will swallowing it have any negative effects?

Chen Xiuming remained silent, torn between whether or not to awaken Gana.

Before he could hesitate for long, Janna seemed to smell the "fragrance" of the Honkai Beasts and woke up from her slumber on her own.

"Dear Chen Xiuming, I smell food—have you found the Honkai Beast?"

A palm-sized, grayish-white ray flew out from Chen Xiuming's shadow, circled him a few times, and then landed on his hair.

At the same time, in her spirit form, Janna reached out and hugged Chen Xiuming's neck. Seeing the scattered "strawberries" on Chen Xiuming's neck, she couldn't help but smile.

Anila also emerged from the shadows and quietly sat at Chen Xiuming's feet.

"That's it."

Chen Xiuming gave an ambiguous answer, gesturing for Janna to look at the grotesque creature suspended by Honkai energy chains.

When Gana saw the grotesque creature in front of Chen Xiuming, she couldn't help but look puzzled, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

"What is this? It feels like a Honkai Beast, but it doesn't look like one."

"I don't know either. It must be a special creature born from this world. Is it safe for you to eat?"

"Yes, but you can only eat the parts that belong to the Honkai Beasts."

Janna controlled her palm-sized body to fly towards the corpses of the grotesque creatures, starting with the smaller Honkai Beast carcasses to eat.

The gray-white ray eats very quickly, seemingly without digestion, only constantly feeding.

Before long, the part of the grotesque creature's corpse that belonged to the Honkai Beast was eaten away by the gray-white ray, leaving only the gray-white substance connecting the Honkai Beast's remains hanging loosely.

The gray-white ray flew back to Chen Xiuming's hair and lay there. It was a little larger than before, but not noticeably so.

As Janna continues to consume Honkai Beasts, her power will be restored, and her physical size will gradually increase until she returns to her original size.

"Try to avoid contact with those substances; they give me a strange feeling."

Janna stared at the grayish-white matter suspended by Honkai energy chains, her tone unusually serious as she spoke, "They seem to be the product of failed evolution, or perhaps evolution was only half successful."

"What do you mean?"

"They crave things containing Honkai energy, and in particular, they try every means to 'stitch' objects containing Honkai energy into their own bodies."

It was precisely because of this insane behavior that Janna concluded that this grotesque creature was a product of failed evolution.

Blindly stitching together objects containing Honkai energy, without being able to adapt to the changes caused by the stitching, will only lead to the body gradually becoming deformed. Not to mention maintaining a basic physical form, even basic mobility cannot be maintained, leaving the body stuck in place and becoming a sitting duck.

However, if all the creatures in this world were these grotesque creatures, there would be no such thing as a "living target," since none of the creatures could move and could only stay in one place.

In addition, the core of the grotesque creature is also very interesting.

Janna sensed a Honkai energy reaction similar to that of a "Herrscher" from the shattered core, but it was more unstable and weaker than that of a "pseudo-Herrscher".

If she hadn't once been a planetary-level Honkai Beast, she really wouldn't have noticed anything amiss.

In contrast, Kiana of the End, while she may have similar feelings, lacks the experience to articulate the specifics like Janna.

Kiana's transformation into the Herrscher of the End was very simple. Her emotional breakdown caused the Honkai energy within her body to erupt uncontrollably. At the same time, she was influenced by the Herrscher Core of the Herrscher of the Void and became a Herrscher, thus becoming the Herrscher of the End in one fell swoop.

Despite being tens of thousands of years old, she had very little experience, and even her past memories had become blurred due to the endless massacres.

In the end, Kiana knew that she had killed her beloved friends and family with her own hands, but she had long forgotten their appearances, only remembering their general outlines.

"Their cores can be collected; they might come in handy."

Janna wasn't sure what the core of the monstrous creature was specifically for, but considering its Honkai energy reaction, which was similar to that of a "Herrscher," it might have some special uses.

"Is the core accessible?"

"I'm not sure, but you can use Honkai energy to create a temporary container to avoid direct contact with the core."

If she weren't now completely powerless, Janna would actually like to "raise Gu" in this world, letting all the grotesque creatures in this world devour and merge with each other, to see what the upper limit of grotesque creatures could reach.

Chen Xiuming controlled the Honkai Energy Spear to pull out the core, and then let the Honkai Energy Chains wrap around and aggregate to form a thick sphere, which enveloped the core of the monstrous creature.

Considering Janna's earlier warning, he felt it would be more appropriate to tightly wrap the core of the monstrous creature.

"Should we continue searching for this creature?"

Janna glanced at Seele, who was still fast asleep, and continued with a smile, "Should we find a safe base first?"

"Let's find a safe base first."

This world is quite dangerous, so it's essential to clear out a safe base in advance to ensure that there are no dangers nearby when you're resting.