Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

"Unfortunately, I didn't lose my memories due to the protective mechanism of the Stigmata as Iserline said. After all, no matter how amazing the Stigmata is, it's not as amazing as having a real, vast world within my own body!"

To all those who chased the flame like moths! Their stories are not recognized, nor are they known... but I will remember them all, and the world will remember them all...

As for Brother Jiuxiao… Hmph, if you don’t come looking for me, just wait until I break through the Honkai and come find you!

Jiuxiao, who was riding Kukulkan in the air and watching everything below, suddenly sneezed.

"Damn it, who's insulting me? Was it you?!"

Jiuxiao slapped Kukulkan twice in a bad mood.

"Roar..." (My life is shrouded in darkness...)

Penglai Temple's Jiuxiao suddenly stopped and turned to look at the horizon.

Kiana also turned around and looked up at the sky.

"What's wrong, Jiuxiao? Have the people from Destiny caught up with us?"

"No, I just felt like I sensed something..."

"Is it yet another call from destiny?"

"Hmm... I guess so!"

Penglai Temple Jiuxiao shook her head, not wanting to think about the possibility that it was her brother Jiuxiao watching over her from heaven. After all, if it were her brother Jiuxiao, why wouldn't he come looking for her?

In the sky, Jiuxiao silently watched Penglai Temple and the others until they gradually disappeared into the street.

They have their own paths to walk, and I have my own path to follow.

Life is full of regrets, just like the saying "we are not from the same world after all". In the end, I and Penglai Temple Jiuxiao will also have to part ways.

Since that's the case, why bother meeting at all, only to add to our sorrow...

Jiuxiao buried something on the moon, hoping it might be of some help to Penglai Temple Jiuxiao and the others sometime in the future!

Before leaving, Jiu Xiao thought it over and decided it wouldn't work. He was writing a comedy novel, so why should he take a sentimental route?

So he went back to see Jiuxiao of Penglai Temple one last time. Unfortunately, it was already late at night, and Jiuxiao of Penglai Temple had long since fallen asleep.

"Never mind... this is fine too."

Jiuxiao left behind several specially made Eden Stars, gently kissed Jiuxiao's forehead, and silently departed from this world.

Not long after Jiuxiao left, Penglai Temple Jiuxiao sat up in bed, held the Star of Eden beside the bed in her arms, and stared blankly at the moonlight outside the window.

"What an idiot..."

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How far must a person travel to find their original self at the end of time?

Jiuxiao didn't know, but he wanted to know.

Because he was somewhat lost…

The barriers of the world are right in front of him; with just a gentle push, Jiuxiao can return to his own world.

But he was afraid that when he returned, everything would have changed. What if the timeline was a long time ago? What if the timeline was a long time in the future?

Just as Janna said, she and Janna were ultimately just passersby in this world. This world left their footprints, but it had no place for them to belong.

Everything I have is tied to Kiana, Mei, and Kaguya. If the timeline is wrong, they don't exist, or they've already disappeared... what should I do?

Jiuxiao stood outside the wall of the world, hesitant to take that step for a long time.

"Jiuxiao? Are you Jiuxiao?"

A soft yet pleasant voice rang out behind Jiuxiao.

Jiuxiao turned around and looked, only to see...

A green, illusory humanoid ball of light?

But why does this human figure constructed from the phantom look so familiar?

Jiuxiao recalled his past memories, then exclaimed in surprise, "Pioneer Su? What are you doing here! And what form are you in now?"

"It's hard to describe my current form of existence. To quote an old friend, I've probably gone from being a pioneer to an observer."

After I parted ways with you, my body died, but my consciousness was taken away by a vast and boundless being to engage in a vague and ethereal struggle.

I did not win, nor did He, but when I realized it, He was already gone, and I had become what I am now...

Like a lit, ever-rising "prayer lantern," it gains the ability to look down upon the earth, but can no longer touch a single blade of grass or tree.

More than I am curious about your existence, Jiu Xiao. In the scenes I witnessed, you had clearly disappeared from the world, so why have you reappeared here?

Without a second thought, Jiuxiao replied, "Because of love."

"Hehe...that's really your style of answer."

Su chuckled twice, then handed over a leaf.

"But since you've managed to appear here and observe from the World Wall for so long, you must be in a similar situation to me, no longer able to touch the original world, right?"

This is the information I've gathered after extensive research into the current situation. Although we cannot directly access the intrinsic world, we can achieve some extremely limited one-way guidance. While we can only establish contact with the beings of the intrinsic world when they awaken and perceive our existence, but…”

"Wait, did you misunderstand something?"

Jiuxiao returned the leaves to Su, then walked up to Su and asked her to observe her condition.

Su examined Jiu Xiao more closely, then exclaimed in astonishment, "Huh!? What! Why do you still have a physical body!"

"Because of love~ By the way, Su, you've been observing the intrinsic world, so can you tell me how long it's been since I disappeared?"

"If we consider the timeline of this world, only three days have passed since my death, right? But that doesn't matter. Why do you still have a body! If you still... Hey! What are you doing!"

Upon hearing that only three days had passed, Jiu Xiao couldn't wait to dive into the World Wall and return to St. Freya Academy to see his beloved Kiana and the others.

"Going home... Although only three days have passed here, I've already witnessed the natural annihilation of countless stars... I want to go home..."

"But if your physical body is sufficient to travel beyond the world, then the original world cannot withstand your arrival!"

"Hmph, Su, you're not the only one who encountered a great being and received help. I also received help from Janna and the others~"

Jiuxiao proudly squeezed the sphere in his hand, a black hole solidified by him. Inside the black hole were Nana and Kukulkan. They lacked the ability to traverse worlds, so Jiuxiao could only throw them into the black hole and store them within his body.

"Don't worry, I'll come back to you when I'm done with this. I'm so happy to see you again, but for now, goodbye. Bye-bye, Observer Su."

Jiuxiao waved to Su, then passed directly through the World Wall and returned to his original world.

Faced with the swift and decisive Jiu Xiao, Su stood there stunned, the light and shadow that formed Su's image vividly revealing a helpless expression.

"But the flow of time is different! By the time you're done, I don't know how many thousands of years I'll be waiting here..."

Chapter 332 Cortana: The Heavenly Fire in my hands is not something I've acquired for nothing!

"Bishop Otto, is there still no news from Jiuxiao?"

Yulandel was frantically inquiring about Jiuxiao's whereabouts in Otto's office. It had been four days since she returned from the Sumeru Mustard Seed, and Yulandel had made countless trips back and forth to Otto's place.

“Yulandal, we have far too little research data on the World Bubble and the Sea of ​​Quanta. So all we can do now is wait… or wait until we have complete control of the Second Divine Key before we can enter the World Bubble to search for it…”

Otto rubbed his forehead and shook his head; he was also at his wit's end. Heaven knows how shocked he was when Durandal gave him the data on Sue's observation of the world, and then Jiuxiao disappeared.

Although Otto was happy that the completely uncontrollable factor of Nine Heavens was gone, seeing Durandal so anxious, Otto's sour face immediately fell.

Although they weren't blood relatives, Otto raised Durandal like his own daughter, treating her even better than he treated Theresa. Now that his grown-up daughter has run off on her own, Otto is as heartbroken as if he'd been raped.

"Then I'll go ask Dr. Changguang again."

Seeing that there was no news from Otto, Durandal turned around and rushed to the Changguang Research Institute.

Jiuxiao disappeared suddenly to help me, and I need to take responsibility for it. Although Su said nothing would happen, it's been several days and there's still no news. I'm getting anxious!

boom--

When Yulandel left, she slammed the office door shut, so much so that she almost forgot to control her strength.

Otto stared at the rickety door on the office doorframe, his already dark face contorting even more.

No, no, my blood pressure is rising.

Otto quickly took out his phone, opened the photo album, and lay back in the chair to slowly look at the photos of Theresa and Karen when they were young, occasionally switching to photos of Durandal when she was young.

"They were all so cute and well-behaved when they were little, but now they're all more rebellious than the last. Parents' hearts are always full of worry!"

boom--

Otto suddenly crushed his phone and stood up with a dark expression.

"How could I have saved such a photo! This is outrageous! That bastard sent me a photo of Kallen and Yae Sakura kissing!! Damn it, damn it all! It must be that bastard Jiu Xiao!"

Otto angrily summoned the digital touchpad, pondered for a moment, and then began writing a series of sensational news reports, which he then posted on the Destiny organization's internal forum.

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The Nine Heavens, having pierced through the World Wall, appeared at the edge of the solar system.