The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

Suddenly, a golden light flashed before Chen Li's eyes. Despite the continuous attacks of the black rain, his friends' social circle was not depleted. Instantly, a layer of friends and bonds was consumed, and Chen Li's body became golden and shiny as a result.

Chen Li was forced to break free of his golden body simply by getting close to the Void Star God.

Having broken free from the bow and arrows, Chen Li opened his mouth and plunged into the boundless black hole.

"Buzz!" The gaze of a great being from the endless distance descended upon them.

It was like an endless red ocean, from which came an alluring song that stirred a desire to be swallowed up.

The twisted and alluring figure of the ancient beast of dusk, which could arouse endless greed at a single glance, remained silent, its eyes fixed solely on Chen Li, who was biting towards the enormous, boundless black hole.

The Gluttonous Star God Obolos felt like a green recruit in front of Chen Li... Why don't you take on the role of the Gluttonous Star God?

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Chapter 177 Chen Li: Huh? A resurrection match? I'm fighting Gilgamesh? (4K)

"How long has this rain continued since Chen Li left?" Huang Quan suddenly asked.

"Ten days? Half a month? Or several months? I don't know, because time has no meaning in this Dead Sea. There is no day or night. So you haven't decided yet?" Tirnan looked at a card held in Huang Quan's hand.

It was a card with a yellow image of the King of Houmu printed on the back.

The front of the card is a chaotic scene, like an abyss. After you stare at this abyss for a long time, the card will occasionally display words such as "When you are gazing into the abyss, the abyss is also gazing into you" or "Do you want power?", giving people a sense that "this seems to be some kind of ominous dark artifact".

It's unlikely that a normal person would guess that this is the true form of the Resurrection Card—a divine artifact that can resurrect a specific person, the easiest and least costly method of resurrection in the known Honkai Impact universe.

Huang Quan had lost count of how many times she had seen the advertisements over the years. Now, when Huang Quan closed her eyes at night, what impressed her most was no longer the sea with its lingering thunder and the rain of blood after she woke up on the other side, but rather the groups of small black tower figures.

Huang Quan has now collected a large number of resurrection cards.

Although the drop rate of Huang Quan's No. 1 resurrection card fragments is still unbelievably low, watching ads for a long time will eventually yield quite a few.

However, although there are many resurrection cards, there is only one mark.

This means that Huang Quan can only revive one person, and the other party may not even be able to win the revival match.

"Look at the black sun in the sky," Huang Quan said, looking up at the endless black sun in this space.

"What's wrong?" Tiernan asked instinctively.

"Although it was very small, it added a white dot to the black sun in the sky."

"He really succeeded?" Tirnan looked up in surprise.

During this period of time, Tirnan's thoughts were focused on his companions and he never paid attention to the dark sun in the sky.

“Perhaps? But I’m worried he’s getting addicted to it. I remember him saying that if nothing unexpected happens, he’ll be back soon, and we can call him back in an emergency if we have any problems. But now… I’m very worried that he’s become addicted to nothingness,” Huang Quan said worriedly.

"Is the 'Ling' just like you and me?"

"Just like you and me." Huang Quan nodded.

Those who truly delve into nothingness are unaware of it themselves.

Just like a person who actually has depression wouldn't go around telling everyone online that they have depression.

The loneliness of a depressed person is often unknown even to themselves, because they have become accustomed to solitude.

Similarly, those who self-destruct also do not know what nothingness is, because they have become one with nothingness.

Huang Quan was very worried that Chen Li would waste his life devouring the Void Star God because he was so deeply trapped in the Void.

Although Huang Quan didn't know what benefit Chen Li would gain from devouring the Void Star God, he knew that Chen Li was definitely not devouring the Void Star God for the sake of devouring it.

“I remember you seem to be able to communicate with him through artifacts, right?” Tiernan asked.

"That's right, but he didn't answer."

“Then let’s try using the resurrection card. Since he said he can be called back in an emergency if there’s a problem, it means he can be disturbed. When you have the opportunity to make a choice, don’t let yourself regret it.” Tirnan emphasized the last sentence.

After hesitating for a moment, Huang Quan placed the back of the Miracle Card, which was the Golden Houmu King's head, onto the red Houmu head stamp on the back of his hand.

Approved.

The mist on the resurrection card began to dissipate, and Chen Li's appearance was gradually revealed at Huang Quan's command.

Huang Quan used the card.

The card flew up.

The card fell to the ground.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Tirnan asked.

"It's not that there's a problem... it's just that the resurrection card displays 'The character you wish to revive is currently reviving, please try again later.'"

"???"

"However, the resurrection card does offer another option, which is to queue. It seems that no one has issued a resurrection card for Chen Lixu, so the current queue number is 1." Huang Quan was a little confused by the resurrection mechanism of the resurrection card.

Just as Huang Quan was worried that Chen Li's resurrection meant that something had really happened to Chen Li, he suddenly felt a blur before his eyes.

"The resurrection stage, come if you want to live!" A murmured voice rang in Huang Quan's ears.

When Huang Quan came to his senses, he found himself in a spectator's seat, with a huge arena below.

To Huang Quan's relief, she saw Chen Li's figure on the arena.

But what made Huang Quan uneasy was that Chen Li seemed to be emanating some kind of ominous aura.

This aura is very close to nothingness, even closer to nothingness than the Yellow Springs.

"Eat, eat, eat! I'm fucking eating! Just one more bite!"

"Take another bite! Surpass a thousand people!"

"Hey bro, you smell amazing."

Chen Li muttered strange words, and his mouth kept opening and closing.

"Chen Li?" Huang Quan subconsciously stood up and called out, then Huang Quan realized that he seemed to be able to leave the audience seats.

"Hmm?" Huang Quan thought that Chen Li was not listening to people right now, but he did not expect that Chen Li would respond the moment he called him.

After his previously lifeless eyes regained their sparkle, Chen Li saw Huang Quan walking towards the arena.

"Hey, Huang Quan, long time no see." Chen Li greeted Huang Quan in a relaxed tone.

"Are you alright?" Huang Quan asked after letting out a sigh of relief.

"Don't worry about it, I was just hypnotizing myself."

"Self-hypnosis?"

"I'll explain this to you later. Right now... it seems I have to play in the revival match. You can stay in the family and friends section for a while," Chen Li said.

"Friends and family seats?" Huang Quan wasn't quite sure what a normal arena match was like, but he seemed to remember that when the competitors were fighting, there would be some coaches and friends standing on the sidelines cheering them on and directing their tactics.

This is probably the seating area for family and friends.

"Huh? I'm fighting Gilgamesh? Really?" Huang Quan was still pondering the meaning of the friends and family section when he heard Chen Li's exclamation from the arena.

Huang Quan looked up and saw that the constantly scrolling image opposite Chen Li finally settled on a blond man with an arrogant expression.

"Is it difficult to fight? Can I help you?" Huang Quan asked.

“You definitely can’t help. As for how difficult this person is to fight, it’s hard to say. This Gilgamesh is the kind of… the kind of…” Chen Li hesitated as he watched Gilgamesh slowly construct his body after his opponent in the resurrection match was confirmed.

This guy is really the kind of person who... has "invincible" written all over his face, but his most invincible enemy is his foul mouth.

But it's not a big problem.

After Gilgamesh appeared, a 30-second countdown appeared on the ring.

This 30-second countdown is a trash-talking segment prepared for both sides in the revival round, and also a segment where they draw their weapons.

Psychological warfare is also a part of the battle.

"So you're my opponent this time? You're unlucky to have met me, you bastard..."

"If you dare utter that word, believe me, I'll drag the real you out of the Throne of Heroes and beat you so badly your own mother wouldn't recognize you!" Chen Li, carrying a huge pair of scissors, stared at Gilgamesh with ill intent.

The players selected through the revival rounds are all reflections of the real deceased.

They possess their own reason and emotions.

However, Chen Li can be resurrected if he wins the resurrection match, but his opponent cannot be resurrected if he wins the resurrection match.

Heroic Spirits are arguably the most unique group in the resurrection tournament.

Every heroic spirit has inevitably died, but those residing in Valhalla are, in a sense, alive.

They are in a quantum superposition state between death and life.

"you!"

"Besides, if we're talking about bastards, don't you think that you, who are 2/3 god and 1/3 human, are the least qualified to call others that?" Chen Li calmly disassembled the Myriad Manifestations Cutting Blade into two scissor blades.

"...So you know me, then you should know the consequences of angering me!" Gilgamesh reached into a golden ripple and pulled out a cylindrical sword.

Then another ripple appeared behind them, from which countless weapons emerged, poised to strike.

Finally, Gilgamesh, clad in golden armor, summoned a round shield decorated with seven petals to protect himself, and a metal round shield to protect his back.

"Gate of the King, EA, the Seven Rings of the Blazing Sky, the Small World Encircling the Heavens? You really think highly of me." Chen Li, who could barely recognize the prototypes of these weapons, was both amused and exasperated.