Regarding the question of whether one thousand lives are enough to beat Honkai Impact 3rd.

Only a few tree stumps with broken trunks remain in the original cherry blossom grove, and black ash is scattered all over the ground.

Everything withers, and a lonely wind carries the fragments of the remains towards the high and gray sky.

A soft light bloomed, and Yae Sakura looked towards the source of the light.

It is the golden cross in her hand.

She couldn't help but laugh and said:

"What? You don't like this ending either?"

"Then do as you please, anyway, this was meant to be given away."

Yae Sakura thought of the boy's departing figure and the expression on his face as he took her sword, and her smile deepened.

Both Theresa and Su Qing'an are very, very good people.

I'm already in this state; there's nothing I can do to help you.

But it doesn't matter if this illusion of my former self, which I've shed, vanishes completely for your sake.

Because you deserve it.

In such a broken world, without these two people, it would be much less interesting.

Right, Karen?

Yae Sakura firmly believed that the saintess would think the same way, so she released her grip, and the cross shattered into a huge and pure light.

Light permeated the entire mental world.

It descended upon the girl's side.

It is a cross.

Bathed in a warm glow, Theresa saw what appeared before her.

The oath of Judah.

An incredible power surged through her body, and the girl stood up. Ignoring the roaring fox demon in the distance, she touched the cross with her palm in a daze.

Then, Theresa realized something.

This is not her Judas, but the Judas of the saint named Karen Kaslana.

Although they are all the same Divine Key, they are different in this Stigmata Space, which is based on mental imagery.

They are definitely different.

As if embraced by a saint, Theresa smiled unconsciously.

That person must be very warm and gentle.

Several chains sculpted from light emerged from the cross.

Chains of light pierced through the girl's body, cleansing her of all her wounds and filth.

A new power flowed into her body, and a pure white robe and a dignified dress replaced her original nun's habit.

This is a dress that Otto made for Karen in her early years, and now, the girl holding the Oath of Judah and wearing this dress inevitably reminds one of the celebrated saint—Kalen Kaslana.

The fox spirit could sense that familiar yet completely different power, and it roared:

"Why?! Why?! Even now, Kallen Kaslana, you're still haunting me?!"

Higokumaru wasn't unaware of the essence of this power, but its manifestation was too stimulating to its senses.

Time and time again, again and again.

Human resistance is always like this: a mob that is usually nothing more than a rabble can suddenly burst into flames at the crucial moment.

How ugly! It was clearly a predetermined ending.

Of all things, only decay is inevitable.

Therefore, such meaningless behavior must be destroyed.

The fox demon, having grasped the authority of the gods, was naturally incredibly arrogant. Now, its anger had reached its limit, and it coldly said:

"Fine, then let's just destroy you completely in this world. You're not even a ghost, so go to hell!"

Honkai energy sculpts dozens of massive crimson magatama, carrying temperatures so high they melt through the air. The magatama leave behind illusory zones that distort vision as they fall.

Theresa gazed at the world as if reborn, even though it was a desolate and destroyed place, the girl seemed to see something completely different at that moment.

She listened quietly to the fox demon's angry rebuke and smiled:

"She's not even a ghost? But for some reason, at this moment, I felt like I was experiencing the same thing as her."

"I can now understand some of what the strongest Valkyrie of Destiny five hundred years ago, Kallen Kaslana, longed for."

Just before the magatama was about to fall, the girl gracefully performed an ancient ritual for the fox spirit, saying:

"Hiyokumaru, even if it's just for Kallen Kaslana, I will kill you."

"In the name of Theresa Apocalypse."

The Oath of Judah unfolded a barrier shaped by light. The immense potential energy and gravity of the Magatama only caused a slight ripple in the barrier, while the rest of the Honkai energy burst was easily annihilated.

It's strange, even though the defense was clearly created by my own will.

But at one moment, she felt that there was another person helping her to control and manipulate Judah.

This feeling is great.

The illusory, hazy shadows transformed into fuel for the burning fire within her heart, and the girl's azure eyes grew ever more resolute.

She won't lose.

Unlike his initial level of power, he was now stronger than ever before.

That's natural.

Because what she possesses is Yae Sakura's obsession with Kallen for the past five hundred years.

This emotion was incredibly profound, and it was precisely because of this that Yae Sakura was confident that she could bring Su Qing'an back to the mortal world. However, after being rejected by that boy, the cross returned to the priestess's side.

In truth, Yae Sakura had always been reluctant to part with it. No one understood better than her what this cross meant to her, but in the very end, she still chose to entrust it to someone else once again.

In that instant, the priestess may have completely let go of certain obsessions.

Su Qing'an's choice and Yae Sakura's decision ultimately resulted in Theresa, who is now capable of defeating Hiyokumaru.

That pure and beautiful gown embodies the most beautiful and pure things in the world.

Theresa, who held this power in her hands, understood that if she were to lose, the things she would have failed would be even more profound.

It goes without saying that we cannot afford to lose.

Theresa made her move. Every attack she had made before was filled with a firm and chilling killing intent, but at this moment when she was at her strongest, her previously boiling killing intent completely disappeared.

The girl gazed intently at the fox spirit's appearance, serene and holy.

Her gaze held only determination and compassion.

The girl didn't seem to be engaged in a life-or-death battle, but rather seemed to be performing a prayer.

But how could a nun's prayer be mixed with murderous intent?

It must be solemn, it must be serious, and it must be gentle.

The fox roared through gritted teeth, unable to bear the fury tearing at its consciousness any longer. With its limbs writhing in flames, it exerted its strength.

The fox spirit's body leaped down, casting a huge shadow over the sky.

The hysterical screams of Higokumaru reached my ears.

"If you can do it, then give it a try!"

"That's it! That's it! We're clearly two different people, so why are we so similar?! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

The fox demon chewed the Honkai energy in its mouth haphazardly, and a stream of fire gathered in its beastly mouth shone with a blazing light. It opened its mouth, and the expanding Honkai energy burst forth in a violent rhythm.

The Honkai energy manipulation was so arbitrary and capricious that it was almost haphazard. A violent burst of flames landed on the barrier, followed by the sharp claws of the demon fox.

Amidst a deafening roar, the barrier shattered.

78. The Shattered Space of the Holy Mark.

The fox demon was met with a fierce, storm-like attack.

A massive band of light was born from the cross in front of the girl, and then it pulsed and extended before breaking into countless feathers of light.

They were shaped into two enormous cross-shaped lightsabers in accordance with Theresa's will.

At this moment, the timing of the lightsaber's creation and the speed at which it was unleashed left Himeko, who had made an impulsive choice, with nowhere to hide.

Its shell was still in mid-air, and its sharp claws were almost a step away from the girl's small body.

However, the attack of the two cross-shaped light swords, imbued with immense potential energy, hindered the fox demon's advance.

The moment the fox demon's claws destroyed the barrier, a sword blade sliced ​​through its ribs and pierced its abdomen.

The other lightsaber followed the fox's left shoulder, tearing through the outer fur and piercing through the inner scapula. Together with the previous blade, it broke most of the ribs, completing the final convergence.

The scene resembled a cross-shaped sword formation drawn with Higokumaru's body at its center.

The fox demon let out a mournful roar, and with a torrent of blood falling like rain, its body collapsed onto the ground in a sorry state, as if struck by a lightsaber.

The remaining embers on the ground evaporated the blood rain that poured down. Theresa quietly watched Hiyomaru's agonizing screams, while Judah in her hand showed no intention of stopping its attack.

Her dress and the cross beside her radiated a hazy glow.

As a large amount of Honkai energy was extracted, the cross emitted a crisp, clanging sound.

A massive barrier, resembling a sacred realm, was once again formed.

Unlike the barriers that were created randomly before, solely for defensive purposes.

The current barrier is designed to trap the enemy.

And Higokumaru is at the center of the barrier.

Endless radiance bloomed before the fox demon's eyes; even tormented by pain, it knew it could not continue like this.

If this place weren't still Yae Sakura's territory, Higomaru could have used the power of the Stigmata Space itself to overwhelm her, and wouldn't be in such a sorry state.