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

That was the "Calming the Waves" that appeared on her waist along with the stigmata.

He said:

"Then let's go, Rin."

"Time is running out."

The frequency of temperature changes in the stigmata suddenly increased, as if indicating Yae Rin's emotional shift.

Su Qing'an keenly sensed this and stopped in his tracks.

He asked with concern:

"What's wrong? Are you scared?"

The girl responded:

"No! I wasn't scared..."

Her once high-pitched voice suddenly turned low, and the boy could easily imagine her dejected expression.

Yae Rin continued:

"I just wonder, does my older brother really have to go?"

“I have a way to send you back. Big brother doesn’t need to participate in the battle. Rin can kill the evil thoughts inside herself.”

The girl uttered an undeniable lie, words that were both incredibly naive and obsessive.

Rin alone is unable to kill the evil thoughts within the castle tower.

Even though she knew that she absolutely could not fail for her sister's sake, Rin still said something that might greatly reduce the chances of success.

What an idiot.

Su Qing'an felt somewhat helpless. This remaining existence, separated from the Herrscher's consciousness, was perhaps exactly the same as the little girl from 50,000 years ago before she became a Herrscher.

He said earnestly:

"Rin, my lifespan is not long to begin with. You should be aware of my physical condition when you become my Stigmata."

"For me, working hard has never been a difficult decision to make."

"Let's go, we can't delay any longer."

After saying that, the boy stepped into the castle tower.

Yae Rin remained silent. She truly understood Su Qing'an's physical condition; in fact, Su Qing'an herself might not have understood it as well as she did.

His physical form here is a replica projection of his real-world body.

As she transformed into a holy mark, she also saw Su Qing'an's life force being constantly drained and the almost ubiquitous hidden injuries within her body.

Whether it was the injury he sustained when facing Ganesha, or the damage to his organs during the transplantation of artificial stigmata, these were all reasons for the formation of hidden injuries, in addition to the continuous absorption of the artificial stigmata.

Su Qing'an's lifespan was indeed very short, just as he had said.

However... this practice of digitizing one's own life to measure its pros and cons.

Rin dislikes it very much.

My older brother is such a good person, why can't he cherish himself a little more?

Even if such a big brother doesn't fall here.

It will eventually fall.

Rin didn't like that kind of future, but she understood that success or failure would be the outcome.

She...could not save this boy.

81. Jizo Mitama.

The ground stretched out, and the gate behind them had disappeared.

Upon entering the territory of the castle tower, Su Qing'an felt as if he had entered a completely different world.

The incredibly spacious interior seemed to contain another world. Redwood was the foundation of this world, and everything was a dazzling crimson. There were no lights or windows to let the moonlight in.

Yet the bright red breaks through the darkness of the black, giving it a strong presence that cannot be ignored.

A thousand strange candlelights suddenly lit up the instant he moved.

The flickering flames cast hazy shadows on the ground, highlighting and illuminating the outline of the world, making the scene before us even clearer.

The winding corridors on all sides and the antique interiors felt eerily strange in this environment.

Su Qing'an did not act rashly. Based on the outside world's view of the castle tower, he could tell that it had more than one floor.

This suggests that the vast area in front of us, which is over a hundred meters high, may only be the first floor of the castle tower.

Blindly searching for targets in such an environment is a foolish act.

The young man placed his hand on his sword and said:

"Rin, are you ready?"

Yae Rin understood the other party's plan and replied:

"No problem."

The romance of RPG games lies in honestly navigating mazes to find the boss.

Overcoming numerous obstacles and defeating many enemies, finally facing the Demon King battling wounds and using up health potions, would be an extremely risky endeavor in reality.

The existence of innate holy marks and the dense Honkai energy in the atmosphere are all reasons why Su Qing'an is qualified to take shortcuts.

There's no need to rack your brains to search or rack your brains to think.

This is such a waste of time and so inefficient.

Just as he had thought before, the weak have their own path.

His usual practice was to use all his wisdom and resources to fight and escape.

But the strong also have their own path.

Su Qing'an now only needs to be cut open with a sword.

The Honkai energy cycle established by the Taixu Sword Qi was used so smoothly for the first time since he cultivated the Sword Heart.

This is natural; those without the ability to adapt to Honkai energy should not cultivate techniques like the Void Sword Qi.

Su Qing'an, on the other hand, did not have such qualifications.

But he has it now.

Being born with a sacred mark is a qualification.

Why does he become stronger as long as he activates artificial stigmata?

Only when the artificial stigmata is activated will Su Qing'an's Honkai energy adaptability be qualified to match the realm of the Void Sword Qi, and only then can his combat power in controlling Honkai energy be fully unleashed.

At the same time, Su Qing'an also gained the true qualification to unlock [Thousand Stars].

The collapsing environment was no longer the endless abyss that drowned him, but the foundation that helped him soar into the sky.

The young man now possesses enough combat power to truly kill an emperor-level being.

With effortless grace, Su Qing'an extracted the Honkai energy from the atmosphere. Even before the sword was drawn, it emitted a clear and melodious sword cry.

The Honkai energy in this area was extremely concentrated, but Su Qing'an completely drained it away in just a few breaths.

The Taixu Sword Qi is a powerful martial art that uses heaven and earth as its dantian and all things as its furnace.

Its mystery and antiquity are enough to trace back to various plans of the previous era, and the version in Su Qing'an's hands has been modified by an unknown god.

When it comes to mystery, it is completely untraceable.

Therefore, once they were qualified to truly wield this power, Honkai energy completely submitted to it.

This should have been the opponent's home ground, but from the moment the sword's cry gradually rose, the Honkai energy that was being continuously drawn away and poured in, and the storm that swept past like lightning and swirled around, all proved that Su Qing'an was turning the tables.

Home ground?

Given that the Herrscher personality is wrestling with itself, the Honkai energy environment is exactly the kind of support Su Qing'an needs.

From a microscopic perspective, the silent roars overlapped and covered the area around the boy, and the flow of air had already become an unnatural rhythm as the storm blew.

boom!

Slow down time to one-thousandth of its original speed.

Su Qing'an was drawing his sword, and the blade exploded with a deafening roar the moment it left the sheath.

In the past, he would draw his sword silently, but this time it was the complete opposite.

If you slow down the flow of time in the scene, you can clearly see that every time the boy's sword is drawn, the slightest bit of Honkai energy that is released sweeps out a terrifying phenomenon like a thunderstorm.

This phenomenon, combined with external friction, creates a tremendous roar.

Time and time again, again and again.

In less than a second of drawing his sword, thousands of booming sounds surged forth in an orderly fashion, and the storm blowing around Su Qing'an vanished in an instant.

The adjacent mahogany wall was violently torn into powder that was barely visible to the naked eye.

Yet, amidst the precise, stable, and extremely violent rhythms of a symphony, the boy's body remained unharmed.

His excellent adaptability to Honkai energy allows him to easily control the precision of Honkai energy, leaving even the hem of his kimono intact.

His appearance was completely different from when he was covered in blood after using [Time Cut].

Such a vast, insurmountable difference caused the boy to sigh inwardly.

Perhaps, with his innate holy marks, he has already stepped onto the S-class level.

More importantly, he was able to reach the girl's back.

And finally... I can help her in some way.

In the fleeting dream of the boy, the sword was completely drawn.

Like a thunderstorm, like a meteor, like an apocalypse.

Like the first glimmer of light born in the darkness.