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

Su Qing'an remained silent. If he could, he really wanted to ask Rin more about the previous civilization, but considering Rin's cause of death and her age before death, he never mentioned it.

他 说:

"But obtaining the Divine Key is definitely not that simple."

Yae Rin replied:

"Yes, the evil thoughts now are the impurities that the Key of God does not need. They are something that is constantly being forcibly eliminated but cannot be shaken off. Therefore, the prototype of the Key of God is in its body."

"But to truly kill it, we must first dismantle its outer shell and pull out the rudimentary form of the Divine Key."

"Then use it to completely eradicate evil thoughts."

"So in terms of results, there are no shortcuts."

Upon hearing this, Su Qing'an suddenly understood something. The reason why Rin wanted to transform into a holy mark was not only to increase his combat power, but also to enhance the possibility of him pulling out the Divine Key.

he asks:

"Not just anyone can pull out the Divine Key. Even though the Divine Key is only in its initial form, that's probably why it's even more difficult to approach right now."

Yae Rin said frankly:

“Big brother is right. Evil thoughts are also a part of me. So I understand that to pull out the prototype of the Divine Key, the natural Stigma-level Honkai energy adaptability is only the basic requirement. In addition, it also depends on the adaptability with the Divine Key itself. And now it is a prototype entangled with evil thoughts. Even if it has qualified Divine Key adaptability, the process of pulling it out will not be easy.”

This was information that Rin had not mentioned before, but Su Qing'an listened quietly without showing any unusual reaction.

As if unsurprised by the boy's reaction, Yae Rin continued:

"But... Big brother won't back down because of this, will he? I can feel that the fear in your heart completely disappeared the moment you stepped into the castle tower."

"That's not some kind of courage that suppresses fear, but rather that you've truly prepared yourself for death."

“For you, life and death are no longer things that need to be cared about; you only care about what the outcome of this life can achieve.”

"Rin hates her older brother's attitude of not appreciating himself."

The girl spoke her mind frankly, and then she said firmly:

"But no matter whether the ending is already predetermined or not, Rin will stay with you until the very end. This is a promise."

The exchange of consciousness lasted for less than a breath in the outside world.

Su Qing'an smiled, gazing at the demon approaching with a sword in the distance, and replied:

"Then it's a deal."

The resounding crash of the storm seemed to come from a distant time, revealing a stream of light that cleaved through the present world. The sounds that reached our eardrums vanished into nothingness, leaving only the deathly silence of all things.

The brilliance of a thousand stars shines forth here.

83. The shattered [Ding Feng Bo].

The domain of 【Thousand Stars】 seems to separate the two into two worlds. Honkai energy flows gently and obediently within the body, and the internal and external Honkai energy circulates and accumulates to form a solid structure.

The brain's sense of time slows down along with the blooming of the "Thousand Stars".

Five seconds.

Unlike the initial near-death experience before even a second had passed, with the natural holy mark compensating for his deficiency, he was confident that he would not suffer the backlash from [Thousand Stars] for five seconds.

In other words, the battle should ideally end within these five seconds.

The boy's body disappeared in the eyes of the demon.

It was as fast as if he had traversed time; he covered a distance of a hundred meters in a third of a breath and arrived behind the demon.

Jizo Mitama only managed to hear a sound.

Like the noise of turbulent electricity, or the clanging of swords clashing.

Su Qing'an swung his sword, but his speed was so fast that this strike didn't have time to accumulate the exaggerated Honkai energy as before.

But at such extreme speeds, speed itself becomes power.

The Honkai energy burned out fragments like spots of light, elongating the end of the sword light. From a distance, this sword strike looked like a shooting star trailing a magnificent brilliance as it hurtled down.

The sword silently sliced ​​through the armor on the demon's back. The armor of the Jizo Mitama was a highly condensed form of Honkai energy, so when other types of Honkai energy came into contact with it, the resulting stimulation was even more intense.

A large amount of purplish-black flames surged out, like the blood inside the demon's body. Just as human skin bleeds when it is cut, this is a natural bodily reaction, regardless of whether the other party can react in time.

Su Qing'an was already very fast, but not fast enough to completely penetrate the opponent's defenses before the flames appeared.

Should one ignore the flames that are about to engulf their body and continue wielding the sword?

Or should we simply turn around and leave, looking for another opportunity?

Su Qing'an made a downward chopping motion with his left hand, providing another answer.

Tai Xu Sword Qi - Guardian Sword Style.

Even before that mission in Kanbaru Village, his skill in this area was already sufficient to perform sword-like movements without using a sword.

However, due to the fact that Honkai energy attached to the body would produce violent rhythms that could harm him, Su Qing'an has always relied on the sword as a medium to use his techniques.

However, today, the extremely high adaptability to Honkai energy has become the key to freely using the techniques of the Void Sword Qi.

The Guardian Sword stance pushed away all the surging purple flames, creating a scene reminiscent of parting the surging waves on the shore.

Compared to the usual defensive sword stance, Su Qing'an made a slight modification this time, adding a pushing force to the sword shape on top of its simple defense.

Swing your sword! Brilliant flames, accompanied by the cutting of the sword's edge, are scattered and compressed into the air by the Guardian Sword Stance.

The sound was so loud it made your teeth ache and your eardrums explode.

Like a knife blade grinding against a glass surface, or a sharp instrument tearing through steel.

But such a sound only lasted for a fleeting moment before disappearing.

"boom!"

This is the roar of the unstable Honkai energy overflowing from the shattered sword and exploding suddenly.

The [Calming Waves], which has the same strength as the outside world, is a weapon that only considers sharpness and sturdiness. However, even so, it is far inferior to weapons forged from materials like Soul Steel.

Even if a Soul Steel weapon could easily cut through the Jizo Mitsu Soul's defense, it would be absurd. It was only thanks to Su Qing'an's extreme speed and Honkai energy that the originally unqualified [Calming Wave] was able to break through the outer shell.

However, the wear and tear caused by the blade exceeding its limits is inevitable. The force of the continued downward strike and the damage from the collision with solid materials eventually render it completely unusable.

Now is the time for [Dingfengbo] to meet its end on the battlefield.

Su Qing'an had considered this possibility before; the massive infusion of Honkai energy had already exceeded the original intention and vision of the weapon created by Changguang Longship.

According to weapon classification, this material is barely adequate even for Emperor-level weapons.

[Ding Feng Bo] stepped into a battlefield it should not have entered. Its fate, naturally, could only be destruction.

but……

Neither Chen Junxuan, who initially gifted him this weapon, nor Changguang Changchuan, who was responsible for reforging [Calming the Waves], could have imagined that this young man would one day use it to fight against the evil thoughts of the Herrscher.

In the instant the sword shattered, a second finally passed, and Jizo Mitama let out an angry roar, wanting to turn around and swing his sword.

But it was too late.

Su Qing'an moved even faster.

For him, the meaning of "Calming the Storm" has always been extraordinary. Even in the virtual world, its destruction must be accompanied by a grand funeral.

The Herald's evil intentions are undoubtedly sufficient.

The boy made a move, and if it were Fu Hua, one could vaguely see that it was the opening move of the Tai Xu Sword Qi.

The opening sword stance is divided into six forms.

Rock breaking, chaotic thunder, lightning, mountain collapse, dust storm, and tremor wind.

Su Qing'an has rarely used these techniques because his poor adaptability to Honkai energy means that using Honkai energy without activating his Stigmata requires a lot of mental energy.

But the fact that it is rarely used does not mean that the skill level is low.

In the virtual battlefield, he once tried to deconstruct and reassemble the Six Styles to create new understandings and moves.

Even though it is not as stable or easy to understand and use as the original moves, it surpasses them in terms of explosiveness and speed of release.

Now is the time to verify the results.

The sword-opening technique is too profound!

This area is the most concentrated area of ​​free Honkai energy, and the "blood" of Jizo Mitama is the best raw material.

The sword's shape is shaped from the center of the palm, and then Honkai energy is transferred into the hilt between the palms.

Threads of Honkai energy then emerged and wrapped around each of the shattered fragments of the sword.

Using silk threads as a medium and sword fragments as a carrier.

The Honkai energy linked to the remnants of [Calming the Storm] with a flowing, serpentine motion, a dangerous purple glow shimmering within.

This is the result of Su Qing'an forcibly pulling and applying the destructive energy of Jizo Mitama itself.

Then Su Qing'an released the sword hilt and swung out the sword-shaped shadow in his palm. The violent Honkai energy reaction began to collapse on its own, and the extremely high heat melted all the remains of the sword. The storm that was born swept out and exploded together with the flames of the Jizo Mitama.

Boom boom boom!

At the same time as the explosion occurred, Su Qing'an used the Guardian Sword Stance with his left hand again. The circle around his body isolated most of the force, but the boy's body was still like a tattered rag doll, being forcibly struck at an angle by the turbulent energy and sent flying backward.

This was the third second since [Thousand Stars] was activated. Su Qing'an, who was in mid-air undergoing a freefall motion, dispersed [Thousand Stars], and the radiance surrounding her disappeared.

In the instant that he was getting closer and closer to the ground, the Guardian Sword Stance once again slowed down the momentum and force of his descent.

Su Qing'an landed smoothly, his hand gripping the empty space in his grasp; only the scabbard remained at his waist...

But the battle is not over yet.

84. If you can't do it, you just can't do it.

The demon, resembling a warrior, knelt on the ground, its body riddled with sores, like residual blood within a corpse. Slow, waning purple flames oozed from the massive wounds, already showing signs of drying up.

The countless human faces attached to the skull demon vanished like smoke and disappeared. The demon held two katanas that had never touched an enemy before, as if this was the last bit of pride a samurai should have, and held them tightly.

But it was all in vain. From the moment the smoke and dust dissipated into the air, fine and tight cracks spread all over the demon's armor and katana.

With a crisp, mournful cry, the katana and armor shattered, disappearing into the air along with the disintegration of [Calming the Waves].