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

Don't even think about dealing with Cocolia's subordinates to stop the Honkai.

Even Japanese gangsters have automatic rifles. Do you think you can just take a sword and fight your way in and out of the world and save the world?

You think you've become stronger. But that's all you've gotten.

A bullet will make you bleed, and a sword will kill you if it hits a vital spot.

The martial arts skills are too weak.

Even a martial artist like Chen Junxuan, unarmed and capable of taking on a hundred opponents, what can he do? Physical ability has its limits, and the human body has its limitations.

If you are even slightly slower in dodging, a technologically advanced weapon can crush a fragile body.

Shut up, this is so annoying.

The simplest way to save Changkong City from the beginning is to kill Raiden Mei. After that, you can easily escape or fight her.

I already told you, shut up.

To directly defeat Cocolia's subordinates and violently stop the Honkai, due to the lack of information, there was no choice but to engage in direct combat.

In a direct confrontation, the chance of death is almost 100%.

His heart was churning with turbulent thoughts, a jumble of chaotic ideas swirling in his mind. Finally, he opened his eyes, and the sword heart mantra he had been silently reciting abruptly ceased.

My heart suddenly calmed down.

No one can truly empathize with Su Qing'an at this moment.

Just as no one can understand Kiana's surreal feeling of falling into emptiness, no one can understand how many expectations and how much weight Himeko Murata carries on her shoulders.

Only Su Qing'an himself could understand the torment he was facing.

The Taixu Sword Qi left behind by the gods has already begun to show its flaws. He was originally a person who only sought to protect himself, but in these days, other distracting thoughts have been surging into his mind. Once he loses his composure, his sword heart will shatter.

The method proposed by the inner demon to kill Mei is incredibly stupid. According to the plot, Bronya should be under Cocolia's surveillance of Mei at this time, and Su Qing'an's actions would most likely result in him being shot dead.

But even such nonsensical suggestions from his inner demons made him restless and uneasy, shaking his mind.

As for preventing the Honkai outbreak.

In a typical shonen manga, the protagonist might ignore the gap and say something like "surpass the limits" to save the world.

However, Su Qing'an understood the limits of his abilities. He would feel pain for not being able to save Changkong City, but he would never regret it.

Ultimately, this is just the kind of messed-up world we live in.

All Su Qing'an could control was his own life; as for the rest, he would grasp as much as he could.

He had come to understand the difference between the inner demons of the modified Taixu Sword Qi and normal cultivation deviation (becoming a death warrior). Its function was to temper or even destroy the sword heart.

This inner turmoil, this pain, this helplessness tormented him.

And every intense emotion became the sustenance for the Sword Heart Technique.

Get stronger. Get stronger. Get stronger. Quickly reach the limits you can overcome.

Then he drew his sword and threw a punch.

Until the sword heart is completely pure.

——Divider Line————

Raiden Mei is 16 years old and a second-year student at Chiba Academy.

As the only daughter of Raiden Ryoma, the president of ME Company, Raiden Mei possesses an innate beauty and a noble temperament cultivated through her upbringing. In addition to her noble birth, she undoubtedly has the arrogance of a young lady. It is not a vulgar arrogance that is revealed on the surface, but a kind of pride that truly exists in her bones.

This arrogance is not annoying.

Mei's pride is manifested in her elegant and polite manners while maintaining a certain aloofness and a confident attitude stemming from her family.

But her life took a turn just a month ago.

Her father, Lei Dianlongma, was imprisoned for economic corruption, and the attitude of her classmates who had supported her quickly turned indifferent.

The dramatic change caused Raiden Mei's personality to change in less than a month. She became more sensitive to her surroundings, and her former cheerfulness gradually turned into a somewhat withdrawn one.

Aside from concerns about her father and the frozen family assets, the main contributing factor was the complete breakdown of interpersonal relationships within the academy.

"That must be the legendary 'Young Lady,' Raiden Mei, right?"

"I heard that her father, Lei Dianlongma, was imprisoned for economic crimes."

"Really? Then she's still acting all aloof."

"I bet their assets have all been frozen. After all, it's dirty money from fraud. Forget about living like a rich girl, their lives will be in trouble sooner or later, right?"

Suspicion, gossip, jealousy, malice.

Rumors spread like wildfire, and public opinion is the most terrifying thing. Humans are social animals, and the casual remarks of classmates can change the atmosphere of the entire school.

Asakura Miyuki was deeply troubled by this until her death, and it is even more so for Raiden Mei now.

People often don't care what the truth is.

Raiden Mei, once aloof and unattainable, has fallen into a mud pit. This amusing incident alone is enough to fuel malicious intent.

The thoughts of the person involved are not taken seriously. Empathy may exist in their hearts, but when they talk about these things, they do not consider the harm that their words cause to others.

She understood that arguing would be pointless, and remaining silent was the only way to maintain her dignity.

People who dare to defy the prevailing atmosphere and speak the truth are almost nonexistent.

Raiden Mei understood it this way, until

"Hey, is it fun to gossip about these things in front of others? I've wanted to say this for a long time, gossipy people are really annoying."

The one who spoke was a girl with foreign features. She stared directly at the female students who were openly gossiping with eyes as cold as ice. The pressure she exuded was on a completely different level from that of ordinary high school girls.

In addition, there's the transfer student's reputation.

The story of a recent transfer student who survived unscathed from a serial killer has already spread throughout Chiba Academy.

That's all the information the police have released to the public.

In fact, internally, Kiana was found not guilty of acting in self-defense.

Cases involving Honkai energy are handled with completely different efficiency.

Regarding Kiana's reputation, there are even rumors that this seemingly harmless girl has the power to shatter a human's leg bone with a single kick.

Yes, that's true.

"It's Kiana! I'm so... I'm sorry..." The female student who recognized Kiana was intimidated by her terrifying aura and fame. She immediately pulled her companion aside, bowed, apologized, and then hurriedly ran away.

The girl, who was indifferently watching the other person's departing figure, was clearly somewhat unhappy with her cold expression.

The incident involving Miyuki Asakura ultimately affected Kiana.

She probably wouldn't have cared in the past.

But now, seeing these rude comments that annoy her and disregard others, she can't help but think of everything that Miyuki Asakura had gone through, and then an unnamed anger rises in her heart, making her unable to resist meddling in other people's business.

She glanced at Raiden Mei, a girl with a mature beauty beyond her years, but her aura made her seem unapproachable, like a flower on a high mountain.

Her long purple hair was tied up in a bow and styled into a ponytail.

The black uniform of a second-year student at Chiba Academy exudes a unique charm on her. She is tall for a girl, about 1.67 meters, which makes her already good body proportions appear even longer.

He's a very beautiful person. That was the girl's first thought.

Raiden Mei made a deep impression on the girl with her appearance, but Kiana immediately turned and left.

What the future holds remains to be seen.

At this point, they are still just strangers meeting for the first time.

Unlike Kiana's initial impression of Mei's appearance, Kiana left a subtle but significant mark on Mei's heart.

What impressed her most was the transfer student who stood up for her. Kiana? She had heard about Kiana before, but only from outside opinions, and Mei, who was deeply troubled by it, obviously wouldn't take that as a reference.

Thus, Kiana left Mei with a completely positive impression: cold on the outside but warm on the inside, full of courage and a strong sense of justice.

Mei had no recollection of any of those unladylike nicknames, such as "Villain Crusher of Changkong City," "School Bully of Qianyu Academy," "Thug Punisher," or "Iron Fist of Entrapment."

Although most of these nicknames are true, and even quite fitting.

Kiana has recently developed a strong aversion to thugs and villains, and her appearance makes it incredibly convenient for her to deliberately cause trouble for such people.

So all these strange nicknames were earned through her own hard work.

It's fair to say that when she's not in school, she either works, plays video games, or beats people up.

30. Taigen-ryu and Hokushin Ittō-ryu

2013年12月16日上午9时45分。

Changkong City, Daocheng.

"Although I've long understood how casual Su Qing'an is about opening shops, the fact that he closed his shop just to get into a fight still makes me want to complain."

The girl, talking to herself, rested her chin on her hand. At this moment, Kiana, as the only spectator, sat on a small stool watching the two facing off.

Why did she see such a scene? The reason was that when the store opened in the morning, Raiden Mei, who was visiting the coffee shop for the first time, was asked by Su Qing'an to have a battle in the name of Tai Xuan Liu.

"I am Su Qing'an, a student of Chen Junxuan of the Tai Xuan Liu school. You must be Raiden Mei, the successor of the Beichen Itto Liu school. Before returning to my country, my teacher asked me to come and learn from the Beichen Itto Liu school. I wonder if you are interested?" The boy asked so directly after they had only met for less than a minute.

Chen Junxuan's name was already quite famous in the Japanese martial arts world. Even though the Hokushin Itto-ryu school had rarely interacted with the martial arts world since Raiden Ryoma's generation, Raiden Mei had heard about Chen Junxuan, a 68-year-old man, taking down many dojos and schools. That's why she agreed to the task.

Competing with peers is actually a rare thing for her.

"Do you need to wear protective gear?" Raiden Mei asked the boy in front of her.

“No need. Neither the Hokushin Ittō-ryū nor the Taigen-ryū I learned are techniques for competition, but ancient martial arts for killing. If we’re going to be completely serious, these protective gears are meaningless. Let’s just let whoever drops their sword first win,” Su Qing’an said.

These were just excuses; with his ability to control his strength, he was perfectly confident that he wouldn't hurt Raiden Mei in the slightest.

But what Su Qing'an wanted to see was the complete and unburdened Hokushin Ittō-ryū style of the woman named Raiden Mei.

In Kendo, the speed of footwork determines how dangerous and agile the opponent's sword is.

What he wanted was Raiden Mei, who could give it her all.

Upon hearing Su Qing'an's words, Raiden Mei frowned unhappily. The other party undoubtedly understood the focus of the Hokushin Ittō-ryū style; otherwise, his claim of coming to ask for instruction would have been nothing more than an insult.

Knock the sword away? Don't be ridiculous. Half of the Hokushin Itto-ryu style is about teaching how to cut off hands, and it was even once called a despicable sword technique.