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

"Well, I will."

Su Qing'an's expression softened, and he smiled gently and confidently as he replied:

"Don't worry, they'll be fine."

Tesla felt a little dizzy. She rubbed her temples and tried to cheer herself up, but she was suddenly and incredibly calmed and comforted by the tone of the other person's voice and that warm smile. The anxiety in her heart seemed to be blown away by the summer wind, leaving only a refreshing feeling.

Although it was only their first meeting, the other person's temperament and aura were quite the opposite of that of the Crimson Kite Immortal. They exuded a sacredness and gentleness that made people want to trust, like, and respect them.

The deity, seemingly melting into the daylight, was clearly distant and untouchable, yet walked unconcernedly to one's side, letting its radiance warm the heavens and earth.

This person exudes an extremely strange sense of affability.

Even knowing it's strange, I can't help but feel a fondness for it.

This Mr. Su, like that Crimson Iris Immortal, is a somewhat incredible being.

The red-haired girl with twin ponytails patted her head, trying to stop herself from staring blankly at the other person, and said:

"They should all be inside the Shard now. If Joyce really is the First Herrscher, then it's not just him, everyone inside will be in danger."

Rumble—!

A series of loud bangs erupted almost immediately after the words were spoken.

Like burning fireworks, they relentlessly burned away all their potential, creating a dazzling spectacle. In the distance, the cracked skyscrapers, before completely crumbling, proclaimed their existence with an immense grandeur, billowing smoke and flames, before collapsing with a deafening roar.

But at this moment.

Everyone watching this scene—whether it was the Bishop of Destiny, the Crimson Kite Immortal, Tesla, the nearby civilians, or the victims about to perish inside the building—was witnessing something far more unbelievable than mere destruction and calamity.

Time stood still.

The collapse of The Shard came to an end. It was as if an artwork depicting a water glass before it hit the ground had miraculously stopped collapsing.

The shattered glass curtain walls, the collapsed central core of the building, the two elevators that should have been affected, and everyone inside the 500,000-square-foot building all seemed to be protected by a mysterious force.

This was the first time Su Qing'an had tried to control the [Holy Mark] in this way. It was as if a layer of blocks stacked several meters high was being pieced together. A casual touch would cause all the blocks to collapse suddenly, filled with a sense of fragility and illusion, as if trying to hold onto a beam of light that could not be restrained.

However, through a long period of experience, the accumulation of extremely high spiritual essence and the sublimation of the Manas consciousness have made such micro-management no longer difficult for him.

The resulting scene is what makes this building, in a sense, truly live up to its name, The Shard.

Su Qing'an looked at the magnificent building that he had supported, frowning and remaining silent. He had not smelled any Honkai energy, so the factor that caused the building to collapse was probably a remote-controlled bomb that the other party had planted inside the building in advance.

Clearly, the bishop of destiny, from the very beginning of choosing this place as the battlefield, did not intend for the people inside this building to survive.

As for the motivation for doing so, aside from finding a straightforward reason for Destiny to punish this Lawyer.

There's also the possibility that, in order to prevent the other party from going berserk while retaining rationality, these bombs were used as a backup plan to frame Joyce and completely destroy his right to stand in human society.

On the other hand, there is also a certain possibility of fueling the First Herrscher's destructive desires.

Unfortunately, the building could not be saved, but the number of casualties inside was kept to zero.

Su Qing'an was able to foresee the impending crisis using his Manas consciousness a few seconds before the explosion.

Unable to fathom how he and Fu Hua had gotten into trouble, he chose to apply a layer of Herrscher-level Honkai energy membrane to everyone within a 30-mile radius.

Under these conditions, even a Honkai Impact Explosion bomb, with the technology and yield of this era, could not break through this defense. For conventional explosives to penetrate this line of defense was simply wishful thinking.

The boy glanced back, but directly used [Creation] to perceive the other part and grabbed its location. He did not intend to fight it directly, but simply stretched out his palm and called out to the half-divine key.

then.

The jet-black knight's sword almost immediately hummed, releasing wisps of extremely dangerous black mist. It was forcibly detached from the Soul Steel Body's grasp and, in an instant, soared into the sky like an arrow, traversing a range of several thousand meters before obediently landing in his palm, trembling with a crisp, low hum.

Su Qing'an gently stroked the blade, and the white flower domain within the Soul Palace descended, transforming into tangible pure white petals. As her fingertips brushed across the blade, these petals adorned every corner of the sword. Ultimately, the soul steel underwent a wondrous transformation, shaping a more exquisite double-edged sword with alternating black and white edges.

Black Abyss, White Flower.

After more than 50,000 years, this divine key finally returned to its complete form in his hands.

The boy's feelings were complicated, and he murmured to himself:

“Seele…”

In a few decades, I will probably be able to see that child again.

Under the influence of the [Personal Record], that Herrscher of Death will also be born, becoming another Seele in the truest sense.

But as time goes by, things change and people are no longer the same.

Su Qing'an didn't want that girl to recall her painful past. He wanted to bury those years he had experienced. His only selfish wish was to use the "Personal Record" to allow the reincarnated version of her to be born as twin flowers, so that another Xi'er could be preserved.

Therefore, figuring out the right approach to make contact with someone is indeed a difficult question.

At least this time, he wanted her to have her own complete family, a happy childhood and future, and whether or not he met her seemed less important than that.

However, to achieve this with absolute precision, the current [Chaoxian] system is far from sufficient.

When the other party will actually come into this world is unknown.

Su Qing'an was able to use his Manas consciousness to lock onto relevant information, but it was difficult to use this crude information to reach the conditions mentioned above.

Therefore, this requires accurate screening and targeting of the world's population census over many years.

In other words, for a certain period of time, one needs to have the authority to control the world's affairs, or simply sign a relevant treaty with a destiny that has this ability.

The former is troublesome, but the latter is something I'm quite confident about.

As for the reason, even if it has nothing to do with the difference in strength between them, they still hold a bargaining chip that the other party cannot refuse.

—Otto Apocalypse’s obsession over the past few centuries.

In the previous timeline where Su Muxi was imprisoned in the [Moon Worship Palace], the method used by that ruler was to bind her soul using a special metal found in a world bubble.

Whether it was due to interference from [personal records] or not, in the current timeline, Fu Hua from hundreds of years ago also found a similar substance while hunting in the Sea of ​​Quanta.

But this time, the Crimson Iris Immortal did not use it to imprison his daughter.

Although Fu Hua chose to watch Kallen die in order to prevent the future path from deviating drastically, out of a sense of atonement and some guilt, she chose to enter a momentary state of metamorphosis, gaining the ability to grab the other's soul and seal it in that special metal.

Shortly after waking up, Su Qing'an took the metal containing Karen's soul and placed it in his own soul palace, waiting for an opportunity to consider whether to revive her using the Black Abyss White Flower.

The boy glanced at the Key of God in his hand as he thought of this.

I have now fulfilled the key conditions for the initial resurrection of the other party.

However, this was done to prevent Otto from developing a huge discrepancy between his actions and the original timeline after he became obsessed with his goal.

He wouldn't reveal the truth to the other party until he had ensured the birth of Theresa Apocalypse and two Kiana Kaslanas.

Moreover...

Su Qing'an had no reason to help the other party.

Although this bishop of destiny could not be considered a sworn enemy, the two were actually quite unfamiliar with each other. Coupled with the other party's extremely chaotic way of doing things and all sorts of unscrupulous behavior, the motive became even more confusing.

Even if Kallen is resurrected in the future, the reason will only be that she has the right to be treated this way, and it has nothing to do with Otto's personal obsession and will.

That being said.

But since the Crimson Phoenix Immortal was willing to pay such a price to leave the other's soul in the mortal world, it shows that in her heart, her inaction could not be considered the right thing to do.

and so……

Su Qing'an muttered to herself:

"Let's wait another fifty years."

When all the causes and effects have settled, in order to untie the knot in his wife's heart, he will also resurrect this once-destined saintess.

At this moment, Tesla gazed at the fragmented skyscraper suspended between heaven and earth with its bizarre artistic style, and after much thought, he could only conclude that only Honkai energy could achieve such a phenomenon that was clearly difficult to reach on a technical level.

However, there are very few people in the world who have the ability to control Honkai energy of this power.

She asked softly:

"Mr. Su, did you do this?"

Su Qing'an didn't think there was any need to hide this. He nodded in agreement and began to use the [Holy Mark] to control the Honkai energy in the world, so that all the people in the Fragment Building were arranged in order in the nearby open space and square, and the building's remains slowly fell to the ground.

Although he could try to manipulate the nearby world lines now that his Manas consciousness is gradually returning to normal, there is no need to attempt something so troublesome and volatile.

The collapse of this Shard building is clearly the responsibility of fate.

……

……

Meanwhile, as Su Qing'an continued his actions that defied comprehension, everyone witnessing the scene felt a sense of wonder and bewilderment.

But let's not even mention the bystanders who are unaware of what actually happened.

As the victim whose Divine Key was inexplicably stolen, Otto gazes at this scene with its terrifying implications, his sense of foreboding growing stronger.

Who did it?

Red Iris Immortal?

So that woman has become so outrageous that she's fighting a Herrscher wielding a Divine Key while simultaneously protecting a 300-meter-tall building from collapsing?

As is well known, there are clear limits and thresholds to the use and manipulation of Honkai energy.

In this bishop of destiny's understanding, even if warriors of the previous civilization could freely wield this power in war, using Honkai energy like telekinesis, enveloping every speck of dust after the explosion and creating a localized time-freezing effect, it was something completely unheard of.

Rather, Otto preferred to believe it was some kind of divine key authority, or a unique genetic ability of a fusion warrior.

Otherwise, if the opponent could utilize pure Honkai energy to this extent, it's hard to imagine how terrifying it would be if they fully applied this control to the battlefield.

The blond man removed the clown mask covering his face, and he suddenly realized that perhaps the warriors of the previous era were far more terrifying than those recorded in the Void Archives, or perhaps...

She has made progress.

As civilization began and developed, the other side had ample time to examine its own shortcomings and flaws, to make amends and to cultivate itself, ultimately gaining power far greater than its predecessor from the previous era.

The next moment seemed to be to prove Otto's assumptions.

The satellite imagery of the clash between the First Herrscher and the Crimson Lotus Sage began playing in my consciousness.

12. Honkai Fission Bullet, Resurrected.

As initially expected, the combination of Star of Eden and the First Herrscher has an extremely dangerous application method, but for Otto, who was preparing to launch the Honkai energy fission bomb afterward, this theoretically existing threat is now just a useful weapon.

A knife that can reach even the throat of an immortal.