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

Since replacing his Soul Steel body, Otto has begun to ponder the illusory definition of the "soul," a concept that people seem to use to comfort themselves.

If a person's thoughts, self, and even all emotions are due to their past physical body and brain, then long, long ago, they ceased to be themselves.

Otto Apocalypse, however, still carries on his past obsessions. His self, full of reason and emotion, remains as vibrant as ever in this world, as if he is reborn time and time again, eternally immortal, by alternating bodies and carrying his soul.

In the past, this Archbishop of Destiny would have conducted a series of debates and attempts, and in the process of exploration, he created Amber and Theresa, which indirectly led to the later St. Freya Academy, and also laid the technical groundwork for the subsequent cloning of Kiana and the replacement of Sirin's soul.

It is probably because of Su Qing'an's superimposed records of the previous era that the technology and knowledge preserved in the Void Treasury have confirmed the real existence of the concept of the soul.

So in a sense, Otto no longer thinks about achieving the goal of truly resurrecting Kallen by cloning the complete Kallen.

The future has already changed without Su Qing'an's knowledge.

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The Shard, London.

Su Qing'an glanced at Fu Hua, who was cradling a corpse in the air, and said to Tesla beside her:

"Miss Tesla, please stand still for a moment."

“I see your friend; she needs some help right now.”

Tesla gazed at the nearby buildings, now completely collapsed but ultimately barely disturbed, and the throngs of people in the square.

At least in terms of ability, she trusted this person she had only met a short time ago, and immediately said earnestly:

"You should go quickly, Mr. Su."

Compared to himself, who is currently unharmed, Lisser, who was in danger first, and Joyce, who is in the center of a conspiracy, are clearly more deserving of help and attention.

Upon hearing this, Su Qing'an did not reply. In the blink of an eye, he stepped into the void, pierced through the clouds, and arrived beside Chi Yuan. His attention was focused on the corpse in Chi Yuan's arms.

Lisser has a hollow chest cavity, a missing heart, and shows signs of becoming a zombie.

Overall, the soul is still intact and has not completely separated from the body, and the remains are not severely damaged.

In short, resurrection is not difficult.

Perhaps from his perspective, Einstein at this point cannot even be considered completely dead.

13. Su Qing'an: "Makes it easier to find fault."

The boy lowered his eyes and brows, his slender fingers lightly tapping the blade, letting a beautiful radiance spread out. Under the guidance of the Manas consciousness, this key to creation, now complete, was extracting enough power to bring the dead back to life, enveloping the departed and coating them with a layer of luminous white.

Lisser seemed to have returned from the state of a lost soul to a vibrant and full-life-filled body, and her consciousness, which had been trending towards chaos and darkness, was gradually returning.

The girl's memory seemed to be stuck at the moment her heart was ripped open, but the lingering pain and confusion were being soothed and restored by an incredible power. A heart rebuilt under the power of authority smoothly connected to the blood vessels inside her body, and was eventually buried by the extended fair skin and flesh, slowly and peacefully beating as if it were starting up.

Su Qing'an did not deliberately use Honkai energy to remove the bloodstains nearby, otherwise some of the female characteristics she had just created would probably be visible.

Fu Hua used the destruction of the [Stigmata] to make Einstein and the unconscious Joyce float beside her. She freed her hands and took off her khaki trench coat, covering up the corresponding exposed skin.

The girl glanced at Lisel's face; the lingering purple marks proved that she was still being eroded by Honkai energy. She said softly:

“Liesel has contracted Honkai disease, you can help her get rid of it all at once.”

Su Qing'an nodded and said:

"Yes, and things have already escalated to this point, so there probably won't be any more events like this. It's more appropriate for her to complete the opportunity to gain immortality here."

As for Dr. Tesla on the other side, we'll just use the Black Abyss White Flower to plant a seed of power that will change his physique, so that he can gradually develop an immortal physique within a month.

If the other party then realizes something is wrong, they can use the matter of resurrecting Lisel as a pretext.

If, at that time, it was explained that Einstein possessed a mysterious radiation related to the Black Abyss White Flower, and that those who lived with him for a long time would experience certain physical changes, the matter could be easily covered up.

However, based on this reasoning, let's just modify Joyce's body to have the same physique as well.

Otherwise, if the flaws are too obvious, it will be difficult not to suspect that there are some strange motives.

On the other hand...

When Su Qing'an used her Manas consciousness to erase the Herrscher personality within Joyce's consciousness, she clearly sensed the other party's emotions and feelings.

In the process of resurrecting Lisser, in order to ensure that the compatibility between her soul and body was not compromised, she provided some guidance, thereby passively learning some of her thoughts.

After a year and a half of dating, the relationship between these two people had become one where outsiders could see through it but didn't say anything, while they themselves were largely unaware of it.

Therefore, for Su Qing'an, who had experienced the theory of lifespan with his wife, giving her the opportunity to break free from this constraint was not something to be ashamed of.

After all, the First Herrscher could theoretically also have a way to extend their lifespan, but it would be more troublesome and subject to more restrictions than using the Black Abyss White Flower in such high purity.

In the end, as long as Joyce is saved, he will be able to achieve immortality in the same way.

Su Qing'an silently showered the light of the Key of Creation upon himself and the bodies of the other two. He adjusted and modified their bodies and cells, gradually bringing them to a constant state, thus granting them the qualification to achieve immortality.

During this process, he used the [Stigmata] to completely extract the Honkai energy from Lisser's body, allowing the power of creation to proliferate the missing cells and flesh, thus completely curing the Honkai disease.

Even though Su Qing'an has not yet ascended to a higher dimension, he is already very close to the universal definition of a god.

As the Crimson Iris Immortal gazed at him and the two figures shrouded in a hazy white light, a faint smile appeared on his lips.

That's fine.

As long as we continue to follow this path, getting closer to the future we desire step by step, we will achieve the ending we want.

Half a minute later, Su Qing'an lightly tapped the blade with his fingertips, as if putting a pause on the music that was being played. The luster of the sword, which was pure white with a few black branches, subsided, causing the white mist-like power phenomenon in the vicinity to gradually dissipate. He felt the activated organs and the increasingly vigorous life force in his body and sighed.

In this way, the constraints of lifespan can be considered a liberation for him.

As for when the awakening level of the unknown genes will be fully filled, there's no need to rush; we can take it one step at a time.

Aside from that, regaining the Key of Creation will also awaken Jiang Rongyue and Li Shishi, thus fulfilling the purpose of this trip.

Su Qing'an subconsciously pondered the other functions of the Key of Creation and suddenly connected them to something strange.

In theory, back in the previous timeline, I was able to use the Black Abyss White Flower to repeatedly reshape every part of my body.

In this situation, whether one is unaware of drinking or ignores physical trauma that could take one's life, it can be done easily, as if one has completely broken free from the shackles and constraints of the body and possesses unfettered authority.

In other words, it doesn't matter if there is a lack of blood, water, fructose, protein, polypeptides, inorganic salts, organic small molecules, or even muscle soreness and flesh rupture.

Su Qing'an pinched her cheek expressionlessly. Ever since she had been pestered by a certain immortal for a week, her mind seemed to have started to go strange. Not long after she got the Black Abyss White Flower and finished her business, she started thinking about strange uses for it. It was really not right.

Fu Hua watched his actions, blinked, and couldn't help but pinch his cheek.

As the body underwent transformation and change, the boy's skin seemed to become more radiant and fair, making him look like he had just reached adulthood, and it felt very nice to the touch.

Hmm, it makes me want to squeeze it.

Su Qing'an didn't stop the other person's desires; after all, these things were a give-and-take affair. He sighed and said softly:

"Take these two to Dr. Tesla's side."

He glanced at the troops below, who were gradually dispersing the crowd and beginning to establish a no-passing zone, and continued:

"The nearby Destiny forces are also helping their bishop clean up the mess."

Fu Hua said softly:

“Well, Otto probably observed the battle between me and Joyce using satellites, and determined that there was no point in staying here, so he chose to leave Leanna’s body.”

"Therefore, it is normal for her to behave this way when she sees such a scene after just regaining consciousness."

Su Qing'an responded:

"Did they withdraw?"

"But given Bishop Otto's character, he probably won't let this go so easily."

Even assuming Otto truly witnessed Fu Hua defeating Joyce, the limit of her combat power that he could deduce would still be unclear.

Under these circumstances, the reason the other party left was simply because they believed that Leanna's body had lost its value to their target, but because they thought it might not have a self-destruct system or that it could still be recovered, they had no choice but to retreat.

In other words, if the bishop believed he still had leverage, he would certainly use it without hesitation.

As for stopping at this point?

Otto Apocalypse is no naive man. His previous actions have already demonstrated his attitude and goals, and stopping halfway will not prevent Joyce, Fu Hua, and others who were targeted from seeking revenge.

Even if neither of them intended it that way, it is impossible for someone in a position of power to place their hopes and initiative in the other's hands.

Su Qing'an didn't know the other party well enough. He could only make corresponding judgments and conclusions based on the plot he knew in the past, the few interactions and conversations between himself and the other party, and Fu Hua's impression of that person in her memory.

However, as long as they are in a position of power or in a leader, they will, in most cases, share commonalities that cannot be erased.

That is, the desire for control.

As he pondered this, his Manas consciousness also transmitted fragmented information, allowing Su Qing'an to vaguely understand the calamity that was about to befall London.

now.

The boy's dark eyes were tinged with pure white light. He looked up into the distance, his emotions complex, and murmured softly:

"It's a Honkai fission bomb."

Fu Hua smiled and said:

"As expected."

"Our existence is an anomaly; we are nodes that only appeared due to interference from higher dimensional levels."

"The limits of what Otto Apocalypse could understand through the Void Archives, and the limits of his imagination based on his internal knowledge base, made it difficult for him to understand why a defeated person from the previous era could so easily defeat a Herrscher, and even survive the Honkai Fission Bomb unscathed."

after all……

Fu Hua is not the same person as the "savior" he knows, and he has never pushed the other's limits to that extent.

Of course, Otto will eventually find out how many monsters once existed in the heroic realm of the Firemoth.

However, in 1955, Otto, who had access to the Void Treasury Card, was clearly more "naive" in many ways than he would be sixty years later. He also failed to discover the major secret on the moon. Furthermore, after losing the Red Lotus Immortal as his Valkyrie, the knowledge left behind by Cangxuan could not be controlled by destiny.

Given this ebb and flow, it's normal for the other party's perception to have limitations.

Su Qing'an said softly:

"Let him give it a try."

"To keep such people in line, we need to prove something. It's much easier to let them crush this continental plate or take down the headquarters of Schicksal than to let them take a Honkai fission bomb."

The boy paused, then said softly:

"Moreover, it makes it easier to find fault once you accept the offer."