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

Otto responded with an ambiguous tone:

"If that day ever comes, I will choose an appropriate time to exit in order to avoid that."

Su Qing'an did not respond further. During their conversation, several of the synthetic humans in the incubation chamber had already undergone genetic collapse and turned to ashes, as initially planned.

This was a mechanism pre-set from the beginning, clearly indicating that a synthetic human that failed to be born was merely a corpse that had never lived, and that disposing of it on the spot in this manner was the best approach.

In contrast to these empty incubation chambers, the remaining synthetic humans were nourished by more soul matter, undergoing a miracle of life in a short period of time, only to fail one by one halfway through and be eliminated by the [Annihilation] power reserved in their bodies.

After a long ten minutes, the two reserved incubation chambers shimmered with brilliant light in his pupils. Within them, the substance of the soul was drawing an unrepeatable pattern, gradually moving towards completeness, igniting the sparks of consciousness and wisdom...

21. Su Qing'an, who refused to become the godfather.

Su Qing'an was witnessing the birth of the soul map for the first time.

The embryo that is nurtured during a normal human birth will slowly draw this initial blueprint during the long ten months of pregnancy.

Synthetic humans are not natural life forms; their prime time lasts only a few tens of minutes, or even less.

This led to a large-scale failure, but also caused the few who succeeded to have their process of mapping their souls, which should have taken nearly a year, magnified tens of thousands of times and presented to Su Qing'an, revealing the core code that shaped their lives.

Although this was not the reason Su Qing'an participated in the experiment, he did passively understand how to perfectly reproduce this scene and gained the ability to truly implement it.

For beings of higher dimensions, the soul-material ecosystem existing in another dimension is not an unshakeable rule.

Even without directly helping to depict a unique soul map, it can extract numerous soul substances from the ecosystem of that dimension, just like extracting Honkai energy from the imaginary space, to stabilize all the synthetic beings present, allowing them to have a long time to generate consciousness, just like normal life forms.

In other words, with the help of the Black Abyss White Flower, he can now create a complete human being using only a small amount of his body tissue, and he can repeat this process almost indefinitely.

However, compared to this gain which is unlikely to have much effect in the future, the birth of a soul map and the familiar aura it conveyed made him feel more pleased.

At this moment, only one of the entire batch of synthetic humans has completed the birth of a complete soul in a short period of time, while the other is still slowly drawing out the details of the texture, but the general outline has already appeared and will be completed in the near future.

Theresa and Amber.

Su Qing'an breathed a sigh of relief and said softly:

"The experiment was a success."

Otto, looking at the data on the screen, also became somewhat interested. He glanced at the girl who still hadn't opened her eyes in the two remaining incubation chambers and replied:

"Hmm, it seems they will need some more time before they wake up."

"But it's good that we can use this time to prepare the necessary venues and equipment, and test whether they are qualified as weapons."

"What do you recommend?"

Su Qing'an remained silent for a while. He was afraid that if he stayed here too long and witnessed the other party being adopted as a granddaughter by this Bishop of Destiny, he would also be regarded as an elder by Theresa.

Also, what if Otto directly makes him Theresa's godfather?

After all, I did contribute to the other party's birth this time.

From the bishop's perspective, Su Qing'an not only provided the Honkai Beast's genes but also took charge of most of the embryonic development, making him extremely suitable for this title.

Moreover, this action can also strengthen friendly ties, so why not?

Su Qing'an had no doubt that the bishop could see through such things, and probably wanted him to be Theresa's godfather or her godfather.

But the image is just too bizarre to contemplate.

On the other hand, it would be troublesome if Theresa saw herself after waking up.

Su Qing'an thought it over and decided it was safer not to get involved in what would happen later, so she replied immediately:

"They are all precious experimental subjects, and their lives cannot be involved. As for the rest, do it the way you want."

"I have something to do here, so I'll be leaving now."

After speaking.

The boy glanced at Otto only once before vanishing like a phantom, disappearing from the room and disappearing to who knows where.

The blond man remained silent, somewhat unable to understand Su Qing'an's cryptic and abrupt departure.

Su Qing'an was the one who actively provided assistance and Honkai Beast genes to the experiment. Otto could previously attribute the motivation for such behavior to the fact that the other party was also interested in this type of experiment.

But now that it's time to verify the results, the other party's behavior of simply turning around and leaving proves that this is not the case.

But this makes the other party's true motives even more mysterious.

Otto frowned and muttered to himself:

"Is it surveillance? A warning? Or has something been sabotaged inside? Or has the person simply lost interest?"

The man glanced at the two girls in the incubation chamber, and a dangerous thought arose in his mind.

Since there are risks that can't be controlled, it's better to just deal with them directly.

The Black Abyss White Flower and Vishnu genes provided by Su Qing'an were not necessities. In addition, after the experiment, there were still many of the latter remaining, so there was no need to replace another gene as the base. So why not create another batch of synthetic humans?

Destiny has neither a lack of resources nor a lack of time.

Even though they are quite precious as experimental samples, with enough quantity, successful replication is not difficult.

If the potential risks of future weapons are eliminated, the only costs are money and a short period of time, then this deal is undoubtedly worthwhile.

but……

The man remained expressionless, his eyes flickering with uncertainty, and he hesitated to give the order to destroy it.

Otto Apocalypse was neither an obedient hyena nor a kind and benevolent person. Before establishing a familial bond with Theresa, he would not be emotionally affected by dealing with her. The only obstacle preventing him from doing so was the threat from a stronger being.

As long as he doesn't figure out how Su Qing'an and Fu Hua managed to arrive in front of him in just a few minutes, and find a way to prevent it, he won't be able to remove the Damocles' sword hanging over his head.

Under these circumstances, it is naturally impossible to act rashly.

Even ignoring the methods the opponent uses to lock onto you, their terrifying mobility alone requires the introduction of shackles to restrain them; otherwise, you have no right to stand on the same battlefield and compete with them.

Otto even had to admit that he needed to thank the other party for their kindness and bottom line, which allowed him, despite being in a defeated position, to continue to hold the reins of destiny as if nothing had happened.

But it is absolutely impossible for this deeply obsessed, almost mad bishop of destiny to so simply relinquish the right to fulfill his life's pursuit under the bright sunlight, allowing others to judge whether he can do it.

After the previous incident, Otto Apocalypse had raised his guard to the highest level regarding the Crimson Kite Immortal, directly regarding him as an enemy comparable to the End.

As for Su Qing'an, information is extremely scarce at present, so we will define him as unknown for the time being.

However, this conjecture, based on the horrific scene of corpses and ruins from the previous era, is clearly illogical.

On the one hand, it cannot be ruled out that the Crimson Kite Immortal cultivated to this level on his own after thousands of years.

On the other hand, Otto's current predicament is due to his underestimation of his opponent's level and limits, which led to his crushing defeat. This painful price is enough to make him more cautious and he is willing to overestimate his abilities.

However, it would be too much to ask someone to confront the Crimson Crow Immortal and deal with the final test that should only be faced when the world is about to end.

The key issue is that his goal was never to defeat his opponent, let alone kill him.

Otto murmured:

"The sea of ​​quantum numbers, the imaginary space."

"And...He."

By utilizing all the elements properly and setting up a scheme, one can bypass this point and achieve their goals.

However, we currently have too few resources; neither the information we have gathered nor the technology we have developed is nearly sufficient.

You shouldn't provoke the other person before you're fully prepared.

—Lying dormant.

Upon realizing this, Otto abandoned his idea of ​​destroying it.

The significance of these synthetic humans pales in comparison to some of the hidden risks.

Moreover, although Su Qing'an's behavior was strange, there was no need for the other party to use this method to restrain him at this stage.

The man sighed, snapped his fingers, and the surrounding light dimmed as he stepped out of the laboratory.

It will take some time for the synths to awaken their consciousness; hopefully, they will bring some unexpected surprises.

...

...

It was a dark, boundless sea, where everything seemed like driftwood far removed from the world, with only the chaotic pure white overflowing at the edges, gradually illuminating a consciousness that knew nothing of the world.

The girl suddenly opened her eyes, still seemingly immersed in the feeling of floating in the water, but when she looked up, she saw the brilliance reflected into her pupils by the crystal chandelier, and all around her was a rather magnificent hall.

Everything here is so unfamiliar and intriguing, yet for a newborn child with remarkable intelligence, even the vibrant heart beating in his chest is something to explore and wonder about.

She stretched out her delicate, bamboo-shoot-like hands, her gaze lingering on the soft fabric of her body. A hint of curiosity flickered in her azure eyes. As she turned her head, her moon-white hair cascaded down her shoulder, her innocent face displaying a pure expression. Her lips parted, uttering a barely audible whisper:

"Where...is this...?"

The girl's words became clearer. She stood up, looked around at her surroundings, and murmured:

"And who am I?"

The man's voice came from all directions:

"Subject A-310 has awakened, vital signs are normal, Honkai energy suitability is 78%, which is above the passing grade, very good, excellent."

The girl looked around in confusion, but couldn't see anyone. She asked:

"A-310? Is that my name? And who are you?"

Otto muttered to himself:

"When consciousness first reawakened and came into contact with the outside world, it was able to discern language and engage in conversation?"

He considered it with great interest:

"Want to know her own name? Compared to the other test subject, her self-awareness is clearly more successfully formed."

This somewhat made the bishop's absent-minded attitude more serious, and he said with a smile, as if on a whim:

“A-310, if you can pass the trial I have arranged for you, I will tell you your name.”

"Well, to be precise, I should give you a name that belongs to you."

At this moment, the girl, who still hadn't received her name, was somewhat bewildered:

"Trials? Giving me...a name?"

Otto seemed to lose interest after uttering those words, and simply said: