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

"Judas, kill me."

The Soul Steel obeyed the girl's wishes and sculpted a golden spear.

The long spear was brandished.

At that very instant, countless rays of light, unlike any other in color, distorted the air and stirred up a howling gale.

The boy's hand gripped the spear's blade, and beads of blood rolled down...

56. Moment [Thousand Stars], Stigmata Space.

A huge, muffled sound reverberated in our ears, and the Honkai energy generated violent fluctuations and turbulence, but in just a moment, this turbulence abruptly disappeared.

The school principal is in trouble!

Realizing this, Su Qing'an pushed open the door without hesitation.

This is not the time to be polite.

What appeared before him was the scene where Theresa ordered Judas to shape it into a spear, intending to perish together with the monster.

The spear was less than ten centimeters from the girl's heart.

Su Qing'an couldn't understand the situation before him; he didn't understand, nor did he have the time or inclination, to think about Theresa's reasons for doing this.

In that tense moment, the boy understood that in less than a second, the gentle and kind headmistress who always liked to pat his head would become a gradually cooling corpse.

Like that man, she will die.

This is the only result that cannot be accepted for any reason.

The Stigmata have awakened.

Honkai energy gathered and swirled around him.

Resonance, combustion, explosion.

Su Qing'an took a step forward, his figure shooting out like an arrow released from a bow.

But that's not enough.

too slow.

At that speed, it would be impossible to catch the spear that had already been swung out.

The only way for Su Qing'an to surpass his own limits again is currently...

Only [Thousand Stars].

Those were skills that should have been hated by Honkai energy and were impossible for him to master. Even in more than two hundred deaths in the virtual space, Su Qing'an had never succeeded even once.

But that's without activating the Holy Mark.

However, if one awakens a Stigmata and is not rejected by Honkai energy, or is even close to oneself, it is possible to use it.

This was the first time in reality that Su Qing'an had tried to use [Thousand Stars].

The two cycles of inner and outer Honkai energy must be constructed within one-tenth of a second; otherwise, it will be too late to obtain the spear.

The chances of failure are high.

Even if he were to succeed by sheer luck, with his current skill level, the best outcome would be near death.

The worst outcome is that the body will be torn apart by the chaotic Honkai energy, devouring all life.

But in the brief moment when time seemed to stand still in his mind, Su Qing'an didn't dwell on the possibility of success or failure.

We cannot fail.

Unlike previous training sessions, the price of failure in this training was only the pain of death.

The price to pay for this failure was Theresa's life.

That's not the kind of suffering you can relive, but a life where you only get one chance.

Theresa's importance far outweighs that of herself, both to St. Freya Academy and to the world.

The headmaster of St. Freya Academy must be this person, and only this person can be the one.

Therefore, success is imperative.

The establishment of the Honkai energy cycle was easier and faster than ever before.

The ingenious and complex cyclical system was thus completed, and Su Qing'an's 273 deaths in the virtual space finally paid off.

Those repeated hardships and the unwavering will to struggle and search for hope in such pain were not in vain.

Thus, Honkai energy and Honkai energy developed a tacit understanding, like gears meshing together.

At last.

In the natural flow of breath, Honkai energy resonated.

The wind and light that shone all around distorted the scene, and a subtle but real noise reached my ears, like the clanging of knives and swords clashing.

Time blurred, the movements of the spear being swung were like a movie scene in slow motion.

In this high-stakes gamble between life and death, Su Qing'an emerged victorious.

He successfully used [Thousand Stars].

Stigmata... they're really useful.

In that one in ten thousandth of a second, his body seemed to enter a rift in spacetime. Su Qing'an sighed and at the same time understood why he couldn't see Fu Hua's movements clearly.

【Thousand Stars】is an extremely singular yet domineering ability.

It is precisely because it has persevered in climbing to the pinnacle in a single field that this growth rate is enough to make people feel like they are on cloud nine, and completely enter another level.

The terrifying speed made Su Qing'an somewhat dazed, causing his movements to deviate slightly even though he possessed the exquisite control of the Still Water Realm.

Su Qing'an gripped the tip of the spear.

The sharp blade sliced ​​through his tightly clenched palm, and blood dripped down.

The wind and the flowing light vanished together.

【千星】was forced to quit in less than half a second.

Every place in Su Qing'an's body where the Honkai energy flowed left tiny but real scars.

Blood was seeping from his pores; it was a truly gruesome sight.

Heavy rumbling echoed through his mind, and the boy's vision blurred. Even in the state of awakened holy marks, [Thousand Stars] was not an easy ability to master.

He was seriously injured, and was on the verge of death.

But we can't give up yet.

Su Qing'an smiled when he saw Theresa's still dazed expression.

Cherry blossom hair and red eyes.

Is it Cherry Blossom Rondo?

The boy's attention was somewhat scattered at this moment. He thought, "Principal Theresa, how dare you keep saying I'm messing around? Isn't it even more stupid of you to just choose to die together with her?"

What an idiot.

The holy mark continued to burn, and this power, while exhausting the body's life force, also supported Su Qing'an's movements.

He tossed aside his spear and said, word by word:

"I don't care if you're a Herrscher or a Himeko, get out of her body right now."

Blood trickled from the boy's lips, but his voice was too weak and too soft; he could barely speak with any force.

In a daze, Su Qing'an saw a black and red fox shadow emerge from behind the girl. It swelled its body and let out a sharp, piercing laugh at him.

The monster seemed to be mocking him for his ugly appearance; his blood-soaked body was utterly intimidating.

Theresa still possessed a will; she did not choose to blame Su Qing'an for stopping her suicide attempt, even though she considered it the best course of action.

But if we put ourselves in her shoes, Theresa would also make the same choice as a teenager without hesitation.

Sacrificing companions, parents, friends...

If a victory is achieved at such a cost, how can it be considered a true victory?

So she just said anxiously:

"...Su Qing'an...run...let everyone get out..."

"Run!" Theresa pleaded.

She didn't want to see her student die before her eyes.

Su Qing'an coughed. How many times had he been injured like this?

When did such suffering cease to sway him?

I can't remember anymore, and there's no way to pursue these matters further.

他 说:

"Principal Theresa, we haven't lost yet."

Su Qing'an has always understood one thing: her only advantage.

That is what the gods call a special soul and a vast soul essence that surpasses the level of ordinary people.

Even though the game's storyline was too sparse and fragmented, the clues in the Kambara Village documents and the scene before him made Su Qing'an understand that the being was vying with Theresa for control of the body.

The key lies in will, or rather, the essence of the soul.

Theresa lacked confidence in her victory because her opponent used underhanded tactics that directly affected her physical condition, weakening her willpower from the outset.

Meanwhile, the opponent's sudden outburst caught Theresa off guard, and before she could react, she was immediately put at a disadvantage.

Then I'll take the underhanded approach as the headmaster.

Let me experience it for myself.

What could possibly be so overwhelming for me right now?

Having survived several deaths and a tumultuous journey to where she is today, Su Qing'an is not someone whose will is easily broken.