I, the Rock King Emperor with 21 billion in power, have joined the chat group.

Like a comet falling to earth, the entire Changkong City trembled twice, and all the assassins and Honkai Beasts within the range of the Yin-Yang Treasure Jade, no matter how strong, were crushed into meat patties.

"Points! Points! Hahaha~~!"

Just as the happy priestess clapped her hands in the sky, a figure suddenly appeared beside her.

A strange assassin floated in the air, its hands filled with crumbling fluorescent light, and attacked her body.

---I was careless.

The red and white shrine maiden's heart tightened.

Before she could react, the plasma heat from the ground instantly pierced through the strange assassin beside her, then crushed and vaporized it.

"Eh~~!" Reimu paused for a moment, then scratched her head sheepishly and said to One-Way Street on the ground, "Thanks."

"Tch!"

Her response was, of course, a standard haughty snort.

Chapter Seventeen: Changkong City (Part Two)

"Red Kite - Blazing Feathers"

With a soft shout, flames slowly rose from Fu Hua's body.

The original dark blue clothing was gradually burned away, transforming into a beautiful red and white cheongsam. Beneath the dashing and handsome attire, her fair skin was faintly visible.

Unlike Accelerator and Reimu Hakurei's wide-range damage abilities, Fu Hua's power is more efficient and refined.

With a casual punch, she could ignite a zombie; with a flick of her wrist, she could pierce and destroy a Honkai Beast.

Fist, knee, shoulder, elbow, back, foot, finger.

Her entire body had become a weapon of slaughter; her martial arts, both exquisite and concise, had reached the pinnacle of skill, almost reaching the level of Tao.

At least in Zhongli's view, her martial arts skills had reached a point where they could neither be improved nor diminished.

Using more effort is a waste, while using less effort will prevent us from eliminating the enemy in front of us.

"Is it impressive?"

Zhongli withdrew his gaze and turned to Natsuki Subaru beside him.

"That's amazing!"

Natsuki Subaru excitedly shouted, "Can I train to be as good as them?"

“Impossible.” Zhongli shook his head slightly. A blank book had appeared in his hand at some point, and he was writing something on it with his finger in the air.

"Accelerator's ability is a superpower unique to him and his world; you can't possibly learn it. Reimu's power is even greater. Although it seems quite powerful in general, someone at her level must have a lot of support behind them. In my humble opinion, most of her power comes from some kind of 'contract'."

"As for the Crimson Kite Immortal, her power can be imitated. She uses mortal martial arts, simple techniques honed to perfection. In addition, the armor she wears also provides her with a lot of power. However, such armor should also be possible to make."

Natsuki Subaru immediately perked up and asked with great interest, "How long would it take me to reach this level?"

"Hmm..." Zhongli crossed one arm over his chest and rested his chin on the other, pondering for a moment: "At least a hundred years. That's already a very simple estimate."

"A hundred...a hundred years??" Subaru Natsuki's spirits immediately plummeted: "Forget it, I'll just try to figure out a way using my Return by Death."

“A hundred years is just an estimate. Your growth is not a linear process. Now you are so afraid of even a slow-moving, weak-attacking assassin… Hmm… Alright, look over here.” Zhongli pointed to the assassin pinned to the corner by rocks, and then to the room beside him.

Of the three assassins Bell was facing, two had already fallen to the ground.

Only one assassin, wielding a scythe and now enhanced, remained to contend with him.

“Beelzebub isn’t that strong either. Compared to you, the only difference is that he’s used to fighting and isn’t afraid of it,” Zhongli commented on the difference between Natsuki Subaru and Bel.

"The world where Brother Bell lives seems to be frequently filled with battles and is not peaceful. The Earth world you originally came from is a synonym for peace. If you were still in the Earth world, you would naturally not need combat experience, but now that you have transmigrated, you will naturally need to practice more."

"Based on your description, the world you live in is far from peaceful. The half-elf woman you love, named Emilia, is one of the heirs to the kingdom, and she will inevitably face many difficulties if she continues on her path. Do you want to see her die again and again, and then you be resurrected and reborn again and again?"

Zhongli's voice was calm, as if he were stating facts rather than speculating about the future.

"Even one day, you will face an enemy that you cannot defeat no matter how many times you try to [return by death]. Ten thousand times, a hundred thousand times, a million times, ten million times, you may reincarnate for millions of years, but you will still be unable to defeat such an enemy. What will you do then?"

Zhongli's words seemed to stir Natsuki Subaru's thoughts, and he suddenly remembered the person he met on the first afternoon after he transmigrated to the witch world.

Sword Saint Reinhard van Astreya

That fiery red longsword, that perfect figure, that conduct that made one feel ashamed.

What if one day, Emilia's enemy turns out to be him?

Natsuki Subaru had a feeling that no matter how many times he died, he would not be able to defeat him, let alone kill him.

"I see."

Natsuki Subaru gritted his teeth, raised the long sword that Zhongli had prepared for him in advance, and slowly walked into the room.

Zhongli nodded almost imperceptibly.

With a gentle clap of her hands, the rock shackles that had bound the assassin instantly crumbled. Her craving for the flesh and blood of the living made her unconsciously stagger towards Subaru Natsuki.

"Your [Death Cycle] will reverse time after your death. Even I have only mastered less than a hundred years of this power over time. So I can only offer my judgment based on your account."

"The power of your body is of little significance to you. After the [cycle of death], all the power you possess will disappear. On the contrary, your consciousness and intangible things like martial arts techniques will be preserved."

"What you are going to learn now is martial arts for mortals."

Noticing that Subaru Natsuki was in the zone, Zhongli shifted his gaze to Bell next to him.

His battle with the scythe-wielding assassins has reached its final stage.

Although he was panting heavily, he had no injuries whatsoever, while the attacking assassins were staggering and looked like they would soon meet their end.

Sure enough, a few seconds after Zhongli took notice.

After dodging a wide-ranging scythe slash, Bell quickly bent down and stepped forward, his short blade drawing a deep mark on the assassin's neck.

No blood gushed out; the scythe in the assassin's hand fell limply to the ground, and her body went limp.

It then gradually transformed into specks of destructive energy, dissolving into nothingness.

To ordinary people, this phenomenon appears as an image of complete death and dissipation.

However, in Zhongli's eyes, it was nothing more than the collapse energy that filled the entire world, slightly altering its own form.

It's like water turning into water vapor and clouds.

It doesn't disappear, but transforms.

This world.....

Zhongli frowned.

Only then did he truly realize the meaning of what Fu Hua and the chat group system had said.

Honkai is the enemy of all order and civilization.

Welcome to the world of Honkai.

Chapter Eighteen Anxiety

With one step, Accelerator used his vector manipulation ability to toss himself high into the air.

Upon seeing his movement, hundreds of Honkai Beasts leaped up simultaneously, overwhelming him like a tidal wave.

"Tch~~~!"

Accelerator spat on the ground, then stretched one hand towards the sky, seemingly drawing a circle in the air at random.

The immense wind pressure instantly transformed into a tornado that split the heavens and the earth, with gales sweeping across the world like blades.

The battle with the powerless Touma Kamijou further enhanced Accelerator's calculation and combat abilities.

Tactics that he couldn't even think of before have been frantically popping into his mind in the past few days.

In the original Academy City, he had no opportunity to test his strength, but today he did.

The vector of air currents swept across the land, transforming into a colossal tornado. His computational power, far surpassing that of any superhuman, controlled most of the vectors within the tornado, allowing it to sweep away everything in its path according to Accelerator's wishes.

Accelerator stands within the tornado, the black gale seemingly transforming into wings.

He put his hands in his pockets and looked down at the monster with disdain.

Wherever the tornado passed, the endless gale transformed into sharp wind blades, crushing everything in its path, whether monsters or buildings, into dust.

"You're incredibly strong!!"

Reimu Hakurei looked up at Accelerator in the sky and couldn't help but click her tongue.

"However, I won't lose to you. I am the shrine maiden of Gensokyo Paradise, the spokesperson for the eight million gods, and the eternal Hakurei Shrine's Reimu Hakurei."

"These points are all mine!"

Reimu Hakurei, her competitive spirit ignited after a long absence, descended to the ground.

The enormous Yin-Yang Jade surrounding her gradually shrank, and the Imperial Coin, gleaming with a white light, bowed twice to the sky. Dozens of talismans she had drawn herself were flung out in an instant, swirling and dancing around her.

Mysterious, incomprehensible characters began to appear around her.

"Divine Skill: Eight Directions Dragon Killing Formation"

As the crisp words were spoken, a colorless and transparent power instantly spread outward from Reimu Hakurei's body, expanding more than twice the area of ​​the previous second each time.

The Honkai Beasts that had been rushing towards her seemed to sense something and began to surge backward, as if they were starting to feel afraid.

But they have slowed down.

There was no sound, nor any light or shadow.

All monsters that come into contact with the shrine maiden Reimu's divine skill "Eight Directions Dragon Slayer Formation," no matter how tall or how fast, are instantly transformed into starlight and disappear into the sky.

Both Accelerator and Reimu Hakurei used one of their strongest powers.

All the monsters they could see were completely wiped out.

However, seemingly countless Honkai Beasts and zombies continued to surge towards them. Even in unnoticed corners of the city, newly born Honkai Beasts appeared out of thin air, while the surviving zombies were gradually strengthening.

Fu Hua noticed this and shook her head slightly.

Her movements were swift, each motion taking down a monster—she continued to slaughter these monsters created by the Honkai at her own pace.

Compared to Reimu Hakurei and Accelerator, she understands better how to fight the Honkai, and conserving her strength and power is common sense for her.