The Twelve Trials Starting from Zero

Damn it! The strength he's displayed over the years is just the tip of the iceberg; all the data I've collected is useless... Why? Why does such an illogical monster exist in this world? Could it really be as he himself said... that the World Tree is a high-dimensional civilization, and he is a warrior specially sent to this world to eradicate the Honkai, supported by that civilization? Otherwise, how could an ordinary human possess such power?

Otto was incredulous, and the confidence he had when he first obtained the power of the Herrscher of the End had vanished. But since he had already survived the collapse of his beliefs, he would not give up easily at this moment.

He must resurrect Kallen! He must find a way to resurrect Kallen no matter what! So what if the whole world is a sandbox built by an advanced civilization? So what if the "gods" whose wisdom far surpasses that of humans deny it? The fact that "gods" are not truly omniscient and omnipotent means that they have limits; the fact that advanced civilizations cannot fully unravel the secrets of the soul means that they also have limits.

Since even their power and knowledge cannot revive Kallen, then I must surpass their limits! Whether it's five hundred years, five thousand years, fifty thousand years, or even five hundred million years, if my current knowledge is insufficient, I will learn; if my current power is insufficient, I will grow. He already possesses the technology to extend his lifespan, so no matter how long the journey or how many hardships I face, if becoming an omniscient and omnipotent god is necessary to revive Kallen, then I... must become an omniscient and omnipotent god!!

Compared to the incredibly long and arduous journey ahead, what are our current enemies?

Time stops!

Otto's eyes narrowed, and he decisively changed his strategy, no longer accelerating his own time, but freezing it.

Immediately afterwards, Su Qi delivered a heavy punch to Otto's face.

boom!!

In the normal flow of time, a massive shockwave, like a nuclear explosion, suddenly erupted over the ice field. The powerful airwaves broke through the dark clouds in the sky, swept up the ice and snow on the ground, and turned into a white tsunami that swept across a radius of hundreds of miles.

Immediately following, the earth trembled, and another explosion rang out. Otto was slammed down by Su Qi's punch, burning up like a meteorite entering the atmosphere through friction, leaving a long trail as he slammed into the earth, sending up a spectacular mud column hundreds of meters high.

Then, with undiminished momentum, it broke through the permafrost, rock layers, and ice layers like a cannonball, until it finally stopped after embedding itself thousands of meters underground in an ancient ice layer that was harder than steel.

However, because he stopped his own time, although he suffered a heavy blow from Su Qi, he was not injured. However, in order to maintain the time-locked state of his body, the Honkai energy in his body dropped again, and he was already in a precarious situation.

Su Qi... even the power of the Herrscher of the End is still no match for you...

Otto quickly used the Herrscher of Flame's power to melt the surrounding ice, used the Herrscher of Death's power to repair his body, and then... a thought of retreat arose in his mind.

After all, he wasn't a true Herrscher of the End, so there was no need for him to obey the orders of the Honkai Will and fight to the death. Since he already understood that his strength was still no match for the opponent, it was only natural for him to temporarily retreat in order to preserve his useful body in order to continue the plan to revive Kallen.

But would Su Qi really let Otto leave so easily? The answer is definitely no.

He had just recovered and stood up, intending to use the power of the Herrscher of the Void for long-distance teleportation, when he suddenly heard a loud bang from above. Alarms rose in his mind, and he immediately stopped time again. Before he could react, and before he could even see Su Qi's figure clearly, he was blasted up by the latter's Rising Dragon Fist.

boom!!

A moment later, a section of the ground above suddenly bulged up and exploded, and a figure shot out, soaring into the sky.

Immediately afterwards, another figure shot out from the ground, intercepting the first one before it could reach it, raising both hands to smash the first one down with a volleyball-like spike, slamming it down heavily with a bang.

This is bad... At this rate, I have no way to escape...

Suspended in mid-air, Otto felt a dark cloud hanging over him. His opponent was too fast, forcing him to constantly expend large amounts of Honkai energy to maintain a state of time freeze. Any other ability he used would be easily interrupted by his opponent. If this continued any longer, he would be at the mercy of his opponent as his Honkai energy ran out.

No! We have to find a way to break this situation!

His mind raced, racking his brains for a way to escape, but as the saying goes, speed is the ultimate weapon in martial arts. Against an opponent like Su Qi, whose speed completely overwhelms him, how could he easily find a weakness?

At the same time, Su Qi flashed and once again easily caught up with Otto in mid-air.

"Otto, you old scoundrel, take this serious Ora!"

With a loud shout, he unleashed a barrage of punches, "Ora ora ora ora ora," completely engulfing Otto.

The next moment, a series of explosions and booms filled the air, with explosive energy blasting and figures flying everywhere. Under Su Qimiao's masterful control of force, Otto was completely pulled into a vortex of fist shadows and was directly hit by a series of blows, causing him to convulse and sway his body like an epileptic seizure, unable to stop.

Although he appeared to have been badly beaten, Otto was still unharmed, but his Honkai energy was being consumed at an alarming rate under Su Qi's continuous bombardment.

He's deliberately draining my Honkai energy!

Realizing this quickly, Otto became even more anxious, struggling to multitask, using the Herrscher of Time's abilities to lock the temporal state of his body while simultaneously using the Herrscher of Time's abilities to accelerate his thinking, trying to find a way out of the predicament.

However, no matter how hard he racked his brains, he could only despair in the face of absolute power, unless... unless he didn't confront him head-on!

Finally, Otto had a flash of inspiration and came up with a possible way to escape.

If I use Kallen… no, if I use her, I might be able to parasitize her consciousness using the abilities of the Herrscher of Corruption and the Herrscher of Consciousness, and then find an opportunity to revive her… She is innocent, Su Qi shouldn't harm her, and I could take the opportunity to escape… But before that, I need to find a way to get him to remove the Nen from her body, otherwise neither the abilities of the Herrscher of Corruption nor the Herrscher of Consciousness can directly interfere with her…

With his mind opened, he instantly formulated a plan in his head and decided to carry it out. As for whether doing so would have any adverse effects on the host, he hesitated for a rare moment, but quickly made himself remain ruthless and extinguished that hesitation.

Without hesitation... Although she is like Kallen, she is not Kallen... The only person I care about is Kallen. Anyone can be sacrificed to revive Kallen... So I'm sorry, although I owe you a favor, this is the only thing I can do.

Having convinced himself of this, Otto quietly waited for his opportunity.

Soon after, the Honkai energy in his body was finally almost exhausted, and the temporal lock effect on his body was also removed. Su Qi immediately reacted, and his fists, which were originally powerful enough to split mountains and shatter rocks (not an exaggeration), simultaneously weakened in strength, and then punched him hard, giving him a good beating.

boom!

A few seconds later, Otto, bruised and battered, fell from mid-air and lay on the ground like a dead fish.

Su Qi landed and walked slowly to him, grabbing his hair without any politeness and lifting his head up.

Looking at the other person's face, which was covered in red, black, and purple bruises, so swollen that the eyes were almost invisible, and looked like a tattered silk shop had been opened, Su Qi smiled and said, "Stop pretending. I know best what I did. With your physique, at most your appearance has just plummeted to rock bottom. With the little bit of Honkai energy you've recovered, it should be enough to easily heal yourself, right?"

"Ah……"

Completely disregarding his extremely disheveled appearance, Otto forced his swollen eyes open into tiny slits and coldly looked up at Su Qi, saying, "So what if you're cured? Does it give you more pleasure in humiliating me?"

Of course.

Su Qi said matter-of-factly, "Now your fate is in my hands. If I were you, I'd put aside that worthless pride and give me a good time. If you please me, I might just soften and give you a quick death."

Otto sneered, about to speak, when he saw Karen running over from not far away.

coming……

His eyes flickered slightly, then he lowered his eyelids and fell silent.

Chapter Seventy-Five You Bad Thing

"Huh? Not saying anything? You think you'll be fine if you don't talk? Confess to your teacher... no, confess to your teacher!"

After saying this with a villainous look on his face, Su Qi delivered a heavy blow to Otto's abdomen.

The latter grunted, but remained silent.

"Hey, I see you won't shed tears until you see the coffin, and you won't give up until you see Ru Hua. Today I'll let you experience the traditional skills of my great Celestial Empire, and how brutal the most cruel torture of the Qing Dynasty, Lingchi, really is."

As Su Qi spoke, he took out the Reverse Scale from his personal space.

Just then, Karen finally arrived, "Otto!!"

Otto, still held in Su Qi's hand, glanced at her, his expression... well, it was hard to tell from his expression, so he could only express his complicated feelings through his tone of voice as he said, "Karen..."

Su Qi also looked at Karen with a gentlemanly and refined smile, "Miss, please wait a moment if you have something to do. It would be best if you left here for a while, because the scene that is about to happen may be very explicit and violent, and it is not suitable for a young lady like you to watch."

Karen ignored him, only hesitated for a moment, and said with a complicated expression, "What...are you going to do to him?"

"Is there any need to ask? Of course, he would skin them alive, stir-fry them, deep-fry them, and finally execute them by slow slicing, to appease the spirits of those who have been harmed by him over the past five hundred years."

Did Otto really commit many evil deeds?

Whether it was the previous Herrscher of the End or Su Qi who had just saved her, they all shared the same argument. Kallen believed it to the point of 90%, and the remaining 10% was simply because she, as someone who had benefited from their kindness and her childhood friend, did not want to believe it.

"of course."

Su Qi said solemnly, "I, Su, have always treated people with sincerity. Your reputation for honesty and reliability is widely known in the martial arts world. How could I possibly speak nonsense on such an important matter?"

Karen sighed, walked to Otto's side, knelt down, and said earnestly, "In that case, at least let me die with him."

Otto's expression... well, it was still impossible to tell, but he immediately spoke, his tone tinged with anxiety: "Karen, what are you saying? This has nothing to do with you!"

"Ok?"

Su Qi looked down at him for a moment, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Miss, could it be that you want to save the life of Otto, this great sinner, this Herrscher of the End, who is humanity's greatest enemy?"

Karen lowered her head slightly. "No, that's not what I meant. I know that Otto's sins are indelible, but the root cause of his evil deeds is mostly because of me, so I want to at least take some responsibility and atone with him by dying."

“But you are not the real Kallen Kaslana at all, you are innocent.”

“No, I am Karen Kaslana here and now. Please let me pay for her.”

"are you serious?"

"I'm prepared for this."

"Karen, stop talking nonsense! Even if you're not her, you don't have to die with me, and I don't care!"

Otto tried to dissuade her again, but Karen ignored him completely.

Su Qi snorted coldly, and an extremely dense killing intent suddenly erupted from his body, as if the cold night nitrogen tightly enveloped Karen's entire body, making the already extremely cold Antarctic ice sheet seem to drop by more than ten degrees.

He stared at Karen and said coldly, "Miss, our ancient Chinese poet, Mr. Yu Shan, once said, 'Love is precious, but righteousness is even more valuable; if it is for the sake of life, both can be abandoned.' I advise you to think about it carefully and cherish your hard-won life, otherwise I, Blood-Handed Butcher Su, will not hesitate to ruthlessly destroy you once."

However, Karen remained unmoved, calmly saying, "I've made up my mind, and I won't change it no matter what. Please proceed."

Su Qi was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "What about Yae Sakura?"

Upon hearing the name "Yae Sakura," Kallen trembled, and Otto beside her was also startled, a subtle change appearing in the depths of his eyes.

"Yae Sakura..."

Unable to remain indifferent after all, Karen slightly raised her head and couldn't help but ask, "Is she...is she alright?"

Even though he knew the person in front of him wasn't the real Kallen, the intense love in her eyes and the concern in her voice still made Otto freeze, feeling as if he had eaten a thousand lemons at once, his heart aching and bitter.

Because he knew that even if the real Karen were here, she would have the same expression.

"She should still be alive and out of danger for now."

"Great."

Karen immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and a genuine sense of ease, joy, and happiness spread across her face, making Otto, who was watching her, feel even more bitter and painful. He knew that he probably couldn't give his beloved the same happiness, so he could only suffer in the sea of ​​jealousy and unrequited love.

At this moment, Su Qi said again, "But Yae Sakura has been wandering alone in this world for five hundred years, and as a pseudo-Herrscher, she may be corrupted by Honkai energy at any time and then die under my fist, so she must need your help."

Karen remained silent, her expression constantly shifting as she struggled with the difficult choice between staying with Karen and staying with Otto.

Otto remained silent. He recalled five hundred years ago when Kallen had also chosen between the two and abandoned him. Although Kallen had been captured then, with his help and her value as the strongest Valkyrie, she might not have been sentenced to death if she sincerely repented.

But she didn't. During her trial, she openly declared that she had fallen in love with the woman who was a pseudo-Herrscher. Later, he planned a rescue operation at the execution ground in hopes of saving Kallen, but she abandoned him once again, choosing to save the people, and then died in battle.

Am I going to be abandoned for the third time? Hmph, it doesn't matter. It's just a fake anyway, and even so, it won't affect my plans...

Otto thought this to himself, yet he couldn't suppress the even deeper sense of oppression, pain, and resentment. If emotions could be translated into reality, he would surely be feeling aches all over and feel like he was floating on air for miles.

However, Karen's reply was, "No need."

She hesitated for a while, then finally took a deep breath, her eyes filled with longing and reluctance, and forced a smile as she said, "Yae Sakura is a strong and brave girl. Even without me, she will definitely... she will definitely be able to continue on her own."

The last sentence trembled slightly, her tone filled with suppressed unease and longing. She longed to be by her beloved's side immediately, to be her support, but this time, she could no longer make that choice.

"Karen..."

Otto stared at her in disbelief. Even though he kept telling himself that the person in front of him was a fake and that he must not act on emotion in order to use her, his heart was still filled with a sudden and overwhelming joy and warmth.