Behind-the-scenes video of the beginning of Honkai.

“Jiuxiao… I am willing to give my life to pave the way for you. You must persevere.”

This is an encouragement from a red-haired woman, like an older sister, to Jiuxiao before she dies.

"Nine Heavens! I'm going to die here! But you must not give up hope! After all, you are the savior, and how can you give up on the responsibility of being the savior!"

The green-haired girl with dark circles under her eyes, wearing a white coat, showed no fear even in the face of death.

"Jiuxiao...you and I are no different, both of us are weak and incompetent, but remember not to give up your original intention to save others."

The blonde female doctor, who resembled a man, told Jiuxiao the final lesson.

"Nine Heavens...were our choices truly wrong? If we had simply waited quietly for the end of the world to come, would we be in less pain now...?"

The white-haired loli holding two golden spears muttered to herself.

"Jiuxiao...I believe in you...You've given everyone hope! Remember, you must save everyone, save this world!"

This was the last request that the first leader of the gray-haired Firemoth made to her.

Jiuxiao... Keep going... I believe in you... Savior... You can definitely do it...

The desolate world that appeared before my eyes echoed with the sounds of the past.

Those were the purple-haired girl's memories. When did she forget them? They were so precious, so why did she remember them now?

It was a land of despair, where even as it plummeted to destruction, the undying flame of the moth would fight to the death. Even knowing the final outcome, it would transform into a moth to illuminate the world for its successors. This is the undying faith that humanity has inherited and upheld.

That was a world where the remaining humans were truly united, without any greedy individuals or self-serving people, willing to sacrifice everything to challenge the invincible gods.

"It seems I had a very long dream..."

"Yes...it was indeed a very long dream."

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Jiu Xiao immediately snapped out of his daze, stood up, and looked in the direction from which the voice came.

In the desolate space, a gentle breeze, seemingly from nowhere, blew across the ruins of some unknown city.

A girl with blood-red eyes, dark purple, gloomy hair, dressed in a queen-like gown and a crown with a four-pointed star on her head sat lazily on the throne beneath her.

With her feet draped in alluring white stockings and a beautiful crystal ball floating in her hand, the girl lazily waved her hand, shifting her gaze from the crystal ball to Jiu Xiao.

"Long time no see... Penglai Temple, Nine Heavens..."

"Long time no see, the other me!"

Compared to Tianqi's perpetually gloomy face, Jiuxiao was quite happy to see Tianqi again.

Since dealing with Infinite Sirin, Jiuxiao has tried to see Tianqi again, but unfortunately, it seems that Tianqi is unwilling to see her because she did not suffer any life-threatening danger during these singularities. This is why Jiuxiao has only seen Tianqi again today.

Are you happy to see me?

"Yes! After all, Tianqi Ru is another version of me! And Tianqi Ru is also someone that Jiuxiao cares about!"

Tianqi's blood-red eyes revealed nothing but boredom in response to Jiuxiao's words.

"Although what you said was touching, you should use it to fool those naive girls. Maybe it will make them admire you!"

"You should know why I summoned you here. What will your choice be this time?"

“Take this, the other me. This quarter of my life is yours.”

Jiuxiao seemed completely unconcerned and simply gave up his life.

"Are you sure? You know, including last time, you've already given me half your life. Is it really worth it for those humans?"

"Is it just half of my life? I still have half of my life left, and the rest is enough. This time, I will save everyone. This is the responsibility of a savior, and it is also what everyone expects of themselves!"

Having regained her former memories, Jiuxiao became even more determined. No matter how difficult, hopeless, or impossible the journey of the savior might be, she, Jiuxiao of Penglai Temple, would definitely continue on her path of saving the world.

"Is that so? Then I'll take another quarter of your life this time!"

Seeing that Jiuxiao had made a decision, Tianqi tapped Jiuxiao's forehead once more before withdrawing his finger.

"Now that you've regained your memories, you should know you have a long road ahead of you. Is it really worth risking your life on these people? I can give you another chance."

"Why are you being so slow today, my other self? Don't worry, as the savior, I can accommodate both worlds in my heart. I, as the savior, will do my duty to save them, and I will absolutely not die before that!"

"...Then this time, you will save the world by yourself."

This time, Tianqi did not choose to use Jiuxiao's body to fight against Alaya consciousness, but instead let Jiuxiao use her own power to fight.

"Why is this other version of myself being entrusted to myself this time?"

"Let the professionals handle the task of saving the world. This is not something I, as the embodiment of death, am suited for."

"However, Jiuxiao, I remind you once again, you must remember, humanity is not worth saving, or rather, nothing is worth saving, because you..."

……

Meanwhile, at a World Serpent base somewhere on Earth, Mebius arrived, pushing a cart carrying Jiuxiao.

Just as the Paradise of the Past was about to completely collapse and was lost in the Imaginary Space, Mebius timely led Jiuxiao out of the Paradise of the Past through her secret door.

Logically speaking, the memory of the Paradise of the Past should not be able to leave the Paradise of the Past. However, who is Mebius? One of the most powerful scientists of the previous civilization. With the authority of the Paradise of the Past and years of research, she has long since figured out a way to leave. She just needs a body.

Unfortunately, she hasn't found a body she wants over the years, and the two she has encountered that she wanted both ended up failing.

If it weren't for Alicia protecting her, Raiden Mei would have been taken down long ago. But there's no point in saying that now; if she wasn't taken down, she wasn't taken down.

As for Penglai Temple Nine Heavens, this little white mouse is too strange. It is not old, but it is very strong. It also has a strange power in its body. It is a monster that is even stranger and more strange than the Herrscher. She can't beat it.

So Mebius had no choice but to make do with what he had, using the soul steel he had collected to temporarily assemble a body, and escaped with Jiuxiao.

Of course, this didn't come without a price. After all, it was just a temporary body assembled, which led to a sharp drop in Möbius's strength. He could no longer use the artificial collapse technique. It could be said that this was the weakest Möbius had ever been.

Chapter 310 Become Your Own Savior, Penglai Temple Nine Heavens

"Why isn't this little white mouse awake yet? That shouldn't be happening!"

Logically speaking, given Jiuxiao's regenerative abilities, he should have woken up long ago, but he is still in a coma, which puzzles Möbius, a scientist with great achievements in biology.

"After all, we need the lab rat to wake up so we can leave this singularity through her."

After all, Jiuxiao comes from Chaldea, and this singularity has the monster Alaya-vijnana. Staying here will eventually lead to her being discovered, so the only way to save her life is to leave this singularity, and that depends on Jiuxiao.

While Mebius was using the remaining materials from the base to create a potion that could awaken Jiuxiao, Penglai Temple Jiuxiao's body also underwent some changes.

Honkai energy patterns have begun to spread along her bandaged arm.

"Waaah!"

Jiuxiao's face showed great pain, indicating that the Honkai energy was severely eroding her body.

In her mind, voices kept echoing.

"Aren't you the savior? Please save us!"

"You're a fraud, you're not some savior at all!"

"You're just a delusional teenager; you can't save anyone!"

Countless negative voices echoed in her mind. Faced with these desperate voices that she had failed to save before, Penglaiji Jiuxiao suppressed her grief and accepted the power within them.

"You will face these things sooner or later. The power of the Apocalypse is not so easy to obtain. It is the negative aspect that humanity fears, a part of death, and a manifestation of people's instinct to fear death. With it, whether you want to destroy the world or save it is entirely up to you. Just do as you please. That is the Apocalypse!"

This was also the last thing Tianqi said to Jiuxiao when he drove her out, and now Jiuxiao understands the meaning of those words.

The scenes keep changing, with everyone in the Fire Moth sacrificing themselves, the final death spot destroying the world, and humanity's suffering and desires, but she can only watch helplessly as these things happen, and there's nothing she can do now.

There is no concept of time here. Jiu Xiao forgot the singularity and her own name. She was gradually assimilated by this negative emotion and fell into despair.

"Hang in there, little mouse!"

Seeing the despair on the face of Houraiji Kyushou, whose body was slowly being corroded by Honkai energy, Mebius could only stare helplessly, since she didn't possess any mental abilities.

"Jiuxiao! Wake up!! Jiuxiao!!"

A familiar voice reached Jiuxiao's ears.

"Wake up! Jiuxiao!! Don't give up!!"

Hmm... What is that sound... In the dim, empty world, the purple-haired girl, with her eyes tightly closed and her consciousness sealed, frowned slightly in her sleep.

"You are the only one who can change this world!"

Who is speaking?

Open your eyes! Look closely at this world!

What's worth watching in this world that's all darkness...?

This is the real you!

Images of merging with the core of the Herrscher appeared intermittently in my mind, and my memories were gradually returning.

"Thinking back! I know Penglai Temple's Nine Heavens! They never give up!"

Penglai Temple at Jiuxiao? That name sounds familiar.

"You saved me! You gave me a new life!"

"Nine Heavens! Believe in your own strength! Believe in your own will! You are the savior!"

"Do not be blinded by these desperate and evil thoughts! Savior! There are still many people who believe in you!"

"Jiuxiao, you will not fail! There are so many more people waiting for you! Open your eyes! Jiuxiao! This is the world you are meant to save!"

"Become the savior of all... and become your own savior too!!"

"Open your eyes, come back to Penglai Temple, Jiuxiao!"

Outside, the Honkai energy patterns on Jiuxiao's body began to gradually dissipate, and the Savior reopened her eyes.

……

"We almost saw the savior's despair. What a disappointment..."

In this dark and terrifying spiritual world, the gloomy and terrifying Empress Apocalypse waved her hand.

The crystal ball in his hand vaguely reflected the image of the savior who was once covered in purple markings, curled up in a ball, seemingly never to wake up again.

Unfortunately, in the end, Jiuxiao was able to escape from that world of only despair.

"Isn't it great to do whatever you want? What does the destruction of this world have to do with Jiuxiao? Just treat it as playing around, right?"

Apocalypse propped his chin on his hand, looking at the sky now covered in darkness, and at the eternal silence that even the slightest breeze seemed to be imprisoned, and lazily commented with a hint of dissatisfaction.