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

"Bronya too!"

"Same feeling!"

Kiana, Bronya, and Mei were the same; at this moment, all they wanted was to eliminate the person behind the scenes and end the war.

"Then let's go!"

……

As the battle line drew ever closer to the Grand Time Palace, the Hyperion finally found its opportunity to arrive there.

Kiana and the others landed here, their figures slowly touching the ground.

"This space is so strange!"

Kiana looked around at the dark brown void with suspicion. Although she was standing on solid wood, a closer look at the winding, irregular roads around her made it seem as if they were standing on giant tree roots.

Kiana, who possesses the Space Stone, can naturally sense the anomalies in the surrounding space. It seems like the entrance is right in front of her, but in reality, the spacetime and dimensions here are different at every step.

It may seem like there's a clear line between front and back, but your next step could lead to a completely different location. The distance between you and the entrance may appear to be only a few steps, but you may never actually reach it. If you wander around aimlessly, you'll get lost in this space and won't even be able to enter the entrance that's right in front of you.

"Look at the sky!"

Following Jiuxiao's direction, everyone headed towards the sky above the Crown Time Palace... where a huge "black sun" was located.

"A black sun?"

"No? This thing doesn't look like the sun at all; it must be something similar!"

"Look! The light hovering around the edge of the black sun is exactly the same as the light that appeared during the burning of humanity!"

"And the central temple..."

After observing their surroundings for only a short while, the group witnessed several unusual phenomena: a void world, a black sun, ancient tree roots, a magnificent temple, and endless stars...

"This mastermind really knows how to enjoy life. Putting everything else aside, the scenery here is quite beautiful. If it could be a tourist attraction, I'm sure many people would want to come and visit. But it's a pity, it'll be gone in a minute!"

Kiana also voiced her opinion, since their purpose in coming here was to assassinate the mastermind behind it all, and if the assassination succeeded, the temple would certainly have to be destroyed for its own safety.

Chapter 412 The Demon God Pillar's Salvation Plan

"Kiana, use your Space Stone to take us in, be careful!"

"Okay, class monitor, watch me."

A blue gem emanated a faint blue light from Kiana's chest, and powerful spatial energy bloomed in Kiana's hands. Under the concealment of Fu Hua's spiritual power, the five of them disappeared without a trace at the entrance.

……

Meanwhile, in the Temple of Time, on the central jade throne.

"Baal!"

The man on the throne summoned his strongest subordinates. Before the throne of the Demon God Pillar, the number one demon god, whose immense power was like lightning itself, also came to the central throne.

"My lord, what is it?"

"A few people have come in; they are people Gray Serpent knows. Let the Demon God make preparations."

"Yes!"

Although Baal did not sense anyone entering the temple, since the Lord said that someone had invaded, then someone must have invaded.

……

On the other side, Kiana and her group used spatial folding to continuously traverse the Grand Time Palace, and from the giant tree roots that had just coiled around them, they had already arrived at the entrance of the temple.

This place resembled a giant abandoned cave. Upon arriving at the temple entrance, they sensed no fewer than three probes, but fortunately, they successfully evaded them thanks to the power of the Infinity Stones.

"There are many powerful auras within the Grand Time Palace. We must be careful not to let them discover us..."

Before Fu Hua could finish her sentence, the area around the entrance to the temple was suddenly stained with a splash of red mud.

A series of spherical evil eyes stood atop the rising demonic pillar, their multiple eyes rotating in unison towards the spatial dimension where Kiana and her companions resided.

"Found you, you little invading mice!"

Rows of blinking eyes seemed to represent several different consciousnesses merging into individual pillars, and boundless energy began to gather in the crimson pillars.

A blinding red light burst forth from the Demon God Pillar, unleashing beams of the largest and strongest void light ever seen, like blades slicing through the heavens and earth, seemingly unstoppable.

In an instant, large areas near the beam of light were reduced to nothingness, filled with the sound of explosions.

"not good!"

Kiana reacted quickly, unleashing layers of space that instantly transformed the distance between the attackers and them into light-years.

Even so, the attacks continued to approach them, but it would take time, and that time would be enough.

"Time-space cutting!"

As Kiana's last byte fell, everything seemed to be suddenly paused.

To be precise, the unstoppable red beam of light was frozen in place as if a pause button had been pressed, and before anyone could react, it silently shattered, tearing apart the entire entrance to the Grand Time Palace with a huge cross-section.

It was as if someone had used a knife to slice the void in two with extreme precision from the center. The beam of light that destroyed everything was completely cut off along with the void. With a blurry distortion, the beam of light disappeared without a trace!

This is precisely Kiana's use of the two Infinity Stones she possesses, employing their power to launch a cross-dimensional attack, much like a high-dimensional sword severing a low-dimensional one in two, reducing it to nothingness.

However, time resumes in the instant the attack disappears.

"Interesting, time stop and space cutting? Oh my, as expected of beings who have traversed seven singularities. I really underestimated you, Chaldea!"

One of the demon pillars also transformed into a human form, dressed in a dark green London gentleman's outfit, wearing a top hat, and with red mechanical eyes. This was none other than their old acquaintance, Grey Serpent.

"Grey Serpent Lenor..."

Everyone stared intently at the other side. This was the third time they had met the Grey Serpent, and they wished they could tear Kiana, the culprit who had blown up Chaldea, to pieces.

"Hey everyone, it's been a long time!"

Gray Serpent chuckled, while the other Demon God Pillars did not attack, but quietly watched Gray Serpent's conversation with the other party.

Fu Hua remained expressionless and asked coldly, "What do you want? How did you find us?"

"Don't look so murderous. As a former friend, I couldn't help but come and see you before you arrived at the Lord's domain... As for how I found you, do you think you had any chance to hide in front of the Lord's eyes?"

"What exactly is your purpose? Why are you destroying so many universes?"

Unable to hide any longer, Fu Hua also wanted to try and get some information from Gray Serpent.

"As for what we are going to do, you will find out in time. This should be the last meeting, everyone. Soon, your time of clinging to life will also come to an end. We will follow the Lord into the new world, and you will not even leave a trace."

Gray Serpent sneered, he was very confident that the Lord's plan would succeed, after all, in the face of absolute strength, tricks and schemes were useless, and the Lord would not be defeated!

"So this is your declaration? As a declaration of defeat, your delusions were far too premature!"

As for who will win or lose, Fu Hua's prediction of the future is already shrouded in mystery, but right now, she absolutely cannot afford to lose in terms of words or lose momentum.

"It's been a while, but your silver tongue has certainly improved. Gray Serpent, we will definitely stop your plans!"

"Is that so? Foolish humans! Foolish civilization! How could you possibly shake the great will of the Lord!" The gray serpent sneered, its face contorting with rage. "We have followed the Lord to countless universes. You have no idea how long this plan has been in the works—millions, tens of millions, hundreds of millions of years. This world-saving plan, refined over countless years, is meant to bring a new future to the entire multiverse. If you think you ignorant brats can bring about any changes, you are being far too naive. Instead of being filled with hope, why not embrace a little despair?"

"Then, if I may ask, Grey Serpent, what exactly is your so-called great Lord's long-standing plan to save the world?"

Kiana also asked a nonsensical question, as she didn't believe that what Grey Snake and the others were doing was saving the world.

"Idiot Kiana, how could the other party possibly say..."

"Hmph, trying to extract information from me? At this point, it's pointless to tell you the facts."

Gray Snake also unexpectedly chose to reveal the information.

"They actually agreed to tell you!"

Mei, Bronya, and Jiuxiao, who were standing to the side, also exclaimed in surprise in unison. If they didn't know that Gray Serpent was their enemy, they would have thought that Gray Serpent was an undercover agent sent to infiltrate the enemy.

"You guys don't think that just because I told you the information, you can win, do you? Don't make us laugh!"

Seeing the expressions on their faces, Gray Serpent couldn't help but mock them, "Humans are indeed so ignorant. In the face of absolute power, intelligence is utterly useless."

Chapter 413 Trees and Sea, Extraterrestrial Evil Gods, The Truth of the World

"Let me show you the truth of this world!" As the gray serpent waved its arm, a phantom appeared in the sky—a starry sky. From the phantom, one could even discern the shapes of several planets inhabited by life. The entire universe was perfectly harmonious, with galaxies constantly interacting, and the whole universe was thriving.

What are you trying to represent?

Seeing this harmonious scene, Fu Hua vaguely sensed that something was amiss, but couldn't quite put her finger on it.

"You'll find out as you keep watching."

The gray snake looked at the crowd with a mocking expression, seemingly enjoying their upcoming reactions. Then, the illusory camera shifted to a planet that was still in an agricultural society, living a life of slash-and-burn agriculture.

As time slowly passed, the camera panned to a village, and after a day, the sun-like planet that shone brightly set.

Finally, as the last rays of the setting sun sank into the earth, the answer was revealed.

"Click...click...click..."

"Zizzizi..."

"Jie Jie Jie Jie..."

One sound after another came from the surrounding forest, gradually growing louder and closer, until finally all directions were filled with eerie sounds, as if the entire forest had suddenly... come alive!

The forest came to life literally. Every stone, every tree, and even the soil on the ground was reduced to one color... black, a completely unreflective black, a color that inspires despair!

Then, everything in the forest began to melt, turning into clumps of black sludge. These clumps of sludge gradually combined to form countless hideous and terrifying monsters!

The village children who were lively and energetic in the morning were now all huddled in their parents' arms.

But what's most shocking is the appearance of those people. They are no longer the normal people they were in the morning. Instead, they have undergone a mutation. Many people have grown octopus tentacles, or have more eyes or more hands on their faces... This is the corruption of the evil god!

As the camera zoomed in, everyone discovered that not only the entire planet, but even most of the universe was polluted.

"This is... an Old One!"

Seeing this horrific scene, Kiana and the others were reminded of their encounter with Cthulhu, the Great Old One, in the Fifth Singularity.

Even through just a single image, they could sense the mental pollution they had only ever experienced with the Great Old One, Cthulhu.

Although this mental pollution is somewhat different from that of the Great Old Ones Cthulhu, it is still very similar.

"Perhaps you have seen it. This is the pollution from extraterrestrial evil gods. Extraterrestrial evil gods are divided into Outer Gods, Great Old Ones, Ancient Gods, and other deities. They are ancient and powerful beings outside the universe, beyond the scope of human imagination, and great beings that are above the laws of the universe. Ordinary beings will go mad just by seeing them, for witnessing a corner of the truth of the universe."