I, the anti-superman, have hacked into the chat group.

After understanding the situation, Durandal spoke with eager anticipation.

She also became very curious about Karl. Superman can be interpreted literally as a superhuman, and anyone who knows him knows that he is very strong. Durandal was eager to see for herself.

"A friendly spar? Okay, if you'd like, of course." Karl considered it for a moment, then agreed.

He's here to visit anyway, so it doesn't matter which way you start your tour.

"Alright, let's begin!" Durandal said impatiently.

He immediately assumed a fighting stance and punched the "S" symbol on Karl's chest.

A loud bang was heard, as if a missile had struck the site. The floor cracked, and a large hole appeared in the wall, allowing sunlight from outside the training base to stream in.

Durandal's previous battles with the robots were merely routine warm-up exercises; now, she was in full combat mode, and the shockwaves from a single punch were enough to destroy buildings several kilometers away.

Durandal was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly ran to the large hole in the wall and shouted, "Mr. Superman! Are you alright!?"

Durandal thought she had hurt someone, but fortunately Karl flew back steadily the next moment and said, "I'm fine. This is my fighting style. Don't worry, just go for it."

Durandal smiled brightly upon hearing this: "Alright, let's continue then."

She adopted a starting stance similar to that of mixed martial arts, clenching her fists and exuding a strong fighting spirit.

Just then, Rita ran over, stood between the two of them, and made a stop gesture.

"Mr. Superman, Lady Durandal, your fighting power is far too great. If this continues, the entire base will be destroyed."

Yulandel was immediately embarrassed and said apologetically, "I didn't think it through. This venue is really not suitable. Let's find another one."

“No problem, I don’t care,” Karl said, waving his hand. As long as they didn’t fight in space close to the sun, it didn’t matter to him where they were.

The three arrived at an open platform with a diameter of 3 kilometers. This place was originally a landing pad for warships, but it was also very suitable as a duel arena. The surrounding area was completely open and there were no obstacles, so there was no need to worry about damaging anything.

Rita stood at the edge of the helipad, watching Karl and Durandal from afar. Although it hadn't started yet, it was definitely going to be a battle of gods, and she didn't want to get involved.

Rita raised one hand, then swung it down sharply: "Begin."

Durandal's physical abilities far surpassed those of ordinary people. Even though she was in the center of the arena, she was fully aware of the movements a kilometer away. Although she did not have Karl's super hearing, she launched an attack the instant the sound came.

This time, Karl didn't relax his body to release the force, because this was a friendly exchange, not a fight, and the process was more important than the final result of who won or lost.

If Karl continues to let the sea go without fighting back, Durandal will only feel slighted. Her opponent is a warrior, unlike Karl, who is a lazy bum at heart. The attitude Karl shows in the sparring is more important to her.

Durandal's previous attack had already shown Karl how much strength he needed, so Karl tilted his head to dodge Durandal's punch, grabbed her shoulder at the same time, and then swung her upwards with force.

Durandal was forced to break free from Earth's gravity and flew upwards for a full 5 kilometers.

"So powerful," Durandal thought in mid-air. "Just now, I had no chance to resist at all. All my skills were meaningless in the face of absolute power and speed."

That's true. Superman can easily lift a continent, while I can only do the same thing with the blessing of the Holy Sword Durandal. There is no doubt that the other party is much stronger than me.

Durandal rose to her highest point and then began to fall.

At the same time, she quickly adjusted her mindset. She no longer regarded Karl as a sparring partner, but as a mentor or senior figure.

The other party has undoubtedly gone further on the path of saving the world. What she should do is try to demonstrate her own strength, rather than thinking about defeating the other party.

This match was no longer a friendly sparring session, but more like a friendly exchange of ideas.

Durandal closed her eyes and began to channel the power within her body.

She once ventured into a world bubble, and ever since then, the world bubble has existed within her in a peculiar way. In other words, she is someone who carries the weight of the world, and at certain times, she can draw upon the power of the world.

"Starlight Forging!"

The power of the world transformed into golden armor that adorned Durandal, making her appear like a figure from mythology.

Then Durandal reached out and clenched her fist, conjuring a pale blue spear shimmering with starlight. Durandal unleashed all her power, her entire body engulfed in flames, making her resemble a shooting star, albeit one pointing downwards.

The falling speed was already very fast, and now it was accelerating even faster, generating a force that was absolutely no less than that of a comet hitting the Earth.

This strike pierced through the stars!

Chapter 130 What is Collapse?

"It's not like it's a life-or-death battle, isn't this girl taking it a little too seriously?" Karl sighed helplessly as he looked at the shooting star in the sky.

Isn't she afraid that such a strike will shatter the entire Fate Floating Island?

Rita, who had been maintaining a smile, was starting to lose her composure; the overwhelming power from the sky made her break out in a cold sweat.

“Mr. Superman, you can handle this, right?” She knew that Superman could hear her from afar.

Sure enough, Karl turned around and nodded twice to reassure her, then flew directly into the sky.

His flight speed was much faster than Durandal's descent speed. Durandal's attack was still in the acceleration phase when Karl was already in front of her.

Karl caught Durandal's spear with his bare hands. The spear's tip was blocked by Karl's strength and could not advance an inch, while the impact from behind continued to squeeze forward, which the spear could not withstand and shattered into a shower of starlight almost immediately.

At the same time, intensely hot and terrifying energy erupted in all directions, turning the sky fiery red.

The Valkyries stationed on the floating island were so frightened by this attack that they sounded the alarm.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! All departments, prepare for battle!"

"What exactly happened?"

"I don't know, it looks like someone dropped a nuclear bomb over the floating island!"

"That's not right," someone wondered. "If it's a bomb that detonates in the air, the shockwave should spread in all directions."

"But you see, for some reason, the force of the explosion is mostly directed upwards, while the impact downwards is much weaker."

This is indeed strange, as if something is blocking the view from below.

……

The machine was on the verge of shutting down, and Rita, the only one who knew the inside story, was looking at the sky with a worried expression.

Even from this distance, she had to use Honkai energy to protect herself from the heatwave. I can only imagine the terrifying damage the two people at the center of the explosion would suffer.

As the bright light and smoke from the explosion gradually dissipated, Rita was finally able to see some things clearly again.

A figure appeared in the sky, slowly descending with his back to the sun, seemingly holding something in his hands, but Rita couldn't see it clearly because the sunlight was too dazzling.

The person who flew down from the sky was Karl, and his cloak was draped over his hand, concealing something.

Rita rushed forward anxiously and asked, "Mr. Superman, is Lady Durandal alright?"

"Don't worry." Karl didn't say anything more, simply lifting the cloak and putting it back on his back.

Beneath the cloak lay the perfectly intact Durandal.

Karl had draped the cloak over her while she was in the air, then enveloped her with a bio-field. The cloak, made with Kryptonian technology, was impervious to water and fire, and the bio-field was enough to keep Durandal completely unharmed.

"Ugh, I feel a little dizzy," Durandal said somewhat dazedly.

"I'm so glad you're alright, Lady Durandal," Rita said thankfully.

But then her face darkened: "Lady Durandal, do you remember what you just did? What were you thinking, unleashing such a powerful attack at Schicksal headquarters? Were you trying to wipe everyone out?"

"Hahaha..." Knowing she was in the wrong, Durandal forced a smile. She tried to explain, "Of course you have to use your full strength in a battle, and nothing bad happened, right? I only did this because I knew there was a Superman."

“Sigh…” Rita sighed, then bowed to Carl and thanked him, “Thank you, Mr. Superman. We’re so sorry for the trouble we’ve caused you.”

Karl generously said, "It's alright. In fact, I'm quite satisfied. Durandal's all-out effort has given me a deeper understanding of this world."

He's actually quite easygoing and doesn't like to get caught up in the details. After all, his biggest wish is to live the most leisurely life while retaining his superpowers.

Durandal realized she had done something wrong and came over to say, "I'm sorry, I really shouldn't have used such a trick here. But Superman, you are really amazing, just like in the comics."

"Your power is far too great for our world, but you are a very trustworthy teammate. I believe that with your help, we will definitely be able to drive the Honkai out of this world!"

Durandal recognized that Karl's power was somewhat beyond the scope of this world, but she was not worried at all.

This is also the charm of the Superman character. If a stranger possessed such great power, it would definitely cause panic in the world, but Superman would not.

Everyone knows that Superman is a good guy; his justice is as famous as his power.

Carl was also benefiting from Superman's influence at this point, as almost everyone had an initial positive impression of him.

"Fighting the Honkai is no problem, that's what I planned anyway," Karl said. "But I have a question: do you even know what the Honkai is?"

Durandal paused for a moment: "Well..."

She rested her hand on her chin, thinking and recalling, and said, "We're not entirely sure either; there are many hypotheses about the nature of Honkai."

"Since it has been confirmed that it is a disaster targeting civilization, it is definitely not something that occurs naturally. One interesting theory is that the scholars believe that the Honkai is God's punishment for humanity."

“God?” Karl repeated.

"Yes, but we prefer to call it Honkai consciousness. This hypothesis is very popular. Regardless of whether there is a god or something else behind the Honkai, the Honkai is conscious, and that is the core of the hypothesis."

Karl knew that Honkai, as a continuously generated form of energy, was almost impossible to completely destroy unless its source could be found.

Karl's memories from his past life gave him a glimpse into what constituted a broken consciousness, suggesting that such a thing might actually exist.

The Herrscher of the Void once connected with a massive consciousness, but Karl couldn't determine the true nature of that consciousness—whether it was the so-called Honkai consciousness or the Herrscher of the End.

The game doesn't provide a specific explanation, at least not when Carl travels through time.

If Karl wants to know the answer to the question, he still has to search in this world.

Both Destiny and World Serpent know some hidden secrets. Karl will meet with Kevin, the leader of World Serpent, again in a few days, and Karl decides to ask all his questions carefully then.

As for destiny, if Karl really agrees to help Otto resurrect people, he certainly won't refuse any of Karl's requests.

……

Meanwhile, in the secret laboratory of Destiny.

Otto's body was here, but his consciousness had traveled to a strange place.

Chapter 131 Collapsed Consciousness

This is a pure white space, boundless, not existing in reality.

One second Otto was sitting in a chair, and the next second he was here. This sense of temporal and spatial dislocation made him stunned for a moment, but Otto immediately realized that only his consciousness had come here.

Most importantly, he recognized the place; this wasn't his first time here.

Otto had come here more than 10 years ago during the Second Honkai Impact, but at that time he actively sought out this place after connecting with the consciousness of the Herrscher of the Void. Now, however, he did nothing and was pulled in by the master of the space.

Otto stared intently at the figure opposite him. Even now, he still didn't understand what the other party's true form was. The other party's appearance was a white humanoid creature, and from the outside, it was no different from Otto except for its color.