Their commission was suspicious.

Chen Luo recognized both words, so why did they sound so unfamiliar when combined?

"Tracing back to the source? Tracing back to the source... I see?"

Tracing back to the source, revealing one's true self, and staying true to oneself...

These are three different abilities.

However, sticking to his own principles, Chen Luo felt he had done enough. Knowing his true feelings, Chen Luo had other options, so the only choice he could make was the first one.

Seeing one's true nature, even the Divine Mirror is a professional tool.

"Magic mirror, magic mirror, tell me what I want now?" Chen Luo took out the Ancient Mirror of Divine Revelation and looked at himself.

The Divine Mirror has the effect of revealing one's true self, and even has an ability that every host wants to try—the Trial of the Heart.

This ability can only be used once per person, and eight to nine out of ten previous users have been killed by it.

【Finally】

"...But the Cocoon of the End is a reward that those in the Honkai world deserve after their long trials and tribulations."

【Finally】

No matter what Chen Luo was muttering to himself, the mirror only showed one answer.

Chen Luo clearly understood the meaning behind this answer.

"But……"

【Finally】

The fact that Chen Luo's rationality tells him not to do something doesn't mean he doesn't want to do it.

Reason told Chen Luo that crushing the Cocoon of the End would be a waste, but Chen Luo's true feelings told him that he really wanted to do it.

"Lolo, what are you looking at?" Velvi came closer.

Seeing that Chen Luo had a mirror, Wilvi adjusted the mirror so that it reflected her, and then tidied her hair.

However, to her astonishment, Velvet found eight answers reflected in the mirror.

【Serene】×5

[Hungry] ×3

"Ok?"

"This is the Ancient Mirror of Divine Illumination. Its effect is to reveal your true self. In other words, it will show you whatever you want to do right now. Although it sounds a bit sensational, the human ability to deceive oneself is invincible," Chen Luo said.

What people fear most is self-deception, because sometimes you keep deceiving yourself until you even believe it yourself, and that is the most fatal thing.

“Oh, I see…” Wilvi nodded meaningfully.

Why do you look so strange? What did you see inside?

"I saw Hanabi. The doll that Hanabi gave out can sing a birthday song. It is undoubtedly the most surprising of all the dolls, but I, Vilvi, have never been inferior to anyone, so I cannot be outdone by her surprise."

"But according to you, haven't we already lost the competition?"

"Exactly, so if we can't solve the doll problem, we'll solve the doll maker problem. If we solve the fireworks problem, then I'll still be the most amazing magician, right?"

"???"

"Anyway, thanks to you for the mirror. I plan to convert the fireworks machine I prepared for you into a fireworks capture machine!"

"Oh no, what about my fireworks?"

"Fireworks needs to be caught by myself. I must... catch it!"

"Fireworks...it seems this is the only way? The explosion of the Cocoon of the End should be considered a firework of sufficient magnitude, right? At worst, we can just destroy it and then restore it."

All of this was forced upon me by Will.jpg

While the power of reincarnation possessed by the End is indeed powerful, there are quite a few individuals among Chen Luo's SSS-level talents who surpass it.

If Chen Luo wanted to, he could share his talent.

Anyway, in Chen Luo's case, SS-level authority can be used as SSS-level after the River God's ability is enhanced.

SSS-level abilities are rare, but SS-level abilities are not.

……

Time passed slowly, gradually approaching midnight...

"Huh? What? Velvi, you changed the fireworks?"

"Yes, because I've discovered that the power of fireworks is limited, but if I turn fireworks into sparklers, then I'll have an infinite number of wishes!"

"Is that just wishful thinking? I'm too embarrassed to call you out on it!"

"But what about the fireworks?"

"Of course, it's up to Lolo. I canceled the fireworks launcher not just to catch the fireworks, but because I saw that Lolo seemed to have other ideas."

"so?"

"So let me set off an even more spectacular fireworks display for everyone!" Chen Luo stood up from behind the bar.

"Hmm, what do you want to do?"

"It's time to resolve the problem that has been troubling me for so long. Whether it's the previous civilization or the current civilization, what ultimately reigns supreme is the End, the mastermind behind it all. So... I'm going to give it a chance."

"Can't understand."

"It's okay if you don't understand. Just wait patiently to watch the fireworks."

Where can I see it? In a bar?

“No, this is fine, but this will do.” Chen Luo took out a prop that resembled a stage.

"This is...it seems to be a prop that allows people to always be in the best viewing position." Xiaoyuan recognized the prop that she had sat on before.

“That’s right, so you’ll naturally know how to use it too. The job of guiding the others will be yours. This prop will help you adjust the viewing angle and take you to the most suitable spot to watch the performance,” Chen Luo said.

After saying that, Chen Luo handed the prop to Xiao Yuan, then pushed open the bar door and walked out of the bar.

Honkai consciousness is something artificially created.

Or perhaps it was originally just an artificial intelligence, but humans added human-like flaws to it.

Just like how the other party would be furious when the Herrscher of Consciousness was born from Fu Hua's body and then molded into Fu Hua's shape by 5 years of memories.

Above this abstract existence of Honkai Consciousness lies the power of the End.

That colossal entity that monopolizes all the imaginary energy in this world, residing on the Tree of Imaginary Numbers.

With a blink of an eye, Chen Luo found himself in a strange space.

For Chen Luo, who had already become a broken consciousness, coming to see the End was an easy thing.

Within this space lies a gigantic cocoon, and the cracks on the cocoon seem to peek out from time to time, like an eye.

Nearly infinite imaginary energy, or Honkai energy, formed a tray that enveloped the lower half of the cocoon, creating a platform for visitors to face the cocoon of the end.

Chen Luo looked up at the star ring composed of countless fragments of stone at the location of the Cocoon of the End.

"Facing your truest self... you want to say that this is the qualification to receive the end?" Chen Luo sneered as he looked at the cocoon of the end, which emitted an ethereal sound.

With the ability to listen, Chen Luo has absolute initiative when communicating with non-living things.

“But you’re not qualified.” Chen Luo stared at the Cocoon of the End.

Feeling Chen Luo's calm gaze, this being whose sole mission was to create the cocoon of the end of civilization capable of bearing its own great power, now felt, in a human-like way, that it was being scrutinized from above.

Moreover, when the Cocoon of the End tried to create another Chen Luo, it found itself powerless to do so.

“But I’m willing to give you another chance. Since your test is like this, I won’t bully you, and I’m even planning to give you a little something extra.” Two things slowly appeared in Chen Luo’s hand.

One is the Ancient Mirror of Divine Illumination, and the other is the SSS-level power of the Herrscher of Origin.

"Let's take a gamble. If I pass the trial, I will eliminate the last obstacle on my path to transcendence, while you will be pulverized. I will crush the civilization you created, piece by piece, and then throw it into the most vicious purgatory to suffer endless torment!"

The inner demon of the pre-civilization era has faded, but Chen Luo still dislikes the Cocoon of the End; these two things are not contradictory.

"Huh? You're asking what if I lose? No, I won't lose. And you have no right to refuse." Chen Luo tossed the two items in his hand toward the Key of the End.

As a pure light slowly bloomed within the cocoon of the end.

The Trial of the End, which requires facing one's true self to pass; the Trial of Self-Examination, the ultimate move of the Ancient Mirror of the Gods that reveals one's true nature, which can only be attempted once by one person; and the SSS-level one-time Herrscher of Origin power of Tracing the Origin... all slowly merged under Chen Luo's "prayer".

Then, the clear light slowly engulfed Chen Luo.

……

"who am I?"

These three words are now all that's on Chen Luo's mind.

It's not that Chen Luo has lost his memories, but rather that when Chen Luo combined four things—the Trial of the End, which requires facing one's true self to pass; the Trial of Self-Examination, the ultimate move of the Ancient Mirror of the Gods that can only be tried once; the SSS-rank, one-time Herrscher of Origin power of tracing back to the source; and his own wishes—this created the challenge called "Who Am I?"

That's right, there are four, and Chen Luo's wish is one of them.

Chen Luo gave the Cocoon of the End a chance.

Of course, this was not because Chen Luo was arrogant, but rather an attempt by Chen Luo.

If Chen Luo wins, he can, as he himself said, remove the last obstacle to his transcendence.

What if Chen Luo loses?

Who knows what will happen?

But at least it won't get worse.

The reason Chen Luo was able to conduct this test was because he updated the content of the [Ranking] list in real time before he arrived.

On Chen Luo's own transcendence buff ranking list, the number one spot still belongs to the guy who likes to buy his own ranking.

However, the second has become the final ritual.

The enhanced End Ritual.

The important thing is not becoming the end, but the enhanced ritual of facing one's true self.

Since that's the case, Chen Luo naturally had to give it a try.

Chen Luo wanted to see just how powerful this final ritual was.

Unsurprisingly, after obtaining the Ancient Mirror of Divinity and the power of the Primordial Herrscher, the Cocoon of the End was constructed with its own trial as the main body.

Thus, the trial called "Who Am I" was born.

Limited to trials of the soul.

Chapter 2318 The Grand Finale (The End)

"So, shouldn't we make some noise now?" Chen Luo thought, looking at the pitch-black scene in front of him.

"Or is my heart truly filled with darkness? That's too unrealistic, but it'll break the immersion, and if people break the immersion, the trial loses its authenticity," Chen Luo muttered to himself.

The absence of the user-friendly plugin's voice left Chen Luo slightly bored.

Chen Luo's abilities were not sealed; they were simply currently located deep within his mind, preventing other abilities from affecting him.

Just as Chen Luo was wondering what this trial was all about, the dark scenery began to change.

Chen Luo saw a huge statue, a familiar person, and seven shining orbs of light.

Legend has it that countless years ago, a transcendent being who had achieved enlightenment through weapon crafting intended to forge an artifact to save all living beings.

As the image first appeared in the darkness, a voice rang in Chen Luo's ears.

After much contemplation, this transcendent being chose to gather the desires and wishes of all adventurers in the Dimensional Sea as materials. Thus, seven artifacts were crafted, and a legend quietly began to circulate.

According to legend, if one collects all seven pieces of the Starry Sea set—each containing a wondrous item—one can summon a Transcendent Being and have them grant one wish.

"No one would believe that a transcendent being would go back on their word, and aside from their ability to be used as wish-granting items like the Dragon Balls, these seven items are also quite useful in the Dimensional Sea. Each one can greatly increase one's survival rate in the Dimensional Sea."

"Of these seven sets, the earlier in the sequence, the more numerous they are. The other Starry Sea sets have been seen to varying degrees, but the last item remains missing."

"However, this transcendent being's millennia-long wait ultimately benefited someone else. A ruthless individual, willing to sever himself in pursuit of a second transcendence, finally awakened his wisdom in this life. Through pre-existing safeguards, he collected the Star Sea Tablet, hidden deep within the Dimensional Sea, which should have been inaccessible to anyone else. He summoned the transcendent being and then demanded the power of the transcendent being's accumulated desires across the entire Dimensional Sea, collected over thousands of years."