Chapter 265: Fu Hua's Taixuan Sword God! The Death of Cheng Lixue.
The meaning behind the Honkai God's final action left everyone in the livestream room completely bewildered. After all, that behavior looked almost like suicide, but was that truly the God's intent?
[Could the Honkai God mean... that to resurrect Kallen, one must kill God?]
[But the Honkai God committed suicide in Otto's form, so shouldn't it mean Otto has to commit suicide?]
[Wait, can Otto's suicide really exchange for Kallen's life? Is that for real?]
For a time, the audience in the livestream room offered various guesses, but they were all dismissed one by one. They still couldn't grasp the Honkai God's intentions. In fact, the Otto in the game also failed to understand the Honkai God's meaning at this moment.
At this time, he had to face another severe problem: because he had met with the deity, Sirin had broken free from the illusion with the Honkai God's help. She realized that everything that had just happened was merely the power of Fenghuang Down. Having understood this, Sirin became arrogant once more. She believed that Otto and his group were only capable of schemes and tricks, and were fundamentally no match for her.
Facing Sirin with her Herrscher powers fully unleashed, Fu Hua knew that if Sirin were allowed to leave under these circumstances, even Schicksal would likely be no match for her. To stop Sirin, there was only one way.
That was... to burn Fenghuang Down.
Fu Hua closed her eyes. Memories flashed before her like slides in a projector; they were her past, the most important memories that constituted the person known as "Fu Hua." Whether they were painful memories or happy, warm ones... at this moment, to fight the 2nd Herrscher, Fu Hua had to burn these memories with her own hands, turning them into the strongest strike capable of killing a Herrscher!
["All the past, let it be committed to this blade... Fenghuang Down, First Rated Power, Taixuan Sword God!!"]
Accompanied by a phoenix cry that resounded through heaven and earth, Fu Hua's figure transformed into a blazing phoenix. The entire sky was dyed red under her flames! Then, the sword qi condensed from those flames in the sky seemed as if it would pierce through heaven and earth itself!
The Babylon Labs appeared small in comparison to this move. Sirin, enveloped beneath the sword qi, had to face the majesty of the Taixuan Sword God directly!
["Bluffing! The attack of a mere ant..."]
Even though she felt the world-destroying power contained in this move, Sirin remained confident in her own strength—however, the cold sweat continuously sliding from her forehead betrayed the fact that she was starting to panic.
["Spirit, the pinnacle of change, the subtle expression of all things, cannot be defined by form. This is the fifth realization of Taixuan Sword Qi—Spirit."]
Fu Hua gazed at Sirin below, her face devoid of sorrow or joy.
["It has no form and requires none. This sword fills space; this sword IS space. Thus it is everywhere, and nothing can withstand it."]
["Herrscher—this strike—"]
["Is unstoppable."]
In the next instant, the Taixuan Sword God descended from the sky. Sirin exerted all her strength to block this move, using every trick in her arsenal. However, her attacks were dissolved and pulverized under this sword qi. Crimson flames illuminated the world. Sirin opened her Imaginary Barrier to its limit; hiding behind the barrier, she believed she was protected by God.
["As long as God is with me, I will never lose to you! You ant, don't even think about opposing God!!"]
As long as the deity remained, she could never lose to Fu Hua!
"Holy crap! This is way too cool!" Kiana, watching the Taixuan Sword God move in the livestream, almost jumped up in excitement. After all, the "her" in the main story had also learned Taixuan Sword Qi, right? Did that mean she could also pull off such a cool move?
"Kiana, put away those dangerous thoughts... Think about the price Fu Hua paid to release an attack of this scale." Theresa, standing nearby, wiped the sweat from her forehead with a helpless expression.
"True... Using one's own memories as fuel to unleash the full power of this move. And it seems the more memories burned, the greater the power... Only a MANTIS who has lived from the Previous Era to now, like the Class Monitor, could have such vast memories to use as fuel." Kiana nodded in deep agreement. In her view, this was a finishing move only Fu Hua could release. Behind this incredibly cool move, the price was Fu Hua losing her past.
Although it was hard to say whether Fu Hua's past experiences were good or bad—after all, she had been enduring the departures of her companions since the Previous Era, sending away those around her time and time again... and even having the tragic experience of being backstabbed by her seven disciples—even so, those warm and happy times spent with her companions were still Fu Hua's most important treasures. However, under the strike of the Taixuan Sword God, all the past, both good and bad memories, were burned to ashes.
"Regardless of whether those memories were good or bad, they were important things that made the Old Timer who she is." Looking at the game screen, Senti couldn't help but sigh. "Although I also feel that sometimes it's okay to throw away bad memories... didn't the Old Timer say it herself? She doesn't want to forget where she came from..."
Senti knew Fu Hua well. Losing these memories must be an incredibly painful thing for her. To protect this world, Fu Hua had truly given up almost everything, even her life... if it weren't for her "Fu-pushup" resilience, she would have died hundreds of times over.
"From that perspective, I really don't know if the Old Timer is lucky or unlucky."
The Imaginary Barrier Sirin deployed could not block Fu Hua's Taixuan Sword God. Just as the strike was about to hit Sirin, the crimson firebird suddenly fell into a pure white space. The deity sitting on the throne, in Sirin's form, shattered along with the white space under the sword. The connection between Sirin's consciousness and the Honkai God was turned to nothingness.
But because of this, Sirin was not directly killed by the blow. Seeing this result, Fu Hua couldn't help but feel regret. She had clearly used all her power, yet she still failed to defeat Sirin.
["2nd Herrscher... Is it my misfortune, or is it that your time has not yet come..."]
Fu Hua, losing consciousness, was caught by the suddenly appearing Welt Yang. It was precisely because her strike severed the connection between the Honkai God and Sirin that Welt finally had a chance to breathe. He sent Fu Hua's consciousness out and then hid once more within the Core of Reason. Welt was waiting for an opportunity—an opportunity to decide the outcome against the 2nd Herrscher. Until then, he had to remain hidden.
"What? Not even that killed Sirin? You've got to be kidding me!" Senti slumped into her chair with a look of utter helplessness. "The Old Timer did so much, and she still couldn't beat Sirin... If it weren't for that Honkai God, Sirin would definitely have been defeated!"
She thought this move would kill the 2nd Herrscher, but the result was disappointing. However, the audience soon realized that Sirin's time indeed hadn't come. If she were killed here, Cecilia Schariac might not have sacrificed herself... these were details mentioned in the main story. But now, it seemed those few bits of information were so thrilling and tragic when seen in the Second Honkai War.
Livestream viewers expressed their disappointment and anxiety. If even Fu Hua couldn't defeat Sirin with such a move, who else could stop her?
In reality, Fu Hua returned to consciousness and coughed up blood.
["Quick! I failed, you must escape!"]
["Master..."]
["I'm sorry, I don't remember your name... but I can faintly feel that you are someone very important to me, so, you must live on..."]
Cheng Lixue looked at Fu Hua in shock. After saying this, Fu Hua lost consciousness and fell into her arms.
["No... Master, this time, it's my turn to protect you."]
A gentle smile appeared on Cheng Lixue's face. Although she still didn't understand why her Master had left her back then, hearing her Master say she was an important person was enough. She had no more regrets. She handed Fu Hua to Otto, who had finally recovered.
["Please take Master and leave, quickly. I will stall the 2nd Herrscher."]
Her voice was light but carried an undeniable tone. She took one last deep look at Fu Hua, wishing to remember her most important Master before her final moment...
The audience realized what was coming. Otto and Fu Hua couldn't handle Sirin. What could Cheng Lixue, an A-rank Valkyrie, do? There was only one outcome for her staying behind: death.
Cheng Lixue, setting aside life and death, showed everything she had learned in this battle. Even if it was like a moth to a flame... she had no regrets. Fighting to her last breath, even after being pierced by the Void Lance, she desperately tried to stand in front of Sirin. Even after her consciousness faded, she did not close her eyes. To protect her Master, she gave everything.
["I didn't expect this ant to be so resilient; it took me quite a while to trample her..."] Looking at the lifeless Cheng Lixue, Sirin felt a sense of annoyance. ["It seems the other two ants escaped and hid."]
Cheng Lixue's desperate fight was not in vain; it allowed Otto and Fu Hua to survive. The audience felt a mix of grief and rage, particularly at Otto's actions earlier which had ruined the favorable situation.
Cheng Lixue's death was heartbreaking for the fans. Compared to the seven disciples who betrayed their teacher, Cheng Lixue was like an angel. Seeing someone who treated Fu Hua with such sincerity pass away was devastating.
Watching Cheng Lixue die in the game, Fu Hua clenched her fists, her body trembling. Because Cheng Lixue was such an important disciple to her, her death was incredibly painful.
"I finally understand why so many people are angry at the writer..." It took a while for Fu Hua to calm down. Even with her good temper, she felt an urge to give the writer a "Cun-Jin" strike!
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