I, a planetary-level Honkai Beast, love only Valkyries.

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At the entrance of the Taoist temple in front, there are two guardian stone lions.

Xingyue admired the beautiful scenery along the way and continued walking until she arrived at the courtyard.

As soon as she stepped inside, a gust of wind blew in her face, whipping her hair back.

Ding~ Ding~ Ding

Seven young men dressed in Taoist robes are attacking a woman with red eyes and white hair.

Seeing this, Xingyue's lips curled up, she concealed her aura, came to the side, and stretched out her palm, on which was projected the figure of a girl with gray-blue hair.

"Fu Hua, what do you think?"

"Don't be confused. This Herrscher is an existence born from your memories. She possesses all your past memories. This place is actually the part you actually experienced."

"What?"

Fu Hua's pupils contracted as he stared at the woman in the center of the battlefield, a woman with white hair and red eyes, wearing a robe, without uttering a word.

On the battlefield, the Herald of Knowledge surveyed his seven disciples, his expression filled with extreme hatred.

"Hey! Aren't these my seven damned traitors?"

"What? Can't wait to kill your master?"

"It just so happens that I need to settle accounts with you all. It was a foolish decision of mine to show you mercy back then."

The seven disciples looked at each other, all of them seeing the confusion on each other's faces.

Master, something seems off today.

"wrong."

The white-haired junior sister's expression changed, and she pointed at the Herrscher of Knowledge in surprise.

"Look, Master's internal energy is disordered. Oh no, Master has gone into qi deviation."

Upon hearing this, the senior students immediately became excited, and their original guilt vanished.

They initially thought that killing the Crimson Kite Immortal was a heinous crime, but now that they see their master has gone mad, they can use the reputation of eliminating evil to justify their actions as righteous.

"Hmph! Even if I suffer a qi deviation, I'm still more than capable of dealing with you all."

Shi Bao pulled these guys into the illusion, and without a doubt, he dealt with them in no time.

Just as she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the surrounding environment suddenly changed. A sharp sword wind came from behind. After the Herrscher of Knowledge easily blocked it, she looked back and was horrified to find that the seven traitors who were supposed to be dead had reappeared in the same spot and were repeating the same actions.

The Herald of Knowledge killed them all once again.

But the seven traitors and the scene from before reappeared...

And so it continued, repeating endlessly.

Under repeated torment, the mindset of the Lawbringer collapsed.

"Why are you never going to stop? How many more times do you want to do this before you're finally done?"

The rebellious disciples acted as if they hadn't heard anything and once again showed their prowess to their master.

Star Moon gazed at the Herrscher of Knowledge, whose mental state had collapsed and who was on the verge of madness.

She was waiting, waiting for the moment when the words "I want to settle accounts with you all" from the Herrscher of Knowledge would become "I want to settle accounts with you all on behalf of that old relic."

When this sentence appears, it means that the Herrscher of Knowledge can break free from the illusion. However, it seems that Knowledge is still insisting that she is Fu Hua. If she does this, she will not be able to break free from Izanami on her own.

Thinking of this, Xingyue sighed, feeling it was time to guide the Herrscher of Knowledge.

"Hi!"

The Herald of Knowledge, who was sparring with his disciples, suddenly heard a beautiful voice from behind. When he turned around, his disciples behind him seemed to have turned into still scenery, their movements and bodies frozen in place, regardless of how uncoordinated their actions and balance were.

"you?"

The one who knew the law was taken aback at first, then stared angrily at the newcomer.

"Yes, I remembered."

"It's you who brought me here! Let me out, let me out now!"

The one who knew the law, carrying a long spear, charged forward in anger.

Xingyue casually caught the spear thrust by the Herrscher of Knowledge, and with a slight effort, flung it to the ground, causing the latter to fall to the ground in an extremely undignified manner.

Walking up to the Herrscher of Knowledge, she nudged Knowledge Treasure's cheek with her toe.

"How are you? Have you calmed down yet?"

"hateful!"

Shi Bao gripped his weapon tightly, trying to stand up, but was pressed down on the head by the other party.

"Let me put it this way! The key to breaking this illusion lies in whether you can truly understand yourself; otherwise, even I, the caster, cannot break it for you."

"I'll be blunt with you, Herrscher of Knowledge, you are not Red Falcon..."

Xingyue pointed at Shibao's face and said.

"what are you saying?"

The Herrscher of Knowledge swallowed hard, asking in confusion, a strange sense of unease creeping over her.

"It means exactly what it says!"

Xingyue smiled at the treasure beneath her feet and released her foot.

The surrounding illusion shifted again, and they found themselves in a large battlefield.

A white-haired woman dressed in a nun's habit, carrying a cross, appeared before her.

"Come, let me see what choice you, Zixu Chiyuan, will make."

Xingyue sat on a stone stool, crossed her legs, leaned back, a grape dangling from her mouth, and looked at the Lawgiver of Knowledge with a slightly lazy gaze.

"Of course it is..."

A ball of blazing, intensely hot flame coalesced in the hand of the Lawbringer.

"She was killed."

After saying that, the Herrscher of Knowledge used his Inch-Mind Fist to pierce through Kallen, killing her instantly.

"Anyone who dares to invade the territory of China shall be killed."

As expected, the illusion returned to the battlefield once more.

Upon seeing this scene, the law-abiding scholar was stunned.

She didn't understand why the illusion was rewinding; what she had done was supposed to make up for the regrets of the past!

"See, I told you so!"

Xingyue laughed.

"If it were Chi Yuan, she would definitely consider the war between Tianming and Shenzhou, which is essentially an inevitable result of the development of civilization."

"Kallen, a warrior who is not a part of the Honkai Warriors, is therefore more inclined to guide her back on track."

"So, you who understand the laws, are you still deceiving yourself?"

Chapter Thirty-One: Are you sure you can handle this, Greyhound?!

"Nonsense, nonsense."

The restless feeling in Shilu's heart grew stronger and stronger.

"If I defeat you, this illusion will be broken, right? That's right, isn't it?"

Touched on his most tender side, Shi Lu's expression gradually became frantic, and he had lost his reason.

A crimson feather robe draped over her shoulders, and the black-red flames burning on her body grew even more intense.

He exerted all his strength.

But the more she tried, the more she realized a fact, a fact she was unwilling to admit.

"You've already figured it out subconsciously, haven't you? You just don't want to admit it."

Clang~ Clang~ Clang

Pick, pull, stab, chop, sweep

As Shi Bao continuously switched weapons to launch attacks, Xing Yue casually extended a single index finger and blocked them all.

Shi Lu's stamina gradually couldn't keep up with the all-out attack. He rolled in the air and landed at the back, panting heavily.

"Whoo~"

The girl with frizzy hair put one hand on her hip, stretched the willow branch, blew a leisurely breath onto her fingers, and then glanced at Shi Lü with a teasing look.

"I'll show you something else good."

After saying that, she waved.

A phantom gradually materialized; it was a woman whose appearance matched Shi Lu's.

The moment this person appeared, Shi Lu's eyes widened immediately.

“That’s right, this is the original consciousness of this body, the Crimson Iris Immortal.”

Xingyue takes advantage of the momentum to build railways

"After she left her body, the Honkai Will chose her body to create a new Herrscher. That's right, it's you, the Herrscher of Consciousness."

"And as a result, your injuries have healed."

Xingyue pointed at Shilu and spoke word by word, each word striking the white-haired girl's most vulnerable spot, the part she was least willing to admit.

Shi Lu fell silent, her head bowed, her face incredibly gloomy.

The surrounding space shifted, the illusion shattered, and the three returned to reality, back to the underground of the island.

"Laugh if you want to!"

"No matter how much I try to deceive myself, I realize it when I use all my strength."

The man who knew the law pounded on the wall, gritting his teeth in anger.

Seeing Shilu's appearance, Xingyue smiled with satisfaction, knowing that she had achieved her goal.

She stepped forward and patted Shilu on the shoulder.

"Why didn't you do this earlier? You are not someone else, and you don't need to become someone else."

"You just need to be yourself."

"I agree."

The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw Fu Hua suddenly step forward to echo it.

Through Xingyue's perspective, Fu Hua also realized that Shi Bao was not a bad person. If she didn't have other things to do, it would have been better to just give her body to the Herrscher of Knowledge.

With this thought in mind, the gray-haired woman revealed a gentle smile.

“I have seen everything you have done. I know you are not the embodiment of evil, nor are you a puppet of decay.”

“I left this body, and you were born from it. It belongs to you, but I cannot give it to you now.”

After saying that, Fu Hua winked at Xing Yue and, with her consent, she entered the body that originally belonged to her.

Shi Lu looked at his arm and scolded himself.

"Tch! You old fogey! You're really crazy."

But while scolding, she realized from Xingyue's earlier signal that not returning the body was not an option, so she could only vent her anger with a curse.

"Oh?"

Upon seeing this, Xingyue's brows furrowed in a strange arc.

She clearly understood what Shi Bao wanted to express, yet felt awkward about not being able to articulate it, and so…

"The Ruler of Knowledge."

"What? You called me for something else? Fine, fine, I can't beat you anyway, do whatever you want with me."

Shi Lu, holding the flat-chested bag he inherited from his mother, snorted disdainfully.