I, the Geo Archon Morax with 2.1 Billion Mora, Have Joined a Chat Group [192]

[Honkai].

According to what Fu Hua had told Zhongli—

Honkai was the omnipresent energy pervading this world. When its concentration reached a certain threshold, it would trigger a reaction.

It was already well understood that—

Humans infected by Honkai would turn into mindless creatures driven only by destruction—the Stigmata-infected Dead.

When Honkai energy accumulated further, it would give birth to massive creatures—Honkai Beasts.

And when the energy levels surged even higher, Herrschers would emerge.

These [Herrschers] were born with human intelligence, yet from the moment of their awakening, they carried an unrelenting hatred toward civilization and order.

They existed for one sole purpose—the destruction of human civilization.

According to Dr. M.E.I., a researcher of Honkai energy from the previous era, Honkai was fated to produce fourteen Herrschers.

When the first thirteen Herrschers were eliminated, the fourteenth—the Herrscher of Finality—would appear as the embodiment of judgment itself.

When Fu Hua had explained this, her expression had been somewhat strange.

"However," she had added, "Dr. M.E.I. had a different perspective. She believed that the first thirteen Herrschers were ‘gifts’ from the [Will of Honkai] to civilization—only the fourteenth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Finality, was true destruction and annihilation. Of course, not everyone agreed with this conclusion."

At least from Zhongli’s perspective, that statement now seemed to hold some truth.

Because the pure white mist before him—manifesting as the Will of Honkai—carried no aura of destruction.

He could feel it.

This so-called [Will of Honkai] was akin to a grand filter for civilization, one that systematically created Herrschers to refine the world.

Once thirteen Herrschers had manifested, the final challenge—the fourteenth Herrscher—would appear, like an exam given to the world.

If a civilization passed this exam, the concentration of Honkai energy would permanently increase. But no more individuals would succumb to its corruption.

An inexhaustible energy source.
The rapid enhancement of human potential.
The emergence of new world orders shaped by war.
The near-omnipotent conversion of Honkai energy.

All of these would fuel civilization’s explosive growth—perhaps even its ascension.

That was how it was meant to be.

Yet Zhongli merely stood still, silently observing the pure white mist that embodied [Honkai].

Time was meaningless in the River of Time.

Perhaps only a minute had passed.
Or perhaps an entire year.

At last, Zhongli spoke softly.

"Greetings, Will of Honkai."

His voice carried a sense of goodwill.

The mist hovering over the river remained motionless, silent.

Zhongli frowned slightly in his heart.

And so, he reached out once more—not with words, but with his soul.

"Greetings, Will of Honkai."

This time, the white mist stirred.

Slowly, it wriggled in the vastness of the River of Time.

A single, pure-white tendril extended from the mist—drifting toward Zhongli.

[Greetings… unknown… traveler.]

A voice resounded—not through sound, but directly within his soul.

The [Will of Honkai] had finally chosen to communicate.

Zhongli did not recognize its language.

Yet somehow, he understood its meaning.

[You… where… are you from?]

A simple question.

Yet something about it made Zhongli’s frown deepen.

Something felt… wrong.

There was something—something crucial—that he had not noticed.

But for now, he chose to answer.

[I come from a world bubble above the Sea of Quantum, suspended between the Imaginary Tree and the Quantum Sea.]

Upon hearing his response—

The pure white mist shuddered violently.

Its very essence trembled, betraying its shock and confusion.

[World bubbles… cannot… produce… beings like you.]

[And yet… you do not… lie.]

[Miracle… wonder… incomprehensible.]

[But… truth… remains.]

[What… do you wish to say?]

For a brief moment, Zhongli had the illusion that the [Will of Honkai] was remembering how to speak.

Its voice—once distant and fragmented—was becoming clearer.

[You… seem eager to communicate.]

[Speak… what is your wish?]

Zhongli’s frown deepened slightly.

For thousands of years, it had always been he who asked others—"What is your wish?"

Yet for the first time in centuries, he was the one being asked.

Interesting.

Then I shall be direct.

"The Will of Honkai," Zhongli lifted his seven-crowned dragon heads and spoke, "I ask that you withdraw the Honkai energy from this world. This world is not yet ready for its exam."

"Or rather—I will assume responsibility for this exam. If you insist on enforcing Honkai’s directive…"

"Then you shall be my enemy."

"Of course, as compensation, you may also make a request of me."

The [Will of Honkai] shuddered once more.

This time, the tremors were even greater.

There was an emotion within its movements—

A strange amusement.

A laughter both absurd and incomprehensible.

An unknown span of time passed.

The white mist finally stilled.

Slowly—very slowly—it rotated.

Though it had no true front or back, Zhongli knew—

For the first time, the [Will of Honkai] was facing him directly.

[Compensation… truly laughable.]

[A mere lifeform of a world bubble dares to speak of compensation to me.]

[However… you might be a fine meal.]

These words—far more human than before—echoed into Zhongli’s soul.

And then—

The white mist moved.

It lashed out—its tendrils reaching Zhongli’s scales.

In an instant, an overwhelming force surged into his body.

Zhongli’s expression shifted.

Clarity struck him like a lightning bolt.

The unease he had failed to identify before—

Now it was crystal clear.

—Something is wrong!

—If Honkai is merely the examiner, then why did K423 become a Herrscher of Finality from another timeline?

—If the first thirteen Herrschers are supposed to be gifts to civilization, why skip so many and immediately introduce the exam? Isn’t that just outright destruction?!

—And furthermore… does the Will of Honkai truly possess such a developed human consciousness?

His thoughts raced—

But before he could process them fully—

A familiar screen suddenly appeared before him.

[Detection: Unobservable-level Honkai existence identified.]

[Reminder: Chat System issuing emergency alert to user.]

[Calculating disparity between user and Honkai entity…]

[User identified as an unquantifiable lifeform.]

[...]

[Please wait. Chat System initiating upgrade.]

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