St. Freya Academy, Theresa's exclusive training room.
"Long time no see, Kiana."
"It's been about four years, hasn't it?"
Siegfried looked at his daughter and spoke in a calm and gentle tone.
Although Siegfried hid it well, Ling Feng keenly noticed a flicker of genuine longing in his eyes.
"Dad..."
"I... I've been looking for you."
Kiana stared at Siegfried, unable to recover, her voice trembling slightly.
"I'm sorry..." Siegfried showed a憨厚 smile, opening his mouth like a lecher.
"Isn't it here now?"
"Four years, has your chest grown a little bigger? Let Dad confirm."
"Oh, there's another very cute girl over there. You must be Kiana's friend, right? Come here, uncle, let me carefully..."
Before Siegfried could finish speaking, Kiana delivered an uppercut to his face, scolding him.
"What a joke, you damn dad!"
"This is indeed the Siegfried I know. His perverted nature hasn't changed..." Theresa's mouth twitched.
Sagiri, who had been somewhat curious about Kiana's father, cautiously took a few steps back upon seeing Siegfried's demeanor, her hand instinctively gripping the Mist Wind.
She had already labeled Siegfried as "a pervert who doesn't spare even his own daughter."
"I must tell Mei and the others when I get back."
"Fortunately, Ling Feng isn't this kind of pervert..."
Sagiri felt a sense of relief, but then she thought again, wishing Ling Feng was a bit more perverted. Then she could, hehe...
A perverted smile spread across Sagiri's face.
However, Sagiri quickly shook her head, casting away the dangerous thought.
"But Ling Feng said guests are coming. Are there enemies?"
Sagiri turned towards the door, intending to use her divine sense to check, but then reconsidered.
Judging by Ling Feng's relaxed demeanor earlier, it was probably just some weakling.
In the training room, Kiana's cheeks flushed as she angrily yelled at Siegfried.
"Four years ago, you just ran off without saying anything!"
"I searched the whole world for you. I'd already decided that when I saw you, I'd teach you a good lesson!"
"That was to protect you..." Siegfried clutched his aching jaw and stammered.
"Um... I'm just a program simulated by a computer..."
"I don't believe you for a second," Theresa thought silently. As the owner of the memory battlefield, she knew that simulated programs couldn't be this intelligent.
However, she didn't intend to expose Siegfried.
"Then that's perfect! I'll use you as practice until I find my real dad. I'll tear you to shreds!"
"Then come on! Let's see if my silly daughter has improved!"
Siegfried's gaze sharpened, and he materialized the Fire of Heaven - Judgment Greatsword.
Theresa was startled and anxiously operated the system, trying to stop the machine, but it was useless.
"Siegfried! Are you insane! She's your daughter!"
Theresa knew how powerful the Fire of Heaven - Judgment was.
When fully unleashed, it could easily destroy a city!
The atmosphere grew tense, and just as the two were about to engage, a broadsword, dark blue with a crystal-like blade, floated in front of Kiana.
Both Kiana and Siegfried were stunned and turned to look at Sagiri.
"Kiana, this is what Ling gave me before he left, to lend to you. He said to properly teach this stinky dad of yours a lesson, and by the way, he's not entirely a system program."
Sagiri shouted.
Kiana and Siegfried were both surprised. Kiana looked at the God of War Blade, but before she could grab it, it flew into her hand on its own.
"This is?!"
Theresa and Siegfried exclaimed in unison. What kind of weapon was this? Did it have intelligence?!
"Oof!"
Kiana suddenly felt a powerful force surge from the God of War Blade into her body. She could clearly feel a qualitative improvement in her physique.
"Hahaha, my dear daughter, you don't actually believe what this cute girl is saying, do you?"
Siegfried suddenly panicked. Although this was a connection and not his true body, the pain was almost perfectly replicated.
He had a vague premonition that this broadsword... might be a bit troublesome.
"I do, I believe her very much."
"Good daughter, why are you joking like this?"
"Hmph, I don't care what you say, have a taste of my blade first!"
Kiana instinctively swung her blade, and a sharp, cerulean blade energy shot out.
Siegfried's pupils contracted sharply, and he quickly retreated, dodging to the left.
*WHOOSH!*
*BOOM!*
The blade energy struck the training room wall, its immense power erupting like artillery. The energy shield on the wall rippled.
"Gulp."
Seeing the power of the broadsword, Siegfried broke out in a cold sweat and involuntarily swallowed.
"Oh my God!"
"Calm down, my good daughter."
His response was another blast of cerulean blade energy.
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On the streets of St. Freya, Ling Feng was running towards the Valkyrie dormitory, thinking to himself.
"Damn it, I wanted to see a heartwarming father-daughter reunion."
Valkyrie Dormitory
*BOOM!*
The outer wall of the dormitory was blasted apart, debris flying, and a battered Fu Hua landed on the street amidst the smoke and dust.
"Clap, clap, clap—"
"I didn't expect you to block my attack. Worthy of praise."
The hooded man looked disdainfully at Fu Hua, clapping arrogantly.
Dozens of dark purple spheres floated around him, and Mei was bound by ribbon-like energy beams, suspended in mid-air.
"Ability to control gravity?"
Fu Hua's gaze was sharp; she had roughly figured out the opponent's ability from their previous exchange.
Next, the villain would probably monologue.
"That's right, I have the ability to control gravity. As long as it's within my line of sight, I can change the gravity it experiences."
"So no matter how strong you are, it's useless before me. Furthermore, with a flick of my finger, I can kill even the air."
"What do you say, Valkyrie? Do you still want to fight me, Welt, the First Herrscher?"
Fu Hua half-crouched on the ground, her eyes fixed on the opponent, blue Honkai energy intertwining around her.
"Herrscher, for a Herrscher, your ability is quite plain."
"What do you know? This is just one aspect of my ability..."
Before he could finish, Fu Hua stomped heavily on the ground and flew to him, her punches landing with lightning speed, as if dozens of hands were attacking simultaneously.
"Heh, you want to defeat me with speed? Too naive."
Welt sneered, completely unfazed by Fu Hua's barrage of attacks. Even a gravity particle cannon couldn't break his shield, let alone...
"Crack!"
The next moment, the sound of shattering glass echoed.
Welt's expression changed, and he gritted his teeth in anger.
He had just been boasting, and in the next second, he was proven wrong.
"You talk a lot, but your strength isn't much."
"Damn it, how dare you look down on me!"
Welt's face contorted into a ferocious expression.
Fu Hua had no intention of lingering, turning to leave.
"Kneel down!!!"
Welt roared, the Herrscher stigmata on his face activating, and a hundredfold gravity was applied to Fu Hua.
In the next instant, Fu Hua felt as if she had been violently hit by a fully powered train. The instantaneous shift was too much for her body to bear.
Especially her internal organs; she spat out a mouthful of blood.
"I can't move..." Fu Hua's body was under an unbearable pressure. She couldn't even speak, let alone move.
"Who gave you permission to leave? Repent under a hundredfold gravity!"
"I originally intended to spare the daughter of Raiden Ryoma, but I've changed my mind."
Not far away, Ling Feng stood at a vantage point, looking at Fu Hua's defeat with surprise.
He had been here for a long time, ever since Fu Hua entered the dormitory.
He initially thought he wouldn't need to intervene and was ready to watch the show, but to his surprise, Fu Hua was at a disadvantage.
Who was Fu Hua, after all? The Immortal Crimson Kite! Someone who could easily defeat Herrschers.
Why was she suddenly so weak?
"Fu Hua doesn't seem to be faking it. Could it be that the memories from fighting Sirin during the Second Honkai Impact were too much?"
"Do memories affect Fu Hua's combat power?"
Ling Feng was confused about the source of Fu Hua's strength.
As Ling Feng stood up, preparing to make a move, he noticed that the Herrscher persona within Mei had "woken up."
Following that, Herrscher Mei began to utterly crush Welt.
"As expected, a clone is no match for a true Herrscher, even if the Herrscher of Thunder hasn't truly awakened yet."
Ling Feng sat on the rooftop, seeing that this Welt was not the true Welt, but merely a clone.
Specifically, the true First Herrscher should be named Welt Yang.
"But why are you rewarding him?"
Ling Feng's eyelids twitched as he watched Herrscher Mei step on Welt's face (barefoot).
Suddenly, Ling Feng saw Herrscher Mei also become "weak."
"No, are you guys messing with me? Both of you are exhausted?"
Ling Feng muttered.
In the ruins, Welt restrained Herrscher Mei with gravitational force, controlling her in mid-air. Under the tearing force of gravity, Herrscher Mei's clothes were gradually being shredded.
"Hmph, you will pay for your crime of deceiving me with your body."
"Hmph, it doesn't hurt!"
Even in such a dire situation, Herrscher Mei's purple eyes stared at Welt, her face still showing disdain.
"Damn it, I didn't expect to die here."
At this moment, a montage of her existence, from her birth until now, flashed through Herrscher Mei's mind.
Ling Feng, Kiana, Sagiri, Durandal, Himeko...
She had people who cherished her.
Fearing that her power would harm them, she, as the Herrscher persona, chose not to possess Mei's body.
Instead, she chose to hide in a corner, silently observing everything, which brought her warmth.
A faint smile spread across Herrscher Mei's lips.
"It's truly strange. I actually have so many things in my heart that I can't let go of."
"Hmph! Although this world is dirty, I will never let you destroy these things!"
Herrscher Mei's gaze sharpened, and she forcibly broke free from the limitations of the bomb in her chest, unleashing terrifying energy.
At this moment, a figure appeared before Welt like a phantom, and a whip kick sent him flying dozens of meters away.
"Sorry, I'm a bit late. Are you alright?"
Upon hearing this, Herrscher Mei stared at Ling Feng's face in a daze for a long time, a peculiar feeling surging in her heart.
She couldn't help but smile faintly, but within moments, her expression returned to its usual cold indifference.
"Hmph, you don't need to worry about me."
"Still so tsundere..." Ling Feng pursed his lips and smiled.
"What are you smiling about!"
Seeing Ling Feng smile, Herrscher Mei immediately became displeased, thinking he was mocking her current disheveled state.
"Didn't you call yourself a god? Why are you in such a mess?"
Ling Feng said with a smile.
"It's not my fault humans tampered with my body! Otherwise, I would have annihilated him long ago!"
Herrscher Mei snorted coquettishly. If it weren't for that, how could she have been so embarrassed?
"Want me to teach him a lesson for you?"
"You?"
"Then wait and see."
On the other side, Welt staggered out of the ruins and, seeing the two chatting as if he didn't exist, veins bulged on his forehead.
"Do you think I don't exist?! How dare you look down on me, die!"
Welt raised his hand, and dozens of small black spheres appeared around him, unleashing dozens of black laser beams.
*SWISH!*
A blood-red sword light slashed out, engulfing the black laser beams and charging towards Welt.
Welt was startled by the momentum of the sword light and quickly rolled to the side to dodge.
"Damn it, you forced my hand! Quasi-Black Hole!!!"
In an instant, a black point began to spin, devouring everything around it. As Welt poured his energy into it, the quasi-black hole grew larger and larger.
"Let's see how you deal with this!"
Welt laughed maniacally, his expression pathological.
"Human, can you do it? If not, I'll lend you my power."
Herrscher Mei frowned.
"Don't worry, I should get serious too."
Ling Feng gently placed Herrscher Mei on the ground and leaned against a large flat rock.
Ling Feng held Fen Ji, his gaze sharp as he looked at Welt, concentrating for a moment.
*BOOM!*
The ground rose, and stones and dust surged into the sky, hovering in mid-air.
"Slash!"
Ling Feng's eyes narrowed, and he unleashed a charged, surging sword intent with a single strike.
*SLICE!*
A streak of incredibly crimson sword light flashed and vanished. The sword intent vibrated, its momentum grand, as if it could shatter the void.
"How is this possible!"
Welt stared in shock as his quasi-black hole was cleaved in two, his eyes wide with disbelief.
With another *SLICE!*, his body was also split in two, blood gushing out and dyeing the earth red.
*WHOOSH, WHOOSH, WHOOSH~*
The vacuum created by the sword intent immediately stirred up a surge, and air rapidly filled the void.
Herrscher Mei's eyes widened in disbelief. He killed him in one strike?
"Huff~"
Ling Feng exhaled a breath of turbid air, put away Fen Ji, and walked towards Fu Hua.
"In the future, I should use less full-power sword intent when fighting. Although it's not comparable to the fusion of two sword intents, it still consumes mental energy."
Ling Feng thought to himself.
After administering a healing pill to Fu Hua, he helped her up and walked towards Herrscher Mei.
"Immortal Crimson Kite, stop pretending..." Ling Feng thought to himself as he felt Fu Hua's heart rate stabilize.