Canghai City
A warship, as colossal as a fortress, hovered over the city's countless skyscrapers, blotting out the sun.
At the stern of the ship, a few girls were locked in a fierce battle with the Emperor-class Honkai Beast, Agni of the Burning Flames. Explosions bloomed like fireworks.
"Pfft!"
Agni of the Burning Flames flickered, charging at Keqing with ferocious flames, like a train at full speed.
Keqing quickly raised her long sword, but the terrifying impact sent her flying, crashing into a wall like a cannonball.
The sturdy hull was gouged with a spiderweb of craters, a testament to its immense power.
"Pfft! Cough, cough, cough."
Keqing's throat burned, her lungs seethed with blood, and a surge of blood rose within her. She couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of fresh blood, which immediately stained the hull red.
"Keqing!"
Mei watched the billowing smoke, her face etched with anxiety. They were all already covered in wounds.
Suddenly, a massive silhouette appeared behind her. Sensing the anomaly, Mei's expression drastically changed, but it was too late to dodge.
"Mei-neechan!"
At this moment, a petite figure suddenly lunged forward, with the Heavy Knight bunny materializing behind her.
"Bang!"
With a dull thud, the Heavy Knight bunny used its shield to block Agni of the Burning Flames' charge.
But the outcome was clear. The Heavy Knight bunny's strength was no match for Agni of the Burning Flames, and it was at its limit. Furthermore, its shield was on the verge of shattering under the scorching of the dark flames.
"Mei-neechan, hurry and leave! The Heavy Knight bunny can't hold on much longer," Bronya shouted with difficulty.
At the critical moment, a streak of azure light suddenly shot towards Agni of the Burning Flames from behind, swift as lightning and accompanied by a whistling sound.
Agni of the Burning Flames seemed to sense danger, and its black and red patterns immediately lit up. With a roar, the dark flames burned even more intensely.
However, this did not stop the azure light in the slightest. The azure light pierced through the raging inferno and charged headlong into Agni of the Burning Flames' outer shell.
"Hah!"
With a delicate shout, the light emitted by the azure streak grew brighter and brighter, dazzling and brilliant, faintly threatening to engulf the dark flames.
"Crack!"
Suddenly, a visible crack appeared on Agni of the Burning Flames' outer shell, followed by more and more cracks, densely packed.
With a boom, Agni of the Burning Flames' outer shell completely shattered. The next moment, the unstoppable azure light pierced directly through its body.
Boo
However, she couldn't recall where she had heard these words for a moment, so she continued.
"Kiana! Tell Bronya your birthday!"
"Why should I tell you my birthday! Himeko, do you really believe this kind of prank email!" Kiana asked in disbelief.
"It's December 7th," Ling Feng's voice reached everyone's ears.
"Ling Feng, where did you go? Why are you only showing up now? Don't you know we were almost killed by that Emperor-class Honkai Beast just now? And... how do you know my birthday?"
Ling Feng rolled his eyes at her and said grumpily, "I remember all your birthdays. Didn't we often celebrate birthdays at my place in the past few years? Are you stupid?"
As he spoke, Bronya had already entered Kiana's birthday. The main control system's voice echoed throughout the control room.
"Navigation authority obtained. Navigation destination changed. New destination: St. Freya High School."
"Whoa, the activation code is really my birthday," Kiana said, surprised.
"Once we sail the warship back to St. Freya High School, I believe everything will become clear. For now, the person who sent the warship seems to have no ill intentions," Mei said slowly.
As the ship began its return journey to St. Freya High School, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The relaxation of their minds after intense combat left them mentally weary.
Moreover, with Ling Feng on board, everyone felt very at ease, as his strength was something they had all witnessed.
...
Upon returning to St. Freya High School, the Moonlit Throne was handed over to the Headmaster Theresa for handling.
At the same time, the annual Valkyrie examinations were fast approaching.
The atmosphere in the classrooms became tense, and daily combat training was constantly intensified.
To pass this examination, the entire school was immersed in a busy atmosphere.
Of course... not everyone was like this.
Take Kiana, for example... she was forcing a large group of people to tutor her.
Of course, if the Valkyrie exams didn't have a written component, she would have been an A-rank Valkyrie long ago.
Simply put, she was a "berserker."
On the bridge of the Hyperion within the White Stone Grotto, Ling Feng sought out Fu Hua alone.
Fu Hua, in a rare display, had reverted to her Sprite form. Her colorful long hair cascaded like a waterfall, her slender figure graceful. Her large, limpid, intelligent eyes lifted, fixated on a piece of blue crystal floating in Ling Feng's hand.
The Herrscher of Reason's Core!
Fu Hua felt a strange attraction to this blue crystal, or more precisely, the power contained within it was beneficial to her.
"Fu Hua, can you absorb the power of the Herrscher of Reason's Core?"
Ling Feng asked. The Herrscher of Reason's Core he had obtained was not "alive" but "dead."
Because the current Herrscher of Reason's Core had already appeared, his Herrscher of Reason's Core could not grant someone the authority of the Herrscher of Reason to become the Herrscher of Reason.
However, the power it possessed was still there. If spoken in the language of the cultivation world, this Herrscher of Reason's Core was like a crystallized manifestation of the Law.
He couldn't use it, but he could give it to someone else. If Fu Hua couldn't absorb and utilize it, he would look for Soul Steel and see if he could recreate a First Divine Key.
"It seems I can, but I can't guarantee it completely," Fu Hua replied, her expression hesitant and lacking confidence.
"Try it."
Ling Feng handed the Herrscher of Reason's Core over.
"Yes, Master."
Fu Hua nodded gently, took the floating Herrscher of Reason's Core, closed her eyes softly, and raised her hands as if cupping water.
The Herrscher of Reason's Core floated between her hands. On Fu Hua's headset, colorful data energy flowed in a ring, and a seven-colored halo emanated from her body.
Suddenly, the Herrscher of Reason's Core flickered with a faint light, like a beating heart. As time passed, the emitted light grew brighter.