Time travel—humanity's dream, the ideal of traversing through time.
For most people, time travel can only exist in imagination and literature, forever attainable in sight but beyond reach. Yet, there are still some who tirelessly pursue it, believing that one day humanity will be able to master time and shuttle freely between the past, present, and future.
"So, you come from the future?"
Even though she had verified a lot of information and knew that the guy calling himself Li Zihan had a huge connection to her, Fu Hua's voice still carried amazement.
"Excluding the possibility of World Bubbles, an era cannot have two Fenghuang Downs."
Toying with a black-and-red feather, the young man chuckled lightly, calmly stating a fact.
"As you can see, the Fenghuang Down of the future is in my hands."
"Due to various reasons, I came to this era."
"Because I wanted a better future, I replaced the Second Herrscher in this era."
The young man, who on his first day as the Second Herrscher had beaten the high-end combat forces of the Honkai world down to just Fu Hua remaining, shrugged as he spoke.
"Reversing... the future?"
Seemingly thinking of something, Fu Hua's slender brows furrowed slightly.
"After all, if things developed according to the original world line, the Snowwolf Squad would be completely wiped out, and my cute little Sirin would be beaten up severely several times."
The young man, who had already received Cecilia's soul and barely managed to twist the fate of Sirin repeatedly expanding and then getting poked until she exploded, shrugged.
"Except for Otto, there will be no winners in this game."
Snowwolf Squad completely wiped out?
Hearing such words, Fu Hua was speechless for a long time.
"So, where are Lixue and the others?"
Fu Hua, who still held a certain degree of wariness toward Li Zihan but whose tone had softened considerably, asked.
"I threw them into a World Bubble."
The young man, whose major in magecraft was actually Space rather than Time, smiled and said.
"In history that hasn't been changed yet, the Snowwolf Squad are people who must die."
"Although for some reasons I didn't really want to see them die, I also wouldn't let those 'dead people' stay in the human world and trigger a butterfly effect that changes history."
"Right now, they should be having a great time in the Empire of Huang, I suppose."
Unconsciously, the young man chuckled, seemingly mentioning a rather extraordinary term.
"After I return to the future, I will bring them back from the World Bubble to the main world."
So, Lixue didn't die?
Fu Hua breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
But speaking of which, since this guy came from the future, she should be able to get many answers from him, right?
Knowing very well what "coming from the future" represented, the Immortal Jingwei raised her head and looked at the consistently mysterious guy.
However—
Before asking, she hesitated.
Judging from his current behavior, Li Zihan seemed to be intentionally letting the altered world continue to unfold toward the "future" of the past.
If she suddenly asked questions, she would probably be seen as a variable too.
"Is there something you want to ask me?"
Li Zihan looked at the Immortal, who was clearly harboring doubts, and spoke very casually.
"Is it okay?"
Feeling that Li Zihan's reaction was slightly inconsistent with his previous one, Fu Hua asked.
"Fenghuang Down is a Divine Key that can seal away memories. I just need to temporarily modify your memories to the state where the world line hasn't been altered."
Very briskly, the young man spoke such words.
Temporarily seal memories?
That is indeed a good choice.
Fu Hua thought.
Then, she looked up at the young man and asked seriously.
"What is the situation regarding the fight against the Honkai in the future?"
Fighting the Honkai was a mission practically engraved on her soul, and the matter Fu Hua valued most.
"Basically, it's been resolved."
Li Zihan, who had indeed found a way to suppress the Honkai, opened his mouth and said.
"The power of the Finality ultimately comes from Honkai energy, and Honkai energy is the sum of the physical energy consumed by human history."
"Humanity has never consumed all the resources of the entire Earth. Therefore, as long as we possess a weapon with an output greater than the total energy of a planet, we can suppress all Herrschers, including the Finality."
The Finality has a very high bige (status/cool factor).
This is a fact.
But, she is ultimately a Herrscher, her power coming from the imaginary internal energy produced by the consumption of physical energy.
If human civilization were a god-level civilization like in The Three-Body Problem, then Her intensity would definitely be at a level that could shake the universe.
But—
The prerequisite is that the civilization corresponding to the Finality is a god-level civilization.
And the human civilization of the Honkai world is trash.
The gap between Herrschers of the End from different civilizations might be even more terrifying than the difference between Fou and Goetia.
"Humanity has obtained a weapon with an output sufficient to destroy a planet?"
As if hearing something incredible, Fu Hua's eyes widened.
Cleansing the surface—she had witnessed combat power of that level.
But combat power that could directly destroy a planet...
"It sounds a bit incredible, but it is true."
The young man, who had snatched the Human Order Incineration Ritual—which had heat far greater than what was needed to burn the Earth—from Goetia's hands, spoke with a relaxed and cheerful voice.
"Besides, as long as we control the Finality's host body in advance, we might not actually need to fight."
"Wait, control the Finality's host body?"
As if hearing something very inconceivable, Fu Hua was stunned.
The so-called Honkai; only the final Herrscher of the End counts as a trial. The previous Herrschers are just 'experience gift packs' sent by 'God' to help civilization clear the Finality level.
So here comes the question: since they are experience gift packs for clearing the Finality, the Herrscher Cores must naturally possess power that can affect the Finality.
Then, the enhanced Power of Erosion should also be able to affect the core of the Herrscher of the End.
Harboring some thoughts, Li Zihan had mentioned it while cuddling with Kiana.
"If you might lose control in the future, I must inject my power into your body to possibly stop the future you. Will you forgive my actions?"
Then, he was bitten hard.
"When you're doing that kind of thing with me and Big Sister Sirin, when have you ever stopped injecting magic or activating magic?"
Li Zihan was momentarily speechless.
And then—
Then, naturally, through negative distance contact, he buried the seeds of the Power of Erosion.
"Although, the method is a bit dishonorable."
The young man, who rolled around in the sheets with Kiana for a long time every night for the sake of humanity, leaving the room in a mess every day, touched his nose.
So, human civilization can basically continue to exist?
The Immortal, whose mission was to fight the Honkai, breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
However, after learning that human civilization might no longer need protecting, a faint emptiness rose in her heart.
After the mission is completed, where should I go?