33. The Final Lesson, Fu Hua Special Edition!
Heavy Over-transformation is a term describing a state that occurs in combat for MANTIS warriors.
The strength of MANTIS warriors comes from utilizing various factors within the bodies of Honkai Beasts.
However, if they exert too much power during battle, causing the stable Honkai Beast factors to reactivate, it becomes difficult for the human will to suppress them.
At that point, the MANTIS warrior will fall into madness, and structures of Honkai Beasts will appear on their bodies—this is Heavy Over-transformation.
If their will is strong, they may continue fighting, but many MANTIS warriors instead become enemies, and some... even completely lose their human form.
This is Artificial Honkai Manifestation. Many believe this signifies the warrior has completely lost control, but Gao qi and Mobius think differently.
After Kosma reverted from his powerful "Demon Horde" form, the warriors began to wonder whether Artificial Honkai Manifestation could also be used as a means of attack.
No one knows for sure, but at the very least, MANTIS warriors are explicitly forbidden from forcibly entering the state of Artificial Honkai Manifestation—though, of course, no one can enforce this ban on Gao qi and Mobius.
Compared to the original timeline, where Mobius only triggered Artificial Honkai Manifestation during experiments after the "Tragedy of Binding," she has now, due to Gao qi's persuasion, mastered a portion of the power of Manifestation ahead of time, along with its controllable limits!
And with these limits, MANTIS warriors will have the ability to fight against Herrschers!
*Boom!*
At this moment, deep green lightning strikes down from the gloomy sky above the headquarters of Anti-Entropy.
All members of Anti-Entropy have already evacuated, and only four MANTIS warriors and one Herrscher remain on the vast plaza.
Su is anxiously working to break the Will of the Herrscher of Dominance's seal on Kevin's consciousness. Kevin's will is unbreakable, and it will only take a few minutes for Su to release him—but those few minutes are enough to determine the outcome of the battle.
In his eyes, a giant serpent and a massive marionette are entwined in a fierce struggle.
"Hua! You cowardly little bitch, don't think I'll go easy on you just because you're Zero's sister!"
The black-and-green serpent, dozens of meters long, lets out a deafening roar as it coils around the marionette. Thunder rumbles around it, forming long swords that strike at the marionette like venomous fangs.
However, Mobius is not fused with the serpent. Because she is in love, she is particularly conscious of her appearance. Instead, she stands atop the serpent's head, manipulating a cross-shaped weapon.
"Past Serpent's Shadow"—a cross-shaped weapon forged from the spine of Sesa—is hurled by Mobius at the massive black marionette. It instantly embeds itself into the marionette's hard shell, channeling green lightning toward the Herrscher of Dominance.
*Boom!*
However, the pale green lightning strikes the giant marionette, shattering its black shell but failing to deal significant damage.
Fu Hua—no, the Herrscher of Dominance—is now completely controlled by the dominating will of the Honkai. Like a conductor of an orchestra, she elegantly waves her arms.
At the same time, countless puppet strings shoot out. Some are struck down by the lightning, while others pierce the serpent's body.
*Boom!!!*
The transparent strings pull taut, and the giant serpent suddenly loses its balance, crashing to the ground.
"Hahaha, is that all you can do, my pitiful Mobius? I know you had an unfortunate childhood—your mother died in childbirth, and your father suffered a mental breakdown due to Honkai sickness medication. Was it your miserable family that led you down this path of failure?"
The Herrscher of Dominance begins summoning sanity-draining puppets and wooden arms, launching them at Mobius.
The fact that Brother Gao qi still recognizes her briefly brings Hua back to clarity, but the gap between human will and the Honkai's will is ultimately too vast. She soon returns to her previous state.
And no matter how fiercely she talks, in terms of combat prowess, Mobius in her Artificial Honkai Manifestation state is no match for the 10th Herrscher. Aside from outliers like Kevin and Kalpas, no MANTIS warrior can single-handedly defeat a Herrscher.
At the very least—it takes two!
Slammed into the ground, Mobius's expression remains unchanged, a smile still on her face.
"Heh, say whatever you want. I have a boyfriend."
"Everything you pursue is wrong! Your immortality is a lie, and you will never find the truth before the world perishes! You failure!"
"I have a boyfriend."
"Can you—stop bringing up the boyfriend thing!"
"Hmm... I have a lover?"
*Boom!*
A surge of vibrant energy erupts, accompanied by a lush green glow. From beneath the plaza's stone tiles, countless rapidly growing plants shoot up, forming shields that envelop Mobius and block the rain of attacks.
The next moment, a black spear shoots toward the Herrscher's main body. Gao qi, wielding a white lance and supported by giant vines reminiscent of Jack's beanstalk, charges straight at the Herrscher of Dominance.
At this moment, Gao qi's body is covered in white and purple Honkai Beast armor, somewhat resembling the Arrancar from Bleach.
However, his body hasn't grown much larger. Even in the Artificial Honkai Manifestation state, he only gains a flexible tail and grows a few dozen centimeters taller.
Although he is a MANTIS warrior, Gao qi is indeed a "defective product," unsuitable for frontline combat.
But fortunately, he has other powers he can utilize.
"Ha, the tools of the Herrscher of Death? So you took down that coward? Interesting—human, when did you learn to use weapons? Hua never taught you how to use these!"
With a sudden jerk of her head, the Herrscher of Dominance dodged the attack from Hei Yuan and swiftly grabbed the spear beside her.
A dark mist immediately began to corrode the Herrscher's body, but the Herrscher of Dominance feared this the least. Her arm was instantly replaced by a puppet prosthesis, and the regeneration rate far surpassed the speed of corrosion.
"Come on, human, let me see your skills!"
Unlike when facing Mobius, the Herrscher's sarcasm was much less when confronting Gao Qi. Instead of manipulating puppets to attack, she leaped down from the giant puppet and threw Hei Yuan straight at Gao Qi.
Boom!
The sound of clashing metals rang out. The power of the fully matured 10th Herrscher was far beyond what Gao Qi had faced with the Herrscher of the Void and the Herrscher of Death. Bianka's white flower bloomed with emerald life energy, but it was instantly deflected by Hei Yuan.
"Break!"
Then, at an almost imperceptible speed, the Herrscher of Dominance appeared in front of Gao Qi and delivered a close-range strike — Inch Strength: Heaven Sunderer!
Cough! Pfft—
A violent blow struck his chest, forcing the air directly from Gao Qi's lungs. The punch shattered his Honkai Beast armor.
Previously, he had used his Inch Heart Fist technique to overpower two Herrschers. But Fu Hua's mastery of the fist art far surpassed Gao Qi's, and now it was his turn to suffer.
"Ahahahaha! Meaningless struggle, meaningless existence, meaningless life!"
The roars grew louder. Behind the Herrscher of Dominance, four giant puppet arms materialized, pinning Gao Qi to the ground and beginning a relentless barrage of blows.
"Ha, didn't you want to save your 'little sister'? Why can't you even muster the strength to fight back now? With just this, you still want to revert a Herrscher back to a human? It was your neglect, your disregard, your hesitation that created who I am now! Do you know how deeply hurt she was!"
Pounding Gao Qi deeper and deeper into the ground, and sensing almost no resistance from him, the consciousness of Fu Hua within the Herrscher of Dominance was completely suppressed. Her attacks gradually became utterly merciless.
"What created us, what destroys everything, is the malice of humanity itself! As humans, you wish to contend with the despair, the evil, the ugly nature inherent to humanity itself? Dream on!"
Finally, the Herrscher consciousness gained complete dominance. Honkai energy began to coalesce in the Herrscher of Dominance's hand. With the next strike, she intended to personally obliterate the person most beloved by this pitiful host—she truly wanted to see how despairing Hua would be upon learning this fact!
Boom—
A powerful, heavy blow descended. Not far away, Su was already considering halting the process of awakening Kevin to activate his ability, "Wheel of Samsara," which forced a stalemate. Mobius had also recovered once more and was charging toward the Herrscher.
[It's fine, just keep watching.]
However, the voice that came from within the dust cloud made both of them pause momentarily.
As the dust settled, the Herrscher of Dominance's fist was similarly blocked mid-air by six arms.
Two of them were Gao Qi's own arms, while the other four were sturdy, white-and-purple chitinous arms generated by his Honkai Beast form.
"According to mythological explanations, Brahma has four arms. I have six now. Does that mean I might be more powerful than Him?"
Crack— Crack, crack, crack, crack.
Gao Qi's arms gradually exerted force. The Herrscher of Dominance's armored arm began to be pushed back bit by bit, and the four puppet arms also emitted creaking, straining sounds.
On Gao Qi's chest, the Honkai Beast armor from his forced manifestation began to flake off piece by piece, revealing the undamaged armor beneath—and the Stigma of the Herrscher of Death.
"Heh, not revealing myself to Little Hua earlier was indeed my mistake. But my apparent weakness just now was merely to lure you into a trap! The moment you attack with all your might is when your defenses are at their weakest!"
Gao Qi laughed. He was always laughing.
"Now, let me show you how your big brother will defeat you and revert you from a Herrscher back to a human!"
Not far away, Mobius's serpentine pupils suddenly dilated. Intelligent as she was, she instantly understood Gao Qi's intention.
"Wait, Zero, you don't mean to—"
Boom—
With a powerful kick, Gao Qi sent the Herrscher of Dominance flying.
"Spear, to me!"
Accompanied by a suction force, the Black and White Blossoms flew back into Gao Qi's hand. The seemingly ordinary MANTIS armor on his body, upon coming into contact with the Divine Key, suddenly erupted with a massively intensified aura!
"Allow me to introduce my new armor, an invention by my girlfriend and Dr. Mei—the Blank Key!"
Having long prepared for today's battle, the powers of Creation and Death once again manifested around Gao Qi.
Though he no longer had the Serenity Gem, Gao Qi possessed the Authority of Death. Combined with the Blank Key and the Herrscher core within the Black and White Blossoms, this meant—he could emulate Teacher Himeko's feat!
Moreover, thanks to his MANTIS physique, Gao Qi could last longer than Himeko did!
"I have no time to debate human nature with you. My lover happens to be pure evil, and she also believes humans are ugly—but I think you are all exceedingly beautiful."
Gripping the Black and White Blossoms with both hands, his four additional arms clenched into fists behind him, Gao Qi once again entered the state of the Herrscher of Death!
"Let's fight!"
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