"Cocolia, you son of a bitch, you're really ruthless." Shun gritted his teeth as he watched the Honkai energy bombs exploding in the sky above various parts of Nagazora City.
The Honkai energy inside bombs of this scale was roughly 500 HW each. Nine of them… that was 4500 HW. The condition for a Herrscher to be born only required Honkai energy exceeding 1000 HW to have a chance. There were already two Herrscher embryos here to begin with.
Therefore, the probability of a Herrscher being born in this Eruption was one hundred percent… It probably wouldn't be long before an Imaginary Singularity formed.
Face two Herrschers? That was impossible. Even facing one Herrscher right now might already be pushing it for Shun, let alone two.
The Herrscher of Thunder could be set aside for now. She was an enemy Shun had expected from the beginning. The one he had to deal with first was the unexpectedly awakened Sirin.
Who knew Sirin's consciousness would awaken so quickly, and that bitch Cocolia had even supplied such a large-scale Honkai energy bomb as nourishment.
Something Otto would only do in the next few years had been accidentally completed by Cocolia through a strange twist of fate.
Before the Herrscher of Thunder could use electromagnetic force to unify the four fundamental forces and influence gravity, she couldn't pose a real threat to Shun. He could dodge using the Cosmic Juggernaut.
But the Herrscher of the Void was different. The Cosmic Juggernaut's spatial abilities had no advantage against the Herrscher of the Void, and his own Stigmata's Imaginary conversion ability was also countered by her. One could say the Herrscher of the Void was Shun's lifelong nemesis.
No more hesitation. In his current state, he could still use Taixu Sword God once. He would deal with the Herrscher of the Void first!
"Divine One, the pinnacle of change…" The moment he saw the Honkai energy bombs explode, Shun began reciting the incantation for Taixu Sword God.
While Shun was preparing Taixu Sword God, Kiana's originally sky-blue pupils gradually became completely dyed gold. The Herrscher outfit appeared on her body.
Unlike the unawakened Raiden Mei, Sirin's consciousness had awakened once in Kiana's body long ago, so the Herrscher of the Void appeared far faster than the Herrscher of Thunder.
"Where am I? This is… my other half!" The moment she woke from her slumber, the Herrscher of the Void saw Raiden Mei surrounded by crackling lightning. She never expected that right after awakening, someone would deliver her Core right in front of her. It really was effortless.
"Kiana!" Seeing the Herrscher of the Void subconsciously about to rip out Raiden Mei's heart, Shun couldn't help shouting her name, hoping to draw her attention.
The hand the Herrscher of the Void had been about to use to rip out the heart froze. She mechanically turned her head toward Shun.
"You are… little…" The moment the Herrscher of the Void saw Shun, her pupils couldn't help but dilate, as if some words were about to spill out.
"Get down first!" Shun activated the still-incomplete Taixu Sword God at his brow and slammed a headbutt downward toward Kiana.
"Take my Emperor-level Honkai Beast Charge!" Their foreheads collided fiercely. At the same time, the not-yet-fully-formed Taixu Sword God entered Kiana's brain along with the mark on Shun's brow.
The Herrscher of the Void, who had been in control of Kiana's body, was knocked offline by the point-blank Taixu Sword God. Yet there was no Herrscher brutality in her golden pupils.
"I really can't do anything with you…" The corner of Sirin's mouth squeezed out a helpless smile, then she closed her eyes.
"What a hard head…" Shun caught the now-unconscious Kiana with one hand while touching his bleeding forehead with the other.
That collision definitely caused a concussion. Anyway, Shun still felt a dizzy sensation in his head right now.
Never mind that for now. Shun placed Kiana inside the Cosmic Juggernaut, rubbed his forehead, and looked toward Raiden Mei, who was surrounded by purple lightning.
Next was a righteous 1v1… No, Cocolia was still out there doing who-knows-what. He had to guard against her too, so the battlefield couldn't be in the real-world Nagazora City…
Tsk, time to make use of waste? Shun recalled the world bubble that Mei had just cleared Ashina.
He had originally planned to cut off the supply to this world bubble and toss it straight into the Sea of Quanta, but he never expected it would have other uses.
Thinking of this, Shun didn't hesitate. He activated his Stigmata ability, converted to Imaginary form, and arrived beside Raiden Mei.
Raiden Mei had her eyes closed. Purple lightning rampaged around her, destroying everything nearby and decomposing all matter around her into basic atoms.
Electromagnetic force, huh… Shun sighed inwardly, placed his hand on Raiden Mei's shoulder, and the next moment the two of them vanished from Nagazora City in the real world.
The Honkai energy that had originally been violently sucked in by Raiden Mei within Nagazora City once again became masterless. Without a Herrscher, it might sink and turn into various Honkai beasts, but Shun couldn't let Raiden Mei continue absorbing Honkai energy.
Fighting an incompletely awakened semi-awakened Herrscher of Thunder was definitely easier than fighting the full version. That needed no explanation.
Shun and Raiden Mei's figures appeared on that fated reed field. Not long ago, this had been the final stop of Raiden Mei's Sekiro journey.
Now, unexpectedly, the battle between Shun and the Herrscher of Thunder would also begin here… Could this also be called fate?
The awakening of the Herrscher of Thunder was irreversible. Even if he killed Raiden Mei now, the Herrscher of Thunder would simply be born in someone else. Shun was destined to fight the Herrscher of Thunder, but resolute Mei and Shun, who was far stronger than Kiana in the original plot, were both variables in this battle.
Moreover, before going all out, Shun had to "seal" himself. Imaginary Re-normalization Shun activated his Stigmata ability and applied the Imaginary Re-normalization buff to this world bubble, cutting off its connection to the Imaginary Space.
This could effectively ban the Herrscher of Thunder's infinite blue-bar buff, preventing Shun from being worn down by a Herrscher with infinite mana recovery speed.
The price was that until Shun canceled the Imaginary Re-normalization, he would receive no recovery at all. And after the connection to the Imaginary Space was cut,
The Cosmic Juggernaut, which required the Imaginary Space to function, was also disabled. His own Imaginary conversion ability was gone as well. One could say Shun had already cut off both his own arms.
In the final moments before Imaginary Re-normalization was established, Shun took out the Thousand Pounds that he "never left his side" and the Abyss Flower, which could save his life in critical moments but usually had extremely low presence.
The moment after Imaginary Re-normalization was completed, the lightning that had been swirling around Raiden Mei erupted outward.
Raiden Mei floated quietly in mid-air. However, at this moment she was no longer just the familiar Raiden Mei, but the awe-inspiring Herrscher of Thunder who controlled the power of lightning. Beside her, a transparent purple wing made of pure energy slowly unfurled, shimmering with mysterious and dazzling light.
The once gentle, water-like gaze was gone, replaced by a bone-chilling purple coldness. This coldness seemed capable of freezing everything, enveloping all things in the world under its terrifying pressure. She stared at Shun with killing intent, her gaze as sharp as lightning, as if it would pierce through his soul.
This wasn't the "no killing intent" Herrscher of Thunder from the original plot. Things just got a lot more troublesome. Shun forced a bitter smile at the corner of his mouth, held his long spear, and pointed it at the Herrscher of Thunder.