Chat Group: Starting by Body Swapping with Elysia? - Chapter 135 Part 3

Even with the range-reduced Silver Bullet that had been amplified in damage through Iron Curtain + vacuum implosion striking this big guy, it hadn’t caused much damage.

Of course, this wasn’t strange.

After all, Chiyou was originally a Honkai Beast known for its defensive power. According to Honkai’s settings, non-Honkai energy weapons would suffer massive damage reduction when hitting Honkai Beasts, so this result was not unexpected.

“Chiyou’s surface has a defensive field. We can detect several massive Honkai energy reaction sources inside Chiyou’s body. If you try to destroy those cores from the inside, the attack should be more effective.”

Although directly using the Silver Bullet for bombardment was somewhat reckless, this reckless action also provided Einstein with an opportunity to analyze Chiyou’s data, allowing her to give a more appropriate method for conquering Chiyou.

“Mm.”

【Bronya】 nodded.

According to the original plot, Chiyou was also sent away using this method.

Although she had better, more convenient methods to deal with this big guy…

She remembered that inside Chiyou’s body, there should be Soulium left behind by Nuwa and Fuxi, as well as… the Divine Key Xuanyuan Sword.

Although it was just a mass-produced Divine Key, even if destroyed, she could get others from Hua. But it was still a Divine Key after all — it would be too wasteful to send it away along with Chiyou.

So—

With the flow of Imaginary authority, the girl’s figure disappeared from her original location.

…

“So this is the inside of Chiyou?”

White combat boots stepped onto the dark, damp ground. The silver-haired girl who emerged from the Imaginary wormhole surveyed the surrounding environment, the gears in her eyes spinning rapidly.

It had to be said, the authority of the Herrscher of Reason was truly extremely useful.

Not to mention the reconstruction ability, the analytical power could help the user quickly obtain information, making it very convenient when entering unfamiliar environments.

The composition of the air, moisture content, the structure of the walls — everything was laid bare.

Suddenly, sensing something, 【Bronya】 stopped walking.

“Ji Xuanyuan, you’re watching me, aren’t you?”

The milky voice called out a name that shocked the hidden observer.

The next moment, a girl in bright yellow ancient clothing slowly materialized.

“…You know me?”

“I have history with Hua.”

Without revealing the truth, the girl used a more appropriate explanation.

Hua — later known as the Immortal Phoenix. Although the latter was more well-known in the early civilization, as a friend of Nuwa and Fuxi, and also a close friend of the Immortal Phoenix, Ji Xuanyuan had naturally heard of this friend’s former name.

“I see…”

Ji Xuanyuan didn’t think about the problems in this, after all, she wasn’t such a clever being. Or rather, after spending such a long time with only remnant consciousness remaining, she couldn’t think about so many things.

Upon hearing the name of an old friend, she instinctively trusted Jiang Qiao.

“How many years have passed in the outside world?”

“About 4,000 to 5,000 years since your era.”

“…”

“Is the Immortal Phoenix still alive?”

“She’s now called Fu Hua.”

“A new life — that’s wonderful.”

Understanding the implication, Ji Xuanyuan’s words carried some envy.

“May I ask your name?”

“Jiang Qiao — you can also call me Bronya now.”

No longer referring to herself as Bronya, the post-Herrscher transformation 【Bronya】 had also completed the metamorphosis from child to adult, changing that habitual way of address.

“…Are you a descendant of Lianshan?”

The Jiang clan originated from the Flame Emperor lineage, and in the Honkai Impact 3rd setting, Lianshan was precisely Shennong — the Flame Emperor.

“In a sense, yes.”

“…Never mind. As a friend of the Immortal Phoenix, I want to request that you help me do something.”

“That’s also why I came here.”

“Eh?”

Ji Xuanyuan obviously hadn’t been exposed to such efficient enigmatic dialogue. This ancestor of Shenzhou fell into brief shock.

“You know what I want you to do?”

“I know.”

“Deal with the other corrupted me, isn’t that right?”

The silver-haired girl spoke Ji Xuanyuan’s thoughts in a calm tone.

“…”

“To deal with the big guy outside, we ultimately can’t avoid the Black Ji Xuanyuan entrenched in Chiyou’s heart. But before that… tell me where Xuanyuan Sword is located, how about it?”

“…Alright.”

Although she wondered if time had passed so long that she could no longer keep up with the times, and the generation gap had become so large, Ji Xuanyuan could accept this efficient way of doing things.

She wanted to guide Jiang Qiao to where Xuanyuan Sword was located, but—

“That would be too slow. Just tell me which direction it is.”

There were too many energy source reactions inside Chiyou’s body, making it impossible for even a Herrscher to precisely sense Xuanyuan Sword’s location. But with a definite direction, everything would become much easier.

Under Ji Xuanyuan’s stunned gaze, the silver-haired girl directly used Imaginary authority to play teleportation games inside Chiyou’s body.

That movement speed was even faster than hers, despite being somewhat of a ghost!

Fortunately, this ancestor of Shenzhou didn’t know about so-called games, otherwise she would definitely have called it — cheating!

While moving rapidly, 【Bronya】 efficiently eliminated Chiyou’s cores along the way one by one, finally arriving before Xuanyuan Sword.

“Sure enough, it’s already been drawn.”

Looking at Xuanyuan Sword lying on the ground, the silver-haired girl showed a look of understanding.

Xuanyuan Sword was precisely the core item sealing Chiyou. When this sword was drawn, Chiyou would truly awaken.

The Ji Xuanyuan remnant consciousness beside her was also sealed within it. Logically, she shouldn’t have been able to appear before him.

“Who drew this sword?”

Picking up the fallen Xuanyuan Sword, 【Bronya】 looked at Ji Xuanyuan beside her, quite seriously.

“…I don’t know. When I awoke, this sword had already been drawn, and Chiyou had already been awakened.”

Ji Xuanyuan was quite confused and distressed. According to the original script, she should have emerged from the seal and then granted power to whoever drew Xuanyuan Sword to fight against Chiyou.

But when she woke up, she saw no one and just wasted her power in the sword. If Jiang Qiao hadn’t arrived in time, this remaining power would probably have been completely depleted soon.

“…”

【Bronya】 raised an eyebrow, suddenly glancing at the edge of Xuanyuan Sword. The materialized Project Bunny actively picked up an extremely fine hair and placed it in her hand.

Looking at the white strand of hair in her palm covered by azure gloves, the gears in her eyes spun rapidly. After the analytical power of the Herrscher of Reason activated at full power, she instantly got the answer.

At this moment, the silver-haired girl’s lips curved into an arc, and her emotionless voice carried a hint of playfulness:

“This is truly an unexpected bonus.”