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Chapter 126 - Expose Myself First! - 126

However!

Even when Kiana merely flexed her power, it never stopped there.

Because almost simultaneously with Durandal's crash...

The Domain of Binding not only persisted but expanded with an overwhelmingly domineering force, spreading in all directions with Arc City at its center.

In just a few dozen seconds.

The entire globe!

The whole world!

Was enveloped within the Domain of Binding.

As if swallowed completely in one gulp! From a distance, the entire planet seemed to glow.

A hazy, mist-like aura flowed.

Brilliant golden characters, resembling inscriptions on ancient bells and cauldrons, drifted like swimming fish. The sight was breathtakingly beautiful.

But it was clear, as everyone knew.

Beneath that beauty lay a deadly threat.

There was no need for speculation.

A sense of crisis skyrocketed to its peak, followed by sheer disbelief—an instinctive refusal to accept what was happening.

"…"

Kevin was speechless.

The fact that he could still keep his own genes from collapsing was a testament to his strength.

Since Kiana's Domain of Binding had covered the entire planet, the whole world was undoubtedly her target.

A girl's temper can be a terrifying thing.

For ordinary people, it might feel like a slight difficulty breathing, a bit of dizziness, like coming down with a cold.

But for those connected to Honkai energy…

The Honkai energy within their bodies was directly stripped away.

The stronger you were, the more intensely you were targeted.

Kevin was a MANTIS.

The Authority of Binding was, without a doubt, his natural enemy.

He had wanted to step forward, to face this newborn Herrscher of Finality.

But now? The moment he stood up, he was forced back down. Even the Judgement of Shamash had gone on strike. His face turned even grimmer.

And beyond humanity itself…

The greatest impact was on all kinds of machinery and equipment across every industry.

Honkai energy reactors worldwide shut down completely.

Not only that.

Wind, electricity, thermal, hydro…

All forms of energy approached zero!

The world seemed to plunge into a cold, dead silence.

A stillness so profound it was terrifying!

When Durandal fell earlier, it hadn't been this extreme.

But now!

All instruments aboard the Hyperion failed, and the entire ship crashed to the ground.

Equipment in various research institutes malfunctioned and spiraled into chaos. They couldn't even explode—just broke down beyond repair.

Across all sectors, operating devices were either scrapped or destroyed.

Blackouts swept through regions worldwide.

The hemisphere shrouded in night was almost entirely swallowed by darkness.

Endless panic spread.

The entire globe was shaking!

And…

Even more terrifying—the Schicksal floating island, situated above the Mediterranean, now plummeted like a meteor into the vast ocean!

It triggered tsunamis!

Submerging coastal cities in its wake.

Just from that alone, millions were affected. If you factored in the global blackouts and equipment failures, the economic losses were beyond calculation.

Kiana's morning grumpiness was fearsome, but at least she didn't truly intend to wipe out humanity.

If she'd started with a Death Star, humanity would've been done for.

So… I'm so kind!

Kiana felt rather pleased with herself.

She had finally finished adjusting her body.

Not only were her injuries gone, but she had also managed to enhance herself a bit.

To be honest, when she saw Durandal earlier, she seemed to realize something, but she had already released the Domain of Binding. She needed time to sort out her thoughts.

First, there's a Core of the Void inside me.

Oh, and a Core of Death too.

Then!

My body was as battered as a ragged doll—the fact that I was even alive was a miracle…

Finally.

There's a Fu Hua consciousness from a Feather.

A suppressed Herrscher consciousness inside a Core.

And the original Kiana consciousness, pushed to its limit and still dormant.

What else could this situation mean?

'I seem to have logged into Kiana's account while she was asleep…'

Plus, the fact that this was Arc City made it even more obvious.

It seemed that while Kiana was sleeping, some quantum entanglement or something else had occurred. At the final moment of Kiana's "Skyfall Meteor," she had remotely logged into her body.

So!

The moment she arrived, she got caught in an explosion.

After being blown up, she was furious.

Before she could even process what was happening, her entire body was wracked with pain so intense it was maddening.

Who wouldn't be angry in that situation?

And don't say that Kiana supposedly couldn't feel pain at this point.

But who was she?She was the Herrscher of Finality.She was Kiana.

Because she was here, the Honkai energy immediately acknowledged her identity. Erosion? Nonexistent.

No Herrscher had ever died from Honkai energy erosion.

In other words, since the Honkai energy didn't acknowledge the original Kiana, she would be eroded by the Herrscher Core, and as a result, her body wouldn't feel pain.

Besides, when Kiana in the original story said she felt no pain, how could that really be true?

The force of that Honkai energy reactor explosion was terrifying, no matter how much you dulled the pain.

Kiana was nearly in tears.

But she refused to say it, refusing to let a single 'pearl' fall. Because now, she was the Herrscher of Finality!

After realizing that this body belonged to the original Kiana, Kiana became even more invested.

The entire world only saw the Herrscher of Finality suddenly appear and then hover eerily in place without any further movement.

The only reaction was swatting Durandal away. And because the Domain of Binding had expanded, satellites were now useless.

Now, they could see nothing.

Communication was impossible.

It was as if the entire world had been thrown back into ancient times.

Just that alone was enough to paralyze the entire globe.

No one came to disturb her.

Durandal couldn't even stand up.

Over there, Raiden Mei and the Herrscher of Thunder, even though they had fled immediately, still hadn't escaped.

They lay on the ground, unconscious.

She really couldn't do anything…

'Like this… and then like this…'

She took the Core of the Void containing the Herrscher's consciousness and stored it in her own separate Imaginary Space.

Then, she crafted a new Core of the Void for the original Kiana.

Now, Kiana was hers.

Yay~

She raised the body's Honkai resistance and adaptability to what she estimated was Kevin's level.

Since she already had the Cores of Void and Death, why not give her a few more Cores?

'Here, have them! All of them!'

Reason, Thunder, Wind, Ice, Flame, Sentience, Earth, Domination, Binding, Corruption…

Plus the two she already had.

Aside from the Authorities of Origin and Finality, Kiana handed over all the common, representative ones.

Of course, she didn't expect Kiana to master all of them at once.

Take it slow~

Consider it laying the foundation for eventually becoming this world's Herrscher of Finality.

No big deal.

At the same time.

The Herrscher Cores started off dim.

But as Kiana gradually mastered them and gained their acknowledgment…

She could 'ignite' them, like constellations lighting up.

Even without gaining new Authorities, at the very least, her basic output and power would undergo a leap in magnitude.

That would be amazing.

Wouldn't it?

After all, in Kiana's view, since she was here now, her Kiana shouldn't have to suffer anymore.

If it weren't for the Cocoon of Finality here politely asking her not to directly pour all that power into her at once…

She would've loved to try and see if it could be done.

Anyway, with Honkai energy flowing endlessly and within her limits, she could accomplish anything.

What would it have mattered?~

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