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That would be an even more terrifying outcome than the loss of control over the powers of the Lawgiver of Reason.
The power of the Herrscher of Thunder did not cause the elementary particles to completely lose control; it only caused them to become slightly misaligned.
Changes at the microscopic level triggered a chain reaction that instantly spread throughout the entire universe.
"The number of lives you've killed right now is far greater than Sirin's," Kiana said, looking at Raiden Mei.
"What are you talking about?" Raiden Mei was completely confused. "Don't change the subject!"
Raiden Mei drew her sword and charged at Kiana, while Theresa and Welt immediately launched their attack as well.
Just as the Herrschers Himeko, Wendy, Anna, Seele, and Bronya were preparing to join the battle, they were stopped by Fu Hua, Kevin, Eden, Ellie, and Alicia.
"Why are you doing this?" Himeko and the others asked, frowning.
Mebius and Velvet looked grim. At this moment, they finally realized why Earth had not been affected by the powers of the Herrscher of Reason and the Herrscher of Thunder.
That's because Kiana is protecting the Earth!
Chapter 535 Herrscher (2) Extinction
On the Starry Sky Train
Feixiao gradually regained consciousness.
What happened?
Feixiao's consciousness was hazy.
Wasn't she on the Star Train, searching for the root of that cosmic crisis in the unknown universe with other messengers?
What exactly happened?
Feixiao regained her sight, followed by her sense of smell, touch, and other senses. The power of her hunting destiny was gradually restoring her body.
"you're awake?"
A soft, weary voice reached Feixiao's ears.
Fei Xiao's gaze shifted slightly, and he saw the messengers swaying precariously on the Starry Sky Train.
The owner of that voice, Ruan Mei, was piecing together a corpse in her hands, with a white-haired woman leaning against her beside her. That was Huang Quan.
Black Tower was leaning against Nguyen Mai's back, but seemed to have suffered a major blow and looked dazed.
Fei Xiao then saw that the corpse in Ruan Mei's hand was the one that destroyed Xing Xiao, the envoy of the Destruction Order...?
Only then did Fei Xiao notice the varying sizes of stitching marks on the bodies of many of the messengers! They? They had been pieced back together?!
"What... happened..." Fei Xiao realized his voice was broken and he couldn't utter a complete sentence when he opened his mouth.
The Mirror Stream, Robin, Black Swan, and other messengers slowly awoke, staring blankly at everything before them.
“The elementary particles have become misaligned,” Ruan Mei told all the messengers what had just happened, but it was not she who discovered it, but the Black Tower.
Ruan Mei pieced together Xingxiao, and the abundant power of destiny in her hands surged into Xingxiao's body, rapidly repairing it, but that was all.
"What is the misalignment of elementary particles?" Fei Xiao gradually regained control of his body and asked blankly, looking at the two geniuses, Ruan Mei and Hei Ta.
Although Feixiao was the most skilled general in the Immortal Ship, she was not a reckless fool who knew nothing. She could naturally understand what Ruan Mei meant by the misalignment of elementary particles.
But this was something Fei Xiao couldn't even imagine, much less believe!
"Hehe," the black swan suddenly laughed bitterly. If only this were just a joke.
Emerald and Toppa were completely slumped on the sofa, their eyes devoid of any luster.
Hanabi stared blankly at the ceiling of the Starry Sky Train. Finding amusement wasn't exactly courting death.
The robin tried to soothe the hearts of the other messengers, but her own heart was riddled with holes from every angle, so how could she possibly soothe the other messengers?
"Just three minutes ago, the fundamental particles in the entire universe became misaligned, causing the extinction of more than 99% of life in the universe, and the complete disintegration of all celestial bodies."
"All the Star Gods also suffered severe damage at the same time; only the Star Gods and their messengers have survived."
"All other life was annihilated."
Nguyen Mai spoke calmly, even coldly, as if she were talking about something insignificant, recounting what had just happened to each of the messengers.
"Are you kidding me?!"
Fei Xiao's hoarse voice growled from his throat, his eyes like those of a ferocious beast, staring intently at Ruan Mei.
"How could they all have become extinct just like that?!" Topa's eyes widened as he looked anxiously at the Black Tower.
"Ms. Black Tower, you are the most famous genius in the universe! Do you have any ideas...?"
"That's a crisis that technology can't solve!" Black Tower said expressionlessly, but Toppa could still see the deep despair in Black Tower's eyes.
"All technological creations collapsed, followed by a misalignment of fundamental particles..."
No one understands what this means better than the Black Tower.
Even a star god cannot change the fundamental particles of the entire universe in an instant.
However, the misalignment of elementary particles happened just like that, without any warning or cost, as if the sudden misalignment of elementary particles was normal and natural.
This is actually like a two-dimensional piece of paper with a rich and colorful world and characters, but to a three-dimensional person, everything on the two-dimensional paper is just a doodle that can be changed at will.
Black Tower didn't even dare to voice this speculation, because she knew very well that the Star Gods had been watching the Star Train all along, and the fact that the envoys on the train hadn't died was because the Star Gods had intervened and saved them.
Otherwise, the messengers would have long since turned to dust, just like all living beings in the universe.
Black Tower hoped that her guess was wrong and that the root cause of this cosmic extinction crisis was not that kind of enemy.
However, this massive crisis that has affected the entire universe is far from over.
"Based on the current situation, it is speculated that there will be a third impact, at which time we will perish in the universe along with the Star Gods."
Nguyen Mai's tone remained completely emotionless as she coldly informed the messengers of the impending future.
The previous collapse of technological creations and the current misalignment of fundamental particles both occurred within a short period of time. The intervals were too short, and Nguyen Mai was almost certain that some special entity caused these results, and there was more than one.
Then, Nguyen Mai continued.
"But don't worry, we won't suffer. After the third impact arrives, we might even witness the collapse of the universe."
"As long as the Star Gods and we can hold out until then."
"I think it will be a beautiful fireworks display."
The Star Train fell into complete silence.
Are we going to set off a universe like fireworks?
The Star Gods and all life in the universe were like a swarm of insects, casually crushed.
Whether it's the Interstellar Peace Corporation, the Flowing Light Memory Court, the Immortal Boat Alliance, the family, or any other cosmic force, all life in the universe has been completely wiped out in this catastrophe caused by the misalignment of fundamental particles.
But it's not over yet.
"Is there any way we can find the root cause of this crisis as soon as possible?!" Fei Xiao asked anxiously.
"So what if we found it?" Black Tower glanced at Fei Xiao listlessly, then gave up entirely.
It's not that she wants to give up, it's that she really can't do anything!
The collapse of technological creations in the past had already caused too many deaths; the vast majority of geniuses in the Genius Club died because of the collapse of technological creations.
They are geniuses, not gods; they rely on their brains and the tools they create.
Then, all the tools broke down.
"It's really not that great."
Feixiao grasped Jingliu's hand.
Jing Liu had returned to normal by this time. Before she became the Hunting Envoy, the Balance Star God provided some assistance, balancing Jing Liu's demonic yin body.
"But how will you know if there's any hope if you don't try or do it?!"
A light bow appeared in Fei Xiao's hand. This was the weapon held by the Hunting Star God. The Hunting Star God's light arrows would always hit the target after being fired, but the reverse was also true. The light arrows that hit the target could also return to the position of attack.
The Star Gods and their envoys were the targets affected by the fundamental particle misalignment, but they did not die. It was because of this cause and effect that Lan was able to directly find the source of the fundamental particle misalignment outbreak.
Feixiao drew his bow and aimed at a certain place in the deep space of the universe inside the Star Train, and then released his hand. This beam of light directly exhausted all of Feixiao's life energy, and even absorbed all of Jingliu's life energy. Then the beam of light went directly towards a certain place in the universe—that is, the solar system.
Chapter 536 Herrscher (3) Disappointment
"Mei, you need to be faster."
"Slow reaction time"
Lightning flashed continuously in the sky above Changkong City as the two girls, each wielding the same lightning, battled each other.
However, the two girls controlled the lightning in completely different ways. The lightning in the purple-haired girl's hand constantly dissipated and was unruly and difficult to control, while the lightning-forged lightsaber in the white-haired girl's hand never revealed a trace of lightning; it remained entirely within the lightsaber in her hand.
"Your manipulation of power is too superficial; such attacks are useless against me."
"Watch closely, this is how you use power!"
The sword light ripped through the sky above Changkong City, illuminating the increasingly dazed face of the purple-haired girl.
Kiana's battle with Raiden Mei, or rather, her one-sided teaching battle, was actually Kiana constantly instructing Raiden Mei on combat techniques and power manipulation.
Raiden Mei remained silent, relentlessly launching attacks, but she also constantly listened to Kiana's teachings and made rapid progress. However, this also made Mei increasingly aware of the gap between herself and Kiana.
Kiana was never serious from beginning to end.
Whether it was close-quarters combat or swordsmanship, Raiden Mei was completely outmatched, even in terms of manipulating powers.
Because Kiana used the power of the Herrscher of Thunder, Raiden Mei saw how the Herrscher of Thunder's power was to be used.
It is exactly the same as Raiden Mei's Herrscher of Thunder power, but the Herrscher of Thunder power that Raiden Mei has to work hard to control, or even not be able to control well, is as easy as an extension of her own limb in Kiana's hands.
The overwhelming dominance left Raiden Mei feeling increasingly lost.
Kiana seized the moment when Raiden Mei was confused, and with a single strike, she wielded a lightsaber formed from the power of the Herrscher of Thunder and sent Raiden Mei flying.
What are you confused about?
Kiana was originally very happy teaching Mei, and she finally understood why her older sisters Sirin and Jiuxiao were always so excited when teaching her and her sister.
But Kiana didn't expect that Raiden Mei, who had been so determined just moments before, would become so confused and timid so soon after.
“I…” Raiden Mei lowered her hand dejectedly, unable to speak.
Before fighting Kiana, Raiden Mei knew she was very far from Kiana, but she never imagined the gap would be so large that she couldn't even see Kiana's shadow.
Raiden Mei is actually just an ordinary girl who has mastered a little bit of power but has not yet experienced any setbacks.
She lacked a strong enough will and inner strength, had not witnessed brutal battles, and her understanding remained very simple.
Kiana looked at Raiden Mei, hoping that the girl she liked could show some resilience.
"..."
But Kiana was disappointed; under Kiana's gaze, Raiden Mei completely lost the will to fight.
Kiana sighed. She simply took out her phone and checked the time. Hmm, it was almost noon. Time for lunch.
Kiana's clothes were spotless and perfectly neat as she gracefully descended from the sky to the ground.
Theresa and Welt, who had been watching helplessly, immediately tried to attack Kiana.
Theresa immediately activated the zeroth rated power of the 11th Divine Key, the Oath of Judah, forming a massive binding barrier around Kiana, a barrier powerful enough to weaken Honkai energy.
However, the binding barrier had no effect on Kiana, nor on the other Herrschers. The current Herrscher of Binding, Little Gresh, was even eager to strengthen the barrier, but Eden quickly picked her up and stopped her.
However, the binding barrier of the 11th Divine Key had no effect on the Herrschers, but it did affect Theresa and Welt. Moreover, Kiana instantly took control of the binding barrier.
As soon as the restraint barrier was deployed, it pinned Theresa and Welt to the ground, weakening their Honkai energy to the extreme, making them no different from ordinary people.
"I've had something I wanted to say from the very beginning."
Kiana calmly approached Theresa, looking down at the short, silly-looking white-haired woman.
"Don't impersonate my family!"
Kiana believes she is truly kind and gentle. She wasn't angry at Theresa and the others for their provocations, and even helped clean up the mess they made.
However, Kiana simply couldn't tolerate Theresa's claim that she was her aunt.
Neither Grandma Cecilia, Aunt Kiana, Sister Sirin, nor Sister Jiuxiao are that silly!
"Kiana?" Theresa looked at Kiana in disbelief, completely unable to understand why Kiana had become like this.
"What exactly did Celine do to you?!" Theresa gritted her teeth, blaming Celine for everything.
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