Under those threads transformed from the Herrscher of Domination's authority, Yae Sakura and the Herrscher of Corruption were like insects trapped in a spider's web—the more they struggled, the tighter they became entangled, making escape increasingly difficult.
Yae Sakura's strength was indeed considerable, but her current Honkai energy reserves were insufficient. Moreover, the newly born Herrscher personality seemed to have received the Honkai's blessing, making its combat power explosively powerful.
Compared to the Herrscher of Domination from the previous civilization era, which relied on numbers, Chen Luo's Herrscher of Domination emphasized individual combat prowess. However, its current strength still seemed inferior to a fully realized Herrscher of Void or similar, after all it was ultimately the Thousand-Herrscher.
And... Chen Luo, staying within the consciousness space, could also perceive that the moment he became the Herrscher of Domination, numerous Honkai beasts belonging to the Herrscher of Domination were instantly accelerated throughout Chiba Academy.
Thus, the effect of the Stigma: Puppeteer was maxed out, and the effect of the 5-star achievement [Honkai Terminator] was also triggered.
The only good news was that Chen Luo, afraid of accidentally triggering the one-hit kill by patting the Herrscher of Sentience during daily activities, had turned off the one-hit kill attribute.
Otherwise, Yae Sakura might have been executed by the slight damage from countless threads before even being restrained.
The fact that zombies and Honkai beasts were now under Chen Luo's command also made him grateful for his previous decision not to unlock this Stigma.
If he had unlocked the Stigma earlier and become a Herrscher, how could he have received Primogems for killing ordinary zombies?
Killing his own summons, or zombies and Honkai beasts that held no hostility towards him—could that be called attacking enemies? That would be called amusing oneself.
That would have been a massive loss.
The Herrscher of Corruption, who could originally turn intangible and retreat into Yae Sakura's body, was also utterly unable to escape or distance itself under these bizarre threads.
The sword in Yae Sakura's hand had long since fallen to the ground, and her entire body was gradually being tied up like a zongzi by countless threads.
Sensing the nearly depleted Honkai energy within her and the on the verge of shattering pseudo-Herrscher core, "Chen Luo" hesitated for a moment before withdrawing his hand from her abdomen.
Simultaneously, while she was almost completely powerless to resist, he infused his Herrscher of Domination authority into her body.
In just a few short seconds, the unresisting Yae Sakura was dominated.
The weaker the soul strength and the less resilient the mental power, the easier it was for Chen Luo's domination authority to take control.
Although Yae Sakura was indeed a 500-year-old pseudo-Herrscher, precisely because of this, she was more susceptible to domination, as her soul was already on the brink of collapse.
Looking at Yae Sakura, tied up like a caterpillar and about to undergo a metamorphosis, Chen Luo's gaze shifted to the Herrscher of Corruption, who was bound by countless threads yet constantly struggling free.
The Herrscher of Corruption's resistance was much stronger than Yae Sakura's, as it was a true Herrscher, but it was also a Herrscher that had been sealed for who knows how many years and was malnourished.
After dealing with Yae Sakura and eliminating all potential worries, Chen Luo's Herrscher of Domination authority surged in all directions towards the Herrscher of Corruption.
Next was a contest of authority.
The Herrscher of Domination's authority could steal, control, and plunder the authorities of other Herrschers.
The Herrscher of Domination's authority plundered the core authority, not the core itself. If it were the original Thousand-Herrscher, they wouldn't choose to completely plunder the authority but would leave the vessel behind, making the vessel bear the cost of using the authority.
'I enjoy the benefits, others bear the difficulties'—that's how it was.
But Chen Luo was different. Chen Luo's Honkai Energy Adaptability had reached 200%, so using another Herrscher's authority with his body required almost no cost.
So... why keep a vessel? Mine! It's all mine!
Herrscher? Herrschers can come be my puppets too.
The process of the Herrscher of Domination seizing authority was essentially a contest of power—the strong survive, the weak perish, incorporating the loser under one's domination. So, Chen Luo and the Herrscher of Corruption were now competing over whose will was stronger and whose authority held the upper hand.
The Herrscher of Corruption was a veteran Herrscher, but weak.
The Herrscher of Domination was a newly bestowed Herrscher, a new Herrscher, but the Honkai energy was all sent to Chen Luo's side, not given to the Herrscher of Corruption.
Moreover, the Herrscher of Domination's Honkai Energy Adaptability was 200%—even a Herrscher's body wasn't this outrageous.
And don't forget Chen Luo's Honkai Terminator; besides the toggleable one-hit kill, it also had a special 25% damage increase against Herrschers.
Although the Herrscher personality couldn't use any of Chen Luo's active skills, it could enjoy all passive skills.
And for some reason, the Herrscher of Corruption's resistance against Chen Luo seemed somewhat weak.
Therefore, when the Herrscher of Corruption's authority clashed with the Herrscher of Domination's authority, the Herrscher of Domination's authority gradually gained the upper hand.
"Let me go, Chen Luo! Let me go!" Higokumaru roared.
"Hmm? You know me?" The Herrscher of Domination's lips curled into a trace of a mad smile.
Because he remembered something interesting.
"Brother Luo, don't you remember me? I'm Rin! It hurts! Rin is in so much pain!" Seeing herself gradually losing ground, even on the verge of completely losing her Herrscher authority, Higokumaru's sense of crisis surged.
Her originally fierce tone changed, adopting another voice.
Even the Herrscher of Domination could feel the pain in this voice and its faint, elusive attachment to him.
"What! Rin? Is that you? Rin? You still have your rationality?" The Herrscher of Domination instantly showed a moved expression.
"Brother Chen Luo, it hurts so much! I'm in so much pain! Save me! Ah!!!" The giant fox figure, taller and larger than Chen Luo, actually emitted a crying sound like a young girl.
"It seems the future me did go to the Previous Era and must be very familiar with this Herrscher of Corruption..." the Herrscher of Domination thought to himself.
While the Herrscher of Domination could utilize all of Chen Luo's passive abilities, he naturally possessed most of Chen Luo's memories, including knowledge of the bar and such.
But...
"Your pain is none of my business!" The Herrscher of Domination sneered contemptuously. Seizing the moment Higokumaru was distracted, he grabbed this slight opening and instantly plundered her authority.
I don't even know you right now, what the hell are you pretending for?
In the Herrscher of Domination's eyes, a fox bigger and taller than himself whimpering at him was obviously very illogical.
Anything he didn't understand was automatically considered an act, regardless of whether it was real or not.
Know each other in the future? That's a matter for the future; what does it have to do with me now?
And if you're really my good little sister, then just give me the Herrscher of Corruption's authority. Don't worry, I'll put your authority to good use.
In an instant, the Herrscher of Corruption's defeat was certain.
After the Herrscher of Corruption's authority was plundered by the Herrscher of Domination, the countless threads spread across half of Chiba Academy gradually became tinged with black and red.
This signifies that these threads now possess not only the power of domination but are also mixed with the power of corruption.
After the Herrscher of Corruption was stripped of its authority, the originally huge fox-like figure instantly shattered, and a small glowing object emerged from the broken pieces.
"Hmm? Higokumaru?" The Herrscher of Domination frowned, looking at the figure no larger than a figurine.
Perhaps hearing the Herrscher of Domination's voice, the little creature slowly descending to the ground actually moved its hand.
Rubbing its eyes with soft, small hands, it struggled to open its eyes, as if it had just woken from a good sleep.
"Ah, the Children's Funland was so fun... Huh? It's Brother Luo? Ah, wait, Brother Luo, why are you so big? No, it's not that you got bigger, Brother Luo; it seems I got smaller!"
"Wait, what exactly happened?" That Higokumaru, upon seeing the current situation, somehow became confused and suddenly clutched its head.
"Hmm, although I don't know what happened, it seems something interesting has appeared." The Herrscher of Domination looked at the tiny little creature before him, a smile appearing on his face, as if he had seen something fascinating.
"Is it over?" A sudden voice appeared on the battlefield.
The Herrscher of Domination instantly turned his head towards the source of the sound and saw a door appearing out of thin air, standing on the rooftop of the teaching building.
"A'Luo, are you okay? Huh? Why does your condition feel a bit off?" The Herrscher of Sentience, after stepping out of the bar door, casually waved her hand, and the threads spread all around were instantly severed.
"A'Luo? I am not that waste; I am the Herrscher of Domination! My obedient daughter, submit to me!" The Herrscher of Domination looked at the Herrscher of Sentience jumping down from the teaching building rooftop and said with a wicked smile.
"Dau... daughter! Chen Luo, I warn you, don't bring this up again, or I'll beat you up!" Upon hearing this address, the Herrscher of Sentience angrily clenched her fists.
No matter who brings it up, no matter if it's the Herrscher personality bringing it up, if you dare mention this, I will beat you up.
Herrscher of Domination? So what? Think you're tough?
"What? Don't acknowledge me as your father anymore? You unfilial daughter! Oh, speaking of which, you probably don't know yet. Actually, in the talent panel's relationships..."
"Holy shit, this is going to be trouble!" Chen Luo, watching the Herrscher of Domination start recklessly seeking death, instantly felt alarm bells ringing in his heart.
"Talent panel, consume Crystals, devour him for me!" Chen Luo immediately slapped his hand onto the talent panel before him.
You want to seek death, but I don't!
You brain-dead Herrscher personalities, do you all think becoming a Herrscher makes you invincible?
The Herrscher of Domination and the Herrscher of Corruption—these two Herrscher authorities aren't suited for direct combat in the first place. And you still have to go provoke the Herrscher of Sentience? Aren't you afraid of getting beaten up?
"Buzz!"
[Executing...]
The talent panel very decisively executed Chen Luo's command.
In the outside world, the Herrscher of Domination's words instantly cut off abruptly, and his entire person instantly became vacant-eyed.
"Huh? A'Luo, what's wrong with you?" The Herrscher of Sentience, who was about to punch Chen Luo in the face, didn't follow through upon seeing this.
Originally, the Herrscher of Sentience had truly intended to smash Chen Luo's head.
After all, it wasn't the first time the Herrscher of Sentience had done such things within the consciousness space. Smashing his head to make him snap out of it would be good.
Anyway, doesn't he have that conceptual ability to die and resurrect? No big deal.
Besides, it's just an exploded head? Who hasn't had their head exploded?
But since nothing's wrong now, better not blow his head up.
In the void of the consciousness space, a huge cake suddenly appeared before Chen Luo.
"Holy shit, this is the Herrscher personality? Why is this cake so big? Can I even finish it!" Looking at the cake as tall as himself, Chen Luo wore an expression of horror.
I'm not Yuyuko; how could I eat so much?
But after thinking about it, Chen Luo figured this probably wasn't a real cake. Anyway... let's try eating it.
After taking the first bite of the cake, Chen Luo felt his body subtly grow a little.
Unsure if it was an illusion, Chen Luo continued eating the cake.
And it turned out Chen Luo's earlier feeling wasn't an illusion. With every bite of cake he finished, Chen Luo would grow a little, meaning his spiritual body also strengthened a bit.
After eating a cake roughly his own size, Chen Luo's spiritual body had grown about 0.75 times larger.
How to put it... More Herrscher personalities, please!
After all, benefits like devouring spiritual bodies with no side effects are almost impossible to come by unless they are of the same origin.
After Chen Luo finished eating all the cake transformed from the Herrscher personality, he regained control of his body.
When Chen Luo opened his eyes, he was greatly startled.
The Herrscher of Sentience was standing right in front of him, watching him like a tiger watching its prey, giving off the feeling she would strike at any sign of unusual movement.
"Ah, it's the real A'Luo. You're finally okay." Seeing Chen Luo open his eyes, the Herrscher of Sentience breathed a sigh of relief.
The Herrscher of Sentience, being the master of consciousness, could naturally clearly distinguish between the Herrscher personality of the Herrscher of Domination and Chen Luo himself.
That's why she had sensed something was off with Chen Luo the moment she stepped out of the bar.
"This is all thanks to the talent panel. The talent panel has a service that lets me devour Herrscher personalities." Chen Luo said after summoning the talent panel.
"Yuanfang, do you always provide this service?" Chen Luo couldn't help but ask the talent panel.
[The Traveler talent is an EX-rank talent. When the talent owner is affected by various mental skills such as mental control, mental manipulation, or split consciousness, a tiny amount of Primogems or Crystals can be used for removal.]
"That's not right. Here's the question: why didn't this function appear when the Herrscher of Sentience was altering my consciousness?" Chen Luo couldn't help but ask.
[This behavior was judged as playful roughhousing between father and daughter. If removal is desired, please pay 10 Crystals.]
These words were displayed on the talent panel.
"Forget it, forget it." Chen Luo waved his hand.
Better not remove it if possible. Anyway, the Herrscher of Sentience only altered Chen Luo's consciousness twice.
Once was related to Furniture Mastery, and the other time was just because she didn't want to wash dishes.
And both times, the Herrscher of Sentience could only make the changes after Chen Luo permitted it.
Perhaps this characteristic of the talent panel was already evident back then.
It's just that because the alterations weren't severe and were voluntary, the talent panel didn't make an appearance.
"What are you muttering about over there? Also, call that Herrscher personality out. I want to smash his head." The Herrscher of Sentience said to Chen Luo.
The Herrscher of Sentience was still somewhat holding a grudge about that Herrscher personality calling her daughter.
"Don't be so brutal, okay? I told you, the Herrscher personality has been devoured by me. It's gone." Chen Luo took a step back in fear.
Sure, I can resurrect, but please don't be so brutal, okay?
"Gone?"
"Ah, I ate it." Chen Luo said.
"Ate it?"
"Mhm." Chen Luo nodded.
"..." The Herrscher of Sentience found this hard to believe. Whose proper Herrscher personality gets eaten? But upon second thought, Chen Luo's various abilities themselves were completely unlike anything normal.
"Brother Luo..." A small voice interrupted the conversation between Chen Luo and the Herrscher of Sentience.
Hearing this voice, Chen Luo remembered there was still a third wheel here.
Well, strictly speaking, two.
"Rin, how are you? Are you okay?" Chen Luo bent down, picked up the Higokumaru about the size of Paimon, and asked.
On the other side, Yae Sakura, wrapped up like a zongzi by the threads, still hadn't been released by Chen Luo.
Because she was undergoing physical repair after being turned into a puppet.