A chat group where you switch bodies with Alicia at the start?

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To be honest, if it weren't for his interest in this body, Mebius really wouldn't want to exchange with this guy.

The snake curled its lips, its fingers rubbing together, revealing the faint, indistinct colors of its fragmented skin.

Of course—there's also a sense of urgency... Even a fragmented power is so terrifying, how much more so if it were complete...

She looked at her own body.

—The first thing needed to evolve a human into a Herrscher is a Herrscher Core.

After all, the 'imaginary singularity' contained within the core of the Herrscher is the core of the Herrscher's power.

Ideally, this should be ownerless—because the Herrscher Core itself is merely a container for Honkai energy, a manifestation of power.

Even if a newly born Herrscher does not need a Herrscher Core, its body contains an imaginary singularity that serves as the core. This is why they can ignore distance and directly condense a core as long as there is Honkai energy.

The most obvious example of a core with an owner is Old Yang. Not only does he have a poor grasp of the core, but if he were to fight with a newly born Herrscher for control of the core, he would end up like that white-haired dumpling—getting completely overwhelmed.

The reason why they were defeated and beaten by the Feathered Rabbit and those wooden dolls was because of this.

After the core is satisfied, the next step is compatibility. Old Yang was able to remain safe and sound not only because he himself had sufficient qualifications, but also because the core of the Herrscher of Reason was the weakest among all Herrschers. In addition, with the support of Welt and the will of 300,000 people, he was able to stay safe and sound.

When other cores were used—Dr. Mine's granddaughter being the most classic example, she was directly annihilated by the Tranquility Gem.

Wendy had a slightly better compatibility, but the result was still complete failure. Although she later mastered the core, she was actually more like 'being mastered', a complete half-baked player.

After passing the first two stages comes the extremely challenging test of willpower...

However, Jiang Qiao's assessment of this challenge was that trying to do this in a previous civilization was tantamount to suicide.

The willpower of later Law Masters has actually been downgraded or even modified in various ways.

The Herrschers of the previous civilization had no predecessors to pave the way, and trying to resist with their will was tantamount to going head-to-head with the Cocoon.

Even if it's not at the ultimate level, it's still beyond the reach of humans.

only...

—What does it have to do with me, Jiang Qiao, that humans can't get through?

Chapter 231 This is the Moment of Ascension to Godhood

For Jiang Qiao, the level of willpower that is difficult for humans to overcome is not difficult.

After all, he was extremely special—he became a Herrscher as 'Alicia'. This experience made Jiang Qiao's will partly the same as Alicia's, and in terms of 'Herrscher', his acceptance was much higher than that of the pink fat lady... or rather, he did not resist anything at all, but embraced this power completely.

Inside Mebius's laboratory, an ominous purple gem floated in the hand of a strikingly tall, green-haired woman. The Herrscher core, taken from Seele's body, was reflected in her snake-like eyes, which were a mix of green and orange. The dangerous light shone throughout the laboratory, making everyone feel uneasy.

Of course, this is not surprising, since the Herrscher core is accompanied by a large amount of Honkai energy.

Although this core does not have the mechanism of an infinite mana bar like a normal Herrscher core, Jiang Qiao, who was using 'Seele', had already filled the core during the flight back to base.

"Is this the core of the Herrscher of Death?"

Using the Jiang Qiao, Mebius gazed at the dazzling gem with great interest. Although she had seen other Herrscher cores before, and even tried to study this thing at her own request for experimental purposes, ... could it be said that the cores of different Herrschers are ultimately different?

"So you're going to put this little thing inside my body next?"

She wasn't worried about it, but she was still somewhat apprehensive when she thought about the potential consequences of this waning power.

With a faint smile, 'Möbius' said softly:

"No, we need to deal with the inner workings of this Herrscher core before that."

after all--

The essence of the Herrscher's power lies in the imaginary singularity. If we don't start from this aspect and simply transfer the core, then even if Seele doesn't have any thoughts after the exchange, it will still be a very unsuccessful result.

It is almost impossible for a Herrscher to unleash the true power of a Herrscher core after they are born, unless the original Herrscher dies.

Well, a more appropriate way to put it would be to completely eliminate the other party.

For example, Bronya.

In order to counter the Stigmata Project, the 300,000 thoughts within the Herrscher of Reason's core, as well as Joyce's during her ascension, were actually eliminated. After that, the Herrscher of Reason's core actually only possessed one will, which was Bronya.

That is the final stage that a Herrscher reaches, transforming from 'I am a Herrscher' to 'I am the Herrscher'.

Despite their striking similarities, the two are worlds apart.

"What are you going to do?"

Mebius was very curious—if it were someone else, they probably wouldn't care about the process, since they wouldn't understand it or care, as long as the result was good, right?

But for researchers, especially Möbius who is still studying how to evolve humans into Herrschers, this process, which is difficult for humans to understand, is undoubtedly of great research value.

"Hehe, use this~"

A faint pink light shimmered on the tip of her fair index finger, illuminating her beautiful face, which was somewhat haggard due to irregular sleep patterns. 'Mebius' played with this power, a smile on her face.

The Primordial Authority—this is a highly manipulable force.

It can help Jiang Qiao fuse a body that is theoretically unable to withstand a Herrscher core with a Herrscher core, just like Jiang Qiao can use the power of the Herrscher of the Void when using Bronya's body.

Bronya could never have put that owned core into her body. Forcing it in would have had no better result than the experiment with the Tranquil Gem—'she' would have been turned into a zombie by the overflowing Honkai energy, and then immediately annihilated by a lethal dose of Honkai energy.

But once you have the Origin, you can use the Herrscher Core with a human body—as long as you can endure the pain that feels like every cell is being pricked and burned.

"Using the power of the origin, find the imaginary singularity as the core from the imaginary level, and then..."

"Stripping".

The index finger gently traced across the core of the Herrscher in the hand, causing bursts of dark light to appear.

At that moment, Seele, who was standing next to her, suddenly felt as if something was missing.

That was her connection to the imaginary singularity.

It was precisely because of this that Sirin and Walter were able to accomplish the miracles of 'rebirth' and 'sit-ups'.

As long as the core remains and the will within it is not destroyed, a Herrscher will not die... or rather, even if they die, they still have a chance to be resurrected.

Of course—this mainly focuses on the Herrscher of Death and the Herrscher of Reason, because these two Herrschers are very good at constructing physical bodies.

For other Herrschers, if their bodies are destroyed, it's very difficult, if not impossible, for their cores to regenerate on their own. (Except for a certain Divine Key.)

"Then..."

As she said this, 'Mebius' smiled and casually brought the Herrscher Core in her hand to her lips. With a light flick of her pink tongue, like a snake, she swallowed it directly—Mebius could even see the bulge on her throat... Her eyes twitched slightly as she looked at 'Mebius' who was staring at her with a half-smile... How annoying!

Although she was very annoyed and desperately wanted to pin this guy to the ground, Mebius, with her dismal record, clearly wouldn't fight a battle she couldn't win. She simply frowned and asked:

"and then?"

"That's all," the green-haired woman said casually.

This immediately raised a question mark to Mebius's face:

"?"

"Hehe~ Do you really think becoming a Herrscher is something complicated?" Swaying her beautiful figure, 'Mebius', draped in her researcher's uniform, leaned closer to Mebius and breathed hot air into Mebius's ear in her usual tone, speaking in a teasing tone.

But that scent, like that of a little female devil... well, at this moment it should be called a big female devil, made Mebius feel hard—as for where he got hard, I won't go into details.

Before Mebius entered his Angry Serpent state, Jiang Qiao, who had already distanced herself and perfectly demonstrated what it meant to be pulled apart, leaned against the experimental table, smiling as she felt the transformation of this body.

The cells are tearing—is it pain? Or comfort? Emotions, inherent to human nature, surge forth like a tide, making it difficult to control.

This is the core of the Herrscher transformation on a physical level.

Unlike humans, whose consciousness is influenced by their physical bodies, the instincts of life, limited by the fragility of the human body, can be seen as obstacles hindering human evolution, and these are indeed very difficult to overcome.

After all, how could a human being possibly go against their body's instincts?

Seeing a cute girl makes me want to get close to her; when I'm hungry, I want to eat; when I'm tired, I want to rest.

Only by overcoming these obstacles and shifting from the body influencing consciousness to consciousness determining the body can humanity complete its transformation into a Herald.

after all...

Honkai energy is essentially a power with idealistic attributes.

Unaware of Jiang Qiao's situation, Möbius looked at the former with a mixture of anger and suspicion.

Becoming a Herrscher... is it really that simple?

Seeing that he seemed completely unaffected, and remembering the setbacks she had suffered in her experiments, Snake, feeling somewhat annoyed, went over and said, "Let me try!"

Grabbing himself by the collar, Mebius forcefully took back his body—and then, Mebius's smiling face instantly changed.

"what--!!!"

The screams echoed throughout the entire laboratory, and even though the laboratory was well soundproofed, they still alerted Klein, who was processing documents next door.

"Doctor, are you okay?"

"PhD--?!"

Klein immediately spotted Möbius leaning against the table, his usual composure completely gone, as if he were going through some kind of pain. Klein was a little confused, but more than anything, he was concerned.

"Really..."

"Don't worry, I'll handle it, Klein."

"Is...is this really okay?"