Chapter 20

Oh!!

Isn’t this just the trope from certain popular novels of my past life?

The protagonist gains a cheat ability, accidentally gains control of a world, then continuously devours and upgrades worlds, ultimately elevating the world under his control into the supreme infinite multiverse?

Multiverse Big Female Lead: “Damn, no wonder Itachi’re a member of the Genius Club—Itachi really know how to pull off big moves! Even if Itachi missed Ontaphros, Itachi still managed to pull off something huge!”

Snow Moon Sword Immortal: “Though I don’t fully understand it, the fact that one can wield the Dao of Heaven certainly seems extraordinary.”

Multiverse Big Female Lead: “The absurdity goes beyond your imagination. Itachi thought Hermes merely became a controller of the Dao of Heaven? But in truth, this is only the beginning!”

A single planet? For a Genius Club member, even if they turned it into a flower show, it’s still just a minor thing.

Yet the fact that Hermes invested so much effort precisely highlights what lies within…

Snow Moon Sword Immortal: “@The Wisdom of Exploration, thank Itachi for this information—I’ve verified it, and it’s all accurate.”

Snow Moon Sword Immortal: “Otherwise, I and Zhao Yuzhen might truly have been manipulated by Fate.”

Snow Moon Sword Immortal: “If Itachi have any needs within my capacity, feel free to ask.”

Li Hanyi sat motionless atop Cangshan Peak, her expression complex as she gazed toward the horizon; the subtle sword intent within her beloved blade, Iron Horse and Ice River, continuously shifted.

Finally.

A solitary, supreme sword intent finally coalesced into form.

The experience of nearly being dumbed down by Fate, becoming a mere pawn in the vortex of destiny, filled Li Hanyi with profound unease.

If she had been outmatched and slain by her opponent’s blade, she would have accepted it without complaint.

For that is the romance of the swordsman.

But she could never accept becoming a puppet, manipulated without her knowledge or consent!

Dao of Heaven, Fate—now, in Li Hanyi’s heart, they inspired deep wariness.

Thus, Li Hanyi sat motionless atop Cangshan Peak, severing all external distractions, descending into a death-seal.

Finally.

She awakened this supreme, self-centered sword path.

The word “I” here refers to the Self.

Supreme Self-Assertion does not mean dominating the world with one’s sword or ruling through brute force; it means recognizing the Self, mastering the Self, and believing that only the Self can control the Self.

This is Supreme Self-Assertion!

Huashan Sect Leader: “Speaking of which, it seems no memory copy of the Snow Moon Sword Immortal’s world has been uploaded yet.”

Huashan Sect Leader: “I’m curious—what kind of mystery does the martial way in the Snow Moon Sword Immortal’s world hold? How strong is its combat power?”

Watching the group’s topic veer toward Snow Moon Sword Immortal, Ning Qingyu finally couldn’t help but ask.

If not forced, he had no intention of abandoning the martial way.

The imprint of martial cultivation was deeply embedded in his bones—it was the path he and the entire Huashan Sect had upheld for a lifetime.

To abandon it would be nearly equivalent to abandoning the Self; his Dao would likely shatter.

Yet he was not a supreme master who could pioneer a new path…

Ning Qingyu could only place his hopes on Snow Moon Sword Immortal, hoping this was a genuine high-martial world.

Multiverse Big Female Lead: “Combat power? I can only say it exceeds the mid-martial threshold, but whether it reaches the high-martial boundary is uncertain.”

The Wisdom of Exploration: “I think it’s currently hovering right on the high-martial line.”

The Wisdom of Exploration: “After all, Snow Moon Sword Immortal’s world already has Fate—Dao of Heaven’s will is clearly active. These are classic hallmarks of a high-martial world.”

The Wisdom of Exploration: “Even if it hasn’t fully reached high-martial yet, it will inevitably get there.”

As they spoke, Hermes himself grew increasingly interested in Li Hanyi’s world.

A world where the Dao of Heaven is active could provide him with abundant data for his current plans.

And if the Dao of Heaven were too strong, it would be difficult to obtain what he wanted—Li Hanyi’s world is just right.

Not too strong, nor too weak to be dormant.

Multiverse Big Female Lead: “Indeed, when Fēngyún first aired, it was a classic mid-martial world—but once Madara Bian Shen and the Great Sun Tathagata appeared, it was instantly elevated to high-martial levels!”

Multiverse Big Female Lead: “Merely destructive power—even one punch flattening a mountain—isn’t enough to qualify as high-martial.”

Multiverse Big Female Lead: “The key marker in Fēngyún was when its martial masters touched the concept of time. Similarly, the presence of Fate and an active Dao of Heaven are equally defining milestones.”

“Ding. Group member The Wisdom of Exploration uploaded a memory copy.”

The Wisdom of Exploration: “I’ve uploaded everything I know. @Snow Moon Sword Immortal, it won’t be identical, but the general trajectory should be correct.”

The Wisdom of Exploration: “As for payment, when the time comes and the chat group unlocks world-travel functionality, let me study your world’s unique Dao of Heaven and Fate.”

Multiverse Big Female Lead: “Study the Dao of Heaven and Fate? Itachi’ve truly embarked on this path.”

Multiverse Big Female Lead: “But isn’t the Dao of Heaven in the Tree Sea multiverse system the Numerical Tree and Quantum Sea? Isn’t studying that enough?”

Luo Qianqiu found this slightly odd.

Joyful Star God Aha ascended the peak of the Tree and emitted laughter that shook the cosmos—this proves the Tree’s existence is not beyond reach.

Why seek distant things when the near is available?

The Wisdom of Exploration: “The Tree Sea is too far; Snow Moon Sword Immortal is right before me.”

The Wisdom of Exploration: “Besides, who says I haven’t studied the Tree Sea? Do Itachi think I could have advanced so far on the path of Exploration and still become the Sage of Wisdom without doing so?”

With that, Hermes directly tossed out an image.

【Item: Philosopher’s Stone · Honkai: Star Rail Hermes Version】

【Genius Club #84 Hermes extracted a thread of truth from Numerical and Quantum essence, refining it into an almost-perfect substance capable of equivalent exchange of all phenomena in the universe!】

【Note: This item’s tier is estimated between a single universe and a multiverse—effective directly within this range.】

Multiverse Big Female Lead: “Though astonishing, I’m no longer surprised—Hermes creating the Philosopher’s Stone? Of course he would.”

Multiverse Big Female Lead: “I didn’t expect this Honkai: Star Rail version of the Philosopher’s Stone would reach such an absurdly high tier.”

Luo Qianqiu had imagined the Honkai: Star Rail version of Hermes would be extreme—but she hadn’t imagined it would be this extreme.

According to this description, if given enough time and sufficient quantities of Honkai: Star Rail Philosopher’s Stone, could one directly become a Star God?

After all, Star Gods themselves exist within the range of single universe to multiverse.

Though, this would likely require an astronomical number of Honkai: Star Rail Philosopher’s Stone…