Chapter 433: with translation of title, then ===GLOSSARY=== list of named entities appearing in these lines, using exact English form

Spiritual ability at 100%.

"This is... Huangquan's hometown?"

If it weren't for seeing that the white-clad girl looked exactly like Huangquan, Xiao Jiuxi would have thought it was some doomsday movie scene. The blood-red sun was like a rotting eyeball, just looking at it gave one the creeps.

If this is Huangquan's hometown, then it's quite miserable.

"Master, I've discovered a pattern." Longtao spoke quietly from the side, "If Miss Huangquan is the last person of Izumo Country, then Shajin, Liuying, and Huangquan are the last orphans of their homeland."

"Uh... seems to be indeed." Linghuan flicked the ash in his hand, "This Izumo Country looks a lot like our country, it even has a shrine gate, and a collapsed shrine, and the outfit worn by the girl named Huangquan looks a lot like our kimono... Wait, could there be some connection between them?"

Linghuan's forehead instantly broke into a sweat; the recently popular concepts of 'parallel universe' and 'metaverse' all popped into his head.

The shrine gate is a distinctive landmark of Japan; could it be that Izumo Country had invited some extraterrestrials or the like to visit Earth hundreds of years ago?

Although the existence of the skydome has already proven the existence of extraterrestrial civilization, when this sense of reality connected with the structures beyond the skydome, a creepy fear that made one's scalp tingle slowly wound up from the depths of the heart.

"Maybe it's a prophecy of our country's destruction or something..." Longtao muttered quietly.

Linghuan felt goosebumps all over his body and quickly shouted, "Hey hey! Longtao, shut up quickly; don't say such ominous words, otherwise if we really get destroyed we'll all be doomed!"

——

"The skyline was suddenly torn apart by a blue beam of light."

"The huge sword crashed down, precisely piercing the beast's spinal joint, and the shockwave shattered the rubble within a hundred-mile radius into powder."

The first is 'Truth' — forged by slaying the Toumukari God; it lets mortals perceive all laws, deconstruct all phenomena, and recreate divine traces.

Suddenly, countless black holes appeared in the sky, and a black giant hand reached out from them, as if trying to break and tear something apart, but it could never rend the shackles on the sword's body, being tightly sealed within.

The second is 'Heaven' — forged by slaying the Tenjou Tatsunomi; it can turn the high heavens into walls, bringing disaster upon the gods and making passage arduous.

Thunder exploded in the sky; countless bolts of lightning continually condensed and compressed as they fell, finally forming a purple longsword wrapped in thunder. With a roar, the sword struck the dragon's head precisely, and its mountain‑sized body crashed down.

The third is 'Sound' — it can summon lightning to rip the heavens, and star‑flowing thunder strikes mete out heavenly punishment.

A green longsword made of countless tiny blades floats in midair, with countless minute wings extending from the blade, stirring countless storms.

The fourth is 'Storm' — it can let fierce winds shatter the earth, clouds race and rain wail, and gales never cease.

In the extreme cold's pallor, an ice‑crystal longsword stands alone upon the frozen ground; its blade is pure white, and each inch of ice seems to store a chill capable of freezing all things.

The fifth is 'Frost' — the frozen earth is boundless, and a moment is hard to pass.

A huge sword is slanted into the center of a forest of towering ancient trees, its blade overgrown with moss; yet its shadow reflects a sea of otherworldly blossoms, in which another huge sword lies horizontally, with countless petals blooming from the blade.

The sixth is 'Life' — life and death, endlessly cycling.

There are also 'Fierce', 'Awakening', 'Foundation', 'Thousand', 'Binding', 'Devour'... With these twelve edict blades, we hold hope for tomorrow, cutting victory after victory, until —

——

Collapse III.

... Alright, no need to say more; even without explanation, I can roughly guess the abilities of those remaining edict blades.

When Miss Huangquan began mentioning the Twelve Edict Blades, Kevin thought the matching numbers might just be a coincidence, but once she started explaining the first blade's ability, he could no longer hold back.

——Isn't this exactly their Twelve Divine Keys?!

The first Divine Key, 'Void Myriad Treasuries', matches the first edict blade perfectly; the second, third… each of the blades she explained corresponds, which probably isn't mere coincidence.

Could Miss Huangquan's homeland have also suffered a disaster similar to 'Collapse'? Eliseya rested her chin, looking puzzled, "The 'slay Toumukari God' she mentioned… wouldn't that refer to the 'Reason's Sovereign'?"

Do we even need to think? Definitely yes — each of their blades is forged by slaying some powerful monster, extracting its power and reforging it. Chijie crossed his arms, coldly: "... It's just a different name; we call them Twelve Divine Keys, they call them Twelve Edict Blades."

Hey, Kevin~

Eliseya suddenly moved close to Kevin, pointing her finger at her chin, "Now that we have the Twelve Divine Keys, do you think it's possible for a cute team like ours to appear? For example… thirteen warriors with wildly different personalities?"

Kevin gave a light laugh: "If that were the case… Elise, who would you want to appear?"

For example… someone who loves fighting like Chijie? Or someone who's always tinkering with theories in the lab? And cute kitties… of course, we also need an eternally youthful, beautiful pink fairy maiden.

Isn't there someone like me? Kevin burst out laughing "pfft", he rested his hands behind his head and leaned on the meeting room's soft sofa.

Of course there is, but saving the world is too heavy… If it could really happen, I hope you could become more relaxed~

……

Th-this isn't the Twelve Divine Keys?!

How come even the Divine Keys have isotopes?

Qi'ana had a question mark slowly appear above her head; earlier only people had appeared, but now even the Divine Keys are showing up! The key is that each Divine Key perfectly matches an edict blade!

Even the isotopes of the Divine Keys have appeared, but my isotope hasn't come yet! Ahhh——! Qi'ana was about to roll around on the floor of the lounge.

All right, Qi'ana, don't cry and fuss anymore. Mei comforted the girl softly, but also raised a new question: "Toumukari God, Tenjou Tatsunomi… those correspond to the Honkai, right? Will the Honkai also have isotopes? This is the first time…"

Himeko nodded: "Indeed it's unusual, but combined with the current state of destruction in Izumo Country, Miss Huangquan's homeland is likely already destroyed. After all, her world not only has disasters like Collapse, but also a higher‑dimensional power… called the Star Gods."

Bronya let out a soft sigh: "Really, what a disaster‑ridden world…"

……

What's wrong? Walter… that expression?

Inside the Entropy organization, looking at Walter's twisted face, Tesla poked his head out from behind a lab mechanical arm, "You look just like someone constipated for three days; it reminds me of that subway old man meme."

Walter nearly spat out his coffee, then coughed violently: "How… how can even the Divine Keys have isotopes?"

There's also no evidence that the Divine Keys won't have isotopes, right? Einstein said calmly from the side, "Perhaps there's some difference in how their abilities manifest, but rationally, if even the Divine Keys have isotopes, then does the Collapse phenomenon also have isotopes?"

Hey hey, chicken‑nest head, does this kind of thing even need isotopes? That Glutton Star God swallows billions to tens of billions of galaxies in one bite; when it comes to ending civilizations, the Honkai are just underperformers in their eyes, so even if there were isotopes, what big waves could they stir up?

"The Twelve Divine Keys... pfft, twelve imperial edict swords, how much room for maneuver do they have in the shadow of 【the Void】? Hard to say."