[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-star-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st":3,"chapter-star-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st-star-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st-chapter-566":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Honkai: Star Rail: Starting by Building the Foundation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1928595,2626,"Chapter 566: Bait Layer upon Layer","star-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st-chapter-566",566,"\u003Cp>\"Heliobi...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Listening to the conversation between Bai Bai Xuan and Phantylia, Fu Bai Xuan frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Before setting the strategy with Jing Jing Yuan, they only deduced that the person behind this disaster, besides seeking the collapse of the Luofu Luofu Xianzhou, also likely plotted for the Abundance miracle \"Ambrosial Arbor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because of the existence of the \"Ambrosial Arbor,\" the Luofu Luofu Luofu Xianzhou has long been coveted by the Abundance people.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And in this disaster, first the Luofu Luofu Xianzhou people fell into Mara for no reason, then the \"Ambrosial Arbor\" recovered, and the \"Remnants of Sanctus Medicus\" who had been silent for a long time made trouble...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>No matter how you look at it, it looks like an \"Abundance\" Emanator came to make trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yet, unexpectedly, the one who arrived was a \"Lord Ravager,\" and none other than Phantylia, whose true form is a heliobus.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The *Record of Great Enemies: Abominations Volume* states: The heliobus race is a long-standing nemesis of the Alliance, a rare formless lifeform among the Abominations of Abundance, and a species of otherworldly demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The *Luofu Luofu Xianzhou Comprehensive Mirror* records: Contact with the heliobus dates back to the \"Era of Solitary Voyages,\" before the Luofu Luofu Xianzhou natives had transformed into long-lived species.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Initially, they claimed to be a formless, rootless race, begging the Luofu Luofu Xianzhou for a place to dwell.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They are infinitely mutable, capable of creating all manner of illusions to seduce humans. The ancestors of the Luofu Luofu Xianzhou were obsessed with these magical, symbiotic energy beings, playing with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But soon, they attempted to seize human bodies, siphoning off love, hate, sorrow, and joy, and manipulating free will. The Zhuming Luofu Luofu Xianzhou suffered the most from this affliction.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Later, craftsmen bound them with formless cages, sentencing them to provide energy for the Luofu Luofu Xianzhou for eternity.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To capture a heliobus, one must use a Moon-Hidden Gourd; ordinary vessels cannot contain them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But to imprison Phantylia, even the Moon-Hidden Gourd would be powerless; one would need the special vessel used to seal the \"Sui Emperor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Since ancient times, when Emanators clash, unless one side crushes the other or neither side retreats, it is difficult for an Emanator to fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Most end with one side defeated and fleeing to distant lands.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This time, Fu Bai Xuan estimated it was much the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Since Phantylia had no possibility of victory, she would likely depart, and the \"Stellaron Crisis\" would be declared over.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And as there was currently no method to seal a heliobus, they could only watch Phantylia leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To say there was no regret would be a lie, but how could Fu Bai Xuan dare to demand anything more?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The victory of this turmoil was brought about entirely by Bai Bai Xuan alone; that the Luofu Luofu Xianzhou suffered no further casualties was already a very good outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She looked up, silently gazing at the back in front of her, feeling only that Bai Bai Xuan stood with his head against the heavens and his feet upon the solid earth, propping up this corner of the Luofu Luofu Xianzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"...What are your thoughts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing the corner of Bai Bai Xuan's mouth curl up and the undisguised smile on his face, Phantylia could only offer an awkward, forced smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Damn that Fool, had he been prepared all along, intending to watch my disheveled, flustered state here...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But no matter what she thought in her heart, she had to admit that in the current situation, unless Nanook himself arrived to reverse it, no matter how displeased she was, she had to grit her teeth and listen to the other party's demands...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At most, she could haggle to avoid being fleeced too badly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"What is the trade... that the Benefactor speaks of?\" Phantylia struggled to squeeze out a smile, not forgetting to add a bargaining chip.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If the Benefactor pushes this little one too hard, too tightly, although I cannot do anything to the Benefactor, I can still take one or two Cloud Knights with me before I die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As for threatening March 7th, \"Stelle,\" and the others, she didn't dare say it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She wasn't truly stupid; she just wanted to emphasize that if Bai Bai Xuan went too far, she could still choose mutual destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A double loss is always better than one side winning!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The content of the trade is very simple, and very fair...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xuan leaned in, raised his hand, and gently stroked Miss Miss Tingyun's cheek, a touch that sent a chill through Phantylia's heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just then, she heard the content of the trade:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I ask that the Lord leave Miss Miss Miss Tingyun's body, and then depart from here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Just like that?\" Phantylia was somewhat incredulous.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This is what you call a demand?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hasn't he dealt with the IPC?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Does he not understand that a demand is meant to be countered with a steep cut from the start?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Just like that.\" Bai Bai Xuan nodded slightly. \"Life is so precious; why must we fight and kill? Isn't it better to beat up the 'Abominations of Abundance' together?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just as Phantylia breathed a sigh of relief, she heard Bai Bai Xuan continue:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"However, I ask that the Lord return some of the vitality missing from Miss Miss Miss Tingyun; she is not like you or me, blessed by an Aeon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"How about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Phantylia detached from Miss Miss Tingyun's body, transformed into a mass of cyan-green flames, and floated upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Having lost the control of Phantylia's will, Miss Miss Tingyun closed her eyes, and her whole body looked as if it were about to collapse to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xuan extended his arm and steadily caught Miss Miss Tingyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Miss Miss Miss Tingyun!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>March 7th and \"Stelle\" also rushed over to check Miss Miss Tingyun's condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Fortunately, apart from her remaining in a coma, everything was normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Perhaps because she had been parasitized by Phantylia for so long, her consciousness was very weak and would need some time to recover.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just then, Phantylia spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Benefactor, since the trade has been reached, Phantylia will bid you farewell. I hope that afterward, we will not meet in the sea of stars.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Having said that, she flew off into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Phantylia frowned as she flew.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The events just now were too sudden, too absurd; she always felt something was not quite right.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The 'Garden of Recollection'... 'Masked Fools'... 'Galaxy Rangers'... That guy, that guy, how could he possess three identities simultaneously?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As a leader of the \"Legion,\" a Lord Ravager skilled in manipulating hearts, Phantylia possessed many unknown secrets of the galaxy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, she quickly associated more:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"No, a place has ten, or even nine parts wrong. If he really is a 'Galaxy Ranger'...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Given the style of those lunatics, why would they directly summon people and complete an assassination when I hadn't fallen into an illusion?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"And... at first glance, it seems very much like a 'Masked Fool,' but it's not 'Elation' enough; his actions aren't unscrupulous enough...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"It's contradictory... such a contradiction has only one explanation: he is faking it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Faking his identity, faking his strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thinking of this, the illusory flames around Phantylia suddenly erupted for an instant, then abruptly gathered again.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"That guy isn't as powerful as he boasted! He hasn't displayed his strength; he's merely relying on external items to package himself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"And, if he really were a Memokeeper, why didn't he notice in time before the dream shattered, letting me continue to fall into a deep sleep...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"His goal is only one: to make me think he is powerful, and then scare me away... He didn't even dare to make some outrageous demands, like imprisoning me for a thousand years to provide energy for the Luofu Luofu Xianzhou...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Because he was afraid I would suddenly turn on him... Yes, that must be it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Ah, Bai Bai Xuan, I have to praise you; your courage is indeed great, daring to deceive a Lord Ravager like this. If this universe had an Aeon of 'Deception,' you could become His Emanator.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The \"Lord Ravager\" Phantylia thought more and more that she had discovered the truth, and some memory fragments flashing back further confirmed that Bai Bai Xuan did not have the strength he boasted of.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She hurriedly stopped her \"footsteps\" flying toward the Jade Gate and turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this very moment, there were three choices before Phantylia:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>One was to rush directly back to the Alchemy Commission and kill the \"Nameless\" who dared to fool her;\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Two was to continue executing the original plan, using the \"Abundance\" miracle of the Arbor to forge a perfect body for herself, and then turn the Luofu Luofu Xianzhou upside down;\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Three was to leave in disgrace, admitting she was defeated, admitting she had no brains.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Oh, heliobi don't have brains to begin with.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Without even thinking, the third was directly rejected.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What a joke; she is a dignified \"Lord Ravager,\" an Emanator promoted by Nanook of \"Destruction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Being deceived by a small fry was embarrassing enough; if she didn't retaliate after waking up, and word got out to her colleagues, wouldn't they mock her every day?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Therefore, whether it was Bai Bai Xuan, Fu Bai Xuan, or Miss Miss Tingyun... they all had to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As for the first option, it could be covered by the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The \"Legion\" under her command was about to complete the encirclement of the Luofu Luofu Xianzhou; even if the \"Astral Express\" intended to flee at this time, it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She could completely let the Express team act, and let Fu Bai Xuan send word to Jing Jing Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She only needed to enter the \"Scalegorge Waterscape,\" hijack the \"Arbor,\" and reshape her body with the power of \"Abundance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At that time, she would be able to simultaneously wield the powers of both the \"Abundance\" and \"Destruction\" Paths, interfering with and suppressing her enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if Jing Jing Yuan were present, what could he do?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if Bai Bai Xuan were truly an Emanator, what could he do?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mere rabble!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She would personally capture these two, transform them into vanguards of catastrophe or Voidrangers obedient to her will, and then offer them to Nanook to win the Aeon's favor, praying for Him to let her control more of the power of \"Destruction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It must be said, if she were to face two peak Emanators simultaneously, she really wouldn't have absolute confidence in forcibly annihilating and converting them.\u003C\u002Fp>",1759,"2026-06-14T04:01:52.187Z","2026-06-17T08:39:59.885Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","f5cc444057e406177d3bd7291e6ff9fee2acd7d1dfff17f84b3a74278fb30664","star-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st-chapter-567","star-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st-chapter-565",641,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstar-rail-i-established-the-foundation-at-the-st-cover.jpg"]