At the top of the Tower of Babylon, the night wind swept through the void, carrying dust in its wake.
A purple-haired girl hovered in midair, her cascading hair flowing like a waterfall. Golden eyes reflected the vast sea of stars, yet not a single ripple stirred within them—like a thin veil of mist filtering the universe's brilliance into indifference.
Her violet-and-white gown fluttered gently in the currents of air, like shattered feathers of light suspended in the starry sea.
"Is it over?"
Her quiet murmur dissolved into the wind. Before her, a violet holographic screen glowed coldly, lines of text appearing one after another:
[You have successfully destroyed all Aeons.]
[Across the entire universe, there is no life left but you.]
[This simulation has ended.]
[You may choose three rewards: 1000 Honkai Crystals, Simulation Memory, Honkai Energy Enhancement.]
Little Sirin's gaze swept across the three options. Without hesitation, her fingertip tapped on "1000 Honkai Crystals."
This "Herrscher Simulation System" had been the answer she received when she once prayed to a god.
Opening the gacha interface, the 2000 Honkai Crystals she had accumulated from previous simulations lay quietly there. With the newly obtained 1000 added, the total reached exactly 3000.
Her fingertip hovered over the screen for three seconds before she ultimately tapped into "History Records" first. The previous thirty single pulls had all yielded nothing but Honkai fragments. Not even a single guaranteed purple glow had appeared.
"This ten-pull should at least give me purple, right?" she muttered softly as her finger pressed down. The "Tenfold Summon" button lit up.
The Honkai Crystal count instantly dropped to zero. The screen abruptly darkened. Little Sirin subconsciously closed her eyes until the first streak of light shone through—it was blue.
Then the second, the third... By the time five blue shards had appeared in a row, she no longer held any hope.
But the sixth beam of light suddenly changed color. A faint purple radiance slowly bloomed at the center of the screen. A line of text appeared:
[Stigmata: Sirin—Ascendant (T)]
Seeing that it was her own stigmata—and the top piece she had always been missing—Little Sirin did not hesitate in the slightest. She immediately tapped "Equip."
"Now I am a complete Herrscher. The complete Sirin. The complete me."
"I am invincible."
Little Sirin raised her hand. Space twisted within her palm, and a black hole capable of destroying the world manifested.
She was extremely inflated with confidence.
This simulation system placed no limit on the number of simulation attempts.
The only restriction lay in Honkai Crystals. Once she had defeated a character who dropped Honkai Crystals in a simulation, defeating them again in future simulations would yield nothing.
In the beginning, the messages she saw most often were:
[You have obtained new power.]
[You have grown arrogant.]
[You have died.]
On this tiny Blue Planet, hidden dragons and crouching tigers were everywhere.
Welt, Siegfried, Cecilia, Otto, Li Sushang, Su, Kevin... One name after another flashed through Little Sirin's mind. A smile curved across her lips. These had once been her formidable opponents.
Her small hand clenched abruptly. The black hole vanished instantly.
But in her current eyes, they were nothing more than ants she could crush at will.
Drawn by her existence as the Second Herrscher, Schicksal and Anti-Entropy were approaching.
In the past, she might have hidden and temporarily avoided the edge of danger.
But now, she no longer needed to hide.
It was time to end this boring game.
At this moment, Siegfried, Theresa, and the Snow Wolf Squad appeared ten kilometers away from the Tower of Babylon.
They all collided with an invisible barrier and were forced to stop.
Theresa lifted Oath of Judah and slammed it fiercely against the barrier.
Once, twice, three times...
Beside her, Siegfried said, "Stop wasting your strength. We can't break through this barrier."
Only then did Theresa cease her attack and turn to look at him. "Then what do we do?"
Siegfried shrugged. "Don't ask me. I have no idea."
Just as the two were speaking, space began to fluctuate.
Neither Siegfried nor Theresa had time to react.
The scenery around them changed instantly.
Siegfried gripped Shamash vigilantly, scanning his surroundings. He discovered that it was not just him and Theresa who had been spatially transferred, but many others as well—including the entire Snow Wolf Squad and his wife, Cecilia.
At this moment, Otto's true body, Welt, Kevin, Su, and others who had likewise been spatially transferred fell into silence.
Especially Kevin, who had been in the Sea of Quanta. He had never expected that the Second Herrscher of the Current Era could be so absurdly powerful, forcibly transferring everyone—including himself—from the Sea of Quanta.
Kevin raised his head to look at the purple-haired girl in the sky, his voice icy. "Second Herrscher, what do you want?"
Hearing Kevin's question, Little Sirin tilted her head slightly, a smile curling at her lips—half mockery, half provocation.
"I'll give you a chance now. A chance to defeat me. Stop wasting time. Now... all of you, come at me together."
Those words caused everyone's expressions to shift.
Tesla snorted. "What arrogance."
Otto stepped forward with a smile. "Second Herrscher, I believe we should have a conversation."
"You want to resurrect Kallen. I know. I'll help you."
Little Sirin's tone was calm. She raised her hand, and the corpse of the deceased Kallen appeared before Otto.
What is this Second Herrscher trying to do?
Otto's heart filled with uncertainty.
"Otto?"
The next second, the lifeless Kallen regained vitality. She opened her eyes and looked around in confusion. Seeing Otto, her voice trembled with uncertainty.
"This is impossible..."
Otto's pupils contracted sharply.
Kallen had been resurrected!
But before he could even feel joy—
Pshk!
A small hand pierced straight through Kallen's chest, gripping a still-beating heart.
"Kallen!!!"
Little Sirin withdrew her hand from a spatial portal and looked down at Otto, who had collapsed in emotional breakdown, clutching Kallen's body as blood poured endlessly from her chest.
Tilting her head, she said, "Your Kallen has been resurrected. But it seems... she's about to die again."
She casually tossed the heart aside, fresh blood still dripping from her fingertips.
That scene left everyone present frozen in shock.
"..."
Cecilia tightened her grip on Abyss Flower. Looking up at the Little Sirin high above, she had initially believed the girl was just a child—someone she might persuade.
Now it was clear... persuasion was unnecessary.
A wicked Herrscher brat who toyed with life at will!
She had to be eliminated.
Kevin frowned. "Who are you?"
Little Sirin lowered her gaze. "I am Sirin. The Second Herrscher. The Herrscher of the Void. And also... the Final Herrscher."
Her tone was gentle, but with every word she spoke, terrifying Honkai energy erupted from her body.
Honkai death marks spread across the sky. Viewed from space, a golden pattern could be seen spreading over the surface of the Blue Planet.
What?!
Kevin's pupils shrank violently.
The Final Herrscher!
He refused to believe the Final Herrscher would appear at this time.
Yet the oppressive force she displayed surpassed even that of the Final Herrscher of the Previous Era.
"If you wish to save human civilization, then step forward, defeat me, and prove you deserve to survive."
Little Sirin's voice was cold and resolute.
Several twisted spatial vortices condensed around her.
She lifted her hand and pointed at them.
The spatial vortices descended slowly.
Kevin's figure flashed. From the still-stunned Siegfried, he reclaimed his weapon.
The twin guns merged, transforming into the greatsword of An-Utu.
He charged straight into the descending spatial vortex.
With a sweeping slash—
The vortex split in two and dissipated.
Su followed closely behind, attempting to interfere with Little Sirin's mind using his abilities.
But with a single glance from her, his consciousness suffered severe backlash.
Pseudo-black hole!
Hundredfold Honkai Fist!
Taixuan Eminence!
"Eat Judah!"
"Who are you? Why are you stealing my weapon?"
...
Seeing this, the others attacked one after another.
Little Sirin gazed at them indifferently.
With a wave of her hand—
Space collapsed.
Everything turned to ashes.
The only one she spared was Cecilia.
Cecilia stared in disbelief, her entire body collapsing onto the ground.
Little Sirin merely gave her a long, deep look before turning and disappearing, reappearing in the cosmos to destroy the Aeons.
After finishing everything,
Little Sirin sensed Her presence.
Sirin from the Will of Ruler—had descended.
The two became one once more.
Within this universe, she was invincible.
After all, this was a simulated universe.
Inside the simulated universe, she could grant herself unlimited advantages.
Little Sirin was the overpowered account she had cultivated.
But as the saying went, no matter how strong you are in a simulated universe, it is still fake.
However, that saying did not apply to Sirin.
As long as she possessed sufficient Honkai energy and aligned with the specific laws of a given universe, she could materialize her simulated self into reality.
And she would retain the same power she held within the simulated universe.
Like a game character crossing into another world—becoming real, no longer merely data in a game.