Honkai Impact: I, The Herrscher of Ice, Am Loved By Players-Chapter 184: Beware, Chanting Doesn’t Grant Invincibility!

Please support me on Patreon, where you can read a bunch of extra Chapters, not just for this novel, but for all the novels I'm working on. I upload at least 2 times daily for most novels - There are at least twice as many available Chapters on Patreon, compared to here on Webnovel.

Additionally, there are also free extra Chapters available for Free Members, so head on over:

Patreon.com/ThatGreatStuff

******

"Indeed, Bronya is now prepared."

"With three hundred thousand fragments of thought... Bronya has resolved to bear them one by one!"

"Spiritual synchronization, commence!"

In an instant, countless soul Fragments surged into Bronya's consciousness like an overwhelming tidal wave.

Feeling the torrent of soul Fragments, Jeanne furrowed her brow.

This sensation was unprecedented for both her and Him. When Ana became the Lord of Finality, she achieved it with a singular will, conquering the entirety as one. She did not need to endure such a multitude of thirty thousand thoughts. It was precisely due to the uniqueness and independence of Ana's will that this divine entity could possess unparalleled freedom.

In simpler terms, what Bronya is currently enduring far surpasses even the Lord of Finality herself.

From Ana's perspective, these thirty thousand thoughts were not truly necessary. They could only be seen as a lingering consequence of that calamity and did not represent the genuine Herrscher of Reason.

In her current state, Bronya might surpass the so-called Herrscher of Truth momentarily, but it is merely a pathological display of power.

Nevertheless, Bronya's ability to bear these thirty thousand thoughts remains commendable.

As the thirty thousand minds synchronize with Bronya's spirit and choices, their destinies intertwine tightly with hers at this moment.

A rapid succession of words flashes through Bronya's mind:

Human, Herrscher, Honkai, Civilization, Peace, War, Violence, Affection...

The mental anguish proves less enduring than she anticipated. Gradually, she gains control over those surging thoughts, learning to stand resilient amidst the waves like a skilled surfer.

"People can change the world with their will."

The Herrscher of Reason's Authority rapidly expanded beyond Bronya's wildest imagination on the other side of the singularity.

Even with only brief glimpses of weapons and incomplete understanding of devices, the full extent of her Herrscher powers paid no heed to such limitations. As long as the target creation was within reach for mortal beings—

Any miracle that "Civilization" could achieve, any horizon it could reach...the Herrscher of Reason could instantly recreate them all.

"The strength of one person may not be formidable, nor might the thoughts of thirty thousand individuals be sufficiently diverse. But at this moment, Bronya is the true Herrscher of Reason."

"Bronya will challenge Honkai, representing humanity's civilization!"

"Moonlight Throne, increase power sixfold... Commence construction!"

Under Bronya's control, multiple Moonlight Throne main cannons materialized, aiming squarely at the light barrier behind Jeanne. Throughout, they had no desire for direct confrontation with the Herrscher of Binding.

In the real world, within Brother Cake's live stream chatroom:

As viewers saw the Moonlight Throne's main cannons on their screens and listened to Bronya's monologue, feeling the immense power and atmosphere, the entire chat erupted with excitement.

Throughout her journey, the Herrscher of Reason had consistently faced setbacks, almost always at a disadvantage.

Even in her home territory, Angel Reconstruction, she managed only to defeat one of Kevin's subordinates but was mercilessly crushed by Kevin himself. Even combining forces with the previous Herrscher of Reason proved futile.

Now, Bronya had finally matured and displayed her true strength. This is the genuine Herrscher of Reason—the one everyone longed to witness.

[Wowww, so awesome, Duck!]

[Duck fans rejoice! Our Herrscher of Reason finally gets her moment as the protagonist!]

[Yesss, soaring high!]

[But even with this, can she truly overcome the Herrscher of Binding?]

[Joking right?! With all these buffs stacked, there's no way she won't prevail. Today, I, Ye Liangchen, declare victory for sure!]

[Alright, alright, me too—Dragon Pride declares: Duck will triumph!]

[Herrscher of Reason forever! Go, Duck!]

Despite the bullet comments reaching near hysteria, as the streamer, Brother Cake remained focused on the screen without speaking or drawing any conclusions.

In his view, although Bronya's move was indeed impressive, it still seemed insufficient to overcome the Herrscher of Binding solely based on this display.

Moreover, even if their target is the barrier, what use would it be without defeating the Herrscher of Binding first?

It's worth noting that the Herrscher of Binding could instantly reconstruct such barriers.

Furthermore, simply breaking the barrier would hold no significance!

However, being a streamer who cherishes his fans, Brother Cake didn't want to pour cold water on the excited viewers' enthusiasm just yet.

"The target is the barrier, not me?"

Holding Abyss Flower White in one hand, Jeanne looked up at where the Moonlight Throne's main cannon was locked and shook her head.

"You seem to be missing the forest for the trees," she chuckled softly. Then, with a wave, her golden hairpin transformed into an antique-style pistol. Aiming it skyward towards the Moonlight Throne, she unleashed a barrage of golden bullets.

"Not good!"

Kiana noticed Jeanne's actions just in time and hastily attempted to use her Authority of Space to intervene. However, the golden bullets had already struck the Moonlight Throne's main cannons, disabling them before Bronya could give the order to fire.

This chapt𝒆r is updated by frёewebηovel.cѳm.

The pistol Ana wielded now was none other than a Phantom-Imitation Harmony of Stars.

"Trying to bypass me and directly attack the barrier? Are you showing such little respect?" Jeanne casually twirled the pistol in her hand, her voice carrying a hint of dissatisfaction.

Regardless of their intentions—whether they sought to avoid harming her or not—Jeanne was clearly the one setting the rules here. Attempting to bypass them genuinely irked her.

"Miss Jeanne, we have no desire to be your enemy," Kiana said firmly. She could sense that Jeanne's aura had grown more menacing compared to earlier.

"What you intend means nothing to me. In my domain, my laws must be obeyed. I granted you the choice, but you chose to disregard it."

"And so—" As Jeanne spoke, the platinum glow around her intensified. "you shall bear the consequences for defying these rules!"

With Jeanne's declaration, her golden silhouette appeared in the sky above. With a subtle snap of its fingers, multiple beams of light surged towards the two Herrschers on the battlefield.

"Bang!"

The force propelled both Kiana and Bronya backward. Kiana deactivated Herrscher of Flamescion form, while Bronya crashed into a wall without disengaging her Herrscher equipment.

"The Herrscher of Reason, representing human civilization, challenging Honkai? Heh heh—"

"Do you truly understand what Honkai is?" Jeanne asked mildly.

Simultaneously, golden light coalesced before the barrier, transforming into multiple heavy cannons—the same Moonlight Throne main guns previously constructed by the Herrscher of Reason.

"The prerequisite for challenging Honkai is to challenge yourself first. Bronya, can you overcome your strongest self, the embodiment of Honkai?"

"You know nothing of Honkai!" As Jeanne spoke, she waved her hand, directing all those golden Moonlight Throne cannons to target Bronya and open fire.

Originally meant to bombard the barrier, these beams now aimed squarely at the Herrscher of Reason. Bronya knew she couldn't withstand this barrage directly; her only option was to continuously dodge and evade.

However, forming the Moonlight Throne cannons had already depleted much of her Authority, leaving her vulnerable during a cooldown period. Despite her evasive maneuvers, the attacks inevitably grazed her, causing severe injuries.

"A human has two hands: one to take, the other to give."

Jeanne softly chanted and raised her Abyss Flower. Silver light emanated from this Divine Key, infusing Bronya's body. Incredulously, everyone watched as Jeanne healed Bronya's injuries.

This scene seemed utterly baffling to all present.

Miss Jeanne had clearly been relentless with her attacks yet chose to heal Bronya, leaving their intentions and motivations unfathomable.

However, perhaps she merely disciplined Bronya for breaking the rules.

"You two have been eliminated; please leave the arena. Your Authorities will gradually recover over time," Jeanne said calmly. Green vines emerged from the ground, binding Kiana and Bronya before flinging them out like discarding trash.

Honestly, it felt quite reminiscent of scenes from Japanese manga.

After tossing both girls aside, the vines disappeared. Bronya also exited Herrscher of Reason mode, reverting to her Yae Momo Amplification form, while Kiana returned to Tianqiong Void Drifter's red outfit.

"Are you okay, Bronya?" Kiana looked at her with concern.

Bronya shook her head. "I'm fine, Kiana. She didn't mean us any harm; we simply broke her rules." A rare wry smile appeared on Bronya's face. "It was my own decision to act rashly. Facing a truly powerful Herrscher, especially one who is Ana-sensei's clone, demands utmost seriousness."

Of course, Jeanne held all the authority to interpret these events. Her actions were naturally aimed at—buying time while staging her performance.

Regardless of how it seemed, now was not yet the right moment to allow anyone inside the church. The opportune time would likely arrive only after Durandal's return.

Until then, she had free rein to play out her script as desired.

However, for the moment, it wasn't quite satisfying enough.

"If anyone else is interested, feel free to join," Jeanne said half-heartedly. Despite her words, there was realistically only one person left who could step forward.

"Then let me be your opponent." A voice echoed from afar as Theresa, after a brief moment of contemplation, stepped forward and entered the center of the square.

Theresa's decision was both expected and reasonable.

Who remained on the Hyperion side now? Theresa, two Anti-Entropy doctors, Welt, and Himeko. Himeko wouldn't engage; Ana had already informed Jeanne beforehand.

Welt would essentially concede points, just like the two doctors. Similarly, others such as Seele and Rosaria sisters were also no match for her.

Thus, the only one capable and formidable enough left was Theresa.

"In that case, allow me to accept your challenge!" Theresa declared calmly.

"No problem, I just hope Lady Theresa allows me some satisfaction," replied Jeanne. The golden firearm in her hand transformed, becoming a cross—the Phantom-Imitation Oath of Judah. Without hesitation, Theresa summoned the genuine Judah.

Although Theresa's Judah was the original artifact, in front of Jeanne, it seemed as if hers were the authentic version instead.

This wasn't surprising, given that Jeanne is the true Herrscher of Binding, while Judah itself was crafted from the core of the previous era's Herrscher of Binding.

Compared to the Herrschers of the prior civilization era, those of this era have greater potential and arguably more power—certainly, this holds true for the Herrscher of Binding.

After all, this particular Herrscher of Binding...

In the real world, within Brother Cake's live stream chat:

Following Jeanne's sudden move, the chatroom fell silent for a moment before erupting with reactions.

[Wow, Jeanne is playing dirty here!]

[C'mon, there's no rule against attacking before the countdown, right? It's not like she has invincibility during transformation.]

[True, if Jeanne really wanted to stop them, she could have easily taken action beforehand and prevented it.]

[Indeed, ultimately, Bronya chose to aim the main guns at the barrier instead of Jeanne.]

[Aiya, isn't that because they feared harming her?]

[Hey, seriously, do you think these few Moonlight Thrones alone can harm the Herrscher of Binding?]

"..."

Ana watched the bullet comments without contributing herself. However, the last comment was correct. The Moonlight Thrones from the previous civilization, designed to combat the Herrscher of Finality, were significantly larger and more powerful than those researched by Anti-Entropy. Only such weapons could effectively damage the Herrscher of Finality.

If just a handful of main cannons created by the Herrscher of Reason could handle both the Herrschers of Binding and Finality, wouldn't these two most formidable apostles be severely underwhelming?

In reality, even if Jeanne had directly taken the Moonlight Throne's main cannon blast, it wouldn't have mattered much. Of course, as a living person, she would never willingly endure such damage. This is precisely why Bronya and her team aimed for the protective barrier instead.

Their strategy made sense, but fate has its way with those being tested. The ultimate authority to interpret their actions lies solely with Jeanne, the true examiner.

Even hitting the barrier would be futile, considering the Moonlight Throne's main cannons can only fire once, while the shield rapidly regenerates.

***