Honkai Star Rail: I am Godzilla, domineering and rampant.

They poured their cunning and cruelty onto their own kin, yet when pursued by the enemy, they tucked their tails and fled, the Borisin's courage was nearly gone!

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It has been a long time since the Antimatter Legion, led by the Lord Ravager, Zephyro, attacked the Xianzhou Luofu.

That battle directly caused the fall of the Lord Ravager, and the accompanying Antimatter Legion was wiped out as well.

This battle also established the prestige of that great beast, making its name resound far and wide.

Later, that great beast forcibly took The Family's treasured asset, Penacony, from their hands, and was subsequently defeated by a corporation in the struggle for business control.

From then on, The Family withdrew from the grand stage of Penacony.

Ironically, after The Family's withdrawal, Penacony became even more prosperous…

But let's set aside such trivial matters for now, the Luminary Wardance is about to begin, and the entire Skysplitter is packed tightly with spectators who have rushed here from all over.

"Sigh, what a pity we couldn't see Godzilla in person. This Xianzhou trip… tsk, it's just not complete."

"Eh, having something to watch is good enough. What more do you want? I looked up records of that great beast called Godzilla, and almost every time it appeared, it was in battle. According to intel my brother-in-law's nephew's friend's friend's brother's uncle picked up in Jarilo, the moment Godzilla showed up, it resolved a Stellaron crisis that had plagued Jarilo for seven hundred years!"

"Whoa! Seven hundred years?! Jarilo managed to survive under a Stellaron crisis for seven hundred years?!"

...

"This time, the defender sent by the Xianzhou Luofu is just a teenager. Although I've heard he's a brave guard at the general's side, shouldn't swordsmanship get better with age? This really won't be a problem?"

"You don't know, huh? I've heard this Yanqing fellow, since he could hold a sword, has been charging into battle alongside the Luofu General, winning great military merit! Otherwise, do you think those rough-and-tumble soldiers in the barracks would respect him?"

"Hiss, makes sense!"

The Cloud Knight on guard duty struggled to control his expression, wanting very much to take off his helmet and let these gossiping folks see for themselves, there are handsome men among the Cloud Knights too!

Just then,

"Welcome, everyone, to the Luminary Wardance! For this event, we've specially invited the famous intergalactic host, Mr. Owlbert!"

"Dear audience friends, it's time again for the segment we all enjoy. No matter if your world has the concept of day or night, I'll wish you a good morning, good afternoon, and good evening!"

"I'm your good friend, Owlbert!"

"Welcome, oh welcome guests, to the Luminary Wardance, "

The familiar bird-headed figure appeared on the giant screen, instantly igniting the audience's excitement!

...

Meanwhile, in Central Starskiff Haven.

"Didn't they say there's some kind of Luminary Wardance going on now? How do these Xianzhou people still have time to stroll around?"

The speaker was the Chief of the Rhinohound Pack. Seeing the streets full of Foxians, he felt his mouth water uncontrollably.

"How many people can a ship hold? Not to mention, those who can get aboard are all people with status and strength. According to Xianzhou thinking, without money, you're not getting up there."

"Heh, foolish, being ruled by such things. Truly pitiful."

"Enough! You lot, behave yourselves!"

Seeing the group chattering non-stop, the current leader of the Eclipse Pack barked a low order, his tone pressing down their growing restlessness.

They knew the importance of the matter, just now they were merely venting, but they were careful not to draw outside attention.

Once they finally quieted down, he restrained his anger. After all, to rescue the Warlord Hoolay, he still needed these useless troublemakers to help.

"According to the map those guys gave us, we enter the Shackling Prison from here. Warlord Hoolay is at the very bottom. Once we rescue him, forget everything else, jump onto the star skiff, get aboard the waiting beast ship, and run! If necessary, block the pursuers for the Warlord, at all costs!"

The expressions of the Borisins turned solemn.

The success or failure of this mission would determine whether the Borisin would rise again to former glory or, under the encirclement of the Xianzhou Alliance, truly decline until eventual extinction.

Though part of the tribe had been left behind, the elites they brought here were genuine. If all these elites were lost, there would be no more force to sustain their cause.

What's more, this time they had support from of the strength-enhancing drugs provided by scholars expelled from the Intelligentsia Guild, and a map from traitors inside Luofu.

There would be no third chance for such help. Success or failure, all rests on this!

"But why did those people mark this place as a forbidden zone? Could it be some important Xianzhou treasure?"

One Borisin pointed to a large red cross marked on the map, still doubtful.

"The Scalegorge Waterscape… I've heard it's an important territory of the Vidyadhara. We don't need to care, don't cause any other trouble! Rescue the Warlord Hoolay and leave immediately!"

"Mm!"

At this moment, part of the Borisin were waiting outside for pickup at any time, while others were scattered among the crowd, ready to bare their fangs and devour the Foxians in front of them!

...

Inside the Scalegorge Waterscape, Godzilla and Xueyi were watching the Luminary Wardance together.

As the defender, Yanqing naturally would not make the first move.

To challenge the defender, other strong fighters must first be determined.

After all, one chosen as a defender would hardly be an ordinary figure.

If someone with only half-baked skills snuck in, wouldn't the audience be shouting for refunds?

"Sis, what do you think of these contestants?" Hanya tilted his head slightly and asked in a low voice.

"Those who dare participate in the Luminary Wardance are all outstanding figures. Not only are there people from the Xianzhou, but also strong ones from other worlds, their methods mysterious and hard to discern." Xueyi commented.

Naturally, the Luminary Wardance could not have only Xianzhou participants; there were also many strong people from other worlds, some simply here for the excitement.

But the differences among them… were a bit hard to distinguish.

For example, some planets had only just connected with the interstellar network. Upon hearing that the Xianzhou, who roam the star sea, were holding a celebration, the top masters of these planets, unused to seeing such gatherings of cosmic elites, naturally wanted to witness their prowess. And then… nothing more happened.

A certain participant's treasured sword had been forged by a craftsman over three years, made from celestial iron from a meteor, smelted with the earth's core fire, able to cut hair in mid-air, unstoppable.

But his opponent, a swordsman from some place else, wielded a floating cannon disguised as a flying sword.

… Not the fault of a great hero, but truly the opponent bullying by power!

"Mm, what you say is indeed reasonable, but I heard about a swordsman from the Xianzhou Zhuming has trained for over two hundred years. Even relying only on his own combat experience, he still has a chance to win," Xueyi mused.

Also, the large, freckled physique was… rather eye-catching.

Pulling the view back, the two of them were sitting on Godzilla's left shoulder, watching the match together with him…

No helping it, the color TV specially made for Godzilla was so large that even if each of them placed one eye on each side, they couldn't see it all.

Godzilla gently swayed his tail in rhythm with the back-and-forth swordplay on the screen.

His brain thought the swordsman on the left would win, his tail thought the one on the right would win.

Whoever guessed right would get to eat a piece of glazed stone… retail price: three million credits, per piece.

Electronic fights really were entertaining.

...

"Who's there!"

"By superior's orders, here to inspect all areas of the shackling prison." A prepared document was handed over, and after a few seconds,

"Go in."

Once they had walked farther away, the pack leader of the Rhinohound Pack glanced back warily.

"How did we get in so easily? Could this be an ambush?"

Having dealt with the Xianzhou for so long, he didn't believe those cunning people would be so lax at such an important place.

If they truly were, then Hoolay should have been rescued during the last operation.

"This order was given to us by the Preceptor of the Vidyadhara, only because of that could we pass so easily. Hmph, old man, do you think such a subtle method wouldn't be discovered?"

The acting leader of the Eclipse Pack gave a cold snort, then lowered his voice: "Besides, this place is not as simple as it appears. Look around, use your noses and smell."

Hearing this, everyone sniffed the surrounding air, and their expressions immediately changed.

"At least a hundred guards nearby, and the metallic rust smell of machinery, that's just at the entrance."

"Now you understand? If they dare let people in, it means they're prepared! In such a heavily fortified place, even the smallest mistake can cost lives! Remember this well, no matter how unbearable it gets, you must endure! This is our last chance to bring back Lord Hoolay, we cannot afford failure!"

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Alchemy Commission.

"Lord Lingsha, message from the prison, the wolves are in the net!"

Hearing the Cloud Knight's report, Lingsha slightly nodded, gently tending to the potted plant before the window. In the pot, a brilliant red flower faced the sun, blooming proudly in the wind.

It was the most elegant and beautiful plant she had brought back from the Scalegorge Waterscape, nurtured with great effort to its current state.

"And the Preceptor's side?"

The Preceptors were currently in the Scalegorge Waterscape. The Cloud Knights guarding that path were, though opening a road for reincarnation, not about to block someone from returning home to the Luofu.

"Preceptor Han has already entered the Scalegorge Waterscape; a squad of Cloud Knight is watching over him."

Hearing this, Lingsha nodded slightly, a trace of complexity flashing in her eyes.

She was a native of the Luofu Vidyadhara, but due to a moment of misjudgment from her mentor, she had gone to the Zhuming. Now that the misunderstanding was resolved, seeing the Luofu Vidyadhara fallen to their current state, she couldn't help but feel wistful.

Just then,

"Supervisor Lingsha."

Dan Heng slowly approached, greeting her.

Turning, she looked at the nameless before her, so similar in appearance to Dan Feng, and sighed inwardly.

Dan Feng had been too idle, devising a miraculous method of transformation that had the Preceptors completely absorbed in it.

She had heard news before, back when the Disciples of the Sanctus Medicus had acted on a large scale, there was a Vidyadhara Preceptor supporting it from behind, precisely this Preceptor Han.

"This time, I must trouble Mr. Dan Heng to act as guardian. I will be deeply grateful."

"There's no need. I came uninvited, please excuse me."

...

At one entrance to the Xianzhou's Shackling Prison, the surveillance shadows were already in place.

"Heh heh, this trick of the Divine Foresight General really has them frightened. I was worried they might back out and run away," Huaiyan chuckled, looking at the image shown by the secret art, a disguised Foxian moving cautiously through the Shackling Prison.

"After all, even during a festive occasion, such an important place cannot be without defense. If we truly let them march straight in, that would be alarming the snake. Elder Yan, you wouldn't want to be chasing enemies everywhere at your age, would you?"

"Yo! You want me to chase enemies? Alas, unfortunately I'm just a craftsman. That job should be left to you."

"Elder Yan jests, your skill in battle maneuvers puts me to shame. Not being able to see it is truly regrettable."

"Haha, well, Jing Yuan, so you want me to work for free? In the next meeting, I'll be sure to accuse you of not respecting your elders!"

They were making jokes here as a last resort.

Last time, when they recaptured Hoolay, they had already shown their faces in front of him.

With the keen sense of smell of a Borisin, plus Hoolay's own special nature, if they were still inside the Prison, he would probably sense them immediately.

By then, who knows what Hoolay might do.

Of course, this place was already laid with an inescapable net; no matter how these Borisin struggled, they would still be sitting firmly like fishermen waiting for their catch.

"Speaking of which, Jing Yuan, where is General Feixiao? I remember hearing her say she would personally defest Hoolay, but I don't know where she's stationed." Huaiyan asked in confusion.

Feixiao's volunteering to directly confront Hoolay was within his expectations.

After all, everyone in the alliance knew that this General Feixiao had always been the most fierce and relentless in killing enemies on the battlefield, often turning the entire battle upside down.

She could be called the sharpest blade of the alliance.

"This time, General Feixiao is facing Hoolay head-on to figure out exactly what is strange about this fellow, how he could survive for seven hundred years in the Forest of Swords and the vines. Truly terrifying."

Hearing this, Huaiyan's expression also grew heavy.

Although Borisin were a long-lived species, they still needed to eat; otherwise, their strength would not rise.

But Hoolay was an exception, he had not eaten a single grain for seven hundred years, yet still endured.

If it weren't for the Foxian's not wanting to see him die so easily, Huaiyan would have wanted to throw this guy into a star or into the Zhuming Engine to see if he could still survive!

"Is General Feixiao in any danger?"

"Everything is under control."

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Skysplitter.

"Oh-ho! What an exhilarating match! Now entering the stage is the swordswoman from the Xianzhou Zhuming, a super-strong beautiful girl with monstrous strength, Miss Yunli!

I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of sparks will fly when she clashes with Cloud Knight Lieutenant Yanqing. Let's stay tuned!"

"Heh heh, is it finally time for this... A super-strong beautiful girl swordswoman, that sounds so weird..."

Shaking her head, Yunli lifted her sword and stepped onto the arena. Across from her, Yanqing waited eagerly, flying swords swirling around him.

"After dawdling for so long, it's finally today. I've been looking forward to this!"

"So have I!" Yanqing and Yunli gazed at each other from afar.

Both were genius swordsmen from their respective ships, and of similar age.

In such a situation, their clash would only further ignite their competitive spirits.

Especially since they had fought each other many times before, with wins and losses on both sides; it was hard to say who could truly prevail.

But one thing was certain, this battle would determine who stood at the very peak among the younger generation!

Thus, both had made full preparations. No matter what, they must win!

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Audience seats.

"Finally, this match is here. I've been looking forward to it the most!"

March 7th shook her glow stick excitedly... although it was unclear who she was cheering for.

Or perhaps one for the left side and one for the right?

"Didn't expect the first match of the Final to be Yunli versus Yanqing. That's really something."

Firefly looked at the two locked in a standoff on stage, a bit surprised.

After all, the first opponent Yanqing faced was actually Yunli, who had been fighting against him for so long. If it wasn't some backstage manipulation, then it was quite a coincidence indeed.

This made Firefly very interested.

After all, although she was proficient in combat, most of the time when she put on SAM, she just smashed wildly; only when meeting an evenly matched opponent would she operate with more finesse.

With SAM's firepower being so fierce, most enemies could be killed by just swinging randomly.

Just as Firefly was about to speak to Stelle, she turned her head and saw Stelle deep in thought.

"What's wrong?"

Hearing Firefly's voice, Stelle snapped out of it and whispered, "I just feel like this isn't so simple."

"Hm?" Firefly was a bit puzzled.

"It's the Luminary Wardance, yet none of the three generals have shown up! This is the first ceremony in hundreds of years! How could that be possible?"

This was exactly what Stelle had found most puzzling before the ceremony began.

After all, such a grand event was usually opened by the highest-ranking official, or at least the second-in-command.

Even if the three generals didn't appear, there were so many of the Six Charioteers.

At the very least, they could've called in the Master Diviner!

Don't be fooled by how Stelle never seemed to do anything serious; her mind worked fast!

"Right, Qingque?" Turning her head after sharing her thoughts, Stelle asked Qingque, who was holding a roll in one hand and a cup of Bubble Taro in the other, looking like she was living the life of a carefree individual.

"Hm? I think you're right!" Qingque nodded seriously after sipping her tea.

Although she didn't understand what Stelle was talking about, as long as agreeing was the right move, she would do it.

After all, Stelle wasn't her direct superior, so there was no way she'd use this as an excuse to call her back to work overtime.

"Now that you say it, it really does seem suspicious?" March 7th finally caught on.

It was one thing for General Feixiao not to come, but this match involved the disciples and granddaughter of the other two generals, and they still didn't show up?