Luo Lin stared at the flower-like object in front of her, deep in thought.
"This doesn't make sense. I don't have the Kaslana Family bloodline, so how did I end up here?" The girl touched her chin, "Speaking of which, what exactly is the Stigmata Space?"
Luo Lin only had some understanding of the Stigmata.
Essentially, the Stigmata is a database that records a large amount of genetic information. It relies on bloodlines but is not only inherited through bloodlines. Theresa once received a Stigmata during Sakura Samsara, and Schicksal also created artificial Stigmata through technical means.
Through the Stigmata, humans gain adaptation to Honkai energy and also acquire the ability to control Honkai energy. In fact, the true intention of the Stigmata plan is to allow humans to transcend the boundaries between the imaginary and the reality, and to control Honkai with their flesh and blood.
This involves an interesting phenomenon: the effects of the Stigmata and the Herrscher core seem to be linked to the Imaginary Space in some way, allowing the Herrscher and humans to gain the power to control Honkai energy, albeit with a vast difference in power and scale.
Regardless of the difference in power, both the Herrscher and humans use Honkai energy in similar ways—it can be transformed into other forms or condensed into entities through certain means.
An example of this is the Herrscher of Dominance's Divine key, the Xuanyuan Sword, which can convert Honkai energy into various forms of power such as thunder, fire, and frost. Another example is the Herrscher of Reason's Divine Key, the Void Archives, which can consume Honkai energy to condense and construct objects out of thin air.
Stigmata users can also achieve these abilities, but there are differences between Stigmata. Weaker Stigmata can only make the user more proficient in certain aspects of power or allow them to create temporary entities using Honkai energy.
Some of the techniques in Luo Lin's Edge of Taixuan can condense Honkai energy into blades, forming a "Sword Blade" similar to that in fantasy novels and launching it.
The Taixuan Eminence that Fu Hua once used not only dealt mental damage to the opponent on a spiritual level but also used condensed Honkai energy to inflict physical damage on the enemy—this move, in more game-like terms, is a combination of mental and physical damage.
This also indirectly explains the existence of the Kaslana Stigmata Space. It is connected to every member of the Kaslana bloodline on a spiritual level and, because Honkai energy has become tangible, it hides in the gap between the imaginary and reality.
"It's really strange... Why would outsiders come to this space..."
A mysterious voice interrupted Luo Lin's thoughts, and the girl looked warily into the distance, watching a huge shadow appear in her field of vision.
It was a huge, black rabbit-like doll, seemingly a member of the famous HOMU series characters in the Honkai 3rd world. Even though its face was a cartoon image, its fierce eyes still made Luo Lin's hair stand on end.
Luo Lin stared at the figure, raising her assault rifle cautiously. "Who are you?"
"Interesting, very interesting..." A distorted male voice processed electronically came from the black HOMU's mouth. It looked Luo Lin up and down, asking, "A familiar feeling... Do you have Kaslana bloodline?"
"Sorry, I don't have anything like that."
Luo Lin was sure that there was nothing like that in her body. At least after transmigrating, the identities of the parents of this body were traceable, and they were indeed ordinary people of Shenzou.
Speaking of the Kaslana Family, one cannot ignore their iconic white hair, which is special to inside Honkai Impact, but Luo Lin's hair is black, with no relation to white at all.
The black HOMU shook its head. "That's strange... There are clearly traces of Kaslana Stigmata power on your body..."
"Ah?" Luo Lin stood still, then, it seemed that the girl realized something, quickly opened the system panel, and locked her gaze on another name below the dim "Bianka Ataegina" slot.
—Bianka Ataegina.
So that's how it is. When Luo Lin summoned Bianka to assist in battle, she was possessed by the Stigmata and left behind the breath of Kaslana that the black HOMU could detect...
"It seems that you understand something..." The black HOMU's tone was also troubled, "Someone like you, an outsider with the aura of Kaslana Stigmata is something I have never seen before. You really have given me a problem."
"Um, there's no need to receive me, right?" Luo Lin naturally knew who the black HOMU in front of her was.
The Will of the Stigmata itself is specially designed to provide trials for Kaslana who arrive in this Stigmata space.
As long as they can successfully pass the trial, they can awaken the power of the Stigmata.
Of course, if they fail, it's another story.
Luo Lin didn't want to provoke the Will of the Kaslana Stigmata space, especially this black HOMU whose views were almost identical to Kevin Kaslana's, whose purpose of existence is to purge Honkai and is almost completely unreasonable.
The girl chuckled and moved her feet, "I still have something to do, so I'll be going..."
"You can't leave." The black HOMU reached out as invisible force wrapped around Luo Lin's body. Along with this statement came a strong sense of oppression, making the girl stiff in place, unable to move.
"Since you're here, I don't mind providing you with a trial... But before that, there's another important guest to entertain. Stay with me and see how she performs..."
The black HOMU waved its big hand, and endless desert sandstorms swept up, sand flying everywhere, blocking out the sky. Luo Lin could barely open her eyes. But when the intense storm passed, the scenery around them had changed to a different scene.
The black HOMU looked around in surprise. "Oh? It seems that the Stigmata space has resonated with you."
"The orphanage in France..." Luo Lin was also surprised. The current appearance here was exactly the same as the orphanage in her memory, except that there were no noisy children and Schicksal personnel dressed as nuns, making it seem deserted.
Not far away, a golden figure and another gray doll descended from the light and stood at the door of the orphanage.
"...Is it the orphanage this time?" Durandal looked at the familiar scene in front of her, scratching her head in confusion.
According to previous experience, the memories she saw after arriving in the next area should be a bit later than the memories she encountered before. Why did she suddenly return to her childhood?
"Um... It seems like we've come to the wrong place again..." The gray doll lowered its head, sounding disappointed.
Durandal comforted it, "It's okay, at least we're still moving forward... As long as we keep going, we'll definitely return to the right path."
The golden knight pushed open the orphanage door and walked along the corridor. Soon, she arrived at the door of a classroom and naturally found a device made of twisted vines here, with small flames burning slowly within.
"Hmm... It seems a bit different..." Durandal observed for a while before finally placing her hand on it.
The next moment, a familiar dizziness overwhelmed her consciousness—
"Teacher Luo Lin! Let's go practice behind after class!"
"Okay, okay, are you thinking about your marksmanship again? You don't even think about tea or food all day... Well, it seems like even if you skip a meal, you still have a big appetite."
A strange figure appeared there, a black-haired Valkyrie being grabbed by a small hand on her sleeve. Durandal could feel the other party's distress, joy, and exhaustion... Various emotions intertwined, making the Valkyrie's expression extremely complex.
"Alright, lovely Bianka, let go of your teacher. She was just disturbed by naughty children who messed up her class, a big bottle of glue was knocked over by those restless hands, and it took her a long time to clean up the classroom..."
Ragna leaned against the classroom door and smiled at them.
"Really?" Facing little Bianka's sparkling eyes, Luo Lin's determination to hold on flew away in an instant, and she smiled bitterly, "It's true... Teacher is very tired now..."
"Bianka, how about I accompany you to practice your skills?" Ragna waved her hand.
Little Bianka cheered, "Okay!"
"Teacher Ragna, and... Luo Lin?" Durandal looked at this unfamiliar scene, her brain in a state of confusion.